As best we can. Im going to talk to you a little bit tonight about america the ingenious. This book i wrote. The best thing about writing books is hopefully you learned something. I learned a great deal writing this. Americansof how invented, developed or learned to exploit so many of the things exploit the world. What i found even more telling was how things are invented. How invention itself is encouraged and nurtured. At least how it has been encouraged and nurtured in this country in the past. , as i do in myy book, that we are a nation of tinkerers. We americans like to think of ass natural adventurers, risktakers and entrepreneurs. But what does that mean exactly. I am a believer in american exceptionalism. It hasnes like to say, to be earned, never given. How did we earn it . How did we do what we did and how could we get back to doing it right . As the first nation to exist wholly in the modern age, United States has also insisted when making things when we were extracting them
Are watching American History tv, all weekend every weekend on American History tv. Tv,ext on American History novelist and historian kevin baker discusses his book, america the genius how a generation of tinkerers changed the world. At an event in cape cod, mr. Baker describes what he thinks are key factors in the nations innovative spirit. Guestant to thank our tonight. Kevin baker has written several your, at you are still in but also was raised in rockport, massachusetts. He has experienced being a massachusetts person. Tonight,ing forward to keeping an ion the weather, but please welcome kevin baker. Mark, for having me. Great to be on the cape, if only virtually. Hoped to be there, but i am going to have to make do. Talk to you about america the ingenious, this book i wrote. The best thing about writing books is that hopefully, you learn something. I learned a great deal writing this. Americansory of how invented, developed or learned to exploit so many innovations that would sha
In san leandro a man was shot and killed by Police Inside this walmart. Now police are interviewing at least 20 witnesses. The governor announces 15,000 hotel rooms will house the homeless amid this pandemic. Some spring showers are in the forecast. Ill show you when they arrive in accuweather. Announcer now, your health, your safety. This is abc 7 news. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. Governor gavin newsom has emphasized since the start of the pandemic the need to help and protect the states most vulnerable people. Today part of the effort took a monumental step forward with the announcement that california has a deal for thousands of rooms to house the homeless. Abc 7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez spoke with neighbors that live literally behind one of the locations to get their thoughts. We didnt have any forewarning this was going to be going down, and it just was a little bit of a shock. Reporter residents in the south bay were surprised from the announcement g
The rules. We recommended Face Coverings in the past and now as of midnight tonight, it will be a requirement. Two big stories tonight. The city of San Francisco makes it mandatory to wear a mask. The latest community to do so. Plus the economic consequences of this virus are now just coming into sharper focus. We are now in a pandemicinduced recession here in the state of california. Pandemicinduced recession. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And the Economic Advisory group will be joined by dozens. The Advisory Group will also include all four former living governors of the state. Pete wilson, gray davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Newsome is coming up with plans that can be tapped now, not down the line. The jobless rate climbed to 5. 3 . The governor said its a sobering fact but dont be permanent. In terms of what we should expect in the future, we have great confidence in our capacity to in a california way to not just survive, working our way through this pandemic but to thrive
Month shes had. Do you feel lucky to be here . You bet i do. I feel i dodged a bullet. Reporter that was her being hospitalized. The doctor said how to you feel being diagnosed with the coronavirus . I said i feel afraid. He said, well, youre in good hands. Reporter she was the 39th diagnosed case in San Francisco. The odds were stacked against her. You have to understand that im an old lady with type two diabetes, lung cancer survivor, asthma and i survived. Theres hope. It was really scary. Reporter daughter lisa felt helpless and feared the worst. I kept hearing the stories of all the parents and grandparents in italy that were dying alone because their families couldnt come visit them. Reporter but a grim story from her son helped her turn the corner. He said are you dying, mom . I said, no, absolutely not. I think that helped me gain strength. Reporter doctors cant say why some doesnt survive the virus and others like doris do. Ive heard from many colleagues theyve been able to di