Teaming with her. Martin. Ding lockheed design beat out a german competitor indsnf plans to build 12 submarines for an spacex has snagged his First Air Force contract. Gps3ontract to deliver the satellite is a time for spacex, which last year succeeded in certifying the rocket to compete for military space launches. Competitiony withdrew after congress banned the use of the russian rd 180 rocket engines for military satellite launches. Now we look at Public Opinion on defense spending. Joining me is the director of the university of maryland graham for Public Consultation and president of voice of the people. Thank yo jill you conducted a survey of 7000 registered voters. Talk to them a bit about defense spending. Why dont you give me an overview of the survey and maybe some highlights of the results . We gave a lot of information about the size of the Defense Budget and the current arguments pro and call on about what we should be doing about the Defense Budget. Made they came out is
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff South Carolina lay stricken today, with cities, towns and roads inundated by the worst flooding on record. Days of nonstop rain have killed nine people, driven hundreds into shelters, and left thousands more without power or drinkable water. Some of the worst was in the states capital, as William Brangham reports. Brangham parts of columbia, South Carolina were simply swallowed up today by the rising waters. It was chesthigh, and even higher in some parts of the city. And even as the rain began finally tapering off, there were new warnings. This is not over. Just b
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff South Carolina lay stricken today, with cities, towns and roads inundated by the worst flooding on record. Days of nonstop rain have killed nine people, driven hundreds into shelters, and left thousands more without power or drinkable water. Some of the worst was in the states capital, as William Brangham reports. Brangham parts of columbia, South Carolina were simply swallowed up today by the rising waters. It was chesthigh, and even higher in some parts of the city. And even as the rain began finally tapering off, there were new warnings. This is not over. Just b
Im Walter Isaacson, and im Walter Isaacson and im with the Aspen Institute here and its our pleasure at the institute to be the host and the facilitator of the franklin project. The project began when general Stan Mcchrystal was out talking about the importance of National Service two or three years ago in aspen, and everybody related to it, and one of the things we try to do here at the institute is turn thought into action, so we said, well, if this is important, lets try to create a program around it. General mcchrystal agreed to chair it. He also thought to himself, im never going to raise another idea in aspen again. You get enlisted if not drafted to do something, but i think he was able to convey to us that this works on so many levels. I mean, this is an important thing that every kid in america could have the rite of passage that previous generations had. Secondly, the notion that theres an expectation and an opportunity to be able to engage in National Service. I think both a
Republican president ial candidates are meeting in des moines today for a final debate before the caucuses on monday. All the major candidates will be there except for one. In the most recent quinnipiac poll released earlier this week, it showed donald trump and senator ted cruz in a statistal tie among Iowa Republican voters. Senator marco rubio held onto third place with 13 percent, but no other candidates were above 7 percent. Those on the main stage tonight include john kasich, jeb bush, marco rubio, ted cruz, ben carson, chris christie, and rand paul. Fox news is hosting the debate at the Iowa Events Center in des moines at 8 iowa time. Trump says he will not be at the bate tonight. He defended his position on the same channel he is boycotting he spoke to bill oreilly on fox news last night. Trump blasted fox host megyn kelly, whom he fit criticized in august following a debate. He said he has zero respect for kelly, adding shes overrated. Campaign says it will hold a special even