Evening more valuable to have that aid there. So heres a question. Can you get me information on when you cost out having if you were to exsend the para to go all the way, a full year or whatever it is, a school year. Whats the cost and get it to my office . Okay. Thank you. Okay. So at this time i want to open up for Public Comment and see if there is any Public Comment on this item. Seeing no Public Comment it is now closed. [gavel] i do want to entertain a motion to continue this item to the call of the chair. I know that supervisor norman yee would love to do an update. We take off june, july and august because of the conflicting recesses but also its hard to schedule room in june in city hall because of Budget Committee so perhaps in the early fall we can reconvene again for many of the follow up but also continuation of the discussion. I think this is a priority for all of us in this room. We want to be engaged and continue to maybe this a real success so i want to thank all the
Get a full scope of the devastation. Look at these images. More than 10,000 people are feared dead. And about 620,000 others have lost their homes. And general overseeing the u. S. Response efforts described seeing bodies as he flew over this region. Every building is either significantly damaged or destroyed. The streets are all closed. You can see with 15 to 25 foot wave came across entire villages. Everything is wiped out. As the the Philippine Government and forces ask us for support, ive got airplanes and helicopters and airplanes that can look for people in areas that are stranded. And much of the countrys infrastructure was destroyed by huge waves and winds up to 235 miles per hour. Officials are largely now relying on helicopters to rescue those still stranded. Nbcs ian williams is on the ground in manila and joins us by phone. Lets talk about the effort. I heard other reports as we reported now, theres some areas that they simply have not been able to reach and here were looki
About how you use your Public Library. Specifically, we want no technology has changed how you engage with your library. Give us a call. Democrats can call 202 5853880. Republicans can call 202 5853881. Independents can call 202 5853882. You can also catch up with us on all of your favorite social media pages. A very good saturday morning to you. We have three weeks until National Library week in the United States. Last week, the Pew Research Center issued a new report on americans and their engagement with libraries. It found that more than two thirds of americans are actively engaged with their Public Libraries. Heres the wrapup of that report from the allied l. A. Times. Public libraries are thriving things to a core group of devotees who have qualities we dont usually associate with look people. They are generally more sociable and active. The report surveyed more than 6000 people over 16. It paints a similar portrait of American Library lovers. More than two thirds of americans ar
This is true because of the incredible success the Broadband Program has had across the country here and at the Brooklyn Library amazing things. Making Great Strides and addressing the digital skill divide. Many of us are wondering where the additional funding is going to come from . I should take a moment on the Digital Literacy spectrum to talk about the room we are sitting. This is a digital commons. It provides us through an increasingly sophisticated set of tools, faster connectivity. It cost around 34 million and how can we build more because we know the need is there. I am hoping the panel will talk about this. It is my pleasure to introduce the director of Library Services. Susan has done so much in her tenure to elevate libraries in the consciousness and we owe her gratitude and will be sorry to see her go. Susan, please, thank you. [ applause ] i would ask our gentlemen, the two toms if you dont mind joining me on the stage. Good morning, everyone. Well it is so wonderful to
Veto the entire bill. Lawmakers began voting just before midnight, sending it to the senate for its consideration. Brian mooar has all the action on capitol hill. Tonight, the republican majority will vote to shut the government down saturday night fireworks on the floor of the u. S. House. You can yell all you want. With a Government Shutdown looming on tuesday, republicans passed a spending package doomed to fail because it mandates a oneyear delay in obama care. Why are we doing this . Number one, this is a program that is too expensive to afford. Well give a stark choice to the president of the United States and the senate. Democrats say its no choice the all. The senate wont take it up, the president wont sign it, House Republicans are shutting down the government. And because of that, not all republicans are on board. We cant let the government shut down. A contentious day. This is a fiveminute vote. Wrapped up with a series of latenight votes. The rules are suspended, the bill i