Next, a forum on race and education with members of congress. Education advocates, students, and former officials. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Hosted this event. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today. Todays Education Brain trust is called from brown to fisher, increasing racial diversity to improve Educational Equity. Im melanie newman. Im the chief strategist for the naacp Legal Defense fund, the organization that i am proud to say i work for and that is responsible for brown and fisher. And so i want to give a little bit of hello. Sorry. I want to give a little bit of background about myself. I am i have been with the Legal Defense fund since march of this year, but worked in the Obama Administration and on the hill for quite some time. But this issue and the reason im happy to be here with all of you today is personal to me. I am originally from new orleans but also went to school in selma, alabama. Which im sure all of you are familiar with
Catholic organizations. Read more at thehill. Com. Next up, lawmakers education advocates, students and former Education Department officials talk about race and education, including improving urban School Systems, desegregation and Minority Access to Higher Education. Its from the Congressional Black Caucus foundation from last month. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today. Todays Education Brain trust is called from brown to fisher. Increasing racial diversity to improve Educational Equity. I am Melanie Roussel newman, the chief Public Engagement and Communications Strategist for the naacp Legal Defense fund, the organization that i am proud to say i work for and that is responsible for brown and fisher. And so, i want to give a little bit of hello . Oh. Sorry. I want to give a little bit of background about myself. I am i have been with the Leal Defense Fund since march of this year but worked in the Obama Administration and on the hill for quite some time.
Spains Prime Minister says it has five days to be clear and threatens the imposition of direct rule. And to get in touch with us, use the hashtag 0s iam glad i am glad we were not the only ones confused by the catalan president this den yesterday because we spent yesterday trying to work out if the president had issued a declaration of independence or not. It seems an independent statement was signed but that it was suspended to allow talks with the spanish government, the government is confused as well, it has now given catalonia five days to clear this up. Here is the spanish Prime Minister talking earlier. Translation ladies and gentlemen, as you know, the cabinet met this morning to request officially of catalonia if the intent to proclaim independence amongst the confusion which they have sown. We need certainty and clarification. This is the reply which will mark the event is to come. Our aim is to re establish normality and to make sure that stability is reinstalled for the coex
Najarian many big names reporting as you can see on the board stock records set every day last week off to a pretty big day. 3m, gm, boeing, coke, bristol meyers, american airlines, alphabet, amazon, intel, a full swath of names that can really tell the next direction of this move. An incredibly important week, and, unfortunately, i have bad news for the bears out there, and that bad news is that buybacks so far in the first half of 2017 are down 16 relative to the buybacks in the first half of 2016 now, authorizations are up nearly 20 , so even if youre getting a pullback in selective sectors or the overall market. Those buybacks are coming in november before the end of the year, and its going to buffer any pullback. Josh, which names on this list are the ones that are going to matter the most thats sort of how we set up the conversation today i still think the texts are going to be the most meaningful for the overall averages just in terms of their sheer size and how important they b
Ready to step out the door. 58 degrees in San Francisco. 59 in oakland, and 62 already in san jose. 63 in palo alto. Look at these high temperatures today. 93 in concord and napa. 90en san jose, livermore, and morgan hill, and San Francisco will be up to 82 degrees. So coming up in seven minutes, ill have a look at the temperature trend, and right now, mike gives us an update on a new crash in pinole. Just caught scythe of this before the 6 00 a. M. Show. Its not right here on the peninsula or in much of the east bay affected, but we have the upper east shore freeway. A critical point, as we have that build for the commute now coming off the carquinez bridge. Reports of a crash which may be blocking a lane. We see a slee slower drive. Thats where we typically see a build at this time. This is affecting our travel time off the upper east shore freeway. About 24 minutes past the crash and into the bay bridge toll plaza. The drive through oakland maintains a steady flow. Back to you. Than