for five consecutive weeks according to npd. we saw growth across all post all segments and color reveal barbie dream house was a top ten selling item in the u.s. quarter to date and year to date where normally it more of a holiday selling item. >> how about american girl can you reignite >> american girl is continuing its transformation we more than doubled our e commerce direct to consumer business and we're very encouraged by the momentum we're seeing early signs of return in spite of the disruption. >> how about the nine movies i'm worried about movies there is a lot of covid issues but there is an entertainment that's brilliant your background indicates when you pull off the movies, that makes me think the stock has so much mojo. >> yeah, we're very bullish about movie strategy driven by the strength of our i.p., the strength of our catalog. we announced, as you know, nine movie projects but now the most recent with universal pictures around wish bone, the dog, based on the hit series from pbs in the '90s in partnership wit

also in the news, according to npd bookscan print book sales rose close to 23 percent for the week ending led by the demand for books on race as well as father's day sales.as the coronavirus continues to affect the nation, upcoming book festivals are amending their programming, last week the printers wrote but fast in chicago canceled their 36th annual festival in the texas book festival will not be held virtually starting october 31. booktv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news you can also watch all of our archived programs anytime at booktv.org. >> my name is Ãbthe director of programs exhibitions and community partnerships for massachusetts historical society.our program deceiving is very seasonal. it's a look at the traditional summer reads. we are joined by professor donna harrington-lueker who will be speaking on a new publication "books for idle hours" 19th century publishing at araiza summer reading". ms. harrington-lueker is a professor in the department of english medications at salve regina university. she has

according to npd book scan. they rose 18% for the weekend. adult nonfiction sales saw a 28% uptick. the book has sold nearly 800,000 copies. and as the coronavirus continues to affect the nation several of the larger book festivals had decided to go virtual. the library of congress national book festival and the texas book festival. they will continue to bring new programs and publishing news. you can watch all of our archive programs anytime. up next it is the monthly in-depth program. .. .. >> admiral james stavridis, why do you for it

in the news cord to go npd book scan, print book sales are um almost 3% for the first half of the year, with 322 million copies sold. the rise and sales is ledly young adult nonfiction books and adult nonfiction sales are down by 3-1/2 percent for the year. the national book foundation announced due to ongoing concerns of the coronavirus pandemic, the 71st injure imagine book awards will take place online on november 18th. booktv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news. you can watch our archive evidence programs anytime at booktv.org. >> senator martha mcsally is a republican from arizona the awe or if the book, dare to fly. senator mcsally, how did you become known also the a-10 check who likes to dip? >> guest: well, i share that journey in day to fly. thank you for having me on. i went from being a shy, pudgy, motion sick little girl to being our first woman in u.s. history to fly a fighter jet in combat, and when the law was finally changed -- it was against the law and against poll i si -- i broke through the barrier for the women and girls behind me and it wa

also in the news according to npd bookscan, print book sales rose close to 23% for the week ending june 20 june 20 led by d for books on race as well as father day sales. as the coronavirus continues to affect the nation, upcoming book festivals are amending the programming. last week the printers row lit fest in chicago canceled the 36th annual festival and the texas book festival will now be held virtually started october 31. booktv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news. you can also watch all of our archived programs anytime at booktv.org. >> tonight on booktv in prime time we talk with republican senator martha mcsally of verizon about our military career. she is the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat. it was prize-winning reporter mary jordan discusses the life and influence of first lady melania trump. watch our in-depth interview with james stavridis discussed his naval career, local security leadership. that all kicks off at 8:30 p.m. eastern. visit booktv.org checker program guide for full schedule information. >> now on booktv said "after words"

our own cnbc survey went down in terms of the number of people who felt comfortable design dining out npdup, restaurant transaction data reversed. it was down by 12% still negative the last survey, this week it was down by 13%. they had seen about ten weeks of positive improvement people are feeling less and less comfortable. >> all right there we have it pretty full picture of what this industry is facing thank you both greatly appreciate it. >>> want to get a quick news alert on boeing. phil has the details >> there's a report out of bloomberg that boeing has tried to pull the plug on its 747 program. we have reached out to boeing. it says it's still continuing the meet its commitments on the program and has about two years worth of orders. if the 747 is ultimately scrapped, it won't be a surprise what you're looking at, kelly, is a plane that has had fewer and fewer orders over time the day os of the jumbo bet, they're past while this report is not going to move the needle for boeing, it will make those who love the aviation industry a little sad when the day does come that boeing will

data had been improving but over the past two weeks we have seen that reverse course new data from the npdup shows that overall transactions at major restaurant chains declined by 14% for the weekendsed june 28th compared to a year ago nationwide full service restaurants transactions fell by 25% and quick service transactions beclined by 13% full service is most aligned with sitting down and eating in dining rooms we'll seeing states pause reopening or ral baoll back plad restaurants like mcdonald's hitting pause on reopening plans for several weeks. papa johns, dominos, chipotle and wing stop thanks to their carry out. back to you. >> stick around. we'll talk about which restaurant stocks are most at risk during the pandemic bob, we learned a lot in this first part of this downturn about who is most at risk. could the next phase be different unless we start to see widespread shutdowns again >> there's that risk the full service restaurant chains are trying to do everyth it safe for their customers. i think all the major chains are really putting safety protocols in place but i think ultim

also in the news, according to npd bookscan print book sales are up almost three percent for the firste year with 322 million copies sold. the rise in sales is led by young adult nonfiction books while adult nonfiction sales are down by about 3.5 percent for the year. the national book foundation has announced due to ongoing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the 71st annual national book awards will take place online on november 18. booktv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news you can also watch all of our archived programs anytime at booktv.org. >> good evening and welcome to another stream webinar. they keep joining us. we are pleased to feature david horowitz himself discussing his important new book from hugh maddox books titled "blitz" trump will smash the left and win". in just a moment i will turn things over to david, after he speaks he will take some questions from those of you viewing and i will come onto helps to facilitate that. david horowitz the founder of the freedom center former Ãb

been improving but over the past two weeks, we've seen a reversal in the course here new data from the npdup show overall tractinsactions at major restaurant chains ended 14%. last week's report showed transactions declining by 13%. full service restaurant transactions fell by 26% this, of course, makes sense as full service is most aligned with sitting con and eating and dining rooms we're seeing states pause reopening or roll back some of their plans to reopen dining rooms. even big restaurants like mcdonalds hitting pauds on reopening plans for several weeks. states with the biggest declines in full service transactions are louisiana, south carolina, texas, north carolina, georgia, and arizona where cases are rising earnings season kind of gets started next week for the restaurant industry and we've heard from a few big names most recently shake shack has seen sales fall by 49% likely more pain to come for more companies this quarter. there are outliers the best performers in the space for the year so far have been those with the most robust delivery and carryout systems. there's no sur

and i thinthat's a factor because i think that people with npd don't need to care as much about the truth about society as, as other people do. i think they consider themselves more importanthan the truth. (rustling) ("carmina burana: o fortuna" by carl orff playing) >> narrator: jones promote anti-government nspiracy theories in a series of homemade films.a he'd also use owing radio show to allege-- without evidence-- secret plots in crisis after crisis. >> the federal government financed and controlled thisn attacke world trade center. >> narrator: the 1993 world trade center bombing... >> multiple bombs ripped through the alfred p. murrah federal building. >> narrator: the 1995 oklahoma city bombing... >> ...and, as usual, federal fingerprints were all over thist tragic eve >> narrator: he called them "false flags." >> a big element of alex jones' show, and his theorizing generally, is that things are false flag attacks. edthat is, attacks perpetry the government or elements within the government to create fear, suspicion, division, or to bring us all under the sinister control of the

also in the news according to npd bookscan, print book sales rose close to 23% for the week ending june20th led by demand for books on race as well as father's day sales. as the coronavirus continues to affect the nation, upcoming book festivals are mending their programming. last week the printers relit fast in chicago canceled their 30 sixth annual festival and the texas book festival will now be held virtually starting october 30 first. booktv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news. you can also watch all our archive programs any time, booktv.org. >> during a virtual author program hosted by townhall seattle, fair vote senior fellow david daily reported on efforts around the country to expand voting rights. here is a portion of that discussion. >> you see this happening all over the country. i watched it in maine, home to a rich tradition of independent candidates where citizens demanded a voting system that would allow them to rank all their choices and nominate a plurality winner that most people opposed and both parties stood in the way, brave long winter peti

in the area started allowing elective surgeries so now they are dealing with those patients as well npd dr. blackstone emphasized when we talk about the numbers, that equals actual patients in there they're having to watch suffer day-to-day, and he's frustrated because so much of that suffering could be prevented with simple actions like wearing a mask and social distancing stephanie? >> dasha, thank you. >>> i want to dig even deeper. let's bring in national political reporter for "the washington post," robert costa also, of course, moderator of "washington week" on pbs and dr. faust, an instructor at harvard medical school bob, to you first. the president is bringing back the daily briefings on the coronavirus. why is he doing this is this about informing the public for much of the last several months, while he hasn't had his briefings, he's been saying the coronavirus is behind us, and he's falsely claiming the numbers are up only because we're doing more testing we know that is a flat-out lie >> the political context for the revival of this briefing is clear. the president is scramb

in the news cord to go npd book scan, print book sales are um almost 3% for the first half of the year, with 322 million copies sold. the rise and sales is ledly young adult nonfiction books and adult nonfiction sales are down by 3-1/2 percent for the year. the national book foundation announced due to ongoing concerns of the coronavirus pandemic, the 71st injure imagine book awards will take place online on november 18th. booktv will

also in the news, according to npd book scan, print book sales rose 18% for the week ending june 27thfiction sales saw a 28% uptick let by former trump administration national security adviser john bolton's memoir of his time in the trumpswhite house, and as the coronavirus continues to affect the nation, self of the fall's larger book festivals are going virtual include the decater book festival, the library of congress' unanimous book festival and the texas book festival. booktv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news and you can watch archived programs at booktv.org. >> joining now on booktv is senator joni ernst, republican from ohio, new memoir, daughter of the heart lean. what presented you to write this book at this time. >> guest: well, thank you, peter so much. this has been a journey of love for me. i drew up in southwest iowa, very rural part of the state, and the perseverance and defend indication, the hard work that my parents taught me, really has carried me through so many different challenges in my lifetime, opportunities in my

also according to npd book sales, print book sales are up almost 3% for the first half of the year. the rise in sales is led by young adult nonfiction books while adult nonfiction sales are down by about 35% for the year -- 3.5% for the year. and due to ongoing concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 71st national book awards will take place online on november 18th. booktv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news. you can also watch all of our archived programs anytime at booktv.org. >> binge watch booktv this summer. every saturday evening at 8 p.m. eastern, settle in and watch several hours of your favorite authors. tonight we're featuring new york times breast selling author and journal -- best selling author and journalist malcolm gladwell author of several books including the tipping point, outliers and david and goliath. and be sure to watch next saturday, july 25th. we'll feature books by prime ministers donald trump -- presidents donald trump, barack obama, george w. bush, bill clinton and george h.w. bush. binge watch booktv all summer on c-spa

also in the news npd bookscan provided a list of the best-selling print books for the first half of ther. six of the top ten are nonfiction titles including john bolton's memoir of his time in the trump administration. robin d'angelo and abram candies books on race in america and eric larson's recount of wentzel budget winston churchill's leadership during the london blitz. berntson noble renovated three under 50 other stores in the time they're closer to the coronavirus pandemic. the bookstore chain focused on reorganizing the departments providing greater selection and making the stores and brighter. book tv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news. you could also watch all of our archived programs any time @booktv.org. >> at the ronald reagan presidential library in cini valley california, u.s. news & world report's looked at how different presidents have handled crisis. in this portion of the program he discusses how fdr used optimism to reassure the american public. >> one thing roosevelt did in addition to the standards i'm talking about, he actually persevered

data had been improving but over the past two weeks we've seen that trend reverse course data from the npdroup shows overall transactions at major restaurant chains declined 14% last week's report showed it declined by 13%. nationwide full restaurant transactions fell by 25 % and quick service actions declined by 13% full service is most aligned with sitting down and eating in dining rooms and we're seeing states pause reopening or roll back some plans to reopen dining rooms and major chains like mcdonald's hitting pause states with the biggest declines in full service transactions are louisiana, south carolina, texas, north carolina, georgia and arizona where cases are rising earnings season kicks off for the restaurants next week. shake shack said samestore sales fell by 49%. there's more pain for many companies this quarter there are a few outliers the best performers in the space for the year have all been those with the most robust delivery and carryout systems the best performer is wingstop it makes sense our polling among likely voters shows only 38 % feel comfortable going in and s