mallards come in autumn, green heads pointing south, 8000 miles of mississippi valley below them. quite a view of america. more limited, but still a pleasant view, america from a school room window in nebraska. the view of a country, any country, is harsh through iron bars. i m joseph welch. i m a lawyer. a flight of birds, some americans in trouble, and a white temple on a hill. this is the story i want to tell you. it is the story of the supreme court of the united states. you feel very small when you stand in the portico of the supreme court building in washington. the corinthian columns rise three stories high, great shafts of marble quarried in the mountain state of vermont. inside, gleaming marble from alabama is underfoot and all around you in polished walls and columns under a coffered ceiling. in this room, historic meetings take place with jurists of other days observing from the walls. a staircase of bronze and marble spirals upwards. in the hallway, an
down from canada, the mallard ducks. a school room window in nebraska. the view of a country, any country is harsh through iron bars. i m joseph welsh. i m a lawyer. a flight of birds in trouble and a white temple on a hill. this is the story i want to tell you. it s the story of the supreme court of the united states. you feel very small when you stand in the supreme court building in washington. the columns rise three stories high, great shafts of marble in the mountain state of vermont. inside, premium marble is afoot and all around you, in polished walls and columns under a coffered ceiling. in this room, historic meetings take place. with tourists of other days observing. a staircase of marble spirals upward. in the hallway, an open pedestal with the word silence. the feeling here is one of reverence. the route of it is a document head deer to us. the american constitution. article three. the judicial power of the united states shall be vested in one supreme court.
inland, morgan hill, fairfield and concord, it will be a warm day today. mid-and upper 80s. plenty going on around the bay today. we will talk about the weekend forecast and the full week of summer coming up. thank you you, lisa. developing news out of berkeley where ten people are displaced following a apartment fire t broke out overnight. it houses three apartment units. it took fire crews almost an thundershower to put out the names. officials estimate about $300,000 in damage was done. no word on what caused the fire. a fire destroyed several homes west fairfield south this morning. firefighters remained on the scene overnight to make sure there weren t any flareups. here s what it looked like at 55:00 p.m. yesterday. the front of the home is on fire and firefighters are trying to put it out. another hour later another structure is destroyed by the fire. and you see several fire trucks with hoses dousing the flames. by 7:00 you see the remnants of the first home we sh
upper 60s around the bay and coastside staying in the mid-60s with the steady on shore push. by the afternoon we will be a few degrees cooler inland. 87. mid-70s around the bay and high clouds throughout the afternoon. so a nice start to summer. we will tell you about the second half of the weekend and the rest of the upcoming work week. of developing news out of berkeley where ten people are displaced following an apartment fire that broke out overnight. it housed three apartment units. it took fire crews almost an hour to put out the flames. officials estimate about $300,000 in damage was done. no word on what caused the fire. a five-alarm fire that destroyed several homes west fairfield is out this morning. firefighters remained on the scene overnight to make sure there weren t any flareups. here s what it looked like at 5:00 p.m. yesterday. the front of the home is on fire and firefighters are trying to put it out. another hour later another structure is destroyed by th
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