The funds reinstate the evictions to prevent even bigger housing crisis . Mr. Speaker. The senate is grappling back into session and we continue to watch for ministers just need time at cspan. Org. Now live to the senate floor here on cspan2. Mr. Lankford mr. President. I have three requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. The presiding officer duly noted. Mr. Lankford mr. President , we are once again in a conversation about freedom of religion and the free exercise of religion and what that means. There is simply i would argue that it means the ability to have any faith, to have no faith at all, change your faith, and to be able to live it out. The ability to have a faith as a part of who we are. Its our most precious possession within us. Its not that. If its something less than that, the free exercise of religion has limitations on it, then its simply the freedom to worship or to have a name fa
But our winter warm up, will continue. Today is wednesday, january 10th, good morning, im jim donovan. Im rahel solomon. Katie and meisha are getting us out the door. Good morning, guys. Happy hump day we are looking outside, everything is looking okay, slick, we were talking about this all morning , it was on my commute and we have an accident out there. It is, a few minutes ago, half an hour ago, we have had no accident. I jinked it again. Yeah, yeah. You just to have worry about that refreeze that take place from yesterday it felt down right balmy outside would i say by comparison to what we have been facing as ovulate but we will have it basically the exact same story taking place here where we will eventually hit the 40s, which is going to help, to continue that, thaw, that will take place, but for now, overnight, we will lose the heat from the having the chance to build up from the day before, it goes right up to the atmosphere under generally clear sky and that means temperature
Reports in cedar rapids this month monthand pushes the citys total so far this year to 95. This time last year there were 96 reports of shots fired. That comparesto only 56 in 2013. The police depepment says the term shots fired doesnt necessarily mean there is a shooting victim. But it usually includes discovery of shell casings or property damage. People across the country and ththcorridor corridortomorrow will be walking to honor victims of gun violence. Socalled orange walks will mark the 3rd anniversary of the Sandy Hook School massacre that left 20 Elementary Students and 6 Staff Members dead. Here in the corridor theres a walk in iowa city starting at 10 am at the iowa city public library. A walk in cedar rapids will start at noon outside first lutheran churur. Cclapping . Clapping . Right now, the Cedar Rapids Police department has of the rapids rrional Police Academy y aduated today at Veterans Memorial coliseum. The recruits started their 17weeks of training back in august. T
Veterans in cedar rapids say theres new hope tonight, and it comes in the form of a new home thats being built just for them. Today, Patriot Place s introduced to the community. Mayor nats for all of our veterans that are here today and those that arent, welcome home 18. 21. 24. 17inside the Veterans Memorial building, a small group gathered to hearar about a big opportunity for cedar rapids veterans. Nat pop of kelly at podium Kelly Ridenour founded the nonprofit healing our heroes and says she quickly realized one of t t wounds needed immediate attention. Once i got started on the work that i was doing, the housing need in the community was brought to my attention 18. 37. 02. 21 because of the veterans i was working with, so incidentally the very first veteran i ever worked with, wawaliving in his truck at the time 18. 37. 09. 9. The wife, veterans says, her dream is finally being realized, in Patriot Place. nat pop clapping . the 9million dollar facility is specifically for veterans
And even a few low 60s are possible this is the warmest day, plus we have some rain in the forecast. Ill have that for you in a few minutes. Breaking news this morning. A man walks into an eastern iowa restaarant after bbing stabbed. Waterloo police arent sure where the stabbing happened. They learned about it after the victim walked into the perkins restaurant on University Avenue shortly after two this morning. The victim m s taken to allen hospital. Police are not sure of his condition at the time. Continuing coverage this morving. A Baltimore Police officer takes the officer is the first of six to go to trial in connection with freddie grays death. Andrew spencer has the latest. Officer William Porter testified that he knew freddie gray from his patrols of the west baltimore neighborhood. He said, quouoe, freddie lawyers asked if he was sorry gray had died, porter responded, absolutely. Gray died in april, aaweek after officers put him in the lt. During the ride, somehoo, gray suff