Prospects for a new round of closures. Speakers included former va secretary who chaired the last commission in 2005. The Heritage Foundation hosted this hourlong event. Good morning and welcome to the Heritage Foundation. Welcome those who join us on our heritage. Org website as well as those joining us on the cspan network and for those inhouse we asked the courtesy to see our mobile devices have been silenced or turned off simply to avoid any unnecessary distractions. For those watching online you are welcome to send questions or comments at any time by emailing speaker at heritage. Org. We will post the program on the heritage home page for future reference following the presentations today. Leading our discussion and welcoming our special guest is frederick zero. Fred is our policy analyst for defense budgeting for the Center National defense at the Heritage Foundation or to join me in welcoming him. [applause]. Thank you for making the time to come over here with the first and co
A senator who serves that state s here to talk about Forest Management and forest fire issues. Report give us status where wildfires are in montana . Guest weve had one of the necessary season montana in memory. A report this morning said the cost during this fire season set alltime record north of 2 billion. Left for the august recess that first week of august, i am on the energy and resources committee, the top 30 fires in the nation were all in montana. A million acres this fire season, equivalent to delaware, state of tragically two firefighter necessary montana lost their the fire lines. Its been devastateing and of breathing ed the smoke. The environmental disaster we have with the smoke, the carbon air, destroys watersheds, destroys wildlife, so it has season for us, tell you montana says, enough is enough. Is how much of a season still left to go . Guest thankfully and this is what happens, you wait for the to change. It was unusual year, we had adequate snow packed levels in w
August, i am on the energy and resources committee, the top 30 fires in the nation were all in montana. A million acres this fire season, equivalent to delaware, state of tragically two firefighter necessary montana lost their the fire lines. Its been devastateing and of breathing ed the smoke. The environmental disaster we have with the smoke, the carbon air, destroys watersheds, destroys wildlife, so it has season for us, tell you montana says, enough is enough. Is how much of a season still left to go . Guest thankfully and this is what happens, you wait for the to change. It was unusual year, we had adequate snow packed levels in winter, good spring rains in the western part of the state. Northeastern part of the state was very dry. July, august june, and high temperatures. That was the recipe for really severe fire season. Week, the weather turned. Weve seen rain, snow in the country and looks like were turning the corner now, we seasonended event, more snow forecast for the high
Hello im adrian from again this is the news hour live from aljazeera headquarters in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes a successful gamble as exit polls indicate a clear victory. In japans snap election. U. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is in saudi arabia in a second bid to end the gulf crisis without high hopes of a breakthrough. Its obvious rich northern regions feel short changed by the governments economic policies and now theyre fighting back. For the Houston Astros have booked their tickets to l. A. They beat the new york to reach their first world series in two thousand and five for their face the dodgers begin. So we begin this news in japan where exit polls suggest the Prime Minister shinzo ruling bloc is headed for a big when voters braved a typhoon to cast their ballots in the polls are they called it a year earlier than expected and was asking for a clear mandrake mandate as the country faces challenges from an aging population and a sluggish economy at home an
He earned his phd in military history from kansas state university. He retired to tucson in 2015. He is the author of dozens of books, including fighting for in theam blacks frontier army. It is in sale in our gift shop following the lecture. We are excited to welcome dr. John langellier. Join me in a round of supplies round of applause as we welcome him to the podium. [applause] john i feel like a telemarketer. [laughter] i will send you every month a book that i have written that no now. Ants if you sign up thank you for allowing me to be here. It is a wonderful opportunity to come back to what we at kansas. Tate call western kansas some of you call it colorado. It has been a pleasure. This is a magnificent facility. We certainly want you, if you are not members, before you leave, the doors will not be join. Ed until you there is no such thing as a free lunch. I will attempt to make 21stcentury Technology Work for a fellow that still lives in the 19th century. My topic is the Buffalo