Will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion. We, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of troy d. Edgar of california to be chief Financial Officer of the department of Homeland Security, signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of troy d. Edgar of california to be chief Financial Officer of the department of Homeland Security shall be brought to a close. The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 62, the nays are 31. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, department of
New years eve im Frances Rivera im cori coffin we begin with breaking new urge. Wildfires rage in some of the countrys most populated arease witnessed massive flames creating columns of smoke over 8 miles high the columns are generating their own weather. Now authorities also say at least four people are missing and a firefighter was killed when extreme winds flipped his truck. Its the third firefighter death there in two weeks the major concern now is for the roughly 4,000 people who are trapped by the flames along the coast. Many of them fleeing to boats for safety take a look here at this video its just w50iild to see there are reports that there may have been they have been told to jump into the water if the firee engh and if fire authorities sound their sirens thats the dire situation theyre dealing with now in australia. Lets turn now to texas where an emotional vigil took place overnight. A community continues to mourn near fort worth after two churchgoers were killed when a gun
When we were running. Why . Like why do people do this . The death toll, rising communities locked down overnight. Police urgently searching overnight for a person of interest with military experience. Police saying he has a history of Mental Health struggles. The surveillance images and other clues in this case. And what witnesses are revealing and our experts, including former fbi agents, weigh in on this special edition of america. This morning. From abc news in new york. This is america this morning. Good thursday morning, everyone. Im andrew dymburt. And im rhiannon ally. We want to begin with the Mass Shootings in maine at two locations, police overnight searching for a person of interest believed to be armed and dangerous. At least 20 people have been killed, dozens of people are injured. All of this unfolding in the small city of lewiston, maine, a college town. The first shooting scene, a childrens event at a Bowling Alley. And in recent hours, police have revealed several new
[ banging gavel ] this hearing will come to order. Good morning. We are meeting today to consider the nomination of kirstjen m. Nielsen to be the next secretary of the United States in Homeland Security. I want to thank her, her family. Our senators making introductions later on. I certainly want to call out mrs. Karen kelly, general kellys wife. Shes here also. Showing her support for the nominee. And i know ms. Nielsen will introduce her family in her Opening Statement. Americas facing enormous challenges. Our National Debt exceeds 20 trillion and theres no serious effort being made by either party to significantly reduce the 30year projected deficits that are currently expected to exceed over 100 trillion. Our enemies are on the rise. Russia continues to destabilize its neighbors and is partnering with iran to increase both countries influence in the middle east. The Iranian Nuclear agreement did modify irans behavior. For the worse. North Korea Remains determined to develop the cap
Hearing comes a month after the us air force admitted a clerical error that allowed a former airman who shot 26 people at a church in Sutherland Springs, texas, to buy a gun despite a Domestic Violence conviction in 2012. The Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing runs a little over three hours. [inaudible conversations] good morning everybody. Thank you for attending todays hearing. We gather here today in the wake of violent acts by evil man in las vegas and Sutherland Springs. Those two places get all the attention but there is lesser number of people dying in other places as well. Today, with the help of our witnesses, we hope to learn more about how those tragedies might have been prevented. And we will discuss various proposals on preventing similar tragedies in the future. Before october 1, 2017, few americans know what a bump stock was. Then, a shooter used bump stock to fire more than 1100 rounds into a crowd attending a Country Music concert. The shooting lasted only 10 minutes.