It has been a rough night to say the least for residents of brooklyn, new york, with thunderstorms uprooting trees. They crashed into backyards and onto garages, parked cars, and even a city bus. The new york city borough also got hit with hail during that severe thunderstorm. We turn now to the coronavirus pandemic forcing colleges to shift their admissions priorities. They are turning away from test scores to how students have been caring for themselves and others during this crisis. Heres abcs rachel scott. Reporter College Admission deans from across the country accounting for the massive shift in the Student Experience during the pandemic. How are you contributing to solving the needs of others during this crisis . Reporter releasing a new statement telling students and parents what they now value during the admissions process. Its a different landscape out there, its a different terrain that admissions offices are looking at. Reporter through the making caring common project at h
Tell me you feel it. I do. I do. There you go. Get those windows open. I will tell that to allie and pam as well. Actually, they tell me. The clouds are around, and not that widespread but still mostly clear there, but 50s on the temperatures, that will still be near 90 day, but most locations will cool off. Cooler for most, again i say cooler, somebody will come in at the same temperatures yesterday. Sunny and breezy, unser, napa airport are west southwest, that was not there yesterday. I was on north or east. So thats a big change. Most of his central and southern california, just on here. Temperatures conduct, 60s, 70s, 80s to near 90 degrees. Over to sal now to see if theres anything new. Right to money. Theres not much going on out there right now. We like it that way. There is a little slowing of the bay bridge. Well take a look at that, but i want to start with the Richmond Bridge and show you the traffic on the stance they are approaching the span. I believe we have that pictur
Major earthquake fires caused by natural gas rupture and to lives and property at unnecessary danger. And meaning all electricity facility in the face of emergency. This is in addition to the ongoing healths reings and natural gases in our buildings and the risks of Carbon Monoxide exposure. And we are aware of the uncertainty and challenges that goes by covid19. And one hard lesson we are learning from this pan dem sick when a crisis strike, it is the actions and took or failed to take and determine the success of the response. And the Climate Crisis not going away and resilience in the face of Climate Change and future emergencies. This is a time that calls for bold leadership and that is what San Francisco does. I want to recognize the leadership of director of the department of the environment and her staff for their excellence work developing the proposal based on the guidance of the building Emissions Task force. And i want to thank the t. B. I. Director and james, john, and for
Yes, there is one final caller. I will unmute them now. Clerk thank you and welcome, caller. Caller hi. My name is tom angston and a Small Business owner in the sunset and i have lived here for 20 plus years. Im calling in support of the property at 1420 taraval. I drive by the taraval corridor often and i know that when i go by a building it screams to me what a gorgeous property that should be preserved. I think that putting in a multitenant building fits in with the properties that are around it. I understand the concerns of the other neighbors, but development is common in the city and we want to keep moving the city forward. As someone who is looking to invest in this community currently and conditions that were facing, i see the businesses close left and right in my neighborhood. And so if they want to push this city forward and invest and bring in jobs and construction and bring more housing into the city and modernize the city, im all for that. And im for supporting the local b
Mr. Mccullough sits down to talk about this book on the american revolution. 1776. This is from cspans q a program. This week on q a, august is offering historian David Mccullough. On the genera general henry knom in maine. Host David Mccullough, you told audience outside of this general henry knox museum, days ago that everybody in american should know who henry knox is pretty white. David because these extraordinary historian an american who seem to be miscast. Seem to be fellow not prepared for the role of the history and for him to play and who not only lived up to the rule, but when over the top as it were. And as an example of a man who came from very humble origins, very little advantage in the way of education, or connections. Heroes to be one of the most important americans of his day read the men that George Washington discovered. And amanda George Washington counted on. Through nearly eight and a half years of the revolutionary war and who then counted on him as his secretar