National security at fordham law. Today, washington and the country seem embroiled in controversy and chaos. It seems very much at the department of justice are in the that at the department of justice are in the headlines about what is going on in the country, if not the protest in portland or kenosha, if it is issues about covid and restrictions and whether they should be followed or not, if it is not about the election and concerns about the legality of elections, procedures to the election, not to mention the number of cases involving Administration Officials and the doj role as those cases through the system. I think we have a lot to talk about. I want to start with the big question. Does it really look different to you . Does it look like a different environment when the two of you were at the department of justice . Are we just overreacting . Lets begin with you because you were there the longest time ago. And i have the gray hair. Of what has the department looked like, we are
Council or Foreign Relations since 2003. Today were here convenes to listen to Richard Haass the prolific author and academic who just came out with yet another book entitled not very ambushesly as he said, slightly ambushesly the world, a brief history in 300 pages. He calls it a little bit of a departure from his previous books. I want to start because it was only after you turned in the manuscript that the world was confront by the covid19 pandemic, and in the roughly two months since that happened, this crisis has highlighted so many of the themes and concepts you tackle in the book. So i wanted to just ask you outright, what does the pandemic tell us about the world right now . Well, thank you, juju, thank you for doing this. Thanks always to everybody on the call. Hope everybody is well and safe as we all get through this one day at a time or as ive said, one groundhog day at a time. What i think the pandemic tells us first and for most is that the world matters. Thats perhaps an
Richard wears many hats. Of ambassador. And the future of afghanistan. Frequent morning joe contributor and of course our fearless leader the president of non counsel for relations. We are listening to Richard Haass the author and academic who has just come out with yet another book the world a brief history. He calls it a little bit of a departure. I want to start richard because it was only after you turned in the manuscript that the world was confronted by the covid19 pandemic and in the roughly two months since that happened they had highlighted so many of the teams in concepts. What does the pandemic tell us what is the pandemic tell us about the world right now. Thanks also to everyone on this call. Needless to say i hope everybody is well. As we all get through this one day at a time when groundhog day at a time. What i think the pandemic tells us first and foremost is that the world matters and that is an obvious thing for member of the council on foreign relations. The world m
Governor newsome says that means while the curve is bending downward the state still anticipates a surge of coronavirus patients next month. And weve also heard from house. Speaker nancy pelosi, she says more money is coming to help americans through this crisis, well look for congress to start acting hopefully soon on another stimulus bill good morning. Thank you for joining us here on the kron 00 04am morning news. Im James Fletcher and im darya folsom weve got a lot to get to for you today with coronavirus the governor saying that californians. Are doing a good job. But the state still expects to see a surge of coronavirus patients coming up next month. Let me give you a sense of optimism in terms of the curve in california a bending a it is bending, but its also stretching. Governor newsome went on to say that because the curve is stretching in our state because of socialdistancing which folks has been doing a good job at it is now allowing the state to buy some time and also to lo
She is fine. Guy johnson with us from london. The imagery of the korean speaking and all the pageantry the imagery of the queen speaking, explain to us in the mood in london. Queen, in some ways, was beating towards the idea that this is a Second World War moment. Of class andind character that needs to be that that is the kind of class and character that needs to be exhibited. Has been some criticism of the Prime Minister for trying to be a little too shale in his stoicism. He is being hit quite hard. He is over the road on the other side of the break or at st. Thomas hospital. She is being treated there. Officials at number 10 downing street say he is still running the government. Secretary as the person who has been tasked to effectively step in for Boris Johnson. There is a great deal of talk. We dont have a Vice President here, it needs to be made a little clearer how things are going to work and how Boris Johnson is going to spend time away because he needs it. Stay with us. On t