Active weather at attornpatterns thunderstorms are pushing through. Im going to take you in a little closer to concord, martinez, bay point, street level radar showing you where the thunderstorm have hit. As we pan around here, just south of martinez, seeing numerous lightning strikes. Im getting reports on twitter from fairfield and vallejo of hail. Were starting to see some hail around the east bay around 580, livermore, dimesize hail in that area. Were keeping that in the forecast. Due to the potential for some flash flooding, flash flood watches have been posted until 8 00 p. M. Tonight, so be aware of the fact that these thunderstorms are carrying very heavy rain, and you can see well still have it in the forecast the next few hours. So far highest rain totals, over an inch of rain in san jose. 1. 38 in moffett field. Almost an inch and a half, oakland. Were still counting i will get more of a detailed look on the timeline of how long this will continue. Sandy, thank you. The Flas
Today we will bring you the voices from the streets. Ll of that and more coming up. This is democracy now. The war and peace report. I am amy goodman. We are on the streets of new york city where maybe hundreds of thousands of people from around the country and around the world are gathering for what could be the largest one of the largest political marches in history and certainly the largest peoples climate march. We are in new york city at Columbus Circle. Interesting that it is Columbus Circle, considering the march will be led by hundreds of people that came from around the country and around the planet. Right now to layout the scope of what is taking place today in this historic moment is the founder of one of the organizations that organized this mass march today. Welcome to democracy now. Thank you so much for being here and for documenting what will be a pretty remarkable day. I think what you said is right. There hasnt been a political gathering about anything this large in t
Made substantial that we have one pointed peaks the american its on the ground in afghanistan over 1000. By the end of this year over 10000 and that is part of a trend that at the end of 2016 we will have our military personal act into the embassy. The kind of fulfillment to wind down in to wind down at a very responsible way. Last week the administration and you took about great pains to talk about executive actions. There has been a tremendous amounts of Fact Checking at the washington post. Understanding it is preference that george bush take action not nearly as statistically represented by this administration. Will you either retract that or stop using that in the future . I will not, major. The fact of the matter is the Bush Administration to take an executive action and did have an impact on 1. 5 Million People living in this country and that is about 40 of the population at the time. That has beening reported by the Associated Press, New York Times and the Congressional Researc
Think the extension crisis above all else is a ourion call for changing relationship with one another and the planet earth. Why is this so . Why is the extinction crisis the clarion call . Clear asts loud and all clarion calls must be. Problem. Ainly a loud for those willing to listen, its almost deafening. Imagine with each passing theres a celestial bell ringing the heavens marking the passing of yet another miracle. Clear evidence that something is amiss. Over the long sweep, a billion years of multicellular life, there have been five events that rival the extinction in today. T were if thats not evidence that something is amiss, then i dont amiss means. We understand the cause of the extinction crisis. Induced habitat habitat loss, habitat modification, invasive species, exploitation and climate change. On friday we join scientists activists at the American Renewable Energy Institute Summit in aspen, colorado, as they discuss trends in energy technology, climate change, issues. Ism
I know one of the things we need is Extracurricular Activities for more advanced accelerated students because right now all we really have is activities such as tutoring or mentorships for students who are studying struggling in school. I brought this up yesterday but i did not get an answer. [laughter] [applause] they said something about j. O. N. But i am really scared. [laughter] you are doing great. You are doing great. Ok. [indiscernible] [applause] [crying] you can do it. M. , i am not allowed to use it. I think it is weird because when i go home, i cant do certain activities. That is what i have to say. Thank you. [applause] i will try to give you an answer you did not get yesterday and appreciate you having the courage to speak up and continue to challenge us to do better. We have to do academic enrichment for kids who are behind and who are struggling. We need to give more opportunities for children to learn native languages, all of our young people. We also need to make sure