is a professor at the massachusetts institute of technology and chair and a prominent critic of to what i say sure. you must be very busy i suppose. as you can say. ok that. greenwashing started something in the seventy's beginning of the seventy's. that's when the beginnings of concern with the environment began to me raised among the general population so of course our systems after it's some fashion is they're going to maintain their control somewhat what is the power of corporates today bears on our power is based on their control of capital on their control of investment decisions. there are massive influence on government which derives from the private eye or that basically the nature of state capitalism but it's extended and around the neo liberal policies of the last generation which are sharply us for that and we have all those companies telling you that they have only have sustainable products that they're extremely fair and doing their best and the christian is how do we need to deal with green eyes to recognize that the proposals may be worthwhile so maybe it's good not to u

the team from the massachusetts institute of technology say the cfcs are also adding billions of tonnesthe dramatic escalation in restrictions introduced here in the uk were partly prompted by research from a team at imperial college london, who said this was the worst respiratory virus since the spanish flu pandemic in 1918. they warned that britain was on course for a catastrophic epidemic, and the number of deaths in the uk could reach 250,000 unless there was a new approach to the pandemic. here's our science editor, david shukman. from the start of the outbreak in wuhan, there has been a huge research effort behind the scenes, scientists using every detail to develop a computer simulation of the disease, what's called a model. and it is what the british government's initial response was based on. but then came northern italy, where more people need intensive care than anyone expected, so the forecasts have had to be adjusted. what the scientists realised was that as many as 250,000 people could die of the virus in the uk, unless policies here changed. they now hope that will fall t

council of economic advisors and in boston we have john gruber an economist at the massachusetts institute of technology and a former president of the american society of health economists and in denver we have a very full boat today kathleen tierney a professor of sociology at the university of colorado and author of a must read book disasters a sociological approach it's so good to have you all with us dr come in we start with you for a minute can you give us a quick snapshot of what the benchmarks on this health crisis is from the health dimension absolutely so in the midst of a pandemic 10120000 cases worldwide over 100 countries 4000 deaths the majority of cases have been in china 80000 cases they seem to have been able to push back from 5000 cases a day down to 20. currently however this we're seeing flare ups in places like italy south korea and iran right now so between those 4 countries that conference 97 percent of all cases worldwide so all of this is happening in about 13 weeks what is the next 13 weeks likely to look like wish i had the crystal ball i would not be in the market right now so

using material meant for dog bed liners to produce mask that is being tested by the massachusetts institute of technology we have the president and ceo of ll bean, mr. steve smith courtney >> thank you very much i want to bring in mr. smith before we get to you about the manufacturing of those masks, i want to sd you hask you how is e of business for you. are shoppers still buying online or have they shifted entirely to essentials >> good afternoon, courtney. thanks for having me on. i appreciate it. we're holding up okay. about two-thirds of our business is ecomm and a third is stores the stores are at zero being closed what are customers doibuying now >> we're seeing a huge run on slippers they are selling close to christmas pace we're seeing work at home. anything cozy, anything lined. anything you can get away with wearing on a video call where your lower half of your body might not be shown, we're seeing that move very quickly >> that makes an awful lat of sense. i know you have a lot of colleagues out there, competitors, colleagues. i'm not sure what you want to call them but hopefully everybody is

in-person classes, opting instead to teach remotely including schools like duke, yale, and massachusetts institute of technologyhools are heeding advice to limit in-person interaction with a disease that can move quickly. >> seriously looking at this kind of mitigation, they call it social distancing, but it's common sense stuff. you don't want to go to a massive gathering particularly if you're a vulnerable person. >> reporter: k-12 schools are temporarily closing in some districts across the country including elk grove unified school district in california and north shore school district in western washington which is moving classes online. in new rochelle, new york, one of the hardest hit parts of the country, multiple schools will be closed for the next two weeks. >> one of the places where people gather together, particularly, is school systems and schools and other areas, events, and daily or weekly activities. and we believe that the most important thing from a public health at some poistandpoint ise that. >> reporter: we've also learned a teacher at the united nations international school in manhattan h

he was a frequent media contributor, taught a course at the massachusetts institute of technology, andn starred in his own online mba program. he would be remembered as a charismatic leader of a global powerhouse. eric shawn foxnews. >>> apple ceo tim cook has gone back to his home state of alabama to launch a new education initiative. he is working to teach coding to underserved communities. initiative will also work to prepare the workforce were an automated future. has one of the largest jobless gaps in the country between african-american and white workers. >> what we have to realize is that technology is happening now. >> there is so much that we can all do from a quality point of view, but one of the most important things is education. >> cook is also advising the white house on how to better prepare america's workforce for future events such as artificial intelligence and robots.>>> the taliban has already broken it cease-fire two days after its agreement with u.s. more next. ping keep n and young women from entering into the criminal justice system. and we see it, we see it in

opting instead to teach remotely, including schools like duke, yale and massachusetts institute of technologyctious disease experts to take caution with high population areas. limiting in person interaction with the disease can move quickly. >> start seriously looking at this kind of mitigation, they call it social distancing. it is common sense stuff. you don't want to go to a massive gathering particularly if you're a vulnerable person. >> reporter: some schools also temporarily closing across the country. all seattle public schools closing for a minimum of 14 days, as well as outgrove unified school district in northern california. north shore school district in western washington closing, and moving classes online. in new rochelle, new york, one of the hardest hit parts of the country, multiple schools will be closed for the next two weeks. >> one of the places where people gather together particularly is the school systems and schools and other areas, events and daily or weekly activities. and we believe that the most important thing from a public health standpoint is to minimize that. >

one of massachusetts institute of technology which said that warmer areas such as texas and florida have fair better in general compared to new york and new jersey. there's also been some more studies out of finland and spain, but i want to point out none of these are peer reviewed. so we still need to wait and see what happens. eric: yeah, certainly wait and see and something that could be second wave in the fall even if we beat it. you just talked about the way it behaves like other viruses. does it? it seems like this has been -- it's engineered to get into the body and potentially then explode like a fuse or a time bomb. i mean, you know like a virus that's put in a computer, you don't know that you have it and sudden by boom, is that typical of other viruses and diseases or is that unique to this one? >> well, most of the viruses and germs into membranes which are eyes, nose and mouth. 20% may have serious complications where they need hospitalization. we do want to put that in perspective. the people who do have serious complications, it travels into the lungs and creates a lot of

a researcher at the massachusetts institute of technology says droplets carrying the coronavirus canlly travel up to 27 feet. she warns that the cdc and the who need to revise the guidelines especially when it comes to protective equipment for healthcare workers. which of course are in such supply right now, short supply. a powerful message to healthcare workers. it lit up the new york skyline last night. the iconic empire state building debuted new spinning red and white lights, similar emergency vehicle sirens, the famous sky skyscraper says it represents america's heartbeat and is a reminder that the city is in the middle of an emergency. a warm thank you to all healthcare workers across the world today. americans hit by the economic fallout of covid-19 will start seeing stimulus checks from the government in about three weeks. the money will be directly deposited in bank accounts of most taxpayers. people will have to file a simple return to get their check, qualified taxpayers will receive up to $1,200 per person. relief on the way for millions of americans certainly awaiting di