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former govern of new york eliott spitzer, and we are taking your phone calls. we are talking about aig and this debacle about them trying to sue the federal government. what a way to bite the hand that feeds you. 1866-55-press. don t go anywhere. this show is going to be so exciting. but before we do that, i want to find out what s going on in the news. lisa ferguson all the way in los angeles, tell me what s happening? welcome back, richard. good morning. gun control room policy is front and center this week. first was yesterday s two-year anniversary of a the tucson shoot that nearly killed gabby gifford. she and her husband have announced americans for responsible solutions, aimed at offsetting the nra s influence in american politics. today and tomorrow have some high-level meetings on tap for washington. vice president joe biden will meet with victim s groups and gun safety organizations at 11:00 this moraling and tomorrow, sitting down with other groups. it ....
to 11 feet. what does that mean? that means that the actual water level could come up ten feet above normal to begin with, and on top of that you have additional waves. that s why that is such a serious problem. now, let s move along and talk about what s going to happen next with this storm. first of all. atlantic city was really hit very hard, and we re expecting that the worst will be right on the immediate shore line where the waves pound the coastline. i know it s hard to see, but this is actually the boardwalk in atlantic city. it has been very greatlydevasta. the economic damage to the atlantic city area is going to be a big story that we ll be covering in days to come, but the radar is showing that the rain isn t going to be an issue in the same spots that the wind is an issue. let me show you what you mean. if we draw a line to basically where the storm is moving along, moving from east to west, backwards to the north of that line, it s not raining very hard. t ....
welcome to culturewire. today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970 s. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. how has the program changed over the years? how has the program what can the public has an artist engage with? for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. ....
and our neighbors and friends to start a new chapter in our history. we d like to introduce john miso, president of our board of trustees. he has been with us for the last few years helping us with this project. he chairs the information committee that watches over this project, including our higher goals. trustee riso thank you. so how is everybody doing today? i thought so. you know, the opening of a new education facility is always a wonderful experience. a new facility dedicated to serving students as is city college. this particular educational facility, though, has a long history and struggle, a lot of false starts and reboots and now it s here. i ve been working on this along with many other people for about 5 years and i just wanted to thank some of the people that i ve been working with and i m not going to mention everyone because there are so many people who have, are responsible for this wonderful facility. but the person i want to thank first is our hon ....
and picks people up. if the tax industry goes away, who serves the disabled community? do you think uber will do that? i don t think so. how about people that don t have a smart phone? you are not allowed us to compete. the cab companies are not allowing us to compete. uber is hiring drivers with the app. people are independent contractors but it should be able to use any app they want; we need a universal app engine need help us do this, help us get the tools to compete with these people. if you read the article yesterday, the comments, the public hates taxis, they hate the tv screens in back, they hate the mta, the puc, drivers refuse to take them to the sunset, refuse to take credit cards. where is the enforcement? why are you allowing companies to block our dispatch systems. we need the this is model because that s what they want. we have to have taxis, insurance, regulation. by the way, willie brown how many endorsements from the labor council did you get? sham ....