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3/27 - Kirstin Garriss, CMG Washington

Kirstin reports on the latest from the Baltimore bridge collapse, where recovery efforts are underway for 6 missing construction workers. Meanwhile, investigators are compiling data on the events leading up to the bridge impact, while logistics planners are working to reroute shipping cargo and mitigate damage to supply chains.

3/27 - Spotlight: Bridge Structural Security

After yesterday's tragedy involving a cargo ship striking, and ultimately taking down, the Francis Scott Key Bridge near the Baltimore harbor, the question was raised "Could that happen here?" Locally, the Dames Point Bridge is the only Jacksonville bridge that large vessels pass underneath. Lake Ray, President of the First Coast Manufacturers Association, with a background in maritime engineering, joins JMN to explain how our bridge is structurally secured to prevent such a collapse.

3/27 - Ryan Schmelz, FOX News

Ryan reports on the latest from the Baltimore harbor bridge collapse yesterday, where recovery efforts continue for six missing construction workers who were doing bridge maintenance at the time of the cargo ship impact yesterday. President Biden has pledged federal funding assistance to replace the bridge, though it will likely be years before the investigation, cleanup, and repair/replacement work will be completed.

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