Good morning everyone. The committee will come to order. We are here this morning to review on going Recovery Efforts in puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands in the wake of hurricanes irma and maria, as well as efforts to rebuild it electric grids on those islands in a smarter and hopefully a more resilient manner. Were over two months removed from when Hurricane Irma devastated st. Thomas and john on september 6th and its been nearly 60 days since Hurricane Maria hit st. Croix and puerto rico. Just a little over a week ago that senators cassdy, franken and i along with senator carper who was just here and senator harris as well as some of our house colleagues visited both st. Thomas and puerto rico. I want to thank both governors. For your hospitality. The time you gave us during that visit. It was incredibly important i think for all of us to see to be on it ground and to be hearing directly from you and those that you are working with. I know that some other members of our commi
Good morning everyone. The committee will come to order. We are here this morning to review on going Recovery Efforts in puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands in the wake of hurricanes irma and maria, as well as efforts to rebuild it electric grids on those islands in a smarter and hopefully a more resilient manner. Were over two months removed from when Hurricane Irma devastated st. Thomas and john on september 6th and its been nearly 60 days since Hurricane Maria hit st. Croix and puerto rico. Just a little over a week ago that senators cassdy, franken and i along with senator carper who was just here and senator harris as well as some of our house colleagues visited both st. Thomas and puerto rico. I want to thank both governors. For your hospitality. The time you gave us during that visit. It was incredibly important i think for all of us to see to be on it ground and to be hearing directly from you and those that you are working with. I know that some other members of our commi
Determination at this point. Theyre still under investigation talking to people and witnesses and looking at surveillance if there is any. Reporter they hope these cameras might help identify a suspect. John owns this row of stores along with several rental properties and cant imagine why anyone would target this neighborhood. Our whole family is here. I have them behind, too, theyre all families. Reporter and they worry what will happen while they sleep. They are continuing to investigate. Any time we have fires coming in this same vicinity is suspicious. Reporter the Grocery Store not only sustained damage but closed for the day after losing its electricity. Abc7 news. Now to our other top stories, the congressional hearing that captivated the country. There were several big headlines from the fbi director james comeys testimony today including this one he helped the press learn about a memo detailing a meeting with president trump. He said he gave it to a friend so he would share it
Fires broke out in a span of less than three hours. Good echk, im dan ashley. Im ama daetz. Most of the fires were outdoors except for a business. Willow and vine street south of san jose. David is live with the details. Reporter ama and dan, residents are on edge because there is no known suspect responsible for these fires. You can see from this Grocery Store the fires are happening overnight when residents are asleep and vulnerable. Willow is a street lined by small shops started by immigrants to support their families. Merchants and residents are very worried. Youre scared because you never come in the beginning and you dont know whats going on here. Reporter of the six fires the worst happened at patron grocery and liquor at willow and vine and started in a Storage Building and two interior buildings were damaged. Other fires targeted dumpsters or construction debris waiting to be hauled away. All happened within a 1 mile area. All the fires are under investigation with our arson
Breezy. Right now theyre up to 22 miles an hour at the coast. 15. 50s for the temperature by 7 00. Low 60s by noon. A chance of showers over the higher hills with highs well below average. 60s to near 70 around the bay and inland. A School District in brentwood issued a public apology after a senior who also happens to be a private in the u. S. Army was told he couldnt walk in graduation if he wore his military blues. My favorite part, i would have to reporter he is no ordinary private first class and army reservist. He finished basic training at 17 and this is his High School Graduation party. Its great having you here. Reporter he missed his Graduation Ceremony at liberty high school. He missed the excitement, the energy, the camaraderie, because of this. He basically told me this is a Graduation Ceremony, you are not allowed to wear that uniform. You are supposed to wear a cap and gown. Reporter School Administrators told harley he could wear a cap and gown. He refused to cover up h