Were going to convene a committee on Homeland Security. Were going to ask the members of the press to please part the center aisle so members can have access to the witnesses. The committees meeting today to receive testimony on global terrorism threats to the homeland part two. Good morning, the committee, as i indicated, is meeting to hear from four expert witnesses on where we are as of this date with threats to the homeland. This committee was created in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of september 11th, 2001. Since the establishment of the department of Homeland Security, the committee has focused on insuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this responsibility seriously, as has every chairman of this committee. This is why its been the committees practice to hold a hearing to assess Global Threats to the homeland and evaluate the federal governments efforts to confront them. Congress and the American People deserve to hear about the t
Were going to ask the members of the press to please part the center aisle so members can have access to the witnesses. The committees meeting today to receive testimony on global terrorism threats to the homeland part two. Good morning, the committee, as i indicated, is meeting to hear from four expert witnesses on where we are as of this date with threats to the homeland. This committee was created in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of september 11th, 2001. Since the establishment of the department of Homeland Security, the committee has focused on insuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this responsibility seriously, as has every chairman of this committee. This is why its been the committees practice to hold a hearing to assess Global Threats to the homeland and evaluate the federal governments efforts to confront them. Congress and the American People deserve to hear about the threats we face directly from the official charge with ou
Counties across northern and Central California will have their electricity shut off as a precaution starting just after midnight. Nearly 800,000 customers will be affected overall. Pg e is warning the people who arent in the shut off phone could still lose power because of the windy conditions. Lets take a look at the planned power shut off by numbers. As you can see the most affected area is Sonoma County with more than 66,000 being told they will lose power. The number of outages in marin county has not yet been announced. It is important to remember that not every customer in each county will experience a blackout. Henry lee begins our coverage and he is live with more on what the city and residents are doing to prepare for this. Reporter thousands of residents here could have their power cut off as early as midnight. Many here are getting ready and city officials are warning people that this power outage could last for days. Power will likely be shut off for thousands in Alameda C
Customers in the bay area. We have life Team Coverage at the Pg E Emergency Operations Center and on the preparations being taken in the south bay. Our meteorologist is tracking the winds that are causing so much concern. We begin with greatly who is in lafayette where people are scrambling to get ready and stocking up on needed supplies. More than 40,000 customers in Contra Costa County alone will lose power tonight and that includes in lafayette where people have been rushing to places like this ace hardware to make sure they are prepared for the outage. Once ron got word pg e would shut off his power, he left work early and rushedto the sto up and he wasnt alone. Several pallets of water completely empty. People are getting ready because the stores are more crowded than ever. The Police Departments estimate 21,000 customers will go dark in the marinda area. Police departments sent notices to residents last night to prepare before pg e finalized its plans. Giving residence a heads up
And caltrans took action that will affect the morning commute. Giant generators were brought into the caldecott tunnel, a major traffic route to the east bay. Caltrans is using it to keep the tunnel lights and fans on or risk a traffic nightmare. The tunnels themselves have very large fans that circulate to make sure the exhaust from the cars are actually taken out of the tunnels. Caltrans first thought some of the four boers in the tunnel would have to be shut down but bringing in those generators may correct that problem. The tunnel on highway 1 near pacifico is also open this morning. There were concerns about that closing. Caltrans brought in more generators there. A double slide thousands of commuters use that slide on the kim attevo toast every day. Were talking about this because weather will be a big issue this morning but first lets check in with sal for look at the commute. You heard it. The caldecott title in the lantos tunnel will be open and that is good news. Right now we