Votes are being counted in a crucial By Election here in the uk. The Labour Party is hoping it can retain the Seat of Batley And Spen in the north of england but the race with the governing Conservative Party is tight. The contest has wider implications for politics in britain because many are seeing it as a test of the leadership of the Labour Party under Sir Keir Starmer. Lets talk to our correspondent at the account in huddersfield in west yorkshire. There has been a flurry of activity. Tell us what is going on. Us what is going on. Good morning. Us what is going on. Good morning, some us what is going on. Good morning, some answer. L us what is going on. Good l morning, some answer. All us what is going on. Good morning, some answer. All the talk here had been of the conservatives doing something that a Governing Party in the uk has not done since the second World War and winning two Seats at a By Election that it had not held before. But as things stand i dont think that will happ
thank you, everyone, for complying with the 10:00 a.m. start time. so let s transition to our first panel. i have the distinct honor of introducing very briefly, because full bios are actually in the agenda and in the packet. so let me do a quick introduction of each speaker. each speaker will have between seven and eight minutes. i may have a question or two afterwards to just prime the discussion. and then we really do want to encourage your participation. so let me just quickly give a brief introduction of each speaker. to my left is tim petty. the assistant secretary for water and science at interior where he oversees water and science policy and has responsibility for the bureau of reclamation and the u.s. geological survey. also i must say that tim and i share the fact that we both are alumni of the university of alaska fairbanks. that is a blatant pitch. i just wanted to own that. that s right. okay, good. jonathan richard is deputy vice president of mcc for infr
thank you, everyone. for complying with the 10:00 a.m. start time. so let s transition to our first panel i have the distinct honor of introducing very briefly because full bios are actually in the agenda and packet. so let me do a quick introduction of each speaker. each speaker will have between seven and eight minutes. i may have a question or two afterwards to just prime the discussion. and then we really do want to encourage your participation. so let me just quickly give a brief introduction of each speaker. to my left is tim petty. tim is the assistant secretary for water and science at interior where he oversees water and science policy and has responsibility for the bureau of reclamation and u.s. geological survey. also, i must say that tim and i share the fact that we both are alumni of the university of alaska fair banks. that is a blatant pitch. thank you very much. i just wanted to own that. that s right. okay, very good. okay. jonathan richard is deputy vi
full bios are actually in the agenda and in the packet, so let me do a quick introduction of each speaker. each speaker will have between seven and eight minutes. i may have a question or two afterwards to just prime the discussion. then we really want to encourage your participation. so let me just quickly give a brief introduction of each speaker. to my left is tim petty. tim is the assistant secretary for water and science at interior where he oversees water and science policy and has responsibility for the bureau of reclamation and the u.s. geological survey. also i must say that tim, and i share the fact we re both alumni of the university of fairbanks, alaska. that s a blatant pitch. i just wanted to own that. jonathan richard is apparently not an alumni of the university of alaska. serena vinter is the acting director for policy at the cdc. jeff goldberg manage s u.s. aid s requirements set forth in the 2014 water for the world act. so please welcome our panelists for
louis, in for ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf in studio. a nationwide search continues for a man who posted the crime on facebook. 37-year-old steve stephens has so far eluded state and federal authorities. he walked up to 74-year-old robert godwin sunday and killed him. the mother of two much godwin s children say he was out collecting cans when he was can killed. can collecting was a hobby he picked up after retiring. so, that s what he was doing. he grabbed a bag from my mom s house and he was going to get . i said, okay, well, i i see you when you get he back. he didn t come back. nbc news correspondent ron allen has been following the story for us from cleveland. what s the latest in the search for steve stephens? reporter: police told us they would contact us if they had something significant to report and we haven t heard from them. they don t know where this individual is and it s been well over 24 hours he s been on the run. there have been no sightings