Two people were struck by a car on lockwood drive. We just noticed paramedics taking patients into an ambulance there. Were told they suffered some minor injuries. The screak stayed on the the vehicle stayed on the scene after the accident. We dont know if weather played a father a factor but well keep you posted. This tree toppled into a home on woodmore drive in Silver Spring. And there are similar scenes all over the area. Horace holmes is live in bethesda where a tree went down across a busy road. Were here on bradley boulevard and you can see with those heavy winds and the strong rain, what it did to this tree right here. It just snapped late this afternoon. It came down, all of bradley boulevard, closing it down for a short period of time. The county crew came up and they were able to move most of it to the side and they just reopened bradley boulevard. Now were going to talk more about the;yn problems that we he here, just a couple miles from here, another big problem on river r
This is true because of the incredible success the Broadband Program has had across the country here and at the Brooklyn Library amazing things. Making Great Strides and addressing the digital skill divide. Many of us are wondering where the additional funding is going to come from . I should take a moment on the Digital Literacy spectrum to talk about the room we are sitting. This is a digital commons. It provides us through an increasingly sophisticated set of tools, faster connectivity. It cost around 34 million and how can we build more because we know the need is there. I am hoping the panel will talk about this. It is my pleasure to introduce the director of Library Services. Susan has done so much in her tenure to elevate libraries in the consciousness and we owe her gratitude and will be sorry to see her go. Susan, please, thank you. [ applause ] i would ask our gentlemen, the two toms if you dont mind joining me on the stage. Good morning, everyone. Well it is so wonderful to
Audience to pose questions. Here we go with our panel number one. We are looking at the vision. We will explore innovative practices and partnerships. Our first speaker will be the Senior Program officer at the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Hoping to have leon mac, director of el paso Public Library. Unfortunately she had a family emergency and was not able to the year. We are excited to have clarence anthony, executive director of the National League of cities. We will start out with her. Well, thank you, director. The national museum, Library Services for holding this hearing. I appreciate the opportunity to talk about the experience that the bill and ellen Gates Foundation has had with in china access to technology through Public Libraries and our vision of our libraries can drive personal and Community Development. Today the foundation is composed of many programs and initiatives. Helping farmers in africa strengthen their crops, improving the educational system in the United
20th Century Technology to 21st century highspeed Broadband Technology. Its a reallocation of resourcef resources are never easy and never pleasant but they are essential if we are to keep pushing forward. We are moving to broadband to the person at the library. Its not just an external connection but its how do you get using wifi to the individual in a library . We are bringing the application and administrative process into the 21st century as well by using the same kind of ride band tools and we are focusing on fiscal responsibility. The key is not just more money although if more money is warranted we will deal with that but the key is money well spent by encouraging consortia, by creating longer support. So you can have longer contracts with lower rates and by establishing a system of reference phrasing so people know what is a fair price . We dont expect librarians to be Telecom Experts and able to go out there and haggle with Telecom Companies so how do we help in that regard .
7 00. Inland, we have mainly gray conditions and 63. Around 80 at noon, increasing sunshine, and money 80s at 4 00. No more 100s but you may need the air condition because of the humidity. The coast is gray with midtoupper 60s. 46 bart trains are on time. At five oclock, we are starting quietly with a couple of issues here and there as we go to richmond with westbound side of 580 at harper way we understand there is powder in the lanes so it could possibly cause slow downs as you make the drive in the westbound direction to get to the toll plaza. Inant crock we have a report of an accident involving a motorcycle but that is cleared now. The bay bridge toll plaza shows metering lights are turned on. You can see the rack is heavy there away from emeryville and nothing but a sea of headlights. Good news for commuters a critical road learning richmond and san rafael and highway 101 is open again. Sky 7 shows the scene yesterday after a tanker crashed on sir Francis Drake boulevard shutting