One that would eventually kill more people than the great war itself. It was the influenza pandemic of 1918, known back then as the spanish flu. And we wont come back till its over over there you said you cant understand how america with the influenza pandemic in 1918 without understanding world war 1 . Because everything about the pandemic was related to the war. And everything about the war at that time was related, in a sense, to the pandemic. Historian Kenneth Davis says an early outbreak of flu was reported at camp fundsten, part of ft. Riley in texas. Young men arriving for training and deployment were becoming sick. The outbreak in 1918 . March 4th, 1918, we know the date. Doctors are starting to notice a strange influenza that doesnt look like anything else theyve ever seen. What were the first symptoms they started to see . Very high fever. Tremendous body aches. Like backbreaking body aches. Then as it progressed, these very otherwise healthy young men, who had just reported
Cnns special report pandemic how a virus changed the world in 1918, it airs saturday night at 9 00 p. M. Eastern time. Just a reminder, about an hour from now, cnns don lemon and dr. Sanjay gupta are hosting a special town hall the color of covid the vaccines. Dr. Anthony fauci and Surgeon General jerome adams will be there to answer your questions. Now the news continues. So lets hand it over to chris for cuomo prime time. Thank you very much, john. I am chris cuomo and welcome to prime time. The Moderna Vaccine is now authorized for emergency use. But will we be able to get it to the people who need it in time . And a Government Shutdown has been averted for at least two days. But will congress get money to the hungry before christmas . These questions demand answers and action from the people who have the honor of doing our business. We must demand those answers and action. Again, why arent we being given the facts and figures about where the vaccine is going . Why doesnt anyone see
Social media that many people are clicking on. And you wont believe whos really behind it. And good morning, america. Who flies shirtless . That is not people who shouldnt, do. Thats right. Well, you better watch your manners up in the air. Someone is always watching. We also have a lot of news to get to this morning. Brandnew childing video from isis released overnight as president obama meets with top generals in tampa today, and the west bracing for the massive flooding. Ginger and rob are tracking that. But begin with the breaking news from the nfl, the Minnesota Vikings reversing course, deciding to keep star running back Adrian Peterson away from the team while he fights that child abuse charge. Abcs ryan smith is here with the latest for us. Good morning, ryan. Reporter good morning. And breaking overnight, yet another bizarre twist in the nfl. Just days after allowing former mvp Adrian Peterson back on the field, the vikings making a move that could yank him from the field for
Brian not yet. Tavis not yet, okay. [laughter] dave, you got a screenplay . Dave i got a couple. Tavis he got a couple of them, see . Camera guys, floor guys, everybodys got a screenplay theyre working on. How did you know, when did you know, that you were gifted enough to actually make this work . Im not suggesting that folks who havent gotten their big break yet arent gifted. Right, right. Tavis but when did you know im really good at this . Well, ben and i just had this deal that whatever we put out, we wanted to like it, and that was it. Even if it was a we said at the time, even if this is a videocassette on the mantle, we want to both like it if nobody else does. As we wrote, we were reading a lot. I used to this is 1994, where we did a lot of the writing on good will hunting, and we were both unemployed and i asked patrick whitesell, our agent, whos still our agent 20 years later, to just send me everything thats being made. He said, well, there arent parts for you in a lot of t
Its the passenger shaming on social media that many people are clicking on. And you wont believe whos really behind it. And good morning, america. Okay, who flies shirtless . That is not people who shouldnt, do. Thats right. Well, you better watch your manners up in the air. Someone is always watching. And a lot of news to get to this morning. Brand new chilling video from i. S. I. S. Released overnight as president obama meets with top generals in tampas today, and the west bracing for the massive flooding. But begin with the breaking news from the nfl, the Minnesota Vikings reversing course, keeping Adrian Peterson away from the teem while he fights that child abuse charge. Ryan smith has the latest. Reporter good morning. And another bizarre twist in the nfl. Just days after allowing former mvp Adrian Peterson back on the field, the vikings making a move that could yank him from the field for the season. And ray rice appealing his suspension, controversies are playing out. Overnight