Its. A deal in israel as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes the lead in a unity government to end the long running political crisis. Now the worlds 3rd largest economy is in trouble as the coronavirus pandemic hits business industry hard japans economy has shrunk by 3. 4 percent when projected across the whole year the Prime Minister shinzo had announced a massive relief package last month to help keep the economy on track japan has recorded over 16000 cases and close to 750 deaths due to the virus well rob a bride joins us live now from the south korean capital seoul rob so this is the 1st time japan has fallen into recession since 2015 clearly the coronavirus is not a huge impact on the economy. Absolutely daryn and there is worse to come for the japanese economy this was all res expected that they they would be confirm that japan is in recession weve had to now 2 quarters of the economy contract ing of course japan was already starting to go into recession in the last quarter o
Hello im down in jordan this is our jazeera live from doha also coming up buckling under the pressure perus Health System is on the brink of collapse as cases of coronavirus soar plus. 3. 10. And a new era for space travelers to nasa astronauts blast off from their mission to the International Space station. Welcome to the program cities across the United States are entering a 4th day of violent protests as anger over the death of george floyd a black man who died in Police Custody continues to spread new protests are broken out in los angeles where a Police Cruiser was set on fire other demonstrations are being held in New York Miami and chicago in minnesota where george floyd was killed the governor says hes fully mobilizing the National Guard for the 1st time in the States History but warns he still doesnt have enough troops meanwhile President Trump says the authorities that need to get tougher and offer to send in the National Military this while appearing to encourage a counter p
Chair clyburn Ranking Member scalise and members, thank you for joining us today. The impact of the coronavirus on essential Frontline Workers and the steps the federal government can take to better protect these workers. The coronavirus pandemic has already killed more than 90,000 thancans, more deaths any other nation. Throughout this crisis, our nations essential workers have continued to serve their communities at Great Potential risk to themselves and their families. They are the true heroes of this crisis. I am deeply honored that several of these heroes have joined us today. These heroes treat patients who are sick with the virus and confront comfort the families of those who have lost loved ones. Callsespond to emergency and keep our communities safe. Stock our grocery and drugstore shelves. They keep our transit systems running, and they clean our hospitals and offices to protect prevent the virus from spreading further. Tens of thousands of essential workers have been infecte
Restrictions despite an increasing number of cases. And a deal in israel as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes the lead in a unity government to end a long running from the tickle crisis. The worlds 3rd largest economy has slipped into recession japan has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic its economy shrank for the 2nd consecutive quarter by just under one percent in the 1st 3 months of this year but im as he had announced a massive Relief Program last month to keep the economy on track japan has recorded more than 16000 cases of the virus and close to 750 deaths michael pan is the president of the shin gets a news agency hes joining us from tokyo as always thank you very much for joining us on the aljazeera 8 its not just the pandemic is it though thats been causing these problems there was a lot leading up to this situation wasnt there. You know unfortunately we seem to have a few audio problems with michael there we will try and get him back later in the program but in
A black man in Police Custody the National Guard was called into came to tame the chaos the officers involved in the incident have been fired federal investigation is underway. And condemnation of china after it approves a new security law in hong kong the decision is likely to further inflame tensions in the territory where protests have escalated this week. Im good to have you with us its the power of the president s pen versus the power of social media donald trump has signed an executive order that aims to make social Media Companies liable for what users say on their platforms much like newspapers are trump signed the order after trip after twitter fact checked his tweets earlier this week trump accuses twitter of try. To stifle free speech and influence the outcome of this years president ial election twitter says the tweets violated its rules. Im joined now by d. Ws Washington Bureau chief alexandra phenomenon alexandra lets get into this what Legal Protections does trump want t