More head planetarium in the role it played in early nasa missions. Following that, in about ten minutes, a conversation with howard lee chapel hills first African American mayor and the first African American mayor elected in the majority white southern city. Then, in about 30 minutes, the history of uncs Basketball Program as we tore the North Carolina Basketball Museum. Well also speak with author jay smith on the academic scandal that involve the universities athletic department. We will end our special with a local royal rufus edison talking about delivering a subpoena to president nixon in 1973 and his other experience as a deputy chief counsel on the Senate Watergate committee. Howard ali was the first African American elected mayor in the majority white southern city. Coming up we sit down with mr. Lee to talk about serving his chapel hill mayor in the 19 sixties and seventies and the challenges he faced while in office law. Mayor, why did you decide to run for mayor of chapel
Ignoring the domestic turmoil and instead announces hes terminating americas relationship with the w. H. O. We have had people that have eaten. A look at the charities and volunteers filling the gaps as britains welfare system is overwhelmed by coronavirus. From coast to coast protests and violence have spread to more u. S. Cities over the death of George Floyd Police officer Derek Chauvin has now been charged with his murder but its done little to damp down the anger especially in minneapolis where floyd died while being arrested on monday demonstrators defied a curfew and a large deployment of the National Guard the bank was set on fire and a Department Store as well just past 3 am in minneapolis heres john hendren john bring us up to date. Well i have to say come on this was a big test tonight of the security in this city after through 9 sort of rioting and burning of buildings and its clear it was not an unqualified success by any measure there are a number of buildings burning you
With the w. H. O. And the invasion destroyed crops this is in india and. Outside the white house and from coast to coast protests and violence have spread to more u. S. Cities over the death of a black man at the hands of a white Police Officer now that officer there has been charged with George Floyds murder but it is a little to dampen the anger particularly in minneapolis itself where floyd died while being arrested on monday diffs demonstrators there defying the curfew and a large deployment of the National Guard was a bank set on fire and a Department Store looted as well. This is the largest civilian deployment in Minnesota History that we have out there today and quite candidly right now we do not have the numbers we cannot arrest people when were trying to hold ground because of the sheer size the dynamics and the wanton violence thats coming out there but as youve seen theres already shots being fired back at our people these arson that is taking place puts many people at risk
Was a no show as a key anniversary celebration 2 weeks ago and hasnt been seen since. And growing concerns that the pandemic could set back the fight against malaria one of the wilds of deadliest infectious disease. 200000 people have now died from the corona virus and the World Health Organization has warned that people who recover from the disease may not be immune to reinfection and says there is no evidence that people who did who developed antibodies were protected from getting it a 2nd time around now without that guarantee the agency says plans by some governments to roll out socalled immunity passports could be risky chile has announced itll be the fast country to hand them out so that people can return to work and other countries are looking at tests for the presence of antibodies to try to help work out when to end lockdowns and lift other restrictions while the u. K. Is among them that has reportedly ordered to millions of antibody tests from london laurie chalons hazell. Th
All for taking time. Lets go through where we are today. On this beautiful day. Lets start with the good news. We deserve some good news, lord knows. Change in total number of hospitalizations is down again. This is the number we have been watching, because the fear for us was always overwhelming the hospital system. Added capacity, we have moved equipment around. The fear was always overwhelming the raw capacity of the hospital system. The number of beds. The number of additional net beds was always important to track. That is what we see here. The net down 53, which is the lowest number since we started doing these charts. That is a good number. Three day average, it is a little more accurate than the youtoday is also down as see. 18,000ospitalizations, 18,700. He see the 18, 18, 18. That socalled flattening of the curve. The apex is not just an apex, it is a plateau. That is what the experts were talking about, that it might have been a straight up, then wrap it down, or might be up