Mr. Reid ask consent the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i now ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations calendar number 44, 144, 189, 303, 334, 356, 358, 359, 361, 362, 367, 371, 372, 378, 379, 380, 387, 388, 390, 401, 403, 404, 406, 407, 409, 410, 41, 415, 416, 171, 418, 423, 242, 238, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table with no intervening action or debate, that no further nominations be in order to any of the nominations, that any related statements be printed in the record and that president obama be immediately notified of the senates action and the senate then resume legislative session. The presiding officer is there objection . A senator reserving the right to object. The presiding officer the senator
Citizens come together for a vigil. And Debora Villalon says that residents are overwhelmed. Reporter thats right. And together they came together to pray. This is the time for us to come together and to respond to evil in a positive way. Reporter bringing candles and voices against violence that has long plagued their city but spiked this past week. Bang, bang. I knew him. Bang bang. I went to school with her. Reporter last tuesday, two young men were gunned down. Six hours and 4 miles apart. A woman at a rap concert was caught in a gun battle two nights earlier and a few days before gunfire in a neighborhood and another man dead. Even though you get angry at people you control yourself. Reporter this parent and martial arts teacher says its time to reclaim vallejo. We have to take initiative to take back our communities from violence. Reporter everyone here knows thats not as easy as a sign or a slogan. Those who most need the message arent listening. But residents say apathy is a pr
Discredit the special counsel. The latest issue Transition Team emails. And senator john mccain will miss this weeks final vote on tax reform. Hes back in arizona. Hes recovering from side effects of chemotherapy. All right, good morning, everyone. Good monday morning. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Its a very early start this monday. Im dave briggs, monday, december 18th. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. We start with Atlanta Airport, the power back on. Limited operations are expected to resume this morning at atlantas hartsfieldjackson airport following sundays total blackout that left thousands of holiday travelers stranded. Nightmarish experience for many people. Dark terminals, evacuation with temperature in the mid40s, a ground stop that trapped people on planes for hours and little to no guidance from authorities as passenger frustration built throughout the day. Now, the outage started with a huge fire in a Georgia Power underground facility. Officials say the fires