A team to fulfill its main role to serve the people improve the situation for the country and build all Public Services in a way that would put the citizen at the center of. Do you have time left for anything else i mean other than work before i saw some pictures of you wearing ice hockey equipment but not anymore all in due time dimitri hopefully there will be more time and we will use it to play sports among other things thank you very much for the center via thank you. This is good bus the one business show you cant afford to miss or in washington coming up the United States has made the call to shutter chinas consulate in Houston Texas further chilling relations between the worlds 2 largest economies straight ahead we analyze the rising tensions and how markets are reacting to the growing rift plus as the race break open 1000 vaccine continues to heat up among medical firms concerns about nonprofit distribution are coming to light later we take a look at the quest for a cure and th
Now faces an upgraded charge of seconddegree murder. The news comes as the floyd family visited the site where he died. Nadia romero is in minneapolis with the latest. The family of george floyd celebrating his life where he took his last breath. It just le foll them. And no, no man wants us to. And without their father. Last week Minneapolis Police officers hand the 46 yearold father to the ground one officer derek shot and pressed his knee into floyds neck for police say was nearly 9 minutes. Shaaban is in custody charged with floyds death today arrest warrants were issued. Former Minneapolis Police officers. Shaking thomas lane and to town we. Absolutely billy that he was tortured. In their last 8 minutes and 46 seconds of his life. The killing prompted protests across the country and around the world as people demanded racial equality and an end to Police Brutality like the demonstrators minnesotas governor says injustice needs to being at the heart of this him. And seeing the comm
Our question for you this morning, what do you think about the Coronavirus Response . We are going to open up a special regional lines. That means if you live in the eastern or central time zone what to hear from you at 202 7488000. If you are in the mountain or pacific time zone want to hear from you at 202 7488001. And we are going to open up a special line for our hardworking medical professionals. We want to hear what you are seeing. Your numbers going to be 202 7488002. Keep in mind, you can always text us your opinions at 202 7488003 and we are always reading on social media. Once again, the coronavirus story seems to be changing hourly and we are going to keep bringing you some of the most Important Information we find. First, we want to turn to donald trump from his press conference yesterday talking about a potential National Lockdown in response to the coronavirus. Think so. Nt essentially you have done that in california. You have done that in new york. Those are two hotbeds
Over parts of the brazilian city of Rio De Janeiro. And in sport nascar driver ryan newman survives a horror crush at the daytona 500 race the american has serious but no not life threatening injuries after this final lap collision. Its 10 g. M. T. And we begin this news hour in china where the head of a Major Hospital the center of the corona Virus Outbreak and one hon has died of the disease. The director of which on hospital died early this morning hes the 7th Frontline Health worker to die of the virus and total the corona virus has killed more than 1800 people with over 70000 people infected in china alone 98 of them died in the last 24 hours mainly in who by province. The outbreak is hitting the economy hard so Chinas Finance Ministry will now offer Tax Exemptions on nearly 700 u. S. Products including medical equipment lets go live now to katrina you who is in beijing for us katrina Health Workers a pouring into china and going door to door and well hunt whats the latest. Thats
Now hundreds of people have again marched towards a u. N. Peacekeeping base in eastern democratic republic of congo gunfire was heard as congolese government soldiers blocked the crowds from getting too close to the compound near the airport in the town of its one of 2 u. N. Bases their demonstrations have been targeting u. N. Peacekeepers accusing them of failing to protect them from attacks by rebel groups in the region now our producer new conny is in beni and joins us now on the phone and talk us through what youve been hearing i believe youve been hearing these gunshots. We are we are really very very tense situation here there was a heavy gun sorts around even my you. Know one can move outside we dont know at this moment what is going to be exactly outside along the road because you cannot see protest of the game but some. Things the on the is facing some 5. Protesters probably from the militia groups because this is no longer gunshots for discussing the population if you like it