This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show. Tell me whats on your mind. A hospital patient in texas has been diagnosed with ebola. Its americas first confirmed case. The federal Health Officials say a man treated at a dallas hospital tested positive for the deadly virus after flying to the u. S. From liberia, in west africa. Officials at the hospital say the man is being kept in isolation, following procedures from the c. D. C. To keep doctors safe. Im joined by robert ray in atlanta, who has been following the case. Robert, obviously the cases were in atlanta, this is a different story, this is the first time someone has been diagnosed in the United States. Exactly. The first two aid workers transported from west africa came to atlanta two months ago almost to the date. They were down the block from me, here, in the c. D. C. Behind me. Yes, this is the first time someone in the United States has been diagnosed with the infection. Here is something we know from
No cars can get through, and many areas in the financial district have been forced to shut their doors since fray because of the unrest. And in china, theyre getting ready to celebrate national day, 40 years of communist rule. And in hong kong, they are under strict notice not to cover the protest in hong kong. Its the biggest crisis since they protested government in tienneman square. They are just as subversive. Congregation , one country, two system arrangement, elded colonial rule and gave up status, in beijing, they passed a law last month to vet candidates in local elections and they are demanding that they reverse course and that administrators step down. This puts the communist leadership between a rock and a hard place. Do they have protests elsewhere in china or crush them violently and risk hong kongs place as a inform center. The city has been at the center of almost every National Innovation that china has attempted over the past three decades. Hong kongs liberal market en
To donate, please visit press. Org institute. On behalf of members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker today and those of you in our audience. Our head table includes guests of our speaker as well as working journalists who are club members. And if you hear applause in our audience, i would note that members of the general public are also attending so its not necessarily evidence of a lack of journalistic objectivity. I would also like to welcome our cspan and public radio audiences. You can follow the hash tag on twitter today using the hash tag npclunch. Ill ask as many questions as time permits. Now its time to introduce our head table guest. I would ask each to stand briefly as your name is announced. From your right, richard strauss, former white house radio director. Barbara cochran, head of the National Press Club Journalism institutes. Yolanda is ceo and former deputy chair of the Democratic National committee. Kathy spiller executive editor of ms magazine. Elle pres
This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show. So tell me whats on your mind by tweeting me at ali velshi or facebook. Com ali velshi. These four words, established by the state. The interpretation of those four simple words in the Affordable Care act has set up a complicated legal battle that threatens the future of obamacare and may send it back to the Supreme Court. This is all about the subsidies that help low and middle income people afford Health Surface on the exchanges by federal government or by states. Today a three judge panel for the court of appeals for the dc circuit rule that the law, as written, with the four words in it, only allows subsidies for policies sold on exchanges, established by the state. That could potentially lead to or it could be a big blow for oklahoma, making it confusing and after that, a Virginia Court of Appeals Panel said exactly the opposite. It ruled that the subsidies that come in a tax credit are allowed, no matter whether
Theyre fabulous. Thank you. Melissa im not sure if we walked into a bar i would necessarily come up and talk to either of you, no offense. Saying that aside, what is behind the idea of them selling for one day only do you think . Is it about testing demand . Is it about short supply . What do you think . First of all google glass has nothing to do with the product. Ed idea theyre selling to anybody for any reason ever is kind of awesome. Allows people who think they want to see into the future, it will allow them to buy their way into the club. Melissa i dont understand a single thing you just said. Heres the deal. This is not a product. This is way to see the future. Melissa it is a conduit. An sense 7 ancestral dna for wearable will be. You will need anticipatory computing and all cool stuff. Melissa youre telling me not to bother buying this because its a prototype . Correct. Melissa okay. I think google glass has a certain amount of applicability to every day life. I think effort h