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Hello and welcome to the programme. The governor of the american state of wisconsin has deployed the National Guard to maintain public safety, as he put it, after police shot an apparently unarmed black man on sunday. Jacob blake was taken to hospitalfor surgery. Video footage, showing him being shot in the back as he tries to get into a car, has led to protests in the city of kenosha. Aleem maqbool reports from wisconsin. Its become a familiar scene. Angry protests after the Police Shooting of a black man. This time, its wisconsin, where in the early evening, officers had been called to deal with a domestic disturbance. In mobile phone video, 29 year old jacob blake is seen Walking Around his car, followed by officers with their weapons drawn. As he opens the door, an officer pulls on his shirt and several shots are heard. Onlookers start screaming and the car horn blares, as mr blake slumps over the steering wheel. A prominent civil rights lawyer says mr blakes three sons were in the
Take pride in how they responded to this challenge. And those who come after us will say the britons of this generation were as strong as any. And, lights out in india in a show of solidarity against covid 19 but theres criticism not enough is being done to help those most in need. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The british Prime Minister borisjohnson has been admitted to hospitalfor more tests as his coronavirus symptoms persist a spokesman insists mrjohnson remains in charge of the government. A statement from number 10 said he was taken there on the advice of his doctor and that it was a precautionary step as the Prime Minister continues to have symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus. Earlier, in a special broadcast to the uk and the commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth said, together we are tackling this disease and i want to reassure you that if we remain uni
And, lights out in india in a show of solidarity against covid 19 but theres criticism not enough is being done to help those most in need. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The british Prime Minister borisjohnson has been admitted to hospitalfor more tests as his coronavirus symptoms persist. A spokesman insists mrjohnson remains in charge of the government. A statement from number 10 said he was taken there on the advice of his doctor and that it was a precautionary step as the Prime Minister continues to have symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus. Earlier, in a special broadcast to the uk and the commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth said together we are tackling this disease and i want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute then we will overcome it. In the us, the Surgeon General warned people that the coming week will be their Pearl Harbour or 9 1
Hello and welcome. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. We start in the us, where the death toll has passed 3,000 and over 163 thousand confirmed cases the higest in the world the grim news emerged after new York Governor Andrew Cuomo warned the rest of the country could face what new york is currently going through. Meanwhile, President Trump has said the next 30 days could be crucial and praised the efforts of American Companies to produce more much needed equipment, like masks and ventilators. 0ver1 million americans have now been tested, more than any other country, by far, not even close. The same modelling also shows that by very vigorously following these guidelines we could save more than 1 million american lives. Think of that. 1 million american lives. With more analysis on President Trumps words, heres our north america correspondent, peter bowes. Well, donald trump has clearly backed down from his aspiration that easter could b