Promote them to vote. What we want is for the elected president to help us get peace back. So we can go back home safely. Hello, im christie. Its good to have your company. The number off coronavirus cases in africa has surpassed 2000000. 00, including 48000. 00, deaths, africas infections and deaths make up less than 4 percent off the global total. But the World Health Organization has warned the continent is heading toward a 2nd wave of infections. Africa has not experienced covered 19 infections on the scale that experts had predicted. But the threat of a new wave has raised fears that the continent is not out of the woods. Yet. 20 countries have had coronavirus spikes in the past month. And thats for a range of reasons in most of the affected african countries, the rise in new cases is coming from workplaces and family gatherings. And of course, we know that there are several political elections coming up in a number of countries campaigns going on and gatherings as far as is conce
Theres the heavy guns. This is a forgotten aspect of world war ii. There were real guns in france and heavy artillery. One of the body bearers is represented there. The field artillery, the forgotten branch, in many ways. These are men that were with, in most cases artillery pieces that moved up with the infantry. In some cases, they were in combat with the infantry. As they moved up and provided close artillery support, thats the infantry advanced, this is the story that is in the unknowns. General pershing is trying to be comprehensive in the way that he told the story of world war i through the eyes of these men. Then, of course, the extraordinary story of the tomb itself and how the unknown was selected. And i follow a chicagoan. A dough boy through the entire war. Younger was part of the second infantry division. An elite unit within the American Expedition theary forc and younger is there. Hes a dough boy. A regular grunt. A sergeant that fights from battle to battle. Hes wounded
Also the actions of individuals. A number testified to the great sacrifice, death and combat. The National Cemetery in arlington, virginia is the resting place of more than 400,000 people, including nearly 5,000 unknown soldiers. In 1921, a single unknown soldier was chosen to represent all of those who have died without being identified. The soldier of world war 1 was laid to rest with so many lemm ceremony attended by those of the highest ranks. On Film Documents the progress of that soldiers remains from france to the United States. And the newly built tomb of the unknown soldier. As the ceremonies at the u. S. Capitol where the unknown lay, general pershing stood to fill the role of the nearest relative. Along the way, eight men personally selected by general pershing accompanied the body of the unknown. So well hear from Patrick Odonnell and learn the story of those eight bearers and their hair rheroism on the battlefiel. He is an expert on elite units. Author of 11 books includin
Restrictive tier. Its not the news we want heading into the holidays. As weve seen reopening, which is anticipated we started to see more cases. Like much of the country, cases are on the rise california and now 11 1 counti are moving into a restrictive tier. Contra costa moved from orange into red meaning substantial spread. Californias health and Human Services secretary dr. Mark galley said most of the transmission is coming from high risk situations where masks are not worn the entire time. Imagine multiple people at a small table playing a board game or having and sharing a meal. Across the state, the 14day Positivity Rate is 3. 7 up from 2. 5 . You can see on this graph showing bay area covid cases going back to march, cases arent yet where they were during the summer surge but there is a significant increase since mid october. We anticipate if things stay the way they are, between this week and next week, over half california own counties will mo into a restrictive tier. Reporte
In the north bay where some upper 30s can be found in saint in santa rosa at 3937 degrees currently so that chilly for some of us but not all that bad. Im talking more about what to expect into the holiday still to come. Robin sounds good. Thank you. John were checking in on the traffic for folks who do have to get out there and maybe had to work maybe do some shopping trip into San Francisco looks really good so its holding up nicely so far we havent had any delays at all that may happen later on this morning but for now youre good come on into San Francisco in 12 minutes after fremont street. Just getting word of a car fire in san leanne sorrel as you transition from northbound to 38 approaching the nimitz freeway split theres a car thats on fire crews are heading out to sea backing up a little bit there toward 5. 80 so keep that in mind as you transition from Castro Valley to leandro that car fire still working crews are responding the rest of the east bay looks good 24 the nimitz t