A real lesson in perseverance as the lockdown aziz there these amputee athletes are back out on the pitch. Im brian thomas good to have you with us this morning the e. U. Is at a crossroads with Member States looking for leadership and cash to bolster economies that have been hard hit by the coded pandemic and lockdowns chancellor merkel will be chairing talks in brussels today that bring leaders face to face for the 1st time in months theyll be observing social distancing rules during that Assembly America will struggle to persuade the blocs richer nations to issue issue direct grants to countries like italy spain and even france. Help them overcome the worst of the pandemic but shes hitting a wall with Member States like austria and the netherlands who want to see tightly controlled loans only. Ever used by reveals all is following this for us from brussels good morning to you barbara can you outline for us the competing views on this massive fund thats dividing the you. The worst pr
A vaccine. And what does it take to recover from overnight we hear from a survivor on her experience coping physically and mentally after being on a ventilator. And we look at how president assad of syria has remained in power for 20 years 5 presiding over a nation shattered by civil war it is likely to remain at the helm for years to come. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today the e. U. Is at a crossroads with Member States looking for leadership and cash to bolster economies that have been hard hit by the coded condemning and lockdowns chancellor merkel chair talks of brussels today that will bring leaders face to face for the 1st time in months macca will be. To persuade the blocs richer nations to issue or issue direct grants to countries like italy spain and portugal to help them overcome the worst of the pandemic but some Member States including austria and the netherlands are dead set against any grants and want to see tightly controlled loans instead. While they use re
A german turkish journalist who almost 3 years in prison for spreading what it calls terrorist propaganda berlin says the sentence sends the wrong signal for human rights in turkey. And this town and germanys black worst is the base for a man down its 5th day and is of police are searching for a man who disarmed 4 officers and escaped into the mountains with their weapons. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today the e. U. Is at a crossroads with Member States looking for leadership and cash to bolster economies that have been hard hit by the covert pandemic and lock downs chancellor merkel is chairing talks in brussels that have brought leaders face to face for the 1st. Im in months she wants to persuade the blocks richer nations to issue direct grants to countries like italy spain and portugal to help them overcome the worst of the pandemic but well off members like austria and the netherlands want to see tightly controlled loans instead the 750000000000 euro rescue package is
Base for a manhunt hundreds of police are searching for a man who disarmed 4 offices and escaped into the forest. Oh. Im rebecca riches welcome to the program your opinion is at a crossroads with Member States looking for leadership and cash to bolster economies that have been hard hit by the coded pandemic and subsequent lockdowns leaders are in brussels for their 1st face to face meeting in months germanys chancellor Angela Merkel is chairing the summit and she wants to persuade the blocks richer nations to allow grants for countries like italy spain and portugal to help them overcome the worst of the pandemic but richer members including austria and the netherlands want to see. Tightly controlled why owns instead america has admitted that finding a compromise will be difficult. When does she do i have to say that there are still major differences so i cant predict whether we will come to an agreement this time it would be desirable but we have to acknowledge reality that you know th
1st time in months theyre seeking unity on a 750000000000 euro package to help economies hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic but divisions friend also coming up. President on side of syria marks the 20 years in power and spine of a civil war and a shattered economy hes likely to stay at the home for many years to come. Plus kenyans shadow pandemic gender based abuse has soared since the corona Virus Outbreak w visits one of the countrys few safe houses and meets some young survivors. Welcome to the program with less than 4 months to go until the u. S. Election pollsters say President Donald Trump is losing ground in his former republican strongholds the stay. Arizona hasnt supported a democratic candidate in decades but now as and many sunbelt states the latest polls show joe biden with a slightly arizona has been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic all over sell it went to find out more. In the arizona desert linda rawls is a thorn in the side of President Donald Trump.