As 1918 and then suddenly in 1997 this new flu emerged in hong kong and scientists discovered to their horror that rather than being incubated in a pig or a human being can call infected with several strands of the flu it jumped directly from birds to humans thats mike davis speaking in 25 on the threat of a flu type pandemic a thing in the own abreu world his warnings are arguably not taken seriously by policymakers think tanks and politicians is 25 book the monster at our door is now called the monster and is with a brand new preface and he joins me now from Los Angeles Mike welcome to going on the ground youve been on well i understand just take us through how you came to write to the new preface as the full horror of the pandemic we came up aarons the book the regional. Published right out to the operation in 2003 i think i wrote it in 2005 this is avian flu and at the time it looked like whos in a way faced with a pandemic flu the biggest disastrous is the 1980 spanish flu it was
Now nearly 3 months it was sealed off from the wild has now opened its doors again tens of thousands of people have been allowed to leave the city at the epicenter of the corona Virus Outbreak but it remains under close watch with tight Health Restrictions in place to avoid a 2nd wave of infections sarah clarke begins our coverage. Packed and ready for departure tens of thousands of people from the city of woo han are on the move after 76 days holed up in their homes when i wasnt here when i planned to go home during the Chinese New Year but because of the epidemic i didnt get to do so my family asks me every day when i come home the lockdown has been gradually lifted over the last 10 days with inbound travel allowed but no departures on wednesday all major highways were reopened so too was the citys airport at least 55000 people trying to kits to travel to other parts of china. I havent been out since january 21st this is the 1st time ive left the house now im going back home to meet
good morning everybody. i m pleased to call this senate agriculture subcommittee on conservation, climate, forestry and natural resources to order. i m also grateful to ranking member martial honest partnership on organizing this hearing on water resilience. i know he shares my concern about the drought the west faces, especially relating to the declining water levels in the hour purpose this morning simple, to sound the alarm about the water crisis in the american west. the west has not been this dry in 1200 years, 1200 years. if we don t get our act together here it will not only put our western agriculture at risk but the american west as we know it. my state sits at the headwaters of the colorado river which starts as snow in the rockies before cutting across 1400 miles to the sea of cortez. the colorado river basin is the lifeblood of the american southwest, it provides the drinking water for 40 million people. that s across seven states and 30 current. it arrogates
Wizkid who could be on the verge of becoming the worlds youngest leader. Within the next few hours icily is expected to lose its last tiny foothold in the city of raka its one time self declared capital Syrian Forces backed by the u. S. On their final advance through the streets local Officials Say the remaining eisel fighters are expected to leave the city very soon taking civilians with them as human shields its part of a deal brokered by tribal leaders the u. S. Led Coalition Says it isnt involved in these negotiations but believes it will save lives around one hundred members of the group had surrendered in iraq in the last day or so when at the height of its strength i saw the cloud rock its capital it also swept across iraq seizing control of a large swathe of the country. Of years on its territory has been reduced to this Iraqi Government is not showing an offensive to drive the group from the last area it holds there while in syria as well as being on the brink of losing rocka
Identical quintuplets begin to fill their new home. Good evening, im amy robach. In for david muir. Lets get to the breaking news. The two convicted killers still on the loose. But Joyce Tillie Mitchell just taken into custody, accused of helping them break out. The noose tightening in one community in particular. Dogs picking up the scent. Gio benitez is there. Good evening. Reporter amy, good evening to you. State troopers arrested mitchell just after 5 00 p. M. Tonight. Tonight in the pouring rain armed troops patrolling a small town. Mitchell may be in custody tonight, but the inmates are still on the loose. She has now been formally charged. Based on our investigation, has not provided power tools. Reporter authorities questioned her about whether she was supposed to drive the getaway car. On the ground here, the search expand expanding. Atvs plunging into the forest. The search is intensifying. A resident saying they thought they heard a gunshot. No word on what they might have b