positive for the coronavirus at gordon manor in wet with me, including former stanford president, donald kennedy he was in my tai chi class. >> reporter: she had kennedy in her tai chi class at the assisted living facility. >> i just met him for the first time when he came to gordon manor. and it was a privilege, for sure but also a pleasure. >> reporter: at least 20 residents and seven employees have been infected with covid- 19 at the assisted living facility. loved ones are unable to visit the sick. >> it has been a really hard to weeks or three weeks or month. that we have been under lockdown and my main concern is for my residents. they are my friends. >> this by

positive for the coronavirus i gordon manor in redwood city including former stanford president, donald kennedy. >> he was in my tai chi class. >> reporter: she had kennedy and her tai chi class at the assisted living facility. >> i just met him for the first time when he came to gordon manor. and it was a privilege, for sure. but it was also a pleasure. >> reporter: 20 residents and seven employees have been infected at the assisted living facility. loved ones are unable to visit this. >> it is been a really hard to weeks or three weeks or a month that we have been under lockdown and my main concern is for my residents. you know, they are my friends. >> reporter: despite the anguish and devastation she said that there are glimmers of hope and positivity at the family run this is whose st lik >> we are here to be able to have those little moments, even if it is complete devastation around us. it is like an island, like there is a big tornado swirling around us. them across the bay in oakland at least the residents have died at excel healthcare center on high street, at least 36 other residents

bay times say 27 patients and workers have tested positive and 10 residents have died including donald kennedy . dr. kennedy was a former resident at stanford university . >> he would smile and sing songs together and it was just a very special time . i knew it was special because i know with everyone of my residence, it is just for a limited amount of time . >> reporter: the director says it has been physically and emotionally draining to looser residence . she says they were part of her family . >> it has been a really hard three weeks or month, we have been under lockdown and my main concern is for the residents and they are my friends . >> reporter: nursing homes have been hit extremely hard by covid-19 . the state of california says more than 200 skilled nursing facilities has been infected . more than 5000 workers and residents have tested positive . more than 500 have died . as for dennis, he is hoping his mom and aunt won't be part of that statistic . >> they care so much, they are always cleaning, feeding, snacks, drinks . it is a caring place . >> reporter: no vaccine and no treatmen

reports at least 27 patients and work, and tested positive, and 10 residents and died, including donald kennedy. dr. kennedy was a former president at stanford university. >> he would smile and we would sing songs together, and it was just a very special time, and i knew it was special, because i know with every one of my residents, it's just for a limited amount of time. >> reporter: the director said that her patients are part of her family. >> it's been a really hard two or three weeks, or a month, that we've been under lockdown, and my main concern is for my residents, and, you know, they're my friends. >> reporter: nursing homes have been hit extremely hard by covid-19. the state of california says more than 200 facilities have been infected. more than 5,000 workers and residents have tested positive, and more than 500 have died. no vaccine and no treatment. all they can do is isolate the seniors, separating the negative from the positive patients. >>> a nursing facility in san francisco is battling one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the city. 65 employees and patients at central ga

>>the life of a longtime mentor who lost stanford's 8th president donald kennedy died tuesday at a baya care facility due to covid-19 he was 88 years old thanks for joining us at 10 on this friday night on ken wayne and i'm pam moore kennedy was among 10 people to die and gorton manner which many call a well-regarded care home in redwood city. >>the matters director tells us kennedy suffered a serious stroke back in 2015 and has lived at the facility the past 2 years in addition to the 10 deaths there the director says about 20 residents and 7 staffers also tested positive for the virus samet a famine tail county health is now providing around the clock support including providing protective. a quip meant and trying to help stop the spread. >>in the east bay alameda county is one of the largest

donald kennedy was a neuro biologist who served 12 years at the helm of stanford beginning in 1980. he is credited into turning stanford into a top research entity, he was forced to resign due to a scandal in 1982. >>> better together with some inspiring messages with those working on the front lines of this pandemic. >> thank you, police officer and doctors. >> thank you. >> gracias. . >> our best super hero teachers. >> thank you for everything. >> i want to be a super hero to keep you safe. >> so cute. these are some of the students at the strat ford school in sanbruno, thanking the hospital workers. >>> supermarket is reopening just in time for mother's day, but only open to vendors and they must follow the social distancing policies. for now plower market badge holders, mainly designers and floral shop owners can order ahead and pick up the orders curbside. the new hours are 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. monday through friday. >>> the ceo who took the reigns of pge last year now says he will leave in june. bill johnson will remain on the job until the company's reorganization plan is confi

one of those was former stanford president donald kennedy. nearly 30 others, including some staff, have tested positive. the director of the facility said it has been both physically and emotionally draining. >> it's not unfamiliar to me to be with people at the end of their life, and to celebrate them, but in this pandemic, our ability to connect with each other and be with each other is impaired by the masks, the ppe ppes, the distance. >>> crews are taking advantage of the empty roads during the lockdown. today they began work on a big project that is closing highway 101 near thsplit. it's expected to last through early next month. andria borba has more the construction underway right now. andria? >> reporter: well, elizabeth, it is 6:00 on a friday afternoon. this should be prime commute time here. instead, crews are taking advantage of the lighter traffic to get the roads fixed while everyone is inside. from chopper 5, you can see 101 northbound shut down at the 280 interchange and crews working frantically. there is an upside to the sta

. >>> we just learned former stanford president donald kennedy died of coronavirus today in red road city. he was a biologist before he became the president in 1980. after 12 years he returned to teaching and became editor-in-chief of the weekly journal of science. he was 88 years old. >>> bay area health departments require all bart passengers to wear face coverings. if they don't, they could be charged with a misdemeanor and enforcement begins tomorrow. the same applies on bay area ferries, masks or face coverings required starting tomorrow. passengers are also asked to maintain social distance between themselves, crew members and other passengers at all times. >>> could your dna hold clues to how sick you could get from coronavirus? that's a question one of the nation's largest dna testing websites is hoping to answer. abc7 news anchor, christian zee. >> reporter: as the novel coronavirus has spread, the medical community is stumped. why do some get very sick and die? why do others carry the virus and not even know they have it? could the answer be in our dna? >> the primary goal

the facility so that it doesn't keep >>you know infecting everybody one of the 10 victims is donald kennedy who served as stanford's 8th president according to the university he experienced a serious stroke in 2015 and lived at gordon manner for the past 2 years. he died on tuesday and was 88 years old, the director knew him while a student at stanford where she graduated in 1990 and she considered him a friend. >>what he prepared for me. back when i was a kid. i could give back to the head. at the end of his life and i'm incredibly honored. to have known him. >>the health department also confirms currently everyone at gordon manner is now being tested for coronavirus san francisco is also monitoring an outbreak of cases at a site that houses low income residents this happened at casa. k's die in the mission district officials say 22 residents and 2 staff have tested positive. those affected have been moved or given alternate housing and also the place got a deep cleaning and that is currently still under way. across the country are there are now more than 50,000 confirmed deaths from covid

that includes former stanford university president donald kennedy. >> i'm incredibly honored to have known him. >> reporter: at least 20 residence departments and 7 employees tested positive for the virus at gordon manor, and at least 10 residents have died. the facility continues to operate as the department of public health steps in to help contain the virus. >> caring for them has been a real privilege. i want to continue to do that the best i can under these conditions. >> i wouldn't want to be there, and i wouldn't want my mother there right now. if you have 10 people who have died? how many others are infected. >> reporter: but nursing home advocates, including those who have called for reform at facilities for years, say sweeping changes need to be made before more lives are lost. she says currently the all size fits all regulations are failing. >> they're not like nursing homes. they're not trained. they don't have to have staffing ratios or health personnel. they don't have to have the kind of infection control and procedures we need in nursing homes. >> it's awful, but it h

. >>> stanford university says its former president donald kennedy died of covid-19 at the age of 88.rsity says mister kennedy joined the stanford faculty in 1960 and was known as an aspiring teacher of biology. he headed up the fda and carter administration before returning to stanford. he was named university president in 1980. he put a renewed emphasis on teaching and research. he is survived by his wife robin and four children. >>> miles of san francisco streets closed to through traffic, the orders in the name of social distancing and why it's already making some people angry. >>> and she went to great lengths to find her stolen dogs . the happy reunion orchestrated by police today, four months later. >>> we've got temperatures outside today that were warmer in this warming trend continues. you're going to like it, up into the 80s easily as we head toward the weekend. what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. so let's do the right thing, today. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our distance - please, six feet apart at least. let's look after ourselves, a

positive for the coronavirus at gordon manor in redwood city including former stanford president donald kennedy. the gordon manor director had kennedy in her tai chi class at the assisted living facility. >> i just met him for the first time when he came to gordon manor. it was a privilege, for sure. >> loved ones are unable to visit the sick. >> it's been a really hard two weeks, or three weeks, or a month, that we been under lockdown. my main concern is for my residents. you know, they are my friends. >> despite the anguish and devastation there are glimmers of hope and positivity at the family run business whose tagline is just like family. >> we are here to be able to have those little moments, even if it's complete devastation around us. it's like an island, it's like there's a big tornado swirling around us. >> across the bay in oakland at least three residents outside at excel healthcare center on high street, at least 36 other residents and staff members are infected. they have a history of violations including in december when the facility failed to follow a doctor's order for oxygen a

. >> reporter: among those who died from covid-19 at gordon manor, former stanford president donald kennedy. the center's director said she had a special connection with him. >> i'm credibly honored to have known him for who he was, but who he was to me here. >> reporter: watching so many of her residents die the last several days has been devastating. >> it's like an island, and there's like a big tornado swirling around us. >> reporter: san mateo county health workers have been on site backing up staff members and trying to install new safety protocols in an effort to try to stop any further coronavirus infections here. in redwood city, sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, sergio. >>> the u.s. now closing in on 1 million cases with at least 925,000 confirmed covid-19 cases. new york has seen the most deaths with more than 21,000. those staggering numbers come as researchers continue to work frantically to find treatments and ultimately a vaccine. >>> now, some businesses in georgia are open again after being shuttered for weeks. hair salons, tattoo parlors, gyms and another n

one of the people who died was donald kennedy.least 20 residents and staff members of tested positive. the nursing home director says it's a family run business and their devastated by what's happened . >> we are here to be able to have the moments, even if it's complete devastation around us, it's like an island like a big tornado swirling around us . >> in oakland, three residents have died and 36 residents and 17 staff members at the facility tested positive for the virus . >>> officials in santa clara county say they are stepping up measures to protect people living in long-term care facilities by supporting the directors and managers who run them. public health nurses are being assigned to each facility to share infection control guidelines and protect residents and staff. officials say they are in constant communication with sites and potential cases are reported. >> it's almost impossible that cases would not have appeared in the facilities but, we also know that with good infection control practices, we could minimize the

. >>> stanford the former stanford university president donald kennedy, died yesterday of covid-19 andennedy became stanford's eighth president in 1980, the university credits him with health transform stanford into one of the nation's top research university. he spent the last two years at a long-term care facility. he was 88 years old . >>> san francisco supervisors unanimously required an ordinance for certain companies required to provide protection from coronavirus including grocery stores, pharmacies and on-demand delivery services. the ordinance expands the workers rights package. employers have to provide personal protective equipment, paid time when drivers clean their cars and wash their hands, no contact options during delivery and a retaliation clause. >>> it's 5:16 am and the shelter in place orders have dramatic the reduced bay area traffic. how several agencies are using this time to speed up road projects. in downtown san jose these are the signs of the times. but for caltrans crews including this one on highway 17, the work continues. since the shelter in place, one of

>>you know infecting everybody one of the 10 victims is donald kennedy who served as stanford's 8th president according to the university he experienced a serious stroke in 2015 and lived at gordon manner for the past 2 years. he died on tuesday and was 88 years old. the director knew him while a student at stanford where she graduated in 1990 and she considered him a friend. >>what he prepared for me. back when i was a kid. i could give back to him. at the end of his life and i'm incredibly honored. to have known him. >>the health department is now testing everyone at the facility for coronavirus live in the newsroom, i'm justine waldman kron 4 news justine thank you meantime in oakland is the excel health care center has confirmed 3 residents at that facility have died from covid-19 36 residents have tested positive for the virus 27 of them are still receiving care on site 6 have been hospitalized 17 staff members have also been infected. >>in a statement facility spokesperson, a spokesperson there says quote we know that this is an unsettling and scary time for our residents and their fami

. >> former stanford president donald kennedy was a resident at the facility. he died this week from the virus. >>> happening today, thousands of people who live in san francisco's mission district can get tested for free for coronavirus as part of a ucsf study. the neighborhood is showing some of the highest infection rates in the city. four outdoor test sites will be up and running. a swab test with results in 72 hours and a second test, which will detect for covid-19 antibody. >> identify the people who have active disease, symptomatic or asymptomatic, and then be able to support them and their households in the necessary self isolation for 14 days. and that's huge. >> those results will take between three and four weeks and scientists don't know if those antibodies will protect you next time. ucsf hopes to test 5,000 residents. >> it's been frustrating being at home for the last few weeks and not feeling like there's anything we can do to help. >> are you registering? >> yes, we are! >> those testing sites will be rning and we have more his information on o

. >> former stanford president donald kennedy was a resident at the facility. he died this week from the virus. >>> as nursing homes have been especially hard hit from the coronavirus pandemic, we've been looking at these outbreaks in the bay area and what's happening. you can read their stories abc7news.com/iteam. if you have a question or concern, that's also how you can contact them. >>> when it comes to the larger bay area, let's look at the numbers, more than 7,000 cases of coronavirus. these numbers include patients who have now recovered. santa clara has the most with 2,000, followed by alameda county and san francisco. to our north six confirmed cases in lake county. in mendocino county, according to the public health officer five of those 11 active cases are members of the same family on the round valley indian tribes reservation, all diagnosed within the past couple of days. >>> happening today, thousands of people who live in san francisco's mission district can get tested for free for the coronavirus as part of the study. the highest infection rates

>>the life of a longtime mentor who lost stanford's 8th president donald kennedy died tuesday at a bay area care facility due to covid-19 he was 88 years old thanks for joining us at 10 on this friday night on ken wayne and i'm pam moore kennedy was among 10 people to die and gorton manner which many call a well-regarded care home in redwood city. >>the matters director tells us kennedy suffered a serious stroke back in 2015 and has lived at the facility the past 2 years in addition to the 10 deaths there the director says about 20 residents and 7 staffers also tested positive for the virus samet a famine tail county health is now providing around the clock support including providing protective. a quip meant and trying to help stop the spread. >>in the east bay alameda county is one of the largest clusters for coronavirus outbreaks in the bay area excel at health care center in oakland confirmed 3 patient deaths from the virus today, 36 patients tested positive. earlier this month an outbreak at gateway real, but real best rehabilitation center in hayward killed at least 13 people and

. >> reporter: former stanford pesident donald kennedy, who also served as head of the fda was perhapsacility's most well-known resident. died this week after contract, covid-19, a death that hit the gordon manner owner hard. as an alum. >> what he prepared for me back when i was a kid, i could give back to him here at the end of his life. and i'm incredibly honored to have known him. >> reporter: new data reveals more than 5,400 residents and employees at assisted living facilities across california contracted irs covid-19. >> it is hard to contain these outbreaks in these facilities because the fact that the residents require a lot of personal assistance. >> reporter: dr. marina martin, chief of geriatric medicine at stanford's school of men called gordon manor one of the area's top facilities for those suffering from dementia. >> it is hard for people to be removed from a place where they are comfortable. >> reporter: the san mateo department of health is now embedded at the facility. >> in this pamd our ability to connect with each other and be with each other is impaired by the ma

>>donald kennedy was among 10 people to die at the gordon manner or a facility there in recent weeks. the home's director tells us that kennedy suffered a serious stroke in 2015. he lives there for the past 2 years and then died of coronavirus in addition to the 10 deaths there. the director says about 20 residents and 7 staff have also tested positive at that home for coronavirus the san mateo county health. department is now providing round the clock support including provisional, personal protective equipment to try to stop the spread. earlier this month, an outbreak at the gateway rehab center in hayward killed at least 13 people and 60 people were infected there in castro valley, 23 health care professionals and 27 residents tested positive. >>time now 7.11 will take a quick break but as we go just a reminder that will always have the very latest coronavirus headlines and safety and health information for you on our website at kron 4 dot com look for the coronavirus section there's a giant banner across the top of the front page just click on that it will take you the information

as donald trump and john kennedy and talk radio hosts and steven moore and larry kudlow are. >> the president has been fixated on this may 1st date. now, again, let's stress, it will be the governors themselves who actually lift stay at home orders, who are the ones who are going to reopen the economies in their states. obviously, if the president announces, as we expect today, guidelines for the 50 states, that will give some governors the feeling of cover they need to do so. we expect it'll be in a couple categories. the president is expected to say some states could go back may 1st, some a little sooner. others that are still hot spots would need to go later. but they're sort of recommendations that not everyone, of course, is expected to follow. we are anticipating some real tension between the white house and some statehouses across the country. you're right, joe, the president has convened his second council. we see the task force, headed by the vice president, dr. fauci, dr. birx there, and they appear before the media most days. now, there is an economic council, the one meant to help

we to, live in an era of insurgencies but in contrast to bobby kennedy, eugene mccarthy, donald trump succeeded in 2016 and part because he could position himself to some degree of authenticity at least for his core audience, as an outsider figure, not just mobilizing, but actually representing the populist and certain resentments and anger against the country's political establishments. what that energy actually meant of course, we can discuss and debate and bernie sanders represents a variant of the same thing. so here we are today, facing the 2020 election that will test trump's continued ability to ride that populist outsider momentum and energy as well as the ongoing strength of that movement itself. just as fascinatingly, as the democratic party establishment, biden or harris, many are their contenders for the nominations. attempts once again to mobilize, to channel, and perhaps to contain the energy thank you. >> political insurgency or political she cannery? but the presidents he was called by bob woodward one of the americans foremost experts on presidential recording, he wro

kennedy had a strong personal relationship with donald trump and ivanka trump as well and most notably i think did a 640 million-dollar loan to trump to build a huge skyscraper in chicago and kennedy was one of the lead plaintiff men on that transaction and it turned out to be a faithful loan for both trump and deutsche bank because it was made in 2005 ended than three years later the financial crisis happened and trump was having trouble selling those in the building so he asked, he had to pay back the money and he asked deutsche bank for a six-month extension and they granted it and it comes up in november of 2008 at the financial crisis and trump doesn't have the money to repay or the desire to repay said he takes the unorthodox approach in addition to the faulting on the loan, he sues deutsche bank arguing that because of the financial crisis was an act of god, essentially voids the contract and on top of that, i'm going to sue you because you caused the financial crisis and by what $3 billion of damages. if so that led to a bunch of litigation. kennedy dumped into trump so he sues

i thought it was interesting that kennedy in 1968 could go to eastern kentucky than 50 years later you see donald trump at 60 or 70 percent of the vote. and then to focus on the trip itself i don't get too much more into the, analysis of why things have changed i look at how they have changed and i leave it up to the reader to decide if the changes are for better or worse but they are for worse. i went down to kentucky i began researching in 2017. so i have a lot of biases attached to the story of appalachia. my idea of the sixties of the chicago convention, san francisco they don't think of kentucky when you think of the sixties. at least i didn't but they happened in kentucky a lot a lot of crazy things were going on in appalachia and eastern kentucky and it really surprised me and what the sixties were like in eastern kentucky. and before the rfk trip and in west virginia was the important primary for kennedy to win and bobby was the campaign manager. this is the first time jack and bobby were exposed to american poverty up close and it stuck with both of them. there is a funny story from the

as a liberal form a liberal say on the edges a kennedy liberal you would humphrey liberal or you. what do i think of donald trump when we we've discussed this a couple of times i would say that the policies of donald trump i don't think are somehow far writers zina phobic or something like that most most of the things that donald trump has actually done are pretty much things that ronald reagan did in many cases what when he says things about immigration. you know he's saying the same things that bill clinton said and even barack obama he says them in a slightly more butchered or strange way and the intonation and inflection of the way speaks i think look trumps trump's greatest gift is that he's decided that he won't you know sit back and let the media run all over him and i think our media unfortunately and this is a little bit of the rise of the online commentator instead of just the cable new set of people i think that did need to happen. you know i've met him i know you've met him many times and you know been out in the many that you know day i met him with my husband back in december at mar a lago an

kennedy had a strong personal relationship with donald trump and ivanka trump as well.he was one of the people who are a number of loans, most notably i think, they did a huge $640 million loan to trump to build a huge skyscraper in chicago. kennedy was one of the lead point man on the transaction. this turned out to be a real fateful loan for both trump and for deutsche bank because it was made in 2005 and three years later the financial crisis happens, and trump is having a lot of trouble selling the luxury condos in the building would have to pay back the money he was supposed to pay back the money come and as deutsche bank for a six-month extension, and the grant it, and extension comes up in november 2008 right as a financial crisis hits. trump doesn't have the money to repay or doesn't have the desire to repay. he takes the very unorthodox approach which in addition to the folding of the loan he sues deutsche bank, because the financial crisis was an act of got it essentially void the contract and on top of that i'm going to see you because you can't the financial

speeches and i thought it was interesting that robert kennedy in 1968 could go to eastern kentucky and credibly campaign and 50 years later you see donald trump winning these counties with 60 percent-70% of the vote. i thought i should write a book about that but everyone else wants the same thing. this book ended up being different, focusing on the trip itself. i don't get much into the analysis of why things have changed. i look at how things have changed and leave it up to the reader to decide whether the changes are for better or worse. i went to kentucky, began researching the book in 2017. i have a lot of biases attached to the story of appalachia in the 1960s. my idea of the 1960s was woodstock, the chicago convention, san francisco. you don't think of kentucky when you think of the 60s, at least i didn't. the 60s happened in kentucky a lot. a lot of crazy things going on in appalachia and eastern kentucky, things to do with environmentalism and poverty and it really surprised me. i thought that was the way to approach the story, look at what the 60s were like in eastern kentucky. by way of background before the rfk trip in 1960,

speeches and i thought it was interesting robert kennedy in 1968 as a liberal could go to eastern kentucky and campaign and 50 years later you see donald trump winning the counties with 50 or 60 or 70% of the vote so i thought i should write a book about that but everybody else thought the same thing so this ended up being different and it focuses on the trip itself. i don't get much into the analysis of why things have changed. i think i look more at how things have changed and i will leave it up to the reader to decide whether the changes are for better or worse. i went down to kentucky and began researching the book in 2017. i grew up in philadelphia or outside of philadelphia, so a lot of my -- i have a love of bias attached to it, to the story of appalachia and also my idea of the 1960s was woodstock and the chicago convention in san francisco. when you can think about the 60s where i came from the 60s happened in kentucky a lot. there were a lot of crazy things going on in appalachia and eastern i kentucky. things to do with environmentalism and poverty. it really surprised me, and i thought maybe that's the way to approach the s

i just thought that it was interesting that robert kennedy in 1968 is a liberal could go to eastern kentucky campaign and then you see donald trump when he sees counties with 60 to 70 percent of the camp a vote. so i thought i should write a book aboutte that. so this book ended up being a little bit different and focuses on the trip itself and not overly into the analysis of d wy things have changed. make a look at more at how things have changed and a limite decide. they are worse. i went down to kentucky to begin researching the book and 2017. can i grew up in philadelphia or outside philadelphia so a lot of my biases are attached to it to this story of appalachian also the 1960s my ideas of the 60s was woodstock and the chicago convention in san francisco, i don't really think of kentucky when you think about the 60s. at least i did it. where i came from. but the 60s happen in kentucky a lot. there were a lot of crazy things going on. appalachian eastern kentucky. thing to do with environmentalism and poverty and really surprised me and really thought maybe that was the way to approach the story was to look at what the

and i just thought it was interesting that robert kennedy in 1968 is a liberal could go to eastern kentucky and then 50 years later, you see donald trump when in these counties was 60 or 70% of the vote. so i thought i should write a book about that, but everybody else thought the same thing so this book ended up being a little bit different if focuses more on the trip itself, i don't really get into too much of the analysis of why things change. i think i look smart how things change. i leave it up to the reader to decide whether the changes are for better or worse, they are worse. i went down to kentucky i began researching the book in 2017 i grew up in philadelphia outside philadelphia have a lot of biases attached to it. to the story of appalachia and off the 1960s. my ideas the 1960s was woodstock, the chicago convention, san francisco, who don't really think of kentucky when you think of the 60s. at least i didn't. for i came from. but the 60s happened in kentucky a lot. there were a lot of crazy things going on in appalachia and eastern kentucky. things to do with environmentalism and poverty. that really surprised me and

and we also have to say, the late david herbert donald, a great lincoln scholar, tells the story about when he went to the kennedy white house. and jfk was obviously not happy with the day's news coverage, and he said to david, nobody should pass judgment on a president. ot even poor james buchanan, who has not sat at this desk and looked at the papers that come across. i think there was a little bit of special pleading there. there is only so much you can do for james buchanan. [laughter] but it is true. the study of every single president is useful, and i think will deepen your understanding and appreciation of american history. and of this broad but immensely admirable experiment of which we are all embarked. susan: we can't leave you without you telling the story of the trips you used to take with your parents as a young man. richard: the station wagon from hell. [laughter] people don't do this anymore. they don't have station wagons, for one thing. i must have been about eight. i told you, i was -- the polite word is precocious. i had four long-suffering siblings. we used to go for a month every summer, we w

and i just thought it was interesting that robert kennedy in 1968 as a liberal can go to eastern kentucky and campaign and then 50 years later you see donald trump winning the counties with 60 or 70% of the vote. i thought i should write a book about that but everybody else thought the same thing so this ended up being a little bit different and focuses on the trip itself, we don't get into the analysis of why things have changed. i think i look at more how things have changed, deleted up to the leader to decide. whether they are for better or for worse, but they are for worse. i went down to kentucky, i began researching the book in 2017 and i grope in philadelphia or outside of philadelphia so i have a lot of biased attached to, tohi the story of appalachia and also the 1960s, my idea of 1960s ridgewood stock in the chicago convention, san francisco, you don't really think of kentucky when you think of the 60s, at least i did not where i came from. but the 60s happened in kentucky a lot, there's a lot of crazy things going on and in eastern kentucky. thanks to do with environmentalism and poverty. and it really surprised me and i thought

is hurting the recovery, and donald trump is going to be saying, hey, let's unleash this thing, and it is not a good thing to be and if you are a democrat. >> greg: kennedying you for no particular reason. >> kennedy: solid. all right, i will counter sue you, how do you like them apples? it boils down to something very unsexy, but very needed. and that his responsibility, and that is a two-way street. you cannot just blame everybody else for everything, especially when you can't prove your grievance. so if you are immunocompromised and you are older, don't go outside. don't go back to work. and if you are an employer, don't put your employees in a situation where they can become infected. we all have to help each other out. and that does not mean that we run behind the courts as some sort of shield when our actions, our intellect, and irrationality could help us out in the first place. >> greg: excellent point. personal responsibility. straight ahead, is this the new normal? well, you can see this the next time you go out to eat. a man with a tattoo? ♪ ♪ >> kennedy: no can do, covid-19, dividing people literally behind plexiglass, check out this restaura

kennedy center. in a time in need, we need real problem-solving instead of petty politics like the media. there you want to run donald press conferences. they go in late, they go in and out, only after he's done introducing everybody. don't forget, when president trump was forming his coronavirus task force earlier this year, they were too obsessed, what were they doing when the travel ban was in effect? that's right, they were all capitol hill impeaching donald trump. pelosi was asked today if impeachment distracted congress when responding to the virus. remember, didn't happen until the end of february. come to chinatown, come out on the streets in cities of san francisco. take a look. >> the president and the senate majority leader are now suggesting that impeachment distracted the president from responding to the virus. do you buy that at all? >> i think that's an admission that the president and the majority leader cannot handle the job. we have a life-and-death situation in our country and they should not try to hide behind an excuse for why they did not take action, but it does admit that they did not take act

kennedy center and now they want an investigation. she wants deleted with the idiot adam schiff in the middle of a pandemic. these people absolutely no pun intended batschiff crazy. >> donald trump wants to give supplies. he is over deliver when it comes to supplies for hospital beds, ventilators, you name it. but this is pretty sick to me, this letter is a revisionist attempt to blame donald trump for everything under the sun. won't work. >> sean: where was she, senator? she was impeaching. she was telling people the end of february, come to chinatown. by the way, dr. fab g a month the travel ban said risk is low and he is one of the best of the best and i mean that. >> he is, but she sat on the articles of impeachment from december 18th trying to run the trial for mitch mcconnell, and mitch mcconnell pushed back and said i will run the trial. was asking for witnesses in february that if we had granted that request, the trial would've went of march at a time when the pandemic was spreading. the president shut down all travel with china and europe in the middle of impeachment while they're trying to destro destro, the president is protecting the country from outside travel

kennedy trying to elicit their assistance to undermine ronald reagan's reelection, that democratic party that was always on the side of the left, on the side of useful idiots, now they are accusing donaldrump and conservatives truly beyond the pale. host: and from sebastian's 2018 book, "why we fight" russia does not share market interest. it may face its own jihadi threat, but that doesn't mean it is or can be our friend. >> that's a look at some of the authors featured on book tv's in depth and watch these programs in their entirety or any other episodes go to book tv.org. host: as regular viewers of book tv no, all of the major book festivals this spring had been canceled due the coronavirus. book tv was scheduled to be live in tucson, los angeles and festivals in new orleans and san antonio as well. all canceled. we know that affect it's having on book fairs and large gatherings, but is it having an effect also on bookstores and small businesses? mitchell kaplan runs a chain of bookstores based in coral gables, florida, called books and book. mr. kaplan, has coronavirus affected your business? guest: yes, peter, unfortunately it has. we have been holding on as long as we could, but