Will be christened today in front of a very small group of royal family members. Good morning. Welcome to aljazeera america. Im stephanie sy. Im thomas drayden. To do a federal trial gets underway to determine if the largest municipal bankruptcy filing can move forward. With detroit more than 20 billion in debt, there is little doubt it is in dire financial straits. A city manager has taken over and proposed cutting worker pensions and benefits to help the city get back on track. Labor unions and retirees will argue rolling back pensions view lathes the states constitution. The bankruptcy itself is quickly becoming a costly affair. For the motor city, first came the debt, then came the bankruptcy, then the bankruptcy bill. Its soaring like detroits skyline. The city council dutifully keeps meeting, but since the finances taken over, it is the city manager calling the shots. Hes handed contracts to lawyers and bankruptcy experts worth more than 62 million and counting. Only his office k
Pakistawillbe meeting to discusf drones. Reporter there are contentious issues between pakistan and the United States. Its been a rocky relationship for many years. Particularly after u. S. Forces raid deep in the party of pakistan that killed osama bin laden, and the continuing issue of drone strikes, which have increased dramatically under the obama administration. We saw amnesty report holding the United States responsible for civilian deaths and violating international laws. Certainly those issues are going to be on the table. But what is also on the table for pakistans Prime Minister, regional stabilities, with trade, trying to stabilize the region and enhance pakistan economy. A lot of that will be discussed here in the oval office. Well hear from the two leaders after the conclusion of the leaders. Is there any expectation that the meetings will bring the meeting of the minds on the issue of drones in pakistan . Reporter we can say with some specificity and confidence that relat
I am convinced of that. Welcome to our viewers all around the world and in the United States. It is thursday, april 23rd. The virus is the virus. Thats what dr. Fauci and sanjay gupta tells us. Coronavirus kills. Thats what the numbers tragically tell us. Factbased Public Health saves lives. Thats what history tells us. Politics doesnt change this. Politics cant change this. But there is new reporting this morning that the president is trying. The doctor in charge of the federal governments search for a vaccine says he was forced out of his job for questioning the use of hydroxychloroquine. That was the drug that the president has been hyping for weeks. Dr. Rick wright claims hes a victim of political retaliation and hes filing a whistleblower complaint. He says science, not politics or cronyism, has to lead the way. Now when asked about it, President Trump insisted he doesnt know who dr. Bright is. Were going to speak to his former boss in a moment who says she owes it to the country
Coronavirus cases, nearly 47,000 dead. President trumps instincts are to go now, but we have fabulous new reporting how he was persuaded to make clear that he thinks the state of georgia needs to slow down because of health and safety risks. Were also seeing some tensions between the president and his top scientist. He says its not a sure thing coronavirus will be with us this fall when he faces his reelection test. The Scientists Say there is zero doubt about a coronavirus second wave. The only question to them is how big and how viral it will be when this new virus interacts with flu season. I was misquoted when it comes to this virus. Totally misquoted. You were accurately quoted in the washington post, correct . I am accurately kwoeltd in t quoted in the washington post. Its possible it might not come back at all. We will have new coronavirus in the fall. New reports how coronavirus is also killing american jobs, by the millions. 26. 5 million americans have filed for unemployment.
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