mitch mcconnell is preparing the senate to consider the latest proposed by president trump to reopen government and provide border funding. live coverage of the senate. will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. god of endless mercy, you alone hold power over the nations. we humbly ask that you may soften our hearts so that we might see the path away from discord and toward unity. as hundreds of thousands of federal workers brace for another painful payday, remind our lawmakers that they can ease the pain. lord, in this hour of need, we cry out to you and ask you to send your wisdom into this chamber so that our senators might comprehend and act in accordance with your will. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. 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
6,000 to 8,000 people a day who are being punished unnecessarily. with that, mr. president, i thank the patience of the chair and those in the chamber the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. president. on december 11 of last year, at a meeting at the white house, president trump said he would be, quote, proud, proud to shut down the government of the united states if he didn t get things 100% his way. and then 11 days later on december 22, president trump shut down the government. we are now 32 days into the longest government shutdown in the history of the united states. and i say to president trump that is nothing to be proud of. the damage is growing by the day in every part of our country and across different sectors of our economy. it s estimated that the partial government shutdown is now costing the economy $6 billion every week. 800,000 federal employees are going without pay, and this coming friday will mark the second full pa
who almost doesn t need an introduction. coincidentally, one of the founders of our mosaic television show. welcome to both of you. dear friends. thank you. thanks for having us. you re welcome. i have served on the san francisco interfaith council board so i know of our good work together. but i d really like you to share what is the mission of the work and what are your current priorities right now as a board? tell us what you re doing. want to tell us about the genesis? well, the interfaith council came out of two terrible probables that the city was face problems that the city was facing in 1988. it starletted in december of 88 which was believe it or not started in december of 88 which was believe it or not cold and rainy. it s hard to imagine but it was. the mayor called the clergy to a special meeting in his office and said i m in trouble. you ve got to help. we don t have enough shelters. we ve got homeless on the streets. the rain is coming down. yo
live in the news room. kron4 newsprint pam: kron four s dan kerman is in this will affect everyone from gardeners to golfers, alecia reid begins our team coverage in the newsroom. reporter:governor brown made the point that in a normal year, be covered by five feet of snow, instead, there is just dry grass. reporter: the governor has come through with this here in the east bay specifically has already plan to do drastic reid strictions before the governor had talked about doing disparate talking about raising rates and having excessive penalties for those who use excessive water. dropped surcharges for the bottom line here is in the east bay they have to reduce their demand. there will also need more money to buy more water. they have to do more. their part. we have no more snow left above our reservoir. in the rain or snow that comes by with the numbers of brett is what we have for the rest of the year. reporter: 7 reservoirs are now half full and may be only one-t
president obama is back in town barely for a couple of days then he scoots off to martha s vineyard for his own vacation. but to the extent there is any news, we ll tell you about it and give you a chance to comment on it at 1-866-55-press. join us on twitter at bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. he goes up to martha s vineyard for vacation with his family, one person the president will not be playing golf with is vladimir putin. in fact, yesterday, the white house announced that the president was canceling his scheduled summit with vladimir putin before the g-20 meeting in st. petersburg because the president is pissed that vladimir putin gave a one-year asylum to edward snowden. for that, everything else goes on the rocks. and rick scott in florida says he s going to try once again to prevent latinos and blacks from voting. wow! on current tv. tell you all about it. are you encouraged by what you we have a big, big hour and the iq will go way up. (vo) cu