The u. S. Dedicated to showcasing africanAmerican Music. Some of its incredible artifacts will be right here in studio 57. Its monday, february 17th, 2020. President s day. We begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The tension for hundreds of americans brought over from japan. Evacuees arrive in the u. S. U. S. Officials revealed overnight 14 of those americans tested positive for the coronavirus. Flooding hit mississippi. It could get worse. State of emergency was declared. This is a precarious situation that could turn at any moment. Two people are dead after being trapped in an avalanche. Three snowmobilers triggered the slide. President trumps Reelection Campaign kicked into high gear. Gentlemen, start your engines storm dennis hit large parts of the uk with entire towns submerged by floodwaters. All that j. J. Watt busted a move with his grandmother. When was the last time you saw a shattered backboard. Just runs out of the gym. And all that matters.
To her death as parts of england get a months worth of rainfall in a single day, with warnings of more floods to come. Hello and welcome to bbc world news. The former brazilian president , Luiz Inacio Lula da silva, has been released from prison after a year and a half behind bars. He was greeted by a crowd of his supporters outside the Police Station in the Southern City of curitiba where he had been held. His release comes after Brazils Supreme Court overturned a requirement that convicted criminals go to jail whilst their appeals are heard. Heres some of what he said to his supporters earlier. Translation i cannot tell you the importance of me being here with you. Spending a lifetime talking to the brazilian people, i never thought that today i could be here talking to men and women who for 580 days shouted good morning, lula or good night to me, no matter whether it was raining or iii good night to me, no matter whether it was raining or 14 degrees centigrade or even 0dc. You were
Welcome to bbc news. The former brazilian president , Luiz Inacio Lula da silva, has been released from prison after a year and a half behind bars for corruption charges. He was greeted by a crowd of supporters outside the Police Station in the Southern City of curitiba where he had been held. His release comes after Brazils Supreme Court ruled that convicted criminals should not go to jail while their appeals are heard. Katy watson reports from the former president s traditional heartland of sao paulo. Lula walked out of prison to an emotional crowd. Free lula, these people had been chanting, keen to witness what has been an extraordinary day for brazilian politics. Translation extraordinary day for brazilian politics. Translationi extraordinary day for brazilian politics. Translation i cannot tell you the importance of me being here with you. After spending a lifetime talking to the brazilian people, i never thought that today i could be here talking to men and women who, for 580 day
Pandemic, election and Supreme Court. On the same day the coronavirus death toll surpassed 200,000 americans, President Trump said the pandemic driven surge of mail in ballots and the legal battles to follow mean a new Supreme Court justice must be confirmed before election day. We begin with coronavirus. Three source tells cnn fda is considering new rules that all guarantees of a vaccine have to wait until after election day. The president has said repeatedly the vaccine could be ready by then. The administration is face an erosion of trust after several decisions driven by politics. Fda want extra time to northern people taking part in the trials. The data will determine the announcement. I would trust the cdc. And i would trust the fda. The fda commissioner has made it very clear that hes going to make sure that the in trenches scientists who look at these type of things all the time, thats what they do for a living, they are going to be the ones making the recommendation. Expect mo
This is a historic event, unprecedented in the last 35 years. We havent seen flood levels like this in the area since 1983. This is going to affect a lot of people. It is certainly something that you should not take for granted. Entire weekend, its really about paying tribute to kobe bryant, his daughter gigi and late nba commissioner david stern. To be able to honor kobe bryant and his legacy, its a beautiful time. Its a beautiful time. Good sunday morning to you. Top of the hour now. Im victor blackwell. Good morning. Im amara walker. Lets start with breaking news in japan. Starting at any moment now, an evacuation of hundreds of americans stuck aboard a cruise ship under quarantine for almost two weeks now because of the coronavirus. Soon they will be bused from the diamond princess to board chartered flights back to the u. S. More than 400 americans have been on board the diamond princess ship for the past 12 days. At least 46 of them have tested positive for coronavirus. Cnns matt