Washington, d. C. , across Lafayette Square at the white house with the slavery and the president s neighborhood. As we begin tonights program please welcome the 15th rector of st. Johns church, reverend john fisher. [ applause ] welcome, good evening. My name is rob fisher. I am the rector of st. Johns church, and i am thrilled that our friends at the White House Historical association asked us to provide space for tonights conversation. Stewart asked if i would share a little bit about the history of this very historic room that you are sitting in tonight and so i will share with you that this church was completed in 1816. The architect was Benjamin Henry latrobe. Not only did he design this church, he was rewould abouting the white house after it was destroyed by the british in the war of 1812 and in 1818 he built Decatur House which is now the home of the White House Historical association and if you go inside the Decatur House and you look up, you see a very similar entrance. It i
I am the rector of st. Johns church, and i am thrilled that our friends at the White House Historical association asked us to provide space for tonights conversation. Stewart asked if i would share a little bit about the history of this very historic room that you are sitting in tonight and so i will share with you that this church was completed in 1816. The architect was Benjamin Henry latrobe. Not only did he design this church, he was working on rebuilding the white house after it was destroyed by the british in the war of 1812, and in 1818 he built Decatur House which is now the home of the White House Historical association and if you go inside the Decatur House and you look up, you see a very similar entrance. It is almost like a miniature of this dome that we have in our church space and the Original Church was built as a greek cross. So it was an even four sides and just six years later in 1822, they expanded the Church Building to make room for more seating. We dont know who t
Think of accomplishments usually of things that are positive well sorry to say this is not that type of record this morning the state of florida announced that its daily death toll for corona virus is at 173. Unfortunately that is a single day highest total ever announced by the Florida Department of health since the pandemic began the previous record was set july 16th with 156. 00 deaths the trend seems to obviously be going in the wrong direction i mention this here at the top of the show not to harp on numbers which frankly can get kind of tiresome right but because its that number and others like it that is causing us citizens to feel suddenly almost. Almost ostracized. Now heres what i mean this morning it is being reported that europe has officially started reopening for tourism once again yea right i mean this after months of a lockdown due to covert 19 that means theres now an expansive list of countries whose citizens will be welcomed in most European Countries today wow there
Orders as some have continued to host a large weddings and now the latest church to land in the spotlight during the pandemic is star of the sea church in the Richmond District for say the sacking joins us live from the church tonight she has more taylor. Well that information went out in a newsletter to church goers this weekend in that letter father, joseph below downplays the coronavirus essentially says that people should be coming to mass. First it was places like saint peter and paul church in north beach putting large Indoor Services and weddings during the pandemic. And now its this controversial letter from another Catholic Church in San Francisco, the star of the sea newsletter from father joseph below begins as follows the only reason to become a catholic is to become a seat were more concerned about safety and sanctity referring to the pandemic the letter goes on to imply that this philosophy will hurt People Mission but Church Services above their own health. Once you get
As well 63 in pacifica 58, though if youre going to be on terror 55 rather 66, and Half Moon Bay and again just keep in mind it is going to be a overcast for summer coastal areas today. Once again 75 in millbrae upper 70s if youre going to be in burlingame later on this afternoon, 75 for foster city and san mateo low 80s, san carlos and into redwood City Mountain view youll be at a high of 80 degrees. Heres south zone covered in the 80s today anywhere from the low to upper 80s. So it is definitely more widespread here today 80 degrees expected in sunnyvale 84 in cupertino but 18 im pretty toasty in morgan hill later on today expected and youre east bay zone looks like this its going to be really nice pleasant temperatures closer to the bay. Were looking at some mid to upper 70s for union city and Hayward Fremont youll be at a high of 78 today but then its going to get hotter inland of course 89 for the high in livermore this afternoon 87, if youre going to be in pleasanton sunday and i