it is available to any hospital and first responder system in the commonwealth, including the commonwealth of massachusetts. so, the commonwealth of massachusetts will have a licensing agreement with battelle. it is like a laundromat. i hate to reduce it to what it really is, but you put the dirty mask and a special bag -- in a special bag, it will go, get cleaned, and come back. then i pay for the n95 i had cleaned, just like any other hospital that wants to participate in this outside the partner system would have a licensing agreement with our tell -- with but tell. -- with them. you pay on a per piece basis for every n95 available. not just for health care, for anyone who is using n95's. so it is really -- and i think as the doctor said, i am assuming they are open to outside of massachusetts and have the capacity for 80,000 masks a day. when the opportunity became available to us, as we have been sourcing, searching, looking for n95's, when this became available as a way to preserve equipment, and you heard the numbers. i mean, in massachusetts we anticipate about 4.4 million n95 mask

our goal is to have accessible testing available for people in the commonwealth. we will be expanding mobile testing for people who are, for whatever reason, mobility is an issue. mobile testing is important to augment on-site testing capacity. and -- do you anticipate releasing information? [indiscernible] sec. sudders: i will not speculate, but we are trying to take in as much data as we have available to put out. one of the challenges with testing data is when it comes into the lab, the detail that we would want, such as ethnicity and race is left blank. all you get is the person's name and date of birth. we are trying to get all the haves filled out, so we robust data to report. we will start putting out data, even though it is incomplete, just so we can get it out. so we have a better sense in massachusetts. >> can i ask you about the flattening of the curve? he warned against looking at a couple days and taking too much stock in it. we have not seen the stats from today yet. is there concern with the weather getting nicer that we might give up on social dist

there are roughly 1000 such facilities in the commonwealth. the commonwealth has taken several steps to support long-term care facilities. the covid-19 command center has been doing several things to help these facilities prepare as best they can before infection started spreading and doing everything we can now to help these facilities deal with outbreak. should an outbreak occur, the department of public health assigned an epidemiologist and nurses to support the staff that are working directly with the residents at each facility. today, the deferment of public health has in his -- has issued enhanced guidelines and to reduce the transmission of covid-19 spread both inside and outside of these facilities. we have significant expanded our ability for rapid tests at each of these facilities. one of the most important things we can do is test of this population quickly to identify positive cases and take appropriate action such as andate meant -- isolation treatment. it is not only a faster way to test but it also resents seniors who may be fra

there is a need across the commonwealth. came, are emmett taking all of those supplies and allocating them based on inventories and based on where the needs are. i am learning day by day that that is changing. several weeks ago, hospitals had a number of weeks and what we're hearing more and more as they go through the care of patients, requestse are getting from all quarters and we are, together with the secretary of commerce and his team, exploring and -- manufacturing and that is starting to occur in virginia, and just like everyone else, we're going where we can to -- where we can. there was a question i will defer to secretary hopkins for veterans and military affairs. >> you might want to explain the difference between hospitals and what we are doing. >> sure thing. as we are at what the demand will be in the commonwealth, and all of those curves the doctor mentioned, here is a range of possibilities, not a crystal ball, we are working with health care systems and are blessed to have tremendous health care systems in v

of real, national crisis and emergency, notjust in this country, as we were saying, but in the commonwealth and the wider world. to broadcast at a moment of real national difficulty. her purpose, as we we re national difficulty. her purpose, as we were saying, was to national difficulty. her purpose, as we were saying, was to reassure national difficulty. her purpose, as we were saying, was to reassure this country and the watching audiences, and to rally the spirit and cohesion of this nation, to say that we must remain united and resolute, that better days will return. and there we see these twin themes of reassurance and harnessing the resolution, the sense of resolve of the nation. those were the words which she used several times, she talked of the national spirit, of heart—warming stories from britain and around the commonwealth and, of course, she did recall that broadcast she made from windsor castle when she was a 14—year—old in 1940 at the time of the blitz, when london and other british cities were being bombed and she spoke about the separation of children across britain from th

tests yesterday were conducted at 28 sites across the mouth -- across the commonwealth. this makes massachusetts one of the leading states in the country with respect to testing. we are grateful to our colleagues in the medical community. these laboratories are a big part of massachusetts progress on this front. that includes quest diagnostics, the broad institute, and many other public and private sector hospitals. their contributions and partnerships are another example of how massachusetts nation leading healthcare and innovation leaders are helping us respond to this unprecedented outbreak. in massachusetts, we launched initiatives to test the most vulnerable residents like seniors in long-term care facilities and individuals with develop mental disabilities. testing is crucial for a number of reasons, but most of all it gives us the opportunity to identify and isolate people who have tested positive and to make sure they get treatment. it helps us understand where the outbreaks are added to key people informed with respect to infection. even if they do not have symp

and so on behalf of the commonwealth of virginia, to all of them, i say thank you. they are what make me proud as a virginian, and hopefully you proud as well. so as i said, a thank you goes a long way. so if you see a first responder or someone who's working in the hospital or one of our cabinet secretaries or our staffers, just please tell them thank you. and to all of you, it's friday. that's a good thing. i hope you all get some rest this weekend. have a safe and peaceful weekend, and we look forward to being back with you on monday. thank you all so much.

the city and the commonwealth rallied, rose to the occasion, and turned tragedy into strength. now as we all endure the , worldwide pandemic, we are rising to the task to meet it again. every day, nurses, doctors, public safety personnel and countless others in the public and private sectors are rushing to the front lines. millions of massachusetts residents are sacrificing, upending their lives to protect one another from further spread. there is no doubt we have tremendous challenges ahead. the one thing i am absolutely sure about and it is never in doubt is the remarkable people of massachusetts. we will get through this. we will get through it together just like we have so many times before. i would like to turn the podium secretary for some -- secretary sutters for some updates from the command center. >> thank you, governor. thank you, lieutenant governor. as the governor said, it is important to remember that we are strong and resilient in the commonwealth of massachusetts. there is one other group the governor references, one of the groups of folks that comes to work ev

and the commonwealth was together throughout that period.ommonwealth has always stood together. as we are standing together. as we are standing together now. tonight, i'm asking at eight o'clock right across the commonwealth that all of us should put a light in our window. that light will say to us who are suffering and frightened, you're not alone. and just as we did it last time, we will do it again. this generation will be as proud in the future when we look back at these days to say we didn't buckle, we stuck it out and we did what was right and we helped each other. because right now we know that every single one of us, our health depends on what everyone else does. the health of one of us is the health of all of us. so i think her majesty's courage and her real wonderful warmth was a real great comfort for the people of this country and millions. it was an enormous, warm hug to all the other members of the commonwealth. the whole 2.4 million people. i think they must have been cheering her and saying thank you and also, as our head, we

queen elizabeth is to make a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth — stressing thealue of self—discipline and resolve. president trump warns americans to prepare for a big increase in the number of coronavirus deaths. new york state records its biggest one—day jump in coronavirus deaths so far. but is the peak approaching in spain and italy as both countries report progress in tackling the pandemic? in the uk, the newly—elected labour leader, sir keir starmer, has accused the british government of making "serious mistakes" in its response to the pandemic. the professional footballers' association warns proposals for a 30% pay cut for top flight players would harm the nhs. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. the queen is expected to give "a deeply personal message", stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve during the coronavirus pandemic. the monarch will make a special address to the nation this evening and will thank front line nhs staff and car

hospitalization numbers, i numbers throughout the commonwealth, we can see that those have stabilized. that can lead to some of the variations and looking at some of the data. >> the next question is from the subject news herald. efforts inioned efforts altering processing plants. do these efforts apply to all processing plant in the state, including those for pork products, or is it only for poultry? if only for poultry, when will efforts for other processing plants be on the way? gov. northam: great question. i just happen to have our secretary of agriculture with us today. welcome. >> thank you, governor. thank you for that question. the cdc guidelines that were toeased this weekend applied meat and poultry processing facilities. i think the additional measures that the federal government is putting in place, the additional assistance, both of our processing facilities are actually inspected at the state level, they are staying inspected, but the additional assistance is going to allow us to look at those practices and apply those across the state. thank you. >> there have been a n

what we, what you are doing across the commonwealth is working right now. i have talked about how we are going to land this plane. i wanted all virginians to know that we are working every day and night to follow this data and to be able to make that decision of when to ease these guidelines and how to do that. that plan is being talked about and worked on every day. the second part of this is our economic crisis. as i have said all along, in order to get the economic crisis addressed, we have got to get the health crisis behind us. we also have plans that we are working on every day to jumpstart this economy, how to get businesses, especially our small businesses, back where they were before this happened. how we can get virginians back to work as quickly as we can. a lot of good work is going on and i just wanted to let you know that we are working hard every day on how we can land the plane and we plan to do it successfully. as i have reminded virginians, we are the number one state in this great country in which to do business. we want to make sure we a

the queen delivers a rallying call to the uk and the commonwealth, stressing the value of self—disciplineesolve. i hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. and those who come after us will say the britons of this generation were as strong as any. and, lights out in india in a show of solidarity against covid—19 — but there's criticism not enough is being done to help those most in need. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. the british prime minister borisjohnson has been admitted to hospitalfor more tests as his coronavirus symptoms persist. a spokesman insists mrjohnson remains in charge of the government. a statement from number 10 said he was taken there on the advice of his doctor and that it was a precautionary step as the prime minister continues to have symptoms — 10 days after testing positive for the virus. earlier, in a special broadcast to the uk and the commonwealth, queen elizabeth said "together we are t

well, earlier, in a special broadcast to the uk and the commonwealth, queen elizabeth said: "togethertackling this disease and i want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute then we will overcome it." in the us, the surgeon general warned people that the coming week will be their "pearl harbour" or "9/11" moment, with deaths from covid—19 expected to peak. we'll have more on developments across the world, but first our reporter simonjones has more on boris johnson and his admission to hospital. boris johnson was taken to hospital at around 8pm on sunday evening, uk time. that was coincidentally the same time queen elizabeth was addressing the nation about the coronavirus crisis. now, we understand he has been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure. that's what downing street are saying. he has spent the past ten days in self—isolation in a flat above downing street. but his symptoms have persisted over those ten days, particularly we understand, a high temperature. so, having discussed the situation with his doctor, it was decided the best thing to do was for him t

historians, it shows the largest concentration of indians in the commonwealth of virginia. years later, i myself lived to witness his separation of my family as they were forced out of the commonwealth of virginia to get a high school education. three of my family members went to oklahoma. in college right there next to cherokee land. i served on the board for years. my family members had to leave the commonwealth of virginia to get a high school education in the 40's and 1950's. several of my family members were forced to go to michigan to complete high school. another piece of the whole puzzle is this racial integrity act. this also caused a serious disruption in virginia among serious communities. the general assembly indicated -- in a or white. what it did was it just ripped the hearts out of people and said basically, you cannot even document on not even your records. birth certificates, marriage license. you cannot document that you are a native american in this state. because of that, my uncles and grandparents and great uncles, they documented on their draft certifi

, as we build up to a special broadcast by her majesty the queen to the united kingdom and the commonwealthrrespondent nicholas witchell joins me now. what can we expect to hear from the queen? two principal purposes, i would say, to reassure the nation and to rally national resolve. she's been asked to do this by the british government and i am sure that she would readily agree to that. but to put this in context, this is a broadcast without parallel. within the seven decades of her reign, because it is the forced time she would have broadcast to the country when it is the country facing a national emergency and national peril. you would have to look back really to 1940, where as a 14—year—old teenager, princess elizabeth, she broadcast herforced broadcast at the time of the blitz. —— first broadcast. she broadcast to reassure pa rents —— first broadcast. she broadcast to reassure parents separated from their parents after the evacuation from london and other cities and i think she might even refer to that and some of the similar themes. but this broadcast, written largely by her, we are t

queen elizabeth is to make a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth, stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve. england's health secretary has warned the government will look again at allowing outdoor exercise if people flout social—distancing rules. if you don't want us to have to take the step to ban exercise of all forms outside of your own home, then you've got to follow the rules. one of the uk's top scientific advisors says there is currently no precise exit strategy from the lockdown. exit strategies from this were very problematic, challenging. there are a number of ideas in play. president trump warns americans to prepare for a big increase in the number of coronavirus deaths. new york state records its biggest one—dayjump in deaths so far. spain has reported a fall in its daily death toll for a third consecutive day. in the uk, the newly—elected labour leader, sir keir starmer, has accused the british government of making serious mistakes in its response to the pandemic. the professional footballers' association warns proposals for a 30% pay cut for top

incumbent we take that same spirit of collaboration, cooperation, that guiding spirit of unity and commonwealth as we process into this next phase. as i said, this is an imperfect science. there is no, you know, no playbook that someone else has put together. there are examples around the world. we are incorporating those best practices and those considerations, and that last slide was a perfect example of that. we talk about what the new normal will look like. as i said, normal it will not

i am very pleased that, in his retirement, he remains a fixture in the commonwealth. as i think everybody knows, and appreciates, gary's contributions to civil war studies are varied beyond his own scholarship which is writing

the queen will address the uk and commonwealth this weekend about the coronavirus outbreak.m our royal correspondent nicholas witchell, who says these broadcasts only happen at moments of nation significance. there have only been a handful of them during the 68 years of the queen's reign. one thinks of the broadcast on the eve of the funeral of princess diana, or as the first british troops went into action there have only been a handful of them during the 68 years in the first gulf war. now downing street and buckingham palace have been closely consulting for the past couple of weeks. this broadcast has been recorded, it will go out at 8pm sunday evening. it will embrace, i'm sure, the themes we've heard from the queen in the written statement that was issued on 19 march. she talked then about communities coming together to work as one. she said, "now more than that any time in our recent past, we all have a vitally important part to play as individuals." so personal responsibility, community, cohesion, national solidarity. and i'm quite sure that the queen will wish to exp

the queen delivers a rallying call to the uk and the commonwealth, stressing the value of self—disciplinepe ihope in i hope in the years to come, eve ryo ne i hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. and those who come after us will say the britons of this generation were as strong as any. and lights out in india in a show of solidarity against covid—i9 — but there's criticism not enough is being done to help those most in need. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. downing street has announced that the prime minister has been admitted to hospital for tests because he continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus. borisjohnson was diagnosed with the disease ten days ago. number ten described it as a precautionary step — and said he remained in charge of the government. with me is our reporter simonjones. 0h boris johnson was 0h borisjohnson was admitted to hospital at about eight o'clock. incidentally the same t

since we are talking about democracy in the times of stress to recognize the importance of the commonwealth club and what it stands for and what it does. we come from different political traditions but the way they are trying to hold today's governments to the classic standards is really important, and i just want to make sure the notes that. i mean it. >> let me talk about two countries in particular, one of china and one about the u.s. and just in a complementary sense. in china it's impressive how it shows the fragility and some of its strength. china has controlled the level of infection something like they are currently claiming although the idea that it's stopped is hard to imagine that will stand up. the reports i get there is a sense of solidarity and pride that has come through the way in which they were ravaged by this early this year and have gotten a somewhasomewhat under controla terrible price to domestically and internationally so the contradiction but it struck me the national government has failed about as dramatically as it possibly could and one of the themes we have been

on the map of 1673 shows the largest concentration of the indians in the commonwealth of virginia. years later i witnessed a separation of my family as they were forced out of the commonwealth of virginia in order to get a high school education. my family members had to actually leave the commonwealth of virginia in order to get a high school education back in the 40s and 1950s. several were forced to go to michigan to live with families in michigan to complete high school. another piece of that whole puzzle is this thing called the racial integrity act. this caused a zeierous disrupti serious disruption because the general assembly approved a law that indicathat tre were no indians living in virginia that were either colored or white. so what it did, what did it do? it just tore, ripped the hearts out of people you cannot document that you're a native-american in this state. and because of that, my uncle's and my uncles and grandparents and great uncles, they documented on the -- on the draft certificate, the draft certificate, they were documented as indians, yet, when they went

chief adams has dedicated himself to numerous causes and organizations across the commonwealth, and it's an honor to introduce chief adams. >> thank you, elizabeth, for those kind words. good afternoon. it's an honor to be here today to be part of this event. we started this about 15 months ago, 18 months ago when we just briefed each other on what the possibilities were for us to have such an event as this. and we're fortunate to be able to have it in this special location today. i'm going to give you a brief history of the tribe. as indians know and know very well the doctrine of discovery still very well -- still very well alive in the united states. and in some cases it's very well alive here in the virginia. and indigenous people continue to suffer from the effects of the doctrine of discovery which came about in 1452 or 1453 from the catholic church with the edict proclaimed all peoples across the planet were available to be taken, were available to be killed, were available to be annihilated. and so it happened. and when the first british ships came to virginia in 1607, they knew

the queen has made a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth, stressing the value ofscipline and resolve. i hope ihope in i hope in the years to come, everybody will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, and those who come after us challenge, and those who come after us will say that the britons of this generation were as strong as any. the uk government warns it could step up limits on outdoor exercise if people continue to flout social distancing rules. and scotland's chief medical officer has resigned. she apologised for breaking her own medical advice and twice travelling to her holiday home. in the last hour, the prime minister borisjohnson has been taken to hospital. we can speak now to the former conservative leader, iain duncan smith. your response? well, it must have been a terrible time to be suffering from a high temperature and all the symptoms for all this period. while we do hear that it is supposed to be precautionary but he has had a deterioration so far so as far as i understand it he still remains clear and in charge but ther

they weren't allowed to leave the commonwealth borders. it was only for the defense of pennsylvanians that you could activate this militia. they are going to get thousands of these new state militiamen and the cumberland valley railroad will be pressed into service to bring them to chambersburg. by the why, general patterson left in an unmarked car without a military escort and was out of town in the middle of a nondescript business day. the new officer in 1862 was john fulton reynolds. reynolds takes command, very military-like, arrives on a train with troops into chambersburg, no pomp and circumstance, very businesslike. reynolds takes charge of the pennsylvania state militia. the militia men will serve throughout the antietam campaign. they are not ever going to see combat, for which reynolds is somewhat grateful, not quite sure how the men will do, confides to his sister in a letter, his doubts about the quality of the pennsylvania state militia. nevertheless, the militia ends up moving back through the cvrr. by the way, the cumberland

. >> watched it this virtual commonwealth program. i am cohost of the political breakdown podcast. they have suspended the programming in person through april but we are doing a special virtual programming. you can learn about this at the club's website. it's been updated regularly. you can watch remotely while sheltering in place. addressing the impacts of cove in 19. >> it's also part of the future of democracy series with additional support from the initiative. and a collaborative local center and donor. we hope others will support their examples. i am thrilled to be talking about two experts on a lot of things including the effects of covid-19 and the effect it is having. here in u.s. and around the world. he has written for that magazine since the late 1970s. he takes the human approach to some of the most pressing issues. the authors of the recent beth -- bestseller. james, thank you so much for being here. he is the director of policy. they had have a impressive career. it has taken her to the international institute for strategic studies in london. i remember her from in th

the queen has made a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth, stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve. i hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. and those who come after us will say the britons of this generation were as strong as any. the uk government warns it could step up limits on outdoor exercise if people continue to flout social distancing rules. i say this to the small minority, you are making it harderfor us all. scotland's chief medical officer apologises after she is warned by police for breaking her own advice and twice travelling to her holiday home. spain reports a fall in its daily death toll for a third consecutive day. and hundreds of europeans are returning home after boarding specially chartered flights in latin america. the eu says more than 200,000 europeans are still stranded overseas. welcome to bbc news. let's bring you a round—up of all the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic in the uk and around the world. her majesty, the queen has said the uk will succee

the queen speaks to the uk and the commonwealth — her speech echoing the second world war stressing theues of self—discipline and resolve. i hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. and those who come after us will say the britons of this generation were as strong as any. are new cases of the coronavirus in the us close to levelling out? president trump hints, but a senior health official warns the number of dead will continue to rise. turkey toughens up its measures to try and curb its rapid increases in covid—19 cases, but is accused of its response being too slow. while italy's death toll drops to its lowest in two weeks but many struggle to cope after weeks in lockdown. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has spent a night in hospital where he is expected to have more tests as his coronavirus symptoms persist — a spokesman insists mrjohnson remains "in charge of the gov

commonwealth was slow to recognize the severity. but since has done a commendable .ob the number of cases has remained at 14. we have unfortunately had two deaths. both were citizens and residents of the philippines who were missionaries on missionary work. working with the stay-at-home orders, public education and the need for handwashing. it all seems to be working. i hope that continues. hhs, dod andfema, a host of federal agencies have provided critical assistance. thatnt to make sure continues if more is needed. nicolas, the virgin islands, we are really having a difficult problem which the department of education is trying to get them to release the education stimulus fund. yesterday bute then withdrew the notice yesterday. we are trying everything. so, it's way overdue for our schools. but thank you again everyone for joining us. comments anda: introducing one of the guests from the district you represent? thank you solas: much again for your leadership and constant vigilance and constant vigilance in looking out for our terr

a significant effect on the british population she's talked about the commonwealth and of course that's a string of $53.00 countries around the world. i'm not quite sure whether they would got the message the same way this was a very britain centric speech even though she talks about the commonwealth so those people outside these shores perhaps would not make the connection quite easily but certainly the fact that nigel. 3 or a woman can speak to such a worldwide audience is indeed an event of global significance if you pull it off and as you're saying i mean she was speaking to the commonwealth and seeing obviously that this corona virus pandemic is really a global crisis you don't think that any part of her speech would have resonated on a broader scale. oh i think it will because you know she was talking in very broad terms it wasn't specific about anything very much part from praising our n.h.s. but any nursing service around the world would take her words as being significant to them as well so i think that that work pretty well. i'm not quite sure whether she got the global reach

queen elizath will address the commonwealth sunday in a rare special broadcast.ew york sees the highest, frome rise of deaths coronarus in a day as the governor andrew cuomo says the stat needs urgent help from out side -- from outside.>> new yor. come to new york, pick up and camp and then go to the next place as this rolls across the country. anchor: the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 40,, 0n europemore three quarters of them in italy, spain and france. ♪ >> hello and welcome to audiences in the u.k. and around the world. where covering the latest the u.k. health sey issued a stark warning that more people will die if the public doesn't adhere to government measures to prevent the spreadf the virus. people in the u.k. are urged to stay-at-home thiseekend, over fears a warm sunny forecast could tempt people to go tside. almost 700 more people have died in the u.k. after becoming infeed with covid-19. the u.k.'s newe and largest hospital is preparing to take in coronavirus patients needing the nightingale hospital at the exit sl exhibition center in lo

personally of issues in the commonwealth of folks have gone around and been stopped to arrested for failing to social distance. what i see is law-enforcement out on the beat, making sure that the citizenry is reassured that they are out there taking all precautions. and also making sure that if social distancing is the chosen method, which it seems to be, making sure that that is being abided by. host: let's go to philadelphia. well is calling for our guest. caller: good morning. i had a question. yournk it would probably solution to the economical problem. will take care of the crime issue that is going on. is it possible for the federal government to become a major employer of all of the people that have been laid off? what they would have to do is look at everybody's w-2 form and then send them out i guess it would be something like a payroll check where they would , andout the city, state government taxes. just to keep the economy moving. is that possible? host: is that something you want to touch? econ 101 -- let me say this, thank you for calling and -- in. i think those types of solu

the queen has given a televised address in which she urged the people of britain and the commonwealthremain united and resolute in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. speaking from windsor castle, she said countries around the world werejoined in a common effort against the disease. now on bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. imagine having an extraordinary sporting talent but finding yourself traumatised by the realities of elite—level competition. imagine being defined by your gender and physicality in ways that crushed your own sense of yourself. add to that a prolonged battle with alcohol and drugs and you have the pain—filled early life of my guest today, olympic swimmer—turned—artist, model and now writer, casey legler. what did it take to emerge from the darkness? casey legler, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. you come here having just written a rather extraordinary memoir of your early life, the first 21 years or so of your life. it is raw, it is full of pain and it exposes some of the very dark places in your own life. how hard was it to w

most of the counties in the commonwealth and many other states had them. they would go there to live and be tended to and be provided with food. tom was over that for a time. he did a lot of things. he still farmed up until he died, but nothing, obviously, real hard, manual labor, with the foot. ironically, the wound that would've killed any of us in this room in 1863 never gave him any problems. he did have problems from the botched amputation. the surgeons in richmond cleaned it up and made a better than it probably would've been, but that wound is a miracle. the national museum of civil war medicine in maryland and they are scratching their heads, they are studying his case. no one can explain how he possibly lived. the surgeons initially, their major concern once they got the bleeding stopped, which was not easy, they thought the mini ball had struck his spine and he was going to be paralyzed. i don't know how in the world the mini ball would travel right through the middle of the torso, hit something, and then come out the back, and not hit any vital

the queen has made a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth — stressing the value ofelf—discipline and resolve. i hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, and those who came after us will say that this generation of britons were as strong as any. the uk government warns it could step up limits on outdoor exercise if people continue to flout social distancing rules. i say this to the small minority of people who are breaking the rules and pushing the boundaries: you are risking your own life and the lives of others, and you are making it harderfor us all. scotland's chief medical officer apologises after she is warned by police for breaking her own advice and twice travelling to her holiday home: spain reports a fall in its daily death toll for a third consecutive day hundreds of millions of people across india are told to switch off their electricity in the fight against coronavirus and president trump warns americans to prepare for a big increase in the number of coronavirus deaths. new york state records

the queen has made a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth — stressing the value ofelf—discipline and resolve. i hope, in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. and those who come after us will say the britons of this generation were as strong as any. scotland's chief medical officer resigns after a police warning for breaking her own advice and twice travelling to her holiday home. the uk government warns it could step up limits on outdoor exercise if people continue to flout social distancing rules. italy records its lowest daily death toll in over two weeks but the lockdown is taking its toll. and hundreds of europeans are returning home after boarding specially chartered flights in latin america. the eu says more than 200,000 europeans are still stranded overseas. downing street has announced that the prime minister has been admitted to hospital for tests because he continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus. borisjohnson was diagnosed with the disease ten days ago. number ten described it as a pr

the queen has given a televised address in which she urged the people of britain and the commonwealthremain united and resolute in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. speaking from windsor castle, she said countries around the world werejoined in a common effort against the disease. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week, dial—up internet, apple releases the ipod, very tight suits and furry friends. it is click‘s 20th anniversary and these are our greatest hits. welcome to click, i'm spencer kelly. on the sixth of april 2000, a plucky new tv programme hit the air, promising to talk about something that many people, many in the media thought was too scary, too nerdy — technology. no—one thought that programme would last more than a couple of years and yet 20 years later, click is still on air. just. because it's impossible to believe that we're celebrating our 20th birthday in a world that seems eerily similar to those dystopian sci—fi films that we geeks grew up on. like many programmes, we're going to find it hard to stay on air during the lockdown. but, for old times‘ sake

the queen has given a televised address in which she urged the people of britain and the commonwealthremain united and resolute in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. speaking from windsor castle, she said countries around the world werejoined in a common effort against the disease. scotland's chief medical officer has resigned after being caught visiting her second home — in breach of her own guidance. dr catherine calderwood made a public apology and received a police warning after she travelled from edinburgh to another home in fife for two consecutive weekends. alexandra mackenzie reports. this is a vital update about coronavirus. to help save lives, stay—at—home. coronavirus. to help save lives, stay-at-home. day after day, scotland's chief medical officer has told millions of people to stay at home to help save lives. but after pictures were published in the scottish son, catherine calderwood was forced to admit that she travelled from edinburgh to her second home in fife this weekend and last weekend. i have already issued a statement this morning abolishing —— apologising un

the queen has given a televised address in which she urged the people of britain and the commonwealthremain united and resolute in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. speaking from windsor castle, she said countries around the world werejoined in a common effort against the disease. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk's leading specialist journalists with the foreign correspondents based here who file their stories with the dateline "london". joining us from home: stefanie bolzen is uk and ireland correspondent for germany's die welt. michael goldfarb presents the frdh podcast — that's the first rough draft of history. and, boy, what history is he reporting on now. and with me again — at a safe distance — the bbc‘s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. grounded she may be by covid—19, but her curiosity about the world remains undiminished. we'll begin here in the uk. it's week two of the "great stay at home," and the statistics suggest it's working — dramatic falls in journeys on public transport, littl

the queen has given a televised address in which she urged the people of britain and the commonwealthremain united and resolute in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. speaking from windsor castle, she said countries around the world were joined in a common effort against the disease. us president donald trump has been holding a press briefing, saying the country is well prepared to fight the coronavirus. meanwhile, a top official has warned that the american people face a pearl harbour or a 9/11 moment as outbreak is expected to peak in places including new york. now on bbc news hardtalk. welcome to heart talk. my guest todayis welcome to heart talk. my guest today is an extremist of a very special kind. nothing to do with his political views, the recognition of a lifetime spent embracing physical challenges at the extreme limit of human endurance. he has taken on and conquered the polar ice, the worlds highest pea ks conquered the polar ice, the worlds highest peaks in the most grueling deserts. he has been described as one of the worlds greatest living explorers. so what is the mo

. >> next on lectures in history, virginia commonwealth university professor nicole myers turner discusses of formally enslaved african-americans following emancipation. she explains how they define freedom for themselves, while the federal government debated political and legal definitions. professor turner also discusses the po

welcome to the commonwealth club. i'm chair of the humanities forum. i'd like to welcome the audience in san francisco and the radio and online audiences you can visit us at commonwealth club.org for podcasts of these events and upcoming schedules. it's my pleasure to introduce steve today. many of you obviously know him and he's a cohost on npr and also the author of the great books of jessie and john fremont. how many people here are from fremont? we have a couple. thank you very much for coming. [applause] thanks, everyone and good day. delighted you can comthe way ths afternoon. i'm delighted to be here in san francisco and specifically to taktalk to jessie and john fremt who had so much to do with california as we know it and is so much to do with the creation of san francisco as we know it. i got into san francisco about 210230 this morning on a delayed for flight from los angeles, a couple hours of sleep and then woke up again because i was to be picked up by a car to do a te radio thing on the radio. the thing is that begins at the very exact t