Taken straight to jail after being found guilty of Sexual Assault and 33. 00 rape. You both rest in peace and have fun in heaven tell me to get in with. Passionate words from kobe bryants widow at a memorial for the basketball legend and her daughter giana killed in a Helicopter Crash along with 7 others last month. Welcome to the program the World Health Organization says its deeply concerned by the sudden increase in corona virus cases outside of china 3 main clusters of infections are growing in the middle east europe and asia iran has confirmed 12 deaths but has denied reports the total is close to 50 kuwait is among several countries in the region reporting their 1st cases its also grounded some flights to affected countries and counseled its National Day Celebrations on tuesday but in europe 7 people have now died in northern italy which is more than 220 cases the highest concentration outside of asia well the other major cluster is in south korea past 800 confirmed cases in the last 24 hours and at least 8 people have died there its raised its Infectious Diseases warning to the highest level. For the moment we are not witnessing the uncontained globally spread of this bias and we are not witnessing large scale civil or does or does does this virus have pandemic potential absolutely it has and we vary it from our assessment not yet but the key message that should give all countries hope courage and confidence is that this virus can be contained indeed there are many countries that have done exactly that while stock Market Indices plunged on monday as traders sold shares in reaction to the coronavirus news the us stock market had its largest fall in over a Year Companies doing business in china as well as tourism and airlines suffer the heaviest falls in share prices more now from christian salumi in new york. Investors took a beating on monday with all 3 of the major stock indexes in the United States showing sharp declines the Dow Jones Industrial plunged more than a 1000 points or 3 and a half percent and the declines were reflected in all of the major sectors of the economy from energy to technology perhaps the greatest declines were seen related to manufacturing stocks like apple which relies on china for manufacturing its also one of its big growing markets and it was reflected in the sharp decline in its stocks at the same time investors were looking to put their money in safe havens moving from these stocks into government Treasury Bonds also gold prices went up at one point hitting a 7 year high as investors look for someplace safe to put their money this all happened just less than a week after the market hit new record highs in the United States word that the coronavirus had spread outside of china we saw a spikes in italy near a major manufacturing hub there are concerns that that could affect the economy of europe south korea also saw an increase in cases and this has investors spooked that the worst of this epidemic has yet to come will more on the coronavirus deaths in iraq the Health Ministry that has pledged to be open how many people have died we need to be honest we need to be transparent in the face of those people who are trying to distort the situation regarding other regions id like to say we are dealing with the cases and the symptoms and we have all the capabilities to spot this virus if we have a case that is suspected we will move them to a better place to be hospitalized we have the full capabilities to deter or to treat and we will see everything in a clear way. Aljazeera beggars in tehran and says as the number of cases rises theres disagreement over how bad the situation really is theres been extraordinary exchange in clash a war of words between a member of parliament. Hes a member of parliament for the city of qom the epicenter of this virus here in iran and the Health Ministry now he said he puts the number of dead from the virus at 50 now he acknowledges not within maybe from the krona virus but he says that the governments performance on the issue has been 0 he says that nurses dont have the correct uniforms on are scared of treating patients he says that the government isnt really concerned and the virus has been present in iran for 3 weeks but their names meant was delayed by the government he also said that he knows of 2 children that have been infected by the virus and has called upon the Health Ministry to impose a curfew on the city of call now the Deputy Health minister has come out and as has denied that figure of 50 and said that even if it was half that number he would submit his resignation now about the responded to that and he said he sent the names of those that have died from the virus to the Health Ministry and he expects a resignation now the Health Minister has come out in response to all of this and he said that the government is dealing with the situation and moving out of those cases of the virus in italy the countrys northern regions of lombardy and veneto have closed schools universities museums and cinemas for at least a week. Reports now from milan. In an interior than usual downtown milan a sense of anxiety but no signs of panic amid the 1st major coronaVirus Outbreak in europe landmarks like to do more cathedral and less scala opera house have been closed temporarily. The headline screams out virus the great fear even though fear at least for now isnt all that apparent yes schools have been shut down but his Vegetable Market remains open. But i dont know i dont see any danger is well looking a lot of the phone people are not leaving their houses and they call us and we bring their shopping t. Them thats the way were working at the moment the laws mayor says the main mission now is contain the possible further spread of the virus and that while numbers of those infected have indeed been going up that could be because Health Officials are proactively looking for new cases he also urged residents not to clear supermarket shelves but videos posted on social media like this one suggest that advice may be falling on deaf ears in northern italy the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge even though at least 10 hotspot towns are effectively under lockdown. Police check vehicles trying to enter one of the quarantine towns authorised lorries carrying essential goods and medical supplies are allowed through everyone else is turned away in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus even the venice carnival was cut short a medal that you know what i might be the fight it i never thought i would have to sign in order to shut down the venue scania i never thought wed have to close the schools churches museums and all Public Places so i know im askin a lot from aussie thousands so i know all the way things go we can pull together well we just need to think about internally to be able to shut up inside us out of the and its. Inside the town of sterling go authorities have allowed select shops to reopen outside long lines of shoppers wearing protective masks and gloves keen to stock up all this as officials are still struggling to confirm the origin of the outbreak in italy Mohammed Al Jazeera Milla what in china where the outbreak started the riots there are signs of the rate of infection is slowing lets get more now from katrina you shes live in beijing katrina said china seems to be slowly improving give us a sense of whats been happening. Thats tied down so gradually were seeing these numbers of new cases decline so the situations is still very serious we had 150 deaths reported on monday and 4 of 460 new cases now thats still a lot but its significantly lower the numbers that we saw even just a few weeks ago when the numbers of new cases were in the thousands so that is a positive picture that were starting to see the World Health Organization who have a delegation here in china at the moment whove been going around to different cities and assessing chinas response gave a press conference late on monday night in beijing and they said that they do believe that the numbers are declining and indeed they think that the situation in china has peaked largely they say because of chinas heavy handed or socalled bold moves they said in terms of walking down the province of who be the epicenter of the Virus Outbreak they also gave some more information about the outbreak in kuwait the death the fatality rate has been between 4 to 4 percent but outside who they its only 0. 7 percent and most cases are mild in those cases tend to recover in about 2 weeks but officials said the situation there is still grim and complex there are 10000 people in Critical Condition and thousands of people still waiting to be diagnosed and still be waiting waiting to be given a bed in a hospital or in Quarantine Centers and there is still of course a risk that would millions of people around the country going back to work in cities like beijing and shanghai that that number could go up again and the government is a very aware of this and this is one of the reasons that they perspire in the National Peoples congress the biggest political event that takes place usually every march thats been postponed indefinitely just because the officials want to focus on making sure that this outbreak is contained in there still a way to go with that knowledge of katrina you there in the Chinese Capital katrina thank you. Hollywood Film Producer Harvey Weinstein has been sent to jail in new york after being found guilty of 2 counts of Sexual Assault weinstein was charged with sexually assaulting former Production Assistant mimi haley and raping aspiring actress jessica mann the jury of 7 men and 5 women found him guilty of Sexual Assault which could see him face jail up to 25 years also the 3rd degree rape charge carries a maximum of 4 years in prison new york law defines this is having sex with someone incapable of giving consent but weinstein was acquitted of the most serious charges predatory Sexual Assault and 1st degree rape. Has more now from new york. Harvey weinsteins days as hollywoods most powerful movie producer officially are over hes now a convicted felon and rapist after the verdict some of Harvey Weinsteins accusers said they hoped his day would finally come weinstein was found not guilty of the most serious charges of predatory Sexual Assault but was found guilty of a criminal sexual act and a 3rd degree rape as a verdict was read weinstein showed a little emotion as he was handcuffed and taken to jail in a shed any tears to get emotional he just kept saying were not in a set of discipline and its ideal you know its going to set up the verdict caps nearly a 3 week trial and 5 days of jury deliberations he was on trial for allegedly raping an aspiring actress in 2013 and sexually assaulting another woman in 2006 in 2017 Investigative Reporter rich mchugh was one of the 1st to report allegations of rape by weinstein he has since interviewed dozens of other women who accused him of Sexual Assault and harassment i know at least one of the women who will be testifying and her case is horrific. And so i think its i can only imagine the case will be Even Stronger in los angeles that is here in new york and. I imagine you know a verdict will be i dont i dont i thats hard for me to predict but the case is pretty pretty strong from from all that i know at his peak of power weinstein was a hollywood legend many of the greatest actors or actresses over the past 40 years have worked with him in some capacity here directly or through his movie studios throughout his career weinstein has been associated with 81 Academy Awards weinsteins conviction is a victory for the me too movement that began in 2017 when Actress Alyssa Milano tweeted if youve ever been sexually harassed or assaulted write me too as a reply to. This tweet millions did and the movement took off Harvey Weinstein now sits in jail awaiting his sentencing by the judge next month if hes given the maximum should be 29 years that would mean hes not released from prison until hes 96 years old gabriels on doe aljazeera new york. Also to come here aljazeera including well bring you the latest in the case of Prime Minister charged with the murder of his 2nd wife. Crowds gathered outside a high Security Court in london as wiki leaks founder Julian Assange begins his fight against extradition to the u. S. For that status. It is a case of rain now across much of the Northern Areas of asia particularly the Great Peninsula and japan of course you see nothing but snow over several days but this try and you can see this is going to be bringing in the rain the air is such. Now on the up side its heavy rain but on the up side we all seeing the system move very quickly and so maybe just 50 millimeters of rain at best accumulating over the next few days across into the Korean Peninsula but it will work its way across into western as a honcho moving quickly throughout wednesday again we could see some snow to those Higher Elevations not by generally throughout much of china some showers across the central areas but really the story here is the temperatures very mild celsius in shanghai and a very warm couple of days in hong kong 26 on wednesday and as against an average of just 19 degrees usually at this time of year more rain farther to the south much of indonesia saying fine and dry throughout much of Southern Thailand vietnam scattered showers really across much of the philippines and very little change as we head to when still though not a bad day across much of sumatra a little bit light rain still in the forecast into northern india particular cross into and across into odisha west bengal and again carrying east head through wednesday so a dry day generally and a warm one in new delhi at 27. Progress. Its a serious mistake. Teligent says slowly invading every aspect of our life. But very few of us really understand its capabilities for better or worse. In a new documentary aljazeera explores the impact of they are accessing vast amounts of our personal data for data on aljazeera. The arab. Welcome back everybody to the top stories this hour the World Health Organization says its deeply concerned over the sudden increase in prone of virus cases outside of china but says its too soon to declare a Global Pandemic iran says 12 people have now died there while a 7th death has been confirmed in italy. The spread of a virus outside of china has sent stock markets tumbling 2 of the main u. S. Indices saw their biggest one day slump in 2 years. And hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of Sexual Assault on a rape in new york but he was acquitted on the more serious charge of predatory Sexual Assault case led to the birth of the global mean to movement. Now 4 people have been killed and Dozens Injured in new delhi during violence between a Group Supporting and opposing indias new citizenship law muslim activists have been protesting against the law which they say discriminates against their community they were targeted by hindu groups linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modis party the b. J p hundreds of police have been drafted in to restore carbon the area of jaffa bad for my tony bertie reports. It took police several hours to regain control after a 2nd day of unrest some of the most violent protests for weeks in the capsule against the citizen Amendment Law the fighting was in the districts of just a bad and. In northeast delhi between hindu groups who support the law and muslim communities they say the legislation is racist and discriminates against Indias Muslim minority and look as if we were all sitting here peacefully protesting near the jeff about school and there was no provocation from our side all of violence that happened took place from their side the mob came and threw stones at the mosque they would be making provocative slogans and speeches like the traitor. We have figured out that all this. Arlens was preplanned theyve actually called people to assemble and there was a plan in place when they attacked us it also seemed that the local police were on their side everyone had a weapon and carried a gun they were the ones who threw the 1st stones. But i waited for you as the trouble escalated a number of people were seriously injured and investigations into the deaths have begun its not clear yet who was responsible for the death of the police but it underlines just how volatile the situation remains here and it shows the deepening anger still exists on both sides of this sensitive issue was this video seems to show hindu protesters throwing stones while a policeman does little to stop them the scene show others setting fire to muslim property the video cannot be independently verified the violence followed threats by hindu leaders to remove a group of muslim women who sit down protesters forced the closure of a major road. Mosque in jeffrey bag was attacked and cars and homes were set on fire in efforts to maintain calm police have imposed emergency measures banning gatherings of more than 4 people but we saw little being done to enforce the natures. The relationship between the hindu and muslim communities has become bad and this tension is now spreading to other places surrounding this locality and also further afield outside delhi. As more Security Forces were drafted in to guard areas overnight the flames still burned and local people are fearful for the violence to come to you 30 aljazeera jeff or bad ne. Well in contrast there were different scenes as u. S. President donald trump was welcomed by more than 100000 people that a rally in the indian city of the metal bad his 1st visit to the country is designed not only to boost ties and trade but also his reelection chances by appealing to 4 and a half 1000000 Indian American voters less about purana reports from a matter bad in the state and good for. On his 1st foreign trip since his impeachment trial donald trump could not have looked more pleased with the reception he received it wasnt the 10000000. 00 people trump said would greet him and before leaving for india bought more than 100000 people packed into the south bought by patel stadium to hear the u. S. President praise all things indian from one of its founders to the hottest on the to cricket stars and the bollywood Film Industry his greatest admiration though was reserved for Prime Minister in the day of the movie you are living proof that with hard work and devotion indians get accomplished anything anything at all anything they want. Promised to morty into the bulk of what he called the 2 countries shared values i dont. Believe the 3rd money today you are in an india which is full of diversity with thousands of languages are spoken with just thousands of costumes cusins and several religious group and communities all rich diversity and unity is a Strong Foundation of india u. S. Relationship i but President Trump visit comes at a time when that instability and his hindu nationalist but at the edge on the party of facing criticism for the treatment of Indian Muslims i asked him can confess that i heard him. Not to be disbelieved. He talked about. Indias peacefulness yesterday just. But these are only 3 things that have been under threat in the last 6 years. They have been 2 months of nationwide protests against the citizenship law which fast track citizenship to minorities from 3 neighboring countries but excludes muslims white house officials said President Trump will raise concerns over the citizenship law with Prime Minister modi the 2 leaders will discuss defend security and trade in new delhi on tuesday while theres no progress expected on their big differences when it comes to trade President Trump leaves the happy man off to the welcome he received it might not be the countrys most populous state but nearly a 3rd of Indian Americans have connections here and 9 months ahead of the u. S. President ial election trumps hope in coming to. Help his popularity among the 4 and a half 1000000 Indian American voices elizabeth pran aljazeera. A u. N. And egyptian brokered ceasefire has gone into effect between the Palestinian Group Islamic Jihad and israel the ceasefire comes out the 2 days of cross border violence Israeli Air Force says at least 80 Islamic Jihad rockets were fired from gaza on monday israel also carried out multiple attacks using aircraft and tanks killing 6 people including 2 Islamic Jihad members in syria on sunday night the governing party wants Prime Minister tom to bali to step down after he was charged with the murder of his 2nd wife bonnie appeared in court on monday where his lawyers argued that his office grants him immunity from prosecution the matter is now been referred to the Constitutional Court to bali sat in the court room with his current wife who has already been charged with a murder. In 2017 for me the miller was at the court in the capital. The citys Prime Minister tom to bonnie made a much anticipated however brief appearance in Court Earlier today this is all of he left the suit the last week when he was 1st jew in court to face murder charges at that time he said hed rushed to south africa for an emergency medical appointment since then hes returned to the suit too but when appeared today his Legal Defense argued that there were questions around whether or not a sitting Prime Minister should be charged and prosecuted the court ruled that the case should be referred to the Constitutional Court for its intervention now while the body has delayed those Legal Process for the time being hes still facing a tough political battle within his own all pursuit to Convention Party this is a party that is divided there are people who do support tom to bonnie but he does have opposition within that party they say he should step down immediately wiki leaks founder Julian Assange has begun his you pay court battle against his extradition to the United States washington wants britain to hand over the 48 year old to face trial for espionage which could see him in jail for life songes lawyers say the charges are politically motivated and not because of genuine crimes lawrence me has more from the court in london. Was. To his many supporters julian a soldier is one of the greatest journalists of his generation and they were out in force at the opening of his extradition hearing in the queue for the court with politicians from a variety of Different Countries for them to journalist was on trial here and with it the united kingdoms belief in it i think it actually is just try think its a landmark case freedom of speech and deflate and the freedom of the press i think the implications of the outcome of this. Really important what journalism is going to look like in the future and additionally that he has become a political prisoner in this country and that the u. S. Hes determined to extorting to the u. S. To get even. And the solution i think must be political. This is madness that the u. K. Is even into tiny having a court case. Should be saying in the british Prime Minister Boris Johnson should resign to the us president back off culture mind back to 2010 when wiki leaks bust onto the scene with the leaks video footage of a u. S. Helicopter shooting civilians but of our future for 265. 00. And its easy to remember how it was solange became a celebrated and he wore activists as well as a driver of a new form of journalism the digital leaking of classified information. But the vilification of Chelsea Manning who provided wiki leaks with the information and the now dropped Rape Allegation against a stone which drove him to the Ecuadorian Embassy in london for 7 years allowed the u. S. Government to accuse someone of being a malicious act guilty of not just bad journalism but a bad character this is the determination the judge in the case is going to have to make is a sauna she hero or villain this process wont take days or weeks or months but potentially years and the biggest question really is what happens to june in a sauna during all that time the Authorities Say that if hes released on bail then hell be a flight risk his supporters say that keeping him in prison is a risk to his life. For reasons entirely unclear a soldier is being held in solitary confinement in the prison next to the court for up to 20 hours a day his father whos been visiting him says unjustifiable is not a reason to hold why do continues to be in prison you can come to us spend the time with his family was. The soldiers lawyers will paint him as a political prisoner and have suggested they may attempt to seek asylum for him in france for the indefinite future that hes only charlie is the underground tunnels from his prison cell to the cool lawrence lee aljazeera in london and a memorial for a basketball legend kobe bryant was held in los angeles they were tired and a mega star was killed alongside his daughter jon and 7 others in a Helicopter Crash last month. The singer beyonce opened the service at the Staples Center stadium known as the house that could be built it was where bryant started for the lakers journey his entire 20 year n. B. A. Career would have been s. A spoke about the similarities between her husband and their late 13 year old daughter giana. God knew they couldnt be on this earth without each other he had to bring them home time together. We both rest in peace and have fun and have been telling me to get one day we love you both and miss you. Forever and always mommy. And basketball legend Michael Jordan also paid tribute to the man he called his little brother. Which to me. Was inspiration that someone cares. About the where you play the game or the way that he wanted to play the game. He wanted to be the best basketball. He could be and as i got to know him. I wanted to be the best big. That i could be. Time for a quick check of the headlines here at aljazeera the World Health Organization says its deeply concerned over the sudden increase in corona virus cases outside of china but says its too soon to declare a Global Pandemic iran says 12 people have now died while a 7th death has been confirmed in italy the spread of the virus outside of china sent stock markets tumbling 2 of the main u. S. Indices saw their biggest one day slump in 2 years but in china where the outbreak started there are signs the rate of infection is slowing katrina you has more now from beijing the World Health Organization who have a delegation here in china at the moment have been going around to different cities in assessing chinas response gave a press conference late on monday night in beijing and they said that they do believe that the numbers are declining and indeed they think that the situation in china has peaked largely they say because of chinas heavy handed over socalled bold moves they said in terms of walking down the province of who baby at the center of the Virus Outbreak hollywood producer Harvey Weinsteins been convicted of Sexual Assault on a rape in new york but he was acquitted on the more serious charge of predatory Sexual Assault case led to the birth of the global lead to movement 4 people have been killed and Dozens Injured in new delhi during violence between groups supporting and opposing indias new citizenship nor hundreds of muslim activists have been protesting against the law which they say discriminates against their community they were targeted by hindu groups linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modis party b j p. And you in an egyptian brokered ceasefire has gone into effect between the Palestinian Group Islamic Jihad and israel a ceasefire comes up the 2 days of cross border violence Israeli Air Force says at least 80 Islamic Jihad rockets were fired from gaza on monday israel also carried out multiple attacks using aircraft and tanks killing 6 people including 2 Islamic Jihad members in syria on sunday night. Governing party wants Prime Minister thomas to body to step down after he was charged with the murder of his 2nd wife bonnie appeared in court on monday where his lawyers argued that his office grants him immunity from prosecution so those are the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after inside story stations thats watching. Iran this general election deals a blow to the religious establishment conservatives did win the vote but the turnout was the lowest in 4 decades so how will turnaround deal with what seems to be growing public discontent this is inside story. Our welcome to the program im Adrian Finnegan hardliners are set for sweeping gains in irans parliamentary elections but they appear to have less Popular Support voter turnout in fridays polls was the lowest since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 thats despite the Supreme Leader urging people to cost the ballots as a religious judy to show resistance in
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