Striking the sources tonight. Donald trump lying his way through a storm zone where so many people are devastated by hurricane helene. As the former president is trashing the current president for something, trump himself actually did also tonight, move over reggie jackson because mr. October is here. Brock obama set to hit the trail for kamala harris, kicking off his campaign blitz in the mustwin state of pennsylvania and oklahoma is looking to buy a bible for every classroom, but not just any bible, one with barrow very specific requirements actually, that only seemed to describe the one trump is selling i m kaitlan collins and this is the source stormravaged georgia today and almost immediately began lying about the federal government s response to hurricane helene, the deadliest storm to hit the united states mainland since hurricane katrina as the southeast is still reeling from the deaths of 218 people, at least an a measurable destruction the former president falsely claimed the
The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. The presiding officer madam president , last week the Judiciary Committee held its hearing on judge Amy Coney Barretts nomination and it was easy to see why judge barrett is held in such high regard by her colleagues, students, and peers and why the American Bar Association gave her its highest rating of well qualified. We knew well before the hearing that judge barrett possesses an extraordinary intelligence and comprehensive command of the law. After three days of testimony americans got to see her qualifications for themselves. They saw why she has been described as a jurist, a formidable intellect, a brilliant and conscientious lawyer and staggering academic mind. Even the democratRanking Member on the committee couldnt hide the fact that she was impressed. Judge barrett understands the proper role of a judge in our system of government. As judge barrett made clear, she understands the job of a judge is to interpret the law, not
Next, Governor Kevin Stitt talks about covid19s response in his state of the state address. Governor stitt is in the middle of his if i remember in his first term of office and he spoke for 45 minutes. With the chief operating officer john budd and members of my cabinet. Mr. Chief justice, members of the 58th legislature, to my best friend, first lady sara stitt. To my six children and my parents that are with us today, and most importantly, to my fellow oklahomans. It is a great honor to stand before you and to partner with you to lead our state through unprecedented times. I respect the Constitutional Authority of both of these legislative bodies. Mr. Speaker, mr. Pro tem, members. Senate and the house, i stay here in your chamber today and pledge to work with you and to have the best and most productive session in state history. [applause] id also like to recognize each of the 15 new representatives and the eight new senators na who are just starting their service and i look forward
Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 77. The nays are 14. The nomination is confirmed. Mr. Cotton mr. President . The presiding officer the senator for arkansas. The presidin the presiding officer under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates actio actions. The senator for arkansas. Mr. Cotton i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cotton mr. President , 20 years ago this week, joe biden and other politicians in both parties gave a gift to the communist party permanent, most favored nation status. Permanent most favored nation status is a trade privilege we grant to most countries who are members of the world trade
No word yet on the cause. And its a very s ofea. Bunojust om ngnto the bay area. Including one thats burned 11,000acres. The mineral fire erupted monday in Fresno County near highway 198 in colinga. The wind whipped flames exploding to 11,000acres with 5 containment. Smoke from this fire is collecting now over the east bay. And in san bonito county the socalled coyote fire has grown to over 200acres in just a matter of hours. Chief meteorologist paul hagan tracking those conditions for us, paul . Yeah, you can see the haze out there right now as we look out from mount hamilton. It almost looks like high cirrus clouds overhead. Fortunately, the fire crews are able to get a handle on that martinez fve testimony scenic fire. And the fire danger really wasnt that high today. Not by our standards this time of the year. We ranked that on our fire danger index. And these are the values we have out there this evening. This is a scale from 0 to 10. Its very simple. We want to be as close to zer