Hearings, party briefings, how issues are debated and decided with no commentary, no interruptions and completely unfiltered. Cspan your unfiltered view of government. And the u. S. Senate is about to gavel in on this friday morning. Lawmakers continuing work on a shortterm spending bill to avert a Government Shutdown on saturday at midnight. Take you live now to the floor of the senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. God of our weary years and silent tears, we continue to believe in your sovereignty. As we edge closer to a Government Shutdown, we choose to believe that you are still in charge. We continue to believe that the hearts of our lawmakers are in your hands and you turn their plans as you desire. We continue to believe that in everything you are working for the good of those who love you and that your purposes will prevail. Lord, we pause to thank
By me, but all of our colleagues. I brought the last gift diane gave to me. A beautiful pencil drawing again just part of her kindness. I am wearing Dianne Feinsteins famous red lipstick. I yield the floor. Mr. President. Like so many this morning i arise to mourn the loss of a true champion in the night state senate. Diane was with the kindest most thoughtful people that i have had the pleasure to know. When i first got to the set i heard some of my colleagues this morning to talk about as new senators she was so gracious. As a new senators she would invite me too dinner she was such a lady. And so professional and so elegant. Every time you went to dinner with diane you could be guaranteed she would have a little set of flowers for you inyour place at the restaurant. And should have a little parting gift but there was a little coin purse or something to show just truly who she was. I heard this morning for my colleagues eight similarly the stories of dianes kindness and her respect f
On it. Hard to say. They like the detour. They wouldnt mind it if it stayed that way at least a little longer. This is heaven. Usually you have to be on the road about 6 to have this in the morning. How is it different when you have no cars here. Quiet, beautiful. Of course drivers want highway 1 fixed faster but cal tran says dont expect that until spring time. Live in the county mark kelly kpix5. Thank you for that. If they catch drivers going through that detour they will get a 400 ticket. Im sure you all felt the frosty temperatures around the bay today and its not about to let up. We are in for another cold night. A freeze warning is on the way. Temperatures can drop into the upper 20s in some areas. Heres what some people woke up to earlier today, ice coated wind shields in several places around the bay. People had to scrape it off before heading out for the day. Brian, people will have to turn up the heat again tonight. Unless they want to suffer they will, yeah. Freeze warnings
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