Writer, and a commentator whose work is focused on how black americans have shaped the history of american democracy. Her most recent book, which just vanguard s called how black women broke barriers, won the vote, and insisted on equality for all. Is fascinating. You have to get it. Jonesss with dr. Grandmother, susie jones. And i must admit i havent finished the book, but it has Amazing Stories of women who have really made a difference. And we look forward, dr. Jones, to hearing your story. So, let me just tell you a little bit about dr. Jones. She was born in Central Harlem and was originally trained as an attorney and was working on social justice issues after being trained in new york. The q a law school, she became a Public Interest lawyer and spent 10 years representing homeless people, people with mental illness, women living with aids. Awarded a4, she was fellowship on the future of the city of new york at Columbia University based on her lawyering work. And there, her career
Fuel to an already historic fire season. We do have Team Coverage. Of the fire danger and also the potential for power shutoffs for so many pg e customers across the bay area, well start now with our meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez shes in the Weather Center were tracking. The latest weather conditions for us for sunday. Were really worried about the a presa yeah and we definitely should be just stayed in jonathan, especially when we see sustained winds 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour our valleys could actually see gusts upwards of 55 Miles Per Hour even throughout the coast as well with the strongest gusty as winds. No surprise our highest peaks, north bay mountains east bay hills and diablo range. Could see near category one Hurricane Force winds at around 70 Miles Per Hour on the eve of the oneyear anniversary of the kincade fire. So prime fire season, a peak of high fire season here in the bay area. Thats when the wind advisory going into effect for everyone in the bay area sunday afternoo
Wildfires. Now at 10 oclock the bay area and Northern California just hours away from seeing potential Hurricane Force winds. The threat now causing extreme fire danger. And another round of power shut offs from pg and e thats where we begin this saturday night at 10 oclock here on kron 4 news. Thanks so much for joining us. Im Jonathan Mccall and im justine waldman. It is dry, theres very low humidity and the winds are going to whip that adding even more fuel to an already historic fire season. We have Team Coverage tonight on the fire danger and the power shut offs will start with meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez whos standing by with the latest on the fire danger this weekend. Yeah thats right just cnn jonathan all eyes will be not just on our hills but also our valleys and coast. Everyone in the bay area will be impacted by this upcoming wind storm and we do have a wind advisory going into effect sunday afternoon through monday morning most of us will see sustained winds at 20 to 35
Leave thousands of people without power. Good morning, everybody on Marty Gonzales thanks a lot for joining us on the kron 4 morning news this sunday october 25th want to get right todays 4 in the Weather Center with more on what should be a really tumultuous day today. Yeah, good morning marty and good morning, everybody we are going to see some really bone dry air across the bay area for not just today but into a lot of next week. Theres actually some fog going on early this morning, so things will be changing and rapidly kicking things off with a red flag warning youve heard so much about this kicks off at 11 00am basically for the hills first and then goes to the lower elevations by this evening should expire for most locations by 11 00am on monday. So that part of the program relatively brief or that covers the higher wind section of the forecast but were going to be with dry air for several days which will be getting into live shot of the Golden Gate Bridge here a little bit of g
Mid span point going to the peninsula, but no major issues as well. Highway 24 filling up but not too bad. 4 30. Lets go back to the desk. All lanes are back open on northbound 680 in pleasanton after a crash overnight. The driver sped away and ended up going the wrong way on interstate 680. The driver bond abandoned the car on the freeway and thats where other cars hit him. Police did make one arrest but believe other people were also in that car. A marin county man is being treated for injuries after he went on a hike and was missing for 24 hours. K9 units found Robert Bennett last night. His condition has not been released, but he could walk on his own before he was take ton the hospital. Oakland Police Still Searching for the suspects in a home breakin. The would be robbers are shown walking up to the front door, then moving the camera hoping they wouldnt be seen. Crime reporter henry lee said the person at home had time to react. Its happened again. A woman in the Oakland Hills ca