toll plaza. but nothing major. you have another half hour or so. and with you have to get it out there when it pulls on and let s go to the san mateo bridge. and that traffic looks good heading up to highway 17 p. san jose. two # 0. 101. and 85. and let s go back to the desk. we have developing news from the south bay. san jose firefighters are deem being a grass fire. ktvu fox news janine de la vega. in south san jose. what s happening? ewer standing on santa teresa road. we are north in bailey avenue. behind me, is and the tall dry grass. that is dry brush. and that was on fire in the distance because there are hills there. and you firefighters have knocked this fire down. and it started at around 3:00 this morning. and if in a ridge in santa teresa county park. fire justice of the peace fighter arrived. and with all the dry vegetation. cal fire was calmed in to help. and high powerlines. and we asked what was out in that area. there really isn t anything out
democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. could puerto rico become america s greece? that s a question many are asking as the island is facing a devastating financial crisis and a rapidly crumbling health care system. puerto rico owes $72 billion in debt. $355 million in debt payments are due on december 1 but it increasingly looks like the u.s. territory could default on at least some of the debt. congress has so far failed to act on an obama administration proposal that includes extending bankruptcy protection to puerto rico, more equitable medicaid and medicare funding for the island. meanwhile, leaders are passive planning for a massive day to spur congressional action. major address a by juan gonzalez. he is a longtime columnist for the new york daily news. 2015, at new york university, he spoke. he was inducted into the journalism hall of fame along with charlie rose, lesley stahl of 60 minutes, and max frankel of the new york times. juan is the a
hometown of baltimore at the union baptist church and we will hear him afterwards. ta-nehisi coates: there is a reaction when our children hear something that has a racist component to assure them that somehow everything will be ok, that some justice will win out in the end. my study, my very elementary, pedestrian, autodidact extent study of history does not demonstrate that to be true. my own life does not necessarily demonstrate that to be true. my belief is in the chaos of the world, and you have to find your piece peace within the chaos. even within the chaos, with no assurance you will see any victory within your lifetime. amy: ta-nehisi coates for the hour, all that and more coming up. to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. today, we spend the hour with ta-nehisi coates, author of an explosive new book about white supremacy and being black in america, called between the world and me, written as a letter to his teenage son, sa
democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. could puerto rico become america s greece? that s a question many are asking as the island is facing a devastating financial crisis and a rapidly crumbling health care system. puerto rico owes $72 billion in debt. $355 million in debt payments are due on december 1 but it increasingly looks like the u.s. territory could default on at least some of the debt. congress has so far failed to act on an obama administration proposal that includes extending bankruptcy protection to puerto rico, more equitable medicaid and medicare funding for the island. meanwhile, leaders are passive planning for a massive day to spur congressional action. major address a by juan gonzalez. he is a longtime columnist for the new york daily news. 2015, at new york university, he spoke. he was inducted into the journalism hall of fame along with charlie rose, lesley stahl of 60 minutes, and max frankel of the new york times.