We did have a lot of major media that came into this event and this room has been bursting through the seams. When you go back to the newsroom please insist your editors like you do their job. [applause] thank you for coming we have a special treat for you. Those red tickets, those are for a complimentary beverage that are served over at the bar. Appear they should have been here, seek them out and talk to them. The important part of the conference is about to begin and we want to remind you the audio of all of these presentations will be available on that website. Thank you so much for coming. [applause] one more thing i would like to thank the washington report publisher whos been sitting here and his whole generation of leaders, ralph nader who is here come the Harriet Fulbright and others in this room and the many students that came to. Audience members, exhibitors and advertisers we couldnt have had this without your help. Thank you. Enjoy your drinks. [inaudible conversations] [i
Entry. So you did not tested prior to october 1 . No, sir. Again that hearing you can see in its entirety tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. And yesterday the house energy and commerce subcommittee on communications and Technology Held a hearing on wired communications and internet protocolbased networks. Some of the topics discussed include the telecommunication laws surrounding those networks as well as the impact of Communications Advancements on consumers and businesses. This is a little more than two hours. [inaudible conversations] we will call the subcommitsubcommit tee on communications and technology to order and begin our hearing on the evolution of wired Communications Networks. Wired Communications Networks have come a long way since the days of the telegraph or the rotary phone. It is getting harder and harder to remember at a time when you wanted to reach out and touch someone ma bell twisted copper wires were the only option. Todays consumers have so many more optio
We will continue to update you as more details become available. The senate is out this week so on cspan2 we are going to bring live coverage of a number of events including a house hearing at 10 30 that examines the future of why your Communication Networks and how Technological Advancements could impact consumers and businesses. Host host welcome back. We are joined by congressman joe barton, a republican member of the house energy and commerce committee. Thank you for joining us. Later this week the committee will have the first hearing on the web site healthcare. Gov. Tell us what are your biggest questions . Guest my biggest question is why they put that much money into something that flat out doesnt work. Theres been lots of socalled which is over the years and other web sites in the private sector, but weve never had a website that almost no one gets through the first time without any problems. So we have the contractors this their stay and the next thursday the secretary Kathle
Were trying to take the common pieces today. Yes . I have several questions, but we have a break coming up and people can be thinking about them. In relation to doing things in the past and then kind of putting them on the shelf, it reminds me of the h. L. 20 derived from the boar 4 photograph and a lot of wind tunnel tested and it was part of a program and it was put on the celestial. Jim benson bought it and now plark is doing it again. m just wondering if at tables was a program one time and now its back in another program developed by as vegas, bigelow. Just several days ago we had a ant thinker leave us, john heubolt, and he was a great rogue model for me and i hope that some of the thoughts that i come up with can in some way mimic what hes been able to do. At the moon we had a free return trajectory, and we modified that once the s. B. F. Was working. We were always in a relatively close lunarearth orbit. And apollo 13 indicated that we could probably come back. I dont believe w
Dropped into the upper 60s. Middle 70s for philadelphia. Well see the temperatures climb into the 90s. There you can see some of the damp conditions in south philadelphia with the scattered showers, clearing skies to start. 73 at 7 00. By 9 00, though, near 80 agrees and then well into the 80s at lunch time on our way to the low 90s this afternoon. Well go neighborhood by neighborhood when i come back. First, jillian mele has your traffic. Good morning to you. Center city philadelphia, the expressway, no cars out there right now. The schuylkill expressway, no accidents or incidents. 95 also in the clear. Northeast extension, a disabled vehicle southbound near the midcounty toll plaza. The right lane is blocked there. Thats the extent of our problems on the majors around philadelphia and 422 off to a good start here. This is the eastbound side heading right near route 29 as we pass 29 and eventually down to oaks and route 23. The speeds stay in the mid50s. 422 is clear the entire length