tom cole told the. sun. the. love and respect. player. played. played. this is g.w. news a live from berlin and donald trump announces he's pulling the u.s. out of a major arms control agreement trump says moscow has not been sticking to the open skies treaty the deal was supposed to provide to build trust and prevent a conflict between the united states and russia also coming up. worldwide coronavirus case is a top 5000000 as brazil battles to control its outbreak the government is facing

growing criticism over its handling of the crisis. and china gets tough on hong kong beijing wants a new law to crackdown on civil unrest after violent pro-democracy groups protests lawmakers saying it's an attack on the city's autonomy. to topple the 1st debate into the local communities but of course the overall fall doesn't spread what has been consistent look at all the protocol that. i'm claire richards and welcome to the show president donald trump is pulling the u.s. out of an important arms control treaty trump says russia has not been compliant with the open skies agreement the deal was signed 2 decades ago to increase military transparency this will be the 3rd arms control pact. has scrapped he also

canceled the i enough nuclear treaty with russia and the nuclear accord on iran. let's go now to alexandra phenomenon in washington d.c. how important is this open skies treaty and why does president trump want to withdraw from it well the treaty has been very important for stabilizing relations between the u.s. it's the european allies and russia because it grants mutual permission to send a consonance appliance over the entire territory of its 34 members and it means they have been allowed to spy on one and non-verbal to see what is going on on the ground in terms of troop movements or military buildup and the purpose of all of this was to build trust and. to make sure that they know that no one is planning an attack but it's also not a secret that the trumpet ministration has been complaining for quite a while now that russia has been violating this treaty and why do you asshole

fishel said today that now we reached a point at which we need to say enough is enough and let's have a listen to what president trump had to say on this decision what we have an agreement where we have a dream and the other side doesn't adhere to it in many cases their old prudie's old agreements then we pull out also so i think what's going to happen is we're going to pull out and they're going to go back you want to make a deal we've got a very good relationship lately with russia and you could see that with respect to oil and what's happening with the oil well this sounds like a quite familiar argument from trump framing this as a chance to make a better deal is that what he's after here. well you know clear that he views himself as the best deal maker in the world and he has no respect for deals made under his freedom so sore so maybe he is hoping for

a new better agreement and the announcements today has just started or will start a 6 month clock over to the final withdrawal so there is still time to negotiate however it's not clear right now how a solution can be found that would satisfy the trump administration but i also think it's important to mention that it could also be that the trump administration is trying to press press russia to be more forthcoming in other areas it was just announced today that the u.s. is planning to start a new a nuclear arms talks with china and russia because the us administration is convinced that china needs to join such international agreements well this is of course a multilateral a treaty with 34 different thing in tory's so how would a u.s. withdrawal affect other countries in the agreement it would be a fresh floor to the transatlantic unity to do you a paean security we have to say because does treaty has been very important for

many nations in europe even if they remain in the treaty it's rather likely that russia is going to cut off its flights that elyse used to toumani toure what's going on at their borders this was very important for or is very important for the baltic states and for smaller states states to don't have significant settle into capabilities so this treaty is very important for europe and for nato and that's why we're going to see a lot of activity a lot of talks need to investors are going to need to morrow and the german foreign minister called mas has already called on the u.s. to reconsider its action and xandra phenomena in washington d.c. thank you. let's stay in the u.s. now with a look at efforts to get the american economy back on track in just over 2 months the crisis has wiped out nearly 40000000 jobs truckers have been hit especially

hard some are now taking their concerns straight to washington. with the u.s. economy in tatters these truckers are all out of work hundreds of them have been camping out in front of the white house for 3 weeks. alphonso honks her horn several times a day to draw president trumps attention to their plight. we're going to lose everything all the drivers already like going to bankruptcy losing their drugs they can make the payments would all money for insurance well money for any of that so you don't get a better rate everything's going to be lost so you know a lot of these guys you're right even lose businesses you know we have families that we've got to provide to and that's our biggest thing you know we lose this what are we going to do almost 2 and a half 1000000 americans applying for unemployment payments in recent weeks since the start of the coronavirus pandemic around 39000000 have lost their jobs more than any time since the great depression in the 1930 s.

democrats in congress are calling for additional aid but the white house has rejected the bill president trump insists the economy will recover because lockdowns are being eased you can see the states are opening up some rapidly safely and we'll look forward to that and i think we're going to get back with some very good numbers a project i think that we will have a great transition period which is 3rd quarter i think you're going to have a very good 4th quarter i think you're going to have an incredible year. now all 50 states have gradually begun to reopen. well china wants to bring in a new security laws to give the communist party more power over hong kong the legislation is aimed at curbing the city's pro-democracy protests movement opponents say the law would undermine freedom in hong kong a special administrative region of china. some $3000.00 delegates from all over china have gathered for the national congress in beijing normally lasting 2 weeks

the annual congress has been shortened this year to just one because of the coronavirus pandemic so it's straight down to business the national committee chair says new security laws for hong kong will be discussed on day one that is how. to ensure the policy of one country 2 systems is firmly held over the long term we will strengthen the sense of mission and political responsibility of national committee members representing hong kong and macau and firmly support the improvement of systems and mechanisms for enforcing china's constitution and the basic laws of those 2 special administrative region. i. beijing has long considered limiting opposition movements in hong kong but the issue intensified after large anti-government protests last year when pro-democracy activists took to hong kong streets to protest a number of proposed changes to the city's laws. the demonstrators believe beijing

is chipping away at the territories unique rights to assembly and free speech just this month a number of hong kong lawmakers were dragged from parliament amid a row about a chinese national anthem bill that would criminalize disrespect of the song. on thursday many legislators said the central communist party was tightening its grip on hong kong. i just want to say to the international community about this. business. but no mistake about procuring the 1st. part. proves. its promise. and a new low is coming from beijing are almost certain to spark more protests in hong kong and attract attention from the wider world. now let's take a look at some other stories making news around the world lockdown measures are hampering relief efforts in india and bangladesh where cycling on part has left a trail of destruction more than 80 people have been killed millions in coastal

communities are without electricity. the u.k. health minister says a new smartphone app to track the corona virus is ready to be launched next month the app will supplement a taste test and trace operation as lockdowns restrictions in britain are eased. outdoor swimming pools are reopening in germany as daily life gradually returns to normal summers have been taking to the water again after restrictions were loosened in time for the ascension day public holiday. well the number of confirmed worldwide covert 1000 cases has topped 5000000 many new infections are in south america brazil has the 3rd highest global caseload and there's growing criticism of the government's handling of the crisis. but only a small group of mourners is allowed to gather at the cemetery in rio de janeiro

the deceased woman was 22 years old and doctors say she had several symptoms of covert 19. her father is grief stricken with what i used to sleep many brazilians don't wear masks they need to be aware of the virus is real my daughter is buried over there. presidential ample so narrow has played down the pandemic even though the number of cases of brazil is increasing is allowing unrestricted use of the anti-malaria drug chloral queen but experts say it could have serious side effects that's why the governor of south paulo wants to ban it. will not allow unrestricted use importantly because scientists do not recommend this season or. so paul knows governor has also threatened to impose a lockdown because not everyone is practicing physical distancing meanwhile the city cemeteries are prepared for more burials hundreds of graves have been dug so

paulo has registered by far the most corona virus infections and deaths in brazil since the start of the pandemic. the health care system in the amazon region has already collapsed doctors work around the clock fighting to save patients' lines and cheering on those who recover as they leave the hospital. thanks facemasks have become a symbol of the global fight against covert 19 but countries have their own rules on using them in spain wearing a mask in public is compulsory and the u.k. says face coverings should be used but surgical masks are only for health workers now researchers in britain have released some surprising findings on the effectiveness of wearing a mask. these high speed camera recordings showed just how far droplets from a single cough can travel. add a face mask to the picture and the distance is reduced significantly. as that of the travelling meters will only travel and the vicinity meters not even one meter

research is tested 7 types of face coverings at the university of edinburgh all except for those with a valve were found to reduce the forward distance traveled by a breath by at least 90 percent but some coverings like full face shield generated leakage jets. decreased the distance traveled by the air in front of you by you my actually a jack ear in different direction were example backwards there is a person behind you the person behind you might actually receive much or your exhaled ear and in front of you if you are wearing a mask the study was carried out with the aim of dispelling some of the confusion around the effectiveness of face masks as different countries introduce differing measures against covert 19. i don't know how much but if it actually did but. you gotta be careful you never know what would happen so i just i just where when i was

with the from our field that growth place while results differed from one type to another only masks that for a tight seal around the face were found to prevent these scape of any virus laden particles researchers agree that wearing a mask protects others and not necessarily the person wearing it. well from deer venturing into london or to the return of rare sea turtles in thailand virus lockdowns have allowed nature to thrive and lots of unusual ways here in berlin a group of wild boar took a little trip into the city last week about 20 of them including piglets roam the berlin southern district of dale and dark. it wasn't long before police arrived and blocked off the street to help them safely on their way. and the reminder of the top story we're following for you president donald trump

says the u.s. will withdraw from an arms control treaty known as open skies he says russia has not been complying with the agreement which was signs nearly 2 decades ago to increase military transparency. you're watching g.w. news don't forget you can keep up to date with all the latest on our website dot com you can follow us on twitter and instagram tara m k richardson and berlin for me and the entire team thanks for watching. the global corona tries says you can find more information online at g.w. dot com and on t.w. social media channels.

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