Secede from iraq heading also coming up. From the machall hits the Campaign Trail again just days after winning the general election this time around shes helping out an election in one of germanys states. And hugh hefner the founder of the adult magazine playboy dies at the age of ninety one launched in One Thousand Fifty Three playboy was an overnight success will go to los angeles to look at his life. Im brian thomas welcome to the show iraqs kurds are facing growing political isolation after the massive yes to independence and mondays referendum airlines from turkey egypt jordan lebanon say theyll be halting all flights to Iraqi Kurdistan at the request of Baghdad Now Turkey has also warned it could stop cross
border trade with the region and Iraq Central Government as threatened its own sanctions. There were euphoric scenes among iraqs kurds after the official result was announced could issue Authorities Say that with a Seventy Three percent Voter Turnout the poll had been a resou
masks. i believe it helps everybody in the long run. are you nervous seeing some of the rise in covid cases among kids? yes, very nervous. sophie, how do you feel about going to school in a mask? i feel the same way about my mom. i m happy that i m wearing masks. i m comfortable in it and it also covers up germs. chuck, i ve been talking to parents across the country and a lot of them are pointing to kids like 8-year-old third grader sophie who seem to understand what a mask can do and willing to wear it and they are hoping the grown ups in leader positions are willing to listen to sofie. chuck? any of us that are parents kids are much more adaptable than adlts. dasha, thank you. dr. shafner before i ask you specifics about the third dose,
60 million doses the u.s. pledged are of the astrazeneca vaccine. the u.s. will not send any of those doses overseas until the fda gives the green light for that vaccine to be administered in the u.s., even if it s approved in the countries where they re going to send it. it s unclear when and possibly if the fda will approve that. all this putting a slowdown on the vaccine diplomacy efforts that the u.s. has been hoping to play out. also, a way to counter russia and china, which have been sending out millions of doses for months now of their vaccine and attempting to use that as a way to curry favor with some countries. multiple hurdles. shannon pettypiece at 1600 pennsylvania. blayne alexander, thank you. shaq, thank you. dr. shafner is a cdc