Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the National League of cities. My name is clarence anthony. Im the ceo and executive director of the National League of cities. Its a pleasure to have you in what we call city hall away from your city, town or village in america. The National League of cities is an organization that represents 19,000 city, towns and for being here because were releasing the 34th annual city fiscal conditions report. Each person in this room is here for a reason. Youre interested in what is happening in cities all over america. Perhaps you enjoy digging into data and understanding the fiscal nature of the data on our communities. You really want to hear about the pressures city leaders face every day in balancing their budget, dealing with issues, the various policy issues and the federal impact on those issues. Or you just want to make sure that youre in the right place at the right time dealing with and learning about what america will be dealing with as it relates
Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon everyone, welcome to the National League both cities, its a pleasure to have you and what we call city hall away from your city, town or village in america. The National League of cities is an organization that represents 19,000 city, towns and for being here because were releasing the 34th annual city fiscal conditions report. Each person in this room is here for a reason. Youre interested in what is happening in cities all over america. Perhaps you enjoy digging into data and understanding the fiscal nature of the data on our communities. You really want to hear about the pressures city leaders face every day in balancing their budget, dealing with issues, the various policy issues and the federal impact on those issues. Or you just want to make sure that youre in the right place at the right time dealing with and learning about what america will be dealing with as it relates to the fiscal impact of our economy. For all of these reasons at its
Rising water levels posing a danger to life. This was the scene last night at fish lake in doncaster where a severe Flood Warning has been issued. A0 people had to be rescued from their homes overnight. It adds to the severe flooding that has hit other parts of South Yorkshire and derbyshire. This wall shows you clearly where the water came up to. The basement storeroom of this florists in north derbyshire is completely ruined. All the stock ready for the run up to christmas now worthless. To get things started again is going to cost a lot of money, the insurance comely will help out but of course we have to get those things to start with. We are talking between five and £10,000, a lot of money, a lot of money to recoup. Other businesses in the town have suffered a similar fate. This new toy shop didnt get a chance to open its doors to the public. Everybody has had a terrible time of it, but our shop was due to open yesterday, so we were here the day before yesterday until ten oclock
Hello and welcome to world news today. The british Prime Minister has been meeting his cabinet and mps as he tries to secure enough support for his brexit deal ahead of saturdays crucial vote in the house of commons. Borisjohnson says theres no better outcome than the deal he has negotiated but he needs 320 votes to get it passed with only 287 voting conservative mps. That means he must persuade members from across the house to support him, including labour rebels, ex conservatives, and brexiteers in his own party. The deal would see the uk pay around £33 billion pounds in a so called divorce bill when leaving. Eu and uk citizens will retain their residency and Social Security rights. And a transition period, during which time the uk would abide by the eus laws, would last at least, until the end of 2020. The agreement would see the whole of the uk leaving the eu customs union, but there would be customs checks on some goods entering into Northern Ireland from great britain. 0ur polit
Of Affordable Housing, a review of the Trump Administrations plan to change Housing Finance in america. Before i recognize myself members, today is [inaudible]s birthday come back if anyone wishes to sing happy birthday please save it until later. [laughter] we all thank you for that. Happy birthday. We now recognize myself performing its given soft Opening Statement. Good morning. Today we are here to discuss the impact of the Trump Administrations house and finance reform plan. We are joined by treasury secretary steve mnuchin, hud secretary ben carson and federal Housing Finance agency director. Welcome. Let me say that the Trump Administration Housing Finance reform plan would be a disastrous for our system. The trump demonstration is threatening to end the conservatorship of the government sponsored that is the gses. Would ask National Action to provide and expose the government guarantee. It is implement it in this way and is likely create turmoil in the Housing Market will preve