Peter is the author of the winner of the National Jewish book award. Ofis the first curator history at the smithsonian has written the book, the available in, the gift shop. He will be signing books. Please welcome him to the stage. Him,e very excited to have peter manseau. [applause] could you keep clapping while i pour my water . [laughter] im actually going to levitate that table later on, so be prepared. It is great to be here. Around the corner on Willow Street for a little bit. Willow street west Truman Capote street. Im sure it is no accident having lived there for some time that i set out to right the in spirit geography books. You can tell me if i have been successful in that effort. I would like to begin tonight by asking a question. Who has a camera with them . Something you can take pictures with . Had i asked that question 10 years ago, who would have said yes . A couple. How about 20 years ago . And who has one now . We all do. During our lifetime, we have seen a radical
Peter could you keep clapping while i poured my water . [laughter] levitate this table later on, be prepared. It is great to be here. I used to live around the corner. I lived on will street. It was true and capotes street truman capotes street. Writetually set out to the spiritual photographer books. You tell me if i have been successful in that effort. I would like to begin tonight by asking a question. Who here has a camera with them . Something you can take pictures with, a camera a phone . Had i asked that question 10 years ago, who would have said yes . A couple. How about 20 years ago . And who has one now . We all do, right . During our lifetime, we have seen a radical change in the way we interact with images. There is not a moment we cant capture whenever the mood hits us. When we do, we dont just take one picture, we take a picture after it sure. Picture. We take one billion photographs every day. One of them will be perfect, i am sure. Over time, we might find that because
In the beginning i want something there was nothing. Just darkness and silence alone one man one day hes in the birds began to sing and the big trees fell to earth. In the morning in the morning bismarck the first members of my tribe awoke. And they lived for many generations at one with nature in the forests and trees. Nambla me my name is monday jacob ana. Im a holy chieftain from temple one new guinea and it embassador for the forest hills of it one i travel the world with a message for everybody. My forest is under threat and if we dont do something human kind will time. Soon there will be no going back. One plus. One day and this film is aimed at warning you of the disaster that will befall the world if we do not protect the earths big trees. On wall. Im going to build my tribe has always lived in the heart of one of the worlds last great virgin forests. Maybe youre not sure of our popular new guinea units doubling what months of admitting this is what the white man invented maps
Im Shirleen Allicot in for lori stokes. Today i go wednesday, all 3rd. Bill evans is here with the exclusive forecast. We are kicking off the doug days of august. We will talk about interesting weather this week. But todays monday, hot and humid weather continues. We look at a temperature of 70 across the area. Parts of the area low 70s. Central park mid70s to 77 and we like 70s. Hanover 61. Its not so warm up in the suburbs. 73 out to the hamptons and Shelter Island and Northern Branch on long island, the far east end. Hiding 90 today. Like 95. The week. It is. Into the 70s. We will talk about that in the Heather Orourke is here. Yes, i am. How was your weekend . It was great. I cant tell you. I was on a secret mission. I figured you were. Maybe i can get information out of you after this report. We will talk about 78 west near exit 3 a tractor trailer fire. A couple of lanes are closed down. On to the belt parkway, westbound near bay parkway an shut. 3 trains no service between 149th
Hes in Critical Condition and severely injured in this accident last night. Reporter cars and minivans scattered across the street with debris. They described the accident a scattered collision. He hit another car. That car hit another car. Reporter around 8 00 sunday night, investigators say the driver of the van was speeding down myrtle avenue in jersey city when it hit the silver car. Police say the van spun out of control and pushed the car into a driveway. The car striking and critically injuring a Jersey City Police officer that was standing on the sidewalk. The Chain Reaction accident sent car parts raining all across the street, leafing 12 people hurt. I was leaving 12 people hurt. I was shocked it was daylight kids were outside riding their bikes. There was a group of kids playing football when the accident happened. Get hit. They did not get hit. Amen. Reporter the name of the released. As for the driver of the minivan, witnesses say he tried to run from the scene but was app