How many from outside of washington . How many had never been to the book festival before . How many have been to all 19 of them . Wow. Okay. Were going to have a very interesting conversation today with one of the countries leading i was a intellectuals and columnists and tv commentators and authors. His new book is the Second Mountain. How many people have read this book at . Come people are going to read this after its over . , okay. How many people are going to get autographed copy from david brooks today. Okay. So david, thanks for doing this. Before we go into this book, the Second Mountain which ive read and think its a very good book. I like to go through about your background. You grew up in new york . The lower side of new york. My parents were somewhat leftwing. So thel story tell about my childhood is when i was identically, this is, this is in the late 60s,s where hippies would go just to be. One of the things they did was they would set a garbage can on fire and they thre
With oneeading intellectuals and commentators, his new book is the Second Mountains, how many people read this book yet . Okay . How many are going to read after this is over . Okay. How many people are going to get an autographed copy from david today. Okay so david thanks for doing this. So lets go before we go to this book Second Mountains which i have read, i would like to go a little bit about your background. You grew up in new york . I grew up in the lower side of new york and my parents were somewhat left wing, so the story i tell about my childhood is when i was five, and they took me to it a place where hippies would go to be. Im one of things they did is they would set a garbage can on fire and they with their their wallets in it to just show about how much they little they cared about money and material things. And i saw 5dollar bill in the garbage can and i reached in and grab for a breach in the fire, and grabbed the money and ran away that was my first step to the right.
Lurk out to sea but latest track keeps it far enough off shore, that we dont expect any direct, impact from this system later this week here in philadelphia impact will be starting tonight, and then through the day tomorrow, especially, and mostly felt along our coastline. And that is where they are making preparations, this afternoon, and evening, for a brush, from an intense hurricane working its way up eastern see game. Meteorologist lauren casey joins us from North Wildwood with the very latest on then part of the story, lauren. Thanks, so much kate. Yeah, definitely night the best beach day, cloudy, quite breezy, winds have pick up in the last couple of hours since we got here but most notable are the waves. They are ferocious and rough surf will be a main impact we will see down the shore as hurricane jose sits off shore, and crashing waves, of course will present the threat have beach erosion that could be locally significant, and that is why crew where is out earlier in the day
Surrounding you. Reporter ukee, welcome to the show. People have been lining up, all day along the sea wall here in North Wildwood, right to the edge of the storm because you have these enormous 10foot waves, that are smashing against the sea wall, shooting up spray. Just an impressive shot. Pan over across the ocean where you can see it is just so churned up, one set after another of large waves, and were still several hours away from high tide, but we see waves are already going up against the dunes, it is causing beach erosion, so there is a wow factor and there is a little bit of the sadness as the cost is to the beaches. From watching, to dodging waves the wrong sea wall in north wild wood, this video by zeka shot high tide monday night shows a scene few have ever seen before a storm surge with tall waves that pounded the wildwoods northern tip. Wind where is coming over the wall, thank god for the sea wall when you see pictures like that. Reporter North Wildwood mayor patrick and
Eye on things this thursday morning. Yes, thank you. , rahel is back. We have a healthy person and a returned traveler. Yes, yes. Im still here. Yes. Just a lot of construction. Things are looking good. We have one accident in bucks county we will talk about that coming up. It is funny we say in relief in sight. I sabrin the heat on. Im all bit. Yes. What do you think . I dont like 80, 90degree weather. I like it 75 pennsylvania. The majority rules, the ladies rule, jim. I know, i know. It is february you will be wishing for this. Yes. Lets show you, what is going on we have nice, warm conditions, certainly but keeping in mind here, guys we have awesome beach weather. This is a mute point if you are, having to work, having to go to school anyway but because wire lucky to live by the beach, surfer, take advantage of the day off and hot the shoreline stay on dry land please because this storm system is still churning up that surf still kicking up rip current risk and that will be with us