just nestled into a little medford neighborhood. yes? linda. i am curious, what was your biggest research challenge in this? i can imagine funny stuff and amelia earhart might not be as hard-to-find as on the others. >> the question is what were the challenges to go through especially when writing about people who are sadly, long gone. dale presented a challenge, even amelia earhart. with her had to resist the challenge to write a biography about her because it is mostly what's been done with her life. write a biography of amelia earhart. there are some incredible ones. i know i was looking to tell a different story. mr. with an ensemble cast. so with her papers i had to really know what was important in my story and where to pare it down. but the bigger challenges with some of the other women. you know, people who did not live as long. people who were not as famous. early on, i did wonder, am i going to make ruth nichols come alive in three dimensions on the pages of the book? am i going to be able to make florence klingensmith come alive on t

central valley up to near medford, oregon. red flag warnings until 5:00 tomorrow afternoon to 11:00 tomorrow morning, the farther north you go. temperature low to mid-90s in the central valley. 103, palm springs. nice in southern california. low to mid-70s. morning clouds, after sunshine. the next six days up in tahoe. it will be a little bit of a roller coaster. afternoon high 71. our coolest day moving forward for today will be 73. 80 wednesday and thursday. mid-60s for the weekend. more like autumn. >>> mike, thank you. happening today, bill cosby, the man once considered to be one of america's most beloved celebrities, is facing sexual assault. here is lindsay davis. >> reporter: the man once dubbed america's dad is one step closer to becoming the first celebrity sentenced in the me too era. >> guilty, guilty, guilty. >> reporter: on monday, bill cosby will be back in a pennsylvania courtroom for his sentencing hearing. cosby has insisted any sexual encounters were consensual. one of the 12 jurors says there was one key pi

and slight breeze from time to time not only here but through the central valley, towards tahoe, medfordthat's why we have a high fire danger today and tomorrow in those areas. temperatures are going to run in the low to mid-90s in the central valley. even 70 in eureka. how often does that happen? almost as warm as san diego, 72. los angeles, 76. 81, yosemite. roller coaster in tahoe. 73 today. advertised 71. 80s wednesday and thursday. mid-60s and breezy conditions saturday and sunday. >>> subscription radio company sirius xm is buying oak land-based pandora. the $3.5 billion stock deal was just announced earlier this morning. and analysts view the deal as a way to move beyond cars and into homes and mobile devices. sirius, look at this. with 36 million subscribers. pandora has 70 million monthly active users. quite a difference there. the boards of both companies have approved this deal. it needs approval from pandora shareholders. shares are soaring in pre-market trading with investors clearly excite build this deal. the deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019. >>> happ

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