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Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Saturday April 6th, 2024. This is the

excerpt. Today recapping Biden's visit to Baltimore. Plus the latest aftermath from the

killings of aid workers in Gaza and the US is on alert for potential

Iranian attacks on Israeli and American facilities.

President Joe Biden visited Baltimore yesterday where he grieved with family members and urged Congress to act to rebuild the collapse bridge.

We will support Maryland and Baltimore every step of the way to help you rebuild and maintain all the business and commerce that's here now.

I spoke with USA Today, White House correspondent Joey Garrison about the president's visit and

what's next for the bridge and ports going forward.

Hi there, Joey.

Hey, thanks for having me on.

Thanks for hopping on Joey. So what did President Joe Biden do during his visit to Baltimore yesterday?

President Biden toured what's left of the bridge by a helicopter on Marine One, met with Maryland Governor

Westmore, other state local officials, kind of just getting a briefing on what they're

doing right now in terms of cleaning up the massive wrecked bridge that remains still in the river as well as looking ahead to what's really a massive rebuilding project that Biden, the governor, other local officials. of the six workers who are all immigrants grieved with them and gave really kind of emotional

remarks towards those families during his trip.

Yeah, Joey, what impact is this collapse and its aftermath having on immigrant communities in that area?

These are often workers that go unnoticed for most Americans.

They were working here at 1.30 in the morning when that bridge was hit by the shipping container and so this has brought kind of an

awareness to worker issues that these immigrants who make very little money

some of the issues that they have and so folks are pushing

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