Washington journal continues. Host welcome back to washington journal. We are joined by mary dickson. Shes a downwinder and Victim Advocate for talking about the radiation exposure compensation act. Welcome to the program. Guest thank you. A pleasure to be here. Host first explain what is a downwinder, and your personal connection to this. Guest i would love to. A downwinder is someone who lives downwind of the Nevada Nuclear test site. You still th . We having trouble with your signal . Mary . We will work on that. And try to get that back for you here as soon as possible. Take a look at this is from the department of justice website. This is talking about the radiation exposure act, exposure compensation act is called reca and here is a map that i wanted to show you. If you see here the states that are in yellow, these yellow areas are for uranium worker states. So states where there are uranium workers. Those cover colorado, new mexico, arizona, wyoming, south dakota, washington,h,
Host you can also send us a text at 2027488003. Be sure to send your first name and city, state. We are also on facebook and on x. Before we take calls look at this. This is from yesterday during debate over the defense funding on the house floor. Rules Committee Ranking member jim mcgovern sharply criticized republicans over risking a potential Government Shutdown and your response from rules Committee Chair tom cole. Heres a portion. What the hell is going on in your conference. Truth is under speaker mccarthys weak leadership this republican majority is a total failure. An unmitigated disaster. Those arent even my words, thats what one of your own members said on tv a you few nights ago about the process playing out in this chamber right now. First we have this absurd nonbinding resolution condemning the governor of new mexico we are trying to keep our constituents safe from gun violence. Just to explain to folks who may be watching, this resolution does nothing. Not a thing. Its a
The sun, but the clouds are edging closer and a mostly cloudy sky for today. Big picture is looking like this, the low pressure is stacked up across minnesota and around the low, we have moisture, snow, pretty good snows across the dakotas. As it is moving to the north and east, it is pulling the clouds in and standing a chance of a mix later today and tonight. Gray sky. 44. A light mix. A few sprinkles after 5 00. A slight chance of a mix or snow overnight, very light. It is going to melt. We look at a chance lingering in the morning tomorrow as well. Ben when youre on the go, take the weather watch 12 forecast with you. Just download the wisn 12 news app. Its free for your smartphone or tablet. Now to our big story this wisconsins president ial election recount. Late last night, a judge ruled that the recount does not have to be done by hand. Melinda but an appeal on that decision could be filed later today. Tim is here with a look at where things stand this morning. Tim the judges r
History without a fight. [applause] and nobody knows that better than the woman that we are honoring tonight. We admire tori clinton because she has sex fully thought to expand opportunity here and all around the world. Because without her, we would still be talking about universal healthcare as if it were some sort of pipe dream. And yes because she did put 18 million cracks in that glass ceiling. But she didnt get to do any of that stuff the easy way. Nobody in american political history has faced more unfair attacks, more desperate opposition, or older you overwhelming diversity yet through her courage and resiliency and integrity, she has shown us all how to shake off the setbacks, ignore the haters and focus on moving our country forward. Thats why shes more than an idle. Shes an inspiration and whose talent we desperately need now more than ever. I am so proud to have her with us tonight. [inaudible] [laughter] for every human being in every society we cant continue to campaign f
A pilot misses his mark and almost lands on a sunbather. That incredible story behind the landing today june 3rd, 2013. 3 2 manana de martes. ¿se imaginan estar acostado en that is ridiculous video we just showed there. Can you imagine lying on a beach. I think that happened in germany. Look how close the propeller comes to that guy. Hes like, by the way, youre in my sun. The shadow. We should mention carson on the desk. Al on the road. You know this person has been putting envelopes of cash anonymously around the country. Al is inspired by that. Hes taken off on todays Treasure Hunt. Right, al . Thats right. We are going to give out a clue coming up in the next half hour in dallas. Another secret location. Not this one. Were at pioneer plaza. Another location. Were going to give folks a clue where they have a chance to win a trip to new york, come to new york, tickets for two, overnight stay, and a friday concert of their choice. So stay tuned coming up at 7 30. Very cool, al. Thanks