The subcommittee will come to order. Today the subcommittee for surface transportation, maritime freight and ports will examine the roadway safety crisis and the solutions that we must implement in response. Like to thank my ranking remember for their help in cop screening this important hearing. Every day more than 100 americans lose their lives on our roads. If trends continue we expect more than 40,000 fatalities this year. And hundreds of thousands of serious injuries. Thousands of families are going to be torn apart by preventable crashes. Those families deserve our recognition as we work to address this problem. Thats why id like to enter into the record statements made by victims families who have written to this committee to urge further action on roadway safety. Without objection those letters will be entered into the record. I also dedicate todays discussion to them as these families know all too well the safety situation on our roads constitutes a national crisis. In 2021 th
The subcommittee will come to order. Today the subcommittee for surface transportation, maritime freight and ports will examine the roadway safety crisis and the solutions that we must implement in response. Like to thank my ranking remember for their help in cop screening this important hearing. Every day more than 100 americans lose their lives on our roads. If trends continue we expect more than 40,000 fatalities this year. And hundreds of thousands of serious injuries. Thousands of families are going to be torn apart by preventable crashes. Those families deserve our recognition as we work to address this problem. Thats why id like to enter into the record statements made by victims families who have written to this committee to urge further action on roadway safety. Without objection those letters will be entered into the record. I also dedicate todays discussion to them as these families know all too well the safety situation on our roads constitutes a national crisis. In 2021 th
Attorney jeff rosell to answer some questions, perhaps clarify whether theyll be charging him as a juvenile or adult, perhaps give insite into why he killed his 8 years Old Neighborhood or more specifics on what happened in that complex sunday evening. The video is the boys arrest from monday night. We did blur his image because of his age. Police tell us he led his 8yearold neighbor Maddy Middleton into his apartment there, and then killed her. They believe he committed this crime before she was even reported missing sunday evening. Please arrested him when they noticed him near a recycling bin. Inside the bin is where they found the body of a young girl. Last night there were hundreds of people who lit candles in this town in honor of Maddy Middleton. It really hits home. I have a maddy myself a 6yearold little girl. Its one of our worst fears that we have as parents. The only thing you can say is you know its good to see the Community Come together and i hope that you know Something
Across the region today and tomorrow as High Pressure builds in. Unsettled conditions return late in the week with locally heavy rainfall and strong winds possible from thursday night into friday morning as a strong frontal system pushes inland. Unsettled conditions potentially persist into the upcoming weekend. Looking at the bay area traffic maps and updating drive times. will breaking news from overnight. A pedestrian is hit and killed by a car in the south bay. The crash happened just after 8 00 last night in san jose on monterey road near roeder road. The driver hit the victim and then slammed into a tree. Police say the driver is cooperating with the investigation. will happening today. A man accused of kidnapping, drugging and sexually assaulting a 13 year old gir will be in court. Police say 50 yearold timothy marble picked up the teenager at a gas station in napa after she ran away from home. Kron fours alecia reid has the story. Neighbors are still shocked that this man that
And the its described as cat catastrophic in les cayes. And for our area, we have mandatory evacuations. And unc wilmington issued a mandatory evacuation for all students. All students must leave that campus by noon tomorrow, noon meterologists are getting whiplash trying to keep up with the hurricanes. Its been all over. It definitely has. We had a dramatic change overnight. And we are waiting for the next run to see if they continue along the track which will pull the storm away from North Carolina. Thats the only real change. It continues to hug the coast of florida and South Carolina and makes a dramatic turn to the right with the current forecast track. Well talk more about that just a few minutes ago, we had a new update from the National Hurricane center. We dont get a new track until 11 00 a. M. Which we will share on the noon newscast. But the good news, it has weakened a little bit more, moving northwest at 10, and thats going to kind of turn it toward florida and bring it ac