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This man, unsuccessful in his long quest for the white house, yet having an outsized influence on American History. We are in henry clays parlor. Let me introduce you to jim klotter, 25 years now as kentucky state historian. Thanks for being with us. Glad to be here. Why henry clay . Why is he relevant to americans living in our time . I think a couple of counts. First of all, his famous comment, i would rather be right than be president , still speaks to us. Its a clarion call to people doing. ...

Comparable area to the u. S. And what President Trump said moments ago. Tonight, news from hot spots emerging across this country. Michigan, louisiana, texas among them. And tonight, after weeks of resisting, florida, now weeks into this, imposing stay at home restrictions. And the scene in california tonight. And the pleas for help from the front lines. We also have new reporting coming in. Abc news obtaining the orders given to public and private ems services in the new york city area. The par...

We are back with breaking news from idaho. A magnitude 6. 5 earthquake just hit hours ago north of boise. There have already been several moderate aftershocks, no immediate reports of damage or injuries. It was the strongest quake to hit idaho since 1983. New york city is bringing in hundreds of out of town ambulances and paramedics to help with the coronavirus crisis. Abcs eva pilgrim is on the frontlines where First Responders are risking their lives every day as they struggle to cope with the...

Good wednesday morning, everyone. And we start with the sobering headline. More americans have died from the coronavirus than were killed on 9 11. More than 4,000 people have now lost their lives. Heres a map showing the states with the highest death tolls. More than 800 people died in the last 24 hours, new york is stuffering the most but you can see new jersey, michigan, louisiana and Washington State have also been hit hard followed by california and georgia. Experts say the peak of this cris...

How citizen soldiers from the National Guard are helping to combat the coronavirus. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Every day when i go to work, i feel like a sheep going to slaughter. Confirmed coronavirus cases now top 1 million worldwide. I know you have seen the slope in the United States versus the slope in italy. And we have to change that slope. Certain areas of michigan, detroit, looked like it was doing pretty good and then all of a sudden, it went up. The ...

My names alex, im the executie director of the Truman Library institute, the nonprofit partner of the harry s. Truman Library Museum in independence. Welcome to a Wonderful Program tonight, thanks for coming. And i want to thank Vivian Jennings and rainy day books for copresenting tonights lecture with a. J. Baime. And we are in for a great story. If you havent read the book, i highly encourage it. Itll be available for sale. And just a couple of words, i cant resist the opportunity to plug the ...

Im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is off this week. Hes in france but hes not hanging out with the new french president thats what Vladimir Putins been doing today. The two leaders had a get to know you meeting at versailles. And you really have to wonder how cordial it was given that days before the French Election mr macron Accused Moscow of interfering in his poll. At a tense press conference, Vladimir Putin insisted any implication of russian meddling was rubbish. From paris, Lucy...

But this would be big, this would be jolting, and this for mitt romney would be a big turnaround from comments he made earlier this year to me. Why are you doing this . Well, im someone who cares very deeply about the country and about my party and i have watched from the sidelines a long time, playing kind of a role as umpire, calling some foul balls now and then, but i couldnt sit back and say nothing as i watched donald trump be more and more outrageous. In the course of that interview, the f...

And a racist scandal. The chief is facing scrutiny of his own. Congressman is receiving a statement defending downing and hes live at the Oakland Police Department Headquarters to explain. Will. Reporter mark, she actually sent out that statement at 1 this morning so this was obviously very heavy for her that she felt compelled enough to issue a statement in the overnight hours. Lets show you the picture of the man who we are talking about. Assistant acting chief, name is david downy, more than ...

The number j 887. Also, in the district the city taking drastic steps tone sure the Drinking Water at all schools in public facilities is safe. The city said they will spend millions to put filters on every drinking source. Melanie alnwick is live at the Wilson Building northwest now with the latest. Mel. Reporter good morning, and there is a hearing on this new standard at 10 00 this morning in d. C. Council chambers. D. C. Is taking action on this tough new standard after a new report by the A...