-- later he will co-found the black horizon theater a black national theater company in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. so he stays in pittsburgh until i think 1974, 1975 and then begins to move west ward. he spends a couple years in chicago and moves in 1978 to minnesota and he joins, he's going to concentrate on playwrighting in minnesota and joins the pen umbra theater, a black-owned and black-oriented and black-centered theater company in minnesota. why is that the name of the town in minnesota flying out of my head right now? my brain's trying to say fargo but it's not fargo -- minneapolis, that would be the name of the giant town in minnesota that i can't think of right now. pen umbra theater in minneapolis, minnesota. and he's working with lou bellam yrk. understand that august wilson gets to a point in his life where what he's writing about is the lives of black people. i want you guys to think for just a couple minutes about why that's happening. why is it significant. and in what way is it significant that he is writing about the lives of black people. we've talk in this class before about t

which is a black national theatre company in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 19 -- so he stays in pittsburgh until, i think, 1974, 1975. and then he begins to move westward, spends a couple years in chicago. and then he moves in 1978 to minnesota. and he joins -- and he's going to concentrate on play writing in minnesota and he joins the penunbra theatre. it's a owned back oriented and black centered theatre company in minnesota. why is is that the name of the town in minnesota flying out of my head right now. my brain is trying to say fargo, minnesota, but it's not. minneapolis, that would be the giant town in minnesota i can't think of right now. so the theatre is in minneapo s minneapolis, minnesota. and he's working with lou bellamy. understand that august wilson gets to a point in his life where what he's writing about is the lives of black people. and i want you guys to think for just a couple of minutes about why that's happening. why is it significant, and in what way is it significant that he is writing about the lives of black people? we've talked

paleontologists interested in the pro marker scientists david berman from the carnegie museum in pittsburgh pennsylvania. the 1st and most important thing is that all the things we're finding here 13 different types of animal for more are found nowhere else in europe but they are many of them are found in states or north america which goes to prove biologically that the 2 continents were together that europe and north america were one continuous land continent. the science was under the care of the. freedon stein which stopped the excavation in 2010 the reason given was that there are more important priorities but a group. researchers in berlin have said they want to continue digging in the borough marker also because the site with its combination of tracks and track makers is unique and the skeletons are exceptionally well preserved. researchers at the carnegie museum of natural history in pittsburgh have been working on extracting and cleaning the skeletons for years. amy had received as collection manager for the section of vertebrate paleontology she is also a fossil prepare and participated in brea

we are currently 46 kilometers southwest of pittsburgh, pennsylvania in washington county on the north bank of cross creek, which is a small tributary of the ohio river. 1972, there was a get -- a vacancy in the anthropology department at the university of pittsburgh. i joined the faculty there. one of the parameters of which job was to set up an archaeological training program that would train not only graduate and undergraduate students in anthropology and archaeology and the protocols of modern excavation, but also to train people in ancillary fields, geologists, climatologists, floral and fauna specialists and so forth. because i didn't have the opportunity to search for a location for this field operation, due to research commitments in eastern mediterranean, i circulated word amongst my colleagues who directed me to see this particular site, which had actually been discovered in 1955 by the landowner, albert miller. at that particular juncture in understoodought we everything there was to understand about the initial human occupation of the new world. there was a prevalent model

announcer: located about one hour drive southwest of pittsburgh in rural western pennsylvania, meadowcroftockshelter has been the site of extensive archaeology work since 1973. after university of pittsburgh students painstakingly removed layer after layer of sediment, evidence of human activity as early as 19,000 years ago was revealed. we visited meadowcroft, the national historic landmark to learn the story from james adovasio, who has been leaving -- leading archaeology research there for 50 years. james: we are currently 46 kilometers southwest of pittsburgh, pennsylvania in washington county on the north bank of cross creek, which is a small tributary of the ohio river. in 1972, there was a vacancy in the anthropology department at the university of pittsburgh. i joined the faculty there. one of the parameters of which job was to set up an archaeological training program that would train not only graduate and undergraduate students in anthropology and archaeology and the protocols of modern excavation, but also to train people in ancillary fields, geologists, climatologists, floral a

we are currently 46 kilometers southwest of pittsburgh, pennsylvania in washington county on the north bank of cross creek, which is a

we've got bill powers from pittsburgh pennsylvania doing one-handed dumbbell biceps, got you something and finally, cliff reynolds from austin texas using tires as weights, because why not, you got tires laying around and you've got to state it. we are trolling twitter to find these sport tidbits that we can pull together and show you to give you a little waiver of what people are doing. >> i love it. that is very texas, tires. thanks scott.>>> well, it depends, we do want to find the curve, we want to see the curve heading in the other direction. i certainly want to get it opened as soon as possible. i don't want it to be long, but we want it to open safe.>> president trump says parts of the country will not be opening monday when the trump administration's 15 day guidelines to stop the spread of rotavirus wraps up.>> the 11 o'clock news on ktvu fox 2 starts now. >> i'm andre senior working from home on this friday night. >> the president said he hopes the u.s. will be back up and running by easter but tonight he acknowledged that places like new york, we will be ready. here are some

. >>> let's look at the video from the pittsburgh, pennsylvania, area. look at this. these long lines of cars. this is not for covid-19 testing but it's for a food bank. so many people showing up there. the traffic patterns had to be changed, the lines of cars stretching for miles as you can see here. the volunteers out there handed out nearly 2,000 boxes of food weighing 50 pounds. >>> something good to talk about, now in southern california a help to overcome the shortage of protective equipment for health care workers. >>> yeah, take a look at what they're doing here. neighbors in san diego's scripps ranch area are using 3d printers to make hundreds of face shields. the printers work around the clock to create the headbands for the shields as well. then volunteers attach the plastic cover. so far the group has given over 300 face shields to hospitals across the country. i love to see how everybody is trying to do their part. >>> 6:27 for you this morning. coming up next the top stories, including the mounting toll from the coronavirus with the expected shelter in p

. >>> i want to you take a look at this video from pittsburgh, pennsylvania.is is for a food bank, miles and miles of cars there. so many people showing up. traffic patterns had to be changed. the line of cars stretched for miles as you can see. volunteers handed out nearly 2,000 boxes of food weighing 50 pounds. people need help right now. >>> we have some good news for you that morning. helping overcome the shortage of protective equipment for those health care workers. >> look at what they're doing in san diego. using 3d printers to make hundreds of face shields. the printers work around the clock to create the headbands for the shields. the volunteers attach the plastic cover over it. so far the group has given over 300 face shields to hospitals across the country. really nice to see. >>> 5:27 for you that morning. up next the top stories we're following today including mounting toll of the coronavirus and the new shelter in place extension coming to the bay area. >>> but first tonight nbc news will have an hour of prime time coverage on the coronavirus pa

in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, hundreds of saninitation workers held a wildcat strike wednesday demanding more protection from the virus. this is one of the workers, sheldon white. equipment,better protective gear. we have no masks. we want hazard pay. hazard pay is very important. why? because we have high copayments for any type of -- we risk our life every time we grarab a garbagage bag. there could be a needle or something in it. amy: tony award-winning playwright terrence mcnally has died in florida of complications from covid-19. mcnally's career spanned six decades and included celebrated productions like "kiss of the spider woman" and "love! valour! compassion!" mcnally was an openly gay writer whose plays tackled issues of love, homophobia and the hiv/aids crisis. he was 81 years old. celebrated chef floyd cardoz has died from a coronavirus infection. cardoz was the first chef born and raised in india to head a major dining kitchen in new york city. in the dominican republic, acclaimed fashion designer jenny polanco has died from complications of covid-19. polanco's career spanne

republican party and a commentator now he joins us live from pittsburgh pennsylvania mr mcallister welcome to the program these are troubling figures out there not set to get any better soon it's very worrying isn't it. it is very very very much wearing and it's not just one industry or another part of it is because of the consumer economy here in the united states everybody interrelate it so for example they were just talking about how some auto plants may be looking to open up within the next couple of weeks targeting april 6th but for every wind factory job with the auto workers there's anywhere from $4.00 to $7.00 jobs connected to that one job whether it's the restaurants or gyms that are available or hotels or people coming in out of town for business all of this is interconnected together and when you have these different ranges of outbreak in different states here overall you have an impact on the economy these numbers are very startling but they're not that surprising unfortunately and it's making people rethink how to reopen the american economy back up in a way that say from a h

pittsburgh, pennsylvania. good morning. caller: good morning. host: go ahead, bonnie.r: good morning. i am watching this on tv right now. i think he is handling it very well. thank you for the call. next from ithaca, new york, his pastor. how is the president doing? caller: good morning, steve. i thank you. it has been an excellent morning. for i start, may i please give acknowledgment to people behind the scenes at c-span that put each and every one of us on, every single day. them ask you to all of well. host: we appreciate that. they do a great job. caller: donald trump is a new york. i am a new yorker. i am back in staten island. i came down here after what i called -- i am frank about this, having worked with mentally .hallenged people i was in ithaca, new york and person who has taken government money and is profiting for their own purposes and saying they are doing something for the poor. your tax money, my tax money paid every single penny on time, in full, for two years to dr. harry merryman and three slugs in the basement caused me to have a hernia. i asked t

pennsylvania. the greater pittsburgh community food bank is giving out meals to about 1,700 families.lso late this afternoon, the president with an update about tests. one million of them have been administered, but there are still questions tonight about the government response and the distribution of supplies. paula reid is at the white house. paula? >> reporter: state leaders told president trump today they are still having trouble getting in supplies, not just in the hardest-hit areas, but also in rural states trying to stay ahead of the virus. cbs news has learned that the nation's governors used a video conference call with the president today to sound the alarm about the need for more medical supplies, including test kits. but the president touted the number of tests taken so far. >> today we reached an historic milestone in our war against the coronavirus. over one million americans have now been tested. >> reporter: the president has had an ongoing public dispute over the medical supplies issue with new york governor andrew cuomo, most recently implying that thousands of surg

in dormont, pennsylvania, right outside pittsburgh, it was a beautiful day in the neighborhood. >> at 7:00, we're going to put on a concert for the community. >> families walking out to thei together. ♪ it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood a beautiful day for a neighbor ♪ >> singing that song from mr. rogers, "a beautiful day in the neighborhood." ♪ would you be mine could you be mine please won't you be my neighbor ♪ >> in neighborhoods across this country, they are determinedhe . in pasadena, california, 15-year-old coco waving from the car, returning home after she completed her last chemo treatment. each family staying in their own driveway. a safe distance, but determined to welcome her home. >> coco! >> reporter: coco's family tonight telling us she is home, she is feeling better, but they hope that coco is a reminder of why social distancing is so important. to protect our loved ones. communities across this country determined to make it a beautiful day in their neighborhood. you know mr. rogers always said, when scared, look for the helpers, they're everywhere. good night.

in joe biden, lunch bucket joe from pittsburgh, pennsylvania, who can really appeal to blue collar votershe has been acting as a candidate, he did have a good night so far. and he seemed to pull together some south carolina, but overall. this is a faux pas song, i think there are a lot of republicans like myself who were more worried about joe biden, as he has campaigned, i don't know, i think that bernie sanders brings a lot of energy, and consistency and enthusiasm to the democratic ticket, i don't think he is out of this, but joe biden confused his wife and his sister, super thursday never ends. >> you could say. he is democrat's donald trump. not to disparage the president but as a candidate he had slip ups and faux pass, worse. voters stuck with him, democratic voters, wartsa all, misstatements and all. , he still is well thoughts of by democratic voters, in a way, does he have the trump affect going for him? >> look, i don't think so, i don't think there is a comparison between a guy who has been an elected representative since he was 28 years old, now you know almost 80. i don't th

located about 1 hour drive southwest of pittsburgh in rural western pennsylvania, meadowcroft rockshelter has been the site of extensive archaeology work since 1973. pittsburghrsity of students painstakingly removed layer after layer of sediment, evidence of human activity as early as 19,000 years ago was revealed.

pittsburgh area, and he joins a group of artists, and they join the center avenue poets, which layer leader he will cofounder the black horizon feeder. which is a theater company a black theater company in pennsylvania. so, he stays in pittsburgh until i think 1974 1975, then he goes westward, spent a few years in chicago, then he moves in 1978 to minnesota. and he will concentrate on playwriting in minnesota. he joins us either group there, the artistic director for that is lou billowy. it is black owned, black oriented, and black centered theater company minnesota. why is the name in minnesota i can't think of it right now, minneapolis, that was it that would be the place and win in minnesota minneapolis. so it's in minneapolis minnesota. and he is working with blue bologna. and august wilson gets to a point in his life, where what he is writing about is the lives of black people. i want you to think for a couple minutes, of why that is happening. why is it significant, and is in what way is it significant. that his writing he's writing about the lives of black people. we've talked about this before about the shift between white artists writing black voices, what does it mean when a white playwrig

pennsylvania rock shelter. here is a preview. >> an hour southwest of pittsburgh, meadow craft rock shelter has been the site of73 after university of pittsburgh students removed layer after layer of sediment, evidence of human activity as early as 19,000 years ago. we visited this craft to learn the story from the archaeologist leading the research. in thisgot here columbus got here in 1492, he encountered aboriginals on symantec a or wherever he landed. and they were the taino. and he or members of his entourage presented questions we have been asking ever since. who are they, what did they come from, when did they arrive? it a question they did not ask but will be have addressed is what were they doing? what were the lifestyles like? he thought he knew the answers because he thought he was in the east, not the west indies. he called them indios, or supposition was at least within 100 years that they had arrived here 2500 years before he did. that benchmark arrival date has been pushed further and further and further back through the years but will take a series of intellectual developments in western europe

pittsburgh post-gazette. it involves a family owned grocery store in eastern pennsylvania. who intentionally coughed on $35,000 for the food at a grocery store, that food was thrown away. they spent hours trying to clean it up. the woman is being charged. again, it gives you a sense of where the country is. this is just one example. aret: stories like that disappointing on so many levels. aspects a public health and human dimensions. one of the major concerns, the food system now, is that all food workers are considered essential workers. there is a lot of concern about keeping worker health and safety as primary. is unfortunate to see those kinds of behaviors. we need to keep the health and safety of our food workforce in order to maintain consistent supply. we have plenty of food. we are not experiencing shortages in supply chain. but we also need workers to be able to show up to work, in order for all of us to get food. i think it is critically important to respect our food workers as front-line workers, and to respect the health and safety of that. lossestion to the foo

that is the area around pittsburgh, the focus of the ohio it's called, into eastern ohio, western pennsylvania, new jersey, and because of a fluke. because of errors in the original colonial land grants, pennsylvania had a claim going directly west including the importance of the ohio and the ohio company. and virginia haddock claim, straight line at the bottom, but the potomac up. and that meant both claim the ports of ohio. in both were part jacking settlers back there, both are investing back there. then in the 1850s -- 1750s, the french move-in. they invade. they had already had louisiana, they already had canada and they decided they'd take the ohio river valley to connected to more conveniently conveniently. and so they sent in an army and they started building forts. and they raised up the native americans to attack the pennsylvania and virginia settlers. franklin was made commander-in-chief and the creator of the pennsylvania militia. by happenstance, and the death of his brother was the leader of the virginia militia, lawrence washington, washington became -- at a young age, franklin

pittsburgh area. around those walls were large plaques reminiscent of the plaques on the pennsylvania memorial here. they listened, by regiment, the allegheny county recruit in the various pennsylvania regiment. and myi had an ancestor grandmother of me find out that he was not working pennsylvania cavalry, and i could not wait to get back and find my personal connection to the civil war. my great great grandfather. i had to find him. i went and saw that working pennsylvania cavalry, i look at the plaque, i looked at every that and i found a name had the right last name, but the wrong first name. talk about devastation. his name is there, but they got it wrong. me off oft turned history, to be perfectly honest. only years later, once i ended up finding this thing called the official record of the civil war, i began to learn something about this thing called research. i was hooked. that little visit to a place in the money for which was raised because the people of allegheny county voted to tax themselves to raise the funding to do it, would reduce of like that today? i wonder. but they did. a visit