Lives and wiping out homes. Firefighters did just sitting around is a huge challenge. Sometime it takes a while just to get our equipment. It is very challenging. There are bright spots, this four yearold was stuck in the momenmud. The crews managed to pull a mild and taken to hospital. Theyre organizing food donations to kid i know who their family is i know who their friends are. President obama declared an emergency and fema is supplying goods. Water is still spilling over banks and into homes. Were following the latest. Locals are stepping up to help those in washington. The American Red Cross Silicon Valley chapter is sending three local volunteers to the landslide relief effort. They are leaving today. Governor brown is sending 18 urban search and rescue personnel from all over the state to assist with the hunt for survivors. New video just into our we have rain on tap for today. The there is no rain that just yet. We could see light rain falling later this morning. It is a bit b
Further the economy if everyone is buying a used car and having a blockbuster quarters that good . I think people of feeling confident enough to buy used but not new. Theres a bad side to the economy, or maybe americans are held getting smarter and dont realize dont think they need the latest model. Melissa how you interpreted . I have a different opinion. I actually think what is interesting to note here is car sales are pretty big component of inflation so when we have the next c t i reading Going Forward this will be interesting, dovetailing back to what we saw a couple days ago. This could be a sign the economy is a little healthier, were seeing more inflation. You dont buy that. Melissa it is so nice. Going forward you have to look at j. D. Power came out with their comments a new cars are actually not so great anymore. It used to be the nuts and bolts, they are not doing as great. They are not. With our maps they have a great model. The idea youre going in and dont have to haggle
I thank you for raising them yourself. Just so that were clear, mr. Horowitz, am i correct in characterizing our discussion about the correct reading of the Inspector General act as nonpartisan in nature . Correct. All right. We have in our possession several letters written over the course of late 2011 from attorney general eric holder and Deputy Attorney james coal. In each of these letters, over the objection of the fbi General Council, the Department Grants you access to sensitive material. As recently as last thursday and his response to your offices report on material witness statute, the Deputy Attorney general again pledged, quote, to provide your office with access to all materials in to complete our reviews consistent with young. Yes, the departments leadership made clear they will continue to issue orders giving us access. So our issue isnt with getting these documents, its, frankly, the process of played out compromises our independence. Have the attorney general and Deputy
Helpful to you . Yes. In getting us these orders, they have been helpful. In issuing these orders, theyve been helpful in getting us the access. Now, as the only member of the committee that was voted for the 1978 act, i agree wholeheartedly with your testimony. Congress meant what it said in section 6a of the act. Inspector general must be given complete, timely, unfiltered access to agency records. In your opinion, why did the General Council of the fbi feel compelled to arrive at a different interpretation of the same statute . I would be speculating, frac frankly, as to what the motivation was. But theres, i think, its clear as youve indicated from looking at the opinion and you have it, its attached to my statement, that the ig act, i think, trumps the arguments quite clearly. Well, i hope the office of Legal Council issues a strong opinion giving your office unequivocal access to the material and information that you require. And this committee is going to be watching that very c
Our team is in place across the country. Nbcs Morgan Radford outside the fda headquarters in maryland. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez outside of pfizers manufacturing plant in michigan. And nbc National Correspondent Miguel Almaguer with exclusive access to the Critical Care wing of the burbank hospital. Morgan, first to you. The fda is where all the action has been. Reporter thats right, andrea. This is the milliondollar question. Were outside fda headquarters, sort of in that nailbiting waiting game. They issued a memorandum, telling the cdc to get ready to prepare to distribute that vaccine. But we have not received the official authorization yet. The question now becomes, andrea, when will we see that vaccine delivered, and to whom . We know that as soon as that authorization comes down, the first batch of doses, thats 2. 9 million doses, will be distributed 24 hours later to various places across the country. We also know that elderly patients in Long Term Care facilities as well as Front Li