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Maryland officials went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to lobby for more funding to rebuild Baltimore's Key Bridge. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion explains what's standing in the way.
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Maryland officials went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to lobby for more funding to rebuild Baltimore's Key Bridge. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion explains what's standing in the way.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Officials hope to remove the debris from the collapsed bridge to resume shipping by the end of May. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled an abortion ban from 1864 can be enforced. Robert Costa, CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent, and Daniella Diaz, Politico congressional correspondent, join "America Decides" to examine how the decision could impact the 2024 U.S. elections.
Authorities in Baltimore recovered the body of a third construction worker who died in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Meanwhile, President Biden traveled to the site on Friday and surveyed the wreckage. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has the details.
President Biden visited the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site Friday, vowing to use federal funds to help recovery efforts. During the visit, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced the "Maryland Tough Baltimore Strong Alliance" to begin rebuilding. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports.
President Biden is visiting the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse near Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday to assess damage and meet with family members of the victims. CBS News' Bo Erickson reports.
Maryland's governor will be on Capitol Hill next week to discuss emergency aid for Baltimore as it cleans up the Key Bridge collapse. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins to preview the upcoming funding debate and possible changes to how the U.S. aids Israel.
Crews are facing daunting challenges in reopening the Port of Baltimore following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Meanwhile, a federal program is offering loans to small businesses impacted by the disaster. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.
CBS News has learned Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will meet the state's congressional delegation at the Capitol on Tuesday to discuss funding for the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse recovery efforts. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
A second channel has opened in the Port of Baltimore after last week's deadly bridge collapse and officials say work continues on a third channel for larger vessels. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more on the salvage operation and the work to expand commercial traffic to the port.
Crews in Baltimore opened a second, temporary channel Tuesday to help with wreckage removal and allow small boats to bypass the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has the details.
Work on two more alternate channels to the Port of Baltimore is underway after the first temporary passageway was established for smaller vessels Monday. It's been one week since the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge closed shipping traffic to the port. CBS News Baltimore investigative reporter Mike Hellgren has more.
Crews are taking significant steps to reopen the Port of Baltimore after last week's deadly Key Bridge collapse. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has the latest. Then, Biden senior adviser Tom Perez joins to discuss the federal response.
The White House has announced that President Biden will visit the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore at the end of the week. The administration on Monday also met virtually with Israeli officials over the IDF's planned offensive in Rafah. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more on those stories and the response to Sunday's "60 Minutes" report on Havana Syndrome.
Officials have peeled open a temporary passageway to let smaller vessels cross the section of the Patapsco River once spanned by the Francis Scott Key Bridge. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has more.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said divers at the site of the Baltimore bridge collapse can't see more than a foot or two in front of them because the water in the Patapsco River is so murky. The governor also said a temporary southwest channel is expected to open in the coming days.
Officials are opening alternate channels to the Port of Baltimore Monday so ships can get past the wreckage of last week's bridge collapse. A captain for the U.S. Coast Guard says the two auxiliary channels will be used by response vessels, commercially essential ships and those participating in salvage efforts. CBS News' Nicole Sganga has more.
Crews have taken major steps toward reopening Baltimore's port after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse last week. Workers have begun cutting the bridge into pieces and have removed tons of debris in what is now a 24/7 operation. CBS News' Nicole Sganga and CBS News Baltimore reporter Alexus Davila have more.
As part of the wreckage removal process, crews are cutting steel beams from the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge into pieces in an effort to reopen the Port of Baltimore.
Crews began cutting through steel beams as cranes prepared to lift debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge off the cargo ship that brought it down. The cleanup effort is key to reopening the port of Baltimore. Nicole Sganga has the latest.
A massive salvaging effort is underway to reopen the Port of Baltimore after the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The complex operation to reopen the Port of Baltimore after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is underway. Several cranes, including the largest floating crane on the East Coast, recently arrived at the site, and more vital equipment is on the way.
President Joe Biden has made it clear that he wants the full support of Congress to help Baltimore recover from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The state has already received $60 million in emergency relief funding.
A complicated cleanup operation is underway in Baltimore as crews begin removing tons of wreckage from what used to be the Francis Scott Key Bridge. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has the details.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks about the recovery efforts and what's ahead after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed on Tuesday.