At 1130 there will be voting whether to limit debate on the 2018 defense spending bill. Public funding runs out at midnight. Later the senate is expected to take up a six week extension. Live now to the floor of the senate. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, our lamp and light, we praise your holy name. Lord, you are our strength and shield, enabling us to be surefooted even when standing on mountain heights. Stay with our lawmakers, support them with your mighty hand, and keep their feet from slipping. Enable our senators to one day stand before your presence with great joy. Show them your greatness until the things of earth grow strangely dim in the light of your glory and grace. We pray in your majestic name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america,
Aden. We have an exclusive report. Protests in the Japanese Parliament over a plan to allow troops to fight overseas for the First Time Since world war ii. And caught on camera the moment mexicos most wanted drug barron fled from his cell to freedom. Hello there, well the Greek Parliament is bebaiting whether to pass reforms demanded by its creditors for another bailout. The Prime Minister will need opposition support because some of his own Coalition Members have refused to back the deal. Reporter this is a critical day for greece its politicians have the countrys immediate fate in their hands. On their agenda the opening salvo in yet another round of belt tightening for the greek people. More tax, higher retirement age, conditions set by europe if more money is to arrive. Rebels from the ruling party will vote against but the numbers are still in the Prime Ministers favor. His allies will say there is simply no choice. Translator there was no other option available in order to preven
Across the country on our 50 capitals tour. We recently stopped in annapolis maryland, asking folks whats the most important issue in their state. Hi. Im xena. I live in annapolis, in maryland, and i teach at sta Johns College where were filming now. And an issue that a lot of us in maryland are concerned with is our heritage, the heritage of slievry, and the heritage of the civil war. Im sure many of you heard, theres a statue of the justice who wrote the dread scott decision that was taken down in front of the state house. My real concern is how do we have conversations about our past . And here at st. Johns, we read frederick douglass. We read the dreadscott decision, speeches of lincoln, and try to have real conversations with one another about the issues and different points of view you might have on them. I suppose thats one of the things i care about most deeply, is how can we as americans, how can we as marylanders have real cobsations where everyone is respected and also some
Good morning and welcome to todays hearing that totality and i recognize myself for the Opening Statement and we need to finish the hearing before 1030 in the morning. We know we will be inspired by our Witnesses Today to harness the enthusiasm for the clips that we saw when people came together so my husband is a math teacher so he really is excited with whole generation of students that are interested and you translate that into a stem career were starting to hear from the Witnesses Today and now what will recognize the Ranking Member , the gentleman from california for his Opening Statement. The . . . Is exciting on august 21st i went to the Science Center in sacramento but was great is the number of kids that were out there with their glasses and amateur astronomers and that generation of scientists encouraging those to visit those hero scientist but she was one of the most enthusiastic people i have seen. The african have this enthusiasm and excitement i will keep my comments shor
Good morning. You all get a gold star for supervening the security in the building and being on time. We know there will be some stragglers but that is to be expected. I am jane harman, the president Wilson Center. I have to say it is hard to seem hopeful about the subject we will address after the past week. Hundreds were gunned down last night in las vegas. I do not think we know yet what the gunmans motives were. Two women were stabbed to death in front of the train station in marseille france by an asus isis sympathizer, and there seems to be an unprecedented disconnect between our secretary of state and president on the strategy to walk north korea back on threats of nuclear war. Vice president pence was here a few months ago, he is an old friend of mine from our congress days. He told us the president s strategy of America First does not mean america alone. At the Wilson Center, well hope Vice President pence is right. This is the fourth time ambassador and the Chicago Council ar