one other early institution was a college that evolved into columbia university in new york and it began in lower manhattan. by 1848 it had moved once up to the 48th and madison into the gothic revival structure that you see here on the lower left. and this is the one that olmsted would first have known when the rapidly expanding city looks like it did in the print that you see on the right. well, if this was the state of college development in america at the time of frederick olmsted's youth what was his knowledge of it? this is a famous photo that you must know and frederick law olmsted is in the lower right. that's misbrother -- that's his older brother john just above him on the right side there. well, not a lot is documented, except for his shifting about new england after his mother died and that although he didn't enter college like his older brother when he might have, because of a severe eye ailment first in 1842 and then for several months in 1843, he visited his brother john and stayed with him at yale where he audited science and other classes. participating in the life of th

one other early institution was a college that evolved in columbia university in new york which begannhattan in the buildings in the upper left by 1838 it had already moved one step forward to 14th and madison into the gothic revival structure you see on the lower left and this is the one that homestead would first have known when the rapidly expanding city look like it does in the print you see on the right. if this was the state of cause development in america at the time of frederick olmsted's youth, it was his experiences or knowledge of it? this is a famous photo you must know and frederick olmsted is in the lower right and that is his brother older brother john, just above him on the right side. not a lot is documented except for his shifting about new england after his mother died and that although he didn't enter college like his older brother and when he might have because of a very severe eye element that again several months in 1943 he visited his brother john and stan at yale where he participated in a life of lively group of young men who seek who would become a very prom

now to new york, patricio in the navy, as with, as a professor of liberal studies at new york university was such a speck from chile, i believe, you know, professor, as alessandra was just talking about that, a president who's come in with a reformist agenda. ah, but the senate has split 5050 hash stud as may be, think of the united states and reminded me that despite winning the presidency, you need that support. and when you've only got small margins, it's tough work in you. but i think the biggest problem mortgage would say is that he's going to be the person, but the constitutional convention just drafting the text of the new constitution. so whatever reform he attempts to bring about is going to have to be passed the test of the new constitution. so it's particularly difficult for him because now all the tension goes to the constitutional assembly to determine why they would've decided to put in the new constitution. and board each is going to have to deliver . but then he won't be able to deliver that match because the rules of the game have not been fully determined yet. let's tal

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he studies atmospheric and ocean sciences at new york university, and is a leading researcher on thetive that's studying the thwaites glacier. david holland, great ot have you -- to have you back on the newshour. i should explain why you look dapper tonight. you are being elected in the -- a fellow in the american geophysical union. congratulations. the last time we saw you on the newshour, you were on the thwaites glacier itself doing research. can you help us understand what this most recent research showed? >> yes. we have been seeing for the last couple decades a large change in antarctica, in particular on this one glacier called thwaites in west antarctica. it is a special glacier because it is marine based, it is largely in the ocean and the ocean can in theory easily melted. -- melt it. that is what looks like is coming to pass. warm ocean waters have arrived at the glacier and they are about to get crazy. william: it is the ice shelf that sits in front of thwaites that is in particular jeopardy. why do we care about the ice shelf as opposed to the glacier itself? >> one way

he studies atmospheric and ocean sciences at new york university, and is a leading researcher on thel initiative that's studying the thwaites glacier. david holland, great to have you back on the "newshour". i should explain why you look so dapper tonight. you are being elected a fellow in the american geophysical union at their conference in new orleans. congratulations. viewers might remember that the last time we saw you on the "newshour", you were on the glacier glacier itself doing research there. can you help us understand what this most recent research showed? >> yes. we have been seeing for the last couple of decades a large change in an antarctica and on the particular glacier, glacier glacier, in antarctica. it's marine based and actually in the ocean and the ocean can very easily melt it. and, so, that's actually what looks is coming to pass. warmth is melting the glacier like crazy. >> reporter: it is the ie shelf that sits in front of thwaites that's in particular jeopardy. why do we care about the ice shelf than the glacier itself. >> if you think about it as a bottle o

dennis nash is a distinguished professor of immunology at the city university of new york graduate school of public health. welcome to al jazeera. thank you so much for speaking to us. so while you're start, when you, while some nations are re imposing corona virus restrictions including lock downs and the face of this new very and the on the car on variance. others like australia for example are loosening up. so even as the case number spike are in both downs, effective or ineffective in your opinion and slowing down the spread off the current of virus and on the chrome the 3 things. thank you for the question. 3 things that are important concept. lockdown is not well defined, it means different things from different countries. that's one thing when you're discussing. the next thing is how do you measure success or the look on policy is doing any good or is it just the problem? one, the 3rd thing which i think is most important that this damage is not though we're discussing it in the mid stone back in the previous show in the program. and the tables of deaths or cases between different

levering lewis the author of islam and the making of -- professor emeritus of history at new york university a recipient of the national humanities medal and received the pulitzer prize for each volume of his baby eb dubois fee. he lives in new york city. today he will speak to us about his book "the improbable wendell wilkie the businessman who saved the republican party and his country, and conceived a new world order welcome, david. it's good to be here. among wendell wilkie's late words were whatever we do at home constitutes foreign-policy and whatever we do constitutes domestic policy. they appear in an american program with 10 extraordinary chapters for the contemporary reader and they were stunned by their media they. if you read chapter 8 wilkie's entire platform of 1944 republican national convention with his keynesian economics its national -- the civil rights plan the civil union plan and progressivism reagan republicans would reject. on presidents' day of 1892 in ellwood indiana wendell lewis wilkie was born in a family of six and the juniors did much of the ring after their aca

protection against the virus hoping to slow the spread of omicron and the delta variant, new york university is now requiring booster shots for all students and faculty. and grocery store chain kroger will now require unvaccinated employees to pay a $50 health insurance surcharge each month. the chief medical officer of moderna warns if someone is infected with both the omicron and delta variants, it could lead to the formation of a new variant. >>> president biden will tour the tornado damage in kentucky today with more storms on the move. a new storm system will be fueled by unusual warmth and could spawn tornadoes today as far north as minnesota, which has never recorded a december tornado. meanwhile back in kentucky a vigil for the lives lost in last week's storm. more than 120 people remain unaccounted for, but as survivors try to rebuild, we're seeing acts of good faith between total strangers. abc's ike ejiochi is in kentucky with more this morning. ike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, andrew. you know, it's been a tough time for people here trying to move forward. thankfully

dr danielle ompad is the associate professor of epidemiology at the new york university's school of globalat's despite some backlash. i think it is being accepted in some circles. we actually have pretty high vaccination rates in the city but there is definitely pushback and, you know, as an epidemiologist who has watched this pandemic from the beginning, i am happy to see vaccine mandates for people in congregant settings, restaurants and gatherings because i'm really worried about the pandemic continuing. right, do you think it should be more targeted, then, in terms of the mandate? because, you know, as you point out there are those who will provide pushback, as you put it. we're hitting the deadline now and i suppose we just have to wait to see how many people are prepared to go through with this. yeah, you know, iactually think at least two doses is a good idea — and we know that immunity begins to wane after six months after the second dose, so i actually anticipate that boosters may be mandated as well. but... crosstalk. sorry, you anticipate it — would you — you support it as well,

one other early institution was a college that evolved in a university in new york, which originatedin manhattan. by 1848 if it already moved once, into the gothic revival structure you see her on the lower left. and this is the one that olmsted would first have known when the rapidly expanding city looked like it does in the print you see on the right. we'll, if this was the state of college development during olmsted's youth, what was his experience or knowledge of it? this is the famous photo that you must know. frederick law olmsted is in the lower right and that's his older brother john just above him. not a lot is documented after his mother died. and although he did not enter college like his older brother, when he might have, because of a very severe eye ailment, first in 1842 and then for several months of 1843, he visited his brother john, who stayed with him at yale. and audited science and other classes, participating in the life of this lively group of young men who you see who were to become very prominent citizens later and in some cases clients and friends. but then,

who is the associate director of the refugee law lab based at the center for refugee studies at york university. she joins us live now from athens. thanks for being on the news. our petra. one more have you heard about what i'm folded during this deadly incident? thank you very much for having me news. horrible tragedies really are a symptom of some of the increasingly hard line, border enforcement policies that we've been tracking and seeing all around europe. and indeed the world and unfortunately with increasing border enforcement and the way that we know different context across the world are developing people as sometimes forced to take more dangerous route. but i think it's important to remember that we're talking about people who are more often than not seeking production production that's available to you and i, and everybody under international law. so even though this is sort of been a deadly tre day, even to new phenomena, is it unfortunately not. and we've been seeing a tremendous loss of life, both along the central mediterranean route and also a new g t's and as borders sharp in.

around the tray and islands. petra molnar is the associate director of the refugee law law, but york university. she says strategies like these will become more frequent. does integration policies, honda in these horrible tragedies really are a symptom of some of the increasingly hard line border enforcement policies that we've been tracking and seeing all around europe and indeed the world. and unfortunately with increasing border enforcement and the way that you know, different context across the world are developing, people are sometimes forced to take more dangerous route. we're really talking about open water. and oftentimes people resort to having to take a small boat that is often overloaded with people. and these votes are not really made to carry large groups with people, for example. and also, you know, just the basic kind of navigation that is sometimes very difficult is very hard for people who are desperately seeking safety. really important for us to remember that, you know, this kind of sharp border enforcement that we're seeing all around europe in the book called it for to euro

let's bring in dr danielle ompad, associate professor of epidemiology at the new york university's schoolh indeed for joining us. it's pretty controversial, contentious. do you think it is being accepted? i think it is being accepted in some circles. we actually have pretty high vaccination rate in the city. but there is definitely pushback and, you know, as an epidemiologist who has watched this pandemic from the beginning, i am has watched this pandemic from the beginning, iam happy has watched this pandemic from the beginning, i am happy to see vaccine mandates for people in congregant settings does make restaurants and gatherings— because i'm really worried about the pandemic continuing. worried about the pandemic continuing-— worried about the pandemic continuinu. , ., ~' continuing. right, you think it should be _ continuing. right, you think it should be more _ continuing. right, you think it should be more targeted, - continuing. right, you think it l should be more targeted, then, in terms of the mandate because as you point out there are those who will provide pushback, as you p

dr danielle ompad is the associate professor of epidemiology at the new york university's school of globalnd gave her assessment of vaccine mandates. as an epidemiologist who has watched this pandemic from the beginning, i am happy to see vaccine mandates for people in congregate settings, restaurants and gatherings because i am really worried about the pandemic continuing. i actually think at least two doses is a good idea and we'd know that immunity begins to wane after six months, the second dose, so i anticipate boosters may be mandated as well. i understand people don't like being told what to do, generally, i don't like being told what to do either but if we don't all work together on this pandemic and that right now means masking and vaccination, then this is going to keep happening and quite frankly, i am is going to keep happening and quite frankly, iam not is going to keep happening and quite frankly, i am not prepared to lose anybody else. neighbours, friends, family. fellow citizens of the world. it's time for us to pull together and bring this to an end and we can only do that

dr danielle 0mpad is the associate professor of epidemiology at the new york university's school of globalcessary step despite some pushback. i think it is being excepted in some circles. we actually have a pretty high vaccination rates in the city, but there is definitely pushback, and as an epidemiologist who has watched this pandemic from the beginning, iam happy this pandemic from the beginning, i am happy to see vaccine mandates for people in congregate settings, restaurants congregate settings, restau ra nts a nd congregate settings, restaurants and gatherings because i am really worried about the pandemic continuing. do you think it should be more targeted than in terms of the mandate because as you point out there are those who will provide pushback, as he put it? we are hitting the deadline now, and i suppose wejust we are hitting the deadline now, and i suppose we just have to wait to see how many people are prepared to go through with this. , ., ~ ., ., , this. yes. you know, i actually think at least _ this. yes. you know, i actually think at least two _ this. yes. you know, i

favorite cuban-american authors tonight is professor of history and caribbean studies at new york university, she migrated as a child to the united states and grew up which some cubans call in on. university of michigan, her masters in history at the university of texas austin and her bachelors degree in english. she has been a visiting professor in paris at the new york public library where she wrote a large part of the manuscript for the book we are presenting tonight. she is the author of three previous books, freedoms mirror, cuba and haiti in the age of the revolution. and translated into spanish and french which one the douglas book prize from the american historical association. as well as the haiti illumination prize in the haiti's studies association burner second book was insurgent cuba race, nation and revolution between 19681998. and one the book prize was also translated to spanish and french. and also she is the co-author published in 2004. she is the author of book chapters on cuba, history, slavery, freedom and revolution including professional journal to the american histori

as a historian and professor and historian at new york university the author of several books and then appearing in a range of journals and newspapers. but first we have a greeting from our curator. thank you. >> thank you kristin. i'm so grateful we are able to host this author talk tonight. with morality and complicity that communities and corporations and our government have failed essential workers that are profiled. and then with the system that often has a financial incentive to keep them underpaid and under educated. and that's part of an antidote. and with that esl conversation news to bridge the digital divide with the wi-fi hotspots and then use the camcorder or synthesizer or microphone to capture someone story. workshops and webinars another access to the prototypes with the three d printer. with the resume reviewer practice interview questions. or for budding entrepreneurs we offer mentoring services and a sweet resources to build the business plan and research market data and find new customers. options and the possibility of expanded horizons to play a role to help guide

eminent scientist, now a famous scientist, for some an infamous scientist, a professor at new york university, nyu, formerly the head of the department of energy is research portfolio under secretary of energy, in other words,, the senate approved post under president obama. prior to that he was aes chief scientist. for those of you may remember that used to mean british petroleum and then a myth beyond petroleum, and then went back to bp. we will be talking about that. prior to that stephen was a professor at caltech which is i will confess i'm jealous because that was my first choice where i wanted to go to school. i went to queen's university in canada, some of you may know. i like to think of it as a good physics school but caltech is the genuine mothership. in short, steve is a scientist of some consequence. he's not a dilettante. we're going to talk about his book. if you're joining us you know why we're talking about the book. it's titled "unsettled: what climate science tells us, what it doesn't, and why it matters." s published on the circuit i know what that's like. it can be annoyi

has helped fellowship at the british libraries, library of congress, new york university and he was formerly a public humanities fellow at the 9/11 memorial museum and public policy 0, and the museum's podcast. gentlemen, thank you for being here. i'm looking forward to our discussion. doctor hammond, would you mind telling us a little about the spy museum before we begin? >> absolutely. i think it would be better if you don't mind me changing the running order as we discussed that. >> i can do that. it is my favorite topic to talk about. i will say we opened in 2002, our founder milton lost who swerved in the national security agency in the 1950s. the spy museum in 2002, we existed in dc, it is too far from the national mall. in may of 2019, moved to the other side of the mall, an amazing 140,000 square-foot building and that is where we have an opportunity to tell how and why the techniques and procedures that we are going to talk about, and the nation's spy, the heart of the cold war story, the only public museum in the united states to tackle espionage and intelligence from an internatio

the same thing is happening at fordham university here in new york. cornell in ithica and at princeton university in new jersey. they are saying the same thing. they want to do what they can to try and get ahead of this. because they are concerned. they don't like the direction that these covid numbers are going in. >> rehema, do you have any word on whether anything changes on january 1st when eric adams becomes mayor of new york city? >> i don't but i bet he does. and maybe it is a way for him to try and make his mark on preventing the spread of this virus. what he will do beyond what mayor de blasio is doing is yet to be determined. the current mayor is pushing out as much as he can in terms of even offering people at home testing kits for free so they can continue to monitor what their vaccination status is and what their covid status is. and another way for people to be able to feel they are safe and that they can move around the city freely. and as i say, this whole question of mask mandates and booster mandates are becoming a reality in the city

damian: march 1991, the west village, new york university stern school of business, you were a lecturer and gave a clinic on sector rotation in u.s. equities. i actually showed up to class that day. as you mention margins, this gap between price to sales and price-to-earnings in the u.s., what is going to give here, the margins are the top line? sam: i think we will probably see, just as we are looking for a narrowing of the yield curve, i think we probably do and up seeing profit margins narrow, but then as inflation starts to cool, i think investors breathe a sigh of relief. we have been reading about many of the consumer staples companies because their raw material costs have been rising. so we could end up seeing not only a reduction in earnings themselves, but also a narrowing of the profit margins. and kailey: the ability kailey: -- kailey: and the ability for companies to be able to pass on those costs. at what point would you become concerned as we see saving rates drawn down about consumption? sam: i think consumers, because they have been hearing about it, they have been seein

for some an infamous scientist, a professor at new york university, nyu, formerly the head of the department of energy research portfolio under secretary of energy, in other words, senate approved post under president obama. prior to that he was a chief scientist at bp. many of you may remember that used to mean british petroleum. then admit beyond petroleum, then went back to bp, we'll be talking about that. prior to that stephen was a professor at caltech which is, i'll confess, i'm jealous because that was my first choice were wanted toir go to school. s a scientist not a dilettante. we are going to talk about his book if you are joining us you know why we are talking about the book it is what climate science tells us and it was published on the circuit i know what that's like. it can be annoying but if you write a book it's a lot of work and you hope people will read it. there's this issue of talking about science in the public space and changing civilizations energy. in full disclosure i reviewed the book and i hadn't known him before. i thought i would like him when i read the book but

we have seen that nyu, new york university, is now going to virtual classes, and requiring boosters after redefining what fully vaccinated means. >> we know it is highly infectious. it is able to spread more easily from person to person and more people will become infected and the other thing that we know is that it is immune abating. you really need to be fully fax nated and fully boosted. we're still seeing breakthrough infections for people that are triple vaccinated. i think the clear mess an here is that the vaccines are still preventing decide and death. so that is critical, even if you have mild cough and cold symptoms, the vaccines are still working and this is still a win. >> especially with the breakthrough cases, let's talk about bill deblasio, an advisor, saying he has never seen an increase in cases, transmisability of the omicron is one of the big factors there. and we have been sharing notes on this. we're concerned about the rate at which the virus is spreading, how quickly it is shooting up, and it seems there are certain things about this variant that are different. we'r

nearly 2 years into the pandemic new york university nyu is moving final exams back online and cancelingindoor activities. nyu joins cornell and princeton university in making major cuts to the in person campus activity is the omicron covid variant spreads, the school requiring covid vaccines for all staff and for students. nyu announcing this week that vaccine booster will be required by january 18th. laura: california reimplemented its indoor mask mandate impacting businesses across the state. one of those frustrated business owners, the co-owner of film of fit joins me know. good morning, the full changed this week and now people going into your gym, whether vaccinated or not, when you heard this was going to be the new what went through your head? >> good morning. what went through my head, i'm just in shock. i don't know what else to do. this is ridiculous, the mask mandate, we all know they don't help, there's no evidence that proves that it slows the spread and it is sending the wrong message that gyms are unsafe. what went through my head. i'm in shock. we are down 30, 40%, we ar

. >> eyal press is a sociologist from new york university. he's the a author of two previos books about the wars that engulfed his hometown of buffalo, new york, and beautiful souls, a book about individuals who displayed moral courage in dangerous circumstances. he has received numerous fellowships and awards including an andrew carnegie fellowship and the award for social justice journalism. an historian -- [inaudible] at the university. she is the author of several books alsok including the recent fear city, can and and her -- appear in a range of journals and newspapers. we welcome them in just a moment, but first, a greeting from the library curator. thank you. >> thank you, kristin. i'm so grateful that we are able to host this tonight. while it touches upon themes, what struck me while reading was learning how community, corporations and our government have failed essential workers that are profiled, workers who find themselves in morally questionable circumstances with limited options to a system that often has a financial incentive to

tonight, we have learned the new variant forcing cornell university in upstate new york to issue a level red alert, moving final examines online because of a suspected spread on campus. all of this as we deal with the delta variant, as well, and this surge amid the holidays and the colder weather already here. people indoors, of course. cases up 48% in just the last month. hospital admissions up 42%. tonight here, we have news on the vaccines, how they're doing against this new variant. and also news on that promising treatment from pfizer, a new covid pill that the company says the new data shows it's new pill cutting the risk of hospitalizations or death by nearly 90%, if given within three days of getting symptoms, and that it works against this omicron variant. of course, the question tonight, how soon before it's approved? abc's stephanie ramos leading us off tonight from new jersey. >> reporter: tonight, health officials are warning the highly transmissible omicron variant, already detected in at least 34 states, is now on track to take over the delta variant. >> it is going to be

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the atlantic and as held scholarships at the british library in the library of congress, new york universityhe university of warwick. he was formally public humanities scholar at the 911, memorial museum and is currently a public-policy scholar. any house spy cast, the mere it into a museum's podcast and thank you for being here tonight and i am really looking forward to our discussion. and it dr. andrew hammond, would you mind starting us off by just telling us a little bit about the international spy museum, before we begin. >> absolutely, i think it would probably be better if you wouldn't mind, 19. [inaudible]. predict. >> i will just say that we open up in 2002, and it was our founder milton who served in the national security agency in the 1950s, it was his vision that really brought about the international spy museum back in 2002 and we existed it in the core of dc and he don't know dc, it is not too far from the national mall braided on mother's day and move to the other side with an amazing 140,000 square-foot building, a force and that is where we had the opportunity to tell the ho