Wildfire year response and Recovery Efforts will come to order. Thank you for joining with the deputy chief for forestry at usda. After brief opening remarks, the hearing will open to questions. Members will be recognized in order of seniority, alternating between the majority and minority members. When you are recognized, youll be asked to unmute your microphone, and youll have five minutes to ask your question and or make a comment. In order to get as many questions as possible, the timer will stay consistently visible on your screen. Thank you for joining us here today in washington and online. For this critical hearing on the wildfires ravaging the western United States. We have all seen the footage from california, oregon and washington. It is surreal, and it is terrifying. I want to talk today about what we can do to meet the needs and face the challenges presented by this unprecedented wildfire season out west and elsewhere. Deputy chief phipps, thank you for joining us today an
We will hear from the u. S. Forest service at this u. S. House agricultural subcommittee meeting. This hearing of the subcommittee conservation and forestry titled the 2020 while very dear response and Recovery Efforts will come to order. Welcome and thank you for joining todays hearing with mr. John phipps did deputy chief for state and private forestry. After a brief opening remarks the hearing will open to questions. Members will be recognized in order of seniority alternating between majority and minority members. When you are recognized to be asked to unmute your microphone and you will have five minutes to ask your question or make a comment. In order to get as many questions as possible the timer will stay consistently visible on your screen. Thank you for joining us here today in washington and on line for this critical hearing on the wildfires ravaging the western United States. We have all seen the footage from california oregon and washington. It is a real and it is terrifyi
Sky fox. To demonstrators, you cant see it from this picture but demonstrators are gathering at the bay bridge, Golden Gate Bridge and the dumbarton bridge. Is possible, underscore possible , that the protests might cause problems for the evening commute we will continue to follow the story and keep you up dated the moment we get new developments. Heres a live look from the plaza in oakland. To demonstrators are expected to gather there at any moment. There are a handful of people there now. It looks like there are some poster boards there with pictures. Im not exactly sure what those pictures show. Im guessing though, it is probably people who were killed in incidents with Police Officers. We are working to get more information on that. As we do, we will bring it to you. Again, the protest is set to begin around 5 00 tonight. In louisville kentucky a kerf a curfew will remain as people prepare for protest. Thousands people for the protesting side are expected to show up. 125 demonstra
Yeah, and, you know, unfortunately, like you said, those fears from the lightning strikes was they would start fires and thats what were seeing. Were going to continue to see the poor air quality, unfortunately, at least for today as well because we have that spare the air alert in place. Its sort of a mix of smoke and welcome back. Washington post reporter bob fog especially around the woodward has shocked the country coastline right now. If you take a look at half moon this week with taped comments by bay, you can see the dense fog president donald trump. Among the most important using our Weather Underground cameras there and it looks gray revelations is president s and cloudy in through san jose as well. 61 degrees right now. Acknowledge many of the pr wind speeds are calm, which is potential spread and deadliness of covid19. Actu more at ground political analyst Larry Gerston level, the fact its not getting the chance to really mix out of joins us with his perspective. The area. C
Department said its too early to definitively say it is arson. We want the evidence behind the facts. If we have to say that it is and arson case, we are able to take that with complete confidence. Reporter a letter posted on the churchs website, they informed Community Members about 4 00 a. M. Thursday morning. It said somebody set the church of ways. There was a molotov cocktail thrown on the church. I was very upset. I did not want anything to happen to our church. Reporter he was somewhat relieved when the church itself was spared. Ins dead, the fire gutted the neighboring property used as Church Offices and a Gathering Place for Community Members. As you can see the devastation is too much. I was not expecting it to be this bad reporter this is a second act aimed at this community this summer alone. In july a vandals crawled vulgar graffiti. Church leaders are concerned that the two incidents are part of a disturbing pap. We think there is a connection. It cant be haphazard. Its c