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Good to be with you. Miss woodruff lets start with the basics. Where are we right now in the country in the battle against covid19. If you are asked for a status report, what would you say . Dr. Fauci i would say it is a mixed bag. The numbers are very serious and very concerning. We have had now over 185,000 death, sixplus million infections. The country, a large country, there are some areas doing very well right now, got hitarly those that badly early on. For instance, the new york metropolitan area has for at least one month now been less than 1 test positivity. In contrast in other parts of the country, particularly what we saw in some of the Southern States that had big surges when they tried to open up the economy, that brought our baseline number of daily infections up from 20,000 a day to as high as 70,000, we are back now to 30000 and 40,000. In those states, they are starting to level off and come down which is a reall ....
Hello, hello. Thanks for being here. I wish we were able to talk to folks outside, but we are keeping our social distancing and playing by the rules. Good afternoon, everyone. This is ano kamala, exciting day. This is a great day for our campaign and a great game for great day for america, in our view. I have had the incredible privilege with meeting and spending time with a talented group of women leaders, all of whom are qualified to be president. With each one, the more i learn about them, the more i talk to them, the more impressed i was, even though i knew that before. I want to thank each and everyone of them for being part of this process and i look forward to working with them as we rebuild this country, to get elected and once we are elected, god willing. I approach this with a seriousness, a purpose and a mind, because this is a serious moment for our nation. We are at one of those inflection points you have heard me say that before in our history. A lifechanging election for ....
Standing to my left is kathryn kolbert, who recently retired as the Constance Hess williams 66th director of the center for leadership studies, professor of leadership studies and professional practice in the Political Science department at barnard college. In 1992, she argued the landmark case of planned parenthood v. Casey before the Supreme Court. Since then, she has worked for and overseen different organizations, such as people for the american way. Mary ziegler is a professor at Florida StateUniversity College of law. Shes a historian and has written numerous books and articles on this topic. Her new book is titled abortion in america a legal history and is forthcoming soon. Catherine glenn foster i ....
Poem that was composed in 1970. This was on new years day. Id like you to frame our conversation by reading it. David id be happy to. Its titled letters from plaku. If you are able save for them a place inside of you. And save up with backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go. Be not ashamed to say you love them though you may not have always. Take what they have left and what they have taught you while youre dying and keep them in their own. And in that time when men decide to call the war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind. Michael odonnell, january 1st, 1970. Susan who was Michael Odonnell . David he was a young man who found himself in vietnam in 1970. He was a songwriter and a poet and a helicopter pilot and a hero and ultimately a casualty of the vietnam war. Susan how did you encounter his poetry . David i first read a book by harold evans. There was a se ....