Coronavirus. He also spoke about the california wildfires. Pres. Trump yesterday i approved a major disaster declaration for california as they battle to of the worst wildfires in the history of their state. That continues. The federal government has already deployed over 26,001st responders and personnel to battle the wildfires. We are working very closely with closely asr and very a lot of great state representatives and local representatives, and we will take care of the situation. We have 26,001st responders already. Our hearts go out to the thousands of families who have this week. Homes we grieve for the families of two First Responders and five residents who have tragically lost their lives. It has been a very horrific fire , one of the biggest we have ever seen. My administration is already closely monitoring hurricane marco and Tropical Storm laura, which are coming in rapidly. Hurricane marco is expected to make landfall in louisiana two days later. This is somewhat unprecede
City and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today we are discussing the Pulitzer Prizewinning book polio an american story. You all received questions i posted. Im really interested in this topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s, and thats when so much of this book takes place. I think just looking at polio really reveals so many different issues that affected that decade. Before starting, though, i just wanted to mention one thing in light of what we were talking about in terms of dust bowl art, i was reading the new york review of books and there is a review of a novel that goody guthrie wrote, a novel called house of earth. It doesnt get a very good review but he gets attention. The introduction was by Douglas Brinkley and johnny depp, so i think theyre trying to sell copies by having a superstar on the cover. I divided the discussion in four major themes. I thought the most interesting were looking at philanthropy, medical research, scientists and th
Apparently some 70,000 americans have already been treated. And now heres the president of the United States. Thank you very much. And its good to see you all. Hope you had a great weekend at your convention. And were going to have a Great Convention coming up, and i look forward to it. But before i discuss a very historic breakthrough in our fight against the china virus, id like to provide an update on the recent wildfires in california and the storms in the gulf of mexico. Yesterday, i approved a major disaster declaration for california. I spoke to Governor Newsom as they battle two of the worst wildfires in the history of their state. That continues. The federal government has already deployed over 26,000 First Responders and personnelnm to battle the wildfires. Were working very closely with the governor and very closely with a lot of great state representatives and local representatives, and well take care of the situation. But we have 26,000 First Responders already. Our hearts
To break trump has yet the stimulus long gem. Softbank backs the virus handed record losses in may at a drop of the value, some may change with earnings later. Lets get a quick check of how the markets are trading. We are seeing u. S. Futures under a little bit of pressure, down 1 10 of 1 . We have President Trumps executive actions on stimulus measures boosting sentiment. That weighed in indices. The s p 500 saw the highest close in sixmonth in the longest winning streak since 2017. Aska futures at the moment japan comes back from mountain day holiday. I mentioned softbank earnings coming back later. The japanese yen Holding Around the weakest in more than two weeks. The bloomberg dollar index unchanged at the moment. This after it touched a oneweek high. Watch out for some data this morning. We are getting south koreas 10 day trade data. We are getting japan numbers, not to mention singapores final gdp numbers. Crude headed towards 42 a barrel after gaining the most in a week after s
Looks at responses to disasters in American History with an emphasis on research and writing. Over the semester weve examined various disasters from different perspectives. First of all, the psychological and physical problems at jamestown. Responses to fires, hurricanes, and epidemics in colonial america. Famine suffered by the donner party and route to california. Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine and the ability to create new lives in this country. Disaster tourism. The johnstown flood of 1889. The impact of the triangle shirt waist factory fire in new york city and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today we are discussing the Pulitzer Prizewinning book polio an american story. You all received questions i posted. Im really interested in this topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s, and thats when so much of this book takes place. I think just looking at polio really reveals so many different issues that affected that decade. Before starting,