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Savages the World Health Organization and to china over their handling of the outbreak the mayor of cell paolo warns that his citys hospitals are nearing collapse. And after 10 weeks of lockdown the shops restaurants and hairdressers open their doors once again initially. The best hole in the United States has passed 90000 with nearly 1500000 people infected according to Johns Hopkins university the u. S. Has no record of 90312 coronavirus related deaths just after the country passed that mark President Donald Trump the clear that he was taking the controversial and unproven treatment how drugs the chloral quinn to prevent Coronavirus Infection he said many frontline workers were also taking it the drug which has been used to prevent kaleri and has been repeatedly touted by trump as a potential game changer. By kava joins us live now from the white house so its quite a revelation there by President Trump that hes taking this drug that hes obviously been plugging for weeks now as a potential cure a prevention measure kind of reaction has there been so far to his statement. Well it was in a word utterly astounding President Trump indicating that he started taking the drug a week and a half ago this sort of will appear following a letter from an unnamed doctor in westchester in upstate new york who tottered the use of the drug in this letter to President Trump which he quoted in the course of this News Conference now its very important to note that the food and Drug Administration the f. D. A. Has cautioned against the use of hydroxy chloroquine this did about 2 weeks ago so President Trump by his own admission started taking the drug few days after the f. D. A. His own if da advised extreme caution in terms of using it for the treatment of coronavirus and also saying it should only be used in a hospital situation or in the Clinical Trial now the f. D. A. Recommendation followed a report by the u. S. Veterans Health Administration which did take a look into a small study in the use of my drugs a quarter chloroquine it found that the mortality rate actually increased with people using the drugs in its reported said that 27. 8 percent of those who were being treated for corona virus with hydroxy chloroquine the death rate was 27 percent when a zinc additive was added to the hydroxy quite a clerical in that death rate dropped to 22. 00 but those who were not given either of these drugs or the cocktail the death rate was higher for that 11 percent so it was there as a result of this report along with another number of other global studies that the f. D. A. Made this recommendation a recommendation which President Trump has just completely trampled over and i think youve got to hear exactly what he had to say. But i get a lot of tremendously positive on the hydroxy and i say hey you know the expression ive used what do you have to lose ok what do you have to lose your project for about a week for about a week it have at some point every day i take a pill every day. At some point else up what id like to do is id like to have the cure and or the vaccine and that will happen i think for certain. Rights of the president speaking there and mike obviously we have seen that the best toll in the u. S. Has now surpassed the 90000 a little earlier we also heard the president attack china and w. H. O. Were going to have more on that later in the program is the president trying to perhaps the flecked what some might question has been his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Well some observers have been saying that the president as have been doing this repeatedly in fact today sermonize is that his attack on china ongoing attack on china is insistence that the virus originated in china some of his administration have been going so far as to say that china intentionally sent out those infected with the virus this was actually stated explicitly by the trade advisor to President Trump Peter Navarro in the course of the past 24 hours now this attack on china has been recent over the last few weeks before that President Trump was praising china for its role in combating the violence saying as well that the president of china a very good friend that too has changed and observers did point out that the possibility was there that he was attempting to distract information distracted attention from his handling of the virus which has most would observe been dismal on many levels here youve got the death rate now passing 90000 people within the United States the death rate is dropping slightly in a number of areas which has given the sun cause that this wave of virus may be on its way out but experts continuing to warn that they could be a 2nd phase coming in President Trump continues to deny this hes talking about economic recovery hes insisting that states open up hes been encouraging states to open up as wide as possible hes been supporting those demonstrating against mitigating measures in various parts of the country and now you have as the death toll passes 1000 once again to mention you now have the president the United States saying that he is taking a drug that the food and Drug Administration is cautioning against its attempting to prevent the public from possible poisoning effect from using the struggle or using it as a cocktail of drugs so. Perhaps yes that is an attempt to distract attention from a diff toll going over 90000. 00 and which shows no sign of slowing significantly at this particular point in most of the states of the u. S. In particular the number of those that have been opening up some of the states have been opening up dropping mitigating measures despite the fact that the fatality rate has not dropped in texas for example the fatality rate has in fact increased since mitigating measures were dropped so all in all a very dismal picture at this particular time and the act of leadership or lack of leadership some might argue by President Trump may will continue to access the bait the situation mike will cross back to you a little later in the coming hours for more reaction to president obamas comments for the moment though my can at the white house thank you. Meanwhile the u. S. Health secretary has also attacked china and the World Health Organization over their response to cope with 19 chinese president paying defended his countrys response as open and transparent during an annual Health Conference run by the w. H. O. But the aging has been facing growing criticism as our diplomatic editor james bass says in this report. Its a time when countries have been concentrating on their National Responses to the virus and with tensions between china and the u. S. Growing the un secretary general sounded frustrated his video link from new york to geneva wasnt working well but delegates heard him condemn the lack of Global Cooperation result one of you does express your understanding varied he may have some talk of solidarity but very little unity in our response to cope with 19 countries have followed different sometimes contradictory strategies and we are all paying a high price for this many countries have ignored the recommendations of the World Health Organization as a result the virus has spread throughout the world and is now heading towards southern countries where it could have even more devastating effect and we risk new peaks and waves many nations want a full inquiry into the response to the virus including its origins in the city of. The issue has become increasingly politicized with President Trump suggesting it may have been manmade in his address chinas president xi supported the idea of an inquiry but with very clear limits. That china supports the idea of a comprehensive review of the Global Response to covered 19 so that its brought under control to collect experiences and address deficiencies but he wants the World Health Organization in charge of any inquiry and its the w. H. O. Under its leader dr ted ross thats been condemned by the trumpet ministration for its poor response and in particular being too close to china in an apparent attempt to conceal this outbreak at least one member state made a mockery of their transparency obligations with tremendous cost for the entire world we saw that w. H. O. Failed at its core mission of information sharing and transparency when Member States do not act in good faith. This cannot ever happen again the status quo is intolerable w. H. O. Must change and it must become far more transparent and far more accountable what were seeing play out in geneva is likely to have reverberations around the world the growing antagonism between the u. S. And china is compounded by the fact that other major nations dont want to take sides because the 2 countries have so much economic clout and thats a recipe for global diplomatic deadlock james bowies out his era at the united nations. By goldberg is the editor of u. N. Dispatches and host of the global dispatches podcast see joins us now via skype from denver in the u. S. State of colorado sir thank you so much for joining us here on aljazeera the w. H. O. Is of course meant to bring countries together in situations almost exactly like this for a pandemic a Global Pandemic how damaged do you think it is right now in its ability to actually to actually do what its meant to be doing. So the resolution thats pending is well actually almost certainly passed unanimously by all a 194 Member States of the World Health Organization and if you look at what the World Health Organization is doing on the ground its not been terribly damaged by this political bickering between china and the United States in terms of its ability to conduct operations in places that are going to experience the highest burden of cases in the coming weeks and months in the global south the World Health Organization has been Training Health workers and standing up Health Systems mainly in Subsaharan Africa which it worry is will be affected terribly by the coronavirus in that they dont have the adequate kind of Health Systems that europe or the United States has and even though europe the United States has been so terribly devastated what the World Health Organization has been doing is trying to stand the ability of countries in the global south to take on the covert 1000 pandemic themselves and with the International Support so do you agree then with the chinese president that any kind of investigation in the way that the crisis was handled should wait until the end of the pandemic or at least once theyve had that is under control. Well the resolution itself specifically uses the words as soon as possible so its hard to tell when that moment will be ultimately it will likely be up to the World Health Organization to decide when it wants to devote the resources time and attention to do that kind of review but i think that kind of review is extremely important and there are already a sort of review panel in waiting that the World Health Organization just needs to tap these are outside independent experts that are not employees of the World Health Organization there and you officials University Officials and other outside experts that can conduct this review expeditiously once they get the go ahead. We heard was show you know very strong words from President Trump who called it the puppet of china so i send it to either slash or actually cancel u. S. Support which amounts to around 450000000 dollars how damaged do you think that that will you h o would be by this that the sort of withdrawal of funding if not as you mentioned not necessarily a sort of a day go on its reputation. The funding cut inactive by the trumpet ministration are hurting the World Health Organization however they are not necessarily hurting the coded 1000 response because most of the money that the United States earmarks for the World Health Organization goes to other programs and is earmarked for a program specifically polio the Global Polio Eradication Initiative will be the single issue that will be most deeply impacted by the u. S. Funding cuts because the u. S. Has historically funded a high proportion of global efforts to combat the global polio virus last week i looked it and there are only 54 cases of polio around the world isolated in just 2 countries pakistan and afghanistan and the idea that the United States would withdraw funding when the world is so close to global arad occasion is particularly damaging and its its programs like that that will hurt the global the World Health Organization the most its less in the covert response in that china has now recently pledged 2200000000. 00 specifically for the coated response and other or entities and governments are stepping up to support the covert response but its elsewhere in the health fear that the u. S. Funding cuts will hurt the most and are hurting a lot goldberg editor of u. N. Dispatches and host of the global dispatches podcast speaking to us from Denver Colorado thank you. The mayor of brazils largest city says its Health Care System is nearing collapse because of the rapidly rising number of Coronavirus Infections. Says hospitals in sao paolo will run out of space in 2 weeks and hes criticized people who flout lockdown rules the city has become one of brazils worst hit areas with about 3000. 00 thats on sunday thousands of brazilians rallied against that lockdown measures president has been criticized for his handling of the outbreak he wants state governors to lift restrictions more than 16000 people have died of kobe 1000 in brazil its go live now to mine in mexico city well the mayor of the state governor giving a press conference on the situation there theyve already used pretty Strong Language what they have to say now. Well the press conference that just concluded with authorities from the state of sao paulo in the city of basically are trying anything at this point to get people to stay in their homes to continue to self quarantine to continue to self isolate given the Critical Condition in that region the region is the worst hit in all of brazil right now with these with the state leaders are asking for is for National Holidays to be moved forward again another attempt basically anything to get people to stay in their homes and not return to what otherwise would be the new normal for brazil over the weekend brazil became the 4th worst affected country in the world its certainly the worst affected country in latin america the state of south paula which is where weve been focusing most of our attention which has been particularly hit the city of sao paulo with nearing 3000 deaths alone and were talking about economies that could potentially be opening up a little bit too soon will brazil is certainly at the top of that list yet we continue to hear from president to calling for the reopening of the of the economy Listing Services such as barber shops hair salons and gymnasiums as essential services but right now again the focus is on the 3000 recorded deaths almost 3000 recorded deaths the mayor says that he expects that. The mayor of sao paolo says that night that hospitals are at 90 percent capacity he expects that Health Systems will be overwhelmed within the next 2 weeks now brazil continues to see itself on the on the increase when it comes to contagion still has not reached peak contagion so the expectation is that things there could still get worse and theyre actually also getting worse in some parts thanks ago because the numbers there are rising and in spite of that the country is planning to ease restrictions. Thats correct there is a tremendous amount of pressure on mexican authorities to strike a balance between Public Health and the health of the Economy Today monday is the 1st day of implementation for the new plan to return the country to reopen the country and to reopen the countrys economy but i want to point to the latest report on the number of deaths from mexico as of sunday there were 5177 deaths that is 132 more than the previous day and this is important to mention because just as mexico is talking about lifting restrictions lifting lockdowns allowing parts of the country to return to normal were seeing that the forecasts that mexican authorities and Health Officials had made for peak contagion to occur last week didnt occur the figures suggest that mexico as well as brazil continues to find itself on the upward curve still has not reached peak contagion but when it comes to this new plan that will affect 15 of mexicos 32. 00 states it does not include mexico city which is the hardest hit region where we are right now businesses that will begin to reopen will do so under specific criteria as businesses have to ensure that their employees can maintain a say a certain distance of 1. 5 metres of social distancing businesses have to ensure that theyre providing their employees with protective equipment and it without meeting that criteria manufacturers businesses will not be able to open the big question here in mexico right now is over the Manufacturing Sector specifically the automotive sector along the mexicos northern border with the United States these are manufacturers that have been under a lot of pressure specifically from the United States to reopen and while the goal of the Mexican Government is to have the entire nation reopen by june 1st authorities here say that auto manufacturers could see their lock downs lifted even before that and thats something that were going to keep a close eye on barbara and live happily with the latest there from mexico city many thanks. Well there have been violent protests in one of the poorest neighborhoods in nearby chiles capital hundreds of protesters broke quarantine orders to the man food and medical aid riot Police Used Tear Gas and Water Cannons to disperse the crowd some threw stones and molotov cocktails at the police santiago imposed a citywide lockdown on friday after a huge surge in corona virus cases are latin american editor of the c. N. Newman joins us live now from the chilean capital 1st of all tell us more about these protests. What happened barbara is that the people who are in the community of have been under quarantine now for a month the lockdown on the whole city began just on friday when different municipalities had been quarantined under what the government had called a dynamic system or selective system which clearly didnt work because the number of infections have exploded in gotten out of control but this particular neighborhood is poor and the people there under under quarantine for more than a month now have have run out of money they were poor before this began theyre even more poor now and they just said they had had enough they went out and started yelling that they were hungry they needed food and they were very very angry indeed at the government now interestingly enough this happened just hours after or less than 18 hours after the president had gone a nationwide television the night before promising to distribute Something Like 2500000 boxes of food to the most needy and also explaining that there would be number or number of other moves measures taken to make sure that the most vulnerable sector of society didnt have to go hungry or in need of other essential items but clearly these people were not listening or they were not believing what the president was saying and so shortly after this demonstration began the president came out back on. Television again and address the nation asking them to please be patient and saying that now 70 percent of the chilean population would receive help now this is clearly a move to try to ensure that this doesnt have a Snowball Effect and that other neighborhoods dont start following suit you see a new minute with the latest there from santiago chile lucier thank you. Well coming up on this news hour from london a storm over opening schools in the u. K. Why politicians are struggling to get teachers back to class and did President Trump sack a government watchdog because it was investigating an arms sale to saudi arabia. France and germany have proposed a 545000000000. 00 relief fund to help europe recover from the coronavirus pandemic the countrys leaders suggest the e. U. Borrow the money together and use it to support europes hardest hit industries and regions that are has more from paris. Well the leaders of frogs in germany say that the aim of this 545000000000 dollar recovery fondas to try and help revive certain economic sectors in the European Union certain Member States countries regions that have been particularly badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic now the idea is that this money would be bored of the International Markets now both Emmanuel Mark crawl and Angela Merkel said that it was absolutely fundamental that the European Union come together it is time and show solidarity with some Member States that have really struggled over the past weeks and months and will continue to do so in the future because of course the coronavirus pandemic is far from over and in many ways even though we have seen the numbers of infections and cases drop over the past few days in some European Countries well this initiative has been welcomed by the heads in the of the e. U. In brussels by the commissioner and the head of the e. U. Council who say its very much in line with their own thinking as they are formulating their own strategy it is also been welcomed on the International Financial markets because weve seen global stocks. Italys Prime Minister says his country is taking a calculated risk relaxing its lockdown measures but cant afford to wait for a vaccine most businesses including bars cafes and hairdressers reopened on monday james swimming pools and Sports Centers will follow in a weeks time on the 3rd of june travel to and from italy and between regions will be permitted and cinemas and theatres are due to reopen on june 15th. Essential parts of Italian Culture but one thats been absent for more than 2 months. Customers ordering lunch at this rome restaurants are having to get used to eating out in a coronavirus worlds. Your nose we feel almost emotional given its been 2 months that weve not been out to eat a lot you know in my opinion once we finish dating but it is different we say to the distance but after a year or more across italy not just restaurants but bars cafes hairdressers and nonfood shops can now reopen is on the social distancing is maintained theyve all been left reeling by the enforced closure on the mali its a normal its a situation thats a bit apocalyptic if i can say that because we never thought in the Restaurant Business in a Historic Center of European Capital that wed ever live through Something Like this. Its a lead the 1st country outside asia to be overrun by covert 19 Went International lockdown 10 weeks ago to date its recorded more than 32000 deaths but the pandemics also taking a financial toll italys economy is expected to shrink by nearly 10 percent this year the government had to concede to this mall businesses to open up the doors again otherwise the country will never recover so we are ready and visiting a fall in the Gross National product some 20 percent in some industries its 90 percent if you go on this way will for sure cure covered bad lose an economy Prime Minister says the reopening zur a calculated risk but a major Retailers Association estimates 30 percent of cafes and restaurants will be staying shut. The better pepys Family Restaurant in rome is one of them. Since the lockdown shes had to take her 3 star from her own pockets she wants the government to give people like her help with paying bills and tax breaks or do you know possibly everyday i cant reopen because this restaurant is like a car in order to turn it on you need peel which is the cash that we do not have. And even if we reopen there wouldnt be enough customers to cover the costs on a tourist and we rely on them. Too soon to start arriving in italy early next month and wed need coronavirus cases at the lowest level since before the lockdown things seem to be going in the right direction but here in milan famous for its elegant shopping ok not everybody is convinced relaxing the rules will count you dont come here and nothing will change everything will return exactly as before the lockdown would be quickly forgotten and therefore everything will turn as before well go back into an emergency and a crisis i think. The pm. After time after maybe. An hour left him back nominee so for now many people are cautiously optimistic but the re too aware that if the virus starts to spread quickly again the new freedoms might disappear. Cafes and restaurants of also open their doors again in denmark the country slowly began to lift its lockdown restrictions 4 weeks ago including sending children back to school but it hasnt seen a rise in corona virus infections have been 548. 00 dead deaths linked to the virus in that unlike sudan savile serve return to school in belgium which is taking its next step to relaxing lockdown restrictions each class has a limited number of students to ensure social distancing is a dear to any church and children will only go back to school twice a week until the end of june belgium is thought to have the highest per capita desk rate from coronavirus its recorded more than 1000 deaths in a population of around 11 and the half 1000000. And children in new zealand also returned to school on monday after 2 months of learning from home the country was quick to impose a Strict Lockdown in march there. Have been just 1149 coronavirus cases in new zealand and only 21 deaths. While schools in england are set to reopen on june 1st theyve been closed for 2 months to curb the spread of coronavirus even though the schools will only be open to certain new groups some people feel the opening is happening too quickly for each allens reports from london. For 2 months now the u. K. Schools have been quiet closed but for the few children of essential workers all other kids have been housebound waiting out the viral storm looking for brighter days and they might be close for england at least a week ago the Governments Task or leaders like steve chalke with safety welcoming some year groups back on june the 1st in some schools you didnt into so one way system using one set of stairs to go up another set of stairs to come down and different corridors for moving in the Different Directions you set out markings on the floor of 2 mates is so with think in all of that weve got enough people for every staff member or and and child the plan is for the youngest 2 Primary School years and the oldest to go back 1st and others would follow later so head teachers have been scrambling to find ways they can safely open school gates to more pupils but a week of frantic talks between teachers unions and the government still hasnt convinced everyone who thinks this is all happening too fast ministers appointed to other European Countries where classes have started again portugal went back on monday but 2 English Councils liverpool and hartley have both said there are still too many local coronavirus cases to safely open schools on the governments timetable scotland and wales say they wont reopen yet either even teachers organizations that are now on board are still extremely anxious and ultimately what we would say is that the decision around opening and closing a school wrists with the head teacher and a governing board all the trustees and we would definitely support them if in their judgment they couldnt safely do that and they need more time to plant towards it there are warnings though that the longer schools the sharks the more poor kids are affected by disparities in home schooling kids from the richest families are spending 75 minutes a day more on educational activities than those in the poorest of them. Please if you take the 34 school days between the 23rd of march when school is closed for the 1st time and the 1st of june when the 1st kids could start to go back to school that out adds up to more than a week and a half of full time time in school but the same institute of fiscal studies report found that well fewer than half of all parents are ready to send their children back to school given the choice even if schools in england do open on june the 1st classrooms may remain mostly empty rory chalons aljazeera london. Theres also more still to come in this news hour including us car Assembly Lines reopened but with sales collapsing are they on a road to nowhere and the current a virus conservation threat why the pandemic could have an impact all where the wild things are. Now a reminder of the top stories on as that toll in the United States passes 90000. 00 President Trump has revealed that hes taking the controversial and unproven treatment had broke see chloroquine to prevent coronavirus trump insists he doesnt have any 1900 times and this tested every few days. Well the u. S. Has accused the World Health Organization of allowing to earn a virus pandemic to spin out of control chinas president meanwhile said that they would support a global inquiry into the 1000. 00 response but only once the pandemic is under control and the mayor of brazils largest city has warned that its hospitals are nearing collapse because of the rapidly rising number of Coronavirus Infections. Says hospitals and paolo will run out of space in that 2 weeks. After being idle for almost 2 months some major carmakers in the us are restarting Assembly Plants workers are returning to the production line with masks and gloves to protect themselves but as john hendren now reports questions remain over the Global Supply chain and how much demand there will be for the cars they make. Americas auto workers returned in the darkness before dawn some enthusiastically my wifes illness my sons are cops im ready to go lets get this done gotta do it sooner or later some with reservations not really but you know they want to get the economy going to rise. I guess its their way they want to go in some with open fear i know personally why people in the past week for. 4 of them work here one work next door. Were scared employees at detroits big 3 for General Motors and feel it chrysler returns monday to manufacturing plants where the new normal is one Part Assembly line one part hospital theres 977 and above this will turn red thatll turn red in coming workers temperatures are checked so youre going to go through they were behind new barriers with new masks gloves plastic face shields in signs amount social distancing everywhere along with walking lanes and reminders to stay 6 feet apart now that automakers are building again the question is in the worst market since the Great Depression if anyone want to buy the cars theyre making across the u. S. Unsold cars by the thousands sit idle delaying the introduction of new models and in these belt tightening times competing with cheaper used cars dealers are offering once in a lifetime incentives like 7 years of no interest loans with little progress so far whether you were laid off from the 1st her oxygen tank cars very secret. Names so feeling comfortable on stage not the 5 cars each take a while until buyers return in force to production lines will reopen more slowly than they shut down and new cars will keep aging on american car lots. John hendren reporting there that japan has fallen into recession for the 1st time in almost 5 years as the Global Financial toll of the pandemic escalates the worlds 3rd largest economy shrank in the 1st 3 months of the year as well as the last quarter of 2019 japan did not go into full National Lockdown but issued a state of emergency in april which severely affected supply chains and businesses millions of tourists and normally flock to kenyas wildlife reserves but International Arrivals have been stopped because of the pandemic and the loss of tourism income is pushing conservation projects and hundreds of jobs at risk. From a ropey. Lines dont know if the coronavirus is a danger to them too. Well they probably cant get the virus the pandemic does directly threaten their habitat. They live in a nature reserve. Nicholas create guides tourists who come to see endangered animals. Its near kenyas capital nairobi. The government suspended International Flights nearly 3 months ago no Foreign Tourists have come here since its a little bit because the validity of a plan from the country theyre now afraid of lots of jobs out of the going to be lost. This it is normally eat and sleep in the camp where nicholas works is have to temporarily close normally in camps like this all the beds are fully booked during the peak seasons more than 2000000 Foreign Tourists visited kenya last year most of them come here to see the wildlife that lives in the reserves and the money they spend creates millions of jobs and provides crucial funding for conservation the fees charged for visiting reserves and camps pay for the salaries of rangers who protect animals from poachers the communities living nearby depend on the incomes of those employed in the sector and if livelihoods are lost people are forced to find other ways to survive things like poaching there for you know household protein supplement or you know cutting down of trees to supplement Household Income that is tied to the harsh economic realities occasioned by covered in 1000. The nairobi reserve is unique in that its just on the edge of the city conservationists say in the long run if tourism isnt economically viable and will be used for farming Property Development instead. Just outside the park is a sanctuary for orphaned animals hes walkways they usually teeming with visiting schoolchildren. Wouldnt told us educating local community is key to conserving wildlife and its environment. Nobody here expect things to change before the coronavirus restrictions are lifted conservationists say theyre looking for other ways to fund the reserves so the wildlife within them and the people around them can have a future. Malcolm web aljazeera nairobi kenya. South africa has had some of the strictest measures in the world but as the country prepares to start easing them a new social media video shows some people so need to work on their social distancing 2 women came across president at sea. On their morning walk he initially told them to keep their distance but he was then heard agreeing to a photograph saying quick before we get arrested the president has been criticized for flouting his own advice to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. New u. K. Immigration reforms which could limit to the recruitment of Foreign Workers in Vital Health Services are now a step closer to becoming law its part of a post bricks it immigration system for the u. K. Which m. P. s have just given their initial backing to in a vote in parliament the bill repeals e. U. Freedom of movement and introduces a new points based framework to determine who can come to live in britain the government says it will lead to a high skill economy but critics say the pandemic has changed Public Attitudes towards those considered unskilled for this we can speak to alexander bullet from the 3000000 Campaign Organization of citizens living in the u. K. She joins us live now from new market via skype madame thank you so much for joining us here on aljazeera im guessing you are no fan of these immigration reforms you represent the citizens in this country these reforms were 1st announced when bracks it started happening or you know developing in the u. K. So what is your reaction to the fact that they are now a step closer specially in light of the pandemic. Well good evening ed thank you for having me on the program so yes youre right i did actually showed us was a wake up call to reassess our values as a society and you know the hostile environment policies in the u. K. Are quite the opposite of that is that actually our society together during this pandemic so i disappointed to see disquiet a rash decision going going through Parliament Today because what really concerns us citizens and 3000000 birth tickler about this bill is that it ends for the most Movement Without necessarily putting the right save guards in place including to protect u. S. Citizens that are already in the u. K. So there was a series of amendments a regard that you set in the scheme to make sure that no ones left behind and what the bill does is actually stripping away those freedom of movement to rights from you citizens and making it more difficult for everyone to go so this will definitely make it more difficult for citizens who had the right before to come to the u. K. As a member of the e. U. Pretty much whenever they wanted regardless of what job they intend to have but actually within the National Health service not in the e. U. Staff is actually higher than e. U. Staff so this is obviously against freedom of movement it repeals it but why do you think its necessarily negative i mean you talked about a toxic environment for migrants in this country why do you think this would lead to that because the government would say well if the u. K. Needs more health staff then thats exactly the kind of people that we will let in regardless of whether theyre citizens or not. Well in the way it is not only about health care stuff there are so a lot of different jobs its going to be to do gauge economy and what i think the crisis also showed us is there you know theres skill in a lot of jobs including lower paid jobs so we know for example you know hospital cant function without doctors by the cannot function without cleaners in there so there is skill in the range of jobs and contribution you know my big contribution goes beyond this kind of Narrow Economic framework of dems of celery cheshire hogs and this high low skilled binary and like the bill actually does is leveling down rights rather than leveling arkwright and i would have liked to know we have learned to see a more positive consultation on the immigration issues in the case of just. About control. The u. K. Has always been a country that has been very appealing for a lot of people coming from from outside have you noticed a change in that have you noticed anecdotally for example a lot of europeans either leaving or choosing not to come would just think general people not originally from this country that now feel less welcome. In terms of your migration there has been a decrease the e. U. Migrants coming to do ghastly director and and its partly to do with the narrative around immigration but also that some people dont feel safe at home in the u. K. And this links again with the us settlements few that if we dont have the right safeguards in place for us citizens who are already in the country that was what was actually promised in the referendum did a lot of people dont feel safe with their rights here and there is a lot more to be done on that use at the months so what i would like the government to do is actually engage would be friend to groups of people affected by immigration policies and more positive consultations on immigration issues and make sure a very important measure than the one that was promised the safety and Security Status that no one is left behind whatever system a came in to come into place alexander valetta from the 3000000 campaign an organisation of e. U. Citizens living in the u. K. Thank you thank you. They head of the u. S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Says President Trump they have fired a government watchdog because he was investigating an arms sale to saudi arabia elliott angle says he asked the state Department Inspector general steve linnik to investigate Donald Trumps decision to declare an emergency to clear the way for the 8000000000 dollar sale from said on monday he fired linny because secretary of state mike pompei ill ask him to you. I dont know anything about him other than the state department and mike in particular i guess they were happy with the job hes doing or something so because its my right to do it i said sure ill do it ive got rid of a lot of inspector generals every president has i think every president has got rid of probably more than i have. The f. B. I. Says its found evidence that a saudi military could that was in contact with the armed group al qaeda before he shot and killed 3 people on a u. S. Naval air base last year federal investigators found mobile phone evidence which they say reveals mohamed say that rani communicated with an al qaeda operative who encouraged at the shooting thats the spite a lack of support from apple so we sailors were killed then 8 others wounded on the military base in florida last the center u. S. Attorney general william barr says technicians managed to unlock the phone and retrieve evidence after apple declined to help the fans contained information previously unknown to us that definitively establishes ronnies significant ties to al qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula not only before the attack but before he even the rived in the United States we now have a clear understanding of these associations and their activities in the years months and days leading up to his attack. Still ahead in this news hour the walk of shame when the Israeli Court convicts a young jewish man over the killing of a palestinian toddler and his parents and why politicians in hong kongs parliament are physically fighting for control of a Key Committee. In. Libyas un recognized government says its retaken control of the our what the airbase was being used as a headquarters for warlord tally for half tide in the countrys west or a burden manley has one. Yes and moved to victory for Libyan Government forces and another setback kind if i have to spite his officials in tripoli say death forces have taken back a what base nittany as he has border the bases within 50 kilometers of 3 towns the intense awana and its location had made it difficult the Government Forces to find a secure area where they launched ground in s trikes to retake the base in early may the fighting resulted in heavy losses on both sides the military says the turning point came when it destroyed at least 2 of have to ask russian made at Defense Systems its a game changer in terms of the last year actually by half theres offensive. From now on tripoli and i think in that sense we have to understand how its changed the military calculus now have to have importance to russian Defense Systems that in recent days in order to safeguard are not frozen of value assets are free but after that they fought bitterly over this asset since 2015 in fact its the 1st civil war that was sparked by philip after in 2014 now its a Major Development because it really alters the way in which dr can continue his offensive in tripoli. How to control of our base in 2014. Thats when he called on libyans to rise up against the un recognized government in tripoli since then hes used it for his headquarters for his forces and west in libya. Have turns been launching strikes there since april 2019 to support his offensive to seize control of the capital. An offensive that killed more than a 1000 people have to continues to launch strikes in tripoli and its pretty good airport only 8 kilometers east of the city but he no longer has any air bases in the west while he still controls launch swathes of land and oil fields across eastern and southern libya. But analysts say the recapture his base may tip the balance of power in the government. Since the no longer has to defend the west and focus on the capital the more about the manly to 0. A course in israel has convicted a jewish settler over a 2015 arson attack that killed a palestinian toddler and his parents the man fired on the home belonging to the family in the west bank village of dora herefore said reports from lod in israel. Head bowed leo was led into court charged with carrying out the most infamous individual act of anti palestinian violence in recent years he was on monday convicted of the murder a real harm and so are the watcher and their 18 month old son ali by setting their house on fire as they slept their 4 year old son ahmed was badly burned but survived. The trial will not bring my family back it will not bring back real sad and the trial will not bring back our midst family i dont want there to be more children to go through the trauma that we went through the prosecution said by newly along with another youth conspired to attack palestinians in the occupied west bank after a jewish man was shot and killed it said the miners stayed away but the 21 year old ben ileo went himself into the village of duma and set fire to the do options house in their verdict the judges acknowledged the unresolved elements of the case in particular witness testimony and crime scene evidence suggesting more than one attacker was involved but ruled that the detailed content of been confessions made it clear that he was guilty this case attained such a high profile and there was such pressure for conviction that Israeli Security services use tactics on the suspects will normally preserved the palestinian detainees such as detention without charge and unharnessed interrogation sometimes called torture. Lawyer says that will form the basis of his appeal his admission and his confession was made up. Of including the daughter and the whole. Core of their judgment. The Israeli Security Service Called the verdict a milestone in the battle against jewish terror but no leo was acquitted of belonging to any terror group the other suspect who cant be named because of his age at the time was however convicted on that charge as part of an earlier plea deal. And i think at the end of the highlands this man was convicted but we think with certainty that hes not alone there are others out there who are part of it and theyre free and they can still practice terror on our people it is possible that we can be subject to the retelling tory attacks. In india was due to be sentenced next month 5 years on the family say theyre still far from finding a sense of resolution. Lloyd israel. The editor of a prominent online egyptian newspaper has been released on bail after outrage over her arrest the publication by the mass says lina at allow was arrested outside the tora prison complex in cairo the Award Winning journalist was interviewing the mother of jailed activist that fatah was on Hunger Strike protesting against is the tension at a rest is the latest in a wider crackdown that has been criticized by Rights Groups the un and the committee for the protection of journalists shes due to appear in court on monday. Scuffles a broken out in hong kongs parliament for the 2nd time this month after a probe aging politician was elected chair of a Key Committee it happened as 15 antigovernment protesters appeared in a Hong Kong Court charged over last years mass rallies they were arrested in april accused of helping to organize protests that had been banned by the citys authorities adrian brown reports. Social distancing rules were ignored as the 15 activists arrived at court penned in by media supporters and opponents one defendant striking a defiant time. The nuns can now. Take a look forward to still been seen hanging in the Chinese Communist party. District interfering in here in 100 years his son. Whos appearing in court included figureheads of hong kongs Democracy Movement like the lawyer and former politician markedly now 81. 00 and frequently vilified in chinas state controlled media as is margaret another lawyer and campaigner the newspaper a businessman jimmy lie believes the arrests were ordered by chinas government and are intended as a deterrent against future Mass Gatherings where i think its obvious that they just want to intimidate you know the people here. That they will they will come up with demonstrated hong kongs police deny the charges are politically motivated and insist theyre just doing their job. Nearly 8000. 00 people have been arrested since the start of the protest last june but the round up of some of the territories most respected campaigners a month ago shocked many under a colonial era law they were charged with taking part in an Illegal Assembly if found guilty they face up to 5 years in jail the hearing was adjourned until the middle of next month these Court Appearances come ahead of some very sensitive anniversaries in hong kong and just days before controversial legislation is due to be presented to hong kongs fractious legislature. And that legislature was a combative place on monday with m. P. s physically fighting for control of an Important Committee 14 from the prodemocracy parties were expelled from the chamber they now face the prospect of criminal charges which could dispose of them from standing in elections later this year adrian brown Al Jazeera Hong Kong india has begun evacuating thousands of villagers and halted Port Operations ahead of a cyclable which is expected to hit its east coast this week the authorities aboard ships to move out to sea to avoid damage as the cyclon is likely to intensify into a super cyclonic store the cyclon season usually runs from april to the same but with severe storms causing widespread bethell damage in india and neighboring bangladesh. Now were while many in sao paolo are ignoring stay at home orders a gym instructor is taking to his rooftop to host workout sessions for neighbors who are staying in. Even the mental has been leading the outdoor classes improvising with coleman Household Items like bottles and broomsticks local residents and their children have been joining in from nearby balconies and groups the classes take place on weekends and even says there are many loyal regulars. Thats it for the news hour back in a few minutes stay with us. I mean look. At all the rubble and. Are there. Not all of them the most are there in baba bar. Like men. Portrays one of the worlds oldest cities seen through the eyes of those who know it best they see their theory of kissing in the few. Aljazeera world goes on the road with palestinian taxi drivers living and working at the heart of one of the most hotly contested locations in the. Jerusalem is a palestinian cabbies on aljazeera. This powerful social network is sculpting a global Cyber Society and regulation is playing catch up but as scandals begin to unfold they will witness that we should not be in this position. 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