The Service Members and families who have sacrificed in defense of our freedom. The freedoms we cherish that are so often taken for granted did not come without a price. For generations, American Patriot have secured our blessings of liberty by willingly laying down their lives in defense of our great nation. Soldier leaves behind a grieving parent, child, sibling, spouse or friend. These family members and friends never forget that not at the door. Loud thunder of the 21 gun salute. Or the touch of a folded flag, once laid on top of a casket. , i know that the men and women in uniform, who served bravely alongside the following never forget either. Of those like an iraq war veteran, richard miles, whose picture i proudly display on my desk. Main. Y National Guards and i love National Guardsmen james connie, whose family are dear friends, just 22 years old and killed in afghanistan. Sergeantgh didnt died at just 25 years old, leaving behind his beautiful son , who was not even a year o
Vote the presiding officer any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not the yeas are 72. The nays are 18. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator for south dakota. Mr. Thune i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Thune mr. President , every american has had to deal with annoying and Illegal Robocalls. All of us have been ininterrupted at one point or time announcing we won a prize or needing important banking information so that our account wont be closed. These calls are a major nuisance but of course theyre not just a nuisance, mr. President. Too Many Americans fal
Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Were learning new details this morning about the gunman who killed three people at a pensacola, florida, naval base on friday. Officials say 21yearold Saudi Air Force officer Mohammed Saeed alshamrani used a handgun that was bought legally in florida. He was shot and killed by a sheriffs deputy. The Associated Press is reporting that he had apparently gone on twitter shortly before the shooting and poste messages that criticized american support of israel and accused the u. S. Of being antimuslim. Theres no official word on a motive for the shooting. The three american sailors killed have been identified as 23yearold joshua kaleb watson, 19yearold airman Muhammad Salman hytham, and airman apprentice Cameron Scott walters. A motorcade took their bodies from the naval base yesterday. People lined the streets of pensacola Holding American flag. Thfallen were transported to Dover Air Force base in delaware. David begnaud has more now from the fbi in
Shooting. The chilling images from inside a hotel room and the tip that may have stopped a tragedy. Powerful storms, parts of the west coast swamped by torrential rain. Strong winds downing trees. Were tracking the wild weather now heading east and the temperature roller coaster. And oh tannenbomb. The official state fir lighting up a fiery debate. The scale thats goings on in the statehouse is absurd. Is it a thing of beauty or a Christmas Tree catastrophe . Hey, good morning, everybody. Lets get straight to our top story, the latest on the investigation into whether that attack at the Naval Air Base in pensacola, florida, was an act of terror. Overnight a scene weve watched play out in so Many American communities. A vigil for the victims of yet another mass shooting. And we are learning new information as we come on the air this morning. Investigators looking into whether the gunman, a member of the saudi air force, was acting alone. They also say he made a visit to new york city in
Also why hes bullish about Artificial Intelligence. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Reporter its still pouring rain. Just hour by hour, this rain does not stop. It does not let up . Hurricane maria ranges on in the caribbean. Devastation in puerto rico. Stunning. It reminds them of harvey. Over all of this, they smile. President trump announced tough new sanctions. I want to be clear. The order only targets one country and that country is north korea. In mexico, recovery crews still digging through the rubble, but time is indeed running out. Facebook saying its going to give ads. I dont want anyone to use our tools to undermine democracy. Kurky leaders gave a speech in new york. Snow already falling. The last day of summer. All that touchdown, los angeles. A wild night for the rams. Rams won it, 4139. And all that matter. Kim jongun called President Trump deranged, and a dotard. Dotard . I said dotard before the break. Tomato, tomat