First on wdbj7, the trial for ashley white will continue thursday now but without a jury. Just hours ago the judge accepted a compromise from the commonwealths attorney and whites lawyers to hold a bench trial instead of a jury trial. White is charged with child abuse and neglect. Her son noah thomas was found dead in a septic tank near the familys Pulaski County home. Kelsey bulger, her attorney, said it was impossible to seat a jury in Pulaski County because so many people know about the case either through media or social media. Both sides waived a jury trial. This comes after the court interviewed 66 potential jurors in two days and and filled its jury pool. About 60 percent of jurors were dismissed because they said they had an opinion or had heard about the case. New at 11 police are looking for a man they say robbed a pharmacy in rocky mount. It happened just after 5 at the Family Pharmacy in the Schewels Plaza on franklin street. Authorities say Joshua Cundiff took an unknown a
Zika is a particular risk for pregnant who are thinking of traveling to place where is zika is spread. Thats the top level of concern. There maybe other problems wouldnt be surprised to see some cases of beyond the syndrome that can be severe. The bigger issue now is what can we do to protect pregnant women because devastation of having a child with a severe fetal abnormality who may die in the first days or years of life, who may have a long lasting stability, thats something we want to do. We are doing everything within our power to prevent it. Jen mentionedded spread of ebowe ebola. There are concerns like countries that might not sharing their data in that way that will be helpful to the u. S. How are you working with those countries. What more can be done to coordinate these efforts . What do the next couple of weeks look like . Were seeing a good global collaboration. The tough part is the enemy. The enemy is nature. A nasty mosquito thats very hard to control and very effective
Time. How concerned are you about whats been happening recently . Guest the real risk is to pregnant women. And its unusual to discover a new cause of a major fetal malformation. Last time this happened was 50 years ago. Im quite concerned about what we can do to protect pregnant women and use the number of children born with complications. I think its important to be clear about what is the riskiest situation and whats not likely to be a problem. But its clearly a major concern. And we understand the anxiety of women who are pregnant and traveled to places with zika spreading, or traveling to places or live in a place where zika is spreading. The key is to focus on the funnel most important thing. Protecting pregnant women to reduce the number of infants born with this potentially devastating fetal malformation. Doctor, how confident are you in the cdc . Its a new virus. Theres a lot of situations youre not sure how this virus works. How it can be a concern to particularly pregnant wo
Irish need apply. This class is about an hour and 10 minutes. Welcome to the latest chapter of the irishamerican experience. We will be talking about nativism, the antiimmigrant movement that explodes in the 19th century, pretty much impacting all immigrants, but especially the irish. They are the biggest group. They are the most identifiable group. They are in the biggest cities. They stand out and generate an enormous opposition. Before we get into that, lets back up a little bit. We are not just going to be simply talking about the irish today, because the nativist response the irish generates actually existed before the irish got here. You can find early versions of it in the early 18th century and you also find echoes of it since that time. It speaks to the larger american experience. It is a kind of phenomenon that we pride ourselves of being a nation of immigrants, but we are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation that is always questioning that tradition. Lets start w
You can find echoes of it still. It speaks to the larger american experience. It is a kind of phenomenon that we pride ourselves of being a nation of immigrants, but we are a nation that is always questioning that tradition. Lets start with looking at things in 2014. What do americans think of immigration . If you go to ellis island, you will see this image, an american flag, very large. If you stand on one end, it has kind of a hologram effect. If you stand to be right side you just see a big flag, and if you walked to where i am standing, the image changes and you see these faces representing these different groups. To miss rates how much americans love immigration. This seems strange given the politics today, but americans, i would say most americans today in the 21st century absolutely love immigration. As strange as that may sound, hold that thought. But we know from headlines, from politics, debates in congress and so forth then americans also hate immigration. Explaining to the