a sharp departure in the u.k. government boris johnson s most powerful minister suddenly resigned. and i m piece him to the school to organizers of the. olympics say fears of the coronavirus won t delay the games and as he waits to confirm the limbic place bron james powers the lakers into a commanding lead going into the all-star break. we start this new china where there s been a huge surge in the number of corona virus cases across the country more than 15000 new cases were confirmed on wednesday alone up from just 1600 the day before chinese authorities say the testing criteria has been changed 254 more deaths have been recorded bringing the total now to nearly 1404 officials. in who bay province the epicenter of the virus have been sacked over their handling of the outbreak that includes the province s communist party chief jan charlie young more than 60000 people in 26 countries about infected japan has reported its 1st death a woman with no record of traveling to china
fighting yemen says that it s beginning to try those accused of human rights violations but gives no details of the process. i marry and london with the top stories from europe including drama on downing street person s finance minister in a shock resignation just weeks before the budget. and. organizers of the. olympics say they are not considering canceling or postponing the upcoming games because of the corona virus. the world health organization says the corona virus outbreak is not spreading dramatically outside china the assessment came as 15000 new cases were confirmed in china on wednesday the sharp rise said to be because of a change in the testing criteria w.h.o. says the rise in cases needs to be considered in context. we must take all numbers into account we must look at all numbers seriously we also must try and interpret what those numbers mean and not react directly to the number itself the number of countries reporting cases has still not changed and outside o
to the region and the world without boring everyone about the flaws in the iran nuclear agreement, i thought it was a bad deal. it gave the ayatollah and his hedge men a bunch henchmen money without having to change their behavior. it was tied to their nuclear program, nothing to do with their missile program or their being the largest state sponsor of terrorism. now now you see iran is acting out since this agreement was signed. they have been involved in operations in yemen, lebanon, throughout the entire region. they have captured american sailors on the high seas and humiliated them. their efforts in lebanon put israel s very existence at risk by flooding lebanon with weapons that can be used to destroy our friends in israel. they re the largest state sponsor of terrorism. i applaud the president for standing up to the iranians. they have attacked the largest oil field in the world in saudi arabia. they have attacked international shipping in the straits of hormuz, and
the accountability project is going to start. they are going to be in prison. a corrupt retribution scheme in plain sight. you have to get in the game republicans. starting every investigation they need to right now. tonight, new reporting on maga s very public payback campaign. it is a terrible path they are leading us to and it is very possible that this could have to happen to them. and donald trump is openly signaling russia to help himself get elected again. russia if you are listening, the president of russia will do that for me and i don t believe he will do that for anyone else. plus, judge cannon s wild move to disrupt the documents trial and another installment of our series, are you better off than you were four years ago? president trump posing for pictures, holding up a bible without explanation. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i am chris hayes. tonight s top story, multiple current and former u.s. officials includi
closeups? and the lion king effect. the circle of life. coming full circle. our journey to africa with the cast of the broadway hit. witnessing how the show is giving back, transforming lives of those in need, and inspiring hope for the next generation. here now, byron pitts. good evening. thank you for joining us. hollywood is taking the good fight to washington. celeities banning together, getting arrested in the battle against climate change. now leading the charge is actress and long-time activist, jane fonda. here s abc s deborah roberts. this is what democracy looks like! reporter: jane fonda, still pushing boundaries. we are all here today because we know what lies ahead. reporter: lately, a fixture on capitol hill, sounding the alarm on climate change. shut it down! reporter: bringing together average folks along with activists like gloria steinem and joaquin phoenix and roseannena arquette. fonda s voice now a part of a growing chorus of celebrities c