200 billion over 10 years or 13 of that would come from federal grants and loans. The president said that private partners, state and local governments will be responsible for funding the rest. In the bay area, some transportation Officials Say that the proposal falls short of the nations and the areas needs. It didnt cover the basics. Reporter Randy Rentschler says that maintenance alone for roads, Public Transit and bridges cost 10 billion a year. Not to mention the future projects. Or the bart extension to san jose. That could cause 5 million. We had an opportunity to come to terms with the shortcoming of our infrastructure with this nation, maintaining the system we have and growing it where we can instead we have a proposal that does none of those things. Reporter the Council President said that he feels encouraged to hear Congress Talk about infrastructure. We have projects we need to think about like the Second Crossing of the day. For bart, and for caltrans in the future. Or fo
Zoo says no animals are missing. Calling out nicki minaj over her tweets. Are there artists tweeting into the fray . Today, wednesday, july 22nd, 2015. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone, welcome on a wednesday morning. Lets ask the guys in the control room to put the images up of a massive warehouse complex fire in north brunswick, 40 miles from manhattan. It has grown to five alarms. Well have much more on that story coming up. But on this wednesday morning, lets start with another breaking story overnight. A United Airlines crew reported being the target of lasers at a new york area airport. This after a dozen similar incidents there last week. Nbcs tom costello covers aviation. What can you tell us . This problem has been growing worse over the past few years. Laser pointers start out with a small light but as the distance grows, that beam of light grows bigger and bigger. So big it can light up a cockpit and blind the pilots. This morning, the police
They host a forum today on federal investments on innovation and science. Newt gingrich and Business Specialist along with academic researchers will be talking about the issues our live coverage just about to get underway on cspan3. As we wait for senator warren, well bring you a story from the Associated Press regarding the Iran Nuclear Deal president obama traveling in ethiopia, and the ap reporting he delivered a belittling rebuke of Republican White House hopefuls monday calling their attack on his landmark nuclear deal ridiculous, if it werent so sad. Obama suggested the rhetoric from some gop candidates was an attempt to divert attention from donald trump. A wealthy businessman whose popularity is con founding the republican field. Maybe quoting, maybe it gets attention, maybe this is just an effort to push mr. Trump out of the headlines, its not the kind of leadership that is needed for america right now. The associate press quoting president obama during a News Conference in et
He sailed between london and port royal jamaica which was known as the wickedest city on earth. For years he did that responsibly and nobly. But then one day in 1684, for reasons no one can quite determine, Joseph Bannister stole the golden fleece, recruited a pirate crew and turned pirate. Tonight at eight about eastern and pacific on cspans q a. Up next, a forum on strengthening federal investments and Scientific Research as a way to help grow the economy and create jobs. We will hear from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich as well as a panel of researchers and academics. It is part of what is called the middle class prosperity project launched by senator Elizabeth Warren and congressman elijah cummings. Start the middle class prosperity project for them. Why is the middle class prosperity project holding a hearing on the importance of federal funding for research . The reasons are three, and they are all deeply interrelated and related to the future of americas middle class. Investm
An illegal uturn and hit the bus. Five passengers were on the bus and they were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. A new week and yet new reports of more violence in the district. Two people were shot just this morning in northeast. Jonathan you can understand this, the people are worried. But they are now to the point where they are just mad. This latest incident of violence, 23yearold man killed when someone randomly shot up the area around the shaw metro station onrd sad station on saturday. This is almost tiresome. Stephen tschida joins us and say the latest on another investigation. At some point it has to stop. Stephen there is no stop in sight at this point, jonathan. That is why it has so many people upset. I was right over here on saturday where 23yearold was gunned down in a rain of bullets, random gunfire. Since we have seen the spike in homicide in the d. C. Area in the city we have also witnessed this beefed up police presence. The mayor saying they a