the department for transport has previously said it estimates the air transport industry will receivee air. caroline davies, bbc news. in a week's time, minsters must decide whether to press ahead with the final stage of covid unlocking in england. the decision on whether or not to continue with masks and social distancing has been complicated by the rapid spread of the new delta variant, first found in india, and there is division among scientists about the way ahead. here's our health correspondent anna collinson. 0ften 0fte n large 0ften large occasions with many guests, weddings during the pandemic had to be more restrained. injust two weeks' time, restrictions on life events like these are due to be lifted, but with increasing coronavirus cases, the 21 june vow might be broken. the number of people admitted to hospital with the delta variant is rising, though it is said not significantly, scientists warn the more opportunity the virus has to spread, the more likely for new variants to arise. there are calls for a short delay. we want this to be the last lockdown we ever going to

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the department for transport told the bbc the incident is a matterfor the police. 31 towns are alreadyit believes they can help reduce congestion and pollution, but wants to make them safer and to find ways to reduce bad behaviour. so the government believes these things can encourage us all to leave our cars at home. the idea is they kind of extend the transport network by giving us another way to get around. and the operators of the london scheme say many of the issues people have with e—scooters can be addressed. we are using designated parking areas, so when you finish your ride, you go to lock the scooter on your app, you go to press "end ride", if you're outside of a parking zone, what we'll do is actually show you within our app where the nearest appropriate parking location is, and how you can get there. some environmental campaigners are saying now private e—scooters should be legalised too. the research shows that private e—scooters are what really get people out of their cars. because they own them, they're not leaving them around. screaming so if you hate e—scooters, be war

the department for transport has previously said that it estimates the air transport industry will haveby september 2021. the future of summer travel and the industry's fortunes are still up in the air. caroline davies, bbc news. kent county council has warned that child migrants arriving at dover may be turned away within days because its services are overwhelmed. it's begun legal action against the home secretary, saying the government is refusing to deal with the problem of unaccompanied youngsters who travel in small boats. it says more than 240 children have arrived alone so far this year. mark easton reports. already this year, 4,000 migrants have reached the uk coast having set out from france in small boats. among them, around 250 unaccompanied children — 60 more than in the same period in 2020. the challenge right here and now is that day after day we see these small boats coming through. we see the organised gangs expanding, and expanding the routes, and very worryingly more vulnerable children are coming in, especially young girls and children. three quarters of those are bei

a department for transport spokesperson said "testing post—arrival remains an important tool" to managencern. tesla is recalling almost 6,000 vehicles in the us because bolts used in the car braking system could be loose. the electric vehicle manufacturer says vehicles fitted with the loose caliper bolts could be subject to a loss of tyre pressure. the recall covers certain 2019 to 2021 model 3 vehicles and 2020 to 2021 model y vehicles. it doesn't currently affect tesla cars in the uk. the world's largest meat processing company has blamed a group based in russia for a sophisticated cyber—attack. computer networks aths were hacked, causing some operations in australia, canada and the us to temporarily shut down. a ransom was demanded. the attack could lead to shortages of meat or raise prices for consumers. earlier we had this update from our cyber security reporter, joe tidy. it's having a massive impact already. the company says it should get operations back up and running, but already we are seeing potential price rises already coming through. this is a massive company. of course, i

it's a recognition from the department for transport that things are moving in that direction but noteen now and 9:15am, talking about thank you date with sophie alex baxter and dan from with the feeling and also about the game against germany tomorrow but now the news and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. arsenal's emirates stadium will continue to be used as a pop—up clinic for mass covid vaccinations in north london in order to boost numbers. anyone over the age of 18 who has not yet received their first dose of vaccine is encouraged to do so either by booking an appointment or turning up at the stadium. latest government figures show over five million londoners have received their first dose and three and a half million have been double vaccinated. the wimbledon tennis championships are back and get underway later today at the all england club, having been cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. many businesses in the area suffered due to the lack of footfall, but one owner is delighted to be welcoming visitors back to sw19 — d

they will stop drug testing its employees for marijuana except those regulated by department of transportation for more head to cbs money watch.com. i'm diane king hall. >>> on the road to recovery. some new high school grads are finally getting to celebrate. san francisco teamed up with the city to host in person graduation ceremonies. >> congratulations, class of 2021. we finally did it. >> that is exciting. seniors from burton high school received their diplomas yesterday. this was the first group of 4,000 san francisco grads will walk across the stage. >> its been a struggle but we still made it through. >> having the situation and being able to see everybody at graduation was great and it was just a really happy event for us. >> the staggered graduation ceremony will take place over the next three days. >>> lots of outdoor ceremonies, mary. weather very important. >> yeah. for sure. we are looking at great weather. it's a little cooler thankfully, more comfortable for sure as that ocean breeze kicks in. we are looking at temperatures that are going to ba little cooler even compared to yes

how will the department of transportation use existing rights-of-way for transition lines to address challenges? also if ms. appc --apsey can weigh in. mr. skelly: i would say that on using existing rights-of-way, this is fairly common practice. one, when you are developing transmission lines, or pipeline, or railroads, you try to use other existing infrastructure in order to minimize disturbance. i think the guidance originally issued speaks to, and it is incredibly important, that initiatives like this raise the level of leadership around transmission. we are really heartened by the emphasis across the government. what do we need to do to facilitate this expansion? that is maybe the most in court at element -- important element of the guidance of d.o.t.. rep. bonamici: the talk ticked down, but do you have one or two words on whether federal investments would help? ms. apsey: going back to accelerating timelines and bringing stakeholders together so we can get certainty, we need to move forward with this investment. time is of the essence. rep. bonamici: thank you so much. i yield

. >> reporter: he works for the city transportation department and is a by commuter. >> it is amazing and it feels like you are on a separate street. >> reporter: i tried it out for myself and on a quick spin, i felt safer with more space and the knowledge that an inattentive driver would hit the barrier before they would hit me. >> usually around four clock, a lot of cars are coming and they are pulling out everywhere. >> reporter: she lives on 11th street and said the barriers have an added benefit and form a road allowing drivers to safely slow down to find parking or pull into the driveway. >> they just pulled the side and without this. >> reporter: other neighbors complained they can get locked in when emergency vehicles or even garbage trucks pull into the lane and since they are only curb height, some wonder if it gives riders a false sense of security. >> for bikers, i don't know. i just really give the same opportunity to get hit. >> do you know why they were installed on those streets to begin with? >> reporter: well, 10th and 11th streets are really the perfect streets in s

. >> reporter: he works for the city transportation department and is a by commuter. >> it is amazing and it feels like you are on a separate street. >> reporter: i tried it out for myself and on a quic

agreement program, supplements, and fund transfer agreements, there to the california department of transportation for state-funded transit projects. and item 14, internal accounting report and investment report. that is an information item. and items 12 and 13 are action items. >> chairman: thank you, madam clerk. ms. fong? >> good morning, commissioners. cynthia fong. item 12 is the update of various agency policies. we review our administrative code and fiscal policies periodically and to review the debt policies on an annual basis. the most notable changes is mainly the name of the citizens advisory committee. we would like to cheque it change itto the -- [inaudible] >> chairman: commissioner walton, turn off your microphone. >> thank you. >> let me get back to the presentation. as i was saying, we, in addition to making the reference change from the citizen advisory committee to the community advisory committee, we're also adding references to prop "d" projects as this has become a new responsibility for the agency back in january 2020. all other previsions are recommended to comply with applicab

department. to other programs, including those designed to prevent crime. >> we will be standing up a program called macro for alternative crisis responders, to handle mental health issues. we will be having our department of transportation handle issues that police typically handle for blocked driveways, auto toes. >> more than $300,000, diverted from policing, will go to the youth employment program in east oakland. >> for me, it is more, where do i appropriate the dollars i have from the taxpayer to serve the community? it is not the police officer. >> others question the timing of diverting money away from police. while violent crime is spiking. >> the whole problem is the focus on defunding. >> reporter: councilman laura taylor proposed a measure that would have funded new programs, while maintaining current policing levels. >> my residents in east oakland overwhelmingly say, let's make sure we have a solid, baseline of support and not remove that until these alternatives are put in place in a way that we can depend on. >> reporter: oakland currently has 714 officers, the new budget could drop that number by 50, well below the 678 required by measure z, approved by voters in 2014. >> it makes no sense to me. >> repo

officialannouncement, i government, i wait to hear the official announcement, i have been calling the department for transportny predictions about anywhere else having their restrictions eased in the near future. this having their restrictions eased in the near future.— having their restrictions eased in the near future. this gives me the opportunity _ the near future. this gives me the opportunity to _ the near future. this gives me the opportunity to say _ the near future. this gives me the opportunity to say as _ the near future. this gives me the opportunity to say as soon - the near future. this gives me the opportunity to say as soon as i the near future. this gives me the opportunity to say as soon as we i opportunity to say as soon as we find out what is happening we will let you know. i wonder whether we need the amber list, would it be clearer if it was just green and red? clearer if it was 'ust green and red? �* , clearer if it was 'ust green and red? . , clearer if it was 'ust green and red? .y clearer if it was 'ust green and red? ., ., red? it's perfectly reasonable to have as many — red? it's p

state departments of transportation are the primary agencies responsible for transportation planning and programs. we believe it's our responsibility to lead in reducing carbon pollution from transportation. like the united states as a whole transportation is the number one source of carbon pollution in minnesota . in 2017 menb the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals for transportation sectors to align with statewide carbon and gas greenhouse gas emission goals reductions. in 2019 and 2020, our pathways to decolonizing transportation projects and our sustainable transportation advisory council engaged in public, engaged with the public private nonprofit citizen leaders and business leaders to identify and implement strategies to reduce carbon illusion. we believe that long-term ongoing partnerships between the public and private sectors can be a model to help avoid the most catastrophic consequences of climate change. today we are leading the way on several initiatives including setting a goal to reduce the income on travel, promoting electric vehicles and ev charging, reevaluati

that is our view at the federal level but a spokesperson for the department of transportation tells fox news the biden administration does not support any form of government mandated vaccine passport. a live look at the white house where chuck schumer and house speaker nancy pelosi are set to meet with president biden today to discuss infrastructure. a bipartisan group of negotiators met yesterday and the say the framework is set, a major sticking point has been how to pay for it. republicans balked at new taxes and to keep the scope of the package on traditional infrastructure. of the reported plan includes $973 billion in spending over 5 years, $1.2 trillion of continued over eight years. neil: spiderman time. the head of the catholic church coming face-to-face with your friendly neighborhood webs linger. spiderman at the vatican at the pontifex weekly address. he is better known for donning superhero costumes and visiting kids hospital wards around the world. spiderman gave the pope's signature mask as a gift, unclear if he will wear during services this week. jillian: donald trump b

transportation system. for example, there's an amendment in here by congresswoman mace and what that amendment does is after much research, the department of transportation couldn't even tell us how much money is being invested in roads and bridges. couldn't even answer the question. the congressional research service couldn't. government accountability service couldn't. we tried for months to get an answer. this is a commission -- this commission is a study to look at that, to find out where the dollars are going just to help us, inform us on how to do a better job governing. there's an amendment in here, i want to say thanks to my friend as i cross the aisle, that has to do -- across -- friends across the aisle, that has to do with the resilience of materials of road. they are good amendment buzz this is how the process is supposed to work. we're supposed to sit down and try to come to common ground and decide which amendments make sense and we all agree on and help to expedite this entire process. to go from 325 amendments hopefully to a much shorter number. not by having unilateral control , someone unilaterally deciding they're goi

a department for transport spokesperson said "testing post—arrival remains an important tool" to manageessages to improve vaccine confidence. labour has written to the political watchdog, the electoral commission, urging it to investigate two donations made to the conservative party from companies which had ceased to exist. the payments were brought to light by the website, business insider. the donations were made to the party in november 2019 and june 2017 by two separate companies. the conservative party said donations were "properly and transparently declared to the electoral commission". six people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 14—year—old boy in birmingham on monday. the suspects include four men in their 30s, as well as two males aged 13 and 1a. a postmortem examination revealed the victim, who has not yet been formally identified, died from a stab wound to the chest. a 19—year—old man from singapore has pleaded guilty to sending online death threats to the brighton footballer neal maupay. derek ng de ren was arrested after the instagram posts

two months ago, the global travel taskforce, which is the department for transport, the transport secretaryy unsettling last year with all the sudden changes and people having to rush back from their destination so we are going to bring in this green watchlist, you will get a week or two's warning though if you have not yet set off, you might want to consider your position, and if you are there, you will know that you have got a certain amount of time to get back. and here we are again, i counted it was 108 hours notice for people in portugal, it simply hasn't happened. the talk in the travel industry is that the transport secretary has notjust moved the goalposts, he has uprooted them and put them on a whole different arena with a whole lot of new criteria to re—were with a whole lot of new criteria to —— that we were not expecting. the government is saying this is all to protect public health and they are doing what would be required and they never promised they would give you any warning. taste they never promised they would give you any warning-— they never promised they would give you

yes, i can confirm to my honourable friend that the department for transport review is looking at the every visit is good for us. ., �* ., ., to scotland. every visit is good for us. i don't want to disappoint the honourable _ us. i don't want to disappoint the honourable german, _ us. i don't want to disappoint the honourable german, but - us. i don't want to disappoint the honourable german, but i - us. i don't want to disappoint the honourable german, but i can't l us. i don't want to disappoint the i honourable german, but i can't wait to get back there soon as possible. after the record poles led by scottish conservatives at the recent election. yet again, this abuse of australia that has high anime where fire standards and a negative opportunity to the opportunities that free trade offers this country and the people of scotland. when is he going to stop bringing down scottish farming and agriculture? would my right honourable friend the prime ministerjoin with me in thanking derbyshire police in their excellent work in rounding up and arresting and charging people involved in th

the department for transport will decide on what happens next. love moss reporting there.t's been up and running since the end of 2019 — but the pandemic�*s delayed the opening ceremony. bbc look north reporter jake zuckerman has been there... the staff have actually had plenty of time to settle into the state of the outbuilding because £29 million to bills and what makes it so special is that police, fire and ambulance are all based together under one roof which is still quite an unusual arrangement and hence why it merits arrangement and hence why it merits a visit from her royal highness the princess royal to open the building today. now, she has been giving a full tour of all the facilities here and one of the things she has been most keen to do was to speak to some of those staff who have been at the forefront of the response that heavy pandemic, find out a little bit more about what they've been doing and pass on her thanks to them. it about what they've been doing and pass on her thanks to them.- pass on her thanks to them. it was lovel . pass on her thanks to them.

transportation, too. and tonight, the department of justice with a new warning for authorities across the nation, and here's abc's whit johnson now. >> reporter: tonight, after crippling cyberattacks on the u.s., affecting the u.s. meat supply, the gas supply and transportation, the justice department has now sent out notification to u.s. attorneys on how federal law enforcement should respond to these attacks. one official telling reuters, u.s. authorities must investigate ransom wear and digital extortion with similar priority as terrorism cases. and the white house out with a ing new urgent warning -- no company is safe from being targeted by ransomware. >> these attacks have been on the rise for years because these criminal groups are able to make a profit off the backs of businesses, schools, local governments and more. >> reporter: today, the white house insisting in a memo that businesses take immediate action, saying, "companies that view ransomware as a threat, rather than a simple risk of data theft, will react and recover more effectively." this, as the world's largest meat supplier slowly comes

nearly a billion dollars in federal funding has been restored for california's high speed rail project. the department of transportation finalise negotiations with the state to restore that grant money for the rail project, the trump administration rescinded all that funny back in 2019 governor, newsom says they've restored money will create jobs, but experts say it will take billions more to complete the high speed rail project. right now, the state is focusing on completing a 165 mile stretch between bakersfield ember said. the bar border directors has approved a budget for fiscal. year, 2022 that will allow for better service $2.4 billion budget will pay for additional train service with more frequent trips and extended hours. budget does include funding for car and station cleaning and allows for more safety staff system wide. it also makes important investments to reduce long term costs and maintain critical infrastructure. not to a developing story that we're following when it comes to traffic. slowly recovering on 80 in the eastbound direction in pinole following an overturned big rigs. we said sky fox up ahead.

department to other programs, including those designed to prevent crime. >> we will be sending out a program for alternative crisis responders to handle mental health issues. we will be having the department of transportatione issues that police typically handle for blocked driveways, auto toes. >> reporter: money from policing will go to the youth employment program. >> for me, it's where do we appropriate the money we have from the taxpayer to serve the community? it's not the police officer. >> reporter: others question the timing of diverting money away from police while violent crime is spiking. >> the whole problem is the focus on defunding. >> reporter: one one one one on suggested defunding programs while maintaining current policing levels. >> the residence in east oakland overwhelmingly say, let's make sure we have a solid baseline of support and not remove that until these alternatives are put in place in a way we can depend on. >> reporter: oakland has 714 officers. the new budget could drop the number by 678 required by measures approved by voters in 2014. >> it makes no sense to me. >> reporter: the association president expects many more 911 calls will go unanswered. >> cities from coast to

she's the head of the department of energy, transportation, and environment of the german institute for economic research here in berlin. good morning to you. was it the right decision on a decade ago to phase out nuclear power in germany? yeah, it's the right decision, and it's not only 10 years old, but it's also 20 years old because to ad spend 2 years ago. the government at that time decided to phase out nuclear power by 2020 to 2023 layers, which we face right now. it's a good decision because nuclear power is economically very costly. we will have to deal with a waste for a thousands of years, which costs a lot of money and we intend to increase their share of renewable energy and to make the event happen. and that's a decision. yeah, the energy vendor, the, the energy transition, but the medical had announced still that announcements you made 10 years ago. i took a lot of people by surprise. so how's the government provided enough alternatives or do you think nuclear power might still be necessary? no nuclear power is not necessary anymore because we could shut down all the remai

agreement program, supplements, and fund transfer agreements there to the california department of transportation for state-funded transit projects. and item 14, internal accounting report and investment report. that is an information item. and items 12 and 13 are action items. >> chairman: thank you madam clerk. ms. fong? >> good morning, commissioners. cynthia fong. item 12 is the update of various agency policies. we review our administrative code and fiscal policies periodically and to review the debt policies on an annual basis. the most notable changes is mainly the name of the citizens advisory committee. we would like to cheque it to the communitychange itto the -- [inaudible] >> chairman: commissioner walton turn off your microphone. >> thank you. >> let me get back to the presentation. as i was saying, we, in addition to making the reference change from the citizen advisory committee to the community advisory committee, we're also adding references to prop "d" projects as this has become a new responsibility for the agency back in january 2020. all other previsions are recommended to comply

federal funding for california's high speed rail project has now been restored tonight. the u. s. department of transportatione states say they have finalized negotiations that restore nearly $1 billion in grant money for that project, the trump administration rescinded the funding back in 2019 governor, newsom says the move will create jobs, but experts say the project needs billions more dollars. in order to be completed. oh and a barrier weather another day of sunshine out there. i've just been patchy cloud cover lots of sunshine across a good portion of the region looks like temperatures will be treading up a little bit near friday and into the weekend, so this cooler weather pattern will soon be fading away. take a look at the highest from this afternoon. not too hot. you can see the warm spots right around 80 degrees out toward fairfield in antioch, oakland, 65 san jose 71. and some sixties in san francisco. here's the satellite. what's interesting tonight? we actually have a little frontal system up here, producing some clouds and even some green on the radar. you know, that means some rainfall. approa

of the staff members in the service sector, which includes for instance, bars and restaurants, places like theaters transport, the department of banks where people deal with fine. so these are all the organizations and places where the staff meets the customers face to face. but once again, the russian authorities are explaining that this measure is very important for the people that have exemptions, they will not be able to. they will not need to be vaccinated. so this isn't compulsory compulsory vaccination for the entire population. the russian officials are trying to make that clear, obviously, paternity with the latest on the covey situation here in moscow. thank you. an error of suspicion. that's what human rights activists say has begun in response to a new sway 70 terra law. it allows the police to keep tabs on people as young as just 12 without a court decision. yet it was approved and a national referendum run gives the takes a closer look. the 3 are jews for violence, but attacks and stabbings in recent years have rattled society while the thing led to another and switzerland is now home to the most draconian cou

the florida department of transportation have started to assess the alternate site, the florida department of services continues to search for the warehouse for resource donation. the department of families is coordinating with the county to distribute gift cards for displaced individuals. additionally as a reminder, they have deployed two of their units here for no fee, driver's license and identification cards, vehicle registration to the impacted individuals. i need to remind you those hours were from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at the family assistance center. the department of safety vehicles has partnered with the red cross to identify any impacted individuals needing assistance. we know this is a difficult time for families and first responders in the rescue and recovery efforts. please know florida is here to help you and i think the lieutenant governor for their leadership and allowing us to respond and do what we need to do without hesitation. i want to remind you if you cannot find the resource, you can call florida 211 and we will get you to the site we need you to be associated with. the priority right now is to ensure

department of public health has added additional measures to increase outreach to those who would be appropriate for this service in the neighborhood and discourage loitering outside near the center. the department has secured transportation, determined destinations for those who are exiting the center, designated smoking areas so as not to disrupt or affect the neighbors, and most importantly the center will contribute to the revitalization of an uninhabited building. department of public health will share this, but there's space for second store offices and they will have staff that will come in daily frequenting thaibd businesses. i think -- neighborhood businesses. i think there is mutual interest in making this center safe for the community and making sure that the thoroughfares are kept clean of medical waste which is a current challenge in the neighborhood. once again i'm here. i want to say that this pilot is an important intervention in minimizing the disturbances in the neighborhood that already persist, and also provide services indoor for residents who have real health challenges so that they are off the street and engaged into our system of care, whether that be housing or long-term treatment. so thank you ag

for u.s. taxpayers. department's budget request estimates it will cost the u.s. marshal service $75 million additional transportation housing cost. that is just for fiscal year 2020. so my question, general, is has the department consulted with the white house about those costs? and what i think is unintended consequences of applying the executive order to the u.s. marshal service. >> thank you for your question. there is a principle involved here, leaving aside the specifics of the issue you're raising about the marshalls. the administration's policy, and i believe to be the correct policy, is that prison is government work, it is a government function, and it contraveens sometimes the due process clause to keeping people in privately-owned areas, which are not responsive to all of the requirements of federal law, which are not as easy for us to supervise as they would be if they were federal employees. now, that said, you've put your finger on the correct distinction, which is relatively easy for us to have done this with respect to the bureau of prisons because there was already bureau of prison space with respec

competitive grant opportunities for large transportation projects that cannot be funded through annual appropriations and other discretionary resources to qualify. the u.s. department of transportation released their proposed budget recommendation of an overall funding level of $88.2 billion for transit and provides $2.5 billion to the federal administration capital investment grants program. which is important to d.t.x. as we plan to enter the program this fall. and the tjpa submitted programmatic request to the delegation to fully fund the program in the fiscal year 22 transportation appropriations bill and last month we submitted community funding project from the supervisor's office to support the way finding program and we anticipate hearing back by the end of july. on the state level, we've been tracking the progress of the governor's budget progress of the -- progress of the governor's budget process. we submitted a letter -- somewhat of a tongue twister. we submitted a letter to the governor and requesting the d.p.s. project conclusion and the $1 billion funding allocation for transit and rail and if not feasible, direct funding to the transit and inner cit

for marijuana. the change comes as a growing number of states have legalized recreational use of marijuana. it said some rules may still require a marijuana test in line with department of transportation. amazon also said it will continue to test workers for other drugs and conduct impairment checks on the job. and today the state assembly passed a bill to make children's toy and clothing isles, gender neutral and major retailers. south bay assemblyman evan low introduced this measure, he said he was inspired by an eight year old girl who asked him why the items that she wanted to play with were in the boys section. he's. as the law will help eliminate harmful stereotypes if approved by the state senate and signed by the governor, the law would apply to retail stores with 500 of war employees. starting in 2023, already much cooler out there today and right now, the sea breeze is just going at it all that area green and blue. that's a sea breeze you can see up in heat in that central valley 68. that, but up from mary. phil orville in those areas. it's still real hot. so the inland valleys stay hot the next couple of days. temperatures are running today they were 10 to 15 to 20 degrees

department of transportation and the state of california to finish negotiations to restore nearly $1 billion in federal funding for this project. >> the money will help complete the initial segment of the nation's first high-speed rail system. governor ducey issued a statement saying that tonight's action by the federal government is further proof that california and the biden/harris administration share a common vision. clean electrified transportation that will serve generations to come. and from nancy pelosi "democrats are committing to bold, historic infrastructure investments that advance prosperity, opportunity and justice for all in our country." 119 mile stretch of the project is under construction in the central valley. the trump administration previously rescinded funding in 2019. >>> no surprise that the states drought is getting worse by the day. take a look at how much has changed in just a week. >> most of the bay area is in the exceptional category. and that is expected, but it is still very sobering. >> that is the worst category, exceptional drought conditions. that is the darkest shade of red whi

. >> president lopez: thank you for the purchase of muni fast passes for the transportation department. so that is being withdrawn. we'll discuss it tonight. thank you for the heads up for the public. any items removed for first reading by the board. any items severed by the board for discussion tonight? commissioner alexander. >> commissioner alexander: that's the one i'd like to discuss. yeah, i'd like to discuss item 10 just the contract with empower sf. >> president lopez: did you name what item number that is? >> commissioner alexander: yeah, it's in item 10. itemten has a lot of things in it, but just the one contract, the info contract and then i'd also like to discuss item 13. >> president lopez: okay. thank you for noting that and commissioners for following along. let's do public comment on all of the items except for the one that was pulled by superintendent matthews, item 21, and then we will have our discussion and both. >> thank you, president lopez. please raise your hand if you wish to speak to any of the items on the consent calendar excludeing the ones that have been

just to help us understand the prioritization for infrastructure funding can you talk about what existing programs within the department of transportationd the department of energy we should prior tis? >> certainly for the public-private partnerships to department of energy is key and you think about vehicle technology and manufacturing programs the air quality program of the diesels emissions acts to identify problems in our economy and drive resources. >> my time is running out so i will ask for a follow-up for the record but bus fleets of are at various stages of transitioning to zero -- and what can they do as they modernize their facilities and if we could do that for the record i would appreciate it and mr. chairman i know i'm out of time so i yield back. >> the chair now recognizes -- from florida. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> thank you chairman rush for holding today's hearing. it's so important to talk about this. the clean futures act will help meet the climate crisis head-on and at the same time support american jobs. the united states will have the opportunity to lead the way and there will be opportunities. we hav

for-. and we know that some of that debris will be headed to an undisclosed location that alongs to the florida department of transportationged, where a information ren sec foreign are secretary analysis will happen. and drones have glflown over th rub hible to take pictures for forensic analysis. according to the fire marshal, markings will be used to reconstruct and do a forensic analysis of that rubble at another location. so think of it like a puzzle, how you use different markings or landmarks to recreate something, that is what will happen. that is why some of the markings are on the building and also on the site. for the search and rescue teams on the site, even though there is so much danger, even though their lives are on the line, really all that they are thinking about are the potential survivors that are under that r rubble. a first responder talked to cnn yesterday and became emotional talking about the work that these brif men and women are doing. take a listen. >> he with are all trained to many tape our composure and to our jobs the way we're supposed to, but man, i'm sorry, i'm working on very little sleep

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department of transportation this morning has started to assist with moving debris to an alternate site and they will continue to do so. the florida department of management services continues to search for a warehouse for resource donations and the florida department of donation will continue to distribute gift cards for displaced individuals. they have two of their mobile units here for no-fee driver's license and identification cards, vehicle registrations and titles to the independent -- or to the impacted individuals, and i need to remind you that those hours on those mobile units are from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the family assistance center. part of the department of highway safety is coordinating with the red cross to identify any impacted individuals needing additional assistance. we than this is a difficult time for families and first responders involved in the rescue and recovery efforts. please know that florida is here to help you and i thank the governor and lieutenant governor for their leadership in allowing us to respond and do what we need to do without any hesitation. i want to remind you, if you cannot find the resources you're looking for, call 211 and we will get

theaters, museums, libraries, also transport facilities and the department of banks where the staff members directly deal with the clients and the mayor even set the deadline for these organizations that will have to provide their workers with the vaccine. now for the 1st component, that will be july 15th and it will be august the 15th for the 2nd component. now you might want to ask, what about the medical exemptions? well if for this or that reason you are exempt, if you have allergies, if you're pregnant, if you have the chronic diseases that isn't something to be matched with the vaccine, no matter where you work, an exemption means no jap and also have to tell you that for now, this is only a rule that will be applied to the russian capital, so it's not yet happening on a federal level in russia. now we heard from the head of the moscow government city gate, so bad, and here's how he just defied his decision. it's up to each person, whether it's vaccinate or not, is their decision as long as they sitting at home. but when you go out to public places and get in contact with other people consciously or unconsciously, you become complicit in the spread the d