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he just needs to march up the valley, take stanton. march b up the valley means marching south. that's how their elevation goes. who is going to be opposing franz sigel in this movement? meet john c. breckenridge who will act as defender of the shenandoah valley and the transallegheny department. breckinridge was born in 1821, attempted to serve in the mexican american war. although he was with a military movement, he saw no active combat. returning to the home state of kentucky, he'll eventually serve in both houses of the u.s. congress. he becomes the youngest vice president in american history serving under james buchanan. in 1860 breckinridge runs for president. he's going to be one of the four candidates. we have lincoln, john bell, breckinridge breckinridge. his managers come up with a platform he doesn't necessarily agree with. breckinridge loses the presidential election as we know. lincoln takes office. the day he steps down from being the vice president, he takes his oath to be senator for kentucky. in the senate he's not on fire for suss session. he's more interested
he just needs to march up the valley, take stanton. march b up the valley means marching south. that's how their elevation goes. who is going to be opposing franz sigel in this movement? meet john c. breckenridge who will act as defender of the shenandoah valley and the transallegheny department. breckinridge was born in 1821, attempted to serve in the mexican american war. although he was with a military movement, he saw no active combat. returning to the home state of kentucky, he'll...
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get out of the valley. beumber of them are going to captured near the cumberland atley railroad station scotland, pennsylvania where some of the raiders are captured. the raiders will manage to escape on the railroad and members of the underground railroad will smuggle a fleet -- free black osborne. anderson all the way to toronto. got us railroad has somewhat of a starcrossed background. there's a lot of national publicity. the of the members of railroad are investigated as collaborators. but no charges can stick. charges are never brought. to speculation as to the railroads overall loyalty. judge watts himself tends to be a middle-of-the-road person. as war begins and the clouds of , the number of states and then war physically breaks out in april of 1861 following the confederal -- confederate bombardment of fort sumter. judge watts goes to a political rally in carlisle and he is in favor of the compromises that are trying to hold the union together. souths even allowing the to keep slavery. his son is t
get out of the valley. beumber of them are going to captured near the cumberland atley railroad station scotland, pennsylvania where some of the raiders are captured. the raiders will manage to escape on the railroad and members of the underground railroad will smuggle a fleet -- free black osborne. anderson all the way to toronto. got us railroad has somewhat of a starcrossed background. there's a lot of national publicity. the of the members of railroad are investigated as collaborators. but...
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theidan, jubal early and 1864 shenandoah valley campaign. in addition to his articles and books, scott served for 10 years on the board of the kearns town battlefield association and has twice served as president of the bull run civil war roundtable. for the last 10 years, scott has worked with the shenandoah valley battlefield foundation on updating and frankly correcting the battlefield interpretations of the third winchester battlefield. acresw, over 600 of core battlefield has been saved,an accomplishment that has virtually saved an entire battlefield from certain destruction. -- scott recently completed the editing of a division commander from general eigth coire,s a key leader -- corps, a key leader. he's completing a volume on jonesboro and sherman's capture of atlanta, and we look forward to that publication. he's not only an accomplished battlefield guide of civil war sites, but knows his way around the revolutionary war sites from new york to georgia. we are truly lucky to have him with us on sunday. an let us welcome scott patchen
theidan, jubal early and 1864 shenandoah valley campaign. in addition to his articles and books, scott served for 10 years on the board of the kearns town battlefield association and has twice served as president of the bull run civil war roundtable. for the last 10 years, scott has worked with the shenandoah valley battlefield foundation on updating and frankly correcting the battlefield interpretations of the third winchester battlefield. acresw, over 600 of core battlefield has been saved,an...
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reporting in grass valley, reni santos. >> i know people know the elevation of grass valley. even heavy just made a number of, i believe him. >> i think i should decline. >>> grass valley -- >> it's not that high. >> it is it? >> is less than 400. -- 4000. 3200? >> let me draw the shades on this uncomfortable conversation. let's head outside to the weather. here's the good news. most of this is now south of the bay area. as a result, we are going to be getting clearing skies, but not quite so fast. the kpix 5 high h is shong a f have some cells coming down pretty good at times. as you can see, just north of the five andy cordan door, pretty good shadows coming down. in general, the tennessee will be toward trying it out. you can see it off the peninsula of san francisco. more showers moving in. on-again off-again showers. when it rained, it came down pretty good. the numbers are going to fall. 48 d oakland, 49. the rest of the numbers will be in the 30s before you know it, before sunrise. low pressure is going to begin to kick east. as it does, it will make national headlines
reporting in grass valley, reni santos. >> i know people know the elevation of grass valley. even heavy just made a number of, i believe him. >> i think i should decline. >>> grass valley -- >> it's not that high. >> it is it? >> is less than 400. -- 4000. 3200? >> let me draw the shades on this uncomfortable conversation. let's head outside to the weather. here's the good news. most of this is now south of the bay area. as a result, we are going to...
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tomorrow morning, there is the central valley fog. that is the side of the valley on 99. that is the morning, here's the afternoon. the fog goes away and skies were clear. tuesday morning, a few clouds show up and here is tuesday afternoon with clouds increased and tuesday afternoon, this guy is comes up. wednesday morning might be a bit wet. but it looks like an overnight event on tuesday into early wednesday morning. we clear out on thursday. friday, we get another drive-by st at this point, not anticipating anything of major concern. it will be just low bridge stuff. we will see you tomorrow with the quiz. >>> ignite for hollywood as the stars turn out for the 77th golden globes and beverly hills. here is a look at the big winners tonight. once upon a time in hollywood cup winds in two categories. at brad pitt for supporting actor and best motion picture for a musical or comedy. best supporting actor went to lauren dern for marriage story. best actor went to joaquin phoenix for joker. renee zellweger picked up me when for the best actress in the drama category for the
tomorrow morning, there is the central valley fog. that is the side of the valley on 99. that is the morning, here's the afternoon. the fog goes away and skies were clear. tuesday morning, a few clouds show up and here is tuesday afternoon with clouds increased and tuesday afternoon, this guy is comes up. wednesday morning might be a bit wet. but it looks like an overnight event on tuesday into early wednesday morning. we clear out on thursday. friday, we get another drive-by st at this point,...
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as i said, the hayes valley neighborhood association.hank you very much for everything that you do. you have made this an amazing neighborhood because people a lot of times think it is the city. it is the community and the community activists that make the neighborhood amazing. i want to say thank you very much. the merchants association. right now i want to bring up someone, lloyd silversteen from the hayes valley merchants association to say a few words how he feels about this space. where is lloyd? thank you very much everyone. [applause] >> thanks everybody for coming this morning on an overcast day. i want to say a few thank u.s. i am the new kid in the block. i moved from union square where i had a four generation business and i am thrilled to be here. i want to thank the mayor and supervisor brown and s.f.m.t.a. and gail baugh for dragging me in, kidnapping ne, a labor of love and it makes these things move forward. i wanted to speak from personal experience. when is this happened i thought it would have a negative affect on the b
as i said, the hayes valley neighborhood association.hank you very much for everything that you do. you have made this an amazing neighborhood because people a lot of times think it is the city. it is the community and the community activists that make the neighborhood amazing. i want to say thank you very much. the merchants association. right now i want to bring up someone, lloyd silversteen from the hayes valley merchants association to say a few words how he feels about this space. where is...
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trains and the elder valley. a blend of history and nature are way past injuries here. when the sun is rising and the sandstone is being let up it's really special to ride through this narrow valley through. this is that there are lovely landscapes here and the tunnels still have neo gothic arches dating back to when they were 1st belts out wagners in. the us and that includes our serve them on the railway routes are very romantic and they wind their way through long valley ants and you get these gorgeous views of nature. that are one of the car and you know. just think. we began our trip to bohemia in the main railway station of dresden in eastern germany. up until the end of the 1900 centuries the station was called burma siobhan hall for bohemian station and the line was the saxon bohemian state railway . today the electrified mainline between dresden and it seemed put moakley in the czech republic is called the elba valley railway. industrialization and burgeoning tourism saw the amount of traffic increase so rapidly that an expansion of the railway station became e
trains and the elder valley. a blend of history and nature are way past injuries here. when the sun is rising and the sandstone is being let up it's really special to ride through this narrow valley through. this is that there are lovely landscapes here and the tunnels still have neo gothic arches dating back to when they were 1st belts out wagners in. the us and that includes our serve them on the railway routes are very romantic and they wind their way through long valley ants and you get...
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for reasons palestinians say there cannot be a palestinian state without the jordan valley. in the palestinian village of our people are waiting to hear what the trump plan actually entail it's the leadership in ramallah of us not consulted because it has cut diplomatic relations with the trump ministration where he doesn't have the right he owns his own country that he can give to israel to britain to france to germany but he doesn't have the right to just hand out land that isn't his it's not the property of his father that he can just hand out. skepticism also prevents among palestinians in east jerusalem the part of the city palestinians would like to see as their capital in a future state in 2017 trump recognized as the capital of israel many palestinians have no hope that his plan will take their interests into account myself but this deal brings fear it's a humiliation because since 948 we've trying to establish our presence but we're just humiliated and we don't have any say in any decision making. but ought to have the support that this deal of the century is being
for reasons palestinians say there cannot be a palestinian state without the jordan valley. in the palestinian village of our people are waiting to hear what the trump plan actually entail it's the leadership in ramallah of us not consulted because it has cut diplomatic relations with the trump ministration where he doesn't have the right he owns his own country that he can give to israel to britain to france to germany but he doesn't have the right to just hand out land that isn't his it's not...
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if you want to figure out how to work with silicon valley have to figure out how to take advantage of their techniques, their political facts and insert your own, i will call it mission assurance, because the thing about literary capability is when you call upon it has to work. the interesting thing about a commercial company as if they have a product that doesn't work they are not in business very long. it's ultimately the same motivation and then if you are an american company there something about an american company that wants america to lead the world. does not matter whether commercial, military, you want american to lead the world and is a good thing so you put those pieces together and mix the strength of both and learn from each other and i spent a lot of time in the last year because of abstract, got nuclear command responsibility in silicon valley and in la and in cambridge looking at companies and understanding how they do business and it's amazing. there is a partnership that is right there but we just have to figure out how to do it. >> general, thank you for your time t
if you want to figure out how to work with silicon valley have to figure out how to take advantage of their techniques, their political facts and insert your own, i will call it mission assurance, because the thing about literary capability is when you call upon it has to work. the interesting thing about a commercial company as if they have a product that doesn't work they are not in business very long. it's ultimately the same motivation and then if you are an american company there something...
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kelseyville and pope valley, 36. a lot of mid-40s but these will come down and we will get an intrusion of cool air coming in and the system has gone through. the next system is on the way thursday morning with the best system of the of the month. pretty good rain thursday during the commute time that you might want to plan on. for the russian river, and for marin county, today and tomorrow, a wind day. 50s on the temps and partly sunny with cool and breezy wind in the higher elevations and we will cloud up wednesday evening and bring rain thursday with cool air settling in with showers on friday andy weak system on saturday and dry on sunday. >>> it's for 19:00 and still ahead, more on bart and the new approach to cracking on writers feel safer. >>> what is next for prince ha and meghan markle stepping back as senior members of the royal family. america isn't just sick of donald trump, america's getting sicker. there are one million more uninsured americans every year under trump. and he's repeatedly tried to repeal
kelseyville and pope valley, 36. a lot of mid-40s but these will come down and we will get an intrusion of cool air coming in and the system has gone through. the next system is on the way thursday morning with the best system of the of the month. pretty good rain thursday during the commute time that you might want to plan on. for the russian river, and for marin county, today and tomorrow, a wind day. 50s on the temps and partly sunny with cool and breezy wind in the higher elevations and we...
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east bay valleys a little cool as well. even along parts of the south bay and outside here in san francisco, it's quiet and we will be looking at this pattern for the next couple of days before things change and we're looking at rain arriving overnight tomorrow night. here is a live look at doppler 7, high serous clouds above 20,000 feet. out into the pacific there are plenty more but a big ridge of high pressure pushing the rain well to the north. that's where it's going to stay for the next 48 hours until another weak system arrives and allows for a few light rain showers. here is a look at today. notice the clouds continue to stream in right on through the afternoon. so partly sunny conditions bringing in our storm impact scale it's a level 1 for tuesday. that means scattered showers, rainfall less than a half inch. that half inch will be well up in the coastal hills of the north bay. breezy at times. here is a look that we can expect early tuesday. here it is midnight as we get into 4:00 or 5:0th morning. we'll see scat
east bay valleys a little cool as well. even along parts of the south bay and outside here in san francisco, it's quiet and we will be looking at this pattern for the next couple of days before things change and we're looking at rain arriving overnight tomorrow night. here is a live look at doppler 7, high serous clouds above 20,000 feet. out into the pacific there are plenty more but a big ridge of high pressure pushing the rain well to the north. that's where it's going to stay for the next...
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middle east peace plan israel is hoping trump will give it the green light to annex a jordan river valley a move that is sure to spark conflict with palestinians and. that. date i mean it's a protest here in lebanon says sectarianism is out but performed is in a complete redesign of the political system is the only way to end the country's problems but veteran politicians say that is just wishful thinking. i'm sorry so much going to thank you for joining us it may be the 1st person to person infection of corona virus outside asia and it's right here in germany officials say a man contracted the virus from a chinese colleague at a conference other confirmed cases of the viral outbreak in europe have so far involved patients who had recently been to china. this is where the 1st person in germany confirmed both corona virus was infected it was at a company training event here in the southern state of bavaria a week ago a chinese colleague attended it but after her return to shanghai she tested positive for the virus. according to local health authorities a german colleague then started showi
middle east peace plan israel is hoping trump will give it the green light to annex a jordan river valley a move that is sure to spark conflict with palestinians and. that. date i mean it's a protest here in lebanon says sectarianism is out but performed is in a complete redesign of the political system is the only way to end the country's problems but veteran politicians say that is just wishful thinking. i'm sorry so much going to thank you for joining us it may be the 1st person to person...
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east peace plan israel is hoping that trump will give it the green light to annex the jordan river valley a move sure to spark conflict with the palestinians and. backyard. gloves on may have a new government but the protesters who've brought down the old one haven't gone away we will find out what it is that they want now. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program it may be the 1st person to person infection of coronavirus outside of asia and it is here in germany officials say that a man contracted the virus from a chinese colleague at a conference of their confirmed cases of the viral outbreak in europe have so far involved patients who have recently been to china here's why. this is where the 1st person in germany confirmed both corona virus was infected it was at a company training event here in the southern state of bavaria a week ago a chinese colleague attended it but after her return to shanghai she tested positive for the virus. according to local health authorities a german colleague then started showing flu like symptoms at the weekend. to. test was carried and yesterday evening t
east peace plan israel is hoping that trump will give it the green light to annex the jordan river valley a move sure to spark conflict with the palestinians and. backyard. gloves on may have a new government but the protesters who've brought down the old one haven't gone away we will find out what it is that they want now. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program it may be the 1st person to person infection of coronavirus outside of asia and it is here in germany officials say that a man...
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in the silicon valley, it is tough into the west valley.ank you sir. it is cold with 30s and a few 20s to the north. pope valley and kelsey bill in the 20s. they really won't change much with the temperatures this week and it may cool off for the later have of this week. winter storm warnings for the snow. you can see that if you have travel plans that it's not going to be a beautiful day unless you like the rain. 20s, 30s and 40s on the map. there are 30s showing up including the peninsula. 35 it after 10 and it looks like we are just beginning to bounce off some of the lows. cold readings and 12 in truckee. 37 at sacramento. palm springs at 60 with a breeze. flagstaff at 30 and las vegas made it to 38. 42 at mount diablo with an east wind. the wind is generally less than 15 miles per hour. the wind at the surface is 15 miles per hour and variable. the water temperatures again in december and now into january are stuck at 54-56 degrees and have not changed. a lot of rain in the pacific northwest and we get some tuesday and into wednesday.
in the silicon valley, it is tough into the west valley.ank you sir. it is cold with 30s and a few 20s to the north. pope valley and kelsey bill in the 20s. they really won't change much with the temperatures this week and it may cool off for the later have of this week. winter storm warnings for the snow. you can see that if you have travel plans that it's not going to be a beautiful day unless you like the rain. 20s, 30s and 40s on the map. there are 30s showing up including the peninsula. 35...
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middle east peace plan israel is hoping trump will give it the green light to annex the jordan river valley a move that is sure to spark conflict with palestinians. i'm serious i was gonna thank you for joining us global fears are mounting over the spread of a deadly coronavirus that originated in china more than a dozen other countries including germany are also reporting infections in china the death toll has jumped to 100 with more than 4500 confirmed cases entire cities are already under quarantine another government has asked people to delay foreign travel for millions worry and waiting is the new normal. the love and support that's most needed in china right now the news popping up on their phones is mostly too worrying so are the scenes in some cities and the virus at the center who hung checkpoints everywhere with a lockdown in place streets of completely emptied out to see a woman than me and. when we face a new type of virus of which a lot is still unknown. a lot of people may feel anxious when. psychologists have been deployed in hospitals to treat patients. on high level and exp
middle east peace plan israel is hoping trump will give it the green light to annex the jordan river valley a move that is sure to spark conflict with palestinians. i'm serious i was gonna thank you for joining us global fears are mounting over the spread of a deadly coronavirus that originated in china more than a dozen other countries including germany are also reporting infections in china the death toll has jumped to 100 with more than 4500 confirmed cases entire cities are already under...
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cool air from the central valley heading in today, yesterday. that's what kept the atmosphere kind of cool, foggy by the delta. live, 48, upper 40s across the bay in oakland but 39 in san jose. we're going to keep high clouds streaming in today. milder days are ahead, just a little rain to talk about. that's coming up next. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead on abc 7 mornings. >> i surf a lot. i can't be afraid of sharks. i can't really be afraid of avalanches. >> skiers return to the slopes. what they are saying after the deadly avalanche in the sierra. >>> serious issues about the election, chasing california. this morning we take a doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacist-recommendeding? memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> welcome back. now to the race for the white house. this past week abc 7 launched a new series of reports, chasing california, which explores issues and strategy leading up to the presidential primary on super tuesday in march. in my first
cool air from the central valley heading in today, yesterday. that's what kept the atmosphere kind of cool, foggy by the delta. live, 48, upper 40s across the bay in oakland but 39 in san jose. we're going to keep high clouds streaming in today. milder days are ahead, just a little rain to talk about. that's coming up next. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead on abc 7 mornings. >> i surf a lot. i can't be afraid of sharks. i can't really be afraid of avalanches. >> skiers return to...
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that fog and then you're seeing some dense fog 2 out of the delta and eventually out to the central valley, some to lee fog having formed overnight out there now as we work our way into the afternoon much less that fog and your gun actually have some clear skies and we did yesterday when overall we had partly cloudy conditions for your new year's day today for the second day of the new year we're going to see the return of some mostly sunny skies after these low clouds began to clear out into the afternoon. temperatures right now in the 40's and 50's not all that bad of a morning it is definitely chilly enough to bundle up you want to stay cozy, but of minimal 30's napa and fairfield to her spots in the 30's most other areas are hanging out a little warmer in the 40's and 50's we do have novato 5 degrees warmer than yesterday, san jose up 8 degrees while oakland's nap and fairfield a touch cooler than where we were at yesterday at the same time so from these 40's and 50's to the 50's and 60's we go later today will be a comfortably cool one mostly sunny as i mentioned l little warmer than
that fog and then you're seeing some dense fog 2 out of the delta and eventually out to the central valley, some to lee fog having formed overnight out there now as we work our way into the afternoon much less that fog and your gun actually have some clear skies and we did yesterday when overall we had partly cloudy conditions for your new year's day today for the second day of the new year we're going to see the return of some mostly sunny skies after these low clouds began to clear out into...
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and mill valley, don't think anybody will catch mill valley. it is a third for san francisco. 19 one huntress in oakland. the guster up there. about 20, 25 miles per hour up to 30. some of the higher elevations, 43. above the oakland hills, almost 30 miles per hour. same for sfo and aspen bay. it will be a blustery day. 40s and 50s on the thames. our system now in the santa clara valley is producing light to moderate rain. it is heavy down there, but in another hour or so, it will be gone. mostly clearing skies. northwest winds and cool conditions late tomorrow and into tomorrow morning. the next system washout saturday morning.: breezy as well. we will keep a little rain going. >>> still ahead, a busy ending for apple users. coming up, we will tell you how much was spent on apps just on new year's day alone. >>> also walmart is rolling out a new tool to help with your groceries. we will tell you how off about is supposed to help you get your order faster. >>> coming up on the morning hours, >>> augmented reality is continuing to grow in popula
and mill valley, don't think anybody will catch mill valley. it is a third for san francisco. 19 one huntress in oakland. the guster up there. about 20, 25 miles per hour up to 30. some of the higher elevations, 43. above the oakland hills, almost 30 miles per hour. same for sfo and aspen bay. it will be a blustery day. 40s and 50s on the thames. our system now in the santa clara valley is producing light to moderate rain. it is heavy down there, but in another hour or so, it will be gone....
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but down in pits still valley many local support the project like the knesset who recently took over her parents' guest house. she's deeply worried about the future of her business in recent years fewer and fewer visitors have stayed in the valleys guest houses and hotels. it's the only skiing region in tyrol with such a downward trend. we need an economic impulse to give young people like me the confidence to invest in our businesses many of our guest houses are run down but young people like me are afraid to invest because we don't know how the tourist industry will develop so it's essential for us all that . economic growth. if the. the plan is to link up tranquil pistola valley and its glaciers with neighboring boats the glacier 2 2 2 2 2 2. it's a huge construction project estimated to cost some $130000000.00 euros. 2 2 2 proponents say it will create europe's largest glacier skiing region. but critics say these plans will have serious consequences they point to and the valley one of austria's premier skiing destinations drawing visitors year round. modern ski lifts transport dr
but down in pits still valley many local support the project like the knesset who recently took over her parents' guest house. she's deeply worried about the future of her business in recent years fewer and fewer visitors have stayed in the valleys guest houses and hotels. it's the only skiing region in tyrol with such a downward trend. we need an economic impulse to give young people like me the confidence to invest in our businesses many of our guest houses are run down but young people like...
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to combat the effects of global warming and there is more of the same to come in australia's style valley a project is underway to extend the ski area to neighboring pit style to create europe's largest glacier ski resort but the number of critics against the development is growing. it's tough going up here on pitstop glacier but the air increasingly thin. right a flute and his friends are trekking up to a mountain ridge to protest against plans to turn parts of one of the last pristine glaciers in austria into ski slopes. rising could be that the 2 skiing regions will be linked to a new one. the new area alone will be about half the size of the spit skiing region these are huge i mention this is the bit by bit we are destroying our natural landscape you know that all of it but down in pits still valley many local support the project like the nesa who recently took over her parents' guest house. she's deeply worried about the future of her business in recent years fewer and fewer visitors have stayed in the valleys guesthouses and hotels. it's the only skiing region in tyrol with such a d
to combat the effects of global warming and there is more of the same to come in australia's style valley a project is underway to extend the ski area to neighboring pit style to create europe's largest glacier ski resort but the number of critics against the development is growing. it's tough going up here on pitstop glacier but the air increasingly thin. right a flute and his friends are trekking up to a mountain ridge to protest against plans to turn parts of one of the last pristine...
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>>what we're seeing this morning is our inland fog for inland valleys of most of your impact actually right now in the south bay with san jose visibility holding on to around a mile don't expect fog in these areas to last for too terribly long. it's going to stop burning off in the central valley, there will be patches of it through your morning commute though mostly east and south of the bay itself. so do watch these areas as you eventually make your drive into work as for skies a few clouds hanging out overhead it's a partly cloudy start to what will be a mostly sunny day ahead of us temperatures right now are in the 40's couple spots in the 50's like alameda right at 50 degrees. cocker here at 43 while the way how at 45 napa are cool spot in the day currently in the 30's that 37 degrees. do expect temperatures later on today to be noticeably warmer than yesterday as we're going to say goodbye to the cloud cover goodbye to the showers. hello to some 60's mid 60's for some of our inland areas, nice mild afternoon and this is just the start of it even warmer conditions in the days to
>>what we're seeing this morning is our inland fog for inland valleys of most of your impact actually right now in the south bay with san jose visibility holding on to around a mile don't expect fog in these areas to last for too terribly long. it's going to stop burning off in the central valley, there will be patches of it through your morning commute though mostly east and south of the bay itself. so do watch these areas as you eventually make your drive into work as for skies a few...
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>>we are looking visibility being a problem out to our central valley inland valley areas of central and northern california livermore a mile for your visibility right now oakland and san jose have seen improvements but do watch for some pches of fog that could be holding you back a little bit as you do make your way to worin these areas the coast rather on the clear side well throughout the course of the morning. now skies are going to remain mostlsunny today and temperatures although cooler to start this morning e eventually going to e warmer than yestday as we're so a lot to look forward to later on day afr you do throw those jackets on this morning fairfield you're 39, while most of the rest of us are in the 40's right now. later today expect most the bay area to rise well io the 60's and this just the start of even warmer weather head of usgot more about that. still ahead robin a quick peek at 80 into san francisco. the line is growing it's getting busier but it's still not bad so. >>it's a great time to st get on out there before any hot spots pop up before it starts to back up
>>we are looking visibility being a problem out to our central valley inland valley areas of central and northern california livermore a mile for your visibility right now oakland and san jose have seen improvements but do watch for some pches of fog that could be holding you back a little bit as you do make your way to worin these areas the coast rather on the clear side well throughout the course of the morning. now skies are going to remain mostlsunny today and temperatures although...
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if you are in the central valley, bakersfield and sacramento, you may have valley fog. we will look at the potential for showers. >>> we now know with the 49ers will play in the first playoff game. the minnesota vikings. the vikes will travel to leave i see them to take on the niners for next sunday. the 49ers are favored by a touchdown. it will be the first ever playoff game at leave i see them. reminder, stay with us and we will have the highlights from the wildcard games. with that is coming up in sports. >>> an update on the eviction case on two moms living in a vacant home in oakland. >>> a horrible accident involving a tour bus in pennsylvania killed five people and leaves nearly 60 more injured. what led up to the crash, coming up. at at&t we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. we've created access from at&t california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits. may qualify for home intern
if you are in the central valley, bakersfield and sacramento, you may have valley fog. we will look at the potential for showers. >>> we now know with the 49ers will play in the first playoff game. the minnesota vikings. the vikes will travel to leave i see them to take on the niners for next sunday. the 49ers are favored by a touchdown. it will be the first ever playoff game at leave i see them. reminder, stay with us and we will have the highlights from the wildcard games. with that...
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the valley anymore, man. you better figure something out. so for abraham lincoln and grant this becomes a good opportunity so grant believes as does lincoln that hey, if we can separate whatever force this is away from lee, let's destroy this force before he crosses the potomac river. so they see this as an opportunity in washington, d.c. if you ask general howlick it becomes a crisis. and he'll head towards frederick maryland and the federal high command at last, he realizes there's a major threat to washington and baltimore at this point so what's going to happen? you'll appreciate my graphics here. so let's send up howel. the federal army's got the interior alliance and they've got navy and transport ships and they'll send up veterans. their first troops that will be coming up will be the third division of the 6th corps under james rickets and wait for it, my friends -- boom! all right? so he's sent all of the way up chesapeake and he's going to arri arrive in baltimore, and from there they'll use rail tra
the valley anymore, man. you better figure something out. so for abraham lincoln and grant this becomes a good opportunity so grant believes as does lincoln that hey, if we can separate whatever force this is away from lee, let's destroy this force before he crosses the potomac river. so they see this as an opportunity in washington, d.c. if you ask general howlick it becomes a crisis. and he'll head towards frederick maryland and the federal high command at last, he realizes there's a major...
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so it is the central valley.ause it is highly republican. >> we've seen the turnout is getting higher among the latinos and sanders knows that. >> it's turnout. what entity bernie sanders that they're enthusiastic about? >> you would think latino voters might see an old white man and not want to vote for him. they're drawn to his messages and his policies. they like his health care policies, they like his affordable college policies. so those are the issues. we can dig in for a very long time. we hope you watch it. we're doing these long pieces digging in to the political race. we have another one coming but that bloomberg and his strategy. >> the billionaire. >> they're all chasing to catch california. we've got women. we've got billionaires. we've got biden. the other candidates are throughout waiting to see what happens and they might be coming back into the race. don't count it out. >> california really matters this time. that's why we have the series. you can watch chasing california in its entirety on abc7n
so it is the central valley.ause it is highly republican. >> we've seen the turnout is getting higher among the latinos and sanders knows that. >> it's turnout. what entity bernie sanders that they're enthusiastic about? >> you would think latino voters might see an old white man and not want to vote for him. they're drawn to his messages and his policies. they like his health care policies, they like his affordable college policies. so those are the issues. we can dig in for...
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kelseyville pope valley.31 degrees and 35 in ross and san antoma and marin county. take your pick. you can find teens and 20s up in the mountains. santa barbara and bakersfield. so mostly sunny this morning if you want to get out and do something bundle up. then by this evening that system will begin to move through. the one that has more umph will be on thursday morning . so if you're, if you have travel plans on thursday or your job takes you outside, tomorrow you'll be fine but thursday you'll have those plans. 50s on the temps here from the mid to the north. a few did go 60 for a couple. we had a couple yesterday, maybe a few more today. then after thursday, cool and breezy pattern take us into friday and saturday. >>> time is 5:52. bay area gang members accused of committing crimes hundreds of miles away. the new report showing a spike in crimes in southern california blamed on bay area gang members. plus a possible began on gas and lawn mowers. we'll tell you what you need to know about the latest propo
kelseyville pope valley.31 degrees and 35 in ross and san antoma and marin county. take your pick. you can find teens and 20s up in the mountains. santa barbara and bakersfield. so mostly sunny this morning if you want to get out and do something bundle up. then by this evening that system will begin to move through. the one that has more umph will be on thursday morning . so if you're, if you have travel plans on thursday or your job takes you outside, tomorrow you'll be fine but thursday...
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valley fog, tomorrow morning. if you are in in the central valley it is a constant, this time year, especially when there is no rain. we will see patches in the few spots in the bay area near black point or out by lincoln valley or some of those -- you know those pockets. you will see it again tomorrow morning, it is not that big shield in the central valley it is a little bit more broken up, as the days go on with this nice home weather it should build up into a much larger mass. more the same in the terms of dry, more sunshine tomorrow and more mild temperatures, more like what you would expect in the early spring, we will be seeing temperatures in the mid and upper 60s. the high pressure ridge is the reason, when that builds in it sets up the jet stream to the north of us, there is whether a lot in the pacific but it is getting pushed to the north, matter fact, the folks on the east coast are watching the west coat because at these systems tweak to the north they will continue to go out there. it will assess an
valley fog, tomorrow morning. if you are in in the central valley it is a constant, this time year, especially when there is no rain. we will see patches in the few spots in the bay area near black point or out by lincoln valley or some of those -- you know those pockets. you will see it again tomorrow morning, it is not that big shield in the central valley it is a little bit more broken up, as the days go on with this nice home weather it should build up into a much larger mass. more the same...
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it's been problematic in the central valley this morning. now we do have a really strog storm system that's pushing into the northern northwest part of the country. but this high-pressure ridge that we have built up across. california right now it's going make sure that storm system doesn't really pack a punch for us it's going to be pushing it any chance of rain well to our north keeping us dry sunny and well above average as far as temperatures go future cast shows you that mostly sunny skies will be seen today still a few clouds out there but skies will remain nice and clear tomorrow more the same as you will also see on friday with friday and saturday evening, especially warm day just around the orner today alrea warmer 50's to low 60's 4 daytime r highs today. all checking in with the upper 50's and 60's out along the coast while all are areas elsewhere either right ne to 60 degrees or just above it with the redwood city palo alto and mountain view it's 62 for today's daytime highs south bay temperatures in the mid 6s in some cases, san
it's been problematic in the central valley this morning. now we do have a really strog storm system that's pushing into the northern northwest part of the country. but this high-pressure ridge that we have built up across. california right now it's going make sure that storm system doesn't really pack a punch for us it's going to be pushing it any chance of rain well to our north keeping us dry sunny and well above average as far as temperatures go future cast shows you that mostly sunny skies...
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inland valley reaching up to 67 with mostly sunny sky. and there is also the lunar new year festival in redwood city starting at 58 degrees on saturday and then rising up to about 62, 63 degrees during the middle of the day. now for the super bowl, whether you have a party or if you are lucky enough to actually go, you're going to have great weather here. we're looking at low 60s across the bay area. a few clouds and partly cloudy by halftime. we're at 60 degrees and then cooling off by the end of the game into the upper 50s. s wkend where nds on tam volunteers clear up muir woods and it is 59 degrees and then cooler on sunday if you are wanting warmer weather you'll see that in paso robles reaching 75 on saturday. it will also cool down there as well but even as that front passes, we're staying dry. so we'll talk about what is going on today, we'll check out that low visibility in the tri-valley that is coming up in about three minutes. >> thanks, kari. >>> well, coming up for you here on "today in the bay" -- >> a contra costa county ca
inland valley reaching up to 67 with mostly sunny sky. and there is also the lunar new year festival in redwood city starting at 58 degrees on saturday and then rising up to about 62, 63 degrees during the middle of the day. now for the super bowl, whether you have a party or if you are lucky enough to actually go, you're going to have great weather here. we're looking at low 60s across the bay area. a few clouds and partly cloudy by halftime. we're at 60 degrees and then cooling off by the end...
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low to mid 50s through the central valley. milder down in southern california, 65 in san diego, nearing 70 in los angeles. our weather, wet weather tonight stuck in eureka during the day today. the sierra snow pack continues to shrink. we have not had atmospheric rivers to bring feet of snow. that will change. 80% of average, 71% in tahoe. my first real heavy snow event will be tuesday. a foot or two, and then another foot or two possible thursday. so the snow pack will grow a lot next week. >> zoom pizza which used robots to make pizzas is shutting down. state filings show the company cut 172 jobs in mountain view and 80 jobs in san francisco. in an email to employees, zoom says the company plans to focus on food packaging system. >>> a new pilot program will switch out bottled water for tap water. any you are usable five gallon container also be filled with tap water. it's a blend of supplies collected from protected watersheds in alameda and san mateo countcounties. the program will be implemented in the next few month. >>>
low to mid 50s through the central valley. milder down in southern california, 65 in san diego, nearing 70 in los angeles. our weather, wet weather tonight stuck in eureka during the day today. the sierra snow pack continues to shrink. we have not had atmospheric rivers to bring feet of snow. that will change. 80% of average, 71% in tahoe. my first real heavy snow event will be tuesday. a foot or two, and then another foot or two possible thursday. so the snow pack will grow a lot next week....
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holmes said valley the neighborhood there looked like in a valley, one small creek went over its banks and into back yards and then on to the street it did not flood any homes there was also a river of rushing water outside of the 02:00am club on miller avenue water went all the way up to the front steps, i'm told there that a storm drain got clogged up and that caused the water to rise up all around 8 o'clock this morning. this this is put sandbags out in front for protection and that seemed to work no major reports of any damage. >>also by late afternoon, the creek that had caused all that mess in the neighborhood went back to where it belongs we could still see that it was rushing all that muddy water needed to go somewhere pg e also said that at the peak of the storm today in the north bay about 275 people lost power but majority of them now have that power back as we come back at her live. it is a little cold out here this evening, but no rain which is good news for people who are dealing with their evening commute but everyone had a lot of time today to clear out from that major
holmes said valley the neighborhood there looked like in a valley, one small creek went over its banks and into back yards and then on to the street it did not flood any homes there was also a river of rushing water outside of the 02:00am club on miller avenue water went all the way up to the front steps, i'm told there that a storm drain got clogged up and that caused the water to rise up all around 8 o'clock this morning. this this is put sandbags out in front for protection and that seemed...
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the system is scooting across with light rain toward the santa clara valley.ra, there is snow with chain requirements on 80 and if you are going up there with the winter weather advisory, it goes until 10:00 with the wind roaring in lake county and 37 and also around cobb and the healdsburg hills, in the 30s and cold. the system is giving us a little bit more in the way of rain and mount tampa, .75 inches. it just came in and northwest, mount diablo and up to mount tam, 40s and low 50s and polk valley, 34. mid-40s in marin county and tiburon and 40 in fresno, 30 in truckee and 42 in ukiah with cloud cover keeping light rain going in the morning but this week, the best system will be thursday morning and the russian river and into marin county and santa cruz, two amounts possible. most of the temps, tonight, we clear it out and then clouds with very cold air thursday into friday and one more system saturday and then sunday right now looks drive. >>> it's 5:53 in the field of democratic presidential candidates is narrowing leading to the november election. comin
the system is scooting across with light rain toward the santa clara valley.ra, there is snow with chain requirements on 80 and if you are going up there with the winter weather advisory, it goes until 10:00 with the wind roaring in lake county and 37 and also around cobb and the healdsburg hills, in the 30s and cold. the system is giving us a little bit more in the way of rain and mount tampa, .75 inches. it just came in and northwest, mount diablo and up to mount tam, 40s and low 50s and polk...
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in novato, through lucas valley, lucas valley road and close to san rafael, it lets up. this is the camera in san rafael looking south. looking away from the fog. here's how things will play out today in my 12-hour planner, 45 to 48 degrees at 7:00. 55 to 59 at noon. just a bit of sunshine. even without a lot of sunshine we're above average with temperatures nearing 60 this afternoon. let's say good morning to
in novato, through lucas valley, lucas valley road and close to san rafael, it lets up. this is the camera in san rafael looking south. looking away from the fog. here's how things will play out today in my 12-hour planner, 45 to 48 degrees at 7:00. 55 to 59 at noon. just a bit of sunshine. even without a lot of sunshine we're above average with temperatures nearing 60 this afternoon. let's say good morning to
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i'm lucy hockings live in kangaroo valley and i will be speaking to the owners of the kangaroo valleyh retreat about how you rebuild when fire has taken everything. and the bbc speaks to carlos ghosn, the fugitive businessman now banned from leaving the country he fled to. it's 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london and 7:00pm in ottawa where the prime minister justin trudeau has said there's evidence from multiple sources that the ukrainian passengerjet that crashed near tehran was shot down by an iranian missile. all 176 people on board were killed, including dozens of canadians. iran's civil aviation chief has dismissed reports that a missile had hit the aircraft as "scientifically impossible". nick bryant has the latest from washington. american media say these images appear to show the moment the ukrainian airliner was hit by an iranian missile shortly after take—off. the plane did not explode immediately and continued flying for several minutes as it tried to return to tehran airport. this video appears to show the boeing 737, which seems to be on fire, as it went down. just be
i'm lucy hockings live in kangaroo valley and i will be speaking to the owners of the kangaroo valleyh retreat about how you rebuild when fire has taken everything. and the bbc speaks to carlos ghosn, the fugitive businessman now banned from leaving the country he fled to. it's 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london and 7:00pm in ottawa where the prime minister justin trudeau has said there's evidence from multiple sources that the ukrainian passengerjet that crashed near tehran was shot down...
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warmer san jose and santa clara valley after yesterday's lower 60s. okay saturday and turn he mostly cloudy and windy and a chill on monday morning. >>> all right, sal, thank you. >>> time is 4:55, the excitement building in miami. ahead of super bowl liv. almost 30,000 passengers expected to arrive in miami international airport every day between now and sunday. coming up. we will bring you live report from miami. >>> plus the lakers are playing tonight on their court for the first time since the death of kobe bryant. we'll talk about the tributes to kobe bryant including one that is planned for super bowl liv. but first, a sneak peek of how the stadium for the newly named las vegas raiders is shaping up. we tried to get the politicians to deal with the problem. but they wouldn't. so we took it to the voters and forced big tobacco to pay its share of healthcare costs. we fought oil companies for new clean air laws and closed a billion dollar corporate tax loophole to fund public schools. by going directly to the people we got results. that's not some
warmer san jose and santa clara valley after yesterday's lower 60s. okay saturday and turn he mostly cloudy and windy and a chill on monday morning. >>> all right, sal, thank you. >>> time is 4:55, the excitement building in miami. ahead of super bowl liv. almost 30,000 passengers expected to arrive in miami international airport every day between now and sunday. coming up. we will bring you live report from miami. >>> plus the lakers are playing tonight on their...
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it's the central valley.e which is usually ignored because it's heavily republicn. >> turnout is getting higher among latinos and i think the sanders campaign knows that. >> turnout, you need enthusiasm for turnout. >> u do. >> you spoke with the younger people and the people working in the central value. what is it about bernie sanders that they're enthusiastic about? >> you would think they might see an old white man and might not want to vote for them. and they're drawn to his messaging, policies, they like his health care policies. they like his, you know, affordable college policies. those are the issues. we can dig into this for a very long time and this is what this piece explores. it's on abc7news.com. we're digging into the political race. we have another one coming out next week that we worked on together about bloomberg and his strategy. >> the billionaire. >> yeah. >> we've got everything in this race and they're all chasing to catch california. >> totally. >> we have women, billionaires, we've go
it's the central valley.e which is usually ignored because it's heavily republicn. >> turnout is getting higher among latinos and i think the sanders campaign knows that. >> turnout, you need enthusiasm for turnout. >> u do. >> you spoke with the younger people and the people working in the central value. what is it about bernie sanders that they're enthusiastic about? >> you would think they might see an old white man and might not want to vote for them. and...
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inland valleys, basically, anyone away from the coast, you're going to be colder. down to 42 at midnight, with maybe some patchy areas of valley fog we'll be watching as all. all in all, i think it's going to be a pretty good night for us across the bay area. in about 15 minutes, i'll details about a major increase in cloud cover and when rainfall returns to the forecast in about 15 minutes. >> take a look at that. a vivid example of how powerful the ocean can be and how you have to be aware when you're around it. this is video from last thursday, after a man at bonnie doon beach had massive waves crash over him. he was rescued and is okay. you can see him right there in the bottom of your screen taking it from that wave. now the national weather service has issued a high surf advisory along the coast through thursday morning. so a good reminder to be safe if you're walking along the beach or like their mis man on the ro and shore. >>> there is still no sign of a man who went over in half moon bay. a lexus suv flew off the cliff at gray whale cove in the morning. i
inland valleys, basically, anyone away from the coast, you're going to be colder. down to 42 at midnight, with maybe some patchy areas of valley fog we'll be watching as all. all in all, i think it's going to be a pretty good night for us across the bay area. in about 15 minutes, i'll details about a major increase in cloud cover and when rainfall returns to the forecast in about 15 minutes. >> take a look at that. a vivid example of how powerful the ocean can be and how you have to be...
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silicon valley is more of a typical commute, slow getting into the west valley.. >>> it is cold out there, coldest morning in the season. many advice on your cars, argued friend kathy. a little chilly this morning. sitting here with my lights off thinking my dog thinks it's nighttime might not want to go on the walk. by the way kathy, speaking of napa, shout out to everyone over there. i left them a half bottle. by the way so there you go, good stuff, good times . >>> kelsey ville, 28 degrees, pope valley 26. that is cold. they go novato starting to work its way up, rohnert park is a little bit of fog. concord, half-mile, fairfield, tracy and stockton not so good little easterly breeze bring some of that fog back in. marin county, right back over the car canas straight. bring in that fog, that is tough to budge when you get that fog setting up shop. a little better rain, not much. i wouldn't cancel any plans. your job takes you outside on thursday. you might want to go to plan b. while the little stronger system. lakeport, airport losses 30 showing. mostly sunny,
silicon valley is more of a typical commute, slow getting into the west valley.. >>> it is cold out there, coldest morning in the season. many advice on your cars, argued friend kathy. a little chilly this morning. sitting here with my lights off thinking my dog thinks it's nighttime might not want to go on the walk. by the way kathy, speaking of napa, shout out to everyone over there. i left them a half bottle. by the way so there you go, good stuff, good times . >>> kelsey...
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county out into the central valley. you're also seeing some visibility impacts on the san mateo bridge southward down into the south and eastern parts of the bay, coastal areas, not so much it's been nice and clear just as the rest of us will. taken later on today as fog burns off and lifts we've got a mostly sunny afternoon ahead of us tomorrow just a few more clouds than today and then tomorrow night our best chance of rain in the forecast not arriving friday night though intel well after most of us have gone to bed after midnight in fact into early saturday morning. that's when those showers can be expected. today's daytime highs a little warmer than yesterday's upper 50's to low 60's across the day. most of our coastal areas in the upper 50's with areas further south on the peninsula along the bay back up into the low 60's redwood city and san carlos each 60 for your highs south bay temperatures also low 60's today for daytime highs east bay temperatures range of upper 50's to low 60's. these numbers comfortably coo
county out into the central valley. you're also seeing some visibility impacts on the san mateo bridge southward down into the south and eastern parts of the bay, coastal areas, not so much it's been nice and clear just as the rest of us will. taken later on today as fog burns off and lifts we've got a mostly sunny afternoon ahead of us tomorrow just a few more clouds than today and then tomorrow night our best chance of rain in the forecast not arriving friday night though intel well after...
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unspoiled valleys in neighboring s sichuan show us how it mightht once have looked. it's the sort of natural abundance that is necessary to support an emerging civilization. how could a landscape with such potentitial have been reduced toto this? when chinese scientists and civil engineers began to survey the area, they realized that several thousand yeyears of agricultural exploitation had denuded the hills and valleys of vegetation. the relentless grazing of domestic animals on the slopes meant that there was no chance for young trees and shrubs to grow. the rainfall no longer seeped d into the earth, but simply washed down the hillsides, taking the soil with it. over millenennia, this s progressively destroyedd the region's fertility. when this happens over an area as extensive as the plateau, millions of tons of silt are swept down into the yeyellow river, which gets its n name from the color of the fine loess soil. the mounting quantities of silt clog up the river, impeding its flow, contributing to the floods that give the river another name: china's sorrow. in
unspoiled valleys in neighboring s sichuan show us how it mightht once have looked. it's the sort of natural abundance that is necessary to support an emerging civilization. how could a landscape with such potentitial have been reduced toto this? when chinese scientists and civil engineers began to survey the area, they realized that several thousand yeyears of agricultural exploitation had denuded the hills and valleys of vegetation. the relentless grazing of domestic animals on the slopes...