So they good afternoon you watching r. T. International shes come 2 oclock here in moscow now well start with the latest on the pandemic because the corona virus has now claimed more than 11000 lives worldwide with the number of confirmed cases hitting 280 percent. Well italy suffered its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day on friday with 627 people losing their lives in all the pandemic has now killed over 4000 italians in the peer chans a region one of the worst hit provinces the large scale loss of life has put a strain on Funeral Homes there are some credit turia have said that they may not be able to take any more coffins due to a lack of capacity. And obviously this situation creates an abnormal amount bringing us to an emergency phase making us very likely to hold for a few days in order to be able to recover some space. For us to use our premises dedicated for the final farewell as you can see this farewell room has become a provisional space. The manas a city remains in lockdown soldiers patrol the empty streets of palermo in sicily they were deployed to help local police there in the cities and regions are also considering calling in on patrols roberta karratha an Infectious Disease specialist who says the lockdown needs to continue to prevent a full blown catastrophe. Epidemic is a dramatic and we are facing a very big epidemic we should keep very strict measures extol called lockdown in order to reduce the risk of spreading the virus at the same extent that in the center 60 and in this one part that of italy so us remember especially in the north the reason a shortage of. Such as a physician nurses able to face of these that demi very few Infectious Disease expert are available now with the and it is a whole sort of the fact the very considerable number of Health Care Workers has been called the new made the in the not working optimistic view is a defective it day by day. A constant percentage of increase of the new cases who respect of the total number of our target our goal is to reach as soon as possible the level all below 10 which means that at the transmission as a celebrated that and we can. Look to the future with a little more hold. Now elsewhere parisians have paid tribute to the doctors and nurses on the frontline of the battle against the deadly virus appalls was heard from balconies across the capital on friday night. Over 12600 cases have now been confirmed in france with 450 dead all regions and i would think did despite a nationwide lockdown remind the name meanwhile the Police Officers who were enforcing that knocked down have their own safety concerns to you and i threatened to strike. My report. As millions of people in from own saw it in confinement there is a core group of workers who are continuing the daily grind including Police Officers. Yet many continue to fill out these regulations despite hefty fines and the risk of being locked up in jail. No one. Can give you. The authorities are tearing their hair out over frances citizens normally compliance with the confinement restrictions. There are people who think theyre modern day heroes by breaking the rules while they are in fact. When i see people still going to the park to get together or heading to the beach or to open markets they seem not to understand the message from the authorities a lot of our fellow citizens are still taking this too likely but as they blame people for not abiding by the rules the authorities themselves are being. Hues of not taking proper care of those they placed on the frontline unions or do you is that the ministry of interior hasnt provided officers with basic equipment such as face masks so much so the Biggest Police union has warned its members will walk out unless such things are made available there is no reason why we should be victims of a government failure to plan we want to carry out our duties to their fullest but need to be able to guarantee our own safety if the police themselves become contaminated all strike who will monitor the streets seducer Security Officers police and other people who are pulling law in order in the country who need to be protected all this parse does not distinguish between Police Medics and other citizens were not even sure that we Police Officers not potentially infecting people when we do our checks so we need mosques and other protect quitting and to keep us safe and others. If the police get infected who will be able to keep the peace to morrow as force is quarantined drags along each day the list of what citizens can do is being tightened the police are called part of keeping order here if they walk out or if an infection takes hold within the ranks thrones could face an uphill battle to carry out its plans in the war on code 19 so much even ski r. T. Powers. Now the worlds biggest carmaker volkswagen is suspending production worldwide the company which owns brands like Skoda Porsche but more than 10000000 vehicles last year more than any other car producer given the present significant deterioration in the sale situation and the heightened uncertainty regarding parts supplies to our plants production is to be suspended in the near future at factories operated by group bronze. Box wagons decision there follows similar moves by the car makers toyota b. M. W. And more have all shut their plants during the Global Health crisis leave alone the 2nd reason sponsible for around 14000000. 00 jobs the pandemic is causing huge problems for the u. S. Job market with the countrys Unemployment Rate seeing one of the biggest spikes on rec ord the u. S. Labor department has reported several 100000. 00 claims filed Jeffrey Tucker editorial director at the American Institute for Economic Research agrees that the Global Economy is under severe strain. Because there were i dont even think economists have the start recessions start fresh and its its its own imaginable levels of of shock and the data are going to. Give you a clear prediction what the unemployment numbers are going to look like that were going to be seeing soon but i almost certain that millions have already lost their jobs this shift cannot go on much longer without dismantling everything we call civilized life it just it just cannot go so the pressure is growing by the day by the hour by the minute for for the politicians to line up their decisions Public Policy decisions with actual documented health risks which are becoming ever clearer as testing is going on. Now u. S. Senators have been accused of exploiting their Privileged Access to information about the pandemic to make a quick buck thats after they sold off a large number of shares just before the markets plunged among them is richard birth the head of the Intelligence Committee he was so he sold stocks worth up to 1700000. 00 but he denies the accusations of foul play and made calls for him to resign him often has more on the story. Richard burr u. S. Senator and head of the senate Intelligence Committee reassured everyone that the u. S. Government had the coronavirus situation completely under control here is what he said back in march luckily we have a framework in place that says put is in a better position than any other country to respond to a Public Health threat like the coronavirus his words sounded quite calming especially from someone who receives daily briefings about the spread of the coronavirus although a few days earlier he was telling a group of wealthy donors and constituents of a very different story heres a secret recording of richard burr speaking at the capitol hill club. She is. Probably. Even offered some advice to his wealthy friends every company should be cognizant of the fact that you may have to travel you might have to look at your employees and judge whether the trip theyre making to europe is essential or whether it can be done on a Video Conference why risk is needless to say accusations are now flying that richard burr used his capitol hill inside info to help out his pals financially you remember when the stock market tanked right and tonight stock market futures are pointing to a higher open after the biggest point drop in history the dow losing more than 2000 points today and lot of investors replies that only shows the crash we start in markets in the 2000 point swing on the dow fears over the coronavirus leading to the biggest point drop in History Today well richard burr was pretty well unaffected because he on loaded up to 1700000 dollars of u. S. Stocks just a week before the plunge now he says this is not because of any Insider Information he had overnight solely on public news reports to guide my decision regarding the sale of stocks on february 13th but richard burr is not the only capitol hill do well or to make some slick stop. Market moves at just the right time. As into tam and sent to the private briefings coronavirus. Then you know how bad it would be to tell the truth to counterbalance adonis showing the public thinks we were fine that she sold off 1600000 times before the film needs to resign senates a but should resign and prepared to spend some quality time with a federal grand jury that maybe theres an honest explanation for what he did if there is he should share it with the rest of us immediately otherwise he must resign from the senate and face prosecution for Insider Trading now all of them are saying they had no control over these Investment Decisions theyre also emphasizing that this was just good luck they had no insider knowledge well looks pretty bad especially for a senator burr and laughlin who are pretty well connected of course senator byrd the chairman of the senate Intelligence Committee he was privy to secret briefings on the coronavirus and what the response to the coronavirus was going to be and how bad it might be all of that would be a big problem for him as for the senator from georgia she has a nother problem and that her husband is the chairman of the New York Stock Exchange presumably pretty well connected and shes on a committee that oversees the Health Industry the Bigger Picture here is that we have Public Servants we have members of congress who are using their power and position not only in stock trades the problem is that the u. S. Government has human. Goodies to give out so its impossible for some of these people to resist a minute ashville crisis americans want their political leaders to be solving problems managing the issues and getting things done it seems like theyre certainly doing that but on a more personal level caleb martin r. T. New york. Meanwhile the u. S. Secretary of state has accused several countries including russia are spreading false information about the pandemic. Issue with this information is there any particular locus for this decision missioners of diffuse pretty diffused unfortunately but weve certainly seen it come from places like china and russia and iran but there are coordinated efforts to disparage what america is doing or activity to try to do other things at present trying to set in motion here because theres well accusations against russia for disinformation and takes about the coronavirus president europe and the whole world are a big disinformation and fake themselves lets take a look at the presumption of innocence is there are kids asians you need evidence now evidence there can be any claims morals where it can be used as a part of such an aggressive Informational Campaign earlier dont trump place the blame for the spread of the coronavirus of chinas door alleging the situation would now be better if hed known about the virus earlier the president added to that the world is paying a very big price for beijing supposin action joined in the blame game to you accusing china of putting lives at risk when a Chinese ForeignMinistry Spokesperson took to twitter to lash out at those accusations demanding that stops lying to you that chinas efforts have actually saved lives citing the world health organization. Now antiwar activists can stone things that washingtons accusations follow a long running pattern the blaming others for its mistakes. While the whole world has been looking at without admiration at the way socialist countries such as china and cuba have handled this and. The Us Administration has been exposed completely as an effort in dealing with the corona virus trump has discovered that the easiest most least controversial way to deal with a problem in the us is simply to blame that on russia or china. So to come this hour if you are looking forward to Binge Watching lots of shows during quarantine you might be in for some disappointment. Explains why just south of the. Israel media a reflection of reality. In a world transformed. What will make you feel safe like. Thyssen nation full community. Are you going the right way or are you being led so. Tightly. What is true what is faith. In the world corrupted you need to descend. To join us in the depths. Or a made in the shallowness. Actions are all a little bit messed up by our d. N. A. And something way over the complete im not sure there is such a quick thing you know im sure you are better now than when he had hair. Well its nice of you to say so but i do i went back when i was 25 i knew most and some great. Hello again man while people around the world are trying to figure out what to do during quarantine boyko has been looking at whether Popular Streaming Services are actually ready for the anticipated spike in demand. Self isolation if were being honest is as much about spending time with netflix as it is about saving your ground law from coronavirus. Catching up with your favorite shows that i am getting one. Guilt free. In the definition but as were all settling in to this warranty. Stream of thought on brand which are our animal videos. Its metrics and you tube have let us all down this so concern that the volume of netflix and chilling which is about to take place will break the internet very juicy less streaming quality by 25 percent just when we needed the most guys or hub is offering its premium content for free now that its customers. Of those who prefer a little Light Reading marvel has introduced a new comic book series that supposed to be representative of the times the reaction online has been less than positive with some readers taking issue with what they see is the satirical level of noise of the new characters so he shares her thoughts in her latest quarantine diary entry. Diary its day 756 of my quarantine i have cleaned every car but looked out of every window and watched every and i mean every film and series on netflix so ive been left with no option but to turn to comic films not my usual thing but desperate times and im so glad i took that leap because in these times of life threatening pandemonium model house welcome to the wild exactly what we all need snowflake and search space are the twins and their names are very similar to screen time fast off how imaginative all those names snowflake unsafe space must have taken a serious brainstorming session so these twins are black or white nowadays is so passe that both. Morton culture i mean who is a snowflake with cropped blue haran matching layer todd is nonbinary of course they are im saying space is a a big burly man and little hot pink shorts why not the part of a series called new warriors so obvious but when shooting out snowflakes and creating full fields to protect against unkind enemies these twins would leave the enemy quaking in its boots but apparently not everyone agrees with me the Marvel New Warriors are so badly designed i genuinely thought they were parodies of stuff as many bt minority characters in the main cast as possible series oh good lord snowflake in say space actually part of this crew marvel even the ninetys is way better than what youre bringing out now for the new worries at least marvelous producing toilet paper during this corona crisis with the new warriors now these 2 are just the latest jewels marvels added to its growing diversity crowd with my sisters and i. Arms i was so hailed the decision to cost a woman as captain marvel back that whole thing had a real rough time as a child in the flashbacks we see theres a horrible mom telling this and then one even told to smile. About smile. Smile. Back. I dont know about you but violence as a result for any unpleasant situation strikes me as a very positive and empowering message in real life the actress bree lawson is. Too i do not need a 40 year old white dude to tell me what didnt work for him about a wrinkle in time rival d. C. Comics also isnt lagging behind they went big with the all female buds of prey and lighthearted film that delves into fun topics like misfortune ie tazz old man down and day 5 women even when that could be unstable. Im shocked that it flopped at the box office but i mean we all know whose to play. You expect me to believe that birds of prey is doing poorly for any reason other than sexism everyone keeps blaming their marketing but nobody dares to name the real culprit sexes than of course force having a gender reassignment but mans course you will need a nip and tuck and while no one has a clue what form of bond james bond will take on next time so exciting changes chip for to what we are i love most about this whole vocal movement its how gammick it is i mean i dont know about you diary but to me it doesnt feel forced at all those who wish of political agenda or virtual signaling here its just hollywood really caring about diversity. A controversial us space Election Monitoring Organization has reelected his secretary general sparking concern though with continued alleged mistress supporting magro is a former euro why foreign minister during his time as secretary general of the oas is organization has called into question a number of elections in latin america including the most recent in bolivia. I want to denounce to the bolivian people and the entire world what is taking place as you know brothers of the press it is a coup to tell or against a democratically elected government. What we spoke with is a can frank live in former ambassador to brazil he believes that the reelection of really on magro can bring good. I think that the reelection of al microbe means more tragedy for our nations he does not represent the needs of our peoples overcoming poverty and injustice and achieving development he represents the interests of us imperialism for some time micro was a supporter of social groups that suffer from poverty and injustice but unfortunately he could not stay true to those principles something happened and he lost his principles and bowed to the interests of the u. S. Government that. Commits all pasta in the afternoon here in moscow you watching at a could have a company well from us at the top it. Seems wrong. Just dont all. Get to shape out. Educate and gain from it the trail. Once and many find themselves worlds apart. Just to look for common ground. Blushes and they mention the cheek a total morsel of each Ticket Holders to each team your set its a chance thats not always shifting against. The utility bills you know circle you needed at least a year away or that i was going to have been skiing. For. Review families. In the us but then the such just tell them not to be come for you summed up. The money i took of the british mr west imo sure but. If you were going underground 17 years of the day the world woke up to the aftermath of the initial bombing the head of an illegal u. S. U. K. Invasion of iraq which would lead to tens of millions across the middle east killed maimed or displaced coming up in the show as coronavirus this place is all of the news we ask legendary activist an inspiration for the Rolling Stone street fighting man tariq ali even. The thing is change since he took part in the biggest global peace protest of the 21st century against the unchecked imperialism the destroyed iraq and destabilize the world plus as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage europe what does it mean for capitalism kashmir and the future of the worlds most famous publisher julian assange. Also more coming up in todays going on the ground but lets go straight to one of the greatest living political activists and writers who has inspired antiwar figures were malcolm x. To John Lennon Tariq Ali joins us from his north london home via skype thanks so much for coming on the program i have to declare an interest because you brought me to channel 4 in the 1980 s. And you were my boss but what would you say now to the millions who have been inspired by your work the fight for freedom and justice that youve undertaken in your life what would you say to them who are now profoundly pessimistic about the neo liberal response to a pandemic let alone gross inequality around the world well basically. We find. Its difficult to come out on the streets because the nature of this but i make but i think what the epidemic actually teaches us is that the system under which we live is a. Belief lot. And it does not alter the worlds future that is worth living to boarded at its heart i mean the notion that well is the only do not only prove the. And then to this day and wealthy people will get their way. By saving