r prayers are right now for the missing individuals and victims of the tra thank god foe service of our first responders. " >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government funded by these television companies and more including midco. ♪wu midco supports c-span as a public service along with these other providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> president biden spoke about the francis scott key bridge in baltimore after being rammed by container ship during his remarks. he noted his intention to have the federal government cover all reconstruction costs and call on

congress to support the effort. biden: sorry to keep you waiting i was waiting to talk to the delegation. i want to speak briefly about the terrible incidents an accident that happened in baltimore this morning. about 1:30 a container ship struck the francis scott key bridge which i have been over many times and i commuted by train or car. jand the bridge collapse sent several people and vehicles into the river. j multiple u.s. coast guard units which were stationed

nearby were deployed along with multiple emergency personnel. the coast guard had respond to the port where we had the highway investigation, fbi and army corpsf engineers as well as fire from -- fire officials from maryland record dating a response. officials estimate that eight people were unaccounted for. that number might change. two have been rescued. one without injury and one in critical condition. a search-and-rescue operation continue for those that remain as we speak. i spoke with the governor as well as the mayor of baltimore and co. executives, two senators in the congressman in the secretary of transportation is on the scene. i told him that we would send all the federal resources they need as they respond to this emergency, and i mean all. ■zwe are going to rebuild that port together.

everything so far indicates that this was a terrible accident and at this time we have no other indication or reason to believe that there was any intentional act. personnel were able to alert the department of transportation had lost control, as you all know and reported. as a result local authorities close the bridge to traffic before the bridge was struck, which undoubtedly saved lives. our prayers are with everyone involved and all of the families, especiallyore news ofr loved one right now. i know every minute deals like a lifetime and you just do not know and it is terrible. we are incredibly grateful for the rescuers who rushed to the scene and to the people of baltimore, and i want toare wity with you as long as it takes. like the governor said you are marilyn's tough and baltimore strong -- maryland tough and baltimore strong.

the search and rescue operation is our top priority. ended until further notice and we will need to clear the channel before it ship trafficon the spot and d the effort to clear the channel. the port of baltimore is one of the nation's largest shipping hubs and i have been there a number of times as a senator and vice president. it handles a record amount of cargo. it is also the top ports in america for imports and exports. around 850,000 vehicles go through the port every single year. and we are going to get it up and running again as soon as possible. 15,000 jobs depend on that. and weg we can to help those workers. the bridge is critical for travel not just for baltimore about over 30,000 vehicles across the francis scott key bridge on a

daily basis. two of the most important elements of the economy and the -- in the northeast and quality of life. my transportation secretary is there right now and i had directed my team to move heaven and earth to open the port and rebuild the bridge as soon as humanly possible. hand in hand to support maryland's in whatever they ask for. we will work with our partners to make sure that the state gets the support it needs. it is my attention that the federal government will pay for the cost of reconstructing the bridge and i expect congress to support my effort. this is going to take time. and the people baltimore can count on us -- count on us to stick with them on every step of the way until the port is reopened and the bridges rebuild. we are not leaving until this job is done, not until then. i just want to say god bless everybody who was harmed this

morning and their families and may god bleswns the first responders who risked their lives. and the reason i am not going to take there still remain issues that are open and we have to determine what will happen in terms of the rescue mission and all of that. >> will you go out to baltimore sir? pres. biden: yes. >> it is one ship that appears to be at fault, is there reason to believe that the company should be held responsible? pres. biden: we will not wait for that to happen we will get the bridge rebuilt. >> what made you make the decision not to attend the meeting this week? pres. bivdden: i wan to give you guys plenty of time to talk. >> thank you. >> thank you everyone.

>> an update on the federal response to the francis scott key bridge collapse in baltimore. transportation secretary p jude -- pete buttigiegpi at the caption which reads " grateful for the first responders who have been on e at the francis scott key bridge." earlier he remarked that the federal government was standing by to assist in any way possible while the head of the national trtation safety boardsee disast. you can watch those comments on the c-span.org or the c-span video app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government and we are funded by these television companies and more including wow. >> the world has changed. today fast and reliable internet

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topics such as technology and social media. >> ai has started replacing inhuman jobs eliminating entire fields of work. >> challenges in climate. >> our tapestry can no longer sustain business and diversity. >> discussions about criminal and the american criminal justice system. >> we are excited to share the top winners of studentcam 2024 in theiddle school division the first prize goes to meital zayats in mountain view california. the documentary biologist sci-fi: ai reshaping america's tomorrow delves into the ai should reshaping america. first prizes is given to dura mat -- mermott foley which is the promise of langley prague. breanna johnson and leah cerull

i claimed the first prize in the high school center provision -- production unseen heroes: the caregivers of america. the high school western division from palo alto senior high school in l -- in california earned his pr -- first prize for looking at the fast fashion industry and the grand prize goes to nate coleman and jonah rothlein at weston high school in connecticut. innocence held hostage: navigating past and future conflicts with iran deals with the timely and sensitive subject and features interviews with a former iranian hostage. >> instead of saying you are free to leave, i was fine folded and -- blindfolded and taken straight to a prison. >> it brings me great britain -- great joy that out of 3200

students you guys are the grand prize winners. >> oh my god. thank you so much. >> this is a huge honor and we are so grateful for this opportunity. we thank you a lot. >> we extend our gratitude to the educators, parents and participants who s of these young filmmakers on their creative journey. congratulations to all of our winners. do not miss out, the top winning documentaries will broadcast starting april 1. you can catch each of the 150 award-winning studentcam films online anytime at student cam.org. join us in supporting lisa bickley engaged young minds as they share their opinions on the issues important to them that affect our world. >>il about the upcoming total solar eclipse expected to be seen across the united states on april 8.