senator chris coons. ♪ olivia: good morning.ing hit by heavy rain in the wake of a tropical storm. authorities say flooding is likely. more than 11 inches of rain fell near houston, texas. a rockslide caused by a rainstorm closed one of oklahoma's busiest highways. warrant buffing -- warren buffett is increasing his stake in h.j. heinz. buffett was able to add a stake for a penny a share under a deal when berkshire hathaway and 3g capital took the company private. facebook's mark zuckerberg and his wife gave $5 million to a scholarship bond called the dream u.s. the money will benefit more than 400 san francisco area students over the next five years. president obama's trade agenda may get second life despite the opposition. the house will vote to give him fast-track trade authority. peter cook is standing by with one of the few democrats who actually supports it, delaware senator chris coons. peter: thanks. i'm joined by senator coons who met with the president yesterday along with other pro-trade democrats. what do you make of

senator chris coons added. >> this. beau biden was an extraordinary father husband son and public servant above all, he was a good and december end man, his pass something a great lost for his family and friends and for delaware. please stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage, as soon as we learn more about funeral plans, we'll have them for you on television and on line at cbsphilly.com. >>> time right now 5:08. over night major part of the patriots act expired after the senate failed to pass legislation to extends it. as of midnight, the national security agency lost its power to collect phone records, and data in bulk through surveillance methods. supporters say that program helps keep an eye on potential terror related activities. ken tongue i senator rand paul calls it an unconstitutional intrusion into american's privacy. >> people say how will we protect ourselves without these programs? what about using the constitution? what about using judicial warrant? the boston bomber, they say how will we lock

i spoke with chris coons this morning, a democrat from delaware who supports the president on the fast-trackl. back home an earful who thinks that he is on the wrong side of this debate. so a very tough vote for democrats, so this is not over and it is going to be very tough politics. peter, just a final word from you about the president's reaction to the shooting in south carolina at the emmanuel african methodist episcopal church and the death of the pastor. shaken president, and he used the words of martin luther king to define perhaps some change as he said, inner attitudes towards gun reform. the personaln see anguish that the president is going through and he said that we have gone through this too many times. this is the first time where the president has no someone personally who was a victim of this crime. the pastor at this church and a state senator in south carolina, these are people that the president had direct contact with, as well as to show obama, so it may be a little bit more personal this time around for president obama. the reassessment of gun safety and gun reform, this

chris coons is voting for the usa freedom act. senator, you've said the freedom act is not perfect, why are you voting for if you think it's not perfect? >> i'm voting for it because this is the first real chance to make substantial changes to the bulk collection program. while still extending some of the strengths and counterterrorism capabilities that we do need to go forward as the conversation just a few moments ago reminded us this is a real moment of failure for republican leadership in the senate. i think the fact that the house came together in a big bipartisan vote to advance usa freedom act was a positive for the house and the fact that we were playing last minute games right up until the memorial day recess folk ug s on other bills and trying to jam this bill a clean reauthorization of the patriot act through rather than the usa freedom act was a significant tactical misstep by mitch mcconnell. it's my hope that all of the amendments up today will fail, that we'll ultimately pass the usa freedom act because doing so wil

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fred hock berg joined delaware senator chris coons in new castle to tour a local steel bridge plant.unce add $73 million loan to export hundreds of steel bridges overseas. the deal were will support jobs in several states including delaware, pennsylvania and also new jersey. >>> the epa has selected camden, new jersey to receive additional funding to clean up so-called brown fields. brown fields are pieces of land represented useless by the presence or potential presence of a dangerous pollutant. officials say they hope the funding will lead to more public parks and green spaces in camden county for every one to enjoy. >> coming up next at 5:00 we'll check out the forecast for your week ahead. >> taking a live look outside with sky6 hd its a live look over penn's landing. a lot of sunshine today. meteorologist adam joseph has the details from accuweather when "action news" at 5:00 comes right back. >> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. meteorologist adam joseph here. first full day of umer is and it is a steamy one. >> feels like it. it's appropriate today at 90 deg

the 13 democrats are -- michael bennet of colorado, maria cantwell of washington, tom carper and chris coonsware, dianne feinstein of california, heidi heitkamp of north dakota, bill nelson of florida, tim kaine of virginia claire mccaskill of missouri patty murray of washington jeanne shaheen of new hampshire, mark warner of virginia and ron wyden of oregon. five republicans voted against the fast track measure including two presidential candidates -- ted cruz of texas and rand paul of kentucky. the fast track legislation also covers negotiations over a second trade deal known as the transatlantic trade and investment partnership. on tuesday, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell praised the vote to move ahead on fast track. >> i also want to say to our colleagues, this is a very important day for our country. we have demonstrated we can work together on a bipartisan basis to achieve something that is extremely important for america. juan: speaking before the vote democratic senator sherrod brown of ohio warned the american worker would lose out if the tpp deal is signed. >> people are goi

local senators bob casey and chris coons co-sponsored the legislation they say will create a strong and national effort against the disease. the bill supports newer and better ways to diagnose and treat all tick-borne illnesses. pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware are hotbeds for the disease which can lead to joint pain and even brain inflammation. early symptoms of lyme disease include a round expanding rash near the bite, stiff neck, and chills. later symptoms can include nerve damage and possible arthritis. lyme disease is treated with antibiotics. >>> turning to a museum with a twist. >> on one special day it opens its door to only children who are sick. kids with cancer who cannot risk exposure to germs. first, the cranbrook institute of science in detroit disinfects every possible surface. staff, volunteers and attendees must be healthy to reduce the risk to these visitors. ordinary germs can cause potentially life-threatening infections that usually means missing out on field trips and outings. parents say the day at the museum is just what their kids need. >> it just makes you

support biden family, including the clintons, house and senate leaders, along with delaware senators chris coonss also there but there was also an unexpected guest. >> ♪ >> of course, that is chris martin, front man of cold play, what a great song, and he reportedly volunteered when he heard about beau's death to perform after learning that beau was such a big fan of chris and cold play. >>> it gives you chills. just one nice moment have after another, just a celebration of his whole life and being a great person. >> i will miss beau, he used to come on this show all the time. >>> fill street performer, you have walked by, listened to him year after year. he even appeared on that music show called the voice. he died over the weekend. >> we had such great hopes for him. he had hard times in his life. anthony riley, did take his own life. but we do have some video of him you may have seen him. here's what his audition video was like on the voice. >> ♪ >> i feel good ♪ >> yes. >> such promise. >> he was on his way. >> he was 28 years old. then he left the competition because he was really troubled.

we see senator chris coons behind the chairs. the ranking democrat. senator coons of delaware.at house conservatives are heading its support for a temporary extension of obamacare subsidies. if the supreme court cripples the law as they set up a working group to develop their plan. the high court set to rule in a case which could invalidate subsidies for millions of people in 34 states using the federally-run marketplace. republicans need to be ready to address people losing their coverage but have yet to coalesce around a plan. the article in the hill says now another proposal is in the works. members of the conservative house freedom caucus told the hill they're setting up a group of four to five lawmakers led by john fleming of louisiana. they'll develop a plan to influence the main house working group led by paul ryan of wisconsin and two other chairman, who is meeting in quote, secret. this will be a senate hearing. the oversight subcommittee. senator bloomingthal in the room. >>> hearing has come to order. welcome, everybody. welcome to the members of this committee. befo

michael bennet maria cantwell, tom carper, chris coons, diane feinstein, heidi heitkamp -- >> here's more on the gop presidential candidate ted cruz who changed from its previous vote on a similar measure back in may when the trade legislation was bundle. political report subjected to a series of deals between senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and house speaker john boehner and senate democrats over an unrelated issue do with the export-import bank. he says a separate trade deal being worked out by president obama could change immigration laws and congress would not have the power to amend the. you can read more at politico.com. >> the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress with color photos of every senator and house member plus bio and contact information, and what rentals. also district maps a foldout map of capitol hill and you look at congressional committees, the president's cabinet, federal agencies and state governors. order your copy today. it's $13.95 plus shipping and handling through the c-span online store at c-span.org. >> yesterday the