and related to missions including as a member of the 2019 noaa field campaign.ing my testimony, i will highlight the relationship between climate change and wildfires, options to reduce fire risk, solutions for satellite-based text and federal collaboration. the opinions expressed in my opinion are my own and do not represent views of my university. climate change means warmer temperatures from the entire u.s. witnessed in the entire intensity and drier field conditions of the western states. lit pat had change increases drought, leading to charge stands of dry and sometimes dead trees. this accelerates the likelihood of ofre u.s extreme fires, evenr eastern forests likee the 2016 great d smokey mountains fire nr tennessee that burned over 17,000 acres and killed 14 people during an exceptional drought. within the arctic regions of alaska, climate change will increase lightning activity, will trigger to more fire-prone grass lands and will dry out causing long-lasting underground fires that span multiple fire seasons. wildfires contribute to climate change by be

and so i do think that noaa's geo xo is one way to move forward. they did hold a workshop last summer with local, state, and federal level fire researchers and practitioners and management to get their input on that, but even that system, which was an rfp was issued and two contractors were selected earlier this spring, its highest resolution will be half a kilometer. and so really, we need to think about, you know, setting an agenda where we want special resolution that is helpful both tactically and strategically for fire management. and i will return to you if you have further questions. >> thank you, i completely agree. i'm horrified that we don't have access to higher resolution data than that, and as a scientist myself, i can tell you there's no way you can create meaningful prediction models based on that, and as you say, it would be very -- we've got all of these high speed aerial assets now for fighting the fires. it would be very helpful to be able to have realtime information about when the fire started and where, i'm hopeful that we in

they put fema, noaa, c.d.c. to address this coordinated approach. if we see -- we see the federal government really bringing their coordinated attention to this. i think what local municipalities will start to do is reduce the silos that are currently in place in different boroughs which -- in different bureaus which is at the core of developing different approaches to heat deaths. ms. bonamici: thank you. my time has expired. thank you, madam chair. ms. sherrill: thank you. the chair recognizes mr. casten for five minutes. mr. casten: thank you, madam chair. thank you to our witnesses. i must say, part of this whole hearing that makes me very sad. it makes me sad because pre-covid, i think the three biggest days for single day mortality events in the united states were 9/11 and nearly 3,000 people, katrina, 1,800. and third is the 1995 chicago heat wave that killed people. so much that dr. shandas is saying, this is nothing new. in 1995, the people who died were the least among us. it was people who couldn't afford air conditioning, people who didn

i was on the nasa side of a partnership with noaa. was able to look at commercial data sets and am able to look at commercial data sets, but if i wanted to expand that to other states where we did not fly, that would not necessarily be permitted. i would need to go back and request and ask why. i would also say that the commercial data is definitely an add-on. it is one of those projects we want to include. it requires a high level of computer science and data encoding skills. our products are often some of the best in the world, and our commercial data centers are not quite there, but that is not necessarily their business model, so they have not been given the right incentive to develop those products. they would be something that would fill in that gap if we want multiple daily inventory, but to really get at some of the fire weather, you need something like a geostationary system where you are getting something every five minutes to half-hour. >> it seems that fire science has changed an awful lot since i was a kid. back then, --

and how they are counted in the same period with the cdc reporting 618 heat deaths nationally and noaa says 150 but in arizona 520 deaths reported in 2020 this indicates weca are underestimating the scale of suffering due to extreme heat and with under line development so that research program of the economic impact and then for fina and noaa to realize it is a disaster with that adaptation efforts. we need to act now for extreme heat that is the most vulnerable population and extreme heat contributing. thank you again for giving me the opportunity to testify. >> good morning chairwoman and the ranking member and members of the committee thank you for inviting me to testify before you today. it's an honor to be here a while suchh distinguished panelists. i was bornn and raised in israel and served in the israeli air force with the apache helicopters and firsthand how it can negatively impact interface multiple near-death experiences and with that weather intelligence climate security company because we wanted to bridge that gap with the decision-making. and then professional sports tea

the noaa satellite image showing smoke from the west reaching all the way to the east. affecting air quality across the country. and a live look from wabc. smoke blanketing the skies in new york city and much of the northeast. similar skies in philadelphia and boston, showing the power of the fires in the west across this country. >>> when we come back here tonight, in new york, the deadly house explosion. several homes damaged. >>> and later, tom brady's joke at the white house. with less moderate-to-severe eczema why hide your skin if you can help heal your skin from within. with dupixent adults saw long-lasting, clearer skin and significantly less itch. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur including anaphylaxis, which is severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. if you take asthma medicines don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. talk to your doctor about dupixent. because of the research that i've started to do on ancestry, wi

i went to noaa's website and found the global warming and hurricane results here. we are getting to a point where every time a bad storm happens we blame climate change. "neither models nor analyses support the notion that greenhouse gas induced warming leads to large increases in either tropical storms or overall hurricanes in the attic. one of our studies projects an increase in hurricanes over the 21st century. we estimate that such an increase would not be detectable until the latter half of the century." it is also true that deaths from natural disasters globally are down 92% of the which is great. -- are down 92%, which is great. california is an example of how we want our energy to exist broadly across the country. again, some data. between 2011 and 2020, electricity prices in california rose seven times more than in the rest of the country. at the same time, carbon emissions rose 4.1% in california, even as they declined 3.5% in the average remaining 49 states. that's something i want for ohio. i think we need to be smart about how we move forward and focus

noaa also provides funds, and so does the u.s.rmy corps of engineers. >> reporter: but man made challenges are once again risking the oyster's survival. >> historically, overharvesting and disease issues were the big driver of the decline of the oysters. now i think it's lack of suitable substrate, because as the land becomes developed, you have more runoff, and in that runoff you have more sediment, and that sediment is falling out and burying the oysteries. shelling is very limiting so we need everything we can get. there are little steps everybody can get involved in. you can eat oysters. you support oyster aquaculture farms and just make it a big circle of oyster love. skylarhenry. >> maryland is also working to clean up baltimore harbor, but it's not using oysters. gglyed garbage grabbing invention is mr. trash wheel. he is the first member of a collecting family that keeps this section of the baltimore harbor clean. and now the family is growing? >> that's correct. we actually have four trash wheels here in baltimore. mr. tr

when you're just 12 hours away from an event, this is when you finally get noaa's best computer modelbe able to give you a depiction of what the latest, best depiction is, and it shifted, like each hour you get a slightly different view because the thunderstorm forecast in the bay area are notoriously difficult, but there's been one consistent idea, that window of time, midnight tonight through about 11:00 tomorrow, and a persistent, nagging persistent chance that we could see some showers with this and maybe an isolated thunderstorm, a strike of lightning. it's good we are going to get some light rain but it's not good enough. would want to be heavy downpours and these will be the kind of storms that let's say you get a little bit of light rain over the valley, they can throw lightning over the hills, far away when it's not raining, and lightning wants to get the highest elevation anyway. so that's a scenario where it hits the mountains, where you're not eating rain. that's what we are concerned for that window of time. tomorrow's lows go back down into the 50s. we'll eat that chance

noaa research predicts generational heat waves could become annual events. extreme heat is one of the clear signals of global warming with climate change making heat waves longer, more frequent and more intense. extreme heat occurs alongside drought, wildfires and other climate field disasters. we see this in the west which is currently suffering from a historic brutal wildfire season. inattention to extreme heat, average temperatures on the rise across the u.s. with some regions warming faster than others. in my district in new york city, chapters have gone up 3.3 degrees fahrenheit on average since the advent of satellite observation in the 1960s. the number of days a year in new york city with heat index of 90 degrees is predicted to increase from 16 to 51 by midcentury with , no action to combat greenhouse gas emission according to a report by the union of concerned scientists. scientists. climate change warming this is particularly alarming conditions usually providing relief from a hot day, especially for those without air conditioning. temperatures up

careful observations from noaa all of the capabilities around the world to make sure we find ways of that complexity into decision-making facts. it is crucial. and from the senate and the house. with the capacity to get accurate information but to expand that transmission capacity and with 5g and all kinds to go towards climate change and electric vehicles and charging stations and other mobility carriers so unrealistically perhaps with a price on carbon and so that they begrudgingly admit that climate change is real and growing faster than they thought and then to address it. and that might dividend like george schultz proposed 15 years ago as a way to provide incentives for the innovation that we need so how do we get direct connect capture and all the forms of sequestration and you go down the list of those places that are not where they need to be what how we solve the innovation necessary to address climate change. anyway i'm not giving up on it. there are so many people in the country now that by into why this is necessary. and there are more and more businesses like the space

noaa is here, the weather bureau is here, so many things. sec. raimondo: space commerce.: the census too. so when you took the job, did you realize how many different disparate things that you have to deal with? and did other secretaries of commerce who had this position before say this is what you have to worry about? and did you get any good advice from people? sec. raimondo: yeah, so i talked to many, and i got terrific advice. i think that's what makes the job fun. and hard. it's hard. it is hard to learn about the details of fisheries, fisheries management, trade, census, space commerce, tarriffs, semiconductors. but for me, that is part of -- it is intellectually fascinating. and i would like to think, if you put your back into it, you can have a big impact across a whole range of topics. david: so, when you decided to take this position, you called your mother and you said, guess what? i'm giving up being governor of rhode island and i will be secretary of commerce. what did your mother say? sec. raimondo: she's 90 now. and she said, "i hope you can help biden." ♪

for example, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa, has satellite technology that it is able to see from space new fires starting, even as small as your dining room table. similarly in the department of energy, they have a sensor computer analysis capability that kent attacked in real time the lightning strikes that might set off a blaze. we will use those tools to identify fires that started in remote places and share that information so those on the ground can respond immediately before fires spread out of control. >> is this idea technology being able to be a really factor and in relieving some of those fuels? what you think? >> in some areas, for sure. if we are finding fires that are near the wildlife urban interface, we can put those out quickly and manage and maintain the landscapes to maintain a sort of low fire risk in those areas. that is great. one of the words that stuck out to me is remote places. in some of these places, we might want to allow the fires to burn. part of the reasons we got to the place where we are now is because we suppressed every fi

so, for example, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa, has satellite technology that is able to see from space when new fires start, while they're still small, even as small as the size of your dining room table. similarly, the department of energy has a sensor array computer analysis capability that can detect in real time the lightning strikes that might set off a blaze. and we're going to use those tools to identify fires that start in remote places and share that information so the firefighters on the ground can respond immediately before a fire has spread out of control. i know that's not a full answer but it's real. it will improve things. and we're also going to make sure that the people have the information to better protect themselves and their families from smoke and fire risks. this will include launching a new app on, from epa, so individuals can easily access the latest information on air quality, smoke plumes, and public health guidance. third, we also have to make investments in our future. that's why the bipartisan infrastructure framework investm

does the federal government, whether noaa, nasa or a service branch have the tools to provide that data. >> from technology perspective, for extreme heat is less challenging, some think the agencies in the community are doing quite well. we do not differentiate from this perspective between forecasting any phenomenon. i do think we need to think about the problem into dimension. long-term and short-term. long-term yes, we definitely need to make sure infrastructure can sustain climate change and improve the infrastructure so we can produce it better. abstract tomorrow i'm launching a satellite but what i want to highlight is focusing on phenomenons, the intelligence and we are already in this and takes us to the short term. we can do a lot to prevent damages and casualties by putting in place extreme heat into actionable insight. any city, any educational school universities can have information and place on a weekly calendar, daily and hourly calendar what to do and what precautionary measures rats take to avoid damages because the knowledge indicated, we arty know the connection betwe

according to noaa, as the earth continues to warm we are seeing the heat that will be more frequent due to climate change as it drives in the warmer temperatures over all. eight states saw their hottest june yet, including arizona, california and nevada during the pacific northwest heat wave on the last week of june. we remember that. this was some of the spots recording 40 degrees above normal temperatures. 175 new records were set. even the east coast saw above average temperatures. last june on record was back in 2016, the hottest one, and with the intense heat waves we see worsening drought conditions. you can go to nbcbayarea.com and click on climate crisis. >>> next here on the bay, "nbc bay area responds." >> we set a goal to send tens of thousands of pack backs to bay area students that need them, and we have a progress report on that and a way you can get involved. >>> meteorologist kari hall posting this video of the clouds rolling by. courtesy of pg&e's alert wildfire cam. just a reminder of how gorgeous that is here in the bay. for more videos like this, check out kari hall

according to noaa, as the earth continues to warm we will see heat that will continue to become more frequent and intense as climate changes drives warmer temperatures over all. several states saw their hottest june, and there were some spots that recorded temperatures 40 degrees above average. we set a new 175 records. even the east coast saw above average temperatures, the last hottest june on record was in 2016. with the intensifying heat there comes worsening droughts. nearly 95% of the west facing drought conditions. check out more of these stories on nbcbayarea.com. >>> next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> we set a goal to donate tens of thousands of backpacks for students that need them. we have a progress report and a way for you to get involved, next. >>> good morning. family giving tree tells us we are almost there, 22,000 of the 23,500 backpacks have been stuffed, donated and are ready for delivery by the truck load. 23,500 is a lot of backpacks but nowhere near the number truly needed. family giving tree said there are likely hundreds of thousands of fa

noaa is saying at this point, june is the hottest june america has ever recorded. that's why the governor of california signed an executive order trying to increase electrical capacity. trying to keep the lights on trying to keep the ac running and that as two firefighters burn just north of where i'm standing which could endanger the power supply here. there's a sort of spinal column part of the central nervous system of the electrical grid here that runs from oregon down through california and even into southern california that's under threat for fire. if that goes down and these incredible temperatures continue, it could be very dangerous for california >> jake, extreme weather is doing another kind of damage on the other side of country. torrential rain and flooding in philadelphia leading to rescues. this is what a street looked like yesterday there's about 30 minutes north of the city. if philly, cars submerged. a woman and her 2-month-old daughter pulled to safety after being trapped inside this car. rescue crews graping people from balconies traveling back

he met with governors from western states, and he announced some new tools to prevent wildfires: >> noaasee from space when new fires start. the department of energy has a sensor ray computer analysis capability that can detect in realtime the lightning strikes that might set off a blaze. >> stephen: we have lightning sensor rays? that's awesome! do we, by any chance, have anything that can stop climate change? because i switched to paper straws a year ago, and i don't think they're working. ( cheers and applause ) they collapsed. they collapse. it's the last day of june 2021, so, naturally, everyone's focused on the 2024 presidential election. ( laughter ) i'll catch you up on the latest in the first installment of my new segment: >> the road to the white house? no! the last election just ended, and it nearly broke me! i can't take this anymore! >> stephen: first up-- ( applause ) first up, as always, iowa. yesterday, the hawkeye state got an exploratory visit from arkansas senator and business giraffe, tom cotton. cotton was there to give a stump speech. he said a bunch of stuff, proba

you have to really watch, make sure you have a noaa weather radio on today. there's not only flash flooding of salt water but fresh water, rain water, too. >> thank you so much for that update. as chad just noted, millions of florida residents are keeping an eye on tropical storm elsa as it begins to batter the florida keys. let's go out to cnn meteorologist derek van dam and what are the residents telling you is the biggest concern? >> yeah, they're worried because they don't anticipate tropical activity this early in the season so it's catching them off guard slightly. you heard chad talk about the potential of tornadoes and there's an 80% probability of issuing a tornado warning in the next hour. the threats here, storm surge, as we coincide the strongest pass of the storm with high tide. tornadoes, flash flooding. and let me tell you why the national hurricane center has put that hurricane watch up from basically st. peters berg, the water temperatures are like 85 degrees, like jet fuel and storms need that type of warmth to generate and strengthen. as th

we wouldn't know anything without the data from nasa and noaa. it was developed for satellites. gps makes every transportation system on earth more efficient, more co 2 emissions than any technology that has ever been developed. it is incredibly short-sighted to that invest. >> i want to ask you if this is a sustainable business in terms of profitability and accessibility for ordinary people. and what are the implications for commercial flying? >> a lot of people have said, everybody who is super rich will go a couple time. look what's happening on mt. everest. they've had to put ladders in to get them through faster. when you do that, you march by the frozen dead bodies that went before. it cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to mount the campaign. so i don't think you'll see anything different here except that space tourism is much more pleasant and safer than that. >> it was interesting to see branson had kids there as part of the media briefing. and it struck me, that is important to him the whole way through, inspiring kids to take an interest in space and its potential.

the satellite image from noaa catching the raging wildfire from space.ire, just a few miles from the deadly 2018 fire in paradise, california, has this homeowner worried that it could all happen again. >> we are having a lot of fires every year. it is really bad. just this mixture of hot and dry and drought and struggling trees, stressed forests. for forest management. >> reporter: back in the east, residents in new york and new jersey dealing with flash floods with the promise of more severe weather to come. a ate search un ndy survoraftefn at lst 0 people are dead and hundreds are still missing. germany was hit the hardest. in one city, railroad ridge ssive sinkhole caused by landslides buildings. the army has deployed 900 soldiers to help the rescue effort. >>> dozens of people and arrest in los angeles after dueling protests over transgender rights. we want to warn you that the video might be difficult to watch. police can be seen using batons to control the crowd outside the area. the demonstrations, after woman post the video that went viral saying

climate experts with noaa said california draft is expected to last for months. there is a 60% chance of a la niÑa event this winter which would bring more cool and dry conditions. this is a recent drone video of the salton sea in southern california. here in the bay area, nearly all counties are in the worst or exceptional drought category and it is not just california. climatologists say 46% of the strategic u.s. is in a state of drought. look at all of that shoreline there. that is not supposed to be uncovered. i want to show you the latest forecast for our rain season. on the left is temperature and on the right it is precipitation. we are above average with warmth and below average for rain. let's hope that changes. we will keep an eye on them. not as breezy as our beaches and no small craft advisory if you are going to be out on the bay today. as far as tree pollen, it is moderate. sure you have that sunscreen. let's talk about temperatures today. no budging through 7:00. we will start to peel back the sunshine. it will be a little bit warmer this afternoon

. >>> in climate experts with the noaa say the drought is expected to last for months. there's a 60% chance of la nina event this winter bringing more cool and dry conditions, and this is a recent drone video of the saltan sea in southern california. here in the bay area, nearly all counties are in the worst or exceptional drought categoryp. and it's not just california. 46% of the contiguous u.s. not count alaska and hawaii, is in a state of drought. so not counting alaska and hawaii. and la nina, that means day air for us during the rangy season. >>> the rainy season is not trending well. on the left, above average temperatures. the brown. and on the right, brown is below average precipitation. which does include the bay area. so, we are hoping that changes as we get deeper and closer. for now, drizzle is all we have, but thankfully, it is raising the fuels, moisture in some of the fuels out this, which is lowering the fire threat just a little bit. let's talk about what's going on if your activity is heading out today, everything is pretty good. winds will back off a

noaa calls it the hottest june on record, and july looks very much the same. >> and we talked about thect on the food chain? >> reporter: well, that of course is going to be an incredible problem. you have economists predicting people cannot stay outside and work in the sorts of temperatures we are experiencing here in california, whereas much as a third of the nation's fruits and vegetables is grown. all of that is in danger from the incredible heat we are seeing here. >> jake ward, thanks so much to you. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." we mark 25 years of msnbc being on the air. kasie hunt in for chuck todd with "mtp daily" only here on msnbc. "mtp daily" only here on msnbc. ( ♪♪ ) ♪ quite as often as i could have ♪ we're delivering for the earth. by investing in more electric vehicles, reusable packaging, and carbon capture research. making earth our priority. i thought i'd seen it all. ( ♪♪ ) what makes new salonpas arthritis gel so good for arthritis pain? i thought i'd seen it all. salonpas contains the most prescribed topical pain relief ingredient. it

under a heat advisory across the western united states according to the national weather service, and noaaeeps track of atmospheric conditions said june was the hottest month in the history of the united states. at this point, what can we do about it? governor gavin newsom in california is trying to get our arms around the electrical situation. you mentioned the bootleg fire in oregon, that is threatening the infrastructure that provides electricity to california, not just where i am standing in northern california but all the way down to l.a. at this point we have the governor signing an executive order that frees up capacity for electricity, and even pulling into the ships that are harbored and can use their auxiliary systems, and that's because this mountain town and others will be running air-conditioner trying to stay out of the heat, and that's why we are trying to have enough power to keep everybody safe in the record-breaking heat, craig. >> jake ward in tahoe city for us where the affects of climate change are being laid bare. thank you. >>> two major foreign policy challenges for

seven of those have occurred just since 2014 according to noaa. opposed to the temperatures like today. it's hard to say, right, if the temperatures today are tied into that. but clearly there's a trend. i don't argue you on that at all. >> congressman curtis, many republicans, as you well know, including former president trump, have either denied or downplayed human's role in climate change. it's become part of the gop's identity. let's listen to republican senator ron johnson of wisconsin. >> i don't know about you guys, but i think climate change is -- and by the way it is. >> so senator johnson as we know went on to question why the u.s. is focused on the climate crisis at all or climate change, however you want to put it. how big of a hill are you climbing to sway republican skepticism on this issue? >> what's been really exciting to me is the voices like you just played, i think are actually in the minority. we've just been too silent, the rest of us. we had 65 members of the house join our caucus in just a week's time. that's one-third of a

. >>> last month the hottest june record for america, that according to new data from noe w noaa more erd from coast to coast eight states reporting their warmest june ever. that record heat killed hundreds of people in the pacific northwest and now another extreme heat wave is scorching the west coast where more than 30 million people are under excessive heat warning or advisory david fin frock from our dallas nbc 5 station, david, how hot is it going to get? >> well, scott, it is hot, but the worst of it, of course, in other parts of the country not here in dallas as you can probably tell by looking at my hair i've been through a few texas summers. the first live shot i ever did was 113 degrees on the streets of dallas ft. worth, the hottest day we have experienced. the central part of the country has don't a break this summer. our high today of 87 is well below the normal high of 95. what's going on? the heat is concentrated out to the west once again. that's where we have this big dome of high pressure center now, at the end of june, that ridge extended all the way up into british

one, it is critical to motivate space companies by empowering noaa and the office of space commerce to fully embrace commercial ssa providers. number two, more funding for the office of space commerce needs to happen. third, clear, deliberate and direct action to prioritize funding for commercial ssa's. and thirdly, we strongly support the space act. thanks for holding this hearing, thanks for inviting us and [indiscernible] chair: thank you. tom: i'm president of the satellite industry association which represents the commercial industry. the u.s. industry is leading space innovation and the need for more precise orbital trucking, ssa and in the future, the space management regime. safety is critical to all operators. when navigating through debris fields, operators [indiscernible] operational satellites will change substantially in five years. to accommodate this growth, current regulations require review and revision. the six most important issues are timeliness number one. deployments have increased dramatically with over 1200 satellites launched in 2020. operators rely on ssa to c

one, it's really critical to energize and motivate the space companies by empowering noaa and the office of space commerce to fully embrace commercial providers. two, fully resource and adequately fund the office of space commerce. third, there needs to be clear, deliberate and direct action to prioritize, implement existing commercial [inaudible] that stand ready to deliver this. lastly, we certainly strongly support the space act. again, thanks for holding this hearing. thanks for inviting us. [inaudible]. >> thank you. ranking member and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. i'm president of the satellite industry association which represents the u.s. commercial industry. u.s. industry is leading space innovation, driving the need for more precise orbital tracking, ssa, and in the future space traffic coordination and management. the safety of the space environment is critical to all operators, from navigating through debris fields, rocket bodies and defunct satellites. to accommodate the growth, the current framework of regulations and

according to the noaa, during 1980, the u.s. has sustained close to 300 weather and climate disasters like catastrophic hurricanes and wildfires. to name the only two, the impact of the ranking member and my own state of florida as a southeastern region and each respectfully resulted in more than 1 billion of financial damages for the u.s. last week the federal reserve chairman jerome powell acknowledged the serious risk the climate crisis poses to the u.s. and global economy, stating and i quote, there is no doubt climate change poses profound challenges for the global economy and certainly financial system. since 2013, including in 2021, the u.s. government accountability office included the federal government expansion exposure to the risks of climate change and the offices high-risk list. to save lives and lower the federal government's fiscal exposure to climate change, the gao stated and i quote the federal government needs a cohesive strategic approach with strong leadership and the authority to manage risk across the ran

and with the usgs, their science research arm, noaa, so with integrated drought planning resources and also its prediction forecasting capabilities and understanding of the history of climate in the upper midst, so all that together is fantastic. rep. carter: when is the federal government an obstacle or burden to you? ms. wallace: sometimes when each agency might have their own perspective for how things go forward, but as with any family, you might have disagreements for moving forward, but we strive to overcome those, again, one that i have highlighted earlier is the army corps of engineers program, if those could be more shared in terms of liability, we would have more and faster and more efficient agreements between the corps and the nonfederal sponsors. rep. carter: you emphasizing your testimony how different communities are linked and the need for a shared vision and resiliency and i want to thank you for that because i agree, and i believe that representative palmer pointed out how important resilience is. representing georgia, i can tell you that we need to build up our resil

this video is an image from noaa that was made by "the new york times" to showcase who has the worst quality and smoke. look at northern minnesota. they actually had the worst air quality in the entire united states and, yes, it reached wn 'rgog to clear it out here in the northeast but it will come with severe storms. damaging wind is the main threat if you are in delaware up to new jersey, even boston later this afternoon. >> appreciate that, ginger. george. >>> we'll turn now to a new arrest from donald trump's inner circle. thomas barrack, a longtime friend of the former president who chaired his inaugural committee, is facing multiple charges including improperly acting as a foreign government agent. senior national correspondent terry moran has the latest. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. tom barrack is a billionaire businessman and one of donald trump's closest friends and have known each other for 40 years, and a top fund-raiser, and he now stands accused of using his connections to trump to illegally advance the interests of a foreign government, the u

noaa also provides fund and soy does the u.s. army corps of engineers. >> reporter: manmade challenges are again risking the survival. >> overharvesting and disease issues were the big driver of the decline of the oysters. now i think it's lack of suitable substrate. as the land becomes developed, you have more runoff, and in that runoff you have more sediment. that sediment is falling out and burying the oysters. shell is limiting. we need everything we can get. there's little steps that everybody can get involved in. you can eat oysters, you can support oyster aquaculture farms and make it a big circle of oyster love. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning saturday," skyler henry, cambridge, maryland. >>> a big circle of oyster love and the little kidneys of the bay. i had no idea how important. >> it goes to show how sustainability should be a part of our practice as human beings. and yet we -- we thwart it in so many ways. >> take care of the oysters, they take care of the ocean, they take cake of our bellies. >> yes. that, too.

it starts to deteriorate today and tornados are in that threat so it's a great reminder to have a noaanspiring them with her upbeat attitude and dedication. let us meet mary cupp. >> mary rocks! >> reporter: to know mary cupp is to love her. >> she always has a positive attitude no matter how busy she i or swamped she is. >> reporter: mary cupp is a nurse at honor health thompson peak medical hospital in scottsdale, arizona. while this past year has been her hardest yet she was a constant beam of hope to all around her. >> she comes to work every single day, works with covid patients and does an amazing job. mary will stay late. mary will come in early. >> reporter: on top of her long, hard days at the hospital, mary continued to take care of her mom at home who had a valiant fight with cancer. plus her two children and husband. >> she has this compassion and caring for people no matter, you know, what is going on with her personally. she can always extend herself and help, you know, those who need help. >> reporter: after an incredibly tough year, mary is the glue that holds everyone