Just make sure there is someone in front of you. If there is somebody you can focus on it is easier. How far are we going down . We will stop here. One of the things i wanted to point out to you here coming down the steps you will see that the 36 rib trusses that form the superstructure of the dome converge here to the 12 that go up to support the statue of freedom. As you can imagine, trying to merge 36 items into such a small space at the top was too great so every third truss is the one that continues forward and the two that flank it merge into its side for buttressing support. What you also see is the enormous super structure has very slender bands that reach down to suspend the shell below. And it has a very thin element that reaches out to the shape of the exterior dome. The brilliant thing about this design is that the dome is exposed to very harsh conditions on the outside, very cold in the winter, extremely hot in the summer under direct sun. Some plates may approach 130 degr
And welfare programs. The dreaded fiscal cliff can potentially affect a wide range of health programs. Cbs news Wyatt Andrews explains. Reporter professor mallen like hundreds of medical researchers has already fallen off the fiscal cliff. Her budget which relies on federal grants is being cut by 10 now. As the nih, the National Institutes of health, prepares for the possibility of budget cuts later. Its as much bigger than just my lab. Its affecting allacademic labs across the country. Reporter mallen understands the nih decision but calls it a setback. My lab will have to shut down Research Projects that we know would could have profound impacts on curing human disease. We may have to get rid of some staff members. Reporter the nih tells us because of uncertainty in the budget awards at 90 of what was perhapsed to researchers promised to researchers will be the standard at least for now and the threat of the cut raised alarms. Some of the cuts reporter at Johns Hopkins the doctor is
Look, theyre filing in right now getting ready to tackle the hams and turkeys. And cut them all up to serve the thousands of meals for the homeless today. In addition to that we understand that Football Players from asu will also be here around 11 00 theyre in town for the kraft hunger bowl. Theyll be more special guests along the way. Reporting live in San Francisco, cate caugurian, cbs 5. And when do they start serving pretty quickly or what . Reporter yeah, actually the breakfast will start in just about an hour about 7 00. And then about two hours after that thats when the big lunch or dinner will get underway and then well see the lines, well see all the people out here again 650 volunteers are showing up and organizers tell me this is something that fills up every year within hours of them posting it online. Thanks. Right now the Salvation Army volunteers are also busy preparing thousands of meals as well. Yeah those meals will be delivered to seniors and people with illnesses th
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deutsche and Columbia University school of Public Affairs Dorian Warren is back. In washington where there is a lot going on, we have reporter for the new york time Jeremy Peters with us covering capitol hill. We have so much going on. Well start in washington just to give you a sense of water going on there. Developing news in washington, concerning americas war on isis. For weeks, president obama has claimed he wont be deploying Ground Troops in iraq. We all heard that, right . Yesterday the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff testified it could be a possibility. Now the white house is trying to clarify that. We will get every angle of this, this hour just ahead, but we want to start with news from the nfl and why we may
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