. >> the nuclear regulatory commission has asked the national academy of sciences to do some research on incidents of cancer in the vicinity of nuclear plants all over the united states. is that going to be a helpful study, do you think? >> yes and no. the national academy of sciences has conducted for 7 consecutive occasions a thing called the biological effects of ionizing radiation, and they put out a report recently, number vii, and it was a good report and it said no radiation is safe, radiation is cumulative, and, yes, i trust them. there's a huge push by the industry to prevent really decent research being done, but in a way, it's unnecessary because the german government-- and the germans are very precise with their data-- examined, i think, 16 old reactors and looked at children under the age of 5 who lived within 5k of the reactors, and they had more than double the incidents of leukemia--children are 10 to 20 times more radiosensitive than adults--more than double the incidents of leukemia and a high incidence of solid cancers. and the closer they lived to the reactor, the

when the national academy of science, the ipcc, when 11 countries national academy of sciences all say it will result in more tornadoes, more droughts, more wildfires, you're not bringing back science. >> the science we need is just numbers, all right? we've had the warming that you all say is not only man-made but it's significant and you point to all these things that its' causing, but if you look at the numbers, it's not causing more tornadoes, it's not causing more hurricanes. we've always had floods and hurricanes. >> think of the weather channel. >> that's not science. we have numbers. that's what science is. >> let me ask you a question, though, because that does strike me -- and i know this doesn't fit in the politically correct mantra. when you look at the patterns, the fact is that, for example, on the arctic ice, it's come back in a very big way. in antarctica you have this fiasco of the people that went down there to prove the ocean was open -- and by the way, carbon footprint even though they were in a diesel boat -- who are now trapped in the ice who had two different ice

national academy of science says it makes up a quarter of air pollution.he pollution is a reminder that our demand for cheep imports has a boomerang effect. >> chinese factories are churning out the latest technology, sending it to our shores, along with something less desirable pollution. >> you see the pictures of people in budget with maths on. you don't think about what comes across an o. >> steven co-authored a study finding that emissions from chinese plants manufacturing exported goods have been found in al jazeera america. we open up your world. >> here on america tonight, an opportunity for all of america to be heard. >> our shows explore the issues that shape our lives. >> new questions are raised about the american intervention. >> from unexpected viewpoints to live changing innovations, dollars and cents to powerful storytelling. >> we are at a tipping point in america's history! >> al jazeera america. there's more to it. >>> it is an election year. the republican party holding their annual winter meeting in washington. the g.o.p. laying out st

national academy of science says it makes up a quarter of air pollution.he pollution is a reminder that our demand for cheep imports has a boomerang effect. >> chinese factories are churning out the latest technology, sending it to our shores, along with something less desirable pollution. >> you see the pictures of people in budget with maths on. you don't think about what comes across an o. >> steven co-authored a study finding that emissions from chinese plants manufacturing exported goods have been found in >>> the republican national committee continues its winter meetings in washington on the agenda charting a course for political victory in 2016. they heard from the national committee chair calling on the party to refocus. lisa has been following the meetings. lisa the rnc chair issued some marching orders today, i understand. what were they? >> reporter: well, stephanie after the last election, the leadership said the party really had to embrace all types of voters, and that's what the party chairman, reince priebus said today as well, he said the

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national academy of sciences says some of that travels over the pacific to the united states, causingleast one extra day of smog each year in l. a. late today, sears said it will close its flagship store in the chicago loop in april. sears says that store has lost millions since it opened 13 years ago. the company has been shedding assets. last year, sears announced plans to spin off its auto service centers and its land's end clothing stores. well, this really caught our attention today. investor warren buffett and quicken loans are teaming up to offer a $1 billion prize to anyone who can predict the outcome of all 67 games in the ncaa men's basketball tournament. the odds? well, according to a math professor at duke university, a skilled handicapper would have a one in a billion chance of winning. they say money doesn't grow on trees, but don't tell that to this farmer. why his income is drying up next. income is drying up. next. next. [ male announcer ] if you can clear a crowd but not your nasal congestion, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec-d®. powerful relief of n

. >>> new research published by a journal of the national academy of sciences is blaming china for ateast some of the air pollution on the american west coast. one professor from the university of california made the point that a lot of the manufacturing going on in china was outsourced in the first place from the u.s., so we're paying for it twice. while not all of l.a.'s smog problem can be blamed on another country, it is provable that pollutants are carried across the pacific by air currents aloft. >>> you may recall the stunning photo from a few nights back. an intense electrical storm over rio. it struck the christ the redeemer statue and damaged one of the fingers on the statue. so today up popped a repairman. who knew there were hatches and doors in the gigantic landmark, but it makes sense. while it's not a job for everyone, the damage will be repaired. >>> quicken loans is offering a $1 billion prize to the ncaa fan who submits the perfect bracket for this year's college basketball tournament. the money will be paid with the backing of warren buffett's company, berkshire hat

by the national academy of sciences has just put out a range of studies peer reviewed studies which show that the impact of droughts the impacts of water scarcity the impact of agricultural collapse as well as today makes in diseases and things like that could all be interacting and that they could actually have in a worst case scenario global. impact which could be very very devastating for societies including. north america that most studies kind of emphasize you know the role of developing countries or poor countries but i see this study says europe and north america could be really really badly affected by some of these impacts so that's just highlights you know even if we don't you know even if we kind of just turn a blind eye and say well it's the company's fault in the day you know we're the ones who are going to basically face the brunt of this you know these companies going to continue doing what they're doing so we really do have to start thinking about innovative ways we can challenge these companies in the way that they do things yeah and here we are still arguing about wheth

the study in the national academy of sciences. target under the microscope again over the plan they scrapped years ago that could have made shopping more secure. >> canned ham ain't the only spam in the fridge, a wanting on your appliance and a >>> welcome back, the massive target data breach could have prevented through a program the retailer dropped. the "wall street journal" reports that 10 years ago the c.e.o. helped pull the plug on a pilot program to use smart chips embedded in credit cards. target worried it it would slow the check out speeds. the recent net of 70 million target customers' information could force retailers and banks to invest if chip technology which is popular in europe and canada. >>> technology advances in the medical field are amazing. the first international surgery with google glass was performed in el salvador. part of the operating team was in alabama. this is dr. viaz a facial surgeon who helped perform the first international surgery with google glass. he helped operate on a boy's lip in el salvad

says they have linking ivans to the attacks is invalid on the national academy of sciences basically went over all the evidence that the f.b.i. had and they concluded that the did the flask that the f.b.i. said ivan's had in his home could not be matched to the anthrax sent in the letters but then when you look at this through the the new light of the n.s.a. revelations that have happened over the past year steven hatfill pretty much dodged a bullet by basically being targeted as a scapegoat before this n.s.a. spying grid was so fully integrated bruce ivans did not have the same luck because obviously they found someone who you know maybe would have depression or other you know forms of mental illness and they put so much pressure on him by basically retroactively going back and demonizing his character through all of these private e-mail correspondence the city had as you mentioned documentary trying to get his hospitalized daughter to turn against him bribing his family surveilling them twenty four seven these are all things that people should check out an american and back probabl

yet we're eating more meat than ever according to a new study in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences. isn't it about time that we stop lining up like a bunch of sheep at mcdonald's to eat our daily serving of how it might be time for us to realize our population is to be fed up and our food corporations are too screwed up to consider burgers as a main staple in our diet anymore tonight let's talk about that by following me on twitter at the resident. and before we go don't forget to tune in for an encore presentation of larry king now tonight's episode features oscar winning actor jeff bridges as he talks about his most recent film r i p. d. and much more here's a snippet of what's to come. in the hollywood age the longevity of the marriage. well probably one thing is the example that my folks you know went through you know they they were married to the end you know they were they met at u.c.l.a. and fell in love and you know. my father passed away we're you know we're married. and maybe it's you know maybe the kids have said this is before bed seems to you know pop into my mind the

national academy of science says it makes up a quarter of air pollution. the pollution is a reminder that our demand for cheep imports has a boomerang effect. >> chinese factories are churning out the latest technology, sending it to our shores, along with something less desirable pollution. >> you see the pictures of people in budget with maths on. you don't think about what comes across an o. >> steven co-authored a study finding that emissions from chinese plants manufacturing exported goods have been found in >> today's data dive jobs. what are the begs industries if you are hunting for -- best industries if you are hunting for work? health care and technology. the top 15 are all in those two industries. the study looked at several factors, including job growth, median salary, stress levels and work life balance among others. pharmacist is number 5, thanks to a 14.5% job growth in the next five years. nurse practitioner in fourth place, dentists, however they came in first last year and this is the first time a health spot did not go to a health care c

much more nefarious than most a new study published this week in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences journal says that china is export pollution to california contributing to extra small going to los angeles area according to the study that uses statistics from two thousand and six one fifth or twenty percent of china's total population pollution is it caused by producing goods for export to the us wind blows the factory pollution across the pacific in about six days resulting in an increase of twelve to twenty four percent of daily sulfate concentrations so while the u.s. europe and japan brag about how brag about having lowered their carbon emissions significantly in recent years these scientists argue that they have lowered it so much as to shift away from china which is why air pollution levels are staying consistent and they have stayed consistent between two thousand and two thousand and nine or as researchers put it outsourcing production to china does not always relieve consumers in the united states or for that matter many countries in the northern hemisphere from the enviro

national academy of science says it makes up a quarter of air pollution. the pollution is a reminder that our demand for cheep imports has a boomerang effect. >> chinese factories are churning out the latest technology, sending it to our shores, along with something less desirable pollution. >> you see the pictures of people in budget with maths on. you don't think about what comes across an o. >> steven co-authored a study finding that emissions from chinese plants manufacturing exported goods have been found in air samples on the west coast. the study looked at 2000 to 2009, with 2006 as a sample year. it could be as much as 24% that you experience on the west coast. relating to the exported goods. while the amount of chinese pollution is small, picking up 4-5%, it amounts to more each year. >> it's not just in los angeles. >> it's stopped by the rockies. the pollution is carried to the west coast. more than 6,000 miles across the pacific ocean, by westerly winds that are strongest. >> south coast air quality experts met with the chinese government to mi

any study published this week by the proceedings of the national academy of sciences journal says that screening is at sporting pollution to california contributing to extra stock in the los angeles area. now according to the study that uses statistics from two thousand and six one fifth or twenty percent of china's total pollution is caused by producing goods for export to american concerns. when the factory pollution across the pacific in the six day is resulting in an increase of twelve to twenty four percent of daily is sulfate concentrations. one the us and europe and japan that by not having a lower their carbon emissions significantly in recent years that it means scientists argue that they have to look at some ice and shifted to china which is why air pollutant levels stayed consistent between two thousand and ten thousandnine being that they are very quiet. or and researchers but its outsourcing production to china does always bring the consumer is in united states or for that matter are many countries in the northern hemisphere from the environmental impacts of air pollution.

national academy of science says it makes up a quarter of air pollution.he pollution is a reminder that our demand for cheep imports has a boomerang effect. >> chinese factories are churning out the latest technology, sending it to our shores, along with something less desirable pollution. >> you see the pictures of people in budget with maths on. you don't think about what comes across an o. >> steven co-authored a study finding that emissions from chinese plants manufacturing exported goods have been found in this is am al jazeera america. the white house has rejected the latest call for change at the national security agency. this one with came from a watchdog panel that said that the nsa collection of phone records was both ineffective and illegal. two report also said the nsa should stop collected phone records. the white house says it will consider sanction against ukraine after a crack down on antigovernment protestors. demonstrations have spread to four other cities, president victor is meeting with opposition leaders. iranian president addressed t

. >>> in a study published on monday in the national academy of sciences a team of researchers and scientists from uc irvine claim that a quarter of the pollution on the west coast originates in china. and calmed, sulfate pollution contribute to smog is being blown across the pacific ocean from chinese factories to here in the us the report says that winds can move the lose around the globe in a matter of days. this latest report seems to confirm a study. researchers looked at air samples and determined that 29% of our particulate matter originates in china. they point out the majority comes from our own cars, trucks and refineries but they can cause spikes in contamination. the authors hope this will policy-makers craft better treaties. >>> we'll be right back. [ mom ] hi, we're the pearsons, and we love chex cereal. so we made our own commercial to tell you why. first, chex makes lots of gluten free flavors. which is a huge thing for us. and there's seven to choose from. like cinnamon, honey nut, and chocolate. i tell them "you guys are gonna turn into chocolate chex!" i like cinnamon, greg

national academy of science says it makes up a quarter of air pollution. pollution is a reminder that our demand for cheep imports has a boomerang effect. >> chinese factories are churning out the latest technology, sending it to our shores, along with something less desirable pollution. >> you see the pictures of people in budget with maths on. you don't think about what comes across an o. >> steven co-authored a study finding that emissions from chinese plants manufacturing exported goods have been found in ar >> so the first thing i have to do, i get to fill it with saliva... >> this time, it's personal. >> you can fast-forward through this part... >> it's a test that promises to predict her medical future... >> my health risks just loaded, and the first one would give any woman reason to pause... nobody in my family has ever been diagnosed with breast cancer... >> techknow on al jazeera america >> for the first time since antigovernment protests began in koran two months ago, clashes between government and protestors turned deadly. leaving several dead

national academy of science says it makes up a quarter of air pollution.s a reminder that our demand for cheep imports has a boomerang effect. >> chinese factories are churning out the latest technology, sending it to our shores, along with something less desirable pollution. >> you see the pictures of people in budget with maths on. you don't think about what comes across an o. >> steven co-authored a study finding that emissions from chinese plants manufacturing exported goods have been found in every day, someone leaves their home searching for a better life. >> two hours in, we come upon a body. >> now, in a breakthrough television event, al jazeera america takes you beyond the debate. experience first hand the tragic journey of these migrants. >> a lot of people don't have a clue what goes on until you live near the boarder. >> six strangers with different points of view... >> i don't believe in borders. >> our government is allowing an invasion. >> ...get to experience illegal immigration, up close and personal. >> its very overwhelming to see this m

national academy of science says it makes up a quarter of air pollution.he pollution is a reminder that our demand for cheep imports has a boomerang effect. >> chinese factories are churning out the latest technology, sending it to our shores, along with something less desirable pollution. >> you see the pictures of people in budget with maths on. you don't think about what comes across an o. >> steven co-authored a study finding that emissions from chinese plants manufacturing exported goods have been found in america.is al jazeera a look at today's top stories. we just tacks about it moments ago. 13 tractor trailers involved in this accident, and you can see there were other smaller vehicles cars in between all of that. we understand that there has been a loss of life here. it is a deadly crash. and we understand that visibility in the area in addition to what looks to be a fairly well covered snow covered interstate would have had a lot to do with this crash. again, this is eastbound, i 94, michigan sit indiana, a deadly crash here involving a number of

national academy of science says it makes up a quarter of air pollution.he pollution is a reminder that our demand for cheep imports has a boomerang effect. >> chinese factories are churning out the latest technology, sending it to our shores, along with something less desirable pollution. >> you see the pictures of people in budget with maths on. you don't think about what comes across an o. >> steven co-authored a study finding that emissions from chinese plants manufacturing exported goods have been found in minus 17.ls more like the temperature there for the clean up is right now at minus 10. so it's extremely cold. we are looking at a lot of winter advisories out there. with a little bit of snow going through, now for that pile up, it came off lake michigan you can see the snow right there, bringing the visibility down. it didn't last very long, but was significant enough and at the wrong time in the wrong place in that area. now down here towards atlanta, we have gone below freezing. we do expect to see overnight lows at about 12 degrees there. it is

national academy of science says it makes up a quarter of air pollution. the pollution is a reminder that our demand for cheep imports has a boomerang effect. >> chinese factories are churning out the latest technology, sending it to our shores, along with something less desirable pollution. >> you see the pictures of people in budget with maths on. you don't think about what comes across an o. >> steven co-authored a study finding that emissions from chinese plants manufacturing exported goods have been found in since is the start of the three-year-old conflict in syria, there's signs of movement with with talks underway. joined by top diplomatics. while the men in suits in go yearuate in switzer lands. some 5 million displaced children are now at risk. am al jazeera visiting one refugee camp on the turkish border and met one doctor who is trying to care for syrians against incredible odds. >> this is their only clinic, he is their only internal medicine doctor, every day he sees 60 patients. >> this clinic not enough, the drugs are not enough, we need an

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in 2005 i switched sides on global warming because at that time the national academy of sciences vicente jointly issued a statement saying that the national academy had become convinced that artificial global warming was occurring in 1992, the national academy statements issued the same degree of skepticism. when they switched sides i switched sides. i did a series of op-ed pieces in big newspapers saying that i'd switched sides and i'm now convinced that artificial global warming is occurring but also would agree with the 1992 version of myself in saying it doesn't seem to be the calamity that's been predicted. it's just a real problem that we have to deal with. host: let's go back to football and here is your early hero's son, roger goodell testifying in 2009. >> we want to make sure our game ask as safe and we're -- is as safe and we're doing everything we possibly can for our players now. and that is why we've engaged aggressively in making changes to our game. we have done some of the things that have been discussed here on a variety of levels starting with the facts we've made sign

a new study in the national academy of sciences los angeles seeing an extra day of smog a year thankse, we real-estate brokers reporting huge jumps in luxury home sales. and las vegas and pablo being reported right now. finally in denver, afc championship deer flying off the shelves. deck at sporting goods reporting its huge boost in sales and sports authority say customers lining up to get 5:45 a.m. yesterday to grab their broncos championship label items. stores have to order those in advance and cross their fingers if the team is going to win and that is your west coast minute. dennis: what is bugging me today obamacare's major flaw. did the president lie to was or was he just mistaken? your responses after the break. cheryl: on my security get study may be surprised to learn what the most popular passwords are. get out your pens because you don't want these. >> it works so we have the combination. >> what is the combination? >> 12345. >> that is amazing. i have the same combination on my luggage. cheryl: spaceballs made fun of it in 19877and is still popular idea today. secure for

thecosts aren't paid for by .eople who mine the coal the national academy of sciences , a most eminent body, estimates that using coal for electricity least $60 billion per year in health care costs -- premature deaths, more hospitalizations, lost productivity. coal has a huge cost to it. need to do is we need to internalize the costs so that people who are using coal for electricity are actually paying the full cost of the damage of coal, which includes health impacts. host: new regulations on coal. what is on tap for 2014? question.at june president obama gave a speech about a comprehensive climate plan. the first part was to reduce carbon pollution responsible from power plants. invest in would be to clean alternatives, such as wind or solar. the second is to make our communities more resilient from a extreme weather and climate change, like the drought we have had the southwest or the .orrible flooding let's help communities build ups of their more resistant to extreme weather. the third pieces to work with other nations to get them to reduce their pollution as well. thehe first pa

the national academy of sciences , are most imminent body, estimates using coal for $60tricity causes at least billion a year in health care costs, premature deaths, more asthma attacks, more hospitalization and lost productivity. not has a huge cost to it factored into your electricity bill. what we need to do is internalize the costs people using coal are actually paying the full cost of the damage from coal, which includes health problem's. coal power plants are a big part of the climate action announceddent obama last summer. for folks watching that plan and how it's being implemented, what is on tap for 2014? that's a great question. last june, president obama gave a speech about comprehensive plan that had three parts. carbonas to reduce pollution responsible for climate change from power plants. the single largest source of pollution in the u.s.. part of it would be to invest in clean, affordable alternatives like solar energy. it can make our communities much more resilient from the extreme weather linked to climate change like that drought we have had in the southwest or the

i actually spent time in bentonville with a sustainability team at walmart for a national academy of sciences panel that i'm participating in and had just what i would consider a brilliant day and listening to walmart's leadership discuss about their sustainability efforts around the country and then they're thinking about how to do that, as well of the supply chain. it's a great example. >> thank you very much. miss curry, you're described very often when we i look up your name as a contrarian climate scientist. what does that mean? >> i have no idea. there's a lot of words that get bandied about in the political debate. >> this is not just in the political debate. this is like google news stories, all sorts of stuff. >> okay. skepticism is one of the norms of science. the way that we test theorys and ideas is to challenge them. okay? and a good theory will be able to defend itself against changs. when people trying to defend their theory by calling people who challenge their theory by names, deniers, whatever, that's not a good sign that it's a strong theory. okay? so i don't know -- >> do

thecosts aren't paid for by .eople who mine the coal the national academy of sciences , a most eminentody, estimates that using coal for electricity least $60 billion per year in health care costs -- premature deaths, more hospitalizations, lost productivity. coal has a huge cost to it. need to do is we need to internalize the costs so that people who are using coal for electricity are actually paying the full cost of the damage of coal, which includes health impacts. host: new regulations on coal. what is on tap for 2014? question.at june president obama gave a speech about a comprehensive climate plan. the first part was to reduce carbon pollution responsible from power plants. invest in would be to clean alternatives, such as wind or solar. the second is to make our communities more resilient from a extreme weather and climate change, like the drought we have had the southwest or the .orrible flooding let's help communities build ups of their more resistant to extreme weather. the third pieces to work with other nations to get them to reduce their pollution as well. thehe first part

we've got a study, national academy of sciences study, lots of peer reviewed studies and even the inventerr prime time. >> sure. >> it's not surprising that manufacturers are refusing to spend millions of dollars they'd have to spend to incorporate it into their manufacturing process. >> sure. that's one of the reasons smith & wesson is getting out of california. not going to sell those particular kinds of guns there. but you say that if it were to go into effect there in california, it would be really easy for the bad guys to get around this. >> yeah. it's a simple process. first of all, the little microscopic etchings wear off, just from normal wear and tear on the firearm. and you can replace a firing pin very easily. barring that, criminals aren't real smart, but you don't have to be very smart to figure out that all it takes to take those little numbers off is a file. i got this at a hardware store for 1.99 yesterday. that's all it takes to defeat micro stamping technology, just file those numbers off. >> some have said out there in california, they wanted an outright ban and they cou

national academy of science says it makes up a quarter of air pollution.tion is a reminder that our demand for cheep imports has a boomerang effect. >> chinese factories are churning out the latest technology, sending it to our shores, along with something less desirable pollution. >> you see the pictures of people in budget with maths on. you don't think about what comes across an o. >> steven co-authored a study finding that emissions from chinese plants manufacturing exported goods have been found in ♪ welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie sy, a series of explosions struck the capitol of cairo this morning and went off near several police stations killing at least five people and the first was a car bomb outside the main police headquarters in downtown and four people died and dozens were injured, a second device went off near a metro station in geza killing one person and no casualties reporting following a third explosion outside another police station. mike hanna is in doha with the latest on these three attacks and mike good morning, thi

a study by the national academies of science produced in march of 2013 has called into question some of the engineering practices the government uses to determine rates. it's important that we make certain the government's engineering practices and procedures are sound and understand the implications of these rates before we allow them to devalue a property, private property and ruin people's lives. it will be very challenging to rebuild neighborhoods or restore home equity once they're lost, so we must get it right. i ask unanimous consent that the balance of my remarks be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. menendez: mr. president, i rise in support of the homeowner flood insurance affordability act, which i have sponsored with senator isakson. it is a bipartisan-bicameral piece of legislation to ensure that families will be able to afford flood ins

nation and editor of the selective poetry. in 2009 she received a push cart prize, a glueingen heim fellowship, and two national endowment for the humanities. last year elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences. a former director of the leon center for biography at the graduate school in new york. she teaches in the msa program at the new school university in columbia university school of the art and taught cor are a lawrence college in new york. where she was washington irving professor. please welcome brenda wineapple and nathaniel philbrick. [applause] >> on my way over here, nathaniel, i talked about how both of these subjects are, you know, obviously the most, you know, among the notable eras of american history. how could we characterize, you know, a comparatively between your book and brenda's when it comes to, you know, intensity and relevance, you know, where both in the revolution and with the civil war there wasn't very much of a clear future in any era. >> yeah. well, i was thinking about this question, actually, when i heard about the great opportunity to be paired with brenda. and my "bunker hill" begins and ends with john quincy adams, it begins with him at 7 years old, standi

a study from the national academy of sciences combined agriculture and water models to how climate change is affecting water. it is irrigation water that will be reduced significantly, converting between 48 and 148 million acres from irgated to rain-fed land. there are substitutes for many materials we use but not water. we must protect water resources and use them with care and part of that effort must be to address climate change by limiting the emissions that are sletening our future and that of our children. food supplies and economic and social progress require adequate clean water supplies. we should act now before more people are forced to endure water shortages. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the fort worth, dallas, and arl

nation. >> people have awakened to see how the mars operations are progressing. so if you can plan it so many young minds, we need to take up the academy of science it's a big transformation for the country. for the future. >> and working for the space agency is prestigious. hundreds of thousands of engineers have applied for just a few hundred slots. the pride is also in part for how little india spends to explore space. the mars mission costs 4.5 billion rupees or just over $70 million. compare that to the maven mission, a similar nasa probe that's en route to mars. that cost nearly 10 times as much. the savings were achieved in part because engineering labor is cheaper. the indian program recycles and adapts components like launch vehicles and builds far fewer models, relying heavily on computer testing. but spending any money on space exploration here is controversial. india is still a developing country where nearly a third of the population, about 400 million people, live on less than a $1.25 a day. brinda adige runs global concerns india focused on women and children here in the slum in the city of bangalore. she said she was sad when she first heard about the mars

nation's weather. let's head into josh and robin. >> thank you, ginger. what a morning for three movies in particular. "american hustle," "gravity". >> el low, everybody. good morning. and welcome to the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. >> i want to thank everyone for joining us for these exciting announcements, celebrating the heroes of movie making. and lucky for us, we have a super hero here with us today. ladies and gentlemen, the very talented, chris hemsworth. >> thank you very much. good morning, everyone. >> let's get right to it. the 2013 nominees for best performance by an actor in a supporting role are -- >> barkhad abdi. bradley cooper many american hustle. michael fass ebender. jonah hill. and jared leto "dallas buyers club." chris? >> thank you. best performance by an actress in supporting role, the nominees are -- >> sally hawkens, in "blue jasmine" jennifer lawrence in "american hustle" lupita nyong'o. julia roberts in "august: osage county" and june squibb in "nebraska". >> for best original song, the nominees are -- >> "a loan yet not alone" from "alone but not alone." happy spiegel, "happy" from "despicable me 2," music and lyric by pharrell williams, "let it go" from "frozen," music and lyric by