Vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the ayes are 57, the 67, the nays are 32, and the bill is as amend, is passed. Mr. Cardin madam president . The presiding officer the senator from maryland. Mr. Cardin i move to reconsider. And lay on the table. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cardin madam president . The presiding officer the senator prosecute maryland. Mr. Cardin i would ask consent to speak as if in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cardin madam president the presiding officer the senate will come to order. Mr. Cardin madam president , on tuesday evening, president obama in his state of the Union Address made the point that america must be the land of opportunity for all, and he acknowledged, quite frankly, that for many families in this country, the American Dream is just that a dream. And many families have lost hope that their children or grandchildren will be a
Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, this morning a slow moving unpredictable and deadly winterlike storm system is making its way through the southwest, with freezing rain, sleet and temperatures in some areas that are 30 degrees below normal. Winter storm warnings, weather advisories posted in new mexico, texas, oklahoma and arkansas. At least eight deaths are blamed on the Severe Weather and the storm threatens to make a mess of thanksgiving travel. Marlie hall is in new york with more. Good morning, marlie. Good morning, annemarie. The storm began late last week in southern california. Today it continues its trek south and east. Airport delays are likely in atlanta, charlotte and jacksonville, but the storm isnt done with the southwest yet. Snow and ice have made for a dangerous and difficult travel. You cant really do much of anything here. You cant even walk. The streets are so slippery. Reporter in midland, texas, a thin coat of ice covers just about ever
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[ bell tolling ] for the next hour well hear from family members because they want a voice and we want to give it to them, a voice to tell us about their children and how wonderful they were and how special they were and we dont want to focus just on how they died but how they lived and the lives they touched and they touch so many lives. Well hear from the Mcdonald Family that graciously invited me into their home to tell me about their bright and talented 7yearold daughter grace. Graces funeral was today. There were also funerals for olivia and dylan and mary and rachel. We will remember them. Dylan hockley moved here two years ago. He was six years old. A special needs child, they chose this community for the reputation of the sandy hook elementary school. He thrived due in part to his teacher that worked with him oneonone. The hockleys kept a photo of her on their kitchen fridge and dylan would point at it every day. On friday he died in her arms as she tried to shield him with her
Little girls, the 8 little boys, and the 6 dedicated women who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School one week ago. Today, here in newtown, at 9 30 in the morning, bells rang out for each of the people whose lives were lost, mothers and daughters, sons and nieces and nephews. We remember them all. [ bell tolling ] for the next hour, well hear from family members because they want a voice, and we want to give to them. A voice to tell us about their children, how special they were, the lives they lived. We dont want to just focus on how they die. We want to focus on how they lived and the lives they touched and they have touched so many lives. Well hear from the Mcdonnell Family who graciously invited us into their home to tell us about their bright, talented 7yearold daughter grace. Grace was laid to rest today. Her funeral today. There were also funerals for olivia and for dylan and for mary and for rachel. We remember them all. Dylan hockley moved to newtown from england just two years