And excited to discuss your book is called the vanishing american adult and what i find striking is that i think the idea for this probably originated long before he became a senator is not political and the need to talk more about where the idea originated from. Thanks for having me the book won a dispersant not about politics 99 not about policy but upstream issues but prior to that you are right my background as a business turnaround guy by a trading ina historian i spent five years as a College President i was brought in because i cared about this liberal Arts Institution i have family connections my parents went to the school my grandfather worked at this college after 35 years and growth of this campus and it was in trouble but it was nothing connected to student culture, restructuring the debt campus operations or free would expand into omaha but i saba was happening with student culture so in the senate to 1 2 years one of five that was never a politician before so that never e
The sun is rising. The excitement level is growing by the second. More than 50,000 runners gathering here right now. From the shadow of the bridge right here on Staten Island thank you for being with us. Good morning, robin. Good morning to all of you. In less than two hours, the streets will be filled with marathon runners, young and old, professionals and those running for the very first time. We cant wait to do this. We have every angle covered. First, we do want to check on what is always important to everyone on Staten Island the race day forecast. So nice to be out of the headlines this morning. Rob and laura, so nice to be out of the headlines because the weather is not an issue. The wind is not howling at 50 miles an hour. It is nice and comfortable. The runners are saying it might be a touch too mild. A look at the finish line central park. 56 degrees. A south wind at a light 3 Miles Per Hour. Beautiful. Cloudy skies. A couple sprinkles around the area. You can see a few showe
The findings of her most recent research delivering on the u. S. Climate commitment a 10point plan toward a lowcarbon future you can download the complete Research Report that wri. Org publication. About us wr i is a global nonprofit Nongovernmental Organization that works closely with World Leaders to address urban global challenges at the intersection of Economic Development and the natural environment. At the u. S. Climate Initiative Program within wri we use vigorous independent research and Strategic Partnerships to help advance the United States transition to a strong, low Carbon Economy. And up front i want to thank the Research Team of the u. S. Climate initiative i completed a study that we are here to discuss today. And if i could have them stand. Karl hausker lead authors of this Research Study and the author and michael eric thank you very much for your work. [applause] we are focused on this issue because of the need to address Climate Change, and urgent need to address Cl
Heres michigan. This is where hundreds of protesters stormed the capitol. Some of them carrying guns. They demanded an end to the state of emergency that the governor just extended through memorial day. Then over in georgia, there was this mock funeral procession outside of the State Capitol. They were protesting the governors order to reopen because they think that that puts their lives at risk. John . This morning, cnn learned the white house is now reviewing a draft document from the cdc. It details how businesses, schools and others should handle reopening. Dr. Anthony fauci said that states face a significant risk if they reopen too soon, especially where the cases are still spiking. A new report predicts the pandemic could continue to spread for up to two years. This report says we would need 60 or 70 herd immunity to get it under control. That means 60 to 70 of us need to get it and recover from it to get the pandemic under control. On the hopeful side, dr. Fauci suggests a pote