The threat tobout biodiversity from covid19. Tell us what we mean when we say biodiversity. We are talking about the abundance and diversity of nature, the wildlife and plants and animals that exist in Natural Systems and how they coexist and how healthy those ecosystems they occupy our. We are seeing a collapse of biodiversity. Scientists are calling it the sixth mass extinction. About one million species around the world are at risk of disappearing. Biodiversity is in rapid decline around the world. Highlights onthe the threats to biodiversity, one million species are at risk of extinction worldwide. Half of all rain forests in the world are gone. Two thirds of wetlands have disappeared. 60 of the planets wildlife has been lost since 1970. The headline said the destroyed creates the perfect conditions for coronavirus to emerge. Scientists have been warning us that this is increasing the risk for Infectious Diseases to make the leap from the Natural World into the human world. Mers, h
Of the discussion. If you were recently unemployed, laid off, or furloughed, that line is 202 7488000. If you are currently employed, 202 7488001. If you are a Business Owner, that line is 202 7488002. We would really like to hear how this is affecting our business. For all others, the line is 202 7488003. Make sure to text us, including her name, where you are texting from. On twitter, we are at cspanwj, and on facebook we will look for your posts as well, facebook. Com cspan. This is the headline in the Washington Post this morning, jobless rates spike to 4. 4 as democrats and trump began to scramble for a new spending and stimulus. Workers, thee for worst is yet to come. By midyear, the nation will likely be suffering its highest Unemployment Rate in nearly 40 years and possibly the worst since the great depression. Bank of america says the jobless rate will hit 15. 6 . ,oldman sachs pegs it at 15 while the Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates 12 for the second quarter.
So, hello, everyone, and welcome to fields farm on such a snowy sunday. But were here to welcome to all of you and welcome to senator harris for coming. We really appreciate this. Im nancy and i am the democratic chair. As you know, i ran for office and failed and then ran for school board but im going to keep it up because i never g got i know about discrimination. When i was in eighth grade, we moved fr ed from iowa and th kress cal, iowa. Its wellknown for basketball. We did the petitions and we had 1,000 signatures and guess what the school board said. No girls basketball. So we had no girls sports until after title 9. I have a sister whos eight years younger than i am. Shes in the Wisconsin University Athletic Hall of fame. And that was because of discrimination, i didnt have that opportunity. I also was a farmers wife and i went to sign up our farm with usda and guess what. Usda said no, you cant sign it up. Doesnt make any difference if your name is on the mortgage. It doesnt ma
Good morning. I would like to welcome you to historic fort stevens. Come on up. On behalf of the National Park service, we would like to welcome you to historic fort stevens and the 55th anniversary of the battle of commemoration. I am the Program Manager for the civil war defenses of washington, and that is a long or what encircles the National Park Service Number which manages 18 of the forts, as well as battleground national cemetery. Presenttime, we will the colors. Today, representing the 54th regiment of massachusetts and the united colored troops from connecticut. Withe going to open now the presentation of colors. [national anthem] [applause] please be seated. For those who are wondering, that was the hymn from the 1861 weldon,itten by oliver sung by harold hartford. We have greetings from our part superintendent at this time, julia washburn. [applause] julia good morning, everybody. What a Beautiful Day we have. We really lucked out on the weather and it feels like it may be h
With casey cep. She tells the story of author harper lees attempt to write a true crime book. [inaudible conversations] hello, everybody. Can you hear me okay . My name is r are ebek ah, tonight we are on excited to have casey cep [cheers and applause] furious hours, this is a book that katie sorry, casey. [laughter] this is not the first thing that casey has given us to write. Casey has been writing for the new yorker, the New York Times, many, many others for many years now, and many of you probably noticed because youre here, but in all of her work she has this superhuman ability to make everything she touches fascinating and crystal clear, and this could not be more true for this book. In this one, casey works to lay out two intertwining mysteries. One is the story of reverend Willie Maxwell and his trial, and the other is the unfinished work of a beloved literary character, and she recounts both stories with contagious dedication to seeing them through and doing them as much justi