Pandemic has claimed more than 200000 lives in the u. S. The highest death toll in the world what does this mean for the president ial election just weeks away and wildfires ravaging california the amazon and other parts of the planets climate activists are pushing the United Nations for concrete action to protect the environment scientists are on their side many powerful politicians are not. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome the United Nations General Assembly has held its annual debates as the you when marks 75 years since its founding it was the 1st assembly where World Leaders did not gather in new york city but. Addressed the forum via video because of the coronavirus and did a far from delivering a unifying message us President Donald Trump repeatedly lashed out at china in his speech this prompted un secretary general antonio good terrorist who warns against a quote new code. Lets have a listen now to one of trumps attacks on china
Those claims. Also, coming up, another tragic milestone. The pandemic has claimed more than 200,00000 lives inn the u. , the highest death toll in the world. What does this mean for the president ial election weeks away . And wildfires ravaging california. The amazon and other parts of the planet. Activists are pushing the United Nations for concrete action to protect the environment. Scientists are on their side. Many powerful politicians are not. Im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and all around the world, welcome. The United Nations General Assembly has held its annual debate as the u. N. Marks 75 years since its founding. It was the First Assembly where World Leaders do not gather in new york city, but instead addressed the forum via video because of the pandemic. Fafar from delivering a unified message, donald trump lashed out at china in his speech. This prompted u. N. Secretarygeneral to warn against a new cold war. Lets have a listen now to one of trumps
Solutions where in the world in this world will we find the gulf in berlin this is the day. We have waged a fierce battle against the invisible enemy that china virus. Facing the virus we should put people and life 1st. We must hold accountable the nation which unleashed this play clock to the world china. Would see it in any attempt to belittle signs the issue postman ties they should and must be protected by all means. No lockdown travel domestically well allowing flights to leave china and infect the world easing things on the virus will be defeated humanity will with the special. Also coming up with the viral times that bind what does briggs it britain still have in common with the rest of europe the coronavirus threat today Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new restrictions that could last into 2000 and 21. 00 if we fail to act together not we will not only place others at risk could jeopardize our futures with the move. Drastic that we would inevitably be forced to take. It
Provider. Intelligence and state Department Officials from three administrations now on u. S. Policy toward china and russia amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is the host of this discussion. Welcome to todays program, u. S. China and russian china pandemic. In the 1951 scifi classic, the day the earth stood still, a planets is visited by an alien spacecraft bearing a giant robot and an emissary with a very sobering message, mend your differences or face obliteration. The movie concludes with World Leaders pottering their choice. It would be wonderful to believe whether in the form of a Global Pandemic or a threat to modern space that in fact the world would mend its differences but by the looks of things the rivalries and disputes have only grown, certainly magnified in the time of the pandemic and are likely to continue. They are accelerating preexisting patterns of tension and competition. Nowhere it seems is or are there tensions more evid
Countries, targeting the development of treatments and vaccines. You heard it here first, back in april, when senator tom cotton joined me on sunday morning futures. You believe that they are stealing intellectual property right now as we speak. I have little doubt that the Chinese Intelligence Services are actively trying to steal americas intellectual property as it relates to the virus that they unleashed on the world. Maria and now we have the of usual word. Breaking the official word. The u. S. Ordered china to close the consolate in houston as reports come in of documents being burned on the site. We have the late echt. Markets looking at a lower opening for the broader averages, futures indicating a decline at the start of trading, 88 points lower on the dow, nasdaq lower 17, s p 500 lower by 10 and a three quarters. The dow and s p 500 continued a winning streak yesterday. The nasdaq took a breather. The nasdaq was down. Its one of the busiest days for earnings this morning, bi