67,000 tickets given out, 80 of them free. 12 and up have to Show Proof of vaccination to get in. The mayor calls the concert historic, celebration for a city thats overcome incredible challenges in the last year. The mayor teamed up with Producer Clive davis to produce tonights show that includes andrea bow check ee, ll cool j, Jennifer Hudson taking the stage. Paul simon, no stranger to concerts in Central Park, having performed two on the Great Lawn. And the boss, Bruce Springsteen will be performing as well. We wait to start a big show. Want to check in with reporters on the ground in Central Park. Erica Hill Tracking Tonights Music headlines. What do you expect . It is a great lineup to put it mildly. You hit on some of them, anderson. There are folks in the pen to my left excited about Andrea Bocelli and the boss. It is a city as diverse as the city of New York itself. A lot of hometown love, a lot of new York Artists and artists from all over. That plays to the diversity of the
Hospitals where beds were scarce. Thankfully, thankfully, Courage And Professionalism were not. It is not marked down anywhere officially. The fight back against the virus began the first time a nurse turned her mask inside out. We remember that. For protection, she wore a Garbage Bag over her scrubs. At the time, guys, they didnt have ppe because if you didnt know, nothing, and i do mean nothing, comes between a nurse and their duties. Grocery store employees, thank you. Health care professionals, thank you. The police, nypd here in full force, i was so glad to see them tonight. Thank you, thank you, thank you, nypd. Other Essential Workers took their stations on the Front Lines. Next and slowly, New Yorkers began to do what we do. We find a way. You know we were once the epicenter of the virus. Now we moved to being epicenter of the recovery. So it brings us to this humid, sticky august night. A storm is on the way, but were good we gather for a common purpose to say welcome back, ne
Town. This is the first africanamerican mortuary in the state of alabama. Um, they originally opened in the 1880s and they built this building in the 1900s. But the real story is mrs. Alan. Um, she started a private school directly behind us in the 1880s. It was called Josephine Allen Institute because, again, in the 1800s, before the Emancipation Proclamation, it was against the law for africanamericans to be educated. So, after the Emancipation Proclamation, schools just started opening everywhere. And she opened one to to educate young africanamericans. But this family, actually, came to mobile from virginia. So, they were never slaves. They were free. And they were somewhat elite because they had a big home down near dolphin island. And they had a big home in the city. Well, in the 1880s and 90s, most africanamericans had shotgun homes, unfortunately, but that was the way it was. Well, they had a lot of friends. And some of their friends were people like booker t. Washington. Presi
Teleconferencing to reduce the risk of Covid19 Transmission at public meetings. Ordinarily, the brown act sets strict rules for teleconferencing. The Governors Order has suspended those rules. On july 11, 2021, the governor determined it is appropriate to continue suspending the normally applicable teleconferencing rules through september 30, 2021. As notes on the agenda, members of the public may view this meeting on sfgovtv and calling in using the streaming number. Mr. Secretary, can you please call the roll . Clerk thank you, director gee. Directors, can you please respond when i call your name. [Roll Call] clerk directors, we have a quorum. Thank you, mr. Secretary. Can you continue, please . Clerk yes. Directors, item 3 is communications, and wed like to remind the public that the public Comment Process is listed on the Agenda And Streaming on the screen. Directors, item 4 is board of directors new and or old business. Im not aware of any i shall proceed. Directors, item 5 is the
Well be doing everything we can. Your Support And Energy has given us a huge lift, and i know it will on sunday. Kieran trippier Starts for england, with arsenals Bukayo Saka dropped to the bench. But the fast footed foden doesnt make the Squad Due to an injury. But italy are looking to upset the Home Advantage and on a 33 match unbeaten run many wouldnt bet against them. In other news, the uks Vaccines Minister says the government is confident that plans to lift a range of Covid Restrictions will go ahead Onjuly 19th in england. But he also said masks are still expected to be worn indoors. The fortification of the Vaccination Programme has allowed us to cautiously move to step four, and the pm will say more about this. A Sixth Wimbedon title. And at wimbledon, its game, Set And Match for novak djokovic, as he beats Matteo Berrettini 3 1 to take his sixth grass court title. Lift off for branson the Billionaire Virgin galactic founder has flown to the edge of space on the companys first