Families and lets finally give americans access to paid leave. I urge my colleagues to join me in this fight and pass the family act. I now would like to yield the floor to my colleague who is also going to speak about why this is good for america. Ms. Duckworth mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from illinois. Ms. Duckworth thank you, mr. President. I want to thank my colleague from new york on the floor today for her leadership in this very important issue. Im here to help discuss one of the most pressing issues facing American Families all across the country, our nations outdated family leave policies. About two weeks ago i announced i am expecting a baby girl in april. The support since my announcement has been overwhelming. I received so many congratulations and lots of questions about my daughter to be. And i was also asked how i expect to handle having a newborn and 3yearold as i continue my work here in the United States senate. I know these questions come from a
And im raj mathai. We want to start with key updates from the fire lines. 1,000 acres burned and only 5 contained. This is loaning along the loa u loma ridge. We were the first to bring you this fire live on the air this evening. We have multiple crewess on the story. Here we go again, another dry year, another fire. Reporter fred edgers is no stranger to wild fires. My basic plan is to protects my family and my land. Ill be the last one to leave if need to. Reporter a fire scarring about a thousand acres. Smoke and flames visible for miles. Well, we watch and watch the news and wait for phone calls if they want us to evacuate. Reporter we showed you live as it was happening, a d. C. 10 tanker dropping retardant and choppers dropping water from nearby reservoirs. Theyre battling multiple challenges. Travel distance are long, the vegetation is very dry. Reporter at least one home has burned and wide reach Evacuation Order put into place and its threatening tv and radio towers. Still, Pu