Larson an account of the worst year of the war after he becomes Prime Minister may 10 of 1940 really the day of the german invasion and then basically what it was like to stand alone against germany in june of 41 or the russians are in a war and obviously by december of 41 the United States is in a war but its an extraordinary book. Its a wonderful. About a guy that i consider literally the greatest person in the 20th century and the supreme ordeal. And then ive also been reading, i just picked up the greatest story by the name of gene edward smith, great dr. For her. I have read is either phase grant and eisenhower. Eisenhower is by far the best eisenhower biography ever written and thereve been some good ones but he died in 2019 so right now i just got into what may have been his best book on fdr something called which americans historians chooses the best book of the year so its been around for a while and one of those books thats been sitting on my bookshelf and i just have not got
This is boom, bust the one business show you cant afford to miss boring. Washington coming up the United States has shattered yet another daily covert 1000 case record. Straight ahead. Take a look at the state of the pandemic and the full scope of its toll. And also the trumpet ministration is drawing to a close. They seem to be ramping up tensions even further with china. Later on, were going to bring you up to speed on the latest, and we have a packed show today. So lets dive right in. And we leave the program with another record day for new cases of cope with 1000 in the United States. The nation reported more than 153000 new cases. Thursday, as the u. S. Has now eclipsed more than 10500000 total cases. Since the pandemic hit its shores, california on thursday joined texas as the only states to have surpassed 1000000 cases of the coronavirus at this point. So its going to the way to go and check in on the trends and spread of the virus globally, with our correspondents, where weve t
As the u. S. Has now eclipsed more than 10500000. 00 total cases. Since the pandemic hit its shores, california on thursday joined texas as the only states to have surpassed 1000000. 00 cases of the coronavirus at this point. So lets go ahead and we go time and check in on the trends and spread of the virus globally with our chief correspondent cya tab. And where are we friday . Brian . , youre exactly right. It hasnt just been the u. S. , but the world as a whole has suffered the worst day of the pandemic. So far, almost 12000 people died and more than 666000, new cases were reported just in the last 24 hours. And then the u. S. , like you mentioned, once again broke another record for new cases, more than 116000 new cases. And for the 10th, straight day in a row, more than 100000, new cases have been announced every single day and new cases are trending upward in every single state. In fact, no state right now is seen cases a decline. And here is to list the few Illinois River had mo
And President Trump 48 of the vote with 68 million american vot votes. Now what really counts is electoral counts. 270 magic number at 264. President trump having locked in 214 electoral votes. It is coming down to razor thin margins more than anyone expected if you watch the polls. Liz kreutz has a look at the current state of the race and the discrepancies we saw in polling. Liz . We did. Many of us expected this race to be close but not this close and depending on some results that were expected to get in the next few hours, 12 hours from arizona and nevada. There is a chance biden wins the white house by reaching 270 on the dot. But as we know, its not over until its over and the president is not going to go down without a fight. After a roller coaster 24 hours, the path to 270 are starting to come into clearer picture. Today abc news saying former Vice President joe biden is the apparent winner to win michigan. It a big victory for the biden camp but it not over yet. Were seeing s
Every year book tv asked member of congress about the books they are reading. Joining us now book tv is tom cole, republican from oklahoma. Congressman paul, we have asked you this question before. Youve always had a large reading lists. What is under current reading list. Tom i have just finished the splendid in the file by erik larson. Its a wonderful account of churchill and his family. Literally during the worst years of the war. When after the Prime Minister of 1940, really the date of the low countries and france. And then basically, what was like to standalone against nancy germany. Until june of 41, the russians are in a war and obviously, by december 41, the United States entered the war. Its an excellent book. It is a wonderful read about a guy that i consider the greatest person in the century. In the supreme ordeal of the career. And then i also been reading, i just picked up the great historian by the name of jean edward smith. Its a great biographer never read his biograp