With all the fires in place, you have so much smoke. Again, the wind does push it around, when you get a west southwest winds, like right now, it is going mainly east, so like contra costa county, Santa Clara County, those will get a bit more in the areas of haze. Oakland, san jose, at 60 degrees, the wind of change is howling for some. The fog bank will retreat, but it may be a bit better for you with that westsouthwest wind. It looks like its going to start losing out over the next couple days, but today, temperatures below average across the board. Lets go over to sal now and see if there is anything new popping up on screens. Good morning, sal. Nds good morning to you by the way, steve. On the carquinez bridge and Altamont Pass, the winds are an issue, but not the bay bridge, as you come into San Francisco. We have also been looking at some of in oakland is off to a 4 32, lets go back to the headlines point all right, sal, thank you. Accused of threatening the Santa Clara County he
Website as jessica and heather are talking, please submit your questions for heather or Jessica Jessica will entertain questions as well. The q a features are at the bottom of your screen. We will get to as many of those as time allows. Heather lende has contributed a ashes the author of the best selling book buying the good take good care of the ab heather will be interviewed by Jessica Hendler, Jessica Hendler is the author of the novel the magnetic girl winner of the 2027 book prize. Also nominee for the townsend prize. Her memoir the invisible sisters was named one of the book s all georgian should read in her craft guide reading afire a guide to writing about grief was praised by vanity fair magazine many others. She teaches creative writing and directs minor writing at a university in atlanta. She lectures International Writing and we are so delighted she is joining us tonight. Heather and jessica, welcome, i will let jessica take it from here. Thank you kate. Heather, im so glad
Gaveltogavel coverage. War powers resolution, fisa reauthorization, and a repeal of President Trumps 2017 travel ban. Ker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by guest chaplain reverend jonathan slavinskas, st. Bernards church of our lady of providence parish worcester, massachusetts. The chaplain eternal lord we come to you with thanksgiving from the many pleasings you bestow upon us. We thank you for our faith, freedom and nation. We rejoice living in a nation that provides us with the opportunity to freely elect the men and women in this assembly who are guiding our nation. Our prayer through the members of this assembly through its unique gifts and talents that you have bestowed upon them and would he haven championing the common good within all our nation. We pray in moments of disagreements and debates, an authentic understanding and Mutual Respect might be witness to the gift of collaboration, for promotion of the common god. We pray for your blessi
Of the sun and its setting. For the beauty of the earth and the glory of the skies, we give you praise. Today, make our lawmakers heirs of peace, demonstrating that they are your children as they strive to find Common Ground. May they take pleasure in doing your will, knowing that by so doing they are fulfilling your purposes in our world. Lord, you are never far from us but often we are far from you, so show us your ways and teach us your paths. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The presiding officer please join us in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington,d. C. , december 4, 2019. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1 paragraph 3 of the stranding rules of the senate i hereby appoint the honorable kevin
Craig nelson, the author of v is for victory. Franklin roosevelt American Revolution and the triumph of World War Two and the New York Times bestseller. The rocket men. The epic story. The first men on, the moon as well as several previous books, including pearl harbor, the age of radiance, the first hero, heroes, thomas paine. And lets get lost. His writing appeared in vanity fair, the wall street journal salon, soldier of fortune, national, Popular Science Readers Digest and a host of other publications. And he resides new york, and he is here to with us today. Welcome craig nelson. So unlike many of you ive been visiting the Hudson River Valley for 45 years. And one of the last things, roosevelts before he died was that he wanted to go home to the river. And all of us here what he meant. So i want to thank you also for your warm welcome. Im of living a once in a lifetime experience where ive never had a book that sparks the reaction and this one does. The people are passionate in lo