Test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test. Icss you you zblempblts. Good morning, everyone. I want to thank the great people of the state of virginia for organizing a series of events commemorating the 400year anniversary of the arrival of enslaved africans. I want to thank all of the community and elected leaders here to participate on behalf of the 55 member strong Congressional Black Caucus. This is the largest number of africanamericans ever elected to congress. And in congress, bbc members hold major positions of leadership and have accomplished significant change through legislative victory. One of the most significant legislative victories of the year was accomplished by your own representatives, representative bobby scott, who, by the way, i know you are aware is the chair of what is the most important committees in congre
To begin our program, please welcome the honorable donnie artech, mayor of the city of hampton. [applause] please take your seats. Good morning and welcome to the 400th anniversary of the first african landing commemorative ceremony. It is my honor to welcome Governor Ralph Northam and first lady pamela northam, Lieutenant Governor justin fairfax, attorney general mark herring, senator mark warner and senator tim kaine. U. S. Representative bobby scott and representative elaine luria of virginia. Representative karen bass of california, and representative william clay of missouri, speaker of the house of delegates burkland cox. Bonsaiounselor lawrence of the apathy of her wanda former Virginia Governor cheryl , liles, former Virginia Governor robert mcdonald, former missouri governor eric greitens, former representatives james moran and mf payne, chief judge Roger Gregory of the First Circuit court of appeals members of the governors , cabinet, members of the virginia General Assembly,
[applause] please take your seats. The morning and welcome to 400th anniversary commemorative ceremony. It is my honor to welcome the lady, thend the First Lieutenant governor justin fairfax, the attorney general, senator mark warner, and senator tim kaine. Scottepresentative bobby and a representative from virginia. Bass andative karen from missouri. Speaker of the house of for thes, first counsel embassy of wanda. ,he former Virginia Governor the former Virginia Governor robert mcdonald, the former missouri governor greitens, former representatives james payne, members of the governors cabinet, members of the virginia General Assembly, including senate ,ajority leader Thomas Norment portsmouth mayor john wrote, the members of the 400 years African American history federal museum, Deputy Assistant secretary of fish and wildlife parks, National Parks service officials, including daniel lla,h and david ve members of the Hampton City Council and other special guests. On behalf of the mem
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. Tonight, hundreds of firefighters are battling another wildfire in the west, a fire fed by the heat and drought. Today, government forecasters told us a change in the long term weather pattern is coming that could bring more moisture to the area, and fewer fires, along with a slowerthanusual hurricane season. They predict eight to 13 tropical storms during the season, which begins june 1, with three to six of them becoming hurricanes. We have two reports on the extreme weather. First, carter evans on the wildfire tonight in central arizona. Reporter the fire is burning in a canyon just a few miles from the popular tourist town of sedona. High wind grounded water dropping aircraft yesterday, and the fire grew from 800 acres to nearly 5,000 in just six hours. Calmer conditions allowed the aerial attack to resume this morning, but by midafternoon, wind gusts reache
Virginia Beach City Public Schools returned to the classroom on Monday, August 28, kicking off the 2023-2024 school year earlier than usual. The district has normally returned after Labor Day.