Ways vehicles can become more energy efficient. Representatives from General Motors, toyota and center for Automotive Research. The committee will come to order. A little unusual to be here at the Convention Center for an energy hearing, but i think it is certainly appropriate given the subject matter that we have today. I certainly didnt mind the short commute over here. But it is a great setting to be at the auto show surrounded by the latest and greatest the Auto Industry has to offer. I am joined this morning by senator stabenow from the great state of michigan. She tells me while the washington auto show is good, the Detroit Auto Show is great. That might be the rlocale next year on the same subject. I appreciate you sitting in for senator cantwell. I understand senator manchin will be with us, but i want to thank the city of washington and the National Auto Dealers Association that puts on the show every year for helping us coordinate the hearing. The host of technologies that ha
That will have significant gaps in terms of the number of voters just two years ago and i guarantee it will reflect on in my opinion negatively on the kind of policy makers that would make a difference in those issues and Economic Opportunity issues and equality and civil rights issues inside new mexico and in the country. It happened during the last two decades of course the proposition changed the dynamics of the state and the only republican elected to the office the biggest mistake the Latino Community can make is to stay home in protest of whatever it is whether its the administration. Through our vote we send a message to leadership here in washington as to whether or not we are going to be a community and a force to be reckoned with. If we stay home then we become invisible and we are not factored in. [applause] so through our vote we will send a message to washington, to the state legislators that we are going to hold elected officials accountable. And if they dont support our
All politics is local. So it is not the ideological economic situation. It is difficult to make sure governments advice. Because they can be a politically very, very painful process. And no wonder in india it took election and very powerful, very determined Prime Minister to make progress recently. In nigeria is a bit political. So i dont think, i dont think theres a very clear understanding, a very clear consensus on it. Im not aware of one single government which will save no, no, no. We definitely think is a good idea. It is just that the Prime Ministers and finance ministers are looking for the political tactics to do that. And again if you post that come in this country talk about a very substantial proportion of the economically average person to you should not be surprised it is a couple good process but i do think they have made progress. I think i wouldnt characterize it as a failing. If i could you share an anecdote empty chair at the National Press club theres a meeting with
Americas salad bowl, Salinas Valley the worst drought of five categories. Abc7 news is live tonight where people are trying to cope. David . Theyre not only trying to cope this is their livelihood this, is where our strawberries and lettuce are grown. Crops valued over 2 million. And this week, with the att pro am, celebrities and visitors are being asked to do their share as well. Monterey countys 600,000 residents have been conserving water for years. Golf courses use recycled water. And visitors will be staying where conservation is a way of live a new generation of urinals dont flush the laundry is shipped out of the county so local water isnt used. Bathrooms have water saving devices the general manhattan ger of the hotel hopes guests will understand. Theyre not educated with our situation but they respect what were attempting to do as operators. The situation is this. The local Water Company under orders to reduce drafting of water by 70 by 2017 to save the water shed and fish. W
So rare to see so many people happy about a storm, but we are gleeful. Rainfall is covering virtually all of the bay area at the moment and most of it is light rain and some areas becoming more in excess, down around half moon bay, pockets of moderate rainfall, perhaps pockets of heavy rainfall there and moving towards fremont, it was between palo alto and fremont, pockets of steadier, heavier rain. As we give you the big picture, its wet everywhere. Lets start our forecast animation at 11 00 tonight. By 2 00 a. M. , not only will there be widespread rain, but steadier, heavier rain generally across the bay area and 5 00 tomorrow morning, start of rush hour, will be quite wet with some locally heavy down pours. Probably a very slow morning commute and the way it will continue into the midmorning hours, breaking up into showers and another storm coming our way over the weekend. Ill give you a look at that and how much rain we can expect all total from these two storms in a few minutes.