Big thanks, fred, for your shirt inspection sort introduction. I think you did a good job without getting too carried away. Thank you to the city club for the opportunity to be with all of you today. Did has been a longtime friend, supporter, and i did not know this was your luncheon. Thank you for having me here. , rightere six years ago before i became speaker. I came to your indication, to an economic speech where i called on the president s to fire his economic team. They did not like that. They savaged me after the. I think i was right. Here is six years later, no longer the speaker of the house after spending some 25 years. As i told the students at notre dame, notre dame gave Vice President biden and i an award. And you know that is a let word. In english, it means rejoice. Exactly what i have done every day since i left. [laughter] people stop me and think im going to go back into the government. I had a cab driver wondering if i was running for the senate last year. Oh, no, no
You can watch the communicators tonight on cspan and cspan2 at 8 00 p. M. Eastern time. Tonight on cspan, we hear from Vehicle Technology experts and government consultants about the latest technology and the future of transportation. So, today 90 of the accidents that happen on our roadways are due to human error distracted driving, drunk driving. If we, in theory, eliminate humans from the driving equation, then we eliminate 90 of the accidents. That in itself is huge. I mentioned also enhanced mobility for the elderly and disabled. That is also exciting. Another part is rethinking power rethinking our land use. If we have more of a shared use society where people are not purchasing as many vehicles that sharing them, then we can potentially reduce the land used for parking. In cities, that can be try to reimagine san franciscos streets without that dedicated land. You can see the potential for adding like lanes, adding a pedestrian space. That is my utopian perspective. You can watc
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. Xq institute. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Yang president elect trump returned to work at the trump tower in new york city today, where hes at work assembling a cabinet. Mr. Trumps team got back to business after the thanksgiving holiday. Going to be a busy week. Be ready. Buckle up. Yang perhaps keeping an eye on wisconsin, where E
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. Xq institute. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Yang president elect trump returned to work at the trump tower in new york city today, where hes at work assembling a cabinet. Mr. Trumps team got back to business after the thanksgiving holiday. Going to be a busy week. Be ready. Buckle up. Yang perhaps keeping an eye on wisconsin, where E
And all are feared dead including teachers and students from an exchange trip. We are in a deep state of shock, the worst thing imaginable. Heart sick family and friends are gathering at airports in spain and germany for any news. They know about 45 minutes into the flight, the plane lost altitude for eight minutes, why . They dont know. For now we say its an accident there is nothing more we can say. The airbus a320 aircraft captured in this video passed its routine inspection yesterday and the pilot was experienced so they dont know why there was no distress call from the cockpit. And u. S. Officials say they are still in the process of trying to determine if any americans were on board of that flight, while they continue to monitor the situation closely, for now they dont suspect terrorism. That is the latest here in new york, elizabeth live in new york channel 6 action news. Thank you the latest on this story later on world news after action news at 6 00. One man is in custody afte