Deputy mayor of Public Safety and the city administrator. I want to begin by thanking the metropolitan Police Department for their efforts over the past two weeks to keep students in the campus of g. W. Safe. M. P. D. Has maintained a presence at g. W. Throughout these protests. And that presence has allowed for an informed and effective respofnts i also want to thank the broader d. C. Community as tensions have escalated on campuses around the country. Our community has been measured with our words and actions and we have demonstrated and upheld our values and constitutional responsibilities. I want to be clear that our responses to demonstrations is always rooted in Public Safety and constitutional responsibility. The chief and her team are the experts in Public Safety and always have the final word on how our resources are deployed. M. P. D. Is the best in the business at keeping people safe during the exercise of First Amendment demonstrations. So with that, im going to turn it ove
Good morning, everyone. Im muirial bowser, the mayor of washington, d. C. Were in the Johnny Wilson building and our city hall. Im joined by the chief of police who youll hear from shortly. Assistant chief of police, deputy mayor of Public Safety and the city administrator. I want to begin by thanking the metropolitan Police Department for their efforts over the past two weeks to keep students in the campus of g. W. Safe. M. P. D. Has maintained a presence at g. W. Throughout these protests. And that presence has allowed for an informed and effective respofnts i also want to thank the broader d. C. Community as tensions have escalated on campuses around the country. Our community has been measured with our words and actions and we have demonstrated and upheld our values and constitutional responsibilities. I want to be clear that our responses to demonstrations is always rooted in Public Safety and constitutional responsibility. The chief and her team are the experts in Public Safety a
This is about 15 minutes. Good morning everybody. I am Muriel Bowser the mayor of washington d. C. We are on the jon a wilson building. An hour at city hall joined by chief of police who you will hear from shortly. Assistant chief of police jeffery carroll, and the city administrator kevin donahue. I want to begin by thanking the metropolitan Police Department for their efforts over the past two weeks to keep students in the campus of gw safe. Mpd has maintained a presence at gw throughout these protests. That presence has allowed for an informed and effective response. I also want to thank the broader d. C. Community as tensions have escalated on campuses across our country. Our community has been measured with our words and actions we have a demonstrated and upheld our values and constitutionals responsibilities. I want to be clear that our responses to demonstrations is always rooted in Public Safety and constitutional responsibility. The chief and her team are the experts of Public
Public service. Along with these other television providers. Giving you a front row seat to democracy. Earlier today, commerce secretary Gina Raimondo testified on president bidens 2025 budget request and other priorities for her department. Watch the House Appropriations subcommittee hearing tonight at 9 00 eastern on cspan, cspan now, our free mobile video app, or online at cspan. Org. Next, an update on washington, d. C. ,s response to propalestinian demonstrations amid the israelhamas war in gaza. We hear from d. C. Mayor, police chief, and executive assistant 33 people were arrested at George Washington university as police cleared out a protest encampment. This is about 15 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Im muirial bowser, the mayor of washington, d. C. Were in the Johnny Wilson building and our city hall. Im joined by the chief of police who youll hear from shortly. Assistant chief of police, deputy mayor of Public Safety and the city administrator. I want to begin by thanking
Morning. I think it fell on top of the elevator. Explosion she thought she heard was the sound of structural failure. Fire Officials Say an elevator used by judges, jurors and other workers top floor and suddenly crashed through the concrete ceiling of the elevator shaft. Sergeant paul owens was inside that car critically injured in the head and neck. Debris from that malfunction fell 15 floors up to the first floor car the female employee had just gotten into. Deep tee fire commissioner jesse wilson says a safety mechanism kicked and in the elevator cars in the same shaft did not crash. I am not aware of any cable snapping. There was a failure of either some equipment or some structural member and the elevator did move downward. Thank god there was not more people on the elevator. Because it could have been worse than weights. Reporter people inside the complex evacuated by stare as firefighters rescued the two trapped victims. Courthouse shut down for the rest of the day. Authorities