Protection program was set to expire the senate votes to extend it. Today in the bays alex barr and what congress is going to do now. Reporter laura, this was a bit of a surprise that this extension was agreed to last night since theres not often a lot of bipartisan agreement in washington these days. This is one of these issues important enough. Lets be clear whats being extended is the deadline to apply. So now that deadline will be extended until august 8th. So that allows any Small Businesses with fewer than 500 employees that have not yet asked for this aid to jump in and request it. Whats kind of interesting is theres still 130 billion left in the pot to be distributed to Small Businesses. Thats a little surprising because early on this money was just flying out of the coffers and congress had to pass another installment to reinstate the money there. Theres question why theres so much left on the table. Some Small Business owners say they need help and need more help than what th
Mainstream media so take a journey with us as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of governor Jesse Ventura. So what do you see the street with a thing like real with a tree this would be the last page from the bottom of. The ship. With a like you that i got. With it we. Would see this this is. What caused me to run for governor i kind of french myself to help us celebrate and remember the 20th anniversary of the Political Campaign that shocked the world former governor Jesse Ventura was joined by several key figures in his campaign and Administration Campaign chairman dean barkley bill hills. But the Campaign Advertising guru and political strategist. Running mate and 37 year schoolteacher made. And finally the Communications Director for the ministration john wood and dean barkley were really was the one that got me interested in the 3rd Party Movement because ive always been anti democrat and republican and in my neighborhood up there all of a sudden i started to see nice barkley sign
Michelle miller spent the day with a Health Official spreading the word about the health risks. The big key is flooded water you know is unsafe. Reporter this doctor is making the round in areas that were flooded in houston. As the Harris County Public Health director, he is warning residents about the risks they face, while cleaning up their homes. Then me of all of this is mold and mold loves moisture. He got a foot of water and now mold is growing in her garage, and inside her house. When you took out the, the cabinetry and the sheet rock, were you wearing protective masks. No. See, thats what we have been saying, make sure you wear protection when you are doing all this. What we dont want while you are fryi trying to help everything and get back to normal life, is, that you also get sick in the process. Doctor shaw says it is important to clean up fast because of what contaminated walter leaves behind. Floodwater can harbor dangerous bacteria which can enter the body through cuts a
And south korea continues to display its military power with a second round of Live Fire Exercises following north koreas largest ever nuclear test as the u. S. Weighs its next move against north korea. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie greene. This morning, states of emergency have been declared in florida, puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands as Hurricane Irma churns west over the northeast caribbean. Irma has grown into a category 4 storm. Sustained winds of 145 Miles Per Hour. The Leeward Islands are expected to feel its effects sometime tonight. School in puerto rico is cancelled today and the National Guard has been activated. A Hurricane Hunter flew into the eye of the storm yesterday. Irma is expected to strengthen over the 48 hours and southeast florida residents are stocking up on supplies. Its still too early to say exactly where irma will hit but landfall on the u. S. Mainland has become
Morning letting them know this is in effect. Life on van ness avenue will never be the same again. This morning computerers learned forthtires time that left turns are no longer allowed. Some drivers are distraught. Its crazy and bad. Its not convenient but im sure they need do it. Muni officials were leased of this first morning of new reality. We did warn people that the changes were coming and to let them know they should take alternate routes of muni if they can. There were a lot of people on muni this morning and peel are taking alternate routes. Reporter the plan is a little fain now or a big payoff later cars not turning left, should save a lot of time, according to transportation officials. It will speed things up because cars will have to wait for cars to make a left turn. They wont have to wait for buses going in and out of bus zones and increasing service along the corridor. Bringing that all together could save up to 1r5 minutes. Reporter while not turning left is a big cha