Daylight Saving Time has a complicated history - not always a good one
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>> ALL RIGHT THERE. HELLO.
WELCOME BACK. I AM DAN, HAVE
YOU WITH FANCY NEW LITTLE THING
HERE. IT'S OFFICIAL EVEN
SPILLED MY NAME RIGHT HEY,
WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS THE NEWS
AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO THAT
WITH ME. NOT JUST WHAT'S IN THE
NEWS, BUT HOW WE DO THE NEWS
SENT ME AN EMAIL AT THAN AT
WRAL DOT COM LIKE SHANNON WHO
SAID MY MOTHER ASKED ME T E
MAIL YOU BECAUSE THE WAY YOU
SAY LIBRARY, IT'S NOT ALWAYS
CORRECT. HERE'S A VIDEO THAT
MAY HELP. HERE'S THAT AT.
TO SAY LONGER MORE CHALLENGING
WORDS, BREAK THEM INTO PARTS
ARE SELLABLE. YEAH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I GOT IT. LET'S TRY
IT. LIE. BARRY LIBRARY NAILED
IT NOW. I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS
PICTURE. I TOOK MY CAR THIS
MORNING. I TOOK THIS AT
09:16AM. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT
IT'S EXACTLY ONE HOUR WRONG
WHERE IT WILL REMAIN FOR THE
NEXT 8 MONTHS UNTIL NOVEMBER
6TH. WHEN WE ROLL THE CLOCKS
BACK TO STANDARD TIME. NO, I'M
NOT LAZY. I ENJOY DOING THE
MATH, OK? PLUS, I'M NOT THE
ONLY ONE ALONE ON THIS JOURNEY
TO NOT LIKE THIS. DON'T PRETEND
LIKE THE TIME CHANGE HASN'T
TRIPPED UP THIS WEEK IN OSHA
REPORT SHOWS A 5.7% INCREASE
IN WORK PLACE INJURIES AFTER WE
SPRING FORWARD. IN FACT, IT'S
MORE DANGEROUS JUST GETTING
TO AND FROM WORK. YOU'RE MORE
LIKELY TO BE IN A CAR CRASH AND
NOT JUST WITH PEOPLE, ACCORDING
TO THE STUDY FROM THE JOURNAL
OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,
YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO HIT A
DEER. AND WHAT ABOUT THESE
TWINS? CHECK OUT THE HEADLINE.
SECOND, BORN TWIN IS ACTUALLY
OLDER THAN BROTHER. THANKS TO
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME TWIST.
IT'S CONFUSING AND YOU DON'T
JUST CONFUSING. PEOPLE MAGAZINE
WRITING SAVINGS TIME, WHICH
IS INCORRECT. IT'S SUPPOSED TO
BE SAVING TIME BECAUSE WE'RE
TECHNICALLY SAVING DAYLIGHT,
NOT SAVINGS DAYLIGHT. BUT I
THINK WE ALL KNOW WHICH ONE
FEELS BETTER TO SAY IF I SEEM
IRRITATED, THAT'S THAT'S
ACTUALLY ANOTHER ONE OF THE
SIDE EFFECTS OF CHANGING THE
CLOCKS. RECENT POLLING SHOW
THAT MOST AMERICANS, 7 OUT OF
10 DISLIKE THE TWICE A YEAR
TIME FLOCKED. SO THE QUESTION
IS, IF WE WANT TO STOP THE
FLOP, WHERE SHOULD WE KEEP THE
CLOCKS STANDARD TIME FOR
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME NOW HE
SAID STANDARD TIME. NO PROBLEM.
THAT'S EASY. ANY ELSE THEY CAN
DO THAT. THAT'S WHAT ARIZONA
DOES. THAT'S WHAT HAWAII DOES
AS WELL AS AMERICAN SAMOA,
GUAM, PUERTO RICO AND THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS. PARTS OF
INDIANA DIDN'T UNTIL 2006, THEY
STAY IN STANDARD TIME YEAR
ROUND. THEY DON'T SPRING
FORWARD AND SUBSEQUENTLY NEVER
FALL BACK. BUT IF YOU WANT TO
STAY IN DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
YEAR ROUND, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE
IN NOW, THAT IS WHEN THINGS GET
A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED
BECAUSE OF THIS. THE UNIFORM
TIME ACT OF 1966. NOW THIS LAW
GOT ALL THE STATES ON THE SAME
PAGE IN TERMS OF TIME TELLING
EVERYONE WHAT TO SPRING FORWARD
AND WHEN TO FALL BACK NOW, IT
DOES GIVE AN OPTION FOR STATES
TO OPT OUT OF CHANGING THE
CLOCKS. BUT IF THEY DO, THEY
HAVE TO STAY IN STANDARD TIME,
NOT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME.
NO MATTER HOW HARD THEY TRY.
IN FACT, ALL OF THE STATES HAVE
PASSED LAWS TO STAY IN DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME YEAR-ROUND. NORTH
CAROLINA, YOU MAY REMEMBER
CONSIDERED ONE LAST YEAR, BUT
IT'S ALL FOR SHOW. THEY'RE JUST
MAKING A POINT BECAUSE
REGARDLESS OF THEIR NEW STATE
LAWS ON CLOCKS, IT'S STILL
AGAINST FEDERAL LAW. BUT
PERHAPS NOT FOR LONG. LOTS OF
US ROBBED ARE TIRED, LITTLE
EYES IN DISBELIEF THIS WEEK AS
WE SAW THE HEADLINES COMING OUT
OF WASHINGTON, U.S. SENATE
APPROVED A BILL TO MAKE
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT.
THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. THAT'S
RIGHT. A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO
CAN'T SEEM TO AGREE ON ANYTHING
AGREED ON THIS UNANIMOUSLY.
I MEAN, JUST LISTEN TO THE WAY
THE DEMOCRAT KRYSTEN SINEMA
REACTED WHEN MARCO RUBIO, A
REPUBLICAN ASKED TO FINALIZE
THE VOTE. AND THE SENATE WILL
PROCEED. I'M PRESIDENT. I ASK
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE
RUBIO SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT AT
THE DESK BE CONSIDERED AGREED
TO THE BILL AS AMENDED BE
CONSIDERATE OF 3RD TIME AND
PASSED AND THAT THE MOTION TO
RECONSIDER BE CONSIDERED MADE
AND LAID UPON THE TABLE.
IS THERE OBJECTION? SO WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
>> THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT
AND THIS HAS.
>> DOUBLE FIST BUMP. YES.
BEFORE YOU HIT PURCHASE ON THAT
NEW PAIR OF RAPE. AND YOU
SHOULD KNOW THIS BILL STILL HAS
TO PASS THE HOUSE. GO TO THE
PRESIDENT'S DESK, GET HIS
SIGNATURE. AND SINCE IT WAS ALL
VERY UNEXPECTED, NO ONE REALLY
KNOWS HOW EITHER OF THEM ARE
LEANING ON THIS ISSUE. BUT IF
IT GOES ALL THE WAY IT BECOMES
LAW, WE WILL STAY IN DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME ALL YEAR. STARTING
IN 2023. SO WHAT WILL THAT LOOK
LIKE FOR YOU? WELL, MOST OF THE
YEAR, YOU'RE REALLY NOT GOING
TO NOTICE, BUT WHEN WINTER
ROLLS AROUND, THE SUN WILL
START RISING LATER AND LATER IN
LATER IN THE MORNING, YOU SEE
TYPICALLY IN JANUARY WHEN OUR
DAYS ARE THE SHORTEST. THE SUN
COMES UP AROUND 07:25AM.
SETS AROUND 05:15PM. BUT IF
WE'RE STAYING IN DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME, IF WE DON'T ROLL
BACK THE SUN WILL EVENTUALLY
RISE AROUND 08:25AM, IN THE
MORNING. IT'S NEARLY 08:30AM,
AND THEN GO DOWN AROUND 6.15.
SO WHAT? WAIT TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENS, THOUGH. YOU SHOULD
KNOW IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE
AND IT DIDN'T LAST LONG.
I THINK THIS HEADLINE FROM THE
WASHINGTONIAN SUMS IT UP PRETTY
WELL. THE U.S. TRIED PERMANENT
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME IN THE
70'S PEOPLE HATED IT. THEY USE
A CLIPPING FROM THE WASHINGTON
POST FROM JANUARY OF 1974.
SHOWING KIDS GETTING OFF THE
SCHOOL BUS IN THE PITCH BLACK
FOR SOME REASON. PARENTS AREN'T
CRAZY ABOUT HAVING THEIR KIDS
WAIT BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
IN TOTAL DARKNESS DURING
WINTER. GO FIGURE BY OCTOBER OF
THAT YEAR, THE EXPERIMENT WAS
OVER. HERE'S THE NEW YORK
TIMES, OCTOBER FIRST, 1974,
SENATE VOTE RETURNS TO STANDARD
TIME. GERALD FORD SIGNED IT
AND JUST LIKE THAT, WE SPRUNG
BACK TO SPRING BACK. NOW.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THE SKY STILL
TALKING. IT'S A GOOD POINT.
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.
IT'S YOUR TURN TO SAY
SOMETHING. SO PLEASE REACH OUT.
TELL ME WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND.
WHAT SHOULD THE NEWS BE PAYING
MORE ATTENTION TO WHAT SHOULD
WE DO? A BETTER JOB EXPLAINING