howard bryant, thank you very much. e. ♪ judy: as we pass the grim milestone this week of more than 400,000 americans who have died from covid-19, we take this moment to remember another five of the extraordinary lives lost. james glica-hernandez was drawn to the stage and became a fixture on the regional theater scene in california's central valley. as musical director of the woodland opera house for over two decades, he mentored generations of young performers. friends described him as “bold and unapologetic”, and someone who inspired people to live authentically. a self-described "family man", james was a loving husband, father and grandfather. he was 61. maude jones was known for her soft voice and positive attitude. her daughter said the sixty-four year old loved working as a teacher's aide for elementary school students with disabilities in gwinnett county, georgia. maude was born in liberia and moved to the u.s. in her twenties, but always maintained close ties to her homeland and culture. faith also played a big

you heard howard bryant talking about 20 homers in 20 consecutive seasons.oke babe ruth's record. all star appearances 25, mvp in 1957, leading then milwaukee braves to the world series title. spencer, obviously hank was older than you are, because he is 86. >> not much older. >> well, no, no. as a contemporary, what do you think of when you think of hank aaron, i don't know the 715 and all that? >> obviously we have to think one of the greatest players of all time. but having met him and interviewed him right after he was voted into the hall of fame back in 1982, i also think of him as one of the finest gentlemen i've ever met in sports. he was so humble, so unassuming. never one to seek publicity or attention. and he shared with me some of the same things he shared with the gentleman you interviewed earlier, about the stress and the difficulty he faced when he was chasing ruth's record, all the death threats and the hate mail and the racist things that were yelled at him every time he took the field. i don't know how he survived all that and still lived 86