And sports illustrateds s. L. Price reports on a working class town through the lens of high school football. Thats just a few of the programs youll see on booktv this weekend. For a complete television schedule, booktv. Org. Booktv on cing span 2 cspan2, television for serious readers. So welcome, everybody. Im the cofounder of civic hall, and just briefly, civic hall, i should say, is weve been here now almost two years. It grew out of an yule conference that we do focused on how technology is changing politics and government that weve been doing since 2004 which is, in fact, how i know pote of our guests. Both of our guests. Weve traveled similar paths. Two years ago we opened civic hall to be a yearround gathering point for the same people and conversations focused on civic tech, how tech can be used for the public good. And so its a pleasure to welcome everybody here. Let me just say that im really excited for the chance to get into this conversation about rules for revolutionarie
Torrential rain. And more than 130 mile per hour winds slammed into haiti. Turning roads into rivers in the poorest nation in the western hemisphere. Across the aisle in the dominican republic, the deluge dropped inches of rain. Forcing cars to drive through the flood. In jamaica, the effects of matthew have already been felt. This road washed away in a mud slide. Along the coast of cuba, people were urged to head for mier ground. More than 300,000 people have report edly been evacuated. If matthew impacts florida, there will be massive destruction we have seen in years. Jeff rick scott is declaring a state of emergency. Once this storm comes, we put First Responders in harms way. You can rebuild a home, a jeff the governor pat mccrory called for emergency. If matthew tears into cuba, it could force the relocation of detainees at guantanamo bay. But the focus today is haiti. The island least equipped to withstand potential disaster. All right. So that is thats the latest on that. Still
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The team. The Third Straight qb sat out last season after transferring here from ucla. The 3one bulls get ready to focus on conference play. The gators have hired a new Athletic Director away from another sec school. After six years at Mississippi State Scott Strickland becomes floridas new a. D. He replaces foley who ended up retiring. After a beating usf last week North Carolina or at least thats what their head coach jimbo fisher says amidst rumors that he may be in the mix for the lsu job. He was there from 2,0002006 before he joined the Florida State staff. He was ls ushss coordinator coach so he has history. Many believe this is the one job that he could possibly leave tallahassee for but fisher maintains hes had no contact with the folks in baton rouge. I dont listen. I dont accept anything. Dont talk anything. Dont do anything. Im not talking about lsu no. And im not were talking about North Carolina. He is not talking about lsu. I dont know if that was a job denial. But hes no
Secretary of defense for the state of israel . I will take your answer off the air. Host that was part of the discussion yesterday. Guest absolutely. There was a lot of time spent on israel yesterday. It is a huge foreignpolicy issue for the. They happen to be in the middle of an environment that is unsettled and without clear paths forward. It is a core interest of the United States. Again, it is a scenario where politicians feel strongly and American Voters feel extremely strongly. There were some differences of opinion but got explored yesterday. Again, that is part of the point of the hearing process of a confirmation progress process, getting into areas where people have concerns. Host one of the exchanges about israel, democrat from rhode island. Interviews and speeches, i have always said i am a supporter of israel. In some cases, i have said a i am a strong supporter. I think it is in my book that we have a special relationship with israel. We always have. So i have never voted