Important topics. That is coming up in october. We have a giant delegation, both government and civil society, planning to go. If youre interested, youre all invited. Certainly lots of topics important to us will be discussed. So back to open data and the United States. I mentioned that in 2013, president obama issued an open order eo, executive order, for default information. Accompanying that was the open data policy, which we refer to as m1313 for you government nerds in the room. That directs agencies to manage information as an asset. And of course that doesnt happen overnight, right . For the last two years we have been working really hard with our agencies to move towards managing information as an asset. So i mentioned data. Gov. There is a screen shot of the data. Gov home page. 160,000 data sets across all sectors. The data. Gov site has incredible resources and is fantastic if you havent spent much time there. Another effort that we that the administration launched into quic
Today metro police announced a change of posture due to recent world events. As they prepare for the festivities later this week. Paula Francis 8 news now anchor paul joncich is live near the strip with metros plans for increased security. paul joncich in addition to placing more officers in the crowd, metro will be searching anyone carrying backpacks, or bags, or any bulky item that can be used to hide a weapon. In fact, they wanted to pass an ordinance outlawing such items on the strip but ran out of time. So for the first time, theyre asking hotels to advise guests on checkin. No bags on the strip for new years eve. The reason is obvious. Paris, san bernadino, where ever large groups of people gather. Terrorists can strike. Today the sheriff never even talked about the possibility of terrorism. But the message is clear. Metro wants to make sure nothing bad happens during las vegass Biggest Party of the year. And the public is already helping. The sheriff says reports of suspicious a
Towards the middle stages of next week. Lets talk temperatures. Lewis tonight, 15 lows tonight, 15 for the mountains. High temperatures tomorrow. The mountains in the mid30s. For the Las Vegas Valley tonight, going got to 31 degrees. Not really too much, but a light breeze. Tomorrow, High Temperature 38, a chilly start to 2016. Gets us to the 50s. While the weekend will be rain free, the first chance is monday. That chance going to increase. Ice storm wednesday and thursday could produce a lot of rain a storm wednesday and thursday could produce a lot of rain for the valley. Another storm next saturday is one that we have been waiting for this winter. Here is the man right here. What are you serving tonight . A Strong Island iced tea. That is the only way to receive the new year. Kevin you have all these flavors up here. What seems to be the most popular . The hurricane or the margarita. Kevin has anybody come up and asked for a hot chocolate . Not yet. So far we are doing good, lots o
Money. Ifill plus, voters in scotland weigh in ahead of a crucial vote for independence from the United Kingdom. I mean itll be a tumultuous event. Most significant for the last three and a half centuries by far. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill there were reports of heavy damage today after hurricane odile smashed ashore on mexicos Baja California peninsula. The storm struck near Cabo San Lucas overnight with torrential rain, and sustained winds of 125milesanhour. At daybreak, residents and tourists emerged to find debr
Money. Ifill plus, voters in scotland weigh in ahead of a crucial vote for independence from the United Kingdom. I mean itll be a tumultuous event. Most significant for the last three and a half centuries by far. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill there were reports of heavy damage today after hurricane odile smashed ashore on mexicos Baja California peninsula. The storm struck near Cabo San Lucas overnight with torrential rain, and sustained winds of 125milesanhour. At daybreak, residents and tourists emerged to find debr