The environment. Yes there you go look on the positive, rain continues for some but not so much for others and that would be the north, temperatures in the 40s and so it will be cool. Hail in the 95423 which was Pleasant Hill and that was yesterday not today, rainfall pretty impressive in the Santa Cruz Mountains and in and around vallejo and cordelia, other locations not so much but livermore did well in Oakland Hills, santa rosa is usually the leader of the pack but not this case this time so it missed you. 40s and 50s for some of that will be the highest today, i will say Higher Elevations will not get out of the low 40s. You see the south bay and Santa Clara Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains. 50s on the temps. And we have sal castaneda. Focusing on the wet commute steve. Weve had a couple of spinoffs in the wet weather as people are driving too fast but lets talk about the altamonte pass, typical slow traffic from the tracy triangle into the bay area. And remember a lot of people can
The low drops south, with cold unstable air and temperatures well below average for this time of year. We have Sal Castaneda here. The rain making it tough driving around the bay to take it easy if you have to drive somewhere. This is a look at the toll plaza. We will not get the typical crowds today but we will get accidents unfortunately due to the wet weather. Right now the freeways are relatively empty but we have had a couple of things that have made it slow so be careful you have a more complete update just a few but right now lets go back to the desk. California has 337 confirmed cases of covid 19, more than two thirds are right here in the bay area with 239 verified cases Santa Clara County has the most, 116 cases and last night a third person died from the virus in the county. San francisco has 37 cases and san mateo has 32, Contra Costa County has 29. The other counties have 10 cases or less and napa is the only bay area county with no confirmed cases of covid 19. Governor ne
University, the sponsor, and in particular could in particular, the allied you president for her support. I want to thank my friend and , ourague Ralph Engelman faculty coordinator. As many of you know, our awards were established in 1949 to commemorate george polk. The correspondent assassinated the year before during the greek civil war. Year, now in our 71st 3125g bestowed as of today prizes. In keeping with his legacy, our judges honor reporters whenever possible and not just their news organizations. Who are doggedse in their investigations, resourceful in their tactics, and intrepid in overcoming the odds, whether it is sending dispatches from a battlefield or exposing corruption at city hall. We like stories that hold power to account, that reveal things that deserve to be revealed, and that carrie and impact that carry an impact. Received 561 submissions. Mary. With big stories in syria, afghanistan, and libya. The uprising in hong kong, chinas repression of the uygers ebola,pr
University announced winners for the annual george polk awards in journalism. They talked about the challenges reporting during wartime domestically and internationally. This runs one hour. Good afternoon and welcome. I am john darnton the curator of the george polk awards and it is my pleasure to announce the winners for the most outstanding works of journalism in 2019. I would like to express my gratitude to long island university, the sponsor of the klein, li kimberly you president , for her unflagging support. I would like to thank my friend and colleague, ralph engleman, our faculty coordinator. As many of you know our awards were established in 1949 to commemorate george polk, the cbs correspondent assassinated the year before during the greek civil war. Yeare now in our 71st having bestowed, as of today, 3125 prizes. Legacy,ng with polks our judges on a reporters whenever possible and not just their news organizations. Dogged out those who are in their investigations, resourcefu
Talk about reporting during wartime, both domestically and internationally. John good afternoon and welcome. Im john darnton, the curator of the george polk awards. It is my pleasure to announce the winners for the most outstanding works of journalism in 2019. I would like to express my gratitude to long island university, the sponsor, and in particular, dr. Kimberly klein, liu president , for her unflagging support. I want to thank my friend and colleague ralph engelman, our faculty coordinator. As many of you know, our awards were established in 1949 to commemorate george polk. The cbs correspondent assassinated the year before during the greek civil war. We are now in our 71st year, having bestowed as of today 3125 prizes. In keeping with his legacy, our judges honor reporters whenever possible and not just their news organizations. We seek out those who are dogged in their investigations, resourceful in their tactics, and intrepid in overcoming the odds, whether it is sending dispa