And by contributions to this pbs station om viewers like you. Thank you. America. Reporting from new yori am laura trevelyan. President trump changes course on disbanding the Coronavirus Taskev force, saying he knew it was so popular. This comes amid warnings at the outbreak is just beginning in the u. S. And brazil, the out break is the latest threat to neighborhoods agued by poverty and violence. The president s handlingrof the crisiskes an angry reaction. Polluted parts of california and why people there feel they areba rollinck environmental protections. For all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. President trump has reversed course and will keep the task force in place indefinitely. Mr. Trump n says tion is battling a crisis worse than 9 11 and pearl harbor. En so, more and more u. S. Meeting the federal guidelines, which say Coronavirus Infections should be declining for at least two weeks. There are more tn 1. 2 million cases in this count
And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. America. Reporting from new york city, i am laura trevelyan. President trp changes course on disbanding the Coronavirus Task force, saying he never knew it was soar pop this comes amid warnings at the outbreak is just beginning in the u. S. And brazil, the out break is th latest threat to neighborhoods plagued by poverty and violence. The president s handling of the crisis provokes an angry reaction. Plus, we look at one of the most polluted parts of california and why people there feel they are rolling back environmental protections. For all of you watching on pbs and around the globewelcome to world news america. President trump has reversed course and will keep the task force in place indefinitely. Aymr. Trump the nation is battling a crisis worse than 9 11 and pearl harbor. Even so, more and more u. S. Meeting the federal guidelines,h h say Coronavirus Infections should be declining for at least two weeks. T
Good evening. Im harold, the chair of the lincoln forum. It is time now for our main event. I am proud to welcome back to the forum two of my favorite people, not only as friends, but as colleagues in the civil war field. Gary gallagher and joan waugh. Individually and as a team, they are superlative interpreters of the civil war era who combine military history and social and cultural history and bring to their scholarship and engagement with readers and audiences great knowledge, sophistication, and style. As your packets enumerate, they have individually and together and live into the literature over the years. Gary gallagher is a Professor Emeritus in the history of the American Civil War at the university of virginia and he is former director of the now civil war Sector Center there. You are all familiar with his major works, the confederate war, the union war, lee and his generals in war and memory. He is also, like many in this room, an aficionado, but more, an expert on civil w
Jonathan white and im vice chair of the Lincoln Forum and it is my pleasure to welcome you to this session. We are on Hallowed Ground and it is altogether fitting and proper that we come to gettysburg every november to commemorate the life and legacy of abraham lincoln. Our first speaker this morning is peter carmichael. Peter is the robert c. Flour professor of civil war studies at Gettysburg College and cwi hats around this morning its wonderful to see those here. He holds his, ph. D. From Penn State University where he had the fortune to study under gary gallagher. He is the author or editor of five books, including the last generation Young Virginians in peace, war and reunion published by unc press in 2005. He is one of the series editors for unc presss civil war america series and i know him best through this capacity. He was my editor for midnight in america and i can tell you his thoughtfulness, careful attention to detail and his generosity resources made my book a better book
From inside the democracy exhibit at the smith Smith National museum of American History, were joined by anthea hartig, the director of the museum. Explain that wagon behind you and how it ties into the story of womens suffrage and democracy in america. Good morning, and welcome to the year of the woman, which you could argue every year should be. This year is incredibly special for all of us in america and especially here at the smithsonian. We are banded together in celebrating the american womens History Initiative throughout the smithsonian museums, online, and through all of our activities this year. And here at the American History museum were particularly grateful to have three exhibitions opening, spurring really from this one. This is democracy in america, the great leap of faith that opened a few years ago. I am in the gallery that takes us through the long and arduous and continuing effort to expand democracy to enfranchise more and more americans. As you might know, early o