Good evening. Im so glad to be here at politics and prose with my wife this evening. Thank you so much to the entire staff for coming out on this damp august evening. Now is the time to turn off your cell phones or anything else that might be during the presentation. When we get to the q a in the program, there is a microphone over there and we would appreciate it if you would make your way to it if you would like to ask a question, especially with the cameras going here this evening. Finally, at the end, please help our staff by enfolding of the chairs and placing them in something solid. Thank you for joining us. Hampton sides has several bestselling works to his name and among them are those soldiers about the daring world war ii games to rescue more than 2000 pows. That has sold more than a million copies since its release in 2002 and another of his book, blood and thunder, the life and times of kit carson made the best book list in 2006 when it came out very and then four years ag
Good evening. On behalf of the entire staff thank you very much coming out on this wet evening. Please turn off your cell phones and as they get to question and answer there is the microphone over there really appreciate it if you would make your way to it if you would like to ask a question we have the cameras here going. Finally at the end please help our staff by folding up the chairs. We are delighted to have with us a very prolific writer of narrative history Hampton Sides has several bestselling works among them ghost soldiers of the prison camp in the philippines and more than 500 pows it sold more than 1 million copies since its release in 2002 another of his made some best vocalist in 2006 when it came out. Four years ago we tackled the murder of Martin Luther king, jr. And now with the release of the kingdom in the kingdom of ice s. The subtitle says the grand and terrible polar voyage of the uss jeanette which started 1879. His background is in magazine journalism and has al
The 30s. 32 and 34. Thats whats in in store for most of us. Mt. Diablo checking in at 60 miles an hour. Fairfield, 31. Theres 30 at sfo. This is in the last 312 hours or so. The low responsible for it is right there. Its moving. Its accelerating in the four corners. Southern nevada into arizona. Southern california had their share yesterday. About. 5 to 1 inch. If you are heading to spring training, today is probably one of those cold days. It will be better tomorrow. A little built of snow upped a bridgeport. 7100 feet. 6 inches of snow. Finally snow there. Its mainly central sierra. Mammoth getting light snow. 30s, 40s, and 50s. I say that because there are novato, one location, 41. One of our observers has 42. Gilroy, 34. San jose state meteorology department, some very cold air coming in. Its the breeze thats the key. It will hold up the temp. Once it dies down. It will plummet. There is our low responsible. A chilly morning. A few clouds around but that wind advisory takes it unti
Love this morning. This is rain that we now share withth so many in this country. This flooding overnight just got worse. It just seems that almost every night were getting these stories. These incredibly horrible stories. This one from our oklahoma station. 2 00 a. M. Flooding. Let me show you pictures of the area. A 2 00 a. M. Flooding site. A gentleman was trying to help a family in flooding and lost his life. These are the rivers that are popping up in flood zones. 38 of them are in flooding. One in southern missouri at its 100year record. The videos are frightening. Seemingly coming every night. Raging floodwaters in 16 states, after staggering rainfall totals like southern missouris almost 2 feet of rain in 1 week. Overnight, pictures from oklahoma, adding Oklahoma City to the list of deadly flash flood tragedies. In mcdonald county, missouri, a 61yearold woman died after her car was swept off a flooded bridge. In nashville, tennessee, a daring rescue. 5weekold lauren marlin, sav
Hunt in her very own kitchen. What is it in her oven that makes her scream for joy . Wonder what could be in that very good friday morning for viewers in the west. Its going to be a huge party in the park. Up just north of central park, the rain not keeping them away from kenny chesny. We cant wait for that. Were going to turn on that amber alert in the west. A desperater is right now in california for the suspect and his 16yearold victim. We want to get that massive wild fire in Southern California destroying homes, forcing hundreds to evacuate. Abcs cecilia vega live in banning, california, with the very latest. The fire chief out here calls this one of the most rapidly moving, dangerous fires he has seen in his 50year career as a firefighter. And just take a look at this. You can see why. Up and down the streets out here, devastation. Overnight, even more Southern California hillsides up in flames. This latest fire, forcing several communities to be evacuated, as flames race through