A budget crisis for the Golden Gate Bridge district. Good evening, im alan martin. Im elizabeth cook. Board directors were faced with either raising the toll or cutting jobs. Don ford on the tough decision made just a few hours ago. Reporter the Golden Gate Bridge is in financial trouble. Serious financial trouble. Today, the board of directors took action. The Golden Gate Bridge is looking at a 48 million shortfall. The bridge says southbound traffic crossing the gate is significantly down. Bus ridership is down by 75 . And is down a shocking 96 . About 155 employees would be laid off. The total number of affected positions is a little over 200 and we have about 840 employees. So about a quarter of our workforce will be impacted. Reporter the decisions were made this morning on a conference call. One of the choices was to raise the total by two dollars, making it eight dollars to cross. That idea was rejected. Our board decided that on ballots, the best thing to do is to strike a bala
Political future in the balance the top court hears the final arguments to a new power sharing deal. Welcome to the program the search for a Coronavirus Vaccine has been given a massive boost leaders from the e. U. And other nations have pledged billions of dollars for research a Video Conferencing including president s prime Ministers Health officials and donors is aiming to raise 8500000000. 00 to speed up the process the United States where nearly 70000. 00 people have died didnt participate the World Health Organizations director general says just developing a vaccine is not enough general help has more from oxford. Scientists here at Oxford University are at the forefront in the search for both a vaccine and for successful drug treatments that could be saving lives will be for a vaccine becomes widely available well earlier i spoke to professor Martin Landry hes heading the worlds. Largest Clinical Trial for covert 19 looking at existing drugs off the shelf medicines if you like t
Claims that the virus originated in the lab in hand calling on washington to provide evidence and masks by the 1000000 the challenge facing a factory in afghanistan as it works to provide much needed protective equipment. Welcome to the Program World leaders organizations and banks have come together to pledge 8000000000. 00 for research into Coronavirus Vaccine now this comes as europes worst affected country italy has begun loosening tough social restrictions and that means people can now go back to work visit family and some businesses are reopening after 8 weeks in lockdown alexia brian begins our coverage. For how good theyve been waiting for for 2 months. Old grandfather and granddaughter. Re united. During the korean teen we were desperate because now i call you can speak for how excited i am too excited we have only seen her with video calls for 2 months but it was not the same it couldnt be the same. Quarter when i saw her my heart stopped it seemed to be a century since id se
The subcommittee on oversight investigations will come to order. Subcommittee is meeting to hear testimony examining decades of data manipulation at the United States geological survey. Under Committee Rule 4 f, any oral Opening Statements at hearings are limited to the chairman of the ranking minority member. Therefore, i would ask unanimous consent that all other members Opening Statements will be made part of the hearing record if theyre submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today. Hearing no objection, so ordered. I will now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. Today, well be examining decades of data manipulation that occurred within the the u. S. Geological surveys as well as failure to take corrective measures. Usgs is considered to be the Gold Standard as scientific integrity and reliability. That image has now been indeliliably stained. Incredibly, this committee has learned usgs had shut down the lab from the i. G. Months after it happened. In 2015, the
The subcommittee on oversight investigations will come to order. Subcommittee is meeting to hear testimony examining decades of data manipulation at the United States geological survey. Under Committee Rule 4 f, any oral Opening Statements at hearings are limited to the chairman of the ranking minority member. Therefore, i would ask unanimous consent that all other members Opening Statements will be made part of the hearing record if theyre submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today. Hearing no objection, so ordered. I will now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. Today, well be examining decades of data manipulation that occurred within the the u. S. Geological surveys as well as failure to take corrective measures. Usgs is considered to be the Gold Standard as scientific integrity and reliability. That image has now been indeliliably stained. Incredibly, this committee has learned usgs had shut down the lab from the i. G. Months after it happened. In 2015, the