To discuss this and more im joined by my guest Dmitri Bobbitt in moscow hes a political analyst and editor of you know smee media project and glenn beason in oslo hes a professor at the university of southeastern norway as well as author of russias geo Economic Strategy for a greater eurasia original macross up rules in effect that means you can jump any time you want and i was appreciating lets go to oslo 1st glenn we have this pandemic ongoing and we have been in crisis in the Energy Markets and its easy to conflate the 2 and one in the Energy Situation in the markets has gotten worse as a result of this pandemic but they are very separate things and i would say right off the bat that this is the result of disastrous policies particularly by the United States using a series of tax breaks sanctions and really just unprincipled market behaved. Or to try to support American Energy companies and its all blown up in their face and a pandemic is made even worse and i dont think theres any
Very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our teacher in moscow thanks for joining us this hour we begin as always with the latest figures on kobe had 19 the Global Pandemic is still raging the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has now surpassed 3000000 when the 925000 people have recovered but the number of fatalities has risen to more than 211000. Now germany has mortality rate from code 1000. 00 has been much lower than some other e. U. States thats and encouraged it to reopen small shops and some schools but with political pressure growing to go much further to kick start the economy scientists fear that could trigger a deadly 2nd wave so to fully lift the lockdown or not at all the reports. One of german politics as elder statesman has ruffled a few feathers with his comments putting economics of the health when it comes to the corona pandemic if there is an absolute value in our base ignore toll it is Human Dignity it is untouchable but it doesnt rule out that w
Look at the weather on this holiday weekend. Heres lisa argen. Good morning to you. Were looking at some of the cloud cover being scoured out in the north bay this morning but elsewhere, its still pretty cloudy in the east bay, peninsula, and south bay. Santa cruz, temperatures today will be under 60 degrees for afternoon highs. Right now it is 54 in san jose, 51 in the city, and as we look out toward the gray sky there and the bay bridge, we have mid50s by the delta, but we will have a breeze there and a breeze at the coast today. So if youre headed outside, the sun will be with us in the next few hours from the north bay to the east bay, and then by the afternoon, fewer clouds, warmer temperatures, but not by much. Well save that warming trend for Easter Sunday and the week ahead. Your forecast for the seven day outlook is in a few minutes. Developing news overnight. A magnitude 5. 3 earthquake hit about an hour outside of Yosemite National park. The usgs says this one struck shortly
Extended there is even talk of lockdowns happening into the summer here and the United States in the meantime were getting a lot of vitamin d. Were hanging out in the sun outside we have a new little image here and let us know if you like that but there is something that was in the news a remarkable screen grab from c. N. N. B. B. C. Jim cramer show mad money and it was the epitome of it was basically just one. Were interrupting that episode of the kaiser report to welcome you back to our studio here and moscow taking over for a bit from our colleagues at our 2 k. To cover the breaking news coming out of russia about that moscow 75th victory day parade on the 9th of may has been officially postponed has just been announced by Vladimir Putin at a Security Council meeting were going to take a listen to exactly what he did have to say. Technical difficulty were going to play that tack clip that we have from vladimir put that night in to me but i have these radicals who are going to be thr
A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our teacher in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. The u. S. President donald trump has threatened further sanctions against venezuela targeting the countrys oil sector caracas accuses washington of using sanctions as a weapon of mass destruction and a master form of warfare its now been a year since the u. S. Formally recognized but as well as Opposition Leader one why go as the countrys interim president showing the door to the legitimate government of Nicolas Maduro the u. N. Meanwhile has raised the alarm over devastating Food Shortages in the country arties killed more often looks at americas role in but as well as continuing political upheaval. When it comes to venezuela the trumpet administration lives in a kind of alternate universe for exam. When the country faces a food crisis donald trump says there can be only one cause venezuelas president Nicolas Maduro people are starving heres a case worker who was well peopl