The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from katty im katty kay in washington and this is bbc world news america. A potential rescue operation is underway in lebanon amid reports that a person could still be alive in the rubble after last monthsru blast. Ia rejects accusations that it was behind the poisoningf o opposition politician Alexey Navalny and has warned others against jumping to hasty conclusions. Joe biden travels toha k wisconsin, to meet with the family of jacob blake, and spoke mr. Blake himself by telephone. In the literary race begins. We look at how the pandemic made it a tougher competition to become a christmas bestseller. Welcome to wor news america. Rescue workeni in lebanon t are searching for a possible survivor from the port beast iut that devastated the city a month ago. A sniffer dog arted rescuers in the rubble of a collapsed building and the Beirut Fire Department said pulse has been detected, although the likelihood of anyone surving for four weeks is incredibly low. Our International Correspondent is there enjoins me now from beirut it sounds almost unbelievable. What are they saying and wha do they think is going on . Reporter theres a few yhings to bri up to date on, i dont know if youll be able to see or get a sense hide me of the quitengry scenes that are developing now. We had a search taking place throughout the day he led by a chilean reue team that came in last nighte. Th sniffer dog happen to pass by down this street. They were not do to be workin here, but the dog alerted them to the presence of what they thought was a dead body. They came back this morning to begin to look for signs of life. Early in the date they used very sensitive scanning equipment which they said could detect a human breath. Y during the morning tid they had detected 18 breaths. Of course thatas extraordinary news here and it generated a flood opeople coming down to the area. Perhapswere daring to hope that might be a survivor. We were here during the day when the rescue teams paused called for a stop several times, told us all to switch off our mobile phone so the signain wouldnrfere with their work. And they stood in complete silence. Fny o the local people around us were praying there would be good news. They detected that breath a second time, they told us, and never sendg teams into the building in small groups, groups of seven, so there wasnt too mu stress on the rubble. But about an hour and a half to puley suddenly had out the searchers. They were afraid that an entire anll was going to come dow that more lives would be lost. At thatns stage, chil left and there was angert on the str from some local people who came and said you cannot stop searching if there is any possibility that someone is left in there ave. In the last halfhour some local people scale the top of that rubble,ed very illequi trying to do some work with their bare hands, but they have been persuaded to come back down. As of tonight, we dont know if there is a survivor under that rubble. Katty do we know its a building that might have contained food, water, something that cld possibly have kept somebody alive that long . Reporter one ofhe most extraordinary things about this location, and ive been in beirut my ll for about 10 days, ive walked up and down it is a central thoroughfare in a very busy popular area, this is a place thatl is f of shops, cafes, bars and residential buildings. Several people have been saying today, even if it is only a dead body that is recovered from that building, how uld it be the case that in such a prominent location, the rule was not properly cared or checked for a period of 30 days . This is an area that so many rescue teams, so many journalists ourselves have walked up and down, and it is certainly a very distressing idea to imagine there couldve possibly been somebody alive in there, as this is an area that shouldve been thoroughly checked and much sooner than today. Katty clearly a very volatile and emotional situation in beirut tonight. Thank you very much forus joinig heir life from lebanon. Russiate has rejaccusations that its responsible for pooning one of president putins critics. There have been calls for a full investigation after germany says it has proof that mr. Naval had been poisoned with the nerve agent. He is still in the hospital in coma. Repo moscow is under growing International Pressure to answer one question, who ordered an attack on the kremlins most vocal critic with the chemical nerve agent . Alexei n halnyas been a thorn in president putin side r a number of years. Ntandorruption campaigner who claims that russia leaders are thieves. Last month he fell ill. He was airlifted to a hospital in b glin. The germernment now believes he had been poisoned ewith the s type of nerve agent used against a former russian spy and his daughter, suggesting the russian state may be involved. How es russia respond to that . There are no facts thers no evidence, says the Foreign Ministry spokesperson on russian tv. Itpa an information cn against moscow. And today, the kremlin had this message for its critics. Dont rush to blame us or put russia. Tions on we are not to blame. The troub is, under vladimi putin, the kremlin always says s not to blame, even when the evidence suggests it is,he and International Community is losing patience. An the rusreally dont care. Sanctions dont seem to mean an awful lot to the russians. I think what we must do is carry on with sanctions, particularly ornancial once, if russias key oligarchs and surs start losing their money, i expect that will m probably lee to a solution than anything else. Some kremlin f calling on germany to send a strong message to moscow. The problem is, much of europe relies on russian energy. Meanwhile, Alexei Navalny remains hospital. Condition in wexpect mosco to continue to but if he wa, attacked with a chemical weapon, the questions for the kremlin wont be going away. Steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscy . Ka still a lot of questions and a need for an investigation, unlikely to happen inside russia itself. We are writing also for the Trump Administration to weigh in on this case. Here in the u. S. , joe biden has visited the city of kenosha, wisconsin, which was the focus of violent unrest last month after police shot an unarmed black man, jacob blake. The democtic mr. Biden spoke to blake himself by phone. This report from our north american correspondent contains footage that some viewertrmay find dsing. A rare trip in for joe biden, an indication of justow important this has become in this election campaign. Donald trump knows it and haso already been tnosha, where he focused on cdemning writing and lawlessness. Joeid b criticize the president for stoking troubles. Ionly hides. When seone in authority raise oxygen into that rock, it legitimizes those folks to come out. Unlike president trump, joe biden met with the family of jacob blake. It was his shooting by Police Officer that started this. There were also the nephews of george floyd. Our prayers are for kenosha. Meet them and thank them for the families work since their uncles killing by a Police Officer knelt on his neck. A loss that is still cleay very wrong very raw. George floyds family told me the most impor important thing now is to vote against donald trump. This is what is going to happen. We need to get out there and vote him out. From our city officials, locals, poli officers, everybody, if youre not with this movement, you need to go. Reporter all this comes as newly released Police Video Shows yet another disturbing case. Daniel proved was havinglt a mental hepisode when heicers handcuffed him and stopped breathing and died several days later. I placed a phone call that my brother needed help. Not for my brother to get lynched. Repoer donald trump and joe biden have now laid out the very different stances on race. It depends on which side of this deeply divided country you find yourself. Katty anothereo v and more anger in america this week. The british gernment launched Media Campaign to try to get people to return to the office after as part of a broader effort to get the british economy going after the covid lockdowns. The virus revolutionized work from homeen mov previewed back in 1981, only 1. 5 of employees in the u. K. Work from ho 2019, the number had grown just, a o 4. 7 . Even then, it was ait rwith the exception and not the rule. The thin covid19 hit us all, and lockdowns came into, for and the number skyrocketed. In april of this year, 43 of the people in britain were working from home. Having had a taste of life outside the office p, ple ready to head back in . Hereo t discuss it is a professor from Cardiff University who report on just this topic. Thank you very much for joining me. People seem to like working from home. The British Government wants them to go back into offices. Are they going to listen . Absolutely. The fact that it has risen eight full within a matter of weeks, this is a massive change. In terms of whether people like it or not, striking aspect of our fsearch is that nine out 10 employees who worked at home during the lockdown say they would like to continue working after restrictions are lifd. Around one into employees want to work at home 1 in 2. There is aploncern from ees, you can see them in that kind of thing. Ut asked people a the productivity, whether they are hour, less, or more. Same per a striking point there is around 70 said that when they worked at home, they are able to reduce more or the se as when they didnt work at home. A phenomenal percentage. Katty it has been a real social revolutionhas in it . Forears and years, particularly women have tried to push their employers to allow theme o work from hst a little bit, because of childcare issues now along comes covid and it happens in one fell swoop. Is this revolution then here to stay . I think it is here to stay, absolutely. The figures i just qted of in terms of people wanting to remain working at homere quite astounding. Putting th together with productivity findings suggest that from an employers point of view, it makes business sense to carryop on letting work at home. When you look at productivit of those who say they want to work at home, there areven higher. Let them continue to work at home. To some extent its a little misplaced in terms of the economics of working at home. We are now in a new world whe working at home is much more commonplace and accepted. Katty what about the knock on effects of the economy . People are not going to offices, inre not spending money ffee shops and garages and lunch places, so those businesses are going to be absolutely. Is. I think really thats why weve seen a lot of activity to get people back into offices, because the footfall has fallen through the floor in terms of city centers and high streets. Withou them weve seen many businesses in the u. K. Serve that kind of clientele having o what is going on here is a reaction to the city center and high street effect payment not necessarily the economics of workinee at home thatto point in the direction that it will continue. Katty professor, thank you very much for joining us therefrom cardf. It is an argument tt mothers have been making for a very long time that we can work from home and be just as productive. Iteems to have taken a pandemic to get employers to listen to us. Facebook has said it will block new political advertisements in the u. S. During the week before the president ial election in november. Is part of a series ofeasures aimed at reducing misinformation and interference. The company said i will act against posts that try to persuade people from voting. The social network said that after the vote it would quash attempts by candidates to claim false victories. France has unveiled a multib suspend its white spend its way out of the coronavirus crisis. Much of the o foc the spinning will ben infrastructure and technology to address climate cnge. The french Prime Minister said it was better to deep into austerity and unemployment. For bbc world news erica. Still to come on the program, south korea has imposed in your lockdown on its capital. My experts suspect some of the countries chures may have rsened the latest outbreak. A ship carrying nearly 6000 cattle and more than 4 crew is gone missing off the coast of japan. Cot guards have rescue just one seaman as efforts are hampered to rescue others. Reporter more detailsbo what happened to the cargo ship missingt we heard from the only crewmember to be rescued, a filipino crewmember, a 45yearold chief officer speaking to the Japanese Coast Guard after his rescue. He said one of the sps engin had failed before the cargo ship hit a wave and capsize. He said the crewmembers were ruined to wear lifejackets and he himlf put on h light jacket and jumped into the water. He did not see any of the crewmembers. The search contenders or others who were aboard the ship continues or others who were aboard the ship. Katty south korea has been praised for its efforts to contain the coronavirus, but it in the capital city after aown surge in cases. Experts say the situation is beg made worseev by extreme gelical churches who have convinced many of their followers that part of a government conspiracy. Reporter to his followers, he is an altright rockstar. To others, this pastor and his church pose the biggest coronavirus threat this country has faced. Thousands of new cases have now been confirmed, many of them conservative churches. Some worshipers, many of them elderly, or refusing to be tested. They believe thean virus was d in the church by a government determined to silence them. I put it to this young follower that he is risking lives by failing to get a test. Why are you not bei tested for covid19 after being at the rally . The purpose of this is to track down all the christians or other people who avo raising theie against the government. They have done nothing like this before. Reporter its proving a huge challenge for this countries virus hunters. Usually th can trace a thousand people our using mobile technology. But hundreds are refus qg to go intorantine. As casesas inc souls usually neon lit social life has been forced to go silent. It almost feels like a curfew because within the space o just busy, sometimes boisterouslly streets have come to a stdstill. Business is down by 90 . It feels like the whole world is falling apart. Porter these Church Members once faced the wrath of the south korean people. They belong to a sect blamed for the countries early are as outbreak. They are now donating bud plasma as one religious g seeks redemption, another remains fit, threatening the countrys wellpublicized success in fighting the katty they call it super thursday, th unofficial start of the literary race to see which books will be best sellers christmas time. This year the field is even more crowded, since many publishers delayed release is the pandemic. Something almost ghostly in the name she had become known by. She was described as an angel. Its one of thousands of new books being published this autumn, in a seriesf socalled super thursdays, the publishers release novels, memoirs and biographies en masse of at least one becoming a big hit. Nk i theres been an element of that in publishing, because no one is makingri the t aesthetic judgments about what is really, really good and what isnt good. I think theres a lot of i cardi. A lot of mediocrity. To sift among and curate and read. There have been many novels where the author has not been expecting success. Ruth jones made her name as the cowriter of gavin and stacy. Before becoming a bestselling orauthwhose second novel was one of the many Books Publishers chose to delay thi sprg due to covid. It now joins the mass ranks of todays super thursday. I think its glorious that so many people are producing so much stuff to read, because for mei think reading is a transporting experience. Its just the best place to escape, into a novel. Heecame the first black woman to win this year. E last highlighting what many have seen as a lack of diversity in publishing, and possibly also a turning point. If that is the case, this new publishing cpany has been s up to make sure it is a permanent change. Whate found is, theres been almost like a cycle that happens, especially in literature, where suddenlyt is in to have these exotic books. Ali think what the world who approach diversity not as a online sales help the i publishiustry to whether the covid storm. Now to try something new. Katty good to hear people are reading books in thisime. Before we go, what child hasnt fantize about being lifted high in the air by simple balloon . . . Pure fantasy, right wl, perhaps not. Illusionist david blaine has flown 25,000 feet across the arizona desert, holding onto helium balloons. Why . Oty he is known for mindbending stunts that often see him pushing his body to the limit. At one pointuring that extraordinary voyage, he had to put on an oxygen mask because of the altitude. The stunt lasted about 30 minutes and ended when he dropped from the narrator funding for this presentation of this program is provided by. Language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. Raymond james. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. 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