decades passed the city s new buildings towered higher and higher trying to outdo each other and down to other cities the 1st highrise was built in 1905 it had 10 stories in 889 the 1st skyscraper with a steel skeleton structure was built a decade later the tallest building soared 100 meters 10 years after that double that i. in 1931 the gnowledge and dairy empire state building topped out at 381 meters it held the world record for more than 40 years until the limitations of steel framed buildings were overcome.
new york could become a modern day bagel and not just because of the many languages spoken there as the decades passed the city s new buildings towered higher and higher trying to outdo each other and down to other cities the 1st time arrives was built in 1905 it had 10 stories in 1809 the 1st skyscraper with a steel skeleton structure was built a decade later the tallest building soared 100 meters 10 years after that double that i. can $131.00 the now legendary empire state building topped out at 381 meters that held the world record for more than 40 years until the limitations of steel framed buildings were overcome.
we re becoming third-world. reporter: new york s laguardia now undergoing a face lift is not alone. hundreds of u.s. airports need updated. baggage and security systems, upgraded runways and taxiways, improved mass transit and crucially more space to accommodate those rapidly rising passenger numbers and new, bigger planes. lax and other airports across the country have infrastructure that has been needed for the last 10, 20 years and we re now in a position where we have to do them because our airports are failing. reporter: airport operators say they need to spend a staggering $25.6 billion every year for the next five years. this year, the federal government is kicking in $3.18 billion, only about 12%. are those federal funds enough? absolutely not. reporter: this year s federal grants are going to 381 airports, 11.5 million to
last 10, 20 years. we are in a position we have to do them because our airports are failing. airport operators say they need to spend an a stagger 25.6 billion dollarsive every year for the next five years. this year, the the federal government is kicking in 3.18 billion. only about 12%. are those federal funds enough. absolutely not. in year s federal grants are going to 381 airports, 11.5 million to birmimgham alabama for a fire station. 10.3 million to des moines to reconstruct a runway. 6.7 million to oregon for a new wind cone and other updates. airlines contribute, airport haves to borrow heavily and there is something called the passenger facility charge added to every ticket, capped by congress at $4.50 back in 2001. airport operators want to raise
it s not just the u.s. and europe but now, of course, usmca and nafta 2.0. tariff talk. tariff talk. get ready. it could get really intense. gets angry at chipotle saying we know it s extra. katie, now to your ugly pick, a moment led to devastating news. kendis, in 2019, we have now had 11 deaths at mt. everest and in the past week alone, 2 americans have died. there s a complaint that there s overcrowding and bottlenecking occurring at 26,000 feet above sea level. the government in nepal has issued more than 381 permits at $11,000 each and in my opinion that s ugly. we shouldn t have that death on mt. everest. they re going up there for a selfie or a lifetime achievement. kevin, what about you? i m going to have to say