This week all up front were tackling 2 big political dramas in the us the battle between Bernie Sanders and joe biden to be the democratic nominee for president and take on donald trump while in malaysia a new Prime Minister taking office in a backroom deal and controversially pushing aside in the process. Super tuesday the biggest day in the u. S. Electoral calendar so far resulted in a big win for former Vice President joe biden and the establishment wing of the Democratic Party that he represents biden carried 10 out of the 14 states in play while independent senator Bernie Sanders who was the front runner going into super tuesday is on track to win the other 4 including the state with the most Democratic Delegates california so with the contest for the democratic nomination now essentially a 2 horse race which of these 2 men has the best chance of defeating donald trump in november to debate this im joined from new york by linda saw saw national surrogate for the Bernie Sanders cam
Democratic party that he represents biden carried 10 out of the 14 states in play while independent vermont senator Bernie Sanders who was the front runner going into super tuesday is on track to win the other 4 including the state with the most Democratic Delegates california so with the contest for the democratic nomination now essentially a 2 horse race which of these 2 men has the best chance of defeating donald trump in november to debate this im joined from new york by linda saw saw national surrogate for the Bernie Sanders campaign and author of a new memoir we are not here to be bystanders and here in the studio by linda lee a Democratic Delegate count that a member of joe bidens policy and Outreach Team thank you both for joining me in the arena thank you so much linda let me start with you just a week ago or even i could say just a few days ago Bernie Sanders was going to be the runaway winner on super tuesday he was the front runner in the race for the democratic nomination
Reach a comprehensive trade agreement with india but its the us president calls it a productive visit with deals in defense and telecom. We look at the human toll of the war in syria with a report on those who fled to the border with turkey. The head of the World Health Organization mission to china says the virus is becoming a rapidly escalating epidemic in several places that warning comes after an increase in cases in iran the number includes the countrys Deputy Health minister who says he has the virus. Was seen wiping sweat from his brow at a press conference on monday iran has the most deaths side of china at 15 because somebody to love him but if someone came along or a nice for them i just wanted to tell you that i care is a coronavirus as well yesterday i had a fever and late last night the results my preliminary test was positive since last night ive isolated myself a while ago i was informed that my test has been confirmed and its positive my general condition is not bad i a
Brown the bottom line on u. S. Politics and policies and their effect on the world. This week on upfront were tackling 2 big political dramas in the us the battle between Bernie Sanders and joe biden to be the democratic nominee for president and take on donald trump while in malaysia a new Prime Minister taking office in a backroom deal and controversially pushing aside Mahathir Mohamad in the process. Of. Super tuesday the biggest day in the u. S. Electoral calendar so far resulted in a big win for former Vice President joe biden and the establishment wing of the Democratic Party that he represents biden carried 10 out of the 14 states in play while independent senator Bernie Sanders who was the front runner going into super tuesday is on track to win the other 4 including the state with the most Democratic Delegates california so with the contest for the democratic nomination now essentially a 2 horse race which of these 2 men has the best chance of defeating donald trump in novembe
And i want to clock this is counting the cost of aljazeera all week you look at the world of business and economics this week. 2 nations taking different approaches to Carbon Emissions despite unprecedented bushfires australia pushes ahead with a controversial coal project were on the ground with the community that stands to benefit from the countrys biggest money in. Germany plans to eliminate coal powered stations but the governments accused of breaking its promises to replace coal with more environmentally friendly sources of electricity. And shipping the unseen polluter industry crucial to the Global Economy moving goods worth trillions of dollars across our seas whats the industry doing to reduce its emissions. So that Global Carbon dioxide emissions harmful gases behind Global Warming and Climate Change held steady for the 1st time in 3 years in 2019 the International Energy agency says that was thanks to a switch from coal power to renewables in advanced economies United Nations