Regarding a democratic motion to begin work on a bill dropping the Justice Department from supporting lawsuits to strike the Affordable Care act. Live now to the floor of the u. S. Senate on cspan 2. Eternal god, our heavenly father, we cry to you, but sometimes you seem so far away. In our despair you sometimes seem distant, and we are tempted to surmise that we are all alone. When we shout, we seem to hear the echoes of our anguish. Nonetheless, we know that you are holy, mighty, and good. We have trusted you too long to let go. Empower our senators for these challenging times. Remove from their minds all bitterness and contempt for one another. Keep their hearts clean, their spirits courageous, and their minds clear, as they face these daunting times. We pray in your omnipotent name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation unde
Quorum call quorum call the presiding officer the senator for ohio. Mr. Brown i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Brown right now, at this moment, thousands of u. A. W. Workers in ohio, in places like the chevrolet plant in the cleveland area, the transmission plant in toledo, the plant in defiance, ohio, all over the country are going without their paychecks, without their Health Insurance to demand that General Motors respect the work they do to make their company successful. In a nutshell, workers are fed up. More and more of them are beginning to see that unions are the best way to make their voices heard. For too long, General Motors hasnt listened. Auto workers are the engine behind g. M. s success. G. M. Wouldnt be making a dime in profit without the workers who actually make their cars and trucks. Back up for a moment, mr. President. Think about whats happened to General Motors, and you have you have auto worker
Died, whether it was weather related or not. No other major injuries are reported. Despite being told to shelter in place, many people spent the day packing. Those who have fourwheel drive vehicles are trying to drive out while others left their vehicles and camps behind trying to walk five miles in the deep mud to reach the road. We walked to the front gate and we had to put bags on her face to get across some rivers. A lot of people made it because they are running into each other. It is slippery. You have a bunch of people driving rvs they are not familiar with and you are lucky if you make it. A lot of people are stuck out there. Other festivalgoers are planning to stay put for the next few days, waiting for the ground to drought. Lets give you some perspective on how big like rock city. You can see a series of semi circles from the inner circle called the esplanade to the man in the center is 2500 feet. The playa extends far beyond, mild in some directions. It was so large that ha
Reflect on the areas safety. I drive very slowly when im around here, so its theres just a lot, a lot to take in. The crash sent the officer and another driver to the hospital. Good evening. Im julie julie haener. And im mike mibach, ktvu is Alice Roberts was at the scene right after that crash. He joins us live tonight from the city with the latest on the collision as well as the officer alice. Julie and mike. Were here at San Franciscos zuckerberg General Hospital. This is where the injured officer and another driver involved in the accident were taken. Theyve been reported to have nonlife threatening injuries. It was 3 09 p. M. Here at third and harrison street in San Francisco. A chp officer on a motorcycle was thrown after colliding with a cadillac sedan. Its unclear how the crash occurred. Officer mark andrews of the chp told us by phone. First responders got to the scene south of market almost immediately. Emergency personnel arrive, arrived on the scene within approximately 1 t
Closure through two counties. And a muddy mess in the nevada desert. We are following the latest at burning man, where tens of thousands of people remain stuck this morning, after rain that turned those grounds into a nightmare. We have an exclusive interview with the burning man ceo. Also, meteorologist kari hall tracking the holiday weather, your labor day forecast, and the traffic. This is today in the bay. Good morning. Thank you so much for starting your labor day with us. Im kira klapper. And im kris sanchez. Laura and marcus are both off. Mike is off as well, but kari is here. I have to say, i must be sounding like a nut. Im, like, this weather was glorious this weekend. I loved it. Because we dont always get cool, cloudy weather for labor day weekend. Its usually burning, sizzling hot. So thats the good thing, is that were still enjoying this cooler weather, and its going to stick around for a while. Its all because of the fog weve seen return near the coastline and its going t