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"Expectations with its quarterly profit revenue right in line. That's your money now. After several near misses on the ground and concerning close calls in the air, the Senate called in the FAA acting administrator to raise concerns and questions. ABC's Justin Finch has more on today's hearing. Acting FAA administrator Billy Dolan testifying Wednesday before the Senate copper science had transportation committee. The FAA understands and embraces the importance of continuously raising the bar on aviation safety. Senator Ted Cruz, voicing concerned about several near misses on U.S. runways, including one involving two planes at Boston's Logan airport last week. I fly multiple times a week. The numerous recent near misses by airlines just this year. Are very troubling. Justin Finch, ABC News, Washington. Protests across Europe, these are your world headlines from ABC News. Tens of thousands taking to the streets of Paris and other cities across France to protest the government's plan to reform pensions and raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 The strikes affecting public transportation, schools, even refineries and garbage collection, the aim being to put as much pressure on lawmakers as possible as the Senate debates the measure. In Greece, similar scenes with tens of thousands of people protesting or going on strike in the biggest show of outrage over the country's deadliest train disaster that killed 57 people last week. The crash resulting in growing frustration with the crumbling state of the country's rail network, the public blaming years of neglect. And in the country of Georgia clashes between protesters and police officers after parliament gave its initial backing to a draft law, which would require groups receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to register as foreign agents. I'm in as the liquid at the ABC News foreign desk in Paris. News radio traffic from the dubin law group traffic center. The northwest news radio forecast from the 1530 mortgage dot com weathers center. Well, good Thursday morning, tamper everybody, heading into some more wet weather as we head into the next 24 hours big area of low pressure spinning over the Pacific on a short spinning right in our direction Thursday night and Friday. First of all it's going to increase our gusty winds in the cascade foothills around of easterly cascadia's howling 20 to 40 mph today through towns like issaquah, snoqualmie and north bend, and then we hit Thursday night and Friday and that rain picks up for all of us in the coming four weather center. I'm meteorologist Shannon O'Donnell. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's
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"The news, shares up silver gate are cratering 34% in after hours trading. A mixed finish overall for stocks, the S&P 500 each got a 5 point gain the NASDAQ rebounded 45, but the down dust slipped 58. Shares of Casey's General Stores jumped 3.9%, the convenience store chain mostly in the Midwest and planes, crushed expectations with its quarterly profit revenue right in line. That's your money now. After several near misses on the ground and concerning close calls in the air, the Senate called in the FAA acting administrator to raise concerns and questions ABC's Justin Finch has more on today's hearing. Acting FAA administrator Billy Dolan testifying Wednesday before the Senate commerce science and transportation committee. The FA understands and embraces the importance of continuously raising the bar on aviation safety. Senator Ted Cruz, voice he concerned about several near bas on U.S. runways, including one involving two planes at Boston's Logan airport last week. I fly multiple times a week. The numerous recent near misses by airlines, just this year. Are very troubling. Justin Finch, ABC News, Washington. Protests across Europe, these are your world's headlines from ABC News. Tens of thousands taking to the streets of Paris and other cities across France to protest the government's plan to reform pensions and raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. The strikes affecting public transportation, schools, even refineries and garbage collection, the aim being to put as much pressure on lawmakers as possible as the Senate debates the measure. In Greece, similar scenes with tens of thousands of people protesting or going on strike in the biggest show of outrage over the country's deadliest train disaster that killed 57 people last week, the crash resulting in growing frustration with the crumbling state of the country's rail network, the public blaming years of neglect. And in the country of Georgia clashes between protesters and police officers after parliament gave its initial backing to a draft law, which would require groups receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to register as foreign agents. I'm in as the liquid terror at the ABC News foreign desk in Paris. Northwest traffic from the high performance homes traffic center. It looks like ingestion is lightening up on east 5 22 your drive from one of the Monroe will take 25 minutes. I've ignored in Everett's roadwork as the roadway from the world road in 5 29 reduced down to one lane until 7 a.m.. Lake city stop a traffic on 35th Avenue and accident is in the south on lean at one 25th and Buckley both the east and west mountain lanes of highway one 62 have reopened from that collision. Our next one is traffic at 8 34. The newest radio 1000 FM 97 7 forecast
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"There are promise. Promise we made. Work hard and contributing when a times country to retire, you'll be there. We'll be there for you to help you out. Biden says if Republicans try to cut the programs, he will veto their bill. Yesterday during a trip to a union training center in Wisconsin, Biden talked about how his administration is creating more jobs. Southwest Airlines officials have been doing some explaining to lawmakers today on the Senate transportation committee about why the airline suffered such a chaotic winter meltdown. Captain Casey Murray said the southwest pilots association, which he heads, and long been warning about system inadequacy, when there is a disruption, any pilot who is here can attest to the chaos that they go through and going to work. They don't know where they're going to go. They don't know how long they're going to be on duty and they don't know how long they're overnight is going to be. Andrew watterson Southwest chief operating officer said it goes beyond investing in computer system upgrade. We need more infrastructure and airports for de icing we need more de icing trucks. We need to weatherize our ground support equipment. So there's lots of work and lots of expenditures we expect. Water since Chicago midway and Denver top that list. In Washington or Chapman Bloomberg radio. Three days before the Super Bowl, the National Football League faces a proposed class action lawsuit. It's been filed by former players who claim its disability plan prevents them from getting treatment they need. Ten former pros filed suit in Maryland today saying they were forced to sort through what they called an arbitrary obstacle course to back up their claims, they include claims for severe neurological damage that the players say were caused by years of brutal collisions on the field. Global news powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. Bloomberg radio on demand and in your podcast feed. On the latest edition of the tape podcast
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"Flight safety meltdown. Another batch of classified documents found in President Biden's possession and speaker Kevin McCarthy, speaking out for the first time about embattled freshman congressman George Santos. Also making news, a story from Bloomberg government congressional reporter Jack Fitzpatrick on plum committee assignments going to some of speaker McCarthy's GOP holdouts. And Jack is here with us now. I want to get to that story shortly, Jack first, we got to talk about the situation with the FAA. What is the reaction in Washington to yesterday's system outage? In short, the reaction is concerned. This is a significant enough issue so that you could get a lot of congressional feedback over time on this, partly because they are going to have to work on an FAA authorization bill. Coming up that would have an effect over the next few years. Maria Cantwell, the senator from Washington, a Democrat who previously cheered the commerce science and transportation committee, said the committee is going to be looking into that. It's also something that has gotten a little bit more of a political bit of pushback you've heard from Republicans like Ted Cruz, calling this unacceptable. They're part of that may be that there is a particularly high profile, unusually high profile transportation secretary and Pete Buttigieg. So there's some policy and political responses and it's definitely something that got lawmakers attention on Capitol Hill. And also, of course, getting lawmakers attention as well is this reported discovery of a second batch of classified documents in another of President Biden's former offices. What's the latest there? Yeah, so they discovered a second batch. This is at what they found was at the University of Pennsylvania's Biden center office. This has drawn some comparisons or some back and forth with the documents at Mar-a-Lago that former president Donald Trump had some key differences, of course, that this was something that lawyers found and then quickly contacted the national archives about, but this is now the second instance in which that has happened. It is getting some response on Capitol Hill, James comer, the incoming oversight committee chairman said that the committee's investigating this clearly, especially given the high profile FBI search for documents that the former president had that Trump had, there's really a bit of a politicized response and a back and forth that does not seem to be going away in the near future. Is the pressure going away for New York Republican George Santos after all the fabrications? I would not say the pressure is going away. He apparently is going to keep his seat, at least according to speaker Kevin McCarthy, who said that that is up to the voters, the voters can make a different choice in two years if they want. But there is a lot of pressure still on him, you know, there are a couple there are Republicans from Long Island calling for him to step down, including a couple fellow Republican lawmakers, Nick loloda, another New York Republican, said that what he's done is despicable. So there's quite a bit of pressure and a lot of questions about, does this affect his committee assignments? How does this affect his ability to do his job? Still quite a bit of pushback and criticism of Santos for lying about his background, but according to McCarthy, there's not a move to remove him from the house at this point. Speaking of committee assignments, I know you've been following those very closely, including some plum gigs going to some of the Republicans who withheld their vote for speaker McCarthy during that dragged out process last week. We got about a minute left here. Yes, at least people who initially withheld their vote. That was a part of the negotiations was some of the conservatives wanted some good spots. Michael cloud from Texas and Andrew Clyde from Georgia are going to get to be on the appropriations committee, which essentially funds all the agencies of the government and Byron donalds and Andy ogles are getting spots on the financial services committee. So a few good assignments on powerful committees for some of the conservatives who a number of times voted against McCarthy before ultimately supporting him. Interesting. Thanks for keeping us up to speed as always. Bloomberg government, congressional reporter Jack Fitzpatrick, and you can read more about all these stories on Bloomberg dot com or on the Bloomberg terminal and a reminder you can follow all the latest on Bloomberg radio in Washington at Bloomberg 99 one and one O 5.7 FM HD two or of course the focus in less than two hours will be on consumer price data from the U.S. government coming out at 8 30 Wall Street time and of course we'll have full coverage of that for you throughout the day on Bloomberg radio. Right now, S&P futures are little changed up one point, Dow future is up 23. NASDAQ futures are lower by 9 points. Ten year treasury is up four 30 seconds yield 3.52%, yield on the two year is 4.22%. Nymex crews moving on up, up 1.4% up a dollar 6 at $78, 48 cents a barrel, comic gold is up 6 tenths from a percent to 1889 30 announced, and the Euro right
Bloomberg Radio New York
"transportation committee" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"My progress on Capitol Hill, preventing a big U.S. rail strike for more on this let's get to the Bloomberg newsroom and Denise Pellegrini. Denise. Thank you, Paul and Senate Republicans have failed in a bid to get a unanimous vote to force labor unions and railroads to resolve their dispute independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the lone objector. Sanders says the workers need better sick leave. And senator dick Durbin of Illinois telling reporters today lawmakers don't have a magic wand here. I think it's naive to believe that we can just quickly come up with an agreement on settling their strike and enacted in the Senate, which requires 60 votes. It takes a lot more work than that. But I think the message, the railroads as well as the union is get the job done. And we may see them get the job done somehow because the chairman of the House transportation committee is now saying a labor deal tomorrow is entirely possible. Meantime, website outages on Amtrak site as passengers try to figure out what's going on with trip cancellations, Amtrak stepping up those cancellations tomorrow ahead of the Friday morning strike deadline. Set in foreign relations committee has approved a bill that would give Taipei four and a half $1 billion for defense and Bloomberg staniel flatley says there's widespread bipartisan support for this in Congress. I think that they feel that this is sort of one of the few opportunities that they'll have to do this before things potentially get worse. And flatly also says New Jersey senator Robert Menendez says we do need to be clear the U.S. is not seeking war with China. It's a big day for Chinese president Xi Jinping. He's meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan. She also visiting Kazakhstan where he launched China's belton road initiative 9 years ago, and this is she's first international trip in about a thousand days. President Biden announcing funding for 35 states to build networks of electric vehicle charging stations. These investments are also tools, tools to fight against climate change, building cars with zero tailpipe pollution, running on a cleaner grid, making an inventing the technology is going to power the future. And Biden speaking in Detroit at the big auto show, and Amazon's market dominance, the basis for an antitrust lawsuit filed in San Francisco by the state of California attorney general rob baptist says Amazon is violating the state's unfair competition laws. The California Department of Justice is filing a lawsuit against Amazon alleging that the company broke the law and stifled competition for years. Amazon though disagrees with banta, the company says the reverse is true. It says if it did what California wanted prices on its site would go up. Global news 24 hours a day on air and on Bloomberg quicktake powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts and more than a 120 countries. In the newsroom I'm diddy's Pellegrini. This is Bloomberg Doug. All right, Denise, thank you. And we're going to take a closer look at that Amazon story momentarily with a Bloomberg tech reporter Spencer soper right now, a look at global sports
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Seattle state senator faces backlash for joining a Zoom hearing while driving
"Story, A state senator facing backlash after attending a committee hearing. While driving more from Como's Jeff Pooja left Seattle Democrat Rebecca Cell, Danya is vice chair of the Senate Transportation Committee Man this morning there was a hearing on a new funding proposal called Forward Washington. Like the rest of her colleagues. So Dona appeared by zoom and with a fake background, But it was pretty obvious she was driving and at one point she even admitted it. You know, I'm driving my old vehicle right now. And a lot of Washingtonians. You know, I have to drive farther. Third rural communities were told to expect the statement from the senator, but so far we've heard nothing from her about the
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"Bridger, he works for us. She's our employees where her boss and it's time to fire in a statement, so want calls the ruling unjust but not unexpected. We're learning about the proposals for a long term budget from the State House Transportation Committee. The 16 year plan called Miles ahead Washington spending $22 billion on maintenance, highway improvements and reducing carbon emissions. The plan doesn't yet have a specific proposal on how to pay for it. There are reports of a gas tax increase. Also, a similar plan in the Senate would tax new vehicles an average of $276 based on their fuel efficiency. Bill is still in its early stages, with the House Transportation Committee still to come, and Brian Calvert with why you might want to snag an appointment now with a specialist before you plan on returning to the office. Somebody this time 504 Piers Marina with our co Moh traffic. We do that every 10 minutes on the force from the Jew Been Law Group Traffic Center south on I five is solid traffic from highway 18 into the five curve. It's sluggish South Found 167 from Highway 18 Ellingson were also still looking at significant. Slow down south and I fight from Lake City Way into Seattle and south down four or five in Bellevue from Northeast eight. To Newcastle in Millcreek on highway 5 to 7, which is the bottle every highway. There is a collision north of 1/80 that's causing backups in both directions. So the South found backup is from Seattle Hill Road and the North down. Backup's going to be from just north of 1 96 Kenard corner. We also have A situation in so much on Highway nine north on Highway nine. Approaching Marsh Road, a collision eyes reported there as well. Your next coma, traffic it 5 14..
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"Tom Carper, Democrat of Delaware. The nomination did face Republican criticism. In his opening speech this morning leader Mitch McConnell, calling the president's choice quote and ethically compromised partisan lawyer during the Obama administration. Alejandro My orcas did head up the U. S citizenship and Immigration Services. Senator McConnell brought up an inspector general report that found my orchids intervene to help foreign investors in the E B five visa program who were connected to top Democrats. And there was this from Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee when he served as U. S. C. I s director during the Obama administration. The inspector general was forced to investigate quote an extraordinary in quote number of internal alligator. Nations that may or kiss was granting special access and special favors to wealthy db five investor visa applicants linked to influential Democrats. When the IG took a closer look at the visa applications for three powerful Chinese nationals in particular, they came to the conclusion that if may, orcas hadn't intervened, and I'm quoting the matter would Have been decided. Different, like in quote now, Mr President, this is something that we know is inappropriate. We know that this is something for which Mr may orcas should be held accountable. We know that this is something for which he has not been held accountable in here is what he did. He put his thumb on the scale, pressured his A. D. H as colleagues pressured his DHS colleagues to break their own rules and turned the law on its head. All because a few powerful friends asked him to do it. He pressured others for the benefit of some powerful friends. And it is all there for everyone to read in the inspector general's report, And yet he was never held accountable. And yet here we are being asked to support his nomination to the president's Cabinet that debate over the president's nominee to head up the Department of Homeland Security Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, despite some Republican opposition In six GOP senators did support the Democrats in the my organs nomination. They are capital Quest, Virginia Collins of Maine, Murkowski of Alaska, Portman of Ohio, Romney of Utah, and Sullivan of Alaska. Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania did not vote again. Final confirmation vote 56 to 43 in favor of his nomination Also in the Senate floor. The nomination people to judge by a vote of 86 to 13, the former South Bend, Indiana mayor and 2020, Democratic presidential candidate confirm As the next transportation secretary. Washington Senator Maria Cantwell, the incoming chair of the Senate Transportation Committee. With these remarks, President come before today to support the nomination of Pete Buddha Judge to be Secretary of transportation. We all know the nominee as Mayor Pete, a man who basically came onto the national stage as they Midwest mayor who had lots of enthusiasm for making investment in America's future. So today. Were considering his nomination to be secretary of transportation at a time when we need a lot of work done on transportation, and in my opinion, he's a young, energetic mayor who is going to help us usher in a new era of transportation. That means there's gonna be a lot of bipartisan dialogue about how we get there. But this job should not be underestimated in the importance that the transportation sector and the investments for the future need that. Is that our transportation Since system serves as the backbone of our economy, and when it's not doing well, the consequential impacts of that affect our economy. It affects how are businesses compete in the global economy. It affects how people get to and from work, and it affects their home life as well. So it's a big job that we have. And I know that this mayor and future secretary of Transportation understands how big this challenge is that from such Senator Maria Cantwell is lawmakers confirming people to judge Serving is the next transportation secretary, and he is making history as the first openly gay member of the presidential cabinet. Meanwhile, the Senate Agriculture Committee taking up the nomination of Tom Vilsack, he is the former Iowa governor. He also headed up the AG department during the Obama administration and his president Biden's pick to return to that Cabinet post Senator Debbie Stabbing a Michigan who now chairs the committee with this line of questioning to Tom Vilsack. I want to start first with just the farm economy. In general, we've seen such tumultuous years now for our farmers and ranchers. We've seen government payments replaced markets as the main driver of farm profitability and I share With a center. Bozeman's concerned about markets and trade and what we need to do to get stability back for our farmers and ranchers. We're going to continue to have challenges. We know because of the pandemic and it moving forward. It is good to see bright spots like corn and Serbian wheat prices recently, hitting their highest in the last six years. That's good news, but taking a step back how Can we return to a sense of normalcy and the farm economy with a focus on responsible risk management and building markets for producers, which really has been the foundation of our farm bills in recent years? Sure, that's any complicated question, and I'll do my best to try to respond in a short period of time. It indeed starts with markets. Historically, we've obviously looked at export market opportunities anywhere from 20 to 30. Out of what's produced in this country. It's exported so clearly a stable, secure trade policy that doesn't create havoc in the market. It doesn't put us at a competitive disadvantage would be helpful in terms of our ability to sell product overseas, expanding market opportunities in new market. I think Southeast Asia is an opportunity, I think, eventually over time, we're going to see potential opportunities in Africa one half of the world's increased population, it is liable to come in the next 15 years in that single continent. So we want to obviously be engaged in trade opportunities There is they've all certainly our competitors are doing that. But it's more than just export markets is growing markets here domestically by a good by investing in a robot's local and regional food system that creates market opportunities for small and its size producers so they can negotiate their own price. We began that process in the Obama administration, but I think there's much much more work to be done in that space. It's about creating new markets markets that have never been that have been developed before. Carbon sequestration and storage. I've done the right way Theocracy, unity for methane capture and reuse. You've done the right way. The development of bio based manufacturing creates.
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"Covert vaccine now, more than ever, it's crucial for this important department to be led by men and women who have been vetted and confirmed by members of this body. The American people deserve a capable leader at the helm of this department, and I believe that leader is Alejandro. My Yorkis Holly represents the best of America. Born in Havana, Cuba, Ali knows firsthand what it's like for a family to flee. Flee is native land and come to the United States and search of refuge. He's a man of integrity, person of principle who possesses a truly truly remarkable work out there. What's more, you may well I'll be the most qualified nominee we've ever been asked to consider to lead the Department of Homeland Security has previously served admirably. It's this deputy secretary for nearly four years, and before that, as they had a DHS is largest agency, The U. S Citizenship and Immigration Service is director this agency He works to combat immigration fraud. He directed and implemented the doctor program to protect hundreds of thousands of dreamers and much more. His deputy secretary. He led the department Successful Unity of Effort Initiative to improve morale in an agency, which previously had the lowest morale of any large agency in the federal government. Back to department there reported the greatest improvement in morale in the final year of the Obama administration was the department Homeland Security in large part due to all these leadership in that of former Secretary Jay Johnson. From the Senate floor. Tom Carper, Democrat of Delaware. The nomination did face Republican criticism. In his opening speech this morning leader Mitch McConnell, calling the president's choice, quote an ethically compromised partisan lawyer during the Obama administration. Alejandro my orcas did head up the U. S citizenship and Immigration Services. Senator McConnell brought up an inspector general report that found my orchids intervene to help foreign investors in the E B five visa program who were connected to top Democrats. And there was this from Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee when he served as U. S. C s director during the Obama administration, the inspector general was forced to investigate quote an extraordinary in quote number of internal alligator. Nations that New Yorkers was granting special access and special favors to wealthy db five investor visa applicants linked to influential Democrats. When the idea took a closer look at the visa applications for three powerful Chinese nationals in particular, they came to the conclusion that if may, orcas hadn't intervened, and I'm quoting the matter would Have been decided, different like and quit now, Mr President. This is something that we know is inappropriate. We know that this is something for which Mr May or kiss should be held accountable. We know that this is something for which he has not been held accountable, and here is what he did. He put his thumb on the scale, pressured his A. D. H as colleagues pressured his DHS colleagues to break their own rules and turned the law on its head. All because a few powerful friends asked him to do it. He pressured others for the benefit of some powerful friends, and it is all All there for everyone to read in the inspector general's report, And yet he was never held accountable. And yet here we are being asked to support his nomination to the president's Cabinet. That debate over the president's nominee to head up the Department of Homeland Security Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, despite some Republican opposition six GS. Piece. Senators did support the Democrats in the my organs nomination. They are capital of West Virginia Collins of Maine, Murkowski of Alaska, Portman of Ohio, Romney of Utah, and Sullivan of Alaska. Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania did not vote again. Final confirmation vote 56 to 43 in favor of his nomination also on the Senate floor. The nomination people to judge by a vote of 86 to 13, the former South Bend, Indiana mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate confirmed as the Transportation Secretary Washington Senator Maria Cantwell, the incoming chair of the Senate Transportation Committee. With these remarks, Mr President come before today to support the nomination of Pete Buddha Judge to be secretary of transportation. We all know the nominee is Mayor Pete, A man who basically came onto the national stage as a Midwest mayor who had lots of enthusiasm for making investments in America's future. So today we're considering His nomination to be secretary of transportation at a time when we need a lot of work done on transportation, and in my opinion, he's a young, energetic mayor who is going to help us usher in a new era of transportation. That means there's gonna be a lot of bipartisan dialogue about how we get there. But this job should not be underestimated in the importance that the transportation sector and the investments for the future need that is that our transportation system serves. Is the backbone of our economy, and when it's not doing well, the consequential impacts of that affect our economy. It affects how are businesses compete in a global economy. It affects how people get to and from work, and it affects their home life as well. So it's a big job that we have. And I know that this mayor and future secretary of Transportation understands how big this challenge is that from Senator Maria Cantwell as lawmakers confirming people Judge Serving is the next transportation secretary, and he is making history as the first openly gay member of a presidential cabinet. Meanwhile, the Senate Agriculture Committee taking up the nomination of Tom Vilsack, he is the former Iowa governor. He also headed up the AG department during the Obama administration and his president Biden's pick to return to that Cabinet post. Senator Debbie stabbing on Michigan who now chairs the committee with this line of questioning to Tom Vilsack. I want to start first with just the farm economy. In general..
Environment: NPR
One Thing Millennials Aren't Killing? Public Transportation
"Millennials are often blamed for killing things. You know like gulf mayonnaise vacations marriage. It's almost become a cliche. Well there is one. Many millennials and their younger counterparts in gen z save public transportation urban living concern for the environment and a lack of romanticism. About cars are some other reasons why. Npr's mvp has more. There's one word that twenty four year old michelle. Santa maria keeps using when she talks about public transit. I feel like it's so cute. it's just cute. it's so cute. i think it's cute. I mean it's clear that for her. Public transportation is about a lot more than just getting from point a to point b. santa. Maria is one of the many millennials who aren't as car crazy as their parents generation. She belongs to a facebook group called. And brace yourself. It's a mouthful. New urbanism seems for transit oriented teens. The acronym is numb tots. Which is what they call themselves. There are more than two hundred thousand members. And they share funny posts but also debate transportation policies and fantasize about a world in which nobody needs a car but the pandemic has crushed that dream across the country drop in ridership have led to budget cuts and service rollbacks which means a lot of trains and buses are coming less frequently. If at all said the honest it's infuriating in a way. William clark is also a number top. He's twenty five years old and lives in philadelphia. He worries about transit workers as well as the commuters who ride buses and subways not because they love them but because they don't have a choice because when you reduce the amount of service you have to pack more people onto your vehicles at least a higher possibility of contract code. It's actually pretty scary. He works from home now. But he's trying to support the system in other ways. He's a member of a transit. Riders union in philadelphia where he advocates for the needs of writers in the city. Who might not be able to make public meetings across the country. Twenty five year old. Alex lee is advocating for transit. In san jose california he got himself elected to the state legislature and appointed to the transportation committee. If you start putting transit then you're really hurting the people that depend on it. Most people who don't have access to cars or people who rely on these little life against soon for work and lobbies are essential workers twenty-seven-year-old tens and trump used to be one of those essential workers. He was an icu nurse until he moved to vermont in burlington mason wide. And here's the other thing. It's the middle of january. We just had a snowfall and biplane is just as clear as any road. He left in part because he feared for his life biking on the streets and the commute on the subway could take as long as three hours. So what numb tots like him. Think about the new. Us president whose nickname after all is amtrak. Joe and who's appointed a millennial people judge as transportation secretary some are hopeful but ciampo is not impressed is actually millennial. He seems ancient. Let me look at this age. I'm fairly certain that he is to get on my phone and be like. Oh dang is he we google it and it turns out buddha. Judge is thirty nine so so i guess he counters but it doesn't think like a millennial no i don't i don't think so compel thinking like a millennial means not thinking like a politician like those politicians from previous generations who promised major upgrades to public transit systems and never delivered a peasley npr
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"transportation committee" Discussed on TalkRadio 630 KHOW
"ABC News I'm Rina Roy, New Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, greeting members of his staff today, telling them he's ready to work in the midst of the pandemic and heightened security at the State Department, Blinken says of the job. I believe it starts rebuilding morale. And trust. This is a priority for me because we need a strong department. The United States to be strong in the world. President Biden will focus today on the environment. His executive actions will include a directive for the interior secretary to pause new oil and gas leases on public lands and offshore waters. The president this week, ordering hundreds of millions more doses of the covert vaccine, saying he wants 300 million Americans vaccinated by the end of summer. The second impeachment trial for former president Trump begins next month. 45 Republican senators voting that the trial itself is unconstitutional because President Trump has already left office. This is ABC News. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, easily approving the nomination of Pete Buddha says to be the next secretary of transportation a vote before the full Senate could happen this week in Senate committees today hearings on Biden's nominees to head the Department of Energy and Veterans Affairs what started as a joke on Twitter, turning New Orleans home? Was into giant stationary floats to take the place of the canceled Mardi Gras parades is becoming very real. ABC is Jim Ryan introduces us to Yardy Graw. Gone are the days of massive crowds lining parade rocks and a French quarter filled with revelers, at least for now, the people of New Orleans have instead decorated their homes to look like Mardi Gras Parade floats. This will be a way where we really can social distance and still participate. Even in this crazy pandemic, Sister Mary Lou special raised $10,000 to decorate her house. The money going to Mardi Gras float artists forced out of work by the pandemic Arena..
WBZ NewsRadio 1030
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"Island Governor Genera Mondo face the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee this morning. A full Senate vote on her confirmation could happen soon. 5 33 traffic and weather together. The Subaru retailers of New England all wheel drive traffic on the threes. It's is getting to be quite a mess in spots, Michael. Yeah, it certainly is been. Yeah, the afternoon snowfall certainly making it a lot worse than usual here. Why don't we start with the expressway South? It is not good, just crawling out of the tunnel and most of the way down through East Milton, a crash. Near Bryant Dev has cleared away but not before the delays started Building up really quick nor found not really stop and go per se, but just slow going from basically Quincy up into Dorchester. 1 28 South delays coming down through Needham and dead Um, there's snowplows, sanding trucks. What have you working their way up and down that lower end of 1 28. 24 south. Some stopping go at the beginning and again down past 4 95 delays on 95 north up to Mansfield. The crash by 4 95 has cleared away. Let's check out that upper in the 1 28, now with the WBC news Radio road report. Well, you know, we had an earlier crash and what 28 South found ready rather 1 17 overpass. So before you get to reach funny and Roxanne, they did get it out of there. But we're still dealing with backups. It's crawling from root to in Lexington. Down past winners Streets, fellow road finally clears out after a 20 If you're north out of 1 28 that scene delays now from background with 38 Bluebeard up toward Wakefield. Kristen, aka the WBC news radio road report Delays 93 North and Wilmington up after we won 25 4 95 North is backing up quickly through behavioral with a car on fire Shortly after Route 1 25 just what we don't need. Their delays in Middleton continue with a serious crash investigation ongoing on Route 1 14 North Main Street. That road's been shut down for a while, It probably will be for a while longer Watch for delays. Excuse me, detours and, yeah, Delays there and root to was just awful both directions to Fitchburg and lemon Stir with the weather this afternoon, my king WBC's traffic on the three. We're gonna have to deal with this snowfall for awhile longer. In fact, this is a pretty long term event, although it will not.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"transportation committee" Discussed on WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"Covert briefing by pointing out that infection numbers across the city have been going down so high too high from what we wear. We want to be right now, but the numbers are definitely going in the right direction a bit here. That's why he announced that starting next week, some businesses that are closed now will be able to reopen in phase three Step one at that point all businesses in activities that are allowed to operate In Phase three. Step one can re open with the capacity limits in place. But as that happens, he urged everyone to stay vigilant where the mask do social distancing keep up the fight against the virus. Girl, Steven stop BBC Boston's news radio among the businesses that could start to reopen some of those gyms. Maybe you want to get in shape because the Boston Athletic Association says if road races are allowed to take place in Massachusetts. 125th Boston Marathon will be held Monday, October 11th organized to say they are announcing the 2021 date with cautious optimism. They'll continue. They say the work with state and local officials. If the race can happen, October, organizers say safety for the participants, volunteers, Spectators and communities will be their top priority. Virtual race option Is salsa going to be offered to celebrate 125th anniversary of the marathon on Capitol Hill, another member of President Biden's Cabinet was confirmed today Find and Secretary of State nominee Tony Blinken confirmed with the final vote of 78 to 22 several Republican leaders, including Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham and gibberish, the outgoing GOP chair of this Foreign Relations Committee voting in favor. Rich writing quote. Mr Blinken has a long and distinguished history when it comes to statecraft and foreign relations matter. Certainly, he is very qualified for this job and quote rising stars in the Republican Party like Josh Holly and Tom Cotton voted against his nomination in ASDA Liquid Terry ABC News Washington President Biden's nominee for Commerce secretary, Rhode Island Governor Genera Mondo face the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee this morning. A full Senate vote on her confirmation could happen soon. 5 33 traffic.
KIRO Radio 97.3 FM
"transportation committee" Discussed on KIRO Radio 97.3 FM
"Congestion, and it's happening behind the scenes in the Legislature's. The governor tried to figure out which highway projects can afford to be paused his Cris Element, governor, Inslee told the Department of Transportation to put the bidding process on hold for projects that did not meet his directive to focus more money. And attention to fish passage transportation projects, Then wash godhead. Roger Miller came up with a list of nine transportation projects that did not meet the current criteria. And they include the Gateway project, which we have talked about a lot. That's the finishing of 167 to pile up and 55 and 509 there through the port of Tacoma, and then the I five projects in Marysville that we've also talked about that would add a new on an off ramp. For my five there at 5 to 9. Those air two huge podge of projects that those areas have fought for years to get funded, and they were projects that were funded under the 2015 connecting Washington Transportation plan. Life fair. Kim Roscoe testified before the House Transportation Committee last week, asking lawmakers to reconsider. It is ironic, though, and incredibly counterproductive that a project so pivotal pivotal to economic recovery, so instrumental to completing a direct connection into a world class container cargo port. And one that will help bring so many thousands of new jobs into our state would have the pause button hit on it now pushing the pause. Button does not cancel the project, but it stops the bidding process from beginning So what we're looking at is because of the uncertain financial picture and the budgets that are still being hammered out in Olympia. The rationale is, let's not commit dollars right now to projects that might not be there when we finished the budgets, which will come at the end of the session, so they're trying to provide some flexibility here but to come, a City Council member, Christina Walker, is concerned that will really hurt the projects. Despite our current financial challenges, the city of coma and other local governments are making our payments as agreed upon, and we're concerned that the delay will only in Greased the construction costs. And when she talks about the city of Tacoma making payments, there are a lot of local, federal, local and federal dollars that have been put together in a lot of these projects. So, for instance, they've been raising money throughout Pierce County to make sure that they can have some local funding that goes to that Gateway project for the Gateway Project. It's about $200 million that they believe could be at risk. Well, the Washington says no, it this point. There's no risk to any of the fund federal local funding. They don't believe that's an issue. But it's something that those council members there in that affected area wanted to bring up Former state senator and current Pierce County Council member, Han Zeiger help move this Gateway project up a couple years ago. And he says this pauses really going back on what people were promised. So many people are expecting that this is gonna happen, and I think to put it on pause is just the wrong wrong choice. During this time, there was similar testimony about the pausing the Snohomish County projects, including that 5 to 9 interchange. Now Governor Inslee's two year budget contains $726 million for fish passage work That's nearly triple what was in the current budget. Now nobody disputes that keeping up with the fish passage. Work is necessary and Considering there was a federal court order that is mandating it. House Democrats have proposed putting $3.5 billion toward the effort over 16 years, so not necessarily the amount of dollars that the governor wants in there, so I asked the governor's office. You'll kind of explain what what you're doing here give give us the rationale, and you know why these were put on the PAS list, especially since they're considered so vital to economic recovery. I got this statement from Debbie Driver. She's the governor's transportation policy advisor. And she said, We've heard concerns from legislators regarding Our plan to pause advertising. A number of transportation projects were reviewed reviewing the short term pause, and we're going to be working closely what transportation leaders in the House and Senate to find an alternative approach, so it's possible that the pause button may not in, you know entirely be set down on these things, so it's kind of a moving target, but it's something that is going on in a couple of projects that I know are very vital to our region ones we've highlighted before. Happened to be on that list. So that's kind of what caught our attention. Right? What's your traffic headline Traffic headline is continuing to be the kind of the mystery slowing on South Bound. I five as you work your way down through shoreline. I'll tell you about it Next. This is Cairo. Radio. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. 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KGO 810
"transportation committee" Discussed on KGO 810
"Vaccination delivery system, you know, bolstering it. And in truth, as it turns out, building it, I mean, it was, you know, you know, Trump like to say the coverage were bare. When I got here. The coverage really were bare when when the Biden administration got there? But, yeah, I think the rest of this stuff you know the rest of things that are mentioned executive orders and don't get me wrong. There's a lot of very important stuff being done. But I feel as though those air kind of wedge issues and political hot potatoes, whereas covert relief and delivering vaccines If you can keep on message out of the White House, it seems to me to be a political winner. You're you know, you're absolutely right. Personal. If you were Biden, you wouldn't be on the phone with me right now. But the whole the whole life. I still take one call with you, but it would be would be limiting it. I certainly not weekly. No, you're right. You squeezed me in between Trudeau and Lopez over door today. What? I think that it's important that you said that's true. Uh and you know they've done a lot. But this week has been about undoing a lot as well. And that takes a moment that That's a stroke of a pen. The stuff that the president and administrations air remembered for our landmark of landmark pieces of legislation or tackling huge problems, the taking a serial war and and re establishing the country and that's what this is, in essence, so I do think that you're right that they have to stay on point with that. But they also have to pay attention to the jobs and the jobs that need to come back and creating them. And I think that's why You know, you heard Mayor booted it yesterday before the Transportation Committee talking about how that job Department of Transportation is going to be behind so much job building itself and I so I think that you do have to keep your eye on the ball, obviously with Kobe, But you also need to have something beyond that. So that when this is under control that it The pins, you know, aren't in a shambles as they may have been when when he took over its animal on the lot. Yeah. Major infrastructure changes in a major infrastructure bill that does serve that general Master, which is Cove it, you know, I think and helping this nation out of sort of the economic ashes of what covert is produced. So it would be great to see that as well. I wanna ask you about the, um The maggot people on the Cuban on people. And you know those that rallied and Lead that insurrection into the capital. What happens to them? And where are they settling in political life there in Washington? Well, I mean, you know there was there was a judge who handed down a home confinement toe one of them yesterday, and his words were the Constitution. One and the arrests are happening in the sentence that he was handing down is because the Constitution work because she had a lawyer, and there was a prosecutor. I think that's sort of the general feeling here is that the law enforcement is taking care of this and they're doing a very good job with the prosecution's happened. We don't know. But you know there. Our reports, and I haven't recorded on this at all. So I'm not. I don't know it. But I do know that in these sorts of moments when the loss happens when you know, toe body became president to their foolish fantasies. Um uh, they That wasn't going to happen, and it did happen. And then when something like that happens, a lot of this fringe elements of sort of fades. Ah, lot of it stays and a lot of what informed some of the scarier elements of that movement haven't gone away. But they don't either have an embracing presidents on Capitol Hill right now, to the extent that they have one of the White House before least not in embracing, enabling Andre have a Democrat who's Who's the president? Right now? It does seem that there's this huge Detail on and it's hard to explain it any other way here that we should go back to complaining about the things that we complained about four years ago, and we could go back about two being irate over legislation and personalities, but not Toe have to be sort of inundated with them all the time, and I think that's where the fringe players tend to fade. And I think that will happen. But I'm also optimistic about stuff when I want to make me that I shouldn't be. But I do feel optimistic about that. Well, you know, I'm always pessimistic about things, and I'm seldom let down by people because they tend to disappoint always. And I would suggest that while Trump, who was the leader of this parade, and he just like leading a parade, he didn't care what the parade was really about. And he knew he had, you know, staunch supporters while he's gone the world and I hate to always talk about I know you've spoken on Fox News. Oh, A and all the rest they produce. A rallying area and they have voices there that can take Trump's place in parade that may not have the same organizational structure, but it allows it to sustain itself. As you say, you know, they fade away on some level they do fade away. The fervor made their them detained there, but it was there before right. It didn't go anywhere. It was just enabled by by a powerful force like it never had before. So you could have Rush Limbaugh on his vacuum in Sean Hannity and his vacuum and Laura Ingraham and heard that vacuum and my pillow and his vacuum. It doesn't matter if they don't have someone important touting them, And now they have important people saying, You guys stay out of the room on die, even even people like them. Of light mindedness realized that there's other currency. There are other ways to play those cards and I saw and that's what I'm not saying it just all of a sudden disappeared with with the notes of office. It didn't at all, but it's certainly um was was its respirator was the president and he's gone now. And so it's gonna have to find itself its way into other places, and it won't have the prominence that had for that. The spirit of history. So political expert uncertain I did have a quick thing We're no, I was just gonna point out to that when they took away his bullhorn on Twitter how much disinformation went away as well. Um, so true, so true, and you know, and watching Jen Psaki is the White House press secretary. Now, um, you know, diving and avoiding and evading and being creative with answers, But he's not lying and and she's doing and that does back to complaining about things that we got so used to complain about before. It doesn't excuse it and there they promised transparency and they better give it. But part of being that it's in that job is avoiding hard answers to questions that the White House isn't prepared to answer yet, Um It's refreshing, right? I mean, it is like getting that mosque you can you can..
Bloomberg Radio New York
"transportation committee" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"Now here is Nathan Hager body and his first full day as President Joe Biden is planning to roll out a national coronavirus strategy. Later today, he will sign 10 executive orders. He'll use the Defense production act to ramp up vaccinations and testing. He'll require masks on planes, trains and other Forms of transportation and deep echo should. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health says his advice to the new president is lead by example. We need to keep the message going. We need to make sure that people understand The message works. We have to figure out how to get people to re engage in this and that's where leadership really constructive, and President Biden will discuss his covered response in remarks set for 2 P.m. Wall Street time that you will hear live on Bloomberg Radio. Fizer says it's open to selling doses of its covert vaccine directly to states trying to boost their supplies. A spokesman for the drug maker tells Bloomberg News. It is willing to collaborate with the federal government on a distribution model that gives his many Americans as possible access to the vaccine as quickly as possible. Michigan and New York are among states that have said they're looking into buying shots from Fizer to supplement the doses they're getting from the federal government, Pete but a judge says, preventing the spread of Cove. It will be his top priority if he's confirmed his transportation secretary. We have to ensure that all of our transportation systems are aviation in public transit, our railways, roads, ports, our waterways and pipelines. All of it is managed safely in this critical period. As we work to defeat the virus for good. The former South Bend mayor's appearing before the Senate, Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee right now, and CNN is reporting House Democrats say they have the votes to grant a waiver for Lloyd Austin to serve as defense secretary. The retired.
KIRO Radio 97.3 FM
"transportation committee" Discussed on KIRO Radio 97.3 FM
"Mitch McConnell on the Senate floor today, talking about the Trump supporters who attacked the nation's Capitol building January 6 they were provoked by the president. Another powerful people. Political analyst Leonard Stein. Horns says This is significant as the president faces trial in the U. S Senate to give a speech in which he explicitly blames Donald Trump from the capital Riot. Sends a very strong signal that McConnell is open to convicting him. And that may give permission toe other Republican senators that he has their back if they vote to convict as well. Two members of Congress from Washington State were among those who voted to impeach Mr Trump on a charge of inciting insurrection to our state capital, where lawmakers are considering raising the gas tax by 18 cents a gallon. It's part of the House Transportation Committee chair Jack Face $26 billion package unveiled today We are facing because of court with brother the reductions, so in some respect, if we don't do this, we're going to be in the position of cutting projects. If approved Washington we have the highest gas tax in the nation that more than 67 cents a gallon. Questions today about whether the governor's new plan to administer 45,000 covert vaccines a day is realistic. Cairo seven TVs Gary Horcher reports that we did the calculations about what the state has in terms of demand and what they have on hand and the way I calculated it, the state would run completely out of covert vaccines in just a few days. Under the governor's plan, but he's confident within the next few months, supply will meet the demand of what's being called the most ambitious, enthusiastic plan in the country. With worries over supply. What if you could get your first shot but can't get your second dose on the recommended schedule? It's okay in that situation, toe delay and gave the second dose as soon as it becomes available in other countries have explored strategy for my strategies around that that's Dr Chris Dale with Swedish hospital Time now for Cairo radio, real time traffic with Tracy Taylor. We're running into some delays for drivers right now on the south and four or five if you are traveling outside of Newcastle, just a touch of the brakes getting closer to 30th, but Big problem lies on North and 167 back up, starting from Valley Medical Center up to four or five because the south and four or five ramp is closed for a rolled semi, and there's no estimated time of when they're going to get the roadway reopens. We're also watching a couple of blocking issues, one of which is on north and I thought that four or five and older would with a wreck on the side. We've just reopened the police activity that was on Washington between 3rd and 4th. And it sounds like we had earlier problem on the bottle over Highway out near 196..
KOMO
"transportation committee" Discussed on KOMO
"Say Person ran from the scene. They call that a canine unit to search the area near south second and Main Avenue. But officers did not find the driver, a passenger in the car state of the scene, but the parole officer in the rec squad car was taken to the hospital, but should be OK. Almost Ryan Yamamoto, Republican U. S representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers is urging President Trump to put aside his differences with Governor Insley and help Washington wildfire victims in a letter to the president last month, obtained by the spokesman review McMorris Rodgers rights Despite our governors, bad faith, personal vendetta against your administration. People in my district needs support. He adds quote. I implore you to move forward in providing aid to those who have been impacted by devastating wildfires in our region. Not since the days of Warren Magnuson and Henry Jackson has the state of Washington field of such a powerful pair of U. S senators go most Corwin hate reports the new Democratic majority could reap benefits for our state. The majority means, among other things, Long time Democratic senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell rise to leadership positions within powerful committees. Murray will chair the Senate Committee on Health, Education, labor and Pensions where she Could be instrumental in crafting covert 19 recovery policy. It is really clear to me that we have more work to do before we can safely get back to work and school and some semblance of normal life in our country Cattle rises to chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee as ranking member there, she investigated federal certification failings that contributed to the 7 37 max disasters. We need an independent F a a long time Washingtonians recall the senatorial power Duo of Magnuson and Jackson, whose influence from the 19 fifties to 19 eighties meant billions of federal dollars pouring into our state Corwin Hague Co. Moh news school systems across the nation were understandably overwhelmed and under equipped to respond when Kovar 19 began rapidly spreading in the spring. But here we are nearly a year later, and most students are still not getting any classroom instruction comes Connie Johnson reports. The impact on lost learning and emotional well being is undeniable. Lot of districts have been testing students this month programs like I ready and I'm apt to gauge where they are based on the start of the year or this time last year. In most cases, student comprehension is down, lost learning in math, on average, expected to be 6 to 9 months behind by the end of the year. And given the schools are the hub for support, such as mental health counseling and mandatory reporting for abuse. Young people are not getting their needs met that way, either. The school counselor from Spokane supports a bill in Olympia to ensure counselors spend the vast majority of the day meeting with students. Instead of being reassigned to other duties..
Morning Edition
Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle charge over 737 Max crashes
"Charge of criminal conspiracy related it to 7 37 Max plane crashes, The company will pay $2.5 billion without pleading guilty. Here's NPR's David Schaper. Federal prosecutors say key Boeing employees to siege safety regulators about a new flight control system on the plane that investigators say played a major role in both deadly crashes. There's some really damning language in there about Sacrificing safety, you know for profit, basically Carl Tobias, his law professor at the University of Richmond, it did not find widespread fraudulent behavior in the company. But these two central employees did engage according to the government in very bad conduct. Prosecutors say the deception by those two Boeing employees quote impeded the government's ability to ensure the safety of the flying public. By singling out just the two employees. Critics say the Justice Department is letting blowing off the hook. I find this find to be inadequate, given the egregious nature of the defense organ Democrat Peter DeFazio chairs the House Transportation Committee, which found widespread evidence of management failures of Boeing. He calls the settlement to slap on the wrist and an insult to the 346 victims. 24 year old Samuel Rose Stew, Mo died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash in March of 2019. Her father is Michael Stew, Mo. This is the Boeing Protection Agreement. Studio points out that Boeing's criminal fine is just $243 million. Most of the breast almost $1.8 billion is compensation that Boeing has already agreed to pay airlines that purchased the 7 37 Max, There's nobody being held accountable. Personally. In a statement, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun calls it a substantial settlement of a very serious matter that appropriately acknowledges how we fell short of our values and expectations. David Schaper NPR news
KOMO
"transportation committee" Discussed on KOMO
"Persons have been sentenced to life without possibility of release to coma, State Senator Jeannie Darnell argued a year ago, the three Strike law was from the start applied unfairly. Many were sentenced to their third strike within a year of the initiative passing so those offenders did not know they were committing a third strike until they found they were found guilty and was sentenced to life. This week. The Seattle Times reports the state Supreme Court will either accept or decline to review the constitutionality of that law. The high court's decision could potentially free dozens of our state's three strikes prisoners. Corwin Hague Co. Moh news someone whose time 2 37 King County is hoping to buy up to a dozen hotels to house homeless people. It's part of an initiative called Health through Housing. The money for it comes from a 370.1% sales tax increase. The county hopes to get 2000 people out of its chronically homeless population, which stands at 4500. Talk of a fuel tax re emerges a state lawmakers prepare for the upcoming legislative session. We all got a break from the region's jam packed roads this past year when people went home to work, But Democrats who control both the House and Senate plan to again push a multibillion dollar forward Washington plan. Steve Hobbs, Democrat from Lake Stevens, chairs the Senate Transportation Committee. Seattle Times reports. One of his main priorities is to replace the jammed highway to westbound Trussell Governor Jay Inslee is rejected carbon tax measure back on his agenda, he'll again proposed 318 million for fairy electrification along with low carbon fuel standards. Republicans in the minority say Washingtonians are still hurting from pandemic business closures and job losses. And representative Andrew Barkus of Olympia says that means they will support minimal or zero new taxes in 2021 Carleen Johnson, Come on. News construction begins today on new barriers along Highway two in Snohomish County. They're gonna be installed along the newly constructed median between Pickford Avenue and just east of the interchange with Highway nine and Snohomish. You could expect to the slowdowns and closures to happen overnight. For those alternating lane closures. The U. S S. Nimitz is going to remain in the Persian Gulf for now, Como's Eric Hynes reports. The Defense Department says it's because Iran is making threats, according to the Pentagon. Iran has recently made threats against President Trump and other U. S government officials, acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller said in a statement. Bremerton based carrier will remain in the U. S. Central Command area of operations, the kid stepson reports last Thursday. Miller had ordered the Nimitz to return to its home port following 10 months at sea. Carrier left Bremerton and April. It's unclear how long the Nimitz will remain in the region before returning home. Eric Giants coma News The state Fish and Wildlife Commission sets new rules that significantly restrict whale watching of the endangered orca. They include a mandatory no Go zone for commercial whale watch two hours along the west side of San Juan Island year round. The exception, though, is a 100 yard wide corridor it next to the shore for kayak tours. Watching calves younger than one year old prohibited. Recreational boaters must stay at least 300 yards from orcas and at least 400 yards out of their path or behind the whales. Come on news time to 40 typing Update on sports. Now from the Beacon Plumbing sports desk, the Hoosier State hosts all of March Madness as we hear from Bill sports during the ongoing pandemic, the NC double a decides to play it safe and have all of the men's basketball tournament games in one location. The state of Indiana. The women's games could be centralized as well. In San Antonio, site of the Final four. Unbeaten Gonzaga Guys whipped San Francisco over the weekend and continue to sit atop the men's polls. Seattle Seahawks overcame a slow offensive start scored 24th quarter points and beat the 40 Niners 26 23 that makes it six wins in the last seven games heading into the playoffs. For Russell Wilson and company You can use that to catapult us for the playoffs and Use those moments and tap back into that player. The playoffs aren't always high scoring. Sometimes they are sometimes or not, You know it's go in the game, Wilson broke his own franchise single season pass yardage record. DK Metcalf passed Steve Largent as the single season yardage record holder, and Tyler Lockett is the first Seahawks player with 100 past catches in the season. Hawks host in NFL wild card game Saturday at 1 40 against the L. A. Rams. Both teams have injury issues. Seahawks safety Jamal Adam's hurt his shoulder and L A quarterback Jared Goff is coming off thumb surgery. Sports updates a 10 and 40 After the hour, Bill Schwartz come on news. Different future starts with.
John Landecker
Chicago Aldermen Clash In Heated Hearing Over Proposal To Rename Lake Shore Drive For Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable
"Today naming Lakeshore drive for a black man who some credit with founding Chicago Jean Jean Baptiste Point to sob. All the proposal would rename about 17 miles of the outer drive from Hollywood onto the north to 67th on the South. Disabled was a patient. This descent he's believed to be the first non native settler in this area established a trading post near the Chicago River in 1970, not rather 17 79. The bill was introduced by the South Side's 17th word Ultimate David Moore and the Transportation Committee says they're holding up or down vote by April. A superintendent of
All Things Considered
Thousands Of Airline Workers Facing Unemployment As Aid Package Stalls In Congress
"Is the airline industry. Air travel demand is down a wop a whopping 70% from last year and tens of thousands of airline pilots, flight attendants, a reservation agents and other industry workers are poised to lose their paychecks next week if Congress doesn't extend federal aid for airlines. NPR's David Shaper reports. A nation's airlines are at a crossroads. Or maybe I should say cross runways at the start of the year. On average about 2.5 million people were flying every day. Now that's plummeted to around 700,000, and until there are widely available vaccines or treatments for covert 19. Most passengers won't be coming back any time soon. You can't run an airline that a third the size it was and expect to keep all the same people. Elaine Backer is an airline industry analyst for investment Bank Cowan. I feel like in this country we've shifted from flattening the curve to waiting for a cure or a vaccine, and and that just means the pain is going to be longer in the cares act, Congress provided $25 billion a direct payroll support to the airlines so they could keep paying their employees through the end of September. Already, tens of thousands of workers have taken early retirement or other incentives to leave their jobs. But now the airlines air notifying another 75,000 that they may be out of a job. October 1st getting that for letter in the mail. Completely shocking. Isaiah Gonzalez is an aircraft maintenance worker for united at New York's LaGuardia Airport. The first thing that came to mind with how I was going to support my family people who depend on me. How was I going to keep the income? I was going to keep the family afloat, and Gonzalez is not alone. Me. Getting fellow is like this devastating. Tony Valentine is a reservations agent for United Airlines in Detroit. I have six that depend on me Arrange it age from 2 to 22, Valentine says. That's a houseful with a whole lot of bills. In addition, she says her husband suffered a serious stroke last year. And knowing that I may not have insurance to finishes is like I feel like I failed often at loggerheads. The unions representing these and other airline employees are now in rare harmony with airline CEOs in pressing Congress for a six month extension of the payroll support program. The industries in dire straits Nick Calio heads the industry group Airlines for America at one point Passenger traffic was down 96%. It's now down 70%. Still, one third of our planes are parked not flying, and we're losing $5 billion a month. The airlines unions and bipartisan majorities in Congress agree that the six months of payroll support worked in keeping airline employees off of unemployment rolls. In the tens of thousands of layoffs now might send shockwaves through the economy. Missouri Congressman Sam Graves is the ranking Republican on the House Transportation Committee. We absolutely cannot let an entire sector of the economy collapse, and that's exactly what will happen if we do not get this extension done yet. The airline funding is tied to broader Corona virus relief that the White House and Congress cannot agree upon. Here's American airline CEO Doug Parker. I just can't believe that we may not be able to do the right thing. Simply because our elected officials can't come to any sort of compromise agreement were better in that. Still, someone of providing billions Warren taxpayer money doesn't just put off the inevitable as airlines will need to restructure to match the reduced demand. Legislation that would extend payroll support for the airlines was introduced in the Senate this week. But if it isn't passed soon, thousands of airline employees may be out of work One week from today. David Shaper NPR news
All Things Considered
Senate committee revisits the need for federal data privacy legislation
"The news. I'm terrorist Siler As U. S senators consider federal data privacy legislation again. They took testimony from Attorney general in California, home to the most comprehensive law in the nation. Rachel Myrow, senior editor of these Silicon Valley desk has more aged heavier. But Sarah has become something of an expert in data privacy as his office is the primary enforcer of the California Consumer Privacy Act. Speaking before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Wednesday, he said today as we battle a pandemic that has moved so much of life online companies know more about us our Children our habits than ever before That data is today's gold. And as with gold, there's been a rush to mine use and sell our personal information. Americans need robust tools that allow them to understand who has their data. What was collected if it can be the leader and how they can opt out of downstream selling. There are a couple of bills at play in D. C. The one from Republicans would preempt state laws. Democrats want to give states like California the freedom to innovate. I'm Rachel Myrow kick you in the news.
All of It
Congressional Inquiry Faults Boeing And FAA Failures For Deadly 737 Max Plane Crashes
"Has found that failures in both Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration were instrumental and causing a chain of errors that led to the crashes of 27 37 Max jets in Indonesia and Ethiopia. NPR's David Shaper reports. The House Transportation Committee is expected to release the findings from its 18 month long inquiry today. The investigative report documents a litany of problems in Boeing's design of the 7 37 Max, citing what he calls a disturbing pattern of technical miscalculations in troubling management misjudgments. Report also calls the FAA is oversight grossly insufficient, finding numerous oversight lapses in accountability gaps. Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio. You know this is a tragedy that never should have happened, it could have been prevented. And we're going to take steps in our legislation. To see that it never happened again as we reform the system. Fazio's committee is drafting legislation to overhaul the way planes Air certified. A Senate committee could pass similar legislation today.
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Congressional Inquiry Faults Boeing And FAA Failures For Deadly 737 Max Plane Crashes
"Congressional inquiry inquiry has has found found damning damning evidence evidence of of failures failures at at both both Boeing Boeing and and at at the the Federal Federal Aviation Aviation Administration Administration in in the the development development and and certification certification of of the the 7 7 37 37 Max, Max, the report says. Thes failures contributed to to Mac's plane crashes, killing 346 people NPR's David Shaper. The House Transportation Committee investigation finds that there was no singular technical floor pilot failure that led to the deadly 7 37 Max. Plane crashes in Indonesia in October of 2018 in Ethiopia the following March. Instead, it describes the circumstances that led up to them almost like a perfect storm, calling it the horrific culmination of a series of faulty technical assumptions by Boeing's engineers. The lack of transparency on the part of Boeing's management and grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA. The report details Boeing's flawed design of a new automated flight control system on the plane and mistakes and using outdated and faulty assumptions of pilot response, as well as a culture of concealment. Keeping information from the FAA, its customers and the pilots who would fly the plane. There's something that came out of this that's just mind boggling. House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio oversaw the inquiry and says What's mindboggling is that both bowing in the FAA contend they followed proper procedures. And found the 7 37 Max to be compliant. That's the bureaucratic word it was compliant, but the problem is, it was compliant and not safe and people died. The report also details how Boeing employees were under enormous pressure to keep costs down in the plane on schedule. Aviation subcommittee chairman Rick Larson says misguided priorities have senior management drove a number of troubling decisions. In one case, senior management went as far as selling countdown clocks in conference rooms. Making clear to Matt employees meeting production timelines. Rather than safety was a top priority. The congressional investigation is one of many into what caused the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines 7 37 Max Plane crashes. Christine Negroni is an aviation journalist and author of the book The Crash detectives, and she says, while much of this information isn't new in the hole, what is to me astonishing about the report? Is the death of the sickness and the deep history off both FAA and Boeing, knowing that there were problems with the redesign of this airliner. And the obliviousness of both parties and recognizing that this was a problem that needed to be addressed. Another thing too grown, he finds remarkable is that a number of people did raise safety concerns about the 7 37 Max, but those were either inadequately addressed or just dismissed by bowing. Many of them never seeing the light of day of the F A. A. And that's an especially painful realization for the families of those who died in the max crashes. It angers us to see how how much going did to cover this up and how much f a A has done. To help them cover it up. Michael Stew, Mo's daughter, 24 year old Samuel arose. Stew Moa was on the plane that crashed last year in Ethiopia. He believes evidence in this report now shows that the first plane crash in Indonesia was preventable but then covering up to keep the max in the air after the lion air crash. So that it crashed again and Ethiopian killed. My daughter was unforgivable. In a statement of Boeing spokesman says the company has learned many hard lessons from the plane crashes and its mistakes. And has made fundamental changes to the company's safety, culture and protocols as a result. How's Transportation Committee is now drafting legislation to improve FAA oversight and certifying planes. Senate Committee is expected to take up its own FAA reform bill later today.
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Panel's report blasts Boeing, FAA for crashes, seeks reforms
"In the Federal Aviation Administration will be willing to make big changes needed to fix problems. It cost two deadly 7 37 MAX crashes. Staff members from the Transportation Committee blamed the crashes that killed 346 people on failed government oversight, design flaws and a lack of action at Boeing, despite knowing about the problems The committee, in their words, referring to it as horrific, horrific culmination of failed Government oversight committee says the Max complied with FAA safety regulations. Even though the plane's crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia members say it shows the need for reforms. Boeing says it's made changes and it's cooperated with House investigators. The comment, though, has not come this morning from the FAA. On this report, Nissan has revealed its new sports car
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Congressional Inquiry Faults Boeing And FAA Failures For Deadly 737 Max Plane Crashes
"A sweeping congressional inquiry has found damning evidence of failures at both Boeing and at the Federal Aviation. Administration in the development and certification of the seven thirty seven Max, the report says these failures contributed to to Max plane crashes killing three hundred and forty six people. Here's NPR's David Schaper. The House Transportation Committee investigation finds that there was no singular technical flaw pilot failure that led to the deadly 737 Max plane crashes. In Indonesia, in October of two, thousand, eighteen Ethiopia, the following March instead it describes the circumstances that led up to them almost like. A perfect storm calling it the horrific culmination of a series of faulty technical assumptions by Boeing's engineers lack of transparency in the part of Boeing's management and grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA. The report details Boeing's flawed design of a new automated flight control system on the plane and mistakes and using outdated and faulty assumptions of pilot response, as well as a culture of concealment keeping information from the F., a. its customers, and the pilots would fly the plane. There's something big came out of this. That's just is mind Boggling House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter Fazil Inquiry and says, what's mind boggling is at both Boeing and the FAA contend they followed proper procedures at vowed the seven thirty seven Max to be compliant that the bureaucratic were it was compliant but the problem is it was compliant and not say and people died the report also details how Boeing employees were under enormous pressure to keep costs down in the plane on. Schedule Aviation Subcommittee chairman. Rick. Larsen says misguided priorities of senior management drove. A number of troubling decisions in one case, senior management when as far as installing countdown clocks in conference rooms making clear to Max employees meeting production timelines rather than safety was a top priority. The congressional investigation is one of many into what caused the lion air and Ethiopian Airlines. Seven thirty-seven Max Plane Crashes Christine Negroni is an aviation journalist and author of the book, The crash detectives and she says, while much of this information isn't new. Poll, what is to me astonishing about the report is the depth, the thickness and the jury of both FAA and bowling knowing that there were problems with the redesign of this airliner and the oblivious -ness of both parties in recognizing that this was a problem that needed to be addressed and thing to grow any fines. Remarkable is that a number of people did raise. Safety concerns about the seven, thirty, seven Max. But those were either inadequately addressed or just dismissed by Boeing many of them never seeing the light of day at the FAA and that's an especially painful realization for the families of those who died in the Max crashes. It angers us to see how how much. Boeing did to cover this up and how much FAA is done. To help them cover it up Michael Stu Mos daughter twenty, four year old Samya arose to mow was on the plane that crash last year Ethiopia, he believes evidence in this report now shows that the first plane crash in Indonesia was preventable within covering up to keep the Max in the air after the lion aircrash so that it crashed again in Ethiopia and killed my daughter. was unforgivable in a statement a Boeing spokesman says, the company has learned many hard lessons from the plane crashes and its mistakes and has made fundamental changes to the company's safety culture and protocols. As a result. The House Transportation Committee is now drafting legislation to improve at a oversight and certifying planes. A Senate committee is expected to take its own at a reform bill later today. David. SCHAPER NPR news.
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Administration issues coronavirus guidelines for air travel
"With American United and a few other airlines now filling some planes to capacity. The Trump Administration released guidelines to minimize the risk of spreading the corona virus and air travel. But most are measures already implemented like enhanced airplane cleaning, no touch check ins and physical distancing in lines. The administration won't require blocking out middle seats or wearing face masks, which angers House transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio. There's very few I think worth environment to be in than trapped in a tube that's crammed full of people who are rubbing shoulders with recirculated air. For five or six hours flying across the country. Consumer groups also say the guidelines are inadequate and want the safety measures. Federally mandated
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Frontier Airlines will drop open-seat fee that drew attacks
"Frontier airlines is is dropping plans to charge passengers extra to provide a vacant middle seat to offer social distancing during flights frontier airlines had lawmakers flying high with its plan to charge passengers around forty extra dollars to guarantee the seat next to them would be on occupied C. E. O. Barry Biffle says after hearing accusations the airline was trying to profit from safety he said they'll rescind that extra fee and still block middle seats from being sold the chairman of the house transportation committee Democrat Peter DeFazio of Oregon called it outrageous he accused frontier refusing the need for social distancing during a pandemic as an opportunity to make a Buck and capitalize on fear Jackie Quinn Washington
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Frontier Airlines will drop open-seat fee that drew attacks
"Frontier airlines is is dropping plans to charge passengers extra to provide a vacant middle seat to offer social distancing during flights frontier airlines had lawmakers flying high with its plan to charge passengers around forty extra dollars to guarantee the seat next to them would be on occupied C. E. O. Barry Biffle says after hearing accusations the airline was trying to profit from safety he said they'll rescind that extra fee and still block middle seats from being sold the chairman of the house transportation committee Democrat Peter DeFazio of Oregon called it outrageous he accused frontier refusing the need for social distancing during a pandemic as an opportunity to make a Buck and capitalize on fear Jackie Quinn Washington
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Frontier Airlines will drop open-seat fee that drew attacks
"Officials frontier have clarified airlines is is China's dropping space plans plans to charge following passengers the launch of extra a new design to provide space a vacant across the board middle the seat latest heavy to offer lift social rocket distancing the idea during is to send flights for crewed space frontier missions airlines and had the same lawmakers number of cargo flying costs high to the station with its plan the unmanned to charge spacecraft passengers around and its forty return capsule extra dollars flung into space to guarantee aboard a long the seat March next five to them B. would rocket be on occupied it is double flight C. Tuesday E. O. evening Barry Biffle the initiative says further after cements China's hearing aspirations accusations to rival the airline the US was trying Europe to profit Russia from and safety private companies he said they'll out rescind to space that exploration extra fee I'm and Charles still the last block month middle seats from being sold the chairman of the house transportation committee Democrat Peter DeFazio of Oregon called it outrageous he accused frontier refusing the need for social distancing during a pandemic as an opportunity to make a Buck and capitalize on fear Jackie Quinn Washington
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Frontier Airlines will drop open-seat fee that drew attacks
"Officials frontier have clarified airlines is is China's dropping space plans plans to charge following passengers the launch of extra a new design to provide space a vacant across the board middle the seat latest heavy to offer lift social rocket distancing the idea during is to send flights for crewed space frontier missions airlines and had the same lawmakers number of cargo flying costs high to the station with its plan the unmanned to charge spacecraft passengers around and its forty return capsule extra dollars flung into space to guarantee aboard a long the seat March next five to them B. would rocket be on occupied it is double flight C. Tuesday E. O. evening Barry Biffle the initiative says further after cements China's hearing aspirations accusations to rival the airline the US was trying Europe to profit Russia from and safety private companies he said they'll out rescind to space that exploration extra fee I'm and Charles still the last block month middle seats from being sold the chairman of the house transportation committee Democrat Peter DeFazio of Oregon called it outrageous he accused frontier refusing the need for social distancing during a pandemic as an opportunity to make a Buck and capitalize on fear Jackie Quinn Washington
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Frontier Airlines will drop open-seat fee that drew attacks
"Frontier airlines had lawmakers flying high with its plan to charge passengers around forty extra dollars to guarantee the seat next to them would be on occupied C. E. O. berry Bevell says after hearing accusations the airline was trying to profit from safety he said they'll rescind that extra fee and still block middle seats from being sold the chairman of the house transportation committee Democrat Peter DeFazio of Oregon called it outrageous he accused frontier refusing the need for social distancing during a pandemic as an opportunity to make a Buck and capitalize on fear Jackie Quinn Washington
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Voyager 2 spacecraft is going solo for the next 11 months
"Case this is more related to NASA Boeing starliner spacecraft will not be carrying astronauts anytime soon after a test flight two months ago NASA is conducting an investigation into faulty aspects of the spacecraft the test flight ended early after quote a potentially catastrophic software error W. vero NASA's associate administrator for human exploration and mission operations told reporters quote we could have lost a spacecraft twice during this mission so clearly this was a close call Mastin that's investigation calls for Boeing to make sixty one corrective action actions toward the starliner in up to close up to forty nine gaps in their testing for Caesar procedure NASA plans to him embed their own software experts into Boeing's team to oversee the work the next test mission for the starliner is likely to be months away and then there's more news with the seven three seven and F. A. A. but this time it's with the seven three seven Mexican Gressel committee says Boeing's culture of concealment and poor federal oversight contributed to the two seven three seven Max crashes car radios Diane do th Wyler has more details the house transportation committee's preliminary report indicates more than one thing went wrong in the two crashes that killed three hundred and forty six people but the new flight control system does appear to have played a key role it pushed the plane's nose is down after faulty sensor readings the report goes on to say Boeing downplayed how critical the seven thirty seven Max flight control system is for the plane safety additionally it states Boeing had undue influence over the Federal Aviation Administration and that FAA managers rejected seven thirty seven Max safety issues raised by their own
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Panel finds FAA followed procedures in approving Boeing Max
"The transportation secretary created a committee of aviation experts last year after the deadly Max jet crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia overall the group is given high marks to the federal aviation administration's process for certifying planes calling it safe and effective but some members of Congress disagree the chairman of the house transportation committee Democrat Peter DeFazio says they found several cases in which the certification failed he says three hundred forty six people died and it would be irresponsible to make no changes and just hope for the best next time Jackie Quinn Washington