Off from time honored traditions and taiwan sames of the ancestors im not offended. Im phil gal welcome to the program u. S. Senator Bernie Sanders says and in his bed for the Democratic Partys nomination and novembers president ial election its announcement clears the way for joe biden to challenge President Trump some j joe performed well in the early primaries but then fell behind biden has built a substantial lead in the race for delegates to the Party Convention is what senator sanders said. I wish i could give you better news but i think you know the truth and that is that we are now some 300 delegates behind Vice President biden and the pain of victory is virtually impossible so while we are winning the ideological bow and while we are winning the support of so many young people and working people throughout the country i have concluded that this is for the democratic nomination will not be successful and so today i am announcing this is my campaign straight to washington corres
We have at least 119 people who have lost their lives in the pandemic here in the bay area. Santa clara county remains the hot spot in the region with more than 1,400 cases. Both Alameda County and San Francisco both have more than 700 confirmed cases. Further north lake county has three confirmed cases in mendocino county. Three of those patients gratefully have recovered. With less traffic in oakland because of the stayathome o order closing 74 miles of residential streets to cars. Calls the emergency oakland slow streets. Provides 10 of roadway for people to safely ikn freshair. H beus of the shelter in place will unfortunately mean cuts. Ridership is down a ohis week. We know were going to have to cut. We are going to have to cut some things and were going to have to become more lean and nimble and we cant expect taxpayers to fill the whole hole of 246 million to 240 million in revenue lost. B. A. R. T. Is losing 9 million every week. It started running trains only once every 30 mi
On tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by the william and flora hewlett foundation. For more than 50 years, advancing ideas and ting institutions to promote a better world. At www. Hewlett. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation foro publiccasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a new week has and the pandemic keeps burning through the u. S. Population. Infections across the nation are at 160,000 andisll sin rg, th some 3,000 deaths. New york state remains the nations number one hotspot for the virus, and the governor is appealing for outside help. We begin, with this report from amna nawaz. Nawaz at the epicenter of rte u. S. Coronavirus outbreak. New york undeakes new steps toeare for the continuing t of patients, as state Health Officials ticipate a peak in two to three weeks. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo y
Federal stay at home guidelines until april 30th. The potential death toll in the u. S. Scientists now say as many as 200,000 americans could die. And dr. Deborah birx adding, thats if we do things perfectly, if we all adhere to the guidelines. In some places tonight, checkpoints at state borders. Major cities in the midwest bracing. Chicago and detroit, and what theyre seeing already. The stories from the front lines. The wellknown neurosurgeon who has died. The miami icu nurse who has died as well. A doctor, a grandfather of six and marathon runner, in intensive care tonight. And the shortages. Not just protective gear, masks, and ventilators, but supplies including tylenol. In california, the surge now being seen. Icu visits doubling. And in Washington State tonight, the choir that rehearsed earlier this month, keeping their distance. Now reports tonight, at least 45 members have been diagnosed or are ill. Reports at least two dead. Tonight, cases doubling in louisiana this weekend
Please welcome yuval levin and john meacham. Hey guys, how are you . [applause] how are you. Good morning. Im the old guy up here. So history as you all know is about words. Thats why youre here. The stately rhythms of the declaration of independence. The cadences of the sconstitution but its also about sounds. About the muffled drama lexington cardboard and the sound of the surf at omaha beach. The sound of a minister at the march on washington calling on us to live up to the fullmeaning of our creed. Its also about music. Music is one of the most universal expressions. You can listen to a song with which you might disagree. More continually and more profitably than you could ever listen to a speech about something with which you disagree. Absolutely, its as sure as the patriots were carrying their swords and their guns, they were carrying their pins their pros and their poetry along with them to move this revolution forward. Henry David Thoreau once wrote when i hear music, i fear no