Beijing we crafted to go he is the Vice President of the center for china and globalization carjacking crosstime groups in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok lets go to william 1st in florida. Just a few hours ago unemployment data was just released now were up to over 20000000 people applying for unemployment in the United States who would have thought even 6 weeks ago its extraordinary and being a historian by trade i know the history of the Great Depression and the depression very well not only in the United States but globally so when i see these numbers come out its terrifying to hear how it is you know this pandemic will be resolved its only a matter of question and resources and patients because i understand that because ive been locked down for a month now and its getting very very tiresome. How is this. Pandemic going to impact the recovery if there is a recovery and i never thought in my my time i would ask about is there going to
With juliette goodrich. Good evening. On a friday night a crowd of people at your business is a sign youre doing something right, staying relevant, let alone staying open. Its a constant challenge in these trying times where downtowns are struggling to bounce back from the pandemic. We have the story of two restaurants tonight, one celebrating a major milestone, the other a comeback, and how theyre each a snapshot of the recovery on both sides of the bay. In San Francisco its an uphill battle for a downtown that depends on filling office buildings. The Office Vacancy rate hit a record of nearly 37 the First Quarter this year according to Real Estate Firm cbre. The university of toronto study found San Francisco is just one of 14 downtowns nationwide in a downward trajectory. Data from cell phones found visits to downtown dropped more than 21 between march of last year and this past february. So it is quite an accomplishment that the oldest continuously run restaurant in the state right
[ laughter ] uh, i hate valentines day. Why . I got one card this year. It was addressed to occupant. [ laughter ] i mean, i wanna tell ya, thats bad. [ laughter ] why am i workin like Andy Youngman all of a sudden . Did you get a valentine . I got one. You really got a from my assistant. Uhhuh, well, we wont talk about her. [ laughter ] thats what you call em. If you girls think you got a how would you like to be dr. Bernards wife . When he gives you a heart for valentine, a real heart. [ laughter ] and thats kinda weird, isnt it . Uh, i just say things like that because its a late night show. If i had funny stuff id be on prime time. [ laughter ] this is just killing time until we get some guests. Uh. [ applause ] don rickles sent me a valentine. I did get one. An 8 x 10 glossy of willard the rat. It was, uh. I have a little poem for the occasion. Roses are red, violets are blue, if you dont laugh at the home with you. [ laughter ] thats tommy back up there. Better than nothin [ laug
Education are disbursed by riot police. We begin with breaking news story in the last hour there has been two bombs in the iraqi capital baghdad. We know that the blasts targeted hotels and 10 people at least 10 people are reported to have been killed. Our reporter imran kahn is on the phone and joins me live now from the iraqi capital. Imran, what do we know about the areas targeted . Reporter well, what we do know is that bombs went off in the certainty of town. I was actually in my office when i heard what was likely to be the first explosion percentage one of the loudest explosions i have heard. We are in the center of town. The explosion probably took place near a thole which is very popular with Foreign Tourists and foreign n. G. O. Workers rather and journalists. The second bomb went off near the sheraton which is another hotel popular with local people here. Its the beginning of the weekend here, so people is would have been outgoing to the hotels meeting friends and family, et
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. [ prologue from west side story playing ] jerry is the only genius ive ever met, my definition of genius being endless invention. He was very, very particular and that was both frightening and thrilling. If you do what Jerome Robbins tells you to do, youre gonna be just fine. People forget about him as a performer. He was a wonderful performer. When he was on sure ground he was fine. When he was on less sure ground or unable to express himself he was a terror. He insulted me many times. He was an absolute doll. Great artists are not great saints. Its two jobs. [ prologue from west side story continues ] good evening. Im ed murrow. The name of the program is person to person. Tonight well be visiting first with Jerome Robbins, the outstanding director choreographer in the American Theater today. At the age of 40 he can look back on an almost unbroken string of broadway and ballet hits during, oh the past 15 years