We begin in the u. S. So which is navigating its way through a president ial transition as well as a worsening coronavirus situation so a record 100000 people were admitted to hospital on sunday with more than 2000 americans dying from the disease every day the president elect joe bidens reportedly made his pick for Health Secretary one of the incoming administrations most consequential jobs so hes eyeing californias attorney general have yet to sarah for the position in his home state some 33000000 californians are now under sweeping new restrictions private gatherings will be banned as intensive Care Capacity there continues to shrink and members of congress whove been deadlocked for months over another coronavirus aid package could on vallely bipartisan proposal as early as monday its expected to be some 908000000000. 00 in funding our White House Correspondent kelly halkett has more on bidens pick for Health Secretary. Its been a combination of surprise and controversy lets start w
A place for 6 months. When we receive. A dollar only 0. 25. Is what we were able to use it by inflation aid agencies helping the flood victims in sudan say their work is being hampered by an economic crisis. And a prominent critic of the chinese president is sentenced to 18 years in prison for corruption. And with all the days sport Michael Jordan has entered the world of motor sport. The board hes only got 3 minutes partnering with the sports only black driver bubba wallace. We begin this news hour with open hostilities being played out on the world stage between the u. S. And china over the coronavirus pandemic the backdrop of the heated rhetoric is the Virtual Meeting of Global Leaders at the 75th Un General Assembly and his speech is host nation u. S. President donald trump accused of spreading what he called the china virus and demanded the u. N. Hold us accountable. We must hold accountable the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world china in the early is days of the vi
Every year churning in from right across the world come to moscow and who are to International Good to have your company i mean and only. China has passed the controversial Hong Kong Security law which has drawn anger from western nations on within the region itself European Union leaders are warning that the law puts hong kong so told me under threat. Seriously undermine the high degree of photon in your phone call and. Mental effect on the independence of the tradition and the rule of flu and we cruel. Well ahead of the law being passed the u. S. State department announced that was ending arms trading to hong kong with the Commerce Department occurring close to the citys preferential trade status leaders in beijing denying to the actions as foreign interference. This is purely chinas internal affairs and no Foreign Force has the right to means or fear the Chinese Government unswervingly determined to safeguard the sober security and development interests of the country simplemente th
With. Distressing new video emerging of police charging through. One minute past 4 pm here in the russian capital the final day old june a welcome to our to international my names you know neil. Our top story this hour china has passed the controversial Hong Kong Security law which has drawn ungar from western nations on within the region itself European Union leaders are warning that the law puts hong kongs autonomy under threat. The slow rich seriously undermine the interest of high degree your fortune in your phone current into a detrimental effect on the independence of the traditional route of flu and we troll this decision. Well ahead of the law being passed the u. S. State department announced it was ending arms trading to hong kong with the Commerce Department of clearing a close to the cities preferential trade status as well leaders in beijing denounce the actions as foreign interference. When they do this is purely chinas internal affairs and no Foreign Force has the right t
Is its new law just the latest move to cement or forest area group. That his regular welcome to conflicts on yes hello good morning why did your Prime Minister need an emergency law to deal with a pandemic everyone else relies on testing tracing quarantines lockdowns but you have to have a law that goes after people who criticize the or thorazine is why. Well very simply everything has been done according to the hunger constitution the government run the pandemic when the virus situation began declared a state of danger it can do it for 2 weeks following the 2 weeks is the hungary and parliament that has the right to decide whether to prolong this or not and thats whats happened in parliament decided to prolong the situation as long as the pandemic was there we are now nearing the end thankfully of the emergency situation it has been take up tackled quite well it seems thanks god and thanks to the good efforts of the government so were coming to the and of this state of emergency a sta