And we kind of stay there for some time. Why did it wane . Look at drug patterns. They remain there about 15 or 16 years and a run in 20year cycles. The crack cocaine cycle is no more. There are still people who use crack cocaine. It is nowhere near where it used to be. In the absence of that driving the violence, and then we are down in the 200 range and we got stuck there for a long time. Even when i took over in 2007, in 2006. 69 one hundred 81 in 2007. We are persistent with yang violence. And violence was born accelerated during the crack cocaine. Even when the crack cocaine one away, the gangs didnt. Coming down from the 186 down to where we are now, about a 54 drop in murders. It has been constant focus on end guns, the high offenders and bring the community into work with us. That is been key in dropping at that last 54 . That was a portion of a presentation of q a. You can see the entire program today at 7 00 eastern here on cspan. Some news to share with you today. Just. S. P
I wanted to follow on the question, just to clarify, is the president negotiating on whether or not to reopen the government and raise the debt limit . Our position has been no ransom for reopening the government or congress responsibility. Is he not negotiating . The president has had it depends on what you mean by negotiate. He has been having conversations with lawmakers. What he has firmly made clear again and again is give the tea party its ideological agenda wish list in exchange for Congress Opening the government or congress raising the debt ceiling so the United States doesnt default. That has been his position all along. It is clear in its simplicity, open the government, pay our bills, stop threatening default and stop doing harm to the economy and American People. That has been our position all along. And reiterating those points. It was to make clear that we see progress in the senate. We see in the senate process, the kind of bipartisan effort is the path to resolving the
Just make sure there is someone in front of you. If there is somebody you can focus on it is easier. How far are we going down . We will stop here. One of the things i wanted to point out to you here coming down the steps you will see that the 36 rib trusses that form the superstructure of the dome converge here to the 12 that go up to support the statue of freedom. As you can imagine, trying to merge 36 items into such a small space at the top was too great so every third truss is the one that continues forward and the two that flank it merge into its side for buttressing support. What you also see is the enormous super structure has very slender bands that reach down to suspend the shell below. And it has a very thin element that reaches out to the shape of the exterior dome. The brilliant thing about this design is that the dome is exposed to very harsh conditions on the outside, very cold in the winter, extremely hot in the summer under direct sun. Some plates may approach 130 degr
Healthier learning environments for our kids. Part of this effort will be eliminating advertisements for unhealthy food and beverages in our schools. Thatnk we can all agree our classroom should be Healthy Places where kids are not bombarded with ads for junk food. Food marketing guidelines are tot of the larger effort inspire companies to think about how they campaign for food to kids. Kids watch thousands of food advertisements every year. 86 of these ads are for products loaded with sugar and salt. Our kids see an average of just one ad a week for Healthy Products like water, fruits and vegetables. Just one. Begun the we have first ever white house summit on food advertising to children, asking businesses to stop marketing Unhealthy Foods to kids and do more to get kids excited about Healthy Foods. Should applynciple to our schools. About theant to talk lets move campaign. The federal governments efforts to combat Childhood Obesity. You can see the numbers on your screen. Do you thi
May have died in one city alone. Now, millions of survivors are lining up it for handouts of rice and water and right now, u. S. Troops and marines are on the way with supplies. Well talk live to a rescue worker on the ground. Dont rush. Were not in a rush. We need to get the right deal. No deal is better than a bad deal. Riran gives practically nothing that is not a good deal. Talks break down to freeze Irans Nuclear program. Where do we go from here . Ill ask senator Barbara Boxer. What im focused on is doing my job in the state of new jersey. If the job was done, i wouldnt run for a second term. Why bother. Four more years . Governor Chris Christie taking victory lap. Will he serve a full term as governor. Hear his answer. And incognito on defense. The Miami Dolphin accused of harassment, racial slurs, even physical abuse finally speaks out. And urban farming. Without water, without dirt or even direct sunlight, well show you how. Its todays big idea. But we start this hour with typ