Exhibitions at the Schomburg Center for research in black culture coming to you live from new york city in my little living room. Thank you for tuning in to this full day of conversation. 1963, magazine profile of james talks about reading his way to the library in harlem where he grew up which is what became the Schomburg Center. He said you think your pain and heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world but then you read, it was books that taught me the things that tormented me most were the very things that brought me to the people who are alive, have ever been alive. Who says you cant read or write deliberation . You can see a Literary Festival expands notions of black mans introducing to scholars, Childrens Book authors, memoirs, those who write our joy and sorrow, rage and triumph. Those who have new ideas and spark our nation, help us make sense of the path past the plan for the future. Take you to all of our authors and moderators on our virtual stage today, i will
History on the red planet we asked alan stern who is leading the 1st ever mission to explore pluto about how high the stakes are when it comes to space all this more coming up in this lockdown edition of going underground but 1st lets go to portland to Gregory Mchale hes the vice chair of the Oregon Democrats black caucus gregory what on earth is going on in portland were seeing images all over the internet of tear gas of warfare not seen even in even in countries where are the u. N. Is imposed sanctions on. Yeah its really appalling to see in the streets of berlin its right downtown in the heart of our city and every night appears to look like a war zone we have troops in camouflage police deploying tear gas and flash bangs and its absolute chaos down town portland and its hard to see in a city that i love so much now you know the child was the boss of the department of Homeland Security says youre all violent and i casts on the streets of poland apparently theyre using george w. Bush
Call from lou pearlman and Justin Timberlake. Lou is a salesman from the drop. He wanted to connect with you, and this was his skill. His belief in himself and his capacity to make you believe. Most people fell for it. We believed. Believed everything he said. We never even questioned if that was real or not. He was very good at being shady. Lous skill is he was so charismatic, so sympathetic, everyone wanted to be his friend, be a part of his world that he created, without realizing he was robbing them blind. There was a good person somewhere in there trapped in this giant ball of greed. It was blimp money that started the whole thing. Thats backstreets back all ri louis j. Pearlman grows up in queens, new york. He was born in 1954. And so right next to where lou pearlman is growing up, coming out of flushing airport, there are these airships that take off. And when lou pearlman is 10 years old, he sees his first Goodyear Blimp. The blimp transforms his life. I saw the Goodyear Blimp
Coronavirus infections once again on the rise and Contact Tracing is even more critical to control the spread of the virus. Good evening. A growing number of new apps are designed to help with Contact Tracing. Some are privately developed and other developed by governments in the u. S. And only four states using them as part of their pandemic strategy but in other countries they are getting popular. That is it that is all there is to it. Reporter brent just started using a Contact Tracing apps for covid19 called corona worn developed by the german government. I downloaded it pretty quickly and on the day it was released. Reporter has been living in berlin for the past decade and he said downloading the app was voluntary. More people who have it the more effective it is and i thought it was something i should do to help get back to a sense of normalcy quicker. Reporter here is the way the app he is using and most like it work. On your way through the day from home to work or exercise or
We begin in Contra Costa County were firefighters say they have seen a dramatic increase in the number of vegetation fire is. We have details on several fires in the past 24 hours. Reporter i spoke with fire officials in contra costa and alameda counties. They told me crews have been busy putting out brushfires every day. With professional Fireworks Shows canceled in the bay area, they expect a very different fourth of july. This video, posted on social media, shows a fire that broke out along interstate 580 in livermore shortly before 10 thursday morning. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Fire officials tell me there are homeless encampments in the area, but they did not rule out other causes, such as illegal fireworks were discarded cigarettes. Vegetation fires are keeping firefighters in the east bay busy. This fire in concord wednesday night was one of six brushfires in just one day in Contra Costa County. It burned near a pg e facility. Small and acreage, but concernin