Bnsf. Support also comes from Carnegie Corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what Andrew Carnegie called real and permanent good. Celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And friends of the newshour. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a gunman at a school, mass casualties, and emergency crews the scene was eerily familiar and, once again, horrifying. This time, tragedy struck at a grade school in a small connecticut town. 20 of the 27 dead are children. We begin our coverage with president obamas emotional address to the nation this afternoon. Weve endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. And each time i learn the news, i react not as a president but as anybody else would, as a parent. And that was especially true today. I know theres not a paren
The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, clothed with honor and majesty, you make the clouds your chariot and walk upon the wind. You cause the earth to yield its harvest and send blessings to those who fear you. Guide our lawmakers today to fulfill your purposes. Enable them to see the stamp of your image in each person they serve, realizing that when they lift the marginalized, they labor for you. Use them to bring order out of chaos, as you keep them on the road of integrity. Reward their diligence with your bountiful blessings. We pray in your great name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the 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 the clerk will read a communi
Challenges beginning with the siri feature on iphones. Heres the forecast for today. Reporter too slow and undependable at times. Then there is maps. Skewered by users. It has gotten better, about many regard googles new app as being superior. Cook has yet to deliver his own breakthrough product. And with competitors like samsung setting their own sales records, cook now face his real test of leadership. Dan simon, cnn, san francisco. That does it for me. Poppy harlow is next in the cnn newsroom. Take it away. Its one of the most controversial issues in america. And why this hour president obama announces his plan on Immigration Reform. Im poppy harlow. Roll it. Death defying and terrifying. Why a tragic accident at the x games is raising eyebrows about the sport of extremes. Plus this 13hour procedure was performed by a team of 16 plastic orthopedic and microvascular surgeons. A war vet becomes the seventh person in the country to have his arms replaced. And Hillary Clintons exit inte
To gather the end of this week. May they, with those who accompany them, travel safely and meet in peace. Bless also the Majority Party as they will be returning to their constituencies. Give them hearts and ears to listen well, to all those whom they represent. May the power of your truth and our faith in your providence give them all the confidence they must have to do the good work required for service to our nation. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 e journal stands approved. For what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island rise . Mr. Cicilline mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker the question ois on agreeing to the speaker the question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those in favor say
Let people make wellinformed decisions as to what they are comfortable with. That is what we need to do. We need to focus on the mission and stick to the facts. One last quick question. Those of us who support and have worked with both the fort meade dhs havethe [inaudible] in roles in missions related to the cyber arena. What is the partnership you have in place or are putting in place . For me, im very fortunate. I partner with a cabinet secretary who i have worked with before in my career. Jeh wille fact that just pick up the phone, and rogers will pick up the phone and talk to secretary johnson about, we need to do this or that. Regularly. E meet we talked to our teams about what we need to do to create stronger partnerships. What i have argued is that nsa and u. S. Cyber command have great capabilities, but we have got to do this in a partnership with others. Government, our biggest partners are the dhs and fbi. That is the way it is going to be. Thats what we need to do. I am not