Subcommittee. He request for the department before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee. He was also asked about the delayed rollout of the fast application for School Financial aid and pulling federal funding on that from federal universities that failed to respond to antisemitic acts from students. He also talked about the revisions to title ix, which provides new protections for transgender students the hearing runs just under one hour and a half. The appropriations Sub Committee on labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies will come to order. We will start by recognizing myself for an Opening Statement, followed by Ranking Member senator capito, before turning to you, secretary cardona, for your testimony. Good morning. Today, we are having a hearing on the by the year 2025 budget request for the department of education, and im happy to welcome secretary cardonas to our subcommittee once again. Mr. Secretary, im looking forward to working in a bipartisan m
I think a few jaws dropped. Yes, they did. Good morning to you all. Were going to start things off today with hurricane threats increasing in the caribbean and all the way up the east coast. Yeah, and right now millions of people are under a Tropical Storm watch from delaware to massachusetts as hurricane jose closes in. This is a very rare thing for many parts of the northeast and Hurricane Maria is making its way toward the Leeward Islands which includes barbuda and st. Martin, both hit very hard by irma. There have been a number of projections as to where maria will go next, but most forecasts have the system passing over puerto rico, the Dominican Republic and haiti, and the hurricane is also expected to gain strength. Now, in addition to jose and maria, Tropical Storm lee is churning in the atlantic. Busy times now, but maria is causing the most concern. This morning, the caribbean bracing for a new hit. Hurricane maria gathering strength overnight and now watches and warnings pos
This morning. Another look at traffic. Thank you, alexis. San Leandro Police looking for the suspect they say ran over two of their officers. Police say the officers were trying to stop a suspect after he shoplifted from the store last night. Thats when the suspect jumped into his car, drove off and then hit the officers. Both were taken to the hospital. One released. The other still recovering from broken bones. She is expected to survive. Gilroy firefighters and police are investigating the cause of a twoalarm fire at the Salvation Army building. A tractortrailer caught fire in the loading dock. No one was inside the building at the time and no firefighters were hurt. Someone hands you a note on b. A. R. T. Saying you have to give up your wallet and phone or else. This is such a crazy story. The woman had to get creative and fast. Matt keller is live for us in daly city. Matt . Reporter good morning, natasha and reggie. This is where the woman boarded her train on saturday here in da
A first-generation college student, Gia Baczkowski completed the Early College program at the Community College of Vermont in Bennington during her senior year of high school. She is graduating this