and the next day, we were flying to las vegas to interview jerry lewis. if you have gone through a scrap bo scrapbook, it leaves a mark on the ground. after two days in the storage lockers, it was time to pack up. there's a ticker tape parade, all this on the floor. all of a sudden i was picking stuff up and there was this card. and it said seros. that's not the real card. seros was a big nightclub where sammy made his big breakthrough and jerry lewis was in the audience. it was the kind of thing you find on a table. i opened it up and these were jerry lewis' notes the night he saw sammy davis jr. saying you talk in a fake british accent, that doesn't make any sense, you treat your father and uncle like they're props. they're not. this is how you should address the audience. we took it. we were able to take it and say to jerry lewis, have you seen this? no, i haven't. that allowed him to -- he said, i remember it like it was yesterday. then we found sammy saying jerry lewis came to see me at seros, gave me this advice and it changed my life. exactly what

jerry lewis came in and he gave me this advice and it changed my life. this golden ticket was just lying there. and it showed us the way to go forward. >> sammy made it happen. a two-way conversation. another theme we wanted to talk about was the use of media as source material. and as evidence. so i want to talk about the kind of media you consulted, and what insights they gave you. do you want to start, john? >> sure. one of the fun things about doing the project was that i got to speak to living people. which i have never done. i did get my comeuppance, sometimes you find out the living are less cooperative thanthe dead and what they will and won't tell you. the other fun thing was the range of the newspaper sources, trial transcripts. i learned that good trial transcripts, a good prosecutor does half your work for you. more than half, because they can compel people to say under oath things that they do not want to say. trial transcripts and video. in this case, jim and tammy lived their lives on the screen, so to speak. it is similar to your story, o

host: jerry lewis was a member of the faculty and he reflected what he saw. [video clip] >> we were worried about the bayonets on the rifles. we had no inclination the guns were loaded, which of course they were. as we were beginning to walk down the hill from taylor hall to where the activists were, the national guard started coming across the comments and began to tear gas the demonstrators, the observers. hall, up past taylor turned left and went into the parking lot. as i got to the parking lot, i saw a student some distance off laying on the ground. it turned out to be a blind student who had been teargas. i gave him some first aid. i was standing there. -- theame up the hill guardsmen fired. i had been in the army so i knew those were real bullets. sound,ravels faster than so i dove for cover behind a bush and was on the ground quick enough and the guard finish their firing and 13 seconds. i stood up and remembered saying to myself, what should i do? blankent said, those are s, were they? was one of the four students that were killed. here are their pho

. >> jerry lewis was on the faculty and reflects. >> we had the bayonets, we had no inclination that the guns were loaded which, of course, they were. as we were beginning to walk down the hill from taylor hall to where the activists were, the national guard started coming across the commons and began to tear gas the demonstrators and the observers and the faculty marshalls. so i went up past taylor hall, went left, down into the parking lot. as i got to the prentice hall parking lot, i saw a student, it turned out to be a blind student who had been tear gassed. i gave him first aid and went back to the edge of the parking lot and was just standing there. and the guard came up the hill toward the pagoda. the right rear echelon of guards turned and fired. i had been in the army so i knew those were real bullets because light travels faster than sound i dove for cover behind a bush and was on the ground quick enough that the guard finished their firing in 13 seconds. i stood up and i remember saying to myself, what should i do? when a student rushed up to me and said dr. lewis, those w

was a big nightclub worse and he made his big break in 19 1861 where he made his big break with jerry lewisand i picked it up in this was jerry loses notes the the night he foresaw semi davis junior. if you treat your father's uncle like they're props you're, not you're speaking to fix british accent, this is how you should address the audience. the next day we took it, and we were able to say to jerry lewis and say have you seen this in 68? >> no i haven't. >> and that allowed him to talk about it like it was yesterday, and then we found the film of semi saying jerry lewis's amy to see me at seros, and he gave me his advice and change my life. so exactly what you're saying, this kind of golden ticket was actually just lying there on the floor and it showed us the way to go forward. >> maybe semi made it happen. this is a two-way conversation. another theme that we wanted to talk about it was the use of media as source material, and as evidence, so i guess i would like for each of you to talk about the kind of media we have done that a little bit already but the kind of media you consulted

guest: number one, jerry lewis, just quickly. i remember asking jerry, did you any sense these were live ammunition? he told me that he had been a guard at fort knox when he was in the army, protecting the gold supply. he carried a rifle that never had live ammunition in it. they gives you a sense of how insane it was for these people out there. secondly, i open my book with many stories of the 24 americans who died in vietnam on may 4, 1970. half of them were 20 years or younger. you have to keep that perspective in mind. there, 24 there. third, the event you are talking about, ron, was at jackson state university in mississippi. it happened 10 days later on the 14th of may. two killed, 10 wounded. the students have begun to protest because there was a rumor that charles evers, medgar evers' brother had been murdered. the mississippi state troopers showed up and basically sprayed the dormitory with gunfire. 150 rounds fired in 28 seconds as i remember. that story just disappeared. it disappeared in the scranton commission report

i opened it up and these were do jerry lewis is notes the night he saw semi sandy davis junior.you talk with a fake british accent. it does not make any sense. you treat a father and uncle like they are props. this is the way you should address the audience. the next day that allowed him to talk about -- we found a film of salmon saying jerry lewis came to see me at zeroes and gave me this advice and it changed my life. exactly what you are saying. it's a golden ticket just lying there on the floor. showed us the way to go forward. >> sami made it happened. it was a two-way conversation. >> another theme that we want to talk about was the use of media as source material and as evidence so i guess i'd like for each of you to talk about the kind of media you've consulted insights they gave you. >> you want to start john? >> one of the fun things about doing the project was i got to talk to living people. i had never done that before in my career. i did get -- sometimes you find the living are less cooperative than the dead in what they will and will not tell you. the other fun thi

jerry lewis, just quickly. did youer asking jerry, have any sense they were using live ammunition?e told me that he had been a guard at fort knox when he was in the army, protecting the gold supply. he carried a rifle that never had live ammunition. they gives you a sense of how insane it was for these people out there. book withi open my many stories of the 24 americans on may 4,n vietnam 1970. half of them were 20 years or younger. you have to keep that perspective in mind. third, the event you are talking about, ron, was at jackson state university in mississippi. later on the0 days 14th of may. two killed, 10 wounded. the students have begun to protest because there was a rumor that charles evers had been murdered. the mississippi state troopers showed up and basically sprayed the dormitory with gunfire. 100 50 rounds fired in 28 seconds as i remember. that story just disappeared. it disappeared in the scranton commission report, which devoted three quarters to kent state, one quarter to jackson state. state was a man bites dog story. civilians being killed by american soldiers

person personifies our great faculty then and now, it would be the professor of sociology, doctor jerry lewisank you doctor lewis. for more than a half of a century of dedication to kent state and thank you to all faculty past and present. >> we should make no mistake about it. what happened here 40 years ago had very little to do with bonds and snipers. it had to do with the right of free speech and the right of free assembly. (applause) it is not our power but our will and courage -- ♪ ♪ they have one thing in mind and that is to destroy higher education in ohio. >> on the morning of monday may 4th. i was in waking with the realization that the soldiers that were outside and guarding the doors of my dorm were not there to protect me. >> i had a history exam monday morning. i remember the professor announcing to the students on monday morning that if any of them felt that the events of the proceeding days that interfered with their ability to adequately prepare for this examination, but they would be able to take the examination at a later date. my girlfriend at the time made me promise that

jerry lewis.is for more , than a half of a century of dedication to kent state and thank you to all faculty past and present. >> we should make no mistake about it. what happened here 40 years ago had very little to do with rocks and bombs and snipers. it had everything to do with the right of free speech and the right of free assembly. [applause] which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> it is not our power but our will and courage that is being tested tonight. ♪ >> they have one thing in mind and that is to destroy higher education in ohio. ♪ >> on the morning of monday, may 4, when i woke in my dorm, i was awaking with the realization that the soldiers that were outside and guarding the doors of my dorm were not there to protect me. >> i had a history examination monday morning. i remember the professor announcing to the students on monday morning that if any of them felt that the events of the preceding days had interfered with their ability to adequately

host: jerry lewis was a member of the faculty and he reflected what he saw. [video clip] >> we were worried about the bayonets on the rifles. we had no inclination the guns were loaded, which of course they were. as we were beginning to walk down the hill from taylor hall to where the activists were, the national guard started coming across the comments and began to tear gas the demonstrators, the observers. hall, up past taylor turned left and went into the parking lot. as i got to the parking lot, i saw a student some distance off laying on the ground. it turned out to be a blind student who had been teargas. i gave him some first aid. i was standing there. -- theame up the hill guardsmen fired. i had been in the army so i knew those were real bullets. sound,ravels faster than so i dove for cover behind a bush and was on the ground quick enough and the guard finish their firing and 13 seconds. i stood up and remembered saying to myself, what should i do? blankent said, those are s, were they? was one of the four students that were killed. here are their pho

n' roll hall of fame opened in 1986, he was among the charter members along with chuck berry, jerry lee lewis others. in 1990 he was given a star on the hollywood walk of fame, and in 1993, receiving a lifetime achievement award at the grammys. the tributes now pouring in on social media to honor the rock 'n' roll icon including one from former first lady michelle obama who wrote, we are so lucky to have had him. little richard was 87. abc news, los angeles. >>> hospitals are seeing a quick jump in patients after resuming nonemergency procedures. lucille packard children's hospital stanford resumed surgeries, imaging scans and diagnostic tests last week. hospital officials say opreratig rooms are back to treating patients, when the hospital postponed elective procedures. during the six-week period, some of the procedures still performed included heart procedures and organ transplants. >>> the fire chief says it's an attempt to make up for having to cancel the juniorirvisits to th. now, area residents can request a fire truck swing by their house to spread a little socially distant happiness.

was one of the architects of rock'n'roll basically in the fifty's he together with chuck berry jerry lee lewis and i guess obviously i was present was around the same time but he was a just an explosive presence who came out of nowhere when he came out macon georgia in fact but he was he was a. he was one of those kind of performers who revolutionized popular music basically with along with those other guys what about his persona his performance his style if you call androgynous but i mean how was that unique kid trailblazing at the time. well he was a black guy playing in a very kind of theatrical fashion and he was playing a piano he was a pianist basically and a singer but he was standing up and he was he was hollering and yelling he actually came from a gospel background a religious background and his whole style of singing was developed as a sort of test testifying sort of style he was he was from that sort of background but he's his home manner was quite the opposite he was a very flamboyant and kind of sexual performer really before that was even identified as something that you you cou

the only one left from that time is jerry lee lewis.ack regular weekday service. good nose for those people who utilize that. regular weekday service for our routes except for 5 and 6. those will be on a modified schedule. the express routes will resume. mass transit is on time. no delays. they are running on a reduced service or modified schedule. check that before you head out the door. we have brake lights on the 880. we are also seeing some slow and go speeds at 580 as you get to the connector. a new crash at fifth street. that is look at your morning drive. here's your forecast. >>> tracking our next weather system, that brings the return to wet weather for us. you can see the rain to our north in eureka and just off the coast. here is what you can expect. light and scattered showers for today as the cold front pushes through. it will likely weaken. the best chance to see wet weather is in the northbay. unsettled weather continues for tomorrow. check out the daytime highs, mid 60s in san francisco and 73 in san jose. unsettled weat

goodbye to a basketball luminary hall of fame coach jerry sloan passed away today at the age of 78 from complications of parkinson's disease and lewyody dementia sloan coach, the utah jazz for 23 seasons, leading the team to 20 playoff appearances and 2 trips to the finals. his 1223 winds. our 3rd most all-time among nba coaches. we want to send all our best to coast >>the kron 4 we're saluting the class of 2020 in the bay area every night we're shining the spotlight on a specific senior and tonight. it is prashant thompson brought john is unrolled a chainsaw and high school in union city after graduation he plans to attend college in wyoming on a full athletic scholarship to play basketball congratulation brown john you can submit a graduate go to kron 4 dot com find salute to grads 2020 under the news tab. give us a picture of your gravitas grad let us know which high school the graduate attended an what's next for him or her and that wraps up kron 4 news at 8. here's what we're working on for kron 4 news at 9 o'clock more bay area businesses opened their doors but with restrictions the changes that took effect in the south bay a

goodbye to a basketball luminary hall of fame coach jerry sloan passed away today at the age of 78 from complications of parkinson's disease and lewy body dementia sloan coach, the utah jazz for 23 seasons leading the team to 20 playoff appearances and 2 trips to the finals. his 1223 winds. our 3rd most all time among nba coaches. we want to wish all our best to coach sloan's family e for you and we're open. wow. i'm an original. one of a kind. you feel me? love ya'. oop! you look cute! better than you? pop my 100% all-white-meat classic or spicy popcorn chicken combo for just $5.99. my new bite-sized, crispy popcorn chicken is so irresistible you'll want them whenever, so don't resist! pop 'em while you game, hang, or do your thing. pop my 100% all-white-meat classic or spicy popcorn chicken combo for just $5.99. >>check out this giant wave. it's not real water, it's playing on south korea's biggest digital billboard in seoul. the illusion rears up and then crashes onto the surface of the screen. it takes it makes the 2 dimensional wraparound display seem like a gigantic tank, and it appears for exactly one minute every hour and i