Heurich was 11 years old living in germany. In 1853, she was a white woman from new york, moved down here and built the first africanamerican Teaching School for free africanamericans in washington, d. C. This is before the civil war. It was also called the miner school for colored girls. Mytrilla came in 1851 and only had 100 in her pocket when she came. Most people thought she would be arrested or killed when she said what she wanted to do. And although there were abolitionists who sympathized with her cause it was like her own independent project. I first thought for a while when i first read about the story she might have been some kind of tool of the Abolition Movement, really, she came down here all on her own at the start. She first established the school by the force of her own will, something almost unimaginable, giving the cultural firsts that opposed her at the time. Remember, this is a woman who came by herself to a city she never visited before, a city where slavery was st
Well have all the details in a few minutes. Lets check out the santa cruz mountains. The residents are used to getting clobbered. David louie is finding people who are welcoming, not dreading the rain. Reporter its hard to believe but yes, they do welcome the rain. This area is flown for it but people take it all astride knowing it is good for the vegetation. But theyve also noticed something special. Its something in the air. These umbrellas have been sitting in the windows for three weeks at the drugstore, collecting dust and suffering from neglect. Have you sold any in december . Not yet, no. What about this month . I think weve sold a couple so far. The rain can take credit for that. Boulder creek typically gets Copious Amounts of snowfall. Im thrilled about the rain. Ive noticed people dont pout hats or rain gear. Thats for people who arent used to it. Reporter but there are those who have a special technique for avoiding getting even a single drop on their head. The reservoir is
Lot they use across the street close. Some u. S. Mail trucks rolling out with the new markings. Red white and blue paint. Covered over by graffiti and letters. We have to have those repainted and clean. Reporter a Postal Service spokesman said the tagging outside their facility on 13th street increased after the parking lot they were leasing across the street closed and was sold. We have been renting space there. To park vehicles. We had fencing. Reporter they have had twopart trucks on the street overnight. 40 trucks have been tagged in the past few months. That would be a vehicle out of service for a small time. It cannot make deliveries. Reporter a setback of time and money. Driving to the downtown area there was graffiti on nearly every building. Every day it is something. Reporter this oakland native has an art gallery on 14th street. It seems like nobody is safe when it comes to graffiti. Reporter he appreciates artwork. But not when people deface his storefront. He is had to spe
Will be sunny. We had some sun yesterday. If you get some today, mid sixties in san jose. 40s and 50s for the temperatures. 51, hillsburg. Vallejo, 50. Everyone is pretty close. Is light easterly breeze or northerly breeze ringing in that fog. A few high clouds but we are setting the stage for a nice weekend. There are changes brewing across the pacific. I will have more on that in 10 minutes. Highs today in the 60s. Did you see fog coming in . This is an outrage. I saw fog coming in on my commute. You are absolutely right. All joking aside, visibility could be tough in some areas. We do have traffic thats going to be busy. You could be clearer in one area and driving into an area where its very foggy. Please be careful. We look at the commute from livermore to pleasanton and dublin. It looks good and traffic will be okay if youre driving in some areas through castro valley. This is 880 in oakland. You cant see a thing because its very foggy. At the bay bridge toll plaza its also foggy
Getting fire extinguishers and trying to calm the flames. Before the Fire Companies came, he made sure everyone was out. We very much appreciate Good Samaritans and public safety. People looking out to help their neighbors and youre absolutely right, banging on doors and getting other people out, that saved lives. That has to happen for the first unit gets here. Reporter 16 people are now displaced including 5 children. Luckily no one was injured. Firefighters had the fire knocked down by 1 30 am. Officials say they believe the fire started in in either the first or second floor unit in the front left of the building. Because an initial origin of the fire is still under investigation. We did talk to some displaced people who say they have a hotel room set up for them by the red cross. President trump went on twitter this morning to defend himself against accusations he made vile and racist comments towards immigrants during a meeting regarding immigration reform. The president says his