Never give up. Woodruff welcome to our pbs newshour special, confronting im judy woodruff. A virus none of us can see with the naked eye has turned our lives upside down in ways we couldnt imagine just a few weeks ago. Most of us are anxious because so much has changed so fast;ec frightenedse so much is unknown. Knowing that, we decided to try to address some of your concerns. Over the past we, weve collected your questions, and, experts to answer many of them. F they cover your own personal alth, the economy, and h prepared we are as a country for this threat. Te well also hear from dr. Anthony fauci of the National Institute of allergyct and inus diseases, probably the most respected voice in the nation right now. But to begin, a look awe got here. Its all over the world. Its incredible whats happened in such a short period of time. Oodruff only a few months ago, the disease now known as covid19 is believedo have originated at one seafood and poultry market in the city of wuhan, chin
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hello. thank you for joining me this saturday. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin with the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi recovering in a hospital after a violent attack at the couple s san francisco home early friday morning. a spokesman for the speaker says 82-year-old paul pelosi underwent successful surgery for a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hand. police say a man broke into his home just after 2:00 a.m. friday and attacked him with a hammer. sources say paul pelosi was able to call 911 at the start of the attack and officers responded quickly, taking the suspect into custody. cnn s josh campbell has the details from san francisco. reporter: 82-year-old paul pelosi the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi undergoing surgery after being eviolently attacked with a hammer say the the pelosi s san francisco home. speaker pelosi was in washington at the time. special call, medic, location reporter: police found paul pelosi fending off
John The War In Israel bringing chaos to the nations capital. Swarms of antiisrael protestors flooding the Cannon Building demanding a ceasefire with the terrorists one day after hamas blamed israel for the Hospital Blast in gaza. John roberts reporting from jerusalem. As protestors took over the Capitol Rotunda a congressman stood silently above the demonstration holding an israeli flag. Other lawmakers sounded shocked at what they saw unfolding. The idiocy that you can see behind us. People who dont understand what were facing. People killing innocent lives, women, elderly, women taken captive and yet these people are sympathizing with them. Its sad. They want to come into this Capitol Building and wreak havoc. They dont have a clue what is going on in the middle east. They want to blame israel. Capitol Police Arrested more than 300 of those protestors and charged at least three of them with assaulting an officer. This was just one of many antiisrael protests taking place across the
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