Fractional moves overnight in asia. And now the latest on the coronavirus this morning. 1 Million People have now become infected. The United States is representing nearly a quarter of the world cases and the cdc is expected to advice all of americans now to wear cloth masks in public to stop the spread of the virus. Vice president mike pence saying that the new guidelines are coming in the next few days, this on top of social distancing rules. The Coronavirus Task force keeping close eye on louisiana, michigan, indiana, georgia and illinois as next potential coronavirus hot spot. In louisiana 26 of all tests are coming back positive. Connecticut being watched closely this morning. Covid19 fears growing abroad stranded crew ship. Princess cruise ship headed to florida today with several infected passengers, comes as a crew member dies on the celebrity infinity ship sitting off the coast of st. Petersburg this morning. Cruises finally dock at port everglades. Passengers will remain on b
The 40th annual american book awards. I say it is very appropriate that we are holding this ceremony on the day of the dead. In San Francisco. And in california, and at the end of the west. Not just geographically mind you, you go any further west, you are in the east. Far east. So just this last month, afghanistan turned 18. I say its you say is going to vote . Congressional budget for every 24 hours the war cost hundred and 74 million. So in a city named for st. Francis, who city fathers and mothers now treated citizens as if they were merely detritus of capitalism, is trying these big two. And if state named for a black lesbian amazon clean of the islamic faith took up on that, but these are just the names that we know right now. Because there are monday names for this place became long before any of us were here and there will be monday names to come. In fact the origin of those names came from a group of people who arrived from youre up are increasingly starting to up here within
Asked me i never really asked myself exactly. What lead me to want to write a book because they are a pain in the neck to do. You need a level of passion about it. Usually what it is if i look back on it it is finding a person. An interesting person in an interesting situation and explore some interesting ideas. What almost always happens is i have a lot of little projects, magazine pieces, things i am investigating, it consumes me and i get to the point, this is such a good story i have an obligation to tell it. That is the point of the book, i have to do this, it should be done because it should be told. In terms of you asked me to go to a class of journalism schools, to write a good story i wouldnt know how to begin. Host you were working for Salomon Brothers. Guest my career path, there should be something on the bottom of the tv screens at says try this in your own home. I dont think you can grasp the model on a literary career. I was an art history major in college. I wanted to i
My name is Justin Desmangles i of the chair of the foundation celebrating the 41st year. [applause] for decades. I want to and extend my gratitude to an hour founder our founder who was one of the great artists, warriors of our time, ishmael reed is with us today. [applause] i also want to think our friends here the center for being so generous in in particular the director and to fellow board member presently the poet laureate at the center cisco jazz festival San Francisco jazz festival. [applause] the american book awards are hosted by the jazz center. Jazz has the uniquely american art form the american is a and the thread of telling it like it is to invite openly all cultures to develop and to seek peace with one another. And with that National Conversation that is exacerbated by a violent political crisis that has taken hold of the country in the rest of the world and with the viciousness of the american book awards and the before Columbus Foundation is it midways medicinal to he
Plans to remember that event today. On this anniversary, a debate about gun violence and what to do about it. Were interested in hearing from you. How to best reduce acts of gun violence. If you are a gun owner. If you do not own a gun, 2027488001. If you want to put your thoughts on how the best way to reduce gun violence can occur, you can put those thoughts on facebook and twitter. Patch talks about the remembrances that will take place in sandy hook today. It has been for years since the gunman took the lives of those 20 innocent children. Four years. Today, the town will hold a somber, silent reminder for 15 minutes, the time the shootings took place. The superintendent said that the will bees of silence for Department Staff and the schools themselves. Abc news looks at the efforts made by the Obama Administration since that shooting at sandy hook. Mr. Obama has made little federal progress towards what he repeatedly described as common law. The outgoing president has knowledge on