A team that will keep our country and our people safe and secure. Its a team that reflects the fact that america is back ready to lead the world. Not retreat from it. Once again, sit at the head of the table, ready to confront our adversaries, and not reject our allies ready to stand up for our values. In a brief appearance here as president , donald trump is taking credit for record day in the markets. The dow jones index reached a historic high and choose day following the transition developments and progress on the Coronavirus Vaccines. Hong kong chief executive kerry land sends her says if theres an urgent priority to restore the territories political system from chaos in her annual policy address, the government would begin a Public Education program to announce understanding of the rule of law. If he appears government claims that force isnt a gray, have begun to surrender. Theyve been given to wednesday to lay down their arms. But to graze. Leaders are denying the claims and say
City of gather if the humanitarian crisis is getting much worse, were talking about more than 40000 who have arrived just over the past 3 weeks. When you look at the u. N. Projections, they say that they expect 200000 refugees to arrive over the coming next month. But when you look at the rate of arrivals with at least 3000 people arriving every single day, according to sudanese authorities, theyre expecting the number of 200000 refugees to reach to reach that figure, much earlier sudanese Authorities Say that could happen in as few as 3 months if not sooner, and theyre worried about the capability or their capacity to handle this influx of refugees. Now the headlines, hong kongs chief executive has defended a crackdown on the opposition and praise the widely criticized National Security law. Carolines annual policy address was delayed by a month to allow for further consultation with beijing. U. S. President elect joe biden is formally introduced to some members of his proposed cabine
Greetings everyone we have the distinct pleasure to welcome our to guest today author of the furious sky of the hurricanes in america. Louisiana was blasted this week and our thoughts and goes out to the whole area speaking earlier to say many weeks or months to have trouble with the water system and with shreveport and monroe is still without power. So with jack davis today in conversation with our author who is a professor of history specializing in sustainability studies. The New York Times book review calls it a beautiful homage and with the Pulitzer Prize the notable book for 2017 and several other best of list including washington post, npr and forbes. Welcome. Its a pleasure to have you here with us today. We will turn the floor over to jack and lets start the conversation. If people have questions they can bring into the chat room and also to encourage people to have signed copies here at the bookshop they can go to the website we will be happy to ship books for you anywhere in
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Thoughts and prayers go out to everybody in the lake charles in Cameron Parish and the whole area. I know we were speaking earlier saying, there will probably have many weeks if not months of no power and having trouble with her water system. Even people as far north as shreveport and monroe are still without power. Our thoughts go out to them. Anyway, we are here today with jack davis, will be in conversation with the author and jack is a professor of history specializing in environmental history and sustainability studies. And also the author of the Pulitzer Prizewinning the gulf the making of an american sea. The New York Times book review called this book a beautiful march to a neglected see. In addition to the Pulitzer Prize it was a New York Times notable book for 2017 and that several other this list that you including the washington post, npr and forbes. Jack, welcome. Its a pleasure to have you here with us today. My pleasure to be here. Im going to turn the floor over to jack