We put in a steel reinforced skeleton structure on the inside and the make sure the parapet on the roofs are tied off. Reporter the county follows an International Building code similar to the bay area. s two our buildings are built to a higher standard. Most are designed by Structural Engineers or civil engineers. Reporter and reno, Officials Say many buildings in downtown, including city hall would be able to withstand a significant earthquake because a majority of the area is modern. Even though the building was built in the 60s, it is built to a condition that can withstand. Reporter there are concerns for other buildings more than 100 years old including some at the university that he says would not make it through a large earthquake. As we go through and inspected those things or look at those issues, thats when we make those determinations. Reporter even though nevada is the third most [ silence ]seismically active state, jepson said earthquakes are not structures of the state a
Take on what happened but also a look at the politics at the time that made the troops stay overseas in world war ii. Host lissa warren, you mentioned youre an acquiring editor. How long is the process of getting the book on the shelfs to the time you acquire it . Guest its just like having a baby, it takes about nine months from hand you script through the man you script, the copy editing process and then the cover design. I would have, at point, 20 children if i was having babies instead of publicizing books because ive been doing this for 20 books now. To write it, it usually takes a year or two, sometimes three if its a long book or one that requires a lot of research. They are pretty knee deep in evaluating copy edit suggestions that have been made. That can take several weeks. Occasionally a month or two, but we dont always have that long. We also need to keep books in the season that theyve been slotted, and so we have to keep the schedule, and the authors get some time with the
Less than 200 votes. Also, a bill sponsored by the republican over the keystone to outline will be in the house this week. To the keystone xl pipeline and specifically what congress should do about it, we want to get your thoughts on if congress should approve passage and building of the Keystone Pipeline. If you support the measure if you oppose the measure want to make your thoughts on congress and how they should act on keystone, on , you can contact us on twitter, facebook or email. Mikeng us on the phone, lillis on the hill. Good morning. Can you give us a little background on the scheduled votes on keystone and how this happens . Guest sure, obama was trying to delay without having to deal with it and hoping to get out of office. No unanticipated this would foren in the lame duck something to the louisiana race was going to be close. But when republicans came back and said, hey, lets vote on this one more time and this is not the first time theyve voted on it. Theyve done this a
Despite dozens of questions, the most important one remains, why . It is a personnel matter. No its not a personnel matter. Youre selecting a public official. Why is that a personal matter . Board made the decision much thats all there is to say. And so the board of ed saying it wants to take mcps in a new direction all the while refusing to tell anyone what direction that is. As far as superintendent starrs replacement goes mcps will soon launch a nationwide search. No word if it already has any candidates in mind. Live in rockville, kevin lewis, abc 7 news. Thank you. Now, while starr will be gone from the School System this month, he wont be off the payroll until the end of june. Thats just under 100,000 in pay. Hell be paid 46,000 for unused time off and have his Health Insurance paid for the remainder of the year unless he gets another job first. Hes also being allowed to drive his countyowned jeep until the end of march. New at 5 00 d. C. Public schools admitting now that private
Noon with a developing story a plane carrying 75 people had to make an Emergency Landing at Philadelphia International airport this morning. Republic Airline Flights 5927 was operating as u. S. Airways express. It took off at 10 00 a. M. For New Hampshire but an engine issue forced the plane to turn around. It landed safely and all passengers got off at the gate and put on other flights. Witnesses said they saw flames shooting from the back of the plane, but those reports are unconfirmed by the airline. We continue to update this story on air and online at 6abc. Com. Family members identified the 10yearold new jersey boy struck and killed by a Police Cruiser in Franklin Township Matthew Mccloskey was hit at the intersection of elmer and delsea drive last night. David henry has more on what happened. He joins us live from the scene of the crash. Reporter hi, sarah the Gloucester County Prosecutors Office is handle what happened last night. The matter is under investigation and we offer