i'm ed o'keefe in washington ab this week on "face the nation," a bridge collapse in baltimore as the latest crisis. and an easter sunday reflection on faith in america. clean up is under way in the port of baltimore following the sudden and deadly collapse of the francis scott key bridge after a cargo ship crashed into one of the pillars. >> the nation's economy and workers are relying on us to move quickly and to move together. >> we'll get the latest from baltimore mayor brandon scott

and transportation secretary pete buttigieg. who will ask whether the nation's roads and airports are ready for the travel surge this spring. and then ukraine is pummelled by a fresh barrage of russian missile and drone attacks. we'll ask mike turner about the timeline for aid to kyiv, israel and more. plus, the head of the world food program, cindy mccain, joins us to discuss the dire hunger crisis in gaza. and finally, we'll hear from two faith leaders about the power of hope. >> sometimes we have to walk toward the light even when it is still dark. >> it is all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪ good morning, welcome to "face the nation." margaret is off and happy easter. we begin this morning with the terrible accident in baltimore's

francis scott key bridge. it remains in the patapsco river. crews have cut into the twisted steel and stabilizing the wreckage to the divers could find the four remaining workers presumed dead. the coast guard said they should create a smaller channel so some ships could get through and access the port which remains closed. for the latest we're joined by secretary of transportation pete buttigieg. thank you for spending part of easter with us. >> happy peaster. good to be with us. >> we have this incident in baltimore. we've seen parts of planes falling out of the sky and you described it is a national crisis that more than 40,000 people are killed in car acidents each year. but let's begin in baltimore. how long will it take to remove the ship and clear out the debris and reopen the channel? >> we haven't received a time line yet, but the work is now underway. parts of the nonfederal channel are already being worked on and there is a thousand ton capacity

lift crane on a barge being put into place now. there is another 600 ton crane on its way to back it up. this is going to be a very complex process. there are even now forces acting on that steel. so it takes a lot to make sure that it could be dismantled safely and the vessel stays where it is supposed to be and doesn't swing into the channel. but it has to be done. because that is the only way to get into most of the port of baltimore. and of course it is important not just to the people and the workers of baltimore, but to our national supply chain to get that part back up and running as quick as possible. and then getting the bridge back up. that is going to take longer but that work is already getting underway as well. >> is there any sense of how long it could make to rebuild that bridge? >> we haven't received estimates on that. the original build took five years to build but that doesn't inform us about the timeline on the reconstruction. a lot goes into how that

reconstruction will be designed, how the process is going to work. right now we don't know everything we need to know about the condition of the portions of bridge that did not collapse. that work is underway. >> to that point about funding. we've heard that it sounds like most of this is going to be paid for by the federal government, about 90%, 80%, the rest by the state. where is that money going to come from? >> so we're using an authority called emergency relief. this is through our federal highway administration. that is how we got the first $60 million out and this is more where that came from. it is possible we may turn to congress to supplement that fund. that happened in the past. if you remember the 2007 bridge collapse in minnesota. about $260 million put together including funds that were put through congress on a bipartisan basis. and i hope and expect this, too, will be a bipartisan priority. >> what would be the pitch to any skeptical lawmaker who said why on earth should we have to

pay for this? >> well the pitch is your district could be next and this has historically been bipartisan. and i'm not reaching back to bygone eras. the president biden infrastructure basis went through on a bipartisan basis. the president never gave up on the idea and sure enough a lot of republicans were willing to cross the aisle and work with president biden and work with democrats to get this done. >> on this past week, boeing auns noed changes in the leadership, the creo, the head f the board are all leaving by the end of the year. are those changes enough to satisfy concerns about the company? >> well one or several personnel changes are not the same thing as what we ploeft need to see which is a change in culture. whatever takes these new leadership positions and everybody else at boeing, especially those senior leaders

who are accountable, they need to demonstrate that they put safety first. faa has been putting boeing under a microscope since this incident happened in january and there were a lot of concerns about what the faa administrator saw in the visits and the audit. he gave boeing 90 days to come up with a plan to deliver the right kind of quality and safety. we're about 30 day news that. there are regular check-ins and faa is not going to allow boeing to increase production until they demonstrate they could do it safely. thursday was the busiest day of the year so far, at least in terms of tsa screenings because we're in the midst of spring break. but given the blown off door, on the alaska airlines plane and the panel that felt off a delta plane. what would you say to those

afraid to fly right now. >> every time i step on a airline, whether i'm looking at a bridge or i'm flying somewhere with my husband and kids. >> i know i'm participating in the safest form of travel in america and what makes it the safest form of travel is all of the work and all of the people that stand behind that including the men and women of our faa. we're talking about an extraordinary safety record. and just think about this mode of travel. it involves being propelled by flammable liquids through the sky at nearly the speed of sound and the safest way to travel. because of extremely rigorous standards and processes for inspection and that is why so far since this administration arrived, there have been about 3 billion passengers getting on to airlines in the united states and 100% of them getting to where they need to go. >> and i know a lot of people see you on television they may

think, i wonder if he still wants the big job one day. now that you've been closer to it, working along side a president, is it still something you aspire to. >> i have a new perspective on how demanding that job is. watching president biden deal with so many concerns, challenges and opportunities for this country. and i'm proud to be a small part of the big team that helps him get that done. i sincerely don't know what -- whether i would run for elected office for any kind again. but i've been asked to take on a big job, i'm honored and humbled to do it. it is hard and it is rewarding and it is taken about 110% of what i have to give right now. >> we're honored and humbled you spent part of your easter. best to cheston and the kids and thank you for being with us. >> thank you. we turn to the mayor of baltimore brandon scott. thank you for spending part of easter with us. after this bridge collapse this past week in your city, what is the most urgent need right now

in baltimore? >> the most urgent need, because our focus will always be on those families. i'm focused on the total impact on humans and that begins with the loss of life, that then goes to what is going to happen for those families and then economy realities following this and that is where our focus continues to be. we have the salvage operation underway as of yesterday, with one crane working to tart to cut some of the bridge out. >> that work is happening through the unified command. but we are and always will be focused on the human impact of this tragedy. >> well let's talk about that. what more you could as a city be doing for the four families and more broadly for roughly 15,000 workers whose jobs are tied in one way or another to the port of baltimore? >> well, listen, i said from day one, that my office would be there to support the families in every way possible. we already set up a fund that now has over $300,000 into it

for those families and we will suport them throughout this. that could mean they need ongoing trauma care or in the future they need help with different jobs and things like that. we have to focus on the workers at the port and thank. to president biden for have the sba allow us now to have these business as comply for grants through sba to keep their businesses open and keep those folks employed. >> you're talking about the small business administration opened loans up to $2 million to the companies. congress will have to get involved in some of this to provide federal relief. what kind of direct outreach have you done to lawmakers in both parties to try to make the case for what baltimore needs? >> they've been there on site

talking with us and the impacted individuals and we know thater that going to do everything in their power to bring back resources for this tragedy that doesn't just impact the city of baltimore and the state of maryland. this port is the number one port for cars and farm equipment. so this matters to folks in rural north carolina, in kansas, in iowa, to the global economy and this should not be spg that has anything or any conversation around party. >> secretary buttigieg told us there is no time on how quickly the bridge will be rebuilt. what happens to the economy of baltimore in the meantime, that is what we're looking at. >> we're looking at how we'll off load some of the stuff in the part and use our partners to help with some of that. i'll be meeting with the labor works and the workers tomorrow to talk about what kind of other support they need while we

figure out how we could support them and keep as much commerce flowing as possible. this is going to be a long road. this is not going to be a sprint. >> this was a tragic accident, but it seems these days when something like this happens in this country, there are always conspiracy theories and misinformation thrown around. and in the case of this accident, some down right nasty things said about you online this week. i've got to ask you, one of the wilder things is some conservative critics blame the bridge collapse on diversity and equity and inclusion policies in maryland, known as dei. they called you the dei mayor. what do you make of that when you heard it? >> as i've said already this week, we know, i'm a young black man and a young black mayor in this country. we know there are a the lo of racist folks who don't think i should be in this job. i know that. i've been black my whole life and i know how racism goes in

think country but my focus is on those people. i didn't want to be answering questions about dei, i'm worried about the loss of life. those folks are afraid, as i said this week, to use the n-word. this should not be a conversation. we have to remain focused on the mission at hand and continue from my advantage point to prove those people wrong about people that look like me by doing my job in the best way that i can and ignoring the folks who simply want to be divisive and are afraid that their way of life for people that don't look li them and think like them could be in control, could be in power and be better at the job. >> we thank you for spending some time on this easter talking to us about the situation. >> thank you, happy easter. "face the nation" will be right back in one minute. stay with us. ready for your lobster lover's dream to come true? they're two of ten lobster creations, only at lobsterfest. plus, cheddar bays for days. but lobsterfest won't last, so hurry in. there are over 7 million us businesses on tiktok.

i always knew tiktok was a pretty powerful platform, but i never realized the extent of that power until i was able to reach millions of people and keep my parents' restaurant alive. keep tiktok. [dog whimpers] [thinking] why always the couch? does he need to go to puppy school? get his little puppy diploma? how much have i been spending on this little guy? when your questions about life turn into questions about money... there's erica. the virtual financial assistant to help you spend, save, and plan smarter. only from bank of america. thanks for sticking with us. we go now to the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee, ohio congressman mike turner who joins us this morning from dayton, ohio. chairman, good morning to you. our understanding.

>> good morning. >> -- is that speaker johnson plans to hold a vote on funding for ukraine a week from tomorrow. is that still the plan. >> happy easter. i was at westminster church celebrating this morning and i appreciate you having me. and that you've included a faith piece in your report today. with respect to ukraine, i mean this is where i think the world has seen that this is a war of a russian by russian, this is authoritarianism versus democracy. the brutality that is occurring, what russia is doing, we have to continue our support. the speaker has made it clear that he supports ukraine. both directly to zelenskyy and publicly he'd made the statements and to the secretary of nato. the speaker has made very clear statements that when we get back, it is the next top agenda after having just passed all of the bills that fund the federal

government. i believe this is going to have overwhelming support in congress and we'll put a bill on the president's desk. >> is it going to have overwhelming support from fellow republicans or are you going to have to make tweaks to the legislation that is written to either include loans that ukraine would have to pay back or tuck in something regarding border security to get across the line? >> well, i think there already is significant and very strong support among republicans and certainly across americans across the country. now, as this package moves, serge there are some discussions in both the senate and house, i've had discussions about the border itself and there have been discussions about the manner in which the nonmilitary, the humanitarian aid is structured. but i think overall, we're going to get a package that is negotiated with the senate and the white house. so that we have a bill that the president could sign. >> will whatever gets done pass before congr s takes its next week long break, which is

scheduled to begin around april 22d? >> well it is certainly my hope. as president zelenskyy has made clear to speaker johnson, we're at a critical point. the cia director and the secretary of defense has made it clear we're at a critical junkure on the ground that have impacted the morale of the ukraines and ability to fight. putin knows this. and this is an area where we could not allow putin to win. putin's goal is a war beyond ukraine in europe and we need to stop him. and in an interview with zelenskyy said his country will lose the war to russia if he doesn't have american support. and given your strong support for ukraine, in your assessment, how much damage has already been done by congressional inaction? >> well it certainly has been difficult. we have certainly seem an emboldened putin but not seen

significant losses or of territory on the battleground in ukraine itself. we see it strains, and a lock of ammunition and ration of ammunition and has an ability on their effect to fight. and getting weapon systems replenished, we need to give them a longer range weapons system. the white house has been hesitant to do that and president zelenskyy has called for that. and this would allow them to back off the russians, currently the russians have weapon systems that are attacking from distance into the ukraine side. right on the front line. this would give the ukraines the ability to push putin back and hold that front line. >> you're talking about patriot missile batteries that the president has said is at least for now a tep too far because it could provoke russia -- >> it it is the atacms. it is a kilometer of atacms.

the administration is on the verge of providing that for kyiv right now. >> so bottom line, because you seem pretty hopeful this morning, but if we come bck to you in a month, you're thinking is that the house will have passed this and the senate will have passed this and the president will have signed off on it? >> there are a majority of members of the house, a majority members of the senate and including over the 60 votes that are needed and a willing president to sign a package that would deliver this necessary aid to ukraine and i'm hopeful we find a vehicle as quickly as possible to get that done. speaker johnson has certainly committed himself to that. >> you think the speaker is willing to put his job on the line in order to get this done. because he's facing threats from republicans. >> the chaos caucus has continued to want to stop everything that occurs in congress. it is not as if they have an alternative plan. they are just against the things that are necessary.

and this is necessary for national security. hakeem jeffries and minority leader has made it clear that he will not join with rebels in the republican side to take down speaker johnson on this and i think we're certainly going to see broad support in congress to get this job done. >> speaking more broadly about congress. 20 republicans have announced their plans to retire from congress so far this year. by the end of april, five will have departed in the middle of their terms. are you aware of any other republican members heading for the exit soon? >> no, and this obviously is very unfortunate. this is been a very strange time period. where we see the senate did a 50/50 and the house at 50/50 and the presidential race was run at 50/50, almost unfolding that way perhaps again. and it shows that we could have radical fringes, and even radical individuals that don't

have an dideology and they want to cause chaos for people that want to get the job done. i think speaker johnson has made it clear that we have his support to get national security agenda items done and i think we will. >> you mentioned it is easter sunday and you've been to church this morning. i got to ask, president trump this past week unveiled what he called the god bless the usa bible. which not only has the words of scripture in it, but also the text of the constitution and the bill of rights and a few other things. do you think it is appropriate for the former president, for the likely republican nominee to be selling such a product? >> you fknow, i haven't seen that. i think i'm more concerned about the white house restricting the ability of children to put religion symbols on the eggs for the easter egg roll at the white house. i'm glad that cbs gives the right to express their religion freedom. i can't imagine we're in a situation where the biden white house is restricting, that of

children, their ability to compress their religious freedoms about. >> but you won't buy a copy of this trump bible, would you. >> i'm not writing a check for that. >> thank you for spending time with us this morning. we'll see you soon. >> thank you. >> and we'll be right back with a lot more "face the nation." >> this part of "face the nation" is brought you to by charles schwab. so what are all those for? uh, this lets me adjust the base, add more guitar, maybe some drums. -wow. so many choices. -yeah. like schwab. i can get full service wealth management, advice, invest on my own, and trade on thinkorswim. you know carl is the only front man you need. (phone rings) oh, i gotta take this, carl. it's schwab. schwab. (feedback rings) have a choice in how you invest with schwab. nothing comes close to this place in the morning. i'm so glad i can still come here. you see, i was diagnosed with obstructive hcm.

and there were some days i was so short of breath. i thought i'd have to settle for never stepping foot on this trail again. i became great at making excuses. but i have people who count on me so i talked to my cardiologist. i said there must be more we can do for my symptoms. he told me about a medication called camzyos. he said camzyos works by targeting what's causing my obstructive hcm. so he prescribed it and i'm really glad he did. camzyos is used to treat adults with symptomatic obstructive hcm. camzyos may improve your symptoms and your ability to be active. camzyos may cause serious side effects, including heart failure that can lead to death. a risk that's increased if you develop a serious infection or irregular heartbeat or when taking certain other medicines. so do not stop, start or change medicines or the dose without telling your healthcare provider. you must have echocardiograms before and during treatment. seek help if you experience new or worsening symptoms of heart failure. because of this risk, camzyos is only available through a restricted program. before taking camzyos, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including current or planned pregnancy.

today with camzyos, i don't lose my breath as often. my symptoms have improved, helping me go from expecting less to experiencing more. my name is mike. and this is my camzyos moment. call your cardiologist today and see if a camzyos moment may be in your future too. we've learned that at least two of the people killed in the collapse of the key bridge were originally from guatemala. last week we sat down with the president of guatemala while he was in washington and asked why so many of his citizens are leaving to come to the united states. >> almost 30% of the guatemalans living today are abroad and mostly in the united states. and this is huge amount of our population. they are doing so particularly from those regions where you could not find work or economic

opportunities. >> you said in your meeting with the vice president yesterday, quote, that you recognize that many of the problems we face are structural and long standing and could not be solved in a short period of time. >> exactly. >> nor without support and cooperation from the united states and other key international friends. with respect, why should the united states keep sending money to help guatemala? >> i -- what we are trying to say is fundamentally about cooperation is not sending money. cooperation could be by creating conditions in which we could invite you to invest in guatemala and establish factories, where we could produce and begin to create jobs. >> it is a helpful conversation. you could see the rest of it on the "face the nation" youtube channels and on the cbs news app. we'll be right back.

only unitedhealthcare medicare advantage plans come with the ucard - one simple member card that opens doors where it matters for you. what if we need to see a doctor away from home? ucard gets you in with medicare advantage's largest national provider network.

how 'bout using it at the pharmacy? yes - your ucard is all you need. huh - that's easy! can it help keep my smile looking good? yep! use your ucard at the dentist. say cheese! get access to what matters with the ucard only from unitedhealthcare. if you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease... put it in check with rinvoq... a once—daily pill. when symptoms tried to take control, i got rapid relief... and reduced fatigue with rinvoq. check. when flares kept trying to slow me down... i got lasting steroid—free remission... with rinvoq. check. and when my doctor saw damage,... rinvoq helped visibly reduce damage of the intestinal lining. check. for both uc and crohn's: rapid symptom relief... lasting steroid—free remission... and visibly reduced damage. check. check. and check. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. serious infections and blood clots, some fatal; cancers, including lymphoma and skin; heart attack, stroke, and gi tears occurred. people 50 and older with a heart disease risk factor

have an increased risk of death. serious allergic reactions can occur. tell your doctor if you are or may become pregnant. put uc and crohn's in check... and keep them there with rinvoq. ask your gastroenterologist about rinvoq and learn how abbvie can help you save. on this easter sunday, we'll be right back with the latest on the crisis in the middle east, the head of the world food program and a conversation about faith amid division in america. we hope you'll stay with us.

(upbeat music) - this is the new pix+ with the only 8:00 and 9:00 pm news, the primetime edition: weeknights on the new pix+. 44 cable 12. (bell chiming)

- lift the clouds off of... - virtual weather, only on kpix and pix+. welcome back to "face the nation." cease-fire negotiations between israel and hamas are in place. celebrations are polluted this year because of war. holly williams is there. >> reporter: in the church of the