Launch of a Democratic National convention. Also breaking, the president confirmed he will deliver his acceptance speech for the republican president ial nomination next week from the white house. All of that is coming up. Lets begin with cnns erica hill. We just heard remarkable revealing comments from dr. Deborah birx, tell us more. Reporter she said somehow people always want to believe their family and friends are healthy and not infected but we cant tell who has the virus. That is why it is so important to wear a mask. She admitted the u. S. Could be in a much better place if we had a more strict lockdown. I wish that when we went in to lockdown we looked like italy. But when italy locked down people were not allowed out of the houses. Americans dont react well to that kind of prohibition. Just getting americans to wear mask is a hurdle in many places and they are not mandatory in georgigeorgia. Outbreaks in Cherokee County north of atlanta forcing three high schools to suspend in
In the rich countries there is a rhetoric that suggests refugees try to come to our society to benefit from our standards of living. The reality is that it is a global issue thatis reality is that it is a global issue that is uneven a unevenly distributed. Over a0 , over a that is uneven a unevenly distributed. Over40 , overa half never leave the country and remain within the countries and of the others, or those who do become refugees, 85 remain in developing countries. Very few people come to rich countries. It is important we lay to rest some of the rhetoric thatis lay to rest some of the rhetoric that is being used, also than to justify restrictive measures. We are going to have to leave it there but we ta ke going to have to leave it there but we take to heart your message that every action counts. We started off in a reasonably dry notebook rain is gathering. Cloud are spreading up through wales and into the midlands for the afternoon but few and far between, highest values of 22
By police in minneapolis has been a prime factor in encouraging more people around the world to try to understand the racism and consistent injustice suffered by black people over the centuries. In the uk, there are calls to rethink the teaching of black history in schools, and make it more relevant and extensive. Our correspondent Celestina Olulode considers the arguments for a new approach. These are some of the black people that helped build this country, but many have never been taught about their contribution. At the moment in england, black history doesnt have to be taught in schools. People have been demanding change for years, but in recent weeks, there have been fresh calls for an overhaul. I think one of the ways in which slavery and colonialism is taught in school continues to centre whiteness, as an ideology and as a supremacy, while omitting and denigrating black people. In the kind of Multicultural Society that we live in, you know, never have we lived in more divisive ti
This evening. Hi, leland. Hi, martha peered often times, it is so difficult to tell which comes first, the rumors about somebody being on the chopping block, or them actually being on the chopping block. Kirstjen nielsen, though, clearly is on a very much a shaky ground tonight. President trump speaking to the daily caller in an interview today, i will be making a decision on homeland meeting home unsecured he secretary shortly. Im not my decision yet, i will be making decisions on various things. It is why they understood that the president is less than happy with how she is dealing with the caravan. Of the question remains over how long chief of staff john kelly will remain in his post. Kelly and nielsen are very close, that same interview, when asked about kelly, the president quickly responded, always in administration after the midterms, we make changes. Nick air is intended to be replaced, who currently serves as Vice President chief of staff. Unclear what, if any, roll the first
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