Advisor morning that the covert infection rate here is still too high, as the daily number of new cases remains above 20000. And thats despite the early 3 weeks of a partial lockdown. Im, off, its good to have you with us u. S. , secretary of state mike pump a, who was in the middle east on a trip thats seen significant breaks with established u. S. Foreign policy. For starters, he became the 1st us secretary of state to visit a jewish settlement in the occupied west bank and occupation, still not recognized by much of the international community. Then in the afternoon, he stopped in the israeli held go on high say disputed area that israel annexed from syria back in 1967, syria has condemned the visit, calling it a provocative act. Its a 1st for israeli american relations. And a parting gift from americas outgoing top diplomat, mike pump a was a visit to the golan heights, makes him the 1st u. S. Secretary of state to visit the disputed territory. Since israel sees the region in 1967,
I think, runs fine on you tube out of all the corona virus cases in the world, one out of every 5 years in the united states. Despite hard lessons in the spring and restrictions over the summer infections, a still rising, new York City Schools are closing today and students will be learning from home. We have to do more to fight back this 2nd wave. So the state has made very clear additional restrictions are coming or putting more stringent measures in place, so we can get schools back up and running soon that we can protect new yorkers across the border. So why use the u. S. An economic powerhouse struggling more than any other country in the world . Total cases in the us of past 11000000 of the 250000 have died. And a growing number of americans are uninsured. Is the fault of outgoing president , donald trump, and can incoming President Joe Biden clean up the mess . A correspondent company in the chinmoy reports is on the border with mexico. But no one is talking about the wall anymo
To get jones and berlin. Good to have you with us. And were starting with news from china, which says it has given 2100000000 dollars worth of debt relief to developing countries as part of its trillion dollar belt and road initiative. China has financed Large Infrastructure Projects throughout africa. That critics say have left many poor countries overloaded with debt. Its been called the railway to nowhere. Kenya celebrated the opening of this train connecting its capital nairobi, and the port city, mombasa, in 2017, built in finance for a china. It has now become a symbol of the controversy over chinas presence across the continent. China has loaned over 100000000000. 00 to african countries as part of its transcontinental infrastructure program, known as the bolton road initiative. Many african countries were already crippled under the weight of the money they owe china for projects like the money losing kenyan railway. Now the coronavirus pandemic has made it nearly impossible for
The debate on the freedom of expression was 2 weeks ago friends of the beheading of a teacher near paris shown his class caricature of the prophet mohammed. And in other news as the curve of 90 pandemic wreaks havoc on europes already Strained Health care systems the blogs leaders scramble for their response. They watching our National Thanks for joining us. In france which is once again trying to come to terms with tragedy struck on thursday morning in the city of nice when a nice man rampage through a Church Killing 3 and leaving several others injured president a man youre micron has described it as an islamist terror attack. It was relief but in this new tragedy today you see victims of islamofascism repeatedly denounced. Physical descended. Upon for the siren of the firemen the Police Arrived quickly since really quick bikers and everything that followed then they set up a Security System i went down with my scooter and i sold the guy come in take refuge in the cathedral afterward
Europe say theyve been subjected to abuse by croatian authorities. And more fighting in armenia and azerbaijan disputed region theyre accusing each other of shelling residential areas. Has summoned the u. S. Ambassador after president dollars from suggested that egypt might blow up its grand running souls down the 4500000000. 00 project is aimed at putting millions of ethiopians out of poverty but its been a source of contention with egypt and sudan for years the home of vaal has more. I want to just congratulate all the words of pride off to brokering an agreement between sudan and israel to normalize ties but president Donald Trumps next to mark suggested a new conflict in the media east africa region its a very dangerous situation because you. It is not going to be able to live that way and theyll end up blowing up to them and i said they said loud and clear their block that them and they have to do something because they couldve stopped addition or started long before starting as i