. >> the nunuclear reregulatory commission has asked the national academy of sciences to do some research on incidents of cancer in the vicinity of nuclear plalants all over the united s states. is that going to be a helpfpful study, do youu think? >> yes and no. the national academy of sciences has conducted f for 7 consecutitive 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 ththan 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

a study by the national academy of sciences in the us says cheetahs a study by the national academy ofy into conflict with human beings as they roam far beyond protected areas. 0nly around 7,000 cheetahs now remain in the wild across africa and in a small area of iran. doctor laurie marker, founder of cheetah conservation, has been telling me why the numbers are falling. it's certainly bringing the numbers together from all the years of research that a collective group of us research that a collective group of us have been involved in showing that the numbers are primarily outside of protected areas, which puts them at a very critical point. most of the cheaters are not in protected areas, which makes them more vulnerable to land use changes, to conflict, and that's why we're quite concerned. what about poaching, are they also vulnerable to illegal human activities? they are, yes indeed. there's quite an illegal wildlife trafficking in cubs actually that's gone on from the northern parts of africa into the horn of africa and into the gulf of africa, or the gulf states, which we've been

the national academy of sciences in the us says cheetahs are increasingly in conflict with humans, as now on bbc news victoria derbyshire takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured on her programme in 2016.

a study by the national academy of sciences in the us says cheetahs are increasingly in conflict withonly around 7,000 now in the wild across africa and in a small area of iran. here's matt mcgrath. all across its traditional habitat, the sleek spotted cheetah is speeding towards extinction. in zimbabwe, the population has fallen from about 1,200 to just 170 animals in 16 years. asiatic cheetahs have been almost wiped out, with around 50 left in iran. the common problem for the surviving animals who are mainly in southern africa is they range far outside the boundaries of protected parks in search of prey. as a result, they coming more and more into conflict with farmers, who see them as an enemy. cheetah numbers have also suffered from the illegal trade in live cubs, which are in demand as fashion accessories, mailny in the gulf states. matt mcgrath, bbc news the music world has been paying tribute to the singer, songwriter and activist, george michael, who died on christmas day of heart failure. he was 53. he sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades

the national academy of sciences in the us says cheetahs are increasingly in conflict with humans, as they roam far beyond protected areas. those are the latest headlines from bbc world news. now for the latest financial news with sally and world business report. how 5 billion euro became 8.8 billion over a weekend — that's what the european central bank says struggling monte dei paschi now needs. and toxic news — shares in toshiba plunge in tokyo on reports it may face a a5 billion dollar loss on its nuclear operations in the us. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. also in the programme putting sd printing to good use — we hear how this new tech can is helping those who desperately need prosthetic limbs. but first: the european central bank has told the failing italian lender monte dei paschi di siena that it needs 8 point 8 billion euro — to avoid collapse. that is quite a bit more than a previous estimate of 5 billion euro. on friday the italian government approved a decree to bail out monte dei paschi — the worlds oldest bank and italy's third largest — after it f

the national academy of sciences in the us says cheetahs are coming increasingly into conflict with human beings as they roam far beyond protected areas. they are said to be around 7000 in the wild. now on our world, disabled and displaced — a film about the plight of refugees who've been injured in the syrian conflict. the bbc‘s disability affairs correspondent, nikki fox, went tojordan earlier this year to hear their stories. it's one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of our generation. a conflict that has not only torn apart families, but an entire country. around 11 million syrians have been forced to leave their homes. many have fled to neighbouring countries to escape the ongoing violence. i'm nikki fox, and i'm injordan, a country that admits it is unable to support the estimated 1.4 million refugees it has already taken in. at the moment, i just think about walking again, and everything will come with that. just take it one step...? yeah, step—by—step. if we are really looking to respond in a comprehensive way, you're not talking about millions of dollars of financial support

the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine says the current ones do not really how consumers evaluate risk. the panel recommends the current says "may contain" be replaced with a risk-based one. the idea, determine a safety level for different allergens, just how much of a trace of peanuts or eggs or milk could most people with allergies tolerate. ben: there are an estimated 34 million people living with hiv aids since it was first and in a fight in 1984. more than 35 million people have died from it. fewer people died of hiv last year than at any point in almost 20 years. hiv infections are at the lowest point in 1984. more than 35 million people have died from it. since 1991. nichole: next, a longtime high school teacher indicted. the charges against him following the alleged solicitation of a teenager. ben: >> this is an editorial by the bc bbs -- with wcvb editor. >> in a progressive attempt to monitor internet activity and further protect its citizens, wants to purchase software, already proven effective in modern-day sleuthing. the city council and civil right

tom: a science panel is now urging a rewrite of food allergy warning labels. the national academies of sciences, engineering and an ingredient are confusing to people with food allergies. it's says regulators and the food industry should clear consumer confusion with labels that better reflect the level of risk. shelley: the holiday spirit is in full effect at manchester's toys "r" us. one act of kindness, led to even more generosity, with people hoping to pay it forward. chelsea provencher braved a packed toys "r" us on black friday so her daughter, violet could use some gift s. , into a bit of a problem. >> we get up there and ring everything up, and i am $5.52 short. i had grabbed all the change i had in the car i had no money on , me, i felt helpless. shelley: she told the very disappointed eight-year-old she had to put one of her new toys back. that is when a nearby cashier stepped in. >> the young lady at the register next to us was finished with the customer and said, no it. i said, no, we can put something back. shelley: that cashier was sheilla nelson, who says she didn't t

the national academy of sciences in the us says cheetahs are increasingly in conflict with humans, as they roam far beyond protected areas. there are only around 7,000 left in the wild. now on bbc news victoria derbyshire takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured on her programme in 2016. hello and welcome to the programme. we will bring you some of the exclusive interviews and original stories we have brought to you over the last year. first, the conversation that left lily allen in tears. she had never visited a refugee camp ref. she met unaccompanied child migrants in calais and it overwhelmed her. apologies to refugees became front—page news. this is some of what she saw. calais‘s makeshift refugee camp, the jungle, home to around 10,000 people including children. this place has been partially demolished and reappeared. the french government wa nted reappeared. the french government wanted gun again. starting to knock it down within weeks. (music playing). . world away from the squalor, lily allen is working on her new album in a studio in north l

she earned numerous honors including the second female astronomer to be elected to the national academy of sciencesshe was 88 years old. >>> police in south jersey are searching for a grandmother and her great-granddaughter. they disappeared. police say they left mays landing on christmas eve. they were headed to north carolina to visit family for the holidays. last seen at a gas station near richmond, virginia. here is a look at the number on her license plate. she's driving a 2014 silver toyota rav 4. anyone who has seen the pair is being asked now to call police. >>> a drexel university professor is in hot water tonight over a tweet. drexel university professor george ciccariello-maher was summoned to a meeting with school officials after he tweeted, quote, all i want for christmas is white genocide. the professor told us the term is an imaginary concept he was mocking. the phrase "white genocide" is now a top ten trending topic in the united states. drexel released a statement which reads, quote, while the university recognizes the right of its faculty to freely express their thoughts and opini

the national academy of sciences in the us says cheetahs are increasingly in conflict with humans as they roam far beyond protected areas. there are only around 7,000 left in the wild. you're up—to—date on bbc news. coming up next, it's hardtalk. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk from saudi arabia, with me, stephen sackur. this country was built on oil riches and is now having to cope with the oil price crash. i have come to one of the world's biggest construction projects, king abdullah economic city. it is projected to be home to 2 million people, a global city here in the kingdom of saudi arabia. my guest is the ceo of this place, fahd al—rasheed. due to the economic problems here, could his drink the about to turn to dust? —— dream be about to turn to dust? fahd al—rasheed, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for inviting me onto this extraordinary project. tell me, how do you feel every day when you come on to what must be one of the biggest building sites in the world? i love it. there is nothing like coming toa i love it. there is nothing like coming to a construction site l

the national academy of sciences in the us says cheetahs are increasingly in conflict with humans, as they roam far beyond protected areas. there are only around 7000 left in the wild. coming up next on bbc news, it's reporters. welcome to reporters. i'm phillipa thomas, here at the bbc‘s headquarters in london. in this special edition of the programme, we're looking at some of the best reports of this year from our network of correspondents from around the world. coming up: stand—off in the skies above the south china sea. rupert wingfield—hayes flies over one of the most contested areas in the world, incurring the wrath of the chinese. 0ur captain is saying that we're a civilian aircraft, not a military aircraft, it didn't make any difference whatsoever, theyjust repeated the threat to leave the area over and over again. tiny victims of yemen's forgotten war. nawal al—maghafi finds starving children in desperate need of aid. he just had fever and diarrhoea and because they didn't have his medicine he passed away. we've just arrived in what is called the prong zone. under fire on ukr

her numerous honors including becoming the second female astronomer to be elected to the national academy of sciencesn was 88 years old. >> 4:47. and a mother in ohio is facing child endangerment charges. hear what police say she gave to her five-year-old son when officers approached her car. >> and this is not your usual teddy bear. why the sound it makes brought one little girl to tears later on "action news." >> ♪ >> ♪ >> christmas of course in the rear-view mirror but still looking nice there at dillworth park with the christmas tree and rothman ice rink. first night of kwanzaa in the books and third night of hanukkah. i hope you're having a nice holiday season. we're looking live at the schuylkill expressway. pretty nice this morning. little bit damp out there but overall traffic is moving fine here in king of prussia. headlights coming eastbound toward gulph mills with no major problems as you continue east you can get on the vine street expressway this morning. it was not closed overnight. crews remain on their holiday break. 33 will return and stop that holiday break tonight at 11 o'clock and

numerous honors, including becoming the second female astronomer to be elected to the national academy of sciences. vera rubin was 88 years old. ♪ i guess it would be nice if i could touch your body ♪ >>> and the tributes continue to pour in to honor the life of music icon george michael. the singing legend died over the weekend in london. george michael's manager said he died suddenly from heart failure. fans have left flowers outside the singer's home since the news broke yesterday. george michael was 53 years old. >>> taking a quite right-hand turn. the hanukkah celebration lit up the streets of philadelphia. hundreds of cars topped with menorahs made their way to independence mall tonight. after the parade, a huge menorah was lit to mark the third night of the jewish holiday. the event included music, dancing, and traditional jewish food. >>> today also marks the beginning of the 50th year of kwanzaa. it's a week-long celebration of african heritage within african-american culture. each day the celebration carries a core principle such as unity and responsibility. today nbc10 talked to someone

first i've asked the national academy of sciences to investigate the programs data quality assurance and quality control procedures. secondly, i established a strategic lab committee to ensure all the laboratory assets are manage the the best support. science mission of the usgs. third, the energy program quality management system to replace current procedures. will include external review and international benchmarking. fourth, we've hired a manager that reports to headquarters to avoid conflict of interest, as well as two quality specialists. overseeing data quality and science centers. taken together, these steps will ensure that any future data quality problems are identified quickly, and dealt with immediately. in our 137 year history, the usgs has built a strong reputation on providing information critical to the nation. for example, our sciences help protect communities in the lava flows and prevent catastrophic rupture along the alaska pipeline. most recently, we released an assessment that 20 billion barrels in west texas. we do and have done important work in the service of

first, i've asked the national academy of sciences to assess all the bureau's laboratory programs, data quality assurance and quality control procedures. secondly, i established a strategic lab committee to ensure all of our laboratory assets are managed to best support the science mission of the usgs. third, the energy program is developing a comprehensive and rigorous quality management system to replace current procedures. this will include periodic external review and international benchmarking. fourth, we have hired a permanent quality management system manager who reports directly to headquarters to avoid potential conflict of interest as well as two laboratory quality assurance specialists who will oversee data quality and usgs energy science centers. taken together, these steps will ensure that any future data quality problems are identified quickly and dealt with immediately. in our 137-year history, the usgs has built a strong reputation on providing quality scientific information critical to the nation. for example, our science has helped protect communities in the path of la

a study by the national academy of sciences in the united states says cheetah's hard in conflict withthere are only 7000 in the wild across africa and in a small area of iran. here's matt mcgrath. all across its traditional habitat, the cheetah is speeding towards extension. in zimbabwe, the population has fallen from about 1200 270 animals. asiatic cheetahs have from about 1200 270 animals. asiatic cheeta hs have been from about 1200 270 animals. asiatic cheetahs have been wiped out virtually. the common problem for the surviving animals in southern africa is that they ranged far outside the boundaries of protective parks in search of prey. as a result, they are coming more into conflict with farmers, who see them as an enemy. cheetah numbers have also suffered from the illegal trade in live cubs, which are in demand as fashion accessories mainly in the gulf states. that itself. plenty more on the website. —— that is it so far. good evening. temperatures are well below freezing across some part of the uk. a hard frost to come. this shot take an area today in somerset. a frosty night,

>> look, the national academy of sciences, of every single country in the world, has concluded that theis dangerously warming and that it is human activity, which is causing it and that we have a moral responsibility to the most vulnerable people on this planet to do something about that. that's why this is going to be such a controversial confirmation process. he is just plain wrong on the science of this issue. the more that the american people learn about his views is to hire the profile of these issues are going to become. and i think as a result, endanger his confirmation. we're not talking about the water and the air that goes into the lungs and into the bodies of the children of the united states. this man does not believe there is a danger. then this is going to be a confirmation hearing that has razor blade sharp edges. we will not allow this man to bring the epa to its knees. >> as the sierra club told me just last night. they said this is sort of like putting an arsonist in charge of fighting fires. i want to ask you about donald trump's businesses, if i can. he promises to p

national academy of sciences. >>> researchers at the california academy of science discovered more than 100 new species this year. this critter is commonly known as sea shrug. scientist found it during an expedition to the philippines. they also identified 43 new species of ants. 36 beagle. 24 fivrnlt as well as plants. sea urchin and spider. only 10% of the world inhabitant have been discovered so far. think about that for a moment. as many creatures only discover 10% of them. >> exciting part is so much more. >> less an week remains this year which means we are less than a week away from some if you law taking fichblingt two involving alcohol you should know with. powder alcohol officially banned in california. making selling buying of it violation faces 500 dollar fine. >> salon and barber shop legally serve customers a glass of wine or beer without permit as long as the drink is given for free. >> new law on january first changes the rules about children in car seats. kids under the age of 2 will be required to use a rear facing car seat. children who weigh more than 40 pounds or mo

in order to reaches conclusions, gao in coordination with the national academy of sciences convened stakeholderexperts from industry, nonprofit sectors to produce two reports on the rfs, both of which were released monday 2016. the gao's first report determined biofuel production is unlikely to meet the rfs's increasing production targets. gao noted that advanced biofuels are still too expensive for stakeholders to produce necessary levels to meet the rfs target through 2022. even with government-funded r&d and mandated subsidies. despite government spending at $1.1 billion, and fiscal years 2013 and 2015, advanced biofuel research and development, gao determined that the targets are unattainable. the second report concluded the rfs is unlikely to meet its goal of reducing greenhousegas emission. production of biofuels which should reduce emissions will remain too limited to meet the programs greenhouse gas reduction targets. for example, 2015 , the loss in biofuel and advanced categories was produced at a meager 142 million gallons. less than five percent of the statutory target of 3 million g

he was admitted to the national academy of sciences without danny. , i wasgiven the fastest told by thetanford administration, the fastest tenured appointment in the history of stanford university. they found out he was available in the morning and in the afternoon, they gave him a job offer and they do not think to offer danny a job. -- as danny said, the world is hostile to collaboration. people need to assign individual credit. but the couple was under constant assault from the outside, especially the academic world, to say who did what. and that was a horrible mistake. -- andey were together, he actually said in an interview that was never published in the early 1980's, and he said -- separately we are ok, but together we are genius. the idea that you have to pick it apart is such a shame. let them stay together. the magic is there. charlie: why did they break up? michael: when you read the story, then he pushed him away. -- danny pushed him away. voicehought that amos' was so strong. were consumed by him. if you spent a lot of time with amos, you could not get him out of your head.

national academy of sciences. >>> new details this morning about the russian military plane that crashed into the black sea on sunday. one of the plane's flight recorders has been found. the recorder was brought ashore in the town of sochi. all 92 people on board were killed. russia held a day of mourning for the victims yesterday. the plane was carrying dozens of red army choir singers to sing in syria for russian troops. investigators say it was likely either pilot error or mechanical failure that led to the crash, not terrorism. >>> columbian investigators confirmed a brazilian soccer team's jetliner crashed because it ran out of fuel. 71 people died when the plane crashed while heading to a match in colombia last month. officials said the plane's engines began shutting down minutes before it eventually crashed while circling an airport. the pilots were being criticized for failing to ask air traffic controllers for a priority landing because they were running low on fuel. >>> san francisco could use some help counting the number of homeless in the city. the department of homelessness

national academy of sciences. >>> new details this morning about the russian military plane that crashed into the black sea on sunday. one of the plane's flight recorders has been found. the recorder was brought ashore in sochi. all 92 people on board were killed. russia held a day of mourning for the victims yesterday. the plane was carrying dozens of red army choir singers to for troops. it was more likely pilot error or plane failure that crash. >>> the plane t soccer players last month ran out of fuel. it circled the airport for minutes before crashing. the pilots were criticized for not asking for priority landing because they were low on fuel. >>> firefighters had to rescue a man whose boat capsized in san mateo county. it happened at pigeon point. the man made it to a cliffside. rescuers brought him to shore and brought him to the hospital no word on his condition. >>> a man in the monterey county jail is going to great lengths to steal candy. police caught 42-year-old lloyd frazier trying to take candy, food and beer from a 7-eleven store in salinas. officers arrived to find fraz

reuben was the second female astronomer ever elected to the national academy of sciences. she was 88 years old. >> for many people in southern california tamales for christmas is a tradition but this year one tamale manufacturer apparently served up a bad batch. soon after customers picked up their tamales from the market in l.a. county they soon discovered something was wrong. some people even reported getting sick. >> we were waiting for the tamale over seven hours. it didn't cook. it was rotted. >> you think you're buying something that's good for the past 10, 15 years and you got the worst results ever. >> they have been in business for 55 years with four locations and they say this is the first time anything like this has ever happened. the company has since been offering refunds to their customers. >> tonight's health check if you have new electronic at home this holiday pediatricians have a few words of caution from singing cards to toys and games even remote controls, most of them have those little teenie button batteries they call them that pose a serious danger t

as late as 2009, the national academy of sciences lamented death investigation in the united states is fragmented, inefficient, hodgepodge, and disjointed. we don't have a system. what we have is the medical examiner whose goal should be, aren't always, justice and science. overlaid on top of a much older system. the system of the coroner. and it's the system of the coroner that i want to talk about for the rest of our lecture today. i don't want to turn coroners into the villains. many of the advancements i laid out in the beginning were done by coroners. they were on the front lines of public health. they came forward. i don't want to slight them. i want to talk about what is in their dna. the coroner's office going way back to time out of mind is not interested in justice or science. which we would hope. it's only been interested in something else. something approximating it, but not exactly the same thing. does anyone know where the work coroner comes from? corona. that's latin for crown. in "hamlet" they call him a crowner. he is a representative of the king. what you can do is th

first, i've asked the national academy of sciences to assess all the bureau's laboratory programs. data quality assurance and quality control procedures. secondly, i established a strategic lab committee to ensure all our laboratory assets are managed to best support science mission of usgs. third, the energy program develops comprehensive a quality management system to replace current procedures. this will include periodic external review and international benchmarking. fourth, we have hired a permanent quality systems manager who reports directly to headquarters to avoid any potential conflict of interest as well as two laboratory quality assurance experts who will oversee quality in usgs science centers. taken together, these steps will ensure any future data quality problems are discovered immediately and dealt with quickly. in our history usgs built strong reputation developing science critical to the nation. for example, our sciences help protect communities in the past of lava flows and prevented catastrophic rupture along alaska pipeline. most recently released an assessmen

we entered in a contract with the national academy of sciences to identify a broad and comprehensive group of experts to help us assist in answering our questions. we held a group meeting with 20 of these experts and explored the state to meet production targets for advanced biofuels. we also met individually to evaluate the administration of the program. we spoke with members of doe, uspa, epa and the department of defense. we also visited research lab torres in iowa, illinois, and wisconsin and interviewed representatives of 11 biofuel roe deuceers that use a wide variety of feed stocks and conversion technology. we reviewed numerous studies pertinent to our findings. it is unlikely advanced biofuels can meet statutory targets for the rfs in the near to midterm. specifically, production of advanced biofuels fell below targets by well over 1 billion gallons and expected to be 5 billion short by 2017. while there is some room for growth, particularly the fuels that have already been commercialized. we found broad expert consensus that this growth potential falls far short of ifs statu

of sea rise. it would erase many major cities and some nations from the map. a study published in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences last month looked at the forget of rising seas on more than a hundred coastal cities around the world. the city predicts we'll hit 2 degrees sell celsius average gll warming which brings catastrophic and irreversible climate effects sometime between 2040 and 2050. when that happens over 90% of the world's coastal areas will experience almost 8 inches of further sea level rise. on the atlantic coast of the united states it'sest maited to be more than 15 inches. if we continue our emissions unabated and hit 5 degrees kells yus, new york city could see over 3 and a half feet of sea water swamping its streets. the near of 2040 is not that far away. if you buy a house on the coast today, 2040 would fall well within your typical 30-year mortgage. as you might imagine, the real estate business is starting to take notice. stilzillow, the online real este market place has looked at how 6 feet of sea level rise by 2100 would affect over 100 million u.s. homes in its database. around one in 50 h

the four steps i outlined before, bringing the national academy of sciences to evaluate our protocols to help us into the future. the establishment of our stlaty gick laboratory committee, to look at all our assets, every lab, the im plplementation of a quality management system. >> has that been done? >> quality management system is under yea. >> my time is expired. i recognize ms. dingell. >> thank you, mr. chairman. deputy director werkheiser, because i so value usgs' work, and that it does, the people that work there i want to ask you about the workplace environment at the lab. as you know, the scientific integrity review panel was appalled to learn there was a toxic work environment, by use of offensive language and behavior, end quote. it appears to be created at least in part by lab analyst that was flippant and difficult to work with. when a female staff member brought the issue to the attention of two levels of management, management and human relations appeared to have failed adequately address the harassment. she was reportedly one of the several recipients of bullying beha

first, i've asked the national academy of sciences to assess all the bureau's laboratory programs. data quality assurance and quality control procedures. secondly, i established a strategic lab committee to ensure all our laboratory assets are managed to best support science mission of usgs. third, the energy program develops comprehensive management system to replace current procedures. this will include periodic external review and international benchmarking. fourth, we have hired a permanent quality systems manager who reports directly to headquarters to avoid any potential conflict of interest as well as two laboratory quality assurance experts who will oversee quality in usgs science centers. taken together, these steps will ensure any future data quality approximate are discovered immediately and dealt with quickly. in our history usgs built strong reputation developing science critical to the nation. for example, our sciences help protect communities in the past of lava flows and prevented catastrophic rupture along alaska pipeline. most recently released an assessment that

harris professor in the social science at northwestern and a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences and the american economic association and a member of the national bureau. joe is an economic historian, a professor of arts and sciences at northwestern and president of the historian association and editor-in-chief of the economic history and co- editor of the journal of economic history. that's quite a lot of credentials to be having the discussion tonight. please join me in welcoming to the council. [applause] >> marken economic growth has really slowdown. professor has professor has a tough road ahead of him if he wants to try to put a happy face on this. this just look at the numbers. the 30 years up until 2000 for the u.s. economy gdp grew at 3.12 percent. by coincidence, if we if we take the 11 year since 2004 the crew at exactly half to the second decimal point. 1.56%. by 2015 going back to normal economy and employment rate you cannot blame the slackening off of growth on the great recession of ten years ago. so we have slowly and potential gdp growth. that's the growth of the economy when it's operating at full employment. the reason for t

social science at northwestern and a fellow of the economic economic metric society, the american academy of arts and sciences and the american economic association and a member of the national bureau, business cycle committee. and joel mokyr as an historian, a professor of arts and sciences at northwestern university and the president of the economic historian association and the editor in chief of the oxford encyclopedia of economic history and the coeditor of the journal of economic history. so that's quite a lot of credentials to be having a discussion today. please join me in welcoming them to the council. [applause] >> american economic growth really has slowed down. professor mokyr has a tough road ahead of him if he wants to try to put a happy face on this. let's just look at the numbers. the 30 years up to 2004, the u.s. economy's gdp grew at three-point 12%. by coincidence if we take the 11 year since 2004 it grew exactly half to the second vessel place, 1.56%. by 2015 we were back to normal economy, a normal and unemployment rate. you can't blame this slacking off of the growth on the great recession of 10 years ago. we've got slowing what we call potential gdp gr

of san francisco.>> reporter: the academy is the largest drive it accredited art and science university in the nation. 8700 students in 2000 artist and staff in the city. 33 buildings will be authorized now. no one from the academy was at the press friends -- west conference. -- press conference. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5 news at noon electoral college members are meeting to cast their ballot to officially elect donald trump as the next president. 55 members in california are voting. a met with protests outside of the capital this morning. demonstrators want the electors to vote for candidates other than trump. they're push as part of a nationwide campaign to block his path citing russian influence in the election. protesters are marching outside several state capitals. here is a look at what is happening in madison, wisconsin. here is austin, texas in phoenix, arizona. many people marching, chanting and holding signs. the signs read "vote your conscience." >> reporter: despite all the protests across the country, to try to convince electoral college members to vote for anyone other than

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we entered into contract with national sciences to identify a broad and comprehensive to answering the questions. last spring we held a group meeting at the academy with 20 of these experts and explored the state of technology and prospects towards advanced bio fuel. we met individual with 24 experts to evaluate ep's administration program. in addition we spoke with officials from eoe, usda, epa, nsf and the department of defense. we also visited laboratories in iowa, illinois and wisconsin and interviewed representatives from 11. nienlly, we reviewed numerous studies. it is unlikely that they'll meet in the near to midterm. specifically, reduction of advanced bio fuel fell below statutory targets by well over a billion gallons and expected to be almost 5 billion gallons short by 2017. while there is some room for growth of advanced bio fuels, particularly for the fuels that have been commercialized, we found broad expert consensus that this growth consensus falls short of our targets. the second major finding is that changes to law or epa's administration could marginally improve the program and investment climate for advanced bio fuels. experts said that