Expanding trade with africa. We may also hear more about the shortterm spending measure that republicans unveiled last night which would fund the federal government through february 16. Debate in the house likely tomorrow. Live house coverage is here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Lord god, architect of the universe and advocate for us all, thank you for giving us another day. When we rise from sleep activities of the day stir the mind, having a job to fulfill sets us into routine as a people with purpose. Daily work demonstrates responsibility and manifest our participation in your creative power. Mind and body together become engaged in productivity, success tenance or Service Beyond ourselves. Because human work bestows a special dignity upon a person and achieve a just society, we know how important it is for us to pray for the unemployed and those who work but still struggle
Recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the majority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from missouri, mrs. Artzler, for five minutes. Mrs. Hartzler here we are again having to vote on a continuing resolution instead of a fullyear appropriations deal because of political reasons. Mr. Speaker, i am appalled that muchneeded defense dollars are once again being held hostage for political reasons. We have heard time and again from military leaders about the devastating readiness crisis plaguing every corner of the miliy. We have planes that cannot fly, troops that cannot deploy, and we are literally running out of bombs. It is irresponsible and morally wrong to send our troops into harms way without adequate resources and training. Last year alone, there were 80 deaths related to readi
Severe thunderstorm warnings up in the present time. The wind is shifted to the northwest in boston and we are in the clear and we have dry air from the north and west and its muggy southeastern massachusetts and still muggy here. But the humidity will be dropping today so its going to turn out to be a really nice day the rain is ending over Plymouth County and cape cod an we have plenty of sunshine to follow as the clouds break up and moves away and it will be 78 a breeze will pick up west northwest at 10 to 25 miles an hour and windy all afternoon at times up to 359 miles an hour and temperatures close to 08 with lots of sunshine and very cool weather coming up tonight. You will love the forecast for the week. Traffic and weather together hi breana. Reporter a couple accidents before you get in the car wove a major accident out on 128 north in needham. Multiple cars hit a disabled disabled. We dont have a exact number of cars involved or if theres injuries but the traffic is backing
Clearly shows both suspects being led into pierpont by a umass student that they knew so clearly were escorted in the resident hall by a Pierpont Hall resident. Court documents were able to obtain inside the courthouse show that attorney reached out to Framingham Police today saying that mcewen was going to turn himself in and of course he did. Theres still no comment from police at Umass Amherst or here in framingham as to that second suspect whether theres been an arrest or just to that person is an mcewen is expected to be arraigned on monday morning. News of a shelter in place last night we got a lot more coverage on this campus care on myfoxboston. Com here are interviews with the students as the situation unfolded watch respondents and see for yourself the layout of the area where this all happen. Now to the weather on the radar by not be showing whole lot right now but there will be some snow falling this evening and is a good chance you could wake up to a good coding or perhaps
Care providers and businesses called brockton knocks down diabetes continues to partner together to combat a growing Public Health crisis in the states seventh largest city. Diabetes. Brockton has health rates of hospitalization due to diabetes that are nearly twice the stage average. Last year this coalition of organizations led by the old colony ymca secured a 1. 2 million grant to fight diabetes and other chronic diseases. To tell us more about the work going on in these two towns to fight the growing issue of diabetes we have invited al whit center, joyce dwyer, and finally, jennifer white, Public Relation for Harbor One Bank, a partner in several local projects that focus on basic human needs. Welcome to urban update. Thanks for coming in. And albert, lets start with you. Lets talk about some of the. Basic reasons behind this high rate of chronic disease and diabetes in brockton and stoughton. I would say that part of sit probably due to environmental issues, meaning that lack of