gallegos or mr. corra to jump in as well. can you talk about some of the experiences you heard from businesses in the two counties about how they will calculate revenue and talk about lost revenue to the county if you have been able to make that calculation yet. >> i will start with lost revenue to the county. we have a lot of time just with can county employees in working with the epa. i will add our staff, county manager and our county attorney and all the support staff just did an excellent job of really leading the effort and coordinating with the epa. they have done an excellent job. so there is cost there. if you want to look at larger taxes directly that were affected, we're not sure quite yet. not sure yet how much they were affected. but those were taxes that would take a hit. some people said, well, the epa came to town and filled up all the rooms that weren't taken. but i'll remind you they don't pay lodgers tax. and lodgers tax goes directly to what we were talking about, fighting against any negative images that

next up is gallegos, the executive director of the commerce,chamber of miss gallegos is a third generation silverton resident. and last, we have mr. andy owner of four core river supports in durango. it is located on the banks of the animas river which is described as the heart of during go and has been in business for over 35 years. corra can provide a first-hand experience on what it meant for the community. thank you to the witnesses for traveling so far to be here today. it is truly appreciated to shed light on questions that need to be addressed. mr. blake, if you'd like to begin. mr. blake: thank you. i appreciate the opportunity and i like to thank chairman bitter to speak at the small business committee and entrepreneurship concerning the impacts of the spill. my name is bradford p. blake, a business owner and commissioner and laplata county, colorado. we are very blessed to live in an area of great natural beauty from 14,000 foot peaks to desert valleys. the rivers that run through this area are beautiful and clear. the premier is the mountains of the silverton and flows through c

gallegos. the blowout at the mine affected communities and businesses as you've heard throughout southwest colorado. there's no denying the epa causes and that's entirely unacceptable. we've held hearings as the chairman said on the epa's action and it's appropriate we consider the economic aspects of this stupid the animas river is the economic engine of southwest colorado. 's worth of fishing trip for cancer, tourism suffered and farmers couldn't water their crops. damages are still being calculated and we may not know the full extent for years to come big businesses and individuals are starting to file claims to recover their losses, as a chairman gardner said. they deserve to be fully reimbursed. the epa is committed to doing so. the gold king mine spill recovery act i have introduced with senator tom udall will ensure the epa follow through on the promise and will continue to want to work with our colleagues to get the bill right. the bill requires the epa to reimburse businesses, tribes,

gallegos or mr. corra to jump in as well. can you talk about some of the experiences you heard from businesses in the two counties about how they will calculate revenue and talk about lost revenue to the county if you have been able to make that calculation yet. >> i will start with lost revenue to the county. we have a lot of time just with can county employees in working with the epa. i will add our staff, county manager and our county attorney and all the support staff just did an excellent job of really leading the effort and coordinating with the epa. they have done an excellent job. so there is cost there. if you want to look at larger taxes directly that were affected, we're not sure quite yet. not sure yet how much they were affected. but those were taxes that would take a hit. some people said, well, the epa came to town and filled up all the rooms that weren't taken. but i'll remind you they don't pay lodgers tax. and lodgers tax goes directly to what we were talking about, fighting against any negative images that

andrea: la noche del gallego, en medio de los disfraces de 2015 dos particulares personajes estÁn robandovez, igual se va a escapar, es un personaje para nosotros. andrea: las polÉmicas declaraciones que ha hecho el magnate en contra de los inmigrantes ha hecho que los mexicanos descenderÁn todo personaje pelear, incluso hay quienes han han tomado partido. >> dale chavo, para que se le quite lo hablador al trump. andrea: hoy gracias a estos disfraces podemos ver algo imposible, ambos conviviendo en un mismo espacio, aunque la mÁscara del mexicano sigue sino mÁs popular. >> la verdad que la mÁscara del chapo se vende 80% mÁs que la de donald trump como somos los mexicanos que disfrutamos en otra misma tragedia. andrea: estas han sido las mÁscaras más vendidas para halloween. >> el hecho de que una persona se disfrace asÍ, acontecer tal vesnos de risa, pero nos hace mantener eso presente. creo que eso es lo que tiene que pasar, no olvidarlo nunca y tenerlo presente. >> este aÑo me voy a disfrazar del chapo y voy a mÉxico. fÉlix: los exÁmenes estandarizados realmente le hace justicia a la ca

gallegos. people are nervous about this. t really worries them. i personally had calls from friends and family around the country that said, hey, what's going on? one of my cousins was extremely upset because he remembers the days when we were kidding finishing -- fishing in that river. he said, i remember those days fishing in the river and how fun they were, how beautiful the river was. he was very upset about it. and so there are those image as, those concerns -- image as, those concerns, -- images, concerns, congressman tipton mentioned perception, it really is about perception much the river may have returned back to its normal or as close to normal as a you can get, but it's back to where it was, people don't necessarily get that information. they're still seeing the images like i mentioned earlier. that i think is what we're looking to next year, what will be the outcome of this and maybe even the following year. mr. gardner: to follow up on that. has the e.p.a. indicated that they will reimburse the county for the time, the employee time t

efectos de las lluvias, las prÓximas 24 horas las costas de texas podrÍan sufrir inundaciones, santiago gallegocutivos las lluvias no han dado tregua, y lo que tienen preocupados que los remanentes de partida traigan muchas lluvias. calles cerradas inundaciones lÓgico deja la lluvia de texas, hay un hombre de 41 aÑos desaparecido luego que fuera arrastrado por las agua s. >>> el hombre se cayÓ en el agua y llevÓ a este seÑor en un tÚnel, ahorita estamos esperando hasta que se pare esta lluvia fuerte para que podamos continuar este hombre >>> mientras al sur de dallas, un tren de carga con 74 vagones se se descarrilÓ a causa de las aguas. los fuertes aguaceros dejaron a muchos barados en las carreteras, las mÁs de 14 pulgadas de lluvias ocasionaron que tramos del interestatal 45 permite n permanece cieron cerrados por varias horas. en el condado navarra hubieron 70 rescates, en el Área de dallas mÁs de 560 vuelos fueron cancelados. este sistema de lluvia avance y el turno para ciudads como houston que a partir de esta noche y maÑana, podrÍan recibir hasta 13 pulgadas de lluvias. regreso al estud

passenger andres gallegos stopped to take pictures as he revis running from the aircraft. he was frustrated by the crew's response. >> it was pretty nerve wracking to know that the door wasn't opening and know that something was on fire. >> reporter: david and his sister were two of the last people to evacuate. >> there were, like, smoke all over the place, so we got out and start running to the grass, as far as away from the airplane as possible. >> reporter: the airline has not yet responded to our questions about those passenger complaints, only saying that everyone evacuated safely. as of tonight, the aircraft is still on the taxiway and firefighters are still monitoring it. scott, after being closed for several hours today, the airport has reopened using the only other rubway that's available. >> pelley: and dynamic has been flying for about five years. david begnaud, thank you. well, it was death by firing squad today for an awol member of the army-- that surveillance blimp that took the wild ride yesterday from maryland to pennsylvania. they couldn't shoot it down,

meanwhile, more people trying to cross the mediterranean have been picked up at sea, sonya gallegos fromk you would port with a report. >> reporter: the latest group rescued from the mediterranean arrive in sicily. 523 people brought ashore by the spanish navy. they have escape their lives but not much more. and despite their dangerous voyage, there is no guarantee of staying in europe. three gambian me men aboard the ship were arrested a us cooled people smuggling. so many took the risk thousands did not make it alive it's been a soaredded money making venture that charge fortunate to his get people to europe. the e.u. has been acutessed the november doing enough. it acknowledges it needs to exact swiftly. >> translator: it's a fact. we have to get to work on it. >> reporter: it's a start according to the u.n.'s refugees agency, but it may not go far enough. >> we are not sure that we have any solution in sight for the time being. yesterday we had 5,000 people arriving in greece. we had about 8,700 people crossing in the former yugoslav republic of macedonia. so the flow of people remai

sonya gallegos in yo luxembourg. >>> nato says it's ready to defend turkey if its airspace is violatethe secretary general has been speaking in brussels ahead of a meeting of defense ministers, they are expected to discuss russian military activity in syria and ukraine and the situation in afghanistan. syria we have seen a troubling escalation of russian military activities. we will assess the latest developments and the implications for the security of the alliance. this is particularly relevant in the view of the recent violations of nato's airspace by russian aircraft. nato is able and ready to defend all allies, including turkey against any threats. and one of the main reasons why we have increased the readiness, the preparedness of our forces, while we have doubled the size of the nato response force, while we have established very high readiness joint task force, while we have increased the efficiency of the decision making, all of this is a response both to the challenges that we see to the east, but also to the challenges we see to the south. >> online video shows a rebel grou

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ssenger andres gallegos took k ctures as he was leaving. he e s frustarted by the crew's response.(sot) it was pretty nervre wracking to know that he door wasnt opening..knowing something was on fire.david magro was one of the last people to get off the plane. sot - xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxtag3 33 just days after the thirdrd republican presidential debate in colorado... a quarter of the candidates are heading for iowa.four of the candidates trying to win the republican nomination will be in northwest iowa tonight. senator marco rubio... governor chris christie... carly fiorina... and former senator rick santorum will be in orange cici today. they'll be at a get together with the cherokee... lyon... o'brien... (oh - see' - oh - luh) osceola... plymouth... and sioux county republican parties. that meeting will start at 5:45 at the bultman center on the campus of northwestern college. 3 speaking of elections... the woodbury county auditor is trying to get people to vote elections.auditor pat gill says his office will have halloween treats for folks w

gallego: guy i rise today to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the white house initiative for hispanics. for 25 years, the initiative has played a role in advancing the policies that helped our community move forward. this year, the initiative released the bright spots in education initiative. the catalog features 230 programs and organizations and initiatives that are supporting d investing in educational achievements. i recognize four in my district. the american dream academy, the byling equal nursing program, the head start program and the victoria program. they are leading the way to close the educational gap. they find ways to nurture every child to have the tools they need to succeed. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition. mr. paulsen: permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. paulsen: i rise today with a heavy heart to honor stephen sandberg who was killed last week. he was deeply respected by his community and someone who was handling the county's toughest cas

talked to one goal who had somebody walk away from a real estate deal, as was mentioned by miss gallegos. people are nervous about this. it really worries them. calls, i personally had calls from friends and family around the country that said, hey, what's going on? one of my cousins was extremely upset because he remembers the days when we were kids fishing in that river. he said fishing in the river and how beautiful they were, how beautiful the river was. he was very upset about it. so there are those images, those concerns. congressman tiptop mentioned perception. it really is is a lot of perception. the river may have returned back to its normal -- or as close to normal as you can get. it's back to where it was. people don't necessarily get that information. they are still seeing the images like i mentioned earlier. that is what we are looking to next year, what will be the outcome of this and maybe even the following year. >> i would like to follow up on that. will the epa reimburse for the employee time that you have had and the time you have had. >> they have. >> full cost reimbu

gallego. we went across the seattle area, we talked to college students, community college students, college graduates, a millennial work force and also folks in the tech sector in seattle. we went to the university of washington-at that coma and met with -- washington-at that coma and met with veterans. we went to the university of pew jet sound and talked to students. we were also able to go to amazon. e went to amazon.com and had a town hall there with their millennial work force and we were able to listen to them and their concerns about the future. we heard a common thread through all of these diverse groups. america's large estrogen ration, millennials, 80 million people, they're concerned about their future. they're concerned about their ability to afford and have access to go to a college. they're concerned about how much it's going to cost them when they get out and the student loan debt that they're going to be burdened with. it was another successful future forum trip. it was the ei

gallego: mr. speaker, i rise today in full support of president obama's announcement on friday that he will not negotiate with the republican congress over raising the debt limit. this is the right decision because there is nothing to negotiate. there is only one simple path forward. to pass a clean debt limit extension that protects our nation's full faith and credit. unfortunately last week the majority leader and the presumptive next speaker of the house went on national television and committed to fight to the end to defund the a.c.a. and the president's immigration executive actions while trying to stop the debt limit increase. i fear, as we all should, what this might mean. are he and the house republicans going to threaten to shut down the government to pursue this extreme agenda? are they going to hold our nation's full faith and credit hostage? mr. speaker, for five years now house republicans have hurdled the congress and the country from one manufactured crisis to another. this must sto

gallego: mr. speaker, as republicans bigger behind closed doors, the deadline to raise the debt limit draws closer and closer. if we fail to act in time, interest rates will skyrocket, the dollar will plummet and the stock market could collapse. that's-on-epable. it's time to -- that's unacceptable. it's time to bring this manufactured crisis to an end. even if the republican leadership does manage to pass a last-minute extension, it will reflect real damage on the economy. economists tells us that the 2011 debt limit standoff cost thousands of jobs and downgraded the credit rating and we're repeating the same mistake today. hat's why the -- unfortunately for conservative republicans, irresponsibility has become a badge of honor and recklessness a source of pride. mr. speaker, the american people want leadership instead of brinksmanship. they want cooperation and compromise instead of deadlock and dysfunction. let's raise the debt ceiling and move on to the critical work of building a stronger and