Stay right there dont move mr. Chairman, my fellow americans, my fellow democrats i proudly accept the nomination of our party [ cheers and applause ] this moment this moment is one of personal pride and gratification. Yet one cant help, but reflect the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted, regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city and for the personal injuries which have occurred. [ applause ]. Thats Hubert Humphrey accepting the 1968 nomination for president at chicagos Conrad Hilton hotel where the democrat his gathered for their convention in the midst of the vietnam war while thousands of angry protesters demonstrated outside. Hubert humphrey, longtime, minnesota senator and unsuccessful candidate is the focus of this weeks Contenders Program. We are live from minnesotas history center. Nick collette is the document ari documentarian of Hubert Humphreys life and the tumultuous year of 1968. I want you to set the stage f
So little perspective on this moment, its quite impossible to say. I think the perception that many people in the United States and of course also around the world have that this is an extraordinary unusual time something we are the time out of time, will be curiosity in the future people will look back and wonder about that very wonderment i think its an interesting phenomenon. When you think about today do you compare it to any period in history . Jill lepore as a historian im interested in analogies we have a cognitive tendency to enjoy analogies to find d one thing to be like another all the time. Just in the same way and the kind of person that sees likenesses and family members, and look at a new baby and say, that looks just like great grandma someone so. Have the same time, even as they say i recognize a lot of that is minded perception, my need for familiarity. I think there has been for most of my career as a historian the question to ask historians is what time is this like.
Now at 11 00 cobb park repairs shutting down lanes, serious delays all weekend long. Now 11 00, bart repairs. Your weekend forecast. Silicon valley is rolling out the red carpet for sidekicks and villains this weekend, what you can expect from comic con in san jose, including tighter security. I am ken bastida. I am veronica delacruz. A project to repair the bart tracks between stations. Christin ayers has more on the delays. That will affect bart writers as well as drivers. Reporter riders. Reporter you might want to rethink your route, because there are massive delays on the roads and the rams. Dan berryman has his saturday all planned out. The earliest trained to go to sfo, a flight going to chicago, my daughter going to college. Reporter he hoped to leave from lafayette station, but part Officials Say not so fast. No Train Service between your render yorinda and walnut creek stations. I have to rethink a lot of my plans. Its going to suck. Pretty bad. Reporter drivers will start to
Part shuts down two lanes of highway 224 to make room for a crane, making multiple upgrades from the antioch to millbrae line, 10,000 feet of train control cables, six switch boxes, and 3 Million Pounds of rock ballast. Equipment that has out lived its useful life. Track equipment. It seems like its never ending, if it is not mechanical, it is one thing to another. The inconvenience in the meantime is frustrating for everyone, but hopefully it will be worth it in the end. A caveat for drivers, the traffic backups extend beyond 30 minutes, caltrans could reopen one lane of 24 e. , but it could have a Ripple Effect on the commute come monday morning. Christin ayers, kpix 5. We will have much more about the highway closure at kpix. Com. What a difference 24 hours makes, bracing for a significant cooldown, a clear night in san jose, look over there, you can barely make out the tower through the fog. The stunning image of the full moon, you can see it blowing as a orange orb as it emerges.
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