[background sounds]. [background sounds]. Host hello and welcome to the 24th annual book festival. My name is katie and im an executive editor. Here today to talk to amaryllis fox author of the book life undercover comingofage in the cia. It is a wonderful book and i encourage everyone to pick up one down here at the stand. She is going to be signing copies. I will give a quick introduction then i will ask a few questions and leave the last ten to 15 minutes for audience questions. Will have a microphone set up right here in the front and another one in the back. Please silence your cell phones before weplpl start. We dont want any surprises. So even before she finished, studying at oxford, before 911. And before her writing mentor daniel was captured and killed. Amaryllis fox was already invested in the international affairs. She took great risks, a message out of burma when she was just one year out of high school. She eventually got a masters in conflict and terrorism and georgetown
Away, can americans keep up this social distancing . That as state and federal leaders continue to debate when and how to reopen their states heres what you need to know at this hour. To start off your week Top Health Officials say the number of new cases has reached a plateau. There are now more than 972,000 americans infected and close to be 55,000 people have died. The white house says social distancing will be the norm for be the next few months. Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator dr. Deborah birx said that the current ways of testing will work through the spring and summer but the u. S. Needs a, quote, breakthrough on testing to reopen. Faced with a growing backlog the irs is bringing back thousands of employees the initial wave includes 10,000 employees at locations, ten nationwide employees were told to bring their own face masks or face coverings. Uk Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back on downing street after being hospitalized in the icu by the virus a few weeks ago, he will
Yet amidst good news, a harsh reality. Death toll still climbing. Bad news isnt just bad, bad news is actually terrible. Overnight, new guidelines revealed to get workers back on the job. Is that a risky move . Well ask dr. Anthony fauci about that. And this provocative suggestion. I dont think we ever should ever shake hands ever again, to be honest with you. Burnout, senator Bernie Sanders ends his run for the white house. If i believe we had a feasible path to the nomination i would certainly continue the campaign, but its just not there. The question now, will his supporters show up for joe biden in november . All that, plus dangerous storms, overnight tornadoes rip across the south, tens of millions at risk for more Severe Weather today. Al has the forecast. Linda tripp, the woman who played a key role in the impeachment of president clinton, loses her battle with cancer. And out of this world. And liftoff. A nasa astronaut and two russian cosmonauts begin their mission to the Int
Before it gets better. As millions wonder about their jobs. Were already living paycheck to paycheck. Their safety. Take nothing for grantd. Their future. This is the moment to keep your family and your friends safe. This is an nbc news special report, the coronavirus pandemic. Hello everyone, im lester holt in new york. In the next hour were going to bring the latest of the coronavirus pandemic infected now close to 1. 5 Million People worldwide, 400,000 in the united states, the death toll reaches 13,000. Tonight the mayor of los angeles ordered starting friday anyone entering an essential business, face covering. Search for a vaccine and the latest on british Prime Minister Boris Johnson still in intensive care tonight. Front line workers risking their lives to save others, well remember some lives lost to the pandemic and in collaboration with pandemic well answer your questions. And well talk to new york mayor bill de blasio, is this country is put to the test of the past, pearl h
Changes what was considered to essential business. This new order sinking in for many people. Robert handa joins us now. Robert . Reporter yes, the changes have really caught many people and businesses off guard. Not too surprising really, because sit a very extensive new order. But for some, it was a lot to take in overnight. Marcus had no idea he was probably breaking the law when he brought his pet, munchy, to this san jose dog park. From the time he was here the other day, the Public Health department made dog parks and play grounds offlimits as part of stricter social distancing rules. Like i said, i didnt know until you told me. And if they have to close it, theyve got to close it for our safety. I dont like it. But it has to be done. Reporter frank hampton, the supervisor for the stanford Painting Company agrees. Until today, the company was considered essential. But like other rez dn shall and commercial construction related businesses, that has changed. The first time in 23 ye