I want to thank gary for his to improve rts Economic Development and wish im nothing but the best in a elldeserved retirement. Mr. Speaker, i rise to bring attention to kentuckys avoidable economic failures during this very serious pandemic. Unfortunately covid19 has taken a harsh toll on the economies of all 50 states. However, harmful policies from democratrun states have only made the problem worse. At a time when we should be encouraging the safe reopening of our economy, kentuckys governor recently issued an order shutting down schools and indoor dining. Kentuckys restaurants were already suffering from the last round of shutdowns. And this shortsighted order will only cause more pain and suffering. To make matters worse, our governor is producing no data to justify the need to shut down businesses which have dramatically adjusted to the challenges presented by covid19. And in the end of inperson learning will only create more challenges for students and teachers. Furthermore, it
It means well be hit with a great deal of snow, ice and wind. The snow is expected to be heavy and wet, which could mean Power Outages as well. Because of the snow, metro access is suspending Service Monday at 4 00, thats this afternoon. It will not run at all on tuesday. Metro says service will be restored when its safe to do so. But it is not setting a time for that yet. The metro Access Call Center is contacting affected customers to reschedule trips. When were expecting snow, you can also expect to see crowded grocery stores. Our cameras caught the crowds inside trader joes. This one on 25th street in southwest d. C. That looks like a regular saturday. One customer said the line was out the door at one point. It wasnt until i came in and i saw the line out theiz and i better stock up. If you still need to stock up, get to the store soon. The snow will begin after rush hour. Drivers are sliding off a snowcovered highway in the midwe midwest. Tough Road Conditions there. This is in i
Panel of scholars discuss how the United States and the United Kingdom cooperated to train Intelligence Officers in the developing world. The panel also explores the different ways the americans and the soviets understood and cultivated espionage and intelligence during the cold war. This hour and 30 minute event is part of a larger conference led welcome, everyone. History and Public Policy program at the Woodrow Wilson center for scholars. I am thrilled and delighted and privileged to welcome all of you to the wilson center, and to this annual meeting of the association of International Intelligence history. That is cosponsored by the association, the wilson center, and the German Historical Institute. Which will be hosting a fun saturday morning. Delighted to see so many familiar and new faces. Delighted to have so many leading experts on intelligence history and Intelligence Matters from both sides of the atlantic here with us today. We are also throw that this event will be taped
It is hosted by the Woodrow Wilson center in washington dc. Welcome to the panel exchanging intelligence, exchanging data. Todaye three panelists who will give a paper. We start to my left with john fox. This paper will examine the role of the fbi and the formative years of the Transatlantic Partnership and focusing on the first decade of the cold war. That will try to give a Historical Perspective on recent discussions around the. Sa post9 11 activities , a paper that would look at the partnership or conversation within the context of intelligence organizations and organizational degree and look at it within the idea of intelligent studies and what it tells us about cooperation of the nsa and its partners. I and the curator of the International Spy museum here in washington dc. John, and right to fbi historian. His articles have appeared everywhere. He has a lot of pieces on the fbis website. Contributed chapters in several books and you can see him on the news, and he was a key playe
Frank Asheville Regional Airport has charged some uber drivers with criminal trespassing. Tammy news 13s zack green is live at the airport. Why is there a problem with the system . Zack theyre all stemming from uber drivers not having an permit. While the application may seem easy enough, uber drivers are falling short. Joe is heading off to work. But as a full time uber driver, hes now on alert when picking up his riders. The popular ride share app is running in to issues. That makes pick a passenger up at an airport and charge them a fee for a service, then they typically have to apply for a permit. Quickly turning in to legal problems. Theyre sending out cease and desist letters to all the drivers. If they catch them again whether it be dropping off or picking up, theyre giving them a criminal summons to go to court and charge them with a crime. Zack airport Officials Say its simply getting the Ground Transport permimi that will alleviate all the issues. We certainly welcome them he