Students and staff in parkland, florida. Today also marks the moment we resulted do something about School Violence. Left and right determined to lay aside their differences and Work Together to prevent future tragedy. To keep children safe from harm, there is no panacea. Its time to focus on what can be done. Solutions on the state level including amounts state of utah can help show us the way forward. Working in the realm of the possible, utah state legislators when i was in salt lake last week i learned firsthand about the safe utah smart phone at. And tip line is a statewide service that provides realtime crisis intervention. And confidential tip program. Licensed clinicians from the university at the university of health respond to incoming chats, text and calls 24 7 are for crisisupporting council, suicide prevention, and referral services. In Safe Utah Program collaboration with the university neuropsychiatric institute, the Utah State Office of education and the utah office of
Today marks nearly two weeks since the murder of 17 students and staff in parkland, florida. Today also marks the moment that we resolve to do something about School Violence. May it mark the moment that both left and right determine to lay aside their differences and Work Together to prevent future tragedies. To keep our children safe from harm, theres no panacea, no one legislative solution and it disheartens me when i hear talk about what cant be done. Its time to focus on what can be done. Fortunately solutions than state level, glueing my home state of utah, can help show us the way forward. Working in the realm of the possible, utah state legislators have coming to to forge Bipartisan Solutions to stop School Violence. When i was in sal lake last week i western first hand about the safe utah smartphone app. The safeit crisis tex and tip line is a statewide service that provides realtime crisis intervention to youth through texting and in confidential tips program. Licensed clinic
Deliver them from jealousy, from those who hate the upright and surround them with the shield of your divine favor. Give them the wisdom to find Common Ground in order to accomplish the best for our nation and world. Remind them that righteousness elevates a nation but sin destroys. Prepare their hearts and minds for all of the challenges they will face in the days to come. We pray in your merciful name. And, lord, today, we thank you for the legacy of our nations first president , george washington. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer under the previous order, the leadership time is resoiched. Morning business is closed. Pursuant to the order of the senate of january 24, 1901, as amended by the order of
Storm team 8 meteorologist Ed Bloodsworth joins us live. This storm completely different than 40 hours ago. Even just 24 hours ago. It is now a category 4 storm going through what we call a rapid intensification cycle. This is the 5 00 p. M. Advisory. Maximum sustained winds at 140 miles per hour. Make thanksgiving a strong category 4 storm. The movement west southwest now at 9 miles per hour. And pressure at 9 49. The pressure continues to fall. When that number goes down, your winds typically go up. There is the latest flight going out. They just dropped their instrumentation reporting a 78 mileperhour wind but they are not at the eye at this time here. Were likely to see higher readings in the next few hours. Hurricane center keeping it a category 4 storm through saturday. Then its expected to weaken but still maintain status as a strong category 3 storm as it approaches jamaica. From there, it rolls off to the north as a category 2 storm entering the bahamas and the kind of uncerta
Happen until the first part of the year. Some of them wou some of them would take place many february, some in march. But what would happen this question was asked by one of our fine senators, senator fischer from nebraska. She said, now, what would happen right now at the he happened of thiend of thisyear, december 31 . What provisions would we lose if we dont pass this bill . And the answer is there are several of them but ill just highlight a few of them here. One would be the session bonus for new officers in critical skills, the incentive bonus for conversion to military occupation specialty to ease personnel shortages. Those of us whove been in the military, thats called the mosss. The incentive bonuses for transfer between armed forces, someone whos transferred from one area to the other has the we have the obligation of paying those expenses or bonuses. We wouldnt be able to do it. Aviation officer retention. I mentioned a minute ago some of the what, onethird of the combat . O