Time its turn at the podium. Im chris edwards. Editor of cato. Thanks for all you folks coming today. Infrastructure is certainly a priority issue for the new administration. President trump has repeatedly called for a trillion dollars infrastructure plan. We dont know exactly what that means. Does he mean a trillion dollars in new federal Government Spending or does he mean the plan put together by his advisors wilbur ross that called for a tax credit for new investment in infrastructure . Im not a fan of either of those approaches, so im hoping that the white house is open to different ideas on infrastructure reform such as the ideas that are panelists are going to be talking about today. Everyone agrees that America Needs to improve the efficiency of its infrastructure investment, trump has talked about deregulation as one way to reduce the cost of infrastructure. Hes talked about for example, reducing the cost of highway building so we would get more and better highways and so i th
For what happens next. In corporate news, becky, apple hold ago product event in california today. The company is expected to unveil the latest event to the companys new line. Mavericks operating system. In other tech news, nokia launching its first tablet today along with two large screen smartphones. These are among the last products the company developed to compete with apple. And samsung. Before deciding to sell its hand set business to microsoft. Microsoft, service 2 and service 2 pro tablets go on sale in 22 initial markets today, including the United States. Both are updates of the first generation surface tablets released last october. Improvements include increased battery life and higher resolution screens and camera peps joe, get your geek glasses on today. You know what, steve . I am more interested in this jobs report than the next one. I dont why . Because im not interested in what the shutdown did. Im interested in the basul level of the next two will be a mess. The expe
Aviation safety subcommittee. Thank you all for joining us today to hear testimony regarding Innovative Aviation Technology and new instruments to the National Airspace system. New entrance include innovations advanced air mobility, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, unquote Aerial Survey systems commonly known as drones. These technologies have a wide range of applications. From inspecting Critical Infrastructure to delivering medicine in remote areas. To improving a mobility in urban areas. Along with advancements and electric propulsion, these innovative approaches offer opportunities to transport passengers and cargo or provide other Aviation Services while reducing Carbon Emissions. As we begin the process of reauthorizing the federal Aviation Administration next year, congress should incorporate provisions to advance these important developments in technology. Are you hearing today is an opportunity to consider the challenges ahead, and the approaches congress can ta
Alexandria to germantown and bowie and in the district. Its a little bit warmer right near the freezing mark. And no precipitation on storm team 4 radar locally. Right now as we zoom into central Montgomery County, rockville, thats the location for our hometown forecast. Temperatures by noontime will be up in the upper 30s under a cloudy sky. Hour by hour for the region today, well have a lot of clouds through the day. Maybe a little sun around sunrise. Highs reaching the low fourth by early afternoon. Well look at that and maybe a little wintry mix from the storm moving in tonight. Ill show you the timing coming up in ten minutes. A look at traffic now with danella, good morning. Good morning, tom. Just into the first 4 traffic office, an accident on the beltway in Montgomery County. Well take a closer look. This is just as you approach georgia avenue. Delays are growing. Heres a live look at university. You see piled high. The situation this once you get closer to georgia avenue, you
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