And on a mission to search for signs of life in space because mars rover blasts off in florida heading for the bridge. So theres more proof of the devastating impact of the pandemic on the United States on wednesday one person died nearly every minute from cave 19 and its seeing its worst financial slump since the 940 s. Its economy has shrunk at the fastest pace on record it is down 9 and a half percent between april and june in the past week another 1400000 people applied for jobless benefits at the same time europes biggest economy thats germany has plunged into recession shrinking by record 10 percent the pandemics wiped out nearly a decade of growth and now u. S. President on trump news talked of the strength of his countrys economy is asking whether novembers election should be postponed ok lets get more on that in a moment from our White House Correspondent can we hug it but 1st to gabriel as i know whos standing by for us in new york at 1st up those figures there very broad num
Suspected russian mercenaries are detained in baton rouge accused of trying to disrupt an upcoming vote. And we have major sports news stories today including criminal proceedings in switzerland against the fee for president a deadline for russia to avoid exclusion from takes and Saudi Arabian investors out of their bid to buy Newcastle United after months of premier league scrutiny. That it swept across the United States killing tens of thousands of people and now the devastating effects of coronavirus on the economy is becoming clear the United States is just recorded at shoppers downturn since the 940 s. And admitted all president dollar trump is floating the idea of pushing back novembers election is often talks of the economys strength but between april and june. Its shrunk at the fastest pace on record that is down 9 and a half percent in the past week another 1400000 people applying for jobless benefits his response to the pandemic is expected to be a key election issue the us h
Of while building a war mexicos president meets donald trump at the white house. Thank you for joining us we begin the program with some breaking news the Prime Minister of ivory coast amadou gone coulibaly has died at the age of 61 the president says the nation is in mourning bally was taken to hospital after he fainted during a Cabinet Meeting he had to return to ivory coast last week after a prolonged stay in france for a heart exam lets speak to nicholas talk to now who is in senegal a force as some of us 1st of all what else do we know of around what happened. Well the death was Just Announced moments ago but it happened around midday today he was just before he went into the company bidding he went on twitter to say that hes back into the country and hes back in action and on twitter hes working for the decades to come and for the future generation really setting the tone that he will be the next president ial candidate for the upcoming election in the vendor in iraq. Coast just
Contained measures are exposing Police Brutality in argentina. And the painstaking process of restoring the acropolis in athens as the greek government renews its call the britain to return to its ancient traditions. A long serving politician who stood alongside Martin Luther king jr as a pioneer of Americas Civil Rights Movement has made a symbolic final journey 55 years ago john lewis was knocked down and beaten unconscious on the atman pettus bridge in alabama for demanding black people begin the right to vote his body has now been taken across that same bridge in selma one last time as part of 6 days of ceremonies to remember the 80 year old who died of pancreatic cancer now disease and he gallagher is following all of this from miami in florida for us addie just explain the significance of this moment today. Well john lewis was more than an icon he was a giant in the Civil Rights Movement his casket slowly going across the Edmund Pettus bridge today peacefully but remember back in
A warning the disruption caused by the coded 19 pandemic could lead to double the number of malaria related deaths in africa this year. And the painstaking process of restoring the acropolis in athens says the greek government renews its call for britain to return to its ancient traditions. And sport the west indies are fighting to avoid defeat in the deciding task match against england stuart broad taking 8 wickets in the match so far and closing in on a series victory. A powerful politician who stood alongside Martin Luther king jr as a civil rights pioneer in the u. S. Has made a symbolic final judie 55 years ago john lewis was knocked down and beaten unconscious on a bridge in alabama for demanding that black people be given the right to vote his. Bodies been taken across that bridge in selma one last time its part of 6 days of ceremonies to remember the 80 year old who died after battling pancreatic cancer lewis was one of the socalled big 6 of the Civil Rights Movement led by Lut