The immigration issue was front and center this MLK Day with Trump's reported slur against Africa and Haiti. For now it seems that the DACA compromise is dead, making a government shutdown next Friday more likely. Breaking the focus on DACA was the false alarm of a missile attack in Hawaii.
Here are the Videos for the next meeting:
- On MLK Day, U.S. grapples with furor over Trump’s words
- The Backlash Continues on Trump's "S**thole" Comments
- What's dividing lawmakers on DACA and threatening a shutdown
- Inside the Hawaii command center where missile alert mistake was made
- Hawaii's Weekend Missile Mishap
- Hawaii's false missile alert highlights shortcomings in emergency system
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Here are the other video shown at the meeting:
- Republicans say there won't be a DACA vote this week
- Durbin: ‘I stand by every word that I’ve said’ about Trump disparaging remarks
Family friends live in Hawaii (so I have been there several times, including for the military): Here is the experience of one of them - "It was very scary and confusing. [Son] was at my place which he never is at that time on Saturday morning but woke up early and came over to grab breakfast. Good thing as would have been much worse to be alone or out on the road somewhere. I was just finishing my breakfast when got phone alert? Then tv alert several minutes later, then phone alert from University of Hawaii but no sirens so not sure if real or hoax. In any case have to take seriously as only have 12 minutes from alert till missile from Korea could hit. Although devastating the nuke on a missile is not that big so if hits Oahu, most would survive except for those within a mile or two of hit.
ReplyDeleteNo time to go anywhere even if there was someplace to go. My condo is concrete. Decided the bathroom with no outside window the safest. Filled the tub with water, grabbed food and bottled water and radio and phone. Kept checking websites but nothing till 30 minutes later saying it was a mistake.
Of course if a missile did manage to hit, there would be radiation contamination of water, land, and air of large area depending on the winds.
Not something I really expected to deal with in my life time but here we are anyway. Not a great way to start the day but much better than could have been. Not at all like a tidal wave or hurricane alert where there is usually lots of time." (she lives in a high-rise off Waikiki and either still works for the U of H or recently retired)