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[no audio] >> good evening. today, we're thinking about the families of menor sandovar, who were recovered and identified yesterday. we pray for all of the victims of the key bridge collapse and also all of their loved ones. our hearts are with their families and we are so sorry about this tragedy. [repeating in spanish]

and before i walk through our progress today, i want to provide a braking update that we just received in the last few hours. this morning, we submitted an initial $60 million request to the biden-harris administration for initial operations and debris recovery efforts. i can report that as of this afternoon, the biden-harris administration has approved that request. we are deeply grateful to president biden, to secretary buttigieg, to our federal delegation and all of our federal partners. i was thankful to receive a call an hour ago, from secretary buttigieg. and i'm grateful for the way the administration has continued to lean in and support us. and i recently had a chance to thank them personally for their

continued work. and this evening, i am also thinking about the first responders and the emergency professionals who have been with us every step of the way. this afternoon, our team was at camden yards for opening day where we met with first responders and their families who joined us for the game. and we spoke with three members of the maryland transportation authority police. sergeant paul pastorek, corporal jeremy herbert and -- they saved lives this week. and they are true heroes. we had a chance to speak about not just the lives that they saved by being able to haul traffic, but as the bridge was collapsing, but also the unimaginable reality that even after the bridge had collapsed had that traffic map and stopped in the darkness, cars would've continued to plummet.

so, the life saving work that they did cannot be overstated and our gratitude is everlasting. earlier today we also visited the shock trauma center. as you know, one of the survivors of this tragedy was treated there. the folks at shock trauma are our angels and i want to thank all of our emergency personnel to include the united states coast guard, the maryland state police trooper, the maryland transportation authority and the mbta police, natural resources police, baltimore city fire and police departments in baltimore city, prince georges county, anne arundel county. and baltimore county. i also want to think people who have been reaching out from all across the country and all across the world. and this evening, i want to give a few special thank yous. one to our members of the

general assembly in maryland. we are going to the process of wrapping up another legislative session. have been consistent partners throughout. i know that any response that we have is going to be a collective one. but, also, i want to give a special thanks to all of the governors who have contacted me. i have heard from many chief executives, past and present. i have heard from governors who are both democrats and republicans. governors from big states and little states. they've share their support. and they've shared their counsel and reminded me that in this moment maryland is not alone. at this point in the recovery we are moving at full speed and a number of key priorities. and i've issued four directives to this team. the first, we need to continue to focus on recovery. because it is our obligation to bring a sense of closure to

these families. the second, we need to clear the channel and open vessel traffic to the port, because the health of the maryland economy and the national economy depends on. third, we need to take care of all the people who have been affected by this crisis and that means the families, that means the workers, that means the businesses, that means the first responders. that means everybody. and in the military, i was taught something, and one of the things we were taught is you always take care of your people. and we are going to make sure that in this moment, we take care of our people. and fourth, we need to rebuild the francis scott key bridge. going forward, you can expect regular updates on each of these four directives but i want to be clear -- this work will not take

hours, this work will not take days, this work will not just take weeks. we have a very long road ahead of us. we understand that. and we're prepared. and yesterday morning our team and members of the federal delegation traveled to the site of the collapse on a coast guard cut. ter. you had a chance to see the records from far away. yesterday we had a chance to see it up close. and, when you have a chance to see that records up close, you fully understand the enormity of the challenge. this is an incredibly complex job. and our timeline will be long. and all of us can remember when the container ship that got stuck in the suez canal a few years ago, when that happened. it is important to the remember it took five weeks to dislodge that ship. well, if you think about what

the dali is. the dali is almost as long as the eiffel tower. and the dali has the key bridge on top of it. we're talking 3000, 4000 tons of steel sitting on top of that ship. so, we have got work to do. but we are moving. so, first, on recovery. the best evidence we have at this time suggest that to advance our recovery efforts, we need to do more work to clear the channel. as of last night, the maryland state have suspended diving operations due to security concerns and further engineering analysis is ongoing to determine our next steps to bring closure to the families and set the course for salvage operations. as of this morning, i also received a briefing from the unified command on the extraordinary conditions our divers are working under. what are divers are seeing right

now is this -- that water is so dark. and the debris is so dense, that in most instances, our divers cannot see anymore than a foot or two in front of them. so, much of the operation is simply feel. these divers have been methodical. they have been disciplined. they have been courageous. diving in darkness, with objects all around them, and so to all o f our divers, i want to let them know that we are grateful for their service. second, on clearing the channel and opening the vessel, traffic to the port, i have said it before, i will say it again and i will keep on saying it -- this is not just about maryland. this is about the nation's economy. the port handles more cars and more farm equipment than any other port in america. and at least 8000 on the docks

have jobs that have been directly affected by this collapse. our economy depends on the port of baltimore. and the port of baltimore depends on vessel traffic. yesterday, we were briefed by the commander of u.s. army corps of engineers for the baltimore district, she laid her team's efforts with the navy to mobilize resources from around the country at record speed to clear the channel. under the leadership of colonel -- the army corps is moving the largest crane in the eastern seaboard to baltimore to help us. it is estimated that will arrive later this evening. and third, taking care of our people. i want to provide two updates. the first, the maryland department of labor, now has established a hotline for unemployment insurance for workers affected by the collapse. the number on that hotline is this -- 667-930-5989.

i'll say it one more time. 667-930-5989. i've also pointed -- appointed an administration liaison to work with the families of the victims and their time of need and letting them know we are going to be here for them and with them. i want to thank the leaders and organizations that have stepped up to help these families as well. fourth, on rebuilding. we cannot rebuild the bridge until we have cleared the debris. we are working closely with our partners to marshall the funds to move forward on that bill. so we can be ready when we reach that point of the work. and i want to and by assuring the people of maryland that this work is moving together at a full clip. and this work is moving

forward together. the best minds in the world are here, right now, in baltimore. they are working on this project in a methodical and rigorous way and we are continuing to work with leaders in the community to provide the supports to the families and all of those affected. to the people of this state, i say, we are going to get through this. because we are maryland tough and we are baltimore strong. in this moment, before i handed off to the u.s. coast guard, i want to say we are here joined by the maryland state, the u.s. army corps of engineers, the maryland department of transportation, the senator ben cardin, senator chris van hollen, congressman quite see if you make, a representative from the federal highway administration. county executive -- and the mayor of baltimore city brandon scott. and i'm grateful for all the partnerships they have all shown

in this time of need. so now i will hand it off to the coast guard and a briefing by rear admiral -- by a rear admiral. admiral? >> thank you, governor. good evening. i am here representing the unified command. but the people that you see to my right, they are people that make up that unified command. they are some of the key leaders and that unified command, and they are making a difference in helping us accomplish our number on clarity which is to reopen the port of baltimore -- our number one priority. we are going to do that in some steps. step one of that as we clear the debris from the channel. step two is we're going to remove the vessel and step three is remove the rest of the bridge debris from the waterway. we got the cranes on their way to help us do that, but before we can actually engage in lifting, we have got to complete the assessment process of the bridge and the pieces of the

bridge in the water, so that we can figure out how to cut the bridge into the right size pieces so that we can actually lift them with the crane. and we are doing those assessments right now, but underwater survey -- with underwear surveys, back in unified command, army corps of engineers, coast guard, all of our partners that you see up here, that is our number one priority is to reopen the portal baltimore as fast as we can and do it safely. that is what we are committed to do. that would continue to work towards. governor, thank you for the opportunity to brief this evening. >> thanks, admiral. >> good evening again. secretary of transportation. first, again, i also want to echo the governors thanks to the biden administration, u.s. department of transportation and their delegation for receiving

those dollars, the $60 million today. within hours in effect -- of an effect asking for those. these dollars are essential for us to proceed quickly and safely with the debris removal, the demolition, traffic operations, and other emergency needs. we are very grateful, obviously for the quick response. as you heard, our federal partners are focused on clearing the channel is the number one priority. mdot's focus is also in that area but also we have to do other things. first, we got to deal with the traffic applications of losing part of the 695 beltway. second, we have to work with the port on the job issues on -- and on their business needs and then third, we have to start the planning and design for the rebuilding of the key bridge. in terms of traffic, we are already seeing impacts along the alternative routes in our communities. since the collapse, each day about 15,000 additional vehicles are traveling through ft. mchenry tunnel.

and about 7000 additional vehicles are using the baltimore harbor tunnel, i-895. the bridge was also a crucial route for traffic -- for tractor-trailers that cannot use these tunnels. we anticipate 2500 of these traffic trailers will use the west side of i-695. we are continuing to evaluate traffic flow in and around baltimore and across the region and can make adjustments as needed. to help the alternative cars moving, we have deployed additional emergency response vehicles to respond quickly to any motorists in need of assistance and clear crashes. the second area of focus for us, again, is the workforce support that we are providing to the port of baltimore. workers, to continue this work in partnership with the maryland department of labor is the governor mentioned, to identify impacted needs and what we can do. we are also looking at available us dot programs as well. we are also looking at what we

had achieved during covid, when we were helping workers as well. and tomorrow, we will hold a stakeholders meeting to address business labor needs with the port community. the third area we are focusing on obviously is the rebuilding of the bridge. we're working with, again with our partners at u.s. dot. we had several meetings today to start that process. that will take a little bit longer, as we start the design of what that will be, and then we will ask for funds in very short order there. in closing, we understand the enormous impact this is having on families and commuters in the region as a whole. we ask everyone to be patient as you can be, and we asked them to please travel slowly, give themselves some more time so it does not create other issues, particularly for the work we are doing out there on highway 60. and i can assure you we will work as quickly as we possibly can but we will also work safely. thank you for your attention.

>> senator ben cardin. i want to join all that are here for our prayers and -- to the victims and the families. our hearts go out to you and our thanks to the first responders who literally saved lives and are working every day to get the port open and to get this bridge rebuilt as quickly as possible. governor, i want you to know the federal delegation is with you. we thank the biden administration for the quick action in regards to the emergency funding. we are pledged to work with you for any action that is necessary from congress to make sure that you have the support you need to get that port opened as quickly as possible, the channel opened, and to get the bridge replaced with the type of bridge that we need to meet the current needs. we are committed to working with you. our top priority right now is to get the channel open, because we recognize the economic impact that it has.

i want to just underscore the point that we recognize that people are going to be disadvantaged and hurt by this transaction. we want to do everything we can to help. let me give you one example. we are working with governor moore and his office and the sba administrators to make sure they have the full services of the small business administration to deal with cash needs because their business is going to be affected and they may not be entitled to the same rights employees are entitled to, we want to make sure these businesses move forward. so we are going to do everything to make sure this happens. i just really want to underscore with senator van hollen -- we've heard also for -- from our colleagues, republicans and democrats recognizing that what happens in baltimore, a catastrophic event critical transportation infrastructure, that we at the federal government have a responsibility to make sure that we give you all the help you need to restore

the port and restore the bridge. so, we are committed to working with you so you have all the tools you need so that we can quickly open up the channel and rebuild the bridge. thank you. let me turn it over to senator van hollen. senator van hollen: i want to start where the governor did and where senator cardin and others have. our thoughts are with the families of the six construction workers who died. and we will be with them every step of the way. thank you, governor, for all of the support your team is given to them. and also to the first responders who the governor described in detail, the kind of risks they have taken on themselves. to undertake this effort. i just want to provide a couple other facts about the federal role. and it's great to be working

with my colleague and friend senator cardin and the entire team maryland, we are united at as senator cardin said, we are hearing from our colleagues from around the country, republicans and democrats. i want to thank the president and the biden administration. the army corps of engineers, the coast guard, other federal agencies have deployed, they have been on site from the very beginning. secretary buttigieg was here and remains fully engaged. and the army corps of engineers will cover the full cost of clearing the channel. we all recognize that getting the port of baltimore running again at full speed is a priority given all the jobs that are associated with it, all small businesses, all the other businesses and as the governor pointed out, this is not just a maryland issue, it is a national and global question. so, i'm very pleased the army corps will be picking up those costs. as i understand that there are

32 members of the army corps of engineers on the ground right now, surveying the situation. the navy has been contracting with the salvage operation. there are 38 contractors under the navy's oversight with respect to that. so, this is happening right now, and as the governor said, we have got one of the big, the big lifts, cranes coming, i think it is a 1000 ton crane coming around midnight and another 400 ton crane coming saturday for the operations to clear the channel. a word about the quick action that the governor and the secretary and others took to get the application in for the federal emergency relief program. this is a federal program designed for this as you heard, they have been authorized for the $60 million from the federal government to cover all of the costs of dealing with the surrounding traffic and issues that have come pu since the

bridge right now, of course, is collapsed on top of the ship. importantly, that emergency relief program is also what will cover the lion's share of the costs of rebuilding the bridge. and, the department of transportation found the state eligible for that program. they authorized $60 million but found the state eligible for the emergency relief funds which will help cover the lion's share of the cost of reconstructing the key bridge and senator cardin and i working with the president and governor and others and will be introducing legislation to cover the remainder that is not covered under the emergency relief program. so we are here together as team maryland. i want to thank everybody that's been a part of this effort. governor, thank you again for bringing us all together from

the mayor and county executive and thank you for your leadership and members of the general assembly who are here. again, the families remain in our prayers and we'll get it done for the state of maryland. let me now turn it over to you. congressman m fume aye. congressman mfume. congress congressman mfume: thank you, chris. governor, the fact you have made this a very transparent process is important because there are people all over the country, getting unfiltered real facts in real time with what's happening and i think it helps all of us in the process. this is my congressional district and senator cardin and van hollen represent a part of

team maryland. on this issue, i think it's fair to say all of maryland and their congressional delegation is a team and you've seen some of the statements that have gone out and the ones that will be going out. a couple quick things. the main thing is the main thing is the main thing. so allow me to be redundant for just a moment. these families that are impacted can never, ever get enough of our condolences, our prayers or sympathies. if it could have been any one of us in a situation we could not have predicted anywhere. the reason we keep asking you to lift them up in prayer is because they'll never be the same again. now, as you've heard, the priority here is to clear the channel to allow commerce to start up again. it is not an issue that just affects baltimore. it affects supply chains all

over the country in every state of the union. and so we are thinking to find a way to bring all assets to bear to make a real difference to allow that process of commerce to begin again. are there secondary matters? yes. we're talking about the third largest estuary in the world and the first and largest estuary here in america, the chesapeake bay. it's a channel important for so many different reasons, whether it's aquatic life or anything else. we want to again say as the governor and others have said, these divers are putting themselves at great risk but they continue to dive. we understand there were hazmat materials in several of the containers and we're concerned if that gets into the bay. and we're concerned, also, if for no other reason people look at this as an american tragedy, not a tragedy just for this region. i've been in touch with the

speaker's office today. i expect speaker johnson and i will talk at some point tomorrow morning because one of the things important here for me on the other shrill is to make sure that -- or other side of the aisle is to make sure i say to the others this should not be a partisan issue. i see the things being said, please resist it. democrats and republicans have to find a way to work together on this otherwise we'll never get through it and have the kind of future that we want so things like this are met with in the right way and dealt with in the right way. my plea is to end any partisanship and to ask americans to all work together. there will be insurance claims, yes. money will be returned, yes. but in the process we've got to move quickly to clear the

channel. i thank the governor and thank the mayor and county executives and john alston those involved, the -- and all those involved. the commandant of the marines and coast guard will be here and i suspect we'll have some more answers. >> i'm the federal highway administrator and on behalf of mr. buttigieg and president biden, i want to say first and foremost on the infrastructure, we'll come to that but everyone here has begun by talking about people and i don't think we could have a president "who wants tobe a millionaire?" has more empathy when there's loss of life and has been communicated clearly for the workers who lost their lives. i think the president has a deep and abiding concern and also for the workers being impacted by the closure of the port. i was up here with secretary buttigieg on monday touring the

site with the governor, the delegation, and it was a fantastic turn around for the $60 million. just to be clear, the emergency relief program that flows through the federal highway administration, this is a program that states will turn to when there are floods, fires, hurricanes and other disasters and this fits that category. so we want to be clear that this is just a down payment, the $60 million, it is not the final payment. we'll be here with the maryland d.o.t., and governor, your d.o.t. team has been fantastic and on top of the game as we work on this. the corps, from a federal highway and d.o.t. perspective, we're looking at the longer term prospect of getting that bridge rebuilt because we know it's also critical to the region. so we'll continue to be a partner.

i just want to commend all the great work that's gone on so far. thank you very much. >> good evening, baltimore county attorney johnny olszewski. these are trying times and deals in the midst of unspeakable tragedy, we're trying to move forward with a road to recovery and resiliency and to have leadership in this space led by our governor but to have leadership at all levels stepping forward in this moment is truly heartwarming. i know people are feeling this very deeply and in a personal way, including the families who have lost their loved ones. we know the majority of those who were impacted and lost in this tragedy were baltimore county residents and i want to just assure that in addition 20 all other resources, baltimore

county will thereby to provide everything we can to those families who have been impacted by this horrific tragedy. i want to thank president bide be, secretary buttigieg and the governor for their prompt and swift action. on this application, i think the swift approval speaks volumes to just how serious our partners take the work ahead of us. it is making good on the president's commitment that all federal resources necessary will be marshaled to move forward on clearing the channel and rebuilding the bridge. and as we speak to the family, and i had the opportunity to do that yesterday as we talked to port workers and impacted businesses, we know that certainty and that claire sit so important. so to the families affected, you're not just in our prayers, to our dock workers, you're not just in our prayers, we are seeing action in the immediate

aftermath of this tragedy. and i want to again echo the governor's call to thank our first responders who continue to this day at this moment to be out there actively working for and on behalf of our residents. it's a privilege and honor to serve alongside you, governor, and the incredible representatives who will continue not just this day but in the days ahead to make sure we move forward together. thank you. >> good evening. mayor brandon scott, city of baltimore. first and foremost, our players and shots continue to be with the families of those we lost and the thousands of people who are impacted by this horrific tragedy. as i know, both the governor and i were at opening day today. we had time to spend with those heroic members of the transit authority police department who saved lives by shutting down

bridge traffic. i also had the time to spend with some of my baltimore city fire who dove in and bravely searched for those we tragically lost. speaking with them, however, made a few things crystal clear for me. one, the dedication, the determination and selflessness of our first responders to never be questioned, ever. but two, the spirit and greatness of this city and state are in its people like those courageous public servants and why we cannot be broken. i looked into the eyes of these men who looked death straight in the eye and continued to do their job bravely p. i didn't see brokenness or despair, i saw hope and determination just as i see in all the well wishes coming from all over baltimore and all over maryland and all over this country for our city and our state to rebuild.

following the recovery of the two victims yesterday, we remain hopeful in the course of this work we are able to recover those who remain missing and bring them tomas holmstrom to their families. i directed my administration to work with governor moore and his established team on every effort that must be taken. and while we thank our president for moving swiftly, we have to thank you, governor. this is a very heavy burden to bear and you've been leading with courage and with dignity and also in the right way, so thank you very much. also, the city is actively working with our partners to help families through this incredible time. the mayor's office of immigrant affairs set up funds to provide assistance to those directly impacted and is facilitating connections to community based organizations providing direct support, management support and mental health to the families.

there's been a tremendous amount of outpouring and support and we're working with the state and federal teams and all the nonprofits businesses and that we are coordinating efforts to make sure the families are not overburdened in the toughest time of their lives. we know the value of the port of baltimore to our city, our state and country. our residents, everybody depends on it. the our first priority continues to be to make sure we bring these people home. i want to reiterate all my thanks and gratitude to everybody that has reached out, to everybody who donated food to our first responders, to everybody who just prayed for our city and state b. we appreciate you greatly and will continue to work with our city to recover. thank you. >> the ntsb is reporting a

hazmat leak. i know you were out there on the water yesterday. did you see the sheen and can you go into detail about mitigation efforts and let those concerned about know what's going on in the water? >> i know the 4,000 containers that are on the ship have indicated that 56 contain some form of hazardous materials, including things like lithium batteries, perfumes, etc. we know right now already deployed there have been over 2400 feet of boom which has been there to be able to contain the leaked pollution and what we can say is there no risk to the people and ensure that both to the first responders operating but also for the people inside the area. we know the ntsb will continue

doing their investigations but of the 4,000 containers, 56 have shown some type of hazmat. >> the sheen when you're out there, can you see it on the water? >> i personally do not. reporter: and a question about the families, have you met with all six families of the construction workers? i know you met with the survivor but other persons did survive that were seeking medical treatment and have you heard the reports, if they're true? >> the people we met at shock trauma were the physicians and nurses and medical personnel who were there on site that night to treat the individuals. so i just spent time to say thank for you their work. i did have a chance to speak with one of the survivors prior but that was two days ago that i had a chance to speak with him. and i did have a chance to speak with a roomful of family members

of the victims and that was when i had a chance to both share time with them and also pray with them and for them. reporter: a follow-up to that, people who do want to donate to the families, is there a fund to donate to? because now we're seeing things pop up asking to donate. >> i would point them to the mayor's office of immigrant affairs to that fund because we know that one is working with the organizations that would be working directly with them. reporter: back to the hazardous material, is there information to how many containers have hazards before dropping in the water? do you have an answer if there were containers that dropped in the water with hazards, how many and what is in there? >> so what we know right now, there are 14 containers that

were impacted and those containers that were impacted contain soap, perfume and some resin material. so that's what we know. as far as what part of that is still on board the boat, inside parts of those containers or what part might have gone overboard, i can't tell you those percentages and don't know those. we've put in place air monitoring onboard the vessel to keep track of any potential threats and we haven't had any of those threats come up on our air monitoring and we have boom around the vessel to collect anything that comes off of it. the sheen that i think has been reported has to do with there's a bow thruster on the front of the ship that allows the ship to normally move to port or starboard as it's coming into port, approaching a dock, etc. there's some oil associated with that bow thruster and think there were roughly 80 liters of

oil in that area and think that's really where the sheen is coming from. but the ability to get directly underneath that is really too dangerous because that's where those containers are hanging off the side of the ship as well as the pieces of the bridge that were there and we're trying to keep our first responders, we're trying to keep them as safe as possible and don't want to make the tragedy for those families worse. reporter: impacted is what? >> everything from the bridge falling on them and to potentially crack open the container to more serious damage to the container and they're in different stages of that when you look at it. reporter: i have a question. will the bridge be stronger around the pier, do we know

anything about the collapse? >> we know ntsb is conducting a thorough investigation to what happened and still the early days of the investigation is so we'd not want to speculate as to what could have or should have been preventative. the thing we know is we are going to and will continue on making sure that our infrastructure in our state is safe but i know in that specific incident, ntsb is in the early stages of their investigation. [inaudible question] reporter: what can you tell us if anything how the construction workers on the bridge learned what was ultimately about to happen and secondly, can you give us the exact number of remaining construction workers that are still outstanding? >> so the investigation is still ongoing as to how individuals were notified once the initial mayday call came in and what we know right now is there are still four individuals who are still unaccounted for.

reporter: possibly five? reporter: you already touched on it and the ball is rolling with good news. [inaudible] reporter: what do you say to the people of baltimore what you call this very long road, notably talking about this with -- [inaudible] and their daily lives, what do you say to that? >> i say to the the people of baltimore, there is no higher priority than making sure that we can return not just the sense of normalcy to them but also continuing to give them an opportunity to live in a community that is growing and thriving. we have been moving on this literally since the early hours of when the incident happened and we haven't stopped and aren't going to stop. that every priority in terms of how we think about alternative routes, in terms of supporting

their transportation needs, about making sure that we are both caring for the families and victims while also making sure we're prioritizing clearing the channel and making sure we're going to get the port of baltimore open and get this bridge rebuilt and that's our core focus. reporter: mayor scott, same question, what do you say to the people of baltimore in particular how are you expectin- [inaudible] mr. scott: the governor hit the nail on the head, keith. this is a priority for all of us but we have to ask our residents to be patient because we not only have to do it quickly but do it the right way so every t is crossed and every i is dotted and we make sure that we are building our infrastructure to be stronger and the most quickest and fastest way. we all understand the importance and we'll thereby to support our residents but have to do to the right way.

[inaudible question] governor moore: there's nothing we won't do to be able to speed up and make sure we have a swift and proper conclusion and make sure we're getting a complete -- and make sure we're doing it safely and making sure we're also doing it in a coordinated fashion. the thing is it you look the a the precedence on this, we understand this is daunting, this is complicated. it's complicated because of so many of the variables that have

been laid out before and we mentioned before about the vessel and the container ship and the suez canal, simply to move that took five weeks simply to dislodge it. what we saw when we went out there on that coast guard cutter, we saw a vessel that was almost the size of the eiffel tower. if the eiffel tower was laid down, this vessel is almost the size of the eiffel tower and the only difference is it now has a key bridge laying on top of it. this is remarkably complicated, while it's also a salvage operation with many, many moving variables. the reality is there are far many unknowns than knowns. the thing we can say to everyone in our state is that this is a team that is coordinated, this is a team that is not just working hard but working around the clock to making sure we get to a proper completion.

but we also know this is going to be a long and a complicated process and we're going to not just need people's patience on this but we want to let them know, we are going to get this done. [inaudible question] governor moore: this is going to be a long process because it's a very complicated process. but people should rest assured we're going to get this done and they can bet on that. reporter: who will be responsible to -- [inaudible] governor moore: this will be a rebuild that will include our federal partners and a rebuild including our state and local partners and it will be a rebuild that will include the private sector. this will be a rebuild that will include our unions and be a rebuild that will include everybody because we understand the complexity of being able to put this up and put it together in the first place.

remember, the initial construction of the key bridge took five years, so we know that we are going to move with speed and we're going to move with safety but it is going to require everybody involved in that process. [inaudible question] governor moore: it's too early to go through individuals. [inaudible question] governor moore: so our heart breaks for these families because these families are living a nightmare. they are receiving information on that night when this tragedy first happened, they received news that none of us would ever want to receive. and so when we say that we stand with them and when we stand with

them, it's both that we are praying for them and they have prayer hands all around them but also making sure that they know this will be a larger community that will be there for them. it still comes back to the buick humanity of this situation. i remember when i met with many of the family members. the thing they wanted me to remember is that these were fathers and they were brothers and they were cousins and they were husbands. they were people whose families loved them. i can tell you as a son of an immigrant myself, i know my partner in the work, the lieutenant governor, the first immigrant ever elected to statewide elected government in our state's history. it still comes back to the basic humanity and our heart breaks for these families. [inaudible question]

>> based on this morning's briefing once we ceased diving operation with divers we sent remote vehicles with sonar and able to plot what's down there. we know there's at least one vehicle larger in size that is completely encapsulated by the superstructure of the bridge, concrete, rebar, etc. it's going to take time to get to that and will take time to do that carefully and to shore that up before we can put divers in there to recover whatever is in that vehicle. >> thank you all.

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