[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Before we began i now, i know speak for anyone here when i wish our Ranking Member a belated happy birthday yesterday. And lets have some cake later so lets celebrate. But late happy birthday. We appreciate serving with you. Thank you, commissioner werfel, for appearing before the ways and Means Committee a little earlier than usual this year. We have a lot to go over with use appreciate you answering the request of our members to come before the Committee Early this year. First, as it pertains to the current 2023 tax Filing Season i want to thank you and your team for the Technical Work to ensure the quick and without delay implementation of provisions of the tax relief for American Families and workers act. We particularly appreciate the steps the agency is taken right now to be ready to immediately implement the legislation once the Senate Passes the bill and it is signed
Morning. Here we are. Here we go. Hop i monday, yes, visibility issues with the fog, overall though just looking at some construction, so real easy morning so far. Ash youre right, the fog is something we have to keep our eye out for, seen aunt mile visibility in lot of spots. When it comes to the advisory, just looking at storm scan, isnt it nice to see it not have rain on it for a change . Not necessarily a clear sky yet. But this is the transition to get to that point. So while you are going to still find some clouds out there, still mild morning, running you have above average , and finally get in on some sunshine, past the fog, talk about the fog, it is pretty thick, ive seen hands full of very dense fog in some of the field cameras, live neighborhood network, so just expect that that could be a problem traveling dollars the garden state parkway, a. C. Expressway, any of the areas here shaded in the gray but even outside of the advisory zone ive seen some poor visibility, being re
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I dont usually show this graphic but it will be closed today. Then you get 10 s over toward oakland. A low 80s. And then over the coastal hills upper 80s. Points east you have some 9394 degree readings but not surprised one bit. A little bit of fog again. South. Not much north at all. 51 napa though. 60 for others. 50s for a few. Its cool for some but hardly a breeze. Its all variable and less than 10 miles an hour. Lots of sun. Warmer for most. Patchy fog. 90s inland. 70s and 80s around the bay. Sal is a little under the water but brian is here to take over for traffic. Good morning, steve. Good morning, everybody. Over all not looking too bad. There are some trouble spots. We begin in solano county. This is eastbound 880. This is an injury accident involving a tractor trailer and another car. Obviously that is starting to back up traffic now through that area as you approach fairfield. Im going to scoot the map down here a little bit. Traffic in the south bay moving nicely. Southboun