The governor announced the state conducted over 600 tests and was planning on opening a second testing site monday. Gov. Murphy sorry to be, again, a few minutes behind, which is my bad. Its good to be in Bergen County. I havent been here in a couple of weeks, jim. Ive been under the weather, so its nice to be back. I also want to thank our friends, in particular at Bergen County college here, starting with president dr. Michael redmond, whos a dear friend, and i want to thank him for hosting us so graciously today, as he always has. I had the great opportunity a couple of years ago to deliver the commencement address to the graduates of this fine institution, and it was one of the highlights during my time as governor. And i want to thank him and his team for opening their door to us today on his campus and his community. And, obviously, its been a big day here. More on that in a minute. Im here with a cavalcade of vips, so i want to thank a woman who needs no introduction immediately
Have had towards Howard County now moved up to the Baltimore Area i circled in red may have had heavier sleet and Michael Thomas was seeing heavy sleet and rockville, maybe occasionally snow still mixes in. Thats wintry mix we talk about. We have seen snow, sleet, freezing rain today and it continues across the area. For most part this is minor icing on untreated surfaces and while precipitation for most part is over after 8 maybe drizzle lingers until midnight or so. Its definitely a concern overnight because temperatures are going below freezing just about wrevr with the exception of the district. Well, so we know a lot of salt has already been on the roads and i saw plows of salt over the weekend and people drive the roadways. Untreated surfaces getting slick and Korey Kauffman is having more with trafficwise and glaze of ice showing up. Sue, yeah, some of the side streets starting to see more. Obviously still nice for drivers which is good news. But you know you were talking about
Cumberland gets closer to the higher ridge tops, 45 now. Warmer air is trying to come and will whip out eventually and youre certainly warmer in places like leonardtown, fredericksburg and culpeper where you dont get the fr freeze, this is mostly northern suburbs. We run to headlines. Light wintry mix continues until 8 00 tonight. Minor icing will be round through the overnight hours and it will be round tomorrow morning as well. Text turz get warm tomorrow. Its first few Morning Hours of the morning tomorrow but were concerned anything glazed now will be blazed in the morning and thats why we have our own korey cough money on the road. Shes truly now a real weather reporter. She covered the fierce blizzard in ocean city to the glaze were seeing and i understand youre on your way to gaithersburg and i bet thats one of the places starting to get slipperiness even though its a small amount it doesnt take much at all, korey. And to see. Especially as you get into the night with the dark r
They told the House Veterans Affairs committee that the trip was appropriate. Colorado republican responded saying it is not the objects that are not to good it is the facts that are not good. Congressman kaufman spoke with reporters after he concluded. This entire event is two hours and 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Good morning and thank you for all to be here to discuss the president s fiscal year this fiscal years budget request holds a 198. 6 billion Million Dollars in va funding. That is a huge number. And even more striking when you compare the growth in the vas brother jim. Since 2006 the va budget is up hundred and 75 percent. And gdp grew only 40 . Given the aggressive expansion of the eight resources i appreciate the secretarys testimony the departments core objectives that support those objectives. It may it must stay focused. They will take action on many important items in fiscal year 2019. Some examples include implementation and
Next well have the approval of the june 22, 2016, Commission Meeting minutes if no corrections. Move to approve. It has been there is a motion that has been seconded that we approve the june 22, 2016, Commission Minutes i. Opposed . The is have it. So the that item passes we changed this around so we have the report from the director directors report director sherren. Thank you commissioner president james i want to note i actually asked bridget to change this because staff come from the employee of the month award id like them to hear the directors report as well thats the only change i wanted to say that we spent a fruitful 4 or 5 days in san Diego San Francisco took 10 people mostly manager and one nonprofits providers to the conference with the National Association of area aging on the conference we go to and commissioner president james has been before and as usual good information about policy updates at the federal level also a good chance to exchange the best practices with the