President trump threatens to deploy the army to seattle if the authorities there dont crack down on protesters occupied part of the city and declared it in a zone but the citys mayor says using military force would be illegal. For. Hundreds of far right demonstrators defend a statue of Winston Churchill in Central London after it was dogged with graffiti frenzy the wartime leader a racist. Thousands of antiracism protesters flood the streets of paris to denounce Police Brutality and to stand in solidarity with the demonstrators in the United States. And broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our Team International im sean thomas really glad to have you with us right now the mayor of seattle has responded furiously to a threat by donald trump to deploy the military to her city to break up an autonomous zone set up by black lives matter protesters jenny durkan said any such action by the u. S. President would be against the law our president wants to tell a story about dome
Branding the wartime leader a racist. And nearly 1300 Health Experts call on the us police to stop using tear gas and other against demonstrators warning such tactics could increase the risk of 19 transmission. Broadcasting live coverage from our studios and this is R T International thomas certainly glad to have you with us and the mayor of seattle has responded furiously to a threat by donald trump to deploy the military to her city to break up an autonomous zone set up by black lives matter protesters. Said any such action by the u. S. President would be against the law. Our president wants to tell a story about domestic terrorists who have a radical agenda and are promoting a conspiracy and fitzs law and order initiatives its simply not true the threat to invade seattle to divide and incite violence in our city is not only unwelcome it would be illegal the capitol hill autonomous zone was formed at the beginning of the week by black lives that matter activists they barricaded thems
World war i and the shaping of modern black identity. Is a chronicle of men and women who served the country on the battlefield as well as on the home front and their struggles for cell rights. One of the main things we will learn this evening is that while the Civil Rights Movement was dedicated was decades away, world war i established important questions of citizenship that paved the way toward future progress. We are fortunate to be joined tonight by shasha conwell, the museums equity director Deputy Director and editor of we return fighting. The images are really very powerful, of americans at war and on the home front. It also gives us a different look at the life African Americans face when they came home after the war. Let me end by welcoming you and assuring you that you are in for a wonderful evening. Thank you for joining us and im sure you will have a great evening. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Deputy Director of the African Museum of history and cult
Press secretary tested positive for coronavirus. Tonight the nations top Infectious Disease expert, along with the heads of the c. D. C. And f. D. A. , are all in what they call modified quarantine, because they were in contact with one of the aides. The Administration Says the prt ce president do not have coronavirus and that theyre being tested daily. And late today, the president declared the u. S. Has prevailed on testing, saying any american who wants to get tested can, though he did not explain how. He did say the white house is making 11 billion of funding from the stimulus bill available to the states to increase testing. As we come to be air tonight, more than 80,000 people have been killed by covid19 in the u. S. , and more than 1. 3 million cases have been confirmed nationwide. Tonight in some parts of the country, infections are still rising, even as 49 states are loosening restrictions. Theres a lot of news to get to tonight. We have team of correspondents covering it all.
Nascar becomes the first sport to return without fans in the stands. How it could drive the conversation on bringing sports back to america. Gentlemen, start your engines, but first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Theres a very real Health Consequence to these shutdowns that must be balanced against, as we try to reopen this economy and move forward. Many americans out and about for the first time in months as more states ease restrictions. I think were doing pretty well, being precautious. People will have to be fully confident and that may have to await the arrival of a vaccine. This pandemic has fully finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what theyre doing. The war of words is escalating between President Trump and former president barack obama. He was an incompetent president. Grossly incompetent. North carolina bracing for the first named storm of 2020. Tropical storm arthur. This is an early start to the hurricane s