27 live from the russian capital this is our national with me saskatoon a welcome to the program. Floods macpherson has offered condolences to the families of 14 saying his who died in a file on a deep sea and russias northwest. But you see of the 147 or top rank captains who are heroes of russia this is a big loss for the fleet our 1st sincere condolences to the families of the deceased everything must be done to help and support them that was at his emergency meeting with the countrys defense minister said again show following this truly tragic incident and that is what a minister sure who had to say about what happened there lets take a listen. But lets the result of examination and rushes to retore all waters that was of Scientific Research of. 14 sailors died of the combustion products poisoning due to the software actions of the team the fire was eliminated. The deep water parameters that the. Base going to see and hear more from defense minister sergei show because i maintain a
Weekend is meteorologist lisa argen. Lisa, are we talking a little rain or just a little rain . Not everyones going to see it, but itll bring much better air quality. But were going to get into the better air quality as soon as tomorrow. Another spare the air alert today is lingering haze and smoke will be with us this saturday. Weve got some rain clouds to the south in Southern California and that cold front on the way to the north. So today, well call it partly cloudy. We have the air quality that is just not what were used to. Right. But, you know, its been a little bit better into the afternoon. But still covered in blue here. That means that were going to have hazy conditions all throughout the day. Sea breeze is going to be with us. So well continue to see and feel that which could improve at some point, allowing for some better air quality in spots. But youll notice the north bay, the coast and central bay may get hit with the worst air quality, 59in oakland. Good morning. Novat
Are expecting some big changes. We still have a spare the air alert that is lingered day after day due to the hazy conditions. The north winds still not totally shut off. So were looking at some of that smoke from the north still being brought into the bay area. But look at that. Weve got a cold front that is going to clean everything out, bring fire ending rain to extreme Northern California. So some really good news there. Heres a look at live doppler seven moderate air quality right now. That means were in the yellow and well look for these hazy conditions. This is a 24 hour loop that shows the blue indicating, yeah, were going to have some of that high elevation smoke. But by the time we get to the second half of our weekend skies will be much clearer. So poor air quality, mainly north bay, the coast and central bay. Then everyone gets into the good air quality. Tomorrow it is 59 in oakland, 57 in fremont. And as we look at our northerly winds, theyre light, but they still will be
Here where a vote is still under way, has not been call bud theyve reached the 51 votes needed to pass. Not officially called, again, but the most recent number we have seen, about 75 members voting in favor, under way now, again a vote in the senate that does have full support in order to pass. That would extend government funding, shoverple funding measure, through february 8 and what were hearing from our cspan producer on capitol hill saying it looks like once this final vote here in the senate is finished, its going to go immediately over to the house and be taken up as a final vote there as well. Looking like that vote in the house will take place about 5 45 p. M. Eastern time. Host here on the senate floor, vote under way, not officially called, it does look like this will be in the senate under way, final vote on passing shortterm funding to get the government out of its current shutdown, day three of the shutdown today, once the friday midnight deadline was passed when the vot
Our live capitol hill coverage continues tomorrow with the confirmation hearing for the next defense secretary, ashton carter. Live coverage of the senator Armed Services committee will get underway tomorrow on cspan3 starting at 9 30 a. M. Eastern. This sunday on q and a, david brooks columnist for the the New York Times on writing an article for the times and the awards he gives out at the end of the year. The sidney awards. Sidney awards are given for the best magazine essays of the yeesh, and they can be in journals or Something Like the new yorker or the atlantic. And the idea is they always come out about that christmas week. And the idea is thats a good week to step back and not read little instant stuff, tweets, not even read newspaper articles. But to step back and read something deeper and longer. And its to celebrate those longer pieces. I do believe magazines changed history. The new republican until its recent destruction was the most influence political magazine of the 21