If you live in the eastern half of the country, those at west, this is your number. Yourt west, this is number. If you are a chicago resident, this is your number. ,e will begin how we always do with the numbers courtesy of john hopkins university. Now 2. 4 million cases around the world in 185 countries. The total deaths, one of six 1000 69,000. Joining us from her office in chicago is the mayor, Lori Lightfoot. Thank you for being with here with us here on cspan. My pleasure. I want to begin with some concerns expressed by deborah birx on the White House Coronavirus task force. We have made tremendous progress. There is still a long way to go. When we started out, we saw cases doubling every two or three days. We are now in a cycle where they are doubling every 12 days. We have to get to a place where we see a decline in cases, a decline in hospitalizations and occupied by icu bed covid positive or people under investigation for having covid. We are making progress because people are
And you will hear more about shortly. To moderate tonights program we are pleased to welcome susan swain, the moderator for cspan first ladies influence and image. Susan swain is president and coceo cspan sharing responsibility for all operations of the Public Affairs cablenet work. She oversees programming and marketing for cspan3 Television Channels and cspan radio. She helped launch the washington journal, booktv, it American History tv. She has also been involved in the creation of numerous cspan history series such as american president s, the lincolndouglas debate and american writers your for over 30 years she has been one of cspans principal on camera interviewers. Most recently on april 14 first ladies was released as a book by Public Affairs books featuring a collection of images from the Television Series. It is the ninth book susan ness edited for cspan and Public Affairs. And as you noticed when you came in, we will have copies of the book for sale after the program and sh
Good evening and its great to have you with us on a wednesday night. We begin here with the massive manhunt under way this hour. Thousands of childrens kept home in pennsylvania. All of this after a deadly shooting, a man targeting state troopers on the loose. And look at the pictures they put out tonight. This is the suspect in full military gear, he often took part in war reenactments. Tonight, Authorities Say hes terrorizing neighborhoods. Fantasy becoming reality. And whats worse, they say, he is a skilled shooter. This evening, their message . We are coming for you. Abcs linsey davis is right there tonight. Reporter this small Pennsylvania Community on edge tonight. Nearly 10,000 kids kept home from school today, classes canceled, families shuttered inside. Police revealing chilling new details about the 31yearold man they say killed a state trooper and is on a mission to kill again. Frein has engaged in a personal battle with Law Enforcement. Reporter police say eric frein belong
The great achievements of these men and women. I want to close, to reestablish a perspective on things because general eisenhower after the war in june 1945 returned to london to receive an award. His first remarks following the end of the war at the guild hall in london. You can see people standing on the facades of these buildings leaning out the windows to hear what this victorious general had to send. Troops a general eisenhower he deferred the credit and give it where it belongs. Im always reminded of that, these a gust moments when we run through these images in d. C. Lots of recognition on the part of the work of the monuments foundation, but it resounds the work of the monuments man. General eisenhower said this high sense of distinction i feel receiving this great honor is inescapably mingled with feelings of profound sadness. Humility must be the portion of any man here received acclaim earned in blood of his followers and sacrifices of his friends. He may have given everythi
Another car coming out of nowhere. Good evening and its great to have you with us on a wednesday night. We begin here with the massive manhunt under way this hour. Thousands of childrens kept home in pennsylvania. All of this after a deadly shooting, a man targeting state troopers on the loose. And look at the pictures they put out tonight. This is the suspect in full military gear, he often took part in war reenactments. Tonight, Authorities Say hes terrorizing neighborhoods. Fantasy becoming reality. And whats worse, they say, he is a skilled shooter. This evening, their message . We are coming for you. Abcs linsey davis is right there tonight. Reporter this small Pennsylvania Community on edge tonight. Nearly 10,000 kids kept home from school today, classes canceled, families shuttered inside. Police revealing chilling new details about the 31yearold man they say killed a state trooper and is on a mission to kill again. Frein has engaged in a personal battle with Law Enforcement. Re