While still trying to feed their families back home. Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. The number of coronavirus cases in the United States spiked, quickly topping 3 million, but this isnt a new wave. Dr. Anthony fauci warned this surge is still part of our first battle with virus. So what happens if the country does not get covid19 under control . Historians urged us to take the long view. Reminding us of another time, and another pandemic. In which warnings that were of death. Special contributor joy chan on those lessons from history. Joie the year was 1918. The world was at war. Joie a silent threat loomed at home. And yet the band played on. America entered the great war a year earlier. With patriotism at a fever pitch. Everbody was supposed to contribute to the cause. Thats right. We have to remember that america, in 1917, was really a nation going to war. And they were going to war with a very profound propaganda campaign. Joie Kenneth C Davis wrote the dont
Philadelphia was the headquarters. Against protests british oppression first mounted. It was written just 200 yards away. This really is the most essential element, the birth of our nation. It ishe street from me, the first bank of the u. S. , Alexander Hamiltons banking system. It is the first building constructed by the usa, so we are truly where the nation began. It is the right place to tell the story. Cannons. See they are part of the city of philadelphias collection. Each one is old enough that it could have been used to fight the revolution. On the wall behind me, you see, concepts. Stone, core ofpiring, lofty ideals freedom, liberty, selfgovernment. 1776, but the revolution continues to this very day. Over here, we have wonderful exterior features of the museum that really help extend our story and is the outside of the building to inform people about the revolution. The first one is a giant sculptural relief, John Trumbull painting the declaration of independence. What you are
That are there good morning it search you say the 23rd of june the watching r. T. International where its just gone 9 oclock here in moscow now the spotlight has turned back on the previous conduct of the u. S. Democratic president ial hopeful joe biden that after a member of the Ukrainian Parliament released new recordings of an alleged phone conversation between biden and the countrys ex president Petro Poroshenko with all the details his. Another wave of edited recordings of phone calls between uncle joe and then president of ukraine Petro Poroshenko have surfaced so the saga continues is there no clever name for it yet shall we just call it ukraine gate to the gift that just keeps on giving again the 2 are alleged to be discussing foreign and domestic policies but how much can be classified as every day diplomacy and wheres the line that pushes things over into meddling territory like this snippet that seems to show biden objecting to the head of a major Ukrainian Gas Company losin
A nearly of their alleged phone calls. Hello there good morning its tuesday the 23rd of june youre watching r. T. International where shes gone 10 oclock here in the russian capital now one person has been left dead and 7 Police Officers injured after a violent clashes broke out between romanian migrants and the authorities trouble flared over the continuing coronavirus quarantine in the german city of gottingen about 700. 00 remain migrants were locked down in a tower block after more than 100. 00 contracted 19 people of reports. I was. Germany has received international praise for the way in which its handled the corona crisis but a developing situation in the city of good 2nd where hundreds of people have being corralled in and forced quarantine into an apartment complex is becoming increasingly shocking on monday it was announced that a 42 year old man had died in the building over the weekend his death was related to an underlying medical condition north coronavirus but it is sure
Initiative that he announced at the espys, and President Trump relaunches his campaign in a stadium packed with tens of people. Lets catch up on todays headlines. Welcome to the daily distancing show. From trevors couch to your couch somewhere in the world, this is the daily distancing show with Trevor Noah Trevor lets begin with statues. The house where Society Honors people from history and the park where teenagers meet to buy drugs. Protesters have been tearing down confederate memorials around the country since the george floyd protest began. So many of the statues have been pulled down that people are turning their sites on other historical figures. In portland protesters lighting on fire the monument of George Washington before pulling it down. The nations first president face down and covered in graffiti because activist say he was a slave owner. Targeting ulysses s. Grant who led the union army but said to own a slave, and Francis Scott key who wrote the lyrics to the star span