We are looking at mostly cloudy skies as we head to our day tracking a week weather system that is going to usher in those clouds and also a few spotty sprinkles or showers as we go through our monday. The grsanta rosa, petaluma from a whole, as well as for oakland, near concord, a few spotty sprinkles this morning. As we take you through our day as we had through our morning, you can see low to mid 40s, daytime has a little bit below average for this time of year, 59 in San Francisco, 66 in san jose and 62 for oakland. We will talk about a warmup as we head to the week, details coming up. Lets check in for a look at traffic. We do have a couple things going on out there the f northbound 880 right around 42nd. This is due to overnight roadwork and lane closures happening, as you can see on our maps we are seeing a little bit a red. Give yourself a few extra minutes. Other than that, there is some roadwork also along 680, both directions as you work urthroug highway 24, weve got a few c
Here to talk about the imperative of changing the nations gun laws recognizing this number, 100 americans killed by guns every single day is not inevitable. Almost every single one of these murders and suicides and accidental shootings is preventable if we make different choices on the floor of the United States senate. Our purpose tonight is to try to bring some consistency of effort to a case we have been making for a very long time. I will be back here later this evening to walk through the case as i see it for universal background checks in particular but also a host of other measures that are broadly popular among the American Public. One point i will make right now is this issue is really unique in american Politics Today. It is not a controversial issue out in america. It is only controversial here inside the political process. There are very few matters in public life today that are frankly less controversial than this issue. More controversial than this issue, when you go out
The presiding officer the senator from connecticut. Mr. Murphy are we in a quorum call, mr. President . The presiding officer we are not. Mr. Murphy thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , i thank my colleagues for their indulgence this evening, and for those of us those of you who help us keep this floor open. I will make some longer remarks later this evening, but while we have a short break in the floor waiting for senator brown to arrive, i wanted to say a word of appreciation to all of my colleagues who have decided to join us this evening on the floor. This is my first appearance here, to talk about the imperative of changing the nations gun laws, recognizing that this number, 100 americans killed by guns every single day, is not inevitable. Almost every single one of these murders and suicides and accidental shootings is preventable. If we make different choices here on the floor of the United States senate, and our purpose tonight is to try to bring some consistency of effort
But you have known Vernon Hawkins for years. Where would they feel they have the authority to do this . I dont know. Im sure there were people that did all kinds of things. For his cooperation, Jeff Thompson could be looking at only six months in jail. Prosecutors now bring a case against the mayor . Are todays developments a game changer in the race for d. C. Mayor . You know out there, people say this is a game changer. It could be a game changer. The timing of this is interesting. Im not any different person than i was 3 1 2, 4 years ago. Im the same person. You look at my career the mayor may not like the timing of all this, but there is a big block of voters out there undecided and others who had already sided with vincent gray. He had an 8 point lead in the last pole and they are going to be taking a second look at this campaign. Most people agree with this. Been getting a lot of phone calls from political insiders and asking, what does this mean . Back to you guys. That is the b
In the courtroom, he said that d. C. Mayor vincent gray knew of the plan to fund a Shadow Campaign before he was running. Gray says that he personally asked him for an an additional 400,000 in the campaign, and then helped thompsons company to receive a settlement when his office was won. And so they agreed to refer to thompson only as uncle earl a code name. Jeffrey thompson admitted to illegally financing multiple campaigns, including 6,870 to a president ial candidate, and 250,000 to 13 candidates for federal office. And also here in d. C. , 100,000, to 2008 Council Candidate, and 20,000 to 2007 ward 4 council, and the list of d. C. Money goes on. 13 federal candidates and 15 local d. C. Candidates total. For nearly 3 million in Illegal Campaign funds over six years. Jeffrey thompson just walked out of the courthouse, and he did not stop to talk to the reporters reporters, but he is facing two years in prison or home confinement depending on the further cooperation with the investig