And it gets overwhelming. It almost feels like you cant escape it, you cant get away from it. So for me, this respite is just a much needed break. [music playing] one of my favorite quotes is cover the world, before it covers you. The world the globe this planet that we live on has so many magnificent places to see, so many incredible things to offer. So in these unprecedented times, its important to be mindful that, just because you cant go away, doesnt mean you cant get away. And some of the best adventures are quite literally located in our own backyards. [birds chirping] the area long occupied by the mohican Indigenous People was first purchased by the dutch in 1662, and formally chartered as the city of hudson in 1785. Whats so striking about the street is the architecture. I mean, this looks picturesque, man, it looks like a movie set. Situated between albany and new york city, and positioned off the head of the hudson river, once a bustling whaling port. Which, if you look hard
eastern this morning, that s literally seconds away. you can watch all the proceedings on our companion network, c-span. right now we re taking you to a national press club event from yesterday with the ceo of pfizer. this is c-span3 2. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. for those of you who are just now tuning in and our television audience, our public radio audience and on the internet, welcome to the national press club. where since 1908 we have been the embodiment of the constitution. before we get started, i want to remind our guests here in the audience of some housekeeping rules, those of you who may have come in a little late. please put your phones on, at least on vibrate because we know you want to tweet, and we want you to follow the action. and so on twitter follow us on that,@press club dc and use the hashtagging npc live. and i want to introduce the head table. so as i introduce each of you, please stand, and i will briefly, as
to iraq, his last memories as he dove onto of his soldiers to cover them from a rocket propelled grenade was that you would never see his wife or his child again. while he would survive, his last words proved to be prophetic. the blast cost him his site. but despite his injuries has pursued his education and is planning to start a new business. though he may never actually see his firstborn daughter, he and his wife, heather, have added two more children to their growing family. in a sense, veterans like sergeant pepper and many others have sacrifice one life to the country and service. in an instant, their hopes and dreams for the future were shattered. but with a love of their countrymen and the support of the family and their community, they rediscover their purpose in life to learn to accept or overcome the obstacles their injuries have imposed. these walls remind us that a sacrifice might only have of our nation is most often shared with a loved one who cares for our inj
not there. i we are developing and promised the principal sponsors of this law that we are going to develop a plan to get to 100% not have the we do resources. congress has not given us the resources. we are developing that. i would like to see us get to a higher percentage of what is dean s scanned what is being scanned right now. i look at what comes into the country and the method we have for screening it all, and it is pretty sophisticated. so i take away from that a pretty good story. ok, yes, sir. last question. on ebola. we are now screening at five airports. do we have the capability to deal with this, and do we have contingencies if things get worse? we very definitely in this country have the ability to deal with the ebola virus. every time there has been an outbreak of ebola in the world, it has been defeated. here in the united states, we have the best health care, doctors, infrastructure, hospitals. it is a treatable disease if it is caught in time and yo
host: it was in 2010 the federal communications commission issued and approved the open internet order prohibiting broadband providers from discriminating against internet content. here is former chairman of the fcc julius genachowski talking about that. today we are adopting a set of high-level rules of the road that strikes the right balance between these imperatives. we are adopting a framework that will increase certainty for businesses investors and entrepreneurs. the inky respects the interests of edge innovators, the entrepreneurs creating internet services and applications they they are addressed and the interest of broadband providers and that american consumers are aligned. innovation at the edge catalyzes consumer demand for broadband. consumer demand spurs private investment and innovation faster than broadband networks and sparks ever cooler innovation at the edge. i believe our action today will foster an ongoing cycle of massive investment, innovation and c