Meeting with hurricane Harvey victims this hour at Houston s n r g center weighing in on the emergency response to the storm so far and very efficiently very well and that s very happy with the way everything is going a lot of the president has asked Congress for nearly 8000000000 dollars in aid meantime a grim number keeps rising death toll hit 50 early this morning that is expected to continue to rise as there are still a lot of missing people out as far as destruction of property goes 90000 homes hit by this floodwater of those 90007000 this true I completely lost Steve Harrigan in hard hit Cleveland Texas where residents continue to struggle people are scrambling for the very basics water fuel and even getting from here to there when you hear cell phone conversations one phrase you hear a lot is how can I get to there from here that s not asking for directions it s asking which roads are passable through the water and this is Harvey s remnants not packing much of a punch anymore b
I m Jack Callahan Fox News that s what the director of the National Weather Service is calling hurricane Harvey strengthening as it heads for the Central Texas coastline all indications are that it should be a major hurricane Category 3 possibly a Category 4 after that the problem is it stalls all of the steering currents die and the stormy Ender s around parts of East Texas for the better part of $5.00 to $6.00 days that means $5.00 to $6.00 days of heavy tropical rain launch meteorologist Rick Rightmove says landfall likely late Friday night or early Saturday American Airlines has now canceled the last of its 2 flights out of Corpus Christi Texas tonight because of the weather Florida has put a killer to death 53 year old Mark assaye given a lethal injection within the hour he shot 2 men to death in Jacksonville back in 1987 he is Florida s 1st ever execution for a white on black killing California State Supreme Court has upheld Prop $66.00 The measure passed by California voters to
Have a pap smear we need to be checked for elevated blood pressure we need to have our immunizations updated However there are also many things that you can do on your own to prevent future problems here s what Dr John Wilkinson suggests that you consider I would check to make sure you weren t overweight I ve checked to make sure that you are exercising regularly and make sure that you re not smoking you can and should take ownership of many of these things and start addressing them yourself however if you could use some coaching or have questions about your family history or are taking regular medications or have concerns Dr Wilkinson suggests a face to face visit for more information talk with your doctor or visit Mayo Clinic dot org And that s breaking news and strong opinions he was Radio 102.9 f.m. Sharon in Little Rock Cumulus station. C.b.s. News Camp critics say President Trump is dividing rather than uniting the nation in the wake of the violent white supremacist rally in Cha
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On member supported k.q.e.d. F.m. San Francisco or on k.q. Ai Af-Am North Highland Sacramento It s 10 o clock. K.q.e.d. Public Radio in San Francisco I m Michael Krasny a new documentary is coming to p.b.s. In September taking a panoramic look at one of the most controversial periods in American history I think the Vietnam War drove a stake right into the heart of America. As a country. Has probably never been since before. It ever recovered filmmaker Ken Burns Illinois is known for award winning p.b.s. Films like the Civil War and prohibition will join us in studio to talk about their latest project the Vietnam War and that s all coming up at the distant. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Lakshmi saying Senate Republicans are making another go of dismantling the current health care law after multiple failed attempts to getting 50 votes in favor of proposals that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act Today they re concentrating solely on repeal under consideration is