. >> the san francisco county transportation commission for our meeting, september 15, 2020. our clerk is ms. brittany. can you please call the roll. >> yes. commissioner fewer. >> present. >> commission haney. >> present. >> commissioner mandelman. >> present. [roll call]

joe lou, ceo of the coalition for clean air and commissioner for the california transportation commission. joe, thanks for joining us. >> glad to be here. >> i know you're celebrating today. this is a good day, as you say in your business. on a scale of moves to fight climate change, how big is this? where does this rank? >> this is a pretty significant one, because the governor has targeted the transportation sector, which is our largest source of air and climate pollutants, so it's a big deal. >> if we did have no more zero emission vehicles on the road, which i know won't happen by 2035 because old cars are still allowed to be out there, how much would that cut down in terms of our emissions? >> well, they're projecting that it would reduce, i think it was 40% of the e mixmissions by 203 however, the important thing really, is that we're going to get on the road to making fossil fuels obsolete in california, and you have to start with big goals like this, so that you send the market signal so that the people who need to invest and build the zero emission vehicles do so. >> all right. t

the transportation commission uses area from toll bridges as a barometer to what is happening to traffic around the region and we requested an result. >> the day following labor day, i see like so many other things in 2020, this year is weird. >> reporter: bay bridge traffic on tuesday was 85% of what it was last year and hovering at the same level since june. >> april through june there was a surge. we went from 50% of normal, if you will, into this 80% of normal range. >> reporter: tuesday morning bay bridge traffic from 5:00 to 7:00 was completely back to normal. 7:00 to 8:00, 11% above normal. in the early morning from 3:00 to 5:00, down dramatically. >> that might be because congestion pricing has been suspended. there used to be a discount and now it is $6 any time every day. >> they don't last as long before the pandemic. looking at the data, traffic was 82% of normal. and where congestion was growing before the pandemic is 78% of last year. south bay, bridge traffic seems to show a lot of people are still working from home. >> and they have continued. >> the san mateo/hayward bri

the strategy was approved in a vote of the metropolitan transportation commission. ve large employers keep 60% of employees working from home. the idea is to make goals for greenhouse gas emissions and limit traffic congestion. the regional transportation plan is required under state and federal law and plays a role in allocating transportation funding. >>> an update tonight on robert being done on highway 50 at echo summit, caltrans says crews are ahead of schedule. they are replacing an 81-year- old bridge on a steep cliff that was not seismically sound. highway 50 remains closed in and out of south lake tahoe. at the progress means ma open sooner than the planned october 2nd reopening date. >>> coming up, a ban on junk food in the checkout aisle. y city leaders in berkeley say controlling impulse buying could also help boost profit margins. >>> and we are tracking that forecast, temperatures are going to be on the mild side but air-quality and heat come back into the forecast. your shoulder seems to be healing nicely. i'm sorry baby... i don't want you to play wit

the transportation commission uses area from toll bridges as a barometer to what is happening to trafficround the region and we requested an result. >> the day following labor day, i see like so many other things in 2020, this year is weird. >> reporter: bay bridge traffic on tuesday was 85% of what it was last year and hovering at the same level since june. >> april through june there was a surge. we went from 50% of normal, if you will, into this 80% of normal range. >> reporter: tuesday morning bay bridge traffic from 5:00 to 7:00 was completely back to normal. 7:00 to 8:00, 11% above normal. in the early morning from 3:00 to 5:00, down dramatically. >> that might be because congestion pricing has been suspended. there used to be a discount and now it is $6 any time every daya >> they don't last as long before the pandemic. looking at the data, traffic was 82% of normal. and where congestion was growing before the pandemic is 78% of last year. south bay, bridge traffic seems to show a lot of people are still working from home. >> and they have continued. >> the san mateo/hayward bridg

the metropolitan transportation commission approved a mandate that would have employers keep 60% of their workers home by 2050. they say that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 19%. critics say others would suffer heavily. the plan would be for companies with more than 25 employees. businesses like grocery stores would be exempt. >>> the national trust for historic preservation put an ancient indian site in berkeley on the list of america's most endangered historic places. it's a village that dates back 5700 years. located on fourth street: they would like the site to be repurposed and landscaped for ceremonial purposes. >> throughout the years our tribe has continued to pray at this place just as our ancestors did. this land is an important cultural landscape and this recognition gives us a platform to tell our story. >> the spanninger family owns the site and is seeking permits to build a retail and residential project. >>> it's not just the hot weather that's coming. also high surf. abc 7 meteorologist sandhya patel will be here with that next. >>> let's take a look and take a lo

thank you in an effort to east traffic congestion and fight global warming the metropolitan transportation commission wants large companies to have the majority of their staff work from home since the start of covid-19 a lot of people have been working from home and that has resulted in a lot of changes in transportation, fewer people on the roadways few are taking public transportation such as bart the ntc has taken notice of this trend and wants to apply what it has learned to his future transportation planning. >>we're obliged to develop a plan that shows how to cut per capita greenhouse gas emissions by 19% by the year 2035. so it's in that context. this came up to him. >>for this plan to work the ntc would need help from local lawmakers to actually enforce a work at home requirement for large companies. >>coming up as many people work from home and children participate in distance learning. experts say too much screen time can be harmful to your eyes. the new findings from a recent study ahead. >>it's a love the pac 12 the sides to resume playing football as well as men's and women's basketball

>>effort to ease traffic congestion and fight global warming warming the metropolitan transportation commission wants large companies to have the majority of their staff work from home since the start of the pandemic a lot of people have been working from home and that's resulted in a lot of transportation changes, fewer people are on the roadways taking public transportation such as bart the ntc has taken notice of this trend and wants to apply what it's learned to the future transportation plan. >>we're obliged to develop a plan that shows how to cut per capita greenhouse gas emissions by 19% by the year 2035. so it's in that context. this came up. >>the ntc doesn't actually have the authority to enforce the plans so in order for it to work it would need local lawmakers to establish a work at home requirement for large companies coming up the pack 12 will play football. this year details on the decision made just within the last hour plus president trump met with boos says he paid his respects to the late justice ruth bader ginsburg. >>by some are arguing he should have even shown up and desp

ease traffic congestion in the future and also flight fight global warming the metropolitan transportation commission is looking at requiring. >>the large companies have a majority of their workforce continue to work from home kron four's charles cofer joins us now from san mateo county to explain a truck. >>the very essence since the pandemic began a lot of people been working from home and that has led to less traffic on the less crowds on public transportation like part in the mtc is looking at that seeing if there's any lessons there to be learned and they're putting forth a proposal that is just proposal. but it could in the future really commuting here in the bay area. >>now as part of what's called the plan bay area 2050 the mtc is required to come up with a long-term plan for dealing with climate change and also for planning for future transportation issues now as part of this plan they have a proposal to consider requiring large companies to make 60% of their workforce. work from home now this is not a done deal. the ntc does not have the authority to enforce this on large companies but they

the metropolitan transportation commission is sponsoring bike to wherever day and organizingers say thatany ways that you can enjoy cycling, whether riding for fun through a park or perhaps running errands like going to the grocery store. many bike shops have seen a surge in sales since the pandemic began. i can speak to that here, the bike shop in my neighborhood has the longest line of any store that i've seen. >> that's good. support local business. >> absolutely. >>> new at 6:00, movie theaters are slowly opening back up, but marvel fans might have to wait longer for a film being pushed back yet again. >>> and the slow streets program expands to a new neighborhood where the city another day, another chance tlet's do this.rd. by making internet speeds fast and reliable. so you can keep up with your customers. by ensuring those speeds have wireless internet backup. so if the power goes down, your connection doesn't. and by covering all your connected devices with serious security. so we can handle this. and this. while you get on with this. and this. be fast, be secure. bounce forward.

the metropolitan transportation commission once large companies to have the majority of their staff work from home. since the start of the pandemic a lot of people obviously have been working from home and that has resulted in a lot of transportation changes. fewer people on the roadways and taking public transit. the ntc has taken notice of the trend and wants to apply what it has learned to its future transportation plan. >>we're obliged to develop a plan that shows how to cut per capita greenhouse gas emissions by 19% by the year 2035. so it's in that context. this came up. >>the ntc does not actually have the authority to enforce this planned so in order for it to work. it would need local lawmakers to require a work from home requirement. 4 large companies. >>well, it's certainly nice out there now clear inside the bay clear along the coastline hot weather coming our way forecast is coming up. and why health officials are warning black licorice levers to lay off the candy. and in sports, the pac, 12. the sides, yes, it will play football. the conference also sets start dates for men

from home may become a permanent reality for lots of people in fact the local metropolitan transportation commission voted to require large companies to keep 60% of their workforce at home to try to battle climate change the mandate is part of the commission's 2050 planning strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion the commission will now do more analysis on the plan and report back on forecasted outcomes by the end of the year. the commission will also study potential alternatives that would give workers incentives to walk bike or take public transit to work rather than driving. >>in county the health department there issuing a new demand involving covid test they're now requiring private health care facilities to provide expedited test for the health and welfare of all residents. steady the results quickly this comes on the heels of some slow test results. >>that could lead to the spread of the virus can force resist osseo explains. >>what happened and why this new demand is going out. >>important because we really need to increase the amount of testing we're doing for cov

the san francisco county transportation commission for our meeting, september 15, 2020. our clerk is ms. brittany. can you please call the roll. >> yes. commissioner fewer. >> present. >> commission haney. >> present. >> commissioner mandelman. >> present. [roll call] >> ronen absent. >> safai absent. >> we have corium. >> thank you madam clerk. do you have any announcements? >> gentlemyes, i would like to announcement about public comment. >> please proceed. >> public comment will be available for each item via telephone by calling 888-204-5987 and the access code is on the screen. dial 1-0 to speak. each call will be allowed 2 minutes. calls will be taken in the order which they are received. best practices are to speak slowly, clearly, and turn down the volume of anything around you. that completes my announcement. >> thank you, could use please read the next item. >> sorry, this is commissioner ronen. i can sort of hear you. did you hear me when i said i was here. >> now we can hear you, see you, and you are counted present. good morning commissioner ronen. i think w

the san francisco county transportation commission for our meeting, september 15, 2020. our clerk is ms. brittany. can you please call the roll. >> yes. commissioner fewer. >> present. >> commission haney. >> present. >> commissioner mandelman. >> present. [roll call] >> ronen absent. >> safai absent. >> we have corium. >> thank you madam clerk. do you have any announcements? >> gentlemyes, i would like to announcement about public comment. >> please proceed. >> public comment will be available for each item via telephone by calling 888-204-5987 and the access code is on the screen. dial 1-0 to speak. each call will be allowed 2 minutes. calls will be taken in the order which they are received. best practices are to speak slowly, clearly, and turn down the volume of anything around you. that completes my announcement. >> thank you, could use please read the next item. >> sorry, this is commissioner ronen. i can sort of hear you. did you hear me when i said i was here. >> now we can hear you, see you, and you are counted present. good morning commissioner ronen. i think w

the metro politan transportation commission is sponsoring event.king fog out there. better conditions many half moon bay. you can see now live doppler 7, visibility at one mile, but that's an improvement from the last hour. we'll see the fog continue to move back and away from the coast later this r morning. a live look, fresh air out there. that changes over friday with moderate air quality then we're heating up for the weekend. look at that. i'm to help california's 19 most vulnerable. over 24,000 homes were destroyed by wildfires in less than two years. too many of those victims are also hit with a sudden tax hike after their forced to move. it's wrong. prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims and limits taxes on seniors and severely disabled homeowners. join firefighters and emergency responders in voting 'yes' on 19. kids continue to learn-noion, xfinmatter where they are.lping we're providing affordle internet access to low-income families through our internet essentials program. it's why we're working 24/7 to keep our network fast, reliable

the funds received are state of good repair funds that are programmed by the metropolitan transportation commission. notably, most of these repair funds go to fleet and guyedways, but -- guideways, but not necessarily facilities and other state of good repair investments. for those, we have to turn to the operating fund and general fund, which are funds that could be used for transit, operating purposes and some are set aside for capital purposes as well. the other category is competitive grants and unique sources, which is one-offs or the active transportation program or other funds that are just a little bit harder to categorize, but in general, pretty volatile as well. one source that deserves a little more explanation is the sales tax program. for us, that's the transportation sales tax managed by our partners at the san francisco transportation authority. the t.a.s we call them. they've released projections of $93 million for f.y.21. that $93 million is only a little bit below what the sales tax program generated in fiscal year, 15, 16, 17, and 18. f.y.20 revenues took a big hit because of the

the report was commissioned by the department for transport, published by them, and carried out by networkave come out of the derailment in aberdeenshire. one is how can network rail better project extreme weather? there was heavy rainfall on that day before the train derailed. how can it use new technology to project whether at a local level and potentially if needs be suspend services in a local area if it is appropriate to do so? and the other broad area is also looking at how better network rail can manage and probably modify in the short term the earthworks. these are embankments, cuttings, adjacent to railways. in the aberdeenshire derailment, at the point of derailment, at the point of derailment, there was a very steep slope going down and a drainage system the other which will be part of the investigation carried out by the rail accident investigation board, so network rail is saying we have a huge number of these assets all around the country, thousands and thousands and thousands. we need to look at how we can better assess their safety and their risk in terms of being prone to

building adding that they intend to raise funds to transport abuse survivors to the building and transform it into a shelter mexico's national human rights commission have expressed their concern over the safety of sensitive case files housed inside the government offices but have not commented on any potential plan to forcibly remove protesters from the building. the leadership of the national human rights commission has frequently been the target of criticism by relatives of missing children and domestic violence survivors who say the commission is more focused on slashing budgets than pursuing investigations below al jazeera mexico city. activists from greenpeace have stopped an oil tanker from making a delivery to a refinery in sweden the protest is to draw attention to a planned expansion of the refinery which activists say would increase carbon dioxide emissions by up to a 1000000 tons a year greenpeace says rainbow warrior vessel dropped anchor and a few were named by to block access. time for a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera india and china say they'll on the existing border agreements up to months of increasing tensions in

building adding that they intend to raise funds to transport abuse survivors to the building and transform it into a shelter mexico's national human rights commission have expressed their concern over the safety of sensitive case files housed inside the government offices but have not commented on any potential plan to forcibly remove protesters from the building. the leadership of the national human rights commission has frequently been the target of criticism by relatives of missing children and domestic violence survivors who say the commission is more focused on slashing budgets than pursuing investigations when resident below al jazeera mexico city. that this is al jazeera and these are the headlines a large explosion has rocked the outskirts of jordan's capital and happened in zaka governor us about 30 kilometers northeast of amman jordan as minister for media affairs says the blast happened in a warehouse where unusable mortar bombs were being stored he also says it was caused by an electrical short sack is the extent of the damage is not yet known. another night of violent protests has kicked off and colombia's capital bought guitar with de

building adding that they intend to raise funds to transport abuse survivors to the building and transform it into a shelter mexico's national human rights commission have expressed their concern over the safety of sensitive case files housed inside the government offices but have not commented on any potential plan to forcibly remove protesters from the building. the leadership of the national human rights commission has frequently been the target of criticism by relatives of missing children and domestic violence survivors who say the commission is more focused on slashing budgets than pursuing investigations. al-jazeera mexico city. long awaited direct talks between afghanistan's government and the taliban are due to start this saturday diplomatic talks will be held in qatar are a major milestone which could bring the country a step closer to peace after decades of war but 2 sides agreed to go ahead with the peace talks are to resolving a dispute over releasing prisoners your sex your state might pompei you will travel to do harm to attend talks. some breaking news now there's been a massive explosion in the jordanian city of zakah northeast of

building adding that they intend to raise funds to transport abuse survivors to the building and transform it into a shelter mexico's national human rights commission have expressed their concern over the safety of sensitive case files housed inside the government offices but have not commented on any potential plan to forcibly remove protesters from the building. the leadership of the national human rights commission has frequently been the target of criticism by relatives of missing children and domestic violence survivors who say the commission is more focused on slashing budgets than pursuing investigations. al-jazeera mexico city. india is reporting yet another record daily increase in corona virus infections in answer to more than $95000.00 new cases raises the total about 4 and a half 1000000 india also has the world's fastest growing infection rate and is the 2nd worst affected country after the united states. now egyptians are having their homes bulldozed defying the official ban on protests to speak out the government ordered the demolition of illegally built homes despite a shortage of housing alexia bryant has our report. thousands of e

building adding that they intend to raise funds to transport abuse survivors to the building and transform it into a shelter mexico's national human rights commission have expressed their concern over the safety of sensitive case files housed inside the government offices but have not commented on any potential plan to forcibly remove protesters from the building. the leadership of the national human rights commission has frequently been the target of criticism by relatives of missing children and domestic violence survivors who say the commission is more focused on slashing budgets than pursuing investigations monumental up a low al-jazeera mexico city border tensions between india and china are hurting the livelihoods of weavers and traders in indian administered kashmir he is less prone again. he has been weaving pashmina for decades srinagar the largest city in the indian territory of jammu and kashmir has a fine reputation for producing the soft shawls made from the wall of pashmina god's witnesses is the industry is paying the price for the tensions between india and china. has declined and the prices have gone up earlier kilogram of push me

building adding that they intend to raise funds to transport abuse survivors to the building and transform it into a shelter mexico's national human rights commission have expressed their concern over the safety of sensitive case files housed inside the government offices but have not commented on any potential plan to forcibly remove protesters from the building. the leadership of the national human rights commission has frequently been the target of criticism by relatives of missing children and domestic violence survivors who say the commission is more focused on slashing budgets than pursuing investigations money runs out below al jazeera mexico city. diana rigg who found fame as the karate kicking secret agent emma peel in the cult sixty's t.v. show the avengers has died at the age of 82 the british actress was also well known for her recent role in game of thrones and as the only woman ever to marry james bond in on her majesty's secret service a daughter said she died peacefully at home after being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. so i had this news. cricket's world champions are getting ready to take on that old us rivals and is her

government's humanitarian aid commission 650000 have directly been affected since the start of the rainy season in mid july millions of us are facing hardship as the cost of food and transport soars across the country prices of some staple foods like bread and sugar have increased by 50 percent over the past few weeks on their warnings this crisis will only wasson how about the world jazeera singa south western sudan and a quick reminder you can find out much more about many of the stories we've been covering on apple i visiting all website addresses out as ever dot com out of here dot com. a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera france as reported the highest number of coronavirus deaths for 4 months with 154 in the past day or the 13000 people have tested positive for covert 19 in the last 24 hours several european countries have announced new restrictions to stop a surge in infections the british government is considering whether to impose a 2nd national walk down there's no question as i've said for several weeks now what we could expect to see. wave coming. from spain of course across europe it's been absolutely free. in this country israel has imposed a 2nd nation

government's humanitarian aid commission $650000.00 berkeley been affected since the start of the rainy season in mid july millions others are facing hardship as the cost of food and transportsoars across the country prices of some staple foods like bread and sugar have increased by 50 percent over the past few weeks and there were warnings these prices will only wasson mohammed out the wall jazeera singa south western sudan greek authorities have launched a search and rescue operation after receiving a distress call from dozens of my quince course in a powerful storm the coast guard says at least 3 merchant ships have reached the area where mobile 50 people were believed to be stranded in a vessel that found no trace stormy honors has been lashing the islands of catalonia 2nd force and if the having streets and causing power outages. well more than a week after they were forced out of their camp by fire thousands more refugees have been moved into a new facility on the greek island of less false but with reports that basic amenities are not ready they feel life in a half camp could be even worse stephanie decker has more from last boss. it's a crush of broken hopes the suf

government's humanitarian aid commission 650000 have directly been affected since the start of the rainy season in mid july millions others are facing hardship as the cost of food and transport soars across the country prices of some staple foods like bread and sugar have increased by 50 percent over the past few weeks and their warnings this crisis will only wasson. singa south western sudan. 15 pro-democracy activists in hong kong and back in court for their role in last year's protests among them is newspaper publisher and business group me life facing charges of insights and organizing a participant seen to separate from this she said in an authorized demonstrations outside quote one of the movement's leading figures said home combs police a band. i want to tell you well know that we are the pride of all because you can write under the basic law the primary vote all right so no civil and political rights international coming on t.v. out and this is what happening along. a university in thailand which has a history of political activism and violence is the venue for the latest anti-government protests planned for saturday the student led movement says for months been call

government's humanitarian aid commission 650000 have directly been affected since the start of the rainy season in mid july millions others are facing hardship as the cost of food and transport soars across the country prices of some staple foods like bread and sugar have increased by 50 percent over the past few weeks and their warnings this crisis will only wasson mohammed out the wall just a single south western sudan. well tropical storm sally has now moved to the eastern united states after causing widespread flooding on the gulf coast that trench will rain has fallen in virginia and the carolinas with tornadoes also threatened further south boats are being used to rescue people cut off by floodwaters in alabama and the florida panhandle reporter jay gray has seen the storm damage in pensacola florida. a full day after the storm has moved through and we're getting a better idea of the devastation i want to give you a look at what sally did here in pensacola these 2 huge boats pushed up on to the ground here along with other debris from the water you see the chaser boat there in a piece of the dock that was picked up and pulled ashore when you get back to the water thoug

and commission member catherine and stevens thank you for your leadership and your devotion to this sip project and secretary of interior, secretary of the transplant - - transportatio transportationon. [applause] . . . . i would alsok the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general mark malley for being with us today. i also want to recognize robert scheer representing the marine corps. and colonel michael who is here representing the 101st airborne division. thank you both for being here. we are also grateful to have the ambassador of the republic of china and the deputy chief of mission from italy with us tonight. thank you for representing your beautiful nations and the support you've shown for this memorial. this one-of-a-kind piece displays the iconic normandy coast line which general eisenhower's troops invaded on d-day. standing at 80 feet high and 450 feet long, there is not another tapestry like this anywhere in the world. on behalf of the commission, thank you for your incredible work. i also want to recognize the senior leadership who are here with us. randy, david and jared. thank you for your dedication to completing this fantastic memorial. i also want to recogniz

through the interdepartmental staff on traffic and transportation and sitting members of fire department, police department, public health, entertainment commission, many others. and shared spaces also comes through temporary street closure, although no longer through iscot. the chart i showed earlier is actually a separate and special streamline process that we have created just for shared spaces. partly due to the commission's prompting set to look at closing streets that weren't through the traditional. for temporary street closures and street fairs, yes. they were going through one person, correct? >> that is right. one committee staffed by coordinated by one team. >> is that still the process moving forward? has that transitioned not happened yet? >> we are using an amended process. we are no longer using just for shared spaces in that temporary period we are using that streamlined process that i showed a charter if earlier being coordinated by the same staff who coordinates all of the other temporary street closures. so this is the same thing individual and the city has said get it done sooner, correct? >> we have removed a lot of the kind

harris, susan, and commission member catherine stevens thank you for your leadership and your devotion to this sip project and secretary of interior, david burnheart secretary of transportationeducation. [applause]. i would also like to thank the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general mark malley for being with us thank you speaker nancy pelosi for taking part in tonight's dedication and your personal attention helping to make this memorial a reality. we are grateful that you are here, and for all that you have done over the years for this important project. i would also like to thank the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark milley for being with us tonight. thank you general. also, i wanted to recognize brigadier general robert full-figured representing the marine corps. colonel michael who is here, representing the 101st airborne division. thank you both for being here. we are also grateful to have the ambassador of the republic of china, taiwan show and deputy chief of mission from italy mirage you with us tonight. thank you for representing your beautiful nations and the support you have sean for this memorial. i would also like to recognize thomas.

through the interdepartmental staff on traffic and transportation and sitting members of fire department, police department, public health, entertainment commission, many others. and shared spaces also comes through temporary street closure, although no longer through iscot. the chart i showed earlier is actually a separate and special streamline process that we have created just for shared spaces. partly due to the commission's prompting set to look at closing streets that weren't through the traditional. for temporary street closures and street fairs, yes. they were going through one person, correct? >> that is right. one committee staffed by coordinated by one team. >> is that still the process moving forward? has that transitioned not happened yet? >> we are using an amended process. we are no longer using just for shared spaces in that temporary period we are using that streamlined process that i showed a charter if earlier being coordinated by the same staff who coordinates all of the other temporary street closures. so this is the same thing individual and the city has said get it done sooner, correct? >> we have removed a lot of the kind

transportation infrastructure is heather's father john. born and raised in california. join was appointed to the air force academy where he was commissioned to second lund in 1970. during his academy years he built model airplanes and flew sail planes and easterned a degree in aeronautical engineering. and he went on to fly 140 combat missions in the a-7 in vietnam. after the war, he served as an a-7 instructor and had tours of ford air controller and left the air force in 1979 and after his first brief stint with the airlines, with united, he landed a job with lear fan corporation at reno stead airport where he worked for the next five and a half years as an engineer and test pilot. during his tenure in reno he joined the air bear air racing team and flew until the first national championship air race in september of 1985. while living in reno, he kept his hand in military aviation by joining the nevada air national guard flying the fanom. he started his own business, flight testing and instructing numerous time of u.s. and foreign aircraft, including the mig 15, the mig 17, mig 21 and others. his perspective is as an aco accomplished av

transportation infrastructure, is heather's father john. born in race in california, john was appointed to the air force academy where he was commissioned a secondlieutenant in 1970. during his academy years, he built model airplanes, sale planes, and earn a degree in aeronautical engineering. he philistine his pilot training in 1971, and went on to fly 140 combat missions in on the a seven in vietnam. after the war he so doesn't instructor, and how to tour -- he left the air force in 1979, and after his prove brief stint, john landed a job with me or cooperation at the airport, where he worked for the next five and a half years as an engineer and test pilot. during his tenure in reno, john became associated with enjoying the rare bear and flu in his first national trumpian ship erase in 1985. while living in reno, john kept his hand and military aviation by joining the nevada international guard. he also started his own business, big masters, flight testing and instructing and numerous types of u.s. and foreign aircraft. including the make 15, mick 21, and others. his perspective is an accomplished aviator and commercial pilot with united, the

transportation fee. and the lease contains all current city ordinances and requirements and will require the port commissiono approve. there are mutual obligations regarding the public rest rooms shown on the premises map. this is a highly unusual situation which boudin has agreed to take on some of the -- take on the janitorial for the public rest rooms as well as reimburse the port up to $25,000 for fixtures and repairs, replacements and hire a city approved plumber if emergency repairs are required. so it's an obligation that most of our tenants don't take on and they have done so. port return will provide all the utilities for the public and they serve the wharf visitors. they receive a credit against the rentnd this month was determined as a minimum, the port would extend for similar janitorial services. all the obligations are agreed upon specifications. so boudin will construct a glass atrium that will have a retractable roof. the improvement will cost $800,000 and must be performed within the initial three years of the lease. based on projection from boudin and the analysis, it will generate revenue

commission to help prevent veterans suicide. increase the quality of life for veterans and their families. reducing homelessness, increasing access to reliable transportation and maximizing educational opportunities working in s sustainable employment, increasing opportunities and having access to 20 seconds, physical and mental health care. achieving investments looking to the future of hope. again, time is not our friend. our nation's veterans and families providing our mission protocol. when we have over 6000 veterans and their families, we learn 95% do not believe the country is doing enough for the mental health of our veterans. 77% do not believe dishonorably discharged members should receive be a health care. 86% feel the va must partner with nongovernment organizations to prevent suicide. in summary, the time to act is now. this bill is the right bill right now. i joined the leaders of ourhe country's largest veteran collaborative to help adopt 785 immediately. i'm hopeful for our military, our veterans and hopeful for our success in ending veterans suicide. you for the opportunity to present this bill. >> thank you. i appreciate your passion on th

government's humanitarian aid commission 650000 have directly been affected since the start of the rainy season in mid july millions others are facing hardship as the cost of food and transport soars across the country prices of some staple foods like bread and sugar have increased by 50 percent over the past few weeks and their warnings this crisis will only wasson. singa south western sudan. or tropical storm sally has moved to the eastern united states after causing widespread flooding on the gulf coast to ensure rain has fallen in virginia and the carolinas with tornadoes threatened further south boats are being used to rescue people caught off by floodwaters in alabama and on the florida panhandle reporter jay gray has seen the storm damage in the pensacola florida. a full day after the storm has moved through and we're getting a better idea of the devastation i want to give you a look at what sally did here in pensacola these 2 huge boats pushed up on to the ground here along with other debris from the water you see the chaser boat there in a piece of the dock that was picked up and pulled ashore when you get back to the water though this is amazing devastation you see

government's humanitarian aid commission 650000 have directly been affected since the start of the rainy season in mid july millions others are facing hardship as the cost of food and transport soars across the country prices of some staple foods like bread and sugar have increased by 50 percent over the past few weeks and their warnings this crisis will only wasson. singa south western sudan guatemala's president his contract with the coronavirus 100 job cuts high revealed his illness on a local radio show and later gave a televised address he described his symptoms as miles and i suffering from body aches and a slight cough his announcement coincides with a listening of the country's travel restrictions it borders i think to international flights for the 1st time since march. well a coronavirus crisis is causing a rethink about working in offices the shift to being based at home has benefits such as reducing traffic pollution and improved mental health here in the u.k. the welsh government wants to make the switch permanent for one in 3 workers or insley reports from cardiff. what to do with all this offices all over the world when mostly deserted for months and cardiff is

government's humanitarian aid commission 650000 have directly been affected since the start of the rainy season in mid july millions of us are facing hardship as the cost of food and transport soars across the country prices of some staple foods like bread and sugar have increased by 50 percent over the past few weeks and their warnings this crisis will only worsen. singa south western sudan. well still ahead for you in sports the athlete has a new heights on the pole vault sorrow be there. muumuu. welcome back. in mexico has made an unprecedented discovery the wreck of a mayan slave ship from the 850 s. that's when slave traders were capturing indigenous people and selling them in caribbean countries i know of how the reports are from mexico city. this debris on the sea floor is all that remains of a 160 year old slave ship mexican scientists recently identified the vessel is latonya and believed to gone down in september of 1961 well i guess. the big takeaway after uniting this multi-discipline investigation is that we know for a fact this is the steam boat. which sank on september 19th $861.00 we also know that apart from the cargo that was being hauled to cuba there wer

commissioned in 1943, the u.s.s. iowa was the most powerful american warship of her thisme ship saw action in world war ii and even transported president franklin d. roosevelt. since 2012, the battleship has been berthed in my district in san pedro, california. today senator feinstein and i introduced a resolution to formally name the battleship u.s.s. iowa museum the national museum of the service navy. this honors the men and women who have served and continue to serve in the service forces of our nation by designating this museum as a monument to their sacrifice. in decades past, the iowa defended our nation. today it educates the next generation as a museum and promotes the -- promotes veterans. given the challenges of operating a museum in the covid-19 era, i want to say thank you to the dedicated people who have kept this museum afloat, literally. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi seek recognition? >> request unanimous consent to address the house and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recogniz

confirm transportation and transit impact from a hotel and increased meeting space conforms to the impacts as mitigated within the area planning e.i.r.? >> there's was certified by the commission in 2012. the community planning exemption completed in 2017 piggy backed off much the analysis conducted in 2007 through 2012 for the plan area e.i.r. there are no additional impacts being created. there's no impacts caused by the increase. it's a land use category. i don't know chelsea fordham's on the line if she want to el elaborate further but did not find additional impact. >> the other aspect is the meeting rooms. >> the function rooms i think the reliability of the fact that this is problem trip the most transit rich location in the entire city most the assumptions are that folks would travel to locations on foot or by mass transit. >> this is chelsea fordham. can you hear me? >> yes. >> for the community plan evaluation for the project there was a new transportation impact study prepared for the change in land use. that looked at the completely different land use the project had which is all hotels with meeting function room and conference room. there were new mitigation measu

transportation fee. and the lease contains all current city ordinances and requirements and will require the port commissiono approve. there are mutual obligations regarding the public rest rooms shown on the premises map. this is a highly unusual situation which boudin has agreed to take on some of the -- take on the janitorial for the public rest rooms as well as reimburse the port up to $25,000 for fixtures and repairs, replacements and hire a city approved plumber if emergency repairs are required. so it's an obligation that most of our tenants don't take on and they have done so. port return will provide all the utilities for the public and they serve the wharf visitors. they receive a credit against the rentnd this month was determined as a minimum, the port would extend for similar janitorial services. all the obligations are agreed upon specifications. so boudin will construct a glass atrium that will have a retractable roof. the improvement will cost $800,000 and must be performed within the initial three years of the lease. based on projection from boudin and the analysis, it will generate revenue