Speakers include the head of the c. B. C. S National Center for emerging infectious diseases. Thats live at 3 00 p. M. Eastern. And then later this afternoon, well go back to the pentagon for a joint briefing with chuck hagel and his french counterpart. We expect them to talk about the Bombing Campaign against isis in syria and iraq. That will be live at 5 00 eastern. Tonight we will continue our coverage of campaign 2014 with another debate, one of over 100 well be bringing you this campaign season. Tonight well be focusing on the oklahoma governors race between joe dorman and mary fallin. Live at 8 00 eastern. And looking at the u. S. Capitol here on this thursday morning where former secret Service Director Julie Pearson testified earlier this week before stepping down. Earlier today we spoke with a reporter about her resignation. Good morning. So tell us a little bit about this interview and how you got it . Well, it was my colleague who got the interview. He is the author of raw h
It is brought to by the Public Television stations of minnesota , with support of aarp minnesota. Is focused on making sure the older voters know where the candidates stand on issues that matter. [indiscernible] minnesota, 70 workings teachers together to prepare our students. Minnesota, a union of 43,000 workers who advocate for excellent and public services, dignity in the workplace, and prosperity for all working families. From the mayo civic center, the 2014 gubernatorial debate. Good evening. 2014he first debate of the campaign for minnesota governor. Of thee managing editor postbulletin in rochester. Organized bynt was the coalition of greater Minnesota Cities, the rochester area of greater wisconsin. Thank you to our public tv sponsors. We are joined my by the three major candidates. , jeff johnson, and hannah nicollet. Thank you for being here. You can applaud. [applause] here are the ground rules. Each candidate will have 90 seconds to respond. We have highly skilled timekeepe
Agencies in the federal government. Im confident that the commission will continue to function effectively after my departure, and i wish my colleagues all the best. Their work, together with our dedicated staff, will enable the n. R. C. To remain an effective, independent and trusted regulator. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to speak with you all today, and im happy now to answer your questions. Thank you. [applause] thank you so much, professor macfarlane. Do you think the United States Nuclear Energy industry will ever recover from fukushima and start growing again . Hat will make that happen . Well, i think that i would separate that out. I wouldnt say that the Nuclear Industry is suffering necessarily because of fukushima. I think there are larger issues at play here, mostly economic issues. What would help that would probably be some price on carbon, my view. Most u. S. Nuclear facilities are more than 40 years old, and most want to extend their lives to 60 or even 80 years
Region. While the administration cites a drop in the children, the fact is that the conditions in el salvador, honduras, and guatemala continue to be very grave. I convened the second hearing because my colleagues and i are mindful of the high levels of Gang Violence and the lack of opportunity right here in our hemisphere, not only affects the lives of millions in Central America, but affects the United States too, as weve seen. Indeed, the pursuit of peace and prosperity throughout the western hemisphere should be a Key National Security objective of the United States. As round reagan said back in 1984, Central America is a region of great importance to the United States, and it is so close. Since salvador is closer to houston, texas, than houston is to washington, d. C. Ive consistently been supportive of u. S. Efforts to assist the region to build capacity to strengthen their Respective Police forces so they can build better confront the high levels of criminality brought on by gan
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