it is a shame they don't have a book about dunbar in the library. somebody ought to write a book about it. then it hit me, instead of whining and complaining why i haven't gotten something i need, write it yourself. but i had never written a book before, how do you start? well, i went to the library again, found a book, how to write a children's book, not a very imaginative title, but it told me what i needed. wrote a book from cover to cover, researched it. i knew ever detail. even went to his home in dayton, ohio and visited his house, shared it with my students and they said who wrote this? it is awful. [laughter]. it is so boring. i said mercifully, i did not put my name on it. it was dreadful because i had simply paid attention to detail. i had not bothered to give the young reader a story to hang on. they didn't know dunbar, they new the skeleton, but didn't know him. they didn't know the world he lived in. they didn't know his friends. they didn't know anything about him that he was born in 1872 in dayton, ohio, graduated. so the learned the

i would sit in the hallow of her arm and begin resiting dunbar poetry. [inaudible] you as dirty as me. look at that mouth. him being so sweet and sticky, goodness. i would say momma, do it again, please. i would beg her to do it again, she would say, no, go to bed, now. i grew up listening to dunbar who wrote in dialect, little brown baby. he wrote beautiful things in standard english. an angel robed in spotless white. the spirit was gone, men saw the blush and called it [inaudible]. i fell in love with that beautiful black angel. i could visualize it the way my mother would resite it. i know why the cage bird sings, it would be free. it is not a carol of joy or pray upward to heaven he fling. i know why the cage bird sings. mia angelou knew of it. i like dunbar, my grandfather used words the way he described him. good morning mr. james, how are you feeling this morning. he would say i am stepping, but not high. isn't that wonderful? okay. okay. i go play down by the creek. he would say yes, tkarlg, but be particular. that meant be careful because i love

dunbar bridge and no way to fight the flames. robert handa shows us the incident earlier this week that has bay a area firefighters calling for help before something bad happens. >> reporter: the fiery crash on dunbar bridge between a big rig and a car is what the firefighters in the bay area are concerned about for years because there are no water systems on the bridge. >> we would fight that fire like we would with a wildfire. a shuttle water like the old days of the bucket brigades. >> reporter: some bay area firefighters are upset that hydrants are not available on bay bridges or not easily accessible. we were there with a supervisor evaluating the bridge after the fire. >> the public and the media focus on the fact that there is no water on the bridge. our biggest concern right here is our nearest water supply on this side is one single fire hydrant and this is behind an enclosed fence of bashed wire and chain link. >> reporter: another example

see you back here. >> pretty cool stuff. >> a crash and fire on the dunbar bridge and no way to fighthe flames. robert handa shows us the incident earlier this week that has bay a area firefighters calling for help before something bad happens. >> reporter: the fiery crash on dunbar bridge between a big rig and a car is what the firefighters in the bay area are concerned about for years because there are no water systems on the bridge. >> we would fight that fire like we would with a wildfire. a shuttle water like the old days of the bucket brigades. >> reporter: some bay area firefighters are upset that hydrants are not available on bay bridges or not easily accessible. we were there with a supervisor evaluating the bridge after the fire. >> the public and the media focus on the fact that there is no water on the bridge. our biggest concern right here is our nearest water supply on this side is one single fire hydrant and this is behind an enclosed fence of bashed wire and chain link. >> reporter: another example the newspaper brimming -- new bridge has one-on-one side and only one o

policy makers who oversee the bay area bridges could consider pricing for the san mateo and dunbar pricing as early as this fall. >> another small quake rattled the east bay. a 3.0 struck at 12:30 a.m. the center was recorded just three miles outside of concord. a quake files -- in count contract costa. at least a half dozen wakes happened on sunday around three to midafternoon. the two largest quakes measured 3.2. >>> all right. whether it comes to the weights we had a dry day but we will have to get used to the fog that's lingering around for the latest let's check in with bill. >> yeah. nice to have rain this week because we always need rain. this is the rainy season. this week it's a dry onew. dry weather pattern we will start to see more fog. today fog along san francisco's ocean beach. we had fog out toward pacifica and half moon bay. that will linger tonight and then i suspect by tomorrow we will be out of here as the winds start to turn more northeast. that weather system blowing through, it went through yesterday up to an inch of rain and then we get into the morning valley fog. w

dunbar the bridge really getting at dose of wet weather. east bay places like walnut creek, berkeley heavier down pours right now through the remainder of the day the bulk will move through this morning. by 10:00 a.m., as showers out there especially the heavier stuff in the south bay. we will then see hit or miss showers for the day. chance of showers around for the good portion of the day today. it will be a drizzle here and there, light showers on and off through the rest of the day on friday cool air filtering and as we head into late friday night into saturday. we do have a winter weather in advisory in effect 4:00 a.m. today until 10:00 a.m..p.m. friday until 10:00 a.. saturday. snow levels could get down to 1,000 ft., above 15,000 ft. could get 9 in.. the temperatures today fifties at a local high 40's. those temperatures will plummet tomorrow. it looks like we keep temperatures mid-20s, will 30's, below freezing temperatures lasting several hours. 7 day around the bay shows wet weather continuing until saturday. chancing of los know

. >> very shocking not only to myself but every -- >> reporter: dunbar has worked with welsh for many years. >> there's a concern that they've been too close to that for some time. >> reporter: welsh's arrest came as a shock to the public defender as well. she says this discovery could have a far reaching impact in her office. >> you may see cases dismissed, you may see dozens of cases dismissed. >>> i talked with the state department of justice late this afternoon they said they expect welsh and an alleged coconspirator to be arranged later this week. >>> the lab failed to keep track of dangerous drugs. the lab uses several drugs for research and for treating. officials say the lab has since improved it's drug inventory procedures. >>> if you would like to look at the inspector general's report reporting the handling of the narcotics, you can go to our website ktvu.com then click on the bay area news tab. >>> we continue now with our storm watch coverage. we want to take you once again live to pictures up in the sierra of interstate 80 where you can see there that traffic is literall

a $150 million project will make the dunbar bridge more earthquake safe. thats the up side. the down side, traffic delays in both directions until next august. from meadow lark to fremont. get used to it. two lanes will be shut down in either direction during weeknights. the closures will begin as early as 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. >>> bart riders may be in for a cleaner ride. leaders are considering a $3 billion contract to bring 700 new cars to existing lines. they are in the process of testing the prototype. the goal is to strike a balance between comfort and cleanliness, which it needs, including plans to replace those nasty cloth seats that you sometimes have to sit on with nice, clean, easy vinyl seats. the new trains will replace cars near the end of their life span. next year they'll bring in a sample train so passengers will have a chance to weigh in on the new look, tell them how they feel. that new line will begin to roll out in 2013. >>> while the internet is replacing the need for yellow pages at your doorstep, you can now opt out for unsolicited deliveries on l

traffic moves well giving you a drive tim13 strongc maps 84 about directions the dunbar bridge, to write lanes are closed in each direction spirit but traffic is still moving and the green. picking up another camera in the south bay, no hot spots for you, it is raining out there but not producing anything in the way of solo spill notesso los been ous >> reporter: it is cold out here, not as breezy. i hear winds will pick up so i might make you feel colder. i can only measure it by how many layers of clothing i have on in its is a thre. it is 83 later date. i wanted to yo3 labor day. >> james: we will keep you updated on the weather. we have snow up in the sierra, and around the bay area. this is napa, you can see all of this snow that fell yesterday morning. this snow here is not close to what they are getting in the sierra. in your thinking of heading to talk of we will show you the driving conditions. >> reporter: it is classic winter driving conditions about 4,000 ft. across much of thithis selahthe sierra. this is west of south lake tahoe. drivers will find a checkpoint the speed lim

18th century to the present including writers as diverse as katherine sedgwick, edith wharton, alice dunbar nelson, mary austin, shirley jackson, i could go on and on. and i want to conclude by reading one of these fables. it's quite short. called "she unnames them." how many of you know this piece? yes, my daughter. okay. [laughter] otherwise, this will be something new to you, and be i hope you'll like it. it's set in the garden of eden. it is told by a very rebellious eve, and it reflects very much of the time. it reflects the concern, the fascination of feminists in the 1980s with escaping from patriarchal language, the idea that our language is a language invented by men and, therefore, controls what we can express and creating a new way of speaking and writing. so "she unnames them." most of them accepted namelessness with the perfect indifference with which they had so long accepted and ignored their names. whales and dolphins, seals and sea otters consented with particular grace and alacrity sliding into anonymity as into their element. a faction of yaks, however, protested. they sa

we also like to thank general dunbar. we have been partnering with the homeland security advisory council for a number of years now and have adopted the, which i am very appreciative of. it really brings to heart both physical and cyber sides of the house. i am so honored to be on this panel with general alexander and undersecretary beers. the staff is incredible and it is a pleasure to do with them on a daily basis. i have been off caffeine for about six months, and hotel has a starbucks back down in the lobby, so i am back on. i have had three triple vente espressos. if i am shaking, i am not nervous, it is just the caffeine rushing through my veins. this is the highlight of my career, and based on that i am starting to focus -- what can i say, how can i narrow this down for anyone who has seen my presentations? just like in all my presentation, i decided not to cut out slides, i will just talk faster. lastly, i recognize that i am the last speaker for the end of the day, and i am the only thing between you and going to