Where now the artist just cant afford to live there. Ifill those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill racial tensions and police use of force dominated the nations agenda today after the latest high profile caase involving a white officer and a black victim. This time, it happened in new york. But new calls for calm, and new cries of anger, echoed across city after city. Around the country, protests built as the day wore on. In pit
Evacuating with dozens of others, and thanks to quick work from Fire Fighters no homes were damage. As they rolled up, the First Responders found the trucks driver standing with only minor injuries on the highway. The driver was self extricated and was met the by bls unit on the ramp where he we evaluated and transported to the hospital. Reporter both truck driver and a fire fighter were taken to the hospital to be check out for minor injuries. Investigators now looking for the cause of the crash which did not involve any other vehicles and theyre val waiting the Environmental Impact of the approximately 200 gallons of unburn gasoline which leaked into a nearby storm sewer and creek but did not enter the delaware river. And behind me you can see where gasoline powered down the embankment, into that drainage Area Environmental workers here all afternoon trying to assess the an amount of that damage. Meanwhile Officials Say it will be at least, 24 hours before this stretch of route nine
Solidly middleclass folks and more than 90 in bankruptcy because of a medical problem, a job loss, or a family breakup. The squeeze on the middle class was getting tighter, and more and more families were deep in debt. Bankruptcy was their last option to scratch their way back to dead flat broke and tried to build some kind of future. Credit Card Companies saw this and they figured out that they could boost the profits if the squeeze these people a little harder. So they wanted to change the bankruptcy laws so that hundreds of thousands more people every year would be locked out of bankruptcy and left mired in debt. Their profits by squeezing people, drowning in medical debt and deal with job losses. I was truly appalled. Now, understand how this fight shape the. Credit Card Companies were smart. They had already led to a lot of powerful folks to support them, both democrats and republicans. They had money to lower. They had lobbyists galore. And the families going bankrupt, they had n
Now, bear in mind carter was president in the 1970s but this has been going on for a long time. So i would suggest, cynthia to you and others, a government scientist who might be called the father of fracking is al joost of the National Energy technology laboratory. He was responsible for the appalachian basin by changes in government funding. They are several industry folks who might also deserve this title, the father of fracking. These would include keynote the epidemic overdesigned the early massive hydraulic fracturing experiment in colorado in the 1970s. And, of course theres George Mitchell whose company was the first to make fracking afghans shale coal sugar this is done in the 1990s. Then range resources, the first to put a massive hydroelectric fracture on the marcellus that all these people are deserving the academic types include physicists and engineers. While it is not fair to include me on the list of potential candidates for the title you did ask me to explain myself, i
Form in rural and underserved areas. Cms recognizes challenges faced by beneficiaries and providers in rural areas. I look forward to working with hrsa and the congress delivering quality care to Medicare Beneficiaries regardless of their location. Thank you again and im happy to answer your questions. Thank you both. Let me answer a couple of questions and well do fiveminute rounds here. Mr. Morris, the department the budget the administration submitted would have cut your budget by 20 million. Did you ask for that cut . Mr. Chairman, we support the president s budget and the request that came forward. We think it supports the key programs for our office. Includes continued funding for the outreach program, the rural hospital flexibility program. For our policy and Research Activities and we think those are the programs that can be most effective meeting the needs. Where are you going to spend 20 million less than you are spending this year . The president s budget there is a decrease