Latest target is the World Health Organization his criticism mounts over his response to the pandemic. Ethiopia declares a state of emergency warning of grave illegal measures against anybody who undermines the fight against. A bleak prognosis for African Americans and a plea to learn the lessons from current are. So then the uns a chemical weapons watchdog has released its 1st report explicitly blaming the Syrian Government for sarin and chlorine attacks against civilians the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons and looked at 3 attacks in 2017 in the northern syrian town of the men in Hama Province it says there are reasonable grounds to believe Government Forces used bombs containing sarin that hit heavily can jet. Its civilian areas including a hospital the report goes on to say that Bashar Al Assads heavy use of chemical weapons has been a crucial part of his regimes military strategy lets cross straightaway to our diplomats at the james base who joins us from the U
Organization is criticism out of his response to the coronavirus can demick. Ethiopia declares a state of emergency and warns of grave legal measures against anyone who undermines the fight against the pandemic. The death toll in the u. K. Continues to surge with figures just released confirming that 828 people have died in england alone in the past 24 hours from corona virus nearly 56000 people have been infected across the country among them Prime Minister johnson who remains in intensive care parce johnson was given supplementary oxygen cabinet ministers say hes in a stable condition and is in good spirits. Joins us now live from london outside the hospital actually live archons and is being treated 1st lets talk about these numbers rory 828 thats the death toll just in england so likely its going to be a very bad day for the u. K. As a whole. Yet if you add up the numbers that have been individually released by the English Health authority by the welsh Health Authorities scottish n
Cases that is compared to chinas 81000 now worldwide there are now more than 529000 confirmed cases and more than 23000 deaths now these numbers keep changing by the hour and well continue updating through the broadcast. After days of debate republicans and democrats came together to pass the largest ever stimulus package for americans impacted by the coronavirus shutdown the bill is now headed to the house and President Trump has already promised his signature archys Rachel Blevins is joining us live with a breakdown of whats in this bill rachel well manila the senates alive and our vote is being called historic after the democrats and republicans who have disagreed strongly on this 2 trillion dollars stimulus package passed it with unanimous support Late Wednesday night President Trump who has already promised his support took to twitter where he wrote 96. 00 to 0 in the United States senate congratulations america as part of the stimulus package americans with an annual income of le
In its response to the pandemic. And the National Investigation into the use of chemical weapons in syria says the evidence points warily towards one place the assad government. Around the globe the number of dead continues to rise and here in europe there are fears the continent is still a long way from the peak of its corona Virus Outbreak is some of the days headlines as the pandemic unfolds the u. K. Has recorded another 938 victims the largest single addition to its total the government has promised to parse johnsons condition is improving but he remains in intensive care we know of the 2nd straight day the number of dead in spain has increased 14 and a half 1000 people have now died but the Health Minister says the outbreak is slowing in the u. S. Evidence suggests minorities are being hit hardest new yorks mayor says more than half of his citys dead were black or hispanic the head of the World Health Organization has rejected president trumps criticism of his handling of the out
Teleworking from home defense contractors have been by and large required to stay open meaning most of the industrys 2500000 employees have continued to work. Why well according to the United States undersecretary depends ellen lord those businesses are considered Critical Infrastructure because while we may be in desperate need for face masks ventilators another life saving medical supplies and equipment we cant stop working on the f. 35 fighter jets or the predator drones or all the other wildly expensive implements of death that our wonderful merchants of death provide merchants of war provide for us this comes despite the United Nations secretary general antonio good therapists calling on all governments of the world to put down their guns stating the theory of the virus illustrates the folly of war that is why today im calling for an immediate global cease fire in all corners of the world. Somehow tragically i dont believe we are going to heed that message because here in the Unit