We will call the committee to order. I ask unanimous consent that the chairman be authorized to declare recess any time during todays hearing. That is so ordered. As a reminder, members insert a document in the record please email them. At this point i will recognize myself for the purposes of an Opening Statement. We are here today to discuss the initial federal response to march 26, 2024, Early Morning incident involving the cargo vessel and Francis Scott key bridge in baltimore, maryland, which resulted in the subsequent collapse of the bridge. The first one at all and six workers who sadly perished. I want to express our condolences and offer prayers to the families and their loved ones. I also want to express our appreciation to the harbor pilot and the Maryland Police authority who saved countless lives close in the bridge prior to the incident and all the First Responders who were obviously involved in that process. Finally, i want to commend the federal, state, and local offici
With a heat index of 100 degrees. And we begin to be concerned about showers and storms. Flooding threats and damaging inwind concerns are back with us today. Especially with the heat were going to have. Between 10 00 and 1 00 watch for storms to bubble up. Eastward through Southern New Hampshire possibly even toward the north shore and then well watch into the ear a few storms may start to organize. Especially from where the sea breeze organize from the atlantic here. Well keep an eye later on this evening. Back more with the heat index in your neighborhood and the worse of it coming up. Catherine last night, storms knocked out power to thousands of people. Jason Stephanie Coueignoux went to arlington where crews are working to get the lights back on this morning. Reporter the reason why a lot of people here in arlington take a look. You can see that one of these transformers, the line is down here, and the Fire Department was telling me that lightning struck this transformer, causing
Milwaukee county sheriff david clarke ordered the park closed every night from 6 00 p. M. To 6 00 a. M. , following the fatal officer involved shooting of Syville Smith exactly three weeks ago. Following that shooting, eight businesses were burned. Others were looted and two people were hurt. Dozens of arrests were made, triggering the closure of the park and a nightly curfew. Milwaukee mayor tom barrett lifted that curfew last week. We are told by the county the park will resume normal hours. We will continue to keep you updated on this breaking news. We jim dear forecast and meteorologist Sally Severson we turn now to your forecast and meteorologist Sally Severson is in the Weather Center. Sally in for Jeremy Nelson this morning, and we are looking at temperatures easily into the upper 80s by tuesday. A weather pattern returns by tuesday and hangs around until friday. Even statewide, pretty good. The highpressure influences are weather. We see a few extra clouds were today. It will f
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Unless otherwise announce by the president , each person has 3 minutes for Public Comment on each item. If there is an item of interest to you that is not on the agenda, and is under the subjectmatter jurisdiction you may speak on item 4. There will be a 15minute limit on item 4, but it will be continued to item 14. Last, please address all your comments to the commission during Public Comment on items. In order to allow equal time for all, neither the commission, nor staff will respond to questions during Public Comment. The commission may ask questions of staff after Public Comment is closed. With that were on item 2 the president s report. Thank you. Two items briefly. One, the general manager is appearing as we speak before the board of supervisors and when he arrives well have his report because he has an important presentation to make. Secondly, im going to ask commissioner harrison to update us on the issue of the peace plaza at the japanese center. Yes. Recently commissioner bo