This two and a half hour hearing included testimony from an interior Department Official and deputy chief of the u. S. Forest service. Receive testimony on 15 bills pending before the public lands Forest Service and mining subcommittee. Because of the large number of bills on todays agenda, im not going to go through all of them right now, but the complete agenda will of course be included in the record. I want to know they have a former member of the committee here, senator landrieu with us in the back and weve got members who will be joining us shortly have another Committee Assignments at the moment. We have others who will be joining us by telephone i believe. I also want to begin by recognizing that a staggering loss of life that has occurred and embed it within what has shaped up to be a really horrific wildfire season. More than 36 people have perished in the inferno is raging over it towards the westn United States. Dozens more are missing. In oregon, my colleague, senator wyde
In california. Good evening everyone, im frank somerville. Im julie haener. For some, it is a second night in the dark as pg e tries to avoid setting any catastrophic fires from its equipment. We have the timetable to get the lights back on. Remake the utility is sticking to its forecast. Winds die by tomorrow morning, then day long inspections and repairs. And if no surprises, powerback sometime tomorrow evening. This is what we are going to be dealing with for the next over 24 hours. Reporter santa rosas Oakmont Retirement Community is in the heart of the power ou smiling while plopping. Figuri this Fire Prevention blackout wont be the last. We are supposed to have these 50 to 60 mile an hour winds this morning, they havent developed as of now. Reporter pg e says the wind did materialize at higher elevations. A 66 mileperhour gust recorded on mount st. Helena. What the heck is pg e doing . What have they done to help with the situation . Reporter the owner of oakmonts market sold 300
Hydrated. Julie haener. And im frank somerville. He says business outdoors has been slow the past two weeks. The poor air quality depends on so much, the restaurant that where you live. Some say the smell of smoke has caters to families has had to eased, others say it looks like close early. Desk, even in the middle of the those that do come keep their day. Masks on. We do find our patrons new tonight, more on how people wearing it at any little break are holding up in these hazy they can to not have to inhale the bad air. Conditions. Reporter i think its fair to say many want their quality reporter another spare the air alert tomorrow, breaking the previous record set during to improve. The camp fire in 2018. The air, today was a little different. People sought dense smoke, a again, expected in the east bay hazy sky, the worst spots along and northbay. It was so evident today. The bay areas perimeter napa, concord and gilroy. In downtown concord tuesday evening most of the patio to ou
Receive testimony on 15 bills pending before the public lands Forest Service and mining subcommittee. Because of the large number of bills on todays agenda, im not going to go through all of them right now, but the complete agenda will of course be included in the record. I want to know they have a former member of the committee here, senator landrieu with us in the back and weve got members who will be joining us shortly have another Committee Assignments at the moment. We have others who will be joining us by telephone i believe. I also want to begin by recognizing that a staggering loss of life that has occurred and embed it within what has shaped up to be a really horrific wildfire season. More than 36 people have perished in the inferno is raging over it towards the westn United States. Dozens more are missing. In oregon, my colleague, senator wydens, home state of thousands of lost homes and evacuated. Elsewhere we have wind driven fires that continue to spread across our federal
Recently jacob blake reporter have sparked protests across the nation. There are two systems of justice in the United States. Theres a white system, and theres a black system. The black system aint doing so well. But were going to stand up every black person in the United States is gonna stand up were tired, im tired, of looking at cameras, and seeing these young black and brown people suffer reporter there were also calls for people to show up and vote this november. We must march do the ballot box, or the mailbox, to demand the leadership we deserve reporter the rally ending with a march from the Lincoln Memorial to the mlk memorial. Obviously there were concerns of parked crowds during a pandemic. Everyone was temperature checked and event organizers asked people from highrivel areas to stay home. Reporter white house chief of staff stood by the president s assertion that his administration has done more more minority communities than any president in recent history. And here in the