The new york newsroom. Blake, we start with you with the latest from the president. Reporter the latest is about an hour away, connell. Were set to hear once again from President Trump, he will be once again bringing back the coronavirus briefings for the first time in many, many weeks. The brief from the white house is they say that the president will be talking about medical advances and the look ahead. That is why they say these are coming back. However when you hear from the top democrat in the senate, there is much different story as Chuck Schumer said today, these briefings shouldnt happen at all. These are going to be short briefings of the president mainly delivering information to the American People that is needed on therapeutics and vaccines. President trump should not take the podium. Every time President Trump takes the podium at one of these briefings he is a threat to public health. Reporter up on the hill earlier today Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell outlined rep
Occupied East Jerusalem say theyre being. Transforming an industrial neighborhood and to walk high tech. I mean well into the sports news is. The opening qualifying of the formula one season. For the austrian gameplay on sunday the best of the action is coming. Welcome to the news hour we begin in latin america which has now overtaken the europe in the number of coronavirus cases the region has more than 2 and a half 1000000 infections a new cases are rapidly rising its being driven up by brazil which has reported over one and a half 1000000 infections and almost 62000 people have died despite this president has vetoed parts of a law that requires people to wear face masks in public chile and peru have also been reporting record new cases and mexico recorded more than 6000 new cases for a 2nd straight day shops and parts of mexico city have been ordered to close just days after they reopened as part of an easing of lockdown measures city officials. Some businesses have been too crowded
Of social distancing as the bars reopened. And palestinians in the occupied East Jerusalem say theyre being sold out of a transforming and industrial neighborhood into high tech. Hello we begin in latin america which has now overtaken europe in the number of corona virus cases the region has more than 2 and a half 1000000 infections and new cases are rapidly rising its being driven up by brazil which has reported over one and a half 1000000 infections and almost 64000 people have died despite this president to europe also narrow has vetoed parts of the law that requires people to wear face masks in public chile and peru have also been reporting record new cases. And mexico recorded more than 6000 new cases for a 2nd straight day shops in parts of mexico city have been ordered to close just days after they reopened as part of an easing of lockdown measures city Officials Say some businesses have been too crowded to be safe mexican authorities are installing checkpoints along the border
Restrictions are reimposed for hundreds of thousands of people in catalonia. Also ahead egypt is to hold elections for any council of senators 16 years after the chamber was dissolved. Saturday saw the highest number of coronavirus cases worldwide since the start of the pandemic and the majority of those new infections were recorded in latin america the region has now surpassed europe in the number of covert 900 cases some 2 and a half 1000000 and that figure is growing rapidly the statistics are being driven up the way by brazil which has reported more than one and a half 1000000 infections while more than 63000 people have died through in chile are quickly approaching 300000 cases mexico has also been reporting record new infections it now has the 2nd highest death toll in latin america after brazil and listened around preeti is monitoring developments in the region from bogota. The situation is getting worse in other countries that have been successful at least at the beginning and
Bars as part of the relaxation of restrictions in the United Kingdom but its being called Risky Business and egypt is to hold elections for a new council of senators 6 years after the chamber was dissolved. Welcome to the Program Saturday saw the highest number of krona virus cases worldwide since the start of the pandemic and the majority of those new infections were recorded in latin america the region has now surpassed to europe in the number of covert 900 cases some 2 and a half 1000000 and growing rapidly now the figures are being driven up by brazil which has reported more than one and a half 1000000 infections well more than 64000 people have died peru and chile are quickly approaching 300000 cases a mexico has also been reporting record you infections it now has the 2nd highest death toll in latin america behind brazil alexandra p. R. T. Is monitoring events for us in the region from bogota in colombia. See 2 asian its getting worse in other countries that had been successful a