Its an author discussion on the potential longterm effects covid19 will have on society. Hello, im brian tate and i am pleased to welcome you to to the 2020 brooklyn book festival. We are here today with authors paola giordano, Mark Honigsbaum and sonia shah. Im gonna read very brief bios. Mark honigsbaum is a medical historian, journalist, author of five books including the pandemic century 100 years of panic, hysteria, and who works. And the fever trail in search for the cure for malaria. His current elector at City University london. Paola giordano is a physicist and author of four internationally bestselling novels including the solitude of prime numbers, which are sold over a million copies worldwide. His essay how contagion works published in italy at the beginning of the coronavirus emergency as the mathematics of contagion was shared more than 4 million times and help shift Public Opinion in the early stages of the pandemic. Sonia shah is prizewinning author of pandemic trackin
Very latest information good afternoon, theresa. Were out here at the intersection of high street and foot hill im joined with the opd spokesperson with the Oakland Police department tell us and bring us up to date right now as far as what you guys are doing to try and get this hostage or that to get the man out. What we can share with you is the starting 1115 this morning. So weve been out here since 1115, 1600 block of high street. What we do know is that we had an armed barricaded, individual who had taken hostage from this particular business where the incident is occurring. In a lot about the last half an hour the hostage was safely released unharmed. Our Tactical Negotiations Team continues communication as communication is on and off. But this has the release of the hostage and thats really the goal is the safe release of the hostage in a safe surrender. Of the armed gunman that is our primary focus im going to share with you where we are right now our tactical Team Continues th
Condemnation. Emergency in china is story floods forced more than 100000 people from their homes and threaten an ancient statue of the good. And sport byron munich of set up the Champions League final with. The german champions beat lee all 3 nil to reach the biggest game in European Club football. Welcome to the program our top story protesters in baton rouge have defied the governments warnings of a tough crackdown on dissent Alexander Lukashenko has told Law Enforcement agencies to restore order on the streets but protesters in minsk are piling on the pressure accusing the president of rigging use election victory earlier this month and demanding he step down stuff a state run chemical plants have walked off the job joining other factory workers who typically was his supporters in the past but on now calling for a nationwide general strike the protestors have found support with the European Union which has announced a new raft of sanctions and says it wont recognize the Election Res
Voting to scold all 51 instant people their only crime your arse off their. Relatives and survivors recount the horror of last years massacre at 2 mosques in new zealand prosecutors say the white supremacist gunmen planned to cause maximum carnage and hundreds of thousands of families displaced by weeks of tarantula rains and flash flooding in the yemen. Homecoming for european footballs champion. But its not a big welcoming party for god in munich fans are told to keep their distance because of coronavirus. Thank you very much for joining us doctors in germany say tests results indicate that russian Opposition Leader alexei was poisoned chancellor Angela Merkel has called on moscow to identify the perpetrators and hold them accountable of any remains in an induced coma after being transferred to berlin from a hospital in siberia on saturday doctors say they found no poison in his system the long time opponent of president Vladimir Putin fell on thursday a colleague say all he had to d
Afternoon and quickly grew to 600 acres. Thats according to the latest update from the santa clara unit cal fire. About an hour ago, evacuations are also under place along all of kenyatta road. At least four helicopters are working at keeping this fire at a moderate spread. Where were standing, were a little bit southwest of where the fire is burning. The wind seems to be blowing the fire east and growing that way, but not too long ago another layer of smoke a little bit west of where that big one where you can see the big one is started. Doesnt look like the fire is going away any time too soon. And were keeping a close eye on it, terry. Were live here near gilroy. Ginger, nbc bay area news. Ginger, thanks very much. Heres another live look at the cruz fire burning near gilroy. You can see from the wildfire camera all the smoke. Again, so far at least 600 acres have burned. Were going to continue to update you on this fire on air and our digital platforms as well. Download our free nb