Evelyn Taft, Political Scientist

I'm watching KCAL 9 while the CA-36 results come in, and things don't look like they're turning out too well for Craig Huey (here and here).

We'll, see. And even if Huey's cooked the night's not a total loss. I'm catching up on the local weather with KCAL's Evelyn Taft, and she's a political scientist:

A Bay Area native, Evelyn Taft first lived in Los Angeles while attending the Annenberg School of Journalism at the University of Southern California. While getting her Broadcast Journalism and Political Science degrees at USC, Evelyn forecasted the weather for Annenberg’s live newscast.

VIDEO: North Dakota Flooding — Souris River Hits Record High Flood Level in Minot

North Dakota blogger Rob Port has has first hand coverage: "Some Before And After Pictures Of Minot Flooding.

And in the news, from Fox and PBS:

Also at Los Angeles Times, "Looming flood prompts North Dakota evacuations," and New York Times, "They Dropped Their Flood Insurance, Then the ‘Mouse’ Roared."

Plus, at Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Neighbors, strangers aid Minot flood victims."

Out Yesterday to Irvine Spectrum Center

I've mentioned it before (website's here). And the weather's been awesome:

We had lunch at Wahoos:

Probably going down there again today, to the Apple Store. My son likes the iPhone 4, although if we get him something, it'll probably be an iTouch. We're debating it, since he's still young, but it'll be soon, no matter what happens. He's about that age when kids start to get wired, and of course, the technology's everywhere. For now though, he can just play with the "Cars" app on the store's demonstration model.

Joplin, Missouri, Tornado: VIDEO

Robert Mackey has a video roundup, "Video Shows Missouri Tornado Damage."

And at ABC News, "Tornadoes Rip Across Midwest; 89 Dead in Joplin, Mo."

ALSO: A first-person video, riding out the storm, here.