Lord, were grateful that though wrong seems strong, you continue to rule. Fill our lawmakers with reverence and trust in your prevailing providence. May that reverential awe keep them on the path of courage, integrity, and wisdom. Lord, remind them that you have invited them to seek and discover your might. You declared in psalm 50 15 call me in the day of trouble, and i will deliver you. We praise 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. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley one minute for morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley the house of representatives has passed a bill thats kind of like a onesizefitsall for elections. That everything ought to be run out o
Saturday 20th january. Also this morning. British tourists injamaicas montego bay are warned to stay in their resorts, as violence on the streets leads to a state of emergency. A bespoke brexit trade deal is on the cards insists french president Emmanuel Macron but he warns access to the Single Market will come at a price. You cannot by definition have the full access to the Single Market if you dont tick the box. Pope francis sounds a stark warning about the future of the amazon while on a visit to peru, criticising big business for exploiting the region. In sport, they may have won the Australian Open title just two years ago. Butjamie murray and bruno soares are out of the doubles, beaten in the second round as their slump in form continues. And philip has the weather. Good morning, it is a damp start to the weekend for Northern Ireland, parts of england and wales, it is brighterfurther north, parts of england and wales, it is brighter further north, but still some wintry showers to
Washington journal continues. Joined by tomow martin, president and ceo of the American Forest Foundation and he is here to discuss the role of the federal government in wildlife management. Thank you for joining us. Guest thank you kimberly, it is great to be here. Host remind our viewers what the American Forest Foundation is. Guest we are a conversation a Conservation Group and we work with family and public course cornerstones, helping to reap the benefits of that. Host we have been talking about wildfires. What is the status . Guest at this point in the season it is in the west. Earlier in the year it was in the south. 12,005 hundred square miles, almost 8 million acres have burned already this year. Winterthis wonderful where we were sitting there, going all this rain, this will be terrific, maybe the drought is broken. Then this hot summer has brought back wildfires with a vengeance. Host the Washington Post today has more on that. Wildfires season, have burned through nine stat
Mike nicco bringing us quiet days. A little less tomorrow and the storm door opens and will stay open starting wednesday. We have fog to deal with. Santa rosa, fairfield and the san ramon valley, the fog is going to move to the east as we go throughout the morning. The flags on the Ferry Building show that. It is dleclear around the bay a San Francisco. Black ice is possible through the san ramon valley. Sunshine this afternoon. How is the commute or lack thereof . Lack thereof is accurate, yeah. Light out there this morning. Lets look at the east shore freeway. Westbound 80 from Golden Gate Fields to San Francisco, 15 minute drive. No problems there. No delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. Look at the richmondsan rafael bridge. One car driving through the tolls. Well come back and look, there is some flooding on highway 37. Well check that out in the next report. Sue, thank you. The list of Congressional Democrats who will not be attending this weeks president ial inauguration is cont
The scoop. It just sits there. Miami heat star dwyane wade goes in for a layup less than a minute left in overtime. But then this happens. The heartstopping moment and the call that came next. Good morning, america. Never a good time for that to happen, especially when its in o. T. Like that. It just sat there and so the ref said, okay, jump ball, and the heat end up winning in o. T. Tying that series at 22. It was amazing. Both teams just sat there. Like, what do we do . They want a call. A lot more on that coming up. But we are going to begin with that tornado emergency. Deadly twisters tear through the center of the country destroying everything in their path. Look at that one in oklahoma right there. People are posting photos of the damage on social media. You see some of that and abcs Kayna Whitworth is on the scene in wynnewood, oklahoma, with the latest. Good morning, kayna. Reporter george, good morning. The damage here is extensive. Look at this home, theres nothing left of it