Mid 70s around the bay. Low 80s in the warmer spots inla inland. Thats weather. Lets check the roads with frances. A couple problems now on that westbound 580 stretch near the dublin interchange. A crash just reported at the interchange. Then weve been telling you about this car fire where the car exploded on westbound 580 past 680. The two right lanes are blocked. Traffic is slowing through the area. Were getting break ligake ligh there, and sluggish through the altamont pass. The hardly strictly Bluegrass Festival today as well, plan on extra traffic this weekend around golden state park on fulton street and lincoln way. A lot of folks will be heading through that area. A live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. Here things are looking good. No delays. Its friday light. Well check out the san rafael bridge, just a minor wait for a few cars. The bluegrass is back in San Francisco. Hardly strictly festival kicks off today at golden state park. This year security should be tighter. Jobin
Jobina fortson is live at the park with what you should know if you want to check it out. Good morning. Good morning. The garlic festival was an eye opener showing everybody that no festival is immune. Its an unfortunate reality we all have to deal with now. Visitor also have to go through a Security Check. Yesterday crews were filling up safety water barriers and removable hydraulic plates were brought in. The alleged shooter at the garlic festival went through a park fence. At hardly strictly Bluegrass Festival, there will be three fences. We upped our deployment. We had our tactical officers out there in full Tactical Gear. We want people to know were there. If youre headed out to fleet week next weekend, you can expect to see the same kind of security. Check it out. People are already showing up out in front, staked out, ready to go even though the gates do not open until 9 00 a. M. Thats some commitment for bluegrass. Jobina fortson, abc7 news. Those are the real ones. Thank you.
Good morning and. Wanted im Harold Holzer and i have the privilege of serving as director roosevelt house and speaking for anne kershner, the president of Hunter College. I want to welcome all of you to this Historic Place for this amazing convening that were having. Greetings also to the audience, which will also be privileged to see the event. We have to bring you this morning. And its a truly. One, not only a chance to black history month, not only an opportunity to honor the unsung Billie Holiday, but to do so in the long time home of her favorite america and president franklin d roosevelt. And we have evidence of that, which you may hear along the way today. I havent seen pauls book, but i will find validation, his brand new book. And by the way the brand new book by our convener host Paul Alexander is really what brings us together today. So i am going to hold up better crop his extraordinary new account of Billie Holidays fine final year doesnt that look like an album cover when
Governmental operations with respect to intel agents activities, a. K. A. The Church Committee. Why frank church . Why. 1975 1975 . Because in december of 1974, the New York Times published a front page abo fold blockbuster article authored by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist seymour hersh. And that article alleged that the cia had operated a domestic intel agents Collection Program nationwide, wide, in clear violation of its 1947 charter. Frank church was chosen to lead this investigate mission because he wanted the job. He lobbied senator Mike Mansfield, who was the democratic majority leader in 1975. He lobbied Mike Mansfield for the position. He saw it as a continuation of some of the earlier work that he had been doing on some special investigatory committees. And importantly, he had been an 18 year at that point member of the Senate Foreign relations committee. He had been one of the first public voices of dissent in the United States senate about us vietnam war policy. And he w
Years. This week, its the work of a Committee Led by idaho democratic senator frank church. In the mid 1970s, which uncovered information about covert government programs. Our guest is kate scott u. S. Senate historian kate scott the Senate Select committee to study governmental operations with respect to intel agents activities, a. K. A. The Church Committee. Why frank church . Why. 1975 1975 . Because in decembeof 1974, the New York Times published a front page above the fold blockbuster article authored by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist seymour hersh. And that article alleged that the cia had operated a domestic intel agents Collection Program nationwide, wide, in clear violation of its 1947 charter. Frank church was chosen to lead this investigate mission because he wanted the job. He lobbied senator Mike Mansfield, who was the democratic majority leader in 1975. He lobbied Mike Mansfield for the position. He saw it as a continuation of some of the earlier work that he had been