When you ask somebody who is not from california what californias biggest industry is, they will often guess technology. Thats incorrect. They will say, its probably entertainment because they are thinking of hollywood. That is incorrect as well. The answer is just south of here. Its agriculture. Just south of Silicon Valley, you will find artichokes and lettuce and Strawberry Fields forever. Plenty wants to bring agriculture into cities with robotic farms inside perfectly controlled and with amazingly high yields. Nate story is the cofounder. Thanks for being with us. Your vertical farms are shipping to 32 stores . You will build a new one in los angeles . Thats right. We are building a farm down there to ship to hundreds. How big can these farms get . When i talk about those fields that are just south of me sometimes i can smell the garlic and onions here in Silicon Valley. We are talk about miles upon miles. You are talking about a building. Can you scale to reach demand . You know,
John lennon . John lennon. John lennon was shot and killed tonight in new york city. An unspeakable tragedy. I said, do you realize what you have done here . And he said, i killed myself. He said, im john lennon. People came out here, singing beatles ballads. They just want to try to feel close to a man whom they say touched their lives. Thats how much love people had for john lennon. His music made our good times better. His music made our bad times at least livable. If he hadnt dreamed so beautifully, it wouldnt hurt so much. Here we are, 40 years later, talking about this man and this mans music. My role in society or any artist or poets role so to rye to express what we all feel, not as a preacher, as a leader, but as a reflection of us all. John, he was always a person that was ahead of the curve. His lyrics were always about the truth. I asked him at one point what his secret was for writing great songs. He said, you write the truth and you make it rhyme. It sort of dawned on me
Their cause in parliament. Important, and of course were talking more and more about just a week after revealing his hospitality and how hard has been hit. You are absolutely right. A coronavirus diagnosis, quick word on those Economic Growth figures, we have the latest figures Donald Trumps doctor gives him the all clear to return to public duties. For august telling us the economy a great night for scotland grew by 2. 1 , far below expectations and Northern Ireland, but it is worth pointing out half of all of that growth came from the both win penalty shoot outs, and are now one match away return to restaurants and bars, that from reaching the european championships. And it is a day of sunshine and out to help out scheme was in force showers today across the uk. Most of in august. Eat out to help out, you will be looking drier, but it will be that little bit colder. All but the economy is about 10 smaller the details here on breakfast. Thanit but the economy is about 10 smaller than
The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler undati pursuing solutions for americas neected need and by contributions to this pbs stion om viewers like you. Thank you. Waon and this is bbc world news america. The battle continues. The sides are meeting for the first time to agree to a ceasefire. Forces have movedrd for pushing back the armenians. It matters not just for these nations, it has implications for the security and stability of the region. As daily cases retail record high, spain declares a state of emergency in madrid. President trump lens to hold in person events at the white housr nine days aft testing positive is he really in the cle . And new york citys jazz scene was outdoors. Musicians are finding ways to perform during the pandemic. Welcome news america on pbs and around the globe. The prime ministers are meeting ee a truce a a the nations fight over the the negotiations are being brokered by russia whose foreign minister relsed this image. It is the firs fac
This morning. Because of that, a spare the air alert that remains in effect. Going a record 23 days in a row with a spare the air alert for the thats never been done before. Also tracking dry and gusty offshore winds. Looking at winds gusting up to 40 to 50 Miles Per Hour this morning up in the Higher Elevations is why red flag warning is in effect until 8 00 a. M. Today for the north bay mountains and east bay hills but because of those dry northerly to winds, and low relative humidity values. Temperatures upper 60s in San Francisco and mid 70s in oakland. Upper 80s in san jose. And low to mid90s for concord down as we heads through the next few days. Now lets check in with gianna for a look at traffic and its a foggy start this morning. Yeah, it sure is mary. In fact, at the Golden Gate Bridge, that is where chp has issued a fog advisory. So limited visibility asu for the most part right now your drive times south 101, 14 minutes from the richmondsan rafael bridge into San Francisco.