Bblg of. Mr. Sanders mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from vermont. Mr. Sanders thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , as everybody knows, the Republican Party now controls the u. S. House, the u. S. Senate, and the white house. We also know that unless a budget agreement is reached by december 22, the United States government will shut down, which will cause serious harm to our country, including the men and women in the armed forces and our veterans. Mr. President , i do not know why the Republican Party, which controls all the branches of government, wants to shut our government down. I think thats wrong. I think a shutdown will be very hurtful to people from coast to coast. Now, President Trump said earlier this year, he tweeted, quote, our country needs a good shutdown, end of quote. I strongly disagree. I dont think we need a good shutdown. I think we need to reach an agreement on a budget which works for the middle class of our country and not just the wealth
Weather. A lot of folks seeing the halloween decorations out, and the rain is coming. Make sure that your halloween decorations are waterproof because its going to get soggy over the next week or so. We have patchy clouds and patchy fog along the coast, chilly temperatures with clear skies overnight, and land, 40 degrees in santa rosa, 51 in concord, 53 in oakland. Temperatures remaining mild with patchy fog and nearnormal temperatures, rain chances beginning on monday. What you see here is to the north in the Pacific Northwest near seattle, and this is slowly going to spread to the south with likely rain chances by tomorrow. We will time this out coming up in your full forecast. For the niners game, partly to mostly cloudy, 68 degrees. The Oakland Police and s. W. A. T. Team are looking for suspects after an overnight shooting spanning multiple crime sees crime scenes in east oakland, multiple exchanges of gunfire between midnight and now, victims taken to the hospital. It started on
Authorities routinely took orphans and children from socially deprived families and forced them into physical labor in the countryside. Now, swiss politicians have passed a law to compensate the victims. But for some like walter steck, no amount of money could ease the suffering he continues to endure. Reporter walter steck values good food. He loves cooking for himself, and for others. But when he was a child, he was never sure if there would be enough food. I wouldnt get breakfast if i had wet the bed. I wet my bed for a long, long time. So i was hungry for a long time. Reporter the swiss authorities deemed walter stecks parents social outcasts. They took him, and placed him in a foster family. There, he had no other choice than work on the fields to earn his living. At the tender age of 5, he had become one of thousands of socalled contract children. The house that stood here where walter grew up has been torn down. But it never felt like home to him anyway. We werent allowed to sit
Authorities routinely took orphans and children from socially deprived families and forced them into physical labor in the countryside. Now, swiss politicians have passed a law to compensate the victims. But for some like walter steck, no amount of money could ease the suffering he continues to endure. Reporter walter steck values good food. He loves cooking for himself, and for others. But when he was a child, he was never sure if there would be enough food. I wouldnt get breakfast if i had wet the bed. I wet my bed for a long, long time. So i was hungry for a long time. Reporter the swiss authorities deemed walter stecks parents social outcasts. They took him, and placed him in a foster family. There, he had no other choice than work on the fields to earn his living. At the tender age of 5, he had become one of thousands of socalled contract children. The house that stood here where walter grew up has been torn down. But it never felt like home to him anyway. We werent allowed to sit
Sniper fired shots at police, killing five officers and wounding nine others. President obama played his nowfamiliar role of mourner in chief this week, calling on americans of all races to come together, as the people of dallas have done. How deep are americas divisions, and how can they be repaired . That is what we want to talk about this week, on quadriga, with three guests who are following the events there very closely. It is a pleasure to welcome erik kirschbaum. He is a new york native and longtime germany correspondent, currently working with the l. A. Times. He says, the United States feels like a powder keg, with deep political, economic, social, and racial divisions, threatening to erupt into a bigger explosion. And it is a pleasure to welcome Rieke Havertz. She is a Senior Editor at zeitonline, and she has also reported from the u. S. For a daily newspaper. She says, American Society has failed to address the issue of racism for years. President obama has to ask himself if