Remind you, a lot goes into this kind of an event and many people have worked very, very hard, harder than ive worked, to put all of this together. One of the people who could not be here was frank cogliano, because he got stuck in newark. Hell be here later this evening. His cochair is here and shes going to say a few words. Thank you. [applause] welcome. Im sorry that frank isnt here to join me for this further welcome. Just to say how wonderful it is to see everyone here and to work with such an Amazing Group of people. I especially want to thank annette and frank, my cochair, robin, without whom we would sees to function, and also to the Wonderful Program committee, one of whose members is sitting there many are in the audience tonight and they generously of time an talent to put this program together to go through the many proposals that we had. Weir looking forward to what is an exciting, interesting, varied diverse sheer with a lot of different panels and topics. Its a pleasure
We will have a live report from them coming up. I want to mention other commutes. San mateo looks all right that. Will be a decent commute. 808 and the east bay beginning to wake up. We have a slow down. This is about a 15 to 20 minute delay before you make it on to the span. Lets go to the weather now with steve. No it started yesterday. It being a cooling trend it. Will continue today and into saturday and then some warmer temperatures by sunday. Inland temperatures which were in the 90s a couple of days ago. There were still a couple days ago. Palo alto from 80 to 76. San jose from 78 to 75. The source of that is that low and its beginning to tap into a little moisture. That is something that watch for late late friday, early saturday. Maybe the first rain of the season light may be in the near future for about santa rosa, we have about 36 hours to deal with that though. Advance of that theres a lot of low clouds and fog in place and an on shore wind for many. 50s, 6os on the temper
Trucks, working to repair the highway here, after this fiery crash. Part of the highway, it looks like, was damaged. So theyve got the street sweepers and looks like crews out here. And looks like theyre doing some patchup work to the highway. So we dont know when this northbound part of 101 at Bailey Avenue will be reopened. But this all started 3 30 this morning. Thats when the crash was reported. And this was the dramatic scene the driver saw as they passed the four vehicles on fire. According to chp, it started with a single vehicle that spun out, hit the center divide. Three other cars crashed into it. One ignited and before long, all four vehicles were on fire on the freeway. We know one person was killed. At one point, firefighters and chp had to shut down all. Lanes of northbound 101, south of 85. Now, they have one lane open. I was just driving home from work. Man, i just saw a bunch of fire. And there was like three cars. And theyre just engulfed. It was a pretty bad accident
Which is the kind like. I dont know about not. That was an unusual video to open up the show with, right . Only in texas. Im thankful for the cooler weather. Tomorrow, we will be out at clayton. Clayton is gorgeous, but it can be hot i was there a week or so ago. It was 98 when i was there. Ready warm. Steve is going to show up and give us better temperatures, isnt that right . We are very fortunate, it will not be that warm at all tomorrow. In fact, quite cool for clean tomorrow. Temperatures inland can be very hot, they have been for the last couple of days but the trend is now taking those down, we had a couple 90s yesterday but now it is all 80s. From very warm to hot, actually just mild for were warm for some if youre inland but south at 60s and 70s and also 80s. Clayton is a little bit warmer. 80 four 8482 other. The coast staying in the 60s. Theres a ribbon of fog, a ribbon. Not much and is beginning to a road but the stage is set for a cooler day with 70s for many including can
Be open to calling congress back to washington. The love, the respect and also the saying lets see if we can get something done and republicans and democrats want to do it. There are two proposed bills to expand background checks. The house passed them earlier this year. Another would expand red flag laws which allow for guns to be taken away from people who are at risk. Law is in effect in california and several other indicates. A large turn out is expected tonight for two town halls with members of congress. East bay representative is speaking at shore lot Wood Middle School in danville at 6 30 tonight. Another town hall will be at 7 00 at the College Theater in redwood. They support stricter access to guns as does guns. They were the recent focus. Worked very hard in the midterms to change the Congress Post parkland. We won 17 seats where an nra endorsed member of congress had held the seat. Off that we passed background checks and now its time for the senate to act. Last nights Mas