Contained measures are exposing Police Brutality in argentina. And the painstaking process of restoring the acropolis in athens as the greek government renews its call the britain to return to its ancient traditions. A long serving politician who stood alongside Martin Luther king jr as a pioneer of Americas Civil Rights Movement has made a symbolic final journey 55 years ago john lewis was knocked down and beaten unconscious on the atman pettus bridge in alabama for demanding black people begin the right to vote his body has now been taken across that same bridge in selma one last time as part of 6 days of ceremonies to remember the 80 year old who died of pancreatic cancer now disease and he gallagher is following all of this from miami in florida for us addie just explain the significance of this moment today. Well john lewis was more than an icon he was a giant in the Civil Rights Movement his casket slowly going across the Edmund Pettus bridge today peacefully but remember back in
Protest leaders refused to back down on demands for the president s resignation dismissing regional mediation efforts. Also ahead fire rages through the historical fetal moments in western france that dates back to the 15th century. We begin in iran where the president Hassan Rouhani says 25000000 iranians have been infected by the coronavirus thats more than a quarter of the population rouhani says another 35000000 are at risk in the real figures from the Health Ministry or far higher than the official number iran is the hardest hit country anywhere in the middle east has no card to get paid leave out of mohammed one of the most important matters is that here is to medical recommendations and social distancing to limit the spread of the corona virus according to the ministry of health estimates 25000000 iranians have been infected with the coronavirus so far and we have lost about 14000. 00 of them within 150. 00 days. It is possible that 30 to 35000000 citizens are at risk to be affe
Hello im sam is a than this is the news hour live from coming up in the next sixty minutes a car bomb in the Afghan Capital targets the High Peace Council killing at least seventeen and injuring more than one hundred others. In syria a fragile cease fire in the south as a Turkish Military offensive continues in the north plus. Gives the survivors first and foremost the self what it department is universally in my family an opportunity. To heal more fallout from the u. S. Gymnastics Sexual Abuse Scandal the entire governing body resigns. And the saudi believe there is five star prison the collapse of a construction giant and what both of them say about the kingdoms economic reforms. I least seventeen people have been killed more than a hundred injured in a suicide car bombing in the Afghan Capital it happened near the old interior Ministry Building comes a week off the road toward a bomb attack on the citys Intercontinental Hotel jennifer gloss has more now from kabul. All right so jenn
Success takes partnership, and only through discipline and trust can we create something greater than ourselves. Mufg, we build relationships that build the world. And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, im laura trevelyan. Pope francis received a forsing welcome his first visit to the u. S. To make thetinue dangerous journey to greece, a planis coming up with to resettle refugees. How will it work . Restoring a Historic Cemetery inican richmond, virginia. We meet the volunteers that have taken on the task. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television and america and around the globe. Washington is no stranger to dignitaries and World Leaders coming to town. Outthe stops were pulled for the arrival of pope francis. He landed at Andrews Air Force base. He steps on u. S. Soil for the first time. President obama was there to greet him. Tomorrow, he will have a meeting with the president at the white house. We were joined from there a shor
Success takes partnership, and only through discipline and trust can we create something greater than ourselves. Mufg, we build relationships that build the world. And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, im laura trevelyan. Pope francis received a forsing welcome his first visit to the u. S. To make thetinue dangerous journey to greece, a planis coming up with to resettle refugees. How will it work . Restoring a Historic Cemetery inican richmond, virginia. We meet the volunteers that have taken on the task. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television and america and around the globe. Washington is no stranger to dignitaries and World Leaders coming to town. Outthe stops were pulled for the arrival of pope francis. He landed at Andrews Air Force base. He steps on u. S. Soil for the first time. President obama was there to greet him. Tomorrow, he will have a meeting with the president at the white house. We were joined from there a shor