Question i was helped by affirmative action from high school to college. From my high school, thered only been one other minority accepted to princeton before i got there and he was asianamerican, chinese in fact, still a dear friend of mine. He is the one who called me and i described the call in my book and said sonia you have to apply to ivy league colleges. I said, what are those . You have to read my book to understand my background and the fact that i just wasnt familiar with the ivy league schools. My College Applications were , after he called me harvard, yale, princeton, columbia, City University as my safety, and Stony Brook State University which is where i thought i was going. That is how unsophisticated my knowledge was back then. So why was princeton or why did and nott kinney and me any of the other kids from my high school . We were in the minority in our high school but this was the era in which institutions in the country were understanding that civil rights meant not
Question i was helped by affirmative action from high school to college. From my high school, thered only been one other minority accepted to princeton before i got there and he was asianamerican, chinese in fact, still a dear friend of mine. He is the one who called me and i described the call in my book and said sonia you have to apply to ivy league colleges. I said, what are those . You have to read my book to understand my background and the fact that i just wasnt familiar with the ivy league schools. My College Applications were , after he called me harvard, yale, princeton, columbia, City University as my safety, and Stony Brook State University which is where i thought i was going. That is how unsophisticated my knowledge was back then. So why was princeton or why did and nott kinney and me any of the other kids from my high school . We were in the minority in our high school but this was the era in which institutions in the country were understanding that civil rights meant not
Youre waking up early with us. We have some high, thin clouds. Even midlevel clouds. If youre in town visiting, thats kind of the trend we have. The morning clouds and those will burn off towards the afternoon. Not looking at much fog this morning. Well have a nice, comfortable, mild day across the bay area. 64 for San Francisco later on this afternoon. It will turn mostly sunny towards the afternoon. Mid to upper 60s for the east bay and also for the north bay. South bay, a few low 70s. We also have a High Surf Advisory in effect at the coastline. High tide this afternoon is right around 2 00. Keep that in mind. Youre looking at waves that could exceed 15 feet. Thats a little unusual for the bay area. So huge caution. Thanks. The California Democrat State Convention is here in the bay area this weekend and that means many high profile names from the party are in the south bay and that includes Vice President joe biden. The Vice President will give the keynote address to more than 3,00
Today partly sunny and cool. Highs in the upper 40s. Wind n sw 510mph. Tonight mainly clear and cold. Lows in the mid 30s. Wind sw 510mph. Sunday clear and mild. Highs in the low 60s. Wind sw 1020mph. High pressure is ridging into our area from the cross our area today. Bringing a few southerly air takes over. Southerly wind will the 60s continue, but a cold front moves into our area affiliated with an area evening. High pressure takes control again by thursday. And it gets doctors are working to save a man who got shot in the chest early this morning in newport news. It happened just before 2 am at the ponderosa on near briarfield road. Police say a 39yearold man from hampton was standing in the parking lot, talking to friends. He stepped away from the group to take a phone call. And thats when a single gunshot hit him in the chest. Well keep working to find out more about this throughout our next two hours on the air. In the meantime, if you have any information that could help polic
We are starting the day with Single Digits and wind chills just slightly lower. Skies are partly cloudy this morning and well continue to see more clouds today with the potential for even a few flurries. Temperatures will reach the low 20s this afternoon. First on 13. Today marks the beginning of a new session for the Iowa Legislature. This morning the house and senate will gavel in, and get right to work. It comes in the wake of a contentious and partisan session last year. The governors veto of nearly 56 spending for education caused waves with both sides. That issue will again find its way front and center, but first, lawmakers need to settle the states budget. The budget is an excess of 7 billion dollars. The latest estimations indicate thats nearly 282 million more than the state brought in for the last fiscal year. Even so, both republicans and democrats agree spending will be tight. The new fiscal year begins july first. The countdown to caucus holds another opportunity for whit