Movie before. There is no need for a sequel. I regret having to say that, but i do believe mr. Wehrum is not the right fit for this position today any more than he was a dozen years ago. And i encourage my colleagues to vote no on his nomination to serve as e. P. A. s assistant administrator for air, and i reserve the balance of my time. Now, mr. President , i note the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call mr. Strange mr. President , are we in a quorum call, sir . The presiding officer we are. Mr. Kennedy i ask that the quorum call be suspended, mr. President. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Kennedy mr. President , this saturday is veterans day, a day we honor the brave women and brave men who served in the great defense of this nation. We need to take a moment to reflect on the freedoms that we enjoy every day as american citizens. We need to take that moment to thank those who devoted their lives to serve and protect the gre
Minutes as announced in the psa past few complete a speaker card and present it to the executive assistant. Speaker cards will not be accepted if an item is already before the board presentation to the board of education. And according to the board rules and procedures speaker cards will not be accepted for an item before the board and item two superintendants report. Thank you president walton im going to give a slightly longer report than most meetings i have a few different tops to touch on to first one i want to say to provide some Additional Information about the delay in our round one assignment letters that took place unfortunately over the past few dizzy want to provide an update for families who submitted application by january 13th of this year that was the round one deadline sfusd School Assignment so unfortunately, the assignment letters were scheduled to go but on friday march 17 experienced a delay we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience families are counting on this
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Syria can become a reality. And keeping old cultures alive, why schools in zimbabwe are teaching children to play this traditional instrument. Reporter and ill be here with all of the days sport, including the prince requests a secret president ial election be suspended with the vote just days away. We begin the news hour with the continuing refugee crisis in europe. More than a hundred thousand refugees and migrants have already arrived on european shores this year alone. Most of these, 97,000 people landed on the greek islands while more than 7,000 crossed to italy. More than 400 lost their lives so far this year mainly on the sea crossing from the Turkish Coast to the greek islands. Meanwhile, afghan refugees remain stranded at barbed wire fences. The macedonians imposed restrictions on afghans entering their territory, while allowing people there syria and iraq to pass through. Those refused entry have been staging a sitin on the border. Reporter only iraqi and syrian nationals are