Announcer washington journal continues. President mike pence on your screen and now, a live shot of him making his way off the helicopter for the vice president. He will be traveling to the hurricane area with his wife to view the damage from the Tropical Storm down in that area. Members of met by the president s cabinet including the energy secretary, rick perry, who was also there at the airport. Transportation secretary also as well as others. He is making his way down to the area impacted by the hurricane and Tropical Storm harvey. Washington journal this morning, we will be talking about the impact of that with Michael Brown, the former fema director who served from 20032005. He is joining us from denver to talk about Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina. I would like to begin with your reaction to the price tagged that has been put out for Hurricane Harvey. 160 billion, much more money than was spent in response to and recovery for Hurricane Katrina. Michael yes, that number do
The city getting ready for the estimated 200,000 people expected for the event. Matt delucia is live in center city. Tell us whats happening now. Reporter well, the last phase of closures was delayed until 6 00 this morning to coincide with a new Traffic Police shift. Right now were along kelly drive where it is shut down. You see that some cars are making their way around the art museum. Right over there by akens oval, that is shut down. The ben franklin parkway shut down. We will see some closures expanding to the side streets from 21st to 24th street. Parts of spring garden, and a few spots will be local access only. Francescas been talking about what and will talk about it more throughout the morning. Bear in mind the ben franklin parkway already closed now from 20th through the art museum. All of this as we prepare for, by one estimate, around 200,000 people. Businesses around here are certainly hoping for a piece of that action. So the setup and all the preparation thus far has d
Those online. Welcome to the mission to mars summit. Earth is not the center of the universe. Now, you either smile at me or smirk at me after saying this to please realize that it has only been a known and establish fact for over 400 years. Copernicusnicholas aoved it beyond a shadow of doubt. Humans can fly, that is a truth that has been with us for only over a century. Humans can walk on the moon, again only less than half a century a truth to us. Considering our time on the planet, these are short times to know these things. 16 years fromis now, a small crew of six women and men will be in route to mars. Yearsabout it, only 16 from now that can be true, too. ,ut if we want that to happen we today will have to ensure we keep track with our human mars program. Looking at you, my audience, i know i am looking at the experts that can make this happen. As you truly are the best and the brightest in all fields we need to send humans to mars. Lets show our resolve. Lets keep building the
The fog bank is large and in charge. It was nonexistent yesterday. 64 in the city, 52, cold, and the average is 66 and 54 the record highs not that warm. 84 was a wily go back in 1916. The reason is looking at the buoy temperature, San Francisco, 53, so that makes a big difference. Bodega bay, 51 and i saw the 47 degrees temperature. That is cold if you are stuck in the fog and the onshore wind which is what we have. Filling in towards anna cruise and capitola, 50s on the temperatures for almost everybody. 52 nevada, santa rosa and at the airport. 51 woodside, stanford, 52 and hillsboro and pacifica a close 50, and 25 and gusts to 31 so everything is place for a holder pattern as the low clouds and fog are banked up. 50s, 60s, 70s around the bay and 80s through the interior. We had an issue in dublin earlier. We have one in dublin. I am looking at it now. We also had an issue on the san mateo bridge that ive been talking about. Lets start in dublin because that seems more serious and w
Humans can fly. Thats a truth that is only been with us for over a century. Humans can walk on the moon, again, less than half a century of truth to us. Considering our time as human species on the planet, those are all really short times to know these things. Now, what i expect that in 16 years of now, a small crew of six women and men will be en route to mars. Think about it, only 16 years from now that can be true, too. But if we want that to happen, we today will have to ensure that we keep track with our human mars program. Looking at you, my audience, i know that im looking at the experts that can make this happen. As you truly are the best and the brightest in all fields we need to send humans to mars. Lets show our resolve. Lets keep building the infrastructure needed. Lets keep testing and proofing. Lets make humans on mars and obvious fact, too. Lets get underway now. I now have a great pleasure to introduce to people that have worked diligently in getting humans off plan and