cordova and dr. doeleman, given your statements that the capture of the first ever image by the eht would not have been possible other than possible without american leadership, i just wonder if either one of you could elaborate just a little bit on some examples of what you mean by that. well, in this case, what i really mean is that we were in it for the long haul, and that's true with most of the projects that we take of this nature. and we've been funding this project for about 20 years or so, over a decade, and we funded the leica gravitational wave project for 40 years. we consistently fund high risk but potentially high reward projects, so that was essential in this case. dr. doeleman? -- in this case. >> dr. doeleman? >> yeah, if i could expand on that and bring up what dr. cordova said, this project took some time ago and was quite risky at the prestigious. we really didn't know if the receiving anything that small towards m87 or the eclectic center as dr. bouman talked about. it was some ea

cordova and dr. doellman, given the statements that capture the first ever image of a black hole by eht would not have been possible without american leadership, i just wondered if either one of you could elaborate just a little bit on some examples of what you mean by that. >> well, in this case, what i really mean is that we're -- we were in it for the long haul. and that's true with most of the projects that we take of this nature. and we have been funding this project for about 20 years or so. over -- yeah, over a decade. and we funded the ligo gravitational wave project for 40 years. and we've been -- we consistently fund high-risk but potentially high-reward projects. so that was just essential in this case. >> okay. dr. doellman. >> yeah, if i could expand on that. and spring boarding off of what doctor cordova said. this project started some time ago and was quite risky at the first stages. we really didn't know if there was even anything that small towards m-87 or the galactic center, sagitt

.>> tomorrow they will ride from rancho cordova to south lake tahoe and on tuesday they will go from stockton to morgan hill, following that they had down to southern california.>>> alarming reports on the air quality of national parks, the conservation association says nearly all of the countries 417 parks have air-quality issues with 88% of them having pollution levels that pose a direct threat to sensitive species. the report says they often show high enough ozone levels to be considered dangerous mostly in the summer. >>> a global helium shortage is affecting more than just your next big party event. helium is the second most abundant element in the universe but it is running out worldwide and many industries are feeling the shortfall. party city is a supplier of helium filled balloons and they are closing 45 of their stores. it's not just balloons that rely on helium, deep-sea divers use helium in their breathing apparatus. car airbags use helium to inflate and helium is used to cool down fiber-optic cables during data transmissions.>>> one of the actresses accused of paying som

.>> tomorrow racers will ride from rancho cordova to south lake tahoe, then on tuesday they go from stockton to morgan hill before heading down to southern california later in the week.>>> u.s. women's national soccer team play today at levi stadium in santa clara, a cheering crowd decked out in red white and blue was there to watch the team take on south africa on this sunny mother's day. the team was ready as the players kicked off their final series of matches before the world cup in france next month. the fans were ready to.>> this day is amazing we are here to celebrate the women, we are here to support th ties to area kristin price and cup on channe family of networks. it begins on june 7. >>> interesting weather patterns setting up for this time of year, looking at a water vapor image here, look how far that goes past the deadline, that moisture rides in on us. you see that late early march, late february it's not going to be a major storm because of this time of year but that is a lot of activity in the pacific which is an indication that this rain event wednesday afternoon into thur

families who dream of peace but say it remains a distant delusion i was here i'll just see that sudden cordova. in brazil hundreds of students and teachers have been protesting against government cuts to public education they gathered outside a military high school in rio de janeiro where president jacob also nodded was speaking students say the cuts will have a devastating implications also not as government sparked outrage last week when it revealed it's also cutting thirty percent of federal university funding. south africa's president is promising to fight corruption as he seeks reelection on wednesday a series of scandals in recent years have dented the popularity of the ruling african national congress one of them involved a mental health facility welcome web reports from johannesburg. elizabeth pang says her brother christopher didn't have to die he had epilepsy and lived in a mental health care facility he then asked for twenty. three years ago she says health officials moved him to an unregistered on licensed and ill equipped building . he was among more than a thousand patients taken

. >>> cyclists racing road from rancho cordova to south lake tahoe today, it's the second day of thegan yesterday in sacramento. the tour is considered one of the biggest and most popular bike races in the country with more than 100 writers and 133 miles of writing. tomorrow bay area fans can see firsthand if the tour makes its way to the south bay for stage iii of the race. writers will begin in stockton and and in morgan hill where crews are busy getting ready. the two will then continue down to california coast, and finish up in pasadena on sunday. >>> new, we attended this event and talk to students receiving this honor, -- >> reporter: students tell me they are thrilled to be recognized for their hard work. they say black students are regarded in a negative life, and they know good grades could pave the way to college and other successes. >> both medals were awarded to high school students for their academic achievements. is the 18th annual african- american honor roll celebration, one freshman from this hi this is only the beginning of the journey to success. >> i have five age

deputy director cordova, any public comment on this item? all right. commissioner walton? >> thank you, chair haney. just a quick question in regards to the conversation around congestion pricing, where is the plan for total exemption for current residents and for -- future low income residents? >> we had developed prior in the latter part of 2018. we had come forth with a stipend recommendation of a proximal he three per household. at that time, the board board and the previous chair of the committee, as well as the authority board asked us to go ahead and look at, in essence, a more long-term solution, and a different solution in that regard. we are going ahead and working on the travel demand modelling associated with that, as well as the financial model in that regard, in terms of the cost. you will hear a lot more of that here in this fiscal year. >> as of now, we don't have a plan that focuses on total exemption for current residence, and future low income residents? >> what we are doing is running the model information to understand the impacts to the program in tha

the stuff out you know the woods stage 2 of the race started in rancho cordova cyclists from around theike more than a 130 miles to south lake tahoe and the whole highway just glittered with. clif bars and there is a lot more that i wasn't able to pick up because it was in a safe spot to stop. >>on his own sharp says he was able to fill several bags of trash last year, there's quite a bit of garbage up there also charlie said he understands the need for speed when it comes to racing, but he said the responsibility for trash al bicyclists. 100%. cleanup, not just a quick. that'll do. but if they can but this stuff into their stand next to have a little separate pocket. the top know if it onto the comes with you should go with you so and as the race continues down the beautiful coast of california. sharp is concerned this problem will only get worse. i just want to see this place protected you know i love california to beautiful place but we have some of our priorities. >>in amador county where we shot what we're re hearing from travelers making their way of interstate 80 least try to mak

the reports from southern cordova. for more than a month two thousand farmers and indigenous people have been living in makeshift tents in the village of. in a remote area of northern colombia. armed men arrived in the rural communities with one message everybody had to leave. they said we had less than twenty four hours to vacate their communities we had no option but to leave the tide and feet to the closest town didn't give us a chance to take anything but. almost all the displaced are subsistence farmers who once made a living growing coca crops remaining greedy and for cocaine in territories under control of fark rebels but as part of the two thousand and sixteen peace deal they agreed to switch to legal crops in what was called a substitution program the promised assistance and development in the region. instead the power back in created by the mobilization of the far left smaller armed groups fighting for control of the land. farmer who is a man this struggles to hold back tears as he worries about losing his ha

robert cordova. he recently retired after 4 years of service as the direct of gille's specialist intelligence agency. while there he led 15,000 personnel, all deployed across 15 time zones. initiated a plan to leverage the commercial energies in orbit and around the earth. higher to that he served in various roles in the intelligence committee. while at the office of direct of national intelligence, he served as the deputy director. he was also the deputy director at the defense intelligence agencies where he managed a global network of 20,000 personnel to aid the u.s. military. he received a bachelors of arts from cornell university and received his masters degree from georgetown university. our fourth witness is david thompson who is the vice commander of the air force space command. as vice commander, he carries out air force space missions through the integration of space policy, guidance, coordination and synchronization of space related activities. he is also responsible for preparing mission r

. >> reporter: she's hopeful but has to wonder if the cordova center will ever get built. the group has spent years and a lot of money defending the plans over environmental concerns. >> the environmental impact report showed that there is no significant impact to any of the areas. >> reporter: then she says there's the bigotry. >> is there a group of other individuals who are fearful of muslims in america? absolutely. it's on county record. >> reporter: there's another concern. one neighbor who did not want to give naye 900oot coy center are too big, and the architecture is out of character for this rural area. >> we just want them to conform to our way of living. >> it's like a barn or a country building of some sort. that's all we're asking is for them to conform to the comm. >> reporter: ironically, the group has been worshiping inside a barn for the last several years. it's on the private property of one of the machine, mohammed hussein, also a vietnam vet. he says they're welcome to stay at his place but wants them to have a place of their own. >> for their rights. i