And the vote is set for 11 eastern advancing nomnation for the u. S. Court of International Trade. Live Senate Coverage is here on cspan2. Thpresiding officer the senate will come to orde the chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray holy god, continue to be our strength and shield. Extend your powerful hands to aid and deliver us. Lord, inspireur senators to bieve that you continue to work for the good of those who love you. Let your favor shine upon our lawmakers, and sustain them with your unfailing love. Lord, release to them the pleasings you have stored for those who honor you. You are our god, and our future is in yourands. Remind us al to seek first to understand before we stri to be understood. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and
Photos of exploding power lines and a small fire that broke out mack wood road. Crews worked through the Early Morning hours to reopen wilkerson boulevard. Yesterday, the Severe Weather caused a power line to fall and the poles to lean towards the road. Most of the damage we saw yesterday is with fallen trees. Several homes will need to be repaired including this home, the Charlotte Fire Department deemed unsafe to enter. They will need to find a new way to work after trees fell on their cars. He sent me a picture of the car and i was shocked. 45 to 60 seconds before the tree fell. And a local home owner tells me the city was supposed to come out here and remove this tree yesterday. They never made it out. Theyre supposed to come this morning but it will take awhile for them to clear the scene for alternate routes on how to avoid this part of queens road. Here is mark taylor. So right now, the part of queens road that is closed is from moorhead to the hinley place. You can actually tak