david wright has the story of a student here in the bay area. >> reporter: 17-year-old keira had her. top of her high school class in san francisco. she was accepted early decision at wesleyan. then coronavirus hit. >> is it worth it for me to go to college, because, you know, they're charging thousands and thousands of dollars and i'm not getting even half the experience. >> reporter: wesleyan, like many colleges, doesn't yet know if they'll reopen the campus next fall. it might be a year of distance learning. >> not only are you kind of robbed of your senior spring, you may not get your freshman fall as you imagined. >> it's scary. trying to make the best of it. >> reporter: no dorms, no dining halls, no college classmates to bond with and learn from. it's just not the same in a zoom room. >> it just seems like not even comparable to what a good college experience should be. >> reporter: with enrollment decisions due at many schools may 1st, guing a surge of inter gap years. as many as one in six graduating seniors giving it serious thought. among them, ben davidoff in los angeles.

david wright, abc news, new york. >> we thank david for that story. thank you for watching.s in new york. "gma" and "this week" in the morning. see you right back here tomorrow night. please stay safe. good night. >>> we have to be here for another. >> on abc7 news at 6:00, acts of kindness. the bay area comes together this weekend to help ease the burden of the coronavirus pandemic. >>> now hiring, tens of thousands of jobs available to help meet demand in the outbreak. some of the companies in need of employees. >>> smartest way to shop, expert advice how to stay safe at the grocery store. news starts now. >> announcer: your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. >> i own that and i have a responsibility as your governor to do better. >> a pledge today by the disappointed in one aspect of the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. hello, i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. begin with the latest on the local crisis. 88 people have died from coronavirus. nearly 3,500 cases, 286 more than last night. santa clara leads with more than 1,148. and contra costa jumped jumped

david wright has the story. >> reporter: it's a cruel irony of coronavirus that at the very mment we most need faith to comfort us, the virus has driven us into isolation. churches, synagogue, and mosques are empty when they ought to be to all three major religions, are empty because of a worldwide plague. but from virtual passover seders on zoom to a solitaire broadcast version of the stations of the cross at st. peter's, the faithful are finding a way to worship together. some communities are pointedly defying social distancing guidelines. in kansas today, the state supreme court will hear arguments to determine whether congregations can gather with more than ten people. >> with a shockingly irresponsible decision that will put every kansas life at risk. >> reporter: but from manila to manhattan, the vast majority have found creative ways to get by. in germany, drive-in theaters are making a comeback. cathedrals of cars. one preacher printed out photos of all his parishioners to keep him company in the church. >> i spent one night in the chapel basically with masking tape and photo

abc news reporter david wright shares one story of a top student in the bay area.y decision at wesleyan. then coronavirus hit. >> is this worth it for me to go to college because they're charging thousands upon thousands of dollars and i'm not getting even half the experience. >> reporter: wesleyan like many colleges doesn't yet know if they'll reopen the campus next fall. it might be a year of distance learning. not only are you robbed of your senior spring, you may not get your freshman fall as you imagined. >> it's scary. but i'm trying to make the best of it. >> reporter: no dorms, no dining halls, no college classmates to bond with and learn from. it's just not the same in a zoom room. >> it just seems like not even comparable to what a good college experience should be. >> reporter: with enrollment decisions due at many schools may 1st, guidance counsellors are seeing a surge in interest in gap years, as many as one in six graduating seniors giving it serious thought, among them ben davidoff in los angeles. >> georgetown and uc berkeley are probably tied up a

david wright, abc news, new york. >> wow, hard not to tear up watching those acts of kindness.or you and the young ones happening this morning. it's called the baby rave, how one bay area group is letting you join in this year. >>> plus acts of kindness from complete strangers, we introduce to you one bay area restaurant owner with a gracious idea, making sure people get fed even when his own business is struggling. >>> here is a live look from the golden gate bridge camera, still dark out there at 5:38 this morning, but you can see those rain drops coming down already. so the rain is here, and we'll continue to track it with lisa when we i do motivational speakingld. in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did. i've been taking prevagen for about three years now. people say to me periodically, "man, you've got a memory like an elephant." it's really, reall

david wright, abc news, new york. >>> now to rob marciano for the weather. rob's also joining us from home this morning. good morning to you, rob. >> reporter: good morning to you, eva. welcome to my basement. good to be with all of you this morning. we have a lot of active weather to discuss. a nor'easter, believe it or not, has been peppering much of the northeast including new york, connecticut and much of new england, but really eastern new england got it the worst. there you see the waves pounding the scituate shoreline. those houses get nailed perennially. coastal flooding there. unbelievable amount of action and the winds gusting over 60 miles an hour. there's massachusetts with utility poles on the lean. our low pulling off out to sea but still have coastal flooding for parts of the jersey shore and delmarva. in the pacific we got yet another west coast storm coming in. a very january-like storm. winter storm warnings posted for the sierras, a couple of feet of snow above 6,000 feet from san francisco, san jose all the way it push io e intermountain

abc's david wright has more. >> reporter: 17-year-old kyra kushner had her future mapped out.gh school class in san francisco, she was accepted early decision at wesleyan. then coronavirus hit. >> is it worth it for me to go to college? they're charging like thousands upon thousands of dollars and i'm not getting even half the experience. >> reporter: wesleyan doesn't yet know if they'll re-open the campus next fall. it might be a year of distance learning. >> not only are you kind of robbed of your senior spring, you may not get your freshman fall as you imagined. >> it's scary. i'm trying to make the best of it. >> reporter: no dorms, no dining halls. no college classmates to bond with and learn from. it's just not the same in a zoom room. >> it just seems like not even comparable to what a good college experience should be. >> reporter: with enrollment decisions due at many schools may 1st. guidance counselors are seeing a surge in interest in gap years. as many as one in six graduating seniors giving it serious thought. among them ben davidoff in los angeles. >> georgetown

abc's david wright has the story. >> reporter: it's a cruel irony of coronavirus that at the very moment we most need faith to comfort us, the virus has driven us into isolation. churches, synagogues and mosques are empty when they ought to be full. the streets of jerusalem holy to all three major religions are empty because of a worldwide plague. but from virtual passover seders on zoom to the broadcast of the stations of the cross at st. peter's, the faithful are finding a way to worship together. some communities are pointedly defying social distancing guidelines. in kansas today the state supreme court will hear arguments to determine whether congregations can gather more than ten people. >> with a shockingly irresponsible decision that will put every kansas life at risk. >> reporter: but from manila to manhattan, the vast majority have found creative ways to get by. in germany, drive-in theaters are making a comeback. cathedrals of cars. [ speaking foreign language ] one preacher printed out photos of all his parishioners to keep him company in the church. >> i spent one night in th

. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, new york. >> be the match. thank you for watching.y safe. homes homeless individuals are members of our community, people who are a paycheck away from losing the capacity, to have that key and lock and a place to call home. >>> governor newsom in the south bay today ramping up efforts to get homeless people into hotels. >>> and the new numbers from the state that show just how hard coronavirus is hitting bay area nursing homes. it's all next on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >>> starting today, several bay area counties are rolling out requirements for people to wear face coverings outside their homes. >> good evening, and thanks for joining us, everybody. i'm dion lim broadcasting to you live from my home. >> and i'm eric thomas. san francisco's order went into effect at midnight. contra costa, marin, san mateo, alameda and sonoma counties will also be requiring facemasks. >> abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is getting reaction to the new rules. >> reporter: life is changing for us once a

. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, new york. >> here at abc 7 we're honoring the class of 2020 who ceremony and other milestones due to the coronavirus pandemic. isabella moore is graduating.raa her friends tell us isabelle is a straight a student. she's an animal lover and wants to study veterinary medicine with a focus on marine life. so to you, isabelle, we say good luck and congratulations. if you'd like to honor a graduate, share the details on our website at abc7news.com, and we may give them a shout out on tv or online. and please no professional photos. on the site you can also check out a photo gallery of all the seniors we're honoring. >>> still ahead car repairs at no cost to health care workers on the front lines. a south bay startup finds a special way to say thank you. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. we are tracking fog along the coast and a for over 80 years, nissan has been with you through thick and thin, and now is no different. we're offering payment options for current owners. ♪ our service departments are here to help. and now we're offering more help. no

abc news reporter david wright shares one story of a top student in the bay area. >> reporter: 17-year-oldchool class in san francisco, she was accepted early decision at wesleyan. then coronavirus hit. >> is this worth it for me to go to college because they're charging thousands upon thousands of dollars and i'm not getting even half the experience. >> reporter: wesleyan like many colleges doesn't yet know if they'll reopen the campus next fall. it might be a year of distance learning. not only are you robbed of your senior spring, you may not get your freshman fall as you imagined. >> it's scary. but i'm trying to make the best of it. >> reporter: no dorms, no dining halls, no college classmates to bond with and learn from. it's just not the same in a zoom room. >> it just seems like not even comparable to what a good college experience should be. >> reporter: with enrollment decisions due at many schools may 1st, guidance counsellors are seeing a surge in interest in gap years, as many as one in six graduating seniors giving it serious thought, among them ben davidoff in los angeles. >

david wright, abc ne, yo. >> i love that so much. >>> speaking of parties, we have one for you and theng ones happening this morning. it's called the baby rave, how one bay area group is letting you join in this year. >>> plus acts of kindness from complete strangers, we introduce to you one bay area restaurant owner with a gracious idea, making sure people get fed even when his own business is struggling. >>> here is a live look from the golden gate bridge camera, still a cloudy look, a dreary day, we're anticipating more rain on the way, some already happening you may notice it in your neighborhood this morning. time right now is 6:38. we'll check in with lisa yes. the first word to any adventure. but when allergies and congestion strike, take allegra-d... a non-drowsy antihistamine plus a powerful decongestant. so you can always say "yes" to putting your true colors on display. say "yes" to allegra-d. can live with them as long as they want. according to the census: it doesn't matter if you're related or not, everyone living in your home on april 1st counts. because this count helps

wright. >> thank you so much, david. thank you to the museum and for all of you coming today. i know it has -- absolutely [ no audio ] >> can you hear me in back? yeah, i'm getting the thumbs up. >> not to brag too much, but those books even most of the co-authored ones i did do the bulk of the writing with, but one area in my career that was kind of a downer was when i wrote a book with david and dafrd's name was first on the cover and it came out and my name was first. and that was a shame. i had nothing to do with it. just a little legal thing in case you ever co-author a book. just because your name is second on the contract doesn't mean it's going to be second on the cover. speaking of books, according to richard salzman in his new book, the political economy of public debt three centuries of theory and evidence. think think it is the closest thing to a free lunch possible. to fund the activities, optimists believe governments need only sell bonds, prefr bring in their own currency. or if debt issuance is too pricey or too dicey, governments need only print money unflags

it is my pleasure to introduce professor robert wright. [ applause ] >> thank you so much, david. and thanks to aha and the museum of course and all of you for coming today. i know it has absolutely nothing to do with the heat outside and the air-conditioning in here. can you hear me in back? yeah, i am getting -- getting the thumbs-up. not to brag too much, but those books, even most of the coauthored ones, i did do the bulk of the writing with. but one area in my career was find of a downer is when i wrote a book with david. our financial founding fathers and difd's name was supposed to be first on the cover. it came out and my name was first. that was a shame. and regret it though i had nothing to do with it. just a little thing in case you ever coauthor a book. just because your name is second on the contract, doesn't mean it is going to be second on the cover. in any event, speaking of book, according to duke university political scientist rochester salzman in his new book, the political economy of public debt, three centuries of theory and evidence, people hold one of three

david: you changed his mind, because he used to say, "if a capitalist had been at kitty hawk seeing the wrightthers take off, he would've shot them down." because there were no profits made in the airline industry for 100 years when you compare the profits versus the losses, but that has changed a bit now? ed: it has changed. he wouldn't say that today if you were to ask him. this year will be the fifth year in a row our profits have been in excess of $5 billion. david: ok, and your revenues are what percentage in the u.s., what percentage outside? ed: our revenue is about two thirds u.s., one third international. david: international, is that more profitable than u.s. generally because of the long flights? ed: no, no. it is actually just the opposite. international is more difficult to get to. the planes are bigger, the fuel costs more, the service levels obviously are substantially higher, and ticket prices, because there's a lot of competition internationally, are more suppressed. we actually make about 80% of our profits in the u.s. closer to home. david: you make a lot of profits, some pe

that lovely tribute was by paul clarke—wright, for his father david.ene, he was a serious quiz. regularly competed alongside chasers and eggheads. he appeared on mastermind as well as just attending a local pub quizzes and bigger quiz leagues as well. he just absolutely loved it. he was a real foodie. leagues as well. he just absolutely loved it. he was a realfoodie. he would take about four lovely meals, i have never been fed so well apart from when my dad took us out. he was just an amazing father, he would do anything he could for myself and my two sisters. and his grandchildren as well. he had two grandchildren, grandson is, and another grand daughter on the way so we are all devastated that he couldn‘t get to meet her, she is due very soon. lets bring in your sister rebecca who joins us as well, i wonder rebecca if you can talk us through what happened in terms of the development of symptoms and then his deterioration. yes, so he told us that he had had symptoms, i think he already had had symptoms for a few days before he actually told us. he did

wright. not even the covid-19 virus will keep him away. thank you davidatherine thank you for being in as the coronavirus continues to impact the country here is look at what the publishing michelle obama has announced a weekly children's story type that will stream every monday at ten --dash 12:00 p.m. eastern. it is available to watch online at the pbs kids youtube channel. north america's largest book industry conference has canceled this year show scheduled to take place in new york city. the conference was set for the spring then moved back to july before it was ultimately canceled. the american booksellers association independent bookstore day has been rescheduled for august 29 and the aba has announced up virtual bookstore party. we will include online events and promotions with participating stores. also in the news the book skin shows that they were up 2.9 percent for early april from the year prior. adult nonfiction sales saw a decline of 28 percent from the same time in 2019. and book festivals and conferences continued to continue to be cancel

interesting to see also, david, that the head of the, biomedical advanced research and medical authority, a guy called rick wrightast aside it seems, has been prepared to speak out because he opposed trump's idea that a malaria could be a remedy, but instead he is getting the bum. is that a fair analysis? it is, this is doctor rick wright, a man he spent his entire career in vaccine development and he has taken issue with president trump ‘s assertion that this drug, high loughlin 0xley ciara glennon —— hydroxychloroquine isa glennon —— hydroxychloroquine is a cure for coronavirus. the president has repeatedly reasserted that and even said he might think about paying —— taking that himself. in a statement today, the doctor said, had to be much more rigourous vetting of hydroxychloroquine before it was accepted as a drug or treatment for the virus and he believed that it could prove to believed that it could prove to be dangerous in the treatment of patients who are suffering from covid—19 and he said that science and not what he called politics and cronyism, should determine the way ahead against coronavirus. pres

david shukman, bbc news. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, was released from intensive care on friday and is now said to be recovering well from coronavirus. but our political correspondent ben wrighte some time before the prime minister is back in downing street. borisjohnson was very seriously ill, he was in intensive care, and i'm told is now telling friends that his life was saved by the medical team at st thomas‘ hospital. the prime minister continues to get better, but it's clear that his convalescence is going to take some time. now, number ten are very reluctant to talk about a time frame here in terms of when he might leave hospital or be back at his desk, but i think it's unlikely he's going to be back at work within the next fortnight or so, and colleagues and doctors are telling him he must take his time to recover properly. now, he remains the prime minister of course, but for the moment, it's the foreign secretary dominic raab who's in charge of the day—to—day running of the government. and of course, this is a critical moment as the government navigates its response to the coronavirus pandemic, and in the next few days, it needs to decide whether or not to extend the

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david: the big change, vic said in revelation that there was something thrilling was when i eventually after i finished the wright brothers book, i got down to marietta because i heard there was a collection of wonderful archival material there. my assistant, probably the greatest researcher in america today, and i saw this breathtaking collection. i knew we had opened king tut's tomb. it was really brilliant. we just try to describe why it was thrilling. it isn't just that there is so much of it, there are literally thousands and thousands of letters and diaries memoirs, unpublished, journals maps. data of all kinds, drawings and magnificent oil painting. but it's the quality of it all. the quality of the writing some the quality of the thinking, the quality will of the expressions of what the word broken hearted about what they were fearful of and how they were suffering. in the work they had to do. in the onset of epidemic disease and the natural fiascoes in the storms and the earthquakes and all of it happening one after another. one year they almost starved to death. and compared to them, we are all a bunch