Have them here virtually from his home and we are going to talk about his new book about the 1948 election. Were going back 72 years another Election Year. You will be amazed at how it sounds the same in some ways but in some ways very different. The difference is the politicians were all younger than they are today so thats one big difference but a. J. Take it away and tell us about the overview of the book and which is a very good. By the way. Thank you. I like to say couple things first rate thank you so much for having me pay the Commonwealth Club is a wonderful place to be at here we are with a lot of people going through a lot of pain and suffering. Im just reminded why he fell in love with reading when i was six years old. Books can really transport you to another time and place and during all of this is really been a blessing. Regarding my last time with you id started this book back in 2017 when i talked about the accidental president and the book came out during the 2020 elec
Here in california . For the first time today we heard San Francisco city leaders admit that is plausible. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Abc 7 News Reporter is breaking down the latest numbers just coming in you to. A pretty jarring warning. We know cases are skyrocketing here in Southern California but to hear dr. Grant colfax admit we could reach a new york level crisis by late summer early fall is a real wakeup call. In San Francisco more than 5500 covid cases have been diagnosed. Today we learned whats being done to expand Testing Capacity. Wereng mak three marexpa. Reporter in an effort to curb covid testing backlogs across the city mayor london breed announced three main additions including 400 new testing slots at the embarcadero test site, two new mobile pop up testing sites one of which starts this week, and a third test site launching in august in the Southeast Side of the city. All of this will increase the citys Testing Capacity by 45 . Crucial help but getting te
Symptomatic but now for the first time were hearing you should also wear a mask because it protects the wearer. So this is interesting information coming from right here at ucsf. So happy to have dr. Monica gandhi joining us and mention that among other things, shes director of the Ucsf Gladstone Center for aids research. Thank you for the time. Thank you very much for hving me. So tell me about this paper that youre putting together and what the takeaway is for all of us when it comes to wearing our masks. Yes, so we basically put together evidence from both virology and epidemiology and whats going on with this virus and put together the theory. We think viral determines whether you get the infection or get sick with the infection. The oldest we could find from 1938 that how much virus you get in the system makes you either very sick if you get a lot of virus or not very sick if you dont get hardly any virus. And what a mask does is for you as an individual is it protects you from ge
Covid19. This is at the msc south shelter right off of fifth street. Abc7 News Reporter stephanie sierra following with the latest, and she joins us live from the newsroom. Stephanie . Yes, larry, this is one of the largest known covid outbreaks in the bay area at a homeless shelter of the 70 people tested positive, 68 are living at the shelter. The other two are Staff Members. Here is what we know about the shelter. Its part of the st. Vincent de paul society of San Francisco. Mayor breed made it clear this shelter was a known hot spot on any given night. The shelter accommodates more than 340 people. But as of last night, there were only 100 people in the shelter as many others are now being housed in hotel rooms. Because of that, breed says the shelter was able to quickly transition into a medical facility, even touting the city was both prepared and quick to respond to this outbreak. But San Francisco supervisor matt heaney, an outspoken advocate for the homeless says just the oppo
Happy friday. Maria big story and the top story right now this hour 2020 shakeup, new york city mayor billionaire Michael Bloomberg to enter the 2020 democratic race, hes expected to file paperwork to do in alabama. You heard it here first, white house chief strategist steve bannon and former adviser to the Clintons Mark Penn told me last month. I think that bloomberg and clinton are still there as biden is in fourth in iowa, second in New Hampshire, dropping to third. Hes losing steam everywhere. Maria do you think Michael Bloomberg or Hillary Clinton will enter the race . The two representatives of the centrist party. Maria who are you expecting to enter the race . Im not sure exactly who is going to enter, if youre a Michael Bloomberg, Hillary Clinton, john kerry or Michelle Obama, youre probably sitting there saying, i could take this field, maybe i should get in, maybe not, i think all four of them are possibilities. Maria thats why we love our guest so much because you heard it h