See this on. Of course a lot of people are using the san mateo bridge as an alternate with the bay bridge closure. It is blocking one lane behind the pay gates. One person is reportedly trapped according to chp. So we are starting to see some backups behind the toll plaza. Once you get through that, the flat section of the bridge moves okay but expect to see some delays. Well continue to keep you updated there. In the meantime, lets go towards the nimitz freeway 880 in oakland and this is a live look so far, so good in both directions as you pass the oakland coliseum. No big delays here. Out towards the dublin interchange, we also have a camera for now this camera you can see the fog creeping in so we may not be able to see traffic too much longer but the westbound 580 commute is Still Holding steady around 15 minutes between those Wind Turbines out in the Altamont Pass and the dublin interchange. And getting a quick check of our maps and checking mass transit, bart systemwide on time
And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill president obama made his first secondterm foray outside washington today, with a call to stop gun violence. It was part of a campaignstyle effort designed to goad congress into action. We dont have to agree on everything to agree its time to do something. Ifill the president took that message to minneapolis, a city thats already imposed stricter background checks on gun buyers. The white house plan calls for those checks, a renewed ban on assaultstyle weapons and limits on highcapacity magazines for ammunition. The only way we can reduce gun violence in this country is if the American People decide its important. If you decide its important. If parents and teachers, Police Officers and pastors, hunters and sportsmen, americans of every background stand up and s
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown president obama took his push for tighter gun control laws on the road today to a Police Department in minnesota. Good evening. Im jeffrey brown. Ifill and imwen ifill. On the newshour tonight, we get reaction to the president s proposal to ban assault weapons and Institute Universal Background checks from two local Law Enforcement officials. Brown then, we have the story of a navy seal, a sniper in the iraq war and bestselling author who was gunned down by a fellow veteran at a shooting range in texas. Ifill Margaret Warner looks at how ancient manuscripts in mali were saved, hidden from destruction during the conflict with islamist rebels. Brown what makes a great teacher . Hari sreenivasan reports on a Charter School in connecticut that uses a checklist to evaluate and keep the best of them in the classroom. We have parents, students, peer and principal surveys, so the teachers are really getting a whole 360 take on what they
That uses a checklist to evaluate and keep the best of them in the classroom. We have parents, students peer and principal surveys, so the teachers are really getting a whole 360 take on what they are doing well and what they need to improve. Ifill the 500yearold bones unearthed in a parking lot in england are those of king richard iii. John burns of the New York Times fills us in. Brown and we close with a conversation with a master of the short story, writer George Saunders. For me, the approach has become to go into a story not really sure what i want to say, trying to find some little seed, crystal, an interesting sentence or an image that leads to an idea, and as much as possible divest myself of any deep ideas about it. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Pe
Well, good afternoon. Im dave clark in for tori campbell. One of the largest wildfires in california history still threatening Yosemite Park this afternoon. The rim fire still growing in size but crews are making some progress in containing it. Alex savidge is here telling us why the governor met with firefighters this afternoon. Reporter the governor is at the Fire Command Center right now getting an update from crews. 3,000 firefighters on the front lines. They gained some ground overnight. They now have 15 containment but there are still a lot of homes and precious Natural Resources still threatened by this huge fire. I think we have what we need, but this is a kind of a daily, eferred every day we take a look at it. And i will certainly not hesitate to call president obama if i think we need more than we have. Its unreal. Reporter from the air you can get a sense of how big the fire has grown. This is new video from a National Guard plane. The fire has grown to 150,000 acres of for