Bless their plans, as they seek to do your will on earth, and empower them to succeed. Use them to bring comfort and healing to a troubled nation and world. Keep them aware of the constancy of your presence, inspiring them to give primacy to prayer and praise as they work for your glory. We pray in your majestic name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley permission to speak for one minute in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley the pandemic has disrupted just about everything americans take for granted in life, including our food supply. Empty Grocery Store shelves have greeted u. S. Consumers, perhaps for the first time in their lifetime. The pandemic shin
Died at the age of 85, just one year after retiring from nearly 50 years of bringing big bird and oscar the grouch to life. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, december 9th. Good morning, everyone. Great to have toni in from espn. Hey we do begin this half hour with democrats wasting no time setting the stage to unveil articles of impeachment against President Trump this week. Another public hearing is getting under way today to lay out the case for removing the president from office. The president is crying foul tweeting quote no president in American History has been treated like this. Abcs david wright has more. Reporter on the eve of historic impeachment hearings, congress has been burning the midnight oil. We have to act now, you cant wait for the next election because hes trying to interfere with the next election. Reporter the House Judiciary Committee is now charged with drafting specific grounds to remove President Trump. The president leaves us no choice. Report
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
The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, we are reminded at this time of year of the greatness of your gift to us in sending your son. Use us as instruments for his glory. Because of our faith in you, make us bold as lions in these turbulent times. May our lawmakers Work Together to protect and defend our constitution, realizing, as iron sharpens iron so friends sharpen friends. Make our senators grateful for the fires in our nations history that have tested their commitment to freedom, providing opportunities to become profiles of courage, serving their generation with faithfulness. We pray in your great name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Numbers 3 to 5 degrees warmer than yesterday. Carolyn . Lisa, thank you. From football to basketball and now baseball, pro athletes are taking a stand against President Trump. Oakland as catcher Bruce Maxwell said it was a decision that was a long time coming. He knelt during the National Anthem yesterday after the president blasted nfl players for doing the same thing. Maxwell is the First Major League baseball player to join the protest. He said mr. Trumps rhetoric on twitter took the movement to a whole new level. Yesterday the catcher tweeted, inequality is being displayed bigger than ever right now as our president shows that freedom of protest and speech is not allowed. Maxwell talked to the media after yesterdays game. This was the right thing for me to do personally, just from the endeavors that ive been through myself and from where im from and the people that i d do know that are victims of ra alindifferencecis. If he wants to take a knee, let him take a knee. The athletes do