to friends of the victim. reporter: and they all say he was a kind and wonderful guy and they re deeply grieving about his untimely passing. he was a father of two. he passed away after being hit by a hit-and-run driver at this gas station on monday afternoon and an intense manhunt continues tonight for the hit-and-run driver who never stopped and looked back at what he d done. local police and mercer county prosecutor need help in finding the suspect who left man to ultimately die. charles nevius jr. resided in trenton but he was most popular here in lawrence township where he long worked as a gas attendant at this quick check. a hit-and-run driver struck him monday afternoon while he was trying to flee a separate hit-and-run of a vehicle seconds earlier here on the station s lot. witnesses say negative yes was trying to say nevius was trying to stop the driver. the good samaritan known as simply chucky the father of two passed away the next day at age 28. him trying t
economy. he has already instituted proposals and rules that would benefit public safety. i hope mr. pai will also continue to hold the f.c.c. to the highest standards of transparency. his decision to make proposals and orders accessible to the public prior to the commission s vote on them was a positive action. the f.c.c. will continue to be in good hands with mr. pai as chairman, and when the senate votes later on today to move this nomion along, i urge my colleagues to vot yes and eventually to vote yes for his confirmation. thank you, mr. president. and i note that the staff is about to make a suggestion. mr. wicker: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the provisions of rule 22, at 12:15 p.m., all postcloture time be considered expired on the erickson nomination, and that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senate s action. further, that the senate then re
in military service have sacrificially given their time, comfort, strength, ambition, and health. reward them one hundredfold for their sacrifice and service, blessing them more than they can ask for imagine. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our 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 for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., november 9, 2017. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable dean heller, a senator from the state of nevada, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business i
i have been thinking about the worts of one of the brave patriots. he is the son and grandson of military leaders. when his time came, he too went to war and suffered excruciating injuries. he said when wars are fought, quote, a million tragedies ensue. war is retch retched retched beyond description. those are the words of a man i m privileged to call a colleague and friend, the senior senator from arizona, john mccain. we owe him and all of our nation s veterans and their families our respect for their courage, sacrifice and hardships that they endured for all of us. senator mccain endured more than 5 naf naf years as torture as a prisoner of war during the vietnam conflict. he when when he finally came whom he found another way to serve our nation with honor. we thank him for that. this week the united states congress dedicated a chair to honor all americans held as prisoners of war and those who remain in missing in action. that will stand as a solemn reminder of the
yellow square right there on the map here. that is the six mile area drawn around the possible black box pings. if this 13th.comes up empty, they are giving up here and the search will expand to an area next to the current search zone. it s a daunting prospect considering some experts say this could keep on expanding to the entire southern ark. for his part the malaysian prime minister tells our aviation correspondent in this exclusive interview that yes, he will release his government s preliminary report next week. but, perspective here. that s little comfort to all of those families who aren t really expecting much from that. and, you know, the people on his team are only his tools to use to lead. it is squarely on his shoulders if he has not held his team accountable. actions speak louder than words. the briefings have been a joke. other family members staging a sit in protest in beijing. chinese police far outnumbering those demonstrators but as you can see here they