i wasjust saying that the department for| saying that the department for transport put out a statementthe conventional ones. you disagree. just explain why. i think you need to understand the type of smart motorway we have in south yorkshire, there are some smart motorways where there is a hard shoulder that is brought into use as a life lane. we do not have that at all. there are simply lanes. so if you were to stop or breakdown, you pull over into the nearside lane, you do not have anywhere else to go. there is no hard shoulder as it is in use permanently as a life lane. it is that type of smart motorway i think is inherently dangerous. what we have now is a coroner saying that two men's death that he was looking into, if there was not a hard shoulder there, he thinks the lack of hard shoulder was contributing towards their deaths. i was. i contributing towards their deaths. i was- i think — contributing towards their deaths. i was. i think we _ contributing towards their deaths. i was. i think we now— contributing towards their deaths. i was. i think we now have _ contributing towar

the department for transport said it's one several measures being considered to prevent the spread ofer countries. north korean leader kimjong—un has admitted his economic plan for the country has failed. speaking as he opened a rare meeting of his party congress he also said that mistakes had to be boldly admitted. the gathering in pyeonchang is only the second to be held in the last a0 years and will be watched closly by analysts for any reference to the us presidential election stay with us on bbc news — still to come: going for gold — meet the olympic super fan hoping the tokyo games will take place as planned. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow despite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should con

the department for transport said the measure is one of several being considered to "prevent the spreadrder". it is thought that haulage drivers coming through ports would be exempt. japanese car manufacturer honda has halted production at a uk factory. the firm said the temporary shutdowns at the swindon plant through tuesday and wednesday were due to "global supply delays". production is expected to restart on thursday. we have a very us focused programme today because donald trump has made an order banning eight chinese software applications including alipay and the move will further escalate tensions between china and the us beforejoe biden ta kes and the us beforejoe biden takes office later this month. sharanjit leyl is following the story from our asia business hub in singapore. it is an ongoing drama. tell us about this latest episode of. yes, it is, sadly. you said it. president trump seems to be getting really busy, signing these executive orders. these chinese software apps seem to be the next target. they may face being banned in a5 days when he will no longer be in office.

a group of business leaders has written to the treasury and the department for transport calling on the financial support to eurostar, which has been threatened by a large drop in passenger numbers. the international rail service has transported more than 190 million passengers between the uk and mainland europe since 1994. eurostar has said without additional funding from government there is a real risk to the survival of the service. the government says it has been engaging extensively with eurostar since the beginning of the pandemic — and will continue to support the safe restart of international travel. all 50 us states are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend, ahead of president—electjoe biden's inauguration on wednesday. members of the national guard are patrolling the streets around the capitol in washington, following the storming of the building by supporters of president trump. so far, there have been none of the mass protests that had been feared. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. america on high alert like never before. the nation's capital

us were settling down for a festive dinner and break, the military when working with the department for transportpproximately a0,000 tests have been conducted in that operation. and at all times our people have shown fleet of foot, switching tasks as the occasions demanded and well relatively small in scale, always having a catalytic effect. our involvement in testing isa effect. our involvement in testing is a case in point. with diploid personnel to liverpool for a mass testing pilot. the lessons learned are being applied in testing across the country from medway in kent, to merthyr tydfil, kirklees, lancashire, greater manchester. recently in greater manchester i author —— not authorise the employment of 8000 personnel and yesterday the started focused community testing. the country is eager to see the roulette of the vaccination programme and the nhs is delivering vaccines to those who need it at an presented speed. the defensive contribution has been primarily through planning support provided by defensive cetaceans providing supply chains in need in complex environments and as the commander

today, i hope to present to you my goals for the department of transportation, to share a little bit about myself, and to hear from you about your priorities for the department, the issues that you consider important for your constituents and for our country. first, i want you to know that if confirmed, i will work every day to make sure the department meets its mission of ensuring safety, safety for both travelers and for workers and i look forward to working with congress to do so. safety is the foundation of the department's mission and that takes on new meaning amid the pandemic. we have to ensure that all of our transportation systems, aviation my public transit, railways, waterways and pipelines, all of it is managed safely in this critical period as we work to defeat the virus were good. we also have a lot of work to do to improve the infrastructure in this country, a mission that will not only keep people safe, but will grow our economy. now is the time and i believe we have a real chance to deliver for the american people. we need to build our economy back, better than ever,

the secretary transportation or his or her designee serves as a member of the amtrak board of directors, which has ten members for the u.s. department transportation is also responsible for administering federal grants to amtrak and intercity passenger rail policy. as i mentioned in my opening statement restoration of the gulf coast rail service which we have been waiting for for some 15 years. this is an undertaking that i and many others have been workingt on. in 2019 southern rail commission received a grant award of $33 million for this project. there is much more to do. mayor buttigieg, early in your term as secretary, would you have an interest in coming to mississippi to see the gulf coast from new orleans through the gulf coast of mississippi and onto mobile? >> i would thank you for the invitation chairman i would love the opportunity. beckett confirm would you work with me to it reinstate amtrak service after this long 15 year hiatus. >> i look for to working with you to learning more as you know,ly i'm probably only the second biggest passenger rail enthusiast in this particular r administration. >> i think you discuss th

a group of business leaders has written to the treasury and the department for transport calling on the a large drop in passenger numbers. the international rail service has transported more than 190 million passengers between the uk and mainland europe since 1994. eurostar has said without additional funding from government there is a real risk to the survival of the service. the government says it has been engaging extensively with eurostar since the beginning of the pandemic, and will continue to support the safe restart of international travel. the russian opposition activist, alexei navalny, has landed in russia following his treatment for novichok poisoning in germany. seen here in boarding the plane earlier this afternoon, it's now emerged that the plane carrying him was diverted to another airport. he was taken ill on a flight from siberia to moscow in august, and doctors in berlin subsequently found he had come into contact with the nerve agent. the government is moving to head off a rebellion by backbench mps, who could support a labour proposal to extend the temporary £20 a w

first is to take a chance for the department of transportation to take a look at the zero fair transit program, the free bus fare program we instituted in kansas city. although we already heavily subsidize bus fares, we recognized that extra marginal cost put on average $2000 a year back in the pockets of so many riders, so many people who find budget challenges every day. it has managed to sustain ridership during a pandemic. we also recognize that as funding goes, this is a program that costs only a few million dollars compared to almost any heavy infrastructure type investments. to the question i have relating to climate, we spent a lot of time lately in our cities looking at how we can convert our buses and other vehicles to more climate friendly, climate sustainable models. but we have run into costs looking at emissions and replacing buses. other public transportation systems. is there a plan or discussion on how we can discuss converting those old models we have to make sure we have safer fleets for all of us in america's cities. thank you for being with us. mr. buttigieg: thank

department of transportation. we all come with great laserlike focus for the biden administration to rescue from the pandemic and recovery and help this nation regain its footing that we had prior to the covid pandemic. we acknowledge and recognize and admit that the department of transportation under the leadership of mayor pete will be carrying forward that recovery. this is the opportune time to leverage the energy, the engagement, and the partnership of mayors all over this country to advance the most important critical tool of recovery around transportation and communications investment. that is why we are excited to come to you today with this important conversation and bring you secretary designate pete buttigieg. secretary pete, many of us watched your presence before the committee this past week. we agree you did an absolute, incredible job smashing the most important themes, messages, and the call to action to invest in this nation and its crumbling infrastructure, but also bring the value of equity to the table and make sure we are investing in our communities and providing access to opportunity. i often say i

to end the last meeting of the year for the san francisco transportation authority, but i wanted to express my appreciation for two commissioners who will be departing this commission, commissioners norman yee and sandra lee fewer. you two have exerted leadership on transportation as well as san francisco and your respective districts while you've been members of this body. commissioner yee not only chaired this body for many years but was one of the original authors of our city's original vision zero ordinance a year after he joined in 2018. he helped create our vision zero committee, which i still serve on and served as vice chair for two years, led as chair for five years, and during this time, commissioner yee passed many pieces of legislation and led any number of traffic safety policy initiatives, including calling for the priority of safety measures over traffic and parking, expanding daylighting citywide. commissioner yee championed funding for quick bills, traffic calming, red light enforcement, and other actions to protect seniors and children and all road users. he advocated along with walk s.f. and various families for safe streets, both

to end the last meeting of the year for the san francisco transportation authority, but i wanted to express my appreciation for two commissioners who will be departing this commission, commissioners norman yee and sandra lee fewer. you two have exerted leadership on transportation as well as san francisco and your respective districts while you've been members of this body. commissioner yee not only chaired this body for many years but was one of the original authors of our city's original vision zero ordinance a year after he joined in 2018. he helped create our vision zero committee, which i still serve on and served as vice chair for two years, led as chair for five years, and during this time, commissioner yee passed many pieces of legislation and led any number of traffic safety policy initiatives, including calling for the priority of safety measures over traffic and parking, expanding daylighting citywide. commissioner yee championed funding for quick bills, traffic calming, red light enforcement, and other actions to protect seniors and children and all road users. he advocated along with walk s.f. and various families for safe streets, both

i think the whole nation sees why we were excited for your presence and nomination as the secretary of the department of transportation. you are spot on with regards to your thoughts and values that we share as we get ready to go to questions from the mayors around the country i want to share one other point that you made and re- elevating the energy efficiency block grant and ways to theti partnership and alignmt in the federal department of transportation to execute the plan you are looking at so we stand ready to be your partner for these very reasons let's go to the vice chair of this committee. >> i'm doing well. thank you. and mr. secretary it is a pleasure to be with you this morning. it just makes me smile when i see you speaking and being with us again i wish you could have when they could still get together. the pride, respect, the confidence that all the mayors had in you as a candidate and now we get to see you as a designee for the secretary of m transportation and everything gets elevated and we feel so good for you and prideful about you coming from the conference of mayors. mr. sec. designee any recent

think we need a strategy which would involve consultation. of course, whitehall, between the department for transportuture, because it is notjust this pandemic, is it? there are going to be future strains and future pandemics. we have been very much focused on public security and public policy, so i would like to see a not more work done on a longer lasting long—term strategy about how we are going to deal with all of this. ~ . . ., ., , this. where which technology fit in with that? we — this. where which technology fit in with that? we are _ this. where which technology fit in with that? we are used _ this. where which technology fit in with that? we are used to - this. where which technology fit in with that? we are used to modernj with that? we are used to modern passports, is there a way that they could be used to show that somebody has had a vaccination or a negative test? is there something that could be used to make this process easier? absolutely. the governmentjust issued its border strategy, 2025 border strategy on the 17th of december talking about digital borders. when i was on the line,

the department for transport says it is working with the devolved administrations to roll out similarr changes to quarantine on arrival which they say is the biggest thing putting travellers off. i'll speak to the boss of heathrow airport, we are lucky that nobody is really flying at the moment. demand is really restrained compared to what it would normally be before covid. so in that sense, we are quite lucky. but we know that the biggest constraint on demand is the quarantine and testing, so once people want to start travelling again, and once we get into the spring and the summer, which is when people want to go away with their families and see family and friends, we should be in a position where we can we should be in a position where we ca n start we should be in a position where we can start to ease those restrictions. because of those restrictions. because of those restrictions are in place, april, may, june, people willjust not want to travel. that idea of getting the airline industry and other travel measures back up and running, because we know how damaging the pandemic has

changes to guidance, changes to advice, across government, from the deposit of health to the department for transportt a justifiable excuse or reason. home going on holiday is not a justifiable excuse or reason. now we to to the justifiable excuse or reason. now we go to the spokesman _ justifiable excuse or reason. now we go to the spokesman for— justifiable excuse or reason. now we go to the spokesman for the - justifiable excuse or reason. now we go to the spokesman for the snp, i go to the spokesman for the snp, joanna _ go to the spokesman for the snp, joanna cherry. go to the spokesman for the snp, joanna cherry-— go to the spokesman for the snp, joanna cher . ., ,, , ., ., ., joanna cherry. thank you and i would like to thank— joanna cherry. thank you and i would like to thank the _ joanna cherry. thank you and i would like to thank the home _ joanna cherry. thank you and i would like to thank the home secretary i joanna cherry. thank you and i would like to thank the home secretary for| like to thank the home secretary for her statement and advance sight of it. my scottish government colleagu

it would require a work across - would require a work across departments, the home office department for transportn from ports and airports to specified locations. some countries are using hotels, others are using university campuses, where people would be monitored. and that would be the restrictive measures that would take place. so it is a significantly tougher system than we have here, but it may be proportioned, that's what the government will be thinking about in terms of... band what the government will be thinking about in terms of. . .— about in terms of... and tells about the infrastructure, _ about in terms of... and tells about the infrastructure, so _ about in terms of... and tells about the infrastructure, so many- about in terms of... and tells about the infrastructure, so many things i the infrastructure, so many things would have to bejoined the infrastructure, so many things would have to be joined together. what can be put into place to do that? i what can be put into place to do that? “ what can be put into place to do that? 4' ., , ,., that? i think it would be something for o

transportation authority. she was appointed as the new federal transit deputy administrator. that is top until she is confirmed as the new transit administrator for the department of transportation. it is very, very exciting. congratulations. she has been leading for many years and served as american public transit association chair this past year. also, i want to congratulate reynolds, the water management transportation authority and thank her for her collaboration and work with the ferry building and the mission bay and work on treasure island. turning to local issues. >> hold up. it looks like we have an e-mail up on the -- it is not part of your report. >> okay. it is gone. >> pardon me. turning to the local news, very happy day over the weekend as mt muni opened the new transit services. it started between sunnydale and embarcadero and that freed up buses to allow the commencement of two new services. 55 dogpatch and bayview-hunters point express which is long called for by the community and echoed by commissioner walton. we completed the bus study last year. we were happy to help. this is a long time coming. it helps to address the accessibility issues f

transportation authority. she was appointed as the new federal transit deputy administrator. that is top until she is confirmed as the new transit administrator for the departmenttation. it is very, very exciting. congratulations. she has been leading for many years and served as american public transit association chair this past year. also, i want to congratulate reynolds, the water management transportation authority and thank her for her collaboration and work with the ferry building and the mission bay and work on treasure island. turning to local issues. >> hold up. it looks like we have an e-mail up on the -- it is not part of your report. >> okay. it is gone. >> pardon me. turning to the local news, very happy day over the weekend as mt muni opened the new transit services. it started between sunnydale and embarcadero and that freed up buses to allow the commencement of two new services. 55 dogpatch and bayview-hunters point express which is long called for by the community and echoed by commissioner walton. we completed the bus study last year. we were happy to help. this is a long time coming. it helps to address the accessibility issues for bayview a

to end the last meeting of the year for the san francisco transportation authority, but i wanted to express my appreciation for two commissioners who will be departing this commission, commissioners norman yee and sandra lee fewer. you two have exerted leadership on transportation as well as san francisco and your respective districts while you've been members of this body. commissioner yee not only chaired this body for many years but was one of the original authors of our city's original vision zero ordinance a year after he joined in 2018. he helped create our vision zero committee, which i still serve on and served as vice chair for two years, led as chair for five years, and during this time, commissioner yee passed many pieces of legislation and led any number of traffic safety policy initiatives, including calling for the priority of safety measures over traffic and parking, expanding daylighting citywide. commissioner yee championed funding for quick bills, traffic calming, red light enforcement, and other actions to protect seniors and children and all road users. he advocated along with walk s.f. and various families for safe streets, both

tuesday, pete buttigieg will be confirmed for the transportation department. other possible pending cabinet nominations include veterans affairs and commerce. the house meets monday at 3:00 p.m. eastern for a pro forma session only. the first votes are expected tuesday. members are planning to take up a budget resolution and covid-19 relief legislation. two items the senate may also consider. watch the house live on c-span, and the senate on c-span2. >> coming up tonight on c-span, representative debby dingell and tom reed discuss the january 6 attack on u.s. capitol and the house moving forward with impeaching donald trump for the second time. then, the heritage foundation hosts a discussion on the state of american democracy and the current political climate. after that, robert agee of the alzheimer's association talks about the anniversary of the national alzheimer's project and the future of alzheimer's policy. >> representatives debby dingell and tom reed discussed the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. the house moving forward with impeaching donald tr

for the orderly progression of the procurement. and incidentally, this is something that is in alignment with u.s. department of transportation guidance for transportation infrastructure procurements of this type. next slide, please, eusenia. one element i also want to highlight from anna's comments is the reimbursement of local business enterprise design firms. that was a requirement of the r.f.q. and will be a continuing requirement in future phases of the project which would be a requirement in san francisco. these large firms, they have the ability to invest funds at risk in many of these processes, however, many of the contractors and subs that support them don't have that capability, and especially the l.b.e., the local business enterprise firms, so part of the reimbursement benefit agreement is to prioritize the -- the payment for those firms. the next slide, eusenia. i also want to highlight precedents that we were asked to put forward. this is just an example of a larger number in california, some bigger and some somewhat smaller than this one, although you can see there's precedents around the country, as well. you

department of transportation. his leadership is really critical because there is a greatat deal of work ahead for our country. the secretary death cement has already spoken forcefully on the needs for concerted action and to address systemic racism and the fact that too many people in our country live with the legacy of her earlier transportation investment decisions that benefited some people at the expense of others. in june, along with the conference i urged members of the ascendant environment and public works committee, to do more to reverse this legacy as they consider legislation to reauthorize the surface transportation law, also known as the fast act. and we also called the senators to do more to reduce carbon use in our transport systems, to deploy federal resources in ways that help our economies get back to running. but in ways thatou are less carbon intensive, and more equitable for allll residents and users. and finally i urged the committee to do more to empower local decision-makers, like mayors so we have more say over how federal highway dollars are invested. covid-19 has exposed the limitat

the uk on the continent, they think that is coming on across uk tomorrow as well, but the department for transportg that will apply to loads of travellers. ok. rather than a thing that will apply to loads of travellers. ok, adam, alwa s to loads of travellers. ok, adam, always good _ to loads of travellers. ok, adam, always good to — to loads of travellers. ok, adam, always good to talk i to loads of travellers. ok, adam, always good to talk to i to loads of travellers. ok, adam, always good to talk to you. i people who've had covid—19 are protected from getting it again for at least five months, that's according to new research by public health england. the study says past infection gives people 83 per cent immunity compared with those who have not had coronavirus, however, those with immunity may still be able carry the virus and transmit it to others. donald trump has become the first us president to be impeached twice. he's been charged with "incitement of insurrection" over last week's assault on congress by his supporters. our us correspondent barbara plett usher has the story. the resolutio

transportation authority. she was appointed as the new federal transit deputy administrator. that is top until she is confirmed as the new transit administrator for the departmenttation. it is very, very exciting. congratulations. she has been leading for many years and served as american public transit association chair this past year. also, i want to congratulate reynolds, the water management transportation authority and thank her for her collaboration and work with the ferry building and the mission bay and work on treasure island. turning to local issues. >> hold up. it looks like we have an e-mail up on the -- it is not part of your report. >> okay. it is gone. >> pardon me. turning to the local news, very happy day over the weekend as mt muni opened the new transit services. it started between sunnydale and embarcadero and that freed up buses to allow the commencement of two new services. 55 dogpatch and bayview-hunters point express which is long called for by the community and echoed by commissioner walton. we completed the bus study last year. we were happy to help. this is a long time coming. it helps to address the accessibility issues for bayview a

for $95 fee each way. the department transportation changed the rules last month closing a loophole that once allowed a variety of animals to fly for free in the cabin. the only animals that will be classified as service animals will be trained service dogs with documentation. and for your health now apple is warning the iphone 12 models may interfere with your medical devices, the magnets inside the latest iphone models in its electromagnetic field that can interact with some medical devices that contain sensors for example, implanted pacemakers and defibrillators can be impacted when they are too close to these types of magnets as well as radios. according to heart our heart dot org magnets can activate a switch that keep the medical devices from delivering vital signals such as lifesaving shocks apple recommends keeping them more than 6 to 12 inches away from your medical device or to stop using them completely. we have more details on the warning on our website kron 4 dot com. and as we head to our break a live look at conditions on the san mateo bridge, it's looking ugly out there we're tracking the eveni

for homeland security secretary. tuesday senators vote on confirming pete buttigieg to head the transportation department. other possible the house meets for a pro forma session. the first votes of the week are expected on tuesday. members expected take up a budget resolution and covid-19 relief legislation. two items the senate may also consider. watch the house live on c-span and the senate on c-span two. >> former president trump became the first president to be impeached twice. this week, house impeachment managers deliver the articles of impeachment on incitement of insurrection to the senate with the democratic representative jamie raskin leading the -- reading before the senate. >> removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit in the united states. >> so help me god. >> the following day, senators were sworn in as jurors and rand paul requested a point of order to dismiss the impeachment charge as unconstitutional. >> thereby i make a point of order to try a private citizen and not a president, vice president, or civil officer, it violates the const

for supporters. his acting department of homeland security secretary, though, he did issue a critical statement without mentioning everything that he, himself, has done enabling the president's worst impulses. transportation secretary elaine chao resigned today. so did the president's envoy in northern ireland and former chief of staff mick mulvaney. >> i called mike pompeo last night, let him know, tell him i'd be resigning. i can't do t i can't stay. we didn't sign up for what you saw last night. we signed up for making america great again. we signed up for lower taxes and less regulation. the president has a long list of successes that we can be froupr of. for example, you can go and talk about the lowest in i in history. talk about the fact he's the first president in recent memory not to start a war overseas during his term. there are great successes there we can take pride in. all of that went away yesterday. i think you're right to ask the question as to how did it happen? >> yeah. gosh, how did it happen? mr. mulvaney? perhaps you should look in the mirror because whenever the

government provided accommodation such as hotels for 10 days without exception they will be met at the airport and transported directly into quarantine the department for health and social care is working to establish these facilities as quickly as possible and i write home a friend the home secretary will set out the details of our plans in her statement shortly my arrival her friend the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster as this morning spoken to the 1st minister of scotland wales and the 1st and at the 1st ministers of northern ireland and as we have throughout this pandemic we will be working closely with the da's to implement these new measures so that where possible we continue with the u.k. wide approach misspeak it was the emergence of a new variant up to 70 percent more transmissible that forced england back into lockdown and i know everyone yearns to know how much longer we must endure these restrictions with all the consequences for jobs livelihoods and most tragically of all the life chances of our children we will not persist for a day longer than is necessary but nor can we relax too soon because if we do we run the risk of our n.h.

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for homeland security secretary. tuesday, senators vote on confirming pooh-poohed judge to have the transportation department. other possible nominations include veterans affairs and commerce. the house needs monday at 3 p.m. eastern for a pro forma source and. members are planning to take up a budget resolution and covid-19 relief legislation. two items the senate may also consider. watch the house live on c-span and the senate on c-span2. >> next, representatives to be dingell and tom reed discuss the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol and the house moving forward with imputing donald trump for the second time. they also talked about the possibility of a bipartisan of the structure bill. this is from the economic club of washington dc. you very much, and welcome to our 13th virtual signature events of our 35th season. i wanted to thank all of you for joining us, we have with this todaynd

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21000 the facilities for animal transports in russia were inadequate again germany's veterinarian a 40 showed little interest. in february animal welfare activists from animals angels depart for kazakstan they want to find out whether central asia is better than russia for supply stations. to check out the situation not only in kazakhstan but also in respect to stamp we go with them. we have to drive 1000 kilometers until we reach the route used by the animal transports to enter the country. want to live the day we're driving from. kent to make up some time. and then off to shim kent well beyond the routes that the trucks will pass where. several 100 kilometers and there's little change in the landscape. it's extremely cold. this is the road that leads to the border with russia. in the next morning we reach the 1st supply station it was listed in permit papers. at 1st glance it looks like a truckers cafe. if you know it looks like a motel and a gas station what's that meant to be. informants on the flyer information says there should be a supply station. in here i want to thank you. but there's nowhere here 24 animals . looks like it could be a hole for summer hardy. yes

for transportation secretary. former south bend indiana mayor pete buttigieg, as you may remember, one of the democratic rivals but expected to head the transportation departmentecome the next person confirmed. he would still need to go before the full senate for votes of confirmation. back to you. >> confirming the dni as well, director of national intelligence. talk about the mood in washington among the troops and police officers. is it we got through it, relax, or how much vigilance can there still be? it's hard to stay vigilant for long. >> yes. so big relief obviously that we got through the day with no major incidents. still a lot of troops on the ground. we're told they're going to keep around 6100 around the capitol complex for 30 days. some of those troops are here. but maybe walking a little bit lighter. always the concern that once you're off guard, something might happen so people clearly are going to stay vigilant. getting through with the massive buildup that we saw, getting through yesterday without any major incidents has put a lot of people at ease. >> nice to have you and kris there as well. >>> dr. anthony fauci delivering a speech to the w

pete buttigieg, department of transportation nominee, said it's no big deal. >> for those workers, thewill get those job. to speak at the answer is we are excited to see them employed in good paid union jobs even if they might be different ones. >> laura: i'm not sure what the former mayor of south bend qualifications are to be a transportation secretary, but killing thousands of jobs on the vague promise of green jobs in the future? senator. >> listen, we feared this lurch to the left from president biden and his team, were seeing it. within hours of the president being sworn in, with a stroke of luck ken, he killed the keystone pipeline. to help impoverished counties, president biden cares more about jobs now in saudi arabia then made in america energy and american jobs. it gets worse, of course he then put it back into the paris climate accord yesterday. he also called and a moratorium on gas in alaska. we hearing the next few days he's going to put a moratorium on gas, coal, federal land. that's 1 million jobs by 2022, they will be eliminated. this is outrageous. one of the great a

the team and look forward to working with our new secretary of transportation who i think will be a remarkably strong leader for the department of transportation despite his lack of transportation experience directly. he understands how cities work. one of those funmental economically just thank you. with that i think we can-did we take public comment. i think we did not. let's see if the members of the public have any comments on our legislative agenda. moderators can you open up the lines. >> you have two questions remaining. >> yes, i didn't expect to be the first caller. i just hit ten right now. i need to give a shout out christina, she is married to one of your top officials. it was a great presentation. i wanted to say that we need to ask more specifically what we want and how we regulate and have more control over access to san francisco streets. i think this is more important to be more specific. maybe her staff can out reach to taxi drivers and how we can make suggestions to that. the next thing is about the scooters on the streets. i-either don't allow the traffic laws to apply to them or make it tighter and cleare

department of transportation. what she will exactly be doing will be announced in the coming days. hernandez has more than 35 years of experience and she's made a name for herself in the transportation industry fernandez is last day thus today a national search is underway to look for her replacement. >>the hometowns of joe biden and kamala harris have created an oakland scranton unity flag to commemorate the inauguration. windy day to put it up the flag represents a call for national unity after a divisive election cycle. oakland mayor libby schaff and oakland artist fabiana rodriguez who designed the flag along with an artist from scranton hoisted the they up there amid the strong winds this morning chef says the flag sends a loud message to all children in america that they can grow up to be anything and they can fulfill their wildest dreams, the flag is also flying at city hall in scranton pennsylvania where president elect joe biden grew up the unity flag features a pair of hands. one darker one lighter reaching out across an image of a read united states with a blue background and can force taking a closer look at the political glass ceilings that

restrictions of the governor who rely on this for hundreds of millions of dollars of income including the state every year. when pete buttigieg the department of transportationgrilled by senator cruz he said the most important aspect for him was the climate change addenda of the biden administration. that shows despite. liz: go ahead. >> despite trying to get the job agenda back from the gop and donald trump the climate change agenda will take its precedents every time and the greenies will beat out the labor jobs over and over again. liz: let's focus on covid, 200 million doses from pfizer and motor know by the end of march, that means 100 million will be vaccinated we need multiples of that in order to get herd immunity. so hopefully 100 million by the end of march, there is no telling because there's bottlenecks. severe bottlenecks at the state level we have states like alabama, georgia, wisconsin, not getting supplies or there is rigid eligibility guidelines in states like new york, you cannot call the scapegoat trump anymore, it is on these guys. this is what is going to make or break political careers, it is jobs and it is covid-19. your word. >> the d

department of transportation. the experience of trying to compete for limited funding that the d.o.t.nt has. remember the federal government doesn't just regulate companies but cities and states and communities. and my hope is that having that perspective will help me make sure the department is user friendly for many of the communities. that we really need to make sure we're supporting with the historic opportunity that i believe is in front of us right now to make a generational level investment in the infrastructure of this country. you know, at the end of the day those dollars can be authorized in washington, decisions can be made in washington but everything depends on whether they can be effectively delivered and deployed in communities across the country. >> i want to go to a safety issue that no previous secretary of transportation has ever had to deal with. the president talked about it today, and that is masks in public transportation, intrastate transportation, every airport, every airplane. how are you going to enforce that? what's the mechanism in place ready to go for th