Would things have been different if sandra had been white. Candidates on both sides try to find an audience. In a little more than three hours, the sun will rise over ethiopia over what promises to be another historic day. President obama making history this afternoon becoming the first sitting u. S. President to visit that country. This is second leg of his east africa trip. The next two days are likely to include more historic firsts, and as Patricia Sabga reports. Focused on the future. Another landmark, fresh on the heels of his historic trip to kenya, president obama touched down in addis ababa becoming the first sitting u. S. President to visit ethiopia. A milestone long overdue. This is a key partner of the u. S. On a variety of Strategic Issues its a country that needs to be engaged. Ethiopia also boasts subsaharas Fastest Growing economy. China has been cultivating aggressively. Pouring hundreds of mills of dollars into infrastructure, including high Profile Projects like addi
We just got back. We were in ames earlier today enduring the family leaders event. It went well. Big crowd. You were there . [inaudible] well, its my opportunity to talk to you today. The county chair puts me here. He asked me to stand in for him. Welcome. Im going to call on hester kim crummer from the Monroe United Methodist Church for an opening prayer. Pastor. I asked god if i could write my hartnell in this piece of paper so i can pray for all those who live in this great nation. So let us pray. Mighty god we thank you for your presence here today. We thank you for your wisdom and love that god is great nation. We thank you for those observed in our military to shore our liberty and freedom that allows us to meet this day for the good of our country. Our hearts are heavy this day for the unnecessary deaths of our marines within our borders. We reach out to the families of these brave men who selflessly served our country, and ask that you hold them with your love. Sometimes we for
G. O. P. Showdown. The top ten participants have been revealed for the first Republican Debate. Donald trump will take center stage. I will be the greatest jobs president that god ever created. And the others are already taking aim. Plus not forgotten. A moving new exhibit. Well talk to nasa about the Lasting Legacy of the the astronauts lost. A legionaires disease. There have been 86 confirmed cases and as those numbers grow so does public fear. It was first identified in the United States in 1976. They estimate 18,000 people are hospitalized with it every year. Only 3,000 of those cases are typically reported to the cdc. That makes the mortality rate hard to track. But it is believed 5 to 30 of those infected die from it. Nashs mayor seeking to quell fierce of the city in the city. There is no risk to our Drinking Water. There is no risk to our water supply from legionnairess disease. It can be treated. It is treatable with antibiotics. A day earlier hundreds of residents pack this t
Terribly muggy thats whats changing for us and the game danger as a result for us as we kick start this week. So we mentioned it is likely to be the hot defendant day in the stretch of 90 plus degrees days. We already have hit two days into the 90s over the course of the weekend so today will officially make eight heat wave for you here as well. And in the meantime, because its getting kind of stagnant outside, we do actually have air quality alert thats in effect for you. Lets actually well start things off that air quality alert basically extending through the central sliver if you will of the delaware valley. Actually noticing that portions of the shore towns for example not included here. Youve actually got a hint of a breeze there just take it easy when you walk out the door today. If youve got to be out during this afternoon, you want to take care of yourself here. Storm scan3 thats totally empty we still got High Pressure on our side look how it already feels. Our actual air tem
Wildlife, fisheries, water and wildlife to order. We are here today to discuss innovative financing and funding to address americas i did efficient Water Infrastructure sflchl. Many members of this committee including myself often reference the American Society of Civil Engineers, infrastructure report card. Currently they grade americas drinking Water Infrastructure with a d. Was wastewater slightly better at dplus. Reminds me of some of our grades in school. How about you . This is not a rural problem or big city problem. Its not a republican or democrat problem. This is a National Emergency and we need to find solutions before its too late. It is one thing to see these terrible grades on paper but what does this actually mean for people in their daytoday lives . Usually when we imagine life without clean and efficient Drinking Water and wastewater, we picture communities that do not resemble our own. We picture faroff countries that do not have all the blessings america has. Sadly,