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from that moment. that s what bothers me every day. that s dr. deborah birx, the former white house covid response coordinator under president trump saying most of the 551,000 u.s. coronavirus deaths could have been prevented. imagine that. and we re at the point where we have been so shocked by what we ve seen over the past four years, by what we saw with the capitol riots, we ve been so shocked by the botching, the mismanagement, and the lies during the trump administration during this pandemic, america has lost 551,000 people and dr. birx herself, who was inside, a scientist saying, all of those fatalities, much of them, many of them, could have been prevented. social distancing guidelines, a race to a vaccine, masking managing this pandemic actually, even though it would have taken a lot of sacrifice on the part of the american people, actually was easy to lead through. you had to work to be as bad as the last president and to allow so many people to die. well, yeah,
this is a film about storytelling. about how we tell the story of our country s past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of america s history that is told very differently depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. the winds of war blew across the land, made of it a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against brother. it was such a long and drawn-out struggle, and the feeling on both sides was so intense. we re all just romantics, lost in contemporary times, you might say. every one of us feels we was born 125 years too late. to introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. this is nelson walker. hi. we are independent documentary filmmakers. we re making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. we re filming in lots of different schools, and we re going places with a deep connection to this
have been relaxed. but will lateral flows be enough to stop covid spreading? have you had problems obtaining lateral flow tests? do you have concerns about how the system is going to work? we d like to hear from you. get in touch at @annitabbc with #bbcyourquestions. lawyers for anne sacoolas, the american woman accused of causing the death of harry dunn, deny she s agreed to face criminal proceedings in a uk court. new figures this morning show the number ofjob vacancies continues to rise and the number of those out of work continues to fall. the new spider man film is on its way, with tom holland returning to spin those superhero webs. hello and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson could face the biggest tory backbench revolt since he entered downing street when mps vote on new covid rules for england. as many as 70 conservative mps have indicated that they re prepared to vote against the government plan b covid rules for tackling the omicron variant. the prime minister has de
this is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our country s past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there s one episode of america s history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. the hot winds of war blew across the land, made of it a country divided. friend turned into foe, brother fought against brother. it was such a long and drawn out struggle and the feeling on both sides was so intense. we re all just romantics lost in contemporary time, you might say. every one of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. to introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. this is nelson walker. we are in pen accident documentary filmmakers. we made a film about the civil war. we re going to places with a deep connection to this history. there s a lot more coming. what made you choose the civil war