Center in lockdown and a real attempt of see to look down on any kind of coverage or any kind of reaction to this integration nic what effect do you think this inauguration is going to have on this ongoing the protest movement do you think this is going to galvanize demonstrators even more. I think its definitely going to show that this government is feeling the heat is feeling the pressure this is not the man and the kind of pump that he would have liked to have had this definition is that he is feeling the pressure and wants to get this out of the way as quickly as possible to then presumably begin a crackdown against his opponents people have being ridiculous in this online its already given birth to countless means i think this will bring people out but definitely very nervous hours and days ahead here in minsk as people really wait to see what kind of violence what kind of measures the regime is willing to use now it gets protesters but no sign from the protest is the veritie will
Middle east. Kremlin critic alexina vali is released from the hospital here in germany after treatment for a poisoning with a nerve agent his case has triggered another diplomatic crisis between russia and the west what will he do now. Just fears of a lost generation we asked the head of the International Labor organization about the pandemics toll on young workers. Im sumi so misconducts good to have you with us in about the roof aleksandr look i shant go has been sworn into office in a surprise inauguration ceremony despite mass protests against his reelection his soon to 6 consecutive president ial term in the capital minsk with several 100 top officials present the inauguration was not announced publicly it comes on the heels of a. Disputed election that sparked weeks of mass protests the opposition and valorous say the poll was rigged the u. S. And the e. U. Were pushing for sanctions against officials involved in the vote. And lets go right to mens core our correspondent nick con
Growth rate and job creation, now if you put the fed statement and higher jobless claims together, thats whats pushing stock prices down this morning. Look at it. The dow is off about 100, s p 60, nasdaq about 31, more on that in a second. All right, did you watch night 3 of the Democrats Convention . It was hate trump night. Speaker after speaker layed into the president in personal terms. He gets the blame for everything. Seems to me like the democrats have not gotten over their loss 4 years ago. The president was live tweeting all the way through. We will show you both sides of this, of course, but seems to me like all of the democrats have is hate trump. Varney company is about to begin. Stuart look at the red ink on the markets, first of all, down across the board but not that much. Lets get right at it. Larry kudlow, director of Economic Council at the white house. Larry, negatives this morning. More than 1. 1 million jobless claims, the fed says the virus is hurting growth, back
Condemnation. Emergency in china is story floods forced more than 100000 people from their homes and threaten an ancient statue of the good. And sport byron munich of set up the Champions League final with. The german champions beat lee all 3 nil to reach the biggest game in European Club football. Welcome to the program our top story protesters in baton rouge have defied the governments warnings of a tough crackdown on dissent Alexander Lukashenko has told Law Enforcement agencies to restore order on the streets but protesters in minsk are piling on the pressure accusing the president of rigging use election victory earlier this month and demanding he step down stuff a state run chemical plants have walked off the job joining other factory workers who typically was his supporters in the past but on now calling for a nationwide general strike the protestors have found support with the European Union which has announced a new raft of sanctions and says it wont recognize the Election Res
Breaking overnight, at least three officers shot in a standoff in texas. The suspect barricaded inside holding multiple family members hostage. What we know about the standoff right now. Plus, in the dark, the dangerous heat wave in california leading to rolling blackouts and massive wildfires. Back on the court. The first round of the nba playoffs starts today. What to expect in the bubble. And the new shortage that could be a big problem for pizza lovers. Good monday morning. Im mona kosar abdi. And im will reeve in for kenneth moton. Good to be with you, mona, but we begin with yet another grim milestone in the battle against the coronavirus, more than 170,000 american lives now lost to covid19 and there are 5. 4 million confirmed cases nationwide. College campuses across the country are having a tough time coping with new outbreaks as students ignore social distancing rules and attend jam packed parties and more grade schools are being forced to switch to Remote Learning with a gro