right here in pennsylvania. we thank you for that.ch year, all pennsylvanians remember and honor your loved ones. .e we hailed them as heroes and recall their actions and listen to their words. "hero" is one of the most used words in any language. we may this stow this title to -- bestow this title too frequently. the people on flight 93 are in fact heroes. the first responders and everyday citizens who came to the crash site, they are heroes, too. they did these things in the most heroic fashion, the most laudable things imaginable. they didn't know who they were saving. they didn't know where the plane lead or whose lives the plane might take. they only knew that their fellow americans were at risk, so they sacrificed everything for them. their actions were heroic. their sacrifice was patriotic. that, faced with the same situation, we might make the same choices. but it is no guarantee, because the people on that flight were truly special. they were truly heroes. on behalf of all pennsylvanians, i give our deepest thanks and most si

[applause] governor pennsylvania mr. mark stryker. [applause] president of the families of flight 93, mr. gordon felt. [applause] and finally, we are so grateful reverent to have you with us today, reverend paul. [applause] brother of a passenger aboard flight 93. at this time, would you all please stand as you are able for the national anthem, performed today by the united states navy band brass quintet. i ask that you remain standing as the reverend leads us in the indication, followed by a moment of silence -- the invocation, followed by a moment of silence. spangled banner" plays] [applause] >> among many of the prayers written and published. empower me to be a bold participant rather than a timid saint in waiting. not to wait in difficult -- the difficulty of ordinariness. to exercise the authority of honesty, rather than to defer the power or deceive to get it. justiceence someone for rather than impress anyone for gain. find treasureso peace, of friendship, of hidden in the fields of daily life. the fields you give me to plow.

congress been bill shuster, republican from central pennsylvania. he will be stepping down at the end of this year, why? the main reason is i was coming to the end of my term as the chairman of the infrastructure committee. that was really the driving force, i kind of thought to myself playing sports throughout my days in high school, when you are on the starting team and they put you on the bench, it is not too much fun. i decided it was time for me to leave and time for new members. we have a lot of great people on the committee, i do not have any doubt that someone will replace me and continue to do good work. i am somebody that should not complain about that all. my father did not run because of the same sort of situation i had. don young did his three terms and i got elected chairman. i am somebody who is benefited by it and i look at myself and say the same thing. older members did their time and left. i came along and now i am making room for younger members that can bring some ideas. >> could you serve on another committee is a chair? that,

alignment which is the pennsylvania avenue alignment. it is important to note that there is no time lost with choosing this alignment. it allows for future decisions on things such as the railyard, the extension to the east bay back all those things can still happen on their own timelines. there is nothing that prevents that from happening. there will be, certainly -- choosing this alignment means there is still a lot of work ahead of us. there were a public as we move forward and the financing scheme that must happen for this to move forward. we have a number of other regional partners and projects that we are working on with such things as caltrain and high-speed church high-speed rail and art studies and so on. all these things can still move forward. one of the advantages of doing this study is those agencies have all been at the table and are very consistent in their support of this alignment. this has set a great stage for us to move forward and coordinate with all these efforts in the city and the region. with that, we will close

the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. shuster: mr. speaker, it's my pleasure to yield one minute to the chairman of the appropriations committee, the gentleman from new jersey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania for yielding. i rise in support of h.r. 302, hurricane florence struck north and south carolina last week leading to the loss of many lives. mr. frelinghuysen: incredible hardship for thousands of families. this chamber's thoughts are with those devastated by the storm. particularly those who lost their homes, their livelihoods, and their loved ones. my thanks to the house appropriations chairs and especially their dedicated appropriations staff for their quick action to provide this initial supplemental appropriations of $1st68 billion. included -- $1st68 billion included in this legislative package. they did the same good job on behalf of the residents of carolinas as they did for the victims of harvey, irene, and maria. whose issues an

shuster,ngressman bill republican from central pennsylvania. you will be speak -- will be stepping down at the end of this year. why? rep. shuster: the main reason is that i'm at the end of my term on the transportation committee, and we term limit ourselves on leadership positions. i thought to myself, playing sports throughout my days in high school, when you are on the starting team and then they put you on the bench, it is not that much fun. for new members. we have we've got a lot of great people on the committee and i have no doubt someone will replace me and do good work. steve: what do you think about term limits? father didn'tmy run because of a similar situation i had. i've somebody who has benefited by it and i kind of look at it myself and say the same thing. older members did their time, then left and i came along, and now i'm making room for younger members. steve: could you serve on another committee as a chair? rep. shuster: i looked at that. out one termto sit and not be a chairman. i thought long and hard about doing that. i t

we have -- one of the reasons for choosing the pennsylvania alignment is the d.t.x. can move forward with its next phase of engineering. i would just want -- i think it's important, however, for the city and this board to make it clear that ultimately, pennsylvania is the way to go, right? that it isn't just -- choosing a phased approach is not about building phase one and walking away. that gets us into the same problem that we have today with the crossings, cutting off mission bay from the rest of the city. we do think it's important if you choose to have language something like that you make it clear that the ultimate goal is to choose an alignment that is basically underground for our farther distance, which is the pennsylvania avenue alignment. >> if i may make a suggestion, we'd like to take a look at this language carefully, and we will respond to the board with our opinion prior to the next meeting of the board, when this item will come for adoption. >> supervisor peskin: okay. all right. then colleagues, is there a motion relative to item number 7? sorry? co

becomes a kernel of the 100 40th pennsylvania -- 140th pennsylvania. he will give a rousing speech life in the movie gettysburg. he whereby the mayor from pennsylvania and aim low. they need me to fight for their wives and sweethearts. roberts will go out to the front of his unit and look to make a counterattack. her mother died in 1862, he gets killed in 1863. his body stripped by the confederates. just after the battle of the find aess, they will data confederate soldier and take a sword belt off of them and see that it was roberts' sword belt. it was returned to his daughter. she was given some money that they were able to recover from his body. she was killed in action in the wheatfield area. the battle here, we are running short on time, will draw more of reet's men in. the you will have men from shop brigade dislodge men from stony hill. you have more georgians in. you have 7000 confederates engaged. thatt so bad at one point more help is dispatched into the wheatfield. slicersbe men of jacob brigade. they will face two different directions on an

one shortly in shanksville, pennsylvania, for when the flight there crashed into western pennsylvania. and then a final one when the north tower collapsed at 10:28 eastern time. and then the names will continue. they will continue reading the names for almost two hours, until every name is read. 2,983 people remembered. the individuals that died on september 11th, 2001, and six others who died on september 26th, 1993, during the first attack on the world trade center. it is extraordinary to see, no matter how much time has passed. it is still difficult to watch. still difficult to see. and it's still difficult to think about. it's like time and history sort of collapsed into a single moment here. poppy. >> for everyone. miguel, stay with me. i want to welcome our viewers again. it is the top of the hour. i'm poppy harlow in new york. we have been watching and honoring and taking that moment of silence to mark the collapse 17 years ago this morning of the south tower of the world trade center. as we all know all too well, almost 3,000 lives were taken that day when those hijacked plane

the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: i want to recognize one of my constituents. she began her career as an administrative assistant. seeing -- soon she became executive director. since then susan has championed numerous initiatives for the hardwood industry including curriculum, the wood product curriculum for high schools and other forest related products. they joined forces successfully to expand and diversify the wood product industry while sustaining a high yield forest within a four-county region in northwestern and north central pennsylvania. known for the quality and quantity of its hardwoods, the region of commonwealth contains some of the finest forestry sources in the world. with a really developed primary processing industry and experienced work force in place, the area has excellent opportunities for investment. ahug has been leading this cause since the inception in 1984. they promote the expansion of existing industries and foster the creation of jobs. at the same time the group recognized the ne

[applause] pennsylvania is a great state. right now you have no women in congress democratic women to washington if you vote. [cheers and applause] and i will tell you and michelle did not put me up to this. [laughter] politics work better when women are involved. [cheers and applause] government works better when women are represented. [cheers and applause] so we have great candidates that the to the government to organize and energize this election will not fix everything but it could rest. but you have to start it in this election and then every election. every day. pay attention. be involved. the biggest threat to this democracy is not just one person in the white house or republican but the biggest threat is difference and cynicism. i am talking to you, young people. [applause] you. pay attention the biggest threat to our democracy when people think it's not about me. look at your phone to see where you can vote. [cheers and applause] look at your phone to see how can i get involved? >> if you don't like what's going on

president trump made his way to pennsylvania for a ceremony there. he will speak in a half hour from now. we will bring it to you live. >>> also, we expect an update on hurricane florence. the storm barrelling toward the a carolina coastline. i'm hallie jackson in washington. we have reporters set up across the country starting with jeff bennet, with the president in shanksville, the first visit since president obama in 2011. jeff, watching some of these images from 9/11, 17 years later, it's still so difficult to see. in shankville, where you are, they are working to honor the victims that's been there, right? >> reporter: that's right. i'm keeping my voice down out of respect for the event that is under way here. you are talking the tower of voices memorial. a 93 foot talca theed ral, 40 wind chimes, one for each of the victims, 40 heroes that per risched on flight 93. reexpect president trump to speak in about 30 minutes now. sarah sanders says he will talk about the lives lost 17 years ago and those who put their lives on the line. in coming to s

the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. mr. kelly: i would like to engage in the colloquy with the chairman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. kelly: one topic that's been discussed in the context of this savings and retirement bill is the level of premiums paid to the pension benefit guarantee corporation, by royal could he ops, and charitable organizations. i know the ways and means committee, included a study intended to provide information relevant to the proper level of pbgc premiums, that study was removed by the manager's amendment. could the chairman provide insights how this will be resolved? mr. brady: if the gentleman would yield. the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. kelly, you are correct. the study was removed. the question of pbgc premium levels is not directly within the jurisdiction of the ways and means committee. here in the house, the committee of jurisdiction is the education and work force committee. i have had numerous discussions with the excellent chairwoman of t

[cheering] that a state i love, pennsylvania, hasn't been won in a long time. hasn't been won in a long time. republics all think they'll win pennsylvania but never. do we were way up in

lose touch with your electorate, we're in election season in pennsylvania, pennsylvania is not a rede have elected republican presidents and democratic presidents, the same with governors. and pennsylvanians do not take lightly to people coming into their homes, eating their food, accepting their money and raping their children or their children's friends, and we look less likely on our political legislators who protect monsters like that instead of reading the reports that we have and come to the common sense realization that enough is enough. >> and that protecting children is not a partisan issue. shaun, appreciate you joining us. >> thank you for having me. >>> a day after cease-fire talks between russia, iran and turkey collapsed, air strikes in italy province killed four. what is the united states doing to stop the looming offensive. surprising revelation that u.s. officials worked with military officers planning to overthrow their president. we have those details ahead. needles. essential for the cactus, but maybe not for people with rheumatoid arthritis. because there are opt

we want to take you back to shanksville, pennsylvania. leland: a fox news alert as we look at the podium on a very rainy day there in shanksville, pennsylvania, that as you might remember is where flight 93, the fourth of the hijacked planes on september 11th, crashed. it was headed for a target here in washington when the passengers who had heard about what happened on the other planes revolted for lack of a better term and took on the hijackers and the plane then there in shanksville. we're waiting for tom ridge who became then the first secretary of homeland security, following 9/11. >> he's now the national co-chairman of the flight 93 national memorial fund raising campaign, responsible for this bell tower that's being dedicated today. for folks that have never driven through shanksville, pennsylvania, it's a beautiful quaint part of the state, kind of rural, and i happened to be driving through there not too long ago and was surprised that it really is an almost unmarked turn of the road to get down there to this little spot. i almo

norristown, pennsylvania, bill cosby. will he go to prison? stay close.escalate quickly. the next thing i know, she swam off with the camera. it's like, hey, thats mine! i want to keep doing what i love. that's the retirement plan. with my annuity i know there's a guarantee. annuities can provide protected income for life. . . >> harris: the first of the celebrities that we have seen in hollywood in this opener are a of #me too to go to trial and now facing sentencing. bill cosby. we are on sentencing watch here at fox news channel. thank you for watching our coverage and we have heard from the president from the u.n. this hour as well. i'm harris. herhere's "the daily briefing." >> a fox news alert from pennsylvania where bill cosby is just about to learn his fate. the judge is in the process right now of announcing his sentence and when we hear it we will bring it to you. hello everyone i'm julie banderas in for dana perino. >> this is "the daily briefing." ♪ ♪ >> julie: so, earlier today, the judge labeled does bay sexually violent predator before reac

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in pennsylvania marine one has now landed in somerset county in south central pennsylvania. place where flight 93 met its final resting point. and today in shanksville they will open up a new memorial. it is considered one-of-a-kind called the tower of voices located at the memorial for flight 93 at a cost of $6 million. financed by the national park foundation. it is 93 feet tall. it is the embodiment they say of a musical instrument that holds 40 wind chimes to honor the 40 victims. you'll see and hear that later today during our broadcast. >> sandra: as you can see we're going back and forth to the ceremonies that are happening. this currently is the moment at ground zero in lower manhattan where the names of the victims continue to be read. at the pentagon ceremony we are awaiting a moment of silence that will begin a minute from now. that will be followed by an invocation by the chaplain you saw standing by the vice president and the secretary of defense, paul hurley. then remarks by air force general paul silva. we'll hear from him before the defense secretary and vice

pennsylvania, are you going to vote? get to work. thank you, everybody. god bless you. >> with the control of congress in question this election day, see the competition for yourself on c-span. watch the debates from key house and senate races and make c-span your primary source for campaign 18. campaign 2018. sunday night on q&a, major garrett talks about his book, "mr. trump's wild ride." >> it is not just about partisanship. it transcends party. o describe mr. trump as prot partisan because he is bigger than partisanship. an emotional dynamo that he spins within people. he does it intentionally. sometimes, he does not know he is doing it. it happens. it is influencing every aspect of american life. you detected,at and the we journalists interact with this ongoing story. >> sunday >> today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. then security at facebook and preparations for the november elections. then live coverage of the family research council's value voters summit. in about a

in p pennsylvania. obama, obama term. because we wanted to go to the places where there was the swing vote. pundits always say there's no such thing as the swing vote. 26 team was about a lot of swing vote. we look at the different archetypes we saw emerging. you will be people like king cyrus christian. these are evangelical catholic voters who decided to be pragmatic about their priorities rather than their values. we call them grow up and. suburban women who believe they are feminists, but also believe the most empowering thing they can do is to protect them selves and their family and that he second amendment. even though hillary clinton dropped the most amazing and it should have persuaded them on that issue, based in for the trump.at so they take you into the lives of the seven different archetypes who interviewed hundreds of people. wee bring them to life. some great storytelling in there. but also a lot of data. we did a lot of detailed polling afterwards to make sure that these answers and archetypes were just in

president and the first lady are gathered at this hour by a quiet field in pennsylvania.d at ground zero to ring the bell and to recite the names. and here on the banks of the potomac, we meet again, in this place where the names of our beloved fallen are recited. where they're carved into steel and granite benches across these hollowed grounds and will be remembered forever in the hearts of the american people. 17 years ago today, america fell under attack. 19 radical islamist terrorists seized control of four commercial airlines to strike the centers of our economy, our military, and our national government. they struck the world trade center first. at 8:46 in the morning, the hijackers hit the north tower, then 17 minutes later, as the world watched, the aircraft struck the south tower. at 9:28, a third group of terrorists hijacked flight 93 in the skies above pennsylvania and redirected the aircraft for washington. only to be stopped by the extraordinary heros of the americans on that aircraft. here at the pentagon, at 9:37, terrorists struck this great american stren

just the state of pennsylvania we're talking about as intially. a thousand thousand priests in a period of seven years just the state of pennsylvania so improper and we have not seen anything from third world countries so i don't think where the turning point i think that there is pressure we're hoping that the political step will be taken more of this to come religious affairs editor martin got thank you so much pleasure . now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today myanmar's defacto leader aung san suu kyi has defended the jailing of two reuters journalists earlier this month she said they had violated the country's official secrets act and were not being punished for investigating alleged army massacres of the pinch of muslims they received seven year sentences. police in western germany have started removing dozens of environmentalists from a forest slated to be cleared for an open pit cold my activists have been living in about fifty tree houses to prevent the forests destruction. power company says it needs brown

we're tremendously proud of our history and heritage in northwest pennsylvania. we still celebrate these communities that bloomed from colonel drake's innovative idea today. and drake well continues to have a tangible impact on the areas' economy. in 2004, congress designated the region as a national heritage area. there are only 49 of these areas across the country that are designated as places where natural, cultural, historic resources combined to form a cohesive nationally important landscape. the oil regional heritage area was the nation's 25th national heritage area, and it celebrates the birth of the petroleum industry. the region is honored to have this important designation, but without action it will sunset next year. that's why i introduced the oil regional heritage area re-authorization act. the heritage area's coordinating entity, the oil regional alliance of business, industry, tourism, has taken a grassroots approach to conservation and economic development. through public-private partnerships, national heritage area entities support historic prese

fitzpatrick if pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognize -- -- is recognized. mr. fitzpatrick: thank you, mr. speaker. i join my colleagues today to voice my strong support for this bill. the dog and katrina meat trade prohibition act -- cat meat trade prohibition act of 2018. it's critical that every single member of this chamber live up to our responsibilities to be a voice for the voiceless. banning the individual sale of dog and cat meat is vital clearly to fulfilling that obligation. mr. speaker, my district, our pets are members of the family that contribute greatly to our society. in particular, dogs serve as invaluable partners in law enforcement and our military, and as service animals. today we have before us bipartisan, commonsense legislation that protects these animals at a most basic level. it seems obvious that in this day and age, dogs and cats are not edible species. period. i thank my friend from florida, mr. buchanan, for introducing this vital legislat

>> my pennsylvania guru is telling me they have in pennsylvania what are called post-sentencing motionsyou can challenge the trial itself and the sentence motion. he can leave him out post-sentencing mention, finding any trial errors, things of that nature, which would be kind of a middle ground so to speak. that still intrigues me immensely as to whether that happens or not. >> so that's what we're waiting for? >> right now we want to know is he going into custody now or he is going home under home detention and monitor. that's $64,000 question. >> yodit, i think we still have you. we had all this color in the courtroom. i read words like bill cosby smirking, scowling, smiling when he sat in that courtroom. kathy said she felt that he has yet to show remorse. do you think he's been res forful -- remorseful at all? >> no, i don't. you'll remember during the guilt/innocence phase of the trial he made faces and lashed out. cosby is very emotional. he team has tried to tell him to calm down and not show emotion or hasn't. and that's just who he is. in the punishment course, it could have h

in commemoration ceremonies shanksville, pennsylvania couple minutes from getting started. pennsylvaniae in is also featured on the front page of today's metro newspaper in philadelphia, voices of heroes is the headline. president trump and others will visit shanksville to honor the crew and passengers of united any three -- of united 93. time for just one or two more calls. texas,in lagrange, republican. caller: good morning. affect like to know what do you think that allowing dual citizenship has on a potential terrorist attack. guest: i did not quite understand that. could you repeat that? caller: what effect allowing onl citizenship has effects potential terrorist attacks. what kind ofng citizenship? host: dual citizenship. guest: i am sorry, i did not hear you correctly. i don't know. view, not theal product of analysis. i am always somewhat skeptical of dual citizenship. i think you can only be loyal to therefore i am not a fan of dual citizenship. if people come here as immigrants, they have an opportunity to be u.s. citizens and that should be the goal and that mean

we are now waiting to hear more from both sides of this at the courthouse in norris norristown, pennsylvania. it comes five months after a jury convicted cosby on three felonies for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. that woman is draw come stad. she wacome stand. she was a basketball administrator. she said she has experienced years of pain and anxiety since the attack 14 years ago. in a victim impact statement she said quoting here, life as i knew it ended that night. dozen have accused him of sexual misconduct. this was the only case that went to trial because in the others the statute of limitations had expired. bill cosby now 81 years old. is he legally blind. his defense argued that he was too frail for prison but in the judge's words, today it's time for justice. let's get to rick leventhal, is he outside the courtroom in norristown, pennsylvania, outside philadelphia. rick? great coverage all day. give me an idea. we just saw cosby come out. >> that was courtesy of a camera positioned throughout the trial and sentencing outside in the hallway. we weren't sure which dir

lamb of pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: the agree -- the question is on agreeing to the motion to recommit. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 187. 224. ys are the motion is not adopted. the house will be in order. members and staff, please take our conversations off the -- floor. the speaker: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, i have the honor to transmit here with a of copy of the certificate of election received from the honorable the ohio secretary of state indicating that at the special election held on august 7, 2018, the h

and here in this pennsylvania field.honor their sacrifice by pledging to never flinch in the face of either -- evil and to do whatever it takes to keep america safe. [applause] 17 years ago, your loved ones were among the 40 of flight 93. the 40 passengers and crew members on board. the 8:00 a.m. united airlines flight from new york to san francisco. there were men and women from every background. there were young people returning from visiting family. moms and dads on business trips. and friends going and coming from birthdays and weddings. they boarded the plane as strangers and they entered eternity linked forever as true heroes. [applause] soon after takeoff, flight 93 was hijacked by evil men bent on terror and conquest. passengers and crew members began using their phones to call home. they learned that two planes had already crashed into the world trade center in new york city. immediately those on board flight 93 started planning a response. sandy bradshaw, a flight attendant, called her husband and told him they

the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, last week as i traveled the communities of my congressional district, i witnessed and saw firsthand the evidence of the great american comeback. the amount of jobs, job growth that were available. the increase in wages. individuals who left one job, what we call the term for a new job, better job, higher wages. the economic growth just incredible. absolutely incredible. and inspiring. great american comeback. since the tax cuts and jobs act was passed last december, the results on our economy have been historic. the unemployment rate is at 3.9%, the lowest it's been in decades. job openings are at a record high. 213,000 jobs were added in june alone in this great nation. and in june, there were 6.7 million job openings, most 6.9 tly reported were at million jobs opened. marking the first tame since 2 thourd to have been more job openings than those who are unemployed. over the past 6.9 million 12 months, the commonwealth of pennsylvania h

." >> a fox news alert from pennsylvania where bill cosby is just about to learn his fate. the judge is in the process right now of announcing his sentence and when we hear it we will bring it to you. hello everyone i'm julie banderas in for dana perino. >> this is "the daily briefing." ♪ ♪ >> julie: so, earlier today, the judge labeled does bay sexually violent predator before reaching his decision on a sentence for the disgraced tv star on three counts of sexual assault. rick leventhal is live outside the courthouse in north town, pennsylvania with the very latest. hey, rick, we are waiting for that sentencing to come down any minute now. but a sexually violent predator means many things for bill cosby for the rest of his life. >> yeah. including he has to register as a sex offender and that designation surely playing into the sentence that the judge steven o'neil will be handing down. i want to be clear, joy, there is a decorum order in place we have a producer in the courtroom she is not allowed to message us, emails us or anything until the judge finishes his ruling an

when you compare that to what we saw in pennsylvania in the u.s. what do you say? peter: in the united states they allow them to do their own commissions, ok. but once the justice department finally got involved -- pennsylvania come that was not the only grand jury. there has been 10 or 11 grand juries in the united states will you will see a magnitude of difference. the percentage of abusive priests under the church's on percentage was like 4%, and when the grand jury's around the country looked at it, it was 10%. when you see revealed in the grand jury reports is the systematic, widespread, as was talked about in pennsylvania, sophisticated -- that is a sophisticated cover-up. you cannot cover this up for decades without sophisticated operation that involves the entire senior management, the clerical senior management of every diocese and archdiocese around the world. the other thing is that it costs a tremendous amount of money to do it. brent: when you say it involves the upper levels of the clergy, does that include the pope and passed -- past popes? peter: of

julie grant of our cbs station kdka is in masontown, pennsylvania. julie, what can you tell us about this? >> reporter: jeff, good evening to you. the community here in masontown is visibly shaken up. this is a business district where this occurred, and people have been lining the streets all eeternoon in shock and disbelief at what occurred in this quiet, peaceful community and at this municipal court building right behind me. it was around 2:00 today. it was business as usual at the magistrate court when a gunman loened fire, first blowing out the entrance to the courtroom, blowing out the glass doors, and then going in and shooting. there were about 60 people inside of that building. .ou can imagine the terror and the horror, witnessing were cying they heard screaming as people were trying to get out of the way of the shooter. we understand the shooter was scheduled to appear in court on domestic violence charges of strangulation and terroristic threats and a police officer was shot in the hand. nd was helped by a good samaritan out in the parking

the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fitzpatrick, for five minutes. mr. fitzpatrick: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the fire company in bucks county, pennsylvania, which recently celebrated 100 years of service in our community. they celebrated with a parade and open house which i had the honor to participate them in, allowing residents to express their gratitude and well wishes to the brave men and women who sacrifice so much for our community. i'd like to take this time, mr. speaker, to show our community's appreciation for volunteer fire companies who are seeing the squeeze of volunteerism. under the chief, the fire company continues to see success. however, there is more work to be done to sustain the viability of volunteer fire companies and we stand by their side in this mission. applaud the work of the croydon volunteer fire company. we wish them all the best as they enter the second century serving lower bucks county and ur entire community. mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition of ovarian cancer awareness month. as policymakers and cit

there's efforts to do this in other states like pennsylvania. but what i want to say is this is really important. it's important that the criminal justice system has finally worked on behalf of a victim, and that women's words mattered and were valued. >> reporter: let me ask one last question. because your case can't be prosecuted, does this give you some sense of closure? how do you feel about that having watch third down case come to a conclusion knowing you can't have the same level or type of justice? >> i still feel great. coming here, traveling all the way from europe for this sentencing gives me closure. with the help of the district attorney, all of the prior bad act witnesses, our attorney, it's been -- it gives you closure. it is what you need. and everyone who has had something like this happen to them need to go forward. >> and stacey was on the list of prior bad act witnesses. she was willing to testify but the court limited how many could be called, but the prosecution wanted her to be able to testify but was not able to call her.

, shanksville, pennsylvania? caller: well, if they investigated through truth and not a cover-up. and the other thing is, before we were toldw, this and that. the patriot act is what we got out of this. -- we are all criminals until all proven innocent. this is co-authored by the patriot act. i think we should look at how this was all set up, especially with louis freeh. saudi arabia, united arab emirates, israel, and all these other countries get attacked. host: jason is in alabama. good morning. caller: good morning. these people who are conspiracy nuts, i think they are getting their information from "fahrenheit 9/11." i served in the military, was in basic training on 9/11. i met people who were at the pentagon, the soldiers who were going in and out, who helped people out. i am not sure how it changed america, but i know it changed military training. it changed to urban guerrilla tactics. host: why do you say that, jason? with the rising threat from nationstates? caller: yeah. if we and up having a country-o

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate the clearfield presbyterian church on its 200th anniversary. first organized in 1818, groups of worshipers met in private homes and places of public gatherings. and same year, hugh jordan archibald shaw were installed as rolling elders. in 1895 the reverend gary bishop was called to be pastor. the first church was erected in 1841 but was removed in 1867 to build the new stone church. it was dedicated in 1869, the cost exceeded $41,000. the church was known for its 150-foot steeple, the highest in the community. this sunday, september 9, the church will celebrate two centuries of delivering the good news of jesus christ to members of its congregation, both near and far. mr. speaker, generations of pennsylvani