the great capitol on the hill has been the home of congress since the year 1800. here the congress of the united states assembles to make the nation s laws. congress approved the 19th amendment which provided for the voting rights of women. speaker gillette of the house signed the bill december 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. serving their country and the cause of freedom to help other nations strengthen their independence and cure the social chaos in which communism has always thrived. it is wrong, deadly wrong to deny any of your fellow americans the right to vote in this country. [ applause ] in the eyes of many in the world, this every four years ceremony we accept as normal is nothing less than a miracle. members of congress, the president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] the issue of health care. i am not the first president to take up this cause, but i am determined to be the last. [ cheers and applause ] together we will
residents of sanibel island today will be able to return to see what is left of their homes. residents have to access that barrier island now by boat. it remains cut off from the mainland. ian ripped apart a causeway. cnn s layla santiago just arrived a few moments ago and is able to file this report. reporter: this is west gulf drive, one of the main streets here on sanibel island. it s also a place where the residents tell me was the worst hit. this is now a street that s lined with debris. can you see straight into homes and see personal belongings everywhere. you also have part of a roof that is sitting on the side of the street. to make the point of exactly how powerful this storm was, residents tell me that this was actually across the street. now you can see straight in what was once a kitchen, a family room, no longer here. the equipment and refrigerator now partially on the the door. not much left to be salvaged. i believe we have leyla you want live. what more a
vote. is there could be a mad dash scramble and nominate ago speaker and eight candidates seeking to acquire the gavel of this hour and watching that closely and updates as soon as we get them live from the hill. meanwhile, from the middle east, it is day 18 of israel at war and idf cranked up air strikes against hamas targets in gaza overnight. israel still deciding on major ground offenses or keep the jewish state s powder dry. at least for now. good morning. we await for more action on that i m bill hemmer live in new york. big couple of hours here, dana. did i recollects i m dana pree no and this dana perino and this is mesh s news room. at this hour, a very large group of israeli supporters are gathering outside united nations chanting bring them home ahead of a 10:00 a.m. hearing. amber: let s get to it. best of my recollections apologies, we ll try to get the audio in there a bit. did i recollects president biden will not consider a cease-fire till all hostages kidna