Election. And Emanuel Mccraw unveils plans to counter islamist separatism up with a new law and defending secular values but critics claim it as a desperate bid to mask his failing to bring 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 your live news update. We begin with the deadly standoff between armenia and azerbaijan our correspondent whos in the conflict zone says 3 more explosions have been heard there today earlier during a nighttime bombing raid that. Residential buildings were hit hospital that was treating soldiers was also damaged and there are unconfirmed reports of casualties are reports from the scene. But today would witness one of the worst bombings of the planet the city which is the capital of nagornokarabakh the disputed region here. The hospital it was bombed literally just minutes before we arrived here we actually had to have to hide in a bomb shelter and right after that we arrived here its all da
Were staying on top of our were staying on top of our breaking news, this morning President Trump and the first lady testing positive for covid19. Earlier we spoke with chief White House Correspondent jonathan karl. I just want to point out Something Else that we learned thats gotten kind of lost in the shuffle here regarding hope hicks. Not only did she test positive, but we have also been told that she is symptomatic. She is sick. And i thought it was notable just as dr. Jen pointed out, the use of the word convalescence in the statement from the doctor. Also, the president himself in his tweet talking about a recovery process, raising to me a question of whether or not the president is not only in a situation where he has tested positive, but where he is also experiencing symptoms. That we dont know the answer to that, but we do know, again, the doctor using the word convalescence, the president talking about a recovery process. We do know that his close adviser, hope hicks, is not
The u. S. Has already delivered , but jayscal support powell says the economy still has a long way to go. Early doors. Bars and restaurants in the u. K. Ine crackdown amid a surge the virus. Boris johnson is set to announce new restrictions today. Just gone 6 00 a. M. In london, annmarie, you mentioned that yesterday had the potential for new restrictions and it would be delivered. It is official. At 10 00 p. M. Annmarie thats going to be it for pubs and restaurants. P. M. Ave to leave by 10 00 Boris Johnson set to sound the alarm on this today. I do think its as loud as an alarm as many expected. Im in bed well before 10 00 p. M. I dont think this will change a lot of peoples habits, but it is a start of potential restrictions as we do have that are rate increasing in the United Kingdom. I watched a number of challenges yesterday afternoon. Ands about tests and traits the robustness of the testing system. In dubai we are able to walk out the door within 16 minutes of the hype i can pi
Judicial nominations tan politics of americas highest court comes out tuesday. Ilia, welcome, good to see you again. Good to be on. Paul what is in your view Justice Ginsburgs main legacy . Well, hes a legal giant as Justice Scalia put it in writing about her times magazine as most influential people years ago. Her pioneering legacy litigation strategy, achieving so much to turn back sex discrimination, patience, professionalism, her niceness, universally liked and famously the wonderful relationship with Justice Scalia. The last 10, 15 years shes mostly been known for her descents, famous majority opinions probably the one requiring the Virginia Military institute to allow women coo cadets. You know she wears a particular one that she will be passionate about the majority. Paul one of the things i mentioned even in the last 10, 15 years she was in the majority. He wrote the opinion in scaling the u. S. And she was with the majority in the mcdonald case where they overturned what were
Day in San Francisco in the evening in algiers 10 pm here in moscow this friday october the 2nd welcome to our. We start with the deadly standoff between armenia and azerbaijan caucuses 2 large explosions have been heard within the past number of hours in the. Earlier today the regions main city was. Been hearing the regular sound of a raid sirens. Several buildings were damaged including the Emergency Ministry where the windows were shattered and holes blown through the walls the Armenian Defense ministry has blamed azerbaijan for the u. S. To its army units on fold and there it was and by john has not confirmed or denied the bombing. Has itself in fact also seen sizable damage a border region was hit by mortar fire and several buildings were destroyed are. Reports not from nagornokarabakh. Step on it has come under probably the heaviest shelling since we arrived here 2 massive explosions in the very center of the city usually what we could hear what we could see the smoke from the ex