In particular. But all of you to the hearing, as we are galloping toward the need to the act. Cities and localities are looking to us to see what we are to do. I met with a group this morning and congress. It is in the most difficult we have had to do. The issues havent waited for congress to catch up on revenue. After and in the using other methods. To get rid of congestion and to bring us into the 21st century. On transportation. In todays hearing, we will look at some of those questions. The nuances of federal towing policy and congestion pricing. Off technology solutions. To address congestions or congestion and many other Transportation Needs today. While congress failed to solve the revenue question, is negatively attacked and affected the constituents as never before. Not to mention, the quality of air we breathe and failure to deal with Climate Change which was not even discussed at the time of the last reauthorization, to indicate just how far time has moved and how much congr
That conference. A lot of optimism there. And well discuss why hundreds of millions of dollars are going into Alzheimers Research it still may not be enough to make any real progress. Also along musk discussing the latest spacex rocket failure right now. Well bring you the latest headlines soon as we get them. We start with our closing bell exchange. The major averages are in record territory. Territory. Mr. Willis whats moving this market today . This is another one of those days where we are hitting singles. No home runs but enough to put us over the top for the s p and the nasdaq in record territory today. The big cap, particularly the nasdaq are the story. Inside that story, you need to take a look at some of the rotation that we are seeing. Still taking profits out of the russell 2000. Some of the Health Care Stocks seeing profittaking. We are seeing money rotate into the consumer discretionary, particularly the restaurants strong today. Chinese stocks trade here also showing stre
This week the communicators goes to the university of michigan near detroit where Car Companies are using and it test site called mcity to tryout new technology. Carmakers art spearman did with technology that allows cars to talk to each other and talk to roads and traffic lights so there will be fewer traffic accidents. We spoke with a transportation analyst who studies this technology and with the director of the university of michigans Mobility Transformation Center. Host Debra Bezzina where are we right now . Guest we are at the university of michigan in what we call mcity. Mcity was built specifically to test, develop connected and Automated Vehicles. Host and this is a store in your background. Guest this is a storefront. Basically you can create different scenarios for connected and Automated Vehicles and trying to target the ones are difficult. You want to test and be able to repeat so when you are out on the street its hard to be able to repeat consistently so if youre behind
Channel thirteen action news. Now to a developing story. About a very famous nevada inmate. Oj simpson. A startling new theory that the juice suffers from a brain disease from all the hard hits on the football field. This midday, 21 years after the so called trial of the century, an intriguing new claim about the man at the center of it all. sot dr. Bennet omalu neuropathologist 14 43 00 oj simpson, is more likely than not suffering from cte sot dr. Bennet omalu disorders sot dr. Bennet omalu neuropathologist 15 01 13 he was exposed to thousands of Blunt Force Trauma of his brain dr. Bennet omalu. The doctor responsible for discovering chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or cte, in nfl players from repeated blows to the head. Believes simpson is a victim of the disease. The doctor was portrayed by will smith in the film its an assertion simpson himself once reportedly made, using concussions as part of a legal strategy after his 2008 conviction for Armed Robbery and kidnapping at the Pal
This new technology. Oh, i did not do that. Dr crystal dilworth is a molecular neuro scientist. Today not your average science project. Meet the High School Student whos extracuricular activity has scientists and others singing her praises. And im phil torres. Im an entomologist. Thats our team, now lets do some science. [ music ] hey, guys, welcome to techknow. Im phil torres, joined by shini somara, and dr crystal dilworth. Every year 30,000 americans are dying on the roads. This is still happening despite things like safety belts and airbags and active safety systems. Shini, you looked at technology that may give us a crashless future down the road. Yes, 30,000 faltalties is a fatalities is a shocking statistic, some caused by impaired driving. Of the remainder, 80 could be avoided using this technology. I went to ann arbor to check it out. Lets take a look. [ music ] reporter ann arbor pammela micheo, a quintessential college town, home of the university of michigan and its Transpo