A 16th century mosque. Sri lankans of voting in the much delayed election its the 1st poll in south asia during the krona virus pandemic. We begin in lebanons capital where people are describing the fallout from tuesdays explosion as apocalyptic there were scenes of chaos after the blasts to rip through the citys port killing at least 100 people the president spoke a short while ago promising an investigation to reveal what happened shall our own also appealed to the Global Community to speed up assistance to lebanon it was already grappling with an economic meltdown residents meanwhile theyre trying to come to terms with the widespread damage that extended over half the. City among the hardest hit areas of the busy commercial districts beiruts governor says up to 300000 people have been left homeless over this was the moment of impact as you can see the blast there happening at a port warehouse where the government says about 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate had been stored for years mor
For the people of lebanon cost of the damage from the blast is estimated to top 3000000000. 00 with food imported by the flattening of beiruts port. And breaking ground and stirring controversy indias Prime Minister lays the foundation of a hindu temple on the ruins of a 16th century mosque. Also sri lankans are voting in a much delayed election its the 1st poll in south asia during the coronavirus pandemic. And he stammered with the sport refound the dull confirms he will not defend these us open title later this month because of coronavirus fears. Welcome to the news are we begin in lebanons capital beirut where people are describing the fallout from choose days explosion as apocalyptic there were scenes of. Else after the blast ripped through the citys port killing at least 100. 00 people the lebanese are trying to come to terms with the widespread damage that stirred memories of the civil war among the hardest hit areas on the busy commercial districts beiruts governor says up to 3
Before sunset on tuesday highly explosive material stored at a warehouse at beirut port cause the blast sending shock waves across the city now in ruins. Almost every building has been damaged many are dead thousands are injured and hundreds are missing rescue workers worked through the night and into the morning as people and bodies were feared trapped underneath the rubble telling them what. My husband is an employee at the Electricity Company he survived but his colleagues didnt there only now moving their bodies from under the rubble this is a country already reeling from a dire economic crisis where 50 percent of the population live below the poverty line its people are not in a position to cope with this disaster. Of the. Material losses are sad but its nothing compared to those who lost their lives this is my taxi its my livelihood and im still paying for it. Everyone has a story of survival or tragedy the damage spread several kilometers many are blaming those in power for the
Of the tourism season where some hoteliers are warning that their livelihoods of being put at risk because some visitors are failing to follow basic guidelines to control the spread of the virus. Walk into the program lebanons cabinet has agreed to put several port officials under house arrest in connection with cheese days devastating explosion in the capital beirut at least 100 people were killed and thousands more injured when a fire tonight at more than 2 and a half 1000 tons of Ammonium Nitrate in a port warehouse beiruts governor says up to 300000 people have been left homeless describing the situation as in the city as apocalyptic reports. The people of this disaster stricken city are starting to assess and comprehend the extent of the damage of a blast that was far more destructive than any explosion lebanon has ever seen just before sunset on tuesday highly explosive material stored at a warehouse at beirut port caused the blast sending shock waves across the city now in ruins
I would not be surprised if we were seeing a 1 down move. Futures lower earlier. Silver higher. Stocks might not be doing much but some of the frothy money seems to be going to the precious metals. Silver up a fourth day in a row. Not surprisingly the dollar down for a fourth day is helping. Itll be interesting to see whether than the dollar index can hold on. A sleepy summer day. Tesla will be reporting after the bell. David except for silver. Abigail is focused on the silver question. Thanks to that report on the markets. A breaking headline the bloomberg. The chump the Trump Administration are reportedly weighing in interim unemployment deal that may extend the Unemployment Benefits even if they cannot get the stimulus deal done. Well be talking with republican senator from ohio they are in the program. We will ask him about that. In the meantime one of the biggest questions facing the country is how and when to open our school system. We want to talk to the leader of one of the Lar