we are expecting the governor of the region to give a press conference. we are expecting that at about half past 7:00 london time. half past 3:00 local time. marilyn governor wes mooreo take a conference. let's take you now to a political story happening. two government ministers announced resignations. it has triggered a reshuffle for prime minister rishi sunak. robert halford has quit as skills, apprenticeship, and higher education minister. the outgoing mp has stepd down as armed forces minister. both will stand down as mp in the next election. let's speak to our political correspondent who is in westminster. what does this meafor rishi sunak? >> ordinarily when you lose two ministers, it is cause for concern. don't think that is the case this evening. he already said he was going to step down at the general election, due by the end of the year. robert houston, a bit of surprise. he decided he wanted to stand down at the general election. he also decided he wanted to resign that post. both of these individuals made it clear they are fully supportive of the prime minister, rishi sunak, and his program for government. no sense here of resignations because of disagr

earlier today marilyn governor wes moore spoke about the follow-up. >> it is a huge economic impact for the country. this is not just impacting maryland. this is impacting a farmer in kentucky. it is impacting the auto dealer in michigan. it is imperative we get this bridge rebuilt. it is imperative we get the port of baltimore up and going. it is not just how we are supporting maryland. . it is how we support the maryland economy -- the american economy. katie: let's bring in bloomberg balance of power cohost kailey leinz live from baltimore. you have been there since yesterday. what is the latest on the ground? kailey: we are about six hours into a recovery effort that began at 6:00 a.m. eastern this morning. they are trying to recover the six individuals, construction workers on the bridge at the time it collapsed and fell into the water. they are trying to recover them in what wes moore is an effort to provide closure for those families. that is with the governor says is the top priority. conditions for this effort are not great. . it is pouring rain. it is windy. visibility is low.

marilyn governor wes moore. >> i know this has been a long night.coordinating immediately after the key bridge collapsed. the preliminary investigation points to an accident. we haven't seen any credible evidence of a terrorist attack. william: a few minutes before impact, the ship's lights went out. operators put out a mayday that the vessel had lost power, giving police time to divert traffic from the bridge before the collision. >> many of the vehicles were stopped before they got onto the bridge, which saved lives in a very, very heroic way. william: still, sonars detected several cars in the water. and authorities say a crew had been repairing potholes on the bridge when it collapsed. maryland's secretary of transportation said a massive search and rescue is underway. >> we're basically searching for everyone that was potentially on the bridge. as you can imagine it's the middle of the night, you know, what type of traffic was there, how many workers were there. william: president biden said today that he intends to have the federal government

may come back to you, but we are now going to take the news conference we have with marilyn judge -- governor, rather -- wes mooret's go to the harborside. >> in our hearts, we are thinking about them now and always. [ speaking in a global language ] also, to all people who have offered prayers, i ask this , keep offering them. the families, the first responders, they will continue to need them. our state will continue to need them. today, with the maryland transportation authority police headquarters, this is where our first responders and personnel gathered the day of the collapse. we set up mission control immediately and got to work right here. we are so grateful to the extraordinary work of our "alex witt reports for police and are thanking all of our first responders, including the extra ordinary men and women of our national guard. this placeholder special significance for us. ms. place, this moment, because in the time of that collapse, work -- and since the time of the collapse -- our work has only accelerated, and we have a series of 24/7 operations currently underway. unified command conducting plannin