Past 24 hours medical supplies including oxygen are starting to come in from other countries the same time the party of indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been handed a defeat in Regional Elections in the state of west bengal and criticised for allowing large gatherings while hospital struggle with the major surge in corona cases malaysias detected the 1st case of the highly infectious variant identified in india hilda fishel say was found during airport screening in a person who travelled from india didnt exactly say when the case was detected but malaysia banned flights to and from india on wednesday latin america struggling with a high demand for covert vaccines but there arent enough to go around that includes argentina were not time curfew has been extended for 3 weeks more of that from input of sars. Less than 2 percent of the 42000000 inhabitants of argentina have had their 2nd around 1112 percent have had their 1st vaccination but it is proving difficult just to get enough
Gotta love it ace or use a rocket carrying 2 russians and an american has docked with the International Space station just days before the 60th anniversary of the 1st manned space flight. Space is cool but are to dot com for more on those and other stories the big picture is up next with us this is our. April 12th marks the 40th anniversary of the 1st Space Shuttle launch and for the next 30 years 5 shuttles launch numerous satellites and interplanetary probes and the Hubble Telescope a conducted scientific experiments impossible here on earth collaborated with russia in the shuttle mir alliance and mabel construction. Of and travel to and from the International Space station all of this progress came at up painful cost in 14. 00 human lives lost when challenger exploded after liftoff and columbia disintegrated re entering earths atmosphere after the final flight of atlantis 10 years ago the Space Shuttle Program Ended and nasa relied on russias so used to transport our astronauts to a
This acknowledgment of responsibility is unprecedented. But is always what matters now is what we do with it. Our conversation today will focus on the federal government to work state and local tallies to its obligation under the Fair Housing Act in its broader commitment for equity gaps in housing in our community for this conversation no 1 better to have joined us today than the former secretary they are, great thank you so much for being here. So, i am curious, what do youst think it means countless earthy day 1 commitment that the president made. Where there were equity overan here and that other conversations happening about retirement or transportation. They were not integrated particular well. I am curious how you responded to that commitment on the part of the president . I was happy to see it. Its invaluable sends a strong message to all of the cabinet secretaries, every agency in the deputy secretary to such important work. You only to connect the dots of these policies. Iv p
On day one of the new it administration, President Bidens First Executive order spoke of an allofgovernment approach and equity in every aspect of policy choice. The president issued a memorandum that acknowledges the federal governments legacy of promoting segregation and housing dissemination and proposeshousing discrimination. This acknowledgment of responsibility is unprecedented, but as always, what matters next is what we do with it. Our conversation will focus on how the federal government can work with states and localities on the Fair Housing Act and its commitment to closing equity gaps in housing. For this composition, no one better to have joined us today than former secretary of housing and urban developing in the Obama Administration, sec. Julian castro. There you are. Thank you so much for being here. Mr. Castro great to be with you. Sarah so im curious to ask you what you think it means start with the day one commitment the president made to say you and i have been part
A virus spread. Why do we parent and when well. Introduce through the techniques and weekly radio program. If you would like any information on the crown of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you go your podcast you can also find us at. The findings suggest that the laboratory incidents i put disease. Hes extremely unlikely and. To explain the introduction of the virus into the human population. This seems to be the consensus off to a controversial joint investigation. Into the origin of corona virus by the w. H. O. And Chinese Government in blue hunt so where did the virus come from the prevalent theory is that the sars scotu virus is this so knows this that it jumped from animals to humans either from close contact with these creatures or the hunting of exotic wildlife so case closed not quite questions remain. Indeed welcome to the night in special im monica jones in berlin nice took a year for china to allow an Internati