Concord. Tracking a few weather systems as we head through the rest the idetails rning, am tracki the slowdowns this morning. It is slow and go especially as you work your way towards the bay bridge. We have got the metering lights on. They were turned on at about 5 18 this morning and traffic starting to stack up there. Backed up well beyond the 880 overpass, almost to the maze at this point. So a slow ride on your approaches now, thats the east shore freeway just coming out of emeryville as well as westbound 580 as you work your way out of oakland this morning. Taking a look at traffic, things are definitely starting to get a bit busier across the east shore freeway. A crash westbound 80 right at 37, its they just pushed it out of the right shoulder, or the slow lane, i should say, over to the right shoulder, a bit of an improvement there. But then you will see brake lights into vallejo, slow as you work your way into berkeley this morning. Traffic along 680, a couple of hot spots so
Missiles, and the commander of the soviet forces on the island had the authority already delivered from moscow that when the First American bomb dropped on cuba, he could fire a salvo of Tactical Nuclear weapon into the Guantanamo Naval base where there were 5000 marines. But just thousands that was so important, it shouldnt completely overlooked the other crisis, the sino indian war. China and india of the worlds two biggest countries by virtue of population. And back in the 1960s they were the cutting edge of a competition between democracy and communism. In many ways they were where the whole cold war was really going to be fought out. Kennedy had campaigned in 1959 and 1960, one of the flanks he campaigned on was the United States wanted india to win this competition. The state Department Memo was remarkably president and they got it right. A few days later the war began and the chinese began overrunning the frontline indian positions. Within a week or two india was in a very stric
Weekend, today festival, about 100,000 people from the tucson area tennis festival. They did a wonderful job job presenting books and authors, and ideas. Its very accessible and easy to get to at the university. We appreciate all of their help and the fact that they let us come here and set up, we also appreciate hearing from you are callers. Thank you for watching. Everything you have seen today will be read broadcast beginning at 1 00 a. M. Eastern time tonight. Thank you for joining us. [inaudible] this is book tv on cspan to, television for serious readers. Starting shortly bruce riedel reports on the indian more. That at nine we discussed race and the obama presidency. Primetime continues at 10 00 p. M. With conservative blogger krystal wright. She was on washington journal to discuss her book. We wrap up book tv on prime time with the leaven with a look at professional and private relationships between mohammed ali and malcolm x. That happens next on cspan to book tv. First, here
The president and chancellor at the university of missouri resigned yesterday amid scandal and heightened racial tensions. Anger has been growingnfor months on campus. After incidents of racism and hate crimesd went unnoticed. One student refused to eat until the president stepped down. Cnns kyung lah reports. In 2010 cotton balls scattered in front of the black Culture Center a reference to slavery and a hate crime. This fall black student leaders called racial slurs on two different occasions. A most recently a swastika, in human excrement left on a dorm wall. Nats Ferguson unrest the students say theyre the post ferguson generation shaped by events in a city just two hours away. Black students make up just seven percent of the 35thousand students these protesters. Mobilized. Camping out on the universitys quad. Faculty threatened to walk off the job. But it was this that became the protests game changer 30 mizzou Football Players tweeted they would boycott Team Activities until the
Maybe a peak of sun, 74, normal this last day of summer. We will head over to queens and talk about Jackie Robinson parkway. Its closed on the westbound side from kew gardens to forest park drive because of construction running late. Long Island Railroad, metro north, new Jersey Transit trains path trains subways are on or close to schedule. Cross bronx west from the sheraton to webster, that earlier construction picked up and put away. Everything has been reopened. Going into pound ridge at old stone hill road and accident being cleared away. Injuries were involved. Minor delays George Washington bridge, lincoln and holland tunnels. They are doing fine. We have alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect. Ken and lori, over to you. Thank you. Pope francis will wake up in cuba for the last day of his historic visit to the americas. He played a large role in between the island nation and the United States. He visited the shrine of cubas patron st. And today will bring another m