Featuring 1291 speakers in 23 cities, seven states and six countries. But i am pleased to say as of today were really proud to announce this is our home, the National Center for the preservation of democracy. Trust me, were very happy about it. Of particular interest to me, our offices will be next door in the building that was constructed in 1924. Im told its haunted. Im a little freaked out by that. The other cool thing is my great grandfather was a bricklayer on this building in the middle of los angeles. So i own the place, by my logic. All of our events are followed by a reception to which everyone can grab either a glass of wine or water and continue the conversation with tonights featured guest and one another. Please give a warm welcome to ms. Goldie bloomenstick. Good evening, everybody. Thanks for joining us here tonight. I understand theyre going to be showing the bat signal tonight at 7 30 in l. A. We have a terrific panel here tonight. Im going to introduce the panel. We h
Virus. Zika is linked to birth defects, and mosquito have spread the virus through most of the western hemisphere. The u. S. Could be next. More than 312 cases have been reported in 41 states, but all of those cases are linked to travel outside the u. S. Dr. Jon lapook is looking at how the money could be spent. Thats perfect for breeding mosquito larva. Reporter tropical disease expert dr. Peter hotez has been warning for months that poor neighborhoods on the gulf coast, like this one in houston, are similar to poor neighborhoods in brazil, the epicenter of the zika pandemic. Broken screens, lack of air conditioning and standing water make for perfect breeding grounds for the hive for aedes aegypti mosquitoes that carry zika. If you look at where zika is affecting people, its in areas of extreme poverty. Reporter hotez is warning the u. S. Is not prepared to fight the zika virus, despite todays commitment of over 500 million. Congress still hasnt approved a 1. 9 billion request, and w
We have wet weather on the way. The as we go throughout the course of the midday, we will see that stuff that is starting to pop up here across central pa migrate and cross through central portion of our area. The timing is this that you will end up with i would say between 9 00 and 3 00 p. M. Heavier rain coming through. Scattered showers anytime. In addition to this wind advisory initial to effect at 7 00 this morning from southern new jersey and state of the delaware for wind speeds and gusts specifically that peak as high as 45 miles an hour. This front means business. So make sure that stuff is secure before you hit the road and we will track it down later today. Dont to that. Mid 50s from philadelphia down to ac definitely breezy and as the day goes on, we are milder, but of course it comes with the trade off, and eventually, behind this cold front it is in the name we will start to cool down from here, just as a nose dive we are set to go on this week coming up. It is kind of an
And his life was a song. Well remember the bakersfield sound of merle haggard. Note captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the nation is playing with fire. That was the warning today from the white house budget director, who announced more than half a billion dollars is being rushed into a battle against zika virus. Zika is linked to birth defects, and mosquito have spread the virus through most of the western hemisphere. The u. S. Could be next. More than 312 cases have been reported in 41 states, but all of those cases are linked to travel outside the u. S. Dr. Jon lapook is looking at how the money could be spent. Thats perfect for breeding reporter tropical disease expert dr. Peter hotez has been warning for months that poor neighborhoods on the gulf coast, like this one in houston, are similar to poor neighborhoods in brazil, the epicenter of the zika pandemic. Broken screens, lack of air conditioning and standing water make for perfect
This was unfortunately, the only way, way out. Until recently, they worked for cynthias father, who often brought her to work. Darling young girl. Cindy, any song that came in the radio, she knew the songs to all of them. The oldies station, she knew you will the songs. She was a beautiful girl. The neighborhood was quiet. People chose not to talk about the tragedy. Many knew the challenges facing the family. Theres help out there. With a severely adult disabled child, thats physically an adult, its a lot of work. And paula, chief says, all his years of police work, this, where a mother picks her daughters life and her own, one hes ever had in his Law Enforcement career. The fact that the mother couldnt take it anymore, in terms of caring for the developmentally disabled child. Some of the neighbors say they didnt know the family because they moved into the area within the past year. Rob, back to you. Sad story. Thanks very much. Breaking news now from the political world, donald trump