Works committee. Its about two hours. I call this hearing to order. Todays hearing is about the need for this committee to draft and to pass a bipartisan Highway Infrastructure bill. Both Ranking Member carpers staff and my staff have been working on drafting this legislation along with all of the members of this committee. We appreciate all the input we received from our home states, from our fellow members and from transportation stakeholders. Its our shared goal to advance a bill out of the committee this summer. That means the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will be first out of the gate to pass a Highway Infrastructure bill. This is appropriate given the history of bipartisan efforts to pass previous surface as far as surface transportation bills. Chef crumbling roads and bridges and they need to replaced. Projected population growth and existing congestion require states to build new capacity to meet future needs. Our economy is built upon a well functioning road sy
I call this hearing to order. Todays hearing is about the need for this committee to draft and to pass a bipartisan Highway Infrastructure bill. Both Ranking Member carpers staff and my staff have been working on drafting this legislation along with all of the members of this committee. We appreciate all the input we received from our home states, from our fellow members and from transportation stakeholders. Its our shared goal to advance a bill out of the committee this summer. That means the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will be first out of the gate to pass a Highway Infrastructure bill. This is appropriate given the history of bipartisan efforts to pass previous surface as far as surface transportation bills. Chef crumbling roads and bridges and they need to replaced. Projected population growth and existing congestion require states to build new capacity to meet future needs. Our economy is built upon a well functioning road system that allows products from rural a
Take anything, they just beat me. Its a group of teens attack him last week at 12th and oxford a block from the campus. We met him where he was attacked an area he knows well. He said the teens wasted no time the taller kids among the four turned to my side and pom punched me in the back of my head. Reporter after the punch he was hit three times with pipe, fell to the ground but still conscious. Got the attention of a Security Guard who called an ambulance. After they went away, i just said thank you so much for being here, if you werent, i would have been as good as dead. Who knows before a would have happened in no wasnt was there a Police Source tells Eyewitness News detectives are looking for witnesses or surveillance video. About an hour later, a homeless man was attacked near campus, detectives believe the same teens are responsible. We spotted authorities out on campus wednesday making sure students stayed safe. A temple spokesman called the attack serious and says students can
Survival with Eyewitness News. Ukee washington. Im jessica dean. The Temple University was student was walking to his car, david spunt has more and what officials are doing to keep students safe. Reporter he is 20 years old, leaving class last week, minding his own business, about 8 30 at night when somebody hit him in the head with a pipe three times. He is lucky to be alive tonight. I was take anything, they just beat me. Its a group of teens attack him last week at 12th and oxford a block from the campus. We met him where he was attacked an area he knows well. He said the teens wasted no time the taller kids among the four turned to my side and pom punched me in the back of my head. Reporter after the punch he was hit three times with pipe, fell to the ground but still conscious. Got the attention of a Security Guard who called an ambulance. After they went away, i just said thank you so much for being here, if you werent, i would have been as good as dead. Who knows before a would
After a man reportedly pulled a gun on police. What investigators are saying about the shooting, this morning. Plus, someones got a hot ticket from last nights power ball drawing but is it the big jackpot . Get out your ticket and check the numbers. And one day before the big show in the sky, a local University Shows us how it is getting ready for the first total Solar Eclipse in this country in decade. It is sunday august 20th, good morning, im jan carabao. How is weather looking for that long awaited eclipse plus todays forecast. Heres Matt Peterson with eyewitness weather. Nice way to start the week today. Wonderful sunday. Little bit humid outside yesterday. It was. Did you notice how comfortable it thinks morning. Glorious, fantastic. It is, it is a great start to sunday and wonderful afternoon as well. Sunshine will be abundant. We will see temperatures that are not that different from saturday afternoon but big difference is that lower humidity. Already here this morning it is a