Mike, how is it looking right now for whats happening around the bay . Kari, overall things are improving. The trivalley had a couple issues coming into the area. Starting in the south bay north 101. Capital expressway theres a crash involving a couple vehicles one in the middle of 101, some slowing for the sensors right there holding folks up from 680 up to oakland road where we typically see the slowing starting to clear about now. Well track that and also clearing south of 80 through sunol out of pleasanton, that crash cleared a while ago. Back to you. Thank you, mike. Were going to continue to monitor all of the fires across the bay area. The latest this hour for you. The lnu fires in the north bay have burned more than 356,000 acres. And right now its 27 contained. Five people have died and nearly 1,000 south bay the scu fires are still the biggest in terms of acreage. It has burned nearly 366,000 acres and is 20 contained. Three First Responders have been hurt and 18 structures d
The chair is authorized to declare a recess at any t time i now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Good morning todays hearing will focus on the f35 joint Strike Fighter a highly technical Stealth Fighter that is the pentagons largest and most costly acquisition programs in cf 35 Program Began more than 20 years ago the department of defense more than 350 billion onts Development Total cost to sustain the program is estimated at more than 1 trillion. Unfortunately this program is plagued by challenges including major problems with maintenance of the aircraft. This hearing will address the many, time and manpower the military is forceded to spend for spare parts from Lockheed Martin. Juneck 2019 the dod Inspector General found over a threeyear period more than 15000 spare parts for the f35 lacked dialogue that maintains Important Information of the spare parts. 2020 Committee Staff from the majority and minority visited multiple military bases and interviewed personnel who maint
I am pleased that it is one we can work in a bipartisan manner. I believe we all want a Strong Military and a strong private sector and a strong government that is wisely tracking taxpayers money and spending it efficiently for the purposes that it was meant for. I look forward to working with the Ranking Member in the future and i am so pleased he is with us here today. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time and i now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Good morning. Todays hearing will focus on the f35 joint strike fighter. A highly technical stuff fighter that the pentagon largest and most costly acquisition program. Since the 35 Program Began more than 20 years ago the department of defense has spent more than 350 billion on its development. Total cost to sustain the program are estimated at more than 1 trillion. Unfortunately, this expensive program has been plagued by challenges for years, including major problems with ma
The senator from maryland. This sunday will mark a grim anniversary, 38yearold man holding a longtime grudge against the Capital Gazette, reporting about him make good on the threats. Went to the newspapers office headed to the newsroom and deliberately shot and killed five employees of this community newspaper, the local paper of record, one of the oldest continuously published newspapers in the United States, traces its roots back to the maryland gazette which began publishing in 1727, the capital which was founded, the senseless loss of life to remain so personal to so many people in annapolis and around the state, you need to understand the Capital Gazette was as much a part of the fabric of an apple us as the state department covers better than anyone in the business. Today it still carries out that Mission Better than anyone else, covering gun violence that continues to plague this country and reduce gun violence and public safety. I want to think a moment to mourn those we lost
Work. Under this bill, the 600 payment on top of state benefits actually allows people to have their income almost doubled in certain circumstances. And i want to help people. I want to make sure that if you lose your job, that we cover your wages. But under this bill, you get 23. 15 an hour based on a 40hour work week not to work. And if youre trying to hire somebody in South Carolina the next four months, you got to compete with that wage. And if youre working in a restaurant or probably not now, but if youre working anywhere for 15 an hour, somebody is making 23 an hour and youre working. Its just not fair. Its going to hurt the rubiocollins construct. Restaurants that are out of business, we want them to be able to borrow money to pay the payroll to keep people connected to their employer. Now what do you do when you make 23 an hour being on unemployment . How do you keep that waitress or bartender at 15 or 17 . Youve made it a nightmare for Small Businesses. Theyre being pitted ag