i mean, i grew up in galveston county so i've seen their hurricanes but we never had the kind of katrina, these alabama tornadoes, the damage just seems to be so much more and the ferocity seems to be so much more in the last 10 years than it was in the previous era. so with that, would research help? could it be done with computers? and where would you go from here in your -- >> if we could i would like to begin by suggesting that bob ryan be brought into this conversation because in his graduate work, he actually worked for one of the leading lights and modification -- >> oh, wonderful. >> let him tell that story. >> bernie vonigan had discovered the use of silver iodine and before him ben schafer had the first weather modifications of

we've ever had hit my district in galveston in the year 1900. there was no fema and they recovered in a fairly good period of time and they rebuilt the city and built a sea wall and it was taken care of. it's like, if we don't have federal bureaucrats and if we don't run up the deficit higher, then we wouldn't solve any of these problems. so, yes, we could get along without fema. i've gotten more complaints about fema in my district and i don't vote for fema and i get re-elected and they complain about fema coming in and taking over and getting in the way of volunteer property owners and volunteer groups. the red cross going in and wanting to help. so, yes, this idea that we should accept the notion that a federal bureaucracy that spends money they don't have doing things that they don't -- aren't properly authorized to do, and say that it's sacred, that you can't even criticize it, well, it just doesn't work. >> you're going to face a vote in the house of representatives soon and you would certainly face the issue of the debt if you were electe

this was documented during the galveston hurricanes. ike was similar in track and intensity to these hurricanes. our forecast model was able to reproduce this surge and now that it has discovered, similar storms, we will be able to predict a surge in alert the public to the dangers. we run under various hypothetical procedures for future protection systems and quantify risk in low-lying areas. these protection systems include soft options and our options. and -- and hard options. our federal investment is paying off. government funding can reap tremendous benefits by enabling economic activity, promoting sustainable coastal and garments, and during the safety and well-being of coastal populations and protecting critical infrastructure. there are several future research direction which are critical. this as a path toward resolution rising -- this has paid a path toward resolution. overall, federal funding for coastal ocean modeling research has been peaceful across different agencies and focused more on the short term rather than the lon

by grip is real for i grew up a little small town called peril and texas that's near galveston i remember sitting on a couch and watching. the first gulf war. two hours ago allied air forces began an attack on military targets in iraq in kuwait and watching it on the television seeing how quick. and the hoopla afterward and from the liberated feet. off oh great to be an american i'd feel the we had lost the ghosts of vietnam i remember sitting there on the tile set and thinking morris well you know to go into you know to go into the military. we got married on the thirtieth of december ninety six to five so and i left on january third of nineteen six the sexual and the vietnam so that's why i spent my on him alone in vietnam alone. we went from the bronx out to ben while we're at daycare for what they call the orientation peter you know to get used to the climate and to actually get used to the sounds of war. the first couple weeks i was terrified every not. and after my first briefing i went back to my bed not i just cannot sleep i like a plate of us are going to be back and we shouldn't

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the last petition is read by a representative of the archdiocese of galveston, houston, in texas, in of documents written by blessed john paul ii during his pontificate. ♪ ♪ >> you see the beautiful day we have here in rome, the packed street of the plaza. and, now, the gifts will be brought forward, the gifts of bread, and wine, to become the body and blood of jesus christ. the gifts are a reminder that each one of us is to present ourselves, on the altar and make our lives a gift to god. ♪ ♪ it is hard to believe six years has passed since this square of st. peter's was packed for the funeral of pope john paul ii. the be at fix process had been underway for that amount of time and, normally the process for beatification or canonization cannot begin until five years after the death of the person in question. the waiting period is to assure the person had in fact an enduring reputation for sanctity among the faithful. john paul ii waived three years of the five--year waiting period for blessed mother teresa and for benedict waived five years for the blessing of john paul ii. and, you

[applause] >> to the master of nonfiction, erik larson his books covers stories from the galveston hurricane and killings to the invention of the radio but now in his book in the garden of the steep talks about the american ambassador to germany during the beginning of the rise of adolf hitler. he worked for newspapers and magazines and "the wall street journal" and "time" magazine before he began putting the end result between hard covers. i give you erik larson. [applause] >> i think i met all of you last week. i am not sure. this makes me very nostalgic for my very first ever book events. i am sure you recall the naked concern -- consumer. [laughter] that is a book no one bought. one guide bought it and did not like it because he was the target. but i did get a call one day to do by assigning in lancaster pennsylvania. so i thought my career is on the way. sunday afternoon where you sit at a table with 40 books and expect people to come up in droves and i sat there happily somebody made a plate of chocolate chip cookies as an inducement. i sat there for the first hour and a half and nobod

. >> reporter: in many ways, robby grew up here at the shriner's hospital in galveston. parents guessed he had maybe 150 surgeries, maybe more in his life. perhaps it was fitting that he died here with his family, his whole family. he was a child of ours. he came to death in that search. he's a hero. >> reporter: the middletons have no regrets about the skin grafts. >> my choice was that he would die that night, he would get 13 years. >> authorities say without the skin grafts, they would have never gotten as much time with robby as they did. >>> a louisiana boy scout troupe got caught in the weather. but as their long-time motto says, the scouts were prepared. sean mcginnis has more on their adventure and their rescue. >> reporter: unexpected rain flooded the area, where scouts were poised across the river, leaving them trapped. but by no means unprepared. >> coming in with hypothermia. we got out of that. got a fire started, even though it rained. dried out our wood. and see what we have to do. >> reporter: that's boy scout jamarcus labastry. >> everyone kept spirits u

army specialist charles sabatier is from galveston, texas, and he was severe lly wounded in comba in the ted offensive in 1968. 41 years after the offensive, he died. his death was deemed to be a result of his wounds, and his name is being added to the wall. now, we spoke to a gentleman who's known him for the past 30 years. >> we worked together since early 091970s. both of us were shot in vietnam and came back and working for an organization called paralyzed veterans of america. we don't forget. that's why we're here today. >> reporter: so he led an active life in between the time he came home and the time he died. that is testimony that is battles aren't always left on the battlefield. he is among -- his is among five names being added as well. in some cases changes are being made in the designations of symbols for eight others. those names are of servicemen formerly listed as missing in action and whose names now, the remains have been found and identified. that brings the total names on the wall to 58,000272. about an hour from now, transportation secretary ray lahood is going t

galveston, mobile or destine you can't rule out the chance of rain, slight percentage, 10% which means that long. upper 80s in some spots. tampa, rain goes up and so will the temperatures. 86 degrees. in savannah and hilton head 80s and 90s. virginia beach, atlanta city and cape cod, water temperature upper 50s, highs mainly 70s and into the 80s. complete opposite, talking about snowfall. look at this incredible spot in yellow stone national park in some places the snow is up to 20 feet or so. this is the winter season that will never end. we'll have the possibility of sthormz developing across the central plains. look at the temperature gradient, one side is the 70s, one is the 80s and 90s. you can see the storms developing through the great lakes and upper midwest. more coming up but now joe pitching it back to you. >> reynolds where are your favorite beaches in the united states? >> folly beach in south carolina and elbow beach in bermuda. i was there during a hurricane but magnificent, beautiful place. >> santa barbara, hilton head. >> bismal beach in california is good. >> memoria

it was documented of the galveston hurricanes of 1900 and 1915. ike was very similar in track and intensity to these hurricanes. our forecast model was able to reproduce this surge and now that it's discovered, future forecasts to similar storms will be able to predict this surge and to alert the public to the possible danger. finally, they have run under various hypothetical scenarios of future and design of protection systems and to help quantify risk in low-lying areas. future protection systems include soft options such as wetland resoriation on land use processes and hard land such as the construction of sea walls, levees and storm gates. our federal investment is paying off. government funding of funnel research and coastal ocean modeling can reach tremendous benefit by promoting healthy coast and environments and promoting the well-being of coastal land. there's several future research directions which are critical to advancing the science and government funding of the computational infrastructure available, for example, through the nsf ter

a lot of people heading out there for a great holiday weekend for galveston and mobile and destine, ace of rain in some spots. better in tampa and miami a 40% probability into tampa by the late afternoon. as we make our way to the outer banks and up towards hilton head, 30% chance of rain there and then in atlanta city, virginia beach and cape cod, temperatures in the 70s and 80s with a chance of rain on the coast each day. we're going to continue to follow your beach forecast for tomorrow and, of course, into monday, the time of the year people head out. >> great. well, thanks so much, reynolds. we'll be back. i mean hurricane season is starting soon, right? >> june 1st. we're going from the severe weather season in terms of tornadoes, now making a jump into tropical systems. >> different part of the country, though. >> oh, yeah. a little bit. >> you bet. thanks. >>> save money and help the troops, it's as easy as snip snip. the king of coupons is coming up next with tips to slim down your grocery bill and more. at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're addi

his six books have, his six books have covered subjects from the galveston hurricane and serial killings to invention of the radio. now in his new work, "in the garden of beasts," he tells the story of the american ambassador to germany during the beginning rise of adolf hitler and the nazis. eric larson wrote for newspapers and magazines, "the wall street journal" and "time" magazine among others before he began putting his end results between hard covers. i give you eric larson. [applause] >> so now i'm on book tour, and i think i met all of you last week, i'm not sure. [laughter] this kind of thing makes me very nostalgic for my very first-ever book event. i'm sure you all recall my very first book, "the naked consumer." [laughter] yeah, that's a book that nobody bought. one guy read, and he reviewed it and hated it because he was a target of the book. it was about how companies spy on individual consumers. at the time i was living in baltimore, but i did get a call one day to go up and do a signing at a bookstore in lancaster, pennsylvania, three hours north. so i thought, okay, now

host: galveston, texas. michael joins us. caller: thank you for joining us. host: go ahead.r: ok. i didn't hear anybody. just one thing -- i am sure that our government can see through the smoke screen caller: i believe that pi -- i i'm sure that our government can see through the smoke screen. i believe that bin laden has been in pakistan for years, and we are giving pakistan money. americans are suffering. we pay a bully protect us. they should be paying us to protect them. host: we got the gist of his comments -- they should be paying us to protect them. guest: the compound and what was going on there, near the military installation, and homes of a retired military personnel -- all of those things bring up questions for us, questions we want to engage the pakistanis about. we also, in providing foreign aid, need to investigate and the use of that foreign aid and what it is doing in their efforts to combat extremism. this brings up a number of questions that need to be answered. host: congressman rob wittman, chairman of the armed services committee on oversight, one of th