That school about the research and what this means. The author of spillover, animal infections and the next human pandemic, he will be joining us from montana. 202 the area code and washington, dc. For the eastern time zone. 2027488001 for the pacific and Mountain Time zones. 2027488001 if you are 2027488002 if you are a medical expert. The very latest from Johns Hopkins university and the numbers on this pandemic. Around the world 3. 1 million cases and the death toll exceeding 214,000. Joining us from birmingham, alabama is dr. Michael saag. He is the director for the Infectious Disease division at the university of alabama Birmingham School of medicine. Thank you for being with us. Dr. Saag thank you for having me. Host the timing of this conversation, the breakthrough by the fda, this new drug used for emergency purposes. Your school and institution, part of the research. How significant is this . Dr. Saag this is an important breakthrough because it has proof of concept in inhibit
And for those in the mountain and pacific time zone. We also want to hear from medical professionals. We come to you from my home to your home. We begin as we always do with the very latest from john hopkins university, and the number on this pandemic. Around the world, 3. 1 million cases. And the death toll now exceeding 214,000. Joining us from birmingham, alabama is dr. Michael sack, the director of Infectious Disease division at Birmingham School of medicine. Its also a professor. Thank you for being with us. Guest thank you for having me. Mike and the timing of this conversation, new drug use for emergency purposes, part of the research. Just how significant is this . Guest this is a very important breakthrough, mostly because it has proof of concept in inhibiting the virus directly, which translates into clinical benefit. Havent seen anything like that before, so its a definite step in the right direction. Mike weve been hearing the term this is done at lightning speed. Just a qu
And then two weeks later you are fired. How do you explain that . I am saddened. Im embarrassed. Im humiliated by it. But i will embrace that. I will move on. Reporter Oakland Police Officers Association has publicly voiced his disappointment over the firing. Kirkpatrick said in her 38 years of law in Law Enforcement she has never come close to being terminated. What do you do now . You are fired. Do you fight back . There still needs to be a voice that is willing to speak truth. I plan and i have will be asking the department of justice to come in and open an inquiry into this whole process. Because something is wrong. Reporter she says she stands by all of her calls and judgment. Specifically when she refused the fire for Oakland Police officers for the shooting death of joshua my integrity is not up for sale. I make my calls. Whether it is in a shooting or not. Reporter she believes in a Citizens Oversight Committee and supports it. The questions were the checks and balances are. Th
Better than the u. S. Here in new york what they think. Because were a generation thats a pretty educated so we have information resources that we will tap into to kind of come to these conclusions theres just been a negative just negative. To us. From moscow thanks for joining us. Welcome to the program. A major shake up in russian politics has been the set in motion. To be a new Prime Minister and cabinet after the government resigned on wednesday its in response to Vladimir Putin suggesting an amendment to the constitution effectively diminishing the president s powers boosting those of parliament gets the explains more about the landmark moves. Powers the office of president the media accuses of a seizing more power more control over russia but when putin gives up that power and hands it over at the parliament at his own expense it is also because he seizing more control over russia 1st to discover this syndrome i name it paranoid putin a friend here and theres a real epidemic russ
To hand the country a 4 year ban on from all sporting events. We begin with new zealand where a volcano has erupted killing at least 5 people many more are still missing a webcam set up to monitor a white island called the moment of the eruption a number of people thought to be a tall group can be seen moving towards the crater up to 50 people including visitors from a cruise ship were on the island when the volcano sent a plume of smoke and ash thousands of metres into the edges. As the latest. Thick smoke and ash rises thousands of meters into the air as the white island volcano also known by its indigenous madi name as for caare erupts 50 kilometers off the coast of new zealand releasing toxic fumes of sulfur and chlorine dozens of tourists were on the island some seen walking on the crates of floor moments before the eruption police said more than 20 people managed to get off the island some in boats others including some of the injured by helicopter volcanic ash is now hampering r