States interest in interesting lee enough weve learned has officially surpassed china in the number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic and the u. S. Has agreed to accept medical aid from russia. Now. To how greed may have killed the u. S. A supply of ventilators when americans needed the most our government chose to outsource the manufacturing of as many as 70000 ventilators that we would need right now they did this with a company that was called newport medical now newport medical is a very Small Company all Things Considered but it was perfect because they could mass produce the ventilators which are essentially breathing machines that keep virus patients alive when they cant breathe for themselves and they could do that produce these machines these ventilators at a reasonable price only 3000. 00 thats not a lot of money but along comes another Larger Company this company is called in committee in so committee it is a 26000000000. 00 company multimillion Dollar Company under a
City of horror. A small team of volunteers into one are heading to one of the citys many migrant shelters with a unique service. You specially adapted school bus since january u. S. Asylum seekers mainly from guatemala honduras salvador been put back across into mexico while they wait between their court dates many have children and this new floating population could be stuck in border towns like one and for months. Thats where this bus comes in its been fitted out to give the medication by n. G. O. S schoolbooks project also run programs in greece and syria get to go with everyone you know in here theyre working with volunteers from border angels mainly students giving lessons in reading writing a mouse as well as psychological help mask glasses and for. More than just classes. A way of giving them tools so that they can be stronger more resilient able to express their emotions and say what theyre feeling and thats really important and its what were working on. The most the roads been
You thing to nations have become disillusioned with democracy and what difference do you see the selection wreaking thats a great question certainly the case that tunisians are frustrated with the pace of democracy with what many see as a lack of progress and inability to deliver on important Economic Reforms but that doesnt necessarily mean that tunisians have given up on democracy there are still many people turning out to vote the day is not over the people that i did speak with and see at Polling Centers around the capital were treating this as an emotional an important day and another step forward for tunisians democracy so you know well wait to see what the turnout final turnout numbers are but i think tunisians have not yet given up there but they certainly are frustrated 4 years into theres been a clear divide between secularists and islamists is that still the case today and you know no matter who wins this election what do you think will be the key challenges for the next pre
A new country. For some jakarta. They came to indonesia in hope they could start a new life in Australia New Zealand canada but many say theyre now stranded. Fled the war in afghanistan and 2015 he and his family live in this makeshift shelter without electricity basic sanitation and little food. Dont have come here my wife has 3. She leaves. I have no money but their food. Mohamed is one of 400 refugees sharing this small spacing in west jakarta up to 26 men live in this room using cardboard boxes and plastic sheets to make the floor more comfortable to sleep on unable to work or study they sit and wait for transit papers and assistance but as conflicts in africa and the middle east continue frustration levels are rising the refugees have been demonstrating in front of the Un Refugee Agency for the past several weeks many of them. To eritrea somalia and iraq. 7 many blame the authorities for not doing enough. Youre not. Doing here you are supposed to protect all the refugees treating
Why, why, why, delilah . And i have been looking into the power of song on the sports field, and giving it a go myself. And stav has the weather. Good morning to you. This weekend is a tale of two hubs. We are starting the week on a cold, frosty note. Plenty of sunshine, and then tomorrow it looks cloudier, breezy and wetter, but a bit milder. I will have all the details for you in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main Story Emergency services are expecting this weekend to be one of the busiest of the year, as towns and city centres are packed with christmas revellers. Extra ambulance crews were brought in ahead of last night, amid concerns that so called mad friday, the most popular day for work Christmas Parties, would see a surge of alcohol fuelled incidents. Michael cowan reports. It is one of the busiest nights of the year 4 hour Emergency Services, so the year 4 hour Emergency Services, so much so that londons Ambulance Service are bringing in an extra 30 cruise. We are