I am laura shepard, director of events and im pleased to welcome you to our author event for comers new book grothman. In conversation with San Francisco columnist, we are pleased to have them here for the first time. I would like to find out how many of you have been to the Mechanics Institute before and how many are new . Please come back and we will give you a free tour of the library and show you the Incredible Library on the second and third floors. The International Chess club is down the hallway and we will tell you about our history. We were founded in 1854 and at the Mechanics Institute we have ongoing author events like this one, the International Chess club with their ongoing lectures and tournaments and book clubs and writers groups and on friday nights, we hope you will join us for all our cultural events. I would like to introduce our guest Roland De Wolk, an Investigative Reporter in print, broadcast and online journalism and a historian university adjunct and author. Du
These guys are considered the best at what they do. Bay area residents are also pulling together to help. A time of crisis and people really are jumping in. Melanie has that story tonight. Dan and kristen, we spoke with several people today that have family and friends in houston, and even those who dont say they want to help any way they can. This thursday, Chronicle Books on Second Street will be transformed into a bake shop from 11 30 a. M. To 1 00 p. M. Since 2010, weve been throwing bake sales to raise money for natural disasters. Reporter employees expect to raise up to 2,000, which Chronicle Books will then match dollar for dollar. Its part of our culture here at Chronicle Books to try and reach out and help those in need. Reporter especially when so many people here in the bay area have friends and family in houston. Its harder being out here knowing what theyre going through. Reporter monica has been texting and talking to her family nonstop. Theyre all okay, but she cant esca
Next heat wave ends. Lonny rivera has been out in the heat all day, but first, lets check in with drew tuma to see if any records were set. Today, no records were set. They were safe, but that didnt stop temperatures from soring into the triple digits inland. It was hot. Highs today, 108 in fairfield. 103 in gilroy. 106 in choef loverdale. The only place it wasnt hot, the coastline in the 60s. Changes are coming. The fog, going t expansive tomorrow morning to help cool us off. By midday tomorrow, only in the 70s and 80s. But our next heat wave is not far behind. Thats coming up in the forecast. Ama . Thank you, drew. Lonny rivera continues our Live Team Coverage from walnut creek. Reporter ama, you can really feel the heat out here and you can see it when you look at all the dry brush here. Its one of the reasons Officials Say during this time of day, avoid any strenuo activity. Here you go. Reporter a steady flow of cars and trucks cruised through this car wash. Today is monday. I did
Today is monday. I didnt prepare at all. Areporter alana lopez admits se didnt wear sun screen. Its nice to be inside for the air conditioner. Reporter they work in rotations, but the guys that clean the cars are the real troopers around here. I give them props. Yo i dont know how they do it. I dont personally do well with the heat. They work so hard. And i want to give them the bigger tip. Reporter some say the heat is more bearable under a shady tree. The breeze out here is so nice, it makes it kind of liveable. Its not just like baking heat. So i find it to be quite nice. Reporter the heat and low humidity have raised the wildfire danger in several east bay communities. We encourage people to be very careful with smoking materials. If youre going to do weed abatement, make sure youre doing it before 10 00 a. M. Reporter working before the hottest time of the day is always smart, as well as drinking a lot of water. And we are just a couple yards away from the walnut creek library, wh
Rescued by police alone. More than a dozen rescued with a front loader tonight. The number of confirmed fatalities is still six. President trump is set to arrive tomorrow to tour the flood ravaged area. Tonight people are seeking refuge in shelters. Others being flown north to shelters in dallas on a military airplane. Lana zak is in houston with some of the evacuees. Reporter good evening. So much generosity here but the need is so great. Here in houston and elsewhere, officials and the red cross are calling for additional assistance. They ask for volunteers particularly anybody with medical training. Houstons george r. Brown Convention Center is beyond capacity. Originally planned to host 5,000 can haves that number was quickly exceeded but the red cross doesnt want to turn anyone away. This is what katrina was like. Reporter thousands arrived by bus load and dump truck. For many the only possessions the damp clothes on their bodies. Everything else is gone. Please proceed into the s