Look easy, and lee does it incredibly well. And i, in a presentation i did yesterday, i said that one of the very best things about the profession of of being a writers that it introduces me to so many people who are very passionate about the work they do, and they became experts out of enthusiasm. And out of thinking that what they do is the most fascinateing thing in the whole world. Lee dugatkin is a prime example of that thesis. Lee and i met out here in this allegedly real world about two hours ago, but weve known each other for years. We met through our books, and weve communicated electronically for many years. So i want to mention that before i knew that lee is professor of biology at the university of louisville, i knew him as the author of mr. Jefferson and the giant moose which is a very vivid and detailed, wonderful book about Natural History early in the time of a country that, at that time, had a president who was very interested in facts. So lee has over the years writte
Ahead and grabbed an orange, pretending it was a patients skin, and we walked through and taught all our emts to draw their own medications. Dave Courvoisier cary turner devised a kit with a small vial of the drug epinephrine and a syringe to replace the pens. Now, all emts in their division carry the kits to calls just in case. Turner says the cost savings have been passed on to patients and the department. Denise Valdez heres a back to schl attention. A North Carolina teacher says shes found that assigning no homework is a more successful teaching tool than assigning homework every night. So Amanda Robertson has done away with it. The fourth grade teacher assigned homework every night for seven years. But found that it was actually hurting students. Thats when she made the switch and saw immediate results Amanda Robertson 4th grade teacher their proficiency scores and their growth scores, you know, our end of grade tests and Everything Everything kind of all skyrocketed last year. ti
hotter today than yesteray with clear skies. Breezes have picked up a little as well around the region up to 20 mainly. Not anticipating any alert for wind today and the rest of the week. We are going to warm up through the week however with temps peaking on thursday and friday. Humidity remains very dry as well. Evening planner calling for warm temperatures through the night with light breezes again. Plenty of 90s this evening with 11pm temps nice and comfortable. Commute temps should be in the 80s again and hotter tomorrow. But your morning should be nice with light winds increasing by afternoon. Well have more on the r Denise Valdez much of the carolinas drenched by rain friday afternoon as Tropical Storm hermine slid friday and left hundreds of thousands without power. But the hermine isnt done. Along parts of the east coast there are threats of floods and dangerous riptides through labor day weekend. Chris welch is in apalachicola, florida to explain. nats hermine made landfall ne
The freeways over Southern Nevada. He saw how closely a man was to death. Approaching a man on summerlin hov lane on i95. I felt he was about to go any time. He was halfway over the wall so any kind of Movement Towards him could have instite actually go over. Hows it going man . Approaching the man with his trainee. He would look at us, he would look down. Without knowing it it just felt like he was going to absolutely jump at that moment which facilitated my actions. Reporter then, a split second decision. I grabbed him, brought my arms around him, used the wall he said i was absolutely going to jump but your man stopped me. Reporter he shared he had nothing throaft live for. Left to live for. Also attempted suicide but overcame that darkness. He hopes for this man, after risking his life to give him a Second Chance. For him to go loam and have Second Chance thats great for us. Reporter the officer did hurt his back a little bit but nobody was seriously hurt. These situations can go d
That we only made it 90 degrees twice. Today will be no. 3. Temperatures will climb above 90 this afternoon then showers and storms will come through bringing as much needed rain. Large hail and also a strong wind gusts will be popular this evening and local us down. 73 degrees right now at the lakefront. A warm summer nights. Temperatures typically in the 60s. We are dry but if you will be out past dinner time to take your umbrella. Potential for showers and storms. The chance is after 5 00 p. M. It will climb back up around 9 00 p. M. And as the go through the night the chance will taper out of the forecast and the storms are out by tomorrow morning. 91 degrees tomorrow. A big drop tonight. Partly cloudy. Breezy and cool tomorrow. With an accident on 355. Its causing some issues with investigators on the scene northbound left lane is blocked. On 83, ongoing road or from maine to bluff. A single lane theyre theyre working for some bridge maintenance there. Rest of the numbers are look