Are very closely related. And when youre building these Information Technology companies, the market rewards you and you can make a lot of money. A lot of folks who are doing such extraordinary work in science dont have the same opportunity, and because of that, i think it would be a shame if a lot of folks were growing up trying to figure out what they want do dont choose to go into such critical work because of that. If by having these prizes we can give incentive and can kind of make some of these folks a little more wellknown as figures that some younger students want to grow up to be like, then were doing our job here. Thank you for joining the conversation this week on your money. Were here every saturday at 1 00 p. M. And sunday at 3 00 p. M. And weekdays at 3 30. Find me on facebook at facebook. Com ali velshi. Tweet me ali velshi. Tweet me ali velshi. Have a great weekend. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com hello. Its 2 00 p. M. On the east coast, 11 00 a. M. Out west. For thos
Senator john hobin of north dakota delivered this weeks republican address. House republicans have already passed two bills to replace the president s sequester. So the question is, why wont he work with us . And the answer quite simply is because he wants higher taxes. Lets go to the white house and nbcs kristen welker. Another good saturday to you, kristen. Lets talk about the president , what hes doing this weekend to help broker some sort of a deal to avoid the sequester taking effect on friday. Reporter alex, good afternoon. The president says hes going to have conversations with members of congress and throughout the week. But so far the limited conversations they have had have yielded no results. Both sides are dug in it seems increasingly likely the sequester will kick in. On friday president obama met with the Prime Minister of japan, and he answered some questions from journalists as you can imagine, many of them about the sequester. One person asking him, is it inevitable th
Performance. That charge brought strong denials from armstrong at the time. Hes got no proof. Its his word versus ours. Reporter but in 2011, another teammate, tyler hamilon, told 60 minutes armstrong did used banned substances, including the blood doping agent e. P. O. He took what we call all took. Really no difference between Lance Armstrong and, say the majority of the team. There was e. P. O. , there was testosterone. And i did see a transfusion, a blood transfusion. Reporter last month armstrong admitted the doping in an interview with oprah winfrey. I view this situation as one big lie that i repeated a lot of times. Reporter despite the admission, armstrongs lawyer says the lawsuit is without merit. In a statement, attorney Robert Luskin claimed the Postal Service actually profited from armstrongs victories. Reporter armstrong and his attorneys tried to keep the government out of the case by offering a multimillion Dollar Settlement but the Justice Department turned down that d
Its a good morning in atlanta, but the weather is terrible. Look at this. Weve got fog there. You can barely and, of course, a considerable amount of rain, if you wipe off the lens there. I bought new windshield wipers for my car and cant figure out how to get the blades off. Working three days figuring out how to get the blades off. Victor cnn if you can help me to get the blades off. In los angeles, the death of a canadian tourist, elisa lam stumped investigators, at least for now. Her body ended up in the water tank of a skid row hotel. This young woman appears to be frightened by something we cant see. Shes waiting for the elevator. Completed one autopsy but the results inconclusive and more tests ordered. Number two now, the Obama Administration is urging the Supreme Court to strike down a federal law that denies benefits to married same sex couples. The defense of marriage act or doma describes marriage only between a man or woman. In a brief timed, doma treats gay and lesbian co
Discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. Stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. Other side effects include dry mouth and constipation. Nothing can reverse copd. Spiriva helps me breathe better. blowing sound ask your doctor about spiriva. Hello everyone. Were approaching high noon here in the east, 9 00 a. M. Out west. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. First five stories trending at this hour, sequester blame game. Pistorius, whats his next move. Nuclear waste leak in the u. S. New fighter jets already grounded. And yahoo s new ban thats rubbing some employees the wrong way. We have details on all those stories throughout this hour. But first. New today, president obama take aim at Congressional Republicans with just six days until the painful across the board budget cuts take effect, if no deal can be reached to avert the sequest