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vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the yeas are 56, the nays are 38. the nomination is confirmed. the senator from missouri. mr. blunt: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that with respect to the mcfarland nomination, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senate s action. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of anuraag singhal of florida to be united states district judge for the southern district of florida, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is i ....
died at the age of 85, just one year after retiring from nearly 50 years of bringing big bird and oscar the grouch to life. those are some of our top stories on this monday, december 9th. good morning, everyone. great to have toni in from espn. hey! we do begin this half hour with democrats wasting no time setting the stage to unveil articles of impeachment against president trump this week. another public hearing is getting under way today to lay out the case for removing the president from office. the president is crying foul tweeting quote no president in american history has been treated like this. abc s david wright has more. reporter: on the eve of historic impeachment hearings, congress has been burning the midnight oil. we have to act now, you can t wait for the next election because he s trying to interfere with the next election. reporter: the house judiciary committee is now charged with drafting specific grounds to remove president trump. the ....
story behind this dazzling hollywood light show a busy monday ahead as early today starts right now. good to be with you on this morning. i m frances rivera and i m phillip mena. we begin with breaking news from new zealand. at least five people have died after a volcano erupted on white island, a popular tourist destination about 30 miles offshore about 50 people were in the area, and 23 have been transported to shore most have burn injuries. emergency crews are unable to reach the island right now and there is a possibility of more eruptions royal caribbea nbc news that they had guests touring the island today but they didn t share any additional details about the status of their passengers the stage is set for a historic showdown in washington as congress forges ahead with impeachment hearings ed to members of the intelligence committee will testify before the judiciary about their findings on whether president trump tried to pressure ukraine into investigating ....
an erupting volcano. spewing ash and smoke 12,000 feet in the air. there are at least five dead and dozens injured, and there are americans who still have not been accounted for. it happened on new zealand s white island. that is a popular tourist attraction where more than 10,000 people visit every year. and there are questions tonight about why people were allowed to set foot on one of new zealand s most active volcanoes just weeks after geologists warned of volcanic unrest. ian lee leads off our coverage tonight. reporter: the eruption sent violent clouds of pulverized clouds and steams into the mid- afternoon sky. no. no, no, no, no, no. reporter: covering white island s moonlight surface in more then a foot of ash. this webcam footage taken just beforehand shows a group of people exploring the top-most reaches of the volcano. another group can be seen huddling on the shore below. within minutes, first responders navigated treacherous conditions to rescue 34 p ....
c-span radio app. we will take you to the house of a present of s. of representatives. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be delivered by chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving god, we give you thanks day.iving us another during these cold, early, darkening days, we ask your upon those who labor in the nation s capital. members of the house and those of the senate to act carefully in the important work they do. days of this session, may they continue to heed the voices of all their both those who voted for them and those who did not. the ll that is done within people s house be for your glory. honor and amen. the speaker: the cha ....