At the kennedy institute, we are committed to engaging the public in a conversation about the role each one of us plays in our democracy and in our society. We do that through Civic Education programs that bring the United States senate to life and conversations like tonight that bring American History into focus. We are very proud to partner with the Massachusetts Historical Society on todays program. They are an invaluable resource for american life, history, and culture. All of us at the institute are also proud together together a group of panelists for the program, including our moderator, fred tice. He covers news related to politics and Higher Education at wbur where he has been since 1988 serving as a trusted source of truth and information. He previously was the nbc news bureau chief in mexico city and the south america reporter for cbs news based in argentina. Joining fred on the panel are four scholars who provide erspective on, and knowledge of, our nations founders. Togeth
President after an historic election victory in mississippi legislators prepare for a final vote on whether to remove a confederate battle emblem from the states flag. Hello thank you for joining us it began as an unknown virus among a few dozen patients in china at the end of last year now 6 months later the coronavirus pandemic is fast approaching another tragic milestone almost half a 1000000 people are known to have died and the virus is still spreading across the planet more than 10000000. 00 people are now confirmed to have been infected thats a 900 percent increase in less than 3 months a quarter of all those infections and deaths are in the United States by far the worst hit country with over 2 and a half 1000000 cases and the 125000 fatalities but the true toll is likely to be much higher a recent survey by the u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention found many more americans that antibodies for the virus suggesting the real case count may be up to 10 times higher tha
Senate it is my honor to welcome you here. We are going to have a conversation about the intersection of Early American History and contemporary political issues. If this is your first visit to the institute, i want to welcome you to our fullscale replica of the United States senate chamber. We arekennedy institute, committed to engaging the public in a conversation about the role each one of us plays in our democracy and our society. We do that through Civic Education programs that bring the United States senate to life and conversations like tonight that bring American History into focus. Partnerery proud to with the Massachusetts Historical Society on todays program. They are an invaluable resource for american life, history, and culture. All of us at the institute are proud together together a group of panelists for the Program Including our moderator, fred tice. He covers news related to politics in Higher Education at sincehere he has been 1988. Serving as a trusted source of tru
Oil price crashed below 0 and then kept on going into negative territory our economics editor abby dallies in london he says the glut in oil supplies is a global problem that needs a coordinated multinational response. Theres more than 35000000. 00 barrels in circulation which out which which are not useful to anybody at this present time and so we need to figure out how to get rid of those 35000000. 00 bows that would mean russia United States and saudi arabia shutting down production but thats not practical because if you shut down press corps you can damage wells so it needs a collective help from from everyone around the world the other thing that the United States can do is rig is that off the Strategic Reserve to allow corporations to actually store away their oil in those corporate in those that are in the Strategic Reserves and thats something that were going to consider and the u. S. Is also considering haint Oil Companies to keep oil in in the oil wells so that they dont pump
Demanded the director of the centers for Disease Control walk back his warning about a 2nd wave of coronavirus uncomfortably robert read thiel did not do so disputing the headline about the initial interview but confirming he had been accurately quoted i didnt say that this was going to be worse i said it was going to be more complicate our more difficult and potentially complicated because well have flu in coronavirus circulated same time. The president sought support from another of his medical experts dr Deborah Burkes and been very original this is years ago they will know. We dont know if its a small confined here or there we put it but 8 i think the great thing is will be able to find it earlier this time and i think thats what were talking about well find those cases earlier so what dr redfield said we would be able to stay in containment face president continue to push back against potential future threat and an answer to a reporters question argued the virus may not come back