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[applause] im happy to introduce the moderator for the session. Hes not only im sorry, i skipped over. The moderator is curtis wilkie, associate professor of journalism at the university of mississippi, and hes also a fellow at the university over the center for southern journalism and politics. If you will take over. Thank you. And thank you all for coming. We appreciate the presence of the guests on the panel here at the mississippi book festival it is Getting Better and better every year. Im ...

Now at 11 00, an urgent plea as the bay area heads into a warm weekend. Tonight, the precautions in place to reduce the risk of overcrowding. A call for sweeping reform at assisted living facilities after at least 10 deaths as a peninsula care home. What one advocate says needs to be done. The unemployment rates in napa county are supposed to be some of the highest in the bay area next month as the Tourism Industry shuts down. How some are trying to adjust to a new way of doing business. Now at ...

In order to not have heat dry out tobacco leaves so they were not rolling around the cigar the air had to be kept very humid in these factories so the windows were nailed shut in summertime so the breeze wouldnt blow the humidity out. Very fine tobacco dust filled the air and filled the lungs of people working in these places. Cigar workers had the second highest rate of tuberculosis of any occupation in the United States. Only stonecutters had it worse. Rose would have lung problems for the res...

Thank you for coming. True crime across america. Im a graduate dean at the university and is happy to be here. We have about 45 minutes for this session and then will leave about 15 for q and a. The sponsors for our panel. Are stay with us . [applause] im happy to introduce our moderator for this session. Hes not only an attorney im sorry. I skipped over this. Hes over there. Moderator is an associate professor at the university of mississippi and hes also at the southern journal and positive. T...

The doctor had mentioned, but it is important to remember that this is not the time to feel that, since we have made such an important advance in the sense that, in the success of the medication, that we need to be pulling back at all. The u. S. Has climbed in deaths and sadly, the death toll is now topping 18,000 across the country. That is up from 6800 just a week ago. Here in california there are more than 21,000 cases, and 583 deaths. That is more than double the death toll this time last we...

Pleasure to welcome you tonight for our program. Before we get started, just a couple of quick things. If you have electronic devices, now is a good time to turn them off. As usual in our programs, theres no photography and filming. Also, if youre wondering what all the equipment is, its cspan. So, show you an isis smile and brush your hair, and get ready in case you get a cameo. When we get to the q a part there is a microphone in the back of the room, and will let you know when theres time for...

1,340 positive cases of covid19. 22 people have died. And the number of people in the icu has gone up. Will the Public Health order get extended . The likelihood that that will happen is very likely. Reporter sfpd commended the public for not celebrating 4 20 outdoors and in public parks, as is tradition. But they said there are still people and businesses that continue to flout the stay at home order. To date, the department has given out 17 citations, admonished 73 people, and given hundreds o...

Good afternoon and welcome to the theater here at the national archive. Im the archivist of the United States and it is a pleasure to have you with us this afternoon whether youre here in the theater for joining us on facebook and Youtube Channels and a special welcome to the cspan audience. Before we hear from william junior i would like to tell you about two other programs coming up next month. On tuesday september 10 at noon, Sidney Blumenthal will tell us about the recently released volume t...

Coronavirus outbreak. Basically, officials go out and trace down everybody who has had a contact with the covid19 positive patient. Now, apple and google say they are looking at smart phone apps that could help as a tool. On friday apple and google announced that they are working together on software that would turn smart phones into Contact Tracing devices by using bluetooth technology. Google released a diagram showing how it works. If two people are within bluetooth range, their phones would ...

We travel to bryanCollege Station texas. Coming up will feature the citys local authors including Nikki Van Hightower. Then 12 minutes would visit the museum of the american g. I. And about the role Elvis Presley played in the Cold War Army in the 1950s. Later in about 45 minutes the story of the the hello girls of world war i. We begin our special feature with the mayors of bryan and College Station. One of the wonderful thinks about bryanCollege Station come get to cities, one community. The u...