Start talking about technology. The first thing is im well aware that many of you have no idea who i am and so thank you for showing up out of the spirit appear to gossip. I think it speaks very well of you that i know theres some really, really big names at the festival and i feel very honored to be among them so thanks for coming. So who am i . A few things. I write a column called the undercover economist for the financial times. Thats the pink newspaper thats really good. I recommend it. Thank you, sir. The second thing is i present bbc radio. I present a show for the Bbc World Service called 50 things that made the modern economy. All about numbers and i would think about numbers and how numbers sometimes lead us astray and sometimes help us understand the world. I also have a podcast with a gentleman called Michael Lewis and them gentleman called Malcolm Gladwell called Cautionary Tales which is all about things going wrong come sometimes in tragic ways and sometimes in amusing w
Hayward to show us what people and authorities can expect tomorrow. Reporter thousands of people are expected here tomorrow and throughout the week all trying to get in here. Take a look at one of the covid19 testing tents. This is where people will come to be screened and if theyre showing any symptoms like fever, cough, or shortness of breath theyll be tested. My understanding there should be thousands of people. Reporter tonight security guards are guarding precious real estate. Monday morning the first ci cityrun covid19 Testing Center in the bay area launches in hayward. Anyone from any city can come, regardless of immigration status. Honestly, i think its really good. Reporter noah jay is taking care of his 93yearold grandmother. With the bay area going and all the shelter in places its a good idea to stay proactive. Reporter the Testing Center will have between 200 and 350 test kits available per day. Provided by menlo parks avalino labs. A potentially gamechanging new option as
Hayward to show us what people and authorities can expect tomorrow. Reporter thousands of people are expected here tomorrow and throughout the week all trying to get in here. Take a look at one of the covid19 testing tents. This is where people will come to be screened and if theyre showing any symptoms like fever, cough, or shortness of breath theyll be tested. My understanding there should be thousands of people. Reporter tonight security guards are guarding precious real estate. Monday morning the first ci cityrun covid19 Testing Center in the bay area launches in hayward. Anyone from any city can come, regardless of immigration status. Honestly, i think its really good. Reporter noah jay is taking care of his 93yearold grandmother. With the bay area going and all the shelter in places its a good idea to stay proactive. Reporter the Testing Center will have between 200 and 350 test kits available per day. Provided by menlo parks avalino labs. A potentially gamechanging new option as
Writers festival. This is 45 minutes. Please welcome tim harford. [applause]. Thank you very much everyone. Host i dont believe in long preambles but i thought i should say a few words. I am well aware the many of you have no idea who i am printed as a thank you for showing up on the spirits of pure curiosity. It speaks very well of you. Even though its a really big name for the festival. I feel very honored to be amongst them. So who am i, few things. Already called the undercover columnist for the Financial Times. It is really good. I recommend it printed thank you sir. [laughter]. The second thing is im with radio. I chauffeur the media world service, fifty inventions that shaped the modern economy. And how we think about numbers and how numbers sometimes lead us astray. They help us understand the world. And i also have a podcast with a gentleman called Michael Lewis and malcolm. Read Cautionary Tales force all about things going wrong and sometimes in amusing ways. And what we can
California. First, an update on the numbers. More than 31,000 americans have now tested positive for covid19. Thats the third most cases of 1500 confirmed cases. Some of todays key the week. Vice president mike pence said the government hopes to clear a backlog of tests waiting to be processed by wednesday or thursday. The president said that fema funds will pay for the cost of deploying state National Guard troops, including those in the california National Guard. Meanwhile, the u. S. Navy hospital ship mercy is on its way to los angeles. And President Trump is working on approving governor newsoms request of a president ial major disaster declaration, freeing up a wealth of resources and funds. The requests from the state of california was just received, and we will have it approved very quickly. Well be working. I told that to gavin newsom. And we are were working on getting that done very quickly. It will be done maybe tonight. The white house is still encouraging those without sym