Good afternoon. This hearing is called to order. Very pleased to see a hearing on s. T. E. M. And math and science and precision as starting precisely at 2 30 and 0 seconds. That is an auspicious way to begin this discussion. Earlier this year on one of the hottest nights of the summer, nearly a half Million People crowded on to the national mall. They werent there for a protest or to celebrate a national holiday, and they werent there for a concert or to watch a fireworks show. No, instead a half Million People went there drenched in sweat to watch the story of the apollo 11 mission as it was projected on to the washington monument, commemorated the moment 50 years ago when Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin took that giant leap for man kind. As everyone in d. C. Knows, if there are a half Million People on the mall and it aint a protest, Something Big is going on. And landing the first humans on the moon and returning them safely to earth marks as one of the epical moments in the history
And bogota. We begin in hong kong. Police fired tear gas in the after Central District the shooting of a protester increased tension. Chief executive carrie lam warned of violence leading to a point of no return, and to restore calm. Still anyf there is Wishful Thinking that by escalating violence, the Hong Kong Government will yield to pressure to satisfy the socalled political demands, violence is not going to give us any solution to the problems hong kong is facing. Alix 20 me on the phone from hong kong is joining the on the phone from hong kong is caringly is karen leigh. Walk us through what happened over the last when he four hours. We heard carrie lam warning that violence isnt going to help their goals, signaling that she will not bow to demands after five months. Of the most violent days weve seen one of the most violent days since protests started. There were clashes between protesters and police, a protester shot by a live round. That triggered a day of violence with these
May our lawmakers live with such faithfulness that they will be your redemptive instruments at a time when truth seems a rare commodity. May you find delight in those who by faith trust you to make the crooked places straight and the rough places smooth. Lead our senators to a fresh dedication in their service you to and humanity. Grant that justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore amen. Please join me in the please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of americ, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask to speak in morning business for 30 seconds. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley veterans, meaning our veterans of war, our veterans who are
I had no idea about that. The shut off would be a first for the immediate bay area. That included the hills of contra costa county. The Fire Department is preparing. If we go into an extended period without electrical power. For us that is meant planning for emergency backup power. Planning for the procedures that we would implement if we could not use certain stations across the district and county. These preparations all on top of the efforts to stay ahead of the red flag alert. Pg e and Officials Say now is the time to get ready before the lights go out. Here are some tips. Update your Contact Information at pg e. Com to receive alerts about when you can lose power. Keep hardcopies of emergency phone numbers. Get cash and restock your emergency kit with flashlights and batteries and first aid. Devise a plan to keep elderly family members kids and pets comfortable. Darren peck has more on the conditions that will bring us this fire danger. This fire weather watch does include the ent
Bay area passengers terrified on their flight to europe. What happened inside the cabin. I flown many times and never experienced anything like that. The unprecedented potential for widespread Power Outages because the huge risk for catastrophic wildfire. Good evening. If you live in napa county there is a good chance your power will be cut. The counties at the shaded areas will go dark early wednesday morning. The power could stay out for five days or more. Napa is one of seven bay area counties put on notice. Statewide 29 counties are on alert. We have Team Coverage tonight beginning with andrea live in Contra Costa County. Reporter if it happens this would be the first Public Safety power shut off here in Contra Costa County. I talk with highway 24 near the caldecott tunnel. Where the mountains are. Where all the of the dry vegetation is. Inside the Pg E Emergency Operation Center inow San Francisco calls texts and emails are going out his red flag warnings a potential fire weather