Welcome to book tv in depth this is especially or fiction on indepth and last month was David Ignatius who writes about the cia. This month we have Colson Whitehead is our guest his most recent book is the underground railroad. What is the appropriate response mr. Whitehead when your books are praised by the president obama and ohio oprah and the National Book award . It takes the pain away. [laughter] this book has taken off in a way that is unexpected and wonderfu wonderful. So i think my lucky stars i sleep a little better, a better mood generally, and try to enjoy it despite my best efforts. Why does it put you in a better mood . I have been writing 20 something years doing fiction 20 years. And no one particularly cares. So i have the pride of thinking i did a good job with the book and the bonus of other people to see that as well. Host your first book was about elevator repair people. How do you sell a book like that quick. Exactly. So when i send it to my agent with the concept
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That it is doing something, so i applaud every one of you for doing that i know how hard it can be. Im very lucky to have this house and this family, but its tough so i applaud you guys. Thank you for staying home lets flatten that curve we have a great show tonight Kerry Washington is on the show shes a good friend of our show and she has a new show called Little Fires Everywhere that her and Reese Witherspoon are starring in on hulu. And get those two together, im there. Ill watch that show anytime her charity is medshare. Org. And we thank kerry for coming on well be talking to her later in the show. Also, Andrew Rannells from the show black monday will be on the show, on showtime. Andrew, he was supposed to be our show friday before we left the studio his charity is meal train. Ive never heard of this this is a new charity to me, but its fascinating how theyre feeding people that are on the front line. It and i think kind of an unknown charity so thats a great thing to to broadcast
Tonight that Lowell High School in San Francisco is closing at least temporarily after the School District found of relative of a student is being treated for coronavirus the School Including all events and gatherings there are canceled for the time being the school will not be open tomorrow and Officials Say they will update students and staff over the weekend on plans to reopen or be closed on monday. We have live kron 4 Team Coverage tonight on the coronavirus dan thorn gets us started with the latest from Public Safety officials in sunnyvale dan. A am were learning tonight that this 72 yearold man was a passenger on a cruise ship with suspected coronavirus patients were told that 5 medical officers responded to a call today where they found that man was unconscious and that he stopped breathing, were told that this began as a cardiac emergency, but officers did end up performing cpr on the man but they did not use mouth to mouth the Family Member told responding officers that this
This never before seen virus has already killed at least two people. Nbc bay areas jean elle is at sfo where Health Screenings begin tomorrow. Reporter thats right, raj and jessica. The concern tonight is this virus can spread from person to person, so the cdc is coming here to sfo tomorrow to begin screening passengers arriving from wuhan, china, where this virus originated. Travelers from china arriving at sfo tonight. With the Chinese New Year approaching, its a popular time to visit loved ones. Fever and cold or flu symptoms. At sfo, Health Screenings begin saturday when the first direct flight from wuhan arrives. In the pligflight arrives, er connecting or nonstop passengers from wuhan would be diversitied to a separate area inside the customs facility where they would go through this interview and screening process. Reporter 45 cases of the virus have been reported with two deaths. This is a virus that affects the lungs, so it sounds a little bit like influenza. Fever, chills, ac