A good afternoon from moscow this monday the 14th of september when i was kevin owen here with this live program for you for the next 30 minutes from new sent to moscow 1st rallies again took place throat sunday calling for president alexander looking to resign in the capital 1st off there were brutal clashes between demonstrators and Security Forces at least 400. 00 arrests were made crowds are keeping up the pressure more than a month after the contest election which the one with 80 percent of the vote opposition claims the election was rigged. Up the. 4th. And there are also several counter protests and mills called sunday 2 people voicing their support for president looking schenker and calling for an end to the postelection unrest meantime Alexander Lukashenko himself plans to meet his russian counterpart Vladimir Putin later on monday in the black sea resort of sochi in southern russia is on route now apparently to get late storm from our correspondent if a trinket earlier hey th
Good afternoon, im bob costa, National Political reporter at the Washington Post. Today im joined by ambassador john bolton, President Trumps former National Security adviser, and he is the author of the room where it happened, a white house memoir, ambassador bolton, welcome. Thank you, thanks for having me. Lets begin with the opening of your book. It has a detailed recounting of how you joined the Trump Administration. Why did you join the administration in the first place given what you wrote in the book about the president s behavior who was largely known beforehand . I had the honor to serve in prior republican administrations in state department and Justice Department and i felt that it was a time of great challenge for the United States. I thought that the prior 8 years of the Obama Administration had seen a lot of misguided policies that had weakened our National Security posture and and i hoped i could make a contribution. I was obviously aware of many of the things that had
U. S. House of representatives criticizes donald trump over reports of russian bounties against u. S. Troops in afghanistan. And president calls party faces a setback but its a good night for the greens after a local elections in france. Across the world half a 1000000 people have now died from corona virus and more than 10000000 have been affected a quarter of all those infections and deaths are in the United States which is by far the worst hit country with a sharp spike in infections recorded in southern and western states the u. S. Health secretary is warning time is running out to contain the virus tical hain has the latest. The corona virus is marching through america in Houston Texas hospitals are quickly running out of intensive care beds in florida arizona and texas mobile testing sites are being overrun with people waiting for hours many turned away Health Experts warned this would happen in many of these states mostly republican governors move to reopen businesses stressing
It will be fascinating to see how new york city reopens today. Francine talking about phase two and what exactly you need to know. Weve had quite a lot of debate about masks, whether you have to wear them or not, its interesting to see the difference between new york city and london. In london, there are very few people wearing them but they are obligatory on public transport. Theres a very good use of them at least in manhattan, to get out this week and was extraordinary. You are right, we just heard that from jennifer about her beliefs that a mask has a value. News, riddick a. North and south america accounted for almost two thirds of the new coronavirus cases in the latest report. The death toll in brazil has passed 50,000. Cases across the u. S. Surged. There were a record 4500 cases in california and more than 4000 cases on saturday, also a record. Banking when governor Andrew Bailey has signaled a major shift in a strategy for emergency stimulus. He is stressing the need to reduc
Country relapses its anticovivd lockdown to soon. Mysterious illness affecting dozens of children that might be linked to covid19. Nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic speak out as we Mark International nurses day. Many say they are still not getting the protection they need. I am phil gayle. Welcome to the program. Russia has begun to ease its lockdown display a surge in coronavirus infections. The country has more than 239,000, lacing it behind only the United States. Vladimir putins spokesman was hospitalized with covid19. President putin is going ahead with plans to roll back restrictions across the country. Hard hit moscow has introduced new rules. People have to wear gloves and masks in supermarkets as well as on taxis and transport. No entry without gloves and a mask employees tell people. The minimarket in the center of moscow is sticking to the citys new rules despite a drop in profits. The store can only y let people weararing protective gear shop. We all kno