President obama, fema, the rest of the administrations team working hand in glove with their state team. In this case there was really a team. As i like to say there is no i in the word team. I should have the army corps of engineers has been particular in responding to Hurricane Sandy. Over the years, funded by a series of storm protection projects in maryland are polite, robust and strong, healthy systems. These types of projects criticized at the time by some on my opinion because they performed exceptionally well during sandy black hundreds of millions, maybe billions of dollars in damage. Ashur protection withstand storm surge in better then baked circe wells while also enhancing the environment. Although the project on our coast of their job, they were weakened or in the storm not require repairs so were not for mobility future storms. Unfortunately the northeast midatlantic received more frequent and larger storms like standing in the future. The 70 to find costeffective ways to
Investigation into how panorama secured its interview with his mother is a step in the right direction. Covid in care homes scientists who advised the government admit they never checked how the virus could be spread by staff working in multiple homes. And, a £300 million rescue package for 11 sports, struggling without spectators because of coronavirus. And coming up we look ahead to tonights announcement of the booker prize winner for 2020. Ill speak to last years joint winner, bernadine evaristo, in just over half an hour. Good afternoon. Theres more encouraging news today about Coronavirus Vaccines. Researchers from Oxford University say the vaccine theyre working on shows a promising immune response so far in people in their 60s and 70s. Crucial further tests still need to be carried out and the vaccine isnt yet at the same stage as similar jabs being developed by pfizer and moderna. The uk has ordered 100 million doses of the oxford vaccine if it eventually receives regulatory a
Government and who knows what. And yet very little has happened. So were operating in a kind of a curve with exposes. Years ago there were far fewer exposes, and more happened. We had people in congress who with took these seriously, we had some judges who took some of them seriously. We had people in the white house who signed off on legislation under Lyndon Johnson and new york stock nixon. Nixon was the last republican to be afraid of liberals. He signed bills he loathed, he signed the Environmental Protection agency bill, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration bill, signed the safety bill, and he wanted more. He actually was the last to propose to congress a minimum incomes plan to reduce poverty and a drug policy plan that focused on rehabilitation, not incarceration. They didnt pass. He also supported Voting Rights for people here and in the District Of Columbia, americas foremost colony. This is richard nixon. So when we look back at richard nixon, it was from nostalg
In addition, the grow america act will further build on that 21 successes and support the departments Safety Initiatives by improving pmmsas ability to oversee the safe transportation of Hazardous Materials. It will give phmsa to allow to give orders to industries to cease activities without prior notice in response to emergency situations. Similar authority is already held by fra and phmsa, and increase d. O. T. s ability to stop unsafe conditions or practices that may threaten life, personal injury or harm to property or the environment. Grow america will also enhance communities and improve safety by expanding hazardous Registration Requirements and improve the effectiveness of phmsas Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness grants program. These are just a few of the many ways map 21 and grow america act can and will provide further safeguards against Hazardous Materials transportation risks for american communities. As ive stated earlier, phmsa is committed to improving Transpor
Talking about moving Hazardous Materials across the country, the backyards, the main streets of america, both the railroad and Petroleum Industries have been given a public trust, and complying with regulations is not enough. Safety is our ultimate goal. Absolutely, we think it is great when Industries Come together and agree on a cooperative, collaborative basis to take steps that have not yet put into regulations. Do you feel that the railroads negotiated in good faith during the voluntary negotiations that took place . I have no reason to view anything otherwise. I guess i would ask administrate er do you support the voluntary agreement with the railroads with regard to the speed reduction. We all want safety. Thats the number one concern. We all want that. We want to make sure that the tank cars that are being refitted, possibly, and i know theres some railroads that are taking the lead on that in trying to move forward to make sure that we move certain materials in the most safe w