Ifill and we assess the administrations postelection agenda with senators dick durbin and Kay Bailey Hutchison. Woodruff then, ray suarez gets the latest on the escalating violence in gaza after israeli air strikes killed the military leader of hamas. Ifill plus, there were new calls today for laws to police pharmacies like the one linked to the meningitis outbreak. Betty ann bowsers update includes the story of one familys loss from the disease. I cant really think of one them them without the other. He was such a vibrant person that who lit up the room and theres such a great big hole missing. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the president faced the White House Press corps today in a wid
Woodruff we zero in on two topics, starting with the spiraling scandal that forced the c. I. A. Director to step down. Ifill and we assess the administrations postelection agenda with senators dick durbin and Kay Bailey Hutchison. Woodruff then, ray suarez gets the latest on the escalating violence in gaza after israeli air strikes killed the military leader of hamas. Ifill plus, there were new calls today for laws to police pharmacies like the one linked to the meningitis outbreak. Betty ann bowsers update includes the story of one familys loss from the disease. I cant really think of one them them without the other. He was such a vibrant person that who lit up the room and theres such a great big hole missing. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights nehour major funng for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by theorporationor public roadsti. And by contributions to your pbs station
Guide our lawmakers across their toiling hours, illuminating their moments with the light of your wisdom. Lord, empower them to live with integrity and wisdom amid the corruption that seeks to keep them from glorifying you. May they be unafraid to contend steadfastly for truth, as you give them the ability to see it use their labors to hasten the day when justice and understanding will encompass our world. We pray in your great name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our 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. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , january 30, 2014. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable christopher murphy, a senator from the state of
Temperatures running in the 40s and the 50s. So a mild start to the day. By the afternoon, these temperatures are going to be cooler. A couple of scattered showers. Maybe even a coupleful more raindrops for the commute. Some muchneeded rain falling now. We want to go to kiet do in san jose on how things are shaping up there. Its nice to see you wearing a hat, kiet, great. Reporter when was the last time i broke this out . Its raining in san jose. Very slightly. But still raining nonetheless. You can see slick roads out here at the corner of 1st and san fernando. You know, i woke up just about 2 30 this morning, it was wet outside, it was not raining yet but the great karnow promised that a band of showers would be coming through and, well, here we are. Its been raining steadily like this since 3 a. M. Or so. Im sure at this point now we have about at least a couple of tenths of inches of accumulation but well have to wait to see for that. But yeah, not a whole lot of rain at this point
Ground states. Record fundraising guarantees joe biden can stay on the air in any state he wants. Turn out numbers and Voter Registration points to encouraging times for the biden side. Today theres a new warning from bidens Campaign Manager who said theres still a long way to go in this campaign and we think this race is far closer than folks think. Indeed an Opinion Column in the New York Times cites potential causes for the concern including data published recently by the house editor for the Cook Political Report that shows that donald trump, not joe biden, is winning in the Voter Registration battle. Florida added more than 195,000 republicans and 98,000 democrats. Pennsylvania since june republicans plus 135,000, democrats under 58,000. North carolina since march republicans up 84,000, to democrats 38,000. In arizona the exception democrats out registered republicans 31,000 to 29,000. Of course those warning signs do nothing to erase the swath of good polls and other good signs f