Special thanks to jim moran and Shelley Rodman and also set carey who cannot be here tonight, for working together so i could speak. These organizations that i admire so much, the american aquarian society and mass audubon. We have been working at a variety of times maybe 30 years, always found it to be such an intellectually welcoming community here, a place where scholarship and friendship come together in such a remarkable way. Im very, very grateful to all of my friends here, the members of this exceedingly smart staff and this year to my fellow fellows who are also exceedingly smart. [laughter] gregory nobles and then there is mass audubon. I got to worcester, i got the opportunity to go to the mass audubon, and i was struck by the energy and commitment of the people who are working with were working for mass audubon. I got a sense and a taste of their very wise it and effective advocacy, and not just for birds but also for the environment and also really for all of us. And also,
And the costliest hurricane which was, of course, Hurricane Katrina in 2005 which took nearly 1900 lives. And i would, of course, be shamed in the presence of Cynthia Barnett if i didnt Say Something about rain on the gulf. Does anybody know what city is besides cynthia . [laughter] whats the rainiest city on the gulf, does anybody know . Take a stab. Its in the northern gulf, its a u. S. City. Mobile, yes. What did you say, willa . Mobile. You did . [laughter] did you really . Thats my daughter. Shes not telling the truth. [laughter] all right, smarty pants, how many inches a year does it get . [laughter] 63 inches. And the impact of storms on the gulf mainland would be much greater if not for Barrier Islands that circle the gulf of mexico. The longest Barrier Island in the world, padre island, at 113 miles is in texas. And tobasco sauce was invented on a louisiana island, avery island. And florida actually has an island that is distinguished for having the greatest population density
Always found it to be such an intellectually welcoming community here, a place where scholarship anp an friendship ce together in such a remarkable way. Im very, very grateful to all of my friends here, the members of this exceedingly smart staff and this year to my fellow fellows who are also exceedingly smart. [laughter] gregory nobles and then there is mass audubon. I got to western western, i got the opportunity to go to the mass operative audubon, and i was struck by the energy and commitment of the people who are working with were working for mass audubon. I got a sense and a taste of their very wise it and effective advocacy, and not just for birds but also for the environment and also really for all of us. And also, their stewardship of the land, some 60 natural sites in massachusetts, 58 for me, but i am going. Honored to be here, happy to be here, happy to talk about my man audubon. When i think about john james audubon, when i write about him, i see him as a man of so many i
There, you can see some police cars and we will have a live report on how the confrontation turned deadly in about two minutes. And in our other top stories this morning, while you were sleep, a car plowed through a tampa home in the middle of the night as a driver tried to get away from police. Investigators report that car crashed into the home on mulberry street north. And no one in the house was hurt. But there were two people inside the car, both were arrested. And some other news, president Barack Obamas Supreme Court nominee is headed to capitol hill today. Appeals court judge Merrick Garland will speak with senators. He would replace justice suddenly last month. Republicans are arguing the next president should nominate justice antonin scalias replacement. And in a few hour, the issue of decriminalizing marijuana goes before the tampa city council. Councilmembers are expected to vote in may investigator of lessening the punishment for having small amounts of pot. In a few minut
Theres a westerly breeze. Temperatures in the 50s and 60s and mid 70s. Didnt take long to get in that summer pattern. Mostly clear patchy low clouds. 59 with the westerly breeze in place. I am sitting next to the writers. I have this really supersensitive microphone. If i didnt and if you could hear them having all the time you know those writers. Here we go. Traffic is moving along well. If you are driving around the bay area i think youll like what you see today. A little bit spring break like out there. Lets look at the commute. You will see slowing. 10 minute delay at the bay bridge toll plaza. No problems getting into the city. On the lower deck, no problems to the east side either. Lets move on to San Francisco. This is a live look at northbound 101. If you are trying to get to the airport, it is a straight shot down the peninsula to the terminal. If you are in the Silicon Valley or trying to get their this commute has not been major. We had a few slowdowns that we havent had any