Thank you very much its great to be here. Thank you for having me at the coop and thanks to the viewers booktv and cspan and all of you for coming out. I want to tell you the story yourself in 1896, a very different world than we know today the world in which there is millions of bicycles, 300 automobilesui, the subways were not in new york city, this is the world where it raised the first personal race. The new york city of the 1890s and the population of the city doubled there were horses and horse and buggies and there were streetcars, railroads that the bicycle came along for many years it wascl just something tt specialized writers had used but the safety bicycles were two equal size wheels came along in the masses started to ride. They became the most popular form of conveyance. People just relied on the horse and buggy got a way to get around cleanly, fast and efficient and for a lot of people this was their own form of independent. Around this time a woman who is writing about
The coming months. We have already begun discussions with all of the developers about how they could do that. We talked about the simple design that could be implemented and start merrily informative. So, once if the capacity is filled in the coming months i think we will be ready to go. The companies are planning to do that. Next week i will be in geneva to meet with representatives from the country because critically thereby it is essential and working with them to modify the plan and to have a shared plan. So, ultimately, be products in west africa will depend on multiple parties working together. Not only the companies that actually make these products, the health authorities, the regulatory authorities and the u. S. Government ability to establish this kind of infrastructure. This is all extremely challenging that failure is not an option and we do have to find ways to overcome the challenges. Failure is just not an option. And i thank you again and the fbi has more than 200 scien
Modern to us today. John and Abigail Adams have become so prominent in the minds of americans because of this collection of papers and the publications that have opened them up to the world. The story of Abigail Adams in the revolutionary war is a story of sacrifice, of commitment to country and abigail rose to the occasion. Abigail was adamantly opposed to slavery. She was quite behindthescenes dynamo, i think. She warned her husband. You cant rule without including what women want and what women have to contribute. The backdrop to the adams brief occupancy of the white house is one of political defeat and personal tragedy. She is worried about her husband and defends him against slander. She is concerned about her children, their upbringing their education. She could hold her own with anybody, in her own time and since. She was in every way her husbands equal. Susan swain born in 1744, Abigail Smith married john adams at age 19. Over 54 years of marriage, they have five Children Toge
Investigation into how panorama secured its interview with his mother is a step in the right direction. Covid in care homes scientists who advised the government admit they never checked how the virus could be spread by staff working in multiple homes. And, a £300 million rescue package for 11 sports, struggling without spectators because of coronavirus. And coming up we look ahead to tonights announcement of the booker prize winner for 2020. Ill speak to last years joint winner, bernadine evaristo, in just over half an hour. Good afternoon. Theres more encouraging news today about Coronavirus Vaccines. Researchers from Oxford University say the vaccine theyre working on shows a promising immune response so far in people in their 60s and 70s. Crucial further tests still need to be carried out and the vaccine isnt yet at the same stage as similar jabs being developed by pfizer and moderna. The uk has ordered 100 million doses of the oxford vaccine if it eventually receives regulatory a