And we thank you for making us part of your morning. Good morning to you. Thanks so much for joining us. Im laura garcia. And im Marcus Washington. Mike is keeping an eye on that commute. He will tell us what we need to know before we head out the door, and right now we want to start with meteorologist kari hall who has a look at that forecast for us, what we can expect. Kari, with that sun rise behind you, im seeing sunny skies and warmer temperatures. Yes, its going to be warm as we head to the weekend. Were looking at a little bit of a break for some of us. This is a view from the cupertino hills. Most of our temperatures are in the mid50s but we go from there to the low 80s today. I think pretty much throughout the whole afternoon you can enjoy some time outside with a good amount of comfort as we look at our temperatures with livermore reaching 86 and some mid60s in San Francisco. Well talk about those hotter weekend temperatures. Mike, whats happening out there for the commute .
Attack on the act and the vote accountability. Right now here it is front and center in the debate on the format and joining me now. Welcome back. It is good to be with you. And happy birthday. Thank you, senator. Before we get to the Police Reform i have to get to the intelligence into the russian story down view on the american soldiers. They were a member of the Senate Intelligence committee and attended a Briefing Regarding the allegations russia was involved in this. I would say during the course of my three plus years of the ie best interest of the nations security. Adult the bounties on the heads [inaudible] i cannot share classified information that i can say that its well known and understood part of the responsibility is the concern of herself or himself with thein wellbeing of the members that sacrifice their lives and to have a president that cares about those men and women and suppress with a level of concern about their wellbeing that we dont see hat any meaningful way. W
You. Thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. Im marcus washington. Right now we are waiting for a News Conference with gavin newsom. He is going to update on the states response to the pandemic. The governor speaking as the recent coronavirus surge, more than 5,000 people tested positive on monday alone. And 65 people died. In bay area coronavirus cases are now approaching 21,000. 538 people have died so far. And just yesterday Santa Clara County reported a big spike with 122 new cases and more patients hospitalized. Were going to bring you the governors News Conference when it starts. San francisco unified schools says no police for the school district. Theyre actually sfpd. And its the first Bay Area School district to make that d police force. Nbc bay areas bob redell joining us live. Reporter the state superintendent of public instruction has announced that he wants to end what he calls the criminalization of students. Just announced that he is creating a task force that wil
Clerk communications. Mr. Chair i have none for you today. Item 6, introduction of new or Unfinished Business by Board Members. Any new or Unfinished Business youd like to address . Very good. Clerk directors report. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to turn the mic over to director of transit, Julie Kirshbaum foray wards for her amazing crews who do the actual hard work of serving our public. I think the first photo is ready. Everyday our overhead line unit performs preventative maintenance and keeping our Service Running safely. Theyve also been one of the teams thats been pivotal in really taking advantage of the extended maintenance window and have replaced thousands of feet of overhead wire and i think removed over 30 slices from the system. But they also have a responsibility to respond to emergencies and addressed quickly as possible so we can get service that going. That means theyre working between trains, sometimes that means that theyre working on hours or un
Electric devices are prohibited and the chair may over the removal from the room of any person responsibility for one going off in the middle of the meeting. The minutes of february 18th, 2020 regular meeting. No members have turned in a public speaker card. Public comment is closed. We have the minutes ill entertain a motion. Move. Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. All those opposed. Consider those approved. Clerk communications. Mr. Chair i have none for you today. Item 6, introduction of new or Unfinished Business by Board Members. Any new or Unfinished Business youd like to address . Very good. Clerk directors report. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to turn the mic over to director of transit, Julie Kirshbaum foray wards for her amazing crews who do the actual hard work of serving our public. I think the first photo is ready. Everyday our overhead line unit performs preventative maintenance and keeping our Service Running safely. Theyve also been one of the