Drop-by in Hampton
Communications Director Kevin Hall sent another update from the Hometown Day tour through Hampton Roads today. The Governor unexpectedly dropped the Virginia Emergency Management Association meeting today, who were meeting in the same place of his breakfast event. He also visited folks associated with the new Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Terminal on the Norfolk waterfront. Here is Kevin's report:
HAMPTON, Va. -- On the second day of our Hampton Roads "Hometown Days" tour, Governor Warner spoke to 300 supporters of Hampton candidate for mayor Molly Ward who gathered for breakfast at the Hampton Roads Convention Center.
The Governor noticed the Virginia Emergency Management Association was holding its annual meeting nearby, and popped-in to greet more than 200 local officials who provide the front-line of defense when disasters strike.
The Governor thanked the local officials for all of their hard word during tough times when he served as Governor -- the occasional floods, tire fires, tornadoes and other disasters that call for immediate response from federal, state and local emergency management officials.
Governer Warner then sat down with Joel Rubin to tape an upcoming weekend edition of WVEC's "On the Record". Joel asked the Governor about his campaign to bring bipartisan, common-sense solutions to the U.S. Senate, his views on withdrawing troops from Iraq, how to gain energy independence and whether there is a solution to the transportation challenges in the Hampton Roads region.
The Governor then spent an hour on the radio with WHRV-FM's Cathy Lewis, taking listener calls on "HearSay." Click here to listen to the interview.
Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim met Governor Warner at Nauticus for a quick visit to 200+ women who had gathered as part of the United Way Women's Intitiative, and the Governor toured the new Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Terminal on the Norfolk waterfront, which Governor Warner helped fund while he was governor, and the officials discussed the impact of tourism and the ports of Hampton Roads.
