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This is just under two and half hours. This meeting of the Senate Judiciary committee will come to order. A hearing on gun violence epidemic Public Health crisis is todays topic. Well hear from Public Health experts who have been on the front lines of gun violence epidemic. We understand the pain of a lump on his fellow member has been taken away too soon by the pull of a trigger was in the aftermath tearing through bone like it is tissue paper. In cities like chicago to a constant drumbeat of a gun gunviolence has turned Public Health professionals into battlefield experts. Chicago faces the same challenges as many other cities and towns. Many rural areas need higher rates of gun violence than the urban areas. Across the country gun violence is a Public Health epidemic more than 2022 firearm related deaths in the United States. That is 132 americans every day dying from gun violence. Than half theg firearm related vents or suicides four out of 10. Children and teenagers. Not auto acci
Truck entirely toward open. The authorities blame black ice and fog. In new jersey, hundreds of crashes, happening faster than emergency crews could clear. This has been probably the worst storm weve had. In new york, slick conditions closed part of the long islands expressway. In neighborhoods, cell phones rolling as drivers lose control, even while slamming on the brakes. Salt trucks working overtime with the ice spreading from the streets to the sidewalks. In Memorial Service is scheduled tomorrow for carol glover, the alexandria grandmother who died on a metro train last week. The d. C. Met alone examiner said the d. C. Medical examiner said that she died from respiratory failure due to acute smoke inhalation. The ntsb is investigating the metro incident at lenfant plaza. Glovers memorial is at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in northeast washington tomorrow morning. Big changes coming for the secret service as four highranking officials were forced out. The assistant director for inve
Firearms, the a. T. F. Needs to bring in so many resources. In annapolis, brad bell, abc 7 news. Brad, thank you. It is now one week to the day of that smoke incident on board a metro train and friends and family came together to honor the one victim. 61yearold carol glover died of smoke inhalation as she waited to be rescued from the yellow line train. Suzanne kennedy is live at the Lenfant Plaza metro station with more on todays memorial. Suzanne . Autria carol glover was riding home on that yellow line train from her position as a senior systems analyst, a contract job that she held with the federal government. Today, family and friends gathered at the Capitol Hill Baptist Church to remember her life and grieve her death. Eight people offered their memories of the 61yearold washington, d. C. Native. Her son her sister, and her mother told of a woman with unconditional love for friends and family. A devout christian who lived a complete life. Shes a wonderful woman. She was a godly w
C. P. R. On carol glover who died that day. He says he was on the train an hour before being evacuated. It was way too long for the people on our car to get the help that they needed. So you know an hour cant survive in an hour if youre really in trouble. Today, the mayor said an initial report on the incident will be released in the next 48 hours. From our point of view we have to make sure that the Response Time for our department responded in every every fast and safe way possible. Fire Service Consultant dave statter questions the timing of many aspects of the response. Certainly if youre on that train, its an eternity. But the firefighters do have to make sure theyre safe. In the end carol glover was taken to the hospital at 4 25 p. M. More than an hour after eyewitnesses reported first seeing smoke. As for that report that it was released within 48 hours, it will also include hours of radio traffic information as well as interviews from first responders. As for metro, we called t