News, the budget just passed. The president will be speaking shortly at the white house on the opioid crisis, hes expected to declare it a National Emergency. Well have live coverage when it begins. In the meantime a look at the opioid issue from todays washington journal. Rogers in in his 19th term in the house and represents the Kentucky District and is cochair on the caucus of Prescription Drug abuse. Later today President Trump will make a muchanticipated speech on opiod abuse about the epidemic in the united states. What are you expecting to hear from him in this speech . Guest i expect him to reiterate what he said more than two months ago. Opiod declared the epidemic a National Emergency. I suspect hopefully well hear the details of what he wants that to include. No one knows. Its 2 00 this afternoon. I plan to go. Host cspan plans to cover it. Guest good, good. This truly is an emergency and im glad the president now is moving him to the front burner so he draws attention to th
Really about to come full circle and im thrilled every day i wake up and i thank god that im here in the greatest country in the history of the world. This is a place where you can do anything, where youre free to be yourself, where personality hasnt been downsized and where i feel most comfortable when i get on the beach, 16, 18 lane freeways in texas where ive chosen to live and i think the best state in the union. Im just settling down and sometimes i look around and its the plethora of options that you have for eating or drinking or shopping. Theres really no place like it. The freedom is palpable. Its very much discernible and perhaps thats something that someone who spent the first years of their life letting someone else has more of a perspective on then say a nativeborn american that has not experienced life anywhere else they may have been of a place that never for such an extended period of time living in those places. I can tell you as someone that had the chance to livein a
Well, i agree 100 , mr. President. Thank you very much and again, a tremendous honor to have you in the United States and at maralago. Thank you very much. That is the president. With the president of china. As kayla told you a few minutes ago, no translation in the room. We have had somebody who speaks mandarin listen to that tape and rough translation, but equates to Something Like this meeting has very important meeting for the relationship for china and america. The president was very welcoming. We talked in depth about a lot of issues and built a trust and friendship between china and america and we want to keep developing building that relationship. Probably considered the most bilateral of his tenure so r far. I cant imagine anything other that that could be the case especially give p the economic implications between these two. China, a huge country. I found President Trumps comments to be fascinating because he started with calling the chinese delegation, interesting to be wit
Host Annie Jacobsen, its start with definitions. Whats area 51 . Guest thats a secret basese out in nevada where all kinds of mysterious things happen that you and i can talk about and maybe we know what is going on out there maybe we dont. Host whew its called area 51. Guest big debate. I believe its called area 51 because of the original project that went on us there in 1951. Information given to me by some of the sources that i interviewed at length for that book, but of course, everything about area 51 is kind of a mussel inside of a palestine sol thats debated. The actual origins, the original date, the origin story of area 51. Host in 1951 what was going on . The Atomic Energy commission was doing loots of Nuclear Testing out there in the middle of the desert, and they wanted to keep what they were doing secret, and the cia was kind of coming into existence with its programs, and the two merged in this idea of if you have a secret base in a secret place you can do secret programs
Announcement about potential for life right here in our solar system. It has a ring to it. How close we could be to finally, finding out, if that actually exists. And perfect weather, for easter services. The easter egg hunts, and the easter parade. We could see one of the warmest Easter Sundayness decade, how hot is it going to get . Plus will rain impact your holiday plans. Can i just say when i changed the cop think morning to say easter services. Yes. I will think more of the church video here. Sure. But we didnt even mention it in the copy can we remember what easter is about, please, a little bit. Good day, it is april the 14th. There is what were looking for. Steeple of christ church. Christ church. Reason bob and i are laughing because people are commenting on what the pizza battle that you started this morning. Throw the pizza box in the middle of the desk here please monroe says sonys right buy her a new pizza, were you wrong. I have an update mike did offer her 20. Sony says