he is also a professor of tulane university. thanks so much for joining us. say it's ah i could pleasure, but obviously the reason that brings us together is not fun. thank for inviting me. is one overriding apply from your book, to to 20/20, what would it be? a pretty easy question to answer. tell the truth. people in authority need to be transparent and tell the truth. the countries that have done that have done pretty well, not only asian countries like south korea and so forth, but also germany, austria. there are some countries that have done this right, and there has been much less confusion, much better organized, much better results. much fewer deaths. host: what were the biggest mistakes of then president woodrow wilson in 1918? was entirely focused on world war i. the disease, the second wave, the serious wave in september 1918. he was not going to be distracted by anything, and he did not want anyone in the country distracted. he thought it would hurt the war effort. he never made a single public statement. they had created a propaganda , it was fa

in the south of france, they captured tulan and marce. the first american army pushed across the bored near belgium and grove on. the third took their done. the third having crossed the muse river reached the mozel. now the allied front ran on the line all the way from the swiss border to the north sea. seventh army patrols coming up from the south met patrols from the third army. the two armies were now linked up for the coordinated offensive to come. retreat for nazi forces caught on the wrong side of the line was cut off. we wounded up our share of prisoners. the desperate plight of hitler's armies became more apparent as the legions of a once mighty destructive force found themselves dpeet themselves defeated by an army they were told would never last on the soil of the third right, longer than nine hours. in the 97th day since the fifth corps led the assault, it had come 500 miles and drove across the german bored eastern stood on the soil of hitler's germany. who was it that once said the american was no soldier? >> in world war i,

he was an athletic kid who went to tulane. hurley is a retired marine and flight test pilot. bekin is 49 born near st. louis. he has a ph.d. in mechanical engineering. both joined nasa in 2000. they have been friends for two decades. >> i have to believe it's a help. >> we're way past the polite stage in our relationship. >> i'm not looking for romance from doug. i'm not looking for surprises in our relationship. he's predictable in a way that over 20 years i've built a model for him and i can tell you what he's going to say as we go forward. and he can tell you what i'm going to do based on just hearing the tone of my voice or seeing the look on my face sort of thing. >> one characteristic i think we have in space is we don't quit. we don't give up. and we like a big challenge. and, by gosh, we certainly got one. >> reporter: they both met their wives in the nasa astronaut class of 2000. he married megan macarthur. hurley married karen nighberg. >> they're great guys. >> obviously we think so. >> reporter: in 2009 robills he of the hubble telescope. they have a 6-year-old so

he is also a professor of tulane university. thanks so much for joining us.ay it's ah i could pleasure, but obviously the reason that brings us together is not fun. thank for inviting me. is one overriding apply from your book, to to 20/20, what would it be? a pretty easy question to answer. tell the truth. people in authority need to be transparent and tell the truth. the countries that have done that have done pretty well, not only asian countries like south korea and so forth, but also germany, austria. there are some countries that have done this right, and there has been much less confusion, much better organized, much better results. much fewer deaths. host: what were the biggest mistakes of then president woodrow wilson in 1918? was entirely focused on world war i. the disease, the second wave, the serious wave in september 1918. he was not going to be distracted by anything, and he did not want anyone in the country distracted. he thought it would hurt the war effort. he never made a single public statement. they had created a propaganda , it was fake

cory abare, a practicing physician, assistant professor at louisiana state university and tulane. good to have you back, sir: there's a new abc news/ipsos poll out and they asked people whether they agree with this statement. opening the country is not worth it because it will mean more lives lost. 64% agreed. dr. abare, from a medical perspective, is right now the right time for businesses across the country to be reopening? >> i do not think this is the right time for businesses to reopen. i'll tell you, craig, it's very, very straightforward. we have to chase facts. that's what's most important. we have to deal with data and not dates. once we start to do things that will endanger people, that's when we start -- we have to get really, really careful about how we do this. don't get me wrong. we all know the economy is very important and it has to drive everything. when we look at the response of this, we did not do a real good job at the beginning and now we're trying to catch up. but also pivot to say some people's lives are not as important as other poem's lives. when you open

he's also professor of history at the jewel of new orleans, tulane university. walter, it is excellent to see you again. thank you for being with us. and because you are a student of history, i have to ask you about something that donald trump said about himself in comparing himself to former presidents. let's play it and listen together. >> i am greeted with a hostile press the likes of which no president has ever seen. the closest would be that gentleman right up there. they always said lincoln, nobody got treated worse than lincoln. i believe i am treated worse. you're there. you see those press conferences. they come at me with questions that are disgraceful. >> he may be missing a key part of lincoln's legacy, including a fateful visit to a theater one night, in saying that he's been treated worse than lincoln. what do you think about donald trump's view of why he is treated the way he is? >> well, let's start with lincoln. lincoln really cared about science. in the middle of the civil war, he starts the national academy of sciences, and it's part of a trad

now a senior fellow at the university of virginia military center, and john berry, faculty at the tulane school of public health in tropical medicine and author of "the great influenza: the story of the greatest pandemic in history." kristen, you obtained a new white house statement about that military aide, what we would call a knanavy steward, who ser meals to the president, tested positive i guess wednesday. tell us what you know about that. >> that's right. and my colleague peter alexander just got some new reporting. let me read you some of the new information we have, andrea, and then we will get to the official white house statement. the white house official telling nbc news the member of the white house military on the white house campus who tested positive is one of the president's personal valets who works with the west wing and serves president trump his meals, among other duties. as you mentioned, andrea, the valet is a man. not confirmed what branch of the military he's from. the official said valets do not wear masks. upon learning about this, the president was not happy, a

. >> and nicholas has graduated today with honors from tulane university in new orleans. well done, nicholas. >> that's my friend irene's son. >> i wasn't done yet. >> congratulations, i'm sorry, go ahead. >> oh no, go ahead. >> we know you'll be a success, nick, wherever you go. congratulations. sorry to interrupt that one. that caught me by surprise. got a grad in your life? send your pictures to 2020grads@cbs.com. no professional photos, please. include their name and a little something about them and you may just see them on tv. >>> and speaking of tv stars, vern? >> aw,thank you, jules. straight ahead i get the voice-over highlights from a game today. i can't wait. that and, oh man, a case of mistaken identity involving brandon >>> vern joining us now with sports and all of your creative feature stories, loving them. >> involving your alma mater foothill high school, go falcons, right? >> yes. >> football the type of the soccer variety, hold on to something on the field. a tough one for schalke in blue. you see the masks at dort mupd germany. look at this ball moving

. >> reporter: doug harris, a professor at tulane university in new orleans, is studying the impact ofols. >> 25 million students are not in school, which hasn't happened. >> reporter: the pandemic has broadened in inequities that already exist between students. with so many at home without computers or internet service, educators fear that as many as a quarter of them are not engaged in school at all. and how well is it going for those who are? >> every student going into every grade level has instruction, but no matter how hard we're trying, it is not the same. >> reporter: jessica rutherford is a teacher in vero beach, florida, who works mainly with third through fifth graders who struggle with reading in a school where most students live below the poverty line. you have 30 students. about how many would you say are doing pretty well under this, and how many are not? >> i would say it is about 50%. >> reporter: only half, and that may be because to many students, she is now just a voice over the phone. >> they don't have someone there sitting side by side with them, coaching them th

she earned her md at masters in public health at tulane university. she also taught at harvard medical and worked at mass general. first up is peter joining us from provincetown, rhode island. good evening. peter, go ahead. caller: hi. steve: go ahead. caller: yes, thank you for taking my call. two quick questions for the doctor. one is, i understand there is a team in japan that is investigating the application of the pancreatitis drug. i'm wondering why that would be going on in relation to the pandemic. the second question i have is, i often see patients lying on their stomachs rather than their backs as they are being treated. i'm curious as to what is going on there. dr. roy: let me address the first question. it's a great one because one of the exciting things right now is there is research, robust medical research happening globally to find a treatment and a vaccine. there's actually over 250 different potential treatments that are being researched and investigated. about 95 vaccines. those treatments could be from all types of origins. right n

he is also a professor of tulane university. thanks so muor

. >> go tulane that includes, by the way, a whole board of happy faces joining us live from our virtualtoday. we even hear there may be a special musical performance from one of our young viewers but we want to give them all a little air time later on. >> i love the music playing right now. looking to our new series, the new normal, we're going to be focusing on the new normal with shopping with stores starting to welcome folks back what's being done to actually keep shoppers safe vicky nguyen taking a closer look at that including new technology when certain areas need to be cleaned savannah. >> let's get to the newsou dr. fauci issued a serious reality check and some places hitting the brakes on the rush to reopen. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker watching this morning. hey, kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you there's new fallout after top doctors delivered unfiltered view of coronavirus during a senate hearing tuesday appearing remotely dr. anthony fauci warned reopening the country too quickly could cost more lives. >> there is a real r

he was a professor at tulane university. he gives some historical background.n 1918, a study of army training camps flu over weeks, the study found no difference in sickness, deaths. the very few camps that maintained rigid controls saw benefits. also teaches a lesson about how best practices work. health care workers accounted for 21% of sars cases worldwide. the george w. bush administration's first meeting to mitigate a pandemic. same procedures for other hospitals. this, using masks, washing hands and taking other preventative actions and staying ho when sick are not magic bullets, but they all impact the spread. compliance matters. there is more to that piece in the washington post this morning. you can read it in full. we will change topics and talk about the role of the inspector general. joining us for that conversation is kathryn newcomer. thank you for joining us this morning. thank you. i'm delighted to be here. host: let's start off with the role of the inspector general. one of the best parts of what is going on now is most people have no idea what