Welcome to firing line. My pleasure. Id like to ask you aboutew reporting that has come on from bob woodward, that President Trump downplayed seriousness of covid19 d deliberately t misled American People back at the beginning of the winter. Sos noto t quote create panic. Your reaction, s. Theres nothing that anyone can tell me out donald trump frankly that would shock me. He lies all the time. And i want you to know, i dont say this about conservatives in general, weve got a lot of honest cove stivs out there trump is a pathological liar. Trump will say, in my view, say or do anything to get reelected. In terms of the pandemic, everybhay knowshe downplayed the danger to our y, counhat he has been at war with thecientific community, and that is one of a dozen reasons why he must beth defeat november. Every americans life has been altered by the pandemic, and you talk about your desire to build an economynd a government that will work for all of us, not just the 1 . Thats what said. How
Additional funding is provided by. By. Rate funding is provided welcome back to firing line, dr. Cornel west and dr. Robert george. I am honored, because you e both celebrated scholars and public intellectuals who comefr remarkably different world views and profess different perspectes. Dr. West, you are a professed nonmarxist socialist. And, dr. George, you are a leader in the theoconservative movement. Im not sure id y that, but at least im not a marxist. E im ornel in that respect. [ laughter ] and were both christians. Were both christians. Youre both christians. Yo anrespect each other enough to disagree and to engagn serious and rigorous contest of ideas in a civil and respectful way. Te yoh a course at Princeton University and you also have in common that you were bh guests on the original firing line with william f. Buckley jr. Mmhmm. Its a ve great honor. Very great honor. Theres a clear affection between the two of you, which hes soovable. We cant help it. [ laughter ] in ct,
All that and more on this pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by co moving our emy years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Consumer cellular offers no contract wireless plans. Whether you tal text, browse, photograph, whatever you do, we anare here to find a plhat fits you. American cruise lines. Fidelity investments. The john s. And james l. Kni ght foundation. And with the ongoing support of these institution and friends of the newshour. This program was madpossible by the corporation for public pbroadcasting and b contribution to your pbs station by viewers like you. Thank you. Ju the United States is officially under a National Emergency. The covid19 pandemic has now infected some 1700 americans and claimed the lives of nearly 50 people. Todays Emergency Declaration triggered a rally on wall street after yesterdays historic nosedive. The dow jones surge 1985 points to close above 23,185. The nasdaq soared 673. The s p 500 rose 230. Elys since the 20
All across the east. Not much of a bounce back as of right now. Lets bring you up to speed on the flight to safety, gold has retreated to the tune of 23 an ounce now are well shy of 1700. But the yield on the ten year treasury, that remains stubbornly near its lows. That indicates the move into safe u. S. Bonds remain intact, 136 on the tenure right now. Move on to politics, the democrats debate tonight right before 7 00 p. M. , at the South Carolina primary, Bernie Sanders will be attacked. Especially after he doubled down on his admiration for fidel castro. Also crunch time for Mike Bloomberg, he can show he could debate, and joe biden has got to show hes up for the fight ahead. As usual in the hectic times, a big show on the way for you, and a moment you will see the president go after cnn, what a putdown it was. Varney company is about to begin. How can you justify to their American People have an acting dean i would note intelligent. First of all i want no help from any country an
A language learning app that teaches real life conversations and uses speech recognition technology. ding daily 10 to 15 minnae lesss are voiced bve speakers. ding baand they are at babbel. El. Com. Narratordefunding was also proby, the freeman foundation. Byand Peter Blum Kovler foundation; and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Announcer and now, bbc world news. Infections and droths from the virus continue to grow around the world, and the speed at which the contagion is spreading is not slo switzerland and the u. K. Have reported their first stats. Italys death toll has gone close15 t the who is suggesting some governments are not taking this crisis seriously. This is not the time to get up. This is not a time for excuses. As the virus spreads, so, too, that a huge amount of misinformation. Land k at a video of a woman eating a bat, which helps us explain se of the origins the virus. It does not. I wilnot be running for president in 2020, but i g