Being challenged more than 100000. 00 of you have watched and commented on the story that we did earlier this week about china unloading part of its share of the u. S. Debt that it owns right it did so because it believes that the United States dollar is about to be horribly devalued because of what the fed is doing by printing so much money seemingly out of thin air probably right the u. S. Dollar will undoubtedly at some point be worth less and may eventually be pushed out as the only world currency probably by china maybe in the next 10 to 15 years. But heres todays developments it appears that theres another player in the world stage thats making a similar move russia is now sending signals of no confidence in the u. S. Dollar as well and its doing so in a different way see the Russian Parliament has now officially cleared the way for the country to double its supply of gold what it is essentially doing is its removing the barriers including taxes so that russia can accelerate its gold buying spree the kremlin has made the dollar is ation as its been called a long term priority this its been going on since 2013 but now given whats happening in the United States economy. Seems to be doubling down is russia so where is this leading and what does this eventually going to mean for the u. S. And for the Global Economy were going to break this down for you right here on the news with rick sanchez where we believe its time to do news again. All right here we go the list of the questions we think youll be asking tomorrow is a protest in seattle becoming what i mean it why is covert 19 resurging throughout the United States why is the u. S. In a spat with the International Criminal court all right lets get started you know protests have been taking shapes and forms throughout the United States over the past couple of weeks many different types some of them festive some of them violent but theres now one in particular have you heard about this theres one protest in particular thats gathering a whole lot of attention its taking place in seattle so heres whats going on protesters have set up a socalled capitol hill autonomy zone they call it this c. H. Asier the chads. The zone features protests and activists and our speakers and music. And it doesnt essentially permit the police to be there now so far it seems the police have not needed to be there but what if they do the protest has been heavily criticized by President Trump for more now on this lets go to veteran journalist ben strong to put this together a group of protesters in seattle have taken over a section of the city essentially kicking out the Police Department they have set up what they call an autonomy own free from police and they have released a list of demands as you might imagine everybodys weighing in on this from the mayor to the police chief to even President Trump himself 1st lets run down exactly what this is own is referred to as the capitol hill autonomous zone or chaz protesters in seattle simply declare control over this area and they forced police to leave the east Police Precinct on monday police literally boarded up the windows and doors of the building and they left the area now protesters have spray painted signs that read Seattle People Department and the property of the people on the building the New York Times described the area as part street festival and part commune the mayor of seattle has been mostly supportive at a News Conference on thursday where jenny durkan said quote lawfully gathering and expressing 1st amendment rights demanding we do better as a society and providing the true equity for communities of color is not terrorism its patriotism protesters who control the jazz have released a list of socalled demands that is their terminology it includes demanding the abolition of the seattle Police Department demanding that the federal government launch a full scale investigation into past and current cases of Police Brutality reparations for victims of Police Brutality a retrial of all people of color who are currently serving a prison sentence for Violent Crime the man in the abolition of imprisonment generally speaking but especially the abolition of both in prisons and privately owned for profit prisons among others. The citys police chief common best seems to feel differently than the mayor though stating that the capitol hill autonomy zone is creating danger in the neighborhood by slowing Police Response time to urgent calls the chief also declined to condemn President Trump for his description of the protesters as domestic terrorists as for President Trump he is responding calling out Washington Governor Jay Inslee and the mayor of the city saying quote jay inslee and the mayor of seattle are being taunted him play to the level that our great country has never seen before take back your city now if you dont do it i will this is not a game these ugly anarchists must be stopped immediately move fast wow ben this is a bit of a sticky wicket isnt it on the one hand they have a right to peacefully assemble the constitution gives them out right they have them seemingly been breaking anything and theyre not they dont seem to be violent on the other hand they do have to fall under the constituency of the United States government no matter where they live and they cant just say im not going to do anything the government wants me to do damn man i dont know where we go with this thing well and its a very interesting reg as you said because overall i mean theres some Property Damage obviously theyre spray painting the buildings and those kind of things but it is something certainly but i think there one thing that is kind of the cabbie ought to all this the Seattle Police chief one of her concerns chief best says that she has gotten reports that there are armed people heavily armed people who are guarding checkpoints that prevent individuals from going in or out of this is own journalists who are out there have actually documented these guys and there are people standing around these check. A k 47 style rifles guarding the way in and out and so the police chief says theyre very concerned about that too because you dont have the authority as as a citizen to shut down roads or prevent people from traveling in and out and certainly you dont have the authority or ability to prevent police who are traveling in and out and she says the chief does that there are a number of 911 calls that theyve had trouble getting to as a result of this oh in a minute im confused if if if the biggest critic of this is the present the United States is the one giving speeches all done telling americans how they should all have guns and hes protecting the 2nd amendment rights and etc etc theres an irony here. Well there theres an irony on both sides right so you have the president who is all for that but at the same time you have someone like nancy pelosi who is supporting that but imagine if you flip to remember those protests around the Michigan State capital imagine their stay at home protesters with their guns yes a lot of that down and created checkpoints they would have been calling for the military to come out in that case theres so much apocryphally on this is pretty incredible yet you know what great points glad you got me all back of the had thought of that youre absolutely right well. As usual what a fascinating story today growing concerns over a resurgence of growth of ours cases States Reopen now 21. 00 states are reporting an increase of new coronavirus cases of at least a dozen states are seeing a drastic influx of hospitalizations some states nearing capacity already is this going to lead to another National Lockdown are we seeing the 2nd wave that weve all been told would be coming here with more on this is our teacher treated each other. As states are reopening cities and counties across the country are warning of a surge of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations this as the total number of infections in the u. S. Surpasses 2000000 today coast to coast pushing ahead with reopening plans even as experts warn of a potential 2nd wave of covert 19. We will see some of the slave doesnt mean its who. And how some medical experts morning at the u. S. Could surpass the 200000 death toll by september florida texas arizona and california among the 21 states seen an increase of cases texas reporting over 2500 new krona virus cases the highest one day total since the pandemic began and one month into floridas reopening this week the state reported more than 8500. 00 new krona virus cases the most of any 7 day period this as at least 12 states are reporting an increase in cold in 1000 hospitalizations arizonas d. The tally of cases has abruptly spiked in the last 2 weeks hitting its all time high the state now reporting hospitals are around 83 percent capacity californias hospitalizations also hitting their highest mark since may 13th. Is actually. Might occur across the country. Drivers and reason some experts say the surge of new cases is linked to memorial Day Festivities one hundreds packed rush transpose beaches and parks during the Holiday Weekend and in the wake of the nation y. Protests following the death of george floyd in Police Custody many are now wondering what will happen in the coming weeks my hope is that we are still practicing you know social distancing where you know masks being smart being safe now well there could be several reasons as to why we are seeing new hot spots emerge throughout the country one thing is for sure the resurgence of cases could cause officials to scale back on reopening and if hospitals hit capacity it could cause the state to close down once again reporting any york trinity child as artie shaw foster to put that story together dirty jobs coming through again this is the news a virtual drove youre watching our special coverage tad were going to be right back. You cannot be both with me yeah you like. Im chris hedges. Who detat has destroyed our Democratic Institutions the commercial media is burlesque part of the reality show president s expose the trivia lies see on contact question more. 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Is saying it has serious concerns with the Trump White House and what the Trump White House is trying to do are so heres what this ones all about the International Criminal court is investigating whether there were war crimes that took place during the war in afghanistan whether they were committed by the taliban or the Afghan Forces or u. S. Soldiers or u. S. Contractors but upon hearing this President Trump immediately put out sanctions that essentially punishes or threatens anyone who assists the criminal courts investigation in any way if its looking into the actions having to do with any u. S. Soldiers or u. S. Troops the right to criticize the u. S. For not wanting to be investigated or as mr trump right were going to debate this but 1st heres the setup with our tease correspondent alex my head image. It may be ok for people of other nations the crime. Which you have been convicted of is of significant gravity but when the u. S. Is accused of war crimes the one time supporter of the International Criminal court says its citizens are not subject to the same rules rest assured that the men and women of the United States armed forces will never appear before the i. C. C. And nor will they ever be subjected to the judgments of unaccountable International Bodies even though the United States was a signatory of the treaty which established the i. C. C. In 2002 just weeks before it took a fact the george w. Bush administration withdrew from the International Agreement the reason the u. S. Was concerned that a court outside of americas borders would have jurisdiction over its citizens the trumpet ministration is echoing the sentiment i. C. C. Cannot subject americans to arrest prosecution in jail the us is not a party to the rome statute that created the i. C. C. And even if a prosecution were to proceed it would make a mockery of due process however even after president bush pulled out of the agreement there have been times that the us has worked with the International Criminal court the Obama Administration assisted in i. C. C. Investigations including helping to expose human rights abuses in sit down start for region but now things are different trumps beef with the International Criminal court is an investigation that was greenlit in march the worlds only standing war crimes tribunal is looking into alleged misconduct by u. S. Troops in afghanistan the probe zeroes in on crimes against humanity including torture rape and other alleged misdeeds by American Forces during the war in afghanistan and at cia interrogation facilities in countries including poland lithuania and romania all who are i. C. C. Member states. Following this precedent the u. S. Could also be investigated for similar crimes in iraq and for assisting saudi arabia and its brutal yemen campaign. Currently the i. C. C. Has 123. 00 member countries including major u. S. Allies such as the United Kingdom france and canada even with friends on board the latest investigation seems to have irritated the trumpet ministration to the point where its lashing out Trump Administration is taking the following actions. First were authorizing the imposition of economic sanctions against i. C. C. Officials directly engaged in i. C. C. Efforts to investigate u. S. Personnel or allied personnel against that allied states consent and against others who Material Support such officials activities and 2nd the u. S. Is imposing visa restrictions on officials involved in the investigations and their family members although the Trump Administration may insist that americans are not subject to the court since the u. S. Pulled out of the rome statute things dont necessarily work that way american citizens can be subject to the i. C. C. Has jurisdiction in investigations of crimes that are committed in countries that are members of the court such as afghanistan in fact there is nothing unusual about this as with all countries if u. S. Citizens commit a crime abroad they are subject to a foreign courts jurisdiction. Many believe the u. S. Sanctions against the court underminded school order while diminishing the power of sanctions which are usually reserved for terrorists and dictators and not organizations trying to uphold the law for use with rick sanchez and alex my love it. Joining us now ned ryan c. E. O. Of american majority also joining us former u. P. A. M p George Galloway george i kind of think i know where youre going to fall most but im not quite sure where ned stand so let that wanted to throw out the 1st salvo here. Well no i mean weve never as pompei or said weve were not part of the rome statute we have always fought the i. C. C. Attempts to assert jurisdiction over u. S. Military personnel and again i would reiterate george w. Bush who i wrote for was exactly right we were not going to be part of the i. C. C. For fear that it would target military personnel and the real question the real debate here rick is over National Sovereignty the u. S. Is not going to surrender some sovereign sovereignty to some International Court and if they insist on trying to assert control this is why youre seeing the trumpet ministration push back if you would like to try and do this we will revoke pieces for you your family members and well freeze your assets you can have it both ways you can target u. S. Military personnel as war criminals and then try enjoy all the privileges and benefits of this country george to you