Seconds lobbyist man in the world, right . In the u. S. Today there are only 38 women serving as ceos of fortune 500 companies. One of those with the best track record is tricia griffin, the ceo of progressive insurance, one of the largest Automobile Insurance Companies in the u. S. She started off as a claim adjuster and worked her way to become the ceo. Than 175 . S up more my big mistake was i did not know her then, and did not buy the stock. If she goes anywhere else, i will buy that stock right away. Withhose not familiar progressive and probably if you watch television you would be familiar because you have a lot of television ads, i am curious, why is it Automobile Insurance Companies advertise a lot . I see your competitor advertising a lot. Will people be guided in their insurance decision by an advertisement . Tricia it is a very Competitive Industry which is odd, because it is something you are required to have. It is not like a different soft drink or beverage. It is so com
National book festival Live Saturday september 26 on booktv. And welcome to another summer evening with booktv is binge watch series. Tonight were focusing on books written by former first ladies. The first first lady to venture into publishing was nellie tapp who recalled her time in the white house in her 1914 memoir, recollections in four years. Since then another for slaves have published memoirs. We will focus tonight on five women with serve in a position in the last few years. First up, Rosalynn Carter, she served as first lady from 19771981 and shes the author of five books. In 1984 for bestselling memoir, first lady from planes, was released. Her subsequent books have focused on caregiving and Mental Health care. A subject chess champion throughout her life. From 2010, here is Rosalynn Carter talking about her book within our reach. [applause] thank you very much. Thank you. Im really pleased to be a tonight and really pleased to see so many people in interested in my book. Iv
Doctors in england say theyve discovered the first drug that dramatically reduces deaths in covid19 patients, and it turns out its already on the market. Reses inges a lowcost steroided trial, it cut deaths among the ird. Est coronavirus patients by a third. Tonight, doctors are cautiously optimistic that if the research pans out, the drug could eventually help save hundreds of thousands of lives. The new study comes as nearly half of the states in the u. S. Are struggling with spikes in cases, including in florida, where tonight, the state has its highest number of new infections since the pandemic began. Oklahoma, texas, and arizona are also reporting record highs in new cases today. And as we come on the air tonight, more than 116,000 people have been killed by the virus in the u. S. , and there are more than 2. 2 million confirmed cases nationwide. Tonight, theres also new research that says Wearing Masks could prevent hundreds of thousands of infections by stopping the spread of v
About his link to boogaloo, the antipolice group. Beijing on lockdown chinas capital shutting down schools, not letting anyone inhescrambo trace hundreds of thousands potentially exposed to the virus. Explosion in diplomacy north korea blows up a diplomatic building at the border. Did the last hope for a nuclear deal go up in flames . Striking out baseballs future is in serious doubt. Will there be a season . And finally, little solutions with a big impact. How mini libraries are feeding me thusthe. Wcapital. He nns odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news on what could be a breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus. Doctors in england say theyve discovered the first drug that vramatically reduces deaths in out its already on the market. The drug is a lowcost steroid called dexamethasone, and researchers say in a large trial, it cut deaths among the sickest coronavirus patients by a third. Tonight, doctors are cautiously optimist
Highlighted in red, d 11 0p. M. San joaquin valley, and fairfield under the red flag tonight until 1 00 p. M. Tomorrow, and for the warning from 11 00 p. M. Tonight until 1 00 p. M. Tomorrow because of the north, sacramento valley, san joaquin valley, and fairfield under the north easterly winds 10 to 20, values. The daytime highs, we will heat up, temperatures well above warning. Critical fire conditions. Average for this time of in san 84 in oakland. 93 for concord and fairfield this afternoon and it gets even 93 in concord, and about 10 to 13 degrees above average for hotter still. The full forecast in a few this time of the year, and we are going to heat up even more. Minutes. C atthe the full forecast, coming up. And im anne makovec at the live news desk. News desk. Live right now to the scene of live near the carquinez bridge credib damage done there to nthh the tragic accident overnight. This suv drove off of the bridge, just before 9 00 last night, and all four vedied. The suv.