Than 1918, when contagion ravaged the world, shuttering schools, closing businesses and killing hundreds of thousands. Here to talk with us about what became known 102 years ago as the spanish flu is Katharine Arnold who poured over eye witnesses accounts of the illness from it early beginningses at places like military nice kansas to it effect on a number of prominent american writers like john stein barbing and katherine porter. She read has she is the author of self book but the history of london and her book, the world of shake pierces london was pushed in i simon and shoe center 2015. She union us from the uk, woman, california catharine; n tell to go your ofolk tuesdayed on first person accounts, doctors, flurries, children. Why did you take such a personal view of the pandemic . I wanted to write a book that people could relate to. Spanish flu where people could read it and find characters like themselves. At times almost like a disaster movie, get people stuck on the titanic or
That were the United States of america, and you will not mess around with our election system. The Obama Administration retaliates against russian hacking. Of course, the president elect can reverse all of this. Even those who are sympathetic to president obama are saying that part of the reason he did this today is to box in president elect trump. A little sloppy right now. Real sloppy. On the east coast millions are in the crosshairs of the first noreaster of the season. Unless you have four wheel drive i suggest not getting on the roads. Its that bad. Nationwide ceasefire is reported to be holding in syria, despite reports of isolated clashes. U. S. Led airstrikes helped iraqi troops push further into mosul after a twoweek lull in the operation. Beefing up security ahead of saturdays new years eve celebrations in times square. Had one of the most well policed, best protected events at one of the safest venues in the entire world. A pilot incredibly lucky to walk away after their Hel
[ cheers and applause ] i believe that we must never hesitate to act when necessary, including unilaterally when necessary against any imminent threats to our people. But ive also insisted that it is unwise and unsustainable to ask our military to build nation nations on the other side of the world or resolve their internal conflic conflicts, particularly in places where our forces become a magnet for terrorists and insurgencies. Instead its been my conviction that even as we focus relentlessly on dismantling terrorist Networks Like al qaeda and isil we should ask allies to do their share in the fight and we should strengthen local partners who can provide lasting securi security. And these convictions guided the policy we pursued both in iraq and afghanistan. When i took office, the United States was focused overwhelmingly on iraq, where nearly 150,000 american troops had spent years fighting an insurgency and helping to build a democratic government. Meanwhile, al qaeda had regrouped
That happened inside of that garage and coming around this way about a mile ask a half that way at a car, a third reported inc he need to talk to about this incident. One video may help detectives find a man with no shame set on campus. I dont know like what point of it is anyway. It is not peeling to anyone. I guess hes probably doing it for attention. This video was taken last thursday evening, the night detectives got three different reports and the man with his i have been here four years and it naz never happened. The man in this video who walked in and out of the sent tear night is a man of person, is a person of interest. Detectives hope someone know who is he is and calls hem with his name. It was shocking become a freshman and not knowing thousand protect myself or who to think or react. She doesnt walk alone because we have a program called it safe team. Ive called them when im across campus. Hes connect today a case from last fall. They juan to find him and need your help an
Heated every day. Bomb on board . What blew a large hole on the commercial jet. The growing fears it was a terrorist attack. State of emergency. Floridas governor taking new action after at least nine cases of zika are reported in that case. How did a virus you knew about just weeks ago become such a threat . And hello kitty. For the First Time Ever the only jaguar known to live in the u. S. Is captured on camera. The big cat scientists have been trying to spot for years. Today thursday, february 4, 2016. From nbc newewthis is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. We have covered campaigns in the past where it has gotten rough. The charges and counter charges going back and forth especially on the republican side is getting really intense. And we have nine months before election day. The stakes are high. That is why we are seeing it get so heated. That is the top story. Sanders at a town hall. They have a debate tonight.