Breezy again this afternoon. Not much of a change in our pattern. So hopefully youve enjoyed the last couple days. Upper 50s to near 60 at 7 00. At the coast the clouds will be most stubborn. Very comfortable 73 to 79 at noon. 79 around the bay to 88 inland, so maybe a degree or two warmer today. And then back into the 70s, enjoy a wonderful evening. Well give you an update on the weekend forecast coming up. Bay area College Sports quickly becoming the latest victims of the coronavirus pandemic. First we had stanford which canceled some fall sports. Now you suc berkeley confirmingt of its studentathletes have come downulul reporter yeah, tough to imagine that sports could happen in the fall with news like this. Eight uc berkeley studentathletes now testing positive for coronavirus, though we dont know which sports they participate in. So we do know that so far 125 studentathletes have returned to campus in preparation for voluntary outdoor conditioning workouts, berkeley officials, the
Lightning and fire danger. That is why there is a fire warning. You can see that they collapsed. It is still hanging around. We have a big fog bank. The wind is cranked up for many. Temperatures are taking a plunge. We have a little warmup. We have 50s and 60s on the temps. Oakland and livermore is pretty close. 36 Miles Per Hour means extra hold on the hairspray. There is a rock n roll delta wind. With that in mind, we are looking at a day where temperatures are going to be below average to near average. That is not something we have said. Over to cell now, hopefully things are quiet at 4 30 on a tuesday. Is that the case . Things are still quiet. That is the way we like it. Lets talk about the bay bridge approach. You can see traffic is looking very good. We have not had a lot going on. We are also looking at interstate 880 in oakland. That traffic is moving along very nicely. Northbound 280 in san jose, in fact, in general, it is looking good in san jose. Lets go back to the headlin
I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Chair,his tenure as fed he served as the chair of president bushs council of economic advisers. In their first congressional testimony since leaving the Federal Reserve, former chairs ben bernanke and janet yellen called on congress to take action to encourage economic recovery. To 2014 before being appointed chair. In 2014 by president barack obama. Dr. Yellen also previously asved in the white house chair of the council of economic advisers. Time eitherfirst dr. Bernanke or dr. Yellen have testified before Congress Since stepping down from the Federal Reserve. These extraordinary times require congress to seek out of experts with extraordinary experience. As Congress Works to end the economic crisis and enable a strong recovery, we are fortunate to benefit from their individual insights and gain from their unique position as Federal Reserve chairs in the last economic crisis and recovery. I want to thank both of them for agreeing to te
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Come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Today, a select subcommittee is pleased to welcome our distinguished panel, dr. Ben bernanke and dr. Janet yellen. Dr. Bernanke was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve by president george w. Bush in 2006 and oversaw the Federal Reserves response to the Global Financial crisis. Before his tenure as fed chair, dr. Bernanke served as the chair of president bushs council of economic advisers. Dr. Yellen served as vice chair of the Federal Reserve until 2010 to 2014, before being appointed chair in 2014 by president barack obama. Dr. Yellen also previously served in the white house as chair of the council of economic advisers. This is the first time that either dr. Bernanke or dr. Yellen has testified before Congress Since stepping down from the Federal Reserve these extraordinary times require congress to seek out advice from expert