The years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. Some things got worse, obviously. But tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. We simply developed more demanding standards. When i think of tv, i think of the 70s. What is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. More was allowed that hadn t been before. It was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. I want to watch an allblack show for a change. Oh, where are you going to find one? here s one the los angeles lakers against the milwaukee bucks. Young people were interested in relevant things. And so television began to reflect that. This is cbs. Really it was very simple. You had three channels plus pbs. When the decade turned over into the 70s, television was very rural. Hee haw! the beverly hillbillies. Cbs had the beverly hillbillies. Green acres. Petticoat junction. And these rural fantasies of mayb
In to see. The years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. Some things got worse, obviously. But tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. We simply developed more demanding standards. When i think of tv, i think of the 70s. What is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. More was allowed that hadn t been before. It was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. I want to watch an allblack show for a change. Oh, where are you going to find one? here s one. The los angeles lakers against the milwaukee bucks. Young people were interested in relevant things. And so television began to reflect that. This is cbs. Really it was very simple. You had three channels plus pbs. When the decade turned over into the 70s, television was very rural. Hee haw! the beverly hillbillies. Cbs had the beverly hillbillies. Green acres. Petticoat junction. And these kind of rur
the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously. but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. more was allowed that hadn t been before. it was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. i want to watch an all-black show for a change. oh, where are you going to find one? here s one the los angeles lakers against the milwaukee bucks. young people were interested in relevant things. and so television began to reflect that. this is cbs. really it was very simple. you had three channels plus pbs. when the decade turned over into the 70s, television was very rural. hee haw! the beverly hillbillies. cbs had the beverly hillbillies. green acres.
this morning new york city mayor bill de blasio announced on nbc the city is implementing a sweeping set of vaccine mandates for all private sector employers as health officials try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. today marks the official start of sweeping new testing requirements for travelers. all air travelers are required to show proof of a negative test taken no more than one day before their flight. meanwhile, the spread of covid domestically is-esque mating. the 7-day average of daily new cases in the u.s. has jumped above 120,000. with more than 1300 deaths on average every single day. those numbers are a sober reminder that so much more work needs to be done to combat the current spread of delta. even as officials work to combat the future spread of omicron. and there are some potential signs of hopeful news on the omicron front with dr. fauci saying yesterday that there has been, quote, encouraging preliminary evidence that omicron infections aren t as s
reports from south africa are encouraging. those reports suggest that while omicron is spreading rapidly, hospitalizations have not increased at major levels. hospitals are not overwhelmed. so while it is highly contagious, it may be far less dangerous than delta. and that brings us to the alarm. delta is the immediate risk. and the tragic thing is there s a lot of people who will get infected with delta even still and they may find that that immunity that they ve acquired through that delta infection isn t going to be protective against omicron. i worry about states that have low vaccination rates, high delta exposure, and are confident right now and perhaps overconfident because their prevalence has declined. that describes a lot of states in the south right now. for the first time in two months the united states is averaging more than 100,000 new covid cases each day. some cities are seeing hospitals pushed to the brink. the worst all year. and the united states is rea