Ocean with four medical trained airman. They were able to reach the rebel heart and stabilize her cop digs, and needs to get back on land and into a hospital immediately. On saturday, the latest stage of the rescue effort is under way. A National Guard rescue ship is on route to the rebel heart to help with the medical care. A contingency plan is already in place. Helicopters will launch and fly over the location, hoist lyra and her familiar leave on to the hovering chopper to fly them to the nearest hospital more than a thousand miles away. Now no word has been sent back yet this the rebel heart on the condition, you can be sure well monitor the effort to save her. And on our website at news. Kron4. Com. First on kron4 two Convenience Store employees fight back after an armed robber enter the store. Mike shows us the Surveillance Video you saw on our morning news and how the clerks spoiled the robbery. Heart went pretty fast, i got butter flies in the stomach. Reporter its a routine s
Congress. We start this morning with president obama yesterday at fort hood at the Memorial Service there following the mass shooting last week. We want to hear from veterans role is the what government playing in your postwar transition . Ears is how we will divide the lines. Iraqi and afghanistan vets, call us at 20258538 80. Veterans of other wars, 2025853881. Conversationthis at facebook. Com cspan. Heres what president obama had to say yesterday in fort hood, talking about the countrys returning veterans. [video clip] we must honor the men by keeping our troops safe, not an open battle but here as well. We can never eliminate every risk, but as a nation, we can do more. To help counsel those with , to keepalth issues firearms out of the hands of those who are having such deep difficulties. Muste military, we do everything we can to spare others this pain. By doingonor these men more to care for our fellow americans living with until illness, civilian and military. Today four ameri
Lord, renew in them the joy of belonging to you as they yield their hearts to you in trust and love. May no duty be left undone and no constructive words be left unsaid. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our 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. Mr. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore the democratic leader. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to calendar number 345, s. 2199. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk motion to proceed to the consideration of s. 2199, a bill to amend the fair labor standards act of 1938, to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination, and so forth and for other purposes. Mr. Reid following my remarks and those of the republican leader the senate will be in morning business until 12 30 with the time equall
Resuming debate we left off yesterday. Let me try and give a summary of what this is all about. This is all about getting our fiscal house in order. This is all about prioritizing hardworking taxpayer dollars. This is all about doing in our generation what we need to do to make sure the next generation has a secure future, a debtfree future. So thats why we are bringing a budget to the floor and thats why we are making those difficult decision, and thats why we are advocating for these important reforms. In much of the 20th century, a lot of programs were created. A lot of laudable goals were established. But now in the 21st century, i think we have learned a thing or two about how we can better accomplish and abelieve some of these goals such as Retirement Security. Because the way these programs were designed nearly a generation ago, they are now going into bankruptcy in this generation. And if we allow that to happen, then we will pull out from underneath those who depend on these p
Were expecting a News Conference for the latest on the shooting at fort hood. Well bring that to you when it happens. Right now the Recovery Process goes on wher with people woundet fort hood. Four people are still hospitalized. Five have been discharged and another person should go home today. Texas governor rick perry visited fort hood today, and he urged americans to pray for those affected. There arent any easy answers for what occurred here. There is no way to stop the suffering that is occurring for those who have been caught in this senseless act of violence. Reporter heidi zhou castro. Tell us more about what weve learned about the gunman . Were getting a better history of the man. He was known as a quiet man and a family man with three childr children. Lopezs mother passed away of a sudden heart attack. Hhe said that lopez was able to go to his mothers funeral but he was upset because the army gave him a 48hour leave. In december his grandfather passed away as well. Fast forwa