i m going to talk a little more today about the focus of the cleanup at the pipeline release location. and moving down toward the ocean. as captain williams mentioned, the cleanup has been moved to a 24/7 operation, so last night we had cleanup crews in the area outside the site. today we re working with cal trans on road closures so that work can continue throughout the area of the culvert that passes underneath the highway. so last night, crews worked with archaeological support and monitoring to excavate more than 400 yards of oil-saturated soil starting at the far end south of the contaminated area in the actual release location. we re getting update on cleanup. it s a 24/7 operation off the coastline of santa barbara.
conference taking place with the coast guard updating us on the oil spill off santa barbara. they continue to remove oil from affected areas in larger capacity. with hundreds of responders in the area and special equipment mobilized here, i ask the public to be mindful of extra traffic and hazards on the highway near the affected areas where we re working. as the impact continues to un unfold, we want to make sure the public understands the direction we re headed as a responding agency. we understand the residents are seeing the effects of oil spilled on the beach and hazardous materials on the land. we re actively working toward cleanup and response. cleanup doesn t occur overnight. it s a long process, and i ask for your patience as we continue our work. the care and safety of everyone affected remains our top priority in the response.
going to help the city come together fix long overdue problems and build the frame work for sustain blt for the future of the city. we saw unrest from inthe city outside to heal our city help us be better on the other side of the unrest. as mayor, i was determined to make sure that we harness this opportunity to make sure we re able to propel some of the things some initiatives that we have been doing that have shown success as well as to get all these people who have a lot of well wishes for baltimore to be on the path with us to deal with systemic issues. that s what baltimore is about. doing everything from short term needs such as summer jobs and recreational needs from summer to dealing with some of the entrenched poverty, work force development and those issues as well.
pounds. there s a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to a conviction. he s wanted on a charge of murder one while armed. records she he has a previous conviction. in 2009, convicted of second-degree assault. then he was sentenced to 30 days in jail. a year later, he pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of property. that was in 2010. another charge of burglary in that case was dropped, court record show. thomas, police say they have information that he was an employee, as we heard. he was a certified welder there with the american iron work in the past and had the connection with the family. also want to bring this up the family s porsche that was torched in a parking lot in suburban maryland. one court record lists a home address for wint that is less than a half mile from where the car was found burning. again, the very latest that we re delve interesting with investigators now questioning his girlfriend in brooklyn. thomas? frances, thank you very much. i want to br
my focus is on making sure it s a community centered initiative. that means that we are very tightly connected to the communities that need our help the most to make sure they are helping to drive the decisions when it comes to one baltimore and helping to inform the work we re doing. i want to make sure the community isn t left out in this process. i want to switch topics and talk to you about prezsidential politics. o malley widely expected to oppose hillary clinton in the presidential selection of 2016. of those two choices, can i ask who you would support? as secretary for dnc, all officers are prohibited from participate ago in the presidential primary. i m a marylander but will a bide by the rules.