I can very much, steve, are coming. [applause] thank you. Appreciate it. Thanks everyone and good day here delighted that you could come this afternoon. Im delighted to be in San Francisco, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. And particularly to talk about jessie and john fremont who it so much to do with the creation of california as we know it. And so much to do with the creation of San Francisco as we know it. I got into summer cisco about 2 30 a. M. On a delayed flight from los angeles. Got a couple of hours of sleep in an Airport Hotel and then woke up again because i was to be picked up by a car and driven up the highway into San Francisco to do a live radio thing on kqed. The thing about live radio is it begins at a very exact time. The thing about going through San Francisco traffic is that youre you are really not going to make your exact time. I was supposed to be 8 a. M. That i would be there for the National Radio and at 80 m im still the road in the back of this
Thanks, everyone. Good day. Im delighted to be here in San Francisco, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Particularly to talk about jesse and John Freemont who had so much to do with the creation of california as we know it and so much to do with the creation of San Francisco as we know it. I got in to San Francisco about 2 30 a. M. On a delayed flight from los angeles, got a couple of hours of sleep at an Airport Hotel and then woke up again because i was to be picked up by a car and driven up the highway into San Francisco to do alive radio thing on to do a live radio thing on kqed. The thing about live radio is it begins at an exact time. The thing about going through San Francisco traffic is that youre really not going to make your exact time. And so i was supposed to be 8 00 a. M. Pacific time that i would be there for this National Radio hit, and at 8 00 a. M. , im still on the road, in the back of this car, creeping up the freeway at, i dont know, 7, 9 milesanhour, w
We believed the firefighters who came and knocked on our door and told us to stay. So, we believed them and we stayed. Also in the programme tonight the last Prime Ministers questions before the general election as leaders clashed on the nhs, the economy and of course brexit. A Police Helicopter crash in glasgow which killed 10 people an inquiry finds the pilot consciously took a risk by ignoring warnings about a lack of fuel. And, how the man known as the bad boy of rugby, kyle sinckler, has become one of englands standout players and great hopes for saturdays Rugby World Cup final. And coming up on bbc news, sam burgess is forced to retire from rugby league at the age of 30, bringing to an end one of the greatest careers in the sport. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The london fire brigade commissioner da ny cotto n has rejected calls for her to resign from some survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire. But she has expressed her deepest sorrow at not being able to save m
For some an apology simply isnt enough. Youre not giving up any compensation at all. You are continuing to work and make 30 million a year after these horrific to accidents that made all these people go to disappear, to die. Are we entering a new age of global revolution . Wherever we look right now there seem to be riots and demonstrations. Why . What is driving it . And are there any common themes . Plus. Trick or treat. It is halloween tomorrow well show you the minion moment that had one man wondering where to put the sweets. Hello and welcome, i am Christian Fraser in london, Michelle Fleury is in washington. In the run up to a general election, mps normally tell you they are ready and eager for the fight. There will be days spent polishing the stump speech, nervous calls to party hq for money and help, and weeks of door to door canvassing. But this year, there is a suprising number that have already announced they are turning their back on westminter, 57 by this afternoon, have d
Also tonight. As the general election is confirmed for december 12th, we look at the role of social media in the campiagn, as twitter talks of banning political adverts. Six years after the Helicopter Crash onto the clutha pub in glasgow, killing ten people, a report says pilot error was to blame. The pentagon has released footage of the Us Special Forces raid that killed Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State group. And the story behind one of the standout performers of englands Rugby World Cup campaign, three days ahead of the final. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, a bonkers night at anfield in the league cup. Raining goals. Well tell you who emerged victorious between liverpool and arsenal. Good evening. The head of the london fire brigade dany cotton has rejected calls for her resignation from survivors of the fire at grenfell tower. She expressed her deepest sorrow for not being able to save more lives. 72 people died in the fire in west london in june 2017. A r