VOA [Voice of America] Global English : April 20, 2020 08:00AM-09:00AM EDT

Closed captions transcript: 00:00:00 In confirmed cases in the United States more than 40000 people have died with 00:00:05 767 under 64000 confirmed cases Russian President Vladimir 00:00:12 Putin said Monday Russia has managed to curb the coronavirus crisis but the peak of 00:00:18 the outbreak still lay ahead the number of Russian confirmed coronavirus cases 00:00:22 surpassed 47000 Monday with the death toll of 405 Thailand extended 00:00:28 a nationwide ban on alcohol sales until April 30th as the number of confirmed 00:00:34 coronavirus cases reached more than 2700 Monday but the health ministry suggested 00:00:39 some measures could soon be eased 00:00:42 a spokesperson for the Bangkok metropolitan administration says the extension of 00:00:46 the alcohol ban will help control the spread of the coronavirus by discouraging 00:00:51 social gatherings 00:00:52 a previous 10 day ban in Bangkok coinciding with the Nano annual national holiday 00:00:58 had been due to end April 20th. Thousands of Los Angeles city workers must take 00:01:04 $26.00 furlough days the equivalent of 00:01:07 a 10 percent pay cut over the course of the next fiscal year as the nation's 2nd 00:01:12 largest city deals with the economic fallout from the cold in 1000 crisis Mayor 00:01:18 Eric Garcetti made the announcement Sunday in his emotional state of the city 00:01:22 address as he warned of an economic blow far worse than the 2008 recession when 00:01:28 city leaders laid off hundreds of workers and he limited thousands of jobs Japan's 00:01:33 exports sank 11.7 percent in March as the coronavirus pandemic slammed auto 00:01:38 shipments to the u.s. The finance ministry said Monday exports to the u.s. 00:01:43 Fell 16.5 percent in March from a year earlier this is v.o.a. 00:01:48 News. $168.00 passengers from 00:01:52 a luxury Italian cruise ship disembarked in Barcelona Monday after 5 weeks without 00:01:58 setting foot on land due to coronavirus restrictions This ends 00:02:02 a highly unusual world trip since the luxury liner set sail January 5th from the 00:02:08 northern Italian city of Venice on around the world tour not 00:02:12 a single case of Corona virus has been found on board with some $800.00 passengers 00:02:18 the coast of Delhi sea OSA docked early Monday to allow Spanish passengers to 00:02:22 disembark on its penultimate stop before heading back to Italy the ship entered 00:02:28 port after receiving the green light from Madrid just days after French officials 00:02:33 refused to let it disembark some 460 passengers at the southern port of Marseilles 00:02:38 . Thailand is seeing 00:02:40 a record number of the baby leatherback sea turtle hatchlings as popular tourist 00:02:46 beaches in the country's south were undisturbed admits the outbreak of the new 00:02:51 corona virus the director of the group who get Marine Biological center told 00:02:56 Reuters since November they have found 11 nests the highest number in 20 years the 00:03:03 leatherback turtle lays its eggs in dark areas without movement which were rare 00:03:08 when tourists enjoyed the beaches people also take the eggs for consumption. 00:03:16 More than 2000 people rallied at the Washington state capital Sunday to protest 00:03:21 Democratic Governor Jay Inslee day at home order to limit the spread of coronavirus 00:03:27 defying 00:03:28 a ban on gatherings of 50 or more people to fight pleas from rally organizers to 00:03:33 wear face coverings or masks many did not police estimated the crowd of 2500 making 00:03:40 it one of the largest protests in u.s. 00:03:42 States against lockdowns over the past week in Olympia Hundreds gathered in close 00:03:48 quarters on the steps of the Capitol building and around 00:03:52 a fountain contravening state and federal health guidelines during the Novell novel 00:03:58 coronavirus pandemic protesters drove vehicles to the state capitol honking horns 00:04:03 and clogging streets u.s. 00:04:05 President Donald Trump Friday tweeted implying support for similar protests in 00:04:09 Michigan Minnesota and Virginia to liberate them from social distancing rules 00:04:15 severe storms raked 00:04:16 a wide swath of the Deep South during the nighttime hours and forecasters warn of 00:04:21 the possibility of tornadoes just a week after 00:04:24 a deadly twister outbreak in the region the National Weather Service said Sunday 00:04:28 parts of several states are under 00:04:30 a flash flood warning because of heavy rain and thunderstorms The agency says 00:04:35 tornadoes are 00:04:36 a possible threat for parts of Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia and South 00:04:41 Carolina the storm threat comes 00:04:43 a week after Eastern storms pounded the deep south killing dozens. 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Welcome 00:29:54 to learning English daily 30 minute program from the Voice of America on Jonathan 00:30:01 of it and I'm Ashley Thomson this program is aimed at English learners 00:30:08 so we speak 00:30:09 a little slower and we use words and phrases especially written for people learning 00:30:16 English. Today on the program you will hear from 00:30:22 Katy Weaver John Russell and Brian live later Steve Emperor will 00:30:29 present our American history series The Making of 00:30:33 a nation but 1st here is Katie Weaver. As 00:30:40 people in Zimbabwe suffer from hunger police officers carried out 00:30:46 a reign as part of new public health measures they seized and 00:30:52 destroyed 3 tons of fruits and vegetables by setting fire to them. 00:31:00 The police were enforcing measures for fighting the new coronavirus they were 00:31:06 punishing 00:31:07 a group of farmers who had violated restrictions on movement by bringing their 00:31:13 produce to 00:31:15 a busy market the farmers returned home with nothing 00:31:23 lockdowns to slow the spread of the virus have blocked many farmers from getting 00:31:29 food to markets such measures are in effect in at least 00:31:36 $33.00 African countries restrictions on movement have also 00:31:42 threatened food aid that goes to rural populations many 00:31:49 small neighborhood markets where millions by their food are closed 00:31:56 the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reports that nearly 00:32:02 250000000 people in Africa did not have enough food 00:32:08 before the coronavirus pandemic that represents about 20 percent 00:32:15 of the continent's population now it is worse with the 00:32:22 lockdowns border closures the impact of covert 19 on Africa could be like 00:32:29 nothing we have seen before said Sean Granville Ross of the aid group 00:32:36 Mercy Corps Kovac 19 is the name of the disease resulting from the 00:32:43 virus lockdowns without systems to help the poor may 00:32:50 affect us very very much said Lola Castro she is regional 00:32:56 director in southern Africa for the u.s. 00:32:59 And World Food Program. In Kenya's capital Nairobi the 00:33:06 neighborhood of Kelly Matt is desperate many people there are hungry and 00:33:13 very poor last week thousands of people fought each other for 00:33:19 food and ate some people fell to the ground and were crushed by the 00:33:26 crowd the World Food Program was already feeding millions in 00:33:32 Africa mainly people in rural areas because of several disasters 00:33:39 the pandemic has made things farce in Sudan u.n. 00:33:45 Officials say restrictions on movement are stopping aid workers from reaching 00:33:52 son of the 9200000 people in need the most 00:33:59 severe dry weather in many years is threatening about 45000000 people 00:34:06 with hunger across southern Africa some all yet it is struggling to get food to 00:34:13 people living in territory controlled by extremists 2 months ago 00:34:20 some ol u.s. Government declared 00:34:22 a national emergency after Desert insects destroyed thousands of hectares of 00:34:29 crops that left about 20000000 people with severe food 00:34:36 shortages now the insects have returned to the area 00:34:43 and the Saheli area of West Africa nearly 30000000 people are struggling 00:34:50 to find food said Granville Ross of Mercy Corps. And talk of these 00:34:57 problems the World Bank said that corona virus could create 00:35:02 a severe food security crisis in Africa. And Katie. 00:35:27 When Olympic swimmer Kyle charmers completed his final training period 00:35:34 before the coronavirus shut down he felt great sadness and fear 00:35:41 of what was to come here it does not come easily to the 21 year old 00:35:48 Australian He has undergone to her top aeration since winning the 00:35:54 100 meter freestyle love and at the 2016 summer games in 00:36:01 Brazil is person now interests include raising crocodile and 00:36:08 snakes It took some processing to accept the fact that 00:36:14 his dream of defending his Olympic Fick dory had been delayed. 00:36:21 Charmers fear is most is the idea of not being in 00:36:26 a swimming pool for 6 months the length of time the swimming center where he 00:36:32 trains may be closed charmers is one of thousands of high 00:36:39 level athletes whose dreams have been put on hold because of the 12 months the 00:36:46 lay of the Tokyo Olympics. Many of them are also in lockdown 00:36:53 with little to no ability to train for an unknown length of time 00:37:00 Chalmers said. Are quite challenging especially for athletes whose 00:37:07 days are mapped out from the minutes they wake up to the minute they go to sleep 00:37:14 losing bad structure he added is every athlete's fear health experts 00:37:21 warn of that period of isolation and could affect the mental health of many 00:37:28 people especially those who might to link self-worth to competition 00:37:35 Carolyn Anderson is 00:37:37 a mental health expert who works with professional and Olympic athletes 00:37:44 at sudden stopping of the sport from 00:37:47 a physiological or biological standpoint there's 00:37:52 a reduction in endorphins but also 00:37:56 a loss of identity she said she said 00:38:00 a lot of athletes are still experiencing feelings of shock or disbelieve. 00:38:08 She said athletes often deal with life difficulties by working out really hard 00:38:14 or preparing for 00:38:16 a competition they haven't got that anymore which is very difficult Anderson 00:38:23 noted top athletes usually have exceptional drive skill and 00:38:30 the ability to perform under extreme pressure. They are no 00:38:36 less likely to experience mental health problems self isolation raises the 00:38:43 threat of serious mental health problems and not just for Africa it's with 00:38:49 preexisting condition Anderson. 00:39:16 Researchers have discovered 6 new coronaviruses in bats while 00:39:23 studying how diseases can pass from animals to humans 00:39:30 the scientists said the corona viruses found in bats in ne in Mar 00:39:37 are not closely related to the corona virus now affecting many parts of the world. 00:39:45 The research was led by scientists from the Smithsonian's global health program 00:39:52 in Washington d.c. 00:39:55 The findings were recently reported in 00:39:58 a study in the publication plus one the researchers 00:40:05 said the 6 new coronaviruses have never been discovered anywhere in the 00:40:11 world the u.s. 00:40:14 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention c.d.c. 00:40:20 Says that corona viruses are 00:40:23 a large family of viruses that are common in people and many different species 00:40:30 of animals. The c.d.c. 00:40:33 Adds that it is rare for animal corona viruses to infect people and then 00:40:40 spread among the human population however there have been major 00:40:47 disease outbreaks caused by corona viruses in humans 00:40:54 bats have been linked to some of them the viruses responsible for 00:41:00 diseases SARS and the murders were linked to bats the 00:41:07 c.d.c. 00:41:08 Says the new corona virus which causes the disease coded 19 also 00:41:15 came from bats health experts estimate that thousands of corona 00:41:22 viruses are present in bats with many still undiscovered 00:41:29 the Smithsonian team worked with researchers in me in mar on 00:41:35 a project aimed at identifying new diseases that are zoonotic 00:41:41 meaning they can spread from animals to humans the 00:41:48 project called predict is supported by the u.s. 00:41:53 Agency for International Development us 00:41:56 a id researchers working on the project say zoonotic 00:42:03 diseases represent about 75 percent of new diseases affecting 00:42:10 humans one of their goals is to study how contact between 00:42:16 humans and wildlife can lead to corona virus infections in people 00:42:25 the team centered its research in areas where humans were most likely to come into 00:42:31 close contact with local wildlife. Among the team members were 00:42:38 representatives from me and Maher government agencies the 00:42:45 researchers collected 759 samples of saliva and waste 00:42:51 from bats in the areas from May 2016 to August 28th. 00:42:59 After examining the samples they identified the 6 new kinds of Corona virus 00:43:07 the team also discovered 00:43:09 a corona virus found in other parts of Southeast Asia but never before in me in 00:43:16 Mar Mark Vala to go is 00:43:20 a former wildlife veterinarian with the Smithsonian's global health program 00:43:27 he was the lead writer of the study he said in 00:43:32 a statement that widespread disease outbreaks like coded 19 should 00:43:38 remind us how closely human health is connected to the health of wildlife 00:43:46 and the environment the goal is to prevent the virus from getting into 00:43:52 humans in the 1st place by lotto told Smithsonian magazine 00:44:00 he added that future research will seek to learn more about how corona viruses 00:44:06 behave in animals for example what permits the viruses to 00:44:13 mutate and spread to other species such research can help 00:44:20 reduce the possibility of future pandemics Violet tutto said 00:44:27 Susan Marie is the director of the Smithsonian's global health program 00:44:33 she said many coronaviruses do not present risks to humans. 00:44:40 However she noted identifying them early on in animals can be an effective 00:44:47 way to investigate possible disease threats vigilant 00:44:54 surveillance research and education are the best tools we have 00:45:00 to prevent pandemics before they occur Marie said I And 00:45:07 Brian Lynn. 00:45:21 Welcome to the making of a nation American history in b o s 00:45:26 a special English I'm Steve embers. 00:45:34 The months before Election Day in November of 1980 were difficult for President 00:45:40 Jimmy Carter many Americans blamed the Democrats for the nation's economic problems 00:45:47 including high inflation and high unemployment many he also blamed him for not 00:45:54 gaining the release of $52.00 American hostages in Iran about 00:46:01 a year earlier Muslim extremists at seize the United States embassy in Tehran and 00:46:08 taken the Americans as prisoners President Carter urged all Americans to support 00:46:15 his administration during the crisis. As the months went by However he made no 00:46:22 progress in bringing the hostages home be Iranians rejected negotiations for their 00:46:28 release and an attempt to rescue them failed the president appeared to powerless 00:46:36 Carter's political weakness led another Democrat Ted Kennedy to compete against him 00:46:43 for the party's nomination. The Republican Party however 00:46:50 was united behind us strong candidate Ronald Reagan 00:46:54 a former actor and former governor of California Reagan's running mate for vice 00:47:00 president was George h.w. 00:47:03 Bush Bush had served in Congress and as head of the Central Intelligence Agency 00:47:10 he had also represented the United States as ambassador to China and to the 00:47:17 United Nations the inability of the Carter administration to solve the hostage 00:47:24 crisis and other problems made many Americans feel that their country was weak 00:47:31 Reagan promised to give them confidence once more in the nation's strength. 00:47:38 Reagan debated each other's several weeks before the election. 00:47:45 Angry and defensive. Seemed. 00:48:16 As respect. 00:48:25 If you. 00:48:35 Could suggest. 00:48:46 They gave Reagan. If the game. Revolution. 00:48:56 Of 1981. Became. President. 00:49:04 The. Speech the new president talked 00:49:11 about but his administration 00:49:14 a major goal was to reduce the federal government. Reagan and other 00:49:21 conservatives believed that the nation's economy was suffering because of high 00:49:27 taxes and unnecessary laws government he said was not the 00:49:34 solution to the problem government was the problem he urged Americans to 00:49:41 join him in what he called 00:49:43 a new beginning the economic ills we suffer have come upon us over several decades 00:49:50 they will not go away in days weeks or months but they will go away they will go 00:49:56 away because we as Americans have the capacity now as we've had in the past to 00:50:03 do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom 00:50:09 . 00:50:17 Ronald Reagan was born in 1911 in the small community of Tampico Illinois he was 00:50:24 a good student and 00:50:26 a good athlete. While in college he became interested in acting but he 00:50:33 did not have enough money to go to New York or Hollywood to study to become an 00:50:38 actor instead he tried out for a job as 00:50:42 a sports announcer on radio 00:50:45 a radio station in Davenport Iowa liked his creativity and gave him but. 00:50:52 Later debts Reagan as he was called worked at 00:50:56 a radio station in de Moya in Iowa and then he moved to the big city Chicago where 00:51:02 he worked as an announcer for the Chicago Cubs baseball team. In March of 00:51:08 1937 the Cubs were in California for spring training Reagan went along 00:51:15 and while he was there he took 00:51:17 a screen test with Warner Brothers the movie studio liked the friendly handsome 00:51:23 young man and offered him a job before long Ronald Reagan was 00:51:28 a Hollywood star in the 1940 film Conneaut rock may be all American Reagan played 00:51:35 Notre Dame University coverage football player George get his deathbed speech 00:51:43 contained 00:51:43 a line that would often be associated with the Reagan presidency. Ask and never 00:51:50 like. When just one particular. Piece in. 00:52:01 The. 00:52:19 King's Road Reagan played 00:52:21 a double amputee who had lost both legs. In 00:52:29 . The Take. 00:52:45 He remembered King's role as the film but made him 00:52:48 a star. Us. 00:52:58 During World War 2 and Reagan joined what was then the Army Air Corps and made 00:53:03 training films Reagan became deeply interested. And in politics during his years in 00:53:09 Hollywood he started out on liberals but his political views became increasingly 00:53:16 conservative he served 6 times as president of the Screen Actors Guild 00:53:22 a union of movie actors. After the war Reagan guy did the Screen Actors Guild 00:53:29 through 00:53:29 a frightening time for actors and others in the entertainment industry it was the 00:53:36 time of the powerful House Un-American Activities Committee its hearings 00:53:42 resulted in the fear the blacklist the blacklist was responsible for hurting 00:53:49 even ending the careers of many in the film and television industries if they were 00:53:55 thought to be communists or to have communist sympathies. 00:54:08 It was through the blacklist scare that Reagan that his 2nd wife Nancy Davis her 00:54:14 name had mistakenly been confused with phantom another actress causing it to appear 00:54:20 on The Blacklist and she sought Reagan's help in correcting 00:54:25 a mistake. They fell in love and would marry in 00:54:32 1952 nothing but the Campbell ever told me not to tell Reagan and 00:54:38 Nancy Davis appeared together in the world bored to drama they'll cancel the Navy 00:54:44 in which he played 00:54:45 a naval officer and she and Navy nurse who would love to be at home had to tell me 00:54:51 not to worry. I don't we settle it about you and me. And last point 00:54:58 Michael the problem stopped. By the early 1950 s. 00:55:03 Reagan stopped appearing in movies and turned instead. A new medium television and 00:55:10 every Sunday night General Electric brings you the finest motion picture stars on 00:55:14 t.v. 00:55:15 For many years Ronald Reagan was the commercial spokesman for General Electric and 00:55:20 host of 00:55:21 a series of dramatic jokes. For 00:55:28 much of his life Ronald Reagan was 00:55:31 a Democrat but by 960 he was making speeches for conservative 00:55:37 Republican candidates in 1966 he became 00:55:42 a candidate himself he ran them as 00:55:45 a Republican for governor of California Democrats did not take him seriously 00:55:52 they made fun of some of his movie roles as in Bedtime for Bonzo 00:55:57 a comedy where his costar was a chicken but Reagan had been 00:56:02 a last laugh he won the election by almost 00:56:06 a 1000000 votes. As Governor Reagan was praised for reducing the state's 00:56:13 debt but criticised for raising taxes some people also thought he reacted 00:56:20 too strongly against student unrest on college campuses but he won 00:56:26 reelection in 1970. In 1976 Reagan ran for the 00:56:33 Republican presidential nomination he came close to winning that nomination away 00:56:39 from President Gerald Ford. After accepting the nomination Ford asked Reagan to 00:56:46 share the stage with him the strong welcome that Reagan received was 00:56:51 a clear sign that his future in the party. 00:57:01 That teachers would become just were used later when the Reagan presidency. 00:57:09 Reagan's inauguration day Iran finally released the hostages it had been holding 00:57:15 for 444 days Walter Cronkite paused in his c.b.s. 00:57:21 Television coverage of the inauguration for this breaking news report from Dan 00:57:27 Rather according to our c.b.s. 00:57:28 News sources that are on airport one of the 2 Algerian jetliners is taxiing or was 00:57:34 just 00:57:34 a few moments ago now as best we can make it out here is where the situation with 00:57:39 the American hostages stands at this moment they remain in Tehran at least they 00:57:43 weren't up until just 00:57:44 a few moments ago at the airport apparently moments away from their flight to 00:57:49 freedom 00:57:50 a few moments after spending 444 days in captivity and can you imagine what it must 00:57:56 have been like inside that airliner for the hostages this morning as President 00:58:01 Ronald Reagan quickly began work to get Congress to reduce taxes he also began 00:58:08 a weekly series of radio broadcasts each Saturday he would come and 00:58:14 developments in American life and politics Reagan's ability to relate to people 00:58:21 earned him the nickname the great communicator. 2 months 00:58:28 after he took office Ronald Reagan was shot while leaving an event at 00:58:33 a hotel in Washington. The 1st moments no one realized that he had been 00:58:40 hit but there was 00:58:41 a. But you know his left lung close to his heart at the hospital Reagan jokingly 00:58:48 told the doctors I hope you're all Republicans they were able to remove the bullet 00:58:55 and he made 00:58:55 a full recovery. The gunman 25 year old John Hinckley Jr was sent 00:59:02 to 00:59:02 a mental hospital is an explanation for the attack was that he was trying to impress 00:59:09 the actress Jodie Foster. And that's our program 00:59:16 for today listen again to more to learn English through stories from around the 00:59:22 world on Jonathan Evans and I'm Ashley Thompson. 00:59:49 This is d.o.a. News via remote I'm Diane Roberts Globally there are 100.