Biden visits site of Baltimore bridge collapse
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Source: CBS News
April 5, 2024 / 3:28 PM EDT
President Biden is visiting Baltimore Friday in a show of support after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sent shock waves through the city and disrupted the state's traffic and commerce.
The president surveyed the devastation by helicopter early Friday afternoon before receiving a briefing from local officials. The bridge fell on March 26 when the Dali, a Singapore-flagged container ship, struck one of the bridge's main supports. Six men who were working on the bridge fell into the Patapsco River below and were killed. Mr. Biden will be meeting with their families Friday.
"I've come here to grieve with you," the president told his audience at the bridge. "The damage is devastating and our hearts are still breaking," he said. "Eight, eight construction workers went into the water when the bridge fell. Six lost their lives. Most are immigrants, but all were Marylanders."
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, expressed his appreciation to Mr. Biden for his moral and financial support. "We get knocked down, we stand back up, and we dust ourselves off, and we move forward," Moore said alongside the president. "That is what we do. And the people — and the people of Maryland are grateful to have a full partner in this work like President Biden."
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President Biden is visiting Baltimore Friday in a show of support after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sent shock waves through the city and disrupted the state's traffic and commerce.
The president surveyed the devastation by helicopter early Friday afternoon before receiving a briefing from local officials. The president wanted an "on the ground" look at ongoing federal response efforts, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday. The bridge fell on March 26 when the Dali, a Singapore-flagged container ship, struck one of the bridge's main supports. Six men who were working on the bridge fell into the Patapsco River below and were killed. Mr. Biden will be meeting with their families Friday.
"As the president said within hours of the collapse, this administration will be with the people of Baltimore every step of the way," Jean-Pierre said. "We are with you, Baltimore, and we will be there until we get this done."
The president says the federal government should pay for the entire cost of the bridge's reconstruction, which Congress would need to approve.
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