Senate confirmation. The Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and good afternoon. My name is john heubusch. I have the honor of being executive director of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. Thank you for coming out. If you would, in honor of our men and women in uniform who defend our freedom around the world, please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. [in unison] i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty john thank you, please be seated. In the fall of 1988 when president Ronald Reagan broke ground at the sight of his future president ial library, im not sure he could have imagined that his foundation, the one bearing his name would one day also be operating a robust institute in washington dc, one just steps from the white house he would soon leave behind for his beloved homeland ranch in the west. However, i do know that todays celebrati
Attempt to regain control of wall Khalifa Haftar largest western base. The army puts on a show of force on the streets of the soul till were live in the capital. Boredom 3900000000 people half the worlds population are on the lockdown to prevent the spread of corona virus just over 2000000 cases of now being confirmed worldwide the challenge for governments is deciding when to ease restrictions balancing Peoples Health with plummeting economic wealth the u. S. Has the highest number of cases and deaths but with 22000000 people unemployed the president s putting pressure on some democratic governors to quote liberate their States Donald trump has been accused of inciting dangerous acts iran was already in economic trouble when the outbreak began in late february businesses in the capital tehran are reopening despite warnings of a 2nd wave of infections iran has reported 4000 958. 00 deaths but there is a success story. In a country of 1300000000 people the indian state of catalan has ca
Contact by 80 to curb the spread of the virus. Theyve also asked nonessential businesses to close. A team of experts in japan is warning people not to become complacent about staying safe. The worstcase scenario could see more than 400,000 people die worldwide if no measures are taken to contain infections. Translator if the epidemic is allowed to spread without any measures being taken the number of seriously ill patients will exceed the number of artificial respirators at hand. He added that at the peak, which is still to come, 850,000 people could be in serious condition. 22 other people at the home already tested positive this week. As the government tightens travel restrictions andnd stepsp quarantine measures, the number of visitors to japan drastically dropped last month. The Japan National Tourism Organization estimate thats about 194,000 visitors arrived in the country in march, down 93 from the same month last year. Foreign travellers from china and south korea each dropped m
Citys Prime Minister says the army on to the streets today after the courts ruled against his decision to suspend parliament. And Hong Kong Police arrest some of the most prominent prodemocracy figures months after mass protests. Welcome to the program more than half of humanity 4500000000 people are under some form of restrictions as the world fights to slow the coronavirus pandemic and the debate for many governments is how tough the rules should be and how long should they last well its causing debate in the us which has the highest number of infections and deaths with 22000000 people unemployed president trumps putting pressure on some democratic governors to and we quote liberate their states from lockdown but hes been accused of inciting dangerous acts well iran was already in economic trouble. The outbreak hit businesses in the capital tehran and are reopening despite warnings of a 2nd wave of infections the country has reported almost 5000 deaths well in the u. K. More than 150
Reagan nominated Sandra Day Oconnor to be the first woman to serve on the u. S. Supreme court. Next on American History tv, a discussion with author evan thomas and one of Justice Oconnors sons on the qualification ands characteristics that led to her appointment. Good afternoon. For those ive not had a chance to meet, my name is john. I have the honor of being executive director of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. Thank you all for coming out this afternoon. If you would, in honor of our men and women in uniform who defend our freedom around the world, please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for chwhicht stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please be seated. In the fall of 1988, when president Ronald Reagan broke ground at the site of his future president ial library, im not sure that he could have imagined that