A precautionary measure after testing positive for corona virus speculation runs wild about the implications of his infection for the 2020 president ial race. And emanuel mccrum unveils plans to convert islam is separatism with a new law defending secular values critics lament as a desperate bid to mask his failings during the pandemic. A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q in moscow lets get started with a live news update. And we begin with the deadly standoff between armenia and azerbaijan our correspondent who is in the conflict zone says 3 more explosions have been heard there today earlier during a nighttime bombing raid several residential buildings in the regions capital were hit hospital that was treating soldiers was also damaged and there are unconfirmed reports of casualties are reports from the scene. Today we witnessed one of the worst bombings of the planet the city which is the capital of nagornokarabakh the disputed region here right behind
Plus how one person helping to test a new vaccine is dealing with side effects. And a song for change. Country superstar maren morris drops a Surprising New song overnight with a powerful message. How it was partly inspired by black lives matter. Cannot wait to hear it. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. President trump and Melania Trump have tested positive for covid19. The president said theyll begin their quarantine immediately. All of this comes after hope hicks, one of President Trumps closest aides, also tested positive. People from the military or from Law Enforcement and they come over to you and they want to hug you and they want to kiss you. You get close and things happen. Its had a Ripple Effect on the stock market all around the world. The house of representatives passed a 2. 2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill. The opposition is almost guaranteed in the senate. Lets come together. Find our common ground. More evacuations in Northern California
A tobar. No more junk food for children in a mexican state tackling obesity in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. The search for bodies continues in the aftermath of lebanons deadly port explosion and so does the search for answers 16 port officials have now been detained but many lebanese dont blame the people running the port instead theyre blaming the people running the country protests are being held in central beirut calling for a complete overhaul of the political elite theyve been backed by french president in 91 hes been touring neighborhoods devastated by the chemical explosion the death toll from tuesdays blast is now at 149. 00 its expected to go up by one and smith has more. On the streets of buried on frances president. People many of them. French mandate front was the clonal power here before independence and its because micron has essentially stepped into a void left by lebanons own political leaders mokhtar on its been able to offer practical support in the terms o
The leaders of 2 west african nations ivory coast and guinea are expected to run for controversial 3rd terms of tobar. The search for bodies continues in the aftermath of lebanons deadly port explosion and so does the search for answers 16 port officials have now been detained but many lebanese dont blame the people running the port instead theyre blaming the people running the country protests have taken place in central beirut calling for a complete overhaul of the political elite theyve been backed by french president Emmanuel Mccall hes been touring neighborhoods devastated by the chemical explosion the death toll from tuesdays blast is now a 149. 00 and its expected to go up Bernard Smith has more. On the streets of beirut on thursday frances president Emmanuel Mccomas eventually moped by people many of them calling for a turn of french mandate fronts was the clonal power here before independence and his because micron has essentially stepped into a void left by lebanons own polit
A former Intelligence Officer he says mom had been solemn and sent a hit squad to canada to kill him and donald trump signs an executive order banning americans from carrying out transactions with the chinese owners of to opt in or out. Of. The governing body of sri lankas president to go to buy a rajapaksa has won a landslide victory in Parliament Tree elections and along with its allies it has secured a 2 thirds majority giving the president the power to unite sweeping changes to the constitution the issue lanka peoples front is led by the rajapaksa brothers go to buy and mahinda who serve as president and Prime Minister the result now looks certain to strengthen their dynastic rule but its raising fears of weakening government institutions such as independent commissions for police and Public Services that speak to our correspondent in colombo sri lankas capital me now fernandez min there so a supermajority for the rajapaksa brothers how were they able to achieve this. Basically its