tonight. a bulletin from the fbi and department of homeland security warns of a surge in threats and calls for violence against federal law enforcement officers and government personnel. according to nbc s kelly o donnell, the bulletin includes the following passages. these threats are occurring across multiple platforms online, including social media sites, web forums the fbi warned that it has seen personal identifying information for possible targets of violence, like home addresses and identification of family members as additional targets. horrific stuff. earlier today, a man died by suicide after driving a car into a barrier outside of the u.s. capitol building. the individual got out of the car, and as officers approached fired shots into the air before ultimately shooting himself. this all comes on the heels of the cincinnati fbi field office attack on thursday, carried out by a former january 6th insurrectionists, who seems to be incited by the maga cult response t
Today we know that these three writers are gifts to the english language. This morning, the first author that i will be introducing nonother than dave barry. Lets give him a round of applause before he comes out. [applause] we all know that you cannot do justice to his talents and there he is. [applause] you just cant do justice by reading has lengthy biography or saying that his new work, insane city, his first adult novel in more than a decade. He is an individual for over 25 years have appeared in 25 newspapers, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and its pretty cool. Like every other kid in the 305, i grew up relishing reading him and today we are hearing from a hometown favorite in dave barry. In our next author is roy blount. Come on out and lets give him a round of applause. [applause] a master of language and the humorist to boot. He has authored 22 books in a wide range from robert ely to the Pittsburgh Steelers if you are an npr nerd, and you may also know him as a regular panelist
Today we know that these three writers are gifts to the english language. This morning, the first author that i will be introducing nonother than dave barry. Lets give him a round of applause before he comes out. [applause] we all know that you cannot do justice to his talents and there he is. [applause] you just cant do justice by reading has lengthy biography or saying that his new work, insane city, his first adult novel in more than a decade. He is an individual for over 25 years have appeared in 25 newspapers, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and its pretty cool. Like every other kid in the 305, i grew up relishing reading him and today we are hearing from a hometown favorite in dave barry. In our next author is roy blount. Come on out and lets give him a round of applause. [applause] a master of language and the humorist to boot. He has authored 22 books in a wide range from robert ely to the Pittsburgh Steelers if you are an npr nerd, and you may also know him as a regular panelist
In england came underfire this week over longer waits for test results. In an effort to track of the spread of the virus, the government has rolled out a new scheme. After a successful trial, 90 waste Water Treatment sites in england, wales and scotland are to Start Testing sewage for traces of the virus to try to detect local outbreaks before they spread. Heres our Health Editor hugh pym. Its a new approach to tracking down coronavirus monitoring sewage in local communities. This is an Early Warning system, as fragments of genetic material from the virus can be detected in waste water. Scientists say its real value is in areas where there might be people who are infected but showing no symptoms. The beauty of this technique is that we can detect people who are in that situation and dont know theyve got the virus but they are still shedding it, and we can still find it in the waste water and we can find it in advance of there being any positive tests in a catchment. Samples from sewage
The 50th anniversary of his clothing label. From opening his first small shop in nottingham in 1970 to trading in 70 countries hes a stalwart of the fashion scene. But like the rest of the industry his business has been hit hard by the pandemic. He met our arts editor Will Gompertz at a paul smith store that was closed at the time and talked about the challenges ahead. You can wear it, but theres always something, a little secret. I love that. Were sitting in the size of the original shop, which was three metres by three metres, only open fridays and saturdays, and the idea was just to earn a living. There was almost no fashion, really, in nottingham. Slowly, people from leicester and sheffield and derby, and then eventually even further afield. Oh, there little shop thats got really interesting things, you know. From a tiny backroom in nottingham to the fashion catwalks of the world, paul smith turned his small enterprise into a global brand. Its been profitable for every one of its 5