Justices of the supreme court, ladies and gentlemen of the virginia General Assembly, i do once again appreciate the opportunity to address you one final time. [applause] gov. Mcauliffe i would be careful. Last year, every republican i gave a shout out, they are not back this year in the chamber. [applause] [laughter] gov. Mcauliffe you guys have done just fine. Seriously, in would let the think speaker bill howell for his many years of service to this commonwealth and to tell him and his family that we are praying for his speedy recovery. [applause] gov. Mcauliffe i would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate you mr. Speaker for your election to this historic office. Congratulations. [applause] gov. Mcauliffe i am so proud to be joined this evening by so may people who have worked tirelessly to help this administration in this commonwealth succeed over the last four years. We have with us, my incredible wife and my better half, the first lady of the commonwealth of virgin
[applause] [applause] hey, come on here. [applause] as speaker of the house of toegates, its my pleasure present you the governor of the commonwealth of virginia. [applause] gov. Mcauliffe thank you. [laughter] gov. Mcauliffe thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, my fellow virginians, good evening. Speaker cox, senator newman, justices of the supreme court, ladies and gentlemen of the virginia General Assembly, i do once again appreciate the opportunity to address you one final time. [applause] gov. Mcauliffe i would be careful. Last year, every republican i gave a shout out, they are not back this year in the chamber. [applause] [laughter] gov. Mcauliffe you guys have done just fine. Before i begin seriously, i would let the think speaker bill howell for his many years of service to this commonwealth and to tell him and his family that we are praying for his speedy recovery. [applause] gov. Mcauliffe i would also like to take this opportunity to congratulat
Your microphone is right on you. You have two of them. But they are not on . [inaudible] ladies and gentlemen, how are we tonight . So welcome to the American Writers Museum. Id like to get everybodys attention as we have a very special us tonight. The American Writers Museum is where we celebrate the impact that writers have had on American History and our culture and our daily life. Now, on our walls and in the exhibits at the hwm, our writers in fiction, fantasy, science, spirituality and politics and is not hyperbole to say that many of them wrote the words the change the course of history. From Thomas Jefferson declaring independence to i to be wells demanding accountability, americas writers have forever challenged the status quo, and advocated fearlessly for the rights of all to be heard. A wm surprise bookshelf series tonight features a man whose works in words have failed government accountable and his new book tonight is the latest chapter in a lifetime of confronting power,
Conversation on top headlines. Heres Brendan Greeley. Brendan china is stepping up its verbal support for the yuan stemming the currencys worst fall into decades. The Central Bank Held a rare press briefing today. Officials said theres a reason for the depreciation to persist. Plus the bank said it will take action when there is excessive volatility. Concerns a good cause instability in china. There is a surprise from greece this morning, the government says the economy unexpectedly in the Second Quarter. Economists forecasted it would shrink. The economy have been crippled by months of haggling over the bailout. The greek armament is preparing to vote on the new bailout package. New spending cuts and tech hikes tax hikes. The rest of the euro has devote. Former president jimmy carter undergoing treatment for cancer. Mr. Carters of the cancer was discovered during liver surgery and is in multiple locations. He is 90 years old. He says he will release more information as soon as next we
Fiveminute walk. Listen to fire crews frustrated over the radio. I have no water. I have to shut you down until i get water. Richard one engine was dispatched directly to the house, others were forced to set up a relay system to get water from the hydrant. It takes time to get hose lines laid out over 2,000 feet. Richard some residents voicing concerns there arent more hydrants nearby. There is always a danger of the fire. Having fire hydrant removes the fear people have. Richard it turns out its up to the developers whether to install fire hydrants. There are no federal regulations requiring this them to be within a certain distance of homes or have them at all. You need them. If i didnt have a fire hydrant close to my house i would want one. Richard look at all of that damage. That is all that is left. Now just moments ago we got off the phone with fairfax fire chief richard he tells us, in fact, there were no water sprinklers inside this home at all. He says he is more concerned abo