provide c-span two viewers asked a public service. the senate judiciary committee held a confirmation hearing for kristin clark to be assistant attorney general for civil rights and todd can to be the assistant todd kim to be assistant attorney general for the environment and natural resources. this is two and a half hours. confirmation hearing for kri sten clarke to be assistant attorney general for civil rights. senator durbin: good morning. this hearing will come to order. the senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing on the nominations of kristen clarke to be assistant for civil rights and todd kim to be assistant attorney general for the environmental and natural resources department. these are key positions, and once confirmed, they will play a key role in working with attorney general garland and work on restoring the departments independence and integrity, take partisan politics out of the departments and faithfully execute the law. you are so far away, but
easterly component. 50s on temperatures and it should be low 60s. we are low to upper 60s and cold enough for some, 30s but not as cold is the last couple of days. when that breach of high pressure loves california, and it does love california and it is here. 60s on the temperatures. sal, what is the skinny? are my snap judgment i would say moderate news but better news with 37 cleared. let s get over to contra costa county where we have slow traffic on highway 4 and 680. we have slow traffic but i would say it is within the normal range as i put up the accident icons on the screen for you. for most part these slowdowns would be here anyway. the 37 accident is gone but slower at novato and vallejo. this is all within the realm of normal. in a few minutes we will have another update and include the silicon valley commute. it is 7:01. the word from fremont that a house fire flared up again. firefighters went back to the driftwood drive at central avenue and interstate 8
for the at&t pebble but beach program. it should be a beautiful weekend out there along the welcome to the nine everyone. joe is been at the program. he will file a report for us in the coming hour. if you haven t been to a golf tournament and you are a golfer, it will change the way the you see it. you get to see celebrities. it is a lot of fun. you can take your kids, walk around. it is beautiful weather. a good tradition. we are looking forward to next friday, which is valentine s day. a recent survey finds where people get more excited about valentine s day then they do christmas. wait a second. 56% of people say valentine s day is about showing everyone they love some appreciation. not just a romantic partner but your friends, children, and pets. 84% say they do plan to give gifts, and the national retail federation says average american spends about $50 on valentine s day. is that high or low? but if i was pulled, i would would look forward tore than v day.
and my granddaughter, their mother, raves about the commitment of the teachers to those three children. and the work that they put in, day after day after day. so are they concerned about their own safety? are they concerned about the safety of the children? are they concerned about other children, children taking it home to their moms and dads or their grandparents? they are. we need to be safe. this bill has substantial billions in there to make the schools safe so people can go back with the confidence that they will be safe. so i would simply say to my friend and others that talk about openness, in the 115th congress, the last congress there was a republican majority, there was not a single open rule, not one. we have already had in the 116th congress, 103 closed rules in the 115th congress. the last congress, we haved that number to less than 52, 51. and jim mcgovern, the chairman of the rules committee, very committed to try to make amendments including amendments on th
cherise: shelley, love font lafont was laid to rest today. and while his mother says they want answers, tonight was not about that. tonight was about honoring his life with car racing. the roar of engines followed by a moment of silence. corey lafont s tell-tale blue mini cooper part of a parade of race cars that paused friday night to honor him. his mom behind the wheel. it s very overwhelming to see what everybody here has the track owners, all the racecar drivers and their families and crews. cherise: lafont s friday nights were spent here at the twin state speedway, the first friday since he s been gone. this is where his heart is, right here. it hurts, but it s what he would want. cherise: family and friends were decked out in the number 24, still in shock. on the same day he was laid to rest, the attorney general s office released the name of the officer who shot lafont in the chest three times following some sort of altercation. as part of protocol, corporal ian