[background noises] [background noises] [background noises] called the committee on transportation and the structure to order. I would ask an ms consent the chairman be authorized to declare a racist at any time during todays hearing. Without objection that is so ordered. As a reminder if went to answer the document to the record please also email it documents mail house. Go if you need that repeated talk to staff that got that. I would not recognize myself for the purposes of an Opening Statement. I want to think secretary buttigieg for being here today. We certainly have a lot to discuss. Thank you very much for coming in. As we near the two year mark since passing Infrastructure Investment and jobs act, my focus remains on oversight and the funding and ensuring buttons implement efficiently, effectively heres the letter of the law. Due to persistently high inflation americans continue to struggle to pay for food and clothing and gasoline. With her hard earned dollars. Companies in t
From that campus at about 10 48 this morning. Until we can confirm what if anything occurred, we will maintain the perimeter and continue to try to pinpoint the source of the location of the sound that was heard. If necessary, go building by building, office by office in clearing those buildings to ensure it is safe. Jenny any idea where that 911 call came from . Somebody inside the building . Any idea where that call originated from . I am sure that First Responders and investigators on the scene know that. Working with the dispatch center at walter reed. I have not been given that information. Jenny about how many officers of Montgomery County can you estimate are assisting . Many officers are assigned out of the Second District which covers the greater bethesda area which encompasses that camera the campus. All on duty tactical officers responded as well as, we put a call out to the other five Police Districts within the county to send a certain number of officers to assist. Marylan
And warm. Beginning to climb now into the low 80s. Our radar not showing showers around the metro area but a few popping up in frederick county, maryland. Parts of the central Shenandoah Valley and in the mountains. This is just beginning a rund of some showers and thundershowers that will begin to move in but not until later afternoon. Between now and then, sun shine in and out. Temperatures are mild and muggy. Reagan national now is at 82 degrees. Tom, thank you. Right now the search on for a man who murdered someone on a metro train. It happened at the noma metro stop. We are at the scene. Meghan, what are you hearing . It was a brazen murder. It happened in the middle of the day on the fourth of july on board a metro train. And now police are asking for your help in finding this man seen in the photo here. Hes an 18yearold man, jasper spires. The big fire works display down on the mall was just hours away. Metro was filled with people making their way to holiday events. Among them,
Words of warning now from the chief. This is serious business. This kills people. This is the holiday season. This is horrible. And for those that are listening out there, if youre a driver, and you decide to drink, why dont you think. Spend a little money and plan, take a taxi. Reporter Christie Edgar was held overnight. She was released this morning. Susan, back to you. All right, thanks so much, pat. A d. C. Public School Employee has been arrested on drug charges. News 4s Mark Segraves broke this story this morning, rita gray, accused of conspiracy to import at least five kilos of cocaine into the united states. Court documents say gray intentionally and knowingly conspired to bring the drugs in through florida, d. C. Police arrested her last wednesday. The drugs have a street value of about 500,000. Gray has been placed on the search is on for a group of men behind a brazen Home Invasion robbery overnight in Prince Georges County. Police tell us the suspects posed as Police Office
Committee will come to order. Last week, the Committee Held classified and unclassified sessions on the state of the world or more accurately, the state of the world environment in which the American Military must operate and u. S. National security must be protected. I was struck by the essential point general petraeus made that we face many threats and can overcome any of them except perhaps what we do to ourselves. Today, we turn to the state of the u. S. Military. I continue to be concerned and sometimes even disturbed by evidence that is accumulating on the damage inflicted upon our military in recent years and the stresses our forces are under. That damage comes from a variety of factors including budget cuts of 20 , continuing resolutions, the failure to recognize or at least admit and then address mounting readiness problems as well as the shrinking size of the force while keeping the tempo of operations high. There is certainly plenty of blame to go around between both parties