At the kennedy institute, we are committed to engaging the public in a conversation about the role each one of us plays in our democracy and in our society. We do that through Civic Education programs that bring the United States senate to life and conversations like tonight that bring American History into focus. We are very proud to partner with the Massachusetts Historical Society on todays program. They are an invaluable resource for american life, history, and culture. All of us at the institute are also proud together together a group of panelists for the program, including our moderator, fred tice. He covers news related to politics and Higher Education at wbur where he has been since 1988 serving as a trusted source of truth and information. He previously was the nbc news bureau chief in mexico city and the south america reporter for cbs news based in argentina. Joining fred on the panel are four scholars who provide erspective on, and knowledge of, our nations founders. Togeth
Accused of racism. And the state of hawaii. Tourists return to the islands after months of pandemic restrictions. Live from cnbc Global Headquarters the facts, the truth, the news with shepherd smith. Good evening. Developing tonight 15 days to the election members of the same Russian Intelligence Agency that attacked the 2016 president ial campaign are now charged in connection with some of the most destructive Cyber Attacks to date around the world. A federal grand jury in washington charging six Russian Hackers in connection with crimes over the past four years. Hacks that the feds say led to nearly a billion dollar in losses for a Health Care System in pennsylvania and three other u. S. Companies plus a blackout in ukraine and computer problems at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Pete williams is with us pete, now they have charged individuals. Right individuals that they have actually attributed these attacks to they say they used some of the most damaging computer malware ever unleashed
Will begin with President Trump on the campaign trail and on the attack. Not against his opponent but the countrys top Infectious Disease experts. In a series of insults on twitter, he said he is a disaster and called fauci and other experts idiots, with just 15 days until the election and down in the polls in nearly every battleground state, tonight the president appears intent on minimizing the onavirusrus pandemic, telling Campaign Staffers that americans are tired of hearing about the virus and just want it to be left alone. But the president s comments come as the countrys leading Public Health experts are now warning that the next three months will be the worst of the pandemic. Nationwide the number of new single day infections has reached a new high. Since this summer and hospitalizations are up in 39 states. Tonight in a cbs news exclusive were inside one of the hardest hit hospitals in wisconsin, a state where new infections have exploded and where doctors are struggling to ke
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