Last week working on a public lands package that would permanently fund the land and Water Conservation fund with a vote to move forward on that this afternoon at 5 30 p. M. Eastern, live coverage here of the u. S. Senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. Dr. Black, the chaplain of the senate, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god, our righteousness. As each new day seems to bring the unexpected, we thank you for your power that keeps us from stumbling on lifes road. Today, give our lawmakers the wisdom to find in you their refuge and strength. Lord, as they face complex challenges, may they plead to you for guidance and fellowship. Remind them that in the multitude of counselors, there is safety. May our senators plant seeds of righteousness in order to reap a harvest of goodness and grace. May they make you the foundation of their hope and joy as you empower them to meet every trial without weariness. And lord, have mercy
David welcome to cavuto coast to coast im david asman in for neil cavuto. President hitting back over criticism after phone call with the ukrainian president and a democratic impeachment push. Blake burman is at the white house with the very latest. Reporter the president arrived at the United Nations about an hour early. He will be there for three days of meetings to talk to a dozen World Leaders to give a big speech tomorrow. As he was arrived this morning he was asked about the phone call earlier this summer with a newlyelected ukrainian leader volodymyr zelensky. He acknowledged on the phone call he did indeed talk about joe biden. The president also saying the conversations on the call were appropriate and that biden shoulding investigated in his view. The president feels that bidens son hunter benefited from business dealings in ukraine and china. Because of his fathers position then as Vice President. Phone call with the president of ukraine. Everybody knows it. It is just a dem
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Health care in this country. Its a first on cnbc interview. Well talk about this ongoing battle on capitol hill, and how it could impact his business. Might see a vote this week. Always get a good read of whats going on in the industry when mark joins us. Looking forward to that very much. You saw muvaney giving a firey defense of the government funding deal reached in congress, and President Trumps tweet that the nation needs a good shutdown as he put it, we got the highlights on all of that coming out of washington. Coming up in a moment here. And microsoft taking aim at googles chromebook and dominance in the education market. Coming up, discussing whether mic microsoft can dethrone google. A guest thats a regular here on closing bell, and he happens to be the president of his local board of education, and he says they are very happy with the Google Chromebooks. Whats it take to get microsoft in the market . Thats coming up. Beginning, though, with apples earnings, due out after the
Position in the white house. What he said and why some are rumoring him to be the next fed chair. And ubers board is discussing who could be the next ceo. Those details coming up. The latest on Hurricane Harvey Jackie Deangelis is still on the ground in Corpus Christi nbcs meteorologist Kayla Mcgrath is checking its path with the news, this is a category 3 storm and well begin with you, jackie. Reporter thats right, kelly. As a matter of fact, weve been watching this storm all day from category 2 now to category 3 not really coming as a major surprise to anybody. The white house is actually out with an official statement on this right now as well saying that people should obey the rules determined by their local officials, really urging that caution there. And, of course, President Trump said that he would come to this region, to texas, early next week as well a presser just ending from the Texas Governor also to comment on this. He made a statement saying this is going to be a very ma