Now they have since closed schools and universities not only in all but about 2 thirds of the cities across the country in the capital and all the major events have been canceled including the governments Foreign Ministry briefing that was to be held on monday and we also understand the terror on university dormitories have been evacuated as well the Health Minister has also said that the masks and disinfectant will no longer be sold in pharmacies because the government will be hanged handing them out in a public metro stations as well as buses across the cities the Israeli Military has carried out as strikes on gaza the syrian capital damascus have to the Palestinian Islamic jihad fired 21 rockets into southern israel the group said it launched the attack after Israeli Soldiers fired on a group of palestinians killing one of its members. How the force it is a west truce let me says the israeli air strikes come as no surprise. Well certainly the strikes inside gaza are relatively stand
At least 58 were infected many of whom had no direct link to china and south korea has recorded an 8 fold jump in cases in just 4 days with 433 infections most of them linked to a church and a hospital at least 3 people have died reports from the city of daegu. The streets of daegu are eerily quiet fear of the disease means most people here are heeding warnings not to venture out those who do are careful about where they go and whom they meet. For more money as long as were a mask and wash our hands properly we can get through this i think ooh i hate wearing a mask but now i have to wear it all the time its hard to go out and i avoid cafes business in this normally bustling city of 2 and a half 1000000 has been brought to a virtual standstill on the hope tonight i opened my shop today just in case there might be some customers but theres been none so ill soon close up and go home nearly half of the infections are linked to a church in this building which is locked up and deserted Churc
A long list of candidates the list of names are on the board over 1500 people have been approved by the Guardian Council to fight for the 35 seats that are up for grabs in parliament for terrorism province alone now over 9000000 people in tehran are eligible to cast their ballots today and these are the. Voting stations in this. But the main thing weve been hearing over and over again from the people in the capital over the past few days is the fact that they really are the people that are voting are more on the conservative side and they might possibly see a trend thats what analysts here believe towards a very conservative parliament we already have a very conservative judiciary and if this parliament moves towards a right conservative one it is very likely that well see also a very conservative president when those elections take place over a year from now south korea says its entered an emergency phase in the fight against the coronavirus southeastern city of daegu has been declare
The muslim holy city of qom dorset arias in the capital tehran. The break richard aided in the holy city of which is about 120 kilometers south of the capital tehran now what caused this concern was that there was a number of cases reported in that city and there is a lot of travel back and forth between the holy city of home from various other parts of the country has one of the holiest shrines in iran and its home to about a 1000000 and about a 1000000 people but theres a lot of other visitors that pass through that city because of the holy site that it holds the Health Officials have warned visitors to stay away for the time being but they have stopped short of actually cornton the entire city but we know that president met with the Supreme National Security Council of the country on saturday where they decided to give the authorities to the Health Ministry to do as they see fit to try and control the spread of this disease we also know that in the capital tehran the pharmacies have
Mccabe, a frequent target of president trumps rage over the russia investigation gets word he will not face prosecution. This as questions swirl about how much influence the president has over the department of justice and its investigation. All that plus in memoriam. The Los Angeles Lakers reveal their plans for a Massive Public memorial at the Staples Center for kobe bryant and his 13yearold daughter gigi. Scary scene. A tow truck driver incredibly gets back on his feet after getting knocked down by someone driving a stolen vehicle. And close call. A giant asteroid three times the size of the Empire State Building is hurtling by earth this morning. But dont worry its missing us. Today, saturday, february 15th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news this is today with peter alexander, kristen welker, and dylan dreyer live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today and thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. You hear about that ostroastero missing us it feels like its a li