Thank you for the great introduction. Welcome, everyone to this great book fair now in its 30th year. [applause] doris goodwin, its so wonderful to have you here. Welcome to miami. This is our premier cultural event. Great to have you her. If books about president. It was started by Theodore Roosevelt, known as teddy. How did he start the progressive era . What propelled him to act . What were his successes that are still with us today . We did call him teddy even though he didnt like the name teddy. I think he lost that to history. [laughter] the aspects of the Industrial Age has not been dealt with since the civil war. There was no real workmen compensation. Huge monopolies eating up small businesses. The gap between the rich and the poor had grown wider. Sounds familiar to the situation today. Even though he was a conservative when he started in a certain sense and a republican when he started, he realized the Publican Party would not be able to continue as a major force and majorit
Develop a coronavirus vaccine. One of the first human trials showing signs of potential. This is a promising, encouraging, first step. What the doctor leading that trial is telling us this morning. Demanding answers. Congressional leaders set to be briefed on intelligence that russia paid to have u. S. Troops killed. And from moscow, breaking news overnight, as the power play by Vladimir Putin could keep him in office for 16 more years. Back to work . Todays monthly jobs report smashing expectations. The u. S. Economy adding nearly 5 million jobs in june. The Unemployment Rate falling to 11 . With restaurants and businesses can it last . Wet wedding. A couple taking photos for their big day in california washed out to sea by a large wave. Inside the dramatic rescue straight ahead. Those stories, plus, batter up the boys of summer return to the field. Our firsthand look at what the teams are doing to bring back baseball. Today, thursday, july 2nd, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is
Down isis as the terrorist group is apparently using the pandemic to plan a resurgence will discuss that all right so tight its time to boost your news i. Q. And we start with covert 19 as cases continue to grip the world globally cases now topping 4900000 with 324000 reported deaths now here in the u. S. Alone the number of cases at 1500000 with 92000 deaths taking a closer look at whats happening in the nation the c. D. C. Has now set guidelines for reopening america only to be shelved by the white house claiming that the guidelines were too specific as a result the c. D. C. Quietly releases a revised shorter version of the guidelines on its web site instead now this as all 50 states are in the process of reopening just in time for memorial day however in the hardest hit state of new york agency heads are still working out there. Kinks and their plans to reopen today chavez has more now from new york. Today in new developments as state agencies work to reopen new york and get people
Where numbers of the Chicago White sox were accused up during world series to the cincinnati reds. It brought about many changes in baseball, including getting eight players on the white sox banned from baseball for life, but the story of that one is not a simple one. It is very complicated. Tonights talk 100alled field of myths, years after the black sox s candal, so it should be a fascinating talk. I am excited to welcome david. Are gathered here on the eve of this years world series, and 100 years ago, who knew there was going to be another world series . Once that scandal was exposed, and trust in baseball was starting to evaporate very rapidly, and as david said, that is, you know, eight men out. That is the story we know. That was the title of a book, a movie. The legends respond about that. It was not the start of trouble in rivers city. Gambling had been rife in baseball since the beginning of the sport. Think of all of the gambling in america. The riverboat gamblers and card s
Prompting concern and investigations and after months of lockdown its only declares itself open to get again for tourists but it may be a tough sell if travel goals make the trip more of a headache than a holiday. Welcome to the program sparked by events in the u. S. Simmering frustration over racism has now broken out into protests in europe a mass rally is now underway in Central London even as coronavirus restrictions remain in place tens of thousands have gathered to protest the killing of american george floyd a black man who died in Police Custody 10 days ago a black lives Matter Movement organize the demonstration to draw attention to abuse of black peoples rights worldwide. And he took the spirit masses on site for us at the protests in london so bear get what has been going on there. Well its survey very peaceful protest but a very big protests i think much bigger than anybody had expected people were gathering in hyde park there was Something Like a sit in where people sat to