Tsb. Captioning performed byc captioning performed by vitac i do. I think thats a perfect example of one of the incentives that the federal government could use to provide increased Safety Measures for kids on school buses. Right. And back to ms. Poland. In your investigation of the oakland bus fire, you noted that the School Bus Engine designs often failed to mitigate the spread of gases into the passenger compartment. That can exacerbate a situation involving a fire, but can you speak to whether or not these fumes can regularly enter into the passenger compartment even in the absence of a fire . Our investigation, of course, focused on the postcrash fire this that event and when there was that significant fire in the engine compartment how the incomplete fire wall led to the fire being able to spread into the passenger compartment. Can you comment on the entrance of fumes into the bus cavity . The ntsb currently does not have a position on that aspect. Okay. Thank you. I yield back,
Ms. Norton todays hearing on School Bus Safety is a timely hearing with children out of to see what needs to be done to keep them safe. I am interested in keeping them safe not only on school buses and as they get on and off school buses, but i am interested in keeping them safe in the streets as they go to school. It is true that school buses have a relatively set safety record. It is also true that children or everyed every day crashes. Us related more than i believe in most accidents, we owe it to our children, the students, to examine why these fatalities done tond what can be prevent them. There are some School Districts, school buses in my own district, modes oftake other transportation including biking, car, goingding in a on public transportation. Children are often at greater risk outside a school bus than inside it. We have figures showing 260 four students have died in School Transportationrelated accidents in the last 10 years. 97 were struck by a vehicle. Hile walking near
Get informed straight from the source on cspan, unfiltered, unbiased, word for word, from the nations capitol to wherever you are, because the opinion that matters most is your own. This is what democracy looks likes, powered by cable. Acting labor secretary julie su signed memorandums of understanding with interior secretary deb, and chief of staff dan utech at the Labor Department in washington d. C. Focused on creating union jobs and a Clean Energy Economy. And well hear from Community Stake holders on their experiences in advancing the goals. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [applause] good afternoon, everyone. I want to start the program with a warm welcome to the department of labor, to witness our partnership across the federal government with the signing of two separate memorandums of understanding between the department of labor and with the department of the interior and Environmental Protection agency. I am the Deputy Director her
Pennsylvania, down south, areas like West Virginia as well as east through new york. Weve got this big area of High Pressure thats going to build in. That will start to help our temperature warming, just not today. Tomorrow is when the warmup will begin. Today its all about the cold temperatures. In yellow the actual temperatures, the blue is the feelslike conditions. We pick up to about the upper 30s this afternoon. The temperature trend for what it feels like outside, not quite as nice. 14 at 9 00 a. M. , 20 through 1 00 in the afternoon and only low 30s for what it feels like as we go into the evening hours things will start to match. Well be close to the upper 20s by 9 00 p. M. Today very cold, tomorrow we start a warmup and that will continue into tuesday. Well talk more about how high those numbers go coming up. This morning investigators will return to the scene of use fire in philadelphias west oak outside the homeen it was prett chaotic. Take a look at the house, whats of it o
Of winter strurs and then we get a reprieve. Meteorologist krystal klei has the most accurate forecast in the region. Rosemary, it is very cold this morning. Im surprised to see so many people out at the blue cross river rink. Right now this is harsh. 11 degrees is what it feels like in philadelphia. Northeast philly at 12. 8 for pottstown, 12 for allentown and 9 mt. Holly to millville. This is a bit of an improvement. Still Single Digits to around 10 degrees, not good to be outdoors in. Here is part of the problem. Its the wind. Still breezy out there. 16 at Dover Air Force base. Winds of 15 Miles Per Hour in Atlantic City. These winds still coming to the north to help bring in the cooler air. The winds make it feel colder than it truly is outside. Radar and satellite shows us we are dry. Today will be a sunny to mostly sunny day throughout. Well look at the temperatures trending up. Ger warmup for ynehborhood. Her parents were also injurede. Fors weree firefighters were at critical a