Hi there thanks for joining us here with your global news update this is art. Lets start with an update on the covert 900. 00 pandemic more than 2300000. 00 cases of now being confirmed around the world at least 160000. 00 people have died with the highest death toll coming in the United States so far 600000 people have recovered from the virus. Orthodox christians around the world a celebrating Easter Sunday but for most going to church thats not an option this year because of the pandemic so in Russia Services are being live streamed the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch kirill has urged people to stay at home and pray he led an overnight vigil at the cathedral of christ the savior in moscow attended by a small group of clergy additionally thousands gather there to light candles from the holy fire flown in from jerusalem while the Russian Orthodox church has given some recommendations on how to bless the traditional is the cake at home and president Vladimir Putin sent
Place for joining us here with your global news update this is art. Lets start with the latest figures on the covidien 1900 pandemic more than 2300000 cases of now being confirmed worldwide at least 161000 people have died in the heist in the United States and more than 606000 people have recovered from the virus. Orthodox christians around the world are celebrating Easter Sunday but for most going to church is not an option this year because of the pandemic so in Russia Services are being live streamed the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch kirill has urged people to stay at home and pride led an overnight vigil at the cathedral of christ the savior in moscow attended by just a small group of clergy traditionally thousands would gather there to light candles from the holy fire flown in from jerusalem in the Russian Orthodox church is given some recommendations on how to bless the traditional easter cake while at home and president Vladimir Putin sent out his east agreed w
Good afternoon welcome here with your global news update this is r. T. International. Lets start with the latest figures in the over 900 pandemic with more than 2000000 cases now registered world wide 135000 lives have been lost in the states has the highest death toll followed by italy and spain so far more than half a 1000000 people have recovered from the virus around the world. View. The u. N. Childrens fund has warned of a possible resurgence of measles because of the covered 1000 pandemic according to unicef millions of children are at risk of missing their vaccines follows World Health Organization guidelines issued in late march saying immunization should be postponed measles is an easily preventable viral disease according to w h o targets at least 95 percent of people need to be vaccinated but many countries could fall short of that target if quarantine measures continue we had from robin and the chief of immunization at unicef he says that any vaccine delays must be temporar
Speaking with witnesses but right now they are waiting to get inside, 239 Chestnut Street when they will be able to figure out, exactly how this fire started. It has been one week and one day since a four alarm fire, tore through this olde city block. The philadelphia fire marshall s office and agents with the bureau of the alcohol firearms and explosives still has not been able to get inside 239 chestnut where the fire is believed to have started. Were a little delayed on the scene work just because of safety issues involved, as you know, it is a five Story Building and unfortunately during the fire all five floors collapsed. Reporter in an exclusive interview with cbs3 atf special agent in charge Donald Robinson says his department is looking into all possibilities of what may have started the fire, including arson. Nothing have been ruled out reporter but priority is right now stabilizing adjacent buildings and insuring investigators are safe when they are finally able to enter by t
View of the tanker as it spilled gasoline all over that road. Nbc 10 learned around 8 30 tonight the tankers driver lost control of the truck and it turned on its side, spilling 4,000 gallons of gasoline. Now, this wreck involved two other cars, we know five other people were hurt, they have minor injuries. One of the drivers is at abington hospital and when we first arrived we saw firefighters and police redirecting traffic as route 611 is shut down for hazmat crews. We also saw them working with a bunch of homeowners in the nearby area. We spoke to the fire chief, heres what he had to say five minutes ago. Weve evacuated some of the nearby residents to a nearby school and the situation is stabiliz stabilized. Weve called a Hazmat Company to clean up the leak from the accident. We expect route 611 to be closed down for several hours, probably somewhere in the area of six to nine hours. Reporter there you go. It will be closed to the next six to nine hours as fire crews work to get thi