The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station fr viewers like you. Thank you. Weome to outside source. In the u. , the toughest coronavirus restrictns since lockdown are coming into force. Prime minister Boris Johnson in a few minutes. G the country we will bring you that speech and talk about what it means. In the u. S. , 200,000 people confirmed to have died from coronavirus. Just look at the lives lost and multiply it. The family and since ofbut by community, the loss to our country. Anchor the predent is clear about who he blames. We must hold accountable the nation which unleashedag this onto the world china. Anchor an outspokef critic o the chinese president is being jailed for corruption. He was said to confess, but weo will speak our chinese experts, who say that should not be taken at face value. We will turn to the u. S. Passing 200,000 coronavirus deaths in a few min
Nada this is bbc world news america. Setting out thacroadmap for hment. Each side will get 24 hours to make their case for e dispute over new evidence andss wit remains unresolved. Nobody, nobody will dictate Senate Procedure to the United States senators. Is mcconnell the mcconnell rules seem to be designed by President Trump, for President Trump. Nada for his part b president was far away from the fray,ng addressi Environmental Issues at the World Economic forum in davos. He lashed out. We musreject the polenta perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apalypse. Nada plus, the u. S. Repts the first case of the coronovirus. The number of those effected in china continues climb. For those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. A befo battle, the rules of engagement must be welles blished to ensure fair play. That is what democrats and Donald Trumps defense team havi been a about on the floor of the u. S. Senate today. The yeas are 53, the nay
Towards the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after narrowly beating australia. And at 12. 30, click tests all things audio by paragliding, breaking glass and going to an eltonjohn concert. The conservative Party Conference opens today in manchester, with further assurances from the Prime Minister to deliver brexit. But the Party Conference comes amid growing speculation that opposition parties could table a vote of a no confidence against the government within days as they try to stop a no deal brexit. Mrjohnson has also been defending his use of language in the house of commons during the heated exchanges on wednesday which led to criticism from mps of all parties. I certainly think everybody should calm down. And i certainly think. Including you . I think ive been a model of restraint. But i think everybody should calm down. And i think that its very important. I mean, as i said, there are two. So, you dont regret the use of the word humbug, at all . When an mp is discussing a death thr
Are threatening arctic traditions. Brazils president , jair bolsonaro, has bowed to International Pressure and authorised the armed forces to tackle a Record Number of fires in the amazon forest. In a televised address, he said that wildfires could happen in any country and shouldnt be used as an excuse for international sanctions. The fires are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil. Theyre the most intense in the region for almost a decade, as camilla mota reports from there. The flames in the amazon continue to rage, thousands of fires, almost impossible to control. This is the worlds biggest rainforest and carbon store, home to 20 million people. We travelled to one area on the fringe of the rainforest, where the flames have devoured huge areas. Firefighters in the state of rondonia, one of the most affected by the amazon fires, have been working here for the past two weeks, trying to put out the flames, but resources are an issue here, as its a vas
Cancer and the number of teenagers with the disease is rising. The thames riverboat in which 51 people lost their lives. 30 years on, tributes are paid to those killed in the marchioness disaster. The government has reiterated its insistence that there is no prospect of a brexit deal until the eu agrees to scrap the irish backstop from the current Withdrawal Agreement. The backstop is intended to prevent a hard border on the island of ireland. Speaking earlier this evening, the Prime Minister, whos due to meet european and World Leaders this week, said he would try to persuade brussels to renegotiate the exit terms to get an agreement that would be passed by parliament dont forget why we are doing this. The existing agreementjust does not work for the uk. They have rejected it three times and we cannot have this backstop. So im going to go see him ourfriends and then going to germany and france and i am going to germany and france and i am going to make the point that the backstop is g