In Japan, they are developing underground train stations the trains are traveling 300 mph and more.  To replace all the tracks and make all the trains fast and efficient it will cost 55 billion dollars. I think that this will be a nice way for transportation since there isn't enough room for buses and trains and large transportation vehicles. Japan should work with the money they have building a little at a time and eventually this cities will be transformed to using bullet trains. If this works well in Japan other countries will most likely catch on and use their idea for these trains.

   When astronauts get in space they use different muscles then when on earth. When you stay in space for months at a time muscles are going to loose complexity and get smaller. Your bones are also going to break down. I think that astronauts should team up with some one who can help them build a room in the space craft dedicated to using those muscles figuring out different equipment and techniques you can use to strengthen those muscles keeping them strong. They could also make a vitamin that'll keep muscles and bones stronger. If they are planning to send people to Mars they need to figure out all the health factors/risks before they send them.

   Senate and house of reps are getting new seats. 435 in House of Representatives and 34 in Senate. They are predicted to stay in republican favor. This maters when it comes to veto and overriding power. I think that if you have a democratic president and a republican majority vote the president won't have as much power and it'll be more of what the people want. It also will work the other way around, but if there is a republican president and republican popular vote the president will have more power.

   Last night was the last debate before the election. Hillary Clinton has got the popular vote but Donald Trump could still possibly win. In the debate they discussed the supreme court and economic stand points. Clinton wanted someone that'd push for women rights where as, Trump wants someone that's prolife. Clinton wants to equal men and women's pay and Trump discussed how he wanted to lower the national debt. I think this debate went better then the first. This will also have a large impact on the election.

   Final presidential debate is tonight. 1/3 of the Senate seats are up for grabs. The Senate is the most important because they approve the supreme court nominees and accept and turn away things. I think Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump could win. They both are hotheaded and would win if they can stay calm and collective. In my opinion it will be a lot of talking over each other and bickering.

   There is a heroin epidemic arising. Kirkwood High School has had many students die because of heroin overdoses. The school is looking for ways to prevent kids from trying heroin and if they are already on it how to help them stop. After a death in 2015, 80 students found help to try and quit. I think that they could have a seminar and raise awareness about heroin and the dangers but at the end of the day teens will do what they want. The main problem most likely is who is supervising them and how the teens are acquiring the money to buy the drugs.

   Illegal drug imports have increased in the US from Mexico. Drug cartels smuggle drugs through tunnels, by boat, and on land. Arresting people isn't going to help decrease the problem. As long as there is a demand there will be people that'll provide. We need to focus on educating people about the drugs and how addictive they are. In my opinion we will never get down to no drug smuggling because there will always be people to do what they want no matter the consequences. This is another challenge for our next US president.

   In Tokyo there are underground bike racks. 14% of the transportation in Tokyo is by bikes. It takes 8 seconds to retrieve the bike. these racks protect bikes from damage by weather, theft, or cluttering up the streets. In the US we don't use that many bikes for everyday purposes mostly because our streets aren't set up for them. Most of them do not have bike lanes. I think in big cities that they should create bike lanes and build these bike racks. In my opinion they would be very useful because you don't have to worry about locking your bike up or if its going to rain on it.

   There is a possibility of a new tax on sugary products and drinks. This is meant to make people buy less sugary drinks to lower the obesity rate. This could decrease or obesity rate but it could also hurt the economy by people loosing jobs, as happened in Mexico. I think Mexico should've put a lower tax on the drinks. 10% was too much and that's why so many jobs were lost. There should be around a 6% tax on the drinks if any because people are going to eat what they want. Just cutting out some sugars isn't going to help us more then it will hurt the US.

   A program was started by a race car driver called Driver's Edge. This program is targeted to teens to teach them how to drive in life taking situations. He wanted to do this because car accidents are the number 1 cause in teens. The situations he teaches them is skid control, breaking fast, and continuous lane changes in big cities. I think that Drivers Ed programs should teach kids what to do in extreme situations. At least they should have a course they can choose to take for a couple of days that'll teach them the basics on how to control the car from a collision or deathly crash. As a driver believe that this would be helpful for me to know.

   Hurricane Mathew is really close to hitting the coast of the United States. The hurricane was a category 3 when it hit the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas yesterday. There has been evacuations issued. Today Charleston, SC and tomorrow Myrtle Beach in SC. The hurricane is expected to stay off the coast but if it comes onto the coast we'll have much more destruction and people without homes. I think that if people evacuate and prepare homes that the damage will be little if the hurricane stays on track as predicted.

   Hillary Clinton and Donald trump are still close in the race through the peoples choice. Hillary Clinton has got a 5% lead on Trump. Hillary Clinton is predicted to win the Electoral votes unless Donald trump gets all the states he's got and he will have to swing quite a few others. As for the VP debates Trump's VP (Pence) was considered to win that vote. He was very calm and collective during the questions and answers. I think this may have a decent influence on Donald Trump coming back and winning this election. As for now it looks like Hillary Clinton may win.

   Modenna is the company that is leading these treatments. Some treatments were made hoping to cure "incurable" diseases. These treatments take outside mRNA and they have to figure out how to make a persons body accept it to make new protein molecules that were destroyed by the disease. Your body notices the foreign/outside DNA as viruses and turns them down. This I think is going to be the biggest challenge. They will have to figure out what the body will accept because every ones DNA is different so you can't make one "key" that's will fit all. this process will take many years and will have to be tested on people and then watch the effects of the people.

   In Houston Texas a lady has bought an apartment building. She has called the building "Turning Point". This is supposed to give homeless people ages 50-62 a place to live and a feel of accomplishment. Every person that lives there is required to do whatever they are able to do. Some tasks may be cook, clean, or maintain. This organization gives elder people hope for their future. Hopefully her generosity is adopted by other people around the US.