For this try dfriday morning. First, meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast. Friday forecast sounds so good. Yes, and we have some great weather, too, to go along with that friday. So it makes it a little bit easier to wake up and head out the door as we look at this amazing view looking over martinez. Lets check out the trend. Well be in the upper 50s as we start out at 8 00. At lunch time its 71 degrees, reaching 76 by early in the afternoon, still very nice and mild today but we know that hot weather is headed our way soon. Ill talk more about that and mike gets you out the door with a look at the commute. Were looking at a smooth drive right now. Friday light. We can say that now as we look at the maps. We have seen much more traffic at least for the altamont and the trivalley over the last few weeks. Definitely no morning slowing. A smooth drive. I am tracking a crash at 680 but it does not appear to be a problem and the construction is clear. Back to you. Thank you v
He was joined by the nasa administrator who gave an update on nasas work in the upcoming Spacex Dragon mission. This is half an hour. To all who are gathered here today, welcome to the launch america edition of the National Space council. We are one week and one day away from when america will return american astronauts on american rockets to space. Its an extraordinarily exciting time in the life of this program. I know speak on behalf of the the United States when i express my appreciation. To you and the nasa team, my profound and humble admiration for the astronauts that we will be speaking to in a few moments. Who will be carrying American Leadership back into space from american soil next week. And i know i speak for the president when i say how grateful we are for the work of so many critical agencies. It has put into practice President Trumps vision for renewed American Leadership in space. I have the great privilege to see general hayden with us, the vice chair of the joint ch
He was joined by nasa administrator who gave an update on nasas work in the upcoming Spacex Dragon mission. Scheduled for may 27. This is. 5 hours. Allow me to welcome members of the president s cabinet and numbers of the National Space council to the seventh meeting of the National Space council, it is of particular pleasure to be back here at the Washington Headquarters and to be joined by the nasa been a straighter who is in houston as we speak doing important preparations. In Brighton Stan is with us. Bridenstine isim with us. We are one day away from when america will return american astronauts on american rockets from american soil to space. Nearly site extraordinarily exciting time in the life of this program. I know i speak on behalf of the president of the United States and express my appreciation. , the entire nasa team, my humble admiration for the astronauts we will be speaking to in just a few moments. They will be carrying American Leadership back into space. I know i spe
Professor of history at the university of virginia where he focuses on international and diplomatic history. In particular the era of the world wars and the cold war in addition to the age of i eisenhower. He is author of the bitter road to freedom, which was a pultizer prize finalist. Following his remarks, ann compton will join dr. Hitchcock for a conversation on this great book. Ann was the first woman to cover the white house for Network Television and was on the air for 41 years with abc news. Her wrolongevity and impact are unparalleled. She spanned 10 president s of the United States. She anchored from the white house and she went to all 50 states and six continents. Ann was twauactually with presi george w. Bush on september 11th, 2011, and she was the only reporter allowed to stay on Board Air Force one with the president. She was on air force one on behalf of the entire press core. She is also a very good friend of the White House Historical association. She will moderate a n
Governor baker good afternoon. Today we are going to talk about our longterm plans for covid19 testing here in massachusetts and new announcements to make testing more accessible for people and talk about significant shipments of personal protective equipment that arrived in massachusetts. First, we will provide our daily update on hospitalizations. As of yesterday, we conducted over 410,000 tests with over 8,500 new tests reported yesterday. 1,865 tests were reported and for all tests that came back yesterday and that is within the range we have been seeing over the past few days. The range we have been seeing over the past few days. As we said before, that positive rate has come down significantly from where we were a month ago where it was hovering in the 20s and 30s. 26 newer hospitalizations for covid19 yesterday but over 3,000 residents in hospitals due to covid19 that need serious medical care. Our hospitals have been able to withstand the this. Massachusetts still remains one o