opioid epidemic . peter cannon, his first book paramedic on the front lines of medicine details his journey to the care giver on the cities. since 2006, peter has been the author of the influential ems blog street watch, notes of a paramedic. he s also a graduate of the iowa writers workshop. he attended an academy in the university of virginia. he s worked many jobs in his life, tennis tennis instructor, aid to a u.s. senator, book and author and others before he found his place as a paramedic. he is also ems coordinator at a hospital in connecticut. without further adieu, i would like to welcome peter cannon. hi, peter. hang on, i think let me see. there we go. thank you very much. thank you for attending. can you talk about your new book killing season . killing season is a book that just came out. it is about my experiences as a paramedic over the last 25 years in following the opioid epidemic. as i will get through in my presentation, i will tell you when
the time you go to bed tonight you need to be where you intend to ride this storm out and you need to be as prepared as you can be, because weather will start to deteriorate very quickly tomorrow. i want to bring in nbc news meteorologist bill karins with the latest on ida s path and when people along the gulf coast will really begin to feel the impact of this storm. bill, we are talking potential ocean surges of up to 15 feet above normally dry land. what does it mean for people in the direct path? that means it is historic. that means know your elevation. if you are in southeastern louisiana, the coast of mississippi, one of the most important things you need to know is what the elevation of your house is. if you are above that 15 feet, you don t have to worry about wave action on top it, likely you will be okay. your emergency managers know all of this information. if they re telling you to evacuate, evacuate. this is not a storm to pool around with. we do not know exa
commemorating the launch of activists book state of emergency and the important issues it raises on spring in our panelists by way of introduction starting with one of our local contributors tanisha holland. tanisha is a survivor and native of san francisco. in addition to being cofounder of san francisco s black wall street of californians for safety and justice. her leadership helped pass historic first and legislation. the extended employment for all survivors as well as legislation permitting crime victims to terminate their leases if they no longer felt safe. also joining us in just a little bit will be mapped barnes in addition to being a 14 season nba vets, which includes earning a world champion with our beloved golden state warriors, he is a bay area native. known as one of the most outspoken and explosive athletes of his generation, he persists with that same type of mentality to his ventures off the court. in both business and entertainment he is said to be one of
book tv continues right now on c-span 2. good afternoon everybody. good afternoon to our panel and audience. i m paula and i host special events for social justice. i m especially proud to be apart of today s important event. thank you for taking time-out for the middle of a busy workday and week. i think it s important that you participate and witness what i believe. activist of state of emergency and the important issue it raises let s brick in our panelist starting with the local contributor tanisah holland. in addition to co-founder of san francisco black wall street she s the executive director of kaleidoscope californians for safety and justice. this extended for all survivors of violence as well as legislation permitting crime victims to terminate their leases if they no longer felt safe. also joining us in just a bit will be matt barns. he s a 14 season nba vet, includes earning a world champion with our beloved golden state warriors. he s a bay area native known
americans can happen but change is not happening overnight, some places not at all smxt letting people go without masks, some keeping mandates in place. some frontline workers, health care workers, parents of small kid say they re worried the cdc decision may be premature. the largest nurses center in the country said over the weekend the cdc guidance should be reversed. we will hear from president biden later today, while his cdc director spent most of the weekend explaining their position. everybody as we re working towards opening up again, are towards after 16 months getting out of this pandemic, will need to understand what they need to do locally and this was no permission to shed masks for everybody everywhere. this was really science driven, individual assessment of your risk. joining us right now to discuss nbc s vaughn hillyard at a shopping center in leesburg, virginia. and dr. william hazelteen, he wrote the book variants and is here to tell us what it means