Break just out to our west. We have some more activity developing just offshore. If you do step outside right now, youll notice it is very mild. Look at these numbers. Upper 50s to right around 60 degrees. A mild start for your thursday morning. Santa rosa, 57. Some scattered showers in San Francisco. A chance at the few showers at the 12 00. Rainfall likely. 1 00, its not widespread rain but some scattered rain showers. And definitely, an increase in the rainfall rates. Wet weather and wetroadways. Here is an update on the traffic. Good morning. Good morning to you, mark. We do have some sad news to report. There has been a approximate that has been hit and killed this morning in richmond on the Hilltop Drive offramp from 80 east and westbound. Those ramps were closed as a pedestrian was hit early this morning. They are doing an investigation. Richmond police are on the scene. So interstate 80 is flowing, but that offramp is closed, and of course, we of course, we are going to be we e
Not present yee not present you have a quorum thank you. Can we please join us for the pledge of allegiance. [pleage of allegiance] speaking no mdm. Clerk, any communications . Yes. Where in the receipt of its litigation dated speaking no mdm. Clerk, any communications . Yes. Where in the receipt of its litigation dated february 22, 2016 pertaining to item 2629 todays agenda. Regarding the proposed commuter shuttle permit program appellant representing their Legal Environment of transit have formally withdrawn their appeal. Colleagues, any changes to the have formally withdrawn their appeal. Colleagues, any changes to the january 12, 2016 Board Meeting minutes . Seeing none, is their motion to approve those minutes. Moved and seconded. Colleagues, can we take this without objection . Without objection those Meeting Minutes will pass after public comment. [gavel] madam clerk, please read the consent agenda. Items 14 comprise of consent calendar if any members of the board would like to
Let us remain standing as that great distinguished theologian the president of the San Francisco Theological Seminary and who walked from brown chapel ame church all the way to this spot the reverend dr. Theodore gill will pronounce the invocation. Dr. Gill may i pray first . For myself and my brothers on the steps behind us. And in the windows around us and the prayer is not mine. Father in heaven, forgive us our trespasses. Amen and now for all of us, god of all nations b,lless this nation. Use its strength and beauty the justice we walked for in these days spread to the ends of the earth we have lived in and lived on on the road, and bless to us all this occasion that we may be more adequate to every occasion for jesus sake. Amen. In montgomery, governor wallace has just issue a message saying that he will not see any group of citizens until after the march has concluded and dispersed. When this is done, he will see any group of citizens from the state of alabama. At the speakers pl
Woodie gutherie is most famous for writing this land is your land. He was born in oklahoma and we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. He was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised. For those people who were Migrant Workers from Oklahoma Kansas and texas during the era who have found them else in california, literally starving. Woodie recorded very few songs of his own. We have a listening station that features 46 of his songs in his own voice. Thats what makes the recordings that he did make so significant and so important to us. Watch all of our events from tulsa saturday, at noon eastern on cspan2s book tv and sunday on American History tv on cspan3. That day, march 7, became known as bloody sunday. 18 days later, with armed protection of the u. S. Army and Alabama National guard provided on the orders of president joan son, the protesters completed the fourday march from selma, the Alabama State capitol. Up next three hours of abc New
Please welcome the president of the United States and mrs. Michelle obama, accompanied by mr. And mrs. Mr. George bush and mrs. Laura bush and accompanied by john lewis. [ hail to the chief playing] [cheers and applause] [cheering] good afternoon again. I have the distinct pleasure to introduce to you, the governor of alabama, governor Robert Bentley. [applause] president obama mrs. Obama president bush, mrs. Bush, congressman lewis congressman sewall mayor evans it is an honor for me to be on the stage with you today and welcome all of these people to this great state of alabama. Its a personal honor for me to join in todays historic occasion on the Edmund Pettus bridge that has become a monument itself to the struggle for civil rights over the past 50 years. This bridge represents the strength and determination, the loss and pain that have come to define the Civil Rights Movement in america. Its an honor for me to stand here among you today on behalf of the state of alabama. 50 years