All right. This hearing will come to order. 2020 has been a year of challenge and triumph for Americas National space agency. The covid19 pandemic has disrupted planning and daytoday operations, but nasa and its commercial partners have achieved many successful outcomes. These include launching american astronauts to the International Space station and returning them safely to earth. Returning that launch vehicle safely to earth. Launching a perseverance rover to mars, and preparing the space launch systems, sls, rocket and orion crew capsule for the first deep Space Exploration Program Mission next year. Im pleased that nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine is here to provide us with an update on nasas missions and programs and the agencys plans for the future. Further progress on the art miss program is critical to achieving the goals of landing the first woman and the next man on the moon by 2024, and establishing a sustainable presence on or around the lunar surface by 2028. Congress
Championship at royal portrush well have the very latest from the bbc sports centre. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. 17 people have been injured, some seriously, in what Police Describe as a horrendous car crash in hertfordshire. Two vehicles collided yesterday evening at a car event in stevenage, hitting spectators watching from the roadside. The images pausing just before the moment of impact. You can clearly see from the images, many people standing watching this car cruise event before this tragic accident unfolded. We are going to be live in steve na g e unfolded. We are going to be live in stevenage very soon. 2 million Public Sector workers are reportedly set to get a £2 billion pay rise. The plans are set to be unveiled as one of theresa mays final acts as Prime Minister. Its the biggest Public Sector pay rise in six years, which comes following concerns that salaries are rising faster in private sector. Lets get more on this from our Political Correspondent
These cable providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. Up next a house transportation and infrastructure subcommittee hears testimony from amtrak c. E. O. Steven gardner and the executive director of the northwest Corridor Commission on improving Train Service and efficiency. They also discuss passenger safety, route options in the midwest and west coast and high speed rail. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2023] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the subcommittee will come to order. I ask unanimous consent that the chair may call recess at any time. Without objection, so ordered. I recognize myself for Opening Statement for five minutes. Todays hearing examines the current and future state of amtrak. The Infrastructure Investment and job act gave historic funding to railroads with a large portion of that money going to amtrak. Amtrak is a federally chartere
Completed speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted upon today will appear on the tuesday, january 12, 2016, board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. All right. Thank you and joined by sxhafshg to let you know we have a lot before us today but commissioner cohens has a 1 30 Land Use Committee trying to get through that mr. Richie item one. 9 members for the february 2015 to the balboa Advisory Committee 9 seats and 10 applicants and our last rules committee on thursday we held a hearing and heard into some of the applicants and United States of america to supervisor avalos. Thank you yes, we heard from 4 applicant on friday and 9 names to be provided to the for our approval of the members of balboa park and reverend hope is up first. Thank you for this opportunity reverend glenn District Attorney hope represents the elderly in the area of balboa park and 80 yields myself the founder. Working with the cayuga an age in placeing n
Apply weve been trying to get folks with the background of people that come at the last couple of meetings to be honest tofu to beth and everyone that is coming forward to do this important work this is a part of San Francisco that is overlooked for me, the way this body can be effective if members will be really terrify and advocates for transportation, housing, Pedestrian Safety it is key and all that k5u9 with the advocates decisions in my recommendation is seats one through 9 i dont have is seat for. Shall we close Public Comment on item one all right. Thank you supervisor avalos. So we have applicant for all the seats equip the city college and our backward having people not with the background that one is still open but wanted low income and supposedly that tiffany takes this spot and two seat a anna that was not able to make it shes with the Youth Challenge and senior is glen District Attorney hope and we have one serving on the committee and seat 6 for pedestrian bike is also w