Bolivia. The coronavirus pandemic leads to people dying in their cars from covid19. The overwhelmed hospitals are turning people away. Im brent goff. To our viewers watching on pbs and around the world, welcome. We are following breaking news from the lebanese capital tonight, beirut. At least 30 people are dead after massive explosions. The initial blast was followed by a second explosion that shattered windows even 10 kilometeters away. People have been takenen to the hospital with injuries. Many a a trapped i in their hom. The blast is beining investigat. Fireworks were being stored in a warehouse at the port. Lebanons Prime Minister has asked for help from m the international commumunity. For more now, we want to o go to the think tank with the heinrich will foundation, heading their office in beirut. Good to have you on the program. What can you tell us about the situation right now . It is nightfall there, thehe rescue opeperation is underway. Whwhat more can yoyou tell us . Y ye
And by contributions to this pbs station from s like you. Thank you. Anchor reporting from newor, the economic despair deepens. Almost 6 million americans file for unemployment. Nearly 17 million have lost their jobs. Britains Prime Minister is out of b the intensive care un still in hospital. Borisly johnson is an extre good spirits. Taking selfisolation to new heights. Th crew o the International Space station may be in the face safest place to avoid coronavirus. For all of you watching around the globe, welcome. The coronavirus is marching through the American Economy g d causvastation. Another 6. 6illion peopl filed for unemployment last week as all of this is nearly 16,000 americans have now died. Heren new york, the state saw its highest death toll yet. Theeoumber ofe going into hospital is slowing down. Repoer the sound of the sirens has become the sound ofrk new a ceaseless noise, for many a terrifying noise. The city under a form of siege. People here have become scared of amb
U. S. Sanctions are an economic tool which in general terms show access to those named people or entities that pose a threat to u. S. National security. The exercise of u. S. Foreignty policy and National Security over the last decade. A favorite policy tool of this administration in particular. It the topic is also the subject of a report that we cowrote and we are releasing today. We will have seen that as you came in. The report includes findings of ours that came out of the workshop on signaling and deterrence of sanctions fun opdated either foundation. Bridging the gap with which it is succeeded in a leadership role. We have convened with the intenf achieving a better understanding of how the u. S. Administration and congress use sanctions for signaling and deterrence and gnoffer views and specific recommendations for how to improve the signaling and these instruments. Some of you may have seen over the weekend treasury secretary saying sanctions are, and im quoting, quoting, and
The while we begin with breaking news, the chief Prosecutor Says the International Criminal court, colleen con, has announced that hell be applying for multiple arrest warrants for several is really on to mass. Lead is. The list includes is really Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. These really defense minister you have kalonde most politically, that smell honey and her last minute trulia. Yeah, yes. And one con, says, israel has intentionally targeted civilians and gaza have reasonable grounds to believe on the basis of evidence collected and examined by my office. That is really Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu administer of defense. You, ive got a back criminal responsibility for the following International Crimes committed on the territory of the state of palestine from at least the 8th of october 2023. The crimes include starvation of civilians as a method of wolf. I will fully causing great suffering, serious injury to body or health or cruel treatment, also killing or murder, u
Its European Election campaign. The im sorry, richardson, welcome. We begin with a look at freedom of speech on this may the 3rd day the United Nations has declared a World Press Freedom day for its own freedom of speech award. D. W has chosen a reluctant champion from russia. You will be at nevada, nia. She is the widow of alexia vonny, who died earlier this year and a siberian prison his death seen by critics as orchestrated by the russian government. Now now vania shares the award with the russian Anti Corruption foundation, a group that her late husband founded. Ivonya continues to fight against pretends russia of the earlier this year. She costs to ballots in process president ial election at the embassy in berlin. An election where any real position had long been dealt with 5 lot to me put in the following the day of alexi and about in the, in an optic. Okay. No problem and the opposition has been old, but decimated in russia. And the arab parents is usually involved in the its n