i'd like to thank the legislature for their support in this area, especially representative zorn, franz and senators colbeck and moolenaar. thank you. [ applause ] just as individuals cannot neglect their own health, the state cannot afford to neglect the health of our physical infrastructure. shortly a bipartisan package of bills will be introduced to create a systems of roads and bridges for the 21st century economy. one illustration of our current backward system is a road funding formula from 1951, over 60 years ago. even more important, studies have shown that we are underinvesting in our transportation infrastructure by upwards of $1.4 billion per year. now almost no one in michigan likes our road system. let's solve this problem. i urge the legislature to begin hearings on this important issue. [ applause ] now another persistent problem that we face is a lack of a truly regional transit system for southeastern michigan. we are working in partnership with the city of detroit, with the four surrounding counties and the u.s. department of transportation to develop a new

clouds return for the weekend, kind of watching this zorn in the southern plains.ing to slide -- storm in the southern plains. it's going to slide south of us. we'll keep you posted. partly cloudy, a bit colder tonight, low temps in the 30s, winds northwest at about 10. downtown we're talking about temperatures remaining above freezing again. by morning mostly sunny and just chilly. you'll need your sunglasses, a light jacket, temps in the 30s and 40s, winds northwest at 10:00. by afternoon a gorgeous day. if you compare it to yesterday, not as nice but still pleasant, mostly sunny, highs low 50s. good news, light winds friday afternoon. we'll break it down. in the morning early, in the 30s clear skies. we'll call it chilly. cool by noon, 47 to 51 with sunshine and then this time tomorrow 49 to 54, another nice day. the next three days, clouds come in on saturday. some light rain may develop late saturday and saturday night and could continue into sunday. there is some marginally cold air coming in sunday morning. so some of this could be snow if the system gets fa