[applause] maxine hong kingston. e] the 2013 national medal of arts to maxine hong kingston for her contributions as a writer. her novels and non-fiction have examined how the past influences our present, and her voice has strengthened our understanding of asian american identity, helping shape our national conversation about culture, gender and race. [applause] albert maysles. [applause] the 2013 national medal of arts to albert maysles for rethinking and remaking documentary film in america. one of the pioneers of direct cinema, he has offered authentic depictions of people and communities across the globe for nearly 60 years. by capturing raw emotions and representations, his work reflects the unfiltered truths of our shared humanity. [applause] linda ronstadt. [applause] the 2013 national medal of arts to linda ronstadt for her one-of-a-kind voice and her decades of remarkable music. drawing from a broad range of influences, ms. ronstadt defied expectations to conquer american radio waves and help pave the way for

." >> mark:oakland author maxine hong kingston was also awarded the national medal of the arts. >> markthe president says he read her book "the woman warrior" when he was trying to teach himself how to write. >> james: and sent to cisco have sound like. that's a good news. it was showing as clear and sunny conditions. temperatures are still mild upper 50s and san francisco and oakland. warm slightly and livermore. were starting to see 70 degree weather and this afternoon will see the upper 80s and low 90s and campbell. san jose will be a 86. he's a very '90s for delta and livermore. 7881 degrees around oakland at 77. and 73 and 7 cisco and mid 80s across the wine country. >> james: by thursday they began to cool. with and then has a maximum out and the upper 80s. >>: we're looking at slow enough traffic in the south bay now the dance. the traffic on 11 and the northbound direction. the drive times the question of work for 40 minutes. for this northbound 115 as well as the mountain view. with a 34 minute drive. and looking at the bridge is a westbound the bay bridge are slowing a little

maxine hong kingston was among those honored with the national medal of the arts. >>> dating website okay cupid admits toen conducting -- admits to conducting psyche kol cal -- psychological tests on users. they said tests said they were more compatible than people were and text pictures were also removed from profiles. the cofounders of the dating site said witnesses need these types of tests to improve their product. >>> there is a new campaign in london pushing for more people to talk to strangers. it's called talk to me. volunteers are handing out badges with a message that says talk to me, i will talk to you. it's an invitation to strike up a conversation anywhere. the whole idea showed london was a pretty lonely community. several cities, including some here in the usa, they would like to start similar projects. >> there you go. >> there you go. >> talk to me. >> talk to them. >> yeah. >>> 7:20. let's talk to sal. you are watching 280 and fl else in our morning -- everything else in our morning commute. >> we're getting people know this morning that the south bay commute is all