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reporter: an amazing story. what happened there was called a miracle, he was at flash harbor with his wife and three children with was holding on to his three year old son when he heard a woman screaming for help. he saw someone trying to pull a child from underneath the water. he hand z his son to a complete stranger so he could dive in and rescue the toddler. the boy wasn t breathing and foaming from the mouth. he started cpr woke up and was taken to the hospital and is said to be doing just fine. i m still in shock. he is alive. if it happens again i would do it the same way. he s been a detention deputy with hillsborough county six years. the family of the three year old to be interviewed. they said it s a reminder to keep close watch on children all the time because it only takes a couple seconds to lose sight of them and something terrible happen. a schoolteacher in critical condition tonight after police say a drunk driver ran a red light and slammed into ....
yes years past we ve seen port shutdowns and street protests that ended in teargas and vandalism. this week was more this year was more muted but on message. yes we can, the rallying cry of this mayday march wound through the streets of mountain view. may it not just be in march, but a march with our hearts and the hearts of those who can make a difference. the first day of may, has evolved since it started in the 1800s when in 1800 when an eight hour workday was the goal. immigration, health, housing reporter: now many issues share the stage, income inequality prominent this year. it s an injustice. it s awful to be in the city that is so rich and these are amazing companies but we have nothing. in san jose several hundred people took part in another march, this one tapping into the national dialogue on immigration. a debate fueled by presidential contender donald trump, who was in the bay area himself on friday. they marched to san jose city hall ....
she is one of our favorite interviewers on this stage. i started counting, six or seven times she has been here. most recently, wonder kids. you may also know them by the last time he was released. awesome smart fun titles. ladies and gentlemen, before you are the two authors to the library philadelphia library. [applause]. i d like to say hello to the five insomniacs watching this at 5:00 a.m. on a sunday. i just wanted to read a little bit so i can sit and think about what i want to say before i say it. i don t just want to jibber jabber. i will read one little excerpt from the book. it s toward the end. i think the one thing you would want to know is how our beloved revolutionary war hero from france who came over in 1777 as a 17-year-old. in 1824, president monroe invited them on the eve of the 50th anniversary to come back to the nations guest and it was quite a to do. you remember what a big deal it was in philadelphia. when he arrived in new york harbor, thousan ....
mr. president, that s your job. that s your job. if he wins, joe biden has pledged to listen to advice from the nation s top infectious disease expert, dr. anthony fauci, who has spent much of his time during the trump administration correcting the record from donald trump s disinformation lies and outright medical quackery. something he had to do yet again yesterday when donald trump touted a conspiracy theory that the virus death toll is lower than has been reported. by the way, i saw a statistic come out the other day, talking about only 6% of the people actually died from covid, which is very that they die from other well, they had co-morbidities, which you ve gotten criticized for, because there are co-morbidities, as the italians show, i think it s every covid death, i think 70%, had two or three co-morbidity, but the covid may have been the key morbidity to hit them. it could be, but it s an interesting statistic. the point that the cdc was trying ....
i, and if i knew all about it, i wouldn t want to the write the book because, to me, the pull is the adventure of it, learning. i think about how much i m going to learn by taking on this subject. and i don t want to i want to be surprised, i want to make discoveries. i want to not just make discoveries of some collection of letters in some place you wouldn t expect to find them, but i want to make the discovery that comes with suddenly, oh, i get it, that s how it worked. or that s who did that. that, to me, is the work is the reward. c-span: the name of the book is the greater journey: americans in paris in the 1800s. our guest has been david mccullough, and we thank you. guest: thanks, brian. i love to have a conversation with you, and i might write another book just on the chance that i get to come back and we can talk about it. c-span: it s a deal. [laughter] for a dvd copy of this program, call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your commen ....