For this try dfriday morning. First, meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast. Friday forecast sounds so good. Yes, and we have some great weather, too, to go along with that friday. So it makes it a little bit easier to wake up and head out the door as we look at this amazing view looking over martinez. Lets check out the trend. Well be in the upper 50s as we start out at 8 00. At lunch time its 71 degrees, reaching 76 by early in the afternoon, still very nice and mild today but we know that hot weather is headed our way soon. Ill talk more about that and mike gets you out the door with a look at the commute. Were looking at a smooth drive right now. Friday light. We can say that now as we look at the maps. We have seen much more traffic at least for the altamont and the trivalley over the last few weeks. Definitely no morning slowing. A smooth drive. I am tracking a crash at 680 but it does not appear to be a problem and the construction is clear. Back to you. Thank you v
Happening with the vaccine story. Depending on which market you were looking at, one is winning out. Here in europe, the bulk of equity markets are writing higher today, and its been a good week. The ftse 100 being dragged lower by names like hsbc, which is certainly down quite sharply. That obviously relates back to what is happening in hong kong. A big impact there. You can ripple that out into what is happening as well within the commodity space. Copper trading down by over 2 . U. K. , data out of the some deficit data that is terrifying, but in some ways to be anticipated. Again, the market has largely priced that in. We are going into a long weekend. Do you want to carry risk over this weekend . The pound trading 1. 2177 on the cable rate. Vonnie hong kong chief executive carrie lam spoke a short time ago, addressing the unrest caused by chinas new National Security legislation. For more on what carrie lam is saying and what exactly is going on in china, lets get to our first gues
Transportation and infrastructure. Transportation industry representatives testify about their role about shipping personal protective equipment and other essential goods during the pandemic. Today we will hear from these speakers. Thank you all for being here. One of our participants is testifying remotely. Welcome to each and every one of you. We have conducted a series of hearings on covid19. We are hearing those discussions. We are continuing that by hearing about the Transportation Industry. Theave underscored importance of our Transportation Network and moving goods and people safely and efficiently as well as ensuring supply chain fluidity in response to the unexpected events. Manye grateful for the frontline workers who have shown resilience and resourcefulness to help deliver Critical Care supplies to those in need. The transportation sector has countless numbers of these unsung heroes. Introduced a Critical Infrastructure employee protection act. For arcde support frontline C
Good afternoon. The committee will come to order. The today the committee convenes for a hearing on the state of transportation and Critical Infrastructure examining the impact of the covid19 pandemic. I welcome our panel of witnesses and thank them for participating. Today we will hear from mr. John bazella, president and ceo, alliance for automotive innovation. Mr. Randy gill yot, chairman of the board, American Trucking associations. Mr. Ian jeffries, president and ceo association of american railroads. Mr. Alex oler, interim president and ceo interstate Natural Gas Association of america. And mr. Larry willis, president Transportation Trades Department aflcio. Thank you all for being here. I understand, mr. Gilliot is testifying remotely. Welcome to each and every one of you. The committee has conducted several oversight hearings on quid pro quo 19 including a comprehensive look at the aviation industry. We are considering the impact of the covid19 virus on surface transportation a
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