Its toll an n. A. S. A. Spacecraft makes a close flight path to saturns ocean bearing moon in a few hours. We begin this newshour with the war in syria where the iranian role in the conflict is in focus. Theres reports that 11 iranian soldiers have been killed in syria in the last 48 hours. Tehran has been asked to attend a global summit on the crisis starting in vienna on thursday. Reporter this is one of the funerals for iranian soldiers skilled in syria, among two dozen that died fighting there. The u. S. Says 2,000 special forces are in syria fighting in support of the government. Iranian generals assure people that Foreign Military involvement is important. Guards had this to say. We will witness proper advances in terrorists in the two wartorn countries. The presence of advisors results in security and tranquility in the region. More countries getting involved has not stopped the killing of civilians, many feel that iran is forced to publicly acknowledge the death of its soldiers
Peace talks with the taliban. El chapos capture. Mexican government releases dramatic video on the raid on the kingpins hideout, it could take a long time before hes extradited to the u. S. And royal trial. I want them to be tried as ordinary people. They took public money at a time when people were struggling. Princess christina makes history as the first member much the modern spanish monarchy to face criminal charges. Good evening, im antonio mora, this is al jazeeras International News hour. Tonight we begin with new developments in the growing humanitarian crisis in syria. In the last six weeks more than two dozen people have reportedly starved to death in madaya. Today a convoy of red crescent trucks carrying food and supplies arrived this, the first delivery since october. The assad regime is disputing meanwhile the severity of the situation. The ambassador to the u. N. Blames the fabrication of the media on the troubles in his country Jamie Mcintire john kerry. We need full acc
And we hearfrom one American Family how they are coping with a death from covid 19. Hello and welcome. Hes been tested before and its come back negative, but now on the fourth procedure, brazils president has tested positive for coronavirus. Jair bolsonaro has spent months downplaying the severity of the virus, in a country that has the second highest number of covid 19 cases and deaths in the world, after the us. He is now taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug he and President Trump have promoted but which is unproven as a treatment for the disease. This from our south america correspondent katy watson. Brazils graveyards, a testament to the countrys crisis. Every day, more tombs are filled, every burial another number in the countrys shocking statistics. Tens of thousands of people are falling ill every day, numbers that Jair Bolsonaro has often dismissed, but now he is one of them. The president went on television to announce the test results. For once, wearing a mask, but leaving very
1,000 deaths from the virus in one day alone. And back to school. Well hear from two teachers who just lost their colleague to the virus. Like many, theyre questioning if they cant keep themselves safe, how can they keep the kids safe . President trump now doing what some americans have been doing since the month of march, wearing a mask. During a visit to a military Medical Center on saturday in the president s case, this is the first time hes been wearing one of these in front of the cameras. Doctors and scientists have been saying for months that wearing a mask keeps the virus from spreading, even if you dont know you have it. In fact, theres a new estimate now of how many people may be infected with coronavirus while having no symptoms at all. The cdc says it could be as much as 40 . The cdc also estimates that about half of the time, the virus is transmitted before people get sick. It might be one of the many reasons that explains this. 29 states now reporting a rise in coronaviru
Coming to you live from cnn World Headquarters here in atlanta. Im Natalie Allen. This is cnn newsroom. And thank you for joining us. The numbers are a bit overwhelming, but consider this to get a sense of how many people in the u. S. Right now are infected with the coronavirus. According to Johns Hopkins university, the total stands at more than 3. 2 million. That is more than the individual populations of 21 states, washington, d. C. , and puerto rico. The number of new cases and hospitalizations just keeps going up. Only a handful of states are seeing decreases. The states there in green, theyre mostly in the northeast. More than half are seeing numbers climb. One of those states, florida where more than 7,000 people are in hospitals because of this virus. Also, texas, wisconsin, North Carolina all broke single day case records saturday. The centers for Disease Control and prevention said 40 of those infected do not show any symptoms. The concern there is that asymptomatic people ma