Delighted to have Joshua Hammer back with us at the p p and josh was here first last book about four years ago. Host that would of course was a bad librarian, timbuktu. And it told the riveting story of how an argument in timbuktu and manage with a very brave helper, this mobile more than three or 50000 historical manuscripts out from under militants to safety about 600 miles away. The book was a bestseller and establish josh, as someone for night for some really truly great stories. Any student again with his new book, the falcon thief which recounts another true and gripping tale of adventure and this one about wildlife. Josh is a journalist by trade and other pretty adventurous globetrotting run himself. He was working for newsweek over nearly two decades. He joined newsweek in the late 1980s as a Business Media writer, and within a few years he was off the cover the rest of the world on postings that make him in, nairobi, berlin, jerusalem, cape town and back here in the u. S. In l
Tv television for serious readers. Good evening everyone and welcome to politics and prose im Bradley Graham the coowner of the store. We are delighted to have joshua hamare humor with us. He was here for his last book about four years ago and that one of course was very popular and it told a riveting story of how an archivist in timbuktu in northern mali managed with some very brave helpers to smuggle more than three and 50,000 historical manuscripts out from under militant jihadists. Someone with an eye for some really truly great stories. And hes done it again with his new book the falcon thief the falcon thief another true and gripping tale this one about wildlife smuggling. Generalist working for newsweek over nearly two decades. They joined them in the 1980s. Within a few years he was off to cover the rest of the world. With things that were in nairobi. On back here in the u. S. For the past decade cade and a half hes continued to report and traveled widely four years ago he won
Rain. For the majority of us, it will be coming in later. The fog is here and drizzle is here. The dense fog advisories out and rain eventually drops out. It might take a while to even get down toward san jose and santa clara valley. Another system is on the way with various very high snow levels. Tomorrow, it will start to come down tomorrow afternoon and evening. It make it down to 4500 feet or 4000. For the majority, it will stay above 6000. There is a dividing line between the deeper moisture and fall, but if it doesnt burn off, doesnt matter. Visibility is either really good or not so good. The not so good is Half Moon Bay at zero visibility. Santa fe, two and half miles visibility. 60s for a lot of the temperature. The fog may have led to an accident and berkeley. We have a crash at eastbound and ashby. I want you to know what i can see at this area. I have the powell street offramp, and this is east body headed this way. I did see police cars going by with their lights on headin
Mid60s here. If you are north, it is sold out. 51 most of the temperatures here, fog still an issue, visibility really good for some, not so good for others. Half of the bay anywhere from zero to half a mile or three quarters of a mile in the same can be set around petaluma. A lot of cloud cover, on the mild side, 60s four minium temperatures today. That was nice, that sammy davis, that was nice. The fog is still there although it might be better now as the sun is coming up, visibly slightly better. It is very slow, theres a long line, could be because of the fog but you can see how slow it is approaching the Richmond Bridge. A crash that lingers at ashby avenue, the bay bridge toll plaza lighter because people are coming in from 580 or 880, you can take advantage of that. 880 is completely fogged in. If you look at the commute, you can see traffic is okay. Lets go back to the desk. San jose busy this morning investigating a deadly shooting. It happened on florence avenue and white roa
Slammed the process calling it a travesty. For the for third time in a century and a half the House Judiciary Committee has voted articles of impeachment against the president. Reporter a historic step in the House Judiciary Committee. A vote on party lines approving articles of impeachment against President Trump mr. Chairman there are 23 yeses and 17 owes. The articles agreed to. Reporter after 14 hours of debate and partisan fights thursday, the democratic controlled committee move forward with charges of abuse of power and obstruction of congress. Charges tied to the allegation the president leveraged a white house meeting and nearly 400 million in military aid to pressure ukraine into investigating joe and hunter biden. They predetermine they were going to do it and they did it come or high water. They had no proof, no evidence , no crime but they went ahead anyway and they are tearing the country apart. Today is a solemn and sad day. The house will act expeditiously. Reporter dem