i'm the only veteran in this race, i was fortunate enough to graduate from the united states air force academy, also a small businessman. jennifer: who ever wins tomorrow will face the democratic incumbent, annie kuster. tom: join us tonight at 7:00 for a primary eve special, starting at 8:00 for commitment 2016 new hampshire votes coverage until the races are all decided. big couple of days coming up, be sure to join us. next at 6:00 tonight, worshippers were inside when a rock came flewing through the windows of this local mosque. jennifer: plus the winner of the $487 million powerball jackpot has finally come forward, sort of. we'll tell you what we learned about where some of that money is headed. summer warmth returns, how high the temperatures go plus our next rain chance. >> big new hampshire football jennifer: a story we've been following from rochester, police tell us the person hit by a train is in the hospital and appears to be in stable condition. around 4:15 a female under the age of 18 was walking across the tracks between summer and portland streets when she was hit. more on thi

state rep, as well as in the air force. >> the biggest thing is my experience. i'm the only veteran in this race. i was fortunate enough to graduate from the united states air force academy. kristen: both feel they're the candidate that can beat their democratic opponent, annie custer, come november. >> the polls are reflecting that, i'm within the margin of error with annie custer. and leading her substantially with >> the wmur granite state poll shows i'm tied with custer currently and beating her amongst independents. kristen: both candidates feel confident. live in nashua, kristen carosa, wmur news 9. tom: we will have complete primary coverage throughout the >> the most important thing to take away was communicating that that's not who we are in nashua. we're a welcoming community and we care for our neighbors. shelley: dozens gathered to show strength in unity in nashua after a local mosque was vandalized. last night, a rock was thrown into the place of worship during prayer. right now, members of the community are urging police to investigate whether this was an act of hate as people are trying to figure out why someone would a time of prayer. in place of peace, a

i was fortunate enough to graduate from the united states air force academy. i'm a three-term state rep. >> when pressed we got things done. we have business tax cuts, testing reform. sean: frank giunta is facing a charge from both candidates are familiar to voters. ashu lost the primary six years ago. if you haven't registered, no worry you can do to at the polls. you just need to have your picture verified with the secretary of state. if you can't decide who the politics page. find out where the candidates in each race stand on a variety of issues and compare them side by side. tonight we'll have complete results of all of the elections on the air and online as they come into the newsroom after the polls close. erin: members of a local mosque in nashua want police to investigate whether recent vandalism was an act of hate. dozens of people gathered to show support for and unity with the islamic society of greater nashua. on through a rock through the window while people were inside praying. moments later three people were seen running away. the mosque opened

air force. he was a graduate of the united states air force academy. his wings and his luggage tag. two passengers who were traveling for the u.s. census bureau. she was a 21-year employee of the united states census bureau. this is the bronze medal she received for exceptional service. i think the other neat piece we have here, this is the congressional gold medal that was struck for flight 93. in 2014, that was presented here on september 11 to the site for the actions of the passengers and crew of flight 93. represented. sides it is important to say that each site, each of the september 11 sites, new york city and the pentagon also have congressional gold medals that represent their sites specifically. this is the one that represents flight 93. if we turn around to the wall behind me, this captures how visitors have been drawn to the site over the last 15 years. at the top, you have a quote that was written on a tribute piece that was left here at the flight 93 crash site. it was left at one of the early, temporary memorials. if we come over here to the exhibit case, the words ar

fort carson, the united states air force academy, peterson air force base, slee ver air force base, cheyenne mountain air force station, army strategic missile command, space and cyber command. together these five bases employ approximately 60,000 people, nearly $6 billion to the local economy. and yet a bill that passed $30,000 that would have addressed the need this nation -- a bill that would have passed 30-0 that would have fixed this crisis that we are facing in terms of funding our troops is being filibustered, being blocked, being held up for partisan reasons. strategic reasons, tactical reasons. you know, this isn't a time where our military is sitting back at home just guarding the homeland from within the 50 states. this is a time when men and women across this country are standing on guard engaged in combat today around the globe. this is a nation whose military is standing guard in south korea watching a mad man in north korea detonate nuclear bombs not because he just thinks they're fun to show off, but because he wants to use them against the united states and our allies. and y

air force academy, the air force department of defense. he didn't offer a disclaimer. he said that this is -- the united states will stand by britain to the last drop of blood, something like this. when the navy got wind of this, they were what the hell are you doing? you're not a diplomat. so he is in a sense inclined to view the english -- or the british, pardon me, favorably. but in fairness to sims, there's a reason that you would admire the british. they've got a fairly, you know, long tradition of doing things the right way. in this class, the biggest hiccup is fighting with the dutch. but that's, you know, way back in the early portion of the age of sail. certainly hasn't followed us into the 20th century. all right. so, you know, sims, like i said, is willing to trust and it works. because if you think about it, what are some of the weaknesses in terms of submarines at this point? we talked about they are stealthy. but what are some of the weaknesses? it is going to be hard -- even if you don't have sonar, it is going to be that hard to combat submarines at this point? >> they have to come up to get ai

countless others are why the state of colorado is proud, honored and humbled to host the united states air force academy. on behalf of all cod raddance and a grateful nation, i want to wish the united states air force a happy 69th birthday. aim high, fly, fight and win. thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. and, madam president, i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut is recognized. a senator: thank you. i ask that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: would the senator withhold for just a moment, please. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to the consideration of h.r. 5985 which the clerk will now report. the clerk: h.r. 5985, an act to amend title 38, united states code to extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the secretary of veterans affairs and for other purposes. the presiding officer: there will now

air force base. senator cory gardner of colorado served on the foreign relations committee. i served with cory in the united states house. colorado is home to the united states air force academy. senator david perdue of georgia, senator perdue has over 40 years of business experience including being a c.e.o. and of course georgia is home to many military operations, but is the home to fort benning as well. senator shelly capito of west virginia, the first woman ever elected to the united states senate from west virginia. i also served with shelly in the united states house. west virginia is proudly the home of mclaughlin air national guard base. senator james lankford of oklahoma. senator lankford, i served with james in the house. oklahoma is home of the tinker air force base and many others. senator lankford is on the homeland security, government affairs as well as serving on the appropriations committee. we'll talk more about that here in a moment. we're all new to the senate, and i can tell you we are scratching our heads trying to understand why this institution is not funding the department of defense. here are the facts. the department of defense appropriation, with d