But i missed this as al jazeera live from doha also coming up americas powerful National Rifle Association Gun lobby group is being sued for financial mismanagement. And another 1200000 americans filed for Unemployment Benefits but politicians are yet to reach a deal on extending an expired aid package. French president emanuel macron has announced measures to help beirut recover from its massive ports explosion has been missing lebanese political leaders after surveying damage from the blast on tuesday said Health Workers equipment and International Aid will be sent to the country over the coming days now in addition to announcing a global Fund Raising Conference he also said reforms in lebanon on needed well now at least 149. 00 people have died still missing more than 5000 have been injured so 100 begins our coverage from the lebanese capital. Search and rescue teams are still digging through the rubble at beirut port the site of massive explosions that damaged or destroyed much of
Facebook the disappearance of hundreds of women and girls in peru raises more concern about Domestic Violence during the coronavirus pandemic. And 5 years after hiroshima the threat of covert 1000 forces japan to scale back ceremonies commemorating the victims. The end. Thank you very much for joining us levanon skull from untested cleared a 2 week state of emergency in beirut a day after a massive explosion devastated large areas of the capital at least 135 people are dead more than 5000 are injured and about 300000 have been left without a home investigations are focusing on negligence with the officials believed to be responsible now under house arrest as in a hard one has a report from be. The people of this disaster stricken city are starting to assess and comprehend the extent of the damage of a blast that was far more destructive than any explosion lebanon has ever seen just before sunset on tuesday highly explosive materials. Stored at a warehouse at beirut port caused the blas
Infalling kenya. Thousands of would have been making the annual migration tourists to see them ill be telling you why. The sports news is yet another Major League Baseball team is hit by coronavirus. d basketball returns with social justice high on its agenda well hear from Le Bron James i said this hour. So there now once in a century crisis is how the head of the World Health Organization is now describing the coronavirus pandemic and to underline that the world has just hit another record for new daily infections thats close to 300000. 00 in the United States Health Officials will question for hours by congress over the response to the virus the countrys top Infectious Disease expert says that he is now hopeful of a vaccine by early next year and for the 4th day in a row the state of florida has set a record for daily coronavirus related deaths. 257. 00 people dying in the last 24 hours alone and in the u. K. Restrictions are being reimposed in parts of Northern England after a new
Attorneys have the n. R. A. In their sides triggering lawsuits designed to dissolve the gun rights group. As the people of lebanon grieve for the victims of tuesdays blast the french president emanuel macron has been touring neighborhoods devastated by the chemical explosion as despair turns to anger people have been calling for change president adding his voice to calls for reform. The death toll from tuesdays explosion has risen to 149 and its expected to rise about 5000 people are injured many of them being treated in hospitals that are completely overwhelmed dozens are still missing more than 300000 people have been displaced from their homes shopkeepers and residents is still clearing up the rubble that litters the streets up to 8 kilometers away from where the blast took place or has called for a transparent to National Inquiry into beiruts massive ports explosion the french president met with lebanese political leaders after surveying damage from tuesdays blast he was also mobbe
Across the world people of all backgrounds genders and race have come together to demand change House Democrats have proposed sweeping legislation to Reform Police departments in the wake of George Floyds death that includes increasing Police Accountability for officer misconduct and Banning Police chokeholds im tired im tired of my pain you feel when you watch Something Like this when you watch a big brother who do looked up to for your whole life da da big of was my what we saw in minnesota the slow torture is murder of george floyd by a uniform officer was an outrage and a tragedy where we have seen since then millions of americans marching in the street to demand justice and call for reforms it has been an inspiration and i got them both a 7 in 10 americans now say floyds death is part of a systemic problem of police brutalizing and killing black americans defund the police has become a rallying cry for those demanding reform but the meaning of the phrase is nuance to most defunded