Congressman hoffman is back in sonoma dealing with the wildfires that are there and was unable to get back here to washington. We are all hoping that the fire subsides and many people are safe and that mr. Huffman returned. Without the subcommittee on will oceans and wildlife will come to order. A testimony on a sea problems. The impact of plastic pollution on oceans and wildlife. Under Committee Rule 4f, any oral Opening Statement at the hearing are limited to the chairman, the ranking minority member, the vice chair and the vice ringing member. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help keep to their schedules. So therefore i ask in the owners consent to all members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if there submitted to the subcommittee clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing, whichever comes first, hearing no objections, so ordered. I will open up now and i want to welcome all the witnesses and today were here to discuss the pres
I may look like congressman huffman, but im not. Shock, im a andressman lowenthal congressman is back in sonoma dealing with the wildfires there was never able to get back here to washington. So were all hoping that, you that that the fires subside and that, you know, many people are safe and that mr. Huffman returns soon. That, the subcommittee on water, oceans and wildlife will come to order. Subcommittee is meeting today to hear testimony on a sea of problems. Impacts of plastic pollution on oceans and wildlife. Rule 4f, anyee the Opening Statements at hearings are limited to the chairman, the ranking minority member, the vice chair and the Ranking Member. This will allow us to hear from and helpsses sooner keep help members keep to ieir schedules so therefore, ask unanimous consent that all other members opening be made part of the hearing record if theyre submitted to the subcommittee by 5 00 p. M. Today, or the close of the hearing, whichever first. Hearing no objections, so orde
It also included testimony from other environmental advocates in a Plastic Industry representative. The subcommittee on oceans of wildlife will come to order. It may look like congressman hoffman but im not. Congressman hoffman is back in sonoma dealing with the wildfires that are there and was unable to get back here to washington. We are all hoping that the fire subsides and many people are safe and that mr. Huffman returned. Without the subcommittee on will oceans and wildlife will come to order. A testimony on a sea problems. The impact of plastic pollution on oceans and wildlife. Under Committee Rule 4f, any oral Opening Statement at the hearing are limited to the chairman, the ranking minority member, the vice chair and the vice ringing member. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help keep to their schedules. So therefore i ask in the owners consent to all members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if there submitted to the subcommittee cle
Severe weather in louisiana. It is the same system. Tell us what you have. Striking photographs. And give you an idea how bad it is there some of our stations south are wall to wall sister stations in the louisiana area you can see that is a downed water to tower. That is a water tower on the ground in pieces and this is video we have gotten from prairieville, louisiana destruction because of the weather that moved through. We have heard of reports of downed power lines and possible tornadoes touching down in that area. Scary stuff there. We will keep our eye out for more images. And look at this, a charlotte man is cleaning up a mess. A huge treetopled on top of this and tomorrow we might see this again. More places are at risk than others. Brody oconnell is one of the neighborhoods deemed highrisk. What can you tell us . There are neighborhoods just outside of uptown charlotte that are heavily populated with old trees and homes and this morning we got a reminder how dangerous that ca
Thought it was candy or food. Parents are concerned this was found in a classroom at the Central Child Development center in rock hill full of prekindergartenners. A staff member discovered the spoon. It was a spoon with a gooey substance. Investigators are not sure where it came from and the parents are worried that a child may have brought it to School Leaving them with more questions about what the classmates go home to. Somebody is not watching that child and something is going on in his house it worries me that these kids are exposed to stuff like that. An officer tried to talk to the kids but nobody knew anything about t. Until we can figure out where it came from, we are at a deadened. Parents are glad the nurse called police but cannot help but wonder what could have happened . Being brought into the school. What else could be brought into the schools . Now, the School District did send home a letter explaining what happened at the school. If you know anything you are asked to