On the challenges that covid19 is imposing on state and local governments. To me it would be irresponsible for us to leave and go into recess, recognizing our state and local governments are so much impacted by covid19, making decisions now, they have to put their budgets together, they have to adjust this years budget plan for next years budget and it is for our municipalities, law enforcement, Emergency Rescue for our counties, our schools and funding of our schools, all the deals with our state and Public Health and other different issues dependent on the state having the resources in order to respond to the needs of their citizens from our constituents as well as the challenges of covid19. I met with representatives of Higher Education university of maryland. They depend very much on revenues they get from the state and revenues they get from their students, both are very much in jeopardy today. The least we can do is make sure states have the resources to continue these Critical M
That next week the senate would be in recess for the memorial date traditionally assessed but let me just urge our colleagues that before we leave for the recess, we need to act on the challenges that covid19 is imposing on our state and local governments. Today will be responsible for us to leave and go into recess recognizer state and localre governments are so much impacted by covid19. They are making decisions now. Theydj have to put their budgets together. They have to adjustla this years budget and plan for next years budget and what to the, balance . Its municipalitys comments Law Enforcement its Police Comments fire its emergency rescue, for our countiesssc our schools and funding of our schools it also deals with Public Health for our state, its Public Health and so many other different issues that are dependent upon the state having the resources in order to respond to the needs of their citizens, our constituents as well as a deal with the challenges of covid19. Ill give you
Coverage of the storm you are taking a live look at to sixty four near the witch road exit in Virginia Beach of course be dot says it is busy monitoring dozens of highway cameras ready to send out crews to take care of any slick spots my clinic spent some time today at headquarters and mike what are they doing to prepare for Something Like this the crews began pre treating area roads overnight friday afternoon it was a matter of waiting and being ready to respond as needed. The District Acting Maintenance Manager bill collier says although the storm is fecast to be brief of the dot is prepared for a long busy week and will be looking at what will have to do through the weekend obviously the snow will stop getting the roadway clear but on the interstate in some areas we may still have snow on the shoulder. We have to watch for that melting and that water re freezing in the roadways all weekend at the Virginia Department of transportation Hampton Roads Operations Center in Virginia Beach
8 00 a. M. Eastern. We will, of course, bring that to you live when it happens. But lets tell you now what we know at this moment. Sources say the suspect was a disgruntled employee. He was killed in a shootout with police. They say a. 45caliber pistol was found with the shooter and high capacity magazines. The suspect started shooting on all three floors of that building. And Officials Say they found victims on all three floors. I want you to listen to this. I want you to hear from some witnesses who were inside the building when this man started shooting. But first, listen here to the police chief who spoke last night about the attack. Ki tell you that it was a long gun battle between those four officers and that suspect. Weve recovered a. 45caliber handgun with multiple extended magazines that were empty at the time. The suspect was reloading extended magazines in that handgun firing at victims throughout the building and at our officers. When my boss basically was like, this is not
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