Well. Lower machard just been youre watching the listening post working from home this week were breaking from our usual format for months now weve been doing nonstop coverage of the media side of the coronavirus pandemic from the misinformation being spread by government citizens and journalists alike to the war of narratives being waged by great powers but covert 19 has also brought out some of the best in the 4th estate people who are producing vital coverage some of which is designed and delivered in new ways to help us understand a breaking story thats rooted in medical science and laden with complexities we have 4 examples from 4 different parts of the world each using a different media from the United States and brazil countries whose president s have repeatedly misinformed we hear from 2 medical experts turned broadcasters one through his podcast the other over you tube later well take you to europe and an aggregator that gets you around some of Silicon Valleys trouble some alg
Halston, 12. 5 . San miguel withdrew its tender officer for the company as the timeline ran out. Ayala down. 31 . The overall composite half a percent higher. Lets move things along and get to new york and look at some of the first word news. Global Coronavirus Infections continue to rise and now top 4 million with jess at about 280,000. The u. S. Has by far the most cases and fatalities with 1. 3 Million People infected and almost 79,000 having died. The virus was first reported in china and beijing has confirmed about 83,000 cases with just over 4600 fatalities. Saudi arabia says it is planning to cut spending and triple vat to 15 as it looks to offset the impact of the virus. The finance minister says the pandemic combined with Falling Oil Prices has cut revenue input and president and pressure on the public purse. The kingdom reported its biggest surge of new cases sunday, rising to almost 39,000 confirmed infections. To apply more powerful stimulus. The pboc were released a quarte
Answers and a white father and son are arrested over the killing of arboretum who was shot to death while out running in georgia. Thanks for joining us we begin in the u. S. Where new figures released on friday show unemployment has surged in april the largest rise in close to 90 years tens of millions of jobs have been wiped out across the country as the coronavirus lockdown crippled the economy unemployment skyrocketed to 14. 7 percent it was 4. 4 percent in march and april 20 and a half 1000000 jobs were lost the worst result since the Great Depression which began in 1929 its far exceeds the 2008 global recession when 8700000 jobs were wiped out our White House Correspondent kelly how kits has the numbers were expected but not welcome. The u. S. President reacting to them in just the last half hour speaking to reporters talking about these numbers and once again time trying to project optimism calling the shutdown that resulted in the loss of these jobs as a sensually being artifici
The spirit which they are wanting to loosen things up want to see those numbers increase and spike because of those decisions. The California Department of Public Health says 33,261 people in the state have tested positive for covid19. 1,268 have died. Its been more than a month since california began its shelterinplace order. And now there is increasing pressure to ease that order and reopen the state. Other states have already started that process. But experts and politicians warn this might be a little too soon. Abc7 news anchor liz kreutz joining us live now to break it all down. Liz . Hey, larry. Governor newsom, like so many other state leaders is trying to find that delicate balance between keeping the public safe and reopening the state and the economy. So today we decided to look at what some other states are doing as california does take a slower approach. Its the question were all asking, when will california reopen. There is a lot of anxiety and a lot of need to know. Under
So. Than in the 1st. Step towards justice for thousands of victims. Welcome to the program. Again warned that the fight. Is far from over and that the country. For the long haul has been addressing the bundestag thats the German Parliament. Extra as the country begins to slow. Concerned about the extent of interest frictions have been eased in some states. With the crisis. But you also have these words of caution for everyone living in germany new month with the go nobody likes to hear it but the truth is not in the final phase of the pandemic instead were still at the beginning we will have to live with this virus for a long time and the question of how we can prevent our Health System from being overwhelmed and consequently costing the lives of countless people this question will remain a central issue for politics in germany and europe for a long time to come. August you pretty. Good average of Political Editor. Is in the German Parliament this morning for. Merkel has also criticise