Allows me will be broadcasting experts of this interview this friday you hear me do the re id to keep consistent sound also lisa who got her first journalism job as a teenager report for the New York Times and marketplace and msnbc and the author two previous books radio and shangrila about the man who made the mcdonalds fortune and the one who gave it all the way. Using the Atlanta History Center for research and to be with the constituency. Its difficult for some of the people who are watching to imagine life before being accessible all the time so what was this idea of 24 7 and Cable News Network before cnn . The foreword ted turner turned channel 17 on all night, there was no tv all night. Its hard to believe but before cable had come along television stopped usually after the late movie and it was off all night until it came on at don. So the only is anything channel was like a spaceship from mars. Crazy and unimaginable. The man behind the moonshot channel 17 here in atlanta made
Despite the hiccups a lot of old order news organizations cheering for its fault. They had to fill time for the crew is follow weighing, can you talk about that, why it was such a big deal for cnn . It was an amazing day a year after cnn went on the air. It was only in several million homes that could receive it, cable was not, the animosity of the networks and jealousy and disbelief on the part of the networks than anybody would care about news 24 7 combined to make a perfect storm march 30th, 1981, when the president was shot, there was a crew, there is always a crew, the White House Pool crew was always with the president in case something happened to him but cnn was not allowed to be part of the pool. They happened to be inside, was a time filler for cnn, cnn need a lot of at that point. It is a long story, i detail in the book but it was a day that put cnn on the map in the minds of the press corps and that helps make them aware there was not just is just for the news but in 24 ho
All, lets start off with one big news, piece of news for the bay area. Three ucsf doctors have been named to president elect bidens Advisory Council for covid pandemic policies. There are hundreds of jobs that the president elect will need to fill, but the Trump Administration said today that they are not ready to acknowledge him as the winner. President elect joe biden and Vice President elect Kamala Harris go straight to work with the transition team. They met by videoconference with the transition covid19 advisory board. Focusing on a key campaign promise. I will spare no effort to turn this pandemic around once we are sworn in on january 20. Reporter the bay area doctors from ucsf are part of the board. Dr. David kessler, an epidemiologist and former fda commissioner is one of the cochairs. Dr. Robert you guess, are also board members. Typically, they were closely with Outgoing Administration according to eric schindler, codirector of uc berkeleys institute of governmental studies
Moving into the red. The News Conference set to start at noon. Were expecting it to start imminently. Meanwhile, we learned that Contra Costa County and Santa Cruz County were bumped back into the red. The governor warned based on current covid infect rates that are the counties are likelying to follow the move and be bumped again in the colorcoded tier system. Were waiting to learn if others are on the list. The News Conference is to start at noon. Californias in a better situation than other parts of the country where infects and hospitalization rates are surging. The governor yesterday indicating that dr. Gale today will announce more restrictions for some counties. Anticipate that we will see some counties moving backwards not forwards and this is exactly why we designed the tore status the way we did. It was about being more and less restrictive not based upon political whim but based upon the data. The epidemiology and facts. Reporter the governors comments came the same day as c
And hours long session on the critical measure that could pave the way for President Bidens 1. 9 trillion relief package. Jillian Griff Jenkins has a breakdown, you always win. Reporter more exciting than watching the super bowl you can watch your senate hard at work on votearama. Theyve been at this since 2 30 p. M. Yesterday. It is a timehonored tradition where the Minority Party forces the Majority Party to endure endless amendments putting senators on the record. Any senator can offer an amendment to the Budget Measure and so far 850 have been filed and as we have seen overnight more than 30 reached a roll call voice vote on the floor. Unclear when the ends. We are told maybe in an hour or so. We will keep you posted. Some amendments pass, others fail. When it did pass, senators todd young, proposal to block Illegal Immigrants from getting stimulus checks. It was adopted but 42 lawmakers voted against it and some of the issues which range from tax increases on Small Businesses to t