Quorum call the presiding officer the majority whip. Mr. Cornyn madam president , i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cornyn madam president , now that the government is up and running again, we need to look ahead at what our legislative priorities should be. I cant speak for everybody, but i can speak for myself. My priorities are threefold. First we need to expedite Disaster Relief. In december the house passed an 81 billion Disaster Relief bill to address the disasters by Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Harvey and the wildfires out in the west. That has been sitting here since december and we need to act and act with dispatch. Everyone remembers Hurricane Harvey, we certainly do in texas, which pummeled us last august. It was last august. This is february. Most of the Media Attention in the months since has focused on the city of houston, which quite literally, was torn apart. They had more than 50 inches of rain fal
Relief efforts is crucial. In fact Big Companies are stepping up as well Like American Airlines which sent a plane packed with basic necessities to san juan from philadelphia today and our Chris Oconnell was on that flight with hundreds of passengers anxious to get home but scared about what theyd see. Reporter as dawn broke across the tarmac at Philadelphia International airport, inner loop airlines crews loaded thousands of pounds of precious cargo on board about the biggest plane the company flies out of philadelphia. We realize its important to get supplies and our folks in and out of san juan. We have a bunch of about 19,000 pounds worth of cargo items including relief items and much needed supplies to get down to san juan. Reporter this flight isnt just about getting much needed generators, food, water, diapers and alike to the us territory. Its also about relief of a different kind. The relief of seeing your family face to face after tragedy strikes. I want to see my wife is the
Incredible, a man hanging from a window. Im here to help you, please. Grab my leg. He wanted to die until a local cop grabbed his hand, then he want to do live. I got you. I dont want to die. And someone heard a bank. Passengers ran stuck for hours. Septa shut down right at rush hour. Now, fox 29 news at 10 00. The evening commute got real for train riders to night all because of one panicked moment. Thank you for joining us at 10 00 im lucy noland. Im iain page. Trains are running again. No delays have top two hours tonight a big hassle stemming from power failure. Brad sattin is live at 30th street station. What a mess, brad. Reporter guys, Train Service is still backed up at this hour. Still hours after all of this happened. This played out around 5 30 tonight. It started with couple loud banks and a flash someone then yelled fire and that led to shear panic it turns out there was no fire but this could have ended so much worse. Septa says it was breaker on the train running the Pao
Mindful meditation the breathing, the movements, small, subtle or more involved all techniques that any and everybody can benefit from. One way or the other. Inhale. Reporter Einstein Medical Center offers spiritual care and mindfulness to all its patients and employees. Its definitely like mind, body, soul. Rising and passin passing. Lakeesha murray has only been at it for few weeks and already she feels benefits at home and working with patients. I feel more flexible. My sleep pattern has improved like im not as restless. Ive been going to bed earlier. Reporter all that she says from simple breathing techniques throughout her day. Absolutely more than breathinbreathing. Theres Health Benefits ranging from helping us with stress, anxiety, depression. A whole host of coping with physical illnesses, cancer, irritable bowel, psoriasis. The range is really broad. Reporter einstein spiritual care and mindfulness director laura romano says no, it wont stop stress from coming and it wont shu
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