Position vacant. Meanwhile, bay area congressman Eric Swalwell who hits on the House Intelligence Committee is urging an independent bipartisan probe into russian hacking of the president ial election. Kqed editor Scott Shaffer talked to congressman Eric Swalwell. Thank you so much for coming in. Thanks for having me. I want to ask you about a story that broke this morning about the National Guard. There were reports that the Trump Administration is thinking of using the National Guard in several states, including california, as a kind of deportation force. The administration denies it. But a. P. Had a memo, a draft memo outlining the steps. What are you hearing about this, and what are your thoughts about it . Im worried over the past few weeks, weve become less us as a country. You look at the muslim ban that was put into place just a few weeks back. Our closest allies are wondering if were going to be there for them and whether American Leadership is still going to prevail. Todays r
Position vacant. Meanwhile, bay area congressman Eric Swalwell who hits on the House Intelligence Committee is urging an independent bipartisan probe into russian hacking of the president ial election. Kqed editor Scott Shaffer talked to congressman Eric Swalwell. Thank you so much for coming in. Thanks for having me. I want to ask you about a story that broke this morning about the National Guard. There were reports that the Trump Administration is thinking of using the National Guard in several states, including california, as a kind of deportation force. The administration denies it. But a. P. Had a memo, a draft memo outlining the steps. What are you hearing about this, and what are your thoughts about it . Im worried over the past few weeks, weve become less us as a country. You look at the muslim ban that was put into place just a few weeks back. Our closest allies are wondering if were going to be there for them and whether American Leadership is still going to prevail. Todays r
Who wonder if the honorable work is worth it anymore. See this event live tonight at 9 00 p. M. Eastern. And now, the utilities lawmakers on caple tall hill. They testified before the state public Works Community including delaware and wyoming and colorado, and chairman John Barrasso serves as is the rea n Ranking Member. Good morning. I call this hearing to order. President trump has made improving the nations infrastructure a top priority. Infrastructure is critical to the nations prosperity. The senate and the environment and the public works commitment has jurs disdiction over the highways and the roads, and the dams and roads. This allows things to go from the heartland to the coast, and they provide protection to rural and urban communities that save lives. And in addition, they have infrastructure that is modernization. It does not matter the setting of rural or not. The impact is going to be particularly counter productive if they do not apply the kif frens of urban and rural.
Special science conversation and humanities seminar. I also welcome you this morning heartily from my cohost, brian boone and charles zimmerman. My name is vanessa summers, coordinator of the humanities, special Research Division set up to stimulate Critical Thinking at the intersection of science and the humanities and what better subject to bring science and humanity together. To discuss science and society to study the deeper relationship that people always had with trees through the ages, as meeting points, object of the light, places of peace and wellbeing. Everyone here, i am sure, will have their own favorite tree. Think about your favorite tree. What better place to speak of urban forests, famous as this place is for its unique 68 acres of forest, the oldgrowth forest that the last remnants of the 17thcentury woodlands that once blanketed this whole area, this region on the east. The same words where the indians hunted, some of the very trees standing. This is also the reason t
Helping things out much. Maybe we will get up to 40 degrees. Still running 10 degrees below average this time of the year. Half an hour away from the great looking sunrise, clear skies, look at the temperatures, 16 at the airport. That is not factoring in the wind when you factor in that 12 miles an hour wind it does feel like 3 degrees in philadelphia actual temperatures ranging in the lower teens to the north, allentown 13. Twelve in reading. Along the coast temperatures in the upper teens at this hour. Quakertown, doyletown, pottstown coming in at 12 degrees. Maybe dropping another degree before sunrise. Winds out of the north at 10 miles an hour. Looking like it will stay like that throughout the morning and afternoon not quite as windy as yesterday but nasty wind chills feeling like zero in reading at this hour. Same deal in trenton. 2 degrees for that wind chill in wilmington and millville. Storm scan three nice and quiet full sunshine we will start to bring clouds back in here l