Ms. Norton todays hearing on School Bus Safety is a timely hearing with children out of to see what needs to be done to keep them safe. I am interested in keeping them safe not only on school buses and as they get on and off school buses, but i am interested in keeping them safe in the streets as they go to school. It is true that school buses have a relatively set safety record. It is also true that children or everyed every day crashes. Us related more than i believe in most accidents, we owe it to our children, the students, to examine why these fatalities done tond what can be prevent them. There are some School Districts, school buses in my own district, modes oftake other transportation including biking, car, goingding in a on public transportation. Children are often at greater risk outside a school bus than inside it. We have figures showing 260 four students have died in School Transportationrelated accidents in the last 10 years. 97 were struck by a vehicle. Hile walking near
And now we welcome to the podium ngas chair, governor steve bullock. Gov. Bullock good afternoon, everybody. I hope everyone enjoyed yesterdays policy sessions and social events. We had governors only breakfast. Oh there is governor herbert. Governor herbert, again, i think i could speak for everyone in saying that the tabernacle choir was just absolutely incredible. [applause] gov. Bullock so thank, not you, but the first lady, because i know she did most of the work the last couple days, hosting is at the s i, you have a wonderful office building. Today, we kick off a celebration of americas space program. The one instruction to me about to myannot take this 12yearold son, so i will not touch it, but to get us started, i will recognize my friend and nga vice chair Governor Hogan of maryland. [applause] good morning, everybody. As you know, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of apollo 11. And the moon landing represents one of humanitys greatest achievements. This story is often
Was just absolutely incredible. [applause] gov. Bullock so thank, not you, but the first lady, because i know she did most of the work the last couple days, hosting us at the s i, you have a wonderful office building. Today, we kick off a celebration of americas space program. The one instruction to me about i cannot take this to my 12yearold son, so i will not touch it, but to get us started, i will recognize my friend and nga vice chair Governor Hogan of maryland. [applause] gov. Hogan good morning, everybody. As you know, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of apollo 11. And the moon landing represents one of humanitys greatest achievements. This story is often told through the eyes of three courageous astronauts. But what we could not on our Television Sets that night was the years of painstaking work. Done by more than 400,000 americans who made this historic 24,000mile journey to the stars possible. It truly was a feat of American Ingenuity and spirit. At the heart of this ef
[applause] so thank, not you, but the first lady, because i know she did most of the work the last couple days, hosting is that the capital, a wonderful office building. Today, we kick off the one a celebration of the space station. The one instruction to me about americas Space Program is i cant take this my 12yearold son, so im not allowed to touch it, but to get us started i will , recognize my friend and nga vice chair Governor Hogan of maryland. Gov. Hogan good morning, everybody. As you know we are celebrating , the 50th anniversary of apollo 11. And the moon landing represents one of humanitys greatest achievements. It is often told through the eyes of three astronauts. But what we could not see, the years of painstaking work. They made this a story 24,000mile journey to the stars possible. It truly was a feat of American Ingenuity and spirit. At the heart of this effort were the men and women of americas Space Program. And this anniversary is a great opportunity to say thank yo
Im phillip mena. Federal investigators are in texas searching for answers this morning after a small plane went up in flames at an Airport North of dallas. The fiery crash killed ten people two crew members along with eight passengers just hours ago, ntsb officials shared an initial assessment of the crash. Nbcs dan sheneman has this update reporter sunday morning, shortly after takeoff. Investigators say the beachcraft twin engine plane slammed into an unoccupied hangar at the addison Airport North of dallas. In just moments the aircraft was consumed by flames, and the faa says destroyed a spokesman for the town of addison says ten people were on board the plane, no one survived we know that there were two flight crew members, and that there were eight passengers. We dont have a lot of detail beyond that at this point. Reporter the hangar was left with a massive hole in its roof and outer wall the plane was based in addison and traveling to st. Petersburg, florida, scheduled to arrive