During the hearing, she discussed infrastructure projects, highway and rail safety, investment into the theons ports, and discretionary Grant Programs that address the needs of rural and urban areas. Rep. Price the subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. Im pleased to kick off our subcommittee hearing season for this and other subcommittees by examining the fiscal year 2021 budget request for the department of transportation. Secretary chao, welcome back and thank you for joining us. Glad to have you here. Infrastructure serves as the foundation for our economy and our quality of life. It facilitates the flow of goods and services, connects people to employment and educational opportunities, and plays a significant role in our nations overall welfare. Theres no question our country requires a massive infusion of investment to repair deficient bridges, restore transit systems to a state of good repair, improve our ports, and build new runways for our airports. We must also make f
Generally be in the 7075 range from northeast to southwest. Plan on a southwest wind of 1015 mph. Overall, its tough to beat this in november this pattern should continue through wednesday, with a storm system set to move across the area later thursday and especially thursday night. Rain will likely accompany this system into friday morning with a return to cooler, more seasonable conditions for the weekend. Have a great day today mostly sunny high 7177 winds sw 1015 alo 73 dbq 70 iow 74tonight mostly clear low 4551 winds s 510 alo 45 dbq 45 iow 48tomorrow mostly sunny high 6874 winds s 1015 alo 71 dbq 70 iow 71tomorrow night mostly clear low 4753 winds s 510 alo 52 dbq 50 iow 50 lawmakers in iowa want to make sure every driver in the state is insured. The law says if you dont have car insurance, you could face penalties. But some say a lot of people arent getting that needed coverage. 17 35 45 i think its a bigger problem then most people realize, nearly one in five on the upper end o
Lawmakers in iowa want to make sure every driver in the state is insured. The law says if you dont have car insurance, you could face penalties. But some say a lot of people arent getting that needed coverage. 17 35 45 i think its a bigger problem then most people realize, nearly one in five on the upper end of our statistics. Some believe it might be one in four. Iowa state senator Jeff Danielson says the current law is passive because people dont get caught unless theres a crash or unless someone gets pulled over. Hes working on legislation to create an uninsured motorist database that would send out notices to people who arent following the law, threatening a license revocation. Its an effort to reduce the number of drivers without that insurance coverage. The Cedar Rapids Department says about 11percent of the total number of citations are insurancerelated. Agents say theres a way you can help to protect yourself. 17 19 39 we always recommend uninsured, underinsured motorist covera
Waterloo teenager are praying for his safe return. No one has seen 18year old moe sed for a week and a half. Supporters gathered at the First Baptist church in waterloo for a vigil for sed yesterday. The West High School student was last seen october 22nd. Police issued an operation locate during the search. Now, seds parents and teachers say they hope faith can help. We worry every minute, every hour, and we support each other mom, dad, brother. We hope that we can do it. I think that we can find him. Its been really difficult you never dream that one of your students are going to missing and you have to help look for them, and do whatever you can to help his family and support them. Everyone at the service last night lit a candle, and took home a flyer in hopes that someone might find sed. Girl in cedar rapids. Laney curfman was last seen around 1 yesterday morning at her home in the 100 block of 38th street ne. She has a medical condition and had been off her medication. If youve se
Inside. Stop by come get me. Theres been a shooting in the training center. And please come get me. I tried to go in but i was stopped at the door. They said they had everything locked down and i attempted several times but the officers wouldnt let me in. Reporter but again all the kids now are out everybody has been out of the building now for some time. The police are not releasing the name of the victim as yet because theyre still trying to notify relatives. They say there have not been any other violent incidents here at the Rose Hill Community center, that this is pretty unusual. Were live here in delaware, im dann cuellar, channel6 action news. Back to you, jim. Thank you dann. Tristate area has been trying to cope with bitter cold today and now we have the approach of snow. We have a twofer tonight. It did hit 3 degrees this morning in philadelphia. That made waiting for the bus a particular challenge today. It also led to an icy surface for the schuylkill and delaware rivers. B