[bell] street asmmet on all investors panic about the pandemics devastating economic impact. The pandemic is putting millions out of work, as shops and restaurant close around the world. Stocks plummet on wall street. Hello. Countries across the world are wrapping up the response to the coronavirus epidemic. The french president has cleared were on the up break and is borders from 11 gmt on tuesday. The eu as a whole is considering banning all but essential travel. The British Government which has been under pressure to toughen its approach is asking britains to avoid nonessential travel and pubs, clubs and theaters. This President Donald Trump has issued similar advice and urging no social gatherings higher than 10 people. This comes as the head of the World Health Organization implores governments to test far more people with suspected cases of covid19. The mounting concerned that the pandemic will cause a global recession. Another toward day on the market. Stock markets plunged arou
Amy europe is the epicenter of the coronavirus. Spain has now thehe second most cases in europe following italy. Spspain had more than 2000 new cases in the last 24 hours and hasnumber of deaths doubled. We will go to madrid for an update. In San Francisco takes the most severe measures in the United States in response to covid19, telling its 7 million residents to shelter i in place. We will go inside the bay area same quinton state prison where two prison blacks are under partial quarantine. We will speak with incarcerated journalist j Juan Moreno Haines. We are well awaware of whatas happening outside the walls abstain quinton, so now when w w house,is coronavirus and worldwide, there is a natural anxiety that exists over here about what is going to happen to us when the public brings this illness to us. Amy with 2. 3 Million People locked in u. S. Prisons and jails, the u. S. Has the largest proportional prison population in the world. Then to seattle to meet a 17yearold boy behind
Amy europe is the epicenter of the coronavirus. Spain has now thehe second most cases in europe following italy. Spspain had more than 2000 new cases in the last 24 hours and hasnumber of deaths doubled. We will go to madrid for an update. In San Francisco takes the most severe measures in the United States in response to covid19, telling its 7 million residents to shelter inn place. We will go inside the bay area same quinton state prison where two prison blacks are under partial quarantine. We will speak with incarcerated journalist juauan moreno haines. We are well awarere of whas happening outside the walls abstain quinton, so now when wee house,is coronavirus and worldwide, there is a natural anxiety that exists over here about what is going to happen to us when the public brings this illness to us. Amy with 2. 3 Million People locked in u. S. Prisons and jails, the u. S. Has the largest proportional prison population in the world. Then to seattle to meet a 17yearold boy behind a
Americas opioid epidemic. Thats all coming up on outside source. Theyve done so by paying fines of well over 200 million. Here we have it, published in the last hour. The British Government has just published its eu Withdrawal Agreement bill, ten days before brexit is supposed to happen. The bill is 110 pages long. Mps have to read it quickly. They are being asked to approve it and vote on it in the coming days. If mps approve it, brexit on 31st of october becomes much more likely. Not certain, because it has to be ratified by the European Parliament as well. But, and its a big but, we dont know if parliament will support it whenever the vote happens. We dont know if parliament will resist the very tight timetable its been given. And we also dont know if parliament will support amendments that would effectively wreck the deal. This is tim shipman of the sunday times saying the withdrawal bill, let battle commence. This person at the Huffington Post says, a bit of history, the bill gets
Leleaders at the u. N. Climate action summit, but the Worlds Largest Greenhouse Gas emitters make few new commitments to address the climate crisis. President trump attended the summit for just 14 minutes. We speak to the prizewinning writer Tanehisi Coates about slavery, the power of memory, and reparations. His first novel is out today. The water dancer is the story of hiram maker, enslaved after nemec and the son of a slave master and the child of a woman w who that slave master intern sold out. In 1861laved people wanted freedom. Amy Tanehisi Coates on the water dancer. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The u. N. Climate action summit kicked off in new york monday with World Leaders calling for action to prevent apocalyptic Climate Change. U. N. Secretary general Antonio Guterres said his generation had failed in its responsibility to protect our planet. 16yearold swedish climate activist Greta Thun