Conflict, and five years on, france remembers the victims of one of the worst atrocities in its history. 130 people were killed when islamist militants went on a killing spree in paris. Well meet one of the survivors. Im phil gayle. Welcome to the program. U. S. President donald trump is due to speak at the white house in about an hour to give an update on efforts to combat the Coronavirus Vaccine. These would be his first comments since last week his first Public Comments since last week when he repeated his refusal to acknowledge the outcome of the election. A court in the state of michigan refused his request to delay certifying results. The president s team is continuing to contest the election outcome. Donald trump in a bad mood. His only official appearance this week honoring the dead at Arlington National cemetery outside washington, d. C. No comment, but his years long tweet storm continued. His most senior officials refused to concede anything. There will be a smooth transitio
So my first guess is going to be washington, d. C. Its got to be. I havent seen the list yet. Its got to be d. C. It has to. Andrew has experience. I do have experience. Ive been there for six months and ive seen more rats than my entire lifetime living in new york. You hear that, washington, d. C. . Andrew is joining us from washington, d. C. This week. Youve seen plenty of his stories covering the impeachment trial, covid19, everything coming out of the white house. Before that, you were in miami. I was. You were a florida man. I still am a florida man. But not florida man, you know. Theres a difference. You were in portland before that, so youve been making the rounds. You were also in new york. Welcome back. I love new york. Im glad to be back. Were excited to have you for the rest of the week. Lets start this half hour with the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. More than 219,000 american lives lost and more than 8 million confirmed cases. China is showing an economi
Case. 11,000 people in the hospital with covid19 for the First Time Since mid june. Meanwhile, in the u. K. , wales has imposed lockdown to try to stop the spread of the virus. Eva Morales Evo Morales this could have paved the way for him to turn return to bolivia. This is live from paris. Thank you very much. We will start with a story that continues to shock france and in many ways the best of the world. France has renewed a clampdown on muslim organizations in the wake of a beheading of a teacher in a paris suburb. They investigated the beheading of elementarys go teacher, Elementary School teacher samuel paty after he showed ptures of the prophet, mohammed in class. This time, the killer was an 18yearold refugee who traveled over 100 kilometers to carry out the atrocity. We will be getting many aspects of the story throughout. Lets start with the analysis of our first guest. He is a sociologist. Thank you for joining us. Can i start with a question . It is a difficult one to answer
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And this is bbc world news america. [gunfire] nigerian soldiers opened fire on these full demonstrators august on brutality in africas largest country. Human Rights Groups say at least a dozen people have been killed. The u. S. Makers of oxycontin, and drug that fueled the countrys opiate crisis, plead guilty to criminal charges. The u. S. President ial election is weighing heavily on the minds of immigrants and refugees as President Trump rolls back programs to protect them. Katty welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. Of says it has received credible evidence that nigerian secury forces shot and killed as many as 20 people for taking part in a peaceful protest last night in. Vegas for weeks, there have en demonstrations against police motility in the country.
Plus, defiance after a deadly crackdown. Gunshots as demonstrators came out onto the streets despite a curfew after a peaceful protest was broken by shooting, allegedly by nigern police forces. And paying tribute to the history teacher who was killed outside his school last week. Im brent goff. Two viewers on pbs in the United States and all of you around the world, welcome. It is a major shift in the Catholic Church. Pope francis says he supports Civil Union Laws to protect the rights of samesex couples. He made the comment in a new documentary about the pontiff which premiered today. The statement marks a decided shift for the Roman Catholic church. The film also tackles controversial issues such as racism, climate change, sexual abuse, and relations between christians, muslims, and jews. Earlier, i asked our religious Affairs Analyst what exactly did the pope say. That it was the responsibility of societies to pass legislation to protect the rights of people in samesex unions. This