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hundred and fifty years, humans have sucked the equivalent of lake tahoe from the ground of the san joaquin valley. they say that as the water is removed, the earth sinks and that in turn causes the surrounding mountains, including the sierra and the coastal range, to actually lift up. not by much, maybe just a few inches, but the findings seem to indicate that human activities are literally moving mountains. one of the big concerns from the new study is that all this movement could disturb the san andreas fault and trigger an earthquake. sot it's probably not a long term problem. thomas holzer is a geologist with the usgs in menlo park. he actually published a similar study 30 years ago and he says that the removal of water from the san joaquin valley is causing shifts in the ground but that it only slightly increases the risk of an earthquake. sot holzer also says that if more water is removed in the years to come, possibly because of the ongoing drought, there's little risk of triggering an earthquake. sot in menlo park, charles clifford kron 4 news. a third grade boy has been removed fr
hundred and fifty years, humans have sucked the equivalent of lake tahoe from the ground of the san joaquin valley. they say that as the water is removed, the earth sinks and that in turn causes the surrounding mountains, including the sierra and the coastal range, to actually lift up. not by much, maybe just a few inches, but the findings seem to indicate that human activities are literally moving mountains. one of the big concerns from the new study is that all this movement could disturb the...
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mexico and the united states and ended up coming into the san joaquin valley, where i was a migrant farm worker, it was no challenge to find a job. there were not thousands of people trying to get the job. the very same hands that are now doing brain surgery, i was pulling the wheat. >> one of 25 unique voices. "sundays at ys -- eight." over 35 years, c-span brings public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider.
mexico and the united states and ended up coming into the san joaquin valley, where i was a migrant farm worker, it was no challenge to find a job. there were not thousands of people trying to get the job. the very same hands that are now doing brain surgery, i was pulling the wheat. >> one of 25 unique voices. "sundays at ys -- eight." over 35 years, c-span brings public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room and offering complete gavel-to-gavel...
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valley to the northern fringes of the san joaquin. temperatures begin to warm up here. kind of a pattern with sunshine and warm temps today. start a cooling trend tomorrow. a little area of low pressure is going to drop. it's going to join up with another one. the combination will give us fog today. today sunny and warmer. a little breezy. sunshine for everybody here and warmer temps. lots of 80s. 70s for those who don't reach the 80s. here is sal. >>> we are looking on a commute towards the east shore freeway and you can see the traffic here is busy. 36-minute drive time from the carquinez bridge to the mcarthur maze. when you get to the toll plaza you will see traffic lighter than it normally is for this time. there are no major problems getting on to the bridge. a 20-minute drive time to san francisco, which is substantially low are. southbound 680, concord to walnut creek, we have slow traffic as you drive to the walnut creek interchange. westbound 24 is also slow.
valley to the northern fringes of the san joaquin. temperatures begin to warm up here. kind of a pattern with sunshine and warm temps today. start a cooling trend tomorrow. a little area of low pressure is going to drop. it's going to join up with another one. the combination will give us fog today. today sunny and warmer. a little breezy. sunshine for everybody here and warmer temps. lots of 80s. 70s for those who don't reach the 80s. here is sal. >>> we are looking on a commute...
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the foster parent is being held at san joaquin county jail on felony charges and now may be charged with home opener sigh. he was arrested in belmont on april 17th after being on the run for more than two years. the baby girl was airlifted from stockton to the hospital. she suffered 13 broken ribs, a broken collar bone and a brain injury. >>> a subcontractor has been find for its role in the massive fire construction site in san francisco in march. the san francisco fire department report said sparks from welding work near the roof likely started the fire that destroyed a six-story apartment building that was being built in mission bay. subcontractor is not named, but the fine is $1,000. damage to the building is estimated to be $40 million. >>> abc7 news has uncovered more about a woman accused of an
the foster parent is being held at san joaquin county jail on felony charges and now may be charged with home opener sigh. he was arrested in belmont on april 17th after being on the run for more than two years. the baby girl was airlifted from stockton to the hospital. she suffered 13 broken ribs, a broken collar bone and a brain injury. >>> a subcontractor has been find for its role in the massive fire construction site in san francisco in march. the san francisco fire department...
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new tonight at 8 - a just realesed study suggests, the the san joaquin vally in central california.ould actually be putting the state at greater risk of an earthquake. >> pam: today, kron 4's charles clifford visited the u-s-g-s in menlo park. to find out how big of a problem this really is. >> pam: in a new study published in the journal nature, researchers from western washington university claim that over the past one hundred and fifty years, humans have sucked the equivalent of lake tahoe from the ground of the san joaquin valley. they say removed, the earth sinks and that in turn causes the surrounding mountains, including the sierra and the coastal range, to actually lift up. not by much, maybe just a few inches, but the that human activities are >> reporter:one of the big concerns from the new study is that all this movement could disturb the san andreas fault and trigger an earthquake. >> reporter: term problem. with the usgs in menlo park. he actually published a similar study 30 years ago and he says that the removal of water from the san joaquin valley is causing shifts i
new tonight at 8 - a just realesed study suggests, the the san joaquin vally in central california.ould actually be putting the state at greater risk of an earthquake. >> pam: today, kron 4's charles clifford visited the u-s-g-s in menlo park. to find out how big of a problem this really is. >> pam: in a new study published in the journal nature, researchers from western washington university claim that over the past one hundred and fifty years, humans have sucked the equivalent of...
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capital budget and you will see most of them are cuts and going from the top to the bottom the san joaquin pipeline project that was reduced by by $11 million in the first 2 years however still $78 million is remaining in that project a lot of good work will continue but continue primarily in years 3 through 10 of the capital plan as currently assumed and every year you will get to revisit the capital plan and financial plan and as the general manager mentioned he's also tasking staff to come back and revisit that quarterly to make sure we stay on track and the other key updates the water quality project the water department determined that was no longer immediately needed so that was cut a hundred percent and with the mountain tunnel again it's no longer needed as a project because mountain tunnel makes it unnecessary so moccasin rehabilitation that was reduced and there was prior year appropriations that the commission had already made so each one of these went through every single line item with myself and the general manager and michael car lin the deputy general manager what is absolu
capital budget and you will see most of them are cuts and going from the top to the bottom the san joaquin pipeline project that was reduced by by $11 million in the first 2 years however still $78 million is remaining in that project a lot of good work will continue but continue primarily in years 3 through 10 of the capital plan as currently assumed and every year you will get to revisit the capital plan and financial plan and as the general manager mentioned he's also tasking staff to come...
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better out towards not only the sacramento valley but also the san joaquin valley. things are calming down. we did have rain in stockton, modesto down to bakersfield. some areas still picking up a little bit of precip. a lot of 60s or very low 70s. santa rosa at 68. 57 half moon bay. san jose, 66. livermore, almost 70. fairfield, 70. antioch is not even 70. it's pretty close. not that bad of a breeze north at fairfield. santa rosa, a puff. novato west, 10. sfo showing more of a breeze, 17 in half moon bay bay, gusts to 17 as well. san jose northwest, generally a northwest breeze. the low continues to wrap itself up. mountain snow. as it heads toward southern nevada. we'll see pressure in the gradients. a lot of 60s. 37 up at tahoe. it's cold out there. you can see how everything is carving itself out. the low will be here. will that eject east. not too bad right now. it's a little bit below normal. the wind is stronger as well towards the coast and some of the higher elevations. it's severe clear. a lot of 60s and 70s on the high side. temperatures look like they ar
better out towards not only the sacramento valley but also the san joaquin valley. things are calming down. we did have rain in stockton, modesto down to bakersfield. some areas still picking up a little bit of precip. a lot of 60s or very low 70s. santa rosa at 68. 57 half moon bay. san jose, 66. livermore, almost 70. fairfield, 70. antioch is not even 70. it's pretty close. not that bad of a breeze north at fairfield. santa rosa, a puff. novato west, 10. sfo showing more of a breeze, 17 in...
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you can see a lot of it diving toward central sierra and san joaquin valley. 50s on the temps. novato is in there. the breeze a little bit of a breeze. concord 16 miles an hour gusting to 24. fairfield 12, other locations -- you can see just missed this. it's diving more toward fresno. fog, sun, nice. a little warmer. breezy for some. 60s and 70s. you remember the 80s. well out in antioch they will have some. here is sal. >>> good morning, steve. right now traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area. if you are driving on the bay bridge approach, your drive time is at less than eight minutes to drive from the toll plaza all the way across the bridge to the san francisco side with no major issues. also looking at interstate 880 the same thing goes. traffic is moving well in both directions here. about a five minute drive time between the oakland airport exit and downtown. either way. and traffic continues to move along very nicely. if you are driving in san jose northbound 101 and 280 are off to a good started. now let's go back to the desk. >>> three attacks on women in th
you can see a lot of it diving toward central sierra and san joaquin valley. 50s on the temps. novato is in there. the breeze a little bit of a breeze. concord 16 miles an hour gusting to 24. fairfield 12, other locations -- you can see just missed this. it's diving more toward fresno. fog, sun, nice. a little warmer. breezy for some. 60s and 70s. you remember the 80s. well out in antioch they will have some. here is sal. >>> good morning, steve. right now traffic is doing pretty well...
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it was close but it went from stockton, merced, san joaquin valley.they are getting some rain there, not a lot. but a little bit. 50s on the temperatures. really cool. it will be very cool tonight in wind protected areas. all of this is associated with a low-pressure system in the sierra nevada. is it making a b-line toward the central sierra and then down to las vegas as it parks itself or sets up shop here, high pressure will build in the north. the high pressure says i don't like you down there so i'm going to fill that with wind. and the breeze will pick up later today. sunny, breezy. if you are in the sun, not bad. in the shade, a little chill in the area. 60s on the temperatures, low 70s for tomorrow. again, north wind might help a few. but everall slightly below average temperatures. it looks like we're in this pattern. there will be another system clipping us on thursday and then it's out of the picture and then friday we start to see sunshine and that will take us into the weekend. >> all right, steve. >>> 8:21. you like sports. well, new
it was close but it went from stockton, merced, san joaquin valley.they are getting some rain there, not a lot. but a little bit. 50s on the temperatures. really cool. it will be very cool tonight in wind protected areas. all of this is associated with a low-pressure system in the sierra nevada. is it making a b-line toward the central sierra and then down to las vegas as it parks itself or sets up shop here, high pressure will build in the north. the high pressure says i don't like you down...
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central san joaquin valley. it will chew upmost of this low cloud deck. but the bay area is dealing with a lot of low cloud deck. but mostly sunny. it will be a little bit warmer today. not a lot. the breeze kicks in. you will see most of the rain is over with. the low clouds will be with us in the morning. already clearing taking place to the north. still rain if you are up in the sierra nevada. the breeze will kick up. concord gusting to 24 in buchanan. there will be a decent breeze. the wind will turn more northerly. so fog, low clouds, sun. it will be nice today. a little warmer. breezy, maybe blustery for a few. 60s and 70s. i did go with one 80 here that would be antioch. here is sal. >>> traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area as we drive through. there are no major problems on some of the major freeways. let's go to the east shore. you can see between the carquinez bridge and mccarthur maze we have a nice looking drive. it is about an 18 minute drive and that is as good as it gets for the most part to make the trip between those two spots
central san joaquin valley. it will chew upmost of this low cloud deck. but the bay area is dealing with a lot of low cloud deck. but mostly sunny. it will be a little bit warmer today. not a lot. the breeze kicks in. you will see most of the rain is over with. the low clouds will be with us in the morning. already clearing taking place to the north. still rain if you are up in the sierra nevada. the breeze will kick up. concord gusting to 24 in buchanan. there will be a decent breeze. the wind...
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it's on its way to the san joaquin valley.ot much of a breeze there will be a little bit one today. the low is making a beeline right toward san joaquin valley. high pressure builds into the north. a little warmer today and we will carry that into the weekend. low clouds. fog. inland 60s, low 70s coast and bay. here is sal. >>> steve, right now we are looking at a commute where traffic continues to be a little bit slow in some areas. but things have improved on highway 24. we will show you that in a moment. westbound bay bridge that is backed up for a little bit at the toll plaza. 25-30 minute drive as you drive into san francisco. also the morning commute is going o be okay on -- is going to be okay on the san mateo bridge. could be a little windy on that span. i can tell by looking at this picture as the water is a little choppy. for the most part it's a nice and even drive over to the peninsula. that sig alert they have flairs out too but 24 is improving in the area. and you can see it never really did effect 24 from walnut
it's on its way to the san joaquin valley.ot much of a breeze there will be a little bit one today. the low is making a beeline right toward san joaquin valley. high pressure builds into the north. a little warmer today and we will carry that into the weekend. low clouds. fog. inland 60s, low 70s coast and bay. here is sal. >>> steve, right now we are looking at a commute where traffic continues to be a little bit slow in some areas. but things have improved on highway 24. we will show...
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during this time i met an individual in san joaquin. we called on victor for help and immediately went to learn more about the individual and we had a campaign and victor co- k0u7bd because the prisoner was engaged in non-violate cases and we finally won and he was
during this time i met an individual in san joaquin. we called on victor for help and immediately went to learn more about the individual and we had a campaign and victor co- k0u7bd because the prisoner was engaged in non-violate cases and we finally won and he was
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during this time i met an individual in san joaquin. we called on victor for help and immediately went to learn more about the individual and we had a campaign and victor co- k0u7bd because the prisoner was engaged in non-violate cases and we finally won and he was unable to get assistanceship and he was telling his story to the chinese press. eddy serves the community center doing the work for non-violence work he's nationally known for immigration rights he was one of the first and few asian-americans honored. he was honored by chinese local hero in 2005. i found this quote from kristen wong when victor departed she wrote people would call for victor. the bay guardian called him an advocate so far all people. at asian law caucus he advocated a case against police officers because this gentleman held a stick and refused to let cal's wife while cal laid had found on the pavement and died he filed a national class action the 18996 reform law and filled the class-action lawsuit against public housing for failing to defend asian-americans.
during this time i met an individual in san joaquin. we called on victor for help and immediately went to learn more about the individual and we had a campaign and victor co- k0u7bd because the prisoner was engaged in non-violate cases and we finally won and he was unable to get assistanceship and he was telling his story to the chinese press. eddy serves the community center doing the work for non-violence work he's nationally known for immigration rights he was one of the first and few...
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the girl's foster father, 37-year-old paul todeski is being held at san joaquin county jail on child abuse charges and may now be charged with homicide. he was arrested after two weeks. the baby girl was airlifted from stom stockton to children's hospital in oakland. she suffered 13 broken ribs, a broken collar bone and a brain injury. >>> a subcontractor has been fined for its role in the massive fire at a construction site in san francisco in march. the san francisco fire department reports says sparks from wheldon work near the roof likely started the fire that destroyed a 16-story prmt building in mission bay. the subcontractor is not named by damage is estimated to be $40 million. >>> abc7 news has uncovered more about a woman accused of an elaborate rental rip-off scheme. we're learning the woman has an extensive arrest record. abc7 news reporter allen wong has the latest on the story only on abc7 news. >> i wanted to see your license number and make sure that we have all of that. >> no problem. >> yeah. and then do you have an i.d. on you? >> manuel asanchez caught this woman
the girl's foster father, 37-year-old paul todeski is being held at san joaquin county jail on child abuse charges and may now be charged with homicide. he was arrested after two weeks. the baby girl was airlifted from stom stockton to children's hospital in oakland. she suffered 13 broken ribs, a broken collar bone and a brain injury. >>> a subcontractor has been fined for its role in the massive fire at a construction site in san francisco in march. the san francisco fire department...
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. >> california's san joaquin valley is one of the most productive farm regions in the world, yet thele who live and work near those farms can't always access that bounty. >> they're picking fresh fruit for everybody else, but actually they don't even have fresh fruit for their own family. >> families in the central valley experience some of the nation's highest levels of food insecurity. >> one in four families are at the risk of going to sleep hungry. one in three children are at risk of being hungry. >> in tolarie county, the food bank is already feeding a fourth
. >> california's san joaquin valley is one of the most productive farm regions in the world, yet thele who live and work near those farms can't always access that bounty. >> they're picking fresh fruit for everybody else, but actually they don't even have fresh fruit for their own family. >> families in the central valley experience some of the nation's highest levels of food insecurity. >> one in four families are at the risk of going to sleep hungry. one in three...
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. >> it depends on the item for example the san joaquin pipeline yes we're deciding not to do that over the next couple years and in the case of the moccasin generator rewind only doing one of the units as opposed to both of them that we had planned to do those are examples where we're deferring them at some point they don't last more than 40 or 45 years and will be passed their useful life but life. so there was a trade-off there. >> so one thing i wanted to point out on on the 10-year capital plan is that we look at all our assets and then we identify when would be a timing to actually address their deficiencies. the one thing that makes me comfortable is that every year we look at at the 10-year capital plan so if we identify something that we did not see like mountain tunnel, we then bring it forward and have to shuffle the deck and so we, you know, we're trying to make smart decisions, but the comfort level is that if something were to happen we have the ability to bring it back up closer in in the 10-year capital plan. >> in many cases there's money remaining the far right hand co
. >> it depends on the item for example the san joaquin pipeline yes we're deciding not to do that over the next couple years and in the case of the moccasin generator rewind only doing one of the units as opposed to both of them that we had planned to do those are examples where we're deferring them at some point they don't last more than 40 or 45 years and will be passed their useful life but life. so there was a trade-off there. >> so one thing i wanted to point out on on the...
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low water levels in the sacramento san joaquin delta has forced them to turn to a.the delta has had enough water to meet those obligations. >>> breaking news now in contra costa county. a grass fire is burning on kirker pass road these are live pictures from chopper 2. we are told that a car hit a pole and that pole went down on the road. the power lines were energized and caused the fire. you can see the back up that it's creating because all lanes are blocked. kirkepass runs between pittsburg. we're working to get more information. as we go back to the fire here. it looks like firefighters are doing a pretty good job of getting that fire under control. bill let's talk a little bit more about the weather we were saying it's in the 90s out there but fortunately the wind are light. >> fortunate because we're dealing with records heat out there. and typically we would have howling winds. that fire looks like it's pretty much down. you see the smoke going straight up. there is almost no wind in this area. now the fire temperature or the temperature of the time of the f
low water levels in the sacramento san joaquin delta has forced them to turn to a.the delta has had enough water to meet those obligations. >>> breaking news now in contra costa county. a grass fire is burning on kirker pass road these are live pictures from chopper 2. we are told that a car hit a pole and that pole went down on the road. the power lines were energized and caused the fire. you can see the back up that it's creating because all lanes are blocked. kirkepass runs between...
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lot of weather going on over the mountains and some of that will spill into the sacramento and san joaquiner valleys this evening so watch out for that if have friends in the area or if you are heading to tahoe early tonight. tonight's temperatures 56 concord, san francisco down to 54. mountain view 55. there is a big dome of high pressure that will eventually shove out that low pressure area and it's slowly inching its way closer but it will take its time. as it gets closer, we will gradually warm up over the next several days and by the holiday weekend, by memorial day, we will be near or above normal to the tune of 10 degrees above average coming up on sunday and also memorial day monday. so what to expect? just like this morning tomorrow morning fog will be back anywhere near the water coast and the bay. a little warmer tomorrow and that trend will continue through the weekend and by this weekend temperatures will be running above average. a great weekend to get outside. high temperatures tomorrow, for your thursday, livermore back to the 80s. 81 foreyou. napa 80. santa rosa 77. redwoo
lot of weather going on over the mountains and some of that will spill into the sacramento and san joaquiner valleys this evening so watch out for that if have friends in the area or if you are heading to tahoe early tonight. tonight's temperatures 56 concord, san francisco down to 54. mountain view 55. there is a big dome of high pressure that will eventually shove out that low pressure area and it's slowly inching its way closer but it will take its time. as it gets closer, we will gradually...
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into the united states in the late 1980's, across the border between mexico and united states the san joaquinalley as a migrant farm worker. there is no challenge to find a job. there are not thousands of get the jobs to like pulling weeds with my own hands. the same hands that i now use as a brain surgeon. eight,"n's "sundays at now available at your favorite bookseller. >> next, british prime minister david cameron taking questions in the house of commons. a house hearing on the state of college athletics. >> on the next "washington journal," david hawking's looks history of select committees. russell rambaugh -- "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. week, question time this bridge prime minister david cameron calls kidnapping of hundreds of nigerian schoolgirls u.k.evil, and says the would offer any assistance necessary to nigeria. this is just over 35 minutes. prime minister. >> thank you, minister. thisdition to my duties in house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i am the proud father of three daughters. i'm sure that the en
into the united states in the late 1980's, across the border between mexico and united states the san joaquinalley as a migrant farm worker. there is no challenge to find a job. there are not thousands of get the jobs to like pulling weeds with my own hands. the same hands that i now use as a brain surgeon. eight,"n's "sundays at now available at your favorite bookseller. >> next, british prime minister david cameron taking questions in the house of commons. a house hearing on...
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. >> california's san joaquin valley is one of the most productive farm regions in the world, yet the people who live and work near those farms can't always access that bounty. >> they're picking fresh fruit for everybody else, but actually they don't even have fresh fruit for their own family. >> families in the central valley experience some of the nation's highest levels of food insecurity. >> one in four families are at the risk of going to sleep hungry. one in three children are at risk of being hungry.
. >> california's san joaquin valley is one of the most productive farm regions in the world, yet the people who live and work near those farms can't always access that bounty. >> they're picking fresh fruit for everybody else, but actually they don't even have fresh fruit for their own family. >> families in the central valley experience some of the nation's highest levels of food insecurity. >> one in four families are at the risk of going to sleep hungry. one in three...
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united states in the late 1980's at across the border between mexico i came united states, into the san joaquin valley. it was no challenge to find a job. there were not a lot of people trying to get jobs in farming. i was pulling we. wheat. published by public affairs books. >> in place of president obama, first lady michelle obama gave the weekly address. she condemned the kidnapping of nigerian schoolgirls and stressed the importance of education. a group of republicans give their weekly address. they talked about their efforts to create jobs and called on the president to take action. >> hello everyone. i michelle obama. on mother's day weekend, i want to honor all of the mothers out there and wish you a happy mother's day. you about anak to issue of great significance to me as first lady, and as the mother of two young daughters. like millions of people across the globe, my husband and i are outraged and heartbroken over the kidnapping of more than 200 nigerian girls from their school or majority in the middle of the night. this unconscionable act was committed by a terrorist group determi
united states in the late 1980's at across the border between mexico i came united states, into the san joaquin valley. it was no challenge to find a job. there were not a lot of people trying to get jobs in farming. i was pulling we. wheat. published by public affairs books. >> in place of president obama, first lady michelle obama gave the weekly address. she condemned the kidnapping of nigerian schoolgirls and stressed the importance of education. a group of republicans give their...
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moving through, no widespread rainfall but lots of drizzle and heavier showers in the sacramento and san joaquin river valleys heading into and up the sierra. we will miss most of the rainfall, but we had some rain this evening, especially those of you in the north bay. 115-inch in kentfield and when you've got .1-inch -- .15-inch in kentfield and when you've got .1-inch and widespread thunderstorms from medford, oregon up to the washington/canada border, but we're on the trailing edge of this and the storm is too far away to give us a dent in the drought we could use. a couple showers possible overnight tonight perhaps while you're driving to work tomorrow as that low moves out, but once it's gone the rain chance is gone for a while. there's a huge area of high pressure moving in, going to give us hot weather next week, but the transition will take about two days as the strong low moves out and a strong high moves in. we'll be caught in between, windy friday, windy saturday, but just in time for mom sunday, high pressure wins out. we'll warm up and those winds will relax. loudy and a few shower
moving through, no widespread rainfall but lots of drizzle and heavier showers in the sacramento and san joaquin river valleys heading into and up the sierra. we will miss most of the rainfall, but we had some rain this evening, especially those of you in the north bay. 115-inch in kentfield and when you've got .1-inch -- .15-inch in kentfield and when you've got .1-inch and widespread thunderstorms from medford, oregon up to the washington/canada border, but we're on the trailing edge of this...
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san joaquin valley valley, and we have a lot of low clouds in place and that's making a good push, we will go sunny put mostly am if you are driving down there, you may encounter some rain from merced, areas south, they can definitely use some of that rain and by tomorrow it start to eject out. take your pick on the temperatures, it doesn't matter everybody is stuck to that low cloud deck, it is decent with gusts at fairfield, oakland, it is much stronger and our system is moving out heading south as it does april don't think the coast gets in on this over the next few days but the low will be moving out and then clearing back to the coast it might take a couple for some. you may and then it burns off and picks up. 50s and 60s and 20s, clear like, ukiah brentwood oak lay 85, 80 in plenty and too much fog. february something on much of the coast. low clouds and fog especially as we go into the weekend and there will be some 90s well inland and we start a cooling trend for mostly next week. >>> the u.s. labor department shows the latest filing new claims for unemployment and the total n
san joaquin valley valley, and we have a lot of low clouds in place and that's making a good push, we will go sunny put mostly am if you are driving down there, you may encounter some rain from merced, areas south, they can definitely use some of that rain and by tomorrow it start to eject out. take your pick on the temperatures, it doesn't matter everybody is stuck to that low cloud deck, it is decent with gusts at fairfield, oakland, it is much stronger and our system is moving out heading...
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sacramento people are not necessarily familiar with california but they walk out the spine of the san joaquin valley through the farmworkers towns and everywhere they go every night there is a rally into the church has to open the door to the farmworkers. so it was brilliant and ultimately the church comes around and the bishops support them but it took a while. >> at the same time that this is happening, there was a lot of discussion as to the nonviolence that they used in the strike in the boycotts etc.. you mentioned there was violence among the farmworkers. there were acts of sabotage. the relative was quite relentless and perhaps i'm reading too much into this, but i sense that the emotional violence that many volunteers must have felt when they were dismissed from the movement must have caused a lot of emotional violence. >> ruthlessness was not a foreign concept, and i think that manifested itself in different ways. one of the reasons he was so effective is his single-minded focus and intensity and i think that god communicated to his followers and people interpreted that in different
sacramento people are not necessarily familiar with california but they walk out the spine of the san joaquin valley through the farmworkers towns and everywhere they go every night there is a rally into the church has to open the door to the farmworkers. so it was brilliant and ultimately the church comes around and the bishops support them but it took a while. >> at the same time that this is happening, there was a lot of discussion as to the nonviolence that they used in the strike in...
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overall, flag warnings are out to the valley out to the san joaquin valley valley. there is a lot of 50s around mainly low-to-mid 50s and the nights are very short. it looks like it, 40s for some, sacramento 59 and that will do it out to the valley and they had the red flag warning. 70s for many, it will not last long and that will wantp up the fog and -- it will ramp up the fog and watch what happens by tonight, there it goes and that fog will be on the increase and in fact it will make a huge push into saturday. i might even get some local drizzle and it's breezy for some. 60s and 70s and 80s clear lake sonoma 85, 86 degrees and 86 and 87 in danville oakly, berkeley alameda, 87 gilroy, 81 san jose, 781 milpitas cupertino, san bruno burlingame even 70s on the coast for one day and tomorrow they will really drop as the cooling begins friday into saturday and much changes sunday and monday. >>> this morning's costco report reports rose 3%, they are looking for items in bulk. membership rose by 5-point 5% as they look to save money and the overall sales slowed mostly
overall, flag warnings are out to the valley out to the san joaquin valley valley. there is a lot of 50s around mainly low-to-mid 50s and the nights are very short. it looks like it, 40s for some, sacramento 59 and that will do it out to the valley and they had the red flag warning. 70s for many, it will not last long and that will wantp up the fog and -- it will ramp up the fog and watch what happens by tonight, there it goes and that fog will be on the increase and in fact it will make a huge...
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in the late 1980's and i cross the border between mexico and the united states, i came into the san joaquinalley to work as a migrant farm worker. it was no challenge to find a job. there were not thousands of people trying to get the jobs of pulling weeds with the very same hands that are now doing brain surgery. one of 41 unique voices from 25 years of our book notes and "q&a" conversations. nowan "sundays at eight," available at your local bookseller. >> next, british prime minister david cameron taking questions in the house of commons. then a discussion about the dodd-frank laws institution -- impact on institutions that are too big to fail. then another chance to see "q&a" with author evan osnos. on the next "washington journal," david hawkins looks at the history of congressional committees. health policy reporter louise nofsky explores the following uninsured rate in the u.s. also, pay and benefits for active military personnel. we will take your calls, and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. during questio
in the late 1980's and i cross the border between mexico and the united states, i came into the san joaquinalley to work as a migrant farm worker. it was no challenge to find a job. there were not thousands of people trying to get the jobs of pulling weeds with the very same hands that are now doing brain surgery. one of 41 unique voices from 25 years of our book notes and "q&a" conversations. nowan "sundays at eight," available at your local bookseller. >> next,...
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. >> san joaquin county sheriffs deputies are handing over their new guns after the gun maker admitst have done something that means those guns won't fire. >> subtle changes in the forecast for today. mild and breezy weather expected once again for your afternoon, before a warming trend kicks in for the second half of your weekend. i'll have a look at those numbers for you, coming up. . >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm claudine wong. >> good morning. i'm mike mibach. we'll have a live report on breaking news this morning, but first we'll check in with rosemary on the morning forecast. >> good morning to you. a fabulous shot over the bay. mostly sunny skies, winds still light. i do expect they will pick up for the second half of the day and the calm, calm waters you see there will actually turn quite choppy. we have a small craft advisory inside the bay, as well as the outer waters. for us, the winds will grow strong, especially along the coastline. it has to do with this system here that is actually bringing a little bit of rain here. you could see to the north corner of califo
. >> san joaquin county sheriffs deputies are handing over their new guns after the gun maker admitst have done something that means those guns won't fire. >> subtle changes in the forecast for today. mild and breezy weather expected once again for your afternoon, before a warming trend kicks in for the second half of your weekend. i'll have a look at those numbers for you, coming up. . >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm claudine wong. >> good morning. i'm mike...
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a big fog bank out there and a strong low heading towards san joaquin valley and southern california. 56 san jose. we'll go for a high of 76 degrees in downtown san jose if you are out towards read hill view, probably close to 79. there's been mist/drizzle being reported in numerous locations in part, of the city. also pacifica, half moon bay and el granada. daly city thank you for that. hanford, vie celia. .75 of rain at bridgeport. 50s on the temperatures. everybody is stuck because of the cloud cover. if you have sunshine, there's probably a breeze. fairfield had gusts when i came in this morning 31 miles an hour. 14 now. concord had fusts of 24. 7. oakland gusts to 18. there's still a little breeze. when you get a delta breeze like that, it's tough to get that warm. we'll see inland temperatures warping up. coastal temperatures i think are stuck in the 50s and 60s. 55 sacramento. had 3 up in tahoe. 55 ukiah. they were 86 yesterday. the system stays to the north. high pressure nosing in. we have to wait for the low to move out which will be tomorrow. once that takes the turn and he
a big fog bank out there and a strong low heading towards san joaquin valley and southern california. 56 san jose. we'll go for a high of 76 degrees in downtown san jose if you are out towards read hill view, probably close to 79. there's been mist/drizzle being reported in numerous locations in part, of the city. also pacifica, half moon bay and el granada. daly city thank you for that. hanford, vie celia. .75 of rain at bridgeport. 50s on the temperatures. everybody is stuck because of the...
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. >> train slam in a stranded semi in chowchilla in the san joaquin valley yesterday. truck got stuck on the track. driver got out of the big rig. tried to wave down the conductor but no luck. thing going too fast to stop. union pacific train carrying hundreds of military vehicle headed from washington to fort i are we know in the desert. fortunately nobody was hurt. >> another half hour of abc 7 news at 9:00 just moments away. up next. special significance of this bottle for one bay area war veteran. bitter sweet reason it's still on the shelf. >> also the pope final gesture after a controversial visit to israel at big mistake for the white house. how cia operative name somehow slipped out. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >> president obam
. >> train slam in a stranded semi in chowchilla in the san joaquin valley yesterday. truck got stuck on the track. driver got out of the big rig. tried to wave down the conductor but no luck. thing going too fast to stop. union pacific train carrying hundreds of military vehicle headed from washington to fort i are we know in the desert. fortunately nobody was hurt. >> another half hour of abc 7 news at 9:00 just moments away. up next. special significance of this bottle for one...
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yeah, we know the southern san joaquin valley when you get the wind you get the [ bleep ] blowing as [ bleep ] do you take a week, you said seven. >> maybe some guys just like [ bleep ]. >> uh-oh. >> mother. >> mother? >> mother [ bleep ]. >> beautiful. >> unnecessary censorship. really funny because [ bleep ] seems like they do. >> i've been doing the laundry. and i [ bleep ] my pants again. >> what did you say? >> he wasn't allowed to shove the [ bleep ] in your face. >> why don't we demonstrate what an erection is supposed to look like. >> all right. >> put it down here. i can't believe i am doing this. i can't believe i'm doing this. >> jimmy: tonight on the show dave attell is here we have music from cut copy and we'll be right back with julie bowen. [ cheers and applause ] first the cookie at check-in. then a little weekend to remember. join us for the celebration package. with sparkling wine, breakfast and a late checkout. doubletree by hilton. where the little things mean everything. be a sound sleeper, or...l you a mouth breather? well, put on a breathe right strip and insta
yeah, we know the southern san joaquin valley when you get the wind you get the [ bleep ] blowing as [ bleep ] do you take a week, you said seven. >> maybe some guys just like [ bleep ]. >> uh-oh. >> mother. >> mother? >> mother [ bleep ]. >> beautiful. >> unnecessary censorship. really funny because [ bleep ] seems like they do. >> i've been doing the laundry. and i [ bleep ] my pants again. >> what did you say? >> he wasn't allowed...
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it happened on highway 4 in san joaquin county yesterday morning.he chp said someone called 911 to report the crash about 6:00 yesterday morning. investigators say they don't know why the driver lost control and skidded off the road. and investigators want to find out more about a man's body found floating near san jose's marina at the southern end of san francisco bay. the san jose fire department provided these pictures of the scene. a kayaker discovered the body around 10:15 yesterday morning. it is unknown exactly how that man died. >>> school lunch programs are under fire. their effort to make kids eat healthier is getting a failing grade. but that is not stopping some from continuing the fight against obesity and diabetes. abc7 news reporter nick smith checked out one of those programs in san pablo and has more. >> do you want some, honey? no? >> fruits and vegies can still be a tough sell to kids and this group of first to fourth graders have heard it all. >> they eat too much junk. >> they played host to the west contra costa unified school
it happened on highway 4 in san joaquin county yesterday morning.he chp said someone called 911 to report the crash about 6:00 yesterday morning. investigators say they don't know why the driver lost control and skidded off the road. and investigators want to find out more about a man's body found floating near san jose's marina at the southern end of san francisco bay. the san jose fire department provided these pictures of the scene. a kayaker discovered the body around 10:15 yesterday...
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and lightning to the sierra yesterday and now they are falling apart and sliding down into the san joaquinley and will keep sliding that way. they are getting undercut and we have the wind from the ocean at 21 miles per hour in fairfield and 14 at concord and ten at oakland and everyone else is less than 10 miles per hour. we will look at the golden gate bridge and that is what you will be dealing with this morning. you can see the low cloud deck and here is how it looks from the top: 2,600' mount tamalpais you can see the such rise. elsewhere, not is much. still warm around the bay and inland and it is the warm air coming in creating the cap and the reason why we have more moisture and thicker marine layer this morning. warmth this weekend and cools next week with no rain in the forecast for the transition. by noon, clouds are back, and they are stubborn so you will be in the 60's and 70's through the bay and 80's inland and we have the summer spread developing and it will be wider into the week. we have mid-to-upper 70's in milpitas and santa clara and everyone else in the low-to-mid 80'
and lightning to the sierra yesterday and now they are falling apart and sliding down into the san joaquinley and will keep sliding that way. they are getting undercut and we have the wind from the ocean at 21 miles per hour in fairfield and 14 at concord and ten at oakland and everyone else is less than 10 miles per hour. we will look at the golden gate bridge and that is what you will be dealing with this morning. you can see the low cloud deck and here is how it looks from the top: 2,600'...
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some were discovered very far from home like this little guy who was rescued about a mile from the san joaquin river. officials are blaming an algae bloom. >>> app notarangelo with new research that could be an amazing first step in battling old age. >> we actually found that when you give young blood it is it is different. >> blood found in young mice seems to have the ability to turn back time with old mice. the idea has been around for a while but resergers believe they may have found some truth in folklore. >> everyone bring up vampires. there are other cultures. blood was given some sort of special position. >> in this lap, they injected old mice with young blood and noticed they were able to complete a basic task more easily. >> think about when you're young and it is easy to find your car. when you get old, it is a little more difficult to remember where it is. they put mice in a similar situation. after inject the new black watch what happened. >> these old mice were much closer to what we saw net young mice. they were at an age we we knew they had impairment. however, just giving this
some were discovered very far from home like this little guy who was rescued about a mile from the san joaquin river. officials are blaming an algae bloom. >>> app notarangelo with new research that could be an amazing first step in battling old age. >> we actually found that when you give young blood it is it is different. >> blood found in young mice seems to have the ability to turn back time with old mice. the idea has been around for a while but resergers believe they...
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the foster parent is being held at san joaquin county jail on felony charges and now may be charged with home opener sigh. he was arrested in belmont on april 17th after being on the run for more than two years. the baby girl was airlifted from stockton to the hospital. she suffered 13 broken ribs, a broken collar bone and a brain injury. >>> a subcontractor has been fined for its role in the massive fire construction site in san francisco in march. the san francisco fire department report said sparks from welding work near the roof likely started the fire that destroyed a six-story apartment building that was being built in mission bay. subcontractor is not named, but the fine is $1,000. damage to the building is estimated to be $40 million. >>> abc7 news has uncovered more about a woman accused of an elaborate rental rip off scheme. we first brought you the story on thursday and now we are learning the woman has an extensive arrest record. alan wang has the latest on the story you will only see on abc7 news. >> i want to see your license number and make sure we have all of this. >> no
the foster parent is being held at san joaquin county jail on felony charges and now may be charged with home opener sigh. he was arrested in belmont on april 17th after being on the run for more than two years. the baby girl was airlifted from stockton to the hospital. she suffered 13 broken ribs, a broken collar bone and a brain injury. >>> a subcontractor has been fined for its role in the massive fire construction site in san francisco in march. the san francisco fire department...
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much like the contra costa water district which has a contract to draw water from the contra costa/san joaquin it's not an option for everyone. march storms pushed reservoirs back to 90% capacity. head north on 101, the story changes quickly. >> we have recently passed a stage 2 ordinance requesting the citizens to cut back 25%. >> reporter: in northern sonoma and mendocino county it gets more problematic. here lakes for people, rivers and fish. and the tap could be turned off if the rivers run dry. that hasn't happened since the drought of 1977 but state officials are expected to do it again any day now. >> there will be cutbacks and junior users will see cutbacks, maybe even some higher on the seniority ladder. >> reporter: kpix5, alan martin. >> theu niece piece -- unique piece of the puzzle, the south bay where the water authority hasn't had the chance to issue these restrictions. >> morgan hill has restrictions. other communities not yet but it could change. >> it's a tough topic. you talk about people cutting back on water use and the boomerang on that is down the line the cost to the wa
much like the contra costa water district which has a contract to draw water from the contra costa/san joaquin it's not an option for everyone. march storms pushed reservoirs back to 90% capacity. head north on 101, the story changes quickly. >> we have recently passed a stage 2 ordinance requesting the citizens to cut back 25%. >> reporter: in northern sonoma and mendocino county it gets more problematic. here lakes for people, rivers and fish. and the tap could be turned off if...
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1980's and i crossed the border between mexico and the united states and ended up coming into the san joaquin valley, where i was a migrant farm worker, it was no challenge to find a job. there were not thousands of people trying to get the job. the very same hands that are now doing brain surgery, i was pulling the wheat. >> one of 25 unique voices. "sundays at ys -- eight." over 35 years, c-span brings public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. on thursday, the house education and workforce committee held an -- a hearing on the state of college athletics. to allowows a decision football players at northwestern university to unionize. you will hear testimony from baylor university's president and former u.s. solicitor enrile ken starr -- general ken starr. this i
1980's and i crossed the border between mexico and the united states and ended up coming into the san joaquin valley, where i was a migrant farm worker, it was no challenge to find a job. there were not thousands of people trying to get the job. the very same hands that are now doing brain surgery, i was pulling the wheat. >> one of 25 unique voices. "sundays at ys -- eight." over 35 years, c-span brings public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the...
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plenty of showers in the sacramento valley and san joaquin river valley and snow showers still above00 feet in the sierra but kpix 5 hi-def doppler is dry right here throughout the bay area. live neighborhood network look at the wind or lack thereof. two miles per hour or less, the wind is finally calming down. menlo park currently 65. sunnyvale 72. berkeley checking in at 61. past few days have been cooler than normal. the average high in san jose 76. you are a little above that on friday. remember last week three days in the 90s? not this week. 72 over the weekend. 71 yesterday. today's high in san jose also just 71 degrees. things will be changing. this low that brought rainfall to the north yesterday, rainfall to the east today, not much for us just scattered showers in the south bay is now moving away from us. it will be a big rainmaker for the sierra. we'll take rain anywhere close to the bay area. it's good news but we didn't get a direct hit. it begins to move out and a big ridge of high pressure begins to move in. seems like the low pressure area hangs out for two days and t
plenty of showers in the sacramento valley and san joaquin river valley and snow showers still above00 feet in the sierra but kpix 5 hi-def doppler is dry right here throughout the bay area. live neighborhood network look at the wind or lack thereof. two miles per hour or less, the wind is finally calming down. menlo park currently 65. sunnyvale 72. berkeley checking in at 61. past few days have been cooler than normal. the average high in san jose 76. you are a little above that on friday....
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much like the contra costa water district which has a contract to draw water from the sacrament-san joaquin delta. but buying in bulk isn't an option for everyone. take marin county which was in dire straits until march storms pushed reservoirs back to 90% capacity. head north on 101, and the story changes quickly. >> we have recently passed the stage 2 ordinance requesting the citizens to cut back 25%. >> reporter: in northern sonoma and mendocino counties, the equation gets more problematic. here lakes must feed people, rivers and fish. and the state government can decide when to turn off the taps if rivers start to run dry. that hasn't happened since the drought of 1977, but state water officials are expected to do it again any day now. >> there will be cutbacks and junior users will be seeing cutbacks and maybe even some higher on the seniority ladder. >> reporter: a unique piece of the puzzle is the south bay where the santa clara water district doesn't have the authority to issue districtwide restrictions. that is up to the individual providers. so morgan hill, mandatory restrictions.
much like the contra costa water district which has a contract to draw water from the sacrament-san joaquin delta. but buying in bulk isn't an option for everyone. take marin county which was in dire straits until march storms pushed reservoirs back to 90% capacity. head north on 101, and the story changes quickly. >> we have recently passed the stage 2 ordinance requesting the citizens to cut back 25%. >> reporter: in northern sonoma and mendocino counties, the equation gets more...
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gps readings found the san joaquin valley floor has been sinking for decades through ground water losshile the surrounding mountains are being uplifted. >>> new developments in the story you only saw on 5. an arrest in the theft of redwood burl from old growth trees in northern california state park. kpix 550s allen martin first brought us the story and has new information. allen? >> reporter: after going up to humboldt and del norte county thursday and friday and talking to the park rangers and seeing the damage to the trees, we knew the poachers were smart enough to get away with it but not smart enough to get away with it forever. rangers say they did catch one person danny garcia of or rick which is a small town just south of redwood national park. this is the damage they say he and others were causing to trees that were hundreds if not thousands of years old. thieves go into the mountains at night and cut the burl off the trees which they use to make tables and bowls and other souvenirs. apparently an anonymous tip led rangers to stolen burl at one of the wood shops north of the p
gps readings found the san joaquin valley floor has been sinking for decades through ground water losshile the surrounding mountains are being uplifted. >>> new developments in the story you only saw on 5. an arrest in the theft of redwood burl from old growth trees in northern california state park. kpix 550s allen martin first brought us the story and has new information. allen? >> reporter: after going up to humboldt and del norte county thursday and friday and talking to the...
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when i crossed the border, i ended up coming into the san joaquin valley to work as a migrant farm worker. there were not a lot of thousands of people trying to get the jobs. i was pulling the weeds. of 41 unique voices from 25 years of our book notes and the q&a conversations. this is published by public affairs books and available at your -- favorite bookseller. ♪ >> this week on "q&a," our guest is journalist and author evan osnos, who discusses his new book, "age of ambition: chasing fortune, truth, and faith in the new china." >> evan osnos, in your new book, under the acknowledgments you start off by saying, "none of my grandparents lived to see this book but they are responsible for its inception." >> my grandparents on my father's side came from poland. they were polish jews. they left at the beginning of world war ii. on my mother's side, my mother's father was an american diplomat sent to hungary who was kicked out. he was accused of being a spy which he wasn't. in some ways, these stories, the experience of being ejected from poland or hungary, formed a backdrop in our family's
when i crossed the border, i ended up coming into the san joaquin valley to work as a migrant farm worker. there were not a lot of thousands of people trying to get the jobs. i was pulling the weeds. of 41 unique voices from 25 years of our book notes and the q&a conversations. this is published by public affairs books and available at your -- favorite bookseller. ♪ >> this week on "q&a," our guest is journalist and author evan osnos, who discusses his new book,...