the corp of engineers is grateful to speaker pelosi. mayor breed it is honor to be here today as we announce this important milestone. our partnership with the port of san francisco and work on this study spans many years across multiple corp engineer entities. i'm excited to be here representing a well integrated team of professionals from across the corp engineers. partnered closely with port team to form a integrating task force to deliver this complex and pace-setting project. today's release signifies the next step in our partnership with the port, city and public building coastal resiliency. 2022, the corp engineers and the port released draft water strategies for public review. the draft feasibility report we are relaesing today includes a tentatively plan or draft plan developed using elements of the alternatives. provides analysis of cost benefits and environmental social impacts and tailored to the unique conditions and different risks at the port. this draft plan considered climate rezil yans as a goal for the san francisco wa

at the unified command, the governor of the -- all the elected officials could see those engineers working on this very plans, engineers from the army corps of engineers, navy supervisors. we had state engineers there. there were private engineers helping us permit and we had coast guard engineers there working diligently to figure out the right plan to be able to make that bridge up into the right size pieces that we can lift. the second part of that is we need to get the heavy-lift equipment here. we have been turning those cranes and equipment is on their behind us you can see the first of those things arriving. they will continue to arrive for the next several days and we will continue the planning so we will be ready to take advantage of that as soon as possible and do it safely. i will turn it over to the colonel. >> governor moore, elected officials, thank you so much for having us here. as we just transitioned to the most critical mission that we have two open and restore the channel, to clear the shipping channel and opened the port, we have now began surveying and conducting engineer analysis and assessing in order for us to con

army corp of engineers. really appreciate being here before you chair melger--this is i think really challenging to take this all in. i think president peskin's comments were right on point. this work over several years has gone to try to detail how we can protect 7 and a half miles of waterfront from flood risks in the seismically active place like san francisco. we think about our waterfront as being somewhat immutable but knows it formed over millenia by nature and also by 1850 by acts of man to create a new shoreline when people got here and trying to put together a concerted effort through engineering analysis to say how can we protect this and define the edge of san francisco for the next century and hopefully the next century of prosperity and this being the kind of city we are proud to live and work in. we tried to boil this presentation down to help understand what the draft plan is at this point and what it is not. because this is a mega project and delivered over decades, it has to be something wh

the army corps of engineers, the coast guard, other federal agencies have deployed, they have been on site from the very beginning. secretary buttigieg was here and remains fully engaged. and the army corps of engineers will cover the full cost of clearing the channel. we all recognize that getting the port of baltimore running again at full speed is a priority given all the jobs that are associated with it, all small businesses, all the other businesses and as the governor pointed out, this is not just a maryland issue, it is a national and global question. so, i'm very pleased the army corps will be picking up those costs. as i understand that there are 32 members of the army corps of engineers on the ground right now, surveying the situation. the navy has been contracting with the salvage operation. there are 38 contractors under the navy's oversight with respect to that. so, this is happening right now, and as the governor said, we have got one of the big, the big lifts, cranes coming, i think it is a 1000 ton crane coming around midnight and another 400 ton crane coming saturday

army corp of engineers for the baltimore district. and she laid outer her team's effort to utilize resources at record speed to clear the channel. under leadership of colonel pen chains, the army corp is moving the largest crane to baltimore to help us. it's estimated that that will arrive later on this evening. and third, taking care of our people. i want to provide two updates. the first the maryland department of labor now has established a hot line for unemployment for workers affected. the number is 667-930-5989. i'll sate one more time 667-930-5989. i've also pointed an had had administration liaison to work with families and their time of need. letting them know we're going to be here for them and with them. i want to thank the leaders and organizations that have stepped up in order to help these families as well. fourth, on rebuilding. we cannot rebuild the bridge until we have cleared the debris. we're working closely with our partnerses to marshall the funds to move forward on that spoiled we can be ready when we reach that p

who will be asking for the same type of funding support from the army corps of engineers ? so are you looking for an answer on that one? i like some guidance. yes, please. yeah. i think this study is the first sort of mega study, federal mega study with the army corps on the west side. sorry, on the west coast, and so we are we are sort of out ahead, which is part of why we're really trying to get to congress by 2026. so that, you know, we can get early in line for federal funding. and i think the army corps sees this a bit as a model, both for that comprehensive benefit approach, also for how to address, kind of coastal flooding and sea level rise issues on the west coast. it's very different on the east coast or gulf coast, it's much more hurricane driven. whereas on the west coast the flood damages are really driven by sea level rise into the future. and so whereas that is a sort of an increment often on the east coast. so i think for those reasons, there's a lot of eyes on this from the army corps, from the federal government. and so i think that puts us in a good positi

our team out with the army corps of engineers today as they prepare for the formidable challenge of clearing the blocked channel. tonight, special equipment is on the way to begin the work, while the search for the bodies of four missing workers continued. the wife of a surviving worker telling nbc news, "my husband doesn't know how to swim. it is a miracle he survived." authorities also revealing they have begun interviews with the captain and crew of the container ship. but the ntsb saying its final report detailing a probable cause of the accident may be two years away. and in baltimore, a city still in shock. oriole fans took part in a moment of silence at the team's home opener. tom costello has late developments from the accident scene. >> reporter: out on the water with the army corps of engineers and the first up-close look at the massive "dali" container ship, and the wreckage of baltimore's francis scott key bridge laying on top of it, the "dali's" bow crushed under a massive piece of steel. >> that weighs somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000 tons. we have one of the largest cranes on

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tom costello has developments. >> reporter: out on the water with the army corps of engineers and the first up-close look at the massive "dali" container ship, and the wreckage of baltimore's francis scott key bridge laying on top of it, the "dali's" bow crushed, a massive piece of steel. >> that weighs between 3,000 and 4,000 tons. we have one of the largest cranes on the eastern seaboard that picks up one thousand tons at a time. >> reporter: the water so muddy and dark, divers and drones have struggled to get a clear view. submerged under the wreckage, the remains of four bridge repair workers still missing. this dash cam video shows them on the bridge a few hours before the disaster. the wife of julio cervantes, who survived tells nbc news the workers were on a break in their cars when the bridge suddenly collapsed. amazingly, cervantes survived even though he doesn't swim. the army corps of engineers will have a lead role in reopening and clearing the ninth biggest port. here's the channel. they need to clear a 700-foot-stretch right here to allow ships to get in and out. but it'

assessing and restoring the waterway, the coast guard is very tightly connected to the army corps of engineerss they lead the lead federal agency on that effort. as we were in the oval office, the president called general spellman the chief of the army corps of engineers who is on site your general spellman and i had a number of conversations yesterday in terms of the approach moving forward. they are moving very aggressively and putting resources and mobilizing the necessary equipment. conducting analysis in the underwater surveys to do that. it terms of continuing to stabilize the vessel and mitigating pollution threat and removing the vessel from the area, the vessel is stable but it still has over one and a half million gallons of fuel oil and lube oil on board. it does have 4700 cargo containers on board. 56 of those contain hazardous materials and two are missing overboard. the ones that are in the water do not contain hazardous materials. around 13 or so on the bow of the ship were damaged as the bridge collapsed and impacted the front of that ship. the coast guard has moved aggressivel

our team out on the water today with the army corps of engineers. cranes are on the way to clear the debris and tow the ship away. and then to recover theed bos of the four missing construction workers trapped underneath. abc's elizabeth schulze on the scene tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a massive >> reporter: tonight, a first look inside the cargo ship that crashed into baltimore's francis scott key bridge. ntsb investigators combing through the catastrophic damage, collecting evidence, surveying the mangled wreckage and twisted steel encasing the bow of the ship and examining the what darr douse materials onboard. a massive operation is now under way to clear the wreckage. the u.s. navy sending three giant cranes to the scene. officials hoping to refloat the cargo ship "dali" to begin clearing this vital east coast port. we're only able to get this close right now because we're with the army corps of engineers. the rest of this water is completely blocked to any other commercial vessels. we traveled by boat, getting our first up close look a the m

we're only able to get this close right now because we're with the army corps of engineers. the rest of this water is completely blocked to any other commercial vessels. we traveled by boat, getting our first up-close look at the mangled metal and debris. this goes 50 feet down into the water, that needs to get cleared before anything can pass in and out. 1,000 army corps of engineers personnel now supporting the recovery effort. >> we have to get that section of bridge that is resting on the front of that vessel, off of that vessel. >> reporter: general scott spellman telling me that piece of steel alone weighs nearly 9 million pounds, and will need to be cut into sections before it's lifted off, piece by piece, with a crane. >> this is one of the largest ports in the united states of america, and it has to get reopened quickly. >> reporter: investigators poring over the ship's voyage data recorder, obtaining preliminary information consistent with a power outage and outlining a timeline of the five minutes before the disaster. the ship's lights going dark at 1:24 a.m. tuesd

of assessing, restoring the waterway, the coast guard is very tightly connected to the army corps of engineers as they lead in that role, as the lead federal agency for that effort as we were in the oval office, the president called general spellman, the chief of the army corps of engineers, who's on on site. general spellman and i had a number of conversations yesterday in terms of the coordinated approach, moving forward. and they are moving very aggressively and putting resources isn't mobilizing the necessary equipment conducting analysis in the underwater surveys to do that in terms of continuing to stabilize the vessel mitigating any pollution threat? and removing the vessel from the area the vessel is stable, but it still has over one-and-a-half million gallons of fuel oil and lube oil onboard and it does have 4,700 cargo containers on board. 56 of those contain hazardous materials and two are missing overboard. the ones that are in the water do not contain hazardous, hazardous materials. and then around 13 or so on the bow of the ship were damaged as the bridge collapsed it impacted th

as always, more than one thousand us army corps of engineered personnel. now activated to help in the aftermath of baltimore bridge collapse. a main part of their mission to clear the shipping channel, a critical shipping channel at that with us now to discuss all this us army corps of engineers commander in chief of engineers, the tune of general scott spellman. we appreciate your time. i know there is an enormous amount on your plate in the played that your team right now. just can you explain to people how big of an issue this is the undertaking you guys are currently experimental, phil, thanks. first of all, for having us on the program on behalf of the 38,000 men and women, the army corps of engineers, our hearts go out to those who have lost loved ones in this terrible accident. as governor moore said yesterday, job number one is returning those loved ones back to their families. as the president said, our role in the recovery from this tragedy is reopening this ship channel and your team of graphics and showed it very well to your viewers. we're gonn

team to minneapolis on the i35 bridge collapse in 2007, we work hand in hand with the army corps of engineers and navy salvage divers. we did a lot of sonar work. >> it's the >> engineers, the only corps, the private contractors who are putting divers in the water. it's so one of your earlier guests said, it's taking your time and moving slow. there's no reason to rush this right now because that's where the danger lies. if you rush it, mistakes can happen. things can be missed and people could get hurt the governor of maryland was asked how long it would take to complete the cleanup. he wouldn't commit to a specific timeline. i wonder. can you give us a sense? i mean, are we talking months, years? what's your what's your best guess? >> i think it will it'll depend on how much resources they throw out at you saw the one big crane that they have in place. now, can they get more cranes, moore crews, and can they start like divvying up the work and can they do more? >> at >> more than one thing at a time and that depends on how much resources they have available. so you can be looking at anywher

i think we're talking weeks >> brian even talking to one of the top commanders of the army corps of engineers, who is actually taking part in the operation. i wonder what he told you about how dangerous this will all be. >> well, jim, a general scott spellmon of the army corps of engineers told us that the metal, the constitution of the metal at the wreckage site is like a rubber band. when you cut it, it doesn't just fall straight down. he says when they could have large chunks of metal that snap when they cut it and whip around like a rubber band and that could really be lethal. that's one of the many dangerous that the salvage is. are facing. jim wow, that sounds scary. no question. brian todd, thanks so much for joining us now is former fbi special agent bobby chikun while at the bureau bureau, he served as team leader of the new york dive team. bobby good to have you on tonight. >> thanks, jim >> so now that we have the cranes on site along with the tugboats, the barges, all these pieces, the salvage salvage vessels where does the salvage group begin in all this >> i think they begin by

of assessing, restoring the waterway, the coast guard is very tightly connected to the army corps of engineerse as the lead federal agency for that effort. as we were in the oval office, the president called general spellman the chief of the army corps of engineers who is on site. general spellman and i had a number of conversations yesterday in terms of the coordinated approach moving forward, and they are moving very aggressively in putting resources and mobilizing the necessary equipment, conducting analysis in the underwater surveys to do that. in terms of continuing to stabilize the vessel, mitigating any pollution threat and removing the vessel from the area, the vessel is stable, but it still has over 1.5 million gallons of fuel oil and lube oil on board, and it does have 4,700 cargo containers on boards. 56 of those contain hazardous materials, and two are missing overboard. the ones that are in the water do not contain hazardous materials, and then around 13 or so on the bow of the ship were damaged as the bridge collapsed and impacted the front of that ship. so the coast forward has

portion of the bridge remains on the bow of that ship and we will be coordinating with army corps of engineersaftereffect removal of the debris before the vessel can be removed. bow is sitting on the bottom because of the weight of that bridge debris. and their underwater sve remotely-operated vehicles. divers will be completing that underwater survey. flooding or any damage to the water line that vessel. we will keep you informed on thinvestigation, as a secretary had said, this is led by the national transportation safety board. i have had a couple of cos with chair homendy on this account, and basically what we have done is activated a memorandum of understanding twd ntsb because of the multimodal and complex nature of this investigation. we will be providing coast guard investigators for what we■dérinf investigation, which is our highest level of investigation in the coast guard that will coordinate with the ntsb investigation as that moves forward. i think the secretary closed with some top-flight messages, and for our uniform command -- unified command, essentially a term we use for how

to get a firsthand look at what they're up against, we went out on the water with the army corps of engineersnd we saw it firsthand. inside the now blocked channel at the port of baltimore, the remnants of the key bridge, poking precariously out of the patapsco river where the army corps of engineers is preparing for the daunting operation to clear it out. >> these edges, sharp edges on the steel, those are razor sharp and they go all the way to the bottom. we got to be very, very careful and deliberate as we do this work. >> reporter: clearing the channel means getting everything out, down to the sand. because the massive cargo ships that pass through only have inches to spare. you see that piece of steel right there crushing the front, the bow of the ship? that alone weighs 3,000 to 4,000 tons. they got to cut that into pieces to remove it, and that's just for one stretch of the bridge. there is even more danger beneath the surface of the murky water. divers will need lights and cutting torches to cut apart the bridge piece by piece. it is why dive teams had to stop searching for four still

he is already delivering on his promise, he has ordered army corps of engineers to do everything necessarychannel, so that we can reopen those shipping lanes. we have to open one first, and over a period of time, i think we will do whatever we can to we will do whatever we can to passing through as soon as possible. the army corps of engineers, the federal government will pick up the cost for that, and those funds will be available. the bottom line is the army corps will pick up the cost. i want to commend the governor and his team for their fast action in putting forward the notice that they are going to apply for the federal emergency relief fund, part of the federal department of transportation's we will be working very closely with the governor, the secretary and others and their team as we process that, just to give you all a sense of what that means, immediately for some of the costs of diverting traffic and other immediate costs to adjust to what happened in the short term. and then going forward, that relief find provides a strong will be 90/10 in terms of the federal share. cardin

one of the nation's busiest ports, where surveying the damage with the commander of the army corps of engineers president called me yesterday and we spoke for a few minutes and he made it clear this was the u.s. army corps of engineers number one priority. >> reporter: will this be an around-the-clock effort? >> we are going 24/7. >> reporter: that sound like a massive effort. >> it is a massive effort. >> reporter: general scott spellmon's team will work to clear the waterway and allow divers to recover the remaining four bodies believed to be trapped beneath the rubble. it's not just all this debris that you can see in this massive cargo ship. it is also everything that sunk to the bottom. tons of debris that is 50 feet tall, it all has to come off the floor before this channel and the port of baltimore can reope. >> reporter: already there's a traffic jam of cargo ships unable to get in or out of the port of baltimore, plus two cruise ships that won't be able to return to the charm city port that employs 8,000 people. >> this is a core economic engine for our state and we have to make sure t

we're surveying the damage with the commander of the army corps of engineers. w minutes, and he made it clear this was the u.s. army corps of engineers number one priority. >> will this be an around-the-clock effort? >> we're going to go 24/7. >> that sounds like a massive effort. >> it is a massive effort. >> reporter: general scott spellman's team will work with crews from the navy and coast guard to begin the salvage efforts to clear the waterway and allow divers to recover the remaining four bodies believed to be trapped beneath the rubble. it's not just all this debris that you can see and the massive cargo ship. it's also everything that sunk to the bottom. tons of debris that's 50 feet down. it all has to come off the floor before this channel and the port of baltimore can reopen. already there is a traffic jam of cargo ships unable to get in or out of the port of baltimore. plus two cruise ships that won't be able to return to the charm city port that employs 8,000 people. >> this is a core economic engine for our state, and we have to make sure that our

engineers from the army corps of engineers, navy supervise of salvage. private engineers helping us, coast guard engineers working there, and they'll working diligently to figure out the right plan to break the bridge up into the right size pieces that we can lift, and the second part of that is we need to get the heavy lift equipment here, and we have been telling you the cranes are on the way and the equipment is on the way. behind us, you can see the first of those things that are arriving. they're arriving, and they're going to continue to arrive for the next several days. and we're going to continue that planning so that we will be ready, so you'll take advantage of that as soon as possible, and do it safely. i'll turn it over to colonel pinchasin. >> we have lost audio, obviously, but you can hear, all the folks working in baltimore to get things back up and running. as governor wes moore said, this is a complex and unprecedented operation laying out four priorities, the coast guard. the rear admiral say they have three things they're working to do,

the army corps of engineers is on the spot and will help lead this effort to clear the channel. hubs of the nation and i have been there a number of times as a senator and the vice president. it handles a record amount of cargo and it is also the top port in america for imports and exports of automobiles and around 850,000 vehicles go through that port every single year. we will get it up and running again as soon as possible. 15,000 jobs depend on that port. we will do everything we can to protect those jobs and help those workers. the bridge is also critical for travel and notjust workers. the bridge is also critical for travel and not just for baltimore but for the northeast corridor, and over 30,000 vehicles across the francis scott key bridge on a daily basis, it is one of the most important elements for the economy in the north—east will top and the quality of life. the transportation secretary is there now and i'm directing my team to move heaven and earth to reopen the port and rebuild the bridge as soon as is humanly possible. we will work hand in hand with the support

>> so in terms of the debris assessment removal now, again, the army corps of engineers under general spelman are being aggressive in mobilizing surveys and necessary actions in order to first understand what they're facing in terms of challenges with not just the debris on the surface but underwater. so they can give you an idea on what that assessment looks like. >> we can safely say the process for cleanup and opening a channel is underway because you're assessing what's going on down below? >> the coast guard incident and commander general are coordinated on the necessary actions to do this. not waiting in order to begin this process. now, we do need to be sensitive. the state of maryland is conducting the recovery operations in and around the same area where the debris assessment removal needs to take place. in terms of the details, the army corps is the one to answer that. >> what kind of changes could this lead to the operation at the ports? could we see tug escorts going through for bridges like this, and would that make a difference? >> for us, again, i think it's too soon to

the army corps of engineering is calling this cleanup one of the biggest challenges it has ever facedneed to go into the dark, murky waters with special underwater torches in order to cut the numerous pieces of mangled steel and concrete into sizes the crane can handle. before any of that can happen, the coast guard has to stabilize the ship and remove the hazardous materials. and we're now getting some idea of what all this will cost. the biden administration has already approved the first chunk of cash, $60 million to go to maryland, but the department of transportation says that is just a start. some estimates that overall costs are already in the billions. joining me now is nbc's gary grumbach in baltimore, nbc's ali vitali is on capitol hill where lawmakers are in the very early stages of response talks. what's the latest, gary, on the ground in baltimore? >> hey there, chris, some of the logistics involved here, they have to get cranes from around the east coast. some of the biggest cranes that were here in the baltimore area are not big enough to get the bridge off of this ship

engineers from the army corps of engineers navy's supervisor of salvage. we had state 30 there there were some private engineers helping us an update on the bridge collapse outside the port of baltimore. we heard we're hearing here from the coast guard. we heard just a moment ago. governor wes moore saying we're going to rise to this moment because we are maryland tough and baltimore strong. he said this is a human travesty, but also an economic travesty. and that is where so much of the focus is right now as he detailed that there will be seven cranes, ten tugs, nine barges, eight salvage vehicles, and five coast guard boats. that are involved in what is it going to be an incredibly arduous process of getting this port backup and running, getting that bridge collapse cleared. we're going to get an a quick break and monitor this press conference we'll be right back with more there is no media personality >> business woman a pretty sharp like her >> many lives of martha stewart. now streaming on macs >> everybody wants super straight, super white teeth they

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number of federal partners, including the united states navy supervisor of salvage, the army corps of engineers, and other federal agents this isn't partners. and there are tremendous number of state and local officials and agencies that are helping us. and you see some of them to my left. they are huge part of this year unified command and making this go and work. and i also want to thank the community at large for your amazing support that you've given us. we feel the love that's coming from this community in the city, in the state. so thank you so much for that. and please continue your prayers for the families of the people that were impacted by this i want to give you a very brief update on some of the things that are happening unified command. our number one priority remains. reopening the port of baltimore. and to do that, we've got to clear that deep draft channel. and so i've talked about our phases. we're going to continue with that, reopening the deep draft channel and remove that debris. were good and then remove the ship and then we're going to also continues to remove debris from

the army corps of engineers is on the spot and is going to hef lead the effort to clear the channel. e been there a number of times as a senator and as vice president. it handles a record amount of cargo. it is the top port in america for import and exports of automobiles and light trucks, around 850,000 vehicles go through that port every single year. we will get it up and running again as soon as possible. 15,000 jobs depend on that port. we will do everything we can to help those workers. the bridge is also critical for travel, not just for baltimore but for the northeast corridor. over 30,000 vehicles cross the francis scott key bridge on a daily basis. it's virtually -- it's one of the most important elements for the economy in the northeast and the quality of life. my transportation secretary elements for the economy in the northeast. and the quality of life. my transportation secretary is there now, as i told governor moore, i directed my team of heaven and earth to reopen the port and rebuild the bridge as soon as humanly possible and we're going to work hand and hand with the

i also know there are others on scene i am sure i have missed, for example, the army corps of engineers is here, a great deal of expertise, and all focused o what is very important, which i people first. i have been in contact with my counterpart in director chong is the transport safety board. the ntsb maintains relationships with our counterparts in other countries often, and stay in close communication. so the director and i have been in communication many times before on safety. he is the ntsb maintains relationshi with our counterparts in other countries often, and stay in close communication. so the director and i have been in communication many times before on safety. he is sending some p here tomorrow. also, personnel will be arriving from the maritime and port authority of singapore, who has the focus of being the regulator in singapor now, it's a -- there's not a lo of information i can share at this time. ? and i know there's a lot of information that seems to be ci the ntsb does not speculate. we provide facts. so there is not a lot we can share right now because the focus h

i talked to the commanding general of the army corps of engineers about the challenge. nt of the vessel, that weighs somewhere between three and four thousand tons. we have one of the largest cranes coming in tonight on the eastern sea board that picks up 1,000 tons at a time. >> reporter: yeah. so that interview done yesterday, of course. the crane has now arrived. ntsb investigators continue out on the ship itself. they're gathering more data, more information, interviewing crew members. and then the coast guard needs to stabilize that ship and remove of any of those containers with toxins this them. there is a lot of work to do. also need to tell you that the federal government has approved the first $60 million in requested aid by maryland. but the total price tag for this, getting all of that out of the water and then replacing the bridge, we're probably talking more than $1 billion. and the time line for that probably five years or so. it is going to be an ongoing story for many years to come, savannah. >> a huge task before them, tom. thank you very much. >>> the

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