might hear from reopen from monday so i expect what we might hearfrom grant shapps and the head of network rail with social distancing around that when you are going to have a lot more people going to have a lot more people going back to work. if you remember back to mid—may, grant shapps was saying it was everyone's civic duty to avoid public transport if they could, to walk, cycle or drive to their places of work when they started that very first phase of trying to reopen the economy a bit, so trying to reopen the economy a bit, so it will be interesting to see if thatis so it will be interesting to see if that is still the advice he gives later or if that changes. today's coronavirus breathing against the backdrop of these dire economic figures, so they will probably be some discussion of that. yes, that 20% contraction of the economy in april, the biggest fall on record, so april, the biggest fall on record, so that will be the background to this entire briefing today and these attem pts this entire briefing today and these atte m pts to this entire briefing today and these attempts to star

we have the transport secretary grant shapps, and peter hendy from network rail.rnment is in lockdown and nonessential shops as they call it, reopening on the 15th ofjune, more people travelling to work and going shopping, it is a fair bet they will revisit or certainly reiterate the advice of how to behave on public transport. again social distancing could be difficult, just like over there in the house of commons, so they could be more advice for example on wearing a face mask. certainly nicola sturgeon was saying she was considering making the wearing of face in enclosed spaces compulsory. thank you. the prime minister has urged world leaders to join together and focus on the search for a coronavirus vaccine that is affordable and available to all. he was speaking as he opened an online global vaccine summit which aims to raise funds to immunise 300 million children against infectious diseases within five years. let's get more now on this hugh pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at aberdeen university. it's good to see you. thanks for being with us.

in addition to the british transport police, the staff from network rail, from tfl, transport for londonlso deployjourney makers to assist and remind commuters of the need to wear face coverings. plus the safe transport campaign will provide plenty of reminders at bus stops, rail stations and social media. remembering yourface covering should be the same as picking up your phone, your wallet, or your purse whenever you are leaving the house. please read the guidance, ensure you have a face covering and protect your fellow commuters. this crisis has tested our nation, yet through adversity comes possibility. a greener transport future within our grasp. for example, through the £2 billion investment in the cycling and walking programme. the challenge, though, is to make transport currently our biggest emitter of greenhouse gases part of the solution, not of the problem. if you take the aviation sector, for example, which has had an impossible few months, yet despite these obvious challenges there is a real determination within the industry to have a greener restart. so we are bringing toge

berlin's underground rail network is also much emptier with passenger numbers a fraction of normal levels cars and individual vehicles to become more important again individual vehicles includes bicycles especially in the city. it's difficult to say at the moment whether sharing will be able to further expand . what's really suffering at the moment is public transport. this is. but will the auto industry be able to bounce back and in one form around the world car production lines have ground to a halt. instead many car makers are now producing medical supplies here at sale for example they've developed respirators driven by windshield wiper motors. meanwhile some romantic aspects of cars are being appreciated once more the good old drive in cinemas for instance such as here in s.f. . and this is no ordinary parking lot in bushmills northern ireland a christian community is gathering at a drive in chapel. the strong castle is our god wrote martin luther but these believers also trust the fortress of their car for additional protection better safe than sorry. did even musk know something we

berlin's underground rail network is also much empty here with passenger numbers a fraction of normal levels small wonder given the chance of infection here is far greater than in cars or on bikes. i spoke to professor bob lentz head of transport research at germany's aerospace center for her the shutdown has provided a rare opportunity for new research. it's i really shouldn't say this out loud but it's been a really exciting case for us it's something we could never simulate. based on past findings we expect cars and individual vehicles to become more important again individual vehicles includes bicycles especially in the city. it's difficult to say at the moment whether sharing will be able to further expand . own con what's really suffering at the moment is public transport. just so you can. but will the auto industry be able to bounce back and in one form around the world car production lines have ground to a halt. instead many carmakers are now producing medical supplies here at c.n.n. for example they've developed respirators driven by windshield wiper motors. meanwhile some ro

we'll hearfrom some of network rail's newest train station announcers who will be encouraging commuterse the first woman of colour to top the paperback fiction chart with her booker prize winning novel, girl, woman, 0ther. we'll speak to bernardine just before nine o'clock. that still to come. but now a summary of this morning's main news: the full impact of coronavirus on the economy will become clearer this morning when official figures from the first full month of lockdown are published at 7 o'clock. gdp numbers for april are expected to show a record monthly drop in economic growth in the uk. in march the economy shrank by 5.8%, which covered just one week of the lockdown. a group of a50 families who have lost relatives to coronavirus are demanding an immediate public inquiry into how the government managed parts of the pandemic. the family of tony brown, who died in march, say there is an urgent need to examine some issues to prevent more deaths. ministers insist the priority right now is responding to the crisis. time now 6:33 for our daily appointment with the gp. dr rachel ward

people to make sure they follow the clear rule which is face coverings are mandatory across the rail networktions, if you were under five orfor exemptions, if you were under five or for certain exemptions, if you were under five orfor certain medical exemptions, if you were under five or for certain medical conditions, including breathing difficulties. social distancing will become increasingly important as more people start to use public transport. at this station, there are transport. at this station, there a re clear transport. at this station, there are clear markers on the floors, there's barriers being put in place to keep people apart and there is a very strict one—way system at entry and exit points. also from today, dental practices in scotland can ta ke dental practices in scotland can take urgent cases. professional sport can resume behind closed doors. and places of worship will reopen for individual prayer. the new face covering legislation applies across all public transport but the scottish government ‘s message remains unchanged, to work from home if possible and only travel

to make sure that they follow the clear rules which is based coverings are mandatory across the rail networkain medical conditions including breathing difficulties. social distancing will become increasingly important as more people start to use public transport. at this station there are clear markers on the floors, there is barriers put in place to keep people apart. and there is a very strict one—way system at entry and exit points. also from today dental practices in scotland can take urgent cases. professional sport can resume behind closed doors. and places of worship will reopen for individual prayer. the news based coverings legislation applies across all public transport. but the scottish governments message remains unchanged to work from home is possibly not if possible and only travel if absolutely necessary. as the lockdown eases, social distancing rules designed to keep us all safe are having a huge impact on all our lives. but for many deaf and blind people the new distance rules and wearing of face masks has made the world almost impossible to navigate. as our disability affai

decades now the term mainstream media has been weaponized 1st by scrappy frege voices railing against legacy networks and newspapers and in recent years by the fox news channel and rush limbaugh which i find ironic because if you have big ratings aren't you the mainstream media but the obsolescence of this term has never been more apparent than during the recent sad george floyd episode think about this. there are an estimated 260000000 smartphones in the usa and with that many of us walking around with a device that can broadcast live video instantly worldwide and with nearly a quarter 1000000000 of us on facebook and nearly 50000000 active twitter users in the usa are not we now the mainstream media let's ask michael harrison the publisher of talkers magazine that the a trade publication for talk radio and podcasters and he is the host of the michael harrison rap heard on a walk f.m. in washington d.c. and on other stations across the usa michael is also joining us from home thanks for your time pal good to have you back. great to be with you and i love talking about the mainstream media. on altern

people to make sure they follow the clear rule which is face coverings are mandatory across the rail networkal conditions, including breathing difficulties. social distancing will become increasingly important as more people start to use public transport. at this station, there are clear markers on the floors, there's barriers being put in place to keep people apart and there is a very strict one—way system at entry and exit points. also from today, dental practices in scotland can take urgent cases. professional sport can resume behind closed doors. and places of worship will reopen for individual prayer. the new face covering legislation applies across all public transport but the scottish government's message remains unchanged — to work from home if possible and only travel if absolutely necessary. alexandra mckenzie, bbc news, glasgow. a 47—year—old man has been arrested after three members of the same family were hit by a car yesterday. the collision happened in dalton—in—furness, in cumbria, at 2.30 yesterday afternoon. police said the driver has been arrested on suspicion of drinking

i had asked ms hendy, who did the olympics transport, and talking about network rail, to look out theansport. i think going forward there is the chance that people won't be able to at all times maintain social distancing. i think that in fact the guidance explicitly recommends that case. and we will make it compulsory to re m ove case. and we will make it compulsory to remove doubt that that is what people need to do. while people aren't using the system, and the system has been at about 5% of usual usage, to give you an indication of how empty it has been by and large, it hasn't really been a particular advantage. apart from the ones who are stuck in a crowded tube? when you say that, where you talking about? wejust you say that, where you talking about? we just showed you pictures from london. ijust want about? we just showed you pictures from london. i just want to take issue with that. you keep showing one picture from canning town on a specific day which was very early on. it isn't the case as you were saying. transport being overcrowded, we have been watching, very carefully. an

provisions triple funding for amtrak to allow long-awaited upgrades and nation's of our passenger rail network. america has long lagged behind railcessible and efficient travel, and this funding will improve safety and assist local congestion. the moving forward act represents a true partnership etween the federal government and american states and localities. the bill also permanently bonds tes build america and advances rebuilding bonds of private bonds, spurring private investment in that our projects nation desperately needs. we have $70 billion for clean upgrade d a planned america's electrical grid to ake it more efficient and more resilient. h.r. 2 also delivers affordable, high-speed internet access to by parts of the country investing $100 billion to for te competition broadband internet infrastructure to unserved and suburban d rural, communities. as our nation battles this global pandemic and so many of our hospitals have been to the brink, the moving forward act invests $30 billion to upgrade hospital increase capacity, strengthen care, and prepare for future health emergencies. it

planning team is looking forward to the yellow level which is when school starts, we bring our rail network back and additional muni service. right now, i'd like to introduce our local government affairs manager to talk about the engagement and the evaluation process that is part of the recovery. >> good morning, chair peskin and commissioners, can you hear me okay? >> supervisor peskin: yes, we can. >> as we're thinking about outreach fort transportation recovery plan, we've had to rethink our approach given covid-19. we're facing new challenges obviously in our outreach to everyone and especially in bridging the digital divide. so far we have informed community members via online forums and public notices on the street as well as by reaching out to existing community and business groups. we've also presented to you all, obviously, to our mta board and met with each of you individually, ideally, with some of you multiple times and we're working to ensure that outreach continues to be deep and robust in the community as the project moves forward. so going forward will employ a suite engagem

planning team is looking forward to the yellow level which is when school starts, we bring our rail network back and additional muni service. right now, i'd like to introduce our local government affairs manager to talk about the engagement and the evaluation process that is part of the recovery. >> good morning, chair peskin and commissioners, can you hear me okay? >> supervisor peskin: yes, we can. >> as we're thinking about outreach fort transportation recovery plan, we've had to rethink our approach given covid-19. we're facing new challenges obviously in our outreach to everyone and especially in bridging the digital divide. so far we have informed community members via online forums and public notices on the street as well as by reaching out to existing community and business groups. we've also presented to you all, obviously, to our mta board and met with each of you individually, ideally, with some of you multiple times and we're working to ensure that outreach continues to be deep and robust in the community as the project moves forward. so going forward will employ a suite engagem

it is absolutely critical that customers, when they use the rail network, follow the rules, they wear today is that face coverings are mandatory on all forms of public transport. thank you for bringing us up—to—date. that is the pitcher from scotland, glasgow. let's get the latest now on the easing of restrictions in wales. our correspondent tomos morgan is in cardiff now. good morning. what is happening there this morning? how disappointing... in tv you normally need pictures and words. we have the pictures but no sound. hopefully... we will go back to him later. apologies for that. 8:21am. this was supposed to be a summer of celebrations for sandra and allan teasdale, but like millions of us, their plans were dashed by the coronavirus pandemic. instead of marking their 70th birthdays with a trip to spain, the couple from fleetwood were left fighting for their lives after both contracting covid—19. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin has been hearing their story. true love came late to sandra and allan. they were 5a when they married. and when the country went into lockdown, they had been pla

rail, and the air. our nations transportation network ensures a critical supplies like food and medicine get to where they need to even in a crisis so we have to be sure that these networks are resilient. safetyans ensuring the and well-being of the workers, increasing the reliability and safety of our infrastructure and fully appreciating that each component in the supply chain is essential to making sure goods reach their final destination. our supply chain an interdependent ecosystem, no part more important than the other, but between over stockpiling of certain items into supply shortages due to factory closures, there -- and supply shortages due to factory closures, there have been struggles to meet demand. do you see some creative incentive that we could possibly offer to encourage stakeholders to build resiliency in our overall supply chain in order to minimize disruptions such as the -- severer whether weather? what are some recommendations you have to congress to build resiliency? , i will go to you first and then after that mr. jeffries. foremostot: first and the suspension of a tax until 2021 w

rail. and, quite frankly, our freight network as well. so, we're commit ted to doing that. thank you. >> thank you very much. and let me just finally just summarize here, i don't think there's any doubt that if the president had used the defense protection act, we'd be well down the line of having more protective equipment and having people be able to go back to work, knowing that they would be protected. thank you, mr. chairman. >> and thank you, senator udall. senator blackburn will join us remotely. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you to each of you for being with us for the hearing today. mr. guillot, i will come to you about the port. we're concerned about the trafficking issues there. i know the federal maritime commission, the supply chain task force has worked on this trying to address it. i wanted to see what you know about that issue. we know it is vitally important to the board. and, indeed, as part of the transportation infrastructure for the entire region. >> thank you for your question, senator. my company in particular had participated in the memphis ma

heard about from granite staters, including the expansion of active transportation networks, increased funding for commuter rail programs, provisions for climate resiliency and help for waste water treatment plants to manage pfas contamination. this comprehensive approach to infrastructure is critical. to pave the way for our nation's recovery. i urge my colleagues to come together to support this legislation and a stronger future for all americans. thank you, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from oregon reserves. the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. graves: thank you, mr. speaker. i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from oregon is recognized. mr. defazio: i recognize the gentlelady from minnesota, representative craig, a member of the committee. for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized for one minute. ms. craig: thank you so much. and thank you, chairman defazio, for yielding and all your work on this importan

rail title. at a time when all modes of public transportation is in doubt, this increases funding to amtrak and spends 13 times what fast act spent. nd 160 times to amtrak's national network and guts rograms to give money to amtrak. and this bill aims to drive the system to the ground in the name of environmental extremism. this is the first surface re-authorization i will be voting against. i'm glad some of my bipartisan amendments made in this markup and offers us a demrimps if the majority could have done to create a serious bill. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized. mr. defazio: just to the gentleman, i would have him recognize that the northeast corridor is a shared corridor freight and rail. when the portal bridge about goes or gateway tunnels, it is a 20% hit to the national economy. we are going to invest money there. that is about to fail and fail big. i yield two minutes to the chair of the education and labor ki, bobby scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. scott: i rise in support of h.r. 2, the moving forward act and i want to focus on the fact that this infrastructure pa

network. so the reality is, scott, yes, there is rotation to other areas. and because of that rotation and some of those various names that we're all talking about, you talked about boeing, some of the rails we don't talk about very often, there's a lot more going on that's starting to show maybe some more green shoots and the other thing would be, you know, the pounding that the smaller -- the smaller names took was absolutely unbelievable and we're starting to see a little bit of that now, is that the -- i don't know, i don't want to call that the dash to trash kind of a trade, but you are seeing a lot of these small cap names, a lot of people are my desperaigratins there. there's some rotation over there. i think what we're seeing generally has been healthy rotation into other areas of the marketplace. take a look, by the way, at a segment that almost doesn't get talked about at all. but the price of oil, the way oil moved over the last month and a half, call it. and then look over at the oih, the services names and how they have moved over the last month or so, almost completely without anybody talking about it and yet you look over, look at the oih moving to the upside and look at so