A collapsing currency and surging food prices. Now the tally of corona virus infections across the world has now passed 3000000. 00 and with it has come a warning from the World Health Organization and says the effort to stop the spread is having an impact on the fight against other diseases and that millions of children are missing out on vital vaccinations for other Infectious Diseases every year more than 116000000. 00 in funds are vaccinated or 86 percent of all children born globally but there are still more than 13000000 children around the world who miss out on work solution we know that the number will increase because of course read mine too. Already polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold and in some countries routine Immunization Services are being scaled buck or shut down well as european nations begin to ease their lock downs the w. H. O. Has repeated its call that they must track and trace all suspected coronavirus cases that warning came as italy announced a phased reopening of its economy but the u. K. Says its too soon to relax any measures and he would takes a look at the situation across europe britains Prime Minister back at work after recovering from coronavirus with a warning that there will be no letup in the lockdown yet i can see the long term consequences of looked done as clearly as anyone and so yes i entirely share your agency its the governments urgency. And yet we must also recognize the risk of a 2nd spike more than 21000 people have now died from corona virus in newquay hospitals and one of the worlds worst outbreaks the government has announced that the families of National Health workers who died from corona virus tearing this crisis will receive a 75000. 00 payout the number of tests being offered in the u. K. Is being expanded but the government has faced criticism for the slow rollout of mass testing and there are growing prostrations and questions even within Boris Johnsons own party about how soon the economy can reopen italy has set a date to start easing its lockdown the longest in europe factories and Building Sites can reopen next week bars and restaurants cant fully reopen in june while schools will stay shut until september. And many parts of europe are grappling with the impact of this crisis. There is anger in some of princes poorest suburbs the lock down and restrictions on movement in communities where people often live in cramped conditions has led to an arrest the police have been accused of being heavy handed in their approach racial slurs were allegedly used to mock a man trying to escape arrest last week. That we. Was going you know all are against you but it seems like france is against. You know it is you know so its difficult because people are suffering from there is suffering from. Economy and social impacts there is optimism in some parts of europe but the worst of this crisis may be over but the still no unified approach in how to keep safe Going Forward in most parts of germany people have to wear face masks in shops and on public transport. Both west some families all seeing one another for the 1st time in weeks albeit through the glass put together all the fame emma he would is there a. Whole u. S. President on a trump is back to holding Coronavirus Briefings after missing the weekend amid a storm of criticism suggesting that disinfectants could be injected as a coronavirus remedy hes unveiled new plans to help states ramp up their Testing Capacity and while he has repeatedly claimed that testing is on track regional figures and many state governors would suggest otherwise today were releasing Additional Guidance on testing to inform the states as they develop their plans for a phased and very safe reopening or blueprint describes how states you dont lock their full capacity expand the number of testing platforms establish Monitoring Systems to detect local outbreaks and conduct Contact TracingWhite House Correspondent can to help that now joins us live from washington d. C. Kimberly we did heres some ambitious numbers being thrown around today by the president when it comes to testing how realistic is all of that. But well certainly this is an aspirational goal but one that is necessary if the u. S. President is to reopen the economy as hes hoping will happen now what this was was a couple of things in terms of this Rose Garden Press Conference not only was it an opportunity for u. S. President to announce a blueprint or guidance for the states to reopen their economies using expanded testing in utilizing their capacity but it was also an opportunity for the u. S. President to grab hold of the narrative that has really spiraled out of control for him in the last couple of days you mentioned at the start of the segment that disasters Public Relations briefing that happened late last week when the u. S. President suggested injecting disinfectant or even shining u. V. Light might be a way to eradicate cope with 19 in the human body will since then the president was not really heard from him and he has been criticized repeatedly for those comments so this was a chance for the president to try to get control of the message to get ahead of it and well he did release this blueprint it was also an opportunity for him to push back on that mistake that many say the president made in giving information that was of a Public Health nature even though he has no qualifications in fact in the Rose Garden Press Conference the president was asked directly if he felt responsible for any potential deaths of someone were to follow that advice the president saying i take no responsibility i cant imagine why the president was also asked in this press conference about whether or not he following on the heels of germany might take punitive action against china for the fact that this was originated in china but of course has now spread into a Global Pandemic the u. S. President saying that in fact this is something thats under investigation and that in fact there is a plan to hold china accountable for a figure my. Much larger than the one being pursued by germany but the bottom line in all of this well there was Important Information about testing and the states reopening theres no question this was an attempt by the president to push back on criticism he has been enduring and lashing out at the media over social media for a number of days. White house correspondent thank you very much kimberly lets dig into this National Mall with john f. And hes a democratic strategist and also a former Democratic NationalCommittee CommitteeCommunications Direct and he now joins us via skype from washington d. C. John as weve been hearing there we did see around the different president trying to day attempting to be back on message trying to harness that narrative turning it back to the economy he is clearly trying to draw a line under the p. R. Disaster of last week did it work. I dont think its good not surprising to see him back at it because he certainly wouldnt have left it where he left it last week where to start with simply because that he got off the hook that after his appearance us we were he suggested in just being some sort of Household Cleaning Products where he was widely not only criticized lets be clear he was last asked all over america and everybody was completely appalled that essentially he would have left the stage because he had done a tour with so we had to make this up again he brought with him most of the press is Corporate Executives to do some talking and 3 so that there wasnt a lot of news coming out of this particular event he clearly wants to put the last week behind him and he wants to still hold center stage but he doesnt have a lot of wonderful news to report hes talking about testing which were all glad to hear him say he sort of hearkening back you know theres a lot of high stock market numbers low unemployment numbers even though a lot of americans were economically struggle for sleep and not circumstance but he he is out there because you know not be out there but he doesnt have good news for us well john as we were just saying there was campaigning this was offensive me about ramping up testing but this was also candy a plenty and to trying to press to open up states economies and even schools again and all of that would presumably pay very well to his base. Yeah there are certainly a lot of people out there hes been very visible who are encouraging if you look at the polling americans very much want to use these fires where they venture back out to the economy now many are coming under increasing pressure because the polls are coming due and the federal response here that the financial weve been offered to people is not nearly as comprehensive as it has been in some other countries so a lot of people just need to pay their rent and so theyre desperate for something and they may not expect very much from the federal governments about wishing them to want to go back out as well but the polls are still there is very very high up there like a large majority somewhere between 79 percent of americans say and how you ask the question want to stay home and still is safe with him at all since its well i say trouble so i didnt miss the opportunity today to take a dig at nancy pelosi saying she was dancing in chinatown in february when the current a virus epidemic was was beginning how does all of this play out when it comes to policy politics. Yeah its a great question because obviously democrats want to criticize the president and highlight all of the failings and missed opportunities to contain this epidemic from several months ago and on the other hand of course drunk trump wants to say you know well look at the other guy right and what what we see is that right now americans are terrified for their health theyre terrified for their finances and they really arent in the mood to hear from either party who you know 40 figures back and forth so he of course has trouble being restrained some democrats have trouble being restrained as well but for the most part americans are hoping that somebody in washington is going to show you stop pointing fingers and show some leadership well speaking of pointing fingers saying Something Else he mentioned today that might play well to his supporters blaming china so trying to day again saying that china should have stopped the car and a virus at seoul said that serious investigations are taking place and presumably john this is a narrative will be hearing throughout this election year. Its a very interesting case and especially because there are some early ads that dont want to put out there saying oh joe biden is going to suck up to china and china is behind this virus and trying to deflect blame in that direction on the other hand when you tell the story of what donald trump was doing in the 1st months of this epidemic which by and has also been able to do an ad which is basically treating them with kid gloves not insisting that american medical experts go into china to see what was going on mostly because trump didnt want to upset the chinese regime because they had a nice trade deal coming that he thought would be good for you and so when people see bad in response theyre pretty appalled so i dont know that thats a Winning Strategy for him and he can certainly use it with his base but in the end i think hes going to get worse and of that for john f. And to that democratic strategist joining us from washington d. C. Great take you inside and out of there john thanks to be here thank you jim. Now a number of protesters have been injured in lebanon in demonstrations over the countrys di Economic Situation head to bombs were thrown and banks vandalized as people gathered in the Northern City of tripoli and near beirut despite a coronavirus lockdown the lebanese pound has lost more than half of its value and prices have soared many of calling for the Central Bank Governor to resign then a quota has moved from the capital. Lebanons currency has been depreciating for weeks but in the past few days the lever lost at least 60 percent of its value on the black market the government is hinting that the central bank could be intentionally engineering the collapse as the country struggles with the lack of hard currency and its worst economic crisis in decades. The central bank is either incapable or directly instigating the dramatic drop. That. Those in power say there is an attempt to topple the government by sabotaging Financial Stability opposition politicians who are backing the long serving governor riyadh selami believe the Ruling Alliance led by hezbollah is trying to take control of the central bank which implements u. S. Sanctions against the iranian backed group mr so i mean me is perceived as. An american ally inside lebanon but that does not mean that mr said made me is not responsible and im his one of 30 policy was wrong but definitely were phrasing it cool it. Is part of. Our game taking place. Money transfer offices and banks no longer dispersed dollars and people are deprived of much of their savings due to informal capital controls. Hard Currency International donors wont help unless politicians reform the states that means giving up resources theyve been accused of using for political gain. All the while people are losing the value of their money protesters are reviving a movement that began in october not just against the Central Banks policies but a Political Class they accuse of corruption and mismanagement and now the vote option is back on the street these 2 groups and these parties are trying to hijack the movement on the ground. Its seen as a struggle between those who hold financial power and those who have political power and its putting lebannon stability at risk so now for their own beirut now still ahead on aljazeera nigeria begins to wind down the virus struck down measures but people in the commercial capital face strict new rules on face masks. And kings day out of the usually boisterous best Day Festivities for the dutch monarch are a new set of fat due to coronavirus restrictions. Head of the latest storm system as you call it is east coast rings on its way out now theres a pretty sharp sheryls even in florida as it went through but it is going through so it means new yorks weather really improved 15 degrees the breeze slowly dars there are more showers in the midwest joiners and given the dark blue and the already suggests big thunderstorms this line is of interest as it kills down towards texas but a significant sunder storms you got a feed of moisture from the gulf of mexicos war and this is the time of year we should watch out for some violent thunderstorms there west of that tension still high in arizona such phoenix is approaching its record high for april so it is hot and that heat wave exists in Southern California as well but thats the place where the dangerous weather is going to be again they get to creep east was in the Southern States thats where they are higher value and also was into canada is a big system this for the most active weather is probably going to be for the sack the california coast very dry San Francisco 19 at the heat waves further south even south of los angeles and more inland nevada and arizona active weather in that front you may just remember going through california will prompt again big showers and thunderstorms in cuba and the bahamas and probably back in mexico as well. But. In a war torn city in iraq a magic documents the stories of the survivors recording best hopes and dreams for a peaceful future after american troops withdraw. But the conflict is far from over. He turns the camera on himself when i so take control and his family often forced to flee nowhere to hide a witness documentary on aljazeera. The the you. Know again i missed a reminder of our top stories this hour the World Health Organization is warning the coronavirus pandemic could indirectly harm the lives of millions of children who are missing out on vital vaccinations from other Infectious Diseases the w. H. O. Says 21 countries are already reporting shortages of some battersea. U. S. President ronald trump is back to holding Coronavirus Briefings. After last week unveiling plans to help states around their Testing Capacity there were no briefings over the weekend off to trump was criticized for suggesting disinfectants could be injected as a remedy. And a number of protesters have been injured in lebanon in demonstrations over the countrys dire Economic Situation last week lebanons currency reached new lows against the dollar. A libyan warlord who has declared the end of all peace talks with the un recognized government have to says the skyrocket political agreement which aimed to bring about a National Unity government is to be abolished fighting continues near the capital tripoli where a mother and her son were killed by a rocket attack by have to us forces now the u. S. President has appeared to confirm that north koreas leader is alive it follows days of uncertainty over the health and whereabouts of kim jong un who hasnt been seen in public for more than 2 weeks