 Let's get started. I just want to say we've just come through as you everybody knows a historic snowstorm There are parts of the state For whom this is the biggest snowstorm in living memory Harrisburg, New York County. I think I think it's the biggest in living memory in the Lehigh Valley Philadelphia is one of the four biggest snowstorms. They've ever had and it was not only in terms of it's not just the magnitude but The rate of snowfall at different points of time yesterday was just Remarkable in some case some places two to three inches per hour And we were also surprised by the weather it started earlier and farther west than we thought yesterday And so we have been Continue to try to respond as as quickly and as effectively as we as we can so we have done everything I think we can to keep the the major roads open the state highways are open We'll continue to to work to widen the state highways Through Monday and Tuesday But I think the Penn Dodd is making good progress there We'll take questions and folks in the turnpike and answer questions about Where we are with the bed for summer set, but at this point We have I think 20 tractor trailers that are still waiting to move, but the drivers have voluntarily stayed with their trucks They're all safe and ready to get get going so We have come through this And I just want to say that that one of the reasons we were able to make it through and recover so quickly Is because the people of Pennsylvania exercise real restraint and and stayed off the roads when they could And it made all the difference in the world and allowed the emergency crews the local levels the state levels Throughout Pennsylvania all the affected areas and allowed them to do their jobs and getting the roads open As quickly as they as they could so I want to thank the people of Pennsylvania for doing what they did And for making this process go as smoothly as it did so Rick do you want to say a few words? Sure just very quickly and I just to re-emphasize that there's been a tremendous support Across the Commonwealth Neighbors helping neighbors and and you see that in every disaster and and that's actually fantastic I think the other message is remaining vigilant there from the standpoint A lot of areas are still in that response mode a lot of people are still digging out You still need plow trucks to escort ambulances and such if you do not have to be on the roads please stay off the roads, but Just overview real quick. We have currently Introduce yourself. I'm sorry. I'm Rick. That's okay. Thank you I'm Rick Flynn the director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency the county emergency operations centers there's 18 of them We're starting to see them starting to be demobilized or and their operations 20 emergency declarations from the counties and over 211 municipal declarations of disaster emergencies You know we talked a little bit our primary focus yesterday was the the center of gravity was focused in on the turnpike and as the governor pointed tremendous success of Taking care of everybody and that was our primary focus and with the small number of tractor trailers Left they're being taken care of and moved out. We had two shelters open And they were both in Bedford County associated with the turnpike incident 216 personnel were Individuals were stayed in that shelter. They're all gone They left for the day and then at 200 of the individuals from the turnpike state in local hotels and again Chairman Brown's here with the public utility commission, but statewide there are only 689 customers out of service that do not have power and that's primarily in the Pico area inside in the southeast Pennsylvania area with Philadelphia having 284 and I will tell you and as we say in a blue sky day, that's normal So for this to be able to have a very significant event With the pyro just tremendous tremendous from that standpoint. We're still activated in state emergency operations center We're going to continue to do so we're going to contact each county that's been affected to determine what their needs are we still have a National Guard troops on state active duty and We're working with again About 326 Pennsylvania National Guard members Aaron army are collectively working and ready to respond They've received over 19 mission assignments meaning that we gave them 19 missions to perform yesterday We're going to work with the counties do an assessment county by county to determine what their potential needs are and anticipated Guard resources or any other resources to do what we have the primary offenses that they have right now is Getting plowed out in their streets getting ready for schools. We can make an assumption schools Some schools will be closed some a lot of schools appear on delay But we're coordinating and working any kind of support we have can to provide to the counties. Thank you very much Okay questions Well as I say there were a number of surprises the magnitude of the storm this is the biggest storm this part of the country has ever had and So that was one second thing was the speed of the rate of snow fall Oh, so we were having a tough time keeping up with the snow as it was coming down yesterday Crews work throughout the night and and so expressways are open secondary roads The state roads are open to one and a half two lanes still some Requires some some work on the shoulders and we'll keep doing doing that But now that the snow has stopped we can do that But during the while the snow was coming down that was that was tough and then the third thing was as I said We we didn't expect it to be as far west as it was and we and it started I think about six hours earlier than we expected it to start so There were just a lot of surprises. It was an emergency and and our folks, you know kept Up with the that emergency as it unfolded as well as we could and we will have learned some things we're going to get together this coming week and sit down and Talk about lessons that we've learned things we can do to improve on what we've done this time around Yeah, I mean exercise restraint this is the weekend if you can stay home because it really helps the the crews do their work Unencumbered by by traffic So that made a big difference yesterday the people of Pennsylvania really contributed mightily to to what we were able to do and To the extent they can all of us can continue to do that today That'll make the recovery even even quicker So it allows the plows to to plow it allows them to to late to continue to lay down the brine, which is why Expressways like 83 are down to the the pavement So if Pennsylvanians can continue to do what they did that would be great. And as I was coming here today A lot of people out digging out their own driveways and sidewalks Anything else I think to the extent there were people who experienced hardship We we need to figure out how to do a better job there and and that's one of the things we're we're going to do I think statewide We did a good job, but there's no question that for the people trapped between Somerset and Bedford on the turnpike That was something that that we're sorry that happened So let me let me turn over to someone I can work I think at the point where we can say things are a lot better. Thank you I'm more confident the CEO the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and we will do an extensive After-action review to take a look at how this started some of the calls that were made out of my office some of the things that Perhaps we could have done a little differently and we'll also take a look at our response But I must tell you with over 300 people that responded to this incident both turnpike and our partners I'm not sure I could ask them to do another thing I'm tremendously proud of each and every one of those folks who worked for us And there's an old adage that says don't ask someone to do something. You don't think you could do yourself Was we watched those folks clear? Estimate of over 500 vehicles. I'm not sure I could have done what those folks did so as it relates to an after-action review Yeah, we're gonna take a look at all those things, but as it relates to the folks who responded I'm not sure I can ask them to do a to do another thing We are going to have the road open some time by mid-afternoon So we're gonna we're in the process of clearing those remaining 20 vehicles I know there's a lot of folks who are looking to get to some of our wonderful ski resorts And we're gonna we're gonna get the road open so folks folks can do that And we should have an estimate here by by noon as to when exactly we'll be able to open But I sure you will be some time sometime today That's what we're gonna take a look at through the after-action review when you're in a section of the roadway That's very mountainous. You're in a section That's what we call cattle shoots because of the fact that it's in a construction area and on a good day That's very narrow because of that setup So we're gonna take a hard look at how these tractor tractor trailers got together What was the the word on if they should or shouldn't have been there and the timing of that of that message And if it's in a construction zone should they've only been in one lane versus the two lanes because of the water lane in the left Side is is wider so we're gonna take a look at all that and we'll have a full report It'll be exhaustive and we'll spend some we'll spend a lot of time on it and make sure if there's anything We could and should do differently. We'll make that part of the next the next process A lot more snow Yeah, that's gonna bear where the snow is going to go is going to vary from municipality to municipality On the state roads. We've been plowing it to the side of the road in cities each of the cities has Their own place to take the snow obviously becomes a real challenge in a street in a city street or a tab borough street They have to sometimes use front loaders to get the snow onto a Dump truck to get it out because you can't just push it onto the sidewalk then people can't work So we can't walk so each each municipality has their own plan for doing that They've been they face this before and they will continue to do that some of them will take longer than than others to get out We we have the state has has offered full support When cities other municipalities have problems With the equipment that has broken down. They need extra help. We stand ready to to assist Any other questions? Okay. Thank you very much