Explores how the richmond, virginia native overcame class barriers to win three of the four grand slam tennis tournaments. This hourlong program was hosted by the Virginia Historical society. Mr. Talkov virginias own arthur ash was the worlds best tennis player. The u. S. Open, the australian open, and wimbledon. He was also deeply committed to human rights. And civil rights causes. Most known what, the movement in south africa. His career as an athlete and activist, straddling the civil rights and black power movements, ashe fought against racism and injustice from the Political Center and welcome to public and private debate. Our speaker today will explore asheearly lifes will explore is an and Eric Allen Hall assistant history professor at Georgia Southern university, where he teaches courses on the history of Popular Culture and africanAmerican History. And native of suburban chicago heat, he earned a ba in history from the st. Josephs college in and phd from the never the from pur
Francisco, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. Michelle thank you. At least three other americans have been killed by isis in the last year. James foley was killed last august. Isis then beheaded Steve Sotloff who worked for time magazine. Another american, peter kassig is believed to have been killed last october. Our coverage of this story continues on nightly news. The latest on the action that jordan is taking plus the problem that isis is running into. Lester holt joins us at 5 30. Just in to our newsroom the teenager accused of attacking a pizza Delivery Driver will be charged as an adult. That announcement from the Contra Costa County district attorneys office. The Victim Told Police the 17yearold suspect approached her with a gun as she was making a pizza delivery in antioch on sunday. She says the teen ordered her to drive to another location where he sexually assaulted her. He then robbed her before taking off. Police arrested him a short time later. New at 5 00 you see peop
To 9 00 at night. The person also went to the e o kitchen and bar in San Francisco on wednesday night between 5 30 and 7 00. Officials say anyone who was there may have been exposed. Experts say if you have been exinated or had the measles before youre extremely unlikely to catch the virus, but if you have never been vaccinated youre highly likely to contract it. Contra costa Public Health officials are getting ready to hold a press conference within the hour. Well bring you the very latest information as soon as it becomes available. And now to breaking news in san jose where crews are cleaning up and traffic is moving once again after a major accident on interstate 880 and Stevens Creek boulevard this morning. Several cars collided around 9 00 this morning and that included a trailer carrying wood and a van. Police issued a sig alert and closed three of the southbound lanes and right now, there are no reports of injuries. Police are investigating the cause of that crash. And breaking
Coming in but it starts out as rain through the philadelphia a area. But that is probably, not until the overnight time period tomorrow morning. We have a fairly mile morning for this time of the year. Certainly from what were accustomed to. 33 degrees right now at palmyra cove nature park in new jersey overlooking the city of philadelphia notice a few cloud out there. The it was mild yesterday. It will be mild tore day. It is some areas to the the south finding temperatures in the lower 50s, today which would be great but we, again, have to a await the next weather is system coming in here and ill show thaw in a second. Thirtythree in philadelphia. Thirtyfour trenton. Thirtyfour in wilmington. A number of these temperatures either at freezing or above which is a great way to start the day a and it means we have a warm upcoming and temperatures this afternoon will be close to 50 degrees. We have the clouds out there though so probably a bit more cloudier than what we saw yesterday. Fut
50 degrees n southern delaware there is a chance you could see temperatures close to 60 degrees. The further north the the colder it will be. Storm scan three the cloud are in place. There is a low pressure system near chicago that will be coming over here and it spread the precipitation, starting late tonight from north to south and depending on the temperatures that will let you know whether you will find snow through the poconos to maybe some freezing rain, sleet in the northern and western count toys rain in philadelphia as we go through the day tomorrow. Thirtyfour right now in philadelphia trenton and wilmington. That is right up and down the i95 corridor. We have 34 in millville. Thirtyseven wildwood. Poconos have just dropped below the freezing mark at 31 degrees but day is mild compared to what we normally see. 48 degrees. Could be higher if you are to the north could be lower. But still a pretty comfortable day to day. Future weather, this is important now. We do see this com