To appeal for help to fight coronavirus the u. N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees says its running out of cash. Im going to go with sports as well which turns to south korea the defending champions get off to a wedding starts inside an empty stadium thank medical workers the best celebration. We begin in the u. S. Where numbers just released show unemployment has surged in april the biggest in close to 90 years tens of millions of jobs or wiped out right across the countrys coronavirus long downs fatter the economy unemployment skyrocketed to 14. 7 percent it was 4. 4 percent in march in april 20 point 5000000 jobs were lost as the worst result since the Great Depression which began in 1929 it far exceeds the 2008 global recession when 8700000 jobs were wiped out. Going out to our White House Correspondent kimberly how can those numbers just coming out of us can get really todays numbers just adding to the bleakness of yesterdays weekly figures right absolutely and the u. S. President
Slavery at sea indonesia demands answers after the deaths of fishermen working on chinese boats. And you should remember its low key commemorations take place to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the 2nd world war new. Im joining us go with sports as football returns to south korea the defending katie League Champions get off to a winning start inside an empty stadium but thank medical workers with their celebrations. Its just gone 15 g. M. T. We begin in the u. S. Where unemployment skyrocketed in april the biggest increase in close to 90 years tens of millions of jobs were wiped out across the country this crowd of ours lockdowns better the economy lets take a closer look at those figures unemployment surged to 14. 7 percent compare that to just 4. 4 percent that was back in march 20 point 5000000 jobs were lost in april alone the worst losses since the Great Depression which. Gana 1929 and that far exceeds the 2008 global recession when 8700000 jobs were wiped out and its goin
95000 people ultimately we may be juggling about something more than that. Venezuela charges 2 americans with terrorism and conspiracy to overthrow the government. Accusations of slavery see indonesia demands answers off the deaths of fishermen working on chinese boats. And a new ships remembrance loci commemorations take place to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the 2nd world war. We begin in the u. S. Where unemployment skyrocketed in april saying the biggest spike in close to 90 years more than 20000000. 00 jobs gone in the month of april alone has coronavirus lockdowns. The economy of the Unemployment Rate has tripled to 14. 7 percent with no sign of slowing down this is already worse than the socalled Great Recession that followed the 2008 financial crisis and its a new post war record which was previously set in 982 when the Unemployment Rate hits nearly 11 percent and is no exaggeration to say this is the worst crisis for the u. S. Economy since the Great Depression when
West africas fake drugs trade a hidden cameras reveal a huge money making business. Hello everyone u. S. President donald trump has unveiled his defense team for the upcoming impeachment trial in the senate and among them 3 very high profile lawyers it starts with ken starr the man who led the last impeachment investigation into president bill clinton he was also part of the legal team for the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein then we have robert w. Ray he is also joined the team he succeeded star as the independent counsel and negotiated a settlement with clinton when he left the white house and then you have got a celebrity lawyer really a former Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz his clients have included the likes of the football star o. J. Simpson mike tyson the boxer Harvey Weinstein of course the Film Producer well our correspondent to gabriel is on the in washington d. C. Is following this and says donald trump is just not taking any chances with this legal team.
A long time a law professor at harvard hes considered one of the preeminent constitutional lawyers in the u. S. Dershowitz is actually a democrat voted for Hillary Clinton however he has come out very strongly over the last 3 to 4 months or so before that saying that he believes that this impeachment trial is something that should not be pursued constitutionally and that there are no high crimes and socalled misdemeanors and so thats really cut trumps attention and i think thats probably why he brought dershowitz on his team also dershowitz is piers on television here in the United States as a legal analyst a lot so hes very adept with the media spotlight and i think thats something that trump probably appreciates also you have ken starr who was from the late ninetys where he well known in washington d. C. As you mentioned briefly he was the independent counsel that helped to prosecute or bring the trial pietschmann trial against the then president bill clinton and so i think starr is