Says the president is guilty of the same crimes that landed him in jail Michael Cohen prepares to release a tell all memoir further damage the president. A michael oku welcome to the program at least 90 people have been arrested in hong kong in protest against the governments decision to postpone Elections Police fired pepper balls at prodemocracy campaign protesters are angry that authorities will hold elections to the cities of Legislature Next july instead of this sunday authorities have blamed the virus pandemic for the delay antigovernment protests have been held across hong kong since june last year. And correspondent phoebe kong joins us from hong kong now phoebe hundreds of people are protesting there today against the push phoning of the elections what exactly are they worried about. Im not standing at least lloyd have to tell us to Disperse Protesters hours ago and now some skeptics system now they are and also on the street not leading them like in monsey is that they i dont
Visit our families to come to visit thats the process that you have and its something that we would really appreciate and have people do but the timing on this we felt was not good and so we did make a request for him to do it in a different time. And he raises and demonstrations and mostly peaceful has been taking place in can osha since police shot to black president jacob blake in the back in august. But they too took a turn for the worst last week after 17 year old white man Karl Rittenhouse allegedly killed 2 black lives to protest his and injured a 3rd on monday trump appeared to defend the teenager fueling fears that the president s presence would cause further division in the city and he was trying to get away from them i guess it looks like and he fell and then they very violently attacked him and it was something that were looking at right now and its under investigation but. I guess he was a very big trouble for someone like champus hyping the unrest ahead of the election to
Collect personal d. N. A. And french president of manual mcallen goes back to beirut to tell lebanese politicians to reform within 3 months or face punitive measures from crowds he also offers to host a 2nd aid conference for the stricken nation. Plus. A valve always choose that spot for how much longer as belgians go back to school and for their suffering from corona 15 well find out why so many no longer stick to 10 democrats directions. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump is expected later in the u. S. City of could no show wisconsin despite pleas from regional leaders to stay away. You know she has been the scene of anti racism protests some of that violence following the shooting by police of a black resident jacob lake last month jobs visit comes as tensions rise in a number of cities including portland in the west coast state of oregon. Another nights and another protest in Portland Oregon leftwing antiracism demonstrators have been taking to the s
Africa reopens in schools that despite rising run a virus cases but with many schools lacking even the most basic facilities there are fears they could become breeding grounds for the covert virus. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today u. S. President donald trump has signed an executive order ending hong kongs special trade privileges he also announced sanctions against officials and banks involved in beijings crackdown on civil rights in the territory china has condemned the move and says it will impose sanctions on u. S. Individuals in turn well go live to hong kong after this report. In other escalation of tensions between the u. S. And china. Trump took actions against china in retaliation for its recent moves on hong kong he authorized sanctions on banks and officials involved in imposing a tough new security law that effectively terminates the semi autonomous territories unique status to the side legislation and an executive order to hold china accountable for its oppre
European union. And australia appear to have largely contained its covered 1000 outbreak but now authorities have been forced to order a lockdown for millions of people in the 2nd largest city of melbourne as infections rage out of control. To see one to welcome to the program leave it carry land has defended the controversial new security law that china imposed on the city last week she said it would make hong kong safer by presenting violent protests she also warned citizens not to break the law so the whole government and world makers implement this law and i for one those radicals not to attempt a wild or all crossing the red line because the consequences of breaching this law. Critics fear the know will and freedom of speech in hong kong as phoebe kong reports many activists fear these suppression of dissent will be stepped up. Followed up for years now everyone has joined fellow members of his party on the 1st of july to mark hong kongs handover to chinese troops but everything c