David quammen is with us today, courtesy of diane and robert levy. I didnt say shes over there. Shes hiding the second row David Quammen has 16 previous books. I notice that this does not include the two you wrote as fiction is correct. Doesnt it does include. Okay. My my bad 16 previous books include the tangled tree. The song of the dodo, the reluctant. Mr. Darwin and spillover, a finalist for the National Book critics circle award and a recipient of the merck prize in rome. He has written for new yorker harpers magazine, the atlantic, national geographic, and outside among other magazines, and is a three time winner of the National Magazine award. Kwame and a home in bozeman, montana with his wife, betsy gaines quammen, author of american zion and with two russian wolfhounds, a crosseyed cat and a rescue python python, we wont hold that against you. Please give a warm savannah. Welcome to David Quammen. Thank you. Thank you, nancy. Thank you all. Nancy does not like snakes, but that
Have cloud cover out to the west that will filter in at times. Overall well call it partly sunny, theres a decent chance of a nice, bright start. 62 in allentown comfortable up north, a little bit humid in the i95 corridor, stickier down the shore 66degree temperatures for the Early Morning stroll on the boardwalk. 66 degrees heading out the door the 6 00. 70 by 8 00. Mainly clear and comfortable for the most part, this afternoon not overall humid in most parts of the region. 74 by 9 00. 81 by noon, the high is 83degree mark that will hit on or about 3 00 p. M. Back to 80 on 6 00 p. M. It looks like the 4th of july will feature clouds and showers ill have that coming up matt. Reporter this ride into work this morning, should be easy, breezy no problems what so whatsoever. Schuylkill expressway is dry no construction overnight. On the left side of the screen is the mlk drive. Kelly drive closes at 10 00 for the Independence Day regatta. One of the many closures that well see for the fes
Take a look at satellite, you can see how overnight cloud cover exited the region. Theres a sweep coming into washington, d. C. Well see that in the afternoon. 68 degrees in philadelphia. Nice on the terrace currently. 59 in allentown. Cool in the Lehigh Valley and 66 along the boardwalks. Today were going for a warm afternoon. Noon, 81. 3 00 p. M. , 83 thats your high by 6 00 p. M. 80, failure comfortable and partly sun skies overall. Were tweaking the forecast for tomorrow the 4th looks cloudier and theres a chance of showers sweeping through at times, the question can become can we dry out for fireworks tonight. Matt pellman ill run through that coming up in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. So many confess, but i know you have so many answers. Good morning david happy friday happy Independence Day weekend and happy drivers across the board this morning. As we look live at i95 no southbound delay at the work zone. Nice light volume, schuylkill expressway is in the clear,
Help pull up some of that moisture in the form of some clouds and showers so future tracker showing by 9 oclock we will have some showers around especially west of philadelphia and then we will have some occasional showers into the afternoon before things will be drying out by tomorrow night. Most of the fireworks displays should be rain free. So, this is what to expect for the fourth of july. Big turn around from today. Plenty of clouds. It will be cool for july, scattered showers and perhaps even a period of steady rain midday if that low pressure can pull up enough moisture but again, the good news is we dry out by tomorrow night and ive got a gorgeous sunday on the way. Ill talk about that including the shore and the poconos in the full accuweather forecast. Brian. All right, cecily, some good news in there. Thanks very much. The main event for a lot of folks this weekend will be the fourth of july jam on the ben franklin parkway. Today crews started setting up the fireworks as as
York is known for everything. I was in new york and it is very. Oung i think it was 9, 10 or 11 and it was the first time i encountered hunger. Wase was a fellow that hovering until people were finished with their meals and some of them left things. One had left a blueberry muffin on their plate. He took it and then he would wait for someone else. He was scrounging for food. It is funny to encounter hunger in a Place Associated with such bounty, or what have you. Rick let me ask you one final question. Is this it for you . Youryou exhausted authority all juices, or do you happen a have another book coming out soon as well . Mark actually have another book that came out this week. [laughter] i have a but they came out this week which is translation of a novel called the belly of paris. Which is an absolutely wonderful man whohe story of a accidentally gets arrested in a riot and is taken for a subversive and sent to devil island and miraculously escapes. In the beginning of the book he