To splition has seems this into two nations. Watch this labor day on cspan and on cspan. Org and listen on the free cspan radio app. Washington journal continues. Host welcome back. Stephen ellis is with us. He is Vice President of taxpayers for common sense. Were talking about the cost and effectiveness of federally funded Disaster Relief programs, particularly Hurricane Harvey. Guest thank you. Host what are the copper getting factors facing the white house and congress as they figure out how much money is needed for houston and louisiana . About with they talk a fog of war, there is a fog of disaster. Immediately the efforts are about First Responders and getting people out of harms way, but as you move into recovery, it is hard to know exactly what the needs are. You want to start slowly in some respects. You want to make sure the money is being spent wisely and appropriately. Initially it is going to be a. Ot of debris removal things just have to be taken away. Then trying to figu
Figure out how much money is needed for houston and louisiana . Stephen like they talk about with a fog of war, there is a fog of disaster. Immediately the efforts are about First Responders and getting people out of harms way. And then as you start to move into recovery it is hard to know , exactly what the needs are. You want to start slowly in some respects. In that you need to open up this spicket ofcash cash. You want to make sure that money is being spent wisely and appropriately. Initially it is going to be a lot of debris removal. Things just have to be taken away. Then trying to figure out what can be saved, what has to be torn down, what is where are the places that you should not rebuild and invest. It is going to take time. It is a long process. Host we know the Trump Administration is going to ask initially for 6 billion. How did they arrive at the number . Stephen it is hard. What i read was 5. 9 billion, not even quite 6 billion. Host i rounded up. Stephen i understand.
She discusses her latest book, the new better off. First up here is astrophysicists [applause] thank you welcome to the American Museum of natural history. Im your host for the evening and coauthor of this book talk, i am Neil Degrasse tyson. I serve as the frederick t rowes director of the Hayden Planetarium, a place we all went to as a kid. I was never the same after that. Come back and actually become director. I also want to welcome cspan into this event, they are recording it for book tv, so cspan is in the house. [applause] tonights book is called welcome to the university and i love saying that, welcome to the universe would go to planetarium director school they teach you how to speak like that. Let me immediately and reduce my coauthors, first, Michael Strauss. [applause] and richard, the third, these are my two coauthors. [applause] so just a bit of introduction, i taught for ten years at Princeton University from 1994 through 2003, before i transferred all of my activities h
This past year and for years werent able to make new hires. So todays Academy Graduation couldnt come at a better time. The sixty men and women who make up metros class two of 2016 received badges and diplomas this afternoon at a Graduation Ceremony at the Orleans Hotel and casino. The recruits were recognized today for their dedication and passion to serve their community after six and a half months in police academy. Undersheriff kevin mcmahill. And represent a Diverse Group of men and women that will be serving all across the las vegas valley. Metro tells us the addition of dozens of new recruits will help to fill the gap after recent retirements but say that it will be a process with many more needed. we do have quite a bit of attrition and this will help every little bit helps weve been down for a number of years in our numbers were well below the National Average for police to citizens over the valley the ceremony isnt the last step. The sixty recruits from this graduating class
Season. Mark heard from the team. To said least. How many times can you go to a game and pretty much know that 90 , youre going to see major history and even casual fans are wrapped up. Kobe bryant is retiring after 20 years of the lakers and he has been bumped in his last game to espn 2 because you know who is number 1 . The golden state warriors. Take a look at this video. Take a look at the practice today. Pretty much standing room only. Speaking of standing room only, reports today that its going to cost you 1500 for standing room ticket for tomorrows game. Courtside seats have been said to be going at about 10,000. Its one shot only for the warriors, they either win tomorrow the last regular season game or they will tie the bulls for that alltime record. Believe me, the moment is not lost on the golden state warriors. Big deal, for sure. Last regular season game. Last tuneup before the playoffs and obviously nobody wants to lose the last game going into the playoffs if you can avo