News with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news. Tonight, the c. D. C. Says the spread of coronavirus is now so out of control, americans should cancel their thanksgiving plans and not travel at all for the holiday. In a blunt and ominous warning, the governments top Health Protection agency now says ignoring those warnings and Holding Gatherings could lead directly to family members dying from covid19. Californias governor says things are so dire there, starting saturday, hes issuing a mandatory order requiring nearly everyone in his state to stay in their homes overnight. At the same time as we come on the air tonight, there is breaking news from the white house. Coronavirus task force and it is very hopeful. Moments another Vice President pence told reporters the Drug Company Pfizer will apply for emergency authorization for its vaccine tomorrow morning. And the army general in
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The 1918 flu pandemic altered American Life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful. College classes were held outside, sports were canceled, asks or challenged as unamerican, and fines imposed on those who refuse to wear them. Next, Christopher Mcknight nichols recounts how the country experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs the Oregon University center for humanities. Since the pandemic has begun, for our purposes, since we shut down in march, they thing that has been driving our analysis here as historians is what is the historical precedent . Obviously, 1918 is the one that comes to mind and we have nobody better to tell us about 1918 that my friend christopher nichols. Hes an associate professor of history at oregon state. Hes the director of the Oregon State Center for humanities and the founder of their citizenship and crisis initiative. He als
Announcer up next, Carl Sferrazza anthony, author of Florence Harding the first lady, the jazz age, and the death of americas most scandalous president , discusses the life of the woman married to president warren g. Harding. Dispels some myths around her time in the white house. The White House Historical association hosted this event and provided the video. Ms. Mann today we are welcoming Carl Sferrazza anthony, the author of several books on president ial families including four biographies and a conference of overview of all the first families. He wrote a two volume history, an inside view of 200 years inside the white house. He served as a consultant to the first ladys exhibit and was the National First ladys historian in 2017. Welcome. Mr. Anthony thank you. I appreciate so much being able to join the White House Historical association today and very honored to give you a little bit of a background about Florence Harding in the book. I have to tell you, as is often said, a parent
Gdp to be negative this the First Quarter of 2021. It is friday before a holiday week 59 minutes left in the session down a quarter of a percent on the s p 500. No gobbledy gook coming up for the next two hours here either. Coming up on this show, instead we are going to dive into the latest on the coronavirus and pfizers push to get emergency use authorization for its vaccine with the fda commissioner and pfizer board member dr. Scott gottlieb. Plus, new york city shutting st. Louis down the head of the Teachers Union in new york will be here to weigh in. Lets check on futures mike santoli tracking the margaret as always meg tirrell with the latest on pfizers vaccine and bertha comes has the latest on what President Trump just announced. Mike santoli, lets start with you. Not disturbed so far by the news last night about the treasury pulling the funds from the fed. If you look at the pattern here, it is about a flat week as well. Trading just below the highs we hit on monday. Before t