Be specific, and just to be mindful of time, noting especially that our muni equity strategy is our last agenda item, and i would like us to give that item sufficient attention, and id like to get to that item at a reasonable hour. So thank you all in advance for your cooperation and support on moving efficiently through our agenda. Please call the roll. The roll director Heminger Heminger present director henderson here. Henderson. Present. Director henry. Here. Kinsey. Present. Director. So here. So present. Chair. Eken. Here. Eken. Present. Director. Tarloff is not expected today, but may join this later. After. Later this afternoon. We are expecting director shortly. For the record, i note that director hinchey is attending this meeting remotely. Director hinsey is reminded that she must appear on camera throughout the meeting and in order to speak or vote on any items, places you on item number three. The ringing and use of cell phones and similar sound producing Electronic Device
Director. Kahina here kahina present chair. Ekin here. Ekin present. For the record, i note that director hinsey is attending this meeting remotely. Director hinsey is reminded that she must appear on camera throughout the meeting and in order to speak or vote on any items places you on. Item number three the ringing use of cell phones and similar sound producing Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meeting. The chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone or other similar sound producing Electronic Device places you on. Item number four approval of minutes for the november 21st regular meeting. Thank you directors. Are there any changes to the november 20th one minutes . Yes seeing none, well open Public Comment for anyone in the room on the november 20th one minutes. Seeing none, please open a remote at this time. Well move to remote Public Comment not to exceed a total time of ten minutes. Members of the publ
C. P. R. On carol glover who died that day. He says he was on the train an hour before being evacuated. It was way too long for the people on our car to get the help that they needed. So you know an hour cant survive in an hour if youre really in trouble. Today, the mayor said an initial report on the incident will be released in the next 48 hours. From our point of view we have to make sure that the Response Time for our department responded in every every fast and safe way possible. Fire Service Consultant dave statter questions the timing of many aspects of the response. Certainly if youre on that train, its an eternity. But the firefighters do have to make sure theyre safe. In the end carol glover was taken to the hospital at 4 25 p. M. More than an hour after eyewitnesses reported first seeing smoke. As for that report that it was released within 48 hours, it will also include hours of radio traffic information as well as interviews from first responders. As for metro, we called t
Southern and eastern suburbs. There is the updated map for you and certainly a lot more it talk about here over the course of the next hour. Back with you shortly, alison. Ok doug. As always, 7 on your side during the Winter Weather both on air and on line. You can track the forecast on facebook and twitter. You can download the app and good morning washington will be helping you to navigate around any problem. Thats tomorrow morning. Back to the top story, the investigation of the smoke that filled the metro tunnel. It cost one woman her life and left dozens more injured or sickened. Tonight, the abc 7 team is covering the aspects of the search for answers. Well have more on the woman who died and the survivors in just a moment. But first though Horace Holmes is live with where the investigation stands tonight. Horace . Alison first of all, i want to pass on information that we just got from the d. C. Medical examiner about the victim who has died in this event. D. C. Medical examiner
Arrived and got water flowing, it was too late for any possible rescues. They had to fight the fire from the outside. It is a heartbreaking thing for anybody. And reminds us to be humble in our living. Back live now. You can see the firefighters still working. Theyve been putting a ladder up against that chimney. A minute ago he was up there with a sledgehammer trying to break away some of the blocks. They are still trying to get at these hot spots. This is a huge fire ground. I think you saw that from our helicopter shots. So big, in fact that anne arundel fire officials have asked for help from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. A special a. T. F. Team is on the way here now. But they say theyre not even going to be able to get the equipment they need assembled until really tomorrow night. Perhaps even wednesday. Well have much more on that coming up at 6 00. In annapolis, brad bell abc 7 news. All right, brad. Thank you. And the pyle family was known throughout that commun