Cleaned our air and water, past the security and medicare passed Social Security and medicare. None of these changes happen overnight. It was not because a charismatic leader got everybody to agree on everything. It did not happen because of a massive political revolution. Actually happened over the course of years, of advocacy, and organizing. And alliance building. And dealmaking. And the changing of public opinion. It happened because ordinary americans who cared participated in the political process. [applause] so [applause] thats nice, i helped. [laughter] look, if you want to change this country for the better, you better start participating. I will give you an example on a lot of peoples minds, the growing inequality in our economy. Over much of the last century, we have unleashed the strongest economic engine the world has ever seen, but over the past two decades our economy has become more and more unequal. The top 10 of earners taken half of all income in the u. S. Ceo made 2
Two for the Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellens testimony. Under 25,000,ng dial in at 2027488000. You can make between 26,000 and 50,000, dial 2027488001. To 100,000, 2027488002. 100,000,e over 2027488003. A will get to your calls in minute. What is your confidence level in the economy . We begin with janet yellen on capitol hill yesterday. Shes been covered the entire 2. 5 hour hearing. Cspan covered the entire 2. 5 hour hearing. [video clip] that once he has maintained the target range for the federal. 25. 5 . E at the committees actions reflect a careful assessment of the appropriate setting for Monetary Policy, taking into account continuing below target inflation and the mixed readings on the labor market and economic. Rowth seen this year proceeding cautiously in raising the federal funds rate will allow us to keep the monetary support to Economic Growth in we assess whether growth is returning to a moderate pace, whether the labor market will strengthen further and whether infla
Aspirations of playing professionally. Everyone with whom we spoke today had nothing but glowing reviews about this kid and his family saying they dedicated their lives to helping the Baseball Community throughout lowell, and baseball was in fact their lives. The only thing brighter than his smile is the manner in which he lived his life. There u will meet than calvin riley. Reporter a 20yearold star who was murdered over the weekend in San Francisco. Eric knows the riley family and spoke with the family. He lost his best friend. It is tough for everybody in the community. Cal was a great kid. Reporter the College Sophomore was with friends over the weekend near fishermans wharf, a popular tourist spot in San Francisco playing pokemon go and for reasons unknown he was shot. People dying from illness, lived a long and successful life, but this time of senseless violence is always difficult to accept. Reporter a sister at the school he spent three years before graduating. Cal was fun lov
There in front of the family. I personally cant understand why anyone would do such a thing. She was extremely nice to every single fan, any person that would ever talk to her she would be nice. Reporter and back out here live we learned today that grimmie was buried in a private ceremony yesterday. Tonight we expect mourners to come and pay their respects to the family for about five hours and that will be followed by a Memorial Service starting at 8 00 p. M. Now, the mayor of evesham township republican brown just spoke a few moments ago and he says he has not stopped crying since he got the news. He calls this a tremendous loss for the township who has lost a shining star. Were live in medford, jeff chirico, channel6 action news. Jeff thank you. Breaking news out of bucks county right now. The details of a case that can only be described as complex and disturbing emerging right now. Heres what we know. A 51yearold feasterville Manley Kaplan is now in custody charged with statutory S
Thats npclive. Now its time to introduce our head table guests. Id ask that each of you stand briefly as your name is announced. Please hold your applause until i have finished introducing the entire table. From your right, dylan brown, a reporter from E E Publishing; gene tighe, director of bbn technologies, and a Longtime National park volunteer; maria recio, a correspondent from mcclatchy newspapers; will shafroth, president and ceo of the National Park foundation; elizabeth bumiller, Washington Bureau chief of the new york times; the honorable john warner, former secretary of the navy and United States senator from the commonwealth of virginia. [applause] thank you, senator. Ferdous alfaruque, medical device reporter for medtech insight and a press club board member. Skipping over our speaker for just a minute, rod kurkro, reporter at E E Publishing and the press Club Speakers Committee member who organized todays event. Thank you, rod. Tom crosson, the chief of Public Affairs for