with a lot of place where the preceding the ministrations and i can tell you by coincidence in 2014 tom ridge the former secretary of homeland security and i were arrested co-chair a commission a bipartisan commission on bio of the fence and a big focus of it was are we 'd ready for an infectious disease pin them and we put out a report yeah 2015 and we said the country is not prepare made a series of recommendations a number of them are actually put in the statute by congress and the president trump not obama but trump got around to doing one of the things we asked the president to do which was to adopt a national strategy of what we would do in the case of a and then fictious disease pandemic or a bioterrorist attack but the truth is there's very little it was done by our government the congress requested or the president's strategy outlined so when the pandemic hit we weren't ready and i think the president any administration or slow response when they serve a response i mean they had none of this as much as the one put expect in a very difficult situation including some strong bipartisan

get us ready to protect our people and take your those sick from the virus they still you and tom ridge did we can say that you would terribly surprised by a pandemic or you. not really and it's not that tom and i here are our prophets and jesus is honestly larry we just talked to a lot of people who are experts in this field and they just said it's coming. and of course you have the extraordinary spanish flu pandemic of 918 which between 50000000 and a 100000000 people died incidentally my father his mother died in that epidemic in new york city he was less than 3 years old and never knew it was mother really in a chorus line it were nor was a great loss to the family but and that's what the thousands tens of thousands of people in america are experiencing now both but in more recent years we've had sars and murders an ebola. and it was pretty clear it was coming also unlike when you compare it to $918.00 my god we're all traveling so much more goods are troubling and so there's a 'd there's a and then fictious disease on virus in china is so much back and forth with china that inevita

tom ridge, former secretary of homeland security. as usual, thanks so much for joining us. >> pleasure. thank you. good bless you and your team. >> thank you very much. we have a lot more news on the coronavirus pandemic. but i want to show you, right now, before we take a quick commercial break. these are live pictures coming in from laguna beach, california. more protestors there, as well. we'll be right back. (announcer) in this world where people are staying at home, many of life's moments are being put on hold. at carvana, we understand that, for some, getting a car just can't wait. to help, we're giving our customers up to 90 days to make their first payment. shop online from the comfort of your couch, and get your car with touchless delivery to keep you safe. and for even greater peace of mind, all carvana cars come with a seven-day return policy. so, if you need to keep moving, we're here for you. at carvana-- the safer way to buy a car. when taking a break from everyday life is critical to everyone's health, there is one thi

but all the while staying fine and dry across much of portugal and spain said tom ridge is coming back up again and as you can see some pretty nice guys throughout much of the man so tom ridge is there in the mid to low twenty's and equally fine and dry across much of northern africa you can see temperatures are not too bad but again we have at least the sunny skies for the next few days choose as no different 23 and rip out. a lot again. being in control you don't know what is tremendous for the country so how can the u.s. determine could you do salute at the point of the sword to avenge its people 8080 years he smashes the frankish army captures the king of jerusalem seizes the tree crawls and this is the great military victory the crusades an arab perspective the result 3 unification on a jersey. and again the top stories on al-jazeera afghan officials are concerned the coronavirus may have spread much for their through the country then they thought after random testing suggested around the 3rd of kabul residents could be infected russia seen a sharp rise in its number of infections

that there is a basis 'd for them i will tell you this letter when we started our commission tom ridge and i didn't start we were asked to be that it was run out of the hudson institute a think tank in washington. our church was to examine 3 different kinds of threats one from an infectious disease or the other from an actual bioterrorist attack by an enemy and the 3rd was an accidental release of a biological pathogen from a laboratory in the united states and we've had those happen so it's certainly conceivable that this happened in china even in as slade a way you would think as one person working. in the yelling and affected by a particular virus there are experiments with not knowing if going are spreading the virus and then it just works for so through this whole i just hope we don't get it to a shouting match with china as i could be good either country or anybody any earth or how big a. how big a portion of the election will be devoted to the cove at 19 i think a lot will. it's a but it's a really important question. i think that. right now if the election were held today. and

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homages coming back up again and as you can see some pretty skies throughout much of the man so tom ridge is there in the mid twenty's and equally fine and dry across much of northern africa you can see temperatures are not too bad but again we have at least the sunny skies for the next few days choose as no different 23 and rip out. my. ramadan a time of spirituality reflection and gratitude raise the flag. all the flags every color. al-jazeera world well how do you know how he reveals the stories behind some of the arab world songs and chants for the holy month you know this song touched the hearts of all arabs for ramadan songs on al-jazeera. who wore. to be a. welcome back a reminder of our top stories on ologist year at the coronavirus crisis has now infected more than $3500000.00 people worldwide each that is higher than the number of serious true cases each year but it's proving much more lethal with the global death toll approaching a quarter of a 1000000 several countries are beginning graduate exodus from down malaysia and thailand are allowing most businesses to reopen 'd they'

but tom ridge, the former governor of pennsylvania and the first homeland security secretary has quiteifferent view. he writes in usa today newspaper, in recent days we have seen images of americans carrying weapons as part of their protest to immediately reopen society. what are they planning to do? shoot the virus with their ar-15s? the self-absorbed and selfish americans complain they're irritated, anxious, bored, upset that their lives have been affected on this temporary restraint on their freedom. listen to what he had to say earlier on cnn. >> times of crisis, we got 330 million americans who really have to pull together and they're not wearing a traditional uniform. it's red, white and blue. we're in this together. and for a very small group, can be so self-absorbed, whether they're inconvenient or upset. that's not the point. we are a resilient country. we've demonstrated that time and time again. the fact that they would use this opportunity to flex whatever muscles they think is important, they're not heroes or courageous, and walk around with weapons at your side, i find it

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