With lawrence right wright and Nicholas Kris staff. Kristof. Want to thank you for being here and supporting us through these everchanging times. Were happy to keep in touch with you and keep wang what we said. Want to welcome Lawrence Wright, staff write are for the knockerrer, and the author of ten books including the looming tower, going clear and god save texas and one previous novel, gods favorite. His books have received many honors including a Pulitzer Prize for looming power. He is and if wore longtime residents of austin, texas. Nicholas kristof has coauthored several books with his wife, including a path of here and half the sky. Together they were awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for the coverage of china. They also received the literary peace prize for the Lifetime Achievement in 2009. Now a column nist for the New York Times bureau chief in beijing, tokyo, won a second pull litter in 2006 and with that id like to welcome Lawrence Wright and Nicholas Kristof. Thank you, kri
In pakistan arrested during a protest over the lack of Safety Equipment while treating coronavirus patients. U. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson already one of the most high profile current virus patients yet is in intensive care in london he was transferred after his symptoms got worse on monday night johnson was admitted to hospital on sunday he was moved as a precaution in case he needs a ventilator over the Prime Minister out of action foreign secretary dominic robb is stepping in to lead the government. Already chalons correspond in london this hour he joins us live from the british capital was the latest word on his condition. Or the most up to date information we have has come from michael gove the cabinet secretary a man who incidentally since he gave out that information has said that he is isolating himself after a member of his family started showing symptoms of 19 and what michael gove said about the Prime Ministers condition is that it hasnt deteriorated significantly since
Massachusetts General Hospital and m. I. T. Her first book is called cured, the people who defeated hiv. She has been published in the new york times, Los Angeles Times and time magazine. In 2016 she published the work that is the basic of her talk tonight, entitled rise of the rocket girls the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to mars. That work was a bestseller and was widely praised by critics, including one who described it as immersive, evocative, and superbly written. Her narrative should be required reading. Another commented that when Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind, there was womankind in the control room. It is a pleasure to welcome to the university of Mary Washington nathalia holt. [applause] thank you so much. I really appreciate you having me here tonight and i am excited to talk to you about rocket girls. This is a group of pioneers whose careers shaped nasa and really made it what it is today. Before i get into their history, i want to sha
Connect during a Virus Outbreak that could be good news for profits. Global supporters facing unprecedented of people with the most major events now councils all of the leading european competitions have been suspended. Allow a very warm welcome to the news our top story spain has become now the 2nd country to order its entire population under lockdown to stop the rapid spread of the corona virus 46000000 people are subject to the new decree which orders everyone to stay at home unless they need to buy food or medicine or go to work 193 are reported dead that with some 2000 cases in just the last day another 97. 00 people have died in iran taking the death toll there to 611. 00 with nearly 13000. 00 confirmed cases a growing list of countries are also closing their borders that includes colombia its just shocked. Border with venezuela and that makes it harder for people crossing for supplies they cant get at home and then nepal has announced that its a spending climate and its a Mount
Come to order. The hearing today is to discuss one thatportant issue, will hopefully get some important answers. Could not be more urgent. Three weeks ago, a New York Times article revealed the ei had arrested Seven Members of an base, ation called the dangerous white supremacist group. Neonazis. The base is acceleration us, groupmystic, anarchy whose name speaks to the admiration for al qaeda and isis. And hate jews africanamericans but they do not like President Trump or the United States. The goal is to use terrorism to start a race war and collapse the United States. It may be a sick fantasy but domestic terrorism has claimed more rise lives than International Terror since 9 11. Last week, the fbi director told the Judiciary Committee that he was, elevated, racially extremism to ait National Threat priority. With the same band with homegrown violent extremism and isis. Enemies, especially russia, exploit these racial tensions to divide and we can American Society. The head of the b