Remote hearings certainly arent the same as sitting together in our Committee Room but this new authority has allowed us to continue to do our work on behalf of the American Peoples while keeping our staff, family and broader communities safe. This is the second official virtual subcommittee hearing in the ways and means committee. As with our previous hearing i want members to know i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegiality and substantive debates. Even as we conduct our business from afar i will continue to work with our Ranking Member and his staff so to ensure that the rights of all members are respected in this new virtual format. Before we turn to todays important topic i want to remind members of a few procedures to help you navigate this new platform. First, consistent with regulations the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for on meeting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for the
With highs in the middle 40s friday sun clouds with highs in the upper 40s lower 50s saturday sun clouds with highs in the lower 60s sunday isolated showers possible with highs in the lower 60s monday scattered showers possible with highs in the low to middle 50s time now for your timesaver widespread Power Outages continues to be a big concern across southWest Virginia this morning. It could take three to four days before all power is restored. Right now. The ice brought trees and powerlines down. At one point close to 50 thousand appalachian power customers lost service. Crews are working around the clock to turn the lights and heat back on but they say rural areas and secondary neighborhoods make take longer than others. Kenney boone apco depends on the situation. If it is just a wire down then we have to isolate it. Take the switch off and isolate it. If you can get a bucket truck to it, it is a real easy fix. If you have to get into back yards and climb a pole it takes longer appa
Make sure that once power is restored. It stays on. But they say rural areas and secondary neighborhoods might take longer than others. Flooding isnt the only concern for drivers following the winter weather. Downed power lines are a concern in roanoke. City workers put up warning signs and barricades to keep drivers off of mason mill road after trees toppled over leaving live power lines down. 13th street and north avenue northeast have also been barricaded. Roanoke city workers say. Theyve contacted aep about the problem. But as of now. There is no timeline as to when the live wires will be cleared. In your wsls ten timesaver traffic report. Another area to watch out for is i81 in salem. Theres about a 2andahalf mile backup near mile marker 137. The south Left Shoulder and left lane are both closed. While safe and salted roads are months. They do come with unintended consequences. The salt used to keep streets safe them as well. Says its typical to see more due to the salt used to tr
First Television Interview about what led to her mothers untimely dead. When its error after error after error after error after behavior that you cannot even begin to get your head around, you get mad. This morning rivers talks about her lawsuit and her legendary mom. And back to where it all began. Savannah is in australia the country where she was born taking her mom on a very special journey. This is the room you took your first breath in. Today, monday, may 4th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is a special edition of today. Savannah in sydney. With matt lauer live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza and Savannah Guthrie live from sydney, australia. And we welcome you to a special edition split edition on a monday morning. Savannah is in the land down under where it all began. Good morning. Good morning. I should say good evening. Its 6 00 at night here at sydney. We have a beautiful evening, not a bad view. You saw it as the show opened. You see the magnificent sydney harbor br
You say repeal it, and if you say keep it as is. You can also make a comment on. Ur twitter page you can send us an email at. Ournal at cspan. Org one of the contractors on the front page, there suspect a lot of time in the witness chair at the energy and commerce committee. Same headline and picture on the front page of the Washington Post. Representative kim murphy is on the committee. He is a republican from pennsylvania. Heres a little bit of what he had to say. As chairman of the Oversight Investigations Committee i have heard numerous promises from the Administration Officials that all is well with the healthcare law. Not true. Either these officials were shockingly unaware of what was happening inside their own agencies or deliberately misleading our committee and the public. This would all turn around. Two weeks before enrollment began we were told that consumers could go online, shop and enroll on october 1 heard not true. We were promised a website where people could easily c