Workers. We must follow the evidence. There are short cuts and a warning from the World Health Organization over the use of untested medicines to treat the virus. Welcome to the program page in history the words of the italian president as the death toll from the virus grows on friday italy reported the highest number of virus related deaths of any country after 909000 people died in just 24 hours the number of confirmed cases has also increased to more than 86000 more than 750 people have died in spain in the last 24 hours the governments call on the European Union to provide urgent Financial Assistance meanwhile in the United States President Trump a signed into law a 2. 00 trillion dollar stimulus package to speed up government payments to americans and increase jobless benefits to millions rob reynolds begins our coverage. The u. S. Navy hospital ship mercy sailed into Los Angeles Harbor equipped with 1000 hospital beds and 800 medical staffers they will treat patients who do not h
We must follow the evidence. There are short cuts and a warning from the World Health Organization over the use of untested medicines to treat the virus. Welcome to the program a sad page in history those are the words of italys president as the death toll from the virus continues to mount on friday its only reported the highest number of virus related deaths of any country after 919 people died in just 24 hours well the number of confirmed cases has increased as well there are now more than 86000 infections there meanwhile the Spanish Government has called on the European Union to provide urgent financial help more than 750. 00 people died there in the last 24 hours meanwhile in the United States President Trump has signed into law a 2. 00 trillion dollar stimulus package it will speed up government payments to americans and increase jobless benefits for millions out as it was rob reynolds begins our coverage. The u. S. Navy hospital ship mercy sailed into Los Angeles Harbor equipped
Vast number as he said of ventilators and other equipment including masks and gloves that are sorely needed in the hospitals all d over the United States the president said that the federal government is doing a hell of a job to do his words although that has been disputed by a number of governors around the country the number here in the United States are frankly pretty disheartening in well over 100000 confirmed cases of covert 19 as of now the deaths in an excess of 15 underage new york city is the worst hit with 366 deaths at last count that is more than has been reported in the entire country of germany there are new hotspots developing in cities like dallas detroit and philadelphia and new orleans reported foreclosure it new confirmed cases just in a single day now you mentioned the new legislation the President Trump signed that will help somewhat with the economic fallout but that is continuing and as we learned earlier this week the number of americans filing for unemployment
Politics the choreography of change Queen Elizabeth has to at all times remain rigorously impartial when it comes to politics but as head of state she has a vital role in fighting the next Prime Minister to form a government Queen Elizabeth see many Prime Ministers come and go during her reign Winston Churchill Margaret Thatcher and now Boris Johnson his place in british history is still being written earlier the outgoing Prime Minister to resign may also met the queen to formally tender her resignation in her final Prime Ministers questions on wednesday she was asked whether she was happy to hand over responsibility to a man she refused to back as leader of the opposition labor leader described as reckless this is how may responded. I am pleased to hand over to an incoming leader of the conservative party and Prime Minister who i worked with when he was in my cabinet. Who is committed to it as a conservative who stood on a conservative manifesto in 2017 to delivering on the voter the
Evacuate over fears of a tsunami. Officials say waves almost one and a half meters high hit the coast and forced rivers to flow backwards. This video was filmed by a woman in miyagi prefecture. Fukushima also felt the tremors. The region was devastated by an earthquake, tsunami, and Nuclear Accident five years ago. Translator i felt strong shaking. But it was weaker than the earthquake in 2011. I thought something terrible might happen. So i tried to escape to Higher Ground right away. Local Community Centers were designated as shelters. In Fukushima Prefecture alone, thousands of residents piled in. There are no reports of major damage. But Emergency Response Officials Say at least a dozen people suffered injuries. Most were minor. The agency says over 80 aftershocks were registered in the 24hour period after the earthquake struck. Officials say people should remain on the alert as there will be a heightened risk of further quakes and tsunami for about one week. Now the earthquake als