Are you my friend and im very well thanks very good to see you. Well certainly as i wrote about you did at thought well im a positivist and then i thought well lets see how positives positivists are reacting to a complete lack of sed to me. And house house the court scene holding up for you my friend. You know i dont think of myself as a positive as i think of myself as an optimist i think theres a big difference between the 2 i think positive start to everywhere you go further before you go further tell me that im fascinated by that yeah i think i think being positive is seeing the world through rose rose colored glasses its looking around going everythings fine everythings good everythings good which i think is is that i think is naive and in denial of the world thats going around us as an optimist i am i am not naive to the fact that were in a dark tunnel but i see the light at the end and i think thats what optimism is its believing that that the future is bright and im fixated on
How much of a threat is coronavirus to the worlds food supply is there a serious warnings of a global shortage as the pandemic spread so how can the availability of food be safeguarded and can a famine crisis be averted this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im bernard. Widespread famines of biblical proportions the u. N. Is warning covert 900 could cause an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe it says the number of people who cant get enough to eat could double by the end of the year thats more than a quarter of a 1000000000 people 21000 people already die of hunger every day and that number could saw if people dont get help Food Supplies are limited by lockdowns and peoples incomes are drying up poor countries affected by conflicts economic crisis and Climate Change are particularly at risk the un says this could drive a wave of refugees and threatens an exponential rise in social unrest the World Food Program has previously been pledged one point 9000000000. 00 and is
It has been more than ten years since we last spoke. America was going through a recession then an economic downturn. Once again were in some financial crisis. Its so good to have you here. Thank you, my friend. Lets start getting into the questions. We have so many coming to us on facebook. Travis is asking is it better to invest in the market now or maybe hold on to the stocks for the long hall . This is a guy who isnt planning on retiring until 2050. Theres a lot of time. Is there money to be made trading in the current economic climate . Let me say this, you better know what youre doing if youre trading options. Trading options is the most speculative thing especially buying. That you can possibly do. If i were you, keep your life simple. If you have stocks currently, please hold onto them. You have more than five years until you need the money. For all of you listening right now if you have five years or longer. This is the time to dollar cost averaging into the market. Take money
Coming up, more on the coronavirus outbreak on the u. S. Response with dr. William schaffner from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and we will get your reaction by phone, facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Guest republicans 2027488001 independents 2027488002. The conversation on twitter cspan wj or facebook. Com cspan. Here speak House Speaker nancy yesterday sounding confident that the house would vote. I dont think well get consent. Theres some other people who that. Bject to were not worried about that. Our members want to come back in debate and wethe expect to have a voice vote on it. Preparedt, well be for whatever it is. One way or another, with losing no time, we will be passing the bill tomorrow. Thank you. Host speaker of the house yesterday. David when they gaveling in at next . M. , what happens guest they will pass this as quickly as they can. The question is whether or not, is going to have force rollvoice and call voice. Theres parameters in place to r
French they will have to live with the coronavirus even longer. And a landmamark anniversary moh marked by isolation instead of a party. New Yorks Metropolitan Museum of art cancels the celebrations for its 150th birthday. Plus, navigating the corona crisis. We will take a look at the app valved in kenyaya that is now being used around the world val up in kenya that is now being used around the world to help cope with the pandemic. Brent im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and all around the world, welcome. Is this the week we begin leaving the lockdown . That is the question many are asking here in germany. The countrys Influential National academy of sciences today recommended that a start be made to easing the restrictions caused by the coronavirus. New cases fell for the third a running. German Angela Merkel begins discussions on whether to extend the current restrictions, which are scheduled to respire next sunday. In its report, the academy recommends gradua