and voting whether to make chris magnus the next commission of u.s. customs and border.plain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. o lord our god, you are robed with honor and majesty. today, guide our lawmakers in their work, enabling them to be your messengers of unity and hope. lord, make them productive servants who live lives that honor you. remind them that no good is permanently lost.

thank you, lawrence richmond's, former police chief chris magnus has been confirmed to lead customs and border protection. magnus was which was chief of police in 2006 to 2016 when he left for the job of chief of police in tucson arizona. >> he was president biden's top pick to head customs and border patrol magnus will lead an agency of more than 60,000 employees putting him in charge of the largest law enforcement agency in the federal government. >> now to san francisco or uber driver was shot to death during an armed robbery attempt while police are looking for the killer. the brother of the victim is also trying to find answers. we get the story now from kron four's has it. but you. >> if you could say something too. someone who may know who did this. what would you say to them. >> think he'll only. my brother. they could funny to. well, from. >> it was just before 05:00am back on november 28th when san francisco police found a 31 year-old man who his family identify as what you sophie. he was suffering from what would be a fatal gunshot wound to someone threw them. it happened whi

final vote coming in 50-47 in favor of chris magnus.tors opposed him for his lackluster record on immigration enforcement. illegal border crossings roster record levels under the biden administration. biden's controversial pick to run the office of the comptroller currency is withdrawing her nomination. she faced sharp criticism from republicans and democrats for suggesting the nationalization of banking and encouraging bankruptcy of the fossil fuel industry. her views were compared to communism during her confirmation process. she said her radical past statements were only academic views. todd: a federal judge in georgia halting president biden's covid vaccine mandate for federal contractors across the country, the judge, an appointee of donald trump writing even in times of crisis this court must preserve the rule of law and ensure all branches of government are in the bounds of their constitutionally granted authorities. the order blocks the mandate is the case plays out in court. the bad news doesn't stop for president biden. >> new

chris magnus will become the first gay commissioner of the agency.has been at odds with the border patrol union before because he was against cooperation with federal authorities. magness will become the first leader the agency has had since 2019. >> there was a solemn ceremony to honor the 80th anniversary of the attack. which has become an annual tradition on december 7. pearl harbor survivors were among those in attendance. >> we need to always remember them. to be thankful for them. to do what we can to help other people remember and to honor them. >> the attack on pearl harbor took the lives of more than 2000 americans and caused the united states to enter world war ii. >> happening tonight, the bay area splash brought a legend to become the king of splash and he will set the all-time record with reporters made. but it will take a lot for him to get there. he needs to make 16 three-pointers to beat ray allen's record. they are plain the portland trail blazers, but it is a longshot. the record for threes made in a game is 14. that is set by klay

the senate confirmed tucson police chief chris magnus as the next head of customs and border protectionmagnus has faced criticism for his handling of the tucson police shooting of 27-year-old carlos ingram lopez, who died in april 2020 after police pinned him face-down to the ground for 12 minutes at his grandmother's house. tucson police did not disclose ingram-lopez's killing until june. the senate also voted to confirm jessica rosenworcel as chair of the federal communications commission, the first woman to serve as permanent chair of the agency. digital rights activists welcomed the news. she was a fierce critic of the trump-era repeal of net neutrality protections. last month, jonathan kanter, one of the nation's leading anti-monopoly experts, was confirmed to head the justice department's antitrust division. the senate also unanimously confirmed charles "chuck" sams iii in november as the first ever native american national park service director. sams is a member of the cayuse and walla walla tribes of the umatilla nation. the white house announced tuesday salad tomorrow the withd

the senate confirmed chris magnus to lead u.s. cuoms and border protection.e federal government's largest law enforcement agency, had not had a senate-confirmed leader since 2019. currently the police chief in tucson, arizona , magnus will be the agency's first openly gay commissioner. he tak over amid a surge in arrests along the mexican border. rohingya refugees from myanmar are suing facebook's parent company, meta, for more than $150 billion. the suit was filed in california. it alleges that posts on facebook incited violence against the muslim rohingyas in mostly buddhist myanmar. tonight, amazon reports many services have been recovered, after a major outage at amazon web services disrupted a number of popular online services as well as amazon's own deliveries. the problem was mainly focused on cloud computing services in the eastern u.s. it affected sites and apps from delta air lines annetflix to npr. workers at kellogg cereal plants have rejected a 5-year contract, and the company says they're now planning to permanently replace most of the 1400 work

chris magnus. finally confirmed by the senate yesterday after initially being nominated in april. his views line up with the biden administration when it comes to immigration. he refused to call this a crisis during his confirmation hearing but he said a border wall could work in some areas which the administration does not agree with. we'll send it back to you. >> dana: governor doug doocy had different words yesterday saying the federal government needs to do a lot more. thanks, bill. >> bill: no one officially confirmed, another one backing out. to run the banking regulator post. she faced pushback from both sides of the aisle. lawmakers grilled her over the positions taken as a professor and as a college student in moscow in the soviet union. the third controversial biden nominee to pull out. a withdrawal. >> dana: prediction. this has happened a couple of times. neera tanden was one of the first, senate pushed back. they pulled her out. what happens is then people like omarova, tan den they get jobs within the white house. i bet that will happen with her somewhere within the

chris magnus. tucson pd chief. he was confirmed by his senate.ing his confirmation hearing he did not call what is happening down here a crisis. send it back to you. stuart: bill melugin on the spot again. thanks very much indeed, bill. i want to bring in congressman tony gonzales, seems to me, congressman, texas itself, the state has to enforce border control. the feds are not doing it. do texas people have to pay for this? >> absolutely right. i appreciate bill and fox's coverage on this. what we saw moments ago has been happening almost a year with no end in sight. what is happening is, the biden administration is riding, writing bad checks and texans are having to cash them. governor abbott is really been on his own, having to create a makeshift wall with old containers. having to distribute dps in order to help on that. border patrol agents are completely overwhelmed. in the del rio sector alone, about0% 70 percent of border patrol agents are not in the field. they're in the processing centers. eagle pass, an hour from del rio is the new hot

the clerk: department of homeland security, chris magnus of arizona to be commissioner of u.s. customs and border protection. a senator: madam president. madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from yea. mr. grassley: thank you, madam president. i come to the floor today to discuss what anybody ought to discuss with a heavy heart, because when it comes to fighting drug abuse the united states seems to be losing. over 100,000 americans have died from drug overdose in the last year alone. these casualties could have been prevented by better drug prevention, treatment, and intervention. but the brunt of this epidemic is due to drug trafficking organizations. cartels fuel the flames of drug abuse. often using violence and causing devastateing loss of life. drug traffickers lays street drugs with fent fenta nil makiny drugs even more lethal. of course, we all know that most or all that fentanyl comes from china. china's winning a war killing americans through drug overuse without even firing a shot. and of course, drug traffickers are not slowing down. in june of this ye

the clerk: nomination, department of homeland security, chris magnus of arizona to be commissioner of u.s. customs and border protection. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: clerk will report. the clerk: we the undersigned senators in accordance with provisions of rule 22 -- do hereby move to bring to close the debate of -- to be commissioner of u.s. cups option and border protection, signed by 17 senators. mr. schumer: i ask by consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: finally, i ask unanimous con sefnts that the -- consent that the cloture motions ripen at 5:30 monday december 6. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: in favor, aye. the ayes appeared to have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the senate consider the following nominations enbloc, calendar 543, 544, that the ♪ vote on the nominations enbloc without intervening action or debate, the motion to reconsider be considered

and voting whether to make chris magnus the next commission of u.s. customs and border. the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. o lord our god, you are robed with honor and majesty. today, guide our lawmakers in their work, enabling them to be your messengers of unity and hope. lord, make them productive servants who live lives that honor you. remind them that no good is permanently lost. lord, give them the wisdom to speak words that lead to life. guide them away from crooked roads where they might slip and fall, as you strengthen them to seize opportunities that bring peace, hope, and freedom. and lord, we continue to praise you for the life and legacy of former senator robert dole. we pray in your sovereign 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, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a