That they agreed to speak with me tonight about the book. Back. Host we were introduced a media local writer, years ago and ron, is been very encouraging and have a quite a bit with this book in terms of background and research and so forth. And of course with a vietnam veteran, most of the book that i wrote is about world war ii veterans and i just want to give you a little background before we start speaking. Before world war ii, if you are paralyzed, you are. Much a dead no hope for as they were called. Because the average lifespan was 18 months for somebody would do in world war i. World war ii was a game changer. The advent of penicillin, and other drugs. They had surgical units right behind the battlefield. Behind the frontlines. And they had evacuation back to the mainland. And so by the end of world war ii, you had a cohort of about 2500 u. S. Veterans who return home and there are paralyzed they had a chance at a normal life span. And this was the first cohort was quite have t
Pressing for their constituents from job creation and the impact of in the drug epidemic. So today, were asking our viewers what is the most important issue in your state . We have regional lines today both in the eastern and central time zones can call 2027488000 those in the mountain and pacific time zones can call 2027488001. You can also reach us on social media, on twitter, twitter. Com cspanwj and also on facebook. And good morning. One of the governors giving their state of the state address this week is governor jerry brown of california. Lets take a look about what he said about protecting undocumented immigrants and the impact they have on the state. So as we reflect on the state of our state, we should do so in the much broader context of our ountry and the challenges it faces. We must reaffirm the basic principles sat there made california the great exception that it is. First, in california, immigrants are an integral part of who we are and what weve become. [applause] the
Shutting down interstate 80. And jeff is tracking the zaftic change and weve drastic change and weve seen everything this week with the snow and the wind. It is wild for late season into may to see this. Were getting this area of low pressure dropping across california and dragging down the cold air and then it is also helping to whip up the wind throughout the entire state. Now for the bay area, it is out of the west. 15 to 25 Miles Per Hour. These are our top gusts this hour, it is expected to stay at least this windy through tomorrow morning. And that is having an impact on our temperatures. We went from low 90s this week to a wind chill right now of 58 degrees in livermore. It feels like 60 in napa. Also San Francisco coming in with 59. So where do we go from here tonight, we are tracking the chance here of some rainfall as we head through tomorrow mornings forecast. It is scattered by the afternoon on saturday. The possibility of thunderstorms, cold 60s remaining. And as we look a
She wanted to avoid a trial so she and her daughter would not have to testify. I just couldnt bring myself really to again cross them and force their daughter to testify. In my judge, i think it was the right thing to do. We have a couple more waiting. I keep hoping well have a complete closure on it. We released a statement from the daughters of john geer saying adam torres wife and children did not murder our father. Robbing other children of time with their father would make us complicit in another wrong. Adam torres is now a convicted felon. He will never be a Police Officer again and will not be allowed to own a firearm in the future. He will be formally sentenced june this at which point he will already served ten out of 12month jail sentence. Jeff goldberg, abc7 news. Leon new details now on fridays shooting in temple hills that killed a firefighter and wounded another. Sources are telling abc7 that the homeowner did not hear the men identify themselves when they knocked. We are
Of the worlds biggest natural crash. He was indicted on federal antitrust charges for conspiring to rigged byes and buy natural gas in oklahoma. A medical examiner is looking into the ceos death. A new mexico driver is facing charges after speeding away from a traffic stop with a deputy inside his car. That deputy was not hurt. Tonight that driver is in jail on an outstanding warrant. Veterans in minnesota, texas and possibly nationwide have been denied benefits and treatment for traumatic brain injuries after exams by it is part of an investigation we call invisible wounds. Reporter traumatic injuries have been called the signature wounds of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. Often invisible but debilitating. This veteran suspected lingering effects from a blow to the head in the navy turned to the minneapolis v. A. For help. The v. A. Policy says they must be diagnosed by specialists, neurologists. Anton wasnt seen by a specialist. He is one of hundreds of veterans in minneapolis, man