A country out of its economic spiral. And put Us Birthday Party has been postponed will suffer the South Koreans will have to wait until next month to celebrate. The sport paris man is set to be crowned champions in france is the Domestic League season is cancelled. Just 1500 hours g. M. T. Will start this news in the United States where the economic numbers just keep getting worse the u. S. Labor department has released yet another bleak unemployment report more than 3800000 americans filed for benefits in just the past week taking the total number of jobless to more than 30000000. 00 over the last 6 weeks the Unemployment Rate hold it around 3 and a half percent between december and february but in my. Watch it jumps to a 2 and a half year high of 4. 4 percent thats roughly more than 7000000 people the state governments now begin to restart their economies the easing lockdown measures all the hoff of the 50 states including florida or partially reopened by the end of this week as the Johns Hopkins dashboard shows at least 1000000 people in the u. S. Of contracted the virus the 61000 people have died in just a few moments well take you live to algiers gablers on the who is in rainy new york you have more of the cities that are planning to reopen their economies but 1st lets speak to our white house corporate correspondent kimberly how could for reaction to those new unemployment numbers which make for pretty grim reading kambli. Very grim as the number is expected to continue to rise in terms of the millions of americans filing for unemployment claims for at least a few more weeks overnight predicted that up to 46000000 lost their jobs and this is not good for a u. S. President who is trying to win reelection who was expecting to ride to reelection with historically low unemployment numbers now we have historically high given the time that this happened and the time period now the u. S. President for his part is likely to continue to try and paint a rosy picture in terms of recovery were watching very carefully he is set to meet at this hour with the new jersey governor in the oval office but we can tell you that the president has been continuing to predict that there will be a quick recovery that is not something that economic analysts say because you have to remember well these social distancing measures were put into place across the board for 90 percent of the United States the reopening is going to be phased and gradual and so the recovery is as expected to mirror that now already weve seen protests across the country of americans that are frustrated that want to get back to work but again the many of these jobs simply arent going to be there and thats why we expect that these unemployment numbers will remain high for some time all right kelly but i think sometimes there is some White House Correspondent kimberly how could that live for us in washington lets go well a little further up the coast there is giving us on those in a rainy new york tell us gave about the plans of some of these states that want to reopen their economies as quickly as possible. Yeah there are states in the Middle America in the midwest particularly that are talking about reopening in the next week or so theres also other states such as georgia and florida that are talking about reopening as well they all want their economies to be restarted again. Because the states just dip devastated their economies a lot of these states that are opening up particularly in the midwest are ones that have not been hit as hard as new york and new jersey and some of the other states but theres a real worry and its really controversial because a lot of Health Officials saying by reopening some of these states it could lead to a burst of more cases in areas that havent been hit as hard as well as perhaps a 2nd wave of coronavirus cases as well. To their new york tell us about the situation in that state as far as the coronavirus is concerned the number of people who have the infection the number of people who died. Yet there are more than 300000 people just in the state of new york. That have confirmed with coronavirus and there are about 23000 that have died why we are here and this is the real story thats happening right now here is behind us is a beautiful home and overnight dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside this funeral home presumably people that have died for from coronavirus cases coronavirus in the last week or so and they were brought here and apparently the funeral home their refrigerator and unit that keeps preserves the corpses of the people broke and so they were just putting bodies of people in in trucks. The police were called they are still on scene here it was just a grim grim Situation Police are saying as many as 40 to 50 bodies of people were in there. Overnight it just gives you an idea that even though the curve is flattening in new york and even though that this is a city and state that are presumably being told coming out of this and the worst is behind us here it still gives you an idea of how far. The state has to come and how desperate the situation is especially for Funeral Homes and more its there are just over overwhelmed out of there as k. Brill elizondo reporting live from new york many thanks indeed. As we reported a few moments ago florida is one of the u. S. States pushing ahead with plans to ease some lockdown restrictions the miami area has been particularly badly affected by local leaders there saying they need to reopen the economy and soon and he gallica reports. Miamis ocean drive with its iconic on deco buildings never really sees an off season for weeks now its been deserted along with the normally packed beaches and pedestrian ice shopping areas of a city in lockdown. The cautious reopening of parks golf courses and marinas is now under way though and state officials point to corona virus cases showing a slight downturn floridas governor Rhonda Sanchez a close ally of President Trump says a careful reopening isnt complicated although on tuesday the state recorded its highest total of new deaths on a single day on wednesday to santas announced what he called a safe smart step by step plan to reopen this new phase will start on monday may 4th and will for the time being exclude Miami Dade Broward and palm beach counties these counties have seen the lions share of the states epidemic but they are trending in a positive direction even as beaches and parks reopen in some parts of the state places like Miami Dade County continue to take precautions despite the governors optimism reopening isnt a one size fits all policy over a 1000 people have died of covert 9000 in florida a 3rd of them here in miami dade like many other states what this ones facing then is a patchwork of reopening and a continuation of restrictions here in miami beach the boardwalks open but the beach and playgrounds remain off limits its a similar picture in other hard hit cities as local authorities weigh the risks against getting the economy going again social distancing rules remain in place when restaurants are allowed to reopen they will operate at reduced capacity miamis messes if people dont. Follow guidelines caution restrictions will come back if we start to see every gresham if were not respecting the rules then obviously you will not hesitate. To start restricting and thats one of the things that we want to avoid it any version of a new normal will also be a challenge logistically miami is a hub for the distribution of goods throughout the americas and restarting trade will be difficult its very complicated its. Critical its essential for us to understand what steps entails and how people interact with others while some can now carefully enjoy the states parks restaurants and beaches others remain under tight restrictions the reopening of some parts of the economy and continued closure of others is mostly in the hands of local leaders and the decisions are more crucial than ever and agalloch road is there a Miami Florida or across the atlantic the euro zone economy has been suffering with its biggest losses since records began in 1905 economic output in the 1900 countries that use the euro shrank by 3. 8 percent between january and march europe strongest economy germany announced a steep fall in jobs in april the 1st real sign of the Economic Impact of the pandemic the number of unemployed has risen by more than 300000 the German Government has already predicted that its g. D. P. Is on track to shrink by more than 6 percent this here officer is dominic cain has been monitoring developments across the e. U. From berlin. We know that the e. U. As a whole germany also have put in place the measures they think that can help to ride through the storm as it were that the pandemic represents and they say here in berlin at least they say we expect the economy to roll back in 2021 but of course thats based on projections thats based on them inferring that they will not be a 2nd wave of infection or indeed a 3rd wave of infection which would force them to put in stringent lock downs again here in berlin right now Angela Merkel is chatting to the different Prime Ministers of the 16 states of the federal republic most of whom want her want the government here to allow much greater easing of restrictions economically and yet they are all aware that the Scientific Data that goes with coronavirus well it suggests that loosening too quickly might bring a 2nd wave so all these economic numbers coming out right now will they relate to the 1st quarter of the year and the pandemic only struck home in march this year which begs the question how much damage is happening to the e. U. Economy right now in april and that will come in may and june and of course at the moment all they can do the officials the ministers is put in place the measures theyve already agreed upon. Spains Health Ministry has recorded 268 new deaths from covert 19 that along with 518 new infections from reported thats the lowest daily increase since spain declared its state of emergency 6 weeks ago. There with the news out from syria still to come on the program find out why the United Arab Emirates could find itself on a financial watch list along with syria and yemen. A fly past at a promotion for a british war veteran who raised more than 37000000. 00 for the National Health service of the u. K. As he turns 100. 00. On his force itself Health Advisor in the u. S. Tells an l. L. B. Star how they can get back to playing baseball during the pandemic thats coming up a little later with. Lebanons government has approved a financial reform plan for its crisis his economy its been under pressure to act after demonstrations were held in several cities for a 3rd straight night from minister has and the ad has been revealing details of the plan which parliament will need to approve. Well. For about you know this plan as a stepping stone we can build our future we will continue with our request to do you know m. F. And willing gauge seriously with our creditors as a result we will reduce the burden of dept on shoulders of citizens at the same time we will present discipline to our partners here and beyond i call them all lebanese to consider tuesday a turning point to a Brighter Future the road ahead will not be easy but the plan will help us to overcome obstacles ahead if we are all united we will achieve success lets go live out of beirut 00 how to tell us more about the Prime Ministers plans and. Well the plan is to reach out to the International Monetary fund for Financial Assistance for at least 10000000000. 00 this is a country in a state close to bankruptcy its been blamed on years of corruption years of mismanagement dieppe took office a few months ago and they have been struggling to put together a plan but many economists have been telling them the only realistic option you have is to reach out to the i. M. F. Politicians were reluctant to do that because that would involve a painful conditions maybe more taxes and already the lebanese people are suffering due to this dire economic and financial crisis but it will also involve carrying out Structural Reforms that changing the structure of the state many politicians do not want to see that happen because they will lose control of the states resources which they have been accused of exploiting for years so negotiations with the i. M. F. Are to begin the Prime Ministers talking about restructuring the Banking Sector as well which was really a vital sector in the lebanese economy but bankers are up in arms theyre saying what this government is trying to do is change lebanons free market economy because theyre thinking about taking deposits or his money in banks already there are informal capital controls and play. Yes but what there was a leaked document suggesting the government. In fact some of the. 50000 and above annually over the past 5 years though the Prime Minister did not mention this in his speech so its still not clear if this will happen so the Prime Minister saying that he wants changes he wants to fight corruption but people are asking whether or not he can do that because hes a man who came to power he was brought to power by some of the politicians who have been governing this country for decades is the Prime Ministers plan going to be enough to calm the anger of people the people whove been out on the streets protesting for months now well people are protesting for a number of reasons but the latest reason is the fact that the local currency the euro has devalued on the black market due to a shortage of dollars and we heard jeff say that this is the responsibility of the central bank to fix the Exchange Rate of the dollar what people would what it wanted to hear was how the government is going to control the Exchange Rate and how the government is going to control inflation the economy minister just a few days ago himself acknowledged that theres inflation a rise in prices by 50 percent the Prime Minister a few weeks ago visit to a supermarket and he said that they would control the prices and theyve done theyve done nothing in that sort so people are not really eased or their concerns have not been eased by the latest government announcement many thanks indeed says that a lot of the reporting. From beirut. Well return to the coronavirus pandemic in a few minutes but 1st lets take a look at some other stories making news right now germany has banned the iran backed Hezbollah Group and designated it a terrorist organization Police ConductedEarly Morning raids across the country and detained suspected members the government has been facing pressure from the u. S. And israel to ban despite. The libyan warlord announced a cease fire during the fasting month of ramadan earlier his forces launched a rocket attack on a medical facility after us forces and trying to take the capital tripoli for a year now aljazeera has shot a palace reports. This is the aftermath of a grad missile hitting a house complex near tripoli on winston morning one person died and at least 5 were injured libyas un recognized government lay blame with warlord general. Youd always later after a spokesman announced a ceasefire for the muslim holy month of ramadan when headley slept well we hereby announce the sation of all military operations on our part in any breach of the session of military operations by terrorists militias who face an immediate in very severe response will be labeled a terrorist militia is actually the un recognized government this week it accused tuft of a coup after he declared himself a leader by popular mandate and ended peace talks with them the un reacted stinney we stand against any unilateral measures that would pretty jeopardize. We. Have to control the Eastern Libya a year ago he launched an offensive for the weakest and with it libyas capital tripoli but his forces have been pushed back in recent weeks the worry is just a general is not going to win. Or wind up as a dictator or. Where we. Rise up and get into the place. Its an intractable conflict with both huffed and the tripoli government receiving support from multiple nations feel that feeds the conflict one of have to is closest allies is the United Arab Emirates sources told al jazeera that a senior abu dhabi delegation including the crown princes brother flew into khartoum on choose day to discuss how sudan and the u. A. E. Could further support general hafta sudanese officials deny the report there learn and then leave you if you had a part of the u. A. E. Is playing a role bigger than its size by its constant interference in the affairs of a number of arab countries we need to consider that we in libya are in a state of war against the u. A. E. The United Arab Emirates was also out on wednesday in Human Rights Watch report for a drone strike on a biscuit factory near tripoli in november 8 civilians were killed in nearly 30 wounded this is not the 1st time that it appears that u. A. E. Is firing from drones in libya at targets with disregard for civilians last year general have to code ramadan the month of jihad this year its the month of peace with their own not his cease ation of a still if hes lost his ambitions to control libya fully remain shelob alice.