Department. This is just over two hours. The committee will come to order. We are having a full hearing today on the nominations for several positions. Three very important nominations , department of transportation. We welcome the nominees and their families and thank them for their willingness to serve. First, we will consider the nomination of rear admiral and phillips ann phillips. Welcome. We are currently facing unprecedented challenges about reports of Sexual Assault the marine academy, investments into our port to ease congestion, and the need for strong leadership at the helm of the Maritime Administration. We are admiral phillips has significant experience in the u. S. Navy in many challenging situations, including operation desert shield, desert storm, in her capacity as director of the Surface Warfare for the chief of Naval Operations. After 31 years of naval service, she serves as a special assistant to the Virginia Governor with a focus on coastal adaptation and protectio
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Spplus, a major freeway in the east bay is shut down this morning. Well have details on why and how long that closure is expected to last from ktvu. Fox twounews this is mornings on two. And good morning to you. Welcome to mornings on two. On this saturday march 16th im Claudine Wong and im Christien Kafton. Great to be here this morning having you here i always love working with you guys. This is always a fun time. And you brought good weather with you yesterday was unbelievable. Unbelievable. Rosemary i went to go pick up my son yesterday at baseball and it was like summer weather. We were all saying, we need to have coolers out chairs. I mean, it catches you off guard just a little bit in San Francisco. Nice. Its going to be gorgeous for the Saint Patricks day parade today. We do have the nice weather continuing. Not quite as warm,ubut we lost the wind, which is a good thing. Heres a look over San Francisco as well. Take a look at that beautiful golden sky. We have a just about 12 h
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