Younger people, it is a huge issue. Announcer share your experiences dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and ask. Xperts your questions join our live conversation every morning on washington journal which starts at 7 00 and week nights at 8 00 p. M. Eastern for washington journal primetime. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp held a briefing yesterday in update on give an the states efforts to handle the coronavirus pandemic. He took questions on the states hospital Equipment Shortage and enforcement of the stay at home order. Good afternoon, everyone. I apologize were running a few minutes late. Being you so much for with us today. As usual, i have the Public Health commissioner, dr. Kathleen toomey, adjunct georgia tom carden, Emergency Management and Homeland Security director homer brison, all the people operating under the direction standing leaders behind me are truly remarkable. Including them. Theyve been working, as you imagine, long hours, with very little sleep. All those t to tha
Contain it. Welcome to the program malaysia is racing to track down potential coronavirus carriers confirmed cases spiked to 673. 00 nearly 2 thirds of those are linked to a mass gathering of muslims have late last month now thousands of attendees still havent been tested across the globe restrictions are becoming more severe as the number of infections worldwide approaches 200000 australias Prime Minister is calling on citizens to avoid any International Travel and theres now a ban on indoor gatherings of more than 100. 00 people in the United States the trumpet ministration has announced a one trillion dollars stimulus package in a bid to lessen the economic fallout but oil prices have dropped to their lowest level since 2003 with wall street due to open very soon. In italy coronavirus patients are being moved to a new Treatment Center in rome more than 2500 people have died there and more than 30000 are infected and spains Prime Minister has been delivering updates on the situation
Good morning everyone. Without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess of his committee at any time. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Good morning, i thank all of you for being here today. Good morning, today we are examining our nations history of Voter Suppression as well as the obstacles that many minority communities continue to face to this day. In exercising their fundamental right to vote. Tomorrow we will be holding a ceremony to honor our dear friend and colleague and a former chairman Elijah Cummings. We will be renaming this hearing room after him and commending everything he stood for. Todays hearing is part of our efforts to honor his legacy. Protecting the right to vote was one of the most important issues if not the most important issue he fought for during his decades of service. We are holding this hearing in a gory during black History Month with black americans whose voices were stifled, blocks and silenced for centuries. It is black america
Cobalt winds in the democratic republic of congo parents of those killed say the companies had all the means to prevent the deaths. Hello here watching R T International im Rosana Lockwood thank you for joining us. Top story this hour numerous shots were fired by gunmen in the vicinity of the federal Security Service building in moscow Security Forces returned fire and one person has been confirmed that the gun battle happened in the very center of the russian capital only about a kilometer from the kremlin and this video reportedly shows the shooter at the moment of the attack his stores have been acting alone and his identity has not yet been confirmed the area around the scene has been cordoned off the following is footage of the moments shots rang out. Yes hes a thug but he said i was sitting with my friends at a bar when the shooting began and it was the sound of a kalashnikov Assault Rifle and i know what it sounds like my friends were like oh it must be firecrackers yes but i to
Only 2 president ial terms well why is that a big deal this was a long a reason for public debate in russia actually since the year 2012 when Vladimir Putin was reelected for his 3rd term after a break when the president of russia was Dmitri Medvedev and heres what mr putin said about that in particular tional movement will be to do it what could be done is to cancel the 2 in a room and meant we have 2 terms in a row ules truly serve 2 terms then resigned and had the constitutional right to return to the presidency because it was not to to lose in a row the amendment confuses some of our political scientists and public figures so we could be counseled. A lot of our putin was even asked who he believes could become his successor and a few years well we didnt get any answer to that although mr putin did hint that he believes that a woman could become the president of russia at some point most of the reporters in that massive hall war from russias regions which explains why a lot of quest