In michigan. Since then, our world was turned upside down. Gov. Whitmer to be honest, we have never seen Something Like this. More than 30,000 cases confirmed in our state. This virus impacting every aspect of our lives. Over one million michiganders now unemployed. Thousands of Small Business owners wondering if they will be able to stay afloat. Survivell find a way to and survive through the recession. Public schools shuttered through the school year. Kitchen tables becoming classrooms. Parents becoming teachers. But where theres struggles, theres strengths. Heroes. On the front line. While michiganders and stay home and do their part. Gov. Whitmer the people of michigan have stepped up, and we have started to flatten this curve. Most people have played their part, and we are grateful. We know there are plans to reopen the state, but many questions are main how we will get there. Tonight, we come together to chart that course. Town hall. Cial good evening. Bym so honored to be joined
That course in a special virtual town hall. Brought to you by michigan now. Good evening. Im honored to be joined by my frank and mike. We are broadcasting to stations across michigan tonight. On behalf of all of our stations, we want to thank you for your questions and for tuning into this incredibly special event. An unprecedented time in our history calls for an unprecedented response to your covid19 has hit our state hard. Michiganders have seen loss of life, jobs, and a sense of normalcy. Rebound, anyward questions remain like when will people be able to go back to work, when will things get back to normal, and what is the plan if we do see another spike in cases. Our stations are teaming up to get your questions answered. Tonight we are joined by governor gretchen whitmer. Governor, we want to thank you for the opportunity to bring questions directly to you. The governor is joined by michigans chief medical executive and the director of Michigan Labor and Economic Opportunity. ,h
It is wednesday, april 15. I am in the romney building in lindsay joined by our chief medical executive. I wanted to give an update on where things are. I want to take a moment to acknowledge everyone who has stepped up and share their stories. It has been incredibly challenging, but also there are some phenomenal people who are going to work doing the hard work every single day. I have heard from nurses and first responders, educators, Grocery Store workers, childcare workers from all across the state of michigan and they are on the front lines every single day helping us get through this crisis. Every time i speak to them, i feel the impact this virus has had on them and their families. A staff member of mine has a Family Member who is a nurse. At the end of his lung shift, he will stay in the garage and cry before going into the house. Another friend of mine has multiple sclerosis and a compromised immune system. She has been in her apartment for five weeks. We have all missed birth
Longterm care facilities. Gov. Whitmer all right, good afternoon. It is wednesday, april 15. I am in the romney building in lindsay joined by our chief medical executive. I wanted to give an update on where things are. I want to take a moment to acknowledge everyone who has stepped up and share their stories. It has been incredibly challenging, but also there are some phenomenal people who are going to work doing the hard work every single day. I have heard from nurses and first responders, educators, Grocery Store workers, childcare workers from all across the state of michigan and they are on the front lines every single day helping us get through this crisis. Every time i speak to them, i feel the impact this virus has had on them and their families. A staff member of mine has a Family Member who is a nurse. At the end of his lung shift, he will stay in the garage and cry before going into the house. Another friend of mine has multiple sclerosis and a compromised immune system. She
Civil war scholar james morgan discusses the battle of balls bluff that occurred in virginia. Five during the first year of the war, he argues this union was loss was due to misinformation and miscommunication among the officers. This event was part of pamplin historical parks big battles, small battles, big results symposium. Are forced speaker today is james morgan. Long civil war enthusiast and current president of the new fort sumter civil war roundtable in charlston and recently joined the border of the fort sumter historical trust. Jim was also a cofounder and chairman of the friends of falls isff, his tactical study widely considered to be the definitive work on that subject. Lets welcome james morgan. [applause] good morning. Everybody hear me ok . Im going to be moving around. We are good on the sound . Ok. Topic is smallur battles and large results. Balls bluff meets that criteria. A very small battle. 1700 men on each side. The numbers were almost dead even. Makes it amusing