202 7488000 if you live in the east or central time zones, and 202 7488001 if you live in the mountain or pacific time zones. If you are watching or listening us outside of the United States, the number to call is 202 7488002. Thanks for being with us. Our social media, cspanwj or facebook. Com cspan, or send us a text message at 202 7488003. Here are the numbers courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. Million cases of coronavirus, and the global death toll now in excess of 312000 in 188 countries and regions. Fromorter joining us wellington, new zealand. Good sunday evening to you, where you are at this morning. Thank you for joining us. Guest thank you for having me. Host can you give us a sense of what has happened in new zealand . I know the country was quick to respond and quick to reopen. Guest thats right. No country can say conclusively that they have [inaudible] thewe have contained Community Transmission of the virus. In march, when they realized there was a spread, there was a
Eastern on cspans q a. The numbers courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. Million cases of coronavirus, and the global death toll now in excess of 312000 in 188 countries and regions. Fromorter joining us wellington, new zealand. Good sunday evening to you, where you are at this morning. Thank you for joining us. Guest thank you for having me. Host can you give us a sense of what has happened in new zealand . I know the country was quick to respond and quick to reopen. Guest thats right. No country can say conclusively that they have [inaudible] thewe have contained Community Transmission of the virus. In march, when they realized there was a spread, there was a plan to lock down the country and new zealand was put into a onemonth strict lockdown. Some of the toughest measures globally, really, people locked in their homes for a month. It is a few factors, basically. It was decisive leadership by the Prime Minister, the geographic advantage new zealand has of being one of the southernmo
Gold at the 2004 gamemes were supposed to take part, but their visit was cancelled. The plane will leave for northeastern japan aboard a charter flight later on thursday. Governments across the globe are taking tougher measures to combat the pandemic as the number of confirmed infections tops 200,000 worldwide. One of the worst affected countries is italy where residents will remain under lockdown for at least two more weeks. The countrys death toll has surged to nearly 3,000 people with a record high 475 fatalities reported on wednesday. In total, more than 35,000 people there are infected, and the Northern Region of lombardy is rushing to build makeshift hospitals to add intensive care units. In germany, c chancellor angnge merkel called on citizens to help stem rising infections there. She made her plea during a rare televised speech addressed to the nation. Translalator not since germ reunificatation, no, not since world war ii has there been such a challenge to our country that so
Carry. Taking to the streets to fight for human rights has Many Companies around the world mark human rights day we ask how important it is to make your voice heard and. The extremes are increasing months of drought suddenly followed by terentia rain destroyed our pastures he never used to be like this. Climate change is impacting the lives of farmers in a remote region of bolivia. Hello im terry martin welcome to the Program Leaders of russia and ukraine have agreed to implement a cease fire in Eastern Ukraine as part of efforts to end the conflict there. Sides have agreed to release and exchange all detainees by the end of the year to 2 weeks to disengage military forces in 3 regions and to hold more talks in 4 months to check on the progress of the ceasefire but the meeting in paris brokered by germany and france has left many issues unresolved the 2 leaders have made separate announcements after the closed door talks station a little this was a meeting was long and difficult but th
Make your voice heard and. Hello im terry martin welcome to the Program Police in new zealand are investigating the deaths of at least 5 tourists in mondays ball can make a russian the threat level was raised last week prompting questions about whether tour groups should have been allowed to visit the destination off new zealands north island 8 people are still missing and presumed dead after the eruption dozens have suffered severe burns. After disaster struck for caare island Russell Clark was one of the 1st responder the paramedics flew in on a helicopter from auckland what he saw when he arrived was shocking. It was just it was just blanketed in a shit was it was quite. Response there was a helicopter on the wall and it did it all sleeping there at the time. Was thats right it lights were off it. It was monday afternoon local time when the volcano erupted at 47 people were on the island at the time some made a narrow escape but others some missing with little hope of finding them a