both chargers have been approved for sale in the uk by the government's department for transport.this happen? well, thankfully, the good guys have found the problems first. the number of so—called �*white hat�* hackers is growing fast — these are the people who test systems and products to find flaws before anyone else does. vangelis is the hacker who found the security failures. so on wallbox, you could take full control of the charger. it could gain full access and remove the usual owner's access on the charger. it could stop them from charging their own vehicles and provide free charging to an attacker vehicle. and for the project ev, it's way worse because you can sideload finware, you can make it — you can brick it, you can make it to be part a modnet and you could also make attack other servers. the problem in both cases is the lack of proper authentication between the mobile app on our smartphones often used to control these chargers and the computer servers that relay instructions to the boxes. do you think it's an easy hack to do? could anyone do it? yes. well, the word "

both chargers have been approved for sale in the uk by the government's department for transport. happen? well, thankfully, the good guys have found the problems first. the number of so—called "white hat" hackers is growing fast. these are the people who test systems and products to find flaws before anyone else does. vangelis is the hacker who found the security failures. so on wallbox, you could take full control of the charger. it could gain full access and remove the usual owner's access on the charger. it could stop them from charging their own vehicles and provide free charging to an attacker vehicle. and for the project ev, it's way worse because you can sideload finware, you can brick it, you can make it to be part a botnet and you could also make attack other servers. the problem in both cases is the lack of proper authentication between the mobile app on our smartphones often used to control these chargers and the computer servers that relay instructions to the boxes, known as apis. do you think it's an easy hike to do? could anyone do it? yes. well, the word "anyone" is

the top civil servant at the department for transport was grilled by mps on the public accounts committee putting france in a separate new category did add "complication" to the traffic light system. we seem to have introduced a fourth light in the traffic lights, which is usually a recipe for chaos i would've thought. are we likely to see more fourth lights or are we going to see a rainbow of all the colours with joy for everybody, but perhaps an illusory crock of gold at the end of it? look, i understand that obviously what we have done here with france is introduce an exemption to the red traffic light, but which nonetheless requires people who've been double—vaccinated to quarantine on arrival. i agree it does add some complications. i think what we are doing now is urgently ensuring that we have is a system that is as effective and also something that people can understand. she was also asked about domestic travel complications. one of the issues that people raised with us is that - if you're on an ner train travelling from england i through to scotland, the rules i change as you cro

i in a statement, the department for transport said, "we continue to engage with vulnerable road users and bells and ensuring trial areas have sufficient parking to avoid street clutter." a man who was repeatedly attacked by a grizzly bear in the us state of alaska for an entire week is recovering from his injuries after being rescued by the coast guard. he was alone in a remote mining camp when the bear first attacked, dragging him down to a river. he escaped but then had to fend off the animal as it returned to his shack every night. an sos sign was spotted during a routine helicopter flight last week. the man is suffering from a leg injury and bruised torso. we're expected to spent nearly £9 billion on domestic holidays this year, that's a ten—year—high. new statistics from mintel suggest more than 3 in 5 british people plan to holiday in the uk this year compared with just 2 in 5 before the pandemic. victoria fritz has been following the story and reports for us from north wales. it is places like these which will be a boost to domestic tourism this year. new figures compiled for

well, a short time earlier, the top civil servant at the department for transport was grilled by mpsagreed that putting france in a separate new category did add "complications" to the traffic light system. we seem to have introduced a fourth light in the traffic lights, which is usually a recipe for chaos, i would've thought. are we likely to see more fourth lights? or will we see a rainbow of all the colours with joy for everybody, but perhaps an illusory crock of gold at the end of it? where are we going to with all this travel — there's pent—up demand for travel in this country, people want clear messages. look, i understand that obviously, what we have done here with france is introduce an exemption to the red traffic light, which nonetheless requires people who've been double—vaccinated to quarantine on arrival. i agree it does add some complications, but i think what we are doing now is urgently ensuring we have a system that is as effective, and also something that people can understand. she was also asked about domestic travel complications. if you're on an lner train travel

in a statement the department for transport — know? idents with e—scooters. he's campaigning on behalf of visually—impaired people, like himself, to ban all e—scooters for hire in england. and we're also joined by silviya barrett from the campaign for better transport. morning to you both. tom, let's start with you. can you clarify, what vision do you have? i am totally blind in my left eye and i had a small amount of vision in part of my right eye. the ophthalmologists would call it useful residual vision. i can see a bit. i can get around that it is not great. to bit. i can get around that it is not areat. ., , ., , , ~ great. to give us a sense. and i sittin: great. to give us a sense. and i sitting as _ great. to give us a sense. and i sitting as close _ great. to give us a sense. and i sitting as close as _ great. to give us a sense. and i sitting as close as we are, - great. to give us a sense. and i sitting as close as we are, what| sitting as close as we are, what are you seeing? i sitting as close as we are, what are you seeing

in a statement the department for transport said we continue for transport said, "we continue to engagereas have sufficient parking to avoid street clutter." adam mclean, bbc news. coming up to 9:30am, friday morning. here is a full weather forecast with all the detail about the sun and rain. a bit of both. thank you, victoria. the heatwave is coming to an end, if you hated the heat this will be music to your ears, it will come to an end in the next few days, and with it some thundery downpours. at the moment will still have the and met office extreme heat warning in northern ireland, across western areas the best of the sunshine, low cloud across eastern parts of scotland and eastern england, more of a breeze in the south, temperature not as high as it has been, but north—west england, western parts of scotland and northern ireland, 28, 29, may 30 celsius. this evening and overnight thundery rain arrives in the channel islands and south—west england first of all and tomorrow morning across the southern counties of england, south wales, may be as far north as mid—wales and midlands, thu

somebody to come out of isolation in the first place was to be just have to go through the department for transport course want to make sure that they back the system and make sure the app is still being used and they want to not have too low a bar to a people to be able to get out of quarantine because otherwise the whole system starts to crumble. and on the other side of the argument, things are quite interested in these potential services rely on other essential services rely on other essential services and at what point do you decide that other exemptions are needed? mi decide that other exemptions are needed? �* . ~', ., decide that other exemptions are needed? �* . ., ., needed? all right, thanks for now, caroline. caroline _ needed? all right, thanks for now, caroline. caroline davies _ needed? all right, thanks for now, caroline. caroline davies art - caroline. caroline davies art transport correspondent, sounds like check timetables in advance if you are travelling from next week. the scottish government has confirmed that some essential staff working in critical areas who are close contac

i in a statement, the department for transport said, "we continue to engage with vulnerable road user has been talking to those for and against the new rules. if the government has its way, a pint of beer, a bistro lunch, a morning coffee, will all require proof that the customer is covid—19 free. daniel runs this bistro a stone's throw from the old paris stock exchange. the bill being debated this week is designed to keep france open for business in the face of what the government is calling a fourth wave of infections. but daniel says it's going too far. translation: i am never going to ask for the health pass. _ i am not a policeman. i don't have that kind of authority. no, i won't do it. i think it shows a lack of respect and it is not the kind of conviviality we should have here in france. mattieu will keep coming for lunch anyway. he works in finance and says there is no alternative to the health pass. if we are going to avoid another confinement, a fourth confinement and all that painful thing, and keep the economy going, no choice. a majority here seem to support the governmen

a review of the border rules is due by 31july — the second date in the department for transport�*s plane market, we normally get 4.5 million people and they spent £4.5 million in this country. europe, two thirds of our visitors with about £10 million and our cities in particular have been really hit by that lack of international visitors. by people coming in, going to the main attractions, going to our hotels and restaurants and that impacts on us. if you think about attractions like the tower of london, edinburgh castle i have seen dips in visitor numbers by more than 90% so that major heritage will not be able to keep going unless we have international visitors coming back. that is despite the fact that so many more british people are on stay occasions this year and staying in the country? it occasions this year and staying in the country?— the country? it is great to see so many staying _ the country? it is great to see so many staying at _ the country? it is great to see so many staying at home _ the country? it is great to see so many staying at home this - the country? it is great

to increase awareness of the department for properly transporting firearms dss enhance gamification and outreach efforts with the public and stakeholders. in february of this year we published updated enforcement sanction guidance which increased civil penalty ranges that tsa can impose. for first-time violation tsa may impose a fine of up to $10,000 if the firearm is loaded. air travelers coming to checkpoints for the first time since before the pandemic may see some changes in the security technology if they encounter. throughout the pandemic tsa has worked to accelerate the fluid of state-of-the-art technology such as computer tomography, credential authentication technology and on person screening enhancements. >> mr. lajoye, excuse me. you've got be on your five minutes. could you wrap it up and presley can get to some of this to the questions? >> yes, ma'am. let me just in by thinking, thank you all for the opportunity today and i look forward to answering questions. >> thank you, mr. lajoye. i'm certain we'll get to some of the additional information and questions. you headed int

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

in the relief funding management challenges report that we identified for the department of transportation last year, we also recognized several of the other oversight challenges and the challenges that transit agencies will face with these funds. one is that there is an interesting hybrid here of providing funds through an existing program, but providing them for new purposes in terms of the operating expenses and the 100% federal share of those operating expenses. we look forward in our work to examining how the oversight, how the expenditures work, given that new purpose within an existing program. the other challenge we highlight is monitoring funding and fta's past reliance in many cases on either self certification by transit agencies of their compliance with eligibility and funding conditions, as well as the reliance on oversight contractors, oversight support personnel who can be contractors, who of course are a valuable and important resource. as it has with hurricane relief funding in the past, with the funding a decade ago. ensuring that those support personnel are properly trai

a new proposal from the transportation department. plus preparing for the worst and emergency rooms expectations. the patients this 4th of july weekend. >> i think story that we're watching this weekend hospitals across the bay area are bracing for crowded emergency rooms due to injuries from fireworks. i hope it doesn't happen. but it's got for us can know barco reports every year. fireworks cause injuries. that ranged from minor to life threatening. >> fireworks are tempting during the 4th of july, but they can also ruin your independence day celebrations and possibly a finger or 2 doctor see it happen every year and they're warning people. there is no safe fireworks. look at the statistics more than 12,000 firework-related injuries are treated in hospital emergency rooms. every year, half of those are kids more than 25% of children hurt by fireworks are standing by. just watching them go off something like a sparkler burns as high as 1800 degrees. it's hot enough to melt gold. one doctor says they see an increase in injuries during the 4th of july we

early last year i wrote to both the home secretary and department for transport requesting that masks. you mention how _ until there is proof otherwise. you mention how you _ until there is proof otherwise. you mention how you used your union might previously to tell the government what you wanted. obviously, masks were mandatory until now, because until next week they will no longer be. miller new to using your union strength in regards that again? or will you accept that the decision is now voluntarily? unless organisations like tfl say they want passengers to wear them. i like tfl say they want passengers to wear them. ~ ., ., ., wear them. i think what the london ma or has wear them. i think what the london mayor has just _ wear them. i think what the london mayor hasjust said _ wear them. i think what the london mayor hasjust said and _ wear them. i think what the london mayor hasjust said and what - wear them. i think what the london | mayor hasjust said and what seems mayor has just said and what seems to be the case in the country, i'm sure other readers will get on—board with

i in a statement the department for transport said...send more vaccines and other resources urgently, and it�*s described the delta variant outbreak in sydney as a "national crisis". it comes as the city records its biggest daily rise in covid cases this year. 0nly12% of australians have been vaccinated so far. new zealand has now suspended its quarantine—free travel bubble with australia for at least eight weeks. 0ur correspondent, phil mercer, has more from sydney. what we have seen it since the pandemic began in many ways is australia like a distressed submarine, those compartments of a submarine, those compartments of a submarine being closed off by states and territories around australia, western australia has put up a hard border with covid affected regions, queensland is doing the same as well. what we are hearing from the victoria state premier is wanting more of those restrictions around the greater sydney region to keep the greater sydney region to keep the people in and to keep the virus out of other parts of australia, so tod

for the improvement to transport that she recommends. i know that the particular extension is being reviewed by the department for transport right now. in his isolation. with half a million people self isolating i think we are all a bit surprised that the prime minister, the chancellor and the cabinet office minister were all randomly chosen for a get out of isolation free card. but it's good that the prime minister finally recused himself, even if it took a public outcry for the communities secretary to be humiliated on live tv and a trip to a country estate. mr speaker, if someone is pinged by the nhs app, as millions will be overcome in the weeks, should they isolate, yes or no? mr overcome in the weeks, should they isolate, yes or no?— isolate, yes or no? mr speaker, the answer to that. .. _ isolate, yes or no? mr speaker, the answer to that. .. i _ isolate, yes or no? mr speaker, the answer to that. .. i think _ isolate, yes or no? mr speaker, the answer to that. .. i think that - answer to that... i think that everybody understands the inconvenience of being pinged as he rightly says. here i am, i wish i was with you in the com

it is something that the department for transport is working on.nk you, simon- lisa. — dozens of countries. thank you, simon. lisa, alan _ dozens of countries. thank you, simon. lisa, alan from - dozens of countries. thank you, simon. lisa, alan from londonl dozens of countries. thank you, - simon. lisa, alan from london says, concerning the new rules on travel to amber countries, if you only want to amber countries, if you only want to do a weekend visit, how do you take a destination predeparture test three days before returning to the uk, if in that time you haven�*t even left the uk yet to arrive at your destination?— left the uk yet to arrive at your destination? , ., �* , , destination? yes, that's very true. the rules say _ destination? yes, that's very true. the rules say it — destination? yes, that's very true. the rules say it is _ destination? yes, that's very true. the rules say it is up _ destination? yes, that's very true. the rules say it is up to _ destination? yes, that's very true. the rules say it is up to three - destination? ye

they are regulated by the federal aviation, and a department of transportation, who has to issue a license for the flight. again, they're not making contributions to the nasa program. they hope to make money with these businesses that have regulations associated with him coming out of the department of transportation on. >> but is there anything that is being done by these private companies that nasa may want to emulate in the future? >> no, i don't think so. nasa has the capability putting people in orbit since john glenn's flight in 1962, and in fact, the first two flights, with alan shepard of may of 1961, and august of 61, were like these flights, just quick up and down. >> so, what is your comfort level of letting private industry similarly take the lead in the space industry that's going on right now? >> well, this is one segment of the space industry. there is a 300 billion dollar space in history mainly private but also government in things like communications satellites. so there is a thriving private business in space already. i don't want to trivialize it but it's a bit of a sidesho

for every violation every day. if it doesn't find a way to better detect the leaks along its entire network of pipelines. the agreement made with the u.s. department of transportationate potential action by the north carolina department of environmental quality for its role in a gas leak near charlotte last august. more than 1.2 million gallons have been discovered so far. the company now has until october 15th to show how and when it will improve its leak detection process. now to our 4 zone forecast. this saturday night. another warm day on tap for sunday, meteorologist erica caturay in tonight for the recent look at what's on tap. >> good afternoon. while temperatures are starting to go down. the sun is about to set still, though warm out there in the east bay. we're seeing blue skies out there in the shot. hopefully you're along the coast where it was much cooler because inland, we do have that excessive heat warning that remains in effect. but you see lower clouds. a nice see breeze going on right now that will persist the rest of tonight currently we're at 53 in pacifica 70 in san mateo, 69 in vallejo, 90 in fairfield and upper 80's out there in pittsburgh. p

s transportation department is proposing for all airlines.9 infection rates are on the rise again in parts of the country. just as more people travel and attend events for the fourth of july holiday what experts say is likely causing this increase those stories and more coming up at seven on ktvu plus, but first after the break a warning for people headed to lake berryessa for the holiday weekend. what officials want you to know to stay safe on the water? your mission: stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on... with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill can dramatically improve symptoms... rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling. and for some, rinvoq can even significantly reduce ra fatigue. with ra, your overactive immune system rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, have occurred as have certain cancers, including lymphoma, and tears in the stomach or intestines, and changes in lab results. your doctor should monitor your bloodwork. tell your doctor about any infections... and if you are or may becom

they are regulated by the federal aviation administration of the department of transportation which has to issue a license for these flights to take place. so, again, they're not making contributions to nasa's programs, they're starting new businesses, they hope to make money with these businesses that have regulations associated with them coming out of the department of transportation. >> but is there anything that's being done by these private companies that nasa may want to emulate in the future? >> no. i don't think so. i mean, nasa has had the capability of putting humans in orbit since john glenn's flight in 1962 and, in fact, the first two flights in project mercury, alan shepherd in may of '61 and gus gris some in august of '61 were like these flights, just quick up and down. >> so what's your comfort level right now in letting private industry seemingly take the lead in the space industry that's going on right now? >> well, this is one niche segment of the space industry. i mean, there is a $300 billion space industry mainly private but also government in things like communication satellites and thin

a future meeting. >> president lopez: thank you for the purchase of muni fast passes for the transportation departments 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 withdrawn.

we brought in on the state level, the department of transportation engineers to examine the remaining structure and propose different paths forward for demolition. >> a top miami dade fire official told relatives of people missing in the rubble that workers plan to demolish the remainder of the building as soon as sunday. the storm is expected to make landfall in florida on tuesday in the wake of the surfside condo collapse. concerns about are being raised about the safety of other buildings built near the country's coast while the exact cause is still unknown lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say it's important to learn from this and tried to prevent any future disasters our washington correspondent kellie meyer has more. >> i spoke with several lawmakers about concerns they have for their coastal towns. the collapse has them asking or the communities safe lawmakers along the southeast coast are concerned about the safety of buildings on the beaches of their states. >> after the deadly building collapse in surfside, florida. this is certainly something that we all need to be aware of. i personally do have concern representing a c

we recommended the department of transportation develop an aviation safety preparedness plan for communicableiseases. here we are in 2020, still no plan. i recommend congress require that such a plan he developed. host: -- plan be developed. host: how often are you yourself in front of a congressional committee, would you estimate? guest: 10 to 12 times a year. more importantly, gao witnesses or senior executives testified before congress dozens of times every year. these testimonies are governmentwide in nature or when a particular committee would request my present, but most testimonies are dealt by -- handled by our individual experts. host: those reports are available at gao.gov. we will feet -- cover future hearings with you and your colleagues. gene dodaro, the chief controller -- >> president biden is traveling to cincinnati, ohio, today for remarks about his infrastructure plan. he's speaking at a union training center. we'll have it live shortly here on c-span. journal" continues. host: we welcome back congressman tim burchett of tennessee who has quite the portfolio. foreign affairs

for every violation, every day. if it doesn't find a way to better detect leaks along its entire network of pipelines. the agreement was made with the u.s. department of transportation. colonial faces separate legal putt and potential legal action by the north carolina department of environmental quality for its role in a gas leak near charlotte last august. more than 1.2 million gallons have been discovered so far. the company now has until october 15th to come up with an action plan on how improve the leak detection process. it's been 4 years since a deadly white supremacist rally in charlottesville, virginia led to the death of a woman over removal of confederate statues. but the wounds from that day still very much fresh as the city east still tries to heal the city decided to remove 2 confederate statues. that's it. and prominent spots in the city. michael shure has more. >> a statue of confederate general robert e lee in downtown charlottesville, virginia became a flashpoint for a dark chapter in the city's history. the 2017 unite the right rally was a gathering of white supremacists and others motivated by a wave of confederate statue removals across the sout

they are regulated by the federal aviation administration and the department of transportation, which has to issue a license forhese flights to take lace. again, there not making contributions to the nasa program. they are starting new businesses . they hope to make money with these businesses, and the regulations associated with them coming out of the department of transportation. jesse: is there anything being done by these private companies that nasa may want to emulate in the future? john: no, i don't think so. nasa has the capability -- has had the capability of putting humans in orbit since john glenn's flight in 1962. at the first two flights of project mercury, alan shepard and gus grissom, there were like these lights. just up and down. jesse: what is your comfort level right now in letting private industry seemingly take the lead in the space industry that is going on? john: this is one niche segment of the space industry. there is a $300 billion space industry, mainly private, but also government -- things like communication satellites and earth observations on lights. so there is a thriving private

department of transportation colonial faces separate potential legal action by the north carolina department of environmental quality for its role in a gas leak near charlotte last august's. more than 1.2 million gallons have been discovered so far. company now has until october 15th to come up with a plan on how to improve that leak detection process. now to our 4 zone forecast tonight a live look inside of downtown san francisco at the transamerica pyramid. erica caturay here tonight with a look at what is on the way for the start of your sunday. we'll see. we'll have we go back to erica in just a few you know, meanwhile. >> people, ok. i'm back. here we go. we've got my mike working. yeah. what i was saying was we wake up tomorrow morning. if you live along the coast, we're going to see. >> some cloudy conditions a little bit of patchy fog, but it should burn off by the afternoon. we'll see. mostly sunny skies right now in san francisco. they can definitely see those clouds. >> starting to move in. it's currently 56 here in the city. 62 in hayward right now, 80 and dublin, 82 and pittsburgh. 64 in valais home. 55 in

department. i want to thank the transportation authority for the resources provided for this project as well andi want to thank the office of economic workforce development for working with the community and working with the number of the businesses that are here. i want to thank this community especially, the businesses, that are in the in the place. it's a great place to visit. you can find anything you need here. if you want a sandwich, go to gus'. if you want a t-shirt, go at any of these stores, jewelry and anything and in fact on in this art space, valley stepped in and she made sure this work was done and she helped respond to this community and deal with the challenges and so again, we are so excited and grateful to be here today so as we reopen, make sure you visit these stores and support the community. this is a historic neighborhood in san francisco and we want to make sure that it is thriving and that it is clean, and it's safe and here for generations to come. thank you all so much. [applause] >> thank you for your leadership and personal attention to this neighborhood. i know the

department of emergency management continues to implement contingency plans, including identifying alternate work. including local and state personnel. 59 individuals have been registered for individual assistance. 108 resource requests have been fulfilled and the florida department of transportation0 tons of building material from the site. now, obviously, last night there was issues with the remaining structure. and our state assets are being provided to miami-dade in terms of engineering know-how so they can look to see what their options are to handle this. obviously we believe continuing searching is something that's very, very important. so the department of engineers are working. i know fire department and the county are getting their different options on how to handle this. but, of course, we're going to provide whatever resources they need to be able to allow the searches to continue. thank you. >> thank you, governor. lieutenant governor? [ speaking foreign language ] >> thank you, lieutenant governor. mayor daniella. >> as many of you have already seen we were forced to halt operations on the collapse in the early hours of the morning due to structural concerns about the standing structure. we're doing everything we can to ensure that the safety of our first responders

regulate across the entire economy and we are not like the epa or the department of transportation that has relatively narrow authority for a single sector. with that broad power and discretion, we need to have sufficient guard rails to ensure we are receiving input and that we understand what the evidence is with respect to possible unintended consequences of that action and so the safeguards in the rulemaking abolished by the majority and the commission unfortunately are going to diminish the quality of that decision-making, and i'm afraid stifle innovation and hurt consumers. >> thank you. and i will yield back. >> i recognize now congresswoman dingell for five minutes. >> thank you, madam chair, for holding this hearing and all of you. i'm sorry you are all still having to be here. first off, there's been some discussion regarding cost of concern. commissioner when democrats were in the minority, did you have access to all the information you wanted access to? >> no, i was routinely denied the ability to participate in the major decisions around second requests on mergers and the scope of subpoenas for major privacy i

>> yeah, so in the city of seattle, the seattle department of transportation is just getting ready to open up bids foro be judged on whether or not your plan to tackle transportation project is seen through a race and social distancing lenz. in relates it doesn't actually mean anything, what they're telling us is a bunch of progressive buzz words meant to invoke its wokeness. but, in reality, what ends up happening, unfortunately, is that they will just come up with a bunch of buzz words in the transportation plan that will talk about how they're trying to dismantle systems of oppression within our roads and bridges and our bike lanes and then all of a sudden we will have a transportation plan that doesn't actually do what we need it to do in seattle which is clear up some of the insane traffic. this is part of a long time coming project to woke-a-fied. the city of seattle. they look at every project they do through that social distancing and racial justice lens. i will forgive you a couple examples. the city of seattle council right now saying suburbs are racist. so they are going to get rid of singl

for the context. >>> news alert on the air industry phil lebeau with the details phil >> reporter: the white house is confirming that president biden will instruct the department of transportation to start working on rules that would require airlines to refund passengers any fees that they pay for bags that are either lost or delayed. the delayed part is important. lost fees have been required that they are refunded by the airline. it's the delayed part that would be new the biden administration will ask the d.o.t. to draw up rules that would require airlines to refund passengers if they pay for wi-fi services on a flight and they don't get the wi-fi people would be able to get their money back and have clearer rules with fees charged for flights when they're booking ticket guys, back to you. >> potential good news for airline passengers, especially since i will be on a flight this afternoon. coming up the ftc going after broadcom, being charged with monopolizing a key market. details on that are ahead and a brand-new tesla model s plaid catches fire with the driver at the wheel. we'll talk to a tesla watcher who says that's not the only issue facing the company a lot more "pow

for assistance. the florida department of transportation has removed almost 1400 tons of building material from the siteere was issues with the remaining structure and our state assets are being provided to miami-dade in terms of engineering know how so they can look to see what their options are to handle this. obviously we believe that continuing searching is something that's very, very important. so we and the florida department of engineering workers working. the fire department and county are getting different options how to handle this. but of course we'll provide whatever resources they need to be able to allow the searches to continue. thank you. >> thank you, governor. lieutenant governor nunez. [speaking spanish] >> dana: we have an update now right before president biden is going to arrive at the site. governor desantis was giving an update and briefed president biden and the white house this morning on the flight down to surfside and said that they've been in touch with the authorities in florida since the very beginning. that they thought today was the best day to go and have a chance to co

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department has supported nearly $75 billion in direct investment from both u.s. and foreign businesses and domestic semiconductor manufacturing. as for the secretary of transportation, they are addressing the truck driver shortages by increasing driver's license rates. an average of 50,000 have been issued each month which is 14% higher than the 2019 average and 16% higher than the 2020 average. their work is ongoing but i wide to provide you an update about their out niche -- outreach. this sunday, we will send 1.5 million doses of modernity el salvador. as we look to the week ahead which includes this weekend. on saturday, he will travel to traverse city michigan governor gretchen whitmer as part of the nationwide back together tour to celebrate our countries aggress against the virus3 . he will visit a cherry farm there will you highlight the benefits of the bipartisan infrastructure framework and what they will do to deliver to communities across the country. then he will travel to wilmington, delaware what he will remain overnight step on sunday, the president and first lady will return to the white house while they were whole -- where they will hold a fourth

we have private activity bonds already right here in the department of transportation and it's at capacity, there's a lot of demand for it. so we know there are models that can work. and as long as we do it in a way that's responsible, we'll be excited to see it move forward. there are different opinions about exactly how much that leverage ratio is. how much do you actually get out of the buck that is in these things. but the best way to find out is to try it. so i'm excited about some of the possibilities in the future. >> we share that enthusiasm and appreciate it. a question from one of our board members, john delaney, former member of congress, someone i know you know. asks about infrastructure bank, when i was in congress i was a proponent of creating an infrastructure bank to finance projects. i was pleased to see the deal includes a new finance short. one of the things about my infrastructure idea is it can offer innovative products such as volume guarantees, this can be useful for financing electric vehicle charging stations, how is the administration thinking about new infrastructure financing authority and