Returned to the farm. Thats a theme that this country was founded on. If you go up to the rotunda in the capital and you look at the great painting of the tremble of George Washington turning over his powers as commanderinchief and the Continental Army to the congress, the cincinnatus symbols are all do that painting because the Founding Fathers really believe this is what democracy entails. It meant that citizenship met any citizen should be called, could be called upon any time to serve his country or her country and any capacity including the greatest power. In the power belong to the people, therefore, power would be returned by those who held it for a time. Truman liked to say i try never to forget who i was, where he came from, and where would go back to. Thats the cincinnatus Team Obviously but it also shows that he knows who he was. He knew who he was and he was proud of who he was and the return to independence after he left the office of the presidency in 1953 was his way of
Trading session in the u. S. Overnight. Hang seng will be the focus, down 121 point. Another choppy session after quite a comeback yesterday. Jakarta is muted right now. News they will be easing lockdowns in the capital despite the rising cases. Sydney leading the losses, down 1. 2 . Three in a row that have been strong, perhaps the pboc sending a message they will not use currency as a weapon. Onshore strengthened the most. Dollaryen, you are seeing that haven trade come back. As you said, the main market event over the next 24 hours is this presser by President Trump, he will announce u. S. Policy on china curbingijing passed freedoms in hong kong. His top advisers said china will be held accountable by the of ministration. Is it Wishful Thinking in the u. S. Administration to think maybe they can change chinas behavior and plans for hong kong . I think nothing is impossible, but this does seem extremely unlikely. If you look at all the actions beijing has taken, it is clear there ha
Thing back. In the new york, new jersey, area, some promise that the worsthit states are at least pondering openings as soon as tomorrow. The very latest read on all of this from jackie deangelis. Hey, jackie. Reporter neil, as reopenings continue in slow phases across the country, reminder this mornings weekly jobless claims added three million more people to the list of unemployed. The number was higher than expectations but it was lower than it was last week. So that was positive. Remember the total number of jobs lost in eight weeks, more than 36 million. That is a backdrop here. That is why reopening is so important. The sooner the country can do it, the more people can get back to work. Now in florida universal orlando is partially reopening today. The citywalk portion is going to be on reduced hours but masks are a must. There will be temperature checks. On may 20th, the plan is to open disney springs. That is where the shopping and dining complex is. The rest of the park is clo
And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Anchor hello, this is outside source on bbc news, covering all of the very latest ronavirus developments i britain and globally. Isaiah washington as the governor eyes on washington as the governor of new york prepares to meet President Trump over clashing of coronavirus testing funding. Lets coordinate who does what. What do the states do, what ds the federal government do . Chor President Trump is criticized after promising to stop all immigration into the u. S. He says it is protect jobs. Deaths in e 20 year high with many deaths reported at care homes. And the food Program Warns the ic could double the numb of people suffering from acute hunger. In t looks italy oaks to ease its locked and restrictions as other european counies have started introduce changes. We will start in the u. S. President trump is hosting new yorkpener andrew cuomo governor andrew cuoho at the white. The have clashed frequently during
Iran looks to relax its lock down some fairly our break there may be far worse than reported. And a critically ill patient turned away from 6 hospitals a bag with its fears grow over an escalating outbreak. Now have all the schools including us the president dana white says that hes close to securing a private island to make sure he can keep staging events to the core of our spending but. We begin in the u. K. Where foreign secretary dominic robb is stepping in to lead the government thats after Prime Minister baraks johnson was moved to intensive care in london he was transferred to hospital after his covert 900 symptoms got worse on monday night the father with this report. This is where the most powerful man in britain is under close observation every branch of government was already under strain and now this downing street say the Prime Minister who is 55 was moved to the intensive care unit on the advice of his medical team hes been given oxygen but hasnt been put on a ventilator