Federal and local investigators on the scene tonight trying to determine the cause of the crash, which is the deadliest in california in years. It happened in Desert Hot Springs on one of southern californias most traveled freeways. Tonight we are learning most passengers were jolted away by screams and the grinding of the metal on metal. Kelly wright has the details. More than a dozen people are dead and at least 30 others are injured after a tour bus on a trip to a casino crashes into the back of the semitruck. On interstate 10 in california near palm springs early sunday morning. Authorities say that the bus is traveling in a high rate of speed compared to the slow moving traffic. The speed of the bus was so significant that when it hit the back of the big rig the trailer, it entered about 15 feet. You can so you can see the potential impact. With so many people injured, the paramedics were treating many of them at the scene. Patients were taken to three hospitals with one handling
Hazy. Or mazy, whatever you want to call it. Mid level clouds out there. Very cool looking. A couple of people wrote me and asked what they were looking at. Still a slight northerly breeze, 40s and 50s and 60s. If you get the off shore breeze its cool for some. Upper 40s and 60s in san rafael. Clouds will increase for the north tonight. Later today a mix of sun and clouds. 70s on the temps and will cloud up by this evening. Rain will be light and stay san rosa north for most by tomorrow morning. Sal, its 5 01 you said you were looking at your screen. Morning fog and sun then clouds. Thats my epitaph. One of them anyway. Patchy fog, otherwise fair. Thats nice. I like that. I can see the traffic will be lighter. Slow traffic coming on 205 and 580 on a friday. Today is veterans day and some people have the day off. This would be interstate 880 and oakland. You can see traffic is moving along very well in both directions. No major problems. I look at twitter when im doing this. I have my f
Good evening, everyone. It is so nice to see you all here in this great greenberg lounge of the new york law school. Im the director of the nyu center for the study of transformative lives, and over the past six years weve sponsored courses and Public Programs on people who have deeply affected our world for the good. Individuals like frederick douglass, margaret fuller, georgia okeefe, Martin Luther king jr. , pope francis and many others always studied in context. Not all american president s are transformative. [laughter] but some have been. As members of Tonights Panel know well. My own interest is focused on lincoln and his times. It is my belief that students who spend an entire semester studying a person like lincoln or douglass or king or elizabeth candidacy stanton cady stanton, will never forget them. The centers chief ally over the years has been the biography seminar at nyu. Founded in the 1970s by eileen ward, the nyu professor and acclaimed author. For decades this group
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Who arent on the programs have to get out and seems fair that others work as well. Thats a general mindset. And so, thats why i, at the end of the day, say if were actualry going to solve some problems and i agree with charles and nick that there are a lot of guys who ought to be working, but arent we ought to look at that, we had a subsidized jobs program and subsidiz subsidized to 80, 90, and Public Sector jobs, 80, 90 , timelimited. I thought was a successful program. We have come to the end of our time and i would just close by saying in a year which has been characterized by incredible polarization, people who disagree with each other and can assume must hate each other, i think that jared and i have done a terrific job. [applause]. Always great book tv is on witter and facebook. Tweet up twitter. Com booktv or post a comment on our facebook page. Facebo facebook. Com book tv. Beginning now on book tv, a president ial History Panel with biographer biographers. And authors. This wa