This man, unsuccessful in his long quest for the white house, yet having an outsized influence on American History. We are in henry clays parlor. Let me introduce you to jim klotter, 25 years now as kentucky state historian. Thanks for being with us. Glad to be here. Why henry clay . Why is he relevant to americans living in our time . I think a couple of counts. First of all, his famous comment, i would rather be right than be president , still speaks to us. Its a clarion call to people doing. Whether were in politics or Something Else, to do the right things. He also said, you know, that in a sense, that the politicians need to remember the country and sacrifice for the country. I think that is still something we need to remember, as well. The man known as the great compromiser. A man that forged compromises that not only kept the nation together, but were constructive. Those kind of things i think are the things we need to remember about henry clay, as well as all the things that he
Comparable area to the u. S. And what President Trump said moments ago. Tonight, news from hot spots emerging across this country. Michigan, louisiana, texas among them. And tonight, after weeks of resisting, florida, now weeks into this, imposing stay at home restrictions. And the scene in california tonight. And the pleas for help from the front lines. We also have new reporting coming in. Abc news obtaining the orders given to public and private ems services in the new york city area. The paramedics answering these calls. And now an acknowledgement that neardeath patients may not be able to be saved while City Hospitals are overrun with coronavirus. What the guidelines now say for these crews on the front lines. Across the country tonight, the doctors who say even basic antibiotics are difficult to get. Another fearing he will have to deny ventilators to patients who need them. And the patients with preexisting conditions, compromised immune systems. What one cancer patient says she
We are back with breaking news from idaho. A magnitude 6. 5 earthquake just hit hours ago north of boise. There have already been several moderate aftershocks, no immediate reports of damage or injuries. It was the strongest quake to hit idaho since 1983. New york city is bringing in hundreds of out of town ambulances and paramedics to help with the coronavirus crisis. Abcs eva pilgrim is on the frontlines where First Responders are risking their lives every day as they struggle to cope with the dramatic spike in 911 calls. Reporter in queens, the epicenter of the new york city outbreak, ems workers are the infantry, and they are overwhelmed. The number of calls to new yorks 911 system skyrocketing. Every call is treated as a potential coronavirus patient. We followed them at a safe distance on several calls. This woman says her aunt is covid19 positive and has pneumonia. This is her second trip to the hospital. With 20 of the ems force out sick, the ones that can work are working near
Good wednesday morning, everyone. And we start with the sobering headline. More americans have died from the coronavirus than were killed on 9 11. More than 4,000 people have now lost their lives. Heres a map showing the states with the highest death tolls. More than 800 people died in the last 24 hours, new york is stuffering the most but you can see new jersey, michigan, louisiana and Washington State have also been hit hard followed by california and georgia. Experts say the peak of this crisis could be more than two weeks away. The white house is warning americans to brace for more than 200,000 deaths. Hospitals are desperately trying to prepare. The mayor of los angeles is once again stressing the need for more ventilators. But there is some good news. Doctors say social distancing is working even though some areas have been slow to accept it. I want every american to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead. Reporter a grim warning from President Trump. Were going to start se
How citizen soldiers from the National Guard are helping to combat the coronavirus. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Every day when i go to work, i feel like a sheep going to slaughter. Confirmed coronavirus cases now top 1 million worldwide. I know you have seen the slope in the United States versus the slope in italy. And we have to change that slope. Certain areas of michigan, detroit, looked like it was doing pretty good and then all of a sudden, it went up. The nations top Infectious Disease expert says the whole country should already be under orders to stay at home. If you look at whats going on in this country, i just dont understand why were not doing that. We really should be. Another historic surge in unemployment claims. More than 6. 6 Million People filed for benefits. A mindblowingly horrible, recordbreaking number. Two cruise ships carrying passengers with flulike symptoms have been allowed to dock in florida. After coming to an agreement wit