a team at university of nevada, reno, is in the middle of that ambitious effort digitally mapping the state of california, including all of the underbrush of forests. the results can give cal fire and others a picture of how to mitigate wildfire risk. >> cal fire is really interested in where the fuels are. the resources board is interested, okay, if we're going to treat the forest, how does that affect the long term outlook on the effects of carbon, on one hand, and also water quality on another? >> that technology is expected to help in both fighting and preventing those wildfires. >>> this season we've been relatively lucky. i don't want to speak too soon. >> knock on wood. >> knock on wood, but so far we've been okay. part of that's to do with it hasn't been hot for long stretches of time. >> yeah. long stretches of hot weather and we've avoided really any instances of offshore winds that really escalate the fire threat because those are even hotter and even drier. odds are as we head farther into august and september, we will have to worry about it. of course, the vegetation is t

university of sussex and also founder of the bumblebee conservation trust. he is here, the town of ox field and east sussex. and eliza greens is a biology researcher at the university of nevada. she joins us from dallas, texas. and of course, you can be part of this conversation. please send us any comments or questions me a, our live youtube chat. thank you to our guest so much for joining us for this important discussion. first establishing what this concern is the best guess from most scientists is that the rate of global insect decline is currently one to 2 percent a year. now to the average person that may not sound quite like a crisis. but erica, why is it that many scientists would say this is an emergency i'm, there's quite a lot of reasons. one of them is that this, this figure is actually from not from a very short period of time. i think david would be able to tell you more about this, save, sorry, but what it is important is the ultimate is dominated by and 6, so 80 percent of it described for now that is described for now using 6. so when we start losing these, we are losing essential parts or ecosystem, says evelyn's, now very much where the polonaise isn't. th

drones now being used to map the forests and a team at the university of nevada reno is in the middleffort. they are digitally mapping the state of california including all the underbrush of forests and the results can give cal fire and others a better picture of how to mitigate wildfirerisk. >> cal fire is really interested in where the fuels are. the resources board is interested okay. if we're going to treat the forest, how does that affect a long-term outlook on the effects of carbon on one hand and also water quality on another? >> the technology is expected to help in both extinguishing and preventing wildfires. >>> all right, let's get a check on what our weather is looking like for this tuesday. and it's kind of hit and miss depending where you are at. >> absolutely. at least with the clouds all the dense clouds are kind odd holding on to the coastline this morning and even allowing for just a little bit of coastal drizzle. heading into this afternoon, we'll see it slowly start to taper off but still, cool and cloudy for many of us as we wake up this morning. i'm actually shoc

nevada. welcome this morning to the miller center here at the university of virginia. we're delighted that mark and i were just saying it's just great to see everybody gathered together in our beautiful williamsburg style forum r

nca will be kicking off its second year of its hbcu accredited colleges and universities in nevada, minnesota, louisiana and virginia. encouraging skill-based hiring that is empowered. ecosystem development, microsoft has made commitments. google.org has made commitments in collaboration with the consortium of cyber clinics, over $20 million to help thousands of students receive hands-on experience. nist will award $3.6 million for regional alliances and multistate partnerships to stimulate cybersecurity education. [laughter] we've got aspen institute making commitments. information technology senior management forum. isc squared. counsel usa. check point software technologies. microsoft announced a long-term alliance for the historic greenwood community in the neighborhood of tulsa. given the moniker of black wall street to expand cyber workforce in their community. there is a lot, a lot of work going on to start the implementation. even that is not enough. there is still more to be done. please partner with us. reach out to our partners at nsf. there are a number of partners in the room. pl

nevada. welcome this morning to the miller center here at the university of virginia. we're delighted that mark and i were just saying it's just great to see everybody gathered together in our beautiful williamsburg style forum room. we want to thank c-span for being with us today. and so if you enjoy this sort of like a holiday movie that you never tire seen over and over again, feel free to watch numerous times. we want to welcome everyone in person as well as those who are watching online live and those who will be watching our archive version as well as those who will watch on c-span. we are here today, of course, with my colleague, professor marc selverstone, to speak about his new book, which is titled the kennedy withdrawal. the subtitle is camelot and the american commitment to vietnam is published by harvard university, has just been published this fall, and it is available in the foir today for purchase and signing. they make a perfect holiday gift and you will even get an inscription and a signature from mark. mark is a historian here at the miller center, w

university's graduation rates. the speech is scheduled for noon today. a group of a's fans is working with people in nevadato las vegas the day after john fisher got his brand new shiny stadium. our governor vetoed a universal school lunch bill for kids. a's fans gathered last night in downtown oakland, where they heard about an effort in nevada called school rules over stadiums. teachers say the $380 million earmarked for a ballpark would be better spent on students in nevada. former oakland mayor jean quan is among the local supporters as fans, we want the a's to stay here. we'd prefer just like the majority in nevada that they can take an expansion team and not take the a's and at the same time that nevada takes care of its kids. organizers say they want to try putting the issue on the ballot or filing a lawsuit. the megadrought in the western us now being compared to desert regions like the middle east. why even this past year's wet winter in some parts of the west wasn't enough to pull the region out of it? a judge orders a north bay city to halt its new ban on camping, while homeless advocates pushed

nevada. starting in la, these pictures were uploaded to snapchat, showing the hollywood hall of fame. you can see heavy rain there. another hollywood iconic location is universal, known normally for its hot and sunny weather. not now. california's governor said that in a single hour, palm springs received more rain than ever before. next we go to sheep canyon, just south of palms springs. you can see mudslides there and also mudslides in death valley, which is normally known for extreme temperatures. the desert has been hit by very heavy rain and flooding there too. we have also seen flooding in victorville, and residents there said they watched the floodwaters get higher and higher before making the tough decision to leave their properties. let's have a listen to what they said. all that started within an hour or two and itjust kept piling up, and the water kept coming further back up the street, just more and more. lives can't be replaced, material objects can. it is betterjust to replace the house, fix whatever gets damaged than risk someone drowning over something that is avoidable. california's governor gavin newsom has also given an update warning that t

nevada. starting in la, these pictures were uploaded to snapchat, showing the hollywood hall of fame. you can see heavy rain there. another iconic location is universalor its hot and sunny weather. not now. california's governor said that in a single hour, palm springs received more rain than ever before. next we go to sheep canyon, just south of palms brings. you can see mudslides there and mudslides in death valley, which is normally known for extreme temperatures. the desert has been hit by very heavy rain and flooding there too. we have also seen flooding in victorville, and residents say they watch the floodwaters get higher and higher before making the tough decision to leave their properties. let's listen to what they said. shill leave their properties. let's listen to what they said.— to what they said. all that started within an hour— to what they said. all that started within an hour or _ to what they said. all that started within an hour or two _ to what they said. all that started within an hour or two and - to what they said. all that started within an hour or two and it i to what they said. all that started within an hour or two and itj

of a universal school lunch bill for kids. as fans gathered last night in downtown oakland, where they heard about an effort in nevada called schoolsiums, teachers say the $380 million earmarked for a ballpark would be better spent on students. former oakland mayor jean quan is among the supporters. as fans, we want the a's to stay here. we prefer just like the majority in nevadans that they can take an expansion team and not take the a's. and at the same time that nevada takes care of its kids. organizers of schools over stadiums say they're committed to stopping the use of taxpayer money to subsidize a ballpark. ideas include putting the issue on the ballot or filing a lawsuit. well, after an early world cup exit, the search for a new us women's soccer coach is underway. vlatko andonovski resigned less than two weeks after the us lost to sweden in the world cup round of 16. its teams. it is team usa's worst world cup performance in history . andonovski took over the women's soccer program in 2019, but many say his us teams underachieved, starting with a bronze medal at the 2021 summer olympics in tokyo. team usa's next challenge

of >> the universe apart of that was incredible. and i'm still star >> i will. california wildlife officials have confirmed a new gray wolf pack in the southern sierra nevada mountainsunty. how cute? that's the farthest south. a pack of wolves have been detected in the state in more than a century. just look at those little cubs in the at those little cubs in the middle there. adorable. abuelita, my father, my whole family, and grand canyon university made me the man i am today. hi tía. hola, mijo. i think i'm going to do grand canyon university's online program and get my master's degree. trata de llevar a tu familia en el corazón y lograrás lo que tu quieres. estoy muy orgullosa de ti. i, uh, have an announcement to make, so... i'm going to get my master's degree online at grand canyon university. find your purpose at gcu. still ahead on the next hour, the phone for morning news. more concerns around self-driving cars in san francisco after multiple vehicles end up blocking traffic. plus, a san francisco restaurant owner says he's fed up after his business was broken into twice in just 2 weeks. >> and the death toll continues to rise in maui following the devastat

a group of a's fans is working with people in nevada to try and block the team's move to las vegas. the day after john fisher got his brand new shiny stadium , our governor vetoed a universalool lunch bill for kids. a's fans gathered last night in downtown oakland, where they heard about an effort in nevada called schools over stadiums. teachers say the $380 million earmarked for ballpark would be better spent on students. former oakland mayor jean quan is among the supporters. a's fans we want the a's to stay here. we'd prefer just like the majority in the vans that they can take an expansion team and not take the a's and at the same time that nevada takes care of its kids. organizers of schools over stadium say they're committed to stopping the use of taxpayer money to subsidize a ballpark. ideas include putting the issue on the ballot or filing a lawsuit after early world cup exit. the search for a new us women's national soccer coach is underway. vlatko and boesky resigned last resigned less than two weeks after the us lost to sweden in the world cup round of 16. it is team usa's worst world cup performance and tennessee took over the women's soccer program back in 201