They only get launched once every 12 hours. And you say what if we could capture the data all day and all night in real time . Can we do that by putting the censors on the commercial plane and getting it from the plane to the real time we put a satellite communication on board that is global. So if they are flying they are streaming data up to the satellite and back to the data center and we get the data in under 15 seconds anywhere in the world and we can take that super charge data and add it to the weather balloons and put that into more advanced Weather Forecast models like the tv and have it me higher resolution with a better limit. This is an example of our sandy forecast five days out. You can see the difference here being having the data to get a better start. Host we know that the updated data has been able to save a lot of lives with these depictions. Guest sure. Host sometimes it doesnt come soon enough. Does this speed it up . And does it identify the exact lines moreso than just area . How much additional enhancement do you need to make this more usable . More common . So we cannot only save lives but save time as well. Guest today we capture data all over north america and share that data with the faa and noah to be studied. They did a fouryear study using the data to determine not just for four weeks but for years season to season how much better we make the forecast. And the conclusion was just putting their data into their models gave them a 50 improvement rate. You and i dont care about statistics. We care about events. We want to know if there is a tornado or convector. Host is there going to be a tornado . What time it is going to strike . How big is the storm . So this Technology Helps with all of that . Guest absolutely. You cannot make a better forecast unless you put more and better data into system. There is not enough details. Forecast models and the computers are wonderful. But if you dont put the right data into them you will not get the right answer. Host how often does it need to be updated if there is major investment made in the technology . How often does it need to be updated . Guest we capture data seven days a week in real time and run some models every six hours and they go every 510 days and some every hour going out 24 hours. And the National Weather service can do the same thing. They are working and have so many pressures and so many news it is hard to decipher them all. I spent 12 years of weather data and i am a Firm Believer it isnt computers. It is putting more details in the start of the forecast with more knowledge giving you a better idea. Host the reality is it is a short supply of money from the government. And you are the head of noah. Can you take this technology directly to planes without having them to pay for it and still provide the Service Working with the weather . Guest here is the good news. As noah and all of our federal budgets are challenged the market comes in to work with them and close the gap because it is a good opportunity. We work with noah every day and supplement what they do in concern places where we can net value. We dont want them to go away. We are not a competitor. Host i know you are not a competitor. Thank you very much. Host how important is technology to your home district in texas . Guest it is extremely important. Our district is high tech and that is why i focus on s. T. E. M. Education so much because we have more visas for workers coming into the area than silicone valley. We have to do a better job with that. But what is exciting about this is how much we are seeing that young people are coming along with new innovation and that is the economy. They are ready to go to market and to be available and it is just that we know until the demand is great it is very costly. But it is very, very important that we continue to invest in innovation because that is americas future. I am always excited to come and see what is on the market. Host at t is in your district . Guest yes, they are a major one and Texas Instruments is a hometown company. We are proud of the products that come out of there but we are proud to come to Something Like this and see the latest technologies because you might think you have to latest technology until you come fooa show like this and realize yours might be old. It doesnt take a but a few days or weeks to move to the next level. My interest is making sure we have the young minds ready to move us to the next level. Host thank you your much. And now joining us is Scott Weislow of the best buy corporation. What do you do for best buy . Guest i am the director of recycling and waste management. I manage the recycling program and the waste products. Host how long has that division been in business . Guest we piloted it in 2008 and launched in 2009 so this is five and a half years. Host is there a lot of electrical waste out there . Guest it is the Fastest Growing amount of waste at the moment. Unfortunately, many winds up in landfills because many states allow businesses to just throw it away. We are the biggest retailer of the product and want to be responsible for take care of the waste. Host what do you do . Guest we have this program in our stores and every minute we are open we collect 400 pounds of electronics every minute. Customers come in and bring old eelectronics and we will recycle them. It can be vcrs or anything you can think of. And no charge. And we have two inhome programs. If you buy a new appliance and they are delivered to your home we will haul the other off. Host what do you do with them . Guest we will recycle them. We work with partners that have processing plants around the country that grew up with our program. We collect the material. It goes through the stores to the Distribution System where it is consolidated and it goes out and they process it. Reduce, reuse and recycle. First were them is the reuse. Everything they get whether it is an appliance or electronic they will look at each piece and see if they can repair it and resell it to the market for a second life. That is the first job. Then they shred everything down to the commodity models and they sell them into the commodity market and it is reused. You will see the plastics come back in Patio Furniture and gardening equipment. And the metal is back in automobile components and panels to furniture as well. And you will see the metals get reused in electronics and jewelry and wherever else you find gold. And then plastics and glass off a flat panel tv may come back as the face of a digital watch. Host that doesnt sound like a cheap process. Guest you know, it isnt expensive. For us as an ex expense we operate at nocost to slightly profitable. From the customers standpoint it is no cost. And for the repsych lcyclrecycl business so they must be making money. And it creates job. Host we want to introduce you to meg smith. What are we looking at here . What is is this . Guest you are looking at the safe device which is this black box. This orange box stimulates the vehicle. If i had my phone in my hand and you try to start the vehicle you will not go anywhere. Once my phone is in the docking situation and note it authorized. It removed all handheld cellphone use and can keep you connected to blue tooth. Host where is this mounted . Guest it can be mounted everywhere. It is in the dash or in between the seats. Host what is the point of this . Guest to remove the phone from the drivers. Host maybe a corporate or parental tool . Guest yes. Exactly. Host how long has this been on the market . Guest we launched last year in march. Host and . Guest it is going well. We have had a great response. Host how is this different than having blue tooth installed . Dont most come with that . Guest they do. The temptation is still there. If you have the phone in the car 95 of teen drivers still text and drive every time they get in the karbacar. It is an addiction now. Host who developed this . Guest everything is made in the United States. Host meg smith from virginia. One of the companies here is dish. Jenna mcmullen what are you showing here . Guest the brains of this is the hopper that can report up to two thousand hours of television. We are showing you the super jo jo joey that added to more receivers and eliminates conflicts. Families and tv watchers who like to binge have unlimited access. Host what kind of questions do you get . Guest a lot ask how to watch the local shows on the road. We have a solution with sling technology. Members with a tablet or iphone members can stay connected through the power of the internet. Host if someone had an ipad and dish they could watch a local colorado channel anywhere in the United States . Guest that is correct. And very important for staying connected to certain issues. Host in five years, what are we going to be seeing when it comes to television and cable and Satellite Companies . Guest i think it is going to be let the consumer watch tv where and when they want and the choice to skip commercials and the choice of what they want to watch that their convenience. I think we will see more solutions with that desire. Host Jenna Mcmullen with dish. Coming up, booktv in prime time features programs on fracking and emergency policy. On the next washington journal, a look at how the Obama Administration has been handling events in the middle east and the situation in ferguson, missouri. After that we continue our week long discussion on president Johnsons Great Society with pa patricia harrison. We will talk about the public broadcast act signed by johnson is in the 1960s. And we will hear from former medicare and medicaid facility about the creation. And we will take your phone calls live as always. Here is a look at our prime time lineup this week. Each night starting at 8 00 eastern. A debate on genetically modified food. And then issues on gms safety recalls and highlights from new yorks ideas forum. We will like at the issue of climate changes and then the civil rights movement. Tonight a discussion about fracking. Tuesday night at 8 00, afterwards talks about the history of money. On wednesday we talk about how new technology is going to change every day life. And thursday night a discussion with the future of politics. And on friday at 8 p. M. Eastern indepth with writer and religious scholar. And on cspan 3 an entire week on the civil war. A look at a campaign in virginia tonight. And tuesday the battle of fort stevens. Wednesday night the 150th anniversary of the union defeat. And thursday the capture of general shermans march to the sea and on friday a look at hollywoods portrayal of slavery. Let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. Call us or email us. Like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. The spotlight programs focuses on the congressional investigation into General Motors recall ignition switch. Here is a look at the testimony by mary barra. More than a decade ago, gm embarked on a program and i cannot tell you why it took so long for the safety defect to be announced for this program but i can tell you we will find out. This is a situation that involves vehicles we no longer make. But it came to light on my watch and i am responsible for resolving it. When we have answers we will be transparent with you, regulators and customers. I cannot turn back the clock, but as soon as i learned about the program we acted without hesitation and told the world we had a problem. We did this because whatever mistakes were made in the past we will not shy away from responsibilities now or in the future. Gm will do the right thing and that starts with my sincere apology by everyone