Giant alliance geo were going to discuss that all right its time to boost your views you. Tensions are once again rising in the persian gulf after a brief confrontation at sea between the u. S. And iran now that Close Encounter resulting in president calling for the take down of iranian gunboats quote harassing u. S. Warships arties Rachel Blevins is following the story shes joining us now from the news room with the details on this rachel well manella President Trump is now arming the u. S. Navy with a shoot down and destroy order after a Close Encounter with iran has increased fears of escalation in the persian gulf trump took to twitter wednesday morning writing quote i have instructed the United States navy to shoot down and destroy any and all iranian gunboats if they harass our ships see his warning fall. It was an incident last week in which the us claims a lot of investors from irans revolutionary guard came within just 10 yards of u. S. Navy and coast guard ships in the gulf near kuwait while the Navy Released footage calling the incident dangerous and provocative or wrong also released footage and a statement in which it accused the us of presenting a false and agenda fueled narrative of the encounter the i. R. G. C. Claims the u. S. A block the path of one of their ships on april 6th and ignored warnings as a result they said they increased maritime patrols in the region which is what led to the confrontation with the u. S. Navy and response in terms latest comments a spokesperson for irans armed forces said quote today instead of blowing others the american should put all of their efforts toward saving those members of their forces who are infected with corona virus the confrontation also comes as iran releases footage showing the launch of its 1st military satellite the news has increased fears over whether iran has the technology to create Ballistic Missiles secretary of state my problem peo pointed to the trumpet ministrations move to designate the i. R. G. C. As a terrorist organization and claim this was proof that they have launched a missile but when you talk about the Un Security Council resolution 2231 i think every nation has an obligation to go to the United Nations and evaluate whether this Missile Launch was consistent with that Security Council resolution i think it remotely is and they need i think iran needs to be held accountable for what theyve done. Now as one of the countries that scrambled the stay what was left of the Iran Nuclear Deal after the us pulled out and 20 a spokesperson for Germanys Foreign Ministry also expressed concern over the new development. Now words of the iranian Rocket Program has a d. C. Stabilizing effect on the region and its also an example. Of our European Security sure thats going to u. N. Security Council Resolution 2231 of 2000. Calls on iran to refrain from activities involving i was with the committee that could carry nuclear warheads. While i was in europe have attempted to act as a mediator between the u. S. And iran washington drastically increased tensions when it targeted and killed iranian general qassam solo money in january but shocking move sparked concerns over how wrong would retaliate and if it would flex its power to close off access to the strait of hormuz a vital waterway through which more than 20 percent of the worlds oil supplies flow every day but if iran didnt close the strait of hormuz analysts had predicted it would make well prices skyrocket sending them over 100. 00 per barrel almost immediately such a forecast is all the more important after all prices fell below 0 for the 1st time in history this week raising questions about how the state of the oil industry is playing a role in u. S. Foreign policy reporting in the newsroom rachel bludgeons archie. The origin of the corona virus has been a politically sensitive issue for china and a point of contention between democrats republicans and President Trump who referred to it as the chinese virus now one state has filed a lawsuit against china accusing the country of lying and covering up the virus when it 1st appeared back in the late 29 teams so for more on this lets bring in our team is far from that this could be the 1st of maybe many states following suit thats right manila missouris attorney general eric schmidt. Hes leading the case and after talking with economists at the university of missouri the state is looking to get upwards of 44000000000. 00 thats with a b. Now missouri is the 1st state to file suit against china and to seek damages in this way and it could be the 1st like you said of many states doing this now according to the lawsuit it reads quote during the critical weeks of the initial outbreak the chinese authorities deceive the public suppressed crucial information arrested whistleblowers denied human to human transmission destroyed medical research and had millions exposed to the virus and hoarded protective equipment causing a Global Pandemic that was preventable well today the Chinese Government called missouris lawsuit absurd. Litigation which violates the basic legal principles according to the principle of so for the quality of its natural for the actions taken by Chinese Governments all levels in terms of Epidemic Prevention and control not subject to the jurisdiction of the u. S. Schools now missouri saw hundreds last week manila protesting the stay at home orders the state has in place according to Johns Hopkins university more than 6100 people are confirmed to have covered 19 in missouri and 229. 00 have died now according to legal experts the lawsuit faces an uphill battle because china is a protected is protected by sovereign immunity but missouris a. G. Says that hes counting the Chinese Communist party as a nonstate actor which he says fortifies his legal argument manila. Now speaking of attorneys generals. And lawsuits you have u. S. Attorney general bill barr firing off saying he is looking into suing the state governors right and this is all over clashes milla between President Donald Trump and state governors on how exactly to respond to the coronavirus now most if not all states are on lockdown and both trump and bar say businesses need more freedom to operate and trump says that some governors have gone too far listen to bill barr here. We want to govern our debt is something that intrudes upon our infringes on a fundamental right of constitutional right. There balloted by that and those situations are emerging around the country just next and. And i think we have to do a better job of making sure that the measures that are being adopted are properly targeted. Now barr says some of the restrictions governors have put in place infringe on the Constitutional Rights of americans but he didnt give any specific examples are also says one way the d. O. J. Might act against governors is by joining in the lawsuits brought forth by citizens or businesses over these restrictions as well reporting in washington fair and fronsac r. T. And other news making headlines today calls for a vote by mail have intensified across the nation after 7 confirmed cases in wisconsin have been linked to primary elections according to state Health Officials the cases include 6 voters and one poll worker and they expect those numbers to grow the governor of wisconsin tried to delay that primary if you recall but got overruled by the state supreme court. And you may soon be able to check if you have coded 19 in the comfort of your own home thats because the f. D. A. Has approved the 1st in home test kits the f. D. A. Recently gave emergency clearance to lab corp for these nasal swab kits which will 1st be made available to Health Care Workers and in the coming weeks the kits which will run about 101000. 00 will be available to the public. And canadas capital city of ottawa has turned its focus to some of its most vulnerable citizens the homeless with covert 90 now active in the community the city is taking action to stop the spread of the virus among those who live on the streets arties alex the highly bitch has that story open your yoga classes in delhi india. To dr swabbing in the streets of Miami Florida around the world there are efforts to help societies most vulnerable through the coronavirus pandemic. In ottawa canadas capitol there are an estimated 950 Homeless People on any given night most choose to stay in the comfort of one of the citys shelters about 10 percent remain on the street in usual circumstances the majority are taken care of but covert 19 has brought new challenges one of the greatest hurdles is the implementation of social distancing or was homeless often share spaces making it difficult in fact the majority of the facilities have communal bathrooms and kitchens knowing just how quickly the virus can spread out of was home province of ontario and the canadian federal government are investing over 8000000. 00 us to curb the spread of the virus amongst the citys homeless the federal government has contributed over 3000000. 00 while the province has put in the rest heres ontarios deputy premier and minister of Health Christine elliott in some areas there are hotels being rented in other places its Community Centers and other areas but every person with covered 1000. 00 is there is to be treated and deserves to have a place to say additional beds and shelters are being added to help with the effort in ottawa a local rec center is becoming a physical distance 6 base for homeless men making up to 140. 00 new beds available and the city has reserved 70 hotel rooms and is looking at expanding to 50 more to accommodate homeless families single women and youth in need of Emergency Shelter in fact about 2 thirds of the money will be used to record for self isolation and social distancing initiatives including activating dozens of new beds in what are being called social distancing spaces and local governments across the country will be doing the same canadas federal government is helping communities from coast to coast spending a total of over 110000000. 00 u. S. Dollars on the effort as mentioned on the canadian government website the funding could be used for a variety of needs such as purchasing beds and physical barriers for social distancing and securing accommodation to reduce overcrowding in shelters. Currently in order while there are at least 6 confirmed cases of covert 19 in the shelter system all the people are in isolation the city credits proactive shelter workers for keeping their numbers low but local officials know that more needs to be done to protect the most vulnerable from the current virus for t. V. And i watch my heart of it. 94000000. 00 thats how much money the Australian Government will spend to begin building up a stockpile of crude oil but that stockpile is going to be stored here in the United States the government says the move is intended to confront australias fuel insecurity which may arise from major events such as possibly a military conflict the federal opposition criticized the plan however calling it bizarre because who puts their reserves overseas. And facebook and best big in india hoping to capitalize on that countrys internet boom well get the latest with ben swann and his take and then later at the sports h. Q. Regina hamm shares how some of the biggest tennis stars in the world are keeping in touch during quarantine ill be right back. Guys are financial Survival Guide liquid those that you can convert to this point easily. To keep in mind that to me to a place in. The world. Seems wrong. Just dont call. Me old yet to say proud disdain comes to advocate and engagement equals betrayal. When so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. Is your media a reflection of reality. In a world transformed. What will make you feel safe. Isolation or community. Are you going the right way or are you being led to. Direct. What is true what is faith. In the world corrupted you need to descend. To join us in the depths. Or a maid in the shallows. All right heres news that probably wont surprise you netflix Just Announced it added almost 16000000 subscribers all thanks to these stay at home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic so this gives netflix their biggest quarter yet and more than double what they were expecting their total number of subscribers worldwide is now a whopping 182000000. 00 accounts so forget netflix and shell this is about netflix chain. And facebook is making a huge commitment in india as the social media giant has just taken a large stake in indias role lions geo platforms facebook has agreed to invest 5700000000. 00 for just under a 10 percent stake in geo which is is a 3 and a half year old subsidiary of the nations most valued Firm Reliance industries and the Biggest Telecom operator in the country with more than 370000000. 00 subscribers so joining us now to discuss boom bust cohost investigative journalist beds one so bad this move by facebook makes it i guess the largest minority stakeholder in this Indian Telecom why is facebook making this move to india now. Well theres a couple of reasons for it number one obviously india is a massive market and a huge opportunity for facebook to get involved in that space but theyve also been losing a lot of market share in india specifically to a company you might have heard of it its called dance you know who but dance owns talk because of the fact that the talk has basically taking over so much space and is really in the eating so much space really across the world here in the u. S. And everywhere and remember facebook at one point wanted to buy to talk and passed on it at one point while theyre now trying to actually gain ground in places like india where they are way behind ok 1st of all whoops on their part but secondly this isnt facebooks 1st go into india right they failed before. They actually have killed before thats whats really interesting here so so the the to talk part of it aside facebook is trying to make in tree into india in a couple of different ways and one of the ways they try to do that was something called free basics which was Free Internet service that facebook was going to provide in india in order to basically get everyone on the face book it has not worked and then they tried again with a program called express why fight india and that has not worked either now its has a little more success but its a tiny user base that uses it in the country as opposed to someone like reliance geo which has Something Like 370000000. 00 users across india and thats why they paid really a premium to be a part of that space. And then meanwhile in light of this coronavirus stuff all happening a lot of Tech Companies like facebook and youtube they have been on the power grab for a lack of better description in fact you tube has Just Announced that it will essentially just delete any content right that contradicts the World Health Organization this is kind of a slippery slope were entering. Its a very slippery slope you tube is essentially saying any content that is posted on to their platform that contradicts or disagrees with the w. H. O. Is going to be deleted which is insane because number one the w. H. O. Has already been provably wrong in several instances regarding the coronavirus including but not limited to the death toll and the severity of this virus and im not talking about oh guys we had social distancing thats different no no even there count based on social distancing it was totally wrong now thats a good thing we should all celebrate that but it proves that the w. H. O. Is not the all seeing eye in the sky that knows everything so the idea that any video that contradicts information coming from this source would be deleted its beyond a slippery slope its downright scary and now we have isnt the only company doing this Mark Zuckerberg has said that facebook would also remove any posts about stay at home or orders or protests in the states weve seen like in. Those arent allowed people cant post these up dont Tech Companies have a responsibility to protect users from Bad Information but you know is that call that he calls it harmful misinformation but what about on our side if we want to post Something Like if you attended the 7th. Yes exactly i mean what Mark Zuckerberg has done is insane actually just released a podcast on it yesterday people can check it out on my social media but essentially we talk about the fact that you know zucker berg has said that if you live in a state where the government says youre not allowed to go out and protest because of violate social distancing orders then then facebook is going to block those posts so that people in those states cant see them well thats insane because manila as you know the whole point of protest is to voice your disagreement many times most of the time with Government Action its not violence its not destroying things its not setting things on fire its simply voicing you a protest its constitutionally guaranteed and p