Reflecting on her latest book. At phone lines are open 202 7488000 in the eastern and central time zones. 202 7488001 for those in the mountain and pacific time zones. We begin with the numbers courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. More than 2. 7 million confirmed cases around the world. In 185 countries, a total of 195,000 deaths. In the u. S. , more than 850,000 cases. The death toll expected to reach 50,000 within a day. Your us is a dock Infectious Disease physician and associate professor at the Boston University school of medicine. She serves as the director of special pathogens unit at Boston Medical Center. Thank you for being with us. Guest thank you for having me. Host let me begin with the pandemic and where we are. What have we learned so far, and what happens next . Guest there are a couple of interesting studies this week alone that tell us where we are within this pandemic. That haveicenters seen huge numbers of cases, we are at the point where we are coming off of the p
Guest glad to be with you. Host he is one of four president s featured in your book. I want to put a number on the table, 26 million. Thats the number of americans out of work today. Greater than the Great Depression in 1933. Tost its almost impossible imagine. The thing we can take some solace in when we look back at the Great Depression or world war ii is people were terrified during that period of time, and we managed to get through. They didnt know what we know, that a new deal would carry the people through the depression, and the world war, which started very badly, pearl harbor, losing battle after battle, would end with an allied victory over hitler. When we look at 1933, most people working parttime who were employed, hungry people roaming the streets. No safety net at all. Thats important to remember until the new got into place. There was a feeling the Banking System collapsed. There was real concern. What roosevelt said is the people and leadership, together, we will fight
Christmas shopping or anything for my daughter. Shes about to turn one injanuary. 0n the 11th. Just thank you, thank you very much. Last weeks catastrophic fires have been fuelled by record temperatures of more than 41 degrees. An extreme heat wave swept across the country, combined with strong winds and dry conditions. Australia has been fighting wildfires for months. The early start to the fire season is stretching already scarce water resources. Pictures of a thunderstorm in the North Eastern city of brisbane showed some respite in the hot weather. But firefighters say a lot more rain is needed in many more places, with not much for over the next few weeks. Bumpy, bbc news, sydney. The headlines on bbc news. The queen has delivered her annual christmas message highlighting the need for reconciliation in whats being seen as a nod to the divisions caused by brexit. An investigation has begun in spain after a british man and his two children drowned in a Swimming Pool at a resort on th
We hear this all the time dont we from from various groups that we should treat people in the past as idiots because they were elected lights and. Its 4 pm here in moscow this friday the 27th of december thanks for keeping company this next half hour with lots of stories for you but lets start with this one russias state of the are gods Hypersonic Missile system wasnt it combat duty the countrys Defense Ministry briefed the media this friday on the weapon which can carry both conventional warheads. Has the details russias defense minister may sound a little bit humble but dont be mistaken this is a moment you might be tempted to call the story crushes causing a guard Hypersonic Missile system is now. Officially deployed for combat duty said a gay shaikh who reported about that to president Vladimir Putin she would assist you with your post today the strategic Missile System on guard entered combat duty i congratulate us on this achievement which is important for the country and the arm
To the fire front lines. Many of these firefighters have been working nonstop for weeks. Despite a lull in the weather, with cooling temperatures and predicted rain in some areas, the risk is not over. Teams brace themselves for hot conditions later in the week. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service is the Worlds Largest volunteer organisation, with more than 70,000 members. Most are local volunteers who have taken on the task to project the rural communities. And many have been overwhelmed by how people responded to their work. Just overwhelming support, like. 0bviously all the presents and stuff for the kids. Thats just what they need at the moment. I havent even gone Christmas Shopping or anything for my daughter. Shes about to turn one in january, on the 11th. Just thank you, thank you very much. Last weeks catastrophic fires have been fuelled by record temperatures of more than 41 degrees. An extreme heat wave swept across the country, combined with strong winds and dry condition