captioning performed by vitac experts today estimate that as many as one-third of human beings on the globe suffered from this new incarnation of influenza, incorrectly dubbed spanish influenza. striking with unprecedented fer rosety, the pandemic caused no fewer than 50 million deaths. it had packed in four waves, first coming through in the spring, and then, unfortunately, coming back in a second wave that was much more deadly. during that second wave, infection rates in the united states ranged between 25 and 40% and some 675,000 americans had perished. lillian s mother, of course, was one of the victims. but the pandemic didn t end in 1918. in fact, there was a third wave that came through early in the spring of 1919 and then either the first annual version of this new virus or a fourth wave then came through in early 1920. and you can imagine the kind of disruption that this must have meant, in a world that is just coming off of the great war, and that has already su
launched! [yelling] pauley: and there is bad news. almost a week of violence and unrest in minneapolis and other cities. in the wake of last monday s death of george floyd while being held by police. we ll have the latest on those disturbances just ahead. and then it s on to covid. this pandemic is very much a mixed bag, depending upon where you live. new cases down in some places; up in others. many places reopened. other places are still closed. uncertainty about the future still lingering just about everywhere. this is your life in these strangest of times, as mo rocca will report in our cover story. plexiglass barriers have been popping up all over. this is your life, as the country returns to normal-ish. have you seen anything that approximates it? not even close. reporter: not even close? nothing like this. it is a frenzy, almost. reporter: coming up on sunday morning, old lessons about the new normal. pauley: even in the face of live performance shutdowns
page, facebook.com/booktv. october 21, 1967, 100,000 people marched in washington to protest the vietnam war. from the booktv archives. pulitzer prize winning journalist david maraniss, who in 2002 allowed booktv to accompany him to vietnam and madison, wisconsin for his research in the war abroad and protests at home. this is a rubber plantation north of saigon in vietnam. members of the army s regiment known as the black lions were ambushed here. 61 were killed, many were injured. this is the university of wisconsin in madison. 35 years ago antiwar students try to keep dow chemical from recruiting on campus. the demonstration turned violent. these stories from different parts of the world come together in a new book titled they marched into sunlight . the author is david maraniss. great to be here. host: you write connections fascinate you more than ideology. what does that mean? guest: it means i m a journalist and a historian. i m not trying to make a specific
competitive video gamers get their league. the first seven franchises and robert kraft went all in. we will bring you that conversation. a new hire at twitter. former intuit head of finance will become the chief financial officer effective in late august. he will report directly to ceo jack dorsey. he will assume the role. he will continue to serve as the coo. for more reaction on the shakeup, we spoke to dick costolo who returned to the ceotup world, currently the and cofounder of a personal fitness platform. dick: i have a lot of confidence in the team over there. anthony and jack, and the cmo. emily: they reported their first quarterly loss during the we ve seen a new strategy unfolding. do you expect any change in strategy with a new cfo? ck: i could not say not being there right now but those guys are pretty focused and have unclear on what they are working on. i expect that to continue if they are promoting the way they are. emily: what do you think of the new coo? dick
manufacturing plant in croydon. the thick black smoke blanketing parts of bristol township in lower bucks. it was as high as a five-story building. i mean it was like you can see the flames like shooting in the air and the smoke, the smoke was so thick. reporter: the fire broke out around 5:00 in an industrial area along state road. jessica pena s husband just one of the brave who battled the up steps blaze. nerve racking. very adrenaline you shall rush rushed. fire ripping through the roof and everything. it was even more freaky when the firefighters were on the roof and stuff. dawn and paul kerr wick watched in fear. their two sons are employees at the century old metal company which does contract work for the navy. if they ll relocate and start another place because, you know, they got to continue to work somewhere. i don t know what they re going to do. my one son is a welder. my other son is head of shipping and receiving and my brother works in the machine