Bishop, for allowing me this time. Part of my amendment is in the en bloc and it deals with wastewater treatment. No person in america living in this country should be allowed to not have adequate plumbing. This is why ive introduced an amendment asking the usda to pry or oties our ongoing efforts to address failing septic systems in Rural Communities. Approximately 20 of americans are responsible for the installation and maintenance of their own sewage disposal systems, which isnt provided by their municipalities or their county government. At least 200,000 families live in homes that have a lack of sewage system altogether. We offer little assistance to people who live in unincorporated areas to have basic water and sewer. Rural communities across this country struggle with this issue. Just this week, i read lots and lots of articles that dealt with failure of those folks in Rural Communities to have adequate sewage systems. This amendment is a part of a multiyear effort to address t
Brentwood in vacaville which have been holding on to 70s consistently your past few evenings have gotten a little cooler this morning. So nice to get a break from the heat. Todays daytime highs will be upper 80s at the very warmest little bit of gray this morning. But a good dose of sun later on. As for your roads looking just as good as that forecast today were easy breezy across the bay bridge. Only 11 minutes to make your crossing. Havent seen a single back up at the bay bridge toll plaza all morning. Its truly been a friday 70. Oh, bridge. A 14 minute drive. All looking at the Richmond Center fell. Thats at 12 minutes. Youre only backup right there at the tolls, but its not taking the long Golden Gate Bridge 20 minutes, which is pretty close to the limit from novato to the toll plaza darya james. All right. Thanks a lot, john. It is 701. In the breaking news that were following this morning is out of the east bay where theres Major Police Activity. Happening right now in martinez.
Shore. Ive got more details on this weekends forecast. Still to come, roadways looking great. Its been an easy drive across the bay bridge this morning. Very quiet. We have not seen a single back up through the toll plaza. Fair amount of us making our way across the san mateo bridge but not slowing things down too much. Little slow down through the tolls at the Richmond Center fell but only 14 minutes to make your crossing and the golden gate bridge. 24 minutes from novato through the tolls. But things also moving along a ok darya james. Thanks a lot. 8 oclock. Now we want to get back to the breaking news that were following in martinez. Theres police Major Incident kron fours Tiffany Justice live at the scene with the latest. Tiffany. Yes, a mobile command vehicle from the Martinez Police department here is here is here on scene right now. We do know that you are looking markers placed on the ground right next to that Police Vehicle so we can confirm. That a shooting was involved. The
Not resulting in a whole lot of visibility issues. But you can see here where we are seeing that marine layer scooted through and intruding way further inland this morning. Thats why were all down into the 60s. We had been holding on to the 70s the past few evenings in areas like brent, what in vacaville. But now youre the coolest youve been all week long with those mid 60s in brentwood, 68 in vacaville low 60s in spotlight berkeley as well as billy. How and San Francisco later on today. Upper 80s at the very warmest some upper 70s along the bay shore doesnt sound so bad after this past hot week that we just stop. I may be breaking down. Everything you need to know for the weekend. Still ahead, as for euros, were doing fine out there. The bay bridge is at 12 minutes right now to make your crossing. We do have the metering lights on, but its only resulting in fell at 8 minutes as youre driving across it. And finally, the Golden Gate Bridge, not even talking a whole lot of fog out there.
Thank you. Im going to give you the last word. Thank you all for joining, and thank you for having us. Thank you all very much. Next, a discussion about congressional efforts on trade policy, enforcement, and access to global markets. Republican representative Adrian Smith Nebraska and the Vice President of gap inc. Took part in the discussion. Smith criticizes the Biden Administration for not doing enough on trade. Thank you, everybody, for your patience with us. I would like to welcome to the stage congressman adrian smith with Stephanie Lester gap think of gap inc. Thank you for sticking with us for the closing session of the 2024 Washington International trade conference. We are delighted to welcome our final speaker on stage. Hes a good friend of the trade community, the chairman of the house ways and Means Committee and subcommittee, adrian smith of nebraskas third congressional district, which im told is 65,000 square miles, one of the largest nonatlarge districts in the country