Housepassed government funding bill. Now, live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, help us. Turn us back to the paths of integrity and faith. Be for our lawmakers a protecting rock of safety, rescuing them from the powers of evil. Help them to fix their hearts on you, trusting your guidance and wisdom. May love for you be reflected in the ordering of their priorities, as they seek to give you first place in every important decision. Lord, make them servants of your purpose, as they seek to increase the treasures of your kingdom. Satisfy the deepest longings of their hearts. And, lord, in these toxic times, bless america. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, o
Remains the worst affected country in the world its all more than 1100 new deaths on thursday alone and florida is one of the worst hit states reporting a record increase in the number of daily deaths on thursday and the gallagher is in miami with more on the strain the States Health system is facing. The intensive care units across the state are getting very very full indeed in fact i had a long conversation with a doctor the other day who just done a stint in i. C. U. And he said that it was it was terrible it was really bad theyre running short on medicine theyre running short on beds the mental strain on the. Line staff is really incredible and yet we have a governor here Rhonda Santas whos at the white house meeting with President Trump saying that he will not talk about rolling back closures airlines have been told they should urgently inspect the type of boeing jets its over fears planes park during the pandemic could suffer engine failure the u. S. Civil aviation watchdog says
Closer to the public but over the past few years specially this year it has been increasingly overshadowed and mired by protests comes at a very precarious time this is one of the last state of the nation address of the president is supposed to step down in 2022 it comes as the biggest Media Network in the country has been shut down forcibly shut down by congress that did not renew its franchise calling in and according to activists anti terror law has taken into effect and just a few days ago when for example local journalists in the southern philippines received Death Threats and another independent online use site north of manila has been raided by police so you know here at this point what theyre saying basically it remains to be seen what the president is saying but they are not very confident that the things that these going to be saying that she needs are real achievements that effect change on the ordinary people the philippines is still struggling to deal with the pandemic sau
President donald trump has threatened to ban the chinese own video of tik tok in the u. S. Citing National Security concerns American Media reports suggest trump could force the firm by fans to give up ownership of tik tok u. S. Tech giant microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy it. The eurozone is now officially in the worst recession ever overall g. D. P. Slumped 12 percent in the 2nd quarter following coronavirus lockdowns put in place in most countries. British filmmaker alan parker has died at the age of 76 after a long illness he started his career in advertising and later shot to fame as a director of films like midnight express fame and Mississippi Burning this is due to the news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram news or visit our website thats w dot com. Is europe seeing the start of a 2nd wave of covert 19 its the middle of Summer Vacation season here and people are travelling that has led to a spike in corona virus cases in spain there have been a few ne
Young people showing mild or no symptoms at all it prompted a swift shutdown of night clubs throughout the region as well as a curfew on bars and concern among other European Countries of further outbreaks the u. K. s government announced on saturday that a 14 day quarantine period would be introduced for travelers returning from spain and in france there were requests to avoid travels to the country altogether so he saw the us. Concerning the situation in catalonia which is displaying worsened indicators for infection there as you know those who are going to get is are deteriorating we strongly encourage french citizens to avoid going there until the Health Situation improves and. This is the high season for tourism and many working in the sector are already feeling the drastic impact of the pandemic. In all the years that i have been here this is catastrophic things were good for a time over the past weeks but not now even 2 weeks ago you saw more people out but not now there is noth