Books on how taxpayers dollars are spent and the need for government transparency. Veterans affairs we audited their checkbook for the last four years. Last summer we found during a period where up to 1,000 sick veterans died while waiting to see a doctor that the va spent 20 million on a highend art portfolio. It was 27foot christmas trees, priced like cars, 21,000. It was sculptures priced like fivebedroom homes. It was two sculptures for 700,000 procured by a va center that serves blind veterans. It was a cubed rock skel p tour all in with landscaping for 1. 2 million. This is the type of waste thats in our government sunday night at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. On lectures in history, Emory University professor Felix Harcourt teaches a class on how conspiracy theories about ufos shaped american culture. He begins in the late 1940s and describes how Public Opinion about extra terrestrials changed over time. This class is about one hour and 50 minutes. Lets start with a question im su
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The conditions. But jana katsuyama, its been causing power problems. Reporter downtown, its only 70 degrees, a little of a relief from earlier in the day. The fountains are off, but they got a lot of use today. As some people tried to get out of their house to conserve energy, other people and businesses here downtown lost power completely. At livermores public fountains, families look for some relief from the triple digit heat. Chance and veronica brought their toddler and 8 week old baby, trying to comply with the alert, asking for consumers to reduce power use. Its rough with a 2month old, and 2yearold. Trying not to run the washing machine, the dryer. Reporter the California Independent system operator, issued the flex alert, asking people to conserve during the peak demand time between 2 00 p. M. And 9 00 p. M. Theyre trying to pull a lath more power to tran mission lines, and sometimes we get get anymore through the transmission lines. Reporter californias power grid has added 20
Thats right. Good morning. Im dave clark. I know steve paulson. He is right over here. Hi, claudine. Hello. Good morning. It feels cold out there. A little bit today. I like it. I dont think it will last long. Uhoh. There is warm air aloft. Much bigger fog bank came in. Unanimous that it felt cooler than most. Full first day of summer. The solstice was last night. We have a bigger fog bank. Craig says 78 up in napa. Climbing. Going to be hot up here. Thats true. If youre in the higher elevations, i think i saw 78 at Altamont Pass and about 75 mount diablo. Higher elevations, warm air aloft. It wont take long to translate into a warm to hot pattern for some, at least away from the coast. By the coast, too much fog and a lot cooler on the low. So i think we will get the big 40 degree spread on the temps. Fog is retreating but made it into area thats didnt see fog for a while. Parts of lake county could easily pop up again, maybe northern and napa county, lake county. Delta breeze not the
Mendocino county. Welcome to the 9. It is a busy wednesday afternoon or morning, i should say. I want to start with uber ceo. Yeah. Saying goodbye. There was a big web in the state of win in the state of georgia for the republicans. The giants had a win. Finally. Finally. Is it selfie day. Yes. I was never a fan but i have started taking them. Why would you want to take a picture. He is going to do it but he has to pull out the camera. There you go, sal. Today is one of those days where you see the micro climate in the bay area. Uhhuh. Theres a live picture of the Golden Gate Bridge. Thats kind of how i felt this morning when i had the windows open. Lucky enough to get the breeze through the house. I want to be on the left. Me too. On the right, expect more of those recordbreaking temperatures. Maybe not a record today but it will definitely be hot out in the east bay. Lets check in right now with Steve Paulson to no. Were going to were going to leigh. When it is this hot, everybody ha