The Los Angeles Times said that on Thursday, plans to put the $659 million emergency stopgap plan to address the overflow of 57,000 undocumented children has been thwarted reportedly by Senator Ted Cruz, who is said to have been working behind the scenes to stir enough conservative opposition to block it. GOP leaders in the House had to cancel Thursday's vote due to the lack of votes needed to put the plan through.
There have been daily attempts to reach the site as fighting between the rebels and the government continues in the area. The small group of investigators had come in in a convoy of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) monitors, BBC reported.
Despite the fact that the incident was a little over 40 years ago, Grammer's facade in the video showed that he was still grieving for his sister's untimely death. Clearly emotional, the "Cheers" star was quoted as saying, "'I accept that you live with remorse, but I live with tragedy every day. I accept your apology. I forgive you. However, I cannot give your release my endorsement."
The prosecution and the defense are scheduled to give their closing arguments to the Pretoria high court on August 7, according to Sports World News. After hearing the arguments, Judge Thokozile Masipa will then rule either in favor or against the defendant. If Pistorius is found guilty of murdering his girlfriend, the Paralympian would be sent to prison for life.
