Reporter yeah, thats exactly what they are saying. Good morning, marla. The chp just wrapped up a quick press conference here and saying overall, things went pretty smoothly for this first morning commute with the bay bridge, some people pulling over and gawking, even taking some pictures. But i wanted to show you what it looks like here at the toll plaza this morning. Even at this hour, officers say traffic is a little bit heavy out here. We have seen lots of families rolling by very slowly this morning. Aid chance to ask a couple of them what are you doing . And they shouted back, were going to see the bridge. To the bridge was the hardest part. Traffic backed up early but past the toll plaza, the incline. And then, there it was, sweeping views you could never see from the old bridge, signature tower that wowed commuters from San Francisco. Everybody on the bus had their iphones and cameras out, taking pictures. What were you thinking when you shot this . Wow. Reporter debra aikens h
Strikes against the is asad regime. Chuck hagel and john kerry and Martin Dempsey facing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the first public hearing of the force in syria. Well tap into the Global Resources of cnn to bring you the most complete coverage of the crisis in syria. We begin this morning with Brianna Keilar live at the white house. Good morning, brianna. Reporter chris good morning to you. White house officials that ive spoken with feel positively about their prospects of hammering out an agreement with congress that would allow them to militarily strike syria but they admit there is still a lot of convincing to do. Two key republicans voicing new optimism about president obamas plans in syria after a meeting in the oval office. Senator john mccain, the president s former rival, now a key ally in the fight to get congress on board for military action. We want to work to make that resolution something that majority of the members of both houses can support. Reporter bu
WIVK/KNOXVILLE’s TED “GUNNER” OUSLEY and longtime KBEQ (Q104)/KANSAS CITY morning host RANDY MILLER (who got his start in KNOXVILLE radio) are among the final round of nominees of the 27 selected to vie for a spot in the TENNESSEE RADIO HALL OF FAME this year. Other recently-announced nominees are: 35-year WDIA/MEMPHIS veteran BOBBY O’JAY; JOHN POWELL, whose resume of SPARTA, TN stations includes WSMT-A, WSMT-F, WUCR, WTZX and WRKK; WCLE/CLEVELAND, TN’s TOM .