Prime minister a day after the courts ruled against his suspension of parliament. And decision time in mali elections will go ahead despite the kidnapping of an Opposition Leader. And some of hong kongs most prominent prodemocracy figures arrested months old from those mass protests. But into the News New York has recorded its lowest number of corona virus deaths in 2 weeks but the governor is warning cases may not yet have reached their peak 540 people have died in the past day in new york state which is the hardest hit part of the us the number peaked at close to 800 while america has more confirmed cases and deaths in covert 19 than any other country in the world new york state Governor Andrew Cuomo is demanding more testing and says the federal government must do more to help. If it wasnt for the relative context that weve been in this would be devastating news 2000 people coming into the Hospital System or testing positive and if you notice 2000 were not at the peak but this is wh
Found to be sick from current are. So then pressure is mounting on u. S. Governors to ease locked on rules of a coronavirus with protests encouraged by President Trump held in multiple states for the 3rd day in a row hundreds of conservative americans ignored advice on social distancing to join rallies demanding an end to the law donald trump says some states will begin easing restrictions in the coming days texas and vermont well allow certain businesses to open on monday while still requiring appropriate social distancing precautions and i can tell you the governor of texas greg abbott he knows what hes doing hes a great governor knows exactly what hes doing. Montana will begin lifting restrictions on friday ohio north dakota night have advised nonessential businesses to prepare for a phased opening starting may 1st while some states have already started easing shutdown rules including florida take a look at this many flocking to beaches in jacksonville as they reopened on friday the
New york stats state we have full Team Coverage stooefr steve is all over the unprecedented action the package has hit some snags what is the latest the out come is looking like the same one we got last night with democrats not signing onto advance the 1. 6 plus trillion dollar stimulus package. We have a vote right now of 4442. 44 yays. 42 nays. You need 60 votes to pass it its difficult with five in swe selfquarantine. Bernie sanders not voted last night. He was following this from afar and following this in negotiations from there. Senator Chuck Schumer said today this vote is meaningless the package is done. The real work is happening behind closed doors. To that end he said that work is very, very close to producing a deal that inif he canned some optimism into the market but he is making clear hes not authorized democrats to back this move to advance the vote as it stands. We know cabinet members have been meeting to reach a compromise slow and steady progress is what they are ca
Nation and world. We praise you that your plans succeed and your precepts are sure. Lord, you know our thoughts before we think them. Encourage our lawmakers to do your will. Give them the wisdom to totally depend upon your unfailing love, remembering that unless you help them they labor in vain. Lord, when doubts fill their minds, provide them with the renewed hope in the ultimate triumph of your purposes. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa is recognized. Mr. Grassley i would like to have one minute for morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley thirty years ago today, the freely elected parliament of lithuania declared the restorati
Memorial services are being held across asia to commemorate one of the deadliest natural disasters the tsunami that hit the indian ocean the day after christmas in 2004 killed more than 200000 people 15 years on we meet one woman who lost almost her entire family. And its one of the rarest nature is the rarest spectacles a ring of fire blazes across the sky in the middle east and asia will have everything you need to know about the last Solar Eclipse of to keep. Playing. Thank you so much for your company on leyla the rock we begin this broadcasts in india the Worlds Largest democracy is in the grip of widespread. Protests as a result of the new bill there grants amnesty to undocumented migrants from 3 neighboring countries provided that theyre not muslim well and yes Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was a way to bring refugees out of the shadows but his proposed path to citizenship has provoked outrage across the nation at least 25 people have been killed in protests against what