Every minute of every day, one of americas 600 Railroad Companies rolls a train out of a terminal. Ever on the move over the greatest network of rails on the road, trains carry people, goods, and mail. Mail by rail helps tie together the business economy, the free press, and the human relations of this great country. For a few pennies in postage, great industries, publishers, small businesses, and just plain people hire Postal Transportation Service on every railroad crisscrossing the United States. There are hundreds of railway post offices, built and owned by the railroads, and rented to the bureau of transportation of the post office department. Called rpo cars and manned by hardworking transportation crews, they provide almost 500 million miles of valuable Service Every year. In addition to trains, today, Highway Post Offices help speed the mail to every corner of the country. These vehicles regularly travel established routes on fixed schedules. Working with fittings similar to a
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That. Ill keep it short because i know wevegot time constraints here but a quick description of what an enormous challenge this is. The secretary of Homeland Security managers 240,000 people in the department. The responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Ill start with itthe federal Emergency Management agency that has to deal with do hurricanes and wildfires now covid amongst many other responsibilities , Border Security, a huge issue. Weve not fixed that problem by a long stretch but this administration has done a good job of stopping the outofcontrol illegal entry that we are experiencing over a year ago. Pe this department is concerned about cyber security, Election Security, security of our Critical Infrastructure and as we just witnessed with some of the protests that have sprung to right, also protecting our federal buildings and of course we have to thank David Underwood in open oakland california, a member of the federal Protection Services so the responsibilities are
Committee held a confirmation hearing for chad wolf to formula become head of the Homeland Security department. Mr. Wolf has been serving as acting dhs secretary since november of last year. Answered questions on election interference, domestic terrorism, and Human Trafficking, among other topics. This is just under two hours. Meeting toe are consider the nomination of acting secretary of Homeland Security, chad wolf, to be the confirmed secretary of the department of Homeland Security, which is an enormous task. This in the past, i truly appreciate anybody who was willing to undertake such enormous responsibility. I would ask my written opening remarks be entered into the record, without objection. I will keep it short. I know which got time restraints we have got time restraints. The secretary of Homeland Security manages 240,000 people in the department. The responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Starting with the Emergency Management agency, which has to do with deal with
Now at 11, shots fired and Police Officers hit. Our first look at what went down in louisville kentucky as protests over Breonna Taylor turn violent. Here in the bay area all evening long activists take to the streets. A former judge tells us White Justice is really served with the grand jury. Within the last few hours struggling bay area businesses get the lifeline theyve been hoping for. Im tracking more near record High Temperatures this weekend. Good evening, now at 11 and streaming on cbsn bay area, two Police Officer shot in louisville tonight after a grant jury declined to charge Police Officers for killing Breonna Taylor. The black woman whose death has sparked nationwide outrage. The 26yearold was shot in her apartment as lease reserving a drug warrant. Her boyfriend says he believes the police were intruders. He fired a single shot and Police Returned Fire hitting taylor six times. Todays announcement sparked protests in dozens of cities across the country. Ray medina begins