Health service. This marks the bicentennial of the service founded in 1798. [old time music] and now, let us go back 300 years to london. In a famous diary, we read of a catastrophe that was typical of then and of the preceding ages, an epidemic of plague that have been raging in europe broke out with a fearful frenzy in englands capital in 1665. Hundreds fell ill every day. Many of them died. People were stricken on the streets. Everyone fled from the victims for fear of the dread disease. But, by far the most horrible element of the tragedy was the mystery of its origins. No one knew what or who carried the plague. The solution finally came by way of this odd contraption. Does anyone know what this is . It looks like a can opener. [laughter] no, it is not a can opener. It is the first microscope. It may look like a toy to us but its important to human life is tremendous. It is the connecting link between our science and the distant past, when the world of germs was unknown to man. In
Senior news editor of publishers weekly, editor of pws online coverage of comics and graphic, and im also a cohost on more to come, pws weekly podcast, and aim also placed to welcome you to the 2020 brooklyn book festival online, a little different platform this year but still exciting and still doing what he brooklyn book fair does so well, to bring artists together to talk about their work. Were here today with a great trio of artists and start with dave chisolm, and emei butell and joe sacco. Theres a blinky you, purchase the books so please indulge. I want to tell you but the panel. Its called makers of the road, writing Hidden History and were league to book at three authors skillfully use the graphics medium to investigate the culture of different personalities, creative graphic nonfiction at it best. Lets tart with dave chisolm, chasing the bird, Charlie Parker in california, groundbreaking book that looks into the life and music of really one of the most revered and influencal
As it struggles to contain a covert, 19 say, and eyeing the rising sea levels, a new satellite blasting off with a mission to keep track of one of the most challenging effects of Global Warming on far as small, have all the data sport including counting down to kick off. Its now exactly 2 years to go until qataris world cup and organizers say preparations have been largely unaffected by the corona virus pandemic. Thank you very much for joining. As i saw says its behind rocket attacks in afghanistans capital that have killed at least 8 people. The interior ministry, says dozens more have been injured. The attack came just hours before the u. S. , secretary of state michael bell was due to hold talks with Afghan Government and taliban negotiators in qatar, capital doha. Earlier this week, the pentagon said it would soon pull about 2000 troops out of afghanistan. For a begins our coverage with this report from kabul. Schoolgirls running for their lives after a rocket lands near their sch
And admitted its forces carried out an attack that sparked facing without a 7 11 commission. It was time to that we will conduct missile attacks to foil military movements in misawa. And as mara rwandas take every other kind of measure to foil efforts to subjugate the take rate, people inside say, gray, or other places. Thousands of people are back on the streets of peru protesting the dismissal of former president s martin vizcarra. These protests have been going on for days now, and at least one person has been killed in the unrest. This courier has been banned from leaving the country just days after being impeached amid allegations of corruption. Protesters say his removal is politically motivated. Thousands of supporters of u. S. President donald trump have been protesting in washington. D. C. Many echoed trumps claims of fraudster in last weeks election. News outlets have to clear it joe biden as the projected winner, but the president hasnt conceded and his lawyers have presente
To come in . Because, you know, trump says that he wants the troops home from afghanistan by christmas, and biden has been a bit more nuanced about his position on afghanistan. You know that the military ballots could turn over the margins you just talked about. It depends upon the number of military ballots that there are. I dont know how many military ballots there are from pennsylvania, and i doubt that there are more than 46000. 00 ballots. So you agree with james baker that trump certainly shouldnt have called a halt to voting in a, in a democracy. Oh, of course not. Why would we halt the voting simply because in a democracy the president doesnt call doesnt halt the voting. And the court doesnt hold the body, not under these circumstances. Now, the supreme or the u. S. Supreme court did order, and that ballots that received after november served which was the use shoe that was brought to the or now before that, this will, the election should be segregated and preserved, which they