Theres another extremely important point that the senator from virginia made, and that is that this rule which has been criticized by some is in direct response to a g. A. O. Report, a direct response to g. A. O. Criticizing h. U. D. For not doing a good job in carrying out this part of the 1968 fair housing act. That is so important. How many of us in this chamber have repeatedly looked to g. A. O. For advice on how we can improve how federal programs work . Well, look to g. A. O. , look to its 2010 report which was very critical of h. U. D. , and surely it is significant that when h. U. D. Last year issued the new regulations, the g. A. O. Said fine and closed out its recommendations as being completed. Thats significant. This wasnt some wild scheme that was dreamed up by bureaucrats at h. U. D. As some have claimed. This was in response to a report from the Government Accountability act. We talk about how we want more efficiency, better accountability. Thats why we have the g. A. O.
Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, alison stewart. Stewart hello, and thanks for joining us. Firefighters in california are making more progress containing the devastating wildfire east of los angeles, allowing tens of thousands of evacuees to return to their homes today, or what remains of those homes. Officials say the socalled blue cut fire in San Bernardino county has charred at least 58square miles but is now 68 contained. All but 7,000 of the 80,000 residents ordered to evacuate their homes earlier this week are cleared to go back. Officials say the fire has destroyed more than 100 homes and more than 200 other buildings since it broke out on
Visibility in lancaster as we see that warmer airlift up and over that snow pack tonight, fog will be an issue especially north and west. You can see the warmer air trying to push n down the shore, we finally have rain and this warmth will continue to push towards philadelphia over the next couple of hours. Were right on queue with this transition in the philadelphia area and along the i95 corridor so icy mix right now through south jersey into philadelphia but still seeing the snow to the north and west and that will be continuing into the evening right here in philadelphia between south philadelphia and northeast philadelphia we have that transition line. That Winter Weather advisory does continue into the evening for snow, transitioning to ice and finally rain. For more on the timing and what to expect this evening, ill turn it over to scott and scott, ill tell you we have little more snow to go to the north and west. Thats certainly right, kathy. Its all going to be about those tem
Pelley an well begin tonight with breaking news. Late today the c. D. C. Confirmed what had been suspected, that zika virus does, in fact, cause severe birth defects. Mosquitoes in the United States are soon likely to carry and spread the virus. This map is showing you the 27 states where the particular type of mosquito thrives. Heres dr. Jon lapook. Reporter the c. D. C. Said confirmation the zika virus causes microcephaly, an underdeveloped brain at birth, is unprecedented. Its first time in history a virus transmitted by mosquito bite has been found to cause birth defects. Dr. Sonja rasmussen is with the c. D. C. What were learning is that they have a severe form of microcephaly that is oftentimes associated with other problems in the brain that can be seen on imaging on c. T. Scans or m. R. I. S that make us really concerned. Reporter the c. D. C. Says it made the determination based on mounting evidence from many studies. Images released today by researchers in brazil, where the v
Of doctors in the epidemic of painkiller abuse. Reporter what percentage of your patients get prescriptions for oxycodone . Nearly 100 . Pelley and the man who talked his way into the Baseball Hall of fame. Its time for dodger baseball. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley an well begin tonight with breaking news. Late today the c. D. C. Confirmed what had been suspected, that zika virus does, in fact, cause severe birth defects. Mosquitoes in the United States are soon likely to carry and spread the virus. This map is showing you the 27 states where the particular type of mosquito thrives. Heres dr. Jon lapook. Reporter the c. D. C. Said confirmation the zika virus causes microcephaly, an is unprecedented. Its first time in history a virus transmitted by mosquito bite has been found to cause birth defects. Dr. Sonja rasmussen is with the c. D. C. What were learning is that they have a severe form of microcephaly that is oftentimes associat