Raymond clarks ancestors came here to escape settlers 300 years ago, building homes in the marshland. Our people always had our villages along bayou waterways because it just provided so much for us. But today an ecological disaster is unfolding, threatening the tribes traditions and most of all, its land. An area of land the size of manhattan is subtracted from south louisiana every 10 months it turns to water. A football field every 30 minutes, an area the size of delaware the whole state of delaware since the 1930s. Its just astonishing how much land is being disappeared. Fault lines is here to find out why southern louisiana is now one of the fastest disappearing landmasses on the planet. And to ask whos responsible for the crisis. Yeah this place used to be really pretty at one time. And not that long ago really. I think in another 10 years, this will all be water. Definitely the trees aint coming back. Over the past hundred years nearly two thousand square miles of land have been
Leaders and it was very clear that there is no daylight amongst the elected leaders in terms of how they are viewing these decisions coming out of the administration. So i just want to make again very clearly enunciate very clearly that i oppose this administrations decision on anwr i oppose its decision offshore, i oppose its costly restricts and endless decisions within the mpra and oppose what its doing to our plasser miners and Timber Industry and many other Resource Producers ready to provide good jobs to hardworking alaskans. The state of alaska was actively ignored. The north slope bureau, alaska native corporations and many alaskans all of whom asked for an oil and gas alternative in interiors anwr plan by claiming that it requires an act of Congress Even though an act of wilderness requires the very same. The actions from this administration seem destined to shut down our transAlaska Pipeline weakening our economy, forcing our state to make steep budget cuts and really violati
Coming up tonight on cspan, a discussion on u. S. Preparedness for a biological or chemical disaster. Then the parents of james foley a freelance reporter killed by isis discussed their efforts to free their son. Later, help Homeland Security care on the role of the federal government in protecting cyberspace. The blueribbon study panel on bio defense held a meeting on preparedness, response and recovery from biological threats. This Panel Features dr. Erwin redletter. He is a professor of Health Policy and management at columbia university. He expressed deep concerns with the u. S. Preparedness to deal with threats. His remarks are one hour. Thank you for accommodating our request to keep everything on schedule. We still have quite a bit of ground to cover. Im grateful for your willingness to help us keep the schedule. Our election is luncheon is dr. Erwin redletter. Many of you know him as the professor of Health Policy and management at columbia university. He is also director of th
Pop pop pop was even though i dont hear gunfire a lot. Fortunately. That was you know, very recognizable. Reporter and inaction. House republicans passed bills to Fund National parks and nih. While we work out our differences here in washington, children should not be denied the treatment. Reporter but the white house calls the picking and choosing game playing and rockville today the president blamed the tea party. They got exactly what they wanted and now theyre trying to figure out how to get out of it. Reporter House Republicans scheduled a vote to give furloughed federal workers back pay if and when the federal government reopens. One sign of reaching across the aisle. Jim moran of virginia and hoyer of maryland as well as republican frank wolfe of virginia sponsored that bill. But federal workers still on the job will not get paychecks until the shutdown is over. That includes the officer who rescued this baby girl who witnessed the car chase from the backseat of the suspects car
Possibly motive. Employees admit we live in very stressful times. I pray a lot. I pray that i can make it to work safely. I pray that i make it home going to the Grocery Store because you never know these days. Weve had conditions and restraints our whole lives. I think people are using this time to make excuses and justify their actions because oh i you know i had a hard upbringing or i had or that. I mean it is what it is. You have to keep it moving. Reporter on capitol hill, delia goncalves, wusa9. The 1yearold girl who was rescued from the suspects vehicle is in child protective custody as Capitol Police officers injured in the car chase sat home recovering. The Government Shutdown is midway into the fourth day but there may be some signs that House Speaker john boehner is backing down from the budget impasse with president obama. As we report the houses republican leader wont allow a default when the debt ceiling vote hits in less than two weeks. Reporter with the government parti