english saw how important this part of the world was that they decided they're going to name it the hudson river an english subject. right there ahead of us, right off the bow. that is the pollepel island, home of bannerman's castle. why is that island not get any closer? we're going to need to step on it here. the tide's coming in! there's not just a surprise around every corner, there's living history. johnny devenanzio: from 1901 until his passing in 1918 francis bannerman constructed the castle on pollepel island as a means to house army surplus and munitions. frank bannerman, the sixth, he was the father of the army navy store. this is the man, right here. that's the man. that's him. so this castle was built as a warehouse. it was a safe place to have his gunpowder and a safe place to store cannons and munitions. this was his man cave. his wife was like listen honey you're not keeping any of that crap in here. you go take it to the island. [laughter] johnny devenanzio: chartered boat trips-- that's a wave, bill! woo! johnny devenanzio: --and kayaking excursions with bill carter of storm kin

people like blacks and latinos like people who live here in union city, new jersey, across the hudson river from new york city union city is home to around 65000 people. mostly immigrants. 80 percent of the residents are latino and more than half are foreign. born mostly from central america. rising prices have hit them hard. bobby is great. he ever ds, too high entity bowed in all from in gas price a living generally. you know, ran ready, but for me we go, i knew what the dollar. yeah. dork devil because of inflation. do? yes. everything has gone up and back at the restaurant. there is a growing sense of uncertainty. it's mainly the new norm. i hate to think that it is, but it could be who knows, maybe the prices will never go down. and that would mean continued financial pain all over america. gabriel's ando al jazeera union city, new jersey, a delegation of former u. s. defense and security official sent by president biden as arrived in taiwan capital. tie pape, the visit has been denounced by china that is taking place with ukraine currently being invaded by russia. u. s. officials say

. >> reporter: so if you're lucky enough, on a cold morning along the hudson river, you just may spotre they hunting for? >> fish. >> reporter: as beautiful as they are to see in the sky, that's nothing compared to seeing one up close. >> this is montana, a 12-year-old adult male eagle. we rescued him and when we picked him up, he had a broken right wing and broken right leg and blind in his right eye. >> reporter: but surviving in a major metropolis presents challenges. one eagle was killed by a train. and this fledgling was rescued, its wings tangled in a fishing line. >> we'll do surgery this week and we won't know for a few month it is that bird willfully recover. >> reporter: the eagle's threats are us. the location of the nets are secret, to prevent crowds from gathering. what can we do to protect them if >> appreciate and enjoy them, but give them their space. >> reporter: we claimame close o losing these (dr. david jeremiah) there may have never been another time in history when end times prophecy has been more aligned with the culture and circumstances of the world than it is

for example: the hudson river train tunnel that runs between new york and new jersey is a crucial arteryt local leaders have been trying to upgrade for years. >> buttigieg: it was absolute state-of-the-art, best- construction technology 110 years ago. ( laughs ) >> cooper: in nineteen-- in 1910. >> buttigieg: yeah. and we're going deep into the 21st century still depending on that hundred-year-old infrastructure. >> cooper: the tunnels so badly damaged crews have to work on it at night so pieces of it don't fall on the tracks during the day. if an expected infrastructure grant comes through, construction of a new tunnel could finally begin next year. kentucky governor andy beshear has said he'd like to use infrastructure money to help build a companion to the congested brent spence bridge that connects kentucky and ohio. airports all over the country will be receiving money this year to upgrade their runways and terminals. l.a.x. will get $79 million, chicago o'hare $74 million, and atlanta's international airport $92 million. secretary buttigieg plans to use some of the infrastructure m

january of last year and that is over 800 million in federal funding to flow to the project in the hudson riverl that has been stalled for years under the previous administration is moving again when the biden administration finalize the projects and within the last few weeks the project received in improved rating to allow it to move forward to the capital investment grants and that is why a race this to talk about sig as part of our effort but before that i want to think the chairman and other colleagues on the committee for f their work to pass a strong t transit title as part of the infrastructure and jobs act that increases the authorization by 50 percent last week we passed a final fy 22 spending bill including anna additional 400 million when combined with direct appropriations it with fy 21 / 22. i like to ask both of your transit systems have small start projects in the pipeline. can you speak of the importance to your respective agencies and communities that they serve? >> thank you for the question to fall under regional growth initiative that we really put a lot of thought into the

administration in january of last year and that is 800 million to flow to the project and the hudson rivernel under the previous administration and then to finalize the review project and and to move forward under the capital investment grant. and that is why i raise this because i want to talk about that as part of our effort but i want to thank the chairman and other colleagues on the committee for their work to pass a strong transit title as part of the infrastructure and jobs act that increase the authorization by 50 percent. last week we passed in fy 22 spending bill including 400 million when combined with appropriations fy 21 through 22. so both of your transit systems. can you speak of the importance for your respective agencies in the communities that they serve? >> thank you for the question. our capital improvement grant s applications for locally but we put a lot of thought over the next five t or ten years with the addition of people to our region and to increase to become unaffordable. and we are also seeing the amount of infrastructure toe be invested could cost billions. if

, that is a little over 800 million in federal funding to begin to flow to the project and the hudson riverlled for years under the previous administration are moving again. last year the biden administration finalize the environmental review projects and within the last few weeks the project received and approved rating from fta that allowed it to move forward under the capital investment grant, and that's why i raise this because of what to talk a little bit about this as part of our ever get before that i want to thank the chairman and other colleagues on the committee for the work to pass a strong transit title as part of the infrastructure investment and jobs act that increase gossip authorization for the cig program by 50%. last week with past a final fy '22 spending bill that included an additional 100 million for cig and when combined direct appropriations it essentially wants to doubling of cig from fy '21 to 22. 22. i'd like to ask ms. pinkerton and mr. greenwood, bullfighter transit systems have small start projects in the cig public or can you speak about the importance of the c

it will connect also folks to la guardia airport via bus and future water transportation in the hudson river and harlem river. this is truly a regional project that will connect harlem and east harlem, elbarrio, to the rest of the world. i am very happy and proud that president biden included $400 million for the second phase of the second avenue subway. the first phase saw 160,000 people benefit on a regular basis. . $2.87 billion in economic activity in that region in the first phase. so i am happy to see this new initiative. thank you, president biden, for bringing the second phase of the second avenue subway to the 13th congressional district. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, m mr. cline, for five minutes. mr. cline: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the president of the united states takes an oath, promising to faithfully execute the office that he holds. that's a promise to uphold and defend the laws of this country and to protect our nation's citizens. but president biden seems determined to violate that oath when

and the hudson river tiles have been stalled for years of the previous administration or moving against year, the biden ministration finalize the environmental review projects and within the last few weeks, the pressure received an improved rating from fta. that allow it to move forward under the capital investment grant or the sikh program. and that's why i raise this because i'm going to talk a little bit about sig as part of our effort. but before that one thank chairman, and other colleagues on the committee, for their work to pass a strong transit title as part of the infrastructure investment and jobs act. that increase the authorization for this sig program by 50%. last, week we passed a final fy 22 spending bill that included additional 400,000,004 sig and one combined with direct appropriations, it essentially amounts to a doubling of sig from fy 20 1:22. so i'd like to ask miss pinkerton and mr. greenwood, both of your transit systems have small star projects in the sig pipeline. can you speak about the importance of the sig program two years perspective agencies and the com