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this is a recreation area for members of the united states coast guard. this is their station in mississippi. normally this is a parking lot. across the river we arrive this morning to find a red hot mayor. he just reached the barriers around his town's river front convention center. the coast guard refused to stop the barge traffic that kicks up big waves and brings up more water. the coast guard put a 24-hour freeze on traffic. and the mayor said he's now confident a $100 million waterfront development should suffer only minimal damage. >> $100 million worth of investment we have on the river front. very vital to the economy. it's 300 jobs. it's, of course, the economic impact would be astronomical. >> more of our day in a few moments. let's touch base with correspondents tracking the impact of this record flooding. martin savage is in mississippi. first to david mattingly in louisiana. the community is a virtual ghost town, and a place with a new challenge tonight, looting. david? >> reporter: that's right, john. looting is a component of just about any
this is a recreation area for members of the united states coast guard. this is their station in mississippi. normally this is a parking lot. across the river we arrive this morning to find a red hot mayor. he just reached the barriers around his town's river front convention center. the coast guard refused to stop the barge traffic that kicks up big waves and brings up more water. the coast guard put a 24-hour freeze on traffic. and the mayor said he's now confident a $100 million waterfront...
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the united states coast guard will be front and center in emergency management. this year, the u.s. coast guard will open up over the summer a command center on yerba buena island. they will be the commander on the water, the waterways, search rescue, any kind of incident we have on the water. the police departments will be -- will be the public safety lead on the land. the office of emergency services in the counties of marin, san mateo, we will use their resources. for the first time in the history of the america's cup, we are going to have a theater in a bay where we will have 300 degrees of viewing area on the land. not to mention the water traffic. so, we are going to rely heavily on our neighbors in those counties. it is a coalition of law enforcement agencies on the water, different then the intentions of society. >> [laughter] >> and we are well into our planning. we have partners from the drought outside resources to come in. we've set up a series of exercises. the law or three each years. tabletop for joint training exercises. there will be an exercise this í4xwthváu)s& al
the united states coast guard will be front and center in emergency management. this year, the u.s. coast guard will open up over the summer a command center on yerba buena island. they will be the commander on the water, the waterways, search rescue, any kind of incident we have on the water. the police departments will be -- will be the public safety lead on the land. the office of emergency services in the counties of marin, san mateo, we will use their resources. for the first time in the...
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proudly supporting the men and women of the united states coast guard and their families.out how you can help at rescue the rescuers dot org >>> welcome back to mosaic. we have been talking pakistan with hugh burrows, why is pakistan so important and why did osama bin laden hide there? >> the raw fact is that they have nuclear weapons and so does india. >> that's right. >> and if those nuclear weapons get into the hands of the wrong people, or even some of the material, i think the big fear is that a dirty bomb could be made. >> with all those tribes how would did they get the nuclear weapons. >> the educated elite is a guy's name i can't get now he was a professor somewhere here in the states and england so he had circles, as a scientist and resources and basically when india got the bomb, all of the pakistani elite said okay buddy your job is to go out and get us the bomb too. so it is kind of humorous because they say well, the bombs are hidden where no body knows where they are. everybody knows where they are. you can drive outside of islam ma bad and they are over the
proudly supporting the men and women of the united states coast guard and their families.out how you can help at rescue the rescuers dot org >>> welcome back to mosaic. we have been talking pakistan with hugh burrows, why is pakistan so important and why did osama bin laden hide there? >> the raw fact is that they have nuclear weapons and so does india. >> that's right. >> and if those nuclear weapons get into the hands of the wrong people, or even some of the...
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have to say, it is a personal pleasure to be here because since the day i took office, the united states coast guard has played a special role in my presidency and with her family. i have seen the coast guard's provision when the class of 2011 marched in the parade during my inoculation. he looks pretty good on that day, too. a little colder that day if you recall. i've seen your devotion to duty all along the gulf coast, when the coast guard, including members of this class worked day and night tirelessly as he let the largest environmental cleanup in our nations history. i've seen your pride and i was in of all places, afghanistan. i was in bagram thanking our troops for their service and giving a shout out to the army, navy, air force and went back someone shouted out, and coast guard! there was no ocean inside. [applause] not a body of water visible anywhere. [laughter] but the coast guard was they are serving with honor as you have in every major conflict in our nations over five. in fact, is the professionalism of the coast guard and enlisted personnel and they include admiral stephen ro
have to say, it is a personal pleasure to be here because since the day i took office, the united states coast guard has played a special role in my presidency and with her family. i have seen the coast guard's provision when the class of 2011 marched in the parade during my inoculation. he looks pretty good on that day, too. a little colder that day if you recall. i've seen your devotion to duty all along the gulf coast, when the coast guard, including members of this class worked day and...
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coast guard ship is 40. is that correct? >> yes, ma'am. the high endurance ships were used as a model for the united states navy. they have all been decommissioned, we're still running our original 12 high-endurance cutts with the exception of the two we just decommissioned. >> one other question. we have any. the coast guard policy requires an incident specific preparedness review. the review of 2010 was completed in march. however, it is reported that many lessons learned from prior stills, such as the 08 spill and the cape mohican spill 11 years earlier had not been addressed. now the deepwater horizon. after those two smaller spills. where are we in your review, of what it's going the take for this country, and i think it's a priority for the majority members of the senate, to get deep water drilling back up and operationain the gulf of mexico as soon as possible, recognizing there are additional safety requirements. where are we in that sk? could you explain the role of the coast guard in making sure that spills are prevented and respond to properly. >> yes, ma'am. we did the isper for the deep water horizon
coast guard ship is 40. is that correct? >> yes, ma'am. the high endurance ships were used as a model for the united states navy. they have all been decommissioned, we're still running our original 12 high-endurance cutts with the exception of the two we just decommissioned. >> one other question. we have any. the coast guard policy requires an incident specific preparedness review. the review of 2010 was completed in march. however, it is reported that many lessons learned from...
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since the day i took office, the united states coast guard i have seen the decision when some of you,2011, marched in the parade during my inauguration. you looked pretty good on that day, too. it was a little colder that day, if you recall. our senior devotion to duty, all along the gulf coast when the coast guard, including members of this class, worked day and night tirelessly. i was thanking troops for their service and giving a shout out to ever service, army, air force, marines, and a boy shouted out, and coast guard. there was no ocean in sight. not a body of water visible anywhere. but the coast guard was there serving with honor as you have in every major conflict that our nation has ever fought. in fact, i see the professionalism of the coast guard every day in the officers and enlisted personnel who served with us at the white house. and they include admiral steven who wore the uniform for 36 years, then became the chief usher at the white house responsible for keeping us running from day in and day out. he and his classmates have a bet on whether he will fit and by the way
since the day i took office, the united states coast guard i have seen the decision when some of you,2011, marched in the parade during my inauguration. you looked pretty good on that day, too. it was a little colder that day, if you recall. our senior devotion to duty, all along the gulf coast when the coast guard, including members of this class, worked day and night tirelessly. i was thanking troops for their service and giving a shout out to ever service, army, air force, marines, and a boy...
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in cities across the united states, coast to coast, people who asked so many times over the years whyan't we get this guy? finally, we have the answer. we did get him. osama bin laden is gone. his body buried at sea. u.s. officials saying they did this in keeping with the islamic faith which a body must be buried within 24 hours. what nation wanted to keep osama bin laden's remains became a mecca for extremists, a lightning rod for his ilk. >> it's a good point. the president was in talks with military officials over the weekend. he gave no indication of it what so ever. he had the white house press correspondent's dinner saturday night. >> let's reach back to the fogs of time a slight bit here. remember that moment george bush reading a book in front of a class of school children. he took a lot of heat for that. honestly, it's what a president must do in a time of crisis. remain detached. not let the other people, the enemy know what you are thinking. president obama was laughing it up just like any president would at a white house correspondent's dinner. he went to the cape and watc
in cities across the united states, coast to coast, people who asked so many times over the years whyan't we get this guy? finally, we have the answer. we did get him. osama bin laden is gone. his body buried at sea. u.s. officials saying they did this in keeping with the islamic faith which a body must be buried within 24 hours. what nation wanted to keep osama bin laden's remains became a mecca for extremists, a lightning rod for his ilk. >> it's a good point. the president was in talks...
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the united states shuts itself in whether it's up in alaska or florida or off the gulf coast. ed states is just pulling itself -- john, the whole thing is a paralysis of policy. >> that's why donald trump says he would just take the oil. >> exit question -- will lie gas prices derail the economic recovery? pallet buchanan? >> i hated to say it, but 1.8% growth in the first quarter has already been derailed. >> the economists said it's a stall but they don't believe it's off the tracks. we had terrible weather and we did have the rising oil prices. but i'm not ready to say we're sinking back to where we welcome. >> well, anemic rate is practice threat, and if you exclude inventories, it's only .8% growth rate, and look, these high gas prices are eat into whatever income americans have left in their pockets. and the chairman of wal-mart this week said our customers are actually running out of money much earlier in the month than they used to. this has potential to send this economy back into recession. >> what about that, high energy prices and high food prices? you think it will
the united states shuts itself in whether it's up in alaska or florida or off the gulf coast. ed states is just pulling itself -- john, the whole thing is a paralysis of policy. >> that's why donald trump says he would just take the oil. >> exit question -- will lie gas prices derail the economic recovery? pallet buchanan? >> i hated to say it, but 1.8% growth in the first quarter has already been derailed. >> the economists said it's a stall but they don't believe it's...
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the coast guard gentlemen i served with, is extremely busy in missions along the southern part of our state but all over the united states. the southern part of our country. and all over our country. however the coast guard's ability to fulfill its mission requirements has reached a critical juncture cure to the aging infrastructure and work force gaps. the former commandant, who had a tremendous amount of respect for, said with every passing year our operating capability erodes putting our people at risk and endangering our ability to execute our statutory responsibility. he has been equally candid about the state of the coast guard and recently said we may need to reduce the number an range of our capabilities since 9/11 until properly resourced. frankly the coast guard has not been properly resourced in its budget request to congress. this has been a failure of both the current and previous administrations. over the past five years this subcommittee with my support has increased the coast guard budget by $160 million annually above the white house request levels to fill operation recapitalization shortfalls. ho
the coast guard gentlemen i served with, is extremely busy in missions along the southern part of our state but all over the united states. the southern part of our country. and all over our country. however the coast guard's ability to fulfill its mission requirements has reached a critical juncture cure to the aging infrastructure and work force gaps. the former commandant, who had a tremendous amount of respect for, said with every passing year our operating capability erodes putting our...
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it is a parking lot of the united states coast guard station right here in natchez. an inch, inch and a half of water inside the coast guard station. you can see they're working 24/7. 12 hours on, 12 hours off for the coast guard shifts here. they have the pumps designed to bring the water outside. if you look around this building, it's amazing. the mississippi river is a couple hundred yards that way behind this building. normally plenty of room. pier space, dock space on the other side. now the water all the way through the parking lot. you see the building surrounded by this barrier. you see it this way. you see the flag pole there. just over my shoulder here, that's the gateway in. you're supposed to be able to drive a car in there and park it in here. on the other side of the, there's a basketball court. it's got five and a half feet of water in front of it. while they were building the barriers, they say something swimming in the water. came and pulled out an alligator. the flooding not only causing serious water control problems, but also messing up the eco sys
it is a parking lot of the united states coast guard station right here in natchez. an inch, inch and a half of water inside the coast guard station. you can see they're working 24/7. 12 hours on, 12 hours off for the coast guard shifts here. they have the pumps designed to bring the water outside. if you look around this building, it's amazing. the mississippi river is a couple hundred yards that way behind this building. normally plenty of room. pier space, dock space on the other side. now...
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the united states shuts itself in whether it's up in alaska or florida or off the gulf coast. united states is just pulling itself -- john, the whole thing is a paralysis of policy. >> that's why donald trump says he would just take the oil. >> exit question -- will lie gas prices derail the economic recovery? pallet buchanan? >> i hated to say it, but 1.8% growth in the first quarter has already been derailed. >> the economists said it's a stall but they don't believe it's off the tracks. we had terrible weather and we did have the rising oil prices. but i'm not ready to say we're sinking back to where we welcome. >> well, anemic rate is practice threat, and if you exclude inventories, it's only .8% growth rate, and look, these high gas prices are eat into whatever income americans have left in their pockets. and the chairman of wal-mart this week said our customers are actually running out of money much earlier in the month than they used to. this has potential to send this economy back into recession. >> what about that, high energy prices and high food prices? you think it
the united states shuts itself in whether it's up in alaska or florida or off the gulf coast. united states is just pulling itself -- john, the whole thing is a paralysis of policy. >> that's why donald trump says he would just take the oil. >> exit question -- will lie gas prices derail the economic recovery? pallet buchanan? >> i hated to say it, but 1.8% growth in the first quarter has already been derailed. >> the economists said it's a stall but they don't believe...
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convince the president of the united states on this sunday night, may 1st, 2011, the president of the united states would interrupt everyone's evening here on the east coastoughout the united states, indeed throughout the world, go on national television, and alert all of us to this very, very historic and dramatic development. it's almost 10:50. the latest information i was getting from my sources is it would probably, probably slip to around 10:50. but it's obviously slipping a little bit further. john, because you and i understand the way washington works, the president has to alert key members of congress before he alerts everyone else. and some key members of congress are alerting their staffs. word is getting out. it has now gotten out rather thoroughly. we're sharing it over the past several minutes with our viewers in the united states and around the world that bin laden is dead. and i n't think we could overemphasize how significant this is. i'll be listening, as you will and so many others, what about ayman al zawahiri, the number two al qaeda leader? was he with bin laden? is he still alive? what happens to him? we might get more of those detai
convince the president of the united states on this sunday night, may 1st, 2011, the president of the united states would interrupt everyone's evening here on the east coastoughout the united states, indeed throughout the world, go on national television, and alert all of us to this very, very historic and dramatic development. it's almost 10:50. the latest information i was getting from my sources is it would probably, probably slip to around 10:50. but it's obviously slipping a little bit...
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secretary of the senate on maye 5, 2011, at 5:20 p.m., appointment, board of visitors of the united states coastuard academy, congressional executive commission on the people's republic of china. with best wishes, i am, signed sincerely, karen h. haas, secretary of the u.s. house of representatives. the >> letter, a private meeting with some of the participants in the raid that killed all some of the last the that killed osama bin laden in pakistan will have live coverage, beginning at 3:50 p.m. eastern. former new york city mayor rudy guiliani is in washington, d.c.. you can see live coverage at 4:00 eastern on c-span2. for -- former navy seal, we will talk to him and what are -- about what it is like, and working for the chief -- cia. >> this weekend, on booktv, the origins of government from early tribal societies, to the first modern states in china and europe. on "afterwards" self journey from liberal to warrior. look for the complete booktv schedule at booktv.org. >> the national rifle association vice-president wayne lapierre is calling for the resignation of attorney general eric holder.
secretary of the senate on maye 5, 2011, at 5:20 p.m., appointment, board of visitors of the united states coastuard academy, congressional executive commission on the people's republic of china. with best wishes, i am, signed sincerely, karen h. haas, secretary of the u.s. house of representatives. the >> letter, a private meeting with some of the participants in the raid that killed all some of the last the that killed osama bin laden in pakistan will have live coverage, beginning at...
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and mexico, together about 85 miles of international border that should be patrolled by the united states coast guard but this administration doesn't wish to see coast guard there. visiting with texas govern ar few weeks ago -- governor a few weeks ago, he had made clear, please help me in urging the administration to allocate some coast guard resources to these lakes where the drug cartels are bringing dangerous people, bringing drugs, bringing mayhem across into the u.s., texas is committing money, resources, man power on the lake, but it's a federal job and what we've seen with this administration, when the state does too good a job or does too well of the job the federal government is not doing in order to protect its state, this administration decides to sue them. we've seen also recently that if there is plenty of evidence to support that people are -- or groups are funding terrorism in the world and it is radical islamists that are doing that, then this administration wants to embrace the groups that we have evidence are funding terrorism rather than confront them and stop them. so it's
and mexico, together about 85 miles of international border that should be patrolled by the united states coast guard but this administration doesn't wish to see coast guard there. visiting with texas govern ar few weeks ago -- governor a few weeks ago, he had made clear, please help me in urging the administration to allocate some coast guard resources to these lakes where the drug cartels are bringing dangerous people, bringing drugs, bringing mayhem across into the u.s., texas is committing...
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since the day i took office, the united states coast guard has played a special role in my presidencyn with my family. i have seen the coast guard precision when some of you, the class of 2011, marched in the parade during my inauguration. you looked pretty good on that date. pour it was cold, if you recall. i have seen your devotion to duty. all along the gulf coast when the coast guard, including members of this class worked day and night, tirelessly, as he led the largest environmental cleanup and our nation's history. i have seen your pride when i was in afghanistan. i was involved are thinking our troops for their service and giving a shout out to every service, army, navy, air force, marines and someone shouted out coast guard from the back of the crowd. there was no ocean in sight. [laughter] >> there was not a body of water visible anywhere, but the coast guard was there serving with honor. you have done that in every major conflict that our nation has ever fought. i see the professionalism of the coast guard every day in the officer'' and enlisted personnel the served with us
since the day i took office, the united states coast guard has played a special role in my presidencyn with my family. i have seen the coast guard precision when some of you, the class of 2011, marched in the parade during my inauguration. you looked pretty good on that date. pour it was cold, if you recall. i have seen your devotion to duty. all along the gulf coast when the coast guard, including members of this class worked day and night, tirelessly, as he led the largest environmental...
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of years from now, one iran goes in and takes over iraq, and tells of one house to bid the united states coast -- is, how do think the parents of that 22 year-old soldier, had you think the parents will feel about that? the soldiers will have died in vain. what a terrible situation. i have made a lot of good predictions. but allotted them came true. i am not saying i am a great psychic. i think most people -- business people do. i said terrorism will be a big factor. people did not know too much about what terrorism was. i say we are going to have a great crash. i think we could have a real problem. we could have a real second did. i know how to deal with opec. i know how to deal with china. i'm a lot of money. i was very proud of myself. these people are smart. they are cunning. they are not our friends. i am thinking about running. it is tough. i am very anti-establishment. too early, too soon, there is no reason for him to do it. the new go and do your number. he gets something that or make the country great again. i'm very anti-establishment. people will say bad things about me. what have
of years from now, one iran goes in and takes over iraq, and tells of one house to bid the united states coast -- is, how do think the parents of that 22 year-old soldier, had you think the parents will feel about that? the soldiers will have died in vain. what a terrible situation. i have made a lot of good predictions. but allotted them came true. i am not saying i am a great psychic. i think most people -- business people do. i said terrorism will be a big factor. people did not know too...
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the united states military academy, board of visitors of the united states air force academy, board of visitors of the united states merchant marine academy. board of visitors of the united states coast guard academy. united states caucus on international narcotics control. with best wishes i am, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on may 18, 2011, at 11:09 a.m. appointment, president export council, with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen lks haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on may 20, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. that the senate passed, senate 990. with best wishes i am
the united states military academy, board of visitors of the united states air force academy, board of visitors of the united states merchant marine academy. board of visitors of the united states coast guard academy. united states caucus on international narcotics control. with best wishes i am, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the...
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so-called spy scandal of last year when eleven people were charged with espionage in the united states on the east coast all of those who were tried and found guilty of espionage they were later returned to russia as part of an exchange deal between moscow and washington basically a spy trade off which saw most of those accused and found guilty of espionage in the united states returned to russia and we know that one of the accused which we call law is actually returned to peru that is of course her motherland we also know that one other man who was charged with espionage has lead to the united states and is also considered a wanted person but most of those involved in a so-called spy scandal have been returning to new russia some of course even enjoying quite a media. interesting lifestyle like and of chapman of the so-called names the sixty ninety agent of course hailed by the media for her good looks she's a very prominent figure in russia featured quite frequently in the various news reports and various media one of the events so all of those people of. bourse charged and found guilty of espionage a
so-called spy scandal of last year when eleven people were charged with espionage in the united states on the east coast all of those who were tried and found guilty of espionage they were later returned to russia as part of an exchange deal between moscow and washington basically a spy trade off which saw most of those accused and found guilty of espionage in the united states returned to russia and we know that one of the accused which we call law is actually returned to peru that is of...
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united states. >> on the east coast and the south and now one in new zealand. bring in our chief prooet meteorologist. uneventful around here and that's just fine, isn't it? >> certainly pretty warm today. we will go hotter throughout the week. 80 livermore, san francisco cooler with 61. we are starting to drop off. still holding on to warm nth the south bay. 59 san jose. 56 livermore and 52 santa rosa and 54 in nevada. as we head throughout the night we will see breezy conditions at the coastline but overall throughout our tuesday it will be warm with plenty of 70s. take a look at this. just when it starts to get nice it may get too hot for you with. 90-degree temperatures are possible in the seven-day forecast. right now we have high pressure building in off the coastline. that will keep it warm for tomorrow with temperatures in the 80s inland and then by wednesday is when we start to see things spike up and we will have the hottest day of the week. as for tomorrow, it will go up at 4:00 and 7:00 a.m. starting off with temperatures in the 40s. by 10:00 a.m.,
united states. >> on the east coast and the south and now one in new zealand. bring in our chief prooet meteorologist. uneventful around here and that's just fine, isn't it? >> certainly pretty warm today. we will go hotter throughout the week. 80 livermore, san francisco cooler with 61. we are starting to drop off. still holding on to warm nth the south bay. 59 san jose. 56 livermore and 52 santa rosa and 54 in nevada. as we head throughout the night we will see breezy conditions...
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most of the first sewer systems were on the east coast of the united states, often in places that already had developed a citywide water supply system. sullivan: in 1630, boston was basically three mountains, there were very steep hills. waste would run down quickly and dump into the harbor. and the tide would carry most of it away. well, this worked well for a while. the problem was, as boston wanted to expand, it started filling in the mudflats. the water could come rushing down the hill, it would hit the flat area and slow down. at high tide, it couldn't get out at all. it got so bad that the city took over, 'cause the city has a responsibility to protect its citizens. boston built the first modern sewer system in the united states. ours was completed between 1877 and 1884. with this wonderful new sewer system, we were taking our filth and moving it out to the ocean. of course, all of this was untreated. in the 1960s, we were still pumping all of our sewage out to moon island, untreated. we would get swimmers here, never knowing, in the middle of summer, why you would have a cold. well
most of the first sewer systems were on the east coast of the united states, often in places that already had developed a citywide water supply system. sullivan: in 1630, boston was basically three mountains, there were very steep hills. waste would run down quickly and dump into the harbor. and the tide would carry most of it away. well, this worked well for a while. the problem was, as boston wanted to expand, it started filling in the mudflats. the water could come rushing down the hill, it...
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john served our country as a member of the united states coast guard and as president of the rotary club of medford where his attendance always spiked when i was the speaker. he was always so busy, he never got there. so they always fined him extra heavily when i was there and they had their opportunity to get at him. john was my eyes and ears throughout the second district which is 70,000 square miles of eastern central and southern oregon. we, i think, have traveled in about every conveyance possible. from a wagon behind a tractor, to jet engine aircraft, single engine aircraft, twin engine aircraft. we traveled in those airplanes, small chartered, with others on our staff who didn't fair as well as john and i. they turned green and white and had problems at times. john and i always sort of traveled through it. we have driven in snow and rain and ice and sleet and everything we hear about postal officials from one end of the district to the other. we have flown, we have driven, we have hiked, we have walked, we have been on boats and airplanes and you name it. and always at my side joh
john served our country as a member of the united states coast guard and as president of the rotary club of medford where his attendance always spiked when i was the speaker. he was always so busy, he never got there. so they always fined him extra heavily when i was there and they had their opportunity to get at him. john was my eyes and ears throughout the second district which is 70,000 square miles of eastern central and southern oregon. we, i think, have traveled in about every conveyance...
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here on the east coast of the united states, similar crowds gathering at ground zero in new york right now. in case you missed it, a while ago the president said. >> today at my direction, the united states launched a targeted operation against that compound in abbottabad, pakistan. a small team of americans carried out with extraordinary courage and capability. no americans were harmed. they took care to avoid civilian casualties. after a fire fight, they killed osama bin laden and took custody of his body. >> there's the president. he made the dramatic announcement at the white house. later on, if you missed it, later we'll play that full statement for you of what the president said, give the full context. obviously they worked very, very hard making sure that every word, every word was precisely what the president and his top advisers wanted to say, knowing this could go down as the most important statement that the president has made since the most important statement that this president will make in a first term if he's re-elected in a second term because millions of americans wan
here on the east coast of the united states, similar crowds gathering at ground zero in new york right now. in case you missed it, a while ago the president said. >> today at my direction, the united states launched a targeted operation against that compound in abbottabad, pakistan. a small team of americans carried out with extraordinary courage and capability. no americans were harmed. they took care to avoid civilian casualties. after a fire fight, they killed osama bin laden and took...
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are real questions that are asked whether we try to fight the terrorists of the united states has subverted its own coast and in some sense let the terrorists win. now to some other international headlines this hour the european union has imposed an arms involved in syria over the government's crackdown on protesters also froze the accounts of thirteen syrian officials in a second round the from traveling outside the. u.n. also expressed concern that after hereditary nations not from entering the southern city of there are not despite president bashar al assad agreeing last week to allow medical supplies to reach the city's refugees. cuba is pushing through some major economic reforms rest for fifteen years designed to move the country towards a free market changes when i'm out here against trying sell property because it's on the conscience of tourists thank legs since taking them from his brother in two thousand and eight year old custer has to boost the economy introduced him to the private business employees and went because. a small group of evacuees have briefly been allowed inside next missions th
are real questions that are asked whether we try to fight the terrorists of the united states has subverted its own coast and in some sense let the terrorists win. now to some other international headlines this hour the european union has imposed an arms involved in syria over the government's crackdown on protesters also froze the accounts of thirteen syrian officials in a second round the from traveling outside the. u.n. also expressed concern that after hereditary nations not from entering...
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when tourism first started here, it took two weeks by steamship from the west coast of the united states. only the very wealthy could afford it. hi. how are you? my name is bill. welcome to hawaii. enjoy. see you. today, hawaii is at the center of air routes spanning the pacific. it's as near to japan as it is to many parts of america. now over seven million tourists visit these islands every year. our desire to travel has created one of the world's biggest industries. tourism connects parts of the globe that many people, even 30 years ago, could only dream about. [man singing in hawaiian] [man] ♪ everybody loves the huki lau ♪ ♪ where the lau lau is a kau kau ♪ ♪ and a big luau... as the world shrinks in time, if not in distance, the faraway and exotic are becoming increasingly familiar. the hawaiian dream, the land of hula dancers and steel guitars, exotic but safe, is a recipe that many other tourist destinations have tried to emulate. here at waikiki beach, the focus of hawaii's mass tourism, tourism has become big business. [man singing in hawaiian] [man] aloha. [speaking hawaiian]
when tourism first started here, it took two weeks by steamship from the west coast of the united states. only the very wealthy could afford it. hi. how are you? my name is bill. welcome to hawaii. enjoy. see you. today, hawaii is at the center of air routes spanning the pacific. it's as near to japan as it is to many parts of america. now over seven million tourists visit these islands every year. our desire to travel has created one of the world's biggest industries. tourism connects parts of...
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people and to the world the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden the leader of al qaeda. >> back up # hours to 3:30 sunday afternoon on the east coasted states. it is monday may 2nd in afghanistan taking it from a secret base. possibly another base 250 miles away and armed with precise doe tails. sexy regulars. twho of them large two of blackhawk piloted by the special operations aviation regimen the night stalkers. navy seal team 6 aboard. flying fast and quietly it crosses the pakistani border undetected. their target the strange walled compound lying one mile from a major pakistani military facility in the city of albadaba 35 mile the northeast of their capital. suspecting compli stit or inpi dense no pakistani official has been tipped off. >> we made the decision we would not inform them we would conduct it unilaterally on the part of the you stauts. >> after bad weather postponed it before it is near perfect. visibility is around 3 miles. rev relatively silent choppers are against the clear night sky. they are carrying the team to the rendezvous of destiny. >> as dark as you can choose so that the helicopters will go in with mi
people and to the world the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden the leader of al qaeda. >> back up # hours to 3:30 sunday afternoon on the east coasted states. it is monday may 2nd in afghanistan taking it from a secret base. possibly another base 250 miles away and armed with precise doe tails. sexy regulars. twho of them large two of blackhawk piloted by the special operations aviation regimen the night stalkers. navy seal team 6 aboard. flying fast and...
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the world that the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden the leader of al-qaeda. >> geraldo: back up 8 hours to 30:00 sunday afternoon on the east coastf the united states. it is monday, may 2 in afghanistan. taking off from an undisclosed secret base closer to the pakistani border than the sprawling bagram base 250 miles away and armed with precise details obtained by the largest intel collection ever, four sound sur pressing stealth helicopters, two large chinooks and two blackhawks. the night stalkers lift off. onboard are two dozen of our finest warriors, navy seal team 6. flying fast and quietly, the aerial armada crosses the pakistani border untexted. their target, the strange walled compound lying just one mile from a major pakistani military facility in the city of abotabad. in pakistani officials have been notified for fear someone will compromise the mission or tip off thenmy. >> we made the decision that we would not inform them and that we would conduct this operation unilaterally on the part of the united states. >> conditions on this night are near perfect. there is no moon. visibility is around 3 miles. the relatively s
the world that the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden the leader of al-qaeda. >> geraldo: back up 8 hours to 30:00 sunday afternoon on the east coastf the united states. it is monday, may 2 in afghanistan. taking off from an undisclosed secret base closer to the pakistani border than the sprawling bagram base 250 miles away and armed with precise details obtained by the largest intel collection ever, four sound sur pressing stealth helicopters, two large...
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live and work all the time in an environment that is alaska and the east coast to the west coast of the united states where in the rocky mountains and that full range in the lucian chain of islands there's a lot of volcanic activity they live with it it's their local climate they do have rules they are very careful but they are thoroughly familiar with it they train their crews especially to be able to handle this stuff in europe we don't create train our crews to handle this stuff we do not have anything like the amount of surveillance that that in the usa they have for this area and yet the airlines are pleading that they should have the same privileges in europe as this very highly experienced carrier alaskan airlines. in an environment in which the local experience is not much greater the ryanair chief said this is a case of bureaucratic incompetence but when you're talking about something like twenty seven different national air traffic control spaces within europe it's very difficult isn't it to coordinate and decide when the risk should be taken or not. well as a matter of fact it's very inter
live and work all the time in an environment that is alaska and the east coast to the west coast of the united states where in the rocky mountains and that full range in the lucian chain of islands there's a lot of volcanic activity they live with it it's their local climate they do have rules they are very careful but they are thoroughly familiar with it they train their crews especially to be able to handle this stuff in europe we don't create train our crews to handle this stuff we do not...
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there are real questions that ask whether in trying to fight the terrorists the united states has subvert its own east coast and in some sense let the terrorists. it sure is not international headlines this hour now and more than a four hundred gallon surge of police forces in the northeastern province of noticed it's the second major attack staged by the taliban in the last four days on saturday nato soldiers and local security forces battled insurgents assaulting government buildings across the city of kandahar. the european union has imposed an arms embargo on syria following the government's crackdown on protesters it also froze the accounts of person syrian officials and used a room bound that was troubling in my opinion un also expresses concern after a humanitarian mission was blocked from entering the southerner's city of bell to spite the president bashar al assad agreeing last week to allow medical supplies to reach this is used refugee calls on. a small group of evacuees a grief leaving allowed inside the exclusion of those around the plans earthquake and tsunami damage pushing the nuclear plant
there are real questions that ask whether in trying to fight the terrorists the united states has subvert its own east coast and in some sense let the terrorists. it sure is not international headlines this hour now and more than a four hundred gallon surge of police forces in the northeastern province of noticed it's the second major attack staged by the taliban in the last four days on saturday nato soldiers and local security forces battled insurgents assaulting government buildings across...
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coast guard academy. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] >> the president congratulated the class of 2011 on having the highest gpa of any class in the coast guard history. he also told the new graduates a lot will be expected of them and said he is sure they will meet those expectations. >>> air force one with president obama onboard had to abort its first landing attempt as mr. obama arrived in connecticut. the white house says it was overcast at the time and visibility was below the minimum. the pilots decided to circle around and make a second landing attempt. the faa says it's a common safety procedure and after circling backing air force one landed safely. >>> people with electric cars can now charge them at the oakland airport. >> there's no electricity on until we plug it into the car. >> just two hours ago, officials unveiled their eight new charge point charging stations located in the premiere parking area. electric car owners are delighted. >> i've been coming here for two years with this car, and to actually have the
coast guard academy. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] >> the president congratulated the class of 2011 on having the highest gpa of any class in the coast guard history. he also told the new graduates a lot will be expected of them and said he is sure they will meet those expectations. >>> air force one with president obama onboard had to abort its first landing attempt as mr. obama arrived in connecticut. the white house...
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i heard in 2003 was that saddam hussein was going to fly little airplanes off the east coast of the united statese little airplanes were going to aerosol spray chemical and bilogical weapons to the united states. i almost fell off my chair when i was briefed about that. >> we talked to condoleezza rice about the famous aluminum tubes, which she said the only reason to have them was exclusively for nuclear weapons. she tried to get off that yesterday and said most likely. there's a huge difference between exclusively and most likely. they were not capable of being used for nuclear weapons. saddam was making no attempt to acquire anything else you would need in addition to the tubes. the tubes were used for rockets, for standard weaponry. it's clinging to those kinds of details in the face of what we know now that is just so frustrating in trying to talk to her. >> that's an even more agreenlgous example of intelligence failure and lying than you think. i discovered doing my research post 2005 when we had the meeting with george tenant in the chair, we added orchestration by the cia to keep the dep
i heard in 2003 was that saddam hussein was going to fly little airplanes off the east coast of the united statese little airplanes were going to aerosol spray chemical and bilogical weapons to the united states. i almost fell off my chair when i was briefed about that. >> we talked to condoleezza rice about the famous aluminum tubes, which she said the only reason to have them was exclusively for nuclear weapons. she tried to get off that yesterday and said most likely. there's a huge...
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this up for themselves and and see the you tube video clip of the united states senate deliberately overturning the request for the gulf coast hearings to be given the power of speech now the gulf coast here and have been given the power subpoena it could have not only demanded that bob colusa or actually appear before the hearing he could have demanded the colusa shares what he knows occurred on that rig immediately prior to the blowout what could possibly be the reason for essentially deliberately spilling millions of barrels of oil into the gulf of mexico what is the purpose of it i believe that the purpose of all of this was it was a population reduction event and we've already seen elements of population reduction in the gulf coast area after katrina where many of the black residents of the area have not. returned to new orleans in some cases they haven't been permitted to return to new orleans because there's absolutely nowhere for them to go because they're not being permitted to return to their former residence so what you're suggesting is that governments and big business are colluding to cull populations and why wo
this up for themselves and and see the you tube video clip of the united states senate deliberately overturning the request for the gulf coast hearings to be given the power of speech now the gulf coast here and have been given the power subpoena it could have not only demanded that bob colusa or actually appear before the hearing he could have demanded the colusa shares what he knows occurred on that rig immediately prior to the blowout what could possibly be the reason for essentially...
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it's the ports on both sides and on the southern coast of the united states.structure is in sorry shape in this country. >> if i take a nonpartisan position to invest in education and infrastructure, i have to hear from your side that you're willing to cut back on these comfortable welfare programs for the middle class, such as medicare because that's where the deficit is coming from. >> i think in the real world, you are not going to cut back sharply on medicare. i just don't think -- as a political reality? >> yeah. >> that's sad. >> we'll have to figure out a way to solve this problem. thanks very much, will and bob. >>> one big city is becoming a hotbed for technology jobs. you might be surprised. building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. a
it's the ports on both sides and on the southern coast of the united states.structure is in sorry shape in this country. >> if i take a nonpartisan position to invest in education and infrastructure, i have to hear from your side that you're willing to cut back on these comfortable welfare programs for the middle class, such as medicare because that's where the deficit is coming from. >> i think in the real world, you are not going to cut back sharply on medicare. i just don't think...
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boundary in the nation's midsection that will make its way eastward but for today, the east coast of the united statess in good shape. let's jump right in and show you what is happening out there. we'll start with the current temperatures being reported across the region. we are at 46-degree here in washington. so it is definitely a cool, breezy start to the day. 46 in d.c. 43 in gaithersburg. frederick, maryland is at 45 degrees as is dulles airport. manassas, 43 degrees. as we look off to the east, cambridge, maryland is at 46 degrees at this hour. let's take a look at the satellite-radar composite -- no, i want to show you the wind. the current sustained winds, 10 miles per hour here in the district. 12 at dulles. eight in bald. six in fredericksburg so a breezy day. these winds could gust later on today up to around 25 miles per hour or so. now, the satellite-radar, what you will see is mostly quiet conditions. we do have i few clouds out there this morning but -- a few clouds out there this morning but today will be a mostly sunny day. things are quest well out to the west as well. there is a fro
boundary in the nation's midsection that will make its way eastward but for today, the east coast of the united statess in good shape. let's jump right in and show you what is happening out there. we'll start with the current temperatures being reported across the region. we are at 46-degree here in washington. so it is definitely a cool, breezy start to the day. 46 in d.c. 43 in gaithersburg. frederick, maryland is at 45 degrees as is dulles airport. manassas, 43 degrees. as we look off to the...
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resources and shore-based infrastructure to protect our aviation resources places the coast guard and the united statesed policy for the arctic, the united states and our coast guard are going to continue to be ill 4-equipped to conduct the search-and-rescue operations that are going to become increasingly necessary as amounts of sea ice continue to diminish understand the levels of arctic marine maritime vessel traffic increase, as former admiral allen, former commandant of the coast guard would say, you know, i can't discuss too much about climate change, but i can tell you that there is more sea, more open sea that i am responsible for in the arctic. we're clearly seeing that. it's been projected that a seasonal ice-free arctic ocean was decade away understand that that maritime shipping through the northwest passage, through the northern sea route above russia and the direct transit across the arctic ocean were going to be few and far tbeen. but last year, last year russia sent a large ice-breaking bulk tanker through the northern sea route and across the arctic carrying hydrocarbons bound for asia
resources and shore-based infrastructure to protect our aviation resources places the coast guard and the united statesed policy for the arctic, the united states and our coast guard are going to continue to be ill 4-equipped to conduct the search-and-rescue operations that are going to become increasingly necessary as amounts of sea ice continue to diminish understand the levels of arctic marine maritime vessel traffic increase, as former admiral allen, former commandant of the coast guard...
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electrical grid, the inland waterways, it's the ports on both sides and on the southern coast of the united states infrastructure is in sorry shape in this country. >> take a nonpartisan position to invest in education and infrastructure and by the way i'm willing to look at increasing in tax revenues i have to hear that you're willing to cut back on the comfortable welfare programs for the middle class, such as medicare. by the way, that's where the deficit is coming from. >> let me -- i think in the real world you are not going to cut back sharply on medicare. >> as a political reality. >> that's sad. >> we'll have to continue this and figure out a way. tells you how complicated it is. these are smart guys that know about this stuff. will, thanks very much. bob always good to see you. one big city is becoming a hot bed for technology jobs. you might be surprised by this one. i'm going to show it to you after this break. i love it too ♪ ♪ you love money ♪ well, you know i love it too ♪ ♪ i work so hard at my job ♪ and then i bring it home to you ♪ ♪ i love money in my pocket (announcer) everythin
electrical grid, the inland waterways, it's the ports on both sides and on the southern coast of the united states infrastructure is in sorry shape in this country. >> take a nonpartisan position to invest in education and infrastructure and by the way i'm willing to look at increasing in tax revenues i have to hear that you're willing to cut back on the comfortable welfare programs for the middle class, such as medicare. by the way, that's where the deficit is coming from. >> let...