At ross. Yes for less. News to build a better bay area, this is abc7 morning. It is sunday, march 8th. Im liz corey. Thank you for joining us. We will get to the latest on the coronavirus in a minute. Lets start with a quick look at the weather with lisa argen. Good morning. Its certainly a cooler start out there. Doppler 7 shows a system offshore that will be diving to the south that will give us a chance of showers as we start the week. Upper 40s in santa cruz. The air be mass that moved through, 36 from gilroy and san e u 40s high clouds, num 24 hours ago we were milder with the front, even though we had all of the race, 11 views here beautiful. And we will be looking at the clouds throughout the day today. Not talking about any rain. Temperatures on the cool side. We will talk about that system just skirting the bay area. How much rain and where we may see some in the days to detail about the grand princess cruise ship off the california coast. Passengers were told late last night
Our next panel we are very excited to get an International Perspective on infrastructure. Earlier i had a chance to meet with mexicos current chair of the governors the current chair is france just go and incoming as mendoza, swift got both representatives from mexico and canada appear on the stage we are really thrilled to have it with us a total of five premieres from our neighbors to the north, who we very much appreciate everybody making the tremendous effort to come down here and join us. They are joining us for this discussion on infrastructure from an International Perspective. I believe canada is doing some really interesting and Creative Things on infrastructure, silly want to thank each one of you for joining us. We have saskatchewan premier who is the chair of the council of the federation which is our equivalent, sort of like the nga of canada. Quebec khmer fans while ago, ontario premier doug ford, New Brunswick premier blaine higgs, and alberta premier jason, please give
U. S. Governors invited their counterparts from canada to the u. S. For a discussion on how states and canadian provinces can Work Together. On trade, infrastructure, and the environment. This is part of the National Governors Association Annual winter meeting, held in washington, d. C. Well, so, our next panel, were very excited to get an number perspective on infrastructure. Earlier, i had a chance to meet with mexicos current chair of the governors, konogo, the current chair is francisco dominguez, and the incoming chair governor carlos mendosa and we have both representatives from mexico and canada up here on the stage, were really thrilled to have with us, a total of five premieres from our neighbors to the north, who we very much appreciate everybody making the tremendous effort to come down here and join us. They are going to be joining us for this discussion on infrastructure from an international perspective. I believe that canadas doing some really interesting and Creative Th
Taking on a very challenging task he developed and coordinated strategies and policies to protect the American Public as a recipient of the us secretary distinguished Service Medal and to be joined by the Ranking Member senator tester we are beginning to consider the fiscal 2021 budget request and looking at further insight from you mr. Secretary in the fiscal year 2020 i hope to build on the progress made in the 2020 bill enacted december h 2019. With a 54. Six and discretionary funding and protect the homeland for years to come with billions of dollars for Border Security for a border wall system and humanitarian care requirements all add existing Border Patrol facilities. Providing 22 billion from fema to support Disaster Relief and Grant Programs to provide additional funding from terrorism prevention to combat the emerging threat. Funding the deployment of Aviation Security equipment which i actually saw myself at tsa headquarters designed to enhance global Threat Detection capabi
Calling the committee to order of the budget cycle we are pleased to be joined by acting secretary chad wolf. Named after acting secretary november 132019 before taking on the challenging task he developed coordinated strategies and policies for the Homeland Security mission protected the public through his leadership role through strategy and policy as a recipient of the secretary distinguished Service Medal for International Terrorism and throughout the duration of his career. Thank you for that. We are continuing to consider the budget request 2021 and look for further insight from you. Some of the fiscal year 2021 enacted december 20th 2019. And then 50. 46 billion of tidiscretionary funding with those investments to protect the homeland for years to come millions of dollars for Border Security including funding for border wall system humanitarian care requirements and those all add existing Border Patrol facilities. Grant programs to provide additional funding from terrorism preve