Find our complete Television Schedule at cspan. Org. Let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. Call us, email us, or send us such week. Join the cspan conversation like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. The cspan city story takes book tv and American History tv on the road. Traveling to u. S. Cities to learn about their history and literary life. This weekend, we partnered with comcast for a visit to galveston , texas. The rising win through them. They watched in amazement as both of these factors that are the beachfront structures. At that time, we had wooden bathhouses and out over the gulf of mexico. We also had peers. We even had a huge pavilion. As the storm increased in intensity, these beach structures literally were turned into matchsticks. The 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8, 1900. The storm began before noon, increased indymac intensity, and finally tapered off toward the night. Midnight that evening. This hurricane, was, and still
Weve seen upon the outbreak, we seem use of chemical weapons and weve seen nuclear. We were able to predict any of those. For example, when it came about as good of an ebola, it couldve been something else. We have to be prepared for all of it. The challenges that my group faces is the when it comes to developing these countermeasures we do this in partnership with commercial companies. These are companies that are driven by return on investment. Fcat to make money. The Business Model that exists is tremendously challenging. We want you to work with us and make these countermeasures that you are probably not make any money doing it. Thats the reality of the business were in. Its extremist difficult and so when youre an outcry from the folks in west africa hey where with the drugs and vaccines . They shouldve been here. We agree with that. However, its incredibly challenging. And the fact is that over a number of years its the u. S. Government department of health and Human Services wit
Community weve kept our people safe. We have erased the visions in europe, weve built a loose based order that the benefits us all. But as ever challenges increase, we must adapt. To protect the values of our open societies and to support our partners this required commitment and solidarity the world is changing and we are changing. But one thing that will not change is our determination to stay and stand united. Thank you. [applause] thank you. That was a clear and concise message that is urgently needed. We are delighted that you could join us. I am the Senior Vice President here at the center and what a privilege it is to have your first public address as the secretary general in washington. What we thought we would do for the next 30 minutes or so is take you up on your offer to ask questions and move to the challenges that we see to the south but id like to ask you a few questions and i think the most challenging part of my job is to limit my questions. There is so much we can cov
Woman okay, so today, were going to look at how do we get our water . Narrator and today, its a matter of simply turning on the tap. So often, we forget about the value of water. Water is a commodity that is essential to life. 100 years ago, it would have been hard to imagine turning on the tap water. And now, its an expectation. Narrator over 300 Million People live in the United States. And each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. Man what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. Woman so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school . Woman somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when were finished with it. Man the Water Infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic sanitation, economic development, and for our quality of life. Man you just cant visualize all the assets that are under our feet. We have about two million miles of pipe in this na
Much of that infrastructure is wearing out. Narrator our Water Infrastructure is made up of complex, underground systems that function continuously. These 10 locations take a look at the history, design, and challenges of our Water Infrastructure systems. Each one represents a small part of whats at stake on a national scale. But understanding the challenges starts with understanding the value of the three basic systems. Generations of americans have never experienced living without a constant, unlimited supply of water delivered straight to the tap, or without their waste flushed immediately away. I think people often forget because, you know, Water Utilities have made it very convenient for people to get water how important this is. Man in terms of water supply, wastewater, Stormwater Development these are independent technologies. But what came first, most often, was a water supply system. The basic system is essentially the same as we used back in the 19th century. And in some case