The park estimates there are about 3 million visitors here each year. More than 50,000 names are etched in the granite wall including eight women. Announcer next, a look at food a ballot availability in the u. S. Host hi, everyone. We are going to get started. If you have a cell phone on, please turn it off. Thank you. As i think you are all aware this is one of our keynote talks, entitled, the human rights of food. We have an amazing speaker with us today, molly anderson. She is currently at the college of the atlantic. She teaches about hunger, sued security, Food Sovereignty system dynamics, Food Security, Food Sovereignty system dynamics, sustainability metrics, and how industrialized countries will move to a postpetroleum food system. She is part of an International Panel of experts on the food system. There is a film that was prepared for this conference that we will be showing tomorrow as part of the keynote, and hopefully be putting it online for all of you. We are also joined
Business soon, and wall street welcomes news of an agreement. Yet the big question remains. Was anything accomplished . Our country came to the brink of disaster. But in the end political adversaries set aside their differences and disagreements to prevent that disaster. Every senator, every member of the house will have to make a decision where he or she stands but there is no benefit, i never had any intention to delay the timing of this vote. So were covering this potential vote on many fronts. Were at the Stock Exchange and Mike Viqueira is at his post, but we go to libby casey, where do things stand at this moment . Reporter were watching for the actual text of the bill, but we know the contours what both sides the house will vote on. It will open up the government, keep it running, and its important to note that it existed in the law. This is doing fine tuning to it. Its the minor republican concession. We are watching to see the probably the senate vote first and then the house.
U. S. Was on a brink of default. Today it would prevent default and open government. Wall street welcomed the news with a tripledigit gains one question remains did this accomplish anything . How country came to the brink of disaster but in the end advosears came together and set aside their differences to prevent that disaster. Every senator and every member of the house will have to decide where he or she stands. I have no intention of delaying this vote. Reporter Mike Viqueira is at the white house, but we begin with libby casey. Libby, where do we stand right now . At this moment . Reporter well see the vote, and it may be in the next hour. Staffers are pouring over it to make sure that there is nothing that unsettle the themselves. Harry reed and his republican counterpart michellcountercountl announced they had brokered a deal. While they witnessed a great deal of political discord they will see Congress Reach agreement to reopen the government. Reporter we anticipate this bill t
There. Zip it a little more. Little less shirt. Senior Political Editor and White House Correspondent for the Huffington Post sam stein. And msnbc political analyst and visiting professor at nyu, former democratic congressman harold ford jr. Im rochablely overdressed. In washington, White House Correspondent for the associated press, julie page joins us. Good to have you all on board this morning. We have a lot to get to. A couple of things. Hillary clinton is back in the news. She got some good news but got heckled at an event. Well show you how she handled it. How the former secretary of state was hammered on benghazi but she handled it pretty well. I think. You decide. Also made accommodate in america, why are you all looking at me. Medicaid in america. Actually a very serious story prescription pills account for 75 of deadly drug overdoses in the u. S. So the fda is working to try to do something about that and dr. Nancy will be joining us to give us details on that. Also just a ti
Mascot change, a little less elephant and a lot more coyote. Mr. Coyote, that is, known to his friends as wile e. Classic cartoon fans will remember him as one of the stars of the looney tune animated series. The smart guy whose obsessive focus on stopping the roadrunner leads him to all kinds of wacky shenanigans enabled by acme company gadgets. The bomb. The rocket. The flying bat suit. The giant slingshot. It seems to me the republicans would be able to relate because this week they reached into their own grab bag of schemes and unveiled the latest strategy in their ongoing attempt to stop the Affordable Health care act from running. Investigate it to death. From ru. Investigate it to death. Thursday the house held the first of multiple hearings to figure out who, what, and why behind the botched rollout of the exchange website. During the hearing, members of the house energy and Commerce Committee grilled a panel of representatives representing the contractors responsible for build