Coming up on our program at this hour, the olympic flame lands in japan. This as bouts over the summer games grow doubts over the summer games grow. A number of athletes a and officials have called on the event to be postponed because of the pandemic. Those are our top stories this hour at france 24. Thank you for watching. We start here in france where its the fourth day of a National Lockdown and this morning Emmanuel Macron isis holding a meeting to discuss further measures to combat the spread of covid19. The country, which has reported 11,000 cases of the disease, is poised to follow itataly in extetending its confinement perd from t two to four weeks. Lets listen to macron speaking earlierr from the interior inistry. Werere at very start of thi crisis. Weve taken exceptional measures to counter this first wave. Its a race against time to fight the virus. And even though its still the start, we must remain ready to make any necessary changes. We must be ready to react to any new i
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We were live earlier today from memorial inr norfolk, virginia. Next youll hear about the wartime role of the u. S. Navy, as well as archaeological work on the trenches of the western front area our symposium concludes with a panel on the war felt like his. The wars legacy. Good morning. How is everyone this fine morning area this fine morning . Welcome to the city of norfolk for those of you who have not been here before. It has been my honor and privilege to be the director here at the macarthur memorial right in the heart of downtown norfolk virginia. We were dedicated back in 1964. Our mission is to interpret the life and times of general Douglas Macarthur and in his words, look toward the future but do not neglect the past. That spirit we are gathered here today. For much of the world, the key events of general macarthurs life this is part of a coordinated strategy lasting from this year, 2014, all the way into 2019 area and stay tuned. Like this be more coming. We have two floors
[inaudible] youre watching American History tv. Like in the conversation us on facebook. In American Hats history tv, today were bringing you live coverage of world war one. Good morning everybody. To the macarthur memorial. For the last 14 months it has be the honor to director here at macarthur memorial. In a ld like to stand special welcome to our audience that is watching around the world in American History tv. In a mission 1964 use general macarthurs words to look for the future based on the past. That is why we are gathered here today. In many ways helped shape his future. Todays event will mark the of the first ial world war. Building next ial to us, the general is buried next to his wife. You can explore the museum while you are here. And this time i want to thank to put this helped symposium, without them we would not be here today. The city of norfolk, southern bank, hampton rd. , museum. You to all partners. [applause] before we get going. First of all, please silence your