Here. Is really a celebration of a brilliant, timely new book and a time for us to have a really important discussion about what is going on in the critical region of the world. And of course the start of todays performance is the author of that great new book, scholar of contemporary asia he is distinguished fellow here at hoover pretties also a great friend, mishas really wonderful for us to be with you and sold by this tremendously book. The book is asias new geopolitics. The book is an important book at an important time about the reshaping that is going on across the indo pacific region. Michael is also the author of another tremendous book right behind here, called the end of the age of the century. Michael is one of the most prolific analysts on what is going on the region. If youve not already done it, set up a google alert for whenever michaels essays are published, you get them right away. So also the hopes of a wonderful podcast he does with sean view on the pacific century.
Well be following this. In the meantime, that was not the only march here in the bay area. A group march have beened to Oakland City Hall to protest for change. Reporter they have said that much has changed, but much has stayed the same. They had a simple message. I want you to stop killing us stop killing us now stop murdering us reporter 57 years after dr. Martin luther kings i have a dream speech in washington, his call resonates, especially in todays climate. Are you waiting for another video, another attack on our community to bring us down . Well, thats not what were waiting for. Reporter with the deaths of george floyd, breonna taylor, and others, killed by police, civil rights, a pressing issue now much as it was back in 1963, and had hoped for greater headway since then. Its disappointing we are here, but we have to rise up and do something about it. Reporter speakers adapted dr. Kings speech with a plea connected to the Current National reckoning over race and policing. Its h
Joe biden and Kamala Harris make their first appearance as the democratic ticket bashing the president and reaching out to democrats. And police dog outrage. A Salt Lake City officer is suspended for ordering his canine to attack a black man who says he was trying to obey. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This has been one of the most dangerous and erratic wildfires that ive covered in my entire career here. That fire sounded like a freight train. A huge brush fire erupting in Southern California prompting evacuations. The lake fire seems to be burning out of control. The inferno came dangerously close to Public Safety vehicles. Fire Officials Say they have been witnessing extreme fire behavior. The biden harris democratic ticket stepping into history. Harris criticized the administrations response to the coronavirus pandemic. The reason that an american dies of covid19 every 80 seconds. The president announced new steps, he says, will help schools reopen safel
Acting customs and Border Protection commissioner mark morgan testified the Senate Homeland security and government official. Pretty discuss the challenges they coronavirus pandemic posed to his agency including passenger travel restrictions. The hearing will come to order. Im looking at the title of this hearing. Cbp oversight unit i was talking to mr. Morgan earlier. Wondering if he wouldve broken of four told the future before he took this position. He wouldve done so. Is been challenging yes. Crisis after crisis after crisis. So first want to say i want to thank the witnesses mr. Morgan or your perseverance and your service to the nation. About the past and present and in the future. Things are not getting a whole lot better anytime soon a fear. I would ask consent to my Opening Statement be entered into record. This hearing on the border that we have not had of quite a few months. Obviously need to is a chart. This really what i want to talk about in my opening comments. I think c
Anywhere from four to about 15 degrees warmer with that 24 hour temperature change compared yesterday afternoon. As we go through the day we are talking about daytime highs about 4 to 11 degrees above average for this time of year, 72 for a highend services go, 79 in oakland, upper 80s to about 90 in san jose and upper 90s for concorde. Tomorrow we are really going to crank up the heat with dangerous heat, talking about an excessive heat watch for the areas highlighted in yellow including the east bay hills, east bay interior valleys and for the south bay and in pink, that is an excessive heat effecttomorrow at at 7 pm. We will talk about how hot it will get in your neighborhood as we go through the next several days with his heatwave in full effect, details on that coming up in a few minutes. Ive been monitoring this hearing where pg e is discussing its plans for more power safety, or rather Public Safety power shutoffs with state regulators. Erkind and state regulators want to make s