China is the dragon. So youve got the dragon, and you have the great wall. And then the people, the men in this frame, are the men of guangdong province, or canton, where most chinese who came in 160 years ago came from. And the work that they did there was very difficult. They were farmers. They were laborers. Robert and that brings us to sue the second frame is where you have the man looking or hearing about the lure of Gold Mountain of america, of california particularly, and contemplating probably that he would be leaving his family behind his wife, his child, his children. And who knew when he would see them again . And yet, he did leave, because he needed to make a living and make sure that his family would be in good economicin a good economic situation, and searching for a better life, so he left. Robert historian connie young yus family was one of those pioneering families. Robert so what are we walking on . Connie young yu were walking on railroad ties, and i think its very s
Clean up efforts are in full force on the east coast, this is a live look at washington, d,c. You can see streets are clear here. Here. The devastating snowstorm brought several inches of snow in several states. At least 30 people have died as a result. Result. Snow shoveling and Carbon Monoxide poisioning claimed almost as many lives as car crashes this weekend. Many people across that region will be facing an extended weekend, as schools and government offices are closing today to try to keep as many people off the roads as possible, that includes the federal government. In the nations biggest city, mayor roads. But it wasnt just snow that caused problems. In new jersey hundreds of people were evacuated after flooding in towns close to the shoreline. Several cars were caught in the dangerously high waters and about 3thousand people lost power. So far no one e has died from theheflood waters. One of the more tragic stories coming out from the east coast, also brings an important remin
Wineries, of course just a lot of football fans enjoying the scene. They are dancing and theyre having a good time here at super bowl city. But a lot is happening here. A lot of the broncos fans have come in. You know what . They say everyone has been spectacularly nice in the bay area. The views that take pictures around the gate where is that at . Golden gate bridge. Yeah. Everyones like go broncos. 8yearolds going go broncos it was awesome. She didnt quite remember where the Golden Gate Bridge was. But we get her gist. So from the broncos fans to how about the star of the show . Thats Carolina Panthers quarterback cam newton. This was just a short while ago in downtown san jose. Keep in mind the panthers are staying at the san jose marriott. And cam newton, the quarterback, hes been spotted around san jose throughout the week. Essentially today, the players had a half day off for the panthers, coach ron rivera said he wants his players to enjoy the super bowl, spend some time with t
Get out and enjoy it. 64 degrees in San Francisco. 65 for the east bay. Beautiful conditions not only for today but into your super bowl sunday. Tomorrows forecast looks just as good. Temperatures a little warmer for kickoff. 72 degrees tomorrow. Keep in mind, San Francisco is about 45 miles away from santa clara. If youre just joining us, do a little commuting. Well have the full forecast and all day on nbcbayarea. Com. Its a good thing the weather is cooperating for the extra Million People here for the super bowl. Speaking of, were 32 hours away from kickoff and celebrations for super bowl have kicked into high gear across the bay area. Its all spread out. People are commuting and they are making their presence known. This is video from our nbc chopper above super bowl city in San Francisco where the massive celebration turned into frustration for many folks who couldnt get in. We have Live Team Coverage this morning from high security at levis stadium to those disappointed fans who
Ago as chief curator. We have programs of music, literature, film. I introduced you as pretty and you are pritic. You know as we get older, our hearing isnt as better. I am sorry. Thats fine. One of the things lori asked me to do when i started a year ago, anniversary part, was to really ramp up the experience of the visitor the moment they set foot in the building. We wanted it not to be dry. Institutions can be cold. We wanted it to be celebratory when they walk in, before they even have to pay, to be confronted with our other jewish theme. I have done several things. The most spectacular is we have a gigantic art piece installed on the ceiling of the lobby by david blaine. Its 90 feet long, weighs six tons, and is titled lamp of the covenant. Its symbolic. Its covered with lights and globes. He talks about it as a model of this about the covenant between man and god which in judaism as you know, its all about the ongoing conversation about what is the nature of the covenant between