The statistic is every day, on average, seven children and teens in america shot dead. I wanted to pick a day, a random day and find that who these kids were, what they wanted to be and in what circumstances did they die and that was a random day id chose. Host he basically picked it out of a hat or did you have a system . Guest will come in order for the book to work, there had to be seven fatalities that day. So with more likely to be a weekend day so that was about. Beyond that it was, if i wanted a higher number i wouldve gone into some of your summer is little more children die because they are out. Is when more chile because they are out. This was the weekend before thanksgiving and the first day i could do. Host in your book you write firearms are the leading source of death among black children under the age of is 19. The second leading cause of death for all children in the same age group after Car Accidents. Is this a book about gun control . Guest no, it is definitely not. T
This is live coverage of the 22nd annual Los Angeles Times festival of the brooks on the campus of the university of southern california. In about half an hour or so, a panel on history. You will hear from Annie Jacobson Annie Jacobson talking about her book phenomena, jeff quinn talking about the road to james town. That is coming up in half an hour. We pleased to be joined by journalist and author gary younge. Here is his book called another day in the death of america a chronicle of ten short lives. Mr. Younge, november 23rd, 2013 why is that date significant . Its not. That is the whole point. It is the day after the 50th anniversary of jfks assassination but it was a day i chose to make the statistic real and that is on average seven teens and children are killed every day in the United States. I wanted to pick a random day and find out who these kids were, who they wanted to be, in what circumstances did they die and that was the day i chose. You picked it out of a hat or did you
[inaudible conversations] you are watching booktv. This is live coverage of the 22nd annual Los Angeles Times festival of the brooks on the campus of the university of southern california. In about half an hour or so, a panel on history. You will hear from Annie Jacobson Annie Jacobson talking about her book phenomena, jeff quinn talking about the road to james town. That is coming up in half an hour. We pleased to be joined by journalist and author gary younge. Here is his book called another day in the death of america a chronicle of ten short lives. Mr. Younge, november 23rd, 2013 why is that date significant . Its not. That is the whole point. It is the day after the 50th anniversary of jfks assassination but it was a day i chose to make the statistic real and that is on average seven teens and children are killed every day in the United States. I wanted to pick a random day and find out who these kids were, who they wanted to be, in what circumstances did they die and that was the
Like these sunglasses found on the ground just outside the parking garage. Now the garage is back to normal operations. For some todays incident creates a new normal for how they walk to and from their cars. Ive lived here about six weeks, yes, and i walk in and out of this garage all the time. Reporter by yourself . I do but i wont. Reporter now right across the street is an apartment complex. Some of the people who live over there say they are very shocked about what happened. Simply because they say this garage is manned 24 hours a day by security guards. Reporting in the Spring Garden section, Harry Hairston nbc 10 news. Nbc 10 first alert weather tracking cold and windy night on the slopes. A live look from Camelback Mountain resort in the poconos right now. The windchill is making it feel much colder than it actually is. Nbc 10 first alert meteorologist Sheena Parveen is tracking the big chill for us. Sheena the first day of 2015 was dry but that wind was pretty brutal. Yeah, tha
Jersey wnca. These cases could very well be connected to one at a popular Hamilton Township restaurant. Good evening im lucy noland. Im iain page. Now Health Officials are warning anyone that walked into a number of businesses you could be at risk. Our Chris Oconnell is live in Hamilton Township tonight. Chris . Reporter iain, those two people who came down with hepatitis a did come down with the virus after eating at a Mercer County restaurant where a worker there food worker was diagnosed with the virus last month. The two latest cases, one of the patients worked here as a part parttime Fitness Instructor at hamilton area wmca. Another patient worked in a Hamilton Township hair salon. Now both patients dined at rosass catering in trenton around the time when a food worker there with hepatitis a was working there. Although its not certain thats where the latest cases came from. This is a big scare here in Hamilton Township. Customers flocked into the department of health after that sc