Flags were on the Capitol Building and at the white house are being flown at half staff in members of pearl harbor. Now live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Great redeemer, guide our lawmakers along the best path to fulfill your purposes on earth. May they submit to your wisdom and providential leading, believing that you will supply all of their needs. Remind them that your unfailing love accompanies those who put their trust in you. Give our senators an attitude of reverential awe that will keep them from evil. Inspire them to rejoice and be glad, as they strive to live lives of purity and obedience. And lord, as we remember pearl harbor on this december 7th, thank you for your loving and prevailing providence. May we show our gratitude by facing the future without fear. We pray in your majestic name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting
Despite the spike in covid cases around the Country Companies are looking to the other side of the pandemic as we make progress on a vaccine. Pfizer out today with big news it applied for fda emergency use of its vaccine and Corporate America sending signals of an all clear. Nike, merck, kohls and costco, more and more Companies Getting comfortable forecasting the future the number of big businesses issuing Forward Guidance up 30 from last quarter. Corporate america is looking to the other side is it time for investors to do the same brian kelly, what do you say well, i think it is great, first of all, that corporate investors, corporations have a little bit more clarity, but thats what this whole reopening trade was about. From the bottoms, that was the whole thing, you are not going to have clarity, but when you do, boy, then it will be really good lets look at what we had this week we had good news on the vaccine. We had multiple companies up their dividend we also had multiple Comp
She sent plenty of signals in the past about what she feels about the Affordable Care act. My friend from south dakota who says you dont know how she is going to rule, there is some truth to that. She could change your mind. But i tell you if you were a betting person, you would say the statements she made criticizing chief Justice Roberts for saving the Affordable Care act, other statements that she has made about the law itself suggest she will not be a friend when she has the opportunity to vote. Do we take that seriously . On behalf of 600,000 people in illinois, you bet i do. It directly relates to this pandemic, the opportunity for people across this country to have the coverage they need. Im going to tell a quick story about one of them. I have a quote of her here that i want to share with people, a situation that she faces. Sorry that i dont have that in front of me, but im going to tell the story anyway because i remember it. Her last name is daninberger. She is from new berli
Quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer well, mr. President , for more than a year and a half, leader mcconnell and Senate Republicans have refused to take action on the housepassed for the people act. At a time when our democracy is under siege in so many ways, the for the people act is a bold proposal that will restore Peoples Trust in our democratic system, a trust that is fading. It is under it is for the people. In order to make a more perfect union. It would shore up our elections from threats from abroad. Thats something we have just recently read more and more about. Why arent we doing more on that . In fact, when senator van hollen a few days ago put on the floor the an act u. C. Of an act that would say russia should have sanctions imposed on it if they interfere with our elections, the other side blocked it. I hope theyre not following Donald Trumps obeisance to russia and his view that putins just okay. It would also dismantle systemat
Because of this red flag warning. Didnt need the alarm to go off this morning because we could hear the wind overnight and already seeing some vegetation fires out there. Yeah, unfortunately thats what we were expecting with this. Now that high fire danger will continue throughout. Much of the morning as were still looking at some gusty winds. That wind advisory will expire at 11 00. Were looking at the highest wind gusts mostly throughout this morning. What we already measured so far, mt. St. Helena has winds up to 89 miles per hour. A little bit more breezy elsewhere. Were going to continue to watch those numbers, bring you the latest updates all throughout the morning as we head over to you, mike, how is this impacting the morning drive . First of all, a lot of entries but a lot of them are because of that wind. Wind advisories. For the bridges across the water, the bridges tend to get gusty winds overnight. Its not prevalent for most of the areas. Earlier today, we dont have the sl