can see the gates are closed, closed, closed. everything my kids are so desperate, trying to go back to tlgay area sud it you to listen to something. it is so quiet out here. you can actually hear the birds. reporter: work went remote. traffic disappeared. small businesses suffered. whether it s today, whether it s tomorrow, whether it s friday, i m eventually not going to have it. i m going to be unemployed. one day we had over $1 million in cancelations. it s basically our entire business and all my life s savings. and all my employees jobs. california s edd processed more unemployment claims in a month than all of last year. by may, protesters wanted an end to the shelter in place rules. people need to go back to work. reporter: a week later, california entered stage 2, allowing businesses to offer curbside pickup. soon, counties were getting state approval to open up dine-in restaurants and shopping malls. the state moved into stage 3 just after memorial da
good morning, we ve been talking about the effects of the american revolution and framing that around the question of how revolutionary was the american revolution? what kind of changes could it negotiate in american society, american law? why should we think of the american revolution as a revolution rather than a war for independence? and we talked about this in various frameworks. we talk about whether the revolution altered the social structure, and the last time we met were talking about the impact of the revolutionary on african americans and on the institution of slavery. we saw in that case, the legacy was quite mixed. the revolution said the institution of slavery on the path of destruction in the northern states but was instrumental and trying to deepening and strengthening institutions in the southern states. today, i would like to talk about two topics that are closely interrelated. and that our two sides of the same coin, i want to talk today about how the revolu
from the university describes the conflicts and relationships between the new federal government, settlers and native americans. good morning, everybody. we ve been talking for the last couple of weeks in this class about the effects of the american revolution and kind of framing that discussion around the question of how revolutionary was the american revolution? what kinds of changes did it initiate in american society, american law, american government? wide should we think of the revolution as a revolution rather than simply a war for independence? so we ve talked about this in various frameworks. we talk about whether the revolution altered the social structure of the states that were involved in our revolution, and on the last time we met, we talked about the impact of the revolution on african-americans and on the institution of slavery, we saw that in that case the legacy was quite mixed, right? the revolution set the institutional slavery on the path to destruction
how the white house has celebrated the fourth of july through history. washington journal is next. good morning. it is independence day in america. at the white house later today president trump will headline a salute to america event involving a flyover the washington on you meant. the head of those festivities ahead of those festivities, we are spending this morning asking viewers how you feel about this country this morning? are you proud to be an american? if you live in the eastern time zone, call (202) 748-8000. if you live in the pacific time zone, the number is (202) 748-8001. you can also send us a text this morning. (202) 748-8003. please involve include your name. a very good saturday morning to you. you can start calling in now about this question. asking this question in the wake of a gallup poll last month that found u.s. national pride has fallen to record lows. from that pole, although a majority of adults in the u.s. say they are either extremely prou
at that event celebrating the fourth of july. saying, there are plenty of reasons to be proud to be an american. [video clip] the most important day in the history of nations, july 4, 1776. americanwords, every heart should swell with pride prime a with pride. every american family should cheer with delight and every american patriot should be filled with joy because each of you lives in the most magnificent country in the history of the world. and it will soon be greater than ever before. [applause] our founders launched not only a revolution in government but a revolution in the pursuit of justice, equality, liberty, and prosperity. no nation has done more to advance the human condition than the united states of america and no people have done more to promote human progress than the citizens of our great nation. it was made possible by patriots who gathered in philadelphia and signed the declaration of independence. [applause] they enshrined a divine truth that change