We also welcome your comments on twitter. Tweet us cspanwj. Down thursday, one of a number of final rulings for the court as they wrap up their current term. This is from the wall street journal on that case, the headline, justices let cross stay on public land. Int is the piece cross maryland, dedicated to 49 servicemen who died during world war i. The wall street journal writes that the Supreme Court voted 72 ,o allow a cross to remain claiming that it holds a secular meaning that comports with the constitutional separation of church and state. Justices in the majority issued six separate opinions, offering different views on the intersection of government and religion following an impassioned dissent from the courts two most liberal members been it drove home the divide between conservatives and liberals and within the courts ideological wings. The point of our question this morning, whether you support or oppose the decision, here is what the usa today writes. They are saying the q
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Morning before a brace for the conditions with the raincoats and umbrellas. A downpour soaked parts of oakland this morning making it messy for drivers, even flooding some streets. All right, take a look outside at the eastern span of the bay bridge that it looks dry, it looks like the roadway is try and the surface of the bridge is moving quite well. Lets head over to mark tamayo and see how things are looking out there. Its a very productive week weather wise. Multiple storms and the storm sequence over the past few days with those numbers adding up with todays system and the heaviest rains for most areas, that was this morning. But santa rosa with a surge of moisture earlier this evening. Look at that, they are up to one inches over the past 24 hours in oakland and close to. 75 inches. Redwood city about. 52 with those amounts tapering off. Were not just talking about a few here in the bay area and we still have another system thats coming on board for tomorrow. For halloween. But a