Ramping up in warnings about hurricane irma. President trump said in a tweet get out of its way if possible. Floridas gove pleaded with residents within the states evacuation zone to leave. The head of fema said irma will be devastating to thweeken ec forecasters say its impact could prolong the slowdown in the u. S. Economy, which is still digesting the impact of harvey, which hit texas and the heart of the countrys Energy Industry about two weeks ago. Tonight, jacksy is in ft. Lauderdale where people are making last minute preparations. Residents of south florida are streaming north and the high cars. Those leaving are rushing to fill up. Gasoline shortages are being reported as far as north at tallahassee, even georgia. Here they are. Our cats and dog and driving up the west coast, where ever it takes us. Right now, we have been trying to get a hotel. There are no hotels anywhere. But some have decided to stay put despite warnings from officials to evacuate ahead of the hurricane th
[applause] good morning and welcome to the center for American Progress. My name is carla martin. Im the the Vice President for policy. It is my honor to welcome to this exciting event. Our lineup today is a real testament to the importance of this issue to this administration and to president obama. Nearly one in three americans has some type of criminal record that creates barriers to employment, housing and many other pathways to opportunity. Some americans with criminal records are even barred from casting a ballot which denies the right to participate in our democracy after they have paid their debt to our society. The impact of these barriers goes beyond those previous convicted of a crime. Criminal records are a family sentence. In fact, they have found that nearly half americans children now have a parent with a criminal record. Study after study has shown that the barriers associated with the parents criminal record can severely limit the childs opportunities and lead to worse
Good morning, everybody. So we will shift gears now building on the remarks from representative pose and representative crowly. We want to do three things. First we vpt to a conversation about what the pba accomplished and what was left undone. That is the purpose of this conversation. We will get indepth into it with really great speakers into what happened in the ten years since the tpa was passed, what it means for retirement in america, and what more needs to be done and hopefully that will tee up the next of the day. Followed by keynote remarks at 11 30 from edmond murphy, ceo of power retirements. And then is short break and we will have a second panel all about the path forward and what is the agenda for the next administration. So, what i am going to do, just a note on logistics. The way we would like to do is people make brief remarks and i will follow up with one question per person. Woel we will go down the row and have time for dialogue between the panel and questions and a
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. We have taken the broadcast outside tonight because thats where the news is right now. With snowplows running all over manhattan, a winter storm is hitting much of the northeast. Its about to turn enter a blizzard. In new york, were expecting temperatures as low as 20, winds as high as 38mph and blowing, blinding steadily mounting snow. Blizzard warnings are up from atlantic city, new jersey, to portland, maine. 52 Million People are in the path of this noreaster. Forecasts are calling for as much as three feet of snow. State and local governments have begun closing roads and shutting down Public Transportation. We have team of correspondents covering the blizzard of 2015. First well go to don dahler in new york where the entire subway system is about to close. Don . Reporter yeah, scott, the last time new york city saw snowfall like whats being predicted for tonight was february 2006, 26.
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. We have taken the broadcast outside tonight because thats where the news is right now. With snowplows running all over manhattan, a winter storm is hitting much of the northeast. Its about to turn enter a blizzard. In new york, were expecting temperatures as low as 20, winds as high as 38mph and blowing, blinding steadily mounting snow. Blizzard warnings are up from atlantic city, new jersey, to portland, maine. 52 Million People are in the path of this noreaster. Forecasts are calling for as much as three feet of snow. State and local governments have begun closing roads and shutting down Public Transportation. We have team of correspondents covering the blizzard of 2015. First well go to don dahler in new york where the entire subway system is about to close. Don . Reporter yeah, scott, the last time new york city saw snowfall like whats being predicted for tonight was february 2006, 26.