A ramadan overshadowed by the coronavirus planted. A method how would welcome protests have broken out in hong kong after china sparked outrage with proposed new legislation that would ban what beijing calls succession ism and subversive activities it could allow Chinese Security agents to operate inside the territory for democracy campaigners are calling it a threat to hong kongs autonomy. To gas once again shrouds the streets of hong kong. Protests rotund off to china push for a strict new National Security law for the territory under cover of the coronavirus. The National Security law is even more damaging and harmful than the extradition bill last year entergy. By the government and now when time is running out in hong kong we would describe now as the beginning of the end we dont have enough time but we still need to continue the fight. For opponent see this is the end of hong kong one country 2 systems relationship with china the legislation that gives beijing more surveillance p
With a thumping victory over minds weve got all the highlights coming up just right after this. American tilton welcome to the show in unprecedented trial has started in israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing charges of fraud breach of trust and bribery is the 1st sitting israeli Prime Minister to face trial in a case that pits netanyahu and his supporters against the countrys traditional system and it comes just a week after he started his 5th term in office. Not happy to be here netanyahu says lawyers had requested that he be spared this hearing but the court disagreed with both of you before the trial even began he lashed out at the Justice System saying hes the victim of a conspiracy. Motional middle room. What stands for a trial today is the attempt to thwart the peoples will the attempt to topple me and the right wing. For over a decade the left hasnt managed to do it in the polling stations so in recent years they have found a new way. Members of the police force a
Hello and welcome im peter w. Watching al jazeera live from doha with our continuing coverage of the pandemic and its impact also ahead this hour the Economic News isnt any better in the eurozone its economy has shrunk by almost 4 percent and. Were past the peak and were on the downward slope. The u. K. Prime minister back at work after recovering from covert 19 promises to set out a lockdown exit plan next week. We begin with the impacts of the coronavirus on the worlds biggest economy almost another 4000000 people in the u. S. Apply for unemployment support last week meaning more than 30000000 have made a claim since march the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3 and a half percent between december and february but in march it jumped to 4 point. 4 percent some economists believe it could be as high as 20 percent when the figure for april is released as of next week hoping to begin clawing back some financial ground more than 2 dozen states moving ahead with plans to relax restrictions
And his campaign to challenge President Trump plus it will be a different sort of easter this year in jerusalem the coronavirus outbreak means congregations would be able to get together but one organization is hoping to bring the services to them virtually. I am told me a lot of well welcome to the program we begin in the United States where new york state has reported its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day nearly 800 in the last 24 hours President Trump has tried to reassure americans that the situation in the country is improving and that the u. S. Is heading towards the final stretch in battling the virus in new york city one of the Worlds Largest gothic cathedrals is the latest venue to become 1st head into a makeshift hospital. Beneath the stained glass windows this church is getting ready for a different east to crowd a significant weekend in the christian calendar President Donald Trump assured americans there is light at the end of the tunnel. Would have many
Death rate. The state has seen so far. And the pandemic is growing deadlier here in the bay area now reaching another nursing home in the east bay tonight Health Officials have been far more than 4,000 cases of coronavirus in the bay area here are the latest numbers by county Santa Clara County still has the most cases and deaths with 46 people losing their lives so far San Mateo County has 21 deaths 10 people have died from covid19 in San Francisco there have been 7 deaths in Contra Costa County 16 in Alameda County 10 in moran 2 deaths in napa and solano counties are one death in Sonoma County breaking news tonight in the east basics of 35 residents who tested positive for covid19 at gateway care and rehab center in hayward. Have died an additional 24 Staff Members. Theyre also tested positive for the virus in tonight. Were learning more about another east bay senior care facility with dozens of cases kron fours taylor purse aqi joins us live now at gateway care and rehab cent haywar