We want to start off today with a debate closer to home gas prices. Congress is considering raising the federal gas tax. The money could be used on bridges and infrastructure. We want to get your thoughts and comments on this issue. You can also join in on the conversation, many already have, on our Facebook Page. Or send us a tweet. Good sunday morning to you. Front page of the Washington Post focusing on two big stories. First of all, in france, the Prime Minister saying that the country is at war. Next to that, jeb bush and mitt romney beginning to maneuver on a potential bush romney primary in 2015. I want to share the story with you from cnbc on gas prices. According to the aaa, gas prices have dropped putting over 14 billion in the pockets of consumers. The question of whether or not the congress should increase the tax rate it is argued that consumers can take it. Speaker the house john boehner sharing his thoughts. How we will funded, we will have to work our way through this.
Systems like the warner museums, state Department White house, it tripped to backup power. Which had to be restored by Building Engineers in each case and that took time. Buildings evacuated stayed that way for hours. Back at the warner theater, when oprah lost lights and couldnt read her script she began reciting Maya Angelous poetry by memory and brought the house down. I was impressed how she took the stage and continued. She didnt let the power stop her at all. It definitely made her speech more impactful and powerful. Sam the power stayed off through the end of the show. First lady left with her security detail. It hit some areas and not others. Down one side of this street you have the National Portrait gallery. They had no power. Right across the street Martin Luther king library had power. Right now, pepco is saying its over. Everything is back to normal. Reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. Leon thanks, sam. In foggy bottom people streamed out of off
Accounts were hacked. This is snapchat which is an account that allows data to come in and disappear. They were hacked. Our privacy is under attack. The problem today, there is virtually zero relationship between private industry and government. Private industry which has 85 of the networks and government has 15 of the networks but has vast resources that could help protect individuals against attacks. Our government has a duty, a responsibility to protect the American People. And thats what this bill seeks to do. It does it in a number of ways. First and foremost, this is a voluntary program thats being created. No business is required to turn over their breach or hack information to the government. Instead there is a format, a procedure, that is now in place that will incentivize them to work with the government to identify in a way that strips out through a number of protections personal identifiable information. The first way it is stripped out when the business that has been hacke
When youre buying food youre stimulating the farm economy, youre stimulating the economy in lot of and lots of ways. Another misconception about snap is that people are free loading off of it because they dont want to work. The majority of able bodied people on snap work for a liing. They earn so little that they still qualify for snap. But snap is the last federal program one could accuse of being inefficient. Theres so many who want to say that theres fraud in the program. The snap program the Food Stamp Program thats the lowest one of the lowest error rates of any federal program. 3. 8 . But the den gration and the hue millation of people who find themselves in difficult straits some who never thought they would have to apply for the Food Stamp Program that we would say no its not what were about. And we ought to tackle this program we can solve it and if we solve it you know what i think we could be a good example for the rest of the world. Recently gave a speech at the end of it o
Colonel donahue good morning ladies and gentlemen, students faculty, officer noncommissioned officers, cadets of the joint force distinguished guests. Welcome to the hilltop and thanks for joining us on this great occasion. In his three decades of service to the nation, from academia to government service, secretary carter has been front and center as our military and has tackled our most difficult challenges. From redefining americas engagement abroad in wake of the soviet unions collapse, to tackling acquisition reform and modernization as the secretary defense for technology and logistics, including spearheading a push for buying ambush protected vehicles. To adroitly spearheading the department in its more than 3 million men and women, families, military and civilian personnel through sequestration and the departments chief operating officer. Secretary carter has anticipated challenges, seized upon opportunities, and never shied from a challenge. He has, as president obama noted in