Still resisting calls to resign. U. S. Vice president my pads continues campaigning off reports suggest at least 5 senior Staff Members have tested positive for the coronavirus. We begin the program in chile where voters have just a few hours left to cost that ballot in a historic referendum on whether to change the countrys constitution a vote as a result of fierce antigovernment protests which of consume the country since last year at the heart of the unrest lingering inequality enshrined in the current constitution which was enacted decades ago during the pinochet dictatorship where more than 14000000. 00 people eligible to vote including the president Sebastian Pinera who caused his vote in the capital santiago the been long queues of people outside polling stations and sold. As a controlling and treat with strict sanitary measures because of the crown of our demick our latin america has only seen human has more now. Message impossible to miss displayed in full each of these presid
Resign. U. S. Vice president might bans continues campaigning off the reports suggest at least 5 senior Staff Members have tested positive for corona virus. And a ban on Nuclear Weapons will soon become a reality but is it worth the paper its written on. The program we begin this news hour in chile where voters i have just a few hours left to cost their ballot in a historic referendum on whether to change the countrys constitution a vote is a result of fierce antigovernment protests which of consume the country since last year at the heart of the unrest lingering inequality enshrined in the current constitution which was enacted decades ago during the pinochet dictatorship more than 14000000. 00 people are eligible to vote including president Sebastian Pinera who cost his votes in the capital santiago they have been long queues of people outside polling stations and soldiers a controlling entry with strict sanitary measures obviously because of the pandemic our latin america editor you
A surprise discovery on the moon a frozen water on the sunlit surface could be just the tone from manned missions. The u. S. Senate has begun voting on the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court appointment to the lifetime post seems assured by the republican controlled body the process to get her into the role was fast tracked following the death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsberg last month a confirmation will give conservatives a 63 majority on the countrys highest Court Democrats say your appointment should have come after the upcoming president ial election as bring in al and fisher hes on capitol hill for the debate is taking place the democrats really did not want this to go ahead but despite their best efforts it seems the republicans are going to be able to push this through. Im just watching the pictures from the senate floor gone through the voting yes its been announced my understanding in my total is that 52. 00 republican senators have voted in favor 48. 00 hav
The latest humanitarian cease fire. And a surprise discovery on the moon how frozen more so could be just the tonic for manned missions. Donald trumps pick for the u. S. Supreme Court Justice has been sworn in. No you dont have. Any kind of took the oath of office of the white house shortly after the Senate Confirmed her nomination her appointment gives the top court a large conservative majority no nominee has ever been confirmed this close to a president ial election democrats were against her appointments and wants it to happen often next months vote that replaces liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died last month ellen fisher has more on that swearing in ceremony donald trump welcomed the decision he didnt make a political statement he was very president ial in his comments at the white house in the last hour or so as for him equally balanced well she tried to leave fears of democrats seeing that meant that it didnt matter what the 2 branches of government that were involved in politi
A state of emergency new measures are in place across europe to stop the spread of covert 19. A call for a nationwide strike in belarus self to the president ignores the oppositions demand to step down. Polls have just closed in a historic referendum in chile people are deciding whether to overhaul the constitution which critics say as led to widespread inequalities for decades the vote a result of fierce antigovernment protests which of overwhelmed the country since last year if the referendum passes Guiding Principles imposed 4 decades ago under a military dictatorship could be replaced president Sebastian Pinera believes the measure will be approved latin america editor of the sea and human is joining us now from a polling station in santiago to see if this is an. About the part of the constitution itself its also about whos going to rewrite it imho its going to be written isnt it. Oh theres so much at that that we dont know but right now at this very moment the polls have just clos