Larry King Listened and Let LGBTQ+ People Speak
King s simple approach to interviewing let his LGBTQ+ guests be heard. January 25 2021 8:41 PM EST
For such a great week with Joe Biden becoming our president, it sure ended on a doubly sad note. First came the death of Hank Aaron, one of my favorite baseball players and arguably one of the greatest ever. The racism he overcame to overcome Babe Ruth’s record of 714 home runs was mind-boggling. Aaron did it with such dignity, less of a firebrand, more of a listener.
That’s what Larry King was. An intent listener. And when he died, we lost perhaps one of America’s last great listeners in an era of bloviators. King, hunched over, with large bifocals and a dyed auburn widow’s peak, gazing down at a table with just a few notes before him. He appeared strapped in his chair by resplendent suspenders, with his only ammunition being his long ears.
we re against removing lanes on our arterial boulevards because you push traffic into the neighborhoods. reporter: despite setbacks, vision zero continues its steady rollout across the country. there s a my bike lane on the road where jennifer knapp s husband used to ride. to create a line to say, careful. just like a crosswalk. reporter: a comforting site for knapp who hopes one day the number of traffic fatalities will finally hit zero. steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. just ahead, how american soldiers are celebrating christmas overseas. plus, magic moments that will make you smile on this holiday. you are watching msnbc live.
investigating. now to a major effort sweeping our country. a drive to make streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. in some places, the results have been dramatic. steve patterson looks at how it s being done. reporter: in a city infamous for its traffic, the right of way can be difficult, sometimes fatal. lost a father. reporter: jennifer knapp s father jeff, an avid bicyclist, was called by a distracted driver one year ago. just as he turned right on foothill, i could see the police. reporter: jennifer is part of a movement called vision zero. slow down, your choices matter. reporter: an ambitious, global project to cut traffic deaths to zero. vision zero transformations include reducing lanes, expanding crosswalks, sidewalks, and curbs, and adding bike lanes. what we re talking about is shifting our systems and placing priority on managing speed.
our arterial boulevards because you push traffic into the neighborhoods. reporter: despite setbacks, vision zero continues its steady rollout across the country. there s a my bike lane on the road where jennifer knapp s husband used to ride. to create a line to say, careful. just like a crosswalk. reporter: a comforting site for knapp who hopes one day the number of traffic fatalities will finally hit zero. steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. just ahead, how american soldiers are celebrating christmas overseas. plus, magic moments that will make you smile on this holiday. i can do more to lower my a1c. and i can do it with what s already within me. because my body can still make its own insulin. and once-weekly trulicity activates my body to release it. trulicity is not insulin. it comes in a once-weekly, truly easy-to-use pen. it works 24/7, and you don t have to see or handle a needle. trulicity is a once-weekly injectable medicine
what people should kbpt to see? friday night is the screening of wish me aways wit, the documentary film about me coming out. that is sold out, however. we still have a few tickets left for the saturday night event, which, as you mentioned, is alan cumming, myself, jennifer knapp, a local gal named kristi strummel. and sunday, you won t believe who s coming to town, the no-hate campaign to do their amazing photos. well, congratulations again. i know this has been a labor of love for you and it s been such a pleasure to have you here the to talk about this. again, i m going to be there this weekend. i know you were in today, because you re flying out to get out there to kansas city. but chely wright, such a pleasure to have you on today. but i ll be back on monday to show everybody some great pictures. he s going to be promised. i promise, he ll look tired on monday. i ll try to do my best to catch sleep on the plane. that ll wrap it up for me today. thank you for your time. i