Understanding that a businessman would have when hes about to the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, ms. Verna teller, southern tiwa, pueblo of isleta, new mexico. The chaplain o creator and great mother, having asked and received your permission to invoke your blessings today to all directions, to the east, north, west, south and the center we thank you for the life you give to all your children, the two legged ones, the four legged, those who live in the waters and those who watch over us from the skies above. Sacred pollen, sacred earth mother, sacred water that man fests your desires, o creator and great mother, we thank them for the nourishment they give us equally with no regard to race, color, or creed. Creator and great mother, bless those standing before you who carry a sacred trust to all of us who inhabit turtle island, our homeland, and i pray today that you will give them the wisdom and the courage to carry out their sacre
Mr. Poe mr. Speaker, i move to brulls and pass s. 534, the suspend the rules and pass s. 534, the protecting young victims from sexual abuse and safe sport authorization act of 2017, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk senate 534, a bill to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes by requiring the prompt reporting of sexual abuse to Law Enforcement authorities, and or other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. Poe, and the gentlewoman from texas, ms. Jackson lee, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. Mr. Poe mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and , include ir remarks extraneous materials on s. 534, currently under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Poe thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield myself five minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is
Sanders search. Plus ten years after katrina. New orleans is a changed city, schools are dramatically different. And standing up. Our conversation with ba barry cremens. The focus of a new film. We begin this hours in northeast china where there have been a series of horrific and deadly explosions captured on television. In the city of tinejen, a blast in a warehouse that was home to dangerous and volatile chemicals. At least 32 are listed in Critical Condition and up to 30 other have been injured. Explosion shattered windows and knocked off doors from several areas in the city. First blast happened Late Wednesday night a warehouse shipping container. Adrian brown reports from nearby beijing. This was a Major Incident and it is continuing. According to local authorities, the force of the first blast quamed morequaled more than 310f tnt and the second more than 20 tons of tnt. Some residents said they felt it was like an earthquake. As many as 300 have been taken to hospital. There have
At the colorado. We go to the heart of the operation at the Colorado Gold mine. Good morning to you, this is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im jonathan betz. The search for survivors temporarily stopped this morning in china after a massive warehouse explosion. Authorities are now concerned about toxic chemicals leaking on site. At least 44 people are dead, more than 500 others were hurt when two blasts erupted at the port justified outside beijing where women kelsey and gases are stored. These are images that the blast occurred and then the immediate aftermath. The fireball could be seen from space. This is what it looks like this morning, plumes of smoke in the port city and debris everywhere. Authorities say the death toll is expected to rise. Adrien brown has more. This is close to the epicenter of wednesday nights debt nation. People say what happened was like an earthquake and in fact, everywhere you look, you feel youre looking at the aftermath of an earthquake. The
You are watching Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im john than betz. Chinese officials are now saying they have detected poisonous and harmful chemicals in the air where a warehouse exploded late last night, so big it could be seen from space. The building stored chemicals and gases. At least 50 people are dead, 12 firemen. Another 36 firefighters are still missing. Adrian brown talked to some survivors. Reporter the heart of one of chinas most important economic hubs, torn apart by multiple blasts. Fires burned throughout the night. There were further explosions on thursday afternoon. As a pool of toxic smoke billowed across the city. With local people concerned, not for the first time, about the air they are now breathing. Translator were very worried, very worried about what chemical is in the air. Were worried it might be toxic and could be harmful in the future. Reporter close to the epicenter of the explosions, the scale of the destruction is difficult for dazed surviv