After her sixth prison sentence in los angeles, she was fortunate in that she was given access to Treatment Services in santa monica. It made her realize if i have access to this service in santa monica, why cant we have it in south l. A. And southcentral l. A. . Now she runs a new way of life. She helped her first clients in an apartment she was able to get after she left the treatment center. We are going to hear about her story as well. Thank you so much for being with us, both of you. Your father was incarcerated and many people after that experience would probably run as far in the other direction as they could and now here you are as the warden of a very large prison in illinois. Why did you decide to follow that path and how was your early experience as a child and how did it inform the way you run a prison now . Nneka im a Firm Believer in god ordering my steps for me. I did not set out to become the executive director of cook county jail, nor did i set out for a career in pris
Keeping an eye on things and first brian then taken this year and brian is letting us for now is that accurate . Reporter some chars have come into this evening pretty heavy and another round coming to the bay area right now particularly and around San Francisco Oakland Center fell area live Storm Tracker a few showers taking place around redwood city hall to us well San Francisco on an oakland and of the eastern freeway near Pelham Vallejo gathering coming down on a fairly steady cliff San Francisco being the biggest currently and there is some heavy rain falling across the city east set was raining heavy 10 minutes to go high one and s is pushing through downtown in the Mission Notice this area and orange fish as heavy rain that there has to work his way across the bay and then the next hand and an four to ill look for often on passing showers still the chance for thunderstorms tonight that showers although they do it for life for tomorrow morning as well as the afternoon the other i
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Grant near and afghanistan the ties stigmatized the area air force maj is the first openly gay woman to be killed in action she was killed there 6 american troops including. The see there on the right cuestas said dahmer to their patrol in the the attack on u. S. Forces this year. Considered a trail blazer becoming one of the First American Service Members to be married in a samesex ceremonies a year after the repeal of dont ask dont tell. The family lived in center fell than she leaves behind a wife and young son. Good evening reporter everyone after the wake of the rain that we had applied both metro area of a pickup a trickle of rain other areas of up to 3 in. In some mountain locations you can see off for the killers was left over a continuous drizzle and this going on never completely shut off today and certainly hard to see any sunshine at work down to the south bay have been they also to the coast for some showers hanging on Storm Tracker we continual death gill have thisHigh Pr
Allentown and mount pocono 28. 33 he in reading. 33 in millville. 34 degrees right now at Atlantic City airport. As you look at satellite6 and action radar some of the clouds from yesterday pulling on out of here. Well be in and out of sunshine and clouds today. Its going to be a pretty day today. Were dry today. Our high is 50 degrees so this isnt as mild as yesterday but were still a couple degrees above average. Not bad. By 9 00 a. M. , about 41 in the city, colder in the suburbs with sunshine and clouds. By noon, 47. By 3 00 p. M. , 50 degrees with plenty of sunshine and some clouds at their high today. By 6 00 p. M. , were down to 44 under partly cloudy skies. The one issue we have which is really unusual for this time of year is the air quality alert. That means the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups the young the elderly anyone with respiratory issues try to limit your outdoor activity. Theres a lot of fine particles in the air today. That means kind of like some pollution is