Consensus builder, authority on military affairs, one of the last World War ii veterans to serve in this chamber and he actually interrupted his Law School studies to join the marine corps during the korean war. The kind of stature that he had, his great great, great reaching across the aisle in bipartisanship is something that this chamber misses and we miss him. At my request, the flags will be lowered to halfstaff on behalf of his honor. On behalf of the senate i want to ex our condolences to his family. Now, on the Competition Act, the Senate Today will continue work on the bipartisan u. S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation that will supercharge american innovation and preserve our competitive edge. Not just for the next few years, but for generations to come. It will be true that our children and even our grandchildren will benefit from this legislation. Right now this legislation doesnt get the big focus of the press, a, because its bipartisan, there arent too many clas
Senator John Warner died at his home in alexandria. He served in the senate from 19392009. He was 94. The senate will continue work on a Science And Technology Research Bill with a number of amendment votes expected throughout the day. Now live to the floor of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, we boast of your power and magnify your name. Although our nation is beset with dangers, you remain our strong fortress. Lord give our lawmakers the wisdom to seek your solutions to the great problems they face. Remind them that more than human ingenuity is needed. May our senators prove your promises by faithfully and patiently trusting in the unfolding of your merciful providence. Give them a passion to turn from evil, as they seek to glorify your name. Remind them that though the righteous face many troubles, you deliver them from them all. W
or down? or up? professor khouw breaks it down, why rates could be in for a bumpy ride, and how to ride that out with options it s time to risk less and make more options action starts right now. let s get right to it consumer staples making a comeback from the march lows and now hovering close to all-time highs. carter, what are you looking at? i thought we d target proctor here proctor is the biggest weighting we know in the sector, but it s just a bit hot to my eye and let s try to figure it out together so first a simple table and you can see it there on your screen and this is just looking at the consumer staple sector versus proctor. the staple up 10% and proctor has doubled that up 24 on a two-year basis, the sector is up 25 proctor is up 77 on a five-year basis, the sector is up 33 and proctor is up 93. now let s look at a chart of that five-year comparative chart and you can see that there on your screen. so to be this ahead of your peers, meaning the sector is
central brussels close to subway situations. as kelly was mentioned, a foreign minister did say art arrest of abdeslam the other day that there was evidence from that terror cell that he was to be hanging with was planning to restart something, that was their expression. and possibly, that may conclude what turns out to be the suspected attack today. a large amount of weapons were raids. there were kalashnikovs at a previous raid and isis flag found as well. so, clearly, authorities were aware that this terror cell has managed to accumulate a large amount of weapons and prepared to mount an attack that do place across several areas possibly as attack. there s no indication that the attack on the brussels airport included any kind of warning or coordinated. local time. that s about 3:00 a.m. eastern in the check-in area of the airport. the unsecured zone where people walk in from the curb. and it took place next to check-in 4 in departure hall 1. that s a fairly small area use
movie, the actor and the agent who defied all odds to make the deal of a lifetime. that and much more on cbs this morning: saturday, may 17, 2014. captioning funded by cbs we have a fine lineup of guests for you this morning including one of the great voices and influential singers of our time. mavis staples. we ll look back at her career. she earmark perform. she s here in studio 57. plus, the chef who likes to keep things close to home. we ll talk about his restaurants and his buying local. wildfires in hot dry son california. damage from the wind driven fires expedient $12 million. the trouble in california is not over yet. ben tracy is in escondido with the latest. ben, good morning. reporter: good morning. firefighters have made progress. there were 11 major fires burning in san diego county this week and six of them are now fully contained. about 5,000 will head back out on the fire lines today and they ll continue to get much needed help from above. landsli