Arrested over the killing of a model or burry who was shot to death while out running in georgia. Hello we begin in the u. S. Where new figures released on friday show unemployment has surge and april the largest rise in close to 90 years tens of millions of jobs have been wiped out across the country coronavirus lockdowns cripple the economy unemployment skyrocketed to 14. 7 percent it was 4. 4 percent in march and april 28th a half 1000000 jobs were lost the worst result since the Great Depression which began in 1929 its far exceeds the through thousands in a global recession when a point 7000000 jobs were wiped out how to feel her pain caused more. Its a remarkable statistic 20500000 americans are out of work numbers not seen since the Great Depression almost 15 percent of the countrys workers looking for help from the government but because of the way its counted the number is likely closer to 20 percent of the countrys workforce out of their jobs these are not just numbers they ar
Control. And its own state t. V. Has video of an alleged us mercenary the president of iran says was involved in a failed plot to oust him. Would have been involved it would have gone differently. The u. S. Secretary of state might bump a 0 insists washington had nothing to do with the mysterious incident and the british Prime Minister gets a grilling from the new Opposition Leader as he defends his handling of the pandemic. So the rocket Prime Minister. Has formally taken office after parliament approved a partial cabinet he takes the reins at a time of severe economic crisis brought on by coronavirus but really on top of a lot of the existing financial problems they previous government collapsed last year after mass protests that often turned violent. The vote in parliament was delayed several times to make changes that appeased rival party its so wonderful to in now with more so if youre having to appease a whole lot of parties just to get this through the gates what does that say a
President keeps picking a fight with china of a coronavirus further strained relations. And feeding the people how organized crime gangs in mexico are helping battle the pandemic. Venezuelan state t. V. Has broadcast video of a man it says is one of 2 u. S. Mercenaries captured after an alleged plot against president Nicolas Maduro they and others were detained after what the dura around his government described as a failed Beach Landing the u. S. Government denies being involved dreams about reports. 2 former u. S. Soldiers were part of what Venus Williams says was a plan to overthrow precedent. It was part of a group of around 60 people that say they were hoping to help venezuelans regain freedom but the plan did not work out 8 of them were killed and at least 13 others detained when they are. To reach the venezuelan coast in a speedboat. On wednesday nicole at my little gave a press conference where he showed the video of interrogation of one of the former u. S. Soldiers involved my
Booktv and free speech tv. So i would ask to everybody to check their cellphones just to make sure that your cellphone is off. And also just so you know its being filmed tonight. We will be taking questions later, and passing around note cards, and then reading the questions from up here so they can also be part of the livestream and the booktv and there will be a booksigning afterwardded. Hay market books has a table and gary will by signing books. So please join is. This weekend i went to d. C. And had a couple of extra hour size went to she the king memorial. How many people have seen it . Its exceedingly depressing. Im sure he monument included alcoves to honor other civil rights martyr its but those were scrapped. King towers over us, the sculpture is flanked with a granite wall, 14 quotes on the wall, not one uses the word racism or segregation or Racial Injustice or apartheid, not one. Theyre earned like crossstretches, in 1963, 1967, 1955, 1963, 1964. Completely out of context
Paris had never seen anything like it it wasnt ballet or burlesque and it wasnt tribal dance either it was the spirit of an era. The spirit of laughter desire and freedom that took the french capital by storm in the 1920 s. Josephine baker dazzled white audiences with her uninhibited performances. But behind her exuberance late troubled memories of a childhood marked by poverty and abuse the searing sting of segregation and to trenched racism on the other side of the atlantic i i. I. I. I it would take 40 years until she felt this burden lifted. I gone with the feathers the sequins and glitter it was in military dress that she participated in a defining moment in the American Civil Rights movement i want. That this is the happiest day of my and i like i just said the baker put her global celebrity to use as a champion of racial equality this is the story of the worlds 1st black superstar. Dancing to stay alive dancing to forget the harsh missouri winters. With dance steps passed down t