Also. The u. S. And israel to announce the launch of what iran says is its 1st military satellites into a full bit plus. As for the adaptation the west bank. The israelis will ultimately make those decisions at the United Nations to discuss israeli plans to addicks illegal settlements of the occupied west bank. U. S. President although trump has dismissed the possibility of a severe 2nd wave of corona virus infections later in the year during his Daily Briefing he asked the director of the u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention to clarify his earlier remarks that another bout of infections during the flu season could be far worse than whats being witnessed now around 846000 people have been infected in the u. S. And nearly 50000 have died the highest number anywhere in the world. We were not good enough to have so everything. Grown and you can have a big blue system and if they combine you they come together they come together its not great but we will not go through what we went through for the last 2 years as it is an interesting. Understand that the United States for the period of them all but how can you see that you know it wont come back in the same level that it has today what it is estimated might not come back at all to you it may not come back at all he shook it about a worst Case Scenario where you have a big flu and you have some corona and if it does come back its not going to come back and ive spoken to 10 different people not going to be like it was theres also division on reopening the economy some states want to move faster than others georgia is among the most ambitious planning to reopen most businesses by monday Dr Anthony Fauci a member of the president s Coronavirus Task force is recommending a more cautious approach well you know if i were advising the governor i would tell him that he should be careful and i would invite him not to just turn the switch on and go because there is a danger of a rebound and i know there is that desire to move ahead quickly thats a natural human nature desire but going ahead in leap frogging into phases where you should not be i would advise him as a Health Official and as a physician not to do that. And President Trump has now officially signed an executive order suspending immigration for 60 days trump says it will protect americans whove lost their jobs in the pandemic. I was there as mike has been following at that Trump Press Conference in washington d. C. He joins us now mike the white house keen to set the record straight on the c. D. C. s position despite what appear to be contradictions about the white houses approach to the pandemic and how it will progress in the coming months. Well it was somewhat uncomfortable President Trump once again going up against his medical experts and disagreeing with them publicly world he demanded that the director of the centers for Disease Research come up front in front of the journalist to actually walk back his statement about the threat of a coming pandemic later in the year unfortunately he did not he had some quibbles with the headline of the original publication but he then confirmed that the quote was exact that he had warned that there would be a 2nd wave of the epidemic later in the year together with a massive outbreak of flu stressing that the u. S. Citizens must get inoculated against the flu because then it makes it easier to deal with the 2nd wave of corona virus this is what the c. D. C. Director had to say. When i commented yesterday that there was a possibility that the fall winter. Next for winter could be more difficult difficult more complicated and we had 2 respiratory illnesses circulated the same time influenza in the coronavirus 19 but i think its really important to emphasize what i didnt say i didnt say that this was going to be worse i said it was going to be were complicate are more difficult you know potentially complicated because well have flu and corona virus circulating seem to. Like despite President Trumps apparent support of the anti lock down process that weve seen over the last week hes not criticizing certain governments for their plans to reopen too quickly. D. D. s and that in particular is the governor of georgia very close friend of President Trump and one who President Trump assiduously supported during his election there but the governor some would argue had been encouraged by President Trumps support for those protesting against the lockdown and some auguring that he was in fact doing what he thought the president wanted him to do and that is open up for business open up to certain sectors of georgias industry tattoo parlors restaurants and yet the President Trump in the course of the News Conference very very critical of the governor saying that its far too early to be doing this that he should move through the phases the opening up of restaurants tattoo parlors etc is they used to not phase one so he was highly critical but the one point that must be noted to adrian is that this is a president who has insisted that he has complete control over all the states and indeed of all the governors yet president saying that he cannot interfere with what the governor has decided to do because the governor has that power separate from the president on his ear as mike hanna reporting live from washington mike many thanks indeed. The u. S. Has called for iran to be held accountable after teheran successfully launched its military its 1st military satellites irans revolutionary guard says that its now able to monitor the world from space trumpet ministration has warned in the past that terror ron is using its Space Program as a cover for Missile Development from tehran of zeros in this robbery rules. On wednesday morning the will to news of a secret operation carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary guards from a launch site in iran central desert it successfully used a 2 stage rocket to put its 1st military satellite in space. The newer or light is now 425 kilometers above us orbiting earth the head of the revolutionary guards says it gives irans military new strategic advantages or that. It is a necessity for such powerful Defense Forces like the revolutionary guard to have access to advanced capabilities today the powerful armies of the world have no comprehensive defense plan if they dont have a place in space today we can monitor the world from space and it means boosting strategic data for the i. R. G. C. Putting the satellite into orbit gives us a technological advantage and its also a powerful asset in the intelligence war. Iran has put satellites in space before but the success of the nur comes after several failures in recent years its expected to be used for intelligence gathering secure military Communications Navigation and reconnaissance whatever leaders need to support from the sky irans military assets on earth and the satellite isnt the days only technological development. The difference between the satellite and previous ones is that its propulsion the uses a combined solid and liquid fuel only a few superpowers have this capability and only a few countries the rest are consumers of this technology. Its a proud moment for irans revolutionary guards. The group suffered a major setback to its reputation after the accidental shoot down in january of Ukraine InternationalAirlines Flight 752 all 176 people on board were killed since the beginning of the 21st century iran despite diplomatic and economic isolation has managed to develop the technology ness. Serry to elbow its way into an elite club along with rivals like the United States and israel as well as allies like russia china india iran is one of only a dozen countries in the world with the homegrown Rocket Technology to launch its own satellites into space seen bus robbi old 0 to run a White House Correspondent kimberly how. President trump at the White House Press briefing about the launch the u. S. President issuing a stern warning to iran if in any way u. S. Naval ships are harassed in the persian gulf by iranian fast boats in the words of the u. S. President he will make sure they are shot out of the water if they get close to our both the u. S. President saying that the u. S. Navy is 100 percent prepared for any sort of engagement i also had the opportunity in the White House Briefing to ask the u. S. President for his reaction to the launch of that military satellite by the i. R. G. C. Mr president id like to tell it your satellite firebomb i want to get a response that you see this is a batsman of the Missile Program well they say no. Ok they say also say it was for television does anybody really believe that they would have Better Television in iran so they say they were watching the iran very closely very closely we know more about iran than they do right now we know more than they do so we know all about it we watched it we knew it was going up we followed it very closely they say it was for television now the president would not answer the question about whether he was concerned the United States had projected any vulnerability in terms of military readiness the fact that theres been an outbreak of coronavirus on the Aircraft Carrier the u. S. S. Roosevelt or even that the commander in chief donald trump has been consumed with dealing with coronavirus inside the United States again no answer from the u. S. President on that question however it is important to note that on wednesday the u. S. President did contact the emir of qatar the readout from both sides says that well they did not mention iran specifically they do say that they discussed issues important to the region the United NationsSecurity Council will meet later on thursday to discuss talk of israel and make saying illegal settlements in the occupied west bank u. S. Secretary of state by compay added his weight to the annexation issue calling it israels decision challenge bonus reports. From washington d. C. U. S. Secretary of states might pump a are added fuel to a fire how far will the way were glad that theres a now fully formed government in israel as for the adaptation the west bank. Theres rallies will ultimately make those decisions as thats an israeli decision. We will work closely with them to share with them our views of this in a private setting his comments came 2 days after israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and rival been against formed a National Unity government and had taken 3 back to back a little shins and a year of negotiations for the 2 to form a power sharing deal revealed on monday was that part of the deal included an extinct parts of the occupied west bank against agreed netanyahu could look to extend israeli sovereignty to jewish settlements with the government vote from july the territory was captured by israel in the 1967 war and is under Israeli Military control an extension was also outlined in u. S. President Donald Trumps peace plan for the middle east in january its very clear that this is moving forward israel is moving forward and it is doing so effectively with the open support of the United StatesMahmoud Abbas president of the Palestinian Authority responded forcefully reminding pump a 0 emission yahoo landed talking about its not theirs to determine adding if they continue with an exception plans the Palestinian Authority will cancel current agreements with the u. S. And israel. We told all concerned at the National Parties including the u. S. Administration and the Israeli Government that we want to stand with cross hands if israel announced a new parts of hollands the United Nations has repeatedly voiced its concern although it sued it wasnt clear if pump air has given israel a green light we have in the past 1st great concern. About possible addicks a sure no new unilateral moves there are major position and i do expect mr lighton off to take. A brief to say more on this at his briefing this week in the Security Council that briefing is on thursday in new york the palestinians and many countries consider israeli whispering settlements to be illegal under the Geneva Convention which bans settling on land captured in who israel disagrees citing security needs and biblical and historical connections to the land shallop ballasts. A weather update next here on aljazeera than. We were slowing to look down slow on testing the u. K. Government comes under fire for its response to the pandemic during a virtual session of parliament. Diplomacy has gone digital at the United Nations but members are being left School Feeling a little disconnected to tell you why. Hello there are yet more showers and thunderstorms developing across small southern regions of the United States but the same time these systems have also worked their way up into the northeast and we have seen some pretty strong gusty winds up into maryland this is a the state of play with the trees coming down on the train tracks so that certainly was a bit of a clear up operation the winds have been pretty gusty not a bad day generally on thursday maybe just want to hone their way but read the bulk of the weather is going to be in the southeast yes again and this could give rise to some more severe thunderstorms just 22 in atlanta with that rain in this thunderstorms and then again as across the Northern Plains and pushing across into the Central Plains we have got most of those cold abbott cool at coming down showers maybe just a little bit asleep but really it should be a case of rain i want to show as well along these western coasts out towards the Pacific Northwest not rain will work its way steadily east was as we go through the day on friday and then down across the caribbean and Central America with a system 1st of all clearing away from the southeast as it does and it also sweep down across the gulf of mexico pushing their homes down into northern central areas of florida will see one of the showers across cuba and across into hispaniola and that is to go on into friday some rather heavy rain developing particularly across into panama 29. 00 in panama city. A history of guerrilla warfare a place on the global stage. The plan gaining strength there revolutionary zeal knowing no bounds but did a series of violent acts by their splinter groups damage the palestinian cause or ensure its survival chronicling the turbulent story of the struggle for a palestinian homeland p. L. O. History of a revolution on aljazeera. Well again this is aljazeera lets take a moment to remind you of the main news the us President Donald Trump has dismissed the possibility of a severe 2nd wave of infections later in the year it follows a warning by one of his top Health Advisors that a resurgence during the winter flu season could pose a major challenge. The World Health Organization says the pandemic is far from over but in some parts of the world outbreaks are only just beginning w. H. O. Director general says he hopes the u. S. Will reconsider its freeze in funding to the agency. Irans revolutionary guard says that it successfully launched a military satellite into orbit for the 1st time its strong criticism from the u. S. Which says that irans Space Program is a cover for Missile Development. Across europe people continue to contract the coronavirus even if some countries begin to ease restrictions in the u. K. Where more than 18000 people have died the government is facing increasing criticism over its approach and reaction to the pandemic of 0 sonnier gago reports now on the situation across europe. The house of commons normally rowdy for wednesdays Prime Ministers questions resumed its business with social distancing firmly in place without Boris Johnson at the helm in his place the foreign secretary since the start of the outbreak weve delivered 1000000000 items of personal protective equipment and tens of millions have been distributed via the devolved administrations but the government has been under fire over its coronavirus can demonstrate ag. By the end of the month the Health Secretary had promised the u. K. Would be conducting a 100000. 00 tests a day it is currently carrying out 18000. 00 per day with a capacity 440000 here start fact seized on by the new Opposition Labor Party leader of the pattern emerging here we were slow in to look slow on testing slow and protective equipment are now slow to take up these offers from british burbs i dont accept this premise that we can slow were going to do it by the scientific advice the chief scientific advisor the chief medical officer i thought every step along this way the number of deaths in the u. K. Continues to rise with more than 800000 recorded at hospitals around the country the Health Secretary a set of the country has reached the peak of the pandemic but no one is clinton plaiting lifting the lockdown soon in spain officials in madrid gathered to close a makeshift morgue set up by the rice rink in the capital the country has seen the 2nd highest number of deaths from covert 1000 in europe during the worst face to date the military had been transferring bodies here on a daily basis now the government is about to loosen the lockdown to allow children accompanied by parents to go out for the 1st time in weeks but this is not a rushed maneuver the restrictions will remain in place until the middle of may and if the epidemic worsens. Government will impose them again but the worry of a financial meltdown here is still prevalent the Prime Minister better sanchez calling on the European Council to get Financial Aid to countries like. The European Council must boken the financial package approved by the euro group and demand the completion of the project work so that the instruments are implemented by june the 1st this is the key for europe and consequently for our country but i would open swedens decision to stay open had been criticised by its neighboring countries pushing the economy over Public Health maybe 2000 people have died there from cave at 19 but even without going into lock down its export dependent deployment he has been hit hard states relief measures are being put in place but even with that hate it will still see a financial slump like everywhere else affected by the pandemic sunny diagonal there as you heard earlier some u. S. States mostly in the south have begun to reopen their economies despite warnings from Health Experts and more and more governors are preparing to roll out plans to ease restrictions in the coming days california has laid out a road map outlining steps that need to be taken before its 40000000 people can return to work out 00 brunells reports from los angeles. New findings indicate corona virus was circulating in california weeks earlier than previously thought autopsies on 2 people who died in Northern California on february 6th and february 17th show they were victims of covert 19 previously the earliest known fatality was on february 29th in washington state. The findings may mean that dozens of times more people nationwide have been exposed and have died then has been officially reported california was the 1st to issue a statewide see. Day at home order on wednesday governor Gavin Newsome outlined his approach to gradually and cautiously lifting restrictions there is no light switch and there is no date in terms of our capacity to provide the kind of clarity that i know so many of you demand and deserve newsome said as a 1st step scheduled surgeries for non covert 19 conditions may resume tumors heart valves the need for people to get the kind of care that they deserve its if its delayed it becomes ultimately denied it gets delayed becomes acute newsome said further relaxing of restrictions would depend on data based on increased testing and Contact Tracing we want to focus on science and health as a predicate for all our Decision Making californias cautious and gradual approach contrasts sharply with decisions by republican governors in Southern States like georgia and florida to reopen beaches gyms beauty salons and tattoo parlors among other businesses public Health Officials have strongly warned against a premature reopening of businesses and public gatherings thing that would almost certainly lead to a new surge in covert 19 infections and deaths rob reynolds Al Jazeera Los Angeles eric ham is a political analyst and author of the book the g. O. P. Civil war he thinks the pressure from donald trump has some republican states opening up too soon. Well the administration unequivocally wants to see the economy back to work back open and people back to work and we do know that this is something that not only does the Administration Want to see happen but also many of our sources evan warmness that the President Campaign team certainly wants to see this is well a President Donald Trump has been taking a massive hit politically as a result of the administrations handling of the cole in 1000 virus thats continuing to grip the country in fact were seeing the president s Approval Rating not only falling percipient asli nationwide but in many of those key states that the president will need to win hes also down in fact hes down by as many as 8 points in penn and pennsylvania florida and wisconsin and so the president doesnt want to see the economy back open but clearly what were seeing take place and many of these states is that particularly in states like georgia South Carolina and florida it appears as though d they are moving a little too fast in terms of how theyre beginning to open things up right now brazils Financial Hub some palos planning to reopen its economy by may 11th but Health Care Systems in many other regions of the country are struggling manasseh city of 2000000 people in the heart of the amazon rainforest has been hit particularly hard number of burials in the region as well the doubled from around 30 a day before the pandemic to 100 and the city is having to prepare mass graves to cope Health Officials issued multiple calls for help last week when all intensive care beds and ventilators would use. Maybe all of south africas soldiers are being deployed to enforce a nationwide lockdown more than 70000 troops will join the nearly 2300 personnel already on the streets of major cities and more than 3400 cases of the virus in south africa 58 people of diet al jazeera is from it amila has more now from a town in the northwest province. According to what weve heard from the government so far is that theres increasing concern about just how the numbers regarding the number of infections in south africa is escalating and this is what the minister of defense said earlier on local radio the rate at which the infections has gone up you will realize that at some point we might need the kind of Human Resource deployed like weve never seen before and so this deployment of more than 73000 soldiers in addition to that initial 2000 would be the largest deployment by the south African NationalDefense Force in south africas history i mean that even goes back to the 1st im a practical actions in 1904 the government here is concerned about just how bad the infections will get in south africa and estimates show that theyre working on a model that indicates that south africas Coronavirus Crisis will perhaps hear it in august or september the government is saying that they need these soldiers to enforce the lockdown it needs these soldiers to prepare quarantine sites ensure people are abiding by the lockdown and essentially try and flatten that curve head of the coming months the pandemic is make a global diplomacy more complicated for the 1st time in history the u. N. Security council has been meeting remotely but those sessions been plagued by technical difficulties diplomatic editor james pace reports. Were now living in a Virtual World and the un Security Council the body in charge of maintaining International Peace and security is not sitting in its Historic Chamber in new york instead ambassadors are operating remotely but technically its been far from. Me. Yes we can perhaps not unpredictably some of forgetting to mute their microphones when were not speaking. Of unity. We need all mikes close please sometimes meetings have had to be interrupted because of technical issues that you know but. Mr. Mr c. It is me we have to put i have a request the boss for us has technical problems and we need you out here very well and then resumed i want to apologize for the technical difficulties we have had that date todays conversation as especially important as in that state but thats fan gave we are the biggest problems have come in connecting with the Us Ambassador kelly craft while other ambassadors have stayed in new york she joining the pandemic has retreated to her home in kentucky and the connection has been difficult because we are not. In the end her deputy based in new york had to read out her speech on her behalf since the sensor ambassador was disconnected as an amateur unable to reconnect to the system i will deliver their marks in the United States from this point how happy is the un with the technology that its providing to the Security Council if tech not if u. N. Security Council Members cant hear each other how are they supposed to speak to the world we are all trying our best to accommodate. The Security Council and all member states. And i we will continue to work through whatever technical. Glitches there may. Emir in a were then we would have to adjourn such a meeting thank you. Up. While all over the world meetings even School Lessons are taking place on platforms like zoom the un is using an old culprit sing system its based in brindisi and its really rather than here in new york the Security Council represents the entire International Community but for now its technology does not seem fit for purpose james pays 0 at the United Nations. Its good to have you with us hello papery and for going to here in doha the headlines on aljazeera u. S. President donald trump has dismissed the possibility of a severe 2nd wave of infections later in the year it follows a warning by one of his top Health Advisors that the resurgence during the winter flu season could pose a major challenge. Well. We were not good you could have so temperatures are growing and you could have a big flu system and if they come by if they come to get there if they come to get that its not great but we will not go through what we went through for the last 2 president s is that correct. Understand that the United States for the period of them but how can you say that you know it wont come back in the same level that it has today what it is estimated might not come back at all to have it may not come back at all he still get about a worst Case Scenario where you have a big flu and you have some corona and if it does come back its not going to come back and ive spoken to 10 different people not going to be like it was the World Health Organization says the pandemic is far from over and that in some parts of the world outbreaks already just beginning let up anyway it shows director general says that he hopes the u. S. Will reconsider its freeze in funding for the agency. Irans revolutionary guard says that it successfully launched a military satellite into orbit for the 1st time the u. S. Says that iran Space Program is a cover for Missile Development a designated terrorist organization or launched a missile today and ill leave to the part of s. To talk about the details about that but when you talk about the u. N. Security Council Resolution 2231 i think every nation has an obligation to go to the United Nations and evaluate whether this Missile Launch was consistent with that Security Council resolution i think it remotely is and i need i think iran needs to be held accountable for what theyve done and the secretary of state has also commented on israeli plans to annex the occupied west bank he says that its a decision for israels new government to make the u. N. Security council on thursday to discuss the plan thats the headlines the news continues here on the p. L. O. History of a revolution next. We understand the difference is. Cultures across the center on how you take a. Family as. In 1048 the state of israel was proclaimed. Palestine was lost. 16 years later in 1964 the Palestine Liberation Organization or the p. L. O. Was founded. Made up of different factions the p. L. O. Has been at the heart of the struggle to regain palestine ever since