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Heartbreaking situation. Ellison barber is in washington following the response and federal officials and the white house. Less big with jeff paul on the ground in seattle with the very latest. What is the latest on the situation on the suspect that apparently killed himself behind the controls of the stolen airplane . Reporter i want to give a little bit of a better idea what it is like at our location. We are in washington, behind us is the entrance to the ferry. That is we have to take over to get to the site. Now Authorities Say it is sparsely populated island with very few people and they do not believe anybody on the ground was hurt. During the plane crash. We are also learning more about how, a little more about the man that stole the plane. Authorities say is with the airline for more than three years and passed all extensive
background checks. The fbi tells us he was allowed to be in the Security Area and they do not believe any security safeguards were compromised. They say w
quickly to areas in need, to prevent wildfires from getting out of control. so more, earlier, more mitigation work, and more support on the federal part of the lands. they were really all ears. and both president biden and the cabinet really, fema was there they listened to what the six or seven governors on the call had to say. we re really excited about the federal government stepping up to help. colorado saw the three h largest wildfires in 2020. the president announcing new initiatives to make it easier to train and deploy more firefighting personnel this year and make sure that they get at least $15 an hour. is this administration going far enough to help, you think? you know, these fires really are an interstate issue. last year one of our fires came down from wyoming.
control. being too late. so more earlier, more mitigation work, and more support on the federal part of the lands. they were really all ears. and both president biden and the cabinet. really fema was there. department of energy. secretary granholm. really listened to what the six or seven governors on the call had to say. and we re really excited about the federal government stepping up to help us because we know we need the help. colorado saw its three largest wildfires in state history in 2020. conditions are even more worrying this year. the president announcing new initiatives designed to make it easier to train and deploy more firefighting personnel this year and make sure they get at least $15 an hour. is this administration going far enough to help, you think? you know, these fires really are an interstate issue. last year one of our fires came down from wyoming. i was amazed, firefighters should be making a lot more than