Court helped to pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from california, mr. Swalwell, to suspend the rules and adopt House Resolution we break away now and go to the house floor for one more vote. The clerk resolution reaffirming the house of representatives commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called for in the constitution of the United States and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and adopt House Resolution 1155. Members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recogn
Those waiti tell them that their child is never coming home. Reporter doctors and gun victims and mayors are blanketing the capitol, as some republicans signal new openness to gun laws after a summer of deadly mass shootings. Im hoping that in the next few day, early next week, well have a breakthrough. Reporter gop leaders met with the president today to try to nail down what he supports. Hes very interested. I think he is learning about this issue. Reporter House Democrats arent waiting. The Judiciary Committee will please come to order. Reporter advancing bills today that would ban high capacity magazines and confiscate guns from high risk individuals. Theyre urging the senate to join them in passing universal background checks. We wont stop until the job is done. Reporter finding consensus wont be easy. Do you think that it would be reasonable to mandate background checks for all commercial gun sales . Were waiting to see how we can actually achieve something on this issue. What do
Mark strassmann tells us the future of space includes possibly as early as 2024, on the way to mars. Reporter this is the orrion. Neil armstrong wouldnt recognize whats inside. Come on down into the step. Reporter nasas Orion Program manager showed us theres room for four not three. Three identical displays you can put any display on any one of the panels. Reporter nasa wants an sls rocket, the most powerful ever, to launch orion to the moon. But orion and sls are years behind schedule and billions over budget. Michael collins rode to the moon on apollo 11. We should now be planning for a visit to mars, a trip to mars makes apollo look lik habitat s longterm living on the red planet. For example, every communication is delayed 20 minutes to reflect the time lag communicating between mars and earth. A moon landing would only be a stepping stone. This time when we go, though, were going to stay. Reporter nasa administrator says sustainability is paramount, harvesting the moons resources
Today. Sampson county we mentioned, wayne county closed today and tomorrow. And Wilson County schools. A full list is scrolling at the bottom of your screen and wral. Com. Hurricane matthew unleashed its fewery this morning and dropped massive amounts of rain triggering flooding in roads and neighborhoods. Hundreds of rescues in Cumberland County and more today. At least rescued. Bryan mims is live along the Cape Fear River. And bryan, you have seen so many dramatic scenes over the weekend. Reporter and i must say that the Cape Fear River looks dramatic this morning. Its a monster. Ill put it that way, a brown, roiling monster. I have never seen it this high in 10 years living in the area. Downstream. From this standpoint, its usually 40 to 50 feet down. And look at the water, almost up to the bridge and a railroad trestle. Its touching that. A number of traffic lights are out and power remains out for most businesses. And let me show you video from lena was talking about the rescues,
Of weather, in the 70s. Gotta love that, mike. Exactly. Its the classic fall weather, you have the situations where you go from summer to winter and dont get much in between. Well have that today and much of this week, well be bouncing around not far from the normal temperatures this time of year. Youll see that in the 7day forecast in about 15 minutes. We saw the skycam a little while ago with the ferris wheel lit up at the fairgrounds. The temperatures are not as cold as they were early sunday but seasonably cool. 54 in roxboro and 46 in roanoake rapids, a couple degrees warmer here at the station in raleigh. As we move to the south, mostly upper 40s to low 50s. 49 in erwin and 52 in goldsboro and 51 in fayetteville and around the Southern Pines area. Havent seen a whole lot of cloud cover with High Pressure there is moisture from georgia, alabama and the mountains are helping to create a couple high clouds in spots. As we go through the day, well mainly see sunny skies. Close to the