jane goodall. e >> jimmy: dr. jane goodall, welcome. it is? is that mr. h? >> this is the famous mr. h. i think -- [ laughter ] -- and i've had him for 25 years and he's been to 65 countries amd he symbolizes the indomitable humans spirit 'cause he was given to me by a a guy who went blind at 21 and has actually taught himself to paint. he's is an extraordinary man so mr. h symbolizes that indomitable spirit >> jimmy: i love mr. h he was on our show last time when you and i talked. so i was going to bring him up anyways after you brought him on hi, mr. h. i've heard that you're busier than ever. i mean, i keep seeing you pop up you're online and you're posting and you're doing video chats. and i think it's amazing what you're doing >> i'm actually more busy than on the tour. i mean, way more because i'm trying to send video messages to, you know, to encourage all the people on the ground working in africa. we're very concerned about that i'm sending messages to the 24 other jane goodall institutes trying to you know, just gives them rea

day, one like no other-- wwanth to marthis moment with jane goodall, one of the world's most renownedentists and environmentalists. a new national geographic documentary explores her lifeng and work, teacenerations how interconnected we are with the nareral world. jebrown spoke with goodall from her home in bournemouth, england abouthe pandemic, and her life's work. it's part of our ongois and culturseries, "canvas." >> brown: for decades, jane goodall has traveled the world as a non-stop advocate for the conservation of animals and the earth. now, like the rest of us, she's confined to her home. but, she says: >> i've never worked harder in my life, because, you know, it's the 60th anniversary of the research at gombe, and we were going to be celebrating all year. we were just in the perfect... situation for good fundraising, and then everything stops. so, i'm trying to keep up the momentum. >> brown: her work now is virtual, and as always, even at 86, virtually non-stop. as we see in the film, it all began in 1960 when a young degree went to what is now gombe stream national park in

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jane goodall: the hope had its premier last week.ong feeling of great spiritual power out there. it was the kind of feeling that i sometimes have in one of the old cathedral square people have been to worship year after year after yea r. have been to worship year after year after year. the chimpanzees i knew in the old days have almost all gone, but one of the ones who was my friend was gremlin. the last time i actually saw gremlin, she came right up actually saw gremlin, she came right up to mei actually saw gremlin, she came right up to me i looked into my eyes. of course they recognise us just as we recognise them. and i have always had a strange connection with animals. i connect with people with words, with animals, it's more mind to mind. so many things in my life seem to be coincidence, but i'm not sure i believe that any more because things happen for a reason. jane goodall joins me from her home in bournemouth. that was a fascinating footage which we could have watched a bit more of, but in general what can you tell us about

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it's a concern shared by drjane goodall, founder of the jane goodall institute and a un messengerfor first let's take a quick look at a new documentary charting her life and work. jane goodall the hope had its premier last week. out in the forest, i have this very strong feeling of great spiritual power out there. it was the kind of feeling that i sometimes have in one of the old cathedrals where people have been to worship year after year after year. the chimpanzees i knew in the old days are almost all gone, but one of the ones who was my real, i say, friend was gremlin. the last time i actually saw gremlin, she came right up to me and looked into my eyes. of course they recognise us just as we recognise them. and i've always had a strange connection with animals. i connect with people with words. with animals, it's more mind to mind. so many things in my life seem to be coincidence, but i'm not sure i believe that any more because things happen... i think they seem to happen for a reason. well, i spoke to dr goodall a little earlier, and she says she is concerned that the world wi

jane goodall will join me live. why she says this expect towards animals calls covid-19.lso this hour -- >> what can mom or dad do better? more than half of the responses i get from kids is pay more attention to me. >> the pandemic and your phone. why now it is so important to try, oh, try, to put it away. we're all staying connected, aren't we? >>> live from atlanta, welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen and this is "cnn newsroom." it is 5:00 a.m. here on the east coast in the u.s. and we want to begin with the latest on the global health crisis, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has sur prpassed 2.3 million with more than 160,000 deaths. more than 735,000 cases are in the u.s. and more than 39,000 deaths. still, president trump says some governors have -- and this is a quote, gotten carried away with measures designed to keep their citizens safe, like the so-called social distancing restrictions. some states have started to ease back toward some sense of normalcy. jacksonville, florida, has opened beac

trump should be in a documentary where jane goodall teaches him sign language.n you say the words distribution emergency?" >> distribution emergency. >> seth: and then less than a month ago, trump tweeted, "so last year 37 thousand americans died from the common flu it averages between 27 thousand and 70 thousand per year nothing is shut down life and the economy go on at this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 22 deaths. think about that." anytime a world renowned idiot like donald trump tells you to think about that, that's your cue to exit the conversation he's like the dumbest guy at a cocktail party trying to make conversation by telling you something he read on a snapple cap. "broccoli, you know, only vegetable that's also a flower so, that's something to think about. of course, the lie that coronavirus was just like the flu did obvious damage do you know how many people heard that and then repeated it? even if you hated donald trump, and knew not to trust a word he said, everyone had that one friend or relative on the text chain who

effecon psychological and emotional plus, on this 50thersary of earth day, legendary naturast jane goodallaping our relationship with the planet. >> we are all interconnected. and if wdon't get that lesson from this-- this pandemic, then maybe we never wl. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs new

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and the world—renowned primatologist jane goodall calls on governments around the world to learn theessons of covid—19 and respect the animal kingdom. as we destroy the natural world, we increase the likelihood of viruses leaping from animals to people. now on bbc news, deforestation has skyrocketed in colombia since the peace deal of 2016. our world joins a team of scientists from the royal botanic gardens. in the forests of colombia, nature is under attack. since the civil war ended in 2016, deforestation has skyrocketed. i'm frank gardner, and i'm heading into what remains of virgin tropical rainforest. i traded in my wheelchair for a packhorse and am tested to my limits. i think this is too dangerous. i am joining a crack team of plant scientists from the royal botanic gardens, kew. they're on a mission to discover and save unique plant species before they vanish forever. i'm going to bear witness on the front line of rainforest conservation. this is where the journey begins — not in colombia, but in the royal botanic gardens, kew, london. kew is the world leader in developing pl

in my favorite book by him is called me jane of the childhood of jane goodall and how she groped and incorporates the drawing of jane goodall from her own notebooks as a child, how she groped observing the world around her and how that led her to become a scientist and ends with the production of the same image of jane, the photograph reaching to a baby chimpanzee in the chimpanzee reaching back to her to touch her hand. i cry every time i get to the final spread. what is so beautiful about the book, for very young children and he gets to what the way in which children think about the world around them, it starts off with jane going into the chicken coop to see how the eggs come to be, the questions that all children ask but what i also think is really beautiful about the book, it's about nature and close observation and direct experience and very offscreen. but what patrick mcdonnell does, he does an incredibly funny book, he has the book on the perfectly messed up story and has an unidentifiable creature wandering along and is told in a very nice way, jack is having a wonderful day

drawings of jane goodall from her own notebooks, how she grew up observing the world around her, how that led her to a scientist, a reproduction of that famous image of jane, the photograph of her reaching out to a baby chimpanzee. i cry every time i get to the final spread but what is so good about that book, for very young children, it really gets to the way in which children think about the world around them, the story of jane going to the chicken coop to see how the eggs come to be, the questions all children ask but what i also think is beautiful about that book is it is about nature and close observation in direct experience, very offscreen but what patrick mcdonald does on the other end of the spectrum, a book called perfectly messed up story, a little unidentifiable creature run during -- running around in a nice upbeat way. i can't remember the character's name but having a wonderful day, everything was sunny and bright and a blob of jelly lands on the page, the character is really obsessed by the fact this jelly is interrupting the story and ruining it and kids love the sto

it's a concern shared by drjane goodall, founder of the jane goodall institute and a un messengerforotecting chimpanzees and inspiring people to conserve the natural world. in the last few days, she has been speaking about how she hopes coronavirus will be a wake—up call for the world. well, my colleague, james reynolds spoke to her a little earlier, and she told him she is concerned that the world will return to a business—as—usual mindset after the current pandemic has passed. the tragic thing about this pandemic is that it has been predicted for a very long time by people studying these so—called zoonotic diseases, and those are diseases thatjump from animals to people. and we are increasingly creating conditions, environments in which this can happen, and those include the animal trafficking which brings animals together from different parts of the world, animals who are destined to be sold for entertainment, for food, for whatever purpose. there are the wildlife markets in asia, in africa, the bushmeat trade, and also the factory farms all over the world where we breed cows and

it is a look at jane goodall by her primary biographer dale peterson, this thursday, i hope you will be here for that. and with that, we will say thank you to professor malcolm. [ applause ] >> thank you very much for being a wonderful audience. great questions too. thank you. >> week nights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview 6 what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight the society of the cincinnati founded in 1783, you'll hear from tea coal jones on his book captains of liberty. about 18th century prison camps and how the congress handled pow's. this week and every weekend on c-span 3. >> every saturday night american history tv takes you to college classrooms around the country for lectures in history. >> why do you all know who lizzie borden is, and raise your hand if you had ever heard of the jean harris murder trial before this class. >> the deepest cause where we'll find the true meaning of the revolution is in this transformation that took place in the minds of the american people. >> we're going to talk about both of the sides of the

then i want her opinion >> jimmy: mom, abraham lincoln and me >> abraham lincoln, maya angelou, jane goodalld that's a good party. >> jimmy: that's too many people >> i'm going, but now you won't come because there are too many people here. >> jimmy: yeah, you got to split it up. >> i got you >> jimmy: me, maya angelou and lincoln. [ laughter ] we're having our own thing and we'll zoom -- we'll zoom party -- >> you'll zoom over with - >> jimmy: to you and your -- >> me and mom. mom and me [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right. did we do it >> i think we did it >> jimmy: i think we did it. >> did our max >> jimmy: that's it. >> everybody, stay strong. >> jimmy: yep. thank you, everybody [ siren ♪ how fast does dove dry spray actually dry? ♪ let's see. it's dry. there's no dry time! makes us wonder why we booked fifteen-second ad slots! dries instantly and keeps you protected for forty-eight-hours. ♪ her love keeps you centered. show her how much she means to you... with a gift from the center of me collection. happy mother's day from kay. ♪ more than ever, your home is your sanctuary. that's why l

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