port. however, there is no greater roadblock to the nation's economic and order security than the lack of efficient cbp staff. as i have testified in the past, ports of entry continue to be chronically understaffed, despite the decrease in international trade and travel volume primarily at air and land ports due to the pandemic, . according to cbp's own staffing model, there continues to be a staffing shortage of over 900 cbp officers, 200 cbp agriculture specialists, and 200 cbp nonuniform trade specialists. the pandemic has affected trade volume at the seabourn ports to a much lesser effect. for example, despite the pandemic in 2020, there was a 6% increase in activity at the long a and long beach seaports that has been felt by cbp personnel. a significant increase of container vessels at the l.a. and long beach seaports and other major seaports as the world has begun to reopen can be seen at the docks and sitting out in the water as container vessels wait to enter commerce. the average 2

another port director. just want to make sure that there is community input before a final decision is made. >> no, this is an info item. we should think about making sure how that procedure is documented internally. >> agreed. >> thank you, everyone. congratulations on all the great work. i'm looking forward to 2022 and future successes. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> okay. carl, next item, please. >> clerk: item 14 is new business. >> commissioners, is there any new business? hearing none, i just want to wish everybody very happy holidays and a really prosperous new year. this is going to be a challenging yet very, very grateful year, and looking forward to seeing everyone in the new year and wishing everybody happy holidays. >> happy holidays. >> happy holidays. >> happy holidays to everyone. >> happy holidays. thank you. >> happy holidays. >> thank you. can i have a motion to adjourn, please? >> motion to adjourn. >> i second. >> okay. we have a motion and a

inland ports to alleviate congestion at the port of savannah. these started operating in december. the port of savannah is seeing a drop in long dwelling containers and ships and tankers outside its ports. there have been several steps in between to help get into containers removed to generate commitments from leading retailers to move their cargo during off-peak hours and working with the state of california to support infrastructure projects. there are still challenges. omicron could surface more, which we are tracking. when bottlenecks emerge in the global supply chain, it can take more time for goods to reach shelves. that can lead to price increases. that is why the president has taken such aggressive action to alleviate the blockages. we see significant progress. first, we are able to sustain record-breaking holiday shopping. that's were able to sustain record-breaking holiday shopping. -- were able to sustain record-breaking holiday shopping. inflation-adjusted retail inventory rose .5% at the end of november complaint -- compared to the

we are able to leverage foot traffic and understand how many people are at the port port of l.a. long beach has a significant amount of foot traffic. this not a worker issue, but a consumer demand backlog. >> if the biden administration has made a lot of comments of trying to solve the issues and traffic is getting back to normal what do you see trend wise is it moving in the right direction? if so, how long does it take to get through the issues >> such a great question i would be cautious in calling for a real trend or timeline right now. the reason why, dom, back in the fall when supply chains were all the craze, we all really thought that things with lineally improve. why not? to your point, we saw biden call ports to open 24/7 we also thought as covid starts to taper, more longshore workers would come back to work and you would move more freight. post the christmas surge and buying, if you are buying less stuff, there is fewer ships to show up at the port. if you have the trifecta, you would think things improve or loosen up. what we are seeing is some of the things are red

from september, airort the port of dover. from september, airport style — the port of dover.ic checks - the port of dover. from september, airport style biometric checks are i airport style biometric checks are due to be implemented, which would mean that drivers being stopped at the port for a round ten minutes each. with around 10,000 trucks passing through the port each day, the warning is clear that he solution needs to be found. the government says it is working with its european counterparts to ensure that border arrangements run as smoothly as possible. time for a look at the weather with ben rich. saturday may have been a dry day for most of us but there was a lot of cloud to contend with. we will keep large amounts of cloud in the sky as we go through tonight. where there are some breaks in that cloud, they could fill in with some mist and fog patches down towards the south where the winds are light. this is also where we'll see the lowest temperatures. in the cities, plymouth, cardiff down to freezing, some places in the countryside, if you have let the clear spells

this should help further unclog our ports and 30, revving up efforts to ensure the u.s. exporters are treated fairly and oakland announce new actions to improve u.s. exports prettily agricultural exports and forth, monitoring potential omicron red disruption for ports and overseas and home all working to prioritize the movement of medical supplies the nation's ports and working closely with the bidens paris response team and the impact of the omicron variant may continue to unfold and it will remain focused on the full supporting the public health response ability on her progress help these bottlenecks in critical supply chains and ensuring consumers have a goods they need. i'll be happy to take questions. reporter: are you seeing the effects on the omicron variant >> in the very short term, there have been some increased outages from longshore workers and others and so nondestructive the operations, and as you saw earlier the pandemic it, there are procedures in place in terms of personal protective equipment and safety measures for the workers at the ports, and this wi

the chief executive ofthe into the port. the chief executive of the port _ into the port. clean—up continues with the help of foreign aid one week after the volcanic eruption and tsunami devastated the pacific island. emergency supplies of water are being distributed in tonga a week after the undersea volcanic eruption. supplies have been arriving by sea and air from australia, new zealand and the uk. the united nations says tonga will depend on emergency food supplies for some time to come. 0ur correspondent phil mercer in sydney has the latest on the international humanitarian aid efforts and the work to reconnect an undersea communication cable. it is among a raft of catastrophic damage to property and infrastructure, and as you say, aid coming in from many, many countries led by australia and new zealand. water is a significant issue. any water supplies on the archipelago were contaminated by that blanket of ash that rained down on this pacific nation of about 105,000 people and this will be an international aid effort like no other. authorities in tonga are introducin

the port of dover insists this is not brexit related, but the port of dover is more concerned about newng to do is make certain the government fully appreciates what the implications are if we do not get an agreement between the uk government and the french government for a set of protocols that will work. unless we get that agreement, it will be very difficult to see how it will not impact the travel through the port of dover. from september, airport style biometric checks are due to be implemented, which would mean drivers being stopped at the port for around ten minutes each. with around 10,000 trucks passing through the port each day, the warning is clear that a solution needs to be found. the government says it is working with its european counterparts to ensure that border arrangements run as smoothly as possible. the royal college of gps is calling on the government to delay its policy of compulsory covid vaccines, for front line health care workers in england, over concerns it could worsen problems with staff shortages. hundreds of nhs workers took to the streets of london this

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long queues for checks at the port of dover yesterday — prompting anger among truck drivers preparingoss the channel. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. britain's deputy prime minister says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. dominic raab was speaking this morning after the uk government said it uncovered the plot by moscow — amid rising tensions over a possible invasion. russia has sent tens of thousands of troops to the ukrainian border in recent months — and the uk has warned that the it will face serious consequences if there is an invasion. moscow has accused the uk of spreading "disinformation". here's our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. american weapons arriving in ukraine, 90 tonnes of what washington calls lethal aid. others including britain also sending supplies. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army but the message to moscow is clear, "if you do this, it will come at a price". but now london and washington say they see signs of a russian plan to install a puppet government i

the port of dover admits new customs checks have contributed to big queues on the roads.nd we'll be live in la — after actor arnold schwarzenegger is involved in a multi—vehicle crash on sunset boulevard. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a senior conservative mp says the uk must do more to support ukraine as russian troops mass along its border. tobias ellwood, who chairs the commons defence committee, says he thinks an invasion could now be "imminent" — and that president putin is "taking full advantage of a weakened west". russia has denied it's planning an invasion. but the us has delivered 90 tonnes of what it calls �*lethal aid' to ukraine, the first shipment since a fresh promise of assistance from president biden. james waterhouse reports now from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. the friendship of nations arch, built by the soviets to celebrate the closeness between russians and ukrainians. that crack was painted on by activists in a few that crack —— that crack was painted on by activists a few years ago as relations between the two

some at the ports are against it as well. the president says the proposed site already is being used as a staging area for truckers trying to pick up and deliver at the congested port. >> the container space is in high demand and we do not know where to stop. now they are moving truckers out of the area for this proposed project which dumps truckers into the community or further out from oakland when businesses here in oakland. >> reporter: eagle rock denied the on camera interview but a statement says the facility would provide important construction material to the bay area and went on to say the proposed project has several environmental related features that exceed current regulatory requirements including electric trucks, measures to minimize dust and an aggressive strategy to reduce vessel emissions. community advocates say minimizing or reducing new emissions is an admission the port would be sending more pollution into the area. >> i am not in the business of figuring out how ports should run or where aggregate facili

but the boss of the port believes there are a number of factors causing the delays.ncreased transaction times at the border due to the carriers having to check customs paperwork at the check—in process. but equally, normally for this time of year, we have vessels that are out on refit, normal maintenance activities. we also are doing a bit of maintenance in the port, which means that our buffer zone space has got slightly reduced capacity, as well. the increase in freight traffic has meant the operation travel access protocol, or tap, a temporary traffic management system, has been called on ten times already this year. but the port of dover is more concerned about new checks which will come into force in september. what we're trying to do is make certain the government fully appreciates what the implications are if we do not get an agreement between the uk government and the french government for a set of protocols that will work. unless we get that agreement, it will be very difficult to see how it will not impact the travel through the port of dover. from septembe

, yen tn -- in asia's biggest port.e servicing the factory to the world, guangdong, making everything from electronics to plastic toys. so it potentially could have asked testing of residents and truckers. if they start testing confinements come up parcels and containers and logistic workers at the same time, it could add more delays to the supply chain pain we have seen. this is an -- in addition to the outbreak of more than 20 cases in another area with a major port that services beijing. there was at least a couple cases involving the omicron variant. we are seeing selective testing according to state media in areas of tianjin. certain neighborhoods are locked down, as well. this is a concern leading up to the olympics that start in less than three weeks in and around beijing. the concern, beijing is worried about an outbreak in beijing, although there won't be outside visitors are people in the stands. there is a concern this can cloud the games. there is an olympic presser in china going on as well as news out of s

brian: we will go deep on ports. [laughter] i am thrilled. the first issue of the inland ports. the idea is simple, if you're having to upload all of the containers at one location in creates a bottleneck. if you can push that product out to facilities inland then you can increase the throughput. we have taken steps at the port of savannah to open multiple ports and we have seen progress there. reduction in the backlog coming into the port of savannah. we are going to take action at the port of oakland, running the same play. working with the national port associations to work with andy port that sees that as an opportunity to deploy that and we have money we have been able to deploy associated with infrastructure legislation to try and help move that as quickly as possible. there is the issue around fees on import containers. just the threat of doing that was actually quite effective at getting the ocean carriers to move on their own and provide incentives to move that through. this month, they are focused on export containers, the empty containers that are sitting idle that ne

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mobile was the second biggest port on the gulf coast and the third-biggest port in the country.ort rankings were new york, new orleans and mobile. so this is a cosmopolitan port with centers all over the world. you would walk through downtown mobile and people would come at you from all over direct -- all over directions. he specifically found ragtag drunks who didn't had -- have family and had no local connections. he brought them on the boat and didn't tell them what they were doing. they actually set sail, and after they passed cuba they hit a hurricane and suffered terrible damage to the ship. a rudder was almost torn off so the ship was badly crippled. crippled like it was, one of the anti-slaving squadron ships came up behind it and gave chase, so foster ran rather than surrenders -- surrendered. that was the cruise first tipoff that they were not hauling a load of lumber. the reason thought they were hauling lender -- lumber is because foster head hidden all the supplies he would need to bring 110 people back. all the extra water and food under stacks of lumber aching it

the port of rotterdam has been automated for over 20 years.strong labor protections. but hey, it's not easy to wholesale copy whatever it is they're doing and bring it here. i wish it was that easy. >> it discourages me i was hoping we could talk about reassuring, but you're very clear. i want it was obviously there are companies skimped. what's really true is it's just not a national priority. and yet when i look at the number of ships and containers you're talking about, it's probably one of the most important ways to stop inflation. >> absolutely. we need good infrastructure no matter whoo what side you sit on the political spectrum everybody can agree we need to have good infrastructure so our companies can do business globally we have the best companies in the world. we should make it really easy for them to reach their customers anywhere in the world. and technology has to be a big part of that story whether we're talking about big robots a the ports or really great technology like flexport brings to bring visibility and create some sens

not every state is a port state.use despite cheap political talk. charles: you have ab-5 in california, scared a way a lot of independent contractors, i.e., truck drivers. a lot of things contributing to the commodities supercycle, by the way i was pounding the table on this a long time ago. take a listen. super commodities, supercycle for commodities, been talking about this on and off whether it was the farm community or oil. all of them are breaking out right now. i've been talking about commodity supercycle for a while. for months i've actually been pounding the table on the commodity supercycle. so i got to be honest, i was a little surprised when "barron's" finally featured it on the weekend edition. they're saying get in there. are you a buyer? >> you have -- 100% credit for that. we started buying commodities in august of 2020. you buy commodities just as the cycle is turning. we've had, what, almost 18 months of higher commodity prices. "barron's" i don't think it is the death knell for the move but the easy

ships waiting to talk at the port of oakland will start staging 50 miles offshore. >> the goal is to move traffic and air pollution away from the bay. as kpix 5's wilson walker reports , our supply chain issues won't be leaving with them. >> reporter: for a long time, it is been easy to get a good idea on how things are going at the port of oakland just by looking out at the bay. that's about to change as traffic moves offshore come up but it doesn't mean we still don't have a traffic jam. >> right now, the system went into place on monday. we should start to see the effects by next week. >> reporter: once i last anchored ships use the port, the bay will clear, even as it gets busier. >> we have more traffic coming into the port, but the vessels are larger, and coming in, and doing more moves per vessel than they were in the past. >> we still have the basic problem of, you know, there are far more imports coming in than the infrastructure we had set up to handle it. >> reporter: like the much larger ports of southern california, oakland is one link in the chain. it can only carry so

as promised, every single penny has gone to road and bridge projects as well as to our port. and i am proud to report that, on top of the local improvements, the state has administered projects in almost all 67 counties already, and like i said, we've only just begun. we are delivering on decades-talked-about projects like the west alabama corridor, which will connect mobile all the way to tuscaloosa with a four-lane highway. [applause] we are tackling other needed projects to increase capacity like six-laning i-10 in west mobile from theodore to irvington. and tonight, i am proud to announce that we will be widening i-59 from chalkville mountain road to i-459 in east jefferson county near trussville from four lanes to six lanes. [applause] thanks to rebuild alabama, we are also making improvements to alabama's deepwater port in mobile. with the current global supply issues, having an international resource in the port of mobile is ever more critical. and as a matter of fact, our exports are up almost 25%. and here in alabama, we aren't having issues like they are in californ

tap, a temporary traffic management system, has been called on ten times already this year but the portnto force in september. what we are trying to do is make certain the government fully appreciates what the implications are if we do not get an agreement between the uk government and the french government for a set of protocols that will work. unless we get that agreement, it is going to be very difficult to see how it won't impact travel through the port of dover. from september, airport—style biometric checks are due to be implemented which would mean that drivers being stopped at the port for around ten minutes each. with around 10,000 trucks passing through the port each day, the warning is clear that a solution needs to be found. the government says it is working with its european counterparts to ensure border arrangements run as smoothly as possible. ramzan karmali, bbc news. it's exactly two years since china locked down the city of wuhan and its ten million inhabitants. the aim was to try to stop the spread of coronavirus from the place where it first emerged. as beijing prepa

the container ship situation is spreading to east coast ports, where you have ships waiting offshoren charleston, savannah, new york, new jersey. the issue of container ship congestion has been significantly ramped up over the past couple months, past several months. we are seeing -- >> is that because of efficiency or because they have finally gotten a handle on some of the labor issues they were dealing with? >> remain, you are seeing a shift from the west coast, to some extent, to shippers, operators looking to avoid the west coast congestion and shipping over to east coast ports, so that has been part of it, but we are seeing this now carry over into the bulk commodity industry also, steel and metals, where we have ships waiting, looking for berths in philadelphia, houston. >> why are we seeing that in bulk? last year, we saw a lot of ports were prioritizing bulk, so we were not necessarily seeing those pileups. what has changed? >> volume has increased in steel and metals, and a shift from congested container operatio to bulk operation. take a look, for example, at a big agricul

even pre-pandemic, the cruise line reserves the right to either cancel ports or substitute ports, have an open mind, realize they may substitute ports due to things that have no control about. >> reporter: cruise lines are requiring most passengers to be fully vaccinated and passengers also need proof of a recent negative test. >>> in the north bay, nearly 200 people are on lockdown at the sonoma county jail because of a covid-19 outbreak among staff and inmates, this outbreak is the third since the pandemic began. seven employees and 12 inmates have tested positive for the virus as of last week. public health staff today are visiting the jail to help out with more covid-19 testing. >>> a live look at oakland, now, alameda county health has announced that 51% of kids ages 5 to 11 have received at least one dose of the pfizer vaccine. nearly 40% of kids within that age group are fully vaccinated. >>> now to a question many are asking right now, is it covid- 19? flu? plain old cold? >> joy benedict reports a case of what is being called flurona in los angeles. >> reporter: a new word, fl

very strong. >>> people near the port of oakland gearing up for a fight tonight. why they say a proposed gravel facility will leave them struck between a rock and hard place. >>> plus, it is a security scare for apple ceo, the disturbing actions and images that prompted tim cook to take out a restraining order. >>> san francisco's mayor asking for millions tonight to plug the pandemic holes in the police and fire departments. >>> temperatures today were little cooler for fremont, san francisco, pacific especially, with the fog, reluctant to burn off. tomorrow, warmer temperatures across the board. we take a look at that and the weekend forecast, coming up. okay, it's go time. team usa on the largest gig-speed network. which means this mega fan never misses a second. it's gig-speed wifi that's “mikaela shiffrin” fast. ok, that's fast! speed's cool, but does yours block threats? yup, even for these upstairs all-nighters rocking wifi speeds faster than a gig. can your internet do that? learn more about gig-speed wifi, or get started with xfinity internet for $19.99 a

take us to the critical ports in l.a. on long beach. what is happening there right now? we are seeing longer delays than ever at the port of long beach and across the west coast. shipping from china to the united states, from anywhere in asia has reached the longest transit time we've measured last week. it looks like things are improving, but if you go down to the port of l.a., where they used to have all of these container ships waiting off the shore, they've changed the rules to alert those ships further out to sea to avoid the pollution. which is a great rule but you can no longer use that as an indicator. the ocean timeliness indicator tracks the actual time of the goods and that's where we are seeing data that takes longer than ever. emily: so are you saying things are actually getting worse? what does that mean for the outlook for the rest of the year? ryan: it has been getting worse and worse every week. it's hard to make predictions about the future right now. a couple of big factors are making it almost impossible. the first is on july 1 of this year, the union

this time in a key port city, just outside beijing, as covid continues to keep a choke hold on the global supply chain >>> also this morning, high-stakes talks in geneva as the u.s. tries to de-escalate the situation at the ukraine border. >>> plus catering to the high worth buyer, an interview with the ceo of rolls-royce coming up. >>> and elon musk jacking up the price for the full self-driving experience for tesla it's monday, january 10, 2022, and you're watching "worldwide exchange" here on cnbc >>> good morning, and welcome. i am dominic chu in for brian sullivan today kicking off your monday morning with u.s. stock futures generally positive-ish you can see right now the s&p 500 is -- well, now it's slightly negative. the s&p implied lower by about 1 point. the dow jones down by 1 point and the nasdaq lower by roughly 11 so just about flat vacillating between gains and lossesweek since february. this is about rates as the ten year hits the highest level in two years. the ten year note yield lovering below 1.8% the two-year about 88 bases points or .88% this is all ahead of two key

here we are at the port.lf months ago, and things have changed, i have to say. there were 30 some ships three and a half months ago trying to get into the port of savannah. today, zero. they have just brought in the last one, this huge ship here. it says brussels on it. it's not from belgium, it's actually chinese. it is actually being unloaded and load as it turns around to head back to asia. but i can tell you the port of savannah just last year brought in 5.6 million containers. that was up 20% from 2020 and a million more containers than the year before. and, remarkably, they're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, liz. they expanded the rail lines, they're still suffering with the lack of truck drivers, but they are able to start moving the goods. but it's a bit of an outlier. as you say, the west coast, los angeles, long beach still have over a hundred ships stuck anchored at sea. and because of that, this whole supply chain is not going to get fixed anytime soon. as jerome powell pointed

ports from china to the whole world.eing done about it? give them _ whole world. what is being done about it? give them everything i about it? give them everything that can be done about it. in various places miners are being penalised for not getting those boxes out of the docks and port parameters fast enough. that has worked, to some extent, but so much more needs to be done and at a global scale for anything like this can be resolved. we will touch a game because this does not look a problem that is going to go away. much for your time today. you are welcome. google is spending a billion dollars buying and refurbishing its london headquarters— and expanding its office space across the uk — in a sign that working from home�*s not about to become the norm any time soon. google�*s uk boss says when government guidance allows it, he�*ll be asking most staff to spend three days a week in the office. but he told the bbc�*s business editor simon jack that hybrid working will be experimental over the next two years, as compa

>> the port of o o o o o o o the top five busiest ports in the country and top three for california.ntainers every year. they are committed to building a better bay area. that includes improving our economy and solving supply chain issues. more than a dozen small trucking companies operating in the port of oakland's howard terminal. we were told they would have to vacate in 30 days. last-minute solution. >> we are completely caught off guard. we don't know what to do at this point. >> vincent cheng has been operating out of oakland's howard terminal for over a year. he said he never expected to get this letter from the port of oakland, saying he had 30 days to vacate the property. more than a dozen other trucking companies got the official notice. >> we knew that they're interested. without we had a little bit of

he outed the ports in the united states. more than once before that senate committee today, he mentioned that a record number of ships are still idling off the shores. problems do persist as the secretary of transportation, pete buttigieg, visits the port of la this afternoon. we're going to take you straight there for pete buttigieg's visit when countdown comes right back. closing bell ringing in 37 minutes, the dow up 193. ten year yield is really continuing to fall, 1.74%. stay tuned. your record label is taking off. but so is your sound engineer. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire throughout history mi've observed markets shaped. by the intentional and unforeseeable. for investors who can navigate this landscape, leveraging gold, a strategic and sustainable asset... the path is gilded with the potential for rich returns. whether you've enjoyed the legendary terrain in telluride, the unparalleled la

more than a dozen small trucking companies operating in the port of oakland's howard terminal. we were told they would have to vacate in 30 days. last-minute solution. >> we are completely caught off guard. we don't know what to do at this point. >> vincent cheng has been operating out of oakland's howard terminal for over a year. he said he never expected to get this letter from the port of oakland, saying he had 30 days to vacate the property. more than a dozen other trucking companies got the official notice. >> we knew that they're interested. without we had a little bit of time. >> he admits that he rents month-to-month at the port. >> we had the expectation that this would come. this would put us out of business. >> tenants have long been aware of the temporary nature of their rental agreement. we will be reconfiguring this location as a temporary container yard to help supply chain efficiency in open. the state and feds have identified the port of oakland as one way to help ease congestion. critics say removing trucking companies in the middle of a supply chain crisis is

port.l at rest is not making money when you look at the amount of time, time is ticking up now in terms of processing of these vessels to get out of the port so this does show you that these partial closures are impacting the flow of trade. >> is it just this one port? are other areas affected by zero tolerance and shutdowns? >> unfortunately there are other areas. you have the yangtze river, which is the longest river in china. it's a vital artery, if you will, for the manufacturing sector you have 200 ocean pilots, these are the men and women that steer the vessel, if you will. they're in quarantine. why? because two pilots tested positive for covid you have 200 men and women not working. you also have the pearl river delta, another waterway which is really key in terms of moving containers you have less folks working there because you have feeder vessels being pulled back so their men and women could get back and quarantine. >> companies are having to come with workarounds lori ann, appr

california ports. investments that could help with the container ship backlog that has led to supply shortages and rising prices on just about everything. reporter alex michaelson has the details. secretary pete buddha judge gets a firsthand look at the ports of los angeles and long beach via boat. we sit down for an exclusive interview during his first visit here as transportation secretary. you get a sense first of all of the scale of the operation secretary recently announced a $52 million grant to bring railways to the docks of long beach means less shipping delays and less shipping cost. what happens here? impacts virtually every good you buy in the fall, a massive backup here lead to supply issues in stores rise in prices for almost everything and concerns that christmas gifts wouldn't be delivered in time. 40% of all imports into the united states come through here. this is the largest ports in the country, and they are seeing some progress when it comes to the backlog. they're slightly to the t

dashboards. -- ports. adm. phillips: i look forward to working with you and your staff on this committee more broadly, in particular, to work on port infrastructure development nationwide and thank you for forwarding the study you forwarded yesterday. i did review it and look forward to working with other federal entities, the dod and others to build resilience and stability across our port infrastructure. >> i did ask yesterday. you and i worked involved with this. the port of anchorage has had this long-running lawsuit against rule the other day in favor of anchorage. in my own view we need to settle this. i want to get a commitment from you there's going to be damages award element of this . one dollar or several hundred million but i don't want somehow a significant sum. anchorage won that lawsuit so we're not going to provide them any additional funds. that would be very unfair. can i get a commitment from you on that? i don't want double dipping here. you and i have talked a long time about this, tens of

they're doing record volume through that port every month and yet they have 60 in a line. normally there's maybe three queued up. when i went to the port of los angeles, there were three or four waiting at anchor to get a berth. and every single one of those ships needs thousands of containers pulled off of it. there are a ton of things that we are not going to be able to get, because there's just not enough capacity in our global supply chains right now, largely because of covid. >> you write, we're all living inside a factory. what did you mean by that? >> in the old days, things, raw materials went into a factory and the goods got shipped to you and maybe the factory was in the same country you were in. but now, especially with ecommerce and delivery to your door, it's really like, we are at the end of the conveyer belt. you know, which starts with raw materials, and just kind of ping-pongs across the world, as different places that specialize in different types of manufacturing, build up the components of whatever object we're going to buy. if you buy a smartphone, the

trade rotation secretary pete buttigieg toward the ports and met with port leaders.ply chain task force has taken to speed up the movement of goods at the ports. >> one of the reasons why christmas was not in fact canceled is that ports like l.a. and long beach moved record levels of goods, allowing an all-time record high in terms of retail sales this holiday season. kumasi: long beach's credited the biden administration and a $52 million grant to the port of long beach the holidays. reggie: governor newsom's new proposal includes investing $2.2 billion in the ports, part of that is addressing pollution from -- pollution affecting surrounding neighborhoods. it allows 875 million dollars for zero emission vehicles and infrastructure with the majority of funds slated for trucks. it includes 1.2 billion dollars for projects like rearguard expansions designed to increase as the flow of goods from ports to consumers. for 2022 winter electrics are three weeks away -- winter ellen thinks are three weeks away -- winter olympics are three weeks away. kumasi: the inside of on

harbor port. as resulting from the actual tsunami, we're very closely watching this. we're in communications constantly with the national weather service, as well as city partners. we are going to get the right information to the right people immediately. julian: and again, we're taking a live look here at our camera from sausalito, where cornell barnard was just moments ago. you see the coast guard boats making its way across the bait. can we just put this in perspective for folks here, jonathan? this isn't a morning. this isn't a watch. but we're currently in an advisory for that tsunami can you put that into perspective for what folks can expect to see? jonathan: absolutely. so, an advisory is going to below a three-foot morning. what we are seeing is a 2.5 feet surge coming through. in califorin califorin the advisor means we're not merely going to be seen flooding from thesekee'een in some of the pictures from the tsunami on the island. we're not going to see that here in san francisco or, re

the port of oakland has been identified as a place to ease congestion.ay removing trucking companies in the midst of a supply-chain crisis is not the answer. >> i take this very personally. we are not just truckers. we are families. many of these companies are family-owned and operated. reporter: late thursday, an oakland congressman said he is working on a possible solution with the port. >> the statement i received is that by this friday, 11 of those trucking companies will have a place within the port of oakland to continue to do business with the city. reporter: details are still being worked out but trucking owners are hopeful they can keep rolling. >> we want another solution so us small operators can have a home. kristen: just ahead, listen up, a four day work week. larry: are we going to that? kristen: say hello to 2022 with xfinity and you'll get fast and reliable internet for only nineteen ninety-nine a month for twelve months. plus, you can get twelve times the speed for the same price when you add xfinity mobile. you'll save hundreds over at&

ports. this was actually the secretary's first time that he ever saw it. i think he was sort of struck by how massive these areas are that bring in all of these goods. we had a big problem in october, november, lots of ships out stuck outside, unable to come into the ports. because of that there were fears about christmas potentially being canceled people not getting their gifts. he pointed out the fact that 99% of christmas gifts word delivered, and they are starting to see some progress. take a look. how are we doing on that? because obviously there was a struggle in november and december. where are we at in terms of a progress report? well if you look at some of the reports in october, you would have thought christmas was pretty much going to be canceled in 2021, so we were definitely able to keep things moving effect more than that. the amount of goods and moved through this support complex last year is a record it's an all time record. high retail sales in the holidays were all time rec

cove, it and doing its absolute best to maintain production and it's factories and flow through its ports. and the fact of the matter is that other parts of the world did not do as good a job in that regard. and so china has been able to maintain its position as factory to the world. in fact, very little supply chain relocation has occurred from china to other countries despite political efforts in that regard. and then on the demand side brand, you had millions of people around the world, including in the us, staying at home, instead of going out and spending money on experiences in the service sector, they were buying more goods to enjoy at home. whether those were automobiles, automobile components, i electronic components, home furnishings, and all of that product as opposed to service expenditure boosted demand. and that, of course, fueled further production demand and china. absolutely, that's an excellent explanation. exactly. what's going on there doing quotes? christy, we've been talking about strange supply chains for nearly 2 years. and there was a lot of talk about how this wh

richard ballantyne is chief executive at british ports association good morning to you. and we have had bank holidays in the uk, for example, and some countries in europe. so it is probably too early to tell how it is all going?— it is all going? yes, good morning- _ it is all going? yes, good morning- i _ it is all going? yes, good morning. ithink- it is all going? yes, good morning. i think it - it is all going? yes, good morning. i think it is - it is all going? yes, good morning. i think it is fair| it is all going? yes, good i morning. i think it is fair to say that it is very early. that said, the first few days it has gone fairly well, i have to say. but it is fairly light in terms of traffic and volumes so will have to give it a bit more time. we are expecting some non—compliance so errors with paperwork et cetera, but hopefully that won't cause a big snarl up at our key gateways. in big snarl up at our key gateways-_ big snarl up at our key ratewa s. , ., gateways. in terms of the actual changes _ gateways. in terms of the l actual changes themselves, gateways.