Heavens that bring blessings to our earthly pilgrimage. Today, guide our lawmakers with your glorious wisdom. In the greatness of your majesty, fulfill your purposes for their lives as you order their steps. Show them such unfailing love that they will walk before you in wholehearted devotion. Lord, place your Healing Hands upon our nation and world, delivering us from this Global Health crisis. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. The president pro tempore 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 for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley permission to speak in morning business for 90 seconds. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley my iowa offices are located in cedar rapids, council bluffs, davenport, doims, sioux city and waterloo. My state
Whatever it is that floats your boat. Or tickles your tastebuds. Or brightens your day. Even if youve never tried it before. Just know that. You can, in portland. He insists. He did not try to shut down the russia investigation. Tonight, he calls the whole thing now at11 00 President Trump fires back insisting he did not try to shut down the russia investigation calling the whole thing a witch hunt. Good evening. Im ken bastida. And im andria borba. President trump sounded off on the special counsel and said the probe is hurting the country. Its not just the investigation being led by former fbi director Robert Mueller, but there are current house and Senate Investigations as well. In advance to the trip to the middle east, President Donald Trump held a press conference with the president of colombia that was at times combative. No, no. Next question. Mr. Trump also downplayed the importance of appointing former fbi director Robert Mueller as special counsel to the investigation about
Whatever it is that floats your boat. Or tickles your tastebuds. Or brightens your day. Even if youve never tried it before. Just know that. You can, in portland. He insists. He did not try to shut down the russia investigation. Tonight, he calls the whole thing now at11 00 President Trump fires back insisting he did not try to shut down the russia investigation calling the whole thing a witch hunt. Good evening. Im ken bastida. And im andria borba. President trump sounded off on the special counsel and said the probe is hurting the country. Its not just the investigation being led by former fbi director Robert Mueller, but there are current house and Senate Investigations as well. In advance to the trip to the middle east, President Donald Trump held a press conference with the president of colombia that was at times combative. No, no. Next question. Mr. Trump also downplayed the importance of appointing former fbi director Robert Mueller as special counsel to the investigation about
Economies, societies, and governance institutions around the world end quote. The pentagon also released a Climate Change adaptation road map this year, detailing the militarys plans for a changing climate. The report states in no Uncertain Terms and i quote Climate Change will affect the department of defenses ability to defend the nation, imposed immediate risks to u. S. National security. Climate change will affect the department of defenses ability to defend the nation and poses immediate risks to u. S. National security. That would seem to me to be a phrase worth listening to. The business and Financial Community also see climate risk. Former bush treasury secretary hank paulson teamed up with form er new york city mayor and business tycoon, michael bloomberg, and indeed, former republican senator Olympia Snowe and others to put together an evidencebased assessment of the risks posed by Climate Change to the United States economy. The report found that between 66 billion and 106 b
The world cup. And chicagos homeless are helping themselves. And we begin with iraq. A country in the state of chaos. An armed group inspired by al qaeda is quickly gaining ground, pushing closer and closer to the capitol of baghdad. Islamic state of iraq and the levant, in some places Security Forces desserted their post. The i. S. I. L. Now controlsity cot and moals. Mosul. They mounted the attack early hours of the morning. Quickly overrunning the Security Forces there. The takeover didnt take long. Iraqi police took back control a few hours later. The fighters are from the Islamic State of iraq and the levant, or i. S. I. L. Who have also mounted attacks here in kirkuk. Translator this is just the latest round of fighting against i. S. I. L. And it wont be the last. Well continue to fight against them with the help of the people of mosul. They dont have the power to confront the iraqi forces. Reporter but on the outskirts of mosul, people continue to flee, carrying what little they