Well thanks to President Trump and the u. S. Senate in action on appointing new f. E. C. Members as of august 31st the commission will no longer have enough commissioners to legally made it has my friends the New York Times is reporting that the resignation of vice chairman map us peterson will up that the bully freeze the f. E. C. Is governance leaving it one person short of a quorum and then and thus unable to take on some of its most basic actions including Holding Board meetings starting audits making new rules in levying fines for Campaign Finance violations but thats not the only election issues facing the country we also saw this tweet featuring a video of an electronic voting machine malfunction in mississippi go viral reminding us all that as of now there are still 8 states using Voting Machines that do not leave a paper trail. But but i dont want to just pick on the United States its not just them that has issues with their priorities my friends not when we see headlines like
Increasing clouds this morning. Notice by noon the breezes pick up. Were 58 at the coast, 70 to 75, delightful lunch hour. Notice at 4 00, what happened to the 90s . Mid 80s inland, mid 70s around the bay. 50s, 60s and 70s at 7 00. We get a summer hiatus. Ill tell you how long it lasts. Frances, whats going on . Sky 7 on east bay 92 coming across the san mateo bridge, a flatbed tow truck went off the freeway. The two right lanes blocked for a while. You can see its causing minor delays in the eastbound direction. This is the worst backup weve seen all morning. In the westbound direction f to san mateo bridge toll plaza, thats still looking pretty good right now. Also sig al left for a major injury crash in the saint helena area. Northbound 29 closed at zinfandel. Thats been out there a while this morning. Also northbound 880 jammed up towards high street with a crash. We also have a new accident in the south bay. And ill have that in my next report. Frances, thank you. This morning two
A major announcement in the entertainment industry. The future of friends and netflix and why seeing your favorite shows may soon get harder and more expensive. And plastic shaming. A creative and embarrassing way to get people to stop using plastic bag, but does it go too far . Good wednesday morning. Thanks for joining us. We begin with a growing political fallout from the arrest of financial mogul Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges. Labor secretary Alexander Acosta is facing new calls to resign over his role in a 2008 plea deal that allowed him to avoid federal prosecution for allegedly molesting teen girls. President trump is expressing sympathy for acosta but now is distancing himself from epstein, a man he once called a terrific guy. Trevor ault has the new details from washington. Reporter yeah, so the source goes back 11 years when Jeffrey Epstein struck a deal to serve less than two years in prison and avoid a possible life sentence in an investigation involving 40 tee
Given this work to being giving the sort of treatment that they appear to be having and i think that the staff are very justified in speaking out yeah i mean i mean what i mean how shocking did you find some of the revelations i got you know theres one person who said here that they kept trash can by her desk to throw out while she was sick since she had already used all her a lot of bathroom breaks is pretty dire isnt it if it in deed is true and obviously the fear of losing their jobs. Im not surprised theres alleviations. Aired by the moderators who are located outside of the United States. In particular and i think when you look at the. Facebook future the moment. Where you think about this number. The huge amount of poles these people have to moderate facebook is good millions and millions and millions of users. It seems to me. Oh youre certainly doesnt. Have to wake up every morning we mean. This was a riff. I think they are all do much more by facebook because in a way if all th
Something in common series, a father who joined the army after 9 11 and the son who joined his path. Asking each other about service and family. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The United States blaming iran after two fuel tankers were attacked in the gulf of oman. Tensions skyrocket in the middle east. This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation. U. S. Office of special counsel says Kellyanne Conway should be fired for making negative remarks against Democratic Candidates violating the hatch act. She should be removed from office. The growing tide of backlash against President Trumps comments that he would be open to accepting dirt on a political rival from former power. It would strike at the very heart of our democracy. Press secretary Sarah Sanders leaving the Trump Administration at the end of the month. Shell be returning to her home state of arkansas. This has been the honor of a lifetime.