patton in europe, and i think it's an apt comparison, but in the middle year of the war is the south pacifictheater commander, shore-bound in new caledonia and loses touch with the day-to-day job of running the fleet and when he is brought back to take over the fleet in 1944, it's a totally different animal he is commanding help hasn't really kept up. he insists on bringing his loyal staff officers who had all been in the shore-bound south pacific headquarters for two years with him, and they weren't up to speed, and so you had essentially a large organization coming in to take over the fifth threat which became the third fleet, and they weren't really a ready to do that and they were -- it was i think a mistake that you can attribute up the chain of command to admiral king and admiral nimitz, have been not a good choice to bring hallsey back and put him in that role. >> you put about one of the most complex military actions in human history, and i read them up a and it's the baitle of. leytee gulf baitle. you've say it's a nave bonsai charge on the part of the japan. what's the chance of wi

the try colors of france flies in the november gales of the north atlantic, whether in the south pacific. it flies under the hot dry skies in north africa, over gleaming new cities as what is the cities in which they stand beyond the cities the flag of france flies over the sahara with its oasis, caravan trails and faults. southern still, light and power are being brought to the african interior, there, too, is tricolor, there . ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ under the blue, white and red come thousands of square miles of the earth's surface, rivers and plains, valleys and villages. villages where the sick and afflicted are tended by dr. schweitzer, scientist, philosopher, musician, and frenchman. half the world away, it flies over the antarctic. there the french are working to push forward the frontier of knowledge, to plant the banner of science in the i've known. >> it flies as well over a school in africa, there the teacher puts the question to his pupils, tell me, what is this france, this nation that unites tahiti and paris, you and dr. schweitzer? france is a country surrounded by two seas, an ocean, an

compared to general patton in europe and it's an apt comparison in many accounts but he's the south pacific theater commander and he really loses touch with the day-to-day job of running the fleet and when he is brought back to take over the fleet in 1944 it's a totally different animal and he hasn't really kept up but insists on bringing his long serving loyal staff officers would all then in that shore bound south pacific headquarters for two years with him and they were not up to speed and they essentially had a large organization coming to take over the fifth fleet which became the third fleet when halsey had it and they weren't really ready to do that. it was, i think, a mistake that you could attribute up the chain of command and admiral nimitz and maybe that is not a good choice to bring halsey back and put him into that role in 1944. >> you write beautifully about one of the most complex military actions in human history and i've pretty much read them all and that's the battle of [inaudible] and there is so much going on and it requires an account that the reader can follow you do t

in the november gales of the north atlantic, in typhoon weather in the south pacific.ies, too, under the hot dry skies of north africa, over gleaming new cities as white as the sands of which they stand. beyond the cities, the flag of france flies over the vast sahara with its oasis, caravan trails and foreign legion forts. further south still on the niger, engineers are bringing lights to the afternoon power. there, too, is the trickler. there, too, is progress. ♪ under the blue, white and red come thousands of square miles of the earth's surface. rivers and plains, villages and cities, where the sick are attended by this doctor, scientist, philosopher, musician and frenchman. half the world away the trickler flies over the antarctic, over terre ateli. there the french are working forward to push knowledge, to plant the knowledge of science in the unknowing. ♪ the trickler flies, too, over a school in french equatorial africa. there the teacher puts the question to his pupils -- tell me, what is this france, this nation that unites terre ateli. france is a country sur

it may have been the experience in the south pacific but it's our nature to be skeptical or to have an eye on the darkness and human frailty. and the laws and the blind spots to see yourselves. so all of that seems to be there at a very young age and i'm sure you can trace it right through to the crucial years in the white house. >> yes. that is so well it partly because of his ailments , partly because of the tragedies he suffered, he effectively lost rosemary through a botched and horrible lobotomy late 1941 the sister who was closest to him and age. only 18 months and age loses his brother and 44 later his closest sibling kathleen. and it goes he had a sense that life was brought a well-developed sense of iron irony, self-deprecating humo humor, then combined with the experience of the south pacific, he came back with a sense there were limits certainly in military terms to american power even though and 45 the united states is colossal in what it can do and achieve. so you are absolutely right. he didn't fall prey to it so many later generals fell prey to which is evident here earl

economicsthe dean of in the university of south pacific in fiji.ng how he can find highly qualified professors that are willing to work for very little money. and so, brilliant idea! wrote to the bulgarian woman, i got the invitation to teach. i had to virtually go to the map and ciber fiji was. inting from bulgaria to fiji 1990 was an adventure. i landed in fiji. i handed my passport to the passport control lady, she takes it, types something, looks at me comments is where you from? bulgaria. types again and says, there is no such country. the first bulgarian to go to fiji. the professor really like to me. he offered me a job. i still remember he offered me a job at $16,000 a year. i had no idea of my market value. at that time i was paid $100 a month, but i still did not take the job. why? because it was so far, so far from bulgaria. i went back. mightyhe chance to go to in the united states -- mi in the united statest and the rest is history. david: did you say i am in the west and i'm going to stay in the west? kristalina: actually, no. ideae t

he is a really kept up bringing his own real staff officers to the south pacific headquarters for two years with him. so essentially you had a large organization coming to take over the fifth fleet which became the third fleet and they weren't really ready to do that. so it was a mistake you can't attribute off the chain of command maybe that wasn't a good choice to bring halsey back and put them in that role in 1944. >> you a beautiful about where the most complex history there is so much going on to require to make up the account that the reader can follow any do that marvelously so virtually the charge on the japanese are the chances of winning in any real sense of battle? >> by that time the japanese desperate and losing the war on offense and they realize that their problem is the americans to the philippines and would be cut off from the fuel supply and primarily because they want to own source of oil and those at that point were indonesia and that was the east indies so they went and took them in the first months of the war but then i had to bring the oil back to japan in the s

he then became the dean of economics in the university of south pacific in fiji.tuva, sitting there, wondering how he can find highly qualified professors that are willing to work for very little money. so, brilliant idea. wrote to this bulgarian woman, i got the letter, the invitation to go and teach. i had to literally go to the map and see where fiji was. getting from bulgaria to fiji in 1990 was an adventure. so i am landing in fiji, i handed my passport to the passport control lady, she takes it, types something, looks at me, and says where are you from? bulgaria. she types again, looks at me, says there is no such country. the first bulgarian to go to fiji. now, the professor really liked me. he offered me a job. i still remember, he offered me a job, $16,000 a year. i had no idea of my market value. at that time i was paid $100 a month. but i still did not take the job. why? because it was so far from bulgaria. so i went back. i got a chance to go to mit, to come to the united states. and the rest is history. david: did you ever say, i am not going back to

government committing $523 million to the vaccine program, and there is an intent to support the south pacificpacific island nations in that package as well. oft is both an issue diplomacy, of ensuring of straley a has a place -- ensuring australia has a place in the region. but it's also about our obligation to our neighbors, to help support these countries that would alone struggle with a very complex vaccine program and may struggle with being able to purchase sufficient vaccine for all of their people. you have to remember some of these countries have very small populations, so you would not need to have a lot of the vaccine to vaccinate all of the eligible people in that country and help the country restore its economic activity again. kathleen: thank you so much for sharing your insight. plenty more ahead on vaccines. a chairman tells us what to expect after his company won emergency approval in india for its coronavirus vaccine. let's turn to karina mitchell for the first word headlines. karina: we will hop over to india to start, the trade deficit jumped last month by 28% compared to a

so he he was not a big opera fan, but he loved country and just south pacific music, and he loved thatjust about everything. that is a hard question to ask, because biographies, he read a lot of biographies. he also love fiction, and he and mrs. bush, they would read trash sometimes and i really you know like he was a big fan of danny (■kyky a broad answer, but he liked everything. the only thing i ever knew that he saw in theater, but he didn't like was avenue q. he thought that was out there. . >> mr. bush had such a long career in public service, and do you know what his favorite job was? >> i actually know the answer to that, besides being the president, but a close second would be head of the cia. he loved being head of the cia. he loved knowing all the secrets. and i used to ask him, what do you know tell me? anything? and it's a please please. but the cia was his thing. and i think he thought for lack of a better way of putting it h,7g really cool. so it's a great question thank you. >> yes or. >> yes this is a follow-up to the favorite books question, you said he liked biograph

it was an amazing trip, and not easy to get to there in the south pacific. the u.s.have taken it in a heartbeat, but his son was the president of the united states, and bush didn't like that optic. he didn't want the american government to pay for him to go there, particularly since his son was president, so ironically, the japanese navy took us. just think about that. we stayed on he would jima the radio tower.,é the island itself was not important. but he was to bomb a radio tower and he was very distressed. it's still there. when he saw it, he said, it's still here. the irony of it is the japanese said, mister president, look at the holes. it's totally ramshackle. you did this. we are fairly certain you knocked it out. the amazing thing on chichi jima is we met a japanese man who had grown up in hawaii, spent most of his life up until 1941 in hawaii. and when pearl harbor happened, his family fled back to japan because they were right. they didn't think the japanese would be treated very kindly. he went back to japan and was put on a were crew and was working on c

and it's not easy to get to -- which is in the south pacific. and what's ironic, the u.s.uld have taken us in a heartbeat, but his son was the president of the united states. and president bush didn't like that optic. he didn't want the american government to pay for him to go to chichijeema particularly since his son was president. so ironically the japanese navy took us. just think about that. we stayed on iwojima the night before and it was amazing and he sat right in the front withal them. and they knew exactly his diving, his bombing route. they came in exactly has he came in. they knew exactly where it was, and he remembered it really well. cñ him is this right, sir, and he said yes, it is. and we went in and then of course we were on the ground driving around. ÑÑi day was to bomb a radio tower. the island itself was not important, but he was to bomb a radio tower, and he was very distressed it's still there. and when he saw it, he said it's still here. and again, the irony of it the japanese are like, mr. president, look at the holes. and look it's totally ramshackl

even what's going to happen 1st which can happen 1st you're going to lose entire countries in the south pacific where the average. elevation is just half a meter above sea level a meter above sea level when you start displacing communities you have a refugee problem that big climate refugees which destabilized the world the military is paying very close attention to that but bombing them with ever more sophisticated weapons is nothing to do with that that's the research that backs up the existence of climate change not bombs and weapons well you know the usa what does the military think about climate change and i'm saying they take it very seriously but with regard to weapons that are used by one side against another that's an entire other geo political conversation by the way i think there should be no war anywhere in the world i can tell you fly. i doubt i can imagine a future world where no one is bombing anybody nobody's invading anybody and we all get along peacefully ok and i don't necessarily know entirely what that rule require i think a lot about american military build up in presence.

look back and look at it as a time of discovery and adventure, which you see in something like south pacific, lands, exotic places, where people were not used to going. but was it such a good war? there are a number of people who came up with in the late 1980's and 1990's who were at odds with this picture. one was an english professor at the university of pennsylvania, former platoon leader in world war ii, with a reputation as an intellectual crank, but he had some interesting comments to make. it was still a war, and therefore stupid, sadistic, and dependent on the innocence of youth. since then, he said it has been sanitized beyond recognition. he referred to this presentation of world war ii. it left lasting scars and was a big war. he would subscribe to the notion of war being 90% boredom in 10% terror. michael adams referred to bombing, ptsd syndrome, discrimination, a selfish homefront, the internment of japanese americans as reasons to question why his title ended up being more sarcastic and descriptive. a professor at m.i.t. wrote a book on race more, about the dehumanization of th

anecdote about what happened to half a dozen tongan teenagers living in a remote island on the south pacifictook off into the pacific ocean, found themselves in a storm, shipwrecked, and then on a deserted, very tiny island, where they proceeded to live for the next year and more, on their own, with no contact with the outside world and, far from any sort of lord of the flies scenario, where they ripped themselves apart, you say all the evidence suggests they lived cooperatively, they cared for each other and, when they were eventually discovered, they were in very good shape. it is a fascinating story, but does it really tell us anything about the human condition? well, maybe not. i mean, it is obviously not a scientific experiment and that would be very hard, right, to drop lots of kids on islands and have control groups, etc, and then tojudge and study how they behave. i am just saying that if millions of people around the globe still have to read lord of the flies in school and they often become quite pessimistic and cynical after reading it — i mean, i remember reading it when i was 16

her father had almost been killed in world war ii fighting in the south pacific. show you how history changes and how the american people do reach out to former enemies to become the ambassador to japan was quite remarkable and quite important and i'm sure president kennedy and mrs. kennedy, i do believe there's an after life. i'm sure they were looking down with pride. >> thank you very much for joining us this afternoon and providing terrific insights about first lady, jacqueline tv. >>> you're watching american history tv. american history tv on c-span3, created by america's cable television companies and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide public service. >> weeknights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight we look at the yalta conference. the decisions made there in february 1945 had huge ramifications for post-world war ii europe. we begin with a u.s. war department documentary on this final meeting of the big three, soviet premier joseph sta

that meant, in history that her father had almost been killed in world war ii, infighting in the south pacific but to show you how history changes, and how the american people do reach out to former enemies, to become the ambassador to japan was quite remarkable and quite important. and i'm sure that president kennedy and mrs. kennedy, i think there is an afterlife. if there is they are looking down with pride. >> thank you very much dr. barbara perry, in joining us this afternoon and providing such perfect such great insights about jacqueline kennedy. this evening it is my pleasure to introduce gwendolyn

that meant in history that her father had almost been killed in world war ii in fighting in the south pacificbut to show you how history changes and how the american people do reach out to former enemies to become the ambassador to japan. was quite remarkable and quite important, and i'm sure president kennedy and mrs. kennedy, i do believe there is an afterlife, i'm sure were looking down with pride. >> thank you very much. dr. barbara perry, for joining us this afternoon. and providing such terrific insights about first lady  kennedy. >>> we ceknights this month we' featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. conference, the decisions made there in february 1945 had huge ramifications for post world war ii europe. we begin with a u.s. war department documentary on this final meeting of the big three. soviet premier joseph stalin, winston churchill and u.s. president franklin roosevelt. the documentary is followed by a symposium in new orleans looking at the lead-up to yalta and its lasting legacy. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. ea

the comparison between my brother's years or experiences in vietnam versus his experience in the south pacific during world war ii. so, he really did not start talking about it until we were all young adults. and then he started talking more about it in earnest when he was probably closer toward retirement. and then the grandchildren came along. he had four grandkids, my sister and i tried to make sure we actively engage the children with their grandfather. in asking him questions and we tried to record it as best we could. and then in the mid 1990's, dad decided to write his memoir. and so he did. it was basically a stream of consciousness, just random thoughts, but he did try to express some of his experiences. and he did devote a number of passages to his experiences during world war ii. tyler: it sounds like it was a really formative experience in his life that he was proud of judging by how prominently he displayed things in your home and mentioned it to your brother later on. and how do you think his war experiences may be shaped his outlook on being an american later in life? elaine i t

think about what that means, her father had almost been killed in world war ii fighting in the south pacificbut it shows you how history changes -- and how the american people do reach out to former enemies and to become the ambassador to japan was quite remarkable and quite important. and i'm sure that president kennedy and mrs. kennedy, i think there is an afterlife. i am sure they are looking down with pride. >> thank you very much, dr. barbara perry, in joining us this afternoon and providing such a terrific insights about jacqueline kennedy. >> you are watching american history tv, every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span3, created by america's cable television companies. today, we are brought to you by these television companies to provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >> tonight and real america, we take you back in time to experience several presidential inaugurations. here is a preview. >> i john fitzgerald kennedy do solemnly swear. >> i richard millhouse diction do solemnly swear. >> i dwight d. eisenhower do solemnly

i would say from a perspective, that i would view this fishing weather is happening in the south pacificor happening in the bahamas, off the coast of africa or somalia. that is one of the most widespread degradation of resources that the planet knows. and so, with the senator and i saw last year when we, really bright scientists and she explained it, that she drew out a map for us in the parking lot of the harbor. and she explained to us whether it is the most substantive american fishermen when we could probably get arguments on this from other parts of the country it is the greatest capacity of what happens. in days public are moving north and it's a 16 year moratorium in the arctic thatt everyone agrees but as a capability deficient there. but they are at their . they will be up there and they will deplete those resources just like they will anywhere ask you let them . cruz: and what resources does the coast guard need to combat both the state and the nonstate actors in the army. ray: the s-uppercase-letter and an asset that we are providing, lwhether they continue to be to build out

mountain and pacific time zones 202-748-2001. from aberdeen, southdakota this is jim. >> caller: how are you doing, guys? >> doing well, jim. go ahead. >> good morning. >> caller: good morning. i just want to say you guys are studs. i really love you. i think you're great. i've had a number of uncles that fought in the korean war, world war ii. a number of things. i don't have a whole throat say because i'm kind of emotional, and i just respect this country so much. i just think it's the best, the best country in the world in history. and god i love you guys. the thing is though i wanted to say was, well, i just lost my uncle last week. but it's all right. he fought, you know. i never had a chance to fight but i would fight for this country, i would fight for this country. >> jim, thanks for sharing your story. and very sorry for your loss. mr. conner, talking about people getting emotional, i wonder what the scene is there, especially in front of the flag, the iwo jima flags. is that something that happens as you watch people go through that exhibit

i think my father went out in 1942 to the south pacific. you know, as a marine.were there many all over in iwo jima accounted for? >> yeah. >> absolutely. >> mr. nevgloski, go ahead. >> you know, not to cut off, absolutely. our african-american marines, montiford point marines were definitely represented on iwo jima. their initial duties came ashore in the later waves. they provided a lot of logistical support. helped to bring casualties back. pulled ammunition, water and food up to the front lines, but over time, though even the african-american marines would find themselves thrust into the front in fighting right alongside their white and hispanic brothers. so, absolutely, monford point marines were represented and represented well during the 36-day battle. >> if i can say, they're a very important part of the museum story for our world war ii gallery. we enhanced parts of the gallery to tell the story. but iwo jima is sort of the culmination of their history where they're initially assigned to defense positions, combat roles and weren't given the full support

in this race, one of them disappeared in the south pacific in 1997 james his last words were the waves are not mere waves. they are that's i mean that gives you the picture of what they're facing. yes. >>i naturally have a fear of deep water i don't like small boats on deep water and you can't get any more. scary for me yeah, what they do by themselves with no help i could not appreciate this until my own sister set out. >>with her boyfriend just the 2 of them and they would only sale you know a few days, it's not the roughest seas in world for a couple days at a time. and she would describe how she was sick on in the in the hall and he was chained to the top and so that he would fly out. >>24 hours around the clock in the middle of the night trying matched everything and that can you know going to hit you in the head and there's all kinds of perils wow more power to them crazy might never do that he made that service. >>26 right now and california lawmakers are hoping to build on president biden's climate plan by requiring big corporations to report their carbon emissions that's senat

i think my father went out in 1942 to south pacific you know as a marines.e there many all over in iwo jima accounted for? >> absolutely. >> go ahead. >> oh, not to cut you off, but, no, absolutely our african-american marines were definitely represented on i iwo jima. their later duties became in the later waves, helped to bring casualties back, brought ammunition and food up to the front lines. but over time, even the african-american marines would find themselves thrust into the front and fighting right alongside their white and hispanic brothers. so absolutely, point marines were represented in the battle. >> and may i say they are very important of the museum story. we recently enhanced to tell the story. but this is culmination of their history where they are initially assigned to combat roles and weren't really given the full support necessarily of our country. but as the war progressed they were assigned to these ammunition and they weren't intended to be frontline troops. but go from the secondary units of this and blooded in the battle that is most

in this race, one of them disappeared in the south pacific in 1997 james his last words were the wavesre not mere waves they are that's i mean that gives you the picture of what they're facing. yes. >>i naturally have a fear of deep water i don't like small boats on deep water and you can't get any more. scary for me yeah, what they do by themselves with no help i could not appreciate this until my own sister set out with her boyfriend just the 2 of them and they would only sale you know a few days, it's not the roughest world for a couple days at a time. >>and she would describe how she was sick on in the in the hall and he was just change to the top so that he would fly out. >>24 hours around the clock in the middle of the night trying to match everything and that can you know going hit you in the head and there's all kinds of perils more power to them crazy might never do that he made that ♪ ♪ are you ready to join the duers? those who du more with less asthma. thanks to dupixent. the add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. dupixent isn't for sudden breathi

you need also your graphical diversity people from appalachia, from the deep south, the pacific northwestw england, not just people from the corridor between washington d.c. and new york city. and many areas i would imagine not in the cabinet, and newsrooms for example you also need diversity of views. you need to have people and college campuses in academia the faculty lounge, you have a diversity of views, not a control but just the left but the most extreme aspects of the left, that is overseeing on college campuses and a newsrooms today. >> we have phone calls waiting longer till question on twitter first he said mr. gonzalez in your opinion how should identity groups feel marginalized address those grievances in a meaningful way? can identity be used to effectively address systemic issues in the united states? >> i think it is not only fine, but healthy to take pride in who you are. to take pride in your history. i think it does empower you to understand your life, back on, life of your parents and grandparents on struggles and how you got to be where you are. and the point in that c

of tijuana on the pacific coast, fresh fish from all over baja is brought here, just an hour drive southd then shipped all over the world. it's a town with some history. the oldest bar in mexico, the original margarita, and they say the very rst fish taco are all part of the story. oh, mmm, mmm! it's so fresh! pati: and because i know you're dying to know how to make the absolute perfect beer battered fish taco,

has not been very good for great swaths of america, and from appalachia, from the deep south and california, pacificst, and and, diversity of views. it is not a control by not just the left, and what we see on calendars -- college campuses. >> we are adding to a question on twitter from noah to ask this question, how should groups that feel marginalized address those experiences, to address systemic issues in the united states. >> not only fine but healthy to take pride in who you are. we all have our history and it is a powerful thing. to understand your life, your background, your parents and grandparents struggling how you got to be where you are and you are a point in that continuum. you need to rely on the false and synthetic categories created by the office of management and budget which creates hispanics and asian americans. you could be colombian american, you could be puerto rican and huge pride in your traditions and individual agency, individual scribing, the habits that lead to success leads to success, in small ways practicing, a flourishing life, the idea we must join a category, creat

pacific northwest. that will continue its trek south.he north base first and then become more widespread in the evening hours. highs in the 40s and cold and windy in the north bay. >> thanks so much. we begin with a late-night double shooting at a hotel on the peninsula. it happened after midnight around 12:30 this morning, at the embassy suites in burlinggame. police were closing off the parking lot and collecting evidence. officers interviewed and detained three people and it's unclear if they were ultimately arrested. we'll bring you more information, including the status of those victims as soon as we learn it. >> turning now to a major step forward and a little bit of optimism for the bay area's fight against the pandemic. the state announced icu bed availability in our region is now at 23%. that's a stunning turn around, an increase in 20% in one week, perhaps the sign that we're over that holiday surge. so what exactly does that mean for the bay area stay-at-home order? today mary ann favro explores. >> reporter: more available be

you need people from appalachia and the deep south and from california pacific northwest new england and not just people from the southern quarter and washington d.c. and new york city. in many areas of life and newsrooms for example you also need it diversity of views and on college campuses in the faculty lounge you need to have a diversity of views not controlled by not just the left. that's a we are seeing on college campuses today. >> we have plenty of phonecalls and we have it question on twitter from noah who says mr. gonzalez and your recent opinion how should identity groups marginalized -- in a meaningful way. can i'd dented the bee used to effectively -- effectively address issues in the united states? >> it's not only find that healthy to take pride in who you are and take right in your history. we all have our history and knowledge is a powerful thing. it does empower you to understand your background of your parents in your grandparent struggles and how you got to be where you are in your point on i continue him. for that you'll need to rely on the full embedded categor

acts of violence when, you know, the united states allies here in europe or japan or south korea in the inn ddo pacificimary concerns be it china, a concern for biden and the europeans firming up a strong transatlantic relationship. all of these are important things. but what they see on the streets in washington today, it is frankly a worry and i think they're all going to be holding their breath to hope that inauguration day goes off without a hitch and whatever may come after. president-elect biden can deal with international issues too. >> yes, so many world leaders, america's closest friends, allies are having a hard time understanding what is going on here in washington, dc right now. we've also learned, nick, just learned a little while ago what some of president-elect's biden's first orders of business will be after he takes office on wednesday. among them, an executive order to rescind what's called the muslim ban to rejoin the paris climate accords. you think these steps are going to be enough to, let's say, reestablish america's strength on the world stage and reassure the closest allies? >>

south. another pacific storm comes on shore.l. still some spotty rain left behind after some overnight heavy rain and high winds. now that the winds are calming down, we're just watching out for scattered showers that will linger and heavier rain will start to move back into the bay area later on tonight and continue off and on throughout the day tomorrow. our forecast keeps it soggy, especially with all of the rain that we'll be in and around the bay area. a brief break on friday but we will see more rain coming back in late on saturday. est weather. savannah >> al, thank you so much >>> ahead, anybody else feel like we skipped right over flu season >> dr. john torres is going to be here to explain what is driving that silver lining of the pandemic >>> welcome back in a normal year, we'd be talking about the growing number of flu cases around the country. >> that's right. take a look at the map from the cdc. this is what the country looked like week two 2020, as you see a lot of red there that's influenza we'll see what it look

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to other swath of america but you also need the geographical diversity from the deep south in california and the pacific northwest not just the southern corridor that we see in new york city. in many areas, not in a cabinet also the diversity of views and on college campuses and academia in the faculty lounge not controlled by the most extreme aspects of the left that we see on college campuses and newsrooms today. >> we are plenty of phone calls. >> in your recent opinion how should identity groups address those in a meaningful way can identity be used to address systemic issues in the united states? >> is not only fine but healthy to take pride in who you are and your history that is a powerful thing it does empower you to understand your life and background of your parents and grandparents how you got to be where you are on a continuum. . . is what leads to success becoming virtuous in small ways practicing, and that is what leads to a fulfilling and flourishing life. the idea that you must join a category as i often said created by government in order to collectively change the system, the u.s. syst

that closely along the peninsula begin to see some rain picking up in the half moon bay in the pacific a southto we're seeing that as well as you make your way in los altos hills palo alto we're seeing some rain drops in amount due and then across the bay certainly look at some of those cells moving in right now you can see hayward they're seeing pretty significant downpours right now as we take a closer look at that system and it will continue to slide on quickly that's what kind of nice about these now is there. >>a fast-moving storm systems that continue to move by that means we'll see a move in and move out without doing too much in the way of damage or you could see more extensive damage is still up in the santa cruz mountains due to heavy downpour with the ground already so saturated certainly could see some mudslides and some debris debris flows up the coastline you see that pattern now you see more cells sitting out there and more on the way in fact this are going just waves to continue one after the other rotated along the coastline, some that getting a little bit stronger the south y

relationships both diplomatic and operationally with our near partners in the pacific, the australians, the japanese, and the south koreans. and building further with other pacific nations. i would presume and hope you would see that as an important task also, building up our relationships and alliances which in many respects have been no vetted -- neglected. gen. austin:, i think it is critical senator, and i look forward to going out and refurbishing those alliances and making sure we build additional capacity where possible. you can look when we do begin to travel again that the region will be one of my first stops. sen. reed: the old saying, there is strength in numbers. i think there is some truth in that. as we build up our -- not just in a super social way but training together, conducting exercises together, integrating intelligence, integrating our operations at sea, because landed in the air, that could be the best deterrent we could think of with respect to the aspirations of china. i think you might concur. gen. austin: i agree. sen. reed: one task is when you're trying to deal with all these crises yo