This esenable work should continue as we wait for the president to join in a conversation to resolve our differences. I urge my colleagues to support this bill to ensure that the f. D. A. Has resources to get the job done. Lets stand together in support of food safety and drug approval. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california. I yield two minutes to the member of the wales committee, mr. Levin. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Levin we should not be debating a bill thats going nowhere. We should be debating a bill that will end this shutdown. Yesterday, the speaker said this there are not enough votes in the house to pass a clean bill to fund the government and end the shutdown. The truth of the matter is, if the bill will come up, it will pass. On saturday, 195 democrats wrote to the speaker and said bring up the bill. And the informed reports say there are 2 republicans who will also vote yes.
We want to get to jacqui jeras with a look at our forecast. Good morning. It feels like december. The big chill is back. If you dont like the warm weather, are starting on the cold side again. If you like the sunshine, we will have plenty today. If you dont like the cold, we will have a milder weekend ahead. Starting with temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s across much of the region. 36 at reagan national, 31 at dulles. 23 in frederick and 32 degrees in fredericksburg. Are expense forecast for today chile is still to 9 00 at 36 degrees. Chilly. 44 at noon, 41 at 5 00, High Temperatures around 46 degrees in the metro area. The sevenday forecast is coming up featuring rain in the forecast. Back to you. Thank you. We are following a developing story that could impact your morning commute on the outer loop of the beltway near 270. John gonzalez has the latest. Highway crews are working as carefully as possible. You can imagine how dangerous the work is, but they are moving quickly. Ac
Demand with fixed amount of resources. The problem affected many areas of the country from california to alabama. Neither u. P. S. Or fedex are saying how many packages have been delayed but tell us the delays are nationwide. Amazon for their part is trying to make amens and emailing those affected and citing a fall in fedex and United States network and offering to refund shipping costs and provide 20 gift card to some customers with the bulk being delivered today or tomorrow but absolutely by this weekend. Thank you, nick. That are get is responding to new claims hackers who hit target scold encrypted bank pins that could have been compromised because j. P. Morgan chase put limits on the money taken out of accounts. The company said that they would offer free credit monitoring for a year to everyone impacted. The after christmas sales start today and deals will be good. Many stores or opening early for the blockbuster sales and door buster sales and they hope the customer whose have
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The situation in iraq is continuing to deteriorate today. Now a coalition of sunni muslim fighters controlling several cities and towns in the northern and western side of the country. That group is known and isis. Thats the Islamic State in iraq and syria. Now shia leaders are calling to defend their leaders and their country. We have the latest on those calls. The association of muslim scholars are an very influential and Popular Group in iraq. The statement is likely to be seen as key. Its a warning to the Islamic State of state of iraq and levant. Now they didnt explicitly they were going to talk the shrines there, but the impetus of that statement suggests they were going to those cities. Its that kind of thing. That kind of spark that could set iraq off on the path of sectarian warfare. Weve seen this in 2006 when the shrine was attacked by alqaeda. Lots of iraqis lived through that period. They are senior figures now who are wondering what path iraq is going t on right now. That