Washington post columnist and thriller writer and then the Pulitzer Prize winner last month and this month we are joined by jeff shaara military historical fiction author. Ranging from the American Revolution to the korean war and we will talk about all those in just a minute but we will start with a facebook comment that a viewer has posted on our facebook page. What exactly is historical fiction . Guest i have had this conversation with other authors it is an accurate historical setting but the people are totally made up thats a little different from what i do because i take you to these places with a lot of the real people with historical figures with names that you know like George Washington or Dwight Eisenhower were robert e. Lee it is fiction by definition because i put words in their mouth. My job is to tell you a story and not just do a textbook or names dates places facts and figures but to put you in the hands of the characters to tell you the story the way they would tell i
The daytime highs soaring above average for this time of the year. 80 degrees in San Francisco. 86 in oakland, and 93 in san jose. The High Temperature in concord, 97 this afternoon. 13 to 15 degrees above average for this time of the year. We are looking at temperatures as we head through the rest of the week into the weekend, and i will let you know what to expect and how long the above average temperatures will last in a few minutes. Im ann e makovec. If you are dreaming of a trip down under, australia is keeping its borders through 2021. Australia said they will look to relax entry rules for students and longterm visitors. Working out the details including the possibility of allowing people from new zealand in as early as september. New zealand reporting one new positive case of coronavirus a man who recently traveled to pakistan, and while new zealands isolation measures worked, in this case to stop the spread, the Health Manager apologizing for the incident earlier this week when
First, we will get you caught up on the forecast as you plan your day. Mary, temperatures are inching up for us again this morning. Thats right, len and michelle. Here we go. Feeling the heat for today, the hottest day of the week, with the strong ridge of High Pressure in place, and light offshore winds, and that sunrise, a beautiful view of the Sales Force Tower camera, in the 50s and 60s. Mild start to the day, and watching the temperatures climb through the afternoon, and 80 in San Francisco for the high. 86 in oakland. 93 in san jose, and 97 for concord. 3 to 15 degrees above average for this time of the year. I will talk about what you can expect for the weekend and fathers day, coming up in a few minutes. Im anne makovec at the live news desk. Breaking news right now. San jose, police have is a home surrounded right now, and this is a hostage situation on center road. At 12 30 this morning, San Jose Police got a call from someone inside of the home saying several suspects had br
Lawmakers somewhat presumptuous. And, deep fakes. From trump to pelosi to obama to zuckerberg, no one seems to be safe from videos that are so good that you cant tell they are fake. We speak to one company who says they can. Heads of Companies Back in washington on monday. Trumps top Economic Advisor in secretary called a meeting to talk about the trade war with china. One topic stuck out, the fight with huawei and whether the ban should stand. Representatives from microsoft, intel, qualcomm, and more. What is the latest we know about this meeting . Who was there . What was discussed . The meeting was called basically to hear a view from a business perspective. We do hear a lot about the huawei fight from the hawks and the administration and on capitol hill who obviously are in favor of a total decoupling of supply chains. This is a chance for them to make their case of wife huawei should of why huawei should continue selling. The invitation list was pretty broad in terms of companies
This is counting the cost on aljazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week the g. C. C. The Gulf Cooperation Council the arab worlds only trading bloc isnt living up to its name and how pressing the pause button on Economic Cooperation is affecting this Oil Rich Region also this week Plastic Economy its profitable business but the true cost to our planet and health is staggering and it is quite literally washing up on our doorstep and its been twenty five years since the worlds first text message was sent and that is something to talk about given the way the humble s. M. S. Has evolved into an entire messaging industry. So when youre six months into a diplomatic crisis that splinted an entire geographical region an annual meeting of leaders from that region takes on extra significance but when the Gulf Cooperation Council summit ended abruptly this week so too did any hopes of a breakthrough in the blocks biggest crisis in decades the meeting in kuwait cit