administrator andrew wheeler. [applause] administrator wheeler: good afternoon. it's a pleasure to be with you today. thank you, allison, for the warm welcome, and thank you, kevin, for working this lunch. since this is the national press club, i'd be remiss not to use this opportunity to address my friends from the media. every year since 2001 gallup has conducted polling on the same question -- do you think the quality of the environment in the country as a whole is getting better or getting worse? every year since 2001, more people have said getting worse than getting better. often by large margins. we need to fix this perception and we need the help of the press. the public needs to know how far we've come as a nation protecting the environment, and here are a you -- here are you a few environmental indicators. from 1970 to 2017, the u.s. has reduced the six main criteria air pollutants 3% while the economy grew over 260%. between 2000 and 2016, fine particulate matter concentrations in the u.s. dropped by roughly 40%. according to the world health organizati

wheeler.wheeler -- mr. you.heeler: thank i have laid out my positions in my statement and i will not greatr those in any detail here but refer you to the statement but in brief, i believe the supreme court should have a code of conduct if for no other reason than in its own self interest but with deference, mr. chairman, i do not think it is a good idea to ask the judicial conference to develop a code for the court. that runs counter to the decision that congress has created. i have written and i believe that judges should explain their reasons for recruits so -- for recusal for transparency and to create a common law of recusal but i do worry about requiring such a statement in matters of nonfinancial conflicts and embarrassing details that judges use to refuseo recusal. i think there may need to be an exception to protect judges in that circumstance. ahead had knowledge that the federal judiciary where i work for most of my career is a bit transparency of verse. i took note -- transparency a

administrator wheeler? administrator wheeler: thank you all for joining us on the important day, the 75th anniversary of d-day. we honor the allied forces who stormed the beaches and helped to free a continent. we honor our world war ii veterans today and remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice on the shores of france. i'm honored to be joined by my esteemed colleagues. thank you for your leadership on these issues. i am glad to have the opportunity to kick off my first working group as administrator. my staff brought me up to speed on the origins of the working group that was the brainchild of the epa staff during the beginning of the administration. that effort led to our larger working group and where we are today. we look forward to picking up where we left off. among thecoronation federal family is a top priority for president trump. i have worked closely with my on other issues and we've made great progress on those fronts. we are here to continue our progress on regulatory reform. 2018, the e

i now am privileged to introduce the honorable epa administrator andrew wheeler. administrator wheeler has provided strong leadership to all of us here at the agency and is deeply committed to the issues the working group will assess. administrator wheeler. >> good morning and thank you for joining us today, thank you for the introduction and facilitating today's meeting. thank you for joining us on this important day, the 75th anniversary of d-day which donald trump and the rest of the free world honoring the forces that helped free a continent and we honor our world war ii veterans today, those who made the ultimate sacrifice on the shores of france. i'm honored to be joined by my dusting was colleagues, secretary bernhardt, secretary perdue, and chairman new meyer, thank you for your leadership on these issues. i'm glad to have the opportunity to kick off my first esa working group as administrator. my staff brought me up to speed on the origins of the working group that was the brainchild of epa staff at the beginning of the administration which led to our lar

wheeler. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate the chance to appear before you today. i have laid out my positions in my statement and i won't belabor those in any great detail here but refer you to the statement. i believe the court should have a code of conduct but with defrns, plfrp, i don't think it's a good idea to ask the judicial conference of the united states to develop a code for the court. that runs counter, i think, to the statutory governance structure for the federal courts that congress created. i have written and i believe that judges should explain their reasons for recusal on the record. transparency for appellate purposes and also to create a common law of recusal. i do worry a bit about requiring such a statement in matters of nonfinancial conflicts, embarrassing details that judges might decide to have recusal rather than reveal the matters on the record. i think any rule has to find an exception to protect judges in that circumstance. the biden reports, reports of case

. >>> earlier this week environmental protection agency administrator andrew wheeler talked about what his agency is doing on climate change. he spoke at the national press club here in washington, d.c. and discussed with reporters about what he sees as misreporting of the epa's work under the trump administration. >>> i'd like to take a moment to introduce our guests at the head table today. to my far left we have philip brasher executive editor at agri pulse communications. eva mcken, congressional correspondent at spectrum news. rod kukro a recorder at eme news. ryan jackson the epa chief of staff and a guest of our speaker. we have lorie russo. skipping over our speaker for a moment, we have jennifer delow, energy and environmental policy reporter at bloomberg news. senior editor at the epic times and the most of american thought leaders. i also want to acknowledge some additional members of the national press club who helped organize this luncheon. we have the press club staff liaison lindsey underwood. chef susan delbert who prepared your meal. thank you all. [ applause ] >> andr

at wheeler. >> what was it like at wheeler? >> oh, i really loved it.department that the let me go and work off-hours, and a wonderful art teacher. i was just very, very happy there. and this was when i first started really, you know, having more a sense of myself. >> so these are letters from -- >> yes. the interesting ones are t ones -- interesting to me -- when i was in california and had gone out to stay with my mother for two weeks with a chaperone called constance. >> mrs. vanderbilt and i have just finished. we're concluding our trip now. we're in hollywood. and i want to thank everyone for being so very nice. ♪ >> i was so movie-struck growing up, from the time i was 9. and suddenly errol flynn was dating me. >> really? >> and ray milland, who was married. >> so you were dating errol flynn? >> yes! >> how old are you? >> 17. and i was just goggle-eyed because i thought, wow! >> you were still in high school. >> i had another year at wheeler, i hadn't finished high school. >> and your mom was fine with it? >> she let me literally -- it was like l

charles lawrence wheeler and mr. jose vollaldenado.presenting the wreath for denmark, lieutenant colonel william kruger paulson, assistance defense military, naval and air attache, royal danish embassy. is accompanied by wwii veterans, corporal david wo allman and -- -- he is accompanied by world war ii veterans, corporal david wallman and -- representing the wreath for france, oliver -- embassy of france. he's accompanied by world war ii veterans, mr. wilbur williams and mr. lee. [no audio] representing the country of greece -- embassy of greece. he's accompanied by world war ii veterans, mr. francis oakes and mr. bill spurrier. [no audio] representing the country of luxembourg is ambassador sylvie lucas. accompanying her, mr. eli linden, world war ii veteran. we offer our condolences on the recent passing of the grand duke, jean of luxembourg, who was a decorated world war ii veteran who landed on the beaches of normandy on june 11, 1944. representing the netherlands, colonel paul -- lieutenant colonel -- embassy of the kingdom of th

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charles lawrence wheeler and mr. jose vollaldenado. for denmark, lieutenant colonel william kruger klausen, assistance defense military, naval and air attache, royal danish embassy. he is accompanied by world war ii veterans, corporal david wo wallman, mr. stan walsh, and mr. ortega. representing the wreath for france, air force colonel oliver, deputy defense at cachet -- attache. embassy of france. he's accompanied by world war ii veterans, mr. wilbur williams and mr. lee. representing the country of embassynaval attache, of greece. he's accompanied by world war ii veterans, mr. francis oakes and mr. bill spurrier. representing the country of luxembourg is ambassador sylvie lucas. embassy of luxembourg. accompanying her, mr. eli lidden, world war ii veteran. we offer our condolences on the recent passing of the grand duke, jean of luxembourg, who was a decorated world war ii veteran who landed on the beaches of normandy on june 11, 1944. representing the netherlands, attache,aul, attdefence embassy of the kingdom of the netherlands. t

it's delicious i can i tell pew fix your 2 wheeler yourself. this. is college and i can fix a flat in 10 minutes with a patch that costs a couple of euro's and then i can set off again straight away if i left it down in the basement for 2 months i'd have to take the bus or a car if i had one so. that's way it's better you're more self-sufficient i mean this is just into the. helmet viz now from the municipal planning department doesn't believe additional lanes will help on traffic problem he wants to add cable cars to the public transport system running above pedestrians and other earthbound traffic. and we have to offer alternatives that don't depend on the streets like a cable car system which is independent of conditions down on the ground and can help relieve congestion of. the cable car project is still in the planning stage the 2 kilometer route would cross the rhine and connect to train stations and travel harps based on data from other cities the cars should be able to transport up to $8000.00 passengers an hour and building the line would pr

. >>> we are going live right now just outside of houston where an 18 wheeler has crashed into a river. we will give you a closer look at that from some video we got about a half hour ago. there it is, it crashed off of the freeway i-10 and into the river and they are looking for the driver. it happened at about 3:40 their time. a car had crashed on the bridge and the 18 wheeler hit the car, overcorrected, crashed to the guard rail and into the water. so they have the area blocked off. and again, the search for that driver continues. >>> and investigation is underway after two bodies were found inside a castro valley home on forest avenue. a relative called and after they hadn't heard from loved ones for days. authorities did a welfare check and found the man and woman dead from apparent gunshot wounds. the two had been dead for several days. they are not ruling out the possibility of this being a murder suicide. >>> new details on the deadly santa clara county workplace shooting. one of the victims tried to stop the gunmen, giving employees and customers time to run for safety. morgan

andrea leadsom, who has been proposed by chris heaton—harris and seconded by heather wheeler.y who has been proposed by sir gary streeter and seconded by ben bradley. dominic raab, the proposer is david davis and the seconder is maria miller. and lastly, rory stewart, the proposer is david cork and the seconder is victoria prentis. that means there are ten valid nominations. the official 1922 to hustings will be held tomorrow and wednesday and the first ballot will be held on thursday between 10am and midday. we anticipate for that it is an gentleman of the press that the result of the first ballot will be available around 1pm this thursday. thank you very much indeed. damon cheryl guillen of the conservative 1922 backbench committee. brexit — obviously — is the dominating issue for the leadership candidates. our chief political correspondent vicki young has been looking at where the 10 stand on that — and other policy areas. it is a pretty crowded field and here they all are, all hoping to be the next prime minister. the first round of voting is on thursday, before that many

andrea leadsom who has been proposed by chris heaton—harris and seconded by heather wheeler.r mcvey who has been proposed by sir gary streeter and seconded by ben bradley. dominic rather, the proposer is david davis and the second is maria miller. and lastly, rory stewart, the proposer is david cork and the second is victoria prentis. that means there are ten valid nominations. the official 19 -- 1920 to valid nominations. the official 19 —— 1920 to hustings will be held tomorrow and wednesday and the first ballot will be held on thursday between 10am and midday. we anticipate for that it is an gentleman of the press that the result of the first ballot will be available around 1pm this thursday. thank you very much indeed. so, there we are, there is the list of oui’ there we are, there is the list of our logical nominees. our political correpsondent nick eardleyjoins me now from the houses of parliament. there has been ten people going forward to the long list, an extended field of leadership candidates, all of those who got the backing of eight mps. really important to point

a 2 wheeler billed for 2 even though doubling up on an electric kick scooter is actually illegal in germany you can now find these vehicles for rent on nearly every corner in the heart of berlin and this summer people are scootering through the streets and parks of the german capital where 15 companies are competing for the market critics complain that they clog up traffic and consume too much energy. we wanted to hear the company's response so we zoomed along to german scooter sharing company tear mobility experiences in other cities show that only 20 percent of he kicks scooter riders have given up their cars for this mode of transport but the sector believes that in the long run electric scooters will ride cars off the road. as sponsors who want to if you look at the commuter train stations here in berlin in some cases they're one or 2 kilometers apart and maybe your office is right between them or your workplace is 4 or 5 kilometers from the train station then it's very attractive to rent an electric kick scooter at the station to get to your office and the potential users are people wh

chief and 2 wheeler a former coal industry lobbyist set fossil fuels will remain an important part of the u.s. energy mix. environmentalists are appalled they fear the new rules will lead to increases rather than cuts in carbon emissions they see if it 3 for the big polluters. under obama's clean power plan in 2015 c o 2 emissions were forecast a full 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2005. the u.s. is deeply divided on climate policy coal mining regions hope to keep their jobs environmentalists are worried about climate change the state of new york has already announced it will file a lawsuit against trump's new energy plan facebook's plan to introduce its own digital currency called libra is facing a backlash and not just from anyone the g 7 the group of the 7 leading economies have given the plan the thumbs down french finance minister bruno lemaire insists that only governments can issue sovereign currencies he asked central banks from the group to deliver a report on the facebook plan by mid july. could this be the governor of the world's next central bank when libor becomes usable

chief andrew wheeler a former coal industry lobbyist said fossil fuels will remain an important part of the u.s. energy mix environmentalists are polled they fear the new rules will lead to increases rather than cuts in carbon emissions they see if it truly for the big polluters. under obama's clean power plan in 2015 c o 2 emissions were forecast a full 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2005. the u.s. is deeply divided on climate policy coal mining regions hope to keep their jobs environmentalists are worried about climate change the state of new york has already announced it will file a lawsuit against trump's new energy plan. well it's been more than 15 years since the concorde left the world's skies forever since then there has been much talk about whether or not we could ever see a return to supersonic commercial flight at the paris air show one company is showing how it plans to bring about just that boom supersonic says it's close to building the world's fastest ever passenger jet the colorado company and its futuristic flyer overture are attracting attention thanks to some prett

and david reed has taken to india's streets to find out how electric four, three, and two wheelers aree to be back in mumbai. it's always on the move. an outfit called glyd, which is associated with the indian car manufacturer mahindra, has just launched an uber—style car service. and the entire fleet is electric. i met up with a regular customer. it's absolutely fantastic. just about anything that you want in the car is there. there are tv screens. yes, you have in car entertainment available. in flight entertainment. you have wi—fi, you have video conferencing facility available in the car. it's like your office on wheels. so why electric? the fact that our cities aren't exactly low on pollution means that every vehicle running on petrol or diesel adds to that pollution. would you ever buy an electric car? i would love to. the only challenge here really is infrastructure around. which means you don't have enough chargers, charging points. glyd's a good mobile showroom for mahindra's cars. they're a tough sell because of the recharging issue and price, but what about other vehicles? i

hope you got a nice weekend ahead for you we're all kind of morning a little bit and now i can't wheeleread it was just a i didn't mean to show toronto any support just this morning. i d are never mind it's okay drop the ball traffic is going pick up or spirits a little bit know how special to present took out there we've got to have hey how's the weather looking going into the weekend. >>a little i think a lot of people waking up with their tears that are making it a low visibility out there it's the fog that we've got going on this morning it is a definitely very foggy even more so than yesterday that funds very dense, right up and down the coast such as out the golden gate bridge visibility below a mile and half moon bay in napa and it will be falling below a mile in novato and santa rosa, through the course of the morning dwa

and andrew wheeler is at the national press conference on c-span at 1:00 p.m. we continue showing 2019 commencement's speeches here on c-span. up next, robert cruz nominee. he spoke to graduates at boston university law school. huzami spoke to graduates of boston university law school. [applause] ok, b law is in the house. that was not in the script but it felt like the right thing to say. day honored to share your today with you, thank you for inviting me. greeting to special those who are watching your law school commencement on c-span. hello, and hello, i think that is everybody. [laughter] today, graduates, you are what you set out to be. attorneys. , a lifetimeor that of lawyer jokes. everyone will congratulate you for graduating, but not as many will appreciate your profession. it is as old as time or at least as old as shakespeare. , shakespeare wrote, the first thing we do, we kill all the lawyers. years, critics have used the quote to express a collective hostility to our profession. as i am sure you recall from your casual reading of 16th-century dram

wheeler left. when mr. pruitt left, excuse me. [laughter] he recently told cbs news he things i'm a change is an important issue, the star is too far in the future to focus on today. he said his college around the world should focus on ensuring everyone has access to clean tricking water. we have a lot to talk about this afternoon so please join me in giving the giving them a warm welcome. [applause] >> afternoon. it's a pleasure to be with you today. thank you allison for the form of welcome and thank you for organizing this lunch. since this is a national press club, i'd be remiss not to use this opportunity to address my friends in the media. every year since 2001, they've conducted pulling on the same question. do you think quality of the environment country is getting better or worse? every year since 2001, more people have said getting worse than getting better, often by large measures. need to fix this perception and we need the help of the press. the public needs to know how far we've come as a nation protecting the averme

that is why the black community do not like wheeler. that is why my children's lives have been endangered in the city. that is why i went out, even though i was the lowest of the that wase was a group put in place for black on black crime by these two individuals appear. up here.came out -- the call came out for single mothers in the black community that were experiencing difficulty with our african-american sons of south bend. it is not our fault that some parents fail to utilize what is put in place, so we can have a conductive way of handling black on black crime, but you did not want to listen. but i did. so if anybody is not at what i got to say, i am not hard to find. >> thank you. but --can say thank you >> your time is up. i really appreciate your question. thank you so much. would you give the microphone up, please? would you all clap your hands? would you give the microphone up? we appreciate you. shouting] >> [shouting over each other] >> if i may, ladies and gentlemen, let me reintroduce the rules of tonight. i know we have

wheeler says it reminds him of dick tracy. >> tip off that two crooks mumbles are making counter fit at manafort. there is mumbles and flat top. it's straight out of a dick tracy gallery and mueller is dick tracy. >> i'll take the crooks off your hand. >> the goal of the graphic novel approach is to have people read the mueller report and we know a certain someone who prefers briefings illustrated so maybe he'll finally get around to reading it. jeanne moos, cnn. >> i read the conclusion. >> new york. >> thanks for joining us. anderson starts now. >>> good evening. she's not my type. that is what the president of the united states has just said about the woman who says he sexual assaulted her. she's not my type. which is what one says when a tre friend tries to fix you up, she's not my type but what accused of what amounts to rape. not my type. that's precisely what president trump said not for the first time, either, she's not my type. he said this about his 15th and latest accuser and we begin with her account of the alleged sexual assault she endured she says at his hands and that

and you're there with the tractor trailers, the other 18-wheelers. and there was a tank truck there. and there was a black gentleman who was driving it. i was walking into pay he goes, you that judge? [laughter] and they told me you were a big rig man like me. but i didn't think i would ever meet you. can i get a picture? but he was real quiet about it. after bush v. gore, i was at a uck stop, a flying jay truck stop south of brunswick, georgia headed to florida. and things were difficult during that period going to florida. so as i was walking in, one of the truck drivers comes up to me says, anybody ever tell you you look like clarence thomas? i said yeah. i bet it happens all the time. and he just kept walking. they don't recognize and it's wonderful. the anonymity is wonderful. >> jim baker used to tell the story, former secretary of state when he was running for attorney general in texas, people came up to him and said hey, you look like jim baker. he goes, well, doesn't that piss you off? justice thomas: i'm waiting for that one to happen. >> w

spi >> reporter: maurice gunned down outside of the holiday market on wheeler road. a sunday morning. >> he didn't even get a chance to dream of what he might want to be to figure out, that's what i want to do. go to schoolnd for that a get hyped about it. he didn't even get a chance to get that far. >> reporter: the cipal of his school spoke. >> we push out our hopes and our messages and nothing is changing. and i need to encourage our youth here tonight to be the change. >> we all have a jo to do. that's love each other. >> reporter: many here expressed frust tion about the gun violence taking so many young lives. >> let you know that every person out there needs something. fill kids with love, not bullets. >> reporter: they handled out these dc police flyers with p maurice's hoto. police offering a $25,000 reward for information in the ase. darcy spencer, >> maurice's schooli organizng a march for murice for this coming week. the principal promised students that mauricewill not be fo rgotten. >>> somexceptional students in our area are getting some well deserved r

you need an 18-wheeler ge18rator. >> both businesses have been around for many years, and neither is unsure what to expect this summer. >>> san francisco supervisors have done what no city in america has, banned the sale of e-cigarettes, the ordinance passed just hours ago, prohibiting the sale or distribution inside city limits. that includes brick-and-mortar stores as well as online. it also bans the sale of flavored tobacco products. but, it is not banning the use by people over 21. e-cigarette company, juul said this will force people to switch back to cigarettes. >>> building a navigation center on san francisco's embarcadero is going in front of a board of supervisors right now. residents in the neighborhood have hired an attorney, they are promising to take the city to court to stop it. >>> in marin county, where the approval of recreational marijuana has become an obstacle for people who need to use it for medicine. i will have that story coming up. >>> plus, a special delivery airlifted into a bay area hospital, how this new equipment will provide life- saving services for t

. >> i will put my four-wheeler in neutral and we'll go down the hill and we call it the redneck roller in the golf cart and tate is like, dad, redneck roller coaster! and i'm like -- and i'm like, oh, my god, i'm fixing to flip this golf cart. so i get control and just take out a whole shrubbery. and tate is like, dad, that wasn't fun. and i was like, no, son, no more redneck roller coaster. >>> i do remember the first time our older daughter and we had just switched to formula and i was in charge of baby the first time. and i guess i wasn't supposed to pack the formula so she kind of got sick and daddy just -- i've never been so scared in my life. i have three kids now, which is thrice your amount of mistakes. >> you ever been to the playground? my kids be dropping off the slide and i miss em on the swing. it happens all the -- that's what makes em tough and buoyant. >> getting really excited in the pool and throwing him up to dive and just throwing him way too high. i could see there was tears welling up. i was like, oh. you can't launch a kid like ten feet in the air. >> i introduce

a paper also reveals an apology for the homelessness minister heather wheeler after elite e—mail showedwas using racist language to describe rough sleepers. revenge is sweep for boris which caused him ruthless for killing off those hopes. so just caused him ruthless for killing off those hopes. sojust one caused him ruthless for killing off those hopes. so just one story gci’oss those hopes. so just one story across just about all of the front pages. no surprise there the big story of the night. and we kick off of the daily telegraph which of course the paper where borisjohnson writes his column and has been a bit ofafan writes his column and has been a bit of a fan is seen for him. they have taken the line that he exacts his revenge is michael gove is squeezed out, that kind of tells the story and the pictures were quite brilliant. they put him at home there and then go over in the middle just staring down wondering what might‘ve been although it's in a picture of today. this is the point that everyone thought it was going to bea that everyone thought it was going to be a final two of

governor reynolds, governor rick etts, senator fisher, administrator wheeler and secretary purdue. thank you all for being here. it's my privilege to host to you near my home and represent farmers all across the midwest today. i'm kevin ross a sixth generation farmer, and first vice president of the national corn growers association. my wife sarah and i grow corn, soybeans, cat l and are raising our four boys, hudson, axeon, carver and hollis. also in this large crowd are family and a few hundred friends and neighbors. we farm just 20 miles up the road near underwood, but we are steps away from land that migrate grandfather cleared on this very missouri river bottom. mr. president, secretary purdue and administrator wheeler i want to thank you for sending direction to the epa and making 15% ethanol blends available year around, bridging a gap to higher blends. you see folks i'm well aware of the conversations that the president held at the white house with colleagues farmers and my iowa senators almost a year ago. i especially want to thank you, senator ernst. in those conversation

a convenience store over memorial day weekend when someone started shooting near that sfoer near wheeler road southeast. three other people were hurt including a 9-year-old girl. today mayor bowser and the police chief peter newsom used a new muriel of scott as a backdrop to plead to the community. >> cowards thatwould be involved in this type of io beh we intend to do everything we possibly can to bring them to justice as well. >> this is not normal and this will not become normal on thiso blk or any block. >> there's a $25,000 reward for a tip leading to an arrest in maurice scott's murder. >>> the sun just starting to me up on d-day plus 75 years. a full day of international commemoration is ahead.ru president taking part in some of it, and we've got it covered from europe to right here in washington right after this break. >>> also ahead, how children who have been been through trauma will soon becofit from a will soon becofit from a forting face in a local a little anxious sometimes. these days we all feel so i'm partnering with cigna, to remind you that how you're doing emotionally

included coal miners and coal labor union officials as environmental protection agency chief andrew wheelernnounced the end of the obama era clean power plan. >>we're gathered here today to deliver. >>on one of president trump's core. >>priorities, the changed rules back federal standards for coal fired power generating plants and allows each state to set its own standards subject to epa approval to continue to reduce emissions. >>and provide affordable and reliable energy for all americans democratic lawmakers say the new rules won't save the coal industry but it will devastate the environment. >>it's neither affordable nor clean. it's a huge step backward in the decade long to protect our planet while the obama administration's clean power plan has been tied up by lawsuits. democrats say it's still encourage the coal industry to clean up its act. senator ed markey says the trump administration action does the opposite the scent of writing an invitation to clean energy producers. president trump has written a love letter to king cole democrats also said pollution from states that set week

environmental protection agency administrator andrew wheeler speaks at the national press club at 1:00 p.m. the house and senate will take of disaster relief bills blocked by several republicans during the recess. c-span2 features the anti-defamation league leadership summit looking into anti-semitism in the u.s. the senate meets at 3:00 p.m. to work on the nomination of andrew salt and the social security administration. commissionersc talk about 5g wireless technology, and analysts look at its economic impact. the forum starts at noon. all this live coverage also available on our website, or listen on the free c-span radio app. tonight at 8:00 eastern on the communicators, the host of the internet history podcast talks about his book, "how the internet happened." >> it is the story of products and companies we would be familiar with, aol to facebook to the iphone. all the things that have come together over the last 25 years to have made the modern reality. haventernet and technology penetrated every crevice of modern life. >> tonight on c-span2. the reviews are in for c-span's "the

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cells will be electric indeed in africa for instance there are plans to promote $23.00 and $4.00 wheelersthrough the u.n. environment program in 10 african countries including ghana now in ghana right now on start up is already doing a test of a compact electric pickup van designed to meet the big needs of african countries we met some of the founders. the 1st prototype of the a car was presented at a ceremony in ghana 2 years ago. the king of the ashanti people received the german developers of the electrically powered truck and. then the pickup was put through its paces to see if it's robust enough to cope with the challenges of ghana's roads. there are now 4 prototypes of the a car it's expected to launch 1st in germany and other european countries before its introduced an african countries including ghana kenya south africa and namibia . a car is made up mainly of simple sheet metal parts. that has just 600 components excluding screws and rivets. it's a vehicle reduced to the very bare essentials. of course a basic part such as the battery electric engine and so on need to be delivere

even the better and movement the creators of the body have expanded to electric 2 wheelers their evil acts are selling like hotcakes this is their latest model in september they'll be taking it to the world's largest bicycle trade fair in germany. don't have it tested every year also in norway intends to set an example for electoral mobility in europe in the future too and for what happens as ever greater numbers of people go electric. it's something that many of us here in the european union take for granted clearing your schedule for a spontaneous getaway on the continent well it's a freedom that many who live in kosovo are unable to enjoy the country gained independence only 11 years ago so for the time being citizens of kosovo must have visas to travel to 26 european countries and they are not always easy to get well the situation has become somewhat of a national joke one that acts as a much needed antidote to the bureaucratic headaches. when close of ours take a trip they start having adventures even before setting out ok television series is devoted to the trials and tribulatio

sco walking to a convenience store when someones ted shooting near the store along wheeler road southeast. a mural for st watches over the parking lot where that shooting happened. the idea came from one ofs hi teachers. >> students come to this store every day. in the morning to get snacks, in the afternoon, and in order for th to do that they're going to have to walk through those samet doorst maurice was touching when he was trying to get to safety. >> a beautiful rvibute. sullance video shows the gunmen get out and begin shooting. scott was killed. he is among the 65 homicides in the district this year. there's a $25,000 reward for a tip leading to an arrest in his murder. >>> it is 4:34. time for a economic on some of the other top stories this morning a man is dead and a teenager is hurt after a double shooting in soueast washington. this happened last night on 22nd street near the maryland line. one man was found dead at the scene. the teen later showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound. no word on a possible suspect. >>> maryland is moving forward with plans to widen and add t

and david reed has taken to india's streets to find out how electric four, three, and two wheelers areove. an outfit called glyd, which is associated with the indian car manufacturer mahindra, has just launched an uber—style car service. and the entire fleet is electric. i met up with a regular customer. it's absolutely fantastic. just about anything that you want in the car is there. there are tv screens. yes, you have in car entertainment available. in flight entertainment. you have wi—fi, you have video conferencing facility available in the car. it's like your office on wheels. so why electric? the fact that our cities aren't exactly low on pollution means that every vehicle running on petrol or diesel adds to that pollution. would you ever buy an electric car? i would love to. the only challenge here really is infrastructure around. which means you don't have enough chargers, charging points. glyd's a good mobile showroom for mahindra's cars. they're a tough sell because of the recharging issue and price, but what about other vehicles? in bangalore, two college buddies with a pass

>> so hold the presses and add a caveat because if someone decides to mount a giant egg on an 18-wheeler, fiberglass will be the safest kind of roadside americana. >> it's fun to believe that possibly there could be a potato in our world this size. >> in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> we were ready to make a giant french fry out of it. >> i feel like a sucker. i thought it was real. ama said there's no way that's a real potato. it's one of fair's gifts. >> yeah. >> freakish creations. >> look line and sinker he got me. >> it was on ice today. it wascalliy out. >> what's happening with the weather? >> it was a good 10 to 15 degrees cooler than average for this time year, larry. let me show you live doppler 7. remember the marine layer that was slow to clear and that's why the temperatures were so below average? it's almost gone. we have seen that mix out a little bit. we only have a few clouds lingering right now. area of low pressure spinning off the pacific northwest coast is responsible for that cooling. we even sawrsrms to our north. seeing some showers in the pacific north