With the world news from aljazeera russia has reported a record rise in new covert 19 infections for the 4th day. Heading 425000. And also south koreas governing party makes huge gains in what is the 1st National Election to be held during the panda. Is 1100 hours g. M. T. 7 am in washington where president didnt President Donald Trump has halted u. S. Funding to the World Health Organization he is accusing it of mishandling the outbreak and failing in its own duties he also says the agency covered up how the virus was spreading out of china the u. S. Is the biggest donor to the w. H. O. Contributing nearly 15 percent of its budget well start with this report from mike hanna. In what has become a pattern president trying to use his podium to parade reporters if you keep talking ill leave and you can have it out with the rest of these people if you keep talking im going to leave and you can have it out with them its just allowed me to introduce a number of prominent members of big busin
To introduce a number of prominent members of big business the Construction Labor Workforce International union of operating engineers Jim Callaghan north America Building Trades Union sharon mcgarvie is a lot of friends of mine labors International Union of north america terrio sullivan and to sharply criticized the World Health Organization announcing his administration would suspend funding had the w. H. O. Done its job to get medical experts into china to objectively assess the situation on the ground and to call out chinas lack of transparency ironically President Trump is on the record praising trying to prove transparency in dealing with a virus having what was described as a friendly phone conversation with president xi at the end of march and subsequently tweeting we are working closely together much respect. Once again president tran prepares to be ignoring the principle of the separation of powers legal experts argue that he does not have the right to suspend funding that ha
A funding cut countries show support for the Global Health agency. And russia reports a record rise in a new code with 19 infections for the 4th day of the u. N. Security council edges closer to backing a cease fire in global conflicts that will tackle the pandemic. And unsporting day after it was a new day its have been announced for the Tour De France the worlds biggest cycling race war now will start at the end of august. Thats 1300 g. M. T. And we begin this news hour with the world on the brink of reaching 2000000 confirmed cases of covert 19 well this is the tally by the u. S. Based Johns Hopkins University According to its count about 500000 people have recovered more than 128000 have died as governments continue to grapple with the growing pandemic President Donald Trump has halted u. S. Funding for the body leading the fight the World Health Organization he accuses it of mishandling the outbreak his critics say hes deflecting blame for his own failings. Heres our live Coverage
Within the dow. Take them out of the picture, things wouldnt be as bad as they are now. Were well off the earlier lows, down 400 points, down about 165 points but also fueling this, offsetting this if you will is talk of progress on that stimulus front. You remember where they were looking for republicans, another 250 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program . Well they ran into a buzzsaw of criticism from democrats that argued it was too tilted to business so they wanted to make assurances for health care workers, hospitals, that sort of thing. I stress that they have reached a broad parameters of a deal. It is not a deal until they both mutually agree. Were seeing progress on the front. That mitigated losses in the dow and offset the oil impact. Edward lawrence joins us now from washington with how this is all progressing. Hey, edward. Reporter neil, close, very close. That is how it is being described. As you said no deal, no ink to paper as it were for this deal. Republicans ini
Coronavirus restrictions as it tries to revive a faltering economy will have a live update on that and the challenges faced by indias farmers as they struggle to sell their crops on the lockdown. So were looking at oil this friday as an agreement among the worlds Major Oil Producers to cut their output comes into effect it follows the collapse in Global Oil Prices by a slump in demand because of course the pandemic it seems the deal may have only happened because u. S. President donald trump reportedly pressured saudi arabia implying the u. S. May withdraw military support all the details now in this report from some of it. All and more to do not mix but politics an oil bomb very well there is no official transcript of the conversation between the u. S. President and the Saudi Crown Prince which resulted in. The arabias latest Oil Production cut reports suggest president all trump told muhammad bin sell man that u. S. Forces stationed in the kingdom could be withdrawn if saudi arabia d