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Grateful to the coronavirus pandemic. Back on to do business i want to get jones in berlin good to have you with us the u. S. Economy desperately needs a new stimulus package as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc but with a president ial election week weeks away the parties are divided amid political wrangling and last week president to donald trump called off the negotiations on sunday now u. S. Treasury secretary Steven Menuhin proposed that 175000000000. 00 in unspent 8 to Small Businesses be released immediately to east the stalemate the argument of the total package is much bigger though the democrats want a plan worth more than 2 trillion dollars so far republicans have not gone past 1. 8 trillion. 1000000000 trillion Chelsea Delaney our financial correspondent in frankfurt can probably. Make sense of that so the democrats when will the 2 trillion dollars trump has offered 1. 00 trillion before basically saying no and now we hear the stigma nugent suggest a mere 230000000000 d
Kill civilians on the fighting continued. And its back to base scientists returned from a year long study out on the polar ice and with them is a treasure trove of information about Climate Change expeditions leader warns of dramatic changes in the arctic in stock. Plus a novel way to ease the pandemic and to stress. How the corona virus has forced one brass band to change its tune and turn it stage into a yoga studio. Our brian thomas good to have you with us today more European Countries are reimposing tough coronavirus for. Directions as the continent grapples with rising infection rates spain has the most cases in europe some 860000 Central Government has declared a state of emergency in the capital madrid and doctors there have told d. W. Theyre preparing for the worst. The lineups continue to get longer in front of moderates health care centers. The workday should already be over for doctor but shes making time for a quick interview outside her clinic the authorities have banned
Doctors tell us theyre overwhelmed and authorities have declared a state of emergency in the capital madrid. Also back to base scientists return from a year long study on the polar ice bringing with them some devastating findings the expeditions leader says the arctic is warming fast. Thanks for joining us russia broke it brokered ceasefire in the disputed region of nagornokarabakh has failed to hold as about john and armenia blame each other for breaking the truce and escalating 2 weeks of fierce clashes shelling has killed several civilians and wounded dozens more the conflict between the 2 former soviet republics dates back to the 1990 s. For an evening walk on the streets of ganja azerbaijan 2nd largest city taking comfort in a strained ceasefire. A safe spot that hasnt held following shelling in a residential area of ganja locals describe a night of terror. These were sleeping it was around 2 in the morning we heard an explosion and after that our house blew up it was washing with
Day. I. Want to hold this hearing i believe we should not being written forward on this nomination a lot of people on our side just ram it through not until the election is ended i would like the world and the country to know more about your spirit this is a vacancy this occurred there a tragic loss to the great woman and were going to build that they could see with another great the stakes are extraordinarily high for the American People theres nothing unconstitutional about this process. Also coming up corona virus infections are rising across europe but nowhere is the surge as great as in spain and that people say they know who is to blame to not get in more do not want to experience that again the government has to do its homework and must keep its promises and more personnel. Lets you our viewers watching on p. B. S. In the United States and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day watching americas politicians trying to hold court today Senate Hearings of the conte