The coast, and it starts off dry. Temperatures around 25 to 30 degrees. Some light snow, maybe some sleet mixed in, mixing its way into sampson county. It moves out and we get nothing. To the further west, there is a brief the bank of leiters note on interstate five leiter snow. There may be isolated spots along 95. If it all is correct, nobody gets anything. Well watch the for the next couple of days. It does not look like a major winter storm. On the weekend, more winter precipitation by monday. More details and a bit. Anna we are glad to have you. A Wake County Sheriff deputy ambushed at a childs birthday party. Several suspects leeward the deputy outside and started beating him. Andrea spoke with them just a short time ago. Im sure the sheriff is very upset about this areas how did all of this happen . How is the deputy this afternoon . Reporter he is taking this very personally. This deputy and all others are like family to the sheriff. He is recovering at home. He did not go to t
Certainly my state as well. This also represents a milestone as members of this Committee Work to complete a multiyear highway bill the first time in a decade. And long overdue. With Service Transportation programs set to expire on friday, it is imperative we work quickly to reach a bipartisan and by cbicamybicameral agreeme. A number of issues happened to be particularly important to my state. For example, upgrading the freight corridors and interstate system that moved goods through my state to Global Markets every day and providing Additional Resources for Public Private partnerships and border infrastructure. Delivering investment certainty so we can plan for and deliver the highquality infrastructure that our country and my constituents deserve. This bill is important. But im proud to say the leadership in texas havent waited on the federal government. In november 2014, 80 of texans approved a Ballot Initiative that provides 1. 7 billion to upgrade and maintain the Transportation
Its a big day for the president ial candidates. Tonight is the iowa caucus. 8 is on your side during this election. We will have a report from iowa in 2 minutes. New this morning, a Pilot Project will be offered in two neighborhoods using chinese fiberoptic connections. Average cubans use online pay peruse services is. Bryan bennett with the weather. Reporter its a warm note especially considering its february 1st, and january is history. Starting off in the middle 60s, and thats warm. 66 in downtown tampa. Winds are light this morning. Locations, but not a big concern this morning. Satellite and radar picture showing theres a good deal of cloud cover and a few sprinkles falling in Sarasota County right now. Thats a few little sprinkles. Otherwise the headline will be warm temperatures topping off in the upper 70s tomorrow. We will be around 80 degrees. For the first week of february, its going to be a warm one. 80, thats like the temps in arizona. Right now in st. Pete, up to speed. N
Nomination, and 8 is on your side during this election. Keith cate will join us in 5 minutes with a report from iowa. New this morning, some cubans will have access to staterun internet at home. The Cuban Telecommunications service will be offered through chinese fiberoptic connections. Right now only diplomats can have broadband at home, and everyone else uses payperuse spots. Guyardo. And im gene ramirez. We are starting with warmer temperatures, and Bryan Bennett is going us. Reporter for february 1st, temperatures middle 60s. You probably dont need a jacket this morning. Its quiet, and we have a few clouds. Windshield wiper once or twice sprinkles. Not much in the way of rain today. Partly to mostly cloudy, maybe a rogue sprinkle, and this afternoon, partly cloudy skies, and a 10 chance of a light shower or sprinkle, and warm. High temperature near 77, and the tampa bay area will be in the upper 70s, if not 80 degrees, and a warm day, as gene said, and we are starting february on a
Those are some of the things that the Contingency Fund is about. It is a fund we have submitted for because we want to make sure there is a block that the funding will not be used only as needed, but we want to plan for things we cant exactly predict right now. Youve asked for some money for fda for vaccines. Would you speed it up, bring more people into the process, are there steps in an emergency situation like this that there is a way to go through them more quickly or go around them to get to the end product quicker . Yes, sir. We have seen that in process right now. The Congress Gave us emergency use authorization that would allow us to approve diagnostics quickly. Weve used that authorization six times. Fda has used it six times. We approved from start to finish in 36 hours. One of those diagnostics. With regard to other emergency authorities that fda has, we have approved drugs. What happens is when a drug is not approved, if a clinician asks fda for approval for that individual