A growing public lockdown then over in the u. K. Parliament is closing a week early due to coronavirus fears this while a london court has denied bail for wiki leaks founder Julian Assange were going to discuss all right its time to boost your news i q. Kovac 19 again dominating headlines with now 170 countries and territories territories reporting new cases here are the latest numbers worldwide there are now more than 490000 confirmed cases and more than 22000 deaths and here stateside confirmed cases now topping 69000. 00 and deaths related to the virus over a 1000 and back here in washington d. C. After days of debate republicans and democrats came together. Pass the largest ever stimulus package for americans impacted by the coronavirus shutdown now this bill is heading over to the house and President Trump has already promised his signature arties Rachel Blevins is joining us live with a breakdown of whats exactly in this bill rachel well manella this gun and 11th hour vote is bei
Hour on the hour this is our International World law and while thanks for your company. And that start imprisoned u. S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning is recovering in hospital after attempting suicide in jail she was due to appear in court on friday manning has been in prison since may for refusing to testify against wiki leaks before a grand jury well to get more on this im joined now live in the studio by mara because to have more on what custer us is to the situation whats happening here. Allegedly a very close thing so she was found hanging in her cell by a sheet unresponsive blue unconscious the guards obviously. Not the case where you know a high profile maid commit suicide they administered 1st they they saved. To the hospital and she tried not so theres theres no no danger to her health but. A near death experience as it turns out is no reason to skip a Court Hearing. Ms manning is still scheduled to appear on friday for a previously calendared hearing she remains unwaveri
Services are at the scene and that several departure gates have been locked down were bringing you more details as soon as we get them. But if you have any thoughts on any of our stories wed love to hear them so do get in touch by following us on social media and even your comments that were back in 30 minutes with the latest see them ready. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guests of the world of politics or business im show business ill see you then. Time after time see were going underground 48 hours ahead of an extradition to the United States hearing to decide the future of the worlds most famous publisher wiki leaks is Julian Assange coming up on the show as hundreds are arrested in that could all protesting the regime of the man Julian Assange jova to u. K. Authorities in marino we speak to the countrys revolutionary former president Rafael Correa the 1st granted the wiki leaks founder asylum and his father john shipped an appeal to Boris Joh
Drastic package of measures was the Tipping Point where amongst other things he doubled the price of diesel one of the main fuels and this tried peoples patience thats the reason for the protests well ill get through Christine Legarde i. M. F. Austerity measures in a moment shes of course leaving the i. M. F. To run the defacto e. U. Bank the c b but what do you think about lenin merinos chances of staying in power hes fled to kill and there are reports of him saying killings to come although the minister of defense has said there are not tanks on the streets of your capital camouflaged. Condition but lets start with the final part of the question believe me perhaps it is hard for me to be objective because ive also been persecuted by this government but i dont remember since i have political understanding having seen a repression of this magnitude in the seventys we had military dictatorships i was a teenager but not. Even at that time i remember the people being so brutally restraine
Of defense has said there are not tanks on the streets of your capital camouflaged. Condition but lets start with the final part of the question believe me perhaps it is hard for me to be objective because ive also been persecuted by this government but i dont remember since i have political understanding having seen or oppression of this magnitude in the seventys we had military dictatorships i was a teenager but not even at that time i remember the people being so brutally restrained so he takes this decision by suppressing Constitutional Rights by bugging communications looting houses without illegal order and all of this they are also using the force even with lethal weapons against the protesters so this is something that has not been seen before i dont remember anything like this since i have political understanding in terms of government the government has already fallen marinos already fallen they have to look for a democratic and constitutional law. Keeping peace and keeping t