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obviously i'm not eric larson and nobody is eric larson. eric larson is unbelievably talented and is written amazing books but the book roger thought this might be most like was one called isaacs storm which it is eric meyer with is about a hurricane in texas in 1900 that killed 8000 people. there was a meteorologist at the time who played a big role in it. i feared there's no way am going to write an eric larson book and even when you're successful as him but on the other hand, by mentioning it, it became instantly clear to me what kind of book roger was talking about. it is nonfiction we weep and elephants of the story, both the actual disaster and the site. that's what i tried to do. so i wanted to talk about two things. one is the quake itself, and the other is science. this is anchorage the day after the quake, and that's downtown and you will notice it's almost like there's an elevator there. that's because that part of the street dropped about ten feet. one of the reasons i wanted to write this book is because i didn't know much abou
obviously i'm not eric larson and nobody is eric larson. eric larson is unbelievably talented and is written amazing books but the book roger thought this might be most like was one called isaacs storm which it is eric meyer with is about a hurricane in texas in 1900 that killed 8000 people. there was a meteorologist at the time who played a big role in it. i feared there's no way am going to write an eric larson book and even when you're successful as him but on the other hand, by mentioning...
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larson. mr. gomez will recognize myself or five minutes for questions. >> your organization has certainly highlighted failures to perform analysis as being an area of concern. i'll start with you, can you explain how epa failure to assess its workforce and workload, grants, whatever hinders its ability to respond to natural disasters like hurricane harvey and irma. >> so what we talked about in our work is that it's really important for the agency, as you said, to have good information on workload. data on workload is important because the agency doesn't really ensure that it has the right people in the right places with the right skills to accomplish the mission of the agency, whether that's to focus on areas that are short-term or long-term. we want to make sure that the agency has that information. it is something that the agency has struggled with for decades. so we continue to make those recommendations. i know the ig has made recommendations in the past. we think that's really important
larson. mr. gomez will recognize myself or five minutes for questions. >> your organization has certainly highlighted failures to perform analysis as being an area of concern. i'll start with you, can you explain how epa failure to assess its workforce and workload, grants, whatever hinders its ability to respond to natural disasters like hurricane harvey and irma. >> so what we talked about in our work is that it's really important for the agency, as you said, to have good...
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larson. the oig made similar findings with respect to two areas of improvement for the epa regarding grants. do you have anything to add? i wish i did. noted,esentative clarke i am an expert in some areas, not so much in others. what i would be happy to do is organize and get back to you and your staff with the primary findings we have had in those areas. >> thank you. we now recommend -- we now recognize dr. ruiz. the epave heard about role in the emergency response program for natural disasters like hurricane harvey. coordinating efforts with fema. i am interested in your efforts to coordinate with --. to reach out done and engage with tribes? , we have not reached out to anybody. point, we do this not wander onto the battlefield while the batter is -- while the battle is underway. the national effort that i mentioned earlier, it is going to coordinate among the tribes and the states. important not to neglect the sovereignty of tribes and the role they have in order to maintain their enviro
larson. the oig made similar findings with respect to two areas of improvement for the epa regarding grants. do you have anything to add? i wish i did. noted,esentative clarke i am an expert in some areas, not so much in others. what i would be happy to do is organize and get back to you and your staff with the primary findings we have had in those areas. >> thank you. we now recommend -- we now recognize dr. ruiz. the epave heard about role in the emergency response program for natural...
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larson. mr. larson: i thank our distinguished chairman and i certainly concur withthat. -- with that. and most importantly, concur in saying your continued leadership to your country and every capacity is greatly respected. and i would say that we are in agreement on a number of the problems that social security is set with. as you know mr.chairman, million offense americans rely on social security for basic income. when they retire. or if they are severely disabled and can no longer work. social security is also there to help widows and children who have lost a parent. there is no private plan on the market that can compare to social security. we are living that fact currently. the people at social security deserve credit. in the midst of harvey and the devastation when the people of texas and the greater houston down, ith irma bearing is heartening to know social security has not missed a payment, social security has people working with the red cross and of their volunteer agencies. they ar
larson. mr. larson: i thank our distinguished chairman and i certainly concur withthat. -- with that. and most importantly, concur in saying your continued leadership to your country and every capacity is greatly respected. and i would say that we are in agreement on a number of the problems that social security is set with. as you know mr.chairman, million offense americans rely on social security for basic income. when they retire. or if they are severely disabled and can no longer work....
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and for larson, the process wasn't always easy.ere were technical glitches. >> there could be a struggle with software, where something something, and it doesn't open. and you can't get in, and their it can't help you, so you're going around in circles sometimes, there's no office to go to, to talk to somebody. >> sreenivasan: president cheng acknowledges early problems with the software, but says technology has been improving. >> every year we're getting better with the technology, and n.a.u. has always been known to adapt to the latest in technology, and we will continue to do that. >> sreenivasan: president cheng herself was a non-traditional student, relying on the u.s. post office and correspondence courses for much of her college work. >> i spent seven years and five universities getting a bachelor's degree, affordability and access were always important >> sreenivasan: for selina larson, the bachelor's degree has given her new confidence. >> we're just this huge, proud family right now. she was super, super proud. i don't kn
and for larson, the process wasn't always easy.ere were technical glitches. >> there could be a struggle with software, where something something, and it doesn't open. and you can't get in, and their it can't help you, so you're going around in circles sometimes, there's no office to go to, to talk to somebody. >> sreenivasan: president cheng acknowledges early problems with the software, but says technology has been improving. >> every year we're getting better with the...
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larson. people are losing their homes, they're dying and they are becoming bankrupt while they wait for a decision. i think, mr. larson, when you chronically underfund an agency you can't expect a small increase in funding in the short term to fix the problem. you need adequate funding, sustained over a long period in order for ssa to get itself out of the hole that congress has dug for them by giving them inadequate resources. you can't fix your problems by shifting money from one place to another without expecting all of the service that ssa provides to america to suffer. unfortunately, it is going to take a number of years even if you were to give significantly increased funding for ssa to be able to digit self o itself out hole they've been put in by inadequate funding over the past seven years. >> it sounds like they could make changes recommend by the gao as well. i would be interested in finding out why it is that gao can't get together with your group and come up with a comprehensive
larson. people are losing their homes, they're dying and they are becoming bankrupt while they wait for a decision. i think, mr. larson, when you chronically underfund an agency you can't expect a small increase in funding in the short term to fix the problem. you need adequate funding, sustained over a long period in order for ssa to get itself out of the hole that congress has dug for them by giving them inadequate resources. you can't fix your problems by shifting money from one place to...
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even though she lives in michigan, justice larson hails from my state of iowa. she graduated from the university of northern iowa in 1990. and that's about 44 years after i got a degree from the same university that then was called iowa state teachers college. then she went to attend the north western university school of law. justice larson began her legal career clerking for justice sennal of the dc circuit. and supreme court. after clerking she entered private practice serving two years with a law firm. justice lar sop has taught constitutional law, and criminal law at the university of michigan law school since 1998. where she has earned the respect of faculty members and students alike. she won the l. heart right award for excellence in teaching early in her career. in addition to her teaching responsibility, justice larson ran michigan's clerk ship program. helping hundreds of students and alumni pursue clerk ships at the federal and state level. as an adjunction professor she continues to run the law schools court program. a group of her colleagues there
even though she lives in michigan, justice larson hails from my state of iowa. she graduated from the university of northern iowa in 1990. and that's about 44 years after i got a degree from the same university that then was called iowa state teachers college. then she went to attend the north western university school of law. justice larson began her legal career clerking for justice sennal of the dc circuit. and supreme court. after clerking she entered private practice serving two years with...
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larson? >> i'm sorry. i don't mean to sound dense, but are you talking about epa's sponsor the oig's valuation of the epa's response? >> well, the epa's response. you evaluate the epa. so what would you say would be the epa's barrier in doing its job? >> you're putting me in position of speaking for them, but i -- i would think it is resources, people and money. >> people and money. mr. gomez? >> i would say, you know, in the areas that we're seeing unfolding, right, which is in water infrastructure and the superfund sites, at least in texas, that are flooded, is making sure they have enough people there on the ground to respond to those two immediate areas where potentially there are risks involved. so i would say that that would be -- that is a barrier that they should have enough folks there to address it right now. >> and so what can congress do to address that barrier? mr. larson? >> well, in my view you've already got the requirements in place. you have the clean air act, you have the clean water act
larson? >> i'm sorry. i don't mean to sound dense, but are you talking about epa's sponsor the oig's valuation of the epa's response? >> well, the epa's response. you evaluate the epa. so what would you say would be the epa's barrier in doing its job? >> you're putting me in position of speaking for them, but i -- i would think it is resources, people and money. >> people and money. mr. gomez? >> i would say, you know, in the areas that we're seeing unfolding,...
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larson. could you turn your microphone on, please? thank you, and pull it close to you. >> am i on now? >> yes, you are. >> thank you. good morning again chairman murphy, representative caster and members of the subcommittee, i am counsel ilto the inspector general. i thank this committee for highlighting the importance of acting on unimplemented oig recommendations as you know an officer of inspector general cannot direct recommendations. but only if an agency chooses to implement them. o our plan, however, is always subject to change as we inevitably receive hot line requests and congress requests. we conduct those reviews and issue final reports, which generally will include one or more recommendations to address our findings. as required by the inspector general act, the epaoig publishes a list to congress. our most recent report cited 43 open recommendations with past due completion dates and 56 with future dates. notably potential cost savings for the unlimited recommendations listed amount to $100 million. now i will briefly di
larson. could you turn your microphone on, please? thank you, and pull it close to you. >> am i on now? >> yes, you are. >> thank you. good morning again chairman murphy, representative caster and members of the subcommittee, i am counsel ilto the inspector general. i thank this committee for highlighting the importance of acting on unimplemented oig recommendations as you know an officer of inspector general cannot direct recommendations. but only if an agency chooses to...
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. >>> you guys remember guy larson, the artist that sketched faces using shadows of crumpled paper. > was very creative. >> just posted this video because his work was picked up by the media. >> the mainstream media. >> because this artist, guy larson, he meant us and he has an opinion about our video. >> tough filter. i recognize that filter. photo booth. 2009. >> it's been a while since we updated some things around "right this minute." >> do you think he discovered this trying to create stuff and it sucks and he's like oh, throws it down. wait! >> i wish i was even that clever. >> so that was not it. but yeah look, we had some fun with him, and now he's having fun with us. so it's like sketch video inception. >> wait, so he had a video, we talked about, he put us talking about it in his video and now we're talking about the video about him talking about us. is he going to do another video? >> how much is this going to continue, guys? either way, we love your work. keep it up. >>> so there are accomplishments like guys accomplishments, this is bryce, he and his buddy work at a water
. >>> you guys remember guy larson, the artist that sketched faces using shadows of crumpled paper. > was very creative. >> just posted this video because his work was picked up by the media. >> the mainstream media. >> because this artist, guy larson, he meant us and he has an opinion about our video. >> tough filter. i recognize that filter. photo booth. 2009. >> it's been a while since we updated some things around "right this minute."...
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and then he said in republish erik larson's book in the south like an eric larson book like me because if you are familiar with him , he is one of the most popular nonfiction writers around. it was for a half minutes. that is the amount of time that the ground shook during the alaskan earthquake. think about that. by comparison the great 1906 earthquake that shook for about one minute. the earthquake that damaged the bridge shot for maybe 30 seconds at the most. so just to get a sense of the power. >> obviously i am not eric larsen that the book that they thought might the light is a hurry casein galveston texas when there was a meteorologist at the time so there's no way i will write to the eric larsen booktv near as successful but by mentioning it to became clear to me what kind of book he was talking about perot so with that natural disaster and the science. i also want to talk about two things. in this is anchorage. almost like there is an elevator there. the part of the st. dropped about 10 feet. >> i didn't know much about it. and then to say there was an earthquake to way scienc
and then he said in republish erik larson's book in the south like an eric larson book like me because if you are familiar with him , he is one of the most popular nonfiction writers around. it was for a half minutes. that is the amount of time that the ground shook during the alaskan earthquake. think about that. by comparison the great 1906 earthquake that shook for about one minute. the earthquake that damaged the bridge shot for maybe 30 seconds at the most. so just to get a sense of the...
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world baseball class >>> 20-year-old melissa larson, madeline lopez and 18-year-old julia per uzi accusedf hitting homes. officers say the group specifically looked for women working by themselves. one in the group would distract the employee while another stole cash and credit cards, third drive the getaway car. visits san francisco knows how congested the city streets are. one believes raid hailing surfaces are big culprits and wants action. carolyn? >> uber says it shares the city's concerns about congestion and public safety and sent a statement saying uber is committed to being active partner in working to make improvements in these areas. it's more congested than ever on san francisco streets. hearing held today at city hall with one supervisor placing bulk of the blame on transportation network companies, uber and lyft. transformed congestion landscape in san francisco. >> unclear how many are out there. estimated 45,000 people drive for uber or lyft at some poift e county transportation authority estimates 5,700 on a typical day. suing to get information including incentives to lu
world baseball class >>> 20-year-old melissa larson, madeline lopez and 18-year-old julia per uzi accusedf hitting homes. officers say the group specifically looked for women working by themselves. one in the group would distract the employee while another stole cash and credit cards, third drive the getaway car. visits san francisco knows how congested the city streets are. one believes raid hailing surfaces are big culprits and wants action. carolyn? >> uber says it shares the...
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larson: less than a minute. i want to thank the chairman and also thank the ranking member for their support in what a critical issue. the citizens in the state of connecticut. i want to thank representative courtney for spear heading this effort in the state of connecticut, along with a young state senator named timothy d. larson. thank you so much. and i yield back. the chair: does mr. courtney yield back? thank you. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from connecticut. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 46 printed in part b of house report 115-295 for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? mr. grothman: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 46 printed in part b of house report 115-295 offered by mr. grothman of wisconsin. the chair: pursuant to house resolution
larson: less than a minute. i want to thank the chairman and also thank the ranking member for their support in what a critical issue. the citizens in the state of connecticut. i want to thank representative courtney for spear heading this effort in the state of connecticut, along with a young state senator named timothy d. larson. thank you so much. and i yield back. the chair: does mr. courtney yield back? thank you. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from connecticut....
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. >> reporter: principal jim larson says in addition to locker search, several notifications were sent home to families. >> the student has been suspended from school for five days and that's as much as i can share right now. >> reporter: students apparently told the school the threat was made as students headed home yesterday. >> we immediately had concerns because the threat was made against students and faculty of a middle school. >> reporter: police say three non-firing replica or toy firearms were found at the student's home. >> these were true toy guns but have the appearance of a real firearm, which is of concern to our department. if officers were to see one on the street, they may misidentify them as a real weapon. >> i'm glad they did take it seriously. if it was real weapons, i would want them to take care of it. >> reporter: at this point, police say they do not have a motive but they do believe that the school is safe and again, added those extra officers to make families feel more comfortable and say their investigation is on going but do believe that the student acted al
. >> reporter: principal jim larson says in addition to locker search, several notifications were sent home to families. >> the student has been suspended from school for five days and that's as much as i can share right now. >> reporter: students apparently told the school the threat was made as students headed home yesterday. >> we immediately had concerns because the threat was made against students and faculty of a middle school. >> reporter: police say three...
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primeras evaluaciones determinarion que fueron lineas de alta tension las que explotaron sot chirs larsonmas de 38 mil voltios de energía a través de ellas, el departamento de agua y electricidad no tenia reportes de problemas previos a la explosión en esta calle, por lo que en este momento, desconocemos cual pudo ser la causa" ademas de dos enormes huecos, el fuerte estallido, causo severos destrozos en el pavimento y las tapas de varias alcantarillas salieron disparadas .de acuerdo con las autoridades no se registraron heridos , tampoco residencias afectadas..sin embargo, algunos vecinos si reportaron danos en sus vehiculos sot gerardo gonzalez, residente afectado "esta bien danado, esta quebrado el vidrio y tiene varios rayones" sot ana mendoza, residente "a uno se le rompieron todos los vidrios, las bolsas de aire explotaron" como medida preventiva, las autoridades acordonaron la zona y cerrararon varias calles al transito de vehiculos.pero no hubo necesidad de realizar evacuaciones cesar / ots ---el director de la banda de la escuela "ingrid b. lacy" en la peninsula muri en un accide
primeras evaluaciones determinarion que fueron lineas de alta tension las que explotaron sot chirs larsonmas de 38 mil voltios de energía a través de ellas, el departamento de agua y electricidad no tenia reportes de problemas previos a la explosión en esta calle, por lo que en este momento, desconocemos cual pudo ser la causa" ademas de dos enormes huecos, el fuerte estallido, causo severos destrozos en el pavimento y las tapas de varias alcantarillas salieron disparadas .de acuerdo...
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eric larson talks about isaac storm, a deadly hurricane that hit galveston, texas, in 1900 x. to mark the 16th anniversary of 9/11, we're bringing back a program from our archives. it's from 2006, and it's lawrence wright discussing his pulitzer prize-winning book, "the looming tower." that's all this weekend on c-span2's booktv. it's television for serious readers. and now we're kicking off this weekend with author erica wagner. she recalls the life of the builder of the brooklyn bridge. >> the books under the bridge series has been going on for several years now. it's a wonderful program that brings together various brooklyn booksellers, and they're allowed to program a monday in july and august. and as i said, we're very lucky to always get to do it and do
eric larson talks about isaac storm, a deadly hurricane that hit galveston, texas, in 1900 x. to mark the 16th anniversary of 9/11, we're bringing back a program from our archives. it's from 2006, and it's lawrence wright discussing his pulitzer prize-winning book, "the looming tower." that's all this weekend on c-span2's booktv. it's television for serious readers. and now we're kicking off this weekend with author erica wagner. she recalls the life of the builder of the brooklyn...
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scott larson. john adams larson. natalie less than. >> nicholas craig glassman. paul murzin ski.. lawrenson. zmax deep and james lauria. b janine mary liberty. anna a. laverty steven lawn robert lawrence nathaniel lawson and my father alberto hernandez. we love you and we miss you and we i think of you. may god bless america and may god bless our first responders. >> to my brother brendan lang and my and rosanne lang i stand before you have brother and nephew to tune credible people violently taken from us. they left an incredible -- on a too short a time and they will be eternally remembered. we miss you terribly. god bless those men and women in the military and the police force on all those who fight for freedom centerpiece of mine that's in -- that we so much enjoy. thank you. [applause] eugen gabriel lazar james patrick leahy joseph gerard leavey neil joseph leavy leon lebor alan j. lederman kenneth charles ledee alexis leduc elena f. ledesma david s. lee hyun joon lee juanita lee linda c. lee kathryn blair lee myoung woo lee lorraine mary lee stuart soo-jin lee stephen paul
scott larson. john adams larson. natalie less than. >> nicholas craig glassman. paul murzin ski.. lawrenson. zmax deep and james lauria. b janine mary liberty. anna a. laverty steven lawn robert lawrence nathaniel lawson and my father alberto hernandez. we love you and we miss you and we i think of you. may god bless america and may god bless our first responders. >> to my brother brendan lang and my and rosanne lang i stand before you have brother and nephew to tune credible people...
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tomorrow night, brie larson and marlon wayans will be here. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: oh. >>d we're going to flay a game of virtual reality pictionary. plus we have music from brett eldredge. that's nice. [ cheers and applause ] and then later this week, anthony anderson and naomi watts will be joining us. it's going to be good. but first, we got a show tonight. >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: we have a fun show. >> steve: come on. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: tonight. it is a real treat whenever this man can pay us a visit. we love him, the hilarious billy crystal is here tonight. >> steve: yeah! come on. >> jimmy: love billy crystal. we might even take a trip down memory lane to my old summer camp days. >> steve: really? ooh. >> jimmy: maybe. >> steve: maybe not. i don't know. >> jimmy: could be some surprises there. >> steve: camping it up. >> jimmy: my bff. something, i don't know. plus from nbc's "world of dance," derek hough is stopping by. >> steve: oh. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: he's a talented guy. and he's also, he's going to bring a performance from the ne
tomorrow night, brie larson and marlon wayans will be here. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: oh. >>d we're going to flay a game of virtual reality pictionary. plus we have music from brett eldredge. that's nice. [ cheers and applause ] and then later this week, anthony anderson and naomi watts will be joining us. it's going to be good. but first, we got a show tonight. >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: we have a fun show. >> steve: come on. [ cheers and applause ]...
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hour as we always do with a look at the weather with our meteorologist frances lawson in for susan larsonimage showing limited cloud cover now just off the peninsula coast and parts of the san francisco. there has been some fog reported in parts of the north bay like santa rosa. petaluma is down to three-fourths of a mile visibility. but here's how the day plays out. we'll see the clouds clear and in the next hour, some of those temperatures will be in the 60s. by this afternoon, look for 80s, low to mid-80s inland. around the bay we'll see 60s and 70s. and at the coast still cool, temperatures will be in the 60s. and this evening it will be mostly clear, but you'll notice those clouds creeping up along the coast. we have some blustery conditions heading our way tomorrow. i'll have all the details coming up. caroline. >>> new developments in the london subway bombing. police say they've taken a 20-year-old man into custody, this after raids in an l.a. suburb. investigators searched for clues trying to find who planted that bomb that exploded during friday's morning rush hour. abc news rep
hour as we always do with a look at the weather with our meteorologist frances lawson in for susan larsonimage showing limited cloud cover now just off the peninsula coast and parts of the san francisco. there has been some fog reported in parts of the north bay like santa rosa. petaluma is down to three-fourths of a mile visibility. but here's how the day plays out. we'll see the clouds clear and in the next hour, some of those temperatures will be in the 60s. by this afternoon, look for 80s,...
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eric larson talks about isaac storm, a deadly hurricane that hit galveston, texas, in 1900 x. to mark the 16th anniversary of 9/11, we're bringing back a program from our archives. it's from 2006, and it's lawrence wright discussing his pulitzer prize-winning book, "the looming tower." that's all this weekend on c-span2's booktv. it's television for serious readers. and now we're kicking off this weekend with author erica wagner. she recalls the life of the builder of the brooklyn bridge. >> the books under the bridge series has been going on for several years now. it's a wonderful program that brings together various brooklyn booksellers, and they're allowed to program a monday in july and august. and as i said, we're very lucky to always get to do it and do it -- be the first one in the series. so i'd like to thank quay and devon who currently run the program here and remind you there are several more coming up in july and august. the next is powerhouse arena with sarah girard and hannah tente speaking. a little bit about this book and about erica wagner. as you can tell fro
eric larson talks about isaac storm, a deadly hurricane that hit galveston, texas, in 1900 x. to mark the 16th anniversary of 9/11, we're bringing back a program from our archives. it's from 2006, and it's lawrence wright discussing his pulitzer prize-winning book, "the looming tower." that's all this weekend on c-span2's booktv. it's television for serious readers. and now we're kicking off this weekend with author erica wagner. she recalls the life of the builder of the brooklyn...
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these are the three women -- melissa larson, 19-year-old madeline lopez and an 18-year-old. detectives say the trio would target them and created a version of a clogged toilet. while the victim was distracted, the other takes off with the credit cards or purse to buy gift cards with those stolen cards and stolen money. detectives say they are treated -- here are tips for women who have to work alone in retail, kep little cash on the premises, avoid taking out the garbage when you are alone and limit the entry and exit doors. that is applicable to real estate women as well. keep a register of the guests coming through. for all women working alone, keep your keys on you, your wallet and expensive jewelry in the trunk of your car. we hear of officers say trust your gut. if something doesn't feel right, call for help. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> never know. >> thank you so much, kris. >>> the fbi is out with numbers showing the rate of crime across the country. nationally, the rate increased for a second straight here. property crimes down for the 14th straight year acc
these are the three women -- melissa larson, 19-year-old madeline lopez and an 18-year-old. detectives say the trio would target them and created a version of a clogged toilet. while the victim was distracted, the other takes off with the credit cards or purse to buy gift cards with those stolen cards and stolen money. detectives say they are treated -- here are tips for women who have to work alone in retail, kep little cash on the premises, avoid taking out the garbage when you are alone and...
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i do respect tom larson, trying their best.ut they require policy guidance from the president on what he wants them to do. i think that's where the gap is. should have been moving the military last saturday, president was out playing golf and twittering. i think the cabinet didn't meet until monday, if i followed their meeting schedule. and it wasn't tuesday that they announced a general was going in to lead the federal effort. brigadier general. then today general buchanan, very confident general, he and general kim both know what they're doing. i hope they're given the authority to do that what they need to do. in new orleans, the president told me do what i have to do and indicated to secretary already on the ground and mike brown who was in new orleans that i was so sort out any confusion in the evacuation and had authority to do that what i needed to do. i heard a conversation earlier today that indicated if the task force commander wanted to do air drops, could make a recommendation. that's bull -- now that commander buch
i do respect tom larson, trying their best.ut they require policy guidance from the president on what he wants them to do. i think that's where the gap is. should have been moving the military last saturday, president was out playing golf and twittering. i think the cabinet didn't meet until monday, if i followed their meeting schedule. and it wasn't tuesday that they announced a general was going in to lead the federal effort. brigadier general. then today general buchanan, very confident...
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. >> what did agent larson think of the book? >> he's the lead fbi agent in the case.nd was very cooperative. we had conversations that were not tense, they just never were but where we disagree. particularly around ideas of bias in policing it was there bias in the investigation and he came to me and said he really liked the book, he didn't agree with everything that i wrote for my take on everything but felt like i got it right to the extent that i told the story correctly which i don't know that's about as good as you can ask for if we set i love it i'd be like god okay. >> we got along well. just one of those people i could sit and talk to for a long time. that is not true necessarily at me. i think it is true of him. one thing that i think makes him a successful koppen agent is that he can talk to everybody. >> that was a key break in the whole arc of this. that one day and i think you have been rebuffed by the fbi but then you get a message and he does want to talk. so describe how that happened were you surprised and how rare that is. does this happen often? >>
. >> what did agent larson think of the book? >> he's the lead fbi agent in the case.nd was very cooperative. we had conversations that were not tense, they just never were but where we disagree. particularly around ideas of bias in policing it was there bias in the investigation and he came to me and said he really liked the book, he didn't agree with everything that i wrote for my take on everything but felt like i got it right to the extent that i told the story correctly which i...
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they went to real estate open houses. 20-year-old melissa larson, madeline lopez and julia peruzzi hit and stores in sunnyvale, cupertino and santa clara. officers say the group looked for women working by themselves. police say one person would distract the employee while another stole their cash and credit cards. the drove the getaway car. >>> researchers in france say they were able to partly restore a man's consciousness after he had been in a vegetative state for 15 years. the patient had brain damage from a car accident. doctors spent a month stimulating the nerve that connects the brain to the abdomen. you can see the before images on the left and after images on the right. the patient went from a vegetative to minimally conscious state. the findings were reported in today's issue of current biology. >>> it's an iconic photo taken during world war ii. these six marines raising the american flag during the battle of iwo jima. photographer joe rosenthal captured that moment in 1945 and now people want to honor him by naming a ship after him. a group retired veterans and active dut
they went to real estate open houses. 20-year-old melissa larson, madeline lopez and julia peruzzi hit and stores in sunnyvale, cupertino and santa clara. officers say the group looked for women working by themselves. police say one person would distract the employee while another stole their cash and credit cards. the drove the getaway car. >>> researchers in france say they were able to partly restore a man's consciousness after he had been in a vegetative state for 15 years. the...
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. >> i've been working closely with denny larson, with the bucket brigade and telephone you.e and i have worked together helping those folks in puerto rico to get some results when it comes to reducing the coal ash from a lot of the coal-fired power plants out there. what they do is they been dumping the coal ash and dump sites, which is illegal. a lot of the dust and debris from that coal ash flies to the community and gets on the windowsills. if he gets on the windowsills, you can bet it is in the air you are breathing. a lot of the people, particularly kids, are infected by those particles. many of the people are suffering respiratory problems because of .hat exposure something needs to be done. with this hurricane, i'm pretty sure that much of that coal ash have been washed into the community. the people of puerto rico are in a serious situation, and we need to do all we can to get them help and assistance. amy: you were dealing with the coal ash before the flood. >> oh, yes, we have been dealing with that issue -- amy: what would it mean with this massive flooding of the
. >> i've been working closely with denny larson, with the bucket brigade and telephone you.e and i have worked together helping those folks in puerto rico to get some results when it comes to reducing the coal ash from a lot of the coal-fired power plants out there. what they do is they been dumping the coal ash and dump sites, which is illegal. a lot of the dust and debris from that coal ash flies to the community and gets on the windowsills. if he gets on the windowsills, you can bet...
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trump: i want to thank senator todd young, senator joe donnelly, representative jackie larson, representative brooks, and representative mike for joining us today. thank you very much. we appreciate it. thank members of the economic team. secretary mnuchin. our hearts and prayers go out to andpeople in puerto rico the virgin and the virgin islands who are suffering in the wake of yet another catastrophic hurricane. we're working with local partners to help these communities get back on their feet as soon as possible. texas, florida, louisiana, are doing great. the recovery process is happening very quickly. i will go down to puerto rico a briefingo get about disaster recovery and see our great first response or debt responders and meet a lot of the people affected. we are you now i tell them. and we will be there every step of the way until the job is done. it is truly catastrophic what happened in puerto rico. [applause] massive amounts of water, food, and supplies are being delivered on an hourly basis. it is something no one has ever seen before, i can tell you that . i am proud of all of
trump: i want to thank senator todd young, senator joe donnelly, representative jackie larson, representative brooks, and representative mike for joining us today. thank you very much. we appreciate it. thank members of the economic team. secretary mnuchin. our hearts and prayers go out to andpeople in puerto rico the virgin and the virgin islands who are suffering in the wake of yet another catastrophic hurricane. we're working with local partners to help these communities get back on their...
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resolution with the irs so i know cathy wilson the principle of the national tax office of clifton larson allen from orlando, and a member of the aicpa pizza subcommittee is little, will receive a statement so they'll be made part of the record. formal record. each of your five minutes to deliver your all remarks. we will begin with ms. petronchak. you may begin when you're ready. >> chairman buchanan, ranking member lewis, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify if it is an honor to provide comments today. i interact with small and medium-size businesses in their work with the line crew. i also spent 299 years at the irs and so this could be a unique perspective into the examination and appeals process. my testimony focuses on charges that taxpayers face when to do with the irs and what irs can do to improve the examination and appeals process. i raise six issues in my written testimony at a like to highlight two of those issues. the first issue is the appeals process. before heading to court the final administrative step attacks that can take to contest an
resolution with the irs so i know cathy wilson the principle of the national tax office of clifton larson allen from orlando, and a member of the aicpa pizza subcommittee is little, will receive a statement so they'll be made part of the record. formal record. each of your five minutes to deliver your all remarks. we will begin with ms. petronchak. you may begin when you're ready. >> chairman buchanan, ranking member lewis, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to...
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it is worth saying and you raised there dr larson about the mmr vaccine.have won lawsuits in italy and the us. pa rents lawsuits in italy and the us. parents might be worried about it, but the science is convincing that says this is safe and it is safe to vaccinate your children. i have to say lots of people are getting in touch. julie saying, "why wouldn't you vaccinate your child?" margaret on facebook says, "0ne you vaccinate your child?" margaret on facebook says, "one of my daughter's had the measles vk sin nation and then had measles three yea rs nation and then had measles three years later." thomas says, "it is child abuse and should be treated as such if you don't vaccinate your child." the leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, has said that her government is doing all it can to tackle the refugee crisis involving rohingya muslims in the area. lord hague has become the latest senior conservative to intervene in the brexit debate, warning that the approach of senior ministers to the brexit negotiations appears to lack co—ordination. let's get the la
it is worth saying and you raised there dr larson about the mmr vaccine.have won lawsuits in italy and the us. pa rents lawsuits in italy and the us. parents might be worried about it, but the science is convincing that says this is safe and it is safe to vaccinate your children. i have to say lots of people are getting in touch. julie saying, "why wouldn't you vaccinate your child?" margaret on facebook says, "0ne you vaccinate your child?" margaret on facebook says,...
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the committee heard from allen larson and alfredo gomez, natural resources and environment direct at the government accountability office. this is just short of 90 minutes. >>> all right, good morning, everyone, and welcome to our hearing oversight. the subcommittee convenes.
the committee heard from allen larson and alfredo gomez, natural resources and environment direct at the government accountability office. this is just short of 90 minutes. >>> all right, good morning, everyone, and welcome to our hearing oversight. the subcommittee convenes.
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it was a failed attempt to bring up her family has kate larson talks about in her wonderful book. we know these kind of things, but there is a lot we don't know. well we she doing besides cooking in the summer of 1852? who did he associate with? if you build an underground railroad operation there and use it over the years? we don't really know that. cape may is a place right across from delaware. it is about 70 miles a very rough water. -- 17 miles of very rough water. it was used only during the most dangerous and difficult of moments. otherwise she would have gone further westwards. cape may is a special place, as is the surrounding region. whatever like to do is suggest to you some of the ways in which we can think about that region. the cape may slavery case goes back to 1688. they were plantations. most notably it was a seafaring area. most of the slaves worked for whalers or for fishermen. they were skilled at water men. is a predominant aspect of the underground railroad from north carolina and maryland and elsewhere. the watermen were skilled people and there were a lot o
it was a failed attempt to bring up her family has kate larson talks about in her wonderful book. we know these kind of things, but there is a lot we don't know. well we she doing besides cooking in the summer of 1852? who did he associate with? if you build an underground railroad operation there and use it over the years? we don't really know that. cape may is a place right across from delaware. it is about 70 miles a very rough water. -- 17 miles of very rough water. it was used only during...
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larry scott larsen john adam larson natalie janis lasden gary edward lasko nicholas craig lassman paulephen james lauria maria lavache denis francis lavelle jeannine mary laverde anna a. laverty steven lawn robert lawrence nathaniel lawson >> and my father noburto hernandez, we love you, we miss you, we always think of you. may god bless america and may god always bless our first responders. >> and to my brother brandon lang and my aunt roseanne lang, i stand before you a proud american, a brother and nephew to two incredible people tragally and finally taken from us. they left an incredible mark on their too short of time here, and they will eternally be remembered. bumble and aunt ro, we miss you terrib terribly. god bless those men and women in the military and the police force and all of those who fight for our freedoms and our peace of mind that we so much enjoy. thank you. david w.laczek eugen gabriel lazar james patrick leahy joseph gerard leavey neil joseph leavy robert g. leblanc alan j. lederman kenneth charles ledee alexis leduc elena f. ledesma david s. lee daniel john lee.
larry scott larsen john adam larson natalie janis lasden gary edward lasko nicholas craig lassman paulephen james lauria maria lavache denis francis lavelle jeannine mary laverde anna a. laverty steven lawn robert lawrence nathaniel lawson >> and my father noburto hernandez, we love you, we miss you, we always think of you. may god bless america and may god always bless our first responders. >> and to my brother brandon lang and my aunt roseanne lang, i stand before you a proud...
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steve larson joining us in studio and the director joins us via skype. good morning. start with you, steve. a year in the making i asked y you. how did hbo first learn of your organization? >> there was a new york times article on us back in januar january 2014 sort of highligh highlighting our work, and the curiosity of the director and the folk at hbo. >> that's interesting. maxim, how are you? >> okay. maxim can you hear us here in philadelphia? >> yeah i can hear you. >> okay good. hello. thank you for joining us this morning. what piqued your interest about what's happening right here in philadelphia? >> well, i was just so humbled and inspired by the work was steve was doing and after spending a day in the clinic it was obvious there was great story there, and that the intersection of health care and immigration was a really kind of productive one to look at. >> and how timely is this topic considering all things in headlines right now? >> well, sadly it's very timely. i mean in terms of it's a tough time but it's also an important time for organizations like th
steve larson joining us in studio and the director joins us via skype. good morning. start with you, steve. a year in the making i asked y you. how did hbo first learn of your organization? >> there was a new york times article on us back in januar january 2014 sort of highligh highlighting our work, and the curiosity of the director and the folk at hbo. >> that's interesting. maxim, how are you? >> okay. maxim can you hear us here in philadelphia? >> yeah i can hear...
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first of all i want to just say there's some sustainers in the audience, congressman larson, congressmanl still here? wait if you're still in the room. thank you very much. .. what you hear from the rest of the members on the panel into me, thank you, that was kayla's brother and mother and matt and we have a bill in washington and i want your movement to come because i want this bill passed. they make noise about we don't want to pass this bill on the federal level because the state people are doing it. i want to make it very clear, whose government is this? and if we do not speak truth to power to be able to press it down to others, then who else will speak? sustainability question is a legislative piece coming movement pays any money peace. the money that is in our community, and do we expect to sustain a movement, which is what if i might come in and you might have to go to the history book henry belafonte and martin luther king. we do need money to sustain a movement. i do not get a quarter million, 5 million, more than a million. we did not do worry about counting on january 21st.
first of all i want to just say there's some sustainers in the audience, congressman larson, congressmanl still here? wait if you're still in the room. thank you very much. .. what you hear from the rest of the members on the panel into me, thank you, that was kayla's brother and mother and matt and we have a bill in washington and i want your movement to come because i want this bill passed. they make noise about we don't want to pass this bill on the federal level because the state people are...