Moderated by my good friend frank sesno, George Washington university, dr. Charles, the honorable senator joe leiberman, who were thrilled to get back on campus and dr. Roper. So over to you guys. Thank you, frank. [ applause ] well, good morning, everyone. We are delighted i think were delighted to be hereafter we had the conversation that was such a delight. I think it will be. Its one i think were all looking forward to. I thought what we would do before we actually dive into the topic itself is to connect each of you with the topic area and your areas of interest and focus. Charles, your a bioscientist with the cia. What else can you tell us about what you do on a daily basis . Well, im a scientist who explains Scientific Concepts and technology to nonscientists. So i dont actually practice science in a lab anymore. But i use my skills and background to write and communicate to the policy makers we need to provide warning to about the implication of those technologies. With a focus
Agents and bioinnovation. Addressing these issues requires focus not only from the intelligence can community but also development of national and international strategies, consensus on laws, standards, and authorities. Weve got an Awesome Group to shed some light on these issues moderated by my good friend frank sesno, George Washington university, dr. Charles, the honorable senator joe leiberman, who were thrilled to get back on campus and dr. Roper. So over to you guys. Thank you, frank. [ applause ] well, good morning, everyone. We are delighted i think were delighted to be hereafter we had the conversation that was such a delight. I think it will be. Its one i think were all looking forward to. I thought what we would do before we actually dive into the topic itself is to connect each of you with the topic area and your areas of interest and focus. Charles, your a bioscientist with the cia. What else can you tell us about what you do on a daily basis . Well, im a scientist who exp
Kid its became a teacher. And i would say we could all be teachers, but the School System has taught us you cant teach it unless you have a degree or some sort of approval of some governing body that approves as a teacher, and that is not the case. I think people as they advance in their careers, they understand they have something to offer and they become teachers without that sort of approval. Its just they reached a certain level of success and they feel they have something to offer. But because of that, if i related back to parents issue think all parents could be teachers of their kids. But theyre denied that feeling of capability and thats why the subtitle is an inspirational journeyal selfdoubter to home school advocate because i doubted myself. Host did you start your kid inside Public School. Guest oh, yeah. My oldest went through second grade, and in second grade the School System, the system really just failed him. They just werent educating him the way i thought should be d
Tmz said prince visited a local walgreenss drugstore four times this week and hours before his death. Still waiting for more information to come out and as the sheriff said, were still early in this process. Thank you. The National Portrait gallery pulled a photo of prince to put on display and they paint the words in memoriam which was taken by Len Goldsmith in 1993. As soon as people heard this was posted, they came out and took pictures. You could see everybodys head nodding to the grooves and so much style in his music. And that picture will be on display until may 31st. Later on we hear from a prince super fan and were constantly updating the wusa9 app. Switching over to the forecast we are and a weather alert. I guess the Silver Lining is this will help. The forest fires and also with the pollen. Heres the radar over the last hour. You see the yellows. Thats where the unstable air is, just plain oldfashioned showers working their way up 91. Right now were dry by think in will be
Investigators zis covering high levels of lead in Drinking Water at several dc schools. This is a reminder of dangers that could be lurking in older buildings and home. Tisha lewis is here with the details. Reporter beyond schools, older buildings and homes across the dmv could be at risk for potentially Dangerous Levels of lead. In this case dc Public Schools says a does skwools have elevated lead levels. Definitely want to make sure yu kids are safe especially your babies. Thats a Health Condition for anyone. Water is very important. Ma are cuss has four daughters who attend Minor Elementary School in northeast. Its one of 12 schools across the district with lead levels above the Environmental Protection agency standards. Im sure whatever it is theyre taking care of it. Reporter homes and biltdings across since the incident in flint we do get weve definitely had an increase in calls of people krnd about their water filtration. And if schools are having issues protecting the water, is