Vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or to change their vote . If not, the ayes are 96, the nays are zero. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table. The president will be immediately notified of the senates action. The senate will be in order. The senate will be in order. The majority leader. The senate will be in order. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President , i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i understand the senate has received a message from the house to accompany s. 139. The presiding officer the majority leader is correct. Mr. Mcconnell i move that the chair lay before the senate the message to accompany s. 139, and i ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. The presiding off
Times to talk about the lives and the identities and the legacies of the people who have lost their lives to gun violence and the families that are there to remember them, and, you know, i remember so profoundly the massacre at newtown. Senator murphy brought photographs of all of the victims, their families, told their stories at length on this senate floor. As weeks and months persisted here in the United States senate, and no action was taken to do commonsense things to make access to these weapons more difficult, the senator from connecticut started coming to the floor and talking about some of the people that we dont read about because the media doesnt rush to the scene when somebody dies in a driveby shooting or in a place that doesnt garner the attention, the spotlight like the massacre and tragedy in orlando has garnered by the national media. So i i thank the gentleman from connecticut for his perseverance, and i am just so proud to join him this afternoon in this insistence f
It will be the worst feels like day of the summer out there. Lets see where we start off this morning. We have temperatures for the most part in the 70s and low 80s. 83 is our normal high for today. 77 right now in the hampton. Its 73 in andover. 81 in central park. Looking really good out there right now. We have winds out of the southwest. Nay are pumping in the heat and enhanced humidity for toda mid70s. This is nearly unprecedented. These are incredibly high dew point levels. The higher the dew point the more uncomfortable it feels out there. When we get into the mid70s, it is oppress i. That is what you can expect for today. We have that excess excessive heat warning. 105 to 110 degrees for the majority of us. Noon, its 90. By 3 00 this afternoon, 95. Well feel like 107. Afternoon and evening, some showers and storms are again possible. We could have some severe weather. Back to you. As the city is under an excessive heat warning, hundreds of people are without power this morning.
Almost 24 hours. They just got their power back thank goodness. At least been an excessive heat warning for all five boroughs. The tristate area, and officials warning people to stay indoors. Reporter the water and cooling bus brought in today after a resident says she backup generator is providing cooling in the common areas. Reporter the mayor responding from the office of Emergency Management where city officials sent out a warning about the heat. Reporter more than 500 cooling centers open for those those at home, city Officials Say keep thermostats at 78 degrees. No airconditioning on the platform only on the trains. You in are traveling on the buses or subway, make sure youre hydrated. Bring water with you, et cetera. Do what people are doing cool its super humid. Really thick hard to breathe. Check on the elderly neighbors because a lot of the elderly people keep their air conditioners on. We are following this breaking developing from dutchess county. Weatherrelated. A Lightnin
Shaina kccis Laura Terrell has the henry familys first interview since the tragedy. We were in the car and she was just talking to me like normal, telling me that she loved her presents and that she was so excited to see her family. Laura it was around 10 00 a. M. Christmas day when a drive to grandma and grandpas house turned into a fiery crash. I saw the jeep coming at us. I was just waiting for it to go back to its lane. It just never did. Laura iowa state patrol says 20yearold ruth tomlinsons jeep crossed the center line on a county road near fort dodge and hit all 5 members of the henry family head on. As soon as i opened up the door, i knew that something was terribly wrong. Laura 6yearold payton suffered a broken neck and bleeding on her brain. Her family says her body gave out after a day on life support. She was there. She was there and then shes gone. Her sister and her were very close. And now she tells me everyday that she misses her. Laura 3yearold hayley has broken bones