Could everybody please take a seat . It really is a good morning, this is one of the first days of the year when spring is something other than a rumor. Welcome to one of all. My name is Tom Birmingham in i and i am Pioneer Institute senior fellow in education. This is the third forum that i i have posted over the last two months since joining pioneer. Given the lineup this morning, i believe you are in for a real treat. As is usual, we can expect a robust and Free Exchange of ideas varied opinions when we have the presentation on teaching world war ii in Public Schools. We would also like to express a very warm welcome to cspan , which is joining us this morning. The timing could hardly be better given that this week marks the 70th anniversary of victory in europe today. Day. Several guest speakers are heading to europe to celebrate. But first, let me thank our events cosponsors. The massachusetts historical society, the program of education policy and governance at Harvards Kennedy s
And its an abc news exclusive. Heros homecoming. One of the americans who took down that terrorist on a train back on u. S. Soil this morning. [ applause ] the whole airport cheering. His parents in tears. Hes telling his incredible story in his first live interview this morning only on gma. And we do say good morning, america, on this friday morn and its a big morning because dan harris is here. Always an occasion. Great to be here. And Alek Skarlatos is here. Hes here live with us this morning. He is we dont throw this word around lightly. A true hero. And we have so much with him still ahead. He landed on thursday. It was quite a scene at the airport. Were going to talk to him coming up. But we want to start with that Tropical Storm churning. In the caribbean right now. Theres a live look at the radar. Erika hovering near puerto rico. The storm is already picking up strength and it could become, could become, the first hurricane to hit florida in a decade. It has caused problems in
All right, all right, all right. We are looking outside, we have one accident, and bunch of construction still out there and starting to build levels now. Clearly we are digging this heat. Rahel doesnt want it anymore. I have to run, train. Yes. Marathon. Yes, i will sit with my cup of coffee, in the morning. Lets look outside, to the Pleasant Valley middle and high school. More fog has begun to develop here. It still feels like thermometer feels. We have moisture. Clear view is you dont have a clear view. Visibility is quite poor because of the moisture that led to fog. Visibility technically up at mount pocono are still quite high. That tells you it is patchy where you will find this fog. It is at its war at ac airport here in the city, it is still looking good. That is airport observation. Looking off camera to our field cameras around Center City Philadelphia were fine at the moment. That fog is patchy but will be at its worse in the next couple of hours. Notice the cloud, billowin
Of lets get a will lets get a check of weather this morning. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. will now to a story you will only see on kron 4. A High School Coach steps in to stop a fight. And its all caught on camera. It happened at College Park High school in Pleasant Hill. Now students fear the coach will be disciplined. Kron 4s alecia reid has the story. This all went down during lunch last monday. As soon as students heard this teenager threatening a freshman, they called for help. Pkgnatssot if the coach wasnt there, more than likely she would have been attackedcaptured on video students say this teenager wearing a blue striped shirt and black tights isnt a student at College Park High. But she came there with the intent to hurt another student. Sot she had it in her hand waving it around. She lunged and tried to
rebecca cooler than normal temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. A live look outside right right now. Were seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. Cool and breezy conditions as well. Dress the kids warm as you get them ready for school. Temperatures will be even cooler today. Peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. darya breaking news this morning. For the second time in two nights. A Fire Department in the east bay is investigating suspicious car fires. mark kron 4s averi harper is live in brentwood with the details. Averi. averi the Contra Costa County Fire Department is investigating a possible case of arson. After four cars went up in flames. Pat mccormick who lives in lafayette came out to his drive way early yesterday morning to find his suv engulfed in flames. And when he spoke with firefighters, he found out that his vehicle was not