Help to educate the world about the realities of coronavirus and its impacts says were already falling off the knifes edge here in britain and he joins me now from london col thanks so much for coming back on as i said 10 days ago you said were falling off the edge of the knife since then Boris Johnson is in active new policies are closing bars at 10 pm instead of 11 satisfied with his response. Yes i think thats very understandable response so predicted by our modeling studies it reflects one of the 3 leaders that the government has access to. Best described i think in terms of changing or reducing the contact rates through specialists and saying look like the rule of. The curve for you the 2nd kind of leader is clearly the population immunity which hopefully will be substantially over mentored by vaccination but the. Something for that but theres a 3rd which is Contact Tracing so when you ask me would i be satisfied with curfew and actual lock downs and social distancing absolutely t
First, democratic representative al green of texas, then scott perry of pennsylvania. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is thursday, october 1, 2020. The senate convenes at noon, and the house is in at 9 00 a. M. Eastern, which means we will be with you for two hours. We begin taking stock of tuesdays first president ial debate. With criticism pouring in from both sides of the aisle, the commission on president ial debates announced yesterday it would make changes to the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues. As we wait to see with those changes will be, we are asking you what you would suggest. How would you alter the debate format, if all . Phone lines are split up as usual. If you support the trump pence ticket, 202 7488000 202 7488001. If you support the aydin harris ticket, 202 7488000 biden harris ticket 202 7488000. For independents, 202 7488002. O text us, 202 7488003 twitter,lso find us on cspanwj. You can start calling and now as
United states the highest death toll in the world what does that mean for the president ial election that just weeks away. And racing against time in tasmania australia rescuers are trying to save scores of pilot whales after they become marooned in Shallow Waters. Im guy raz its and welcome to the show the United Nations General Assembly has been holding its annual debate as the world body marks 75 years since its founding but far from delivering a unifying message on the anniversary u. S. President donald trump repeatedly lashed out at china this in a new format for the assembly because of the coronavirus pandemic and it was the 1st time World Leaders a didnt gather in new york but instead addressed the forum via video. Facemask some tight security at u. N. Headquarters even though the most. Wish guests joined by video link a precaution to avoid worsening the coronavirus pandemic that has already killed almost 1000000 people worldwide. To a half empty hall of socially distance u. N.
Leader accused of undermining National Security. Hello. United nations vesta gators have accused the venezuelan government of crimes against humanity, including the killing and torturing of protesters. The Factfinding Mission found reasonable grounds to believe president Nicolas Maduro ordered the crimes to silence opposition. Reporters believe the military killed and tortured protesters. Tactics include arbitrary detentions. The office concluded the crimes were part of state policy and not isolated incidents. Thats based on hundreds of interviews with victims and witnesses. The report says the International Criminal court should open an investigation if venezuelan authorities failed to act. They have been demanding justice for over two years. Their 20yearold son was killed during protests in venezuela in 2017. He died after being struck in the chest by a tear gas canister. We have gone to every International Organization to denounce the execution because his death was part of excessiv