Emphasis on research and writing. Over the semester, weve examined various disasters. First of all the psychological and physical problems at jamestown, disaster sermons in responses to fires, hurricanes and epidemics in colonial america, famine suffered by the donner party, the potato family, disaster of tourism, the impact of the triangle shirt waste factory and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. Today were discussing polio an american story. You all received questions that i posted and im enterintereste this topic because i teach a seminar in the 1950s. Looking at polio reveals so many different issues that affected that decade. Before starting, though, i just want to mention one thing in light of what we were talking about in terms of dust bowl art, i was reading the new york review of books and there is a review of a novel that Woodie Guthrie wrote. It doesnt get a very good review. But obviously he gets some attention. Youll be pleased to know that the introducti
Good evening and thanks so much for joining us. Im anoushah rasta. And im terry mcsweeney. Justice ginsburg touched so many lives. For the second straight night people from the bay area to the east coast gathered to share stories about her. Landmarks are now being lit in honor of the late justice. Across new york city, buildings will be lit in blue to honor ginsburg, who was born in brooklyn. On the peninsula, the steps of a courthouse were turned into a memorial tonight. Nbc bay areas Marianne Favro shows us. Reporter tonight dozens of people gathered here in front of this courthouse in palo alto to remember a woman some say changed their lives. 60esecon fighting for equality. Tonight more than 120 people gathered to say goodbye and thank you to u. S. Supreme Court Justice ruth bader ginsburg, a woman this organizer considers an american hero. Ruth back in her time did things that were unheard of and demanded equality in ways that were unheard of and were thought to be very radical, t
Governor brown everybody ready . Good afternoon. Im here to give another update and egons fire situation, im joined on the phone by the forestry, rtment of ire chief degrass, oregons fire state fire marshal. Of emergency anagement director andrew fell ps and Environmental Public Health section manager. Im joined in person by chris struckler, director of the Oregon Department of transportation. I just want to start by saying storm teams tell me a event coming in today will bring moisture. Both along the coast and along both the west and east slopes of cascades. This is a good sign. With are always challenges a storm like this, such as winds and lightning strikes. Firefighting teams tell me that we are very grateful for the rain. My teams also tell me that were making significant progress on fires ing some of these and fire chief doug grass will peak more to that in just a moment. Since my last briefing, ive seen up and close what these done to our communities, to our land, to our oregon
Book team of rivals was the inspiration for Stephen Spielbergs lincoln in 2012. Doctor goodwin earned her phd at harvard. So coming up, were going to re air her in death appearance where she discussed her entire body of work and took phone calls. Will also be showing you discussions from her books, leadership in turbulent times. In holy pulpit. So well start with a january 1st, 1995 the parents on cspan series footnotes. In this hourlong interview, she discussed franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt in the home front during world war ii. Her book, no ordinary time, won the Pulitzer Prize for history. Now here is historian doris goodwin. Author no ordinary time. If you could ask either Franklin Roosevelt or Eleanor Roosevelt a couple of questions after all of the work that is done. What would you be. I think it would like to understand why she was unable a certain moment in the middle of the war when he asked her to be his wife again and stop traveling and stay home and take care of him, and i
Bay continues right now. A good monday morning to you. Im marcus washington. And im laura garcia of i hope you managed to have a good week. Were hoping the smoke will be getting out of dodge. It will take its time getting out of here. Those fires are still burning and it doesnt matter which direction the wind is coming from were getting smoke coming from that direction. As we get a look at air quality today still remaining unhealthy. As we go into the afternoon another day to limit your time judd. Well talk more about whats ahead in a few minutes. Mike, youve been tracking a Traffic Alert in the east ba still going on. A crash happened, took down a power pole, power lines blocking highway 84. Thats your cut through. Can you not use that windy roadway. Locals may have a problem getting to 680. Coming from 680 out of livermore that may be a reroute. You see the angled avenue, and then we have the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza forming just after 5 30 with the metering lights on. Bac