The government is to suspend 30 Arms Export licences to israel out of over 300. In a statement to mps, the foreign Secretary David Lammy said the suspensions were for items which could be used in the current conflict in the Middle East and that they would have no impact on israels security. Lets go straight to our political editor Chris Mason in westminster. A clear as it is a significant one . Yes, good evening. This is parliaments first day back after the summer break. The government had informed israel privately of what it was doing and then announced it publicly. For certain uk Arms Exports to israel, for certain uk Arms Exports to israel, there does exist a clear risk that israel, there does exist a clear risk that they might be used to commit risk that they might be used to commit or risk that they might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law. Labour said it asked for this work to be done as s
And extraordinary leaders that i think encapsulate the spirit of this moment in the spirit of war we want to take this moment in terms of the call and demand for change. Ive had the privilege of traveling all up and down the state of california over the last couple of days. I had the opportunity to spend immunityorking with leaders, faith leaders, working with advocates, working with members of our own National Guard to help clean up the streets of sacramento. Randomly had the privilege and opportunity to meet up with a group of young people around the Police Officers memorial that were cleaning up graffiti. A young girl literally with one lung that outlasted all of us as she was scrubbing away for hours and hours. No one asked her to do it. It was an act of random kindness and a recognition that her impacted and being her life and her future impacted by the moment. She wanted to impact the community in a positive way. She was also part of the protest the night before, did not like a c
Jackie deangelis in the newsroom and Edward Lawrence in washington. Lets kick it off with jackie on todays market rally. Jackie. Reporter good afternoon, melissa. Stocks were slightly higher on the blowout retail sales report in may, an increase of 17. 7 , the biggest monthly increase. Aprils sharp decline was revised lower this is good news as states are reopening and economy is getting up and running, there does appear to be a lot of pentup demand from folks not shopping while they were unlockdown orders but buyer beware. As you said in beijing, another lockdown after a cloughster of new coronavirus cases showing reopening may not be as easy as everyone is hoping it will be. Meanwhile stimulus hopes are helping stocks too. Reports considering the Trump Administration is considering a one trillion dollar infrastructure plan to help the conry recover. The money is expected to include things like roads and bridges and 5g infrastructure. Washington post, facebook, google, the ceos of tho
Dr. Michael saag. It is the at the university of alabama Birmingham School of medicine. Thank you for being here doctor period. Dr. Michael saag thank you for having me. Host is look at the reopening that is happening in many states across the country. What are you looking for as possible potential early indications of the spikes and states reopen, as that summer in singles and fall begins. Dr. Michael saag will he think that we are all concerned about, is this expansion of cases that happens over time. If we opened up too soon, then it will be an increase in cases that we will see and they will engage with us in a way that is going to choke spikes in cases. What im expecting to see over the next couple of weeks and months, is that wepl are going o have a slow climb. I dont think we will see a spike. But like in alabama, what we have seen since weve reopen at the beginning, we had say may 1st, we had about hundred and 80 cases a day. On average. As of june 1st, we had 520 new cases a d
Communities of color including africanamericans, latinos, asians and pacific americans and native americans. This is an hour and 50 minutes. Right now across the country, citizens are coming together to protest racial injustices. These protests began in response to a public lynching of george floyd by Minneapolis Police and the recent killings of other americans at the hands of those who are supposed to protect them. My prayers go out to the floyd family and other families, a long list of other victims and their loved ones. I stand in solidarity with all those who are protesting and patriotically challenging the status quo. These protests are about more than the pigment of africanamericans at the hands of police. There about the systemic changes or gears. They are now magnified by the coronavirus that we are here to talk about. This racial inequity in healthcare, it has been laid out by this pandemic. Africanamericans, latinos, native americans and other people of color have tested pos