We are going to have a great night tonight. We are honoring literary liens, emma white will be honored, a big night for the Massive National Book Foundation for literature, culture, a big night for all of us. When i have the ability to stand in front of people i mention my mothers name jean christian. She is the reason i like to say about my mother i am the man that i am because she is the woman sheis or was. My mother was my first teacher. My mother graduated from college at the age of 17, the first person in her family to go to college. For me to be a wellknown literary advocate in this nation, a place where only a scant few generations ago it would have been illegal for me to read is no small thing. [applause] literature is the birthrightof every single one of us, no exception and if you can read in at least one language youare in my definition free. That is to say , no one can pull the wall over your eyes. No one can give you a set of what they want to call alternative facts and co
In solano and lake counties is where the temperatures could drop down. The darker blue there could drop down to 25 and the light blue, the bay shore and the coast does not include San Francisco could drop down to 32 degrees. I think there will be some frost. As far as whats going on for our accuweather 12hour planner right around 50 at noon but not as brisk as yesterday. 50 to 53. If you get a picture of the beautiful sunset tonight hash tag it. Sue . We go outside right now and were going to take a look at the mcarthur maze. A Truck Driving the wrong way eastbound 80 right in the maze. We dont see it on our live shot here but the chp is out looking for that person. We have 37 b. A. R. T. Trains running on schedule. Ace train number 1 is moving on time. Let it snow. It was a rare winter treat for some people in the east bay hills. It hasnt snowed there since 2011. 6yearold simon demonstrated his snowball making skills. I scooped it with my foot and i ate some of the snow. What did it t
Backlash. Why the mom who filmed it is coming to that womans defense. And Family Affair. The socalled shib sibs taking home a medal but another american pair facing a devastating fall. Plus, the new fallout over doping. And good morning, america. We hope you are well this tuesday morning. Another emotional day in florida. The teens there heading to their State Capitol. This as family and friends gather to remember the victims of the massacre. They will not be forgotten. Also yesterday the shooter, nikolas cruz, appeared in court. Abcs Adrienne Bankert is parkland with more on this and the Students Mission going forward. Good morning, adrienne. Reporter good morning to you too, robin. It is another day of funerals and another day of fighting for gun reform. The studentlid Movement Never again has moved well beyond florida, but their next step is to meet with those state lawmakers. This is not a field trip. This is a student movement. Reporter students from Marjory Stoneman douglas high
To be real hard to see small cars or animals in the road ways. Allentown, reading, mount pocono but everywhere you see this gray, which is almost everywhere were looking at the potential of thick fog so be careful. Temperatures today overall are going to zoom. Well get rid of the clouds later this morning, start to break out some sunshine as we head to about midday and beyond and see how the numbers climb. By 11 00, 57, 64 by 1 00. This model has 68 at 3 oclock. Im going for a high of 70 and karen, tomorrow afternoon we may even be warmer than that. Record territory two straight days. Details coming up in that sevenday. All right, dave. You talked about the fog and we can see it in our cameras. Schuylkill expressway at south street westbound traffic headed towards the vine. Roads are a little damp. Fog is it an issue. Construction in the process of clearing westbound. Eastbound has already cleared and theyll return again at 9 oclock and block a lane in either direction. You really see
Right now, though, praise for the north Bergen Police department in hudson county, praise for its diverse hiring practices. In fact, according to the National Coalition of latino officers, the north bergen pd is the leading department for diversity in the garden state. Out of the 110 officers of the north Bergen Police department, 55 more than half are hispanic. And here with us this morning, antonio hernandez, president of the National Coalition of latino officers, detective anthony ortiz, detective miguel vento, both from the north Bergen Police department. Welcome to you all. Thanks for being here on tiempo. Thank you. When you looked at them and decided to honor them and award them with being the most diverse department, you said they exceeded expectations when it comes to diversity. What do you mean by that exceeded expectations . Well, we found that they were they were out there engaging in the community in an attempt to ensure that people were taking Civil Service exams, the tes