The storm began before noon increased in dramatic intensity and then finally tapered off toward midnight. That evening. This hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded national event. In the history of the United States. Watch all of our events from galveston, saturday at noon eastern oncspan 2s book tv. Barbara mikulski is announcing her retirement this morning in baltimore. She addressed the media this morning. She is 78. A high land town native and maryland senior senator. She served in the senate since 1987. Up for reelection next year. Shae became the longest serving woman in the history of congress in 2012. First lekked to the house in 1976. That announcement happening this morning at 11 00 eastern, which is right about now. Up next, water experts discuss significant challenges affecting rural areas. They testified friday before a house energy subcommittee. They also addressed upgrading Water Systems and the need for more access to funding and regulatory compliance. I woul
Of wide consultation joint contribution and shared benefits. We will carry out equal consultation and respect independent choice of other countries. We will be sensitive to ensure transparency and openness, align the initiative with the Development Strategies of participants and create synergy with existing Regional Cooperation mechanisms. The vision of this initiative is common development. And the goal is winwin progress through cooperation. If i may use a musical metaphor it is not just a chinese solo, but a symphony performed by all relative countries. Thank you. Against the background of western sanctions on russia and a sharp depreciation of the ruble. How will china carry out cooperation with russia especially the energy and financial sectors. And what will china and russia do to further strengthen their coordination and cooperation in international affairs. The china russia relationship is not dick tated by International Facilities and does not target any third parties. Thanks
In 2015, we will do a lot under the two themes of peace and development. We will work with International Community to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the worlds antifascist war. To draw lessons from history and make china strive for peace. The 17th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations this year will be a Good Opportunity for us to take an active part in the u. N. S Development summit and International Cooperation on Climate Change. We will play a constructive role for the sbless of the developing countries. Thank you. In recent years, more and more chinese citizens made outbound visits and we see a good example of that in the justpassed chinese new year. What will the Chinese Foreign ministry do to facilitate the outbound visits of chinese citizens and protect their legitimate rise in interests overseas. This is a very good question and i think many journalists may be interested in knowing the answer. Last year for the first time, chinese citizens made more
People can get by without power for a while but not water. I called the association, and they found an emergency generator for me and delivered them to the communities at no charge. Since the circuit riders know everybody in the state they were able to borrow some again ators from northern communities not impacted by the hurricane. And have the generators delivered to get the Drinking Water and sanitation restored immediately. The circuit riders also had the technical know how to size the right voltage and drive a backhoe if needed to clear the streets and dig up ruptured lines. All of this type of assistance is essential to restore water supply in an emergency. I called the separator out to help me. A community of about 1,000 homes to find the line break, causing a loss of water from any homes. The circuit rider came with advanced radar equipment that can precisely identify the location of the break which on this day happened to be in the woods. Congress shares this technical resource
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