And han where the outbreak began and the number of virus deaths are revised up by 50 percent. Below africa has so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic but the United Nations warns that wont last long it says that at least 300000. 00 people will die when the virus takes hold there and thats unless hundreds of billions of dollars are spent the World Health Organization says the situation there is probably worse than thoughts in the past week there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of reported cases in my own continent africa and a 60 percent increase in the number of reported does. With the current challenge of obtaining testing kits its unlikely that the real numbers are higher than reported but here are there are growing calls for more clarity on care home deaths that says Italian Police broaden their investigation into dozens of deaths at the countrys largest rest home but there was good news from germany where the Health Minister announced the outbreak there h
Waiver of the jones act to lapse. It restricts shipments of food, fuel, medicine from foreign flagged ships to nearly half of the island that selects clean water and almost 90 still lacks electricity. We will get an update from reverend Jesse Jackson, who has gathered aid and headed to the island this week all stop and we will speak with the reverend about how Vice President pence flew to indianapolis to stage walkout of an nfl game of the San Francisco 49ers and Indianapolis Colts after players on both teams held a protest against Racial Injustice during the National Anthem. Pence tweeted, but is using an old photo. The information that until avidn prove that he is an colts fan and comes to the nfl on a regular basis. Amy them President Trump says he will not restore the daca program protecting hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation unless lawmakers agree to expand the wall on the u. S. Mexico border and move to keep out thousands of children fleeing G
Executions last month. The judge may never lose his or her humanity, and the judge as judge never forgets that the law has to be followed in a matter how he or she feels about a particular issue. Amy plus, we will look at the economic crisis in puerto rico as the island moves to close 179 Public Schools days after seeking bankruptcy protection. And we speak to a dreamer at Rutgers University in new jersey who is now facing possible deportation. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In france, former investment banker and political centrist Emmanuel Macron was elected president on sunday in a decisive victory against farright candidate Marine Le Pen. With the majority of votes counted, macron won about 65 to le pens 35 . Even though le pen lost, it was a record performance for her party, the national front, whose antiimmigrant policies once made it a pariah. Le pen had campaigned on an openly xenophobic and
Then we speak to a judge in arkansas who is facing calls to be impeached after he took part in an antiDeath Penalty protest just hours after he halted six executions last month. The judge may never lose his or her humanity, and the judge as judge never forgets that the law has to be followed in a matter how he oror she feels abt a particular issue. Amy plus, we will look at the economic crisis in puerto rico as the island moves to close 179 Public Schools days after seeking bankruptcy protection. And we speak to a dreamer at Rutgers University in new jersey who is now facing possible deportation. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In france, former investment banker and political centrist Emmanuel Macron was elected president on sunday in a decisive victory against farright candidate Marine Le Pen. With the majority of votes counted, macron won about 65 to le pens 35 . Even though le pen lost, it was a r
Then we speak to a judge in arkansas who is facing calls to be impeached after he took part in an antiDeath Penalty protest just hours after he halted six executions last month. The judge may never lose his or her humanity, and the judge as judge never forgets that the law has to be followed in a matter how he oror she feels abt a particular issue. Amy plus, we will look at the economic crisis in puerto rico as the island moves to close 179 Public Schools days after seeking bankruptcy protection. And we speak to a dreamer at Rutgers University in new jersey who is now facing possible deportation. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In france, former investment banker and political centrist Emmanuel Macron was elected president on sunday in a decisive victory against farright candidate Marine Le Pen. With the majority of votes counted, macron won about 65 to le pens 35 . Even though le pen lost, it was a r