Catch on peoples plates. And nursed back to health at the age of 113 spains oldest person and her personal battle with corona virus. Welcome to our present President Donald Trump says the us is on track to defeat coronavirus even as it clocks up another grim figure more than 80000. 00 people have now died from covert 19 in the worst affected country in the world alan fischer as well. Well 2 white house staff testing positive for corona virus with senior members of his task force self isolating the president hit on a belief display in the rose garden of the white house we have met the moment and we have prevailed americans do whatever it takes to find solutions pioneer breakthroughs and harness the energies we need to achieve a total victory we will defeat this horrible enemy we will revive our economy and we will transition into great this. Thats a phrase youre going to hear a lot because thats whats going to happen asked if he was declaring Mission Accomplished the president clarified
We begin in the United States where millions more people have filed for Unemployment Benefits he keeps april track to be the worst month for job losses since records began more than 33000000. 00 people have filed for unemployment now in just the last 7 weeks economists say growth could plummets by a 3rd in the 2nd quarter in the u. K. The picture is also bleak the bank of england expects economic output to shrink by 14 percent this year and unemployment to rise to 8 percent the European Union had earlier warned to brace for the worst ever recession with the economy tipped to slump by 7. 4 percent but figures from china suggesting a different picture their exports rose in april for the 1st time this year up 3 and a half percent after many factories reopened. Well lets go now to our White House Correspondent kimberly how could 1st lets talk about those unemployment figures just put them into context for us committee. That will were waiting to see what the u. S. President might also have
Truck drivers tell us why the pandemic has made life on the road even more dangerous and in other news and unusual sight in the democratic republic of congo the president s chief of staff goes on trial for the option. Thank you for joining us we begin with another grim milestone in the global coronavirus pandemic the death toll from covert 1000 in the United States has now surpassed 80000 the u. S. Has by far the worst hit country in the world but President Donald Trump says america is now on track to defeat the virus speaking at the white house said his administration had now pulled a 1000000000. 00 to boost coronavirus testing capabilities. This afternoon i am announcing that my administration is and and weve got this all approved its all done is sending 1000000000. 00 to americas states territories and so this is all been approved weve got it done completed the money is going out this major investment will ensure that america continues to conduct more tests than any country on earth
Globe would be the shutdown more restricted access to help fight the spread. Well the coronavirus pandemic is only timing its grip on europe this friday to the point where italy is calling in the army to enforce a lockdown in the region of lombardy that is where we will start as we go around the world this hour italy 1st of all with just over 3400. 00 people have died that is now more than anywhere else in the world including china infections of now surpassed 40000. 00 there as well in spain the numbers growing at an alarming rate a 1000 people have been killed and fictions are up at 20000. 00 almost in the middle east iran Just Announced another 149. 00 deaths bringing its total to more than 1400 president Hassan Rouhani is calling on iranians to stay united to tackle the crisis and in the United States the governor of the countrys most. State california has told everyone 40000000 people stay indoors stay home 1000 infections have been reported there so here is the team this hour on A
A case where do you have International Attention and interest and its not just us parliamentarians who are observing this case its the. Parliamentary assembly of the council of europe the Human Rights Commission of the council of europe there are so many parliamentarians worldwide why are very concerned about this case and i really dont understand to be frank whats going on in the British Parliament with my colleagues that they dont have there was not one british politician with you know and i mean if they are so secure and so secure about the case that the rule of law is accepted and the conditions are ok with the rule of law why they dont just come and see whats going on in the court room ok i mean i just dont like them i invite the candidate who has got running for the leadership of the labor party come with me as a calm rate and see whats going on in the court room well it again can rains in may of course depending on the health of Julian Assange the magistrate vanessa borate. Shes