[laughter] there are two people that i would like to acknowledge. Craig coker is he is a genius. A people often ask how it began, and he began with. I just want to acknowledge him and thinking. [applause] in the former chairman of the board of the new England Council is here and he also happens to be an alum for the school in hanover and he is the political guru of New Hampshire and he has worked on somebody president ial campaigns alexander, romney. [laughter] president mccain truly a sought after group to say the least. We are honored to have a beer. Also i would like to think neil not only for his kind words but for all the good work he does here at the politics and eggs. We would not be successful putting these programs on without his team as well as the team of the new England Council. It is really a must stop for other president ial candidates and my hat goes off to neil and his team. The council has been very busy to say the least we have had over 55 events in new england in was
I just want to acknowledge him and thinking. [applause] in the former chairman of the board of the new England Council is here and he also happens to be an alum for the school in hanover and he is the political guru of New Hampshire and he has worked on somebody president ial campaigns alexander, romney. [laughter] president mccain truly a sought after group to say the least. We are honored to have a beer. Also i would like to think neil not only for his kind words but for all the good work he does here at the politics and eggs. We would not be successful putting these programs on without his team as well as the team of the new England Council. It is really a must stop for other president ial candidates and my hat goes off to neil and his team. The council has been very busy to say the least we have had over 55 events in new england in washington in the First Six Months and we are not going to be slowing down at all. Next week will be in washington to hear from the junior senator of Ne
Of factors involved in that. These are all projections. Generally because of the demographics and the changes in the way we are an aging population in the fact we pay a lot in terms ofs medicare and Social Security benefits will continue to grow. As a consequence along with paying the interest on accumulated debt itself means that we would be looking at the possibility of the debt to what we call debt to level of the government growing from where it is today which is at a historic high around 78 percent of gdp well up into the 100 a 150 percent over the next 30 t 40 years. 144 percent by 2049 or so. Right. Thats historically very high of course. We like to think that will not happen but if it should happen it certainly is something unprecedented in terms of the countrys history. If you had to make a list of the drivers of this debt what would you put on top of the list . I would say in the near term if the entitlement, the spending we have created for particularly dealing with the agin
Michelle miller spent the day with a Health Official spreading the word about the health risks. The big key is flooded water you know is unsafe. Reporter this doctor is making the round in areas that were flooded in houston. As the Harris County Public Health director, he is warning residents about the risks they face, while cleaning up their homes. Then me of all of this is mold and mold loves moisture. He got a foot of water and now mold is growing in her garage, and inside her house. When you took out the, the cabinetry and the sheet rock, were you wearing protective masks. No. See, thats what we have been saying, make sure you wear protection when you are doing all this. What we dont want while you are fryi trying to help everything and get back to normal life, is, that you also get sick in the process. Doctor shaw says it is important to clean up fast because of what contaminated walter leaves behind. Floodwater can harbor dangerous bacteria which can enter the body through cuts a
And an irregular air force takes to the sky to help houston recover from the disaster. This is the cbs evening news. Quijano good evening. Im elaine quijano. This is our western edition. As america celebrates the labor day holiday, there is talk of war. At the United Nations today, Ambassador Nikki Haley said the United States does not want war, but north koreas president is begging for it. After kim jonguns most powerful nuclear test yet, haley warned there are limits to americas patience. She pressed the Security Council for more sanctions against the rogue nation and south korea put on a show of military muscle. Where is all this headed . We have reports from the pentagon, the white house, and seoul. First National Security correspondent david martin. Reporter look at the warhead north korea showed off over the weekend, calling it a thermoNuclear Weapon with great destructive power. Then look at the size and shape of a u. S. Thermonuclear warhead, and you will understand why Nuclear