Welcome you to this global event celebrating the release of the highly revised paperback which means if youve got the hardback by this one too because youre going to want to know whats been changed. Its the addition of jamie metzls highly acclaimed and bestselling book hacking darwin genetic engineering and the future. Until recently a successful book launch involved people and some bad wine perhaps. But now you can eat your favorite food from your refrigerator, your beverage of choice and so this is a lot better and yes, by the way, this is also being carried by cspan welcome everybody from cspan as well. These are unprecedented times and they are unsettling times but theres also some promise in these times if we get our act together. As cosponsors of this great event, this is a time when you can move things. A classic moment in history where things can be shaped for ill or good. We at the Atlantic Council are focused on the good. We have found in our four weeks of telework that its n
As america confronts a new reality. This is the most Important Mission ive ever been on and wonders how much worse will this get and how does it end . This is a moment that is going to change this nation. A moment that forges character. This is an nbc news special report. The coronavirus pandemic. Hi, everybody, and welcome. Its good to be with you. Im Savannah Guthrie in new york alongside hoda kotb and for the next hour well be bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic which has now infected 850,000 people worldwide, including more than 186,000 people here in the u. S. This day did start off with a sobering milestone. The u. S. Death toll surpassed 3,000 and likely to exceed 4,000 before the day is over if this virus continues to spread. And this evening, a grim projection from the white house that even in the best case scenario, we could see at least 100,000 deaths in this country. To put that in perspective, that is roughly the number of americans who died in the wars in
Said the organization is very china centric. W. H. O. Thats world health organization. Receives vast amounts of money from the United States. And. We pay for a majority of biggest portion of their money. And they actually criticized and disagreed with my travel ban at the time he did it and they were wrong theyve been wrong about a lot of things. And theres a lot of information early on they didnt want to do very he seemed to be very china centric. And we have to look into that so were going to look into it with Chinese Foreign ministry responded to trumps comments by defending the United Nations health agency. China will as always firmly support the work of the w. H. O. And support the w. H. O. To continue to play a leading rule in Global Cooperation in the fight against the epidemic amid the current debate demick the United States has indicated that it will suspend funds today you know this will have a negative impact on International Cooperation in fighting the epidemic we hope that
Testing out diet testing out exercise and try and figure out things on their own. This is boom bust the one business show you cant afford to miss. In washington coming up oil markets try to stabilize ahead of an upcoming meeting between some of the Worlds Largest Oil Producers looking to put a stop to plunging prices how much hope action slowdown coronavirus and actions will talk to our panel about reopening the economy and when that could actually happen the Grocery Store that may be stocked but countries across the world especially spain are worried about what will happen to growing crops and the need for Migrant Workers we have a packed show for you today for the lets go and write it. Now we begin with our daily coronavirus update the Global Pandemic now nearly 87000. 00 deaths and more than. 1. 4000000 and factions on tuesday President Trump slammed the World Health Organization even threatened to withhold funding from the institution he said the organization is very china centric.
I want him glucose welcome to the program the Ukrainian Government and a russian backed separatists have completed a Prisoner Exchange a plane landed at key the airport sunday evening after the swap took place at a checkpoint in the separatists stronghold of done tests in Eastern Ukraine the exchange covers prisoners being held by both sides since hostilities broke out in 2014 the move stems from an agreement that russia and ukraine reached earlier this month brokered by germany and france. Correspondent david stern is key to airport for us where the freed ukrainian prisoners arrived not too long ago david you were there when they came off the airplane describe the moment for us. Well its a scene of very intense emotion for some joy in general for those who may have seen or remember those scenes of p. O. W. s were returning from the vietnam war somewhat reminiscent of that we saw the soldiers exit the airplane 1st they were greeted by president bloody mary zilinskas zelinsky sharpe sal