Protests in venezuela as president Nicholas Maduro has nothing to do with what they have to say and they are under flood Evacuation Order and past wildfires creating a new threat months after those fires were put out. Good morning and thanks for waking up with al Jazeera America, im thomas drayden and they ceased to airports and one of the airports was taken over by Russian Military and happened overnight in the territory of crimea and that is the focal point of battles between ukrainian seeking to be with the union and those loyal to russia and the new parliament calls the action an armed invasion in occupation and since voted on a resolution to seek help from countries that consider ukraine a sovereign nation. Coming up, in a few hours deposed president Victor Yanukovich will speak from an undisclosed location in south urn russia and we will begin in moscow but jennifer class is there where one of the airports was seized and good morning to you and it seems from the outside there has
New labels on food and the new information you will get. We begin tonight with ukraine and dramatic developments in the Eastern Region of cry mea. Governments seized russian buildings. And also a warning not to intervene in ukraine and the former president is hiding in russia. We will have more on todays developments in kiev. But first, lawrence lee is in crimea. There are attempts to turn the capital into a source of kiev but the reverse. The Parliament Building in the hands of heavily armed men protecting it from what they see as undemocratic forces. Their support is not so many but eager to tell you they would like nothing more than russian tanks on the streets to protect them. American army was supported in different countries. Today we support russian army because everyone of us has relatives in russia. The police line staffed by just a handful of uncertain looking men didnt look very impressive. The small group proves just how unimpressive it was. The point being that they wanted
I am sitting in for the chairwoman today. The arts sector is an important sector and employs nearly 5. 2 million americans and contributes 919 billion to our national economy. In my Congressional District, the influence of the Creative Economy is all over the place writers, photographers and designers have launched Small Businesses, employee workers and help minnesota make a great through their arts. But the impact of the arts economy is not confined to americas largest cities, as evident in every part of the country. Hundreds of thousands of businesses are present in every Congressional District throughout the nation. Unfortunately, the pandemic was has touched every business in the arts economy. Great of businesses and workers usually rely on in person gatherings and at live events to sustain their enterprises. However, as the virus spread, Many Americans stayed home to socially distance. To help mitigate the impact of the pandemic, congress created the shuttered venue program. To da
Economy. The Creative Economy is all over the place. Writers, photographers, musicians and designers launch Small Businesses, and play workers, and help make minnesota great through their art. The impact of the economy is not confined to americas largest cities. It is evident in every part of the city. 665,000 businesses are present in every district throughout the nation. Unfortunately, the pandemic has touched every business in the art economy. Creative business workers usually rely on in person events to spread their work. But the pandemic made americans stay home and socially distant. 99 of Creative Workers cancel events resulting in loss of 557 million in ticketed omissions alone. To the height of the pandemic, 66 experienced unemployment and 95 loss creative income. This is a crucial component of the great economy that has struggled throughout the pandemic. The industry compromise is not only theaters and music venues but musicians and performers and those who support life events