The vote 11 40 eastern, a final vote around 1 30 this afternoon. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The chaplain lord god, in these difficult and challenging times, remind us that the earth belongs to you, and you have not abandoned it unite us with the understanding that you are our father, and we are all members of the human family. We pray for all who have been impacted by the pain of this us to crisis season. Use our senators to make the weak strong, the sick healthy, and the broken whole. Lord, surround those who have been shaken by anguish with your divine presence and peace. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. 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 communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , jun
And heres what made this so chilling. Costumes. The cowboy and the penguin, everybody is dressed as everybody else. Cowboy, penguin, costume killer . Sounds like something ripped from the pages of stephen king. A halloween crime that sends sheriffs down your spine. I was terrified something had happened. I didnt know what. Im lester holt, and welcome to dateline dont watch this one alone. Narrator its the one time when everyone pretends to be someone else. When being two faced is part of the deal. When theres a feeling when the rules dont apply. And during those moonlight hours, which all have license to eat, drink and be scary. Its a coast to coast alcohol fueled party. And nowhere is that more true than in the rough rider state of north dakota. But in october of 2007, several lives would collide under that halloween moon. And at least one person may have used a costume to try to hide his true identity, a murder. That weekend before halloween heather and joel were putting on costumes
Just lying there. Couldnt feel a pulse. The young dad engaged to be married dead on the ground. They determined that it was a murder. Heres what made this mystery so chilling. Possible suspects were all in costume. The cowboy and the penguin, everybody is dressed as somebody else. How are you going to be able to identify people . Cowboy, penguin, costumed killer. Sounds like something ripped from the pages of stephen king. But in this case, the horror was real. We had this piece of a costume, we didnt know what it was. A halloween crime that will send shivers down your spine. I was terrified. Something had happened. I didnt know what. Hello. Welcome to dateline. Just days before halloween, Joel Lovelien and his fiancee, Heather Eastling headed to a local bar with partygoers. The night took a horrific turn when joel stepped outside and walked into a troubling mystery. In a case filled with unknown, one thing was certain. A man was dead. Police rounded up several potential suspects but h
Found him, hes lying there and i couldnt feel a pulse. The young dad, engaged to be married, dead on the ground. They determined that it was a murder. And here is what made this mystery so chilling. The possible suspects were all in costume. The cattle boy and the penguin, everybody is dressed as somebody else. How are you going to be able to identify people in . Cowboy . Penguin . Costumed killer . Sounds like something ripped from the pages of stephen king. But in this case the horror was real. We had this piece of a costume. We didnt know what it was. A halloween crime that will send shivers down your spine. I was terrified. Something had happened. I didnt know what. Hello and welcome to dateline. Just days before halloween Joel Lovelien and his fiance, Heather Eastling, headed to a local bar packed with costumeclad partygoers, but the night took a horrific turn when joel stepped outside and walked into a troubling mystery. In a case filled with unknowns, one thing was certain, a ma
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