Host good morning, it is friday, august 18. Here are stories that we covered this week. First responders search for victims as the death toll climbs. President biden has a trip scheduled to view the damaged there on monday. And georgia charges that trump tried to overturn the 2020 election in that state. What is your top story of the week . Republicans call republicans 202 7488001, democrats 202 7488000, independents 202 7488002. Text us at 202 7488003 be sure to list your first name and your state. And you can also join us on social media on facebook and twitter. At cspan wj. I will share with you the headline on axios with hawaii. Death toll an estimated 1300 missing. The death toll is currently 111 people. The First Responders who search through the aftermath in 9 11 are now involved in this search as well as 20 could diver dogs. And Emergency Management leader resigned citing Health Concerns after the deadly fire. The White House Briefing about the recovery effort in maui we have a
Flying safer and more efficient. Kurt peterson worries it will come at the expense of others living near airports. Its not good for anyones health that lives under these conditions. Reporter neighbors want the faa to end the plan. This does affect our way of life. Our enjoyment of our home. We deserve better. Reporter the faa could release those updated flight routes as early as next month. And by then, well find out which neighborhoods will be affected and by how much. Live in alameda, im da lin, kpix 5. Yeah, as for the faa it says its still analyzing the potential impact on nearby residents. A fire on eastbound 84 near the toll on the dumbarton bridge has traffic backed up to the peninsula. Two lanes of the highway are closed. Highway patrol says hazmat is on scene because the truck was carrying a load of batteries. The crash happened just after 4 p. M. The Oakland City Council is supposed to take up the new as lease tonight and vote on it once and for all but the mayor is having se
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Untenable. We should not be basing our Economic Growth strategy on fueling higher cross cost growth in the healthcare specter. I think we would be in trouble if we were doing anything other than to try to slow the growth of our Health Care Costs rather than trying to feel additional healthcare consumption. Host . And from new york is next on the independent line. Preston, you are on the air. Caller i think you are missing a huge part of the picture. We are talking so much about how to pay for medicare and medicaid, the old healthcare thing, what percentage will states pick up, no one is talking about why it is so expensive. We spend a larger part of our gdp than any other country in the world on healthcare. Im reminded of this conference of article recently in Time Magazine called bitter pill. You can get it online. It is about the cost of health. Can you address that . Guest i agree with the caller thats an incredibly important question is what do we do with the overall increase in he