In professional sports, south korea, where fans are not yet being taken out to the ballgame. Hello. Thank you for joining us. A senior washington official who was removed from his key role in the u. S. Coronavirus response has attacked the Trump Administration handling of the response and accused his former agency of abuse of authority or gross mismanagement. Bright was Deputy Assistant health and Human Services secretary. In a whistleblower come plane whistleblower complaint filed tuesday, he said he was reassigned because he tried to prioritize science and safety over political expediency. Im joint live on mike hanna in washington dc. Mike, this broken the past hour. What can you tell us about dr. Brights complaint. Director bright was a of the Biomedical Advanced Development authority, certainly a senior official. He was essentially in charge of developing vaccines for any virus that would hit the united states. Now he has filed an official complaint with the office of the special c
Withth his wife and daughter. But hidden in n his heart was t feeling that ever since childhood had never left him in peace. A man who chose to be a woman, leaving family, reputation, everything he had behind. This is the story of pauline and the struggle she and her family faced coming to terms with gender change and changing lives. Bangkok, thailand. Its october, 2019, and the bookstore is hosting a reading for the launch of a new memoir. The author is pauline, once a highflying businessman. Today though, she leads a very different life. The title of her book is too tight shoes. It tells the story of her long journey from man to woman and the challenges and conflicts she experienced along the way. Appearances can be deceptive. Hidden deep in the hearts of this man was another person and another gender. He was in pain, suppressing feelings and desires held since childhood. It was like he had spent a lifetime wearing a pair of too tight shoes. Pauline was born in 1967. At birth, she wa
Coronavirus fuels unrest. In senegal becomes the highest recovery rate country in africa. Hello. While President Trump focuses on toll of economy, the the coronavirus on america has worsened. More than one Million People are confirmed to be infected air, more than any other country. The total doubled in a little over two weeks, with more than 57,000 people dying. New statistics in the u. K. Show the number of deaths to the middle of april were 50 higher than first thought. When those who died outside hospital are included, it pushes the total above 24,000. Germany has been held up as a model to control the disease. As it tries to return to normal life, it reports a slight increase in the infection rate. In france set out how it will begin to open up, making masks mandatory on public transport but only allowing freedoms of new infections are kept to a minimum. Mike hanna joined us from washington. Mike, the latest numbers, talk us through the significant of them in the u significance of
Osaka and five other prefectures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. After hours of discussion with helicopter experts and diet members, abe made the announcement on tuesday night. Translator Health Care Workers are facing a serious risk of being overwhelmed, and medical services are approaching capacity in many regions. The dire situation has made it clear that we have no time to lose. The declaration covers the following prefectures and metropolitan areas. Tokyo, kanagawa, saitama, chiba, osaka, hyogo and fukuoka. It will be in place until may 6th. The seven governors can now enact measures on their own to counter the virus. Abe says hes concerned about the situation in tokyo, a quarter of all confirmed infections at around 1,200. Wa quarter of all confirmed infections at around 1,20ha quarter of all confirmed infections at around 1,20ia quarter of all confirmed infections at around 1,20ca quarter of all confirmed infections at around 1,20ha quarter of all confirmed infections at
Protection against the coronavirus. Welcome to the program. The u. S. President has criticized the World Health Organization for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Donald trump says the agency is china centric and issued bad advice at the outset of the crisis. His comments follow the lead to memo that reveal new details about warnings the Trump Administration received on how bad the outbreak in the u. S. Could be. Meanwhile, in the u. K. , Prime Minister Boris Johnson is spending his second 19 intensive care as he battles covid19. The foreign secretary, dominic stable andjohnson is has been given oxygen but is not on a ventilator. The u. K. And the state of new york in the u. S. Have recorded their highest number of deaths in a day. The u. K. Is registered has registered 786 deaths. Holdingrump has been his daily news briefing on the pandemic. He has maintained his optimistic outlook despite a rapidly rising death toll. Even during this painful week, we see glimmers of very, ver