System. [inaudible conversation] good afternoon ladies and german. For those of you who are just tuning in in our Television Audience and our public Radio Audience and the internet, welcome to the National Press club worsens 1908 we have been the embodiment of the constitution. Before we get started i want to remind our guests in the audience, if you have a phone, please put it on vibrate because we know you want to tweet. We want you to follow the action, and so on twitter you can follow us at rest club d. C. Using and pc live. I want to introduce the head table. As i introduce each of you, please stand and i will briefly, as your name is announced, it will be from my left and youre right. Senior reporter at med tech insight and the treasurer of the National Press club. Michelle, desk editor at the Associated Press and the membership secretary of the National Press club. Sally sues men, executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs at pfizer. Donna, breaking news editor at usa today a
With hours to go before primary day in new york, senator sanders appeared on the today show. We have a message that is raze resonating all over the country, enthusiasm and energy. People understand it is too late for establishment, politics and economics. They want real change in this country. Reporter the Sanders Campaign says his rally yesterday in prospect park, brooklyn, brought the biggest crowd yet, more than 28,000 people. Alonnia says shell be at the rally tonight. Im pretty decided. Im probably with hillary. But i like a lot of the values that bernie stands for so im going to come and listen. Reporter secretary of state Hillary Clinton will have her own rally in midtown manhattan. People we talked with tell us that the climate of campaigning in this years president ial election has been filled with so much negativity from both the democrats and republicans it sours them. I decided not to vote. Just because i dont think it is it is not nice. Not good for the country. Reporter c
Bridge where things are moving nicely here. No issues north of the city. If youre headed out the door, you should be fine. On the subways, we have delays out there on downtown 2 trains. Otherwise, overnight track work, fastrack is wrapped up. More weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. Lauren, thank you very much. Tens of thousands of workers going to walk off the job fter a bitter dispute. More on the strike. Michael, it proe ses to indeed. Theyre going to walk off the job in an iour. They promise to rally here on 36th street. Corporate verizon is ved i for a strike as well. Theyre having a plan in place. Verizon says their dedication is to the customers. Official claims, they say they havent heard from Union Leaders and willing to submit to mediation or even extend a strike deadline. Ey say thats why they training nonunion employees to replace those planning to walk off the job and necessity plan to plug those employees into several different departments. Nearly 40,000 verizon workers
Money. [ music ] this is real money with ali velshi. Youre the most important part of the show. Hit me up on facebook president obama showcasing walmart is not stopping for minimum wages. Instead hes highlighting Energy Efficiency. When it comes to Corporate America walmart is away ahead of the pack. It stores in its facilities around the world get one quarter of their electricity from Renewable Energy sources especially solar. With the Walmart Store in california as a backdrop the president announced new plans today to boost solar power and promote Energy Efficiency in the United States. Now those plans include 2 billion in efficiency upgrades for federal buildings, and the just completed installation of sola solar panen the white house roof. Earlier this year the Obama Administration released a 800 page report on Climate Change. It predicts challenges that are already changing the world as we know it, and it links them squarely to greenhouse gasses by human activity. Today the Energy
[ music ] this is real money with ali velshi. Youre the most important part of the show. Hit me up on facebook president obama showcasing walmart is not stopping for minimum wages. Instead hes highlighting Energy Efficiency. When it comes to Corporate America walmart is away ahead of the pack. It stores in its facilities around the world get one quarter of their electricity from Renewable Energy sources especially solar. With the Walmart Store in california as a backdrop the president announced new plans today to boost solar power and promote Energy Efficiency in the United States. Now those plans include 2 billion in efficiency upgrades for federal buildings, and the just completed installation of sola solar panels on the white house roof. Earlier this year the Obama Administration released a 800 page report on Climate Change. It predicts challenges that are already changing the world as we know it, and it links them squarely to greenhouse gasses by human activity. Today the Energy De