A time in history when sports and politics has been so intertwined no not as her face of of course muhammad ali was a singular figure of global d influence and the 960 s. As we both remember were of very very contentious period of time yet tommie smith and john carlos with the race facility the 1968 olympics in mexico city a lot of Young Athletes protested the war in vietnam some were part of the counterculture bill walton d an extremely likable man nonetheless had some countercultural ideas which many agreed with so that was a period of time when it was out there but i dont think numerically there were as many athletes who had a political bent a seem to have today. And its going to so many instances i know you will for it for a long time i wish to what do you make on washington finally dropping the redskins well as i said a week ago theyre not doing it because they saw the light theyre doing it because theyre feeling the heat Daniel Snyder the owner have been adamant ill never change
Colorado, we were talking once and he said, you know, historians only ask one question. And i said, yeah . Whats going on here . So i nodded and said, okay, thats the dumbest thing ive ever heard a smart man say. But hes actually right. Its really the only question you ask, you go back to this earlier time, the past is a foreign country, we go back to this time in the past and we look around and say, whats going on . Whats happening here . Whats going on with the California Gold rush . Lots of stuff. I hope youre getting that so far. But one thing thats happening is, the place itself the environment itself, the fundamentally transformed, we made. This is an episode in the american westward expansion, we start here on the Atlantic Coast and move across the country. A very Dramatic Development in 1845 to 1848 with the acquisition of texas and the oregon territory in the mexican secession. So by the 1848, with the purchase down here, we have to continuous 48 states. America expanded acros
Reporter yes. A warm wednesday for sure. As we head through the afternoon get ready for mild to warm temperatures. Plenty of sunshine. Here is a live look with our Treasure Island camera. Mainly clear skies and temperatures running into the 50s at this hour. As we head through the afternoon highs will be warmer than yesterday. We will watch temperatures climb through the week. 73 in San Francisco and 79 in oakland. 81 in san jose and 85 in concord. Nine to 12 degrees above average for this time of year. I have more on the full forecast coming up. Lets check in for the traffic. Yes. Thank you. Im getting more information from chp. One person has died in this accident northbound on the 101. They did have all the lanes shutdown. They have opened two left lanes leaving the two right lanes closed as they investigate and deal with the situation there. There is activity on the north side. The backup looks just beyond trimble. You can use 280 as an alternate and use the freeway to get past the
Because they dont know who is a citizen without the virus and who is a citizen with the virus. The most basic decisions have become a distraction across the country as americans have become afraid of a stranger and of a friend. This is a huge shift in where we are as a country. And what this demands is immediate action. Three weeks ago this senate and the house passed 8. 3 billion, and we did it with overwhelming bipartisan support to be able to add additional funding for diagnostics, for testing and for rapid work on a vaccine. All of that work is advancing quickly. We have human trials in a vaccine happening right now. Weight came together and there werent extra things added to it we focus in on the virus. Theres no question theres lots of moments to be able to debate the things we disagree on. But this is a moment we understand to focus in on what is the problem. The problem is zealing with covid19. There was a bipartisan bill put together in the senate. A week ago today, senator sc
Lord, give our law lawmakers aing this upper for your words and a desire to apply your knowledge in their daily work. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell the eyes of the nation are on the senate. For days now weve been engaged in intense, bipartisan talks to build emergency relief legislation on an historic scale to push resources to our Health Care Heroes and American Workers and families. Democrats and republicans sat down together. We crafted this version of the proposal together. This compromise package would push tens of billions of dollars to hospitals and Health Care Providers. It would send direct checks to