To consider who we are as a people. Please bless all our citizens and those who would be citizens with generosity and discernment, that the National Discourse would be a wonder for the world to see and not a time of everwidening divisions. For the members of this wisdom house, we ask and patience that they might Work Together and through the differences that are all too familiar to a new vision of those qualities that might bring us together as one people. Finally, we ask your blessing on the people of texas, puerto rico, the Virgin Islands, california, oregon, washington and montana, all who suffer the ravages of extreme Natural Disasters. Comfort them and strengthen those who labor to bring relief to their hardships. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Men. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. Fo
Texas for the last several weeks. I represent part of the houston area, North Houston and into other areas of Harris County. Houston is one of many cities in Harris County, texas. And of course im going talk bout Hurricane Harvey. On august 26, texans across the state braced themselves for Hurricane Harvey. It was a quick hurricane in that it was developed very quickly in the gulf of mexico. Texas, it southeast near corpus christi, in rockport. And did considerable damage in rockport. I understand from congressman farenthold that represents the area that the entire small town was just obliterated by Hurricane Harvey. Thats right on the coast of texas. Hurricane harvey made its way up the coast toward houston. Riding the coast and the gulf of mexico. When it got to houston, texas, it slowed down to some extent. And for five days it rained. It rained all day and all night. And the flood waters rose in the houstonHarris County area. All told, we got about 50 inches of rain in those five d
The forecast high today in birmingham, alabama will be 54 degrees. That is shattering a record for cool. If youre from alabama, you say 54 . Yes. It is unseasonably cool. In unseasonably cool in the southeast. Atlanta will only be 57. San francisco maybe warmer than atlanta and birmingham. That is still below average which is 64. The record was 93 and nine teen 97. The wind is in place. Gusts at 21 at sfo. There is also a roaring delta breeze. Everything is in place for a big drop in temperatures. 50s, 60s. If you are looking for warmer weather, maybe early next week. Until then it will be cool and windy even with rain possible in Southern California on sunday. We do not have a lot. We do have slow traffic at the bay bridge this morning. We are going to start their at the bay bridge. It looks like traffic is going to be busy as you get to the san mateo bridge as well. Westbound bay bridge is not bad if you are driving into San Francisco for this time of the morning. 1520 minute delay.
Its kind of cold out there, steve. For some its going to be nice though. Dave, thank you, we do have mostly clear skies. There are some higher clouds coming in. Kind of a quiet pattern today. It will change tomorrow. Some of those higher clouds making for a nice sunrise here. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, thank you. I did it all. Thank you. Thank you mother, nature. Whats going on Current Conditions 51 here. Wind is calm, east for many. Although sfo has a west wind but for most its an east breeze. Mostly clear. Again theres a few high clouds out there. San francisco 6854 today. The record 79, 1987. 39 back in 1897. Well end up with upper 60s, low to mid70s. For many the change will be tomorrow. Strong severe line out through the middle of the country and low turning right in the middle of the texas panhandle. But for us we get the drier side of that. If you have to travel this is a big issue from omaha to st. Louis, to memphis back down to new orleans. Thatll be a major weather pl
Not a lot of rain with these systems, but it can be just steady. And some of that steady in the Russian River and into the Santa Cruz Mountains can stack up to a half an inch to 3 4 of an inch. Other areas, less than a couple 100s. And you see the areas with the break, the rain moves through and a break and that is the pattern here today. Offandon light rain drizzle. These are not big systems but they will keep rain and loot rain through wednesday and that looks like the jet stream and well get High Pressure building in for a the cloud cover on the go most of the day. Might be a brake light morning and early afternoon. Mild and upper50s for some to near 60s. And a lot of mid50s into the santa clara valley. Mid50s, gil roy, 53; santa cruz patience; 52, cupertino and not much. Cloudy, mostly cloudy, offand on light rain and picks up again. The system is inching closer here by the evening and that is giving us steadier rain. Sixtys on the temps. 5 01 and things are quiet. Yeah, there is o