economy. he has already instituted proposals and rules that would benefit public safety. i hope mr. pai will also continue to hold the f.c.c. to the highest standards of transparency. his decision to make proposals and orders accessible to the public prior to the commission s vote on them was a positive action. the f.c.c. will continue to be in good hands with mr. pai as chairman, and when the senate votes later on today to move this nomion along, i urge my colleagues to vot yes and eventually to vote yes for his confirmation. thank you, mr. president. and i note that the staff is about to make a suggestion. mr. wicker: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the provisions of rule 22, at 12:15 p.m., all postcloture time be considered expired on the erickson nomination, and that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senate s action. further, that the senate then re
desk. people are about to see some of the highest tides of the year. king tides are expected to be here tonight. yes. reporter: this place is notorious for flooding but especially since king tides are actually around. king tides have rolled in yesterday and there is signs that people who may be coming here will know about possible flooding today and tomorrow. but this is location that is typically affect by high tides. we saw water under the under carriage of vehicles and we actual little had king tides in january and february but this occurrence had some water cresting around the field and a portion of the beach area but some areas we will look be looking at is our rivers and creaks and we will be keeping an eye on any transportation issues. we understand there were bike and pedestrian areas that were affected as well. we are affecting a rather large tide surge and of course steve paulson will have more on that. governor jerry brown s office said he will continue to
(male announcer) live from the bay area here is your kron 4 news classes resume today in the glasses of new townonn and so do the burials of the 20 children who were killed on friday. we re learning more about the gunman this morning. it will be a week of funerals and new town conn it. today the very youngest child will be buried. the six year old jessica rekos. the morning continues in new town conn. another victim will be laid to rest. on monday mourners at a 5 by 26 year-old jack pinto. that is very sad. i don t know how any parent could take it, losing their first grader. i started to cry. it is very close to home. students in the area had back to school on tuesday except for sandy hook elementary school students. monday the supplies of for the school or move to a nearby town where sandy hook students will eventually return to class. we need to reach out with love. that is what our community is doing, putting our arms around people. that is still hard to disco
briefed the media against them secretary. this, along with many other claims, is completely false. a historic moment for afghanistan the us and the taliban sign a deal that will see the withdrawal of thousands of american troops. including a much needed victory for west ham against southhampton. it s been revealed by the department of health that three more people in england have tested positive for coronavirus. they had all recently returned from abroad two from italy, and one from asia. that means that the total number of cases in the uk has risen to 23. public health officials are trying to establish how a man from surrey become the first and so far only known person to contract coronavirus within the uk. that patient is being treated at a specialist nhs infection centre in london. a pub in haslemere, in surrey, has closed as a precaution against the virus and is undergoing a deep clea n. and this afternoon following talks with the heath secretary and the chief
cleared away quite quickly but not without wet weather. stuff more weather and snow but the strength of the wind is clearly not the main concern is a go of the evening and overnight, gusts of wind between 60 and 70 miles prayer, and up to bring down power lines and the rain i talked about is going to stay with us across talked about is going to stay with us across parts of northern england, northern ireland, north wells and snow in the hills blowing around in a few shirts in the south but hopefully the wind will allow still alleviate some of the frost risks overnight tonight and then fewer showers to northern ireland, rain and snow mix mixes way quite significant store across from the hills and relatively low hills despite continuing across the day and starting to ease, being a wendy day, despite the sunshine and being barge, is still feel quite chilly. hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines: the government says everything possible is being done to limit th