The risks of private 19 earlier this year but downplayed the threat and public. And wildlife populations are down by 68 percent over the last half century the new report on the devastating effect of humans on animal and plant life. Now the u. S. Of west coast is experiencing an unprecedented wildfire season 5 fires in some states have retreated from uncontrolled fires prompting the evacuation of thousands oregons governor is now warning this could be the states deadliest season on record 5 small towns in Central Oregon have already been destroyed Governor Kate Brown says she anticipates a great deal of loss of structures and human lives more than 80000 people in the city of food have been told to leave their homes while california is already experiencing the most severe wildfire season in its modern. One wildfire is expanding at the size of new yorks central park ever especially minutes and Washington State is experiencing the west finds that over a decade and the town of more than 80
A day after the 1st case of corona. Jordans king warns of massive conflict with israel if it goes ahead with plans to annex more palestinian territories in the west bank. We begin in brazil where theres a political backlash to president jaya both scenarios handling of the coronavirus pandemic crisis the Health Minister has handed in his resignation at the less than a month in the job now and follows his predecessor who had publicly criticized bolton there was decision to allow the reopening of gyms and beauty parlors brazil is a center of latin americas corona Virus Outbreak with close 215000 deaths it registered a record 15305 new cases on friday the highest in a day that took the total number of infections to over 218000 but the president is pushing state governors to ease lock downs and reopen. Anomie john homan has more now from mexico city. Where is a public why he had to step down but its believed that he was against the president s wishes for widespread use of clora cain thats l
Are doing. Their back and forth just ahead. Arthur on approach the first Tropical Storm of the season inching closer to North Carolina packing heavy rain and high winds millions along the east coast feeling its impact al has the very latest on where it could be headed. Start your engines detroits Auto Industry begins reopening plants this morning. 60,000 workers returning to the line in a new world. This camera gives you a realtime reading of your temperature. Just ahead our exclusive look at new safety precautions in place and our interview with the ceo of ford. What i know is were ready. Why he says today marks a vital step for the entire country. And back in the swing. Major sports return over the weekend with golf and nascar and the crowds go wild. Won the race, and its dead silent out here. We miss the fans. From home today, monday, may 18th, 2020 announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza good morning, everybody.
Camp they are now bound for the mainland after spending months in squalor in the morgue account on lesbos and the formula electric racing series is on hold until at least july because of the coronavirus but theres an alternative to drivers are now competing on virtual circuits for germanys maximillian go into its an ideal way for drivers to maintain their skill. Im sorry kelly he walked into the Program World leaders have pledged 7400000000 euros for efforts to develop a vaccine and treatments for co that 19 the amount pledged during a Video Conference of International Donors fell short of the 7500000000 euro target set for the event now European Commission president or so the funnel line chaired the fund raiser with contributions from heads of state. And government banks and charitable organizations u. K. Germany pledged 525000000 euros United States and russia were notably absent from this of that. Series of underline said the fund raiser was an important 1st step but that much more
The i. M. F. Is like bailing out half the world over there i made a good job themselves of it because theyve become somebody in this world you know the i. M. F. From from being almost completely marginalized and worthless well back about 100 years ago we had this notion of communism and socialism and the workers would gain all the power and the workers would gain all the wealth but now weve discovered that nobody actually has to work theres no work anymore and we find out when everybodys quarantined because nothings being made right there is and still like the economy their stock markets are floating up higher and higher and everything seems ok right now but now everybody has discovered the magic of the Printing Press and this is the danger of here its like well they could just print out money like what was all that stuff about with greece why were they forcing austerity on them when apparently they have a trillion dollars like how does the i. M. F. Which cant produce wealth right they