Inaugural getting to the point by zoom, we have an absolutely phenomenal first guest and it is chairman richie neil, chairman of the house ways and Means Committee. Chairman neil is not only a great friend to this institute, he was a wonderful, marvelous friend of senator kennedy. We are so thrilled to have him. Is involved not only in the code response but through his health house ways and Means Committee on every thing that impacts families and the compassionate response to the Covid Response to working families in the commonwealth and around this country. He has been working diligently on the cares act that was recently passed. He will talk to us about that today and we cannot wait to hear about it. We are so thrilled to have Stephanie Murray with us today. We open our inbox and read stephanie and politicos playbook every morning. Thank you for being here. I could go on and on about chairman neil. I want to kick it over right now to hear from him and hear from stephanie and think yo
Working families in the commonwealth and around this country. He has been working diligently on the cares act that was recently passed. He is going to talk to us about that today. And we cant wait to hear about it. Were so thrilled also to have Stephanie Murray here with us today. Readl open our inbox and stephanie on politico playbook first thing every morning. Stephanie, thank you for being here. Aboutd go on and on chairman neil and im not going to because i want to kick it over now to hear from him and hear from stephanie and thank you all for joining us today via zoom. Stephanie good afternoon. Thank you so much to the Kennedy Institute and for everyone who is joining us this afternoon. In q2 congressman neal for being so generous with your time. My name is Stephanie Murray. Im the author of the political massachusetts playbook. It is my pleasure to be here, especially to kick off this new version of the institute form as we get used to our live online. Im glad to be here with you
Relief bill. He talks about it with Stephanie Murray. The Edward Kennedy institute for the United States Senate Posted this virtual event. Our inso delighted for our girl getting to the point by zoom that we have an absolutely phenomenal first guest and it is chairman richard neal, chairman of the house ways and Means Committee. Chairman neil is not only a great friend to this institute, he was a wonderful friend to senator kennedy, so we are thrilled to have him. He is not only involved in the Covid Response but through his house ways and Means Committee everything that touches an impact, families, and the compassionate response to the Covid Response, but to working families in the commonwealth and around this country. He has been working diligently on the cares act that was recently passed. Aboutgoing to talk to us that today and we cant wait to hear about it. We are thrilled also to have Stephanie Murray here with us today. We all open our inbox and read lay book. Of politico thank
Will be a threat of storms and when the temperatures will change. That is part of the weekend forecast. Anchor Commuter Rail slamming into a pickup truck that had driven onto the tracts. We are learning more about the truck driver. Reporter good afternoon. A train engineer did everything right in this case rolled onto the track but there was no warning. The bells were ringing and the gates were down at this intersection as a train left the station. I saw a white pickup truck come. Video from a business shows the pickup does not appear to slow as it goes under a barrier reporter he is seen in the video running along the train as it is moving to help the driver. What did the driver say . Not a thing. Reporter a helicopter flew the driver to mass general hospital. Retired firefighter. There was a violation. He may be cited in the future. Reporter the jolt from the collision was light. It wouldnt have knocked you off of your feet if you were standing up. Did you know you had hit something
With a heat index of 100 degrees. And we begin to be concerned about showers and storms. Flooding threats and damaging inwind concerns are back with us today. Especially with the heat were going to have. Between 10 00 and 1 00 watch for storms to bubble up. Eastward through Southern New Hampshire possibly even toward the north shore and then well watch into the ear a few storms may start to organize. Especially from where the sea breeze organize from the atlantic here. Well keep an eye later on this evening. Back more with the heat index in your neighborhood and the worse of it coming up. Catherine last night, storms knocked out power to thousands of people. Jason Stephanie Coueignoux went to arlington where crews are working to get the lights back on this morning. Reporter the reason why a lot of people here in arlington take a look. You can see that one of these transformers, the line is down here, and the Fire Department was telling me that lightning struck this transformer, causing