Welcome. My name is Vivian Schiller and the executive director of aspen digital of the Aspen Institute program really glad you could be with us today. The York Times Bestseller list can often seem to be a near untimely or of the national psyche. As such this year seems to reflect a nation going through and awaking of matters of race. Books written by people of color and about matters of race and racism have filled those lists. Both fiction and nonfiction prayed that is the good news. Sadly, the Publishing Industry does not necessarily always reflect that reality. The recent twitter protest has back publishing paid and exposed a major pay disparity in the industry between black and nonblack authors. There are few people of color who serve as publishing staff or literary agents. And even fewer who operate as decisionmaking levels. And for those who are published, sometimes the marketing exposure coming sub optimal. This year, of National Reckoning on racism, we can take a look at the boo
Betsy ross bridge, kind of quiet this morning, virtually no overnight construction because of the holiday. Couple of fire locations, one here in abington, Huntingdon Pike, police and fire crews on the scene, with the fires comes the water. Then that gets iced over just like here in the neighborhood. The fire location, we will tell but in a moment at that church, corn well just off of f street. So watch for some local detours. Septa had some problems last night, signal problems, causing big delays on the Airport Media elwyn and wilmington line late last night. Were still wait fog find out if those signal delays will carry into the start of our morning rush hour, well have that update the next time around, thomas, back over to you. Bob, thank youment lets talk about the developing story. Still breaking right now, overnight fire at old Vacant Church. This is in kensington. Sending 19 Homeless People back into the bitter cold. That cold weather certainly made it hard for crews to get all o
If you want to see just how cold it is, look at the Franklin Square fountain. Look at this. It looks more like an ice sculpture, it is cents just frozen. Freeze frame. You know . So this is because the sub freezing temperatures, the water no longer free flowing. We will try to go back there, sue, once the sun is up. It has to be beautiful and sparkling. But it is cold. Well do you have find your beauty in the bitterness outside this morning. And yes, whatever adjective you want to use, it is even colder than it was yesterday at this time. Tuck that in. It is on my nervesment we have a five out of ten today. Yes, even colder. It is cents National Card playing day. And i think this might work out pretty well if you have the kids home from school. Maybe a game of go fish, 500 rum i, you know the drill. Yes, uno, oh, that was our favorite growing up. Well, my daughter growing up, yes, we loved to play uno. Anyway, single digit windchills and below in some cases in philadelphia, it is 15, b
This thursday, you know, i walked out the door, and i had a box of omaha steaks, i guess it was delivered late last night, i went to bed. I left it out there. It is going to be better outside than bringing it inside in the house. Keeping it cold. Nope. It will be frozen by the time i get home. Once again, it is good to have you with us, i know it is cold outside. Lets warm things up, bob kelly, get a check on the roads . Dangerously cold. Make sure you have the seat warmers on, when you sit in the car, stonned your hands like this just for couple every minutes. Rid there. Little reminder here, just how cold it is, lets take you outside, look at this, Franklin Square fountain, look like ice sculpture, doesnt it . Cool. Trickling out there, but down ride cold. 15 degrees in the city. You can see why. Just iced on over. It is pretty to look at. Have you ever been to Niagara Falls in the winter. Yes. Portions of it. Thats our very owe Niagara Falls right there. Dont need to travel anywhere
Made it to thursday, december 28th, 2017. Almost there. The thing is it is so cold outside. This is the coldest of our little cold snap were dealing w so mike jerrick on vacation right now, he was so kind, sent us lovely photo to make us feel better. Like only mike would do. Look at that. Whats he got on his head . Dufs. On the rock. I ma have i to extend my stay, 88 versus 8 degrees. I dont know if it is eight greets but probably feels like eight. Is he scuba diving . Is that goggles on his head . Looks like might be snorkeling. If it makes you feel any better over the next five days it will be raining there. Oh, look at you. Rain on that parade. I saw that oh, 88 all week, then i saw scattered showers. A lisa little break. Sue, hes right about here, though. At least we have you prepared for t and, you know, hopefully youve been layering up every day. Now this is the coldest morning that weve had in a long time. Certainly the coldest one of this particular spell. Weve got five, thats