Biscuits, pork, and a handful of berries. The farmers children put into the lunch pails whatever is left over from breakfast and get ready for school. All over america, farm children are on their way to school to become familiar with words and figures. To learn something of the best thought of the world outside. And, above all, to bring home what they have learned and to use it in their daily lives. [bell clanging] 7th and 8th grade literature class, take your literature books out, please, and turn to page 137. Will you read the first sentence . And ill tell you a story of america. Stacy . [indiscernible] margaret . [indiscernible] sarah . [indiscernible] albert . [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] laura may . [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] margaret . An 11th century legend, remote in the lives of even city children, but stranger still for kids who live on the land, who help their fathers work in the fields. [indiscernible] thou hast brought him a pardon f
To be left alone, but now to attach that belief, not simply to escape but to a sense of greater selfrighteousness, a greater sense of american purpose. Overturned in this sense. Rights andof states they return in this sense to local control. S was we will talk about reagan and the new right, a new american right. Then we will talk about the new cold war, the changes in the cold war. Then we will talk about the end of the cold war. We will talk about that in our lecture next week as well. We will talk about early in the cold war and Ronald Reagans role in that as well as mikal gorbachev. Lets start with reagan and the new right. Reagan atave ronald his first job. Really, his second job. His first job was as a lifeguard. His second job, as a radio announcer in des moines, iowa. In des moines, iowa. His career was largely a career in entertainment, not in policy. In entertainment and in radio in and in movies as well. He was born in dixon, illinois, which was a rural town in illinois, a F
Something hes never done before performing a solitary easter mass inside a virtually empty st. Peters basilica. Live streamed into homes of millions of americans. Here are the latest headlines. The u. S. Has now surpassed italy as the country with the most total deaths from coronavirus. More than 20,000 people have died of covid19, and more than 500,000 americans have contracted the virus. For the first time in history, all 50 states are under a major disaster declaration this morning. On saturday President Trump declared wyoming a disaster area. That is the last state to receive the designation. And some good news for americans awaiting a t federal government. The first round of Economic Impact payments were deposited directly into Bank Accounts saturday. The irs says it is issuing the money as quickly as it can. Much more on those stories. Plus, we will talk to dr. Natalie azar, after spending two weeks in selfisolation, spent this week on the front line inside a new york city hospit
1600 points. Fox team coverage, blake burman from the white house, Lauren Simonetti is watching the markets, Edward Lawrence is in washington also but lets kick it off with lauren. Lauren what a day to kick off the week. The dow was up more than 1hundred points. Up 7 . Ditto for the nasdaq and s p 500. Traders seem encouraged by news here in the u. S. The peak of coronavirus might be near. The winners on the dow, boeing. They have been slaughtered recently as you know. Bad news from the company. They have suspended their seattle factories, their Production Centers there indefinitely. Nonethelessing, look at the stock, up 19 today. You can see huge gains for raytheon technologies, american express, visa, as well as mcdonalds. Oil was in the red today. It fell for the first time in three sessions closing out 26 a barrel. The amount of oil on the market is growing. We are running out of places to store the oil. This big meeting from the major producers, well that has been delayed. That is
Americans with relatives in north korea. Coverage here on cspan. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend alisa lasater wailoo. From the capitol hill United Methodist church, here in washington, d. C. The chaplain let us pray. All knowing and all loving god, before we pray for the work of the peoples house, let us pray for the people within. Thank you, god, for the gifts and graces of each american working here. Members, staffers, administrators, and more. You know the good that can be done through us. You also know, god, that despite someones position or power, personal pain can seep in. Be with those among us even in this chamber, struggling with depression, wrestling with a broken relationship, or hiding some other hurt. Help us listen and walk with each other in a personal way. Out of that same compassion, guide our policy work. We give thanks for the physicians, scientists, local government authorities, Public Health workers, all those on the frontline of the cor