Together. I do want to Say Something real washington journal live every day at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. At h the entire program cspan. Org. Well fulfill our 40yearplus commitment to cover the u. S. Congress. You live to the floor, next. One bill on the house agenda today. Apprenticeship opportunities. And now live coverage of the u. S. House on cspan. Heaven ane you thanks for giving us another day. Bless the members of the peoples house with focus and purpose as they gather these few days before thanksgiving. May their efforts give true cause for americans to gather to give thanks. As infections continue to spread in hospitals nationwide and hospitals nationwide are pressed to their limits, look with with mercy upon your people. May we all, together, be mindful of the part we can play in addressing the spread of coronavirus. May all that is done be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 4a of House Resolution 967, the journal of the last days pr
As President Biden returns from the region saying hes seen new information that clears israel in that deadly hos blast. Pi our Defense Department says its highly unlikely that it was israelis. But protests still raging across the globe. Biden set to address the nation from the oval office tonight. We are live in washington and jerusalem. Heightened alert, Homeland Security warning of the mounting potential for violence here in the u. S. Over the war in the middle east. Authorities ramping up security in cities across the country. Well have the very latest. In turmoil, jim jordan now losing support with republicans in his bid to become the speaker of the house. A third vote expected today, so what happens if he falls short once again . Were live on capitol hill. Chilling confession. Joran van der sloot finally admits killing Natalee Holloway nearly 20 years after her mysterious disappearance, giving her family longsought answers. The not knowing is more torturous than the knowing. This
Israeli forces stepping up air strikes across gaza with a Ground Invasion now imminent the Prime Minister vowing to crush the terrorists behind the brutal weekend attacks, as new and sickening atrocities come to light. This attack was a campaign of pure cruelty not just hate, but pure cruelty. The secretary of state arriving in the region this morning, pushing for the release of american hostages were there live speaker scramble obviously, we still have work to do. House republicans nominate Steve Scalise, but can he find the votes to be elected with his own Party Divided . The very latest from capitol hill breaking overnight, extreme weather. Damaging tornadoes in florida, the threat ongoing this morning. Als tracking the storms and a coasttocoast system set to bring snow to the west and more rain to the northeast this weekend. Uphill battle. Were learning more about the Health Struggles of olympic icon Mary Lou Retton, hospitalized with a rare form of pneumonia. Shes still fighting.
I know how deeply personally affected he has been. And i guess i tell you why i am doing this as a means of telling you why senator blumenthal and i are doing this, and i tell it through a prism of a story that just awful, awful series of days following the shootings in sandy hook. Senator blumenthal and i went through the first of what were umpteen wakes and funerals, and we were standing in line at the first wake about to talk to the first set of parents who had lost in this case their young daughter, and i remember being so uncertain about what we were supposed to say to these parents, not just what you were supposed to say to provide some measure of condolence, but we were their elected representatives. We had some additional obligation to show them that we were ready to act, but was it too soon to make that offer . Was it not the right moment to suggest that there was a Public Policy response to the slaughter of their children . It was senator blumenthal that very gently and appro
Up next, steven m. In as argues the killing of Matthew Shephard on october 1998 was not an antigay hate crime but was e result of a robbery gone wrong. This is about an hour. Even sure i need this microphone, but i will use it because this is being recorded for cspan. It is really a great pleasure to be here tonight. This is actually the first of on a book tour that i have no head about 30 cities. It just seems appropriate in terms of gay history to come to the castro, a place that i have really enjoyed in the past. What i would like to do is kind of introduce the book by telling you a little bit of the history about how i got into writing what is now the book and then i thought, im just going to read briefly the couple of probably too, to a half pages to give you a feeling for of the voice of the book and a little bit about some of what you refer to their as the hidden secrets of the tangle secrets. I went to laramie wyoming for made for Television Movie. My background is in film and