1000000. Dollars of the world to music raise funds for Health Care Workers around the globe. Thank you very much for joining us protests against sweeping stay at home orders across the u. S. Are putting more pressure on state governors to ease restrictions meant to combat the spread of the coronavirus theyre being spurred on by President Donald Trump wants to get the economy back up and running addressing the media on saturday he said they were positive signs the virus had passed its peak but experts are warning that moving too fast could prove disastrous and you got to get reports from miami. After weeks of stay at home otis hundreds flock to the reopened beaches in Jacksonville Florida the medical of this controversial move as essential activity even as a state hit more than 27000 coronavirus cases its what authorities call a pathway back to normal life. But in other parts of the u. S. The scenes a very different across the country a small but growing protest movement is calling for
The Lincoln Forum symposium hosted the event. Good good morning morning my name is, my name Jonathan White and is jonathan im vice chair of white and im vice the lincoln chair of the Lincoln Forum. Our form. Our next next speaker this speaker this morning is morning Elizabeth Elizabeth are farran. She is williams professor of American History and varon. Associate director of the john shes the associate l now the third center for director Civil War History of the museum of civil War University of virginia. History at the University Author of of virginia. Shes the five book books author of five books that probe that probably important important issues from issues of the sectional the american conflict from the revolution to the civil American Revolution to the war. Her masterful civil war. Her masterful biography, biography, southern southern leaning, yankees by the lady yankees spy, true story of a true story of Elizabeth Van lou a union agent a union agent in in the heart of the the he
Revolution to the civil war. Her masterful biography, southern lady, yankee spy, a union agent in the heart of the confederacy is published by hartford press. Peoples choice award. Today she will speak to us about her new book, armys of deliverance a new history of the civil war published by oxford. Some guy named Harold Holzer called the book, quote, highly original and sweeping new study. I had the good fortune to hear liz speak on this subject a few weeks ago in hampton rhodes, virginia, and im so glad to have her here at the forum to speak to us. Please join me in welcoming elizabeth varon. [ applause ] all right. Can everyone hear me . Yes . Good. All right. In his first wartime message to congress, delivered on july 4th, 1861, Abraham Lincoln casts succession as a duped and cowed the south into submission. After drugging the public mind for 30 years ago lincoln put it, seccessionists had relied on conversion to bring good men to take up arms against the government. Theres much re
Being here, and let me thank our very esteemed panel of people who have spent their entire lives fighting for Quality Health care and disease prevention in this country. Let me just very briefly introduce some of our panelists before we begin. Dr. Abdul al sayed is a physician,epidemiologist for the city of detroit. He was formerly a professor at columbia Universitys Department of epidemiology and director of the club University Science program. Dr. Allison gulvaney is director of the yale center for Infectious Disease modeling and analysis and professor of epidemiology. She is the youngest recipient of an endowed chair in the history of yale school of medicine. Dr. Victoria dooley is a Board Certified Family Medicine physician and health care advocate. Has worked very hard to make sure all people in michigan receive health care as a human right. Deborah berger is the National Nurses united president. The Largest Nurses Union in the country, and she is one of the countrys top nursing l
Checkpoint and sent home on monday. In washington, President Trump has just signed a coronavirus funding bill that would provide relief to businesses and people impacted by the virus. It offers more than 100 billion in food assistance. It includes guaranteed sick leave for workers and to make testing virus for the costfree. The United States and canada have agreed to temporarily close their share boarder to nonessential travel. Both President Trump and canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, say trade will not be affected by this closure. In california, Governor Newsom has told the National Guard to be ready to step in if communities need extra help during the coronavirus crisis. The governor says the troops can provide humanitarian missions like distributing food and supporting public safety. Health officials in napa county have ordered a shelterinplace directive as farring tomorrow at midnight to avoid spreading the coronavirus. There are no confirmed cases of covid19 in napa. A pas