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Jan. 24, 2026 12:14-13:01 - CSPAN
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Stay Indoors, Don't Go Out 00:15:32
A regular schedule both this weekend and on monday, but we do want to remind folks that likely they will be routed onto certain snow routes for safety as well.
Those are the important things.
Paratransit will be running regular service weekend monday, but due to the weather, I think everyone should anticipate that they may have uh, need more time when you're using car transit.
So I think, first and foremost, as the governor said, stay indoors, don't go out.
Enjoy the Patriots game, as we were talking about yesterday right, and allow the men and women here at MASS DOT and MBTA to do what they need to do to keep everyone safe.
If you do go out, give yourself more time.
Check both the Massdot website, check the MBTA website and then the MBTA go app for the latest information.
So please be safe and we look forward to being able to make sure, if you do need to get out, that we get you there safely and we get you home safely.
Thank you, great thank you, and let me turn it over to under secretary Jonathan Gallberry.
Now for the highway update.
All right, thank you uh, my name is Jonathan Gulliver.
I'm the undersecretary of transportation and the state highway administrator.
So first off, thank you for coming out to our Weston depot.
This is one of our critical depots, handles a huge part of the turnpike and connecting highways, and the men and women that are standing here behind us today do a great job making sure that we're ready when the when the rest of the world isn't joining the join the 4th of july.
These guys are thinking about snow, so we are very much ready for this storm.
These are the kind of storms that that these, these guys here, are really trained for all year round.
We have a lot of stuff on hand to make sure that this is a manageable storm.
We have over 250 000 tons of salt available to us statewide.
We also have 738 i'm sorry uh, 738 gallons of magnesium chloride, which is what we use for pre-treatment and for wetting of that salt to make sure it's effective, and this, this team here, as well as our teams across the state.
We have 140 snow and ice depots that are going to be handling over 15,000 lane miles of roadway during the peak of this storm.
So let me talk about the storm for a moment just to echo what you've been hearing.
This is going to be a difficult storm, especially in the overnight hours on Monday into Monday morning.
We're expecting very intense snowfall over an inch an hour and we're expecting a lot of drifting, especially early in the storm.
That's especially difficult for our equipment to keep up with.
Anytime you get a snowfall rate of over an inch an hour, it doesn't matter how many plows we have out there, you can expect slippery conditions and you expect that the roadway is going to be difficult to travel, which is all the more reason why we keep saying that we really want people to stay off the road as much as possible, especially during the peak of this storm.
We will have over 3,000 pieces of equipment, I expect, out during this storm.
That's pretty close to a full call out for Mass DOT.
We usually only see that in the biggest of storms, and this is one.
This is also a long-duration storm, so I do want to remind folks that even once it's over, you can expect that it's going to be about four hours or more for us to be fully cleaned up.
And that includes MassDot as well as our partners on the municipal side too.
Those secondary roads can be especially difficult to clear, and it's going to take some time after the snow stops for the roadways to be in safe driving conditions.
So again, this is one of the reasons why we're really, really telling people on Monday especially, we want you to do, if you can stay off the roadways, please do it.
Work remotely if you can, but also if you do get out on the roadways, plan ahead.
If you need to be somewhere at a critical appointment, really plan ahead.
Give yourself a lot of extra time and really, again, be cautious when you're out there.
I also want to announce we're going to be enacting a truck ban.
That's something that we're going to be providing more details on sometime in the next hour or so.
But effectively, that means that tractor trailers, box trucks, empties, tandem special permit trucks, some of the bigger pieces of equipment that are on the road that can be especially problematic when it snows.
We're going to be asking them to stand down with the exception of trucks that are delivering food, medical supplies, and fuel.
So, again, more details to follow on that in the next hour or so.
We're getting that information up on our Mass 511 and other trucker websites that they use.
And finally, just want to say again: please, please be safe.
This is going to be a difficult storm.
If you don't need to be on the roadways, we're really asking you not to be.
Take any discretionary trips well ahead of time.
Get everything that you need to watch the game tomorrow.
Enjoy that game and go, Patriots.
We really want this to be successful for everybody.
Our team will be out there hard at work getting those roads clear and safe for you.
We want you to do what you can to make sure it's safe for them while they're out there doing it.
Thank you, everybody.
Thank you.
Thank you, Under Secretary Gulliver.
This is not our first rodeo, certainly not for these guys, certainly not for our region.
But nevertheless, we want everybody to do their part.
These guys are doing their part.
We're prepared.
We're ready to go across the state.
We just need everybody's help in following the encouragement to stay out the roads, stay inside.
And remember, if you are on a road, do not drive close to snowplows.
That's for their safety and yours.
The game's on tomorrow.
We know about that.
What do we got behind us?
Isn't this a new?
Oh, Flake May.
Isn't that?
Did you do that?
Yeah.
All right.
Flake May's even ready.
So, with what's that?
Who's driving Flake May?
We have.
Here we go.
Have you driven it yet?
How's it drive?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You're able to scramble too, huh?
You can run.
This is a truck that can run.
Okay, so we're happy to take any questions.
Governor Neale, are you or any other state officials going to be staying in the MEMA bunker that's used during other events tomorrow?
I expect it to be there tomorrow, and I expect there'll be any number of state officials and first responders gathered there to oversee operations.
These guys do a great job.
They know what they're doing, and they're working really hard.
And again, as governor, I'm really grateful to all the people who won't be watching the Patriots tomorrow, but will be out on the roads and will be making sure that the rest of us stay safe.
Okay.
All right.
Thanks, everybody.
And we'll continue to keep you updated as we learn more and as we have more directions.
Remember, I have said for non-essential state employees, it is a work from home day on Monday.
And I just want to remind our private employers to consider doing that as well.
Thanks, everybody.
Thank you.
Thanks, everybody.
Thanks so much.
I appreciate it.
Thank you, Bill.
Thank you, guys.
Lucky losers!
You saw it just a minute ago.
That heavily armed vehicle rolling through a dozen people hanging onto the hub.
Now you see the wind of it or not, and it's enough to just spurt this crowd.
I can tell you guys, I can hear your reaction when you're back.
That was awful.
I mean, I just saw a dozen people hanging on the hood of that vehicle and at the driving way to come from the local kind of behind Black Shoes Pizza.
But you see, it's a benefit of this scene.
One thing I want to say to you guys: again, I think it's so important for people to remember as they're watching this.
This is the cultural hub for the city of Minneapolis because there are chemical agents in deployed here.
But this is, you know, there is, you got a Thai restaurant.
This intersection is here.
Pop, pop, pop.
I'm not sure if you guys can do it.
I don't know if you guys can do it.
Pop, pop.
Pop, pop.
All right.
You think you feel comfortable getting over there?
Are you comfortable getting right over there?
Alright.
They've secured the area, so it just happened so fast.
I mean, people have just shown up in the drop-down.
These are eye wash, these are water bottles, these are earplugs.
Oh, there is in their bag.
Can I grab those?
I appreciate it.
The chemical agents started to walk over us.
We started walking away.
Someone handed me a pot.
And so the fun stuff.
The smoke is clearing.
We are excited to see.
There's going to be some moment where they're trying to get federal agents out of here.
It has not happened yet.
I can tell you this.
Our local law.
It has not happened yet.
So, again, to answer your question, which size is best.
These are confirmation officers here with the city of Minnesota.
I haven't really seen over the course of the last time.
My name is Lieutenant Eric Bysig with the Ministry of State Patrol.
Due to the unlawful conduct and threat to public safety, I hereby declare that it's an unlawful assembly.
You are in violation of Minnesota Statute 609, unlawful assembly.
I am now issuing a public safety order to disperse and order all those assembled at 26th and Nicolas in the surrounding area to immediately disperse and cease your unlawful behavior, which means leave the area peacefully.
If you do not do so, you may be arrested or subject to other police action.
Other police actions would include the use of chemical agents and the use of less lethal devices or crowd control tactics, which may inflict significant pain or result in serious injuries.
The following roads of dispersal are available.
Please disperse to the north of Nicolas, away from the area of 26th and Nikola.
Please do it now.
You have five minutes to disperse.
If you continue to obstruct, resist, or interfere with police officers, you'll be in violation of Minnesota State Statute 69.50, obstructing a legal process, which is an additional crime.
Scott, you can come to us if you want.
We can try to talk to other people.
Protecting The Unlawful 00:06:30
Yeah, we just we were halfway down here and then we got hit and had a turn back.
Jesus Christ.
Lights out now! Lights out now!
You're gonna get all your loyals, buddy.
You're protecting somebody who just fucking killed somebody.
Do you guys feel like lawful doing this?
Do you feel like you're holding yourself up?
No, you're fucking disgusting as them.
You guys are all fucking straight.
You just fucking killed somebody.
How are you doing your fucking job?
You're not.
You're fucking sick.
Exactly.
You're fucking sick.
Thank you so much!
Fuck off.
What are you staring at?
Don't you look at this sign and you realize that they are murders and that's who you're protecting.
You went to school for how long to become an outsider to protect you?
Why are you letting us fucking get killed?
You're doing nothing and someone protect them.
Fuck you, you're a fucking fascist.
Fuck off.
Hey, you're for the bodies of fans.
How are we doing, Adam?
I'm gonna try and find someone.
I know, I know.
For real.
Thank you.
I appreciate it.
I'll take my people be.
Scott, I have people here who can talk if you want.
I don't know if they're going to come to me either.
I don't think that's that conference that's about to start.
Everybody get closer together!
Everybody get closer together!
What are you guys going to do as news?
Are you going to move out?
What's that?
Are you going to say when they do this person?
I'm just.
Are we going to say?
Are you gonna like ice out?
I sound like a swimmer.
I know I just.
I'm out now.
Ice out now.
Ice out now.
Ice
Are they posing there?
No.
What are they doing like that?
Oh no, is that someone?
Is that someone?
They knew a law!
They shot you!
You wouldn't know the gallinies!
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
It's ice out now.
People Available To Talk 00:03:46
People here who could talk if you need.
Okay, thank you.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I've never been on the news.
It's uncomfortable for me, but I absolutely see what's in the end.
My name is Lance Prudeau.
All right, Adam, thank you.
Scott Lemonola, you come to us.
20 minutes.
Can't Hear Dispersal Order 00:12:34
I can't hear the dispersal order.
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Operation Impact 00:08:32
And Nicholas Avenue on the south side of the city.
Officers arrived and I found an adult male with multiple gunshot wounds when they arrived.
Life-saving aid was being rendered, and he was transported by ambulance to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he was later pronounced deceased.
Based on the information that we have, which is very limited, this is a 37-year-old white male who is a Minneapolis resident, and we believe he is an American citizen.
We have not been told in the official reports of what has led up to the shooting, but we have seen the video that is circulating on social media.
Our demand today is for those federal agencies that are operating in our city to do so with the same discipline, humanity, and integrity that effective law enforcement in this country demands.
We urge everyone to remain peaceful.
We recognize that there's a lot of anger and a lot of questions around what has happened, but we need people to remain peaceful.
In the area, we have an unlawful assembly at this time.
Minneapolis police have given multiple warnings for the crowd to disperse.
We are asking for people to avoid the area and to leave if you are there.
We have requested mutual aid from the Minnesota State Patrol and from all our local and county regional partners.
We ask everyone to remain calm and to please do not destroy our own city.
I just saw a video of more than six masked agents pummeling one of our constituents and shooting him to death.
How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?
How many more lives need to be lost before this administration realizes that a political and partisan narrative is not as important as American values?
How many times must local and national leaders must plead with you, Donald Trump, to end this operation and recognize that this is not creating safety in our city.
As you'll hear from Director Sayre in just a second, we have seen these kinds of operations in other places, in other countries, but not here in America.
Not in a way where a great American city is being invaded by its own federal government.
I'm done being told that our community members are responsible for the vitriol in our streets.
I'm done being told that our local elected officials are solely responsible for turning down the temperature.
Just yesterday, we saw 15,000 people peacefully protesting in the streets, speaking out, standing up for their neighbors.
Not a single broken window, not a single injury.
Those peaceful protests embody the very principles that both Minneapolis and America was founded upon.
Conversely, the mass militarized force and unidentified agents who are occupying our streets, that is what weakens our country.
That is what erodes trust in both law enforcement and in democracy itself.
So to everyone listening, stand with Minneapolis.
Stand up for America.
Recognize that your children will ask you what side you were on.
Your grandchildren will ask you what you did to act to prevent this from happening again.
To make sure that the foundational elements of our democracy were rock solid.
What did you do to protect your city?
What did you do to protect your nation?
This is not what America is about.
This is not a partisan issue.
This is an American issue.
This administration and everyone involved in this operation should be reflecting.
They should be reflecting right now and asking themselves, what exactly are you accomplishing?
If the goal was to achieve peace and safety, this is doing exactly the opposite.
If the goal was to achieve calm and prosperity, this is doing exactly the opposite.
Are you standing up for American families right now, or are we tearing them apart?
The invasion of these heavily armed masked agents roaming around on our streets of Minneapolis, emboldened with a sense of impunity, it has to end.
This is not how it has to be.
So, to President Trump, this is a moment to act like a leader.
Put Minneapolis, put America first in this moment.
Let's achieve peace.
Let's end this operation, and I'm telling you, our city will come back.
Safety will be restored.
We're asking for you to take action now to remove these federal agents.
My name is Rachel Sayer, and I am the Director of the Emergency Management Department for the City of Minneapolis.
I took this job to keep us safe because I live here, and this is my community.
We are doing everything we can to mitigate the impacts of this terrible situation.
The city's emergency operations center continues to be activated, as it has throughout the surge in federal agents over the last few weeks.
We are tracking impacts and coordinating the city's response to this situation, which is having profound repercussions in our community.
I can't underscore enough how much Operation Metro Surge is impacting our city.
Families with loved ones detained and those who are afraid to be in public lest they become targets need help accessing the most basic necessities like food, housing, and rides to school.
Businesses are shuddering, and our local economy is severely impacted, which means families are suffering just as we were rounding a corner in our recovery.
Many of our Minneapolis residents, my neighbors, my friends, my community members, are ceasing participation in public life, afraid to even go to the doctor.
In response, the City Enterprise continues to utilize our entire emergency apparatus.
That means staff across departments, often around the clock, are putting their regular jobs on hold in order to respond to the impacts of MetroSurge.
I want everyone to know there are numerous resources available to community members right now.
We have mental help available.
We have food assistance, housing and rental assistance, legal help.
We are sharing information about what to do if you are exposed to tear gas, pepper spray, or other chemical agents.
And the state AGs and ACLU are collecting reports of rights violations.
You can access these resources on the city's virtual resource center at minneapolismn.gov/slash ice.
Please share this information with your neighbors.
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