9 00 p. M. For most of the bay area. So pretty much everyone except the immediate coastline under a heat warning or heat advisory as we head through the next several days. Due to the dangerous heat. Well talk about what you can expect specifically for your neighborhood coming up in a few minutes. Michelle . Mary, thank you. And due to the dangerous heat, state officials have issued a statewide flex alert for today and were all being asked to voluntarily conserve energy between 3 00 p. M. And 10 00 p. M. Concord broke the record high yesterday at 101 degrees. We spotted some people taking advantage of the slightly cooler temperatures last night to get out and enjoy the plaza in downtown concord. Iethe day, an ice cream shop near the square had a line out the door. Its good. Its nicer out here than it is at home. Lets go downtown and get something to eat. When theres excessive pete like this theres a lot of air conditioning use and of course that drives up the electricity demand. Everyon
Mid 80s in San Francisco and 90 in oakland and upper 90s for san jose and 108 in concord. We have excessive heat warnings and heat advisories that will be in effect from 11 00 a. M. Today all the way through wednesday 9 00 p. M. And thats for most of the bay area except for the immediate coastline. So this will be a prolonged heat wave for us. Here in the bay area. Well talk more about what you can expect as we head through the next several days where you live, coming up in a few minutes. And due to the dangerous heat, state officials have issued a statewide flex alert for today. Were all being asked to voluntarily conserve energy between 3 00 and 10 00 p. M. If you need a place to cool off, there are several cooling centers around the bay area. Palo alto will be open from 1 00 this afternoon until 6 00. And cooling centers will also be available in san jose at may Fair Community center. The Camden Center on union avenue. You can also stop by the Roosevelt Center and doors open at 1 00
Of books with david haskel. Before i introduce him i have a couple housekeeping items. If you havent silenced your cell phones, please do so now. This session needs to end at 3 50 because we are recording live on cspan. We will then head to the plaza and the signing tent you will have an opportunity to meet david and have him sign your book. We cannot linger in this room because of the live broadcast. Thank you for your assistance with this. David haskel is professor of biology at the university of the south in his army. He received his phd in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University and his work integrates scientific literary and contemplative studies of the natural world. His 2012 book the forest unseen was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the pen eo wilson literary science writing award. He is here today to share his newest work with the songs of the trees. Please join me in welcoming david haskel. [applause] thank you for that very kind introduction. Id like to
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Even low 60s around the bay by noon and by the afternoon, even though the temperatures will be once again well above average, not expecting any records. Numbers in the midand upper 60s. Another chilly night tonight. So you have heard this same old pattern. We will let you know what the outlook has in store for the next seven to ten days in a few minutes. Eric. Thank you very much. In the news this morning, developing news, firefighters in marin county are work to go put out a wildfire west of fairfax this morning. Fire was reported along the Fairfax Ridge line near albino lake around 9 20 last Officials Say its an unusual place for a fire. But theres no need to evacuate homes so far and crews have had a tough time getting to the flames. Its fire on a midslope position about a third of a mile off the road and about a halfmile below the closest fire road. So what we are doing about it, we have some engine crews that are cutting their way into the fire right any with hand tools and saws.