We are going to have a great night tonight. We are honoring literary liens, emma white will be honored, a big night for the Massive National Book Foundation for literature, culture, a big night for all of us. When i have the ability to stand in front of people i mention my mothers name jean christian. She is the reason i like to say about my mother i am the man that i am because she is the woman sheis or was. My mother was my first teacher. My mother graduated from college at the age of 17, the first person in her family to go to college. For me to be a wellknown literary advocate in this nation, a place where only a scant few generations ago it would have been illegal for me to read is no small thing. [applause] literature is the birthrightof every single one of us, no exception and if you can read in at least one language youare in my definition free. That is to say , no one can pull the wall over your eyes. No one can give you a set of what they want to call alternative facts and co
Answers arthe mother of two was hit and killed by a hit and run driver. It happened north of lewis brown road. The woman has been identified as Lori Van Walker. We go live now in the news room after speaking with the victims sister. Reporter it is not clear if the woman was walking or riding her bike. But the hit and run driver left the scene of the accident. Tonight as we spoke with that emotional sister of the victim she says she is now caring for those children left behind. It is a terrible loss. Terrible. She was only 27 years old. She has two beautiful babies. Reporter she realizes her younger sister is never coming back. Now she wants whoever was behind the wheel to step forward. Someone has to be out there at 8 40 at night. At a lit gas station to see this woman mowed down. Somebody. Reporter 27yearold Lori Van Walker was killed friday night in an apparent hit and run. According to the police at 8 48 she was walking near sonoma boulevard and lewis brown road when she was hit by
Surrounding you. Reporter ukee, welcome to the show. People have been lining up, all day along the sea wall here in North Wildwood, right to the edge of the storm because you have these enormous 10foot waves, that are smashing against the sea wall, shooting up spray. Just an impressive shot. Pan over across the ocean where you can see it is just so churned up, one set after another of large waves, and were still several hours away from high tide, but we see waves are already going up against the dunes, it is causing beach erosion, so there is a wow factor and there is a little bit of the sadness as the cost is to the beaches. From watching, to dodging waves the wrong sea wall in north wild wood, this video by zeka shot high tide monday night shows a scene few have ever seen before a storm surge with tall waves that pounded the wildwoods northern tip. Wind where is coming over the wall, thank god for the sea wall when you see pictures like that. Reporter North Wildwood mayor patrick and
School shopping what was your favorite thing about back to school. Getting school mris,. Paper and pencil. A lunchbox. A new lunchbox every year. Some theme. Sports, star wars. I dont think i ever had a star wars bag but i should v. Usually a sport on it. Back then they were 10. The average family spends 687 will you believe or back to school supplies, this is from k high school. What. Every year. 687, about 240 close to clothing the rest is electronics which we never bought for school because we never useed and needed. Also shoes. I love paper, just big thick reames of paper. I have a thing for paper. I love it. If you live . Byron and your kids are back in school, congratulate. Three ring or spiral. I love eight it all, paper, paper paper, some kids head back to school. For you were on top of news we have been following for you throughout mornings on two in San Francisco. People are being told to shelter in place because of a stand off. 58 exhas the latest. Good morning to you guys.
And authors every weekend. Book tv, television for serious read [inaudible conversations]naudibe [inaudible conversations] evening, everybody. Good evening and welcome to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. My museum. Nn my name is anna collins, Vice President for programs and education to hear at the museum. How many of you have visited in the past . How many of you have gone to our tenement at 97 how many of you have been here in thisl go . Building . It hasnt opened yet. So upstairs we will be opening an exhibit appeared with dan tenement talks. Excellent. But i like sometimes people feel like they visited the tenementep museum and they came in 1992 and they dont need to come again. We are so glad when they come back again and the programs here in the Public Programs here at night. But also what we are really, really excited about is the e debate thats going to open thie summer in 2017. The third floor of this building is now being transformed into an apartment in which over the ye