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York. A look at the Civil Rights Movement in new york. Greetings. With the book of Historical Society as of today the brooklyn Historical Society is the new center for brooklyn history i am marsha eli i wanted to welcome you all and say that those of you that have enjoyed the Public Program at this one. We will keep presenting about the issues of our times. In the history that needs to be told more freely. Visit our programs page at the center for brooklyn history website. It is such a pleasure to be partnering with the brooklyn book festival on this. A long history of yankee racism. I have unfortunate news that one of our speakers have a sudden family emergency this morning. He will not be with us today. It is my pleasure to introduce to scholars who have done an enormous amount of work to correct a misguided narrative about racism in the north i urge you to buy their book by clicking on the buy bulk button and the books well also continue to be for sale on the festival website afterw
History have paved the way for this moment tonight. Shattering the glass ceiling. While i may be the first woman in this office, i will not be the last, because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities. The Campaign Ends with celebrations and protests across america. [ crowd chanting ] as President Trump confronts defeat, the president elect prepares to lead, grappling with a raging pandemic, a faltering economy, a nation divided by race, region and politics. Announcer from abc news, this is a special edition of this week, your voice, your vote 2020. Here now chief anchor george stephanopoulos. Good morning, and welcome to this week. The week america chose to end the trump presidency. After four years of division and tumult, assaults on truth and treasured institutions, voters turned out in record numbers to turn the page, replacing a reality tv star raised in wealth with a career politician from the working class. In his first speech as president
We were over the fire. You can see fire crews trying to knock down the blaze. This happened near marywood drive. About 40 worked to put out the flames. Windy conditions and low humidity were a major concern. The hills are under a red flag warning for critical wildfire weather through 5 00 p. M. This is still a grave concern to us. We want to make sure that all residents are taking precautions. We are in the peak of fire season. This continues to be considered the high fire zone. Power has been shut off in the area. We are not super concerned about any Additional Fire that would come from fallen wires or downed trees. Citizen app video shows the smoke rising from above the hills. Crews will stay on scene putting water on hot spots and checking for other exposures. As for a cause firefighters zeroing in on this generator found in a carport. No injuries were reported. For breaking news like this be sure to download the new app. It gives you 247 access to cbsn bay area. Lets check in with
The Oakland Fire Department says two structures and a brush caught fire. Crews from hayward fire, Alameda County fire and fremont fire were all called to the scene. Eight people were displaced by the fire for people in the montclair hills have been hit by the pg e Public Safety power shutoff. Lets bring in meteorologist Rosemary Orozco as the intense winds that sparked the power shutoffs have passed. There is still a red flag warning in effect. Where do you start . The red flag warning in the far east bay hills that includes montclair and over the north bay hills. Not because it is incredibly dry out there. And still a little bit breezy. Giving you a look at the conditions you have a northeast wind that continues to keep dry conditions. We are seeing some improvement but in any event, we are looking at the red flag warning with relative humidity reporting 16 in some areas. And we are looking at this to continue until 5 00 this afternoon. More on this in the conditions you can expect co