Are forced to go back because of the pound and in other news its the 30th anniversary of the apollo 13 mission one that became a story of survival against all odds. So the numbers now tell us that the United States has more coronavirus cases than any other country its tally has surpassed italy for the 1st time on saturday it means 20000 americans have died with the epicenter still in new york but all 50 states we must say are in a state of emergency for the 1st time which allows them to use federal funds during the pandemic elsewhere india 1300000000 citizens continue to stay home until the end of april the Prime Minister is expected to announce an extension to the lock down there and then europe well this is interesting the hardest hit nations are actually starting to ease some of their restrictions for monday spain will allow nonessential employees to go back to work it is reporting a falling death rate there and is allowing some stores to reopen. Were going to start with the United
[inaudible conversations] good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the American Enterprise institute. My name is ryan streeter, director of policy studies and its my pleasure to welcome you to this event featuring timothy carneys new book and discussion about the findings and claims and i think you will find the remarks in the panel of interest particularly timely given the moment we find ourselves in historically right now so i look forward to the discussion. Hes going to come out and offer a few words and then he will be followed with a Panel Discussion with Charles Murray known to everybody here and then Megan Mcardie known as Washington Post columnist with a lot to say on this issue as well. Tim is a visiting fellow here at aei an and is also the commentay editor at the Washington Examiner where hes been a columnist for a while. His previous books are what many of you probably know him for. The big ripoff and that is where he carved out a name for himse himself. Its a deep dive and its
Watch after words with Jonathan Karl, sunday at 9 p. M. Eastern on book tv on cspan2. [inaudible conversation [inaudible conversations] good afternoon everyone, welcome to the American Enterprise institute. My name is ryan streeter, the director of domestic policy studies here and its my pleasure to welcome you to this event featuring tim carneys new book and a discussion about its findings and claims and i think youll find both tims remarks and the panel of interest, particularly timely given the moment that we find ourselves in historically right now. So i look forward to the discussion. Tim is going to come up and offer a few words and then he will be followed we will follow that with a Panel Discussion with Charles Murray who is known to probably everybody here, ais own fa chair and Cultural Studies here at aei. And megan mccardle, a Washington Post columnist with a lot to say as well. Tim is a visiting fellow here at aei and hes also the commentary editor at the Washington Examine
Now at 4 30, and streaming on cbsn bay area, looking live from the exclusive Sales Force Tower camera as were looking east. It is thursday, december 19th. Im michelle griego. Im kenny choi. Were getting a break from the rain. Look who is in the house. It is brian if there is a reason for getting up at had i god awful hour, youre it. Sprinkles, clouds, we start out this gorgeous thursday morning as we have the bay in full view out there. Concord, 48 degrees and san francisco, 53. In santa rosa, were off to a chilly start. The roads are wet, the skies will dry out. Low pressure begins to sweep through the bay area. Well get slow clearing tonight. Temperatures will be in the mid50s. As for what happens next, well, youll have to stay tuned. There is more rain on the way. Well talk about that. First, lets talk traffic. Hey. Good morning. Lets look at the roadways. It is not a bad start. If youre hitting them early, you should be good to go. Were looking at the golden gate bridge. Nice ride
School choice in the states and what freedom scholarships might mean there. So i have three state policymakers here today. Kimberly yee is the 36 treasurer of arizona, and were grad to have you here. She stewards a 40 billion state budget and makes sure that the checks go to whom they need to go to. Treasurer yee has a number of firsts under her belt that are worth mentioning. Shes the first asianamerican elected to statewide office in arizona. Shes the first chineseamerican republican woman to win a major statewide office in the United States. She was Senate Majority leader in arizona and not the first, with but notably followed Sandra Day Oconnor about four decades later, so thats worth mentioning. She also, as i said, she chaired the Senate Education committee and helped create the nations First Education savings account in 2011. And interestingly, has a little bit of a pattern, i think, that you worked on the executive team of the former Arizona State treasurer, dean martin, and no