Amendment to that. Bull collection acrosstheboard by government because i would submit that old collection will continue and will continue by the private Telephone Companies and in fact for National Security this managers amendment or the amendment to the amendment actually relies upon the private sector to store the data that might be queried under a fisa warrant. And as i have gone to hearing after hearing on this topic that both classified and unclassified i have sat and read the material that was classified and available to me that are the result of the snowden actions and as i look at this bill i complement the people that worked on at the whole weekend and i would like to have an opportunity to weigh in on the final product before we got to this point but i asked this question. As a protect the Civil Liberties of americans to the extent that is their intense . I agree that it does protect the Civil Liberties of americans. What it doesnt do and i will ask this next question and th
Have been confirmed. New york, new york, the worst infected city in whats now the worst infected country. There was always a sense this planetary pandemic would end up ravaging this global hub and, while theres a deceptive calm on its now quiet streets, behind the doors of its inundated hospitals the crisis is getting worse. Emergency calls have hit their highest levels since the attacks of september 11th. Hospital staff are describing a tsunami of patients flooding their emergency rooms. Were thought to be three weeks away from the peak here and already theyre exhausted. Its been like a war zone. A medical war zone. Working with limited resources, with the constant disparities of pain and suffering we see, not only with those who are afflicted with the coronavirus, but also those coming in for trauma. So it gets very physically and mentally exhausting. The very things that make new york so great have now made it vulnerable, is vibrancy, the fact that it such a melting pot. Were so den
Go home, go home and police in britain start cracking down on people who are leaving their homes when they shouldnt. We will be covering all the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic, both in britain and across the globe, where the total number of confirmed cases has now passed 500,000. In the uk, there have been nearly 3,000 new confirmed cases, including the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, bringing the total to 14,500. And a further 181 people with the virus have died in the last 2a hours. That means there have now been 759 coronavirus deaths in the uk. Italy has recorded another enormous surge in daily deaths from coronavirus, 9i9, to take the total number of deaths to more than 9,000. And, in the United States, there have been more than 100,000 confirmed infections. That is more than any other country in the world. President trump has signed into law a 2 trillion emergency spending package to give a lifeline to the economy. Nick bryant reports from hard hit new york. New yo
Died in the past 2a hours the biggest daily rise so far in a country thats been locked down for almost two weeks. Go home here, police start cracking down on people who are leaving their homes when they shouldnt be. And englands huge new army of volunteers gear up to help the most vulnerable more than 700,000 people have nowjoined the scheme starting next month. And coming up in sport. We hear from the chairman of Non League South Shields as they ask the Football Association to think again after the season was scrapped with the team 12 points clear at the top of the northern premier league. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Theres been a big rise in the number of people in the uk who have died of coronavirus 181 lost their lives in the past 2a hours and more than 6,000 are now being treated in hospital. It comes as the Prime Minister and the Health Secretary have both tested positive for the virus. And the governments chief medical adviser, professor chris whitty, is now
Go home, go home and police in britain start cracking down on people whore leaving their homes when they shouldnt be. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Well be covering all the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic, both in britain and across the globe. The total number of confirmed cases around the world has now passed half a million. In the uk, there have been nearly 3,000 new confirmed cases including the Prime Minister Boris Johnson bringing the total to 14,500. And a further 181 people with the virus have died in the last 2a hours that means there have now been 759 coronavirus deaths in the uk. Italy has recorded another enormous surge in daily deaths from coronavirus, 9i9, to take the total number of deaths to 9,134. And in the united states, more than 100,000people now have the virus thats more than any other country in the world. President trump has signed into law a 2 trillion emergency spending package to relieve the impact of the coronavirus on the us economy. The bbc