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Jonathan. Pam demonstrations, remaining very peaceful at this hour want to take you to a live stream that we are looking at from the protest in oakland, this demonstration, not only calling for justice for george floyd once again a live stream of that demonstration in oakland tonight things very peaceful people obviously very upset and frustrated. And they are just wanting justice as well thats demonstration kicking off at around 8 oclock tonight. The folks here not only calling for justice for george floyd there also ups said about the curfew that was put in place there in Alameda County. We want to show you some video from earlier this evening as those protests were Getting Started around 8 oclock. Many of the speakers say they are fed up and frustrated with the lack of change with regards to Racial Equity in this coun ....
Governor cuomo good morning. It is a pleasure to see you all here today. Lets talk about where we are today. First, on the facts. Total number of hospitalizations is down. That is good news. The rolling average of hospitalizations is down. That is good news. The intubations are down. And the new cases are up a little bit on the rolling average, but all part of the decline. So that is all good news. The number of deaths ticked up, which is terrible news, but the overall line is still good. The 109 families that lost loved ones are in our thoughts and prayers. What does the governor due on memorial day weekend . People ask me all the time you go to the beach. That is when a governor does. And he brings his friends. And i am here with my friends today from farright, and the secretary the government. Budget director for the great state of new york, and the doctor. We are at the beach. The beaches in new york state are open. Rv parks are open tomorrow and we are a that. We remind all new yo ....
Forefront of this, so the book became a story about that point. Susan how did the idea come to you for telling this story . Jeff this is my 22nd book. What i try to do is go everywhere the people i write about went. Id rather drive, and that way you really get a sense of place. Somewhere along the line in the 30,000 or so miles i drive every year i started wondering how we got to be a country, a culture where we take for granted we are going to get in a car and go everywhere we want to. Since i did not know, i thought it would be a good idea to write a book about that. As always happens when you look into history, there is more to it than you ever expected. Susan your book begins and ends with someone thats a minor character in the book by the name of jep bisbee. We are going to show his picture on screen. Who was he and why was he interesting to you . Jeff one of the things that struck me as i researched the book was how the vagabonds, for ford, edison, whatever friends might be with ....
Susan jeff guinn, what is the story you tell in the book, the vagabonds . Jeff the story i meant to tell is how america morphed into a car culture, from horse and wagon to everybody wanting cars to go places. I did not know until i started researching that henry ford and Thomas Edison were at the forefront of this, so the book became a story about that point. Susan how did the idea come to you for telling this story . Jeff what i try to do is go everywhere the people i write about went. I always use my car. Id rather drive, and that way you really get a sense of place. Somewhere along the line in the 30,000 or so miles i drive every year i started wondering how we got to be a country, a culture where we take for granted we are going to get in a car and go everywhere we want to. Since i did not know, i thought it would be a good idea to write a book about that. As always happens when you look into history, there is more to it than y ....
If you think yes, call this number 202 7488000, and if you think no, you can also call 202 7488001, and you can also send a text, 202 7488003. And if you cannot wait in on social media, you can post a comment on facebook. Before we get to your calls this sunday morning, we wanted to stunning front page to the New York Times this morning. 100,000, sonearing there is no traditional news story on this front page this morning. This is a series of names where they are from, folks who have passed away or died from the coronavirus, and they have published 1000 of these names, just 1 with biographies or Something Special about those people. They write that the numbers alone cannot possibly measure the impact of the coronavirus on america, whether it is the number of patients treated, jobs interrupted or lives cut short. As the country nears a grim milestone, the times scoured obit ....