Coronavirus cases. And remembering the korean war the self commemorates Armistice Day despite the relations with its northern neighbor. Will begin in the philippines where hundreds of protesters are gathering in the capital ahead of president roderigo to tertius annual state of the nation address the rally is taking place at the university of the philippines protests outside congress a band thats where to turn table speak in the coming hours hes expected to lay out his plans for the coming year the president has been criticized for his handling of the pandemic and for a new law which gives police sweeping palls to wrestle specs without warrant or a charge. Or more lets cross live now to jim miller of bogun who is covering those protests in manila you may know what situation there where you are. Well 8 kim i am inside the university of the philippines the biggest the university in the country where protests are being held this is about a few kilometers away from the Philippine Congress
Congress to help. Welcome to the program from the beaches of spain to the streets of los angeles coronavirus cases are searching on almost every continent faster and further than ever before its taken just 4 days for the global number of cases to jump from 15 to 16000000 over the past week 37 countries reported record spikes in daily infections including the u. S. Where the tally is going up by 60 to 70000 every day california remains the epicenter of its outbreak while florida has overtaken new york with nearly 424000 infections brazil is the 2nd worst hit country after the u. S. And the number of cases across latin america has surpassed 4300000 more than the u. S. And canada combined but those top 3 hotspots the u. S. Brazil india now. Count for half of the worlds infections Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned the indian public to remain vigilant saying the danger of cope with 19 is far from over well in a moment well have the latest from the United States but 1st a listener on petty
Demick out of control one american l. B. J. s the world and a number of coronavirus cases. And remembering the korean war the south commemorates Armistice Day despite rocky relations with its northern neighbor. We begin in the philippines where hundreds of protesters are gathering in the capital ahead of president ford regard to turkeys annual state of the nation address the rally is taking place at the university of the philippines as protests outside congress are banned thats where the turntable speak in the next few hours is expected to lay out his plans for the next year the president has been criticized for his handling of the pandemic and for a new door which gives police sweeping powers to arrest suspects without a warrant or a charge to me the dogon is in manila she says that recent Government Policies have brought protesters on to the streets. The president s state of the nation speech is a rare event when the president is actually and all of his achievements are made closer t
The senate. Votes on confirmation 4744. Live coverage on the senate on cspan two. Next, Congressional Black Caucus chair representative karen bass talks about Police Reform efforts in virtual discussion with the National Press club. Welcome to the National Press club. I am lisa matthews. Vice president of the club and Associated Press u. S. Video assignment manager. The killing of george floyd by police in minneapolis on may 25 convulsed the nation in black lives matter protests and renewed an urgent outcry for Police Reform. At the same time, our nation has struggled to contain the coronavirus, which has struck communities of color disproportionately. Today, we welcome Congressional Black Caucus chair, representative karen bass, a democrat from california. She has devoted her decade in congress to issues of criminal justice and disparities in health care. Representative bass chairs the Judiciary Committee subcommittee on crime and was passed by House Speaker nancy pelosi and judiciary
Morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley its a sad day yesterday when we didnt get enough votes because the democrat leader didnt want democrats to vote. We did get four of those votes from that side of the aisle, but the prison or the Police Reform bill didnt come up. Senate republicans are taking a step in advancing real change on this issue in our country. We have heard calls for prison or Police Reform and are responding. Not only because of George Floyds murder in minneapolis a few weeks ago, also because of Peaceful Demonstrations around the country on this issue calling for Police Reform. Senator scott is the leader of the justice act. Im a cosponsor. It encourages states to stand as partners in addressing Police Reform. If state and local Police Departments dont comply with the provisions of the justice act, such as training officers on deescalation and use of force and ensuring consistent use of bodyworn cameras, they wont receive federal funding