Minority leader harry reid congratulated chris murphy for leading the 15hour debate against gun violence on wednesday in the senate. His remarks were followed by Mitch Mcconnell criticizing senate crast democrats for the debate calling it a talkathon. This is 20 minutes. Mr. President . For 14 hours and 50 minutes, beginning Late Wednesday morning and ending early thursday morning, the entire nation watched the senator from connecticut teach our republican colleagues a lesson and another things not the least of which is courage. It is easy to say we stood for 14 hours. We talk a lot about filibusters in the senate. They dont happen very often. I have been in congress for 34 heres and i have probably led two more than anyone else. They dont happen much. There are a lot of fake filibusters but this was real. I admire and appreciate the junior senator from connecticut very much. Four days after 49 innocent americans were gunned down in a nightclub, senator murphy stood here as indicated f
Theres a lot of people that are dead. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley, reporting tonight from orlando. Pelley today we learned what our country lost this weekend when a gunman traveled 100 miles to murder people he had never met at a Latin Dance Party in a gay nightclub. We lost part of our future. We learned the names, saw the faces, and heard the aspirations that will never be realized. Amanda alveare was working at a hospital and a drugstore to pay for nursing school. It was her passion. Luis vielma worked on the harry potter ride at universal. He was described as a kind and gentle soul and was scheduled to go on another mission trip as leader of a youth group at his church. Mercedes marisolflores wanted to be a Party Planner and worked with her brothers who are deejays. Shane tomlinson brought music to this world with his band frequency. Peter gonzalezcruz loved to dance and he taught folks how to salsa. Edward sotomayor, they called him t