Secretary sanders good afternoon. I apologize for the delay. I had to make sure the governor of texas was able to complete his briefing we came out and you guys were able to Pay Attention to that. I will keep the click up her at the top so we can get your questions. The president , his Homeland Security team, and his entire administration continue to focus on the lives and safety of those affected by Hurricane Harvey in texas and louisiana. Yesterday at the direction of the Vice President , the labor secretary, transportation secretary, Energy Secretary perry, v. A. Secretary shall can, and acting Homeland Security secretary traveled to the area to assess damage. The president declared a proclamation declaring the sunday a national day of prayer for those affected by the hurricane, and just this afternoon, the president heard from the heads of the Salvation Army and the Southern Baptist association on disaster relief. As gail mcgovern, the president American Red Cross said, the America
Now, and we have heat advisories in effect for those coastal areas. So we will continue to track some very high heat as we go through the day, and looking at temperatures that will soar over 100 degrees in the trivalley as well as the delta and in parts of the north bay. Ill have a look at that and the full microclimate forecast coming up a little bit later. Thanks, kari. Right now pg e is concerned about the impact excessive heat is going to have on pourt grthe grid. Sharon joins us at fremont, and theyre warning us to be ready for power outages. Thats right, kris and marcus, and its very interesting. Weve been here all morning, as you know. There hasnt been much activity where the backup trance forsfor are kept, but were trying to confirm with p grg and e if the is a power outage right now. They said it was so hot yesterday that most people probably left their airconditioning on through the evening, so that didnt allow the transformers to cool down overnight. They have extra crew on
But there you go. So good for you. Stuart big deal. Neil all right, in the meantime, we are following these developments, stuart pointed out thats a what were facing now here. Because of whats going on in texas and the unusual camaraderie youve seen across all political lines ignored in this as they should be its improving the odds not only for getting emergency relief here, but also for getting that tax break which will be spelled out in the days ahead. Now, as gary cohn of the National Economic council chief, had told stuart, the broad blue prints are now known, and what we long suspected has been now virtually confirmed, and now the battle begins. To texas republican congressman Roger Williams on how that ensues. I know youve got a lot to worry about in your own state, so i know youre fixated on that, as you should be. Because of the unique camaraderie and bipartisanship thats been shown, it is actually going to improve the odds for getting something done on tax cuts. Do you buy tha
Missions, helping to save the lives of texans and express my gratitude to both individuals as well as First Responders from louisiana for being such tremendous humanitarians. A pressing issue in texas is the issue of fuel. Now, this is an issue that is pressing in part because of a reaction to some media reports, where the facts are that theres plenty of fuel, plenty of gasoline, in the United States of america. Theres plenty of gasoline in the state of texas. All that said, we are ensuring an even greater supply of gasoline so we can tamp down any concern about accessibility to fuel that people may want to access over the course of the coming Labor Day Weekend. Working with all sectors of the oil and gas community, from refineries to pipelines. From operators, strucking companies and retailers. We have worked in the past 2448 hours to alleviate concerns about access to gasoline and to ensure that more gasoline will be coming or is already coming to the state of texas. Working with our
Been your kinds reports President Trump and his aides drafted it the New York Times reports President Trump and his aides drafted it days before the white house let comey go. A letter written by Deputy Attorney general robberson stein was later used to fire comey the kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has told supporters that the Supreme Court justice and his crooks decided to take away his win. He spoke out in nairobi after the court nullified his election. President kenyatta i respect it. I disagree with it, because millions of kenyans made their choice, and 6 people have decided that they will go against the will of the people. Kenyas Supreme Court says the Election Commission committed illegalities and irregularities after Opposition Leader raila odinga challenge the vote. Global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. I am mark crumpton. This is bloomberg. Julia live from bloombergs World Headquarters in new york, im julia chatter