Medical aid to lebanon hospitals are already under immense strain. Broadcasting live director our studios in moscow this is the R G International im sean thomas certainly going to have you with us lets get right to our breaking news right here on r. T. International a devastating explosion has ripped through lebanons capital beirut government Officials Say at least 73. 00 people are dead and around 3700. 00 injured the blast went off in the citys port area destroying nearby buildings and causing chaos in the city. Thats it thats. What. We heard from 2 reporters in beirut all tough and all when hauled away they told us more about the fallout from the devastating explosion. The devastation here in the lebanese capital is very massive it is being estimated by tens of millions of dollars as we said earlier the blouse had was felt 10 kilometers away from the port where it took place i believe this is going to be a sleepless night for the lebanese and a very sad night on social media a lot o
415. 00 parts per 1000000 an increase of over 45 percent from preindustrial levels these admissions are at the highest level in at least 3000000 years even if we stop all Carbon Emissions today the heat trapped in the oceans will continue to push the temperature of the planet upwards for over a decade in the face of this global emergency our ruling elites have done nothing to halt the death march what to quote lennon must be done roger how the cofounder of Extinction Rebellion in his new book common sense for the 21st century argues that our last hope lies in mass civil disobedience to disrupt and overthrow the ruling global elites and end our reliance on fossil fuels the activism protests lobbying titians appeals to the United Nations and the Democratic Party along with the work of countless n. G. O. S e r. Used a failed they havent been accompanied by a 60 percent rise in Global Carbon dioxide emissions since 1900 how him who has long been a part of the Environmental Movement says of
Today, the dow had its worst oneday point drop, falling nearly 1200 points. Thats more than 4 . This is now the worst week on wall street since the financial crisis in 2008. And adding to the concern a california woman diagnosed with the virus and Health Officials have no idea where she got it. And lso tonight, new concern about the government response as a whistleblower claims federal Health Employees lack training and protective gear when they interacted with quarantined americans. And then those federal employees scattered into the general population. We have a team of correspondents covering all aspects of this. Meg oliver leads us off from wall street. Meg. Orter norah, irah, i have been talking to analysts all day here on wall street. Stoking fears was a warning from Goldman Sachs that the virus could slow Economic Activity across the planet. applause the coronavirus has infected wall street. Markets plunged for the sixth e nsecutive day today over fears of the virus spreading an
Middle of the city where people need to work ok i dont think its good that the climate scientists are logging enough so Extinction Rebellion they really need to get out of the public reaction is divided how far should protests be allowed to go. To. Make a case they are too good to make a. December 2900 the annual Un Climate Change Conference is underway in madrid. Representatives from 200. 00 countries have come together to negotiate agreements on effective ways to limit Global Warming. That. Was just outside the Conference Center thousands are calling for immediate action to avert what they see as an impending catastrophe. Among the most radical protesters are members of Extinction Rebellion otherwise known as x r im. 7 ready to go. Skiing around thought from the u. K. As a Founding Member of Extinction Rebellion she spends months on the road for the cause. Normally shed be out on the streets with the protesters. But here in madrid shes got an appointment with the summit president its
Project. We visit a choir dedicated to keeping alive the songs of the stolen people. We who believe in freedom we who believe in freedom this is the cbs weekend news. Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. Thithis is our western edition. This is breaks news from South Carolina. Joe biden is the winner of todays democratic president ial primary. More in a moment. First the latest on the coronavirus. Today trump addressed the nation today, announcing the first coronavirus death in this country, a man in Washington State. The president says theres no reason for panic. He plans to meet with Drug Companies on monday to discuss vaccines. The outbreak has now spread, with at least 65 cases across nine states. There have been three new cases today, all in Washington State. And wall street has been infected. The dow lost more than 3,500 points this week, a 12 drop. Cbs steve dorsey is at the white house. Theres no reason to panic. Reporter in an abruptly arranged white house news conference, Presi