we have also heard from secretary pete buttigieg who heads up the department of transportation. he, too saying that he has been in contact with the governor. and that they're monitoring these developments out of baltimore. also, the headline from the white house this hour. that there is no indication to believe that there was anything nefarious going on with this accident but, of course, the investigation by the ntsb just getting underway. we have yet to hear from president biden himself. is he going to be heading up to raleigh, north carolina today along with the vice president for some campaign events. it's possible he could say something as he heads out of town but the white house saying it is closely monitoring what is happening on the ground. we also heard from a number of maryland officials and those still hoping to become maryland officials including the former governor of the state larry hogan the republican candidate for senate. evidence put out a statement just a few minutes ago saying he was heart broken over. this we also heard from ben cardin saying horrific accident

we have a number of organizations including the department of transportation, maryland department of ansportation, the governor, who is doing a lot of work on that. but right now it is about people. it is about families. and addressing the needs of those that were impacted, that is the focus. i don't think anybody in that room right now at the command post is thinking about what are the next steps to get things cleaned up. they are working to figure out who was impacted, if anyone was impacted, and how do we address that. because that is and should be the priority always. yoe bit about the families and talked a little bit about the rescue effort taking place. have we confirmed that there were any more t■han just workere on the bridge itself? were there any more possible other cars, other drivers on the bridge? chair homendy:on, have we been m information on the number of cars on the bridge, the number there are a lot of numbers that we heard back and forth. we need to verify that. is doing that now. that is not through the ntsb, that is through the local authorities, maryland state tr

army corp of engineers, the maryland department of transportation. senator ben carton. congressmanvan fullman. a representative from the highway administration. the mayor of baltimore city, brandon scott. and i'm grateful for all the partnership that they've all known this time of need. so now, i want hand it off to the coast guard and a briefing by rear admiral gilrie. >> thank you, governor. good evening. i'm here representing the unified command tonight. my name is rear admiral gillrie the people you see mind me are some of the key leaders and they're making a difference in help helping us to accomplish reopening the port of baltimore. we're going to do that in steps. we're going to clear the debris from the channel. step two, is we're going remove the vessel. and step three is remove the rest of the bridge debris from the wear way. we've got the cranes on their way to help us through that. but before we can engage in lifting, we've got to complete the assessment process of the bridge and the piece of the bridge that are in the water so that we can figure out how to c

personnel on board were able to alert the department of transportation that they lost _ department of of their vessel. locai _ they lost control of their vessel. local authorities were able to close the bridge — local authorities were able to close the bridge before the bridge was struck, _ the bridge before the bridge was struck, which undoubtedly saved lives _ struck, which undoubtedly saved iives~ our— struck, which undoubtedly saved lives. our prayers are with everyone involved _ lives. our prayers are with everyone involved and — lives. our prayers are with everyone involved and all the families, especially those waiting for news of their loved ones right now. i know every— their loved ones right now. i know every minute feels like a lifetime. it's every minute feels like a lifetime. it'sjust_ every minute feels like a lifetime. it'sjust terrible. every minute feels like a lifetime. it's just terrible. we're every minute feels like a lifetime. it'sjust terrible. we're incredibly grateful— it'sjust terrible. we're incredibly grateful for the brave rescuers who immediately rushed t

there are no casualties among the troupe; there is also a message from the moscow department of transportal metro security forces have arrived at the myakino station, as well as employees of the internal affairs department at the metro. governor of the moscow region, in connection with the tragedy in the moscow region, governor of the leningrad region region, due to the tragedy in the moscow region , the events are cancelled. chairman of the state duma vyacheslav volodin oochp in crocus: the degenerates who committed this monstrous terrorist attack must be destroyed. but in general, now the special services are taking all necessary measures to find fr.’s attackers. the nizhny novgorod authorities have suspended cultural events over the weekend; the competition will still take place, but will be held without spectators. advisor to the head of zelensky’s office, podalyag, claims that ukraine is not involved in the terrorist attack in crocus. mid pakistan condemned the terrorist attack in crocus cityhole. and i will quote, we strongly condemn the horrific attack that took place in the concer

i spoke to maryland department of transportation is just beyond me. s sanford, show me the building, maryland department of transportation, at the north end of the bridge. we were talking to folks off camera, one gentleman was slated to get off at midnight, that was his shift and he had just called and they called and some come back. individuals here that operate this area every single day, there is a lot of prayers to go out here and people who work throughout the night to keep this main thoroughfare of t transit and commerce up and moving everyday. you can't overstate how s significant baltimore is in the northeast commerce larger picture of things and the shipping containers that come through, there are thousands of ships coming through this area. this one for reasons unknown right now brought that bridge down and will cause a tremendous significant impact to the area from a transportation standpoint. >> carley: this will impact commuter traffic and shipping lanes, as well. standby, we'll get back to you. right now janice dean has weather conditions

we have a number of organizations, including the department of transportation, maryland department of transportation, the governor that's doing a lot of work on that but this isn't right now, it's about people. it's about families and addressing the needs of those that were impacted. that's the focus. i don't think anybody in that room right now and at the command post is thinking about what are the next steps to get things cleaned up? there they're working to figure out who was impacted, if anyone was impacted, and how do we address that? because that is and should be the priority always jericho solids with ew ten use nightly. you talked a little bit about the families and you talked a little bit about the rescue effort that's taking place. have we confirm that there were the more than just the six construction workers that were on the bridge itself, were there anymore possible other cars, other drivers on the bridge? >> so there's a lot of information the question is on. have we been able to confirm information on the number of cars on the bridge, the number of workers on the bridge

department of transportation as part of its investment projects, bart says it is using the money towardsl help people navigate through stationsúfor example, if an escalator or elevator is not working, riders will be given instructionsc on how to detour around it. bart agencies across the country fun. >> san franciscogs fix it week is coming to a close. since last friday, mayor london breed says crews have worked to repair equipment, restore tunnel lights, replace worn tracks and more muni line. breed says workers have done 30 days worth of maintenance in just the last seven days. mayor claims past delays by 76, and short delays by 89. sp>> millions of dollars in federal funding has been secured for a bay area transportation project today. representatives barbara lee and eric swalwell announced the u.s. department of transportation is giving $30 million towards the creation of thec east bay greenway multimodl project. the ten and a half mile plan includes the construction of bike paths, pedestrian crossings, bus stop enhancements and features from lake merritt in oakland to bayfair in san

maria: we are listening to the maryland department of transportation news conference. florida senator rick scott this morning. and senator, we just heard from officials that the water underneath the bridge is 50 feet deep. we know earlier officials told us 20 people were in the water but now they say they're looking for seven unaccounted for so far. two people have been pulled from the water. one is in critical condition. your thoughts on how something like this could have happened, sense r tore. -- senator.what are the questiod to find out in terms of how something like this happened. this is a major shipping route, not just a national story, mass casualty story but an economic one as well. >> well, whenever somebody's coming to a harbor, the first thing you have to do is who is directing the ship, what is the process, did they follow the process. we have harbor pilots in our ports in florida. you want to understand exactly what was going on. these are typically very experienced individuals. so it's surprising that something like this could happen. there's a lot of un

÷gthis afternoon i also had the chance to meet with the maryland department of transportation and by my executive team mental the leaders there to talk about how we will continue to bug but i's assets at all levels of government and society to make sure we are moving forward collectively with our response. today also maryland submitted our request to the biden/harris administration asking for emergency relay funding to assist in our work going forward. the opportunity to speak to the president again today by phone. i am thankful also we are here joined by tom. wonderful to see you. thank you for your continued support and work. >> what we know i don't know att the total cost will be. i do not yet know what the full timeline will be. but, what i do know is the task in front of us will be real, ■tdaunting, but despite the task ahead of us being daunting i can tell you right now our resolve is unshaken. we will get to completion. we will do it together. the work will take time. but, we will make sure we will leave no one behind. we will take care of our people. at leastdocks have jobs t

and, the department of transportation found the state eligible for that program. they authorized $60 million but found the state eligible for the emergency relief funds which will help cover the lion's share of the cost of reconstructing the key bridge and senator cardin and i working with the president and governor and others and will be introducing legislation to cover the remainder that is not covered under the emergency relief program. so we are here together as team maryland. i want to thank everybody that's been a part of this effort. governor, thank you again for bringing us all together from the mayor and county executive and thank you for your leadership and members of the general assembly who are here. again, the families remain in our prayers and we'll get it done for the state of maryland. let me now turn it over to you. congressman m fume aye. congressman mfume. congress congressman mfume: thank you, chris. governor, the fact you have made this a very transparent process is important because there are people all over the country, getting unfiltered rea

what i will say is that is under investigation but i'm a -- before the justice of -- department of transportationat the department of justice and how process a potential crime scene is very important. while ascender investigation, what i would want to be a prosed investigator on that case that everything was done exactly as they were supposed to do. kind of a gunshot incident, you supposed to look at the gunshot residue and look at this whole sce.o do all that and none of that has come out because it is a case under investigation. while it falls within the department, in south carolina, you can call in state law enforcement and you can get all the help you want. hopefully, they are doing everything by the book. even here locally, there has not been a lot of information come out about that investigation. host: let's talk to callers now, jerry is from broadway, virginia, good morni good morni. you know as well as i do that the problem is dei hiring practices. they are not hiring people because of qualifications. they want to hire them because they are lgbtq. that's the bottom line. host: m÷nary i'm

personnel were able to alert the department of transportation had lost control, as you all know and reported a result local authorities close the bridge to traffic before the bridge was struck, which undoubtedly saved lives. our prayers are with everyone involved and all of the families, especiallyore news ofr loved one right now. i know every minute deals like a lifetime and you just do not know and it is terrible. we are incredibly grateful for the rescuers who rushed to the scene and to the people of baltimore, and i want toare wity with you as long as it takes. like the governor said you are marilyn's tough and baltimore strong -- maryland tough and baltimore strong. the search and rescue operation is our top priority. ended until further notice and we will need to clear the channel before it ship trafficon the spot and d the effort to clear the channel. the port of baltimore is one of the nation's largest shipping hubs and i have been there a number of times as a senator and vice president. it handles a record amount of cargo. it is also the top ports in america for imports and exports.

department of transportation. through its impartial investigation into transportation accidents the board makes recommendation that have transformed transportation safety. ntsb recommendations prompt action to require railroads to use positive control passengers to use seatbelts and commercial airlines to have well rested cruise. however the needs to continue to improve safety are ongoing but for instance run a weight near misses and close calls and aviation sector are far too frequent. we simply must do better. equirements we are looking out for these longer trains and improvements. rating in the drama in pennsylvania or three trains collided bhe roadways in 2020 when the latest data we have fatalities of the highest since 2005 in my home state fatalities have increased 40% since the pandemic and 70% in the last decade. so while all of that isnough to think about we are urgently in need of ntsb was offering a full strength and operao help us for improved safety rate that is why at this committee is passout the avi

the department of transport is investigating but it will be very difficult for the department to do soto be very difficult to really figure out exactly what happened and the fact that there is only one survivor and she is eight years old. heidi giokos there. let's get the latest on the war in the middle east now. the united nations' highest court has ordered israel to ensure "urgent humanitarian assistance" in gaza without delay, saying "famine has set in". since its original order issued injanuary, the international court ofjustice said that "the catastrophic living conditions of the palestinians "in the gaza strip have deteriorated further, "in particular in view of the prolonged and widespread "deprivation of food and other basic necessities." this latest development follows comments made by the un's most senior human rights official volker turk, who told the bbc there is a plausible case that israel is using starvation as a weapon of war — something israel has denied. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more details on the icj's order to israel. this is an important cour

he muscled through one quarter of a billion dollars to the state department of transportation to startuilding that bridge. the bridge was open and a little more than a year after the collapse, but it begs the question of what are our priorities? congress allocated $8.7 billion for humanitarian assistance overseas and we are running $1 trillion in interest on the national debt every year. >> kayleigh: the president sent to address the nation and 28 minutes. we will take you live. former president trump's truth social media company sores in the first day of trading after some had hoped he would face financial doom. that is next. ♪ ♪ max recommended you. so, my best friend sophie says you've been a huge help. at ameriprise financial, more than 9 out of 10 of our clients are likely to recommend us. our neighbors, the garcía's, love working with you. because the advice we give is personalized, -hey, john reese, jr. -how's your father doing? to help reach your goals with confidence. my sister's told me so much about you. that's why it's more than advice worth listening to. it's advice worth

the maryland state police the maryland transportation authority police, and all of our law enforcement partners are working together with the maryland department of transportation to mitigate the impact of this incident when traffic safety as always, are troopers are actively monitoring road conditions directing traffic and enforcing safety regulations to prevent crashes and minimize delays were asking all motorists now more than ever exercise both caution and patients. as we navigate through this challenging period. please adhere to the posted speed limits avoid distractions while driving, and never drive impaired >> also >> please continue to remember the move over law for first responders. tow truck operators work crews, and any motorist who may have become disabled on the side of the road we understand that this may cause inconvenience however, your shape, is our top priority. >> thank you >> good afternoon. >> paul wiedefeld, sector transportation emphasizing the governor's leadership and directions, the maryland harbour transportation continues to support the unified command salvage efforts as has been said many times, we'll said many we

before i went to work for the department of transportation i was a prosecutor with the u.s. of justice. how you process a potential crime scene is very important. while it is under investigation, what i would want to know if i was going to be a prosecutor or investigator on that case, was that everything was done especially as it was supposed to do. any kind of gunshot incident you are obviously supposed to look at the gunshot residue, put whole scene, do all --. then i that has come out because it is a case under investigation. while it falls within the jurisdicon of one police department, and south carolina, you could call it state law enforcement has led this call. you can get all the help you want. hopefully they are doing everything right and buy the book. but even here locally there has not■'■ of information to come out about that investigation. host: now let's talk to callers. jerry is first in broadway, virginia. caller: good morning. you know as well as i do the problem is■n■p dei hiring pract. just like the biden ministration. they aren't hiring people because of qu

the question here isn't necessarily more laws. 9 question here is maybe for the department of transportation and what is going on with boeing and all the problems they are having over in this case. you know what in don't worry about free equity, buttigieg, don't worry about all the other issues that go along with using the proper pronouns, let's worry about people keeping people safe and reacting quickly to these types of issues. >> there is an implication in that first answer that you gave that in some way the biden administration is responsible for the events of yesterday. do you lay any blame at the feet of joe biden and if so why? about 45 seconds to you, congressman? >> inflation, less goods are on hand. the inventories are low because the inventories are low, we are going to feel this much more quickly than we normally would do. yes, i do unfortunately. >> todd: final question to you. who hold the shipping company accountable and what does that accountability look like now 30 seconds to you, congressman? we're going to have hearings in congress. we're going to have hearings probably on

the alameda county sheriff's office, and the city of oakland department of transportation to ensure serviceg. okay, now to a really cute update on that rescue tiger cub we reported is being treated at the oakland zoo . she really is so cute. she's been eating, taking her meds, and chuffing up a storm. that's what she's doing there. the zoo says it's almost time, though, to give her a name. the tigers care team is working on a short list of. see what the writer next week, they'll askcúthe public to participate in a vote to make the final decision. all right. thanks so much for joining me on this friday night. appreciate you tuning in for the news at did my legs shrink? i can move them. i mean, i knew alaska airlines' premium class had extra legroom but this... this feels different. okay. crazy idea. on the count of 3... i'm going to try and cross my... ohhhhhhhhhhh boyy that's nice. woooooo! ( ♪ ) is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart th

motor vehicle enforcement officer with the department of transportation and realign state government.part of standard training, underwent a tactical course. because of the new in the right training for the situation. he was directed for a critically injured victim. he saved a life. [applause] progress, there's one more area, boards and commissions. the alignment passed last year with representation from the legislature to review all 256 boards and commissions. after for public meetings, engagement and review of 1300, the committe submitted the final in september. for my proposal, recommendations of eliminating obsolete boards which is a decrease of 33% streamlining those that remain. this is the first boards and commissions review in 175 year history. it seems a little long. this requires we evaluate every five years to ensure they are meeting the needs of each one. the discrete a policy and to outsource to others. this will continue to play an important re. this is the best way in this ust people of iowa expect. [applause] efficient and effective government in a way that helps them m

department of transportation headquarters. we don't invent the projects, we support them.i was running for president, the great ideas aren't necessarily always going to come from washin,ngto and should. that's where president biden's infrastructure package is doing for america's community. [applause] to mention another thing that i appreciate, sometimes miss about local government, the focus on reality, on facts, on data. it cannot be ignored. local government, local leadership is rooted in reality because you are held accountable . whether you are on local media or at the grocery store. i know you deal with rumor at every level. but my experience, the truth is never that far away. when you are in charge of the city, there's a hole in the road , don't get to say that's fake news. people know the whole is there in the road. they want to know what you will do to fix it. that'sand more funding. we have to find ways to similarly ground our work at the national level. that's what we are doing a d.o.t.. look at the facts. good, bad or indifferent, so we can see how we are doing

the port, where representatives from the federal highway administration, the f.b.i., the department of transportationthe army corps of engineers, as well as maryland officials in baltimore, police and fire. they're all working together to coordinate an emergency response. officials at the scene estimate eight people were unaccounted for still, not still, were unaccounted for. that number might change. two have been rescued. one without injury, one in critical condition. the search and rescue operations are continuing for all those remaining, as we speak. i spoke with governor moore this morning, as well as the mayor of baltimore, and county executive, both united states senators and the congressman, and my secretary of transportation is on the scene. i told them we're going to send all the federal resources they need as we respond to this emergency. i mean, all the federal resources. we're going to rebuild that port together. everything so far indicates that this was a terrible accident. at this time we have no other reason to believe there's any other act here. personnel were able to alert the maryl

capital is on the roads, the honest detective telegram channel reports this with reference to department of transportns of water were dropped and firefighting helicopters, in general, a hotline 122.0 has already been organized, you can go there and get all the necessary information if necessary. psychological assistance , the governor of the moscow region andrei vorobyov said that all the victims will be provided with all the necessary assistance, all events this weekend are canceled, they ask for understanding of this, here is the mayor of moscow sergei sobyanin , i quote, today he said: today a terrible tragedy occurred in the crocus city shopping center , condolences relatives of the victims, gave orders to provide all necessary assistance to everyone who suffered during the incident, sergei said. sobyanin, and more than 70 teams worked and still some of them remain and work on the spot, and the victims were evacuated both by ambulance and by air ambulance to moscow medical institutions in moscow, khima krasnogorsk, dolgoprudny. the blood center said blood donation centers will be open on saturday

is it being carried on by the department of transportation? tion? a combination? how does that fit into the other four areas you talked about? >> the investigation continues to be ongoing. ntsb is the one taking the lead on the investigation. they are looking at everything that happened that led to this tragedy. all the actions happened as it was occurring and the aftermath. that investigation will be ongoing and we need for that investigation to happen because we all need answers. we need a certainty and understanding. if we are going to rebuild, we have to have a basis of what exactly happened and people need to be held accountable, they need to be held accountable. that investigation will take place. this is on a bipartisan basis, something people say where's the maryland delegation? the entire general -- delegation is ensuring congress can move with the speed and intentionality that will be required because getting the port reopened and the channel opened up has got to be a national part when we talk of the impact on the nation this will ha

the department of transportation and the transportation committee is not a social committee the.ut infrastructure d getting things done and this has been a secretary that quite frankly even with the money that was allocated under the transportation infrastructure legislation, they're moving so slow on it because of regulations. we want to get these things going. so i'm disappointed in the job that he does. it's obvious that it's not about tree equity, not about personal pronouns, it's about safety and trans ptransportation of people, whether it's east palestine, whether it's this bridge, whether it's boeing and all the issues that are going on there. when the faa was in front of our committee we asked a lot of tough questions. that's a woke company as well, worried about the wrong things. i would say whatever color you are, whatever sexual orientation you are, whatever your heritage is, you want to be safe. and that's what transportation should be about. and effective. and so we should hopefully have an effective recovery here. this is n a area where we could for once maybe work

at the department of transportation our focus is how do we get that bridge back up and deal with the nsequences of it being down in the meantime. how do we get that port back up and running to deal with supply chain consequences in the meantime. >> bill: if you find it was somebody on the ship not doing their job or on the port, i imagine they would bear the responsibility for it. the president said yesterday the federal government will pay for the entire cost of rebuilding. but if you find that somebody involved here was responsible, why not have them pay? >> there is no question that if the investigation determines that any private party or parties are responsible, they will be held accountable. but that can't be something that we're just waiting around for. we have to make sure we work now today to get this bridge back up and to get this port back open. that bridge took five years to build. we don't yet have an estimate on how long it will take to rebuild. the president made it very clear that every tool of the federal government needs to be available to governor wes moore as the s

department of transportation is giving $30 million towards the ten and a half mile plan includes the enhancements and a variety of landscaping features from lake merrittúin oakland to bayfair in san leandro. and construction going on in san francisco's presidio over the next couple of years. several of the projects include tearing up roads to replacec water and sewage pipes upgrade project is largely funded by the federal government as part of act, and ucsf is reportedly in talksúto open a new clinic along the waterfront in san francisco. the chronicle reports ucsf is looking to open a precision cancer center and health tech incubator in the potrero hill neighborhood. the clinic would be part of the redevelopment of theúpotrero power station, the city'súplan to turn what used to be industrial land into mixed housing and commercial development. detailsúare stillt- in the works. any deal would have to be approved by the uc board of regents and california's statewide anti-hate hotline is coming up on its first anniversary. the multilingual launched last year in direct response to the ri

labor standards environmental justice, which is critical, but making sure whether it's department of transportation, doe, hud, or the commerce department, that they are climate forward. we have benefited from hundreds of millions of dollars of investments in the transit system. we will have the largest electric bus fleet in the country. electrifying our port which is the largest cruise capitol certainly in the comp -- country if not the world. we are cleaning our freight in between. there is investment -- we have 32,000 affordable housing units coming online. all have to be built to high efficiently silver standards with solar ready, ev ready, we are investing in the housing piece and finally, in my world, we are doubling down on our green infrastructure investments. tree canopy in the areas with the highest heat related illnesses. we have zip codes in miami-dade they have four or five times heat-related illnesses than other zip codes. the top factors are high poverty rates and high land surface temperatures. the urban heat islands. this has allowed us to take funding we started directing towards w

we have a number of organizations including the department of transportation, maryland department of rk on that. right now, it's about people. it's about families and addressing the needs of those that were impacted. that's the focus. i don't think anybody in that room right now at the command post is thinking about what are the next steps to get things cleaned up. they're working to figure out who was impacted, if anyone was impacted, and how do we address that because that is and should be the priority always. >> you talked a little bit about the families and the rescue effort that's taking place. have we confirmed there were any more than just the six construction workers that were on the bridge itself? were there any more, other cars, other drivers on the bridge? >> there's a lot of information, the question is on have we been able to confirmation on the number of cars on the bridge, the number of workers on the bridge. there are a lot of numbers that we've heard back and forth. we need to verify that. the search team is doing that now. that's not for the ntsb. that is for the loc

the department of transportation, veterans affairs, energy, agriculture, housing and urban developmentdrug administration going on this week.t in this in georgia, democrat. good morning. >> i've been speaking about the border. random thoughts go through your mind and after the republicans i guess killed the border bill i was thinking isn't much like the a and democrat ane as many as we can and they don't have enough to plug all ten and within the republicaning to leto sink. isn't that what happened with the border bill that republicans just said we aren't getting everything we want to so we are going to let it totally die, and that's all i have to say. thank you. >> thoughts on that nlg? >> i think a lot of democrats would agree with that and there are of course the collapse of the border billion there was a lot of politics at this comes at a time that we are in election season and one of the negotiators is i guess what you would consider a moderate republican so there was some surprise that he was able to negotiate with senator murphy and actuallyroduce something but it fell apart in

we have a number of organizations including the department of transportation, maryland department of lot of work on that. but right now, it is about people. it's about families and addressing the needs of those that were impacted. that is the focus. i don't think anybody in that room right now at the command post is thinking about what are the next steps to get things cleaned up. they are working to figure out who was impacted, if anyone was impacted, and how do we address that because that is and should be the priority always. >> you talked about the families and you talked about the rescue effort that is taking place. have we confirmed that there were any more than just the six construction workers that were on the bridge itself? were there anymore possible, other cars, other drivers on the bridge. >> there's a lot of information. the question is were we able to confirm information on the number of cars on the bridge, the number of workers on the bridge. there are a lot of numbers that we have heard back and forth. we need to verify that. the search team is doing that now. that is n

of one department. the faa's air traffic organization within the department of transportation. think about what it takes, every day, 24 by seven by 365 to make sure that 60 million flights a year gets where they are going safely. then, think about the effect it has on those operations to beat now on our fourth, maybe fit, depending how you count, time this fiscal year alone. figuring out whether we're bracing for a shutdown. it's the one thing, it feels like everybody that i've talked to on capitol hill agrees on, republicans and democrats, is we need more air traffic controllers. you know what happens during a shutdown? on day one, we have to shut down the academy that trains them, which will stop us in our tracks at a moment we are finally, after 20 or 30 years, of decline, finally seeing the number of controllers we have go up. meanwhile, the controllers who would be required to continue going to work in the towers would not be getting paid. i don't know about you, but i want the controller who is controlling my flight to have nothing else distracting them but the ability to

six agencies that are the department of transportation, agriculture, interior, housing and urban developmentsit, one of many things going on this weekg. caller: good morning. i've just 50 about b you know, random thoughts go through mynd after the republicans killed the border i was thinking isn't that very much like this analogy. you have a republican and a democrat in a boat a if the boat starts sinking because there are 10 holes in the boat, the democrat said hurry and live as many holes as we can and they don't have enough to plug all 10 holes. and then the republicans as well, it is not all 10 so we are just going to let the boat sink. isn't that sort of what happened with the border bill? that republicans just said well we an't ge it totally die? that is all i have to say. thoughts on that analogy? guest: i think there are a lot of democrats who would agree with that. andre of course some republicans with the border bill. there was a lot of politics at play. a lot of different pressure. that we are in election season, and you have one of the who by no means is what you consider a modera

labor standards or environmental justice, which is critical but making sure whether this department of transportation, doe, hud or the commerce department that they are climate forward. so, we have benefited from hundreds of millions of dollars of investments in our transit system. we will have the largest bus fleet in the country. we are electrified our port which is the largest cruise capital certainly in the country if not the world. we are also cleaning our freight in between. there is investments in 32,000 affordable housing units coming on line and all of them have to be built of high efficient standards and be solar ready and ev ready. we are in the housing piece and finally in my world we are doubling down on our green infrastructure which is the tree canopy in our area. we have zip codes in miami-dade county that have over five times the amount of heat related illnesses of the top factors are high poverty rates and high service temperatures. this has allowed us to take funding that we had started to direct toward weatherization and now with this $10 million, we will be able to accelerate it.

unique way >>> moving show of support after the bridge collapse in baltimore, the minnesota department of transportation lit up one of its bridges in solidarity. this is the i-35 west bridge in downtown minneapolis, tonight lit up in red black and yellow. those are the colors of the state of maryland. for many, the accident just today brought back memories of a tragic bridge accident in minneapolis more than 16 years ago. in that tragedy, a bridge suddenly collapsed into the mississippi river. the state rebuilt that bridge. president biden has promised to rebuild the bridge in baltimore. >>> don't forget, you can watch our newscast 24 seven on roku and other streaming platforms. roger has more on what is coming up next at 5:30. >>> san jose police tonight have arrested six men for gang- related activities. what the officers took off the streets. >>> trying to get a handle on artificial intelligence, the steps san jose is taking to make sure governments use it responsibly. >>> weight loss drugs like those epic have become externally popular for people looking to lose some pounds. the negative impacts tha

press conference where we are standing on the north side of the bridge with an airline department of transportationee governor westmore who declared a state of emergency. you mentioned the key point, the white house issuing a statement saying the closely monitoring it but no indication of any nefarious intent but there are a lot of questions of exactly how and why a shipping container of this size hit the bridge in the place that they did because this is one of the major shipping thoroughfares in the nation. baltimore being one of the largest of the nation's ports that bring so many goods of containers in here, traffic on the highway stop but also traffic for ships coming out of chesapeake bay into the patapsco river. that's what were standing next to the goes into baltimore harbor where the ship was going. a lot of questions we hope to learn more in the coming hour. maria: what you are saying is that the white house is saying no indication that there was foul play in the major shipping road means this is not just a mass casualty event but also an economic story which we will continue to cover. we

. >> we have a great relationship with the maryland department of transportation authority chief josephnd our baltimore county chief of police robert mcculloch. this has been very traumatic for them as well. our police officers, law-enforcement, oversea highways and bridges. being able to pray with them and offer the church as a safe place not only to pray, but for individuals who need an opportunity to get food, or need to use the sanctuary to sleep on our pews, whatever we can do to assist them, we are going to do that. and we are doing our best to make sure we are therefore them at this difficult time. >> we heard the mayor, the governor speaking. the president talking about providing any and all federal aid. what do you think baltimore is going to need most? >> there are a few things we will need. there will be a need for food. i know there's going to be some mental health disparities we will need to address. i also know we are going to have to figure out how to support law enforcement and first responders. anything we can provide for them and the families who have to deal with such

the capital's department of transport reported that it is working normally. in connection with the tragedy in korkusel, our media holding vgtrk changed its broadcasting schedule. as well as channel one and gazprom media holding, mass and entertainment events at federal cultural institutions have been cancelled, there will be no performances at the bolshoi theater, the moscow oleg tabakov theater, the ivne chekhov moscow art theater, the satire theater, the russian academic youth theater, the mayakovsky theater and others. a message appeared on the website of moscow state university about the cancellation of the open day; it was scheduled for tomorrow, march 24. most universities have moved classes to these days. to remote mode. the ministry of emergency situations has opened a hotline for information support for psychological assistance in connection with the terrorist attack in crocushall. phone number 8 800 775 17 17. but now on the screen you also see emergency phone numbers, which may be needed primarily by the relatives of the deceased victims. these are

personnel aboard the vessel notified the maryland department of transportation that they had lost controle vessel. as a result, local authorities were able to close the bridge to traffic just before the accident occurred, which undoubtedly saved a life. rescuers after the accident. baltimore services reported that eight people were on the bridge when it collapsed, two victims were rescued, and the search continues for at least six more. andrii borys, a correspondent of the voice of america ukrainian service, will introduce us to the details from the scene of the events. congratulations, andriy. andrii, what can you tell us about what is happening at the site and also what is known about the victims and the rescue operations there? yes, oleksiy, well, i am actually in the immediate vicinity of this. bridge, i i don’t know if you can see it from here, it’s literally 100 m from me, and around me there are probably about 200 representatives of not only the american, but also the international press, this question was caused by the event, actually, what happened to the bridge, it collapsed, ca

congress will have to be involved dot department of transportation will have to be involved and obviously, the state and other local governments will have to be involved also. so we'll, we'll have to obviously all of these agencies will have to deal with the timetable. but the important thing as you noted in the mirror is noted is all of the concern now is for the people that are trying to save people in the water and that that should be the main in concern for now, rebuilding will obviously take place later on >> absolutely. former us at transportation secretary ray lahood. thank you so much for your analysis, unless we really desperate situation all right. we are switching gears now. protesters. and protests happening outside of supreme court ahead of the most important abortion argument since roe versus wade was overturned. and just a few hours justices will consider whether to limit access to the abortion drug myth chris stone, the medication was approved by the fda nearly 25 years ago, and research has shown that it's overwhelmingly safe and effective joining us now, cnn's meg give u

briefed by the colonel from the army corps of engineers, maryland state police, maryland department of transportationz, congressman, and coin executive johnny oshefski. >> thank you, governor. i'm rare admiral shannon gilwreath, speaking on behalf of the unified command. our number one priority of the unified command is to reopen the port of baltimore, and to do that we have broken that into three phases, the number one phase is reopen the shipping channel. number two is remove the ship. number three is remove the debris from the bridge from the rest of the waterway. we are beginning to make progress on those phases. in the phase 1 we talked about that we need to do the assessments of the bridge, both above the water line and beneath the water. those assessments continue. as the governor said, we were out there today, and we could see the engineers and the divers and the survey boats out there on the water, in these difficult wind conditions. doing their job, doing their work, to assess that bridge, to figure out how we can cut it up into the pieces we need to be able to lift, and back at the unified

from not only labor or environmental justice which is critical but making sure it is the department of transportation, d.o.e., h.u.d. or the commerce department that they're climate forward. so we benefited from hundreds of millions of dollars of investments in our transit system and will have the largest electric fleet in the country. we're reelectrify our port, which is the largest cruise capital certainly in the country, if not the world. year also cleaning our freight in between. there's investments in -- we have 32,000 affordable housing units coming online. all of them have to be built to high efficient lead silver standards with solar ready, e.v. ready. we're investing in the housing piece. and finally in my world we're doubling down on our green infrastructure projects, namely tree canopy with the highest related illnesses. we have zip codes in miami-dade county with four or five-times heat related illnesses. and the correlating differences are land temperatures and urban heat islands. it's allowed us to take funding we actually started taking for weatherization back with aarpa funds and now

are doing their work, and that's what we're going to do not just with the tools of our department of transportationbut with every tool in the federal government. >> so could this money potentially be used to help workers who are now out of a job. you mentioned the port being closed is costing $2 million in wages every day for people whose work is tied to the port. >> so this funding is generally authorized for infrastructure, although i have seen it used to reimburse local law enforcement for costs that have come up with traffic diversions and other needs like that. i have not seen any eligibilities out of this particular program, but we're still reviewing that, that would apply in this case. there may be other programming and funds as well. i spoke to the union president yesterday, certainly concerned about making sure those workers at that local are going to be supported. obviously they have done nothing wrong. they're hard workers, and they long shore workers, even if the darkest days of covid, obviously remote work was not an option for them. they are the backbone of our supply chain. they have

guard as they continue operations in the water, the pilots reportedly warned the maryland department of transportation that vessel could crash before it made impact. >> maryland officials say the pilot's mayday call prompted the bridge to shut down to traffic, potentially saving lives. no drivers were traveling on the span at the time, but there were construction vehicles and workers on it. >> the crew that was out there working was basically repairing potholes. so you understand that had nothing to do with a structural issue. >> the i-695 span is a heavily traveled corridor with an estimated 30,000 vehicles crossing it each day. about 30 million tons of cargo pass through the bridge. last year. it's the entryway to the largest port in the u.s. for cars and light trucks, and one of america's largest hubs for coal shipments. >> it's one of the most important elements for the economy in the northeast. i've directed my team to move heaven and earth, to reopen the port and rebuild the bridge as soon as humanly possible, authorities say there is no credible evidence the incident was an act of terror. >> ch