Delivers a big surprise. No, not a royal baby but to members of the animal kingdom, twin pandas make their debut at atlanta zoo today, tuesday july 16th, 2013. Good morning. Welcome to a special edition of today on a Tuesday Morning. Im Savannah Guthrie in los angeles. Matt and al back in new york. It was so hot there i had to get out of town. You did the right thing savannah. You really did. Im here with al roker and were having a heat wave. Its official. Three days in a row. Although its not so bad out here right now, 83 degrees, its going to get nasty this afternoon. Thats right. The heat right now were in the shade but once the sun gets up everybody is going to start baking. Humidity levels, and this extends not just to here in the northeast, all the way to michigan and as far west as the Pacific Northwest. I was driving into new york yesterday and the car, you know the thermometer that tells you how bad it was outside said it was 103 on the streets of map hat tan. Stay where its c
Trayvon martin was tragic and unnecessary. The Justice Department says it is now reviewing evidence in the case to determine whether criminal civil rights charges should be brought against the former neighborhood watchman. Protesters meanwhile continue to stage rallies and marches here in washington and across the country following the jurys decision. This video just in shows the gathering outside the Justice Department in northwest washington around noon today. People Holding Signs urging justice for trayvon. This afternoon were learning vigils are being planned for this saturday in 100 cities nationwide. Nbcs jay gray joins us live from sanford, florida, with more on nations mood this afternoon. Jay . Reporter hi there, jim, pat, good to talk to you. Thousands across the country continue to respond to the verdict and the message they believe it sends while here in the place where it all happened, the Community Came together today to send its own message. No justice reporter like they
With fewer federal dollars available. Under map 21 texas has submitted six letters of interest and we continue to have open and forthright discussions with u. S. D. O. T. About her projects. They have been good partners to work with and we certainly appreciate their willingness to meet with us and work through the new tifia process. U. S. D. O. T. Was a lot of discretion to evaluate and choose eligible projects under specific criteria. U. S. D. O. T. Is have the authority to weigh and compare the relative merits of projects under the selection criteria and to choose those that scored highest under that weighted scoring system. Over time u. S. D. O. T. Continued at criteria such as livability to the list of their selection criteria and too much discretion seem to be permeating the process and made the the program more about me being subjective as opposed to funding the best projects and older order to meet mobility. Map21 eliminate discretionary criteria as it established a limited set
Police officers for just right there. What can tell you is going on is boarding up. Just across the street at the chase bake at 14 am broadway which is a big place. 14 broadway at the chase book chase bank they just started boarding up that building within the last hour. The business day to finish. Not taking any chances this time putting of boards are round the windows so we boarded up. While they were due one this the woman that owned a business a cautious st talked came by to talk by to talk in regards to her business and not being boarded up. Im just looking up at every one boarding up their windows and we are not doing that. I do not know mainly because it could be that. Honestly i dont think that i had to do that. So we did not do it. But i am looking a wry and seen what is happening. Am i worried about the business . Of course i am but not to enough to spend all of that money that people are spending to build up their businesses. Reporter it is a new business. But apparently she
186655press. You can join us on twitter invite your comments on twitter at bpshow and we want you to be our friend. Were look for friends on facebook. Facebook. Com billpressshow. How join us on facebook. Lets see first of all we start again in egypt today where the military yesterday opened fire, killing 51 supporters of president morsi and injuring another 400 and some. And yet the white house still refuses to say this is a military coup. On the homefront congress is back in town, gearing up for several fights including a big one over president ial nominees. So many of them have been sitting in the senate, blocked by the filibuster. Harry reid has told republicans you either act by the end of the week or were going to change the filibuster rules. And up in new york city, Eliot Spitzer off and running for city controller. Republicans are saying we dont need this sinner back in public office. Thats not what they said about mark sanford. That and more on current tv. They should selfdepo