It is with profound sadness, mr. Speaker, that i share the news that a great friend and Public Servant has passed away. Darell Ann Pennington was a dear friend, trusted member of my staff, and tireless advocate for marylands Fifth District. For the past 12 years he saved as a case worker in my office in green belt, maryland, serving prince georges county, culvert county and anne arundel county. She had worked for earl yes state senator. Mr. Speaker, she knew the Fifth District and communities better than almost anyone. And she cared deeply about the people who called, emailed, and wrote to us asking for assistance with federal agencies and help accessing government services. In particular, she was a fierce advocate for our district seniors. But she was also a mentor to countless young people, including interns who came to our District Office and learned lessons from her not only about serving our constituents but how to approach life through perseverance, faith, and positivity. Daryl d
Personal lives. Nationwide u. S. Now has more than 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases. That is a quarter of all confirmed cases in the world. California is among the five states that account for more than 40 of all u. S. Cases. Back to school today for thousands of students in the oakland unified will district. All virtual for now as the Teachers Union try to reach a deal on how to handle the school year. This is day one of distanced learning. Reporter not a single sound in this high school. You cant tell it is the first kids, today a ghost town. The hallways, cafeteria, classrooms, all empty. The only activity we could find was School Supply pick up. This is a substitute teacher and said it is strange indeed. Ive never seen a first like this, never. The patient. It is all new to all of us. Start of the year is exciting, even if it is crazy and different like this. I am so proud of ementary school the principal popped into a zoom call with the first kindergarten class of the day. Th
50s, 60s and 70s on the highs for today. Probably warming up a little more tomorrow and going into saturday. All right . Sal is here, quiet, theres no rain. Sal is here. We do this thinwhere we transition right into the show. I dont have time to set my show. You know what im saying . I know what youre talking about. Thank you, sir. These are weather man and traffic man first world problems, thank you for coming to my head toss. Lets go and take a look at 80 westbound as we head out to the mckartermcarthur maze. Poor visibility, no major problems on interstate 880. If you can tell thats what that s. Im telling you, because i know. This is 880 right near the coliseum. You can barely see t. Give lfxt watching the flights into and out of sfo. When the fog is dense sometimes San Francisco airport does have problems and well keep on it for you. Race for san francisc the lead. Alyssa harrington is joining us with an update to the count. Reporter good morning im live outside city hall where la
To the interview with jay blakesburg. The man who shot so many still photos of the grateful dead from 78 up until jerry garcia stephanie has a new book out. About 140 or 150 pictures. Color photos and a lot of quotes from a number of people throughout the years talking about jerry garcia. We will have enliven studio coming up. I got to see him we look the same right . First to the big news of the day. In the past hour we heard from Contra Costa County fire officials about the massive fire at a Petroleum Storage facility in crockett. That was the explosion as it happened. Officials say the fire is contained but they have yet to determine what started it. The fire sent an awful lot of the black smoke into the air in rodeo, hercules and crockett. Interstate 80 is now open after 80 was shut down in both directions for hours yesterday. At this point crews are on the scene investigating are working to prevent any further damage. Lets bring in sarah life in crockett with the remaining concern
Spontaneous action on behalf of the suspect which unfortunately resulted in the loss of two men and the loss of two fathers of the families. Douglas reporter Authorities Say r going inside vicki went to his Managers Office where he shot xavier souto at point blank. It was then that another employee, brian light tried to wrestle the gun from him. Brians actions were nothing short of heroic and allowed people to flee after hearing the first shot. Reporter police eventually went into the parking lot were police say he sat down on a curb and shot himself. Release arrived in time to hear the final gunshot. They spent all night processing the scene, steven leets house and a gun. Originally they thought the shooting may have been premeditated but they no longer do. We are to the point now where we think he may have carried weapons with him all of the time. The president of the ford store, tim paulus released a handwritten note saying, in part, we are devastated by this terrible loss. The deal