Hundreds of patients including infants from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after backup power failed. More on that incredible story in just a moment. First, lets go up to bill karins for the very latest on this storm. Bill, where are we right now . Were about 95 done with all the damage that this storm has produced. And, again, the majority of it was last night at about 8 00 p. M. As we had the high tide cycles right along the jersey coast. Of course, with those gusty hurricaneforce winds that we dealt with all yesterday afternoon and evening. But i still have concerns this morning. We have the next high tide cycle approaching areas that had the devastation last night. This will not be as high. The storm is a little weaker, a little further inland. It will be much higher than normal. Well have more minor damage occurring at this high tide cycle. The next one in new york city down by battery park is just after 9 00 a. M. This morning. It is not expected to be high enough this time to
Heating in the winter and air conditioning in the summer. Its the least we can do to make sure that they get the benefit that is theyve earned from the career that theyve put in to and the coal Mining Industry and the coal miners protection act very, very important legislation and i was glad to see that we finally got that done. We kept about 22,000 coal miners from losing their Health Benefits. And that was very important. I think we did the right thing. And along with that legislation and another piece of legislation that you supported was the effort to repeal the stream protection rule. Can you explain what that was and your involvement in that effort . Absolutely i can. When i first came to congress in 2011, i became aware of what the interior department, the office of Surface Mining and reclamation, was trying to do with the rule known as the stream protection rule. At this time, it was called the stream buffer zone rule. They changed the name of it so that it would become a polit
District runs along ohio. I want to ask you about coal Miners Health benefits. We are coming off a week in which the on the this spending bill omnibus spending included provisions on Health Benefits. Wisely government involved in Health Benefits for coal miners why is the government involved in Health Benefits for coal miners . Guest we have to be. These were benefits promised to call miners. The coal industry, as you heard mr. Murray talk about, has kept the lights on and heating in the winter and airconditioning in the summer. Its the least we can do to make sure they can get the benefits they have earned from the career that they put into in the coal mining industry. The coal miners protection a ct, very important legislation, and i was glad to see we got that done. We kept about 22,000 coal miners from losing their Health Benefits coul and that was very important. I think we did the right thing. Host another piece of legislation you supported was the effort to repeal the stream pro
District runs along ohio. I want to ask you about coal Miners Health benefits. We are coming off a week in which the on the this spending bill omnibus spending included provisions on Health Benefits. Wisely government involved in Health Benefits for coal miners why is the government involved in Health Benefits for coal miners . Guest we have to be. These were benefits promised to call miners. The coal industry, as you heard mr. Murray talk about, has kept the lights on and heating in the winter and airconditioning in the summer. Its the least we can do to make sure they can get the benefits they have earned from the career that they put into in the coal mining industry. The coal miners protection a ct, very important legislation, and i was glad to see we got that done. We kept about 22,000 coal miners from losing their Health Benefits coul and that was very important. I think we did the right thing. Host another piece of legislation you supported was the effort to repeal the stream pro
Mines are for that etal how much countries are developing how much steel we need to make buildings. Host Manuel Quinones is our first guest this morning. Special phone lines today. We want to hear your comments coal miners and family members of coal miners, 2027488001. Otherwise, lines are split up regionally. ,entral and eastern time zones 2027488000. Mountain pacific time zones, 2027488002. Lets talk about the power plants themselves. Where will you find coal power plants in the United States . Guest they are all over the country. You have a lot of coalfired power plants in ohio and indiana and missouri. Western states, youve got Southern States it really runs the gamut. If you look at the ohio valley area, an area that has been historically coal heavy because it is easy to transport, you have rivers and rail and a lot of mines nearby, but really, it is distributed across the country. Theres a lot of states that have tried to move away from coal. A lot of states have been moving away