Tonight on abc 7 news at 6 00, a threat of a fire leads to gunfire. San jose police shot a man accused of trying to ignite a pump at a gas station near a popular shopping mall. And the Bay Area Library system attacked by ransom ware and what was done to thwart it. This is not just any truck and trailer. The valuable items inside that were stolen and who they belong to. Abc 7 news at 6 00 starts right now. Now, news to build a better bay area, from abc 7. Protesters filled the streets of San Francisco, following the u. S. Airstrike in iraq. Has raised fears a war could break out in the middle east. Good evening and thanks for joining us, im dion lim. We saw protests around the country today following the u. S. Air strike that killed one of irans top military leaders. Their fear, we could be on the brink of war. People filled the street from los angeles to philadelphia to times square in new york city. Protesters gathered in cities in the bay area as well, to protest a possible war with
Story. The very latest in that story coming up. Good morning to you. It is a sunday, january 5th. We have all those stories and a whole lot more. First we start with that sunday forecast. So we start with a live look from our camera as you see the temperature at the bottom of your screen right there. 50 degrees is what were waking up at. Well top out in the 60s. But we do have a nice sunday on tap. You can always get the latest forecast by downloading the weather app and by going to our website abc7news a vigil is being held for a man today. He went after the suspects who snatched his laptop on new years eve but he was hit by their get away car and later died. The vigil will be held at the same starbucks at 11 30 this morning. People are asking to wear purple. The universitys colors are royal purple. Two men so far have been charged in his death. Friends of the man sending us this morning. If you would like to write any message to his parents, you can send it to the address on your scr
And the Edward Kennedy institute for the u. S. Senate, the Young Leaders network aims to promote in the next generation of leaders the spirit of Public Service as embodied for decades on capitol hill by ted kennedy. Our goal is to provide students with programs that enrich their experience while interning in washington, d. C. And to help them create a network of peers as they lay a groundwork for a career in Public Service. Tonights program, uncovering the treasures of the library of congress will focus on the importance of collecting physical information and materials in the modern digital age. Our distinguished speakers will discuss the work of the Nations Library by providing Public Access to some of the most valuable treasures and documents in the nation. Please give a warm welcome to the librarian of congress, dr. Carla hayden point by broadcast joined by broadcast journalist and nyu alum, ray suarez. Ray i figure the applause is my cue. [applause] carla hayden, welcome. Dr. Hayde
Minute, see you at 19 00. Just 6 minutes a day reduces stress levels by almost 70 . Moreover, it has been scientifically proven that this process helps, at an elegant age, to reduce the likelihood of developing alzheimers disease by two and a half times. Im now talking about reading another scientific fact not a single electronic version can replace a traditional paper book. But today its not about books, but about what, according to the outstanding advice the scientist konstantin rubinskys development of even science itself is unthinkable. Our focus for the next half hour will be on libraries. My name is ekaterina beretskaya. Hello and dont miss out on the program. The first woman librarian in russia was belarus, who will tell the history of the issue in our column. Lets figure out how it works. The largest Scientific Library today, we have a center for the study of early printed publications, it was created at the beginning of this year, it has two departments, lets take a look at th
Of the National Library of belarus. On june 16 , 2006, the diamond of knowledge built literally by the entire country was opened and became not just a repository of books, but a real information and sociocultural center of belarus. Another library the pride of our country, its doors opened almost 100 years ago. Im talking now about the Central Scientific Library named after yakub kolos, about what books are now stored there, who can come there, well find out right now, in our studio its director stanislav, hello, good afternoon, stanislav, lets start with the central scientific the library, who its main reader is, a scientist, or absolutely anyone can come and read what they want, well, of course, our main reader is a scientist, first of all, because we are a scientific organization. Theka is senior students, undergraduates, postgraduate researchers, that is, we are aimed primarily at serving the scientific personnel of our country, but in general, any interested adult reader can come