workers are needed taxes are needed when you can. burn the. brazilian president receives a court order to. state governors accused. of the virus. also becomes a national duty advisor residents to start easing for twice a week to save tons of potatoes as industries are left reeling from the. british police are preparing themselves for crime wave once the country comes out of thousands of young people face losing their jobs. and new evidence suggests that f.b.i. agents tried to bring the former u.s. national security advisor to russia in $27.00.

welcome to the program. and let's begin with the latest figures on covert the global pandemic to a new month. 3.4000000 there is some hope though 1100000 people have recovered and the good number you can see the fatalities now it's over 243000. while the brazilian president is being blamed for not doing enough to stop the outbreak of corona virus as the death toll in the country goes past 6000. dismissed the virus as being nothing more than a little flu. it in court gave the president 48 hours through release his covered

19 test results something he hasn't done yet he's kind of has that he felt. new cases of corona virus are turning up in brazil each day the numbers are mounting the death rate is estimated to be much higher due to limited testing we've got brazil preparing big graveyards anticipating lots of dictums brazil's president has been reluctant to acknowledge the threat of coronavirus now with over 6000 deaths this is his response. so i want i'm sorry what do you want me to do messy as is my middle name but i don't do miracles questions have been raised about both scenarios only coronavirus test courts have ordered him under threat of penalties to reveal the results all power emanates from people and people have the right to be informed about the real state of health of their elected representative their refusal to provide test results is illegitimate transparency end of out of that system public

information ship prevail the political climate in brazil is heating up as well as the narrow is now facing lots of opposition supreme court has ordered a probe into allegations that bolsa naro interfered in police investigation this could lead potentially to criminal charges as well as removal from office sergio morrow accused the president of having fired the federal police chief and implied that he had done so for political reasons apart you starting from the 2nd quarter of the last year the president began to insist to change the command of the federal police the president told me more than once that he wants to direct to who was a close acquaintance of his someone he could call gather information intelligence reports a direct terrorist superintendent who could do that this is not the federal police throw to report this kind of information also narrow insists he didn't do anything . legal. aid if you do not believe we're talking about my interference within the

federal police i well if i can by your change a minister why can't i change the head of the federal police i don't need to ask for permission from anybody to change the director or anyone in the pyramid the executive power for the resignation has sparked fears that a wider political crisis could soon unfold for their support for a more resigning is a bad thing a shot in boston irish credibility that since sergio mauro is a popular figure who fought corruption him living the government and not feeling good there it's a terrible sight for. our side that the you know his exit is an indicator of the things that are not right should not happen since everyone wants things to be ok so i believe his exit will also push for all the changes in the government and everybody hopes there will be good changes for brazil. brazil's neighbors are quite alarmed by the country's lax approach to the pandemic they fear that the largest

country in south america could become a super spreader a lot of traffic is coming from so pollack where the infection rate is extremely high and it doesn't appear to me that the brazilian government is treating it with the seriousness that it requires that worries me a lot of money out of force i voted the reinforcement of venezuela's border with brazil to create an epidemiological barrier parkway recently dug a trench on its border amid the pandemic many are watching brazil very closely the country could be sitting on a political timebomb it would mop and r.t. new york. the main outbreaks in brazil have hit wealthy communities but cases in the poor and densely populated favelas could be catastrophic the local gang leaders have impose strict containment measures in poor areas unlike the rules the government as it rolled out and rescued of media redfish has been taking a look at the areas. in fidel as across brazil local

gang members are stopping some of the usual activities to prevent a coronavirus outbreak in your neighborhood thank you. so. i say that. despite drug sales being down the instructions come from the gang leader is to impose a curfew on all the rest and. this is in stark contrast to the leader of a country and there are still people to go back to work in reverse lock downs put in place by regional officials. in for villas like this the gangs are in charge the only visible government institution here are the armed police they come in to do raids. walking and diversions you. so push each. so you must walk

which. i have done when i'm. just. going to. 6 jail just. when the tourism restaurants and shops closed in march the income of the many are now reliant on food part. yes. although the populace balsam there are a wants to keep the poor in this place offering them a small basic income during a cold shutdown many don't have bank accounts or smart phones for what you need to access support. the price of food and basic goods it's also risen sharply in recent months as a result of brazil's existing economic crisis but at least in these frivolous the

cost of protective equipment is being paid for by the minute just. eating fries could help you come back over 19 or at least save potatoes from going to waste in belgium the rallying call from brussels to eat up comes as the pandemic has shut down the hospitality trade leaving a surplus of spuds so to save the industry belgians are being encouraged to do their bit and begin ironically the consumption of frozen fries in belgium is fairly low in comparison with other countries who are now looking into promotional contain to get belgians to eat more of them that would free up space in our freezers and help us to avoid food waste we don't just invite all belgians to eat more fries but

the entire world when one part of the market collapses that is normally compensated elsewhere now the out of home market has completely collapsed worldwide we are a sector with low margins and rely on large volumes if all humans don't go up the entire sector is in trouble. it's been reported over $750.00 1000 6 tons of potatoes could fall foul of the crisis while frozen fries make up about 75 percent of belgium's potato processing we asked people there whether they could go with the extra calories to save the economy. but but still why not if we can support the potato produces pleasure yes why not everything that can support a 1000 economy the economy of our country can be a patriotic act but i live in this district and i'm also a merchant here and it's very interesting that the shop going to reopen because it will give a boost to life here it will help everyone to stay on course because during the quarantine. should be able to preserve i won't eat pork fries because there is such

a cold they go with another kind of why not i really like price but i don't think i would like to write every single day just to save the sprout that. russell's is trying to help prop up the industry for instance chip shops were allowed to stay open for takeaway orders during the lockout we spoke to the owner of one about the struggles brought on by the pandemic. there's been an overabundance of potatoes the government and also the producers in workers make an appeal to eat rice several times a week on the stand of all there's a glass of potatoes because the coffee shops restaurants and so i want to quote listen it's going to be very hard and difficult but we'll try to survive we close the shop on the 18th of february because we thought that nobody could come i mean being allowed out when we reopen i think we're going to work at 30 percent capacity we're going into the narrative anyway this is the end of the lockdown on the 11th of may so we'll see what is going to happen. a former u.s.

national security advisor was apparently being set up by the f.b.i. over alleged russian contacts back in 2017 revelation comes from newly unsealed documents that say there was a lack of derogatory evidence against michael flynn but a former f.b.i. agent still intervened to try and keep the case open. writing notes that since crossfire razer michael flynn was not specifically named as an agent of a foreign power by the original crossfire hurricane predicated reporting the absence of any derogatory information or lead information from these logical sources reduce the number of investigative avenues and techniques to pursue the f.b.i. is closing this investigation hey if you haven't called raise or don't do so yet according to documents f.b.i. agents discussed the possibility of tricking flynn into lowing so that he could be prosecuted or fired left some believing the bureau deliberately targeted him

regardless of evidence or michael flynn pleaded guilty back in 2017 for lying about contacting the russian ambassador weeks before donald trump took office and charges were brought as part of the investigation into alleged russian middlings during the 26th the election flynn is currently seeking to withdraw his guilty plea and the latest evidence will go some way to boosting his chances for president trump has already said given the job it looks to me like michael sloan would be exonerated based on everything i see. now to judge but i have a different type of power back to your ministries and. while i think he's a fine man i think it's terrible what they did to him it's something that nobody's asked me but you're asking me for the 1st time i would certainly consider your homework or legal and media analyst law in l. believes these new documents will play right into flynn's hands he pled guilty. he was about to be sentenced now we find his new information he has now asked the

court to allow him to withdraw that plea of guilty thus read re storing his original plea of not guilty which will then allow the department of justice attorney general bill maher to drop the case once the case is dropped he is free he then can pursue civil litigation against the government for abuse of process for violating his civil rights and the like let me remind everyone that as of today's date and i've been following this as since you were sleeping i still don't know what the russian collusion was at all the investigations you name it from just go from from carter page to we still don't know it's as though this female has been so imbedded in our collective conscience is russian interference russian meddling. the that we're still waiting for evidence of that so if justice prevails general flynn could end up being

a very wealthy man because what they put him through and by the by the carter page of s a geisha is still going on but what they did to this and his message should the world is very simple if they can do this to me a lieutenant general retired somebody who is a hero somebody who gave his entire life in support and in print and in defense of this country if they could do this to me and forced me to plead to something that was manufactured what does this mean for the average citizen if the public understands his case that way sky's the limit so that remains to be seen this may be some way in the future and of course we're just sort of speculating speculating of a stage but do you think from. all 4 and place what sort of capacity will sort of role do you think we can see the former security advisor in if he is exonerated if he is found is called a no name prosequi if they decide not to prosecute he is as as as pure as the

driven snow it never have been people are also asking can deprive president pardon him well there's nothing really to pardon because he will have been exonerated so it's up to the president can you imagine how this will go all the press corps and deep into the state to dare take back a person that the press corps has already sullied and tattooed and deemed to be a security risk or somebody's not worthy of our respect and praise it could be the ultimate slap in the face which in view of such might make it even more likely for the president to establish to the world this is my office these are my rules and this man was never convicted of anything he is presumed innocent this is the american way why not bring him back a man of his experience. a man of his expertise and a man of his tradition u.k. police are braced for a summer crime wave on the back of the corona virus epidemic that story and more

after this break. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race. period dramatic developments only mostly and. i don't see how that strategy will be very critical. to sit down and talk. and. there's 2 kinds of leadership crisis leadership and non-crisis that. you non-crisis leadership when things are stable and there's peace and prosperity in the past produce the future and you just ask me to. mentally healthy person is better. but.

when you need creativity and risk taking and a different way of thinking those mentally healthy meters and you're not as good as the us. the british police have warned of a crime wave measures are lifted as thousands of young people face unemployment the west midlands crime commissioner in england says he fears. the social behavior. i have concerns that we could have tens if not hundreds of thousands of young people in the west midlands particularly young men who are around about june or july find they have no job to go back to i fear that we may be facing

a summer crime wave young men out of work venues reopening in large groups congregating is a toxic mix for crime i'm particularly worried about public order offenses anti-social behavior and alcohol fuelled violence. in england alone police have issued almost 9000 fines for people breaching lockdown with almost 200000 coronavirus worth of incidents reported so far fines vary up to 1000 pounds while the authorities have also warned that the reopening of pubs could add to problems peter clarke of a former police officer says a surgeon crime when the pandemic settles is very likely. when we went into the lockdown with all that took specially with the closure of pubs and clubs. and public space effectively. it was predictable that crime associated with those locations would plummet and that is now working its way through in the statistics that we see. violence street crime drug misuse or drug

dealing. lots and lots of things happen in street some basic problem places have gone down equally predictable is once you release that pressure just like the businesses that have had. no income or very much reduced income for the period of a lot around so the criminals have their. illegal businesses shut down. combat with a vengeance needing to make up their slack. in the u.k. a charity group prize sounding the alarm over care home whistleblowers being sacked attempt to draw attention to the safety issues they're facing during the covert 19 outbreak legal action is now we considered over the dismissals of staff members the organization called compassion in care has claimed that 5 whistleblowers were fired for highlighting a lack of staff personal protective equipment and also said a number of covert 19 patients were being placed in care homes of the release from

hospital care as contacted regulators and the authorities 4 weeks ago apparently without response or the charities far not only told us the care homes have always been a weak link in the u.k.'s health care system this crisis was forseeable and you know it's been a number of weeks there since staff have been raising concerns about it p.p.a. about lack of staff in as well care homes usually get by on a wing and a prayer. anything goes wrong and everything crumbles and there is the case now west africa off sick and there isn't anyone to replace them the people. and the good care is you know the stuff 8 that humble may wish that you know their compassion for the job and you know you don't hear about these health care workers they're going to be given half of all covert care where people are dying and you know i know it's great that people are clapping for the n.h.s.

by say to people for these carers they're doing something absolutely amazing they're not trained they've got no equipment and they've got no gratitude and i think that you know at least we can do is to stand up for them the death toll in u.k. care homes has reportedly quadrupled in the last fortnight or half of those numbers you can see there occurred in just 5 days however the british health minister says the king by westminster is a response to the pandemic despite being a huge warry from the very beginning i wonder if you will take this opportunity to apologize to those families of long ones who died in care homes because the government didn't properly protect them. the thing is i think. i think that's unreasonable as a question actually from the start we know we knew that there was a very significant challenge with condoms the government of down when it comes to the m.l.t. care situation and care and social care is the area after this outcry and their

mistakes are pointed out and those mistakes should have been made i mean people have died needlessly that could have been saved and as it is we've got we have empty hospital beds and we've got people dying in residential care homes where there are no no and these people are dying gasping for air i mean this is no way air a mistake by the government this is a human rights abuse and it needs to be investigated properly and there needs to be accountability for what's happened here and the care workers that continue to work in these conditions every day are at breaking point their mental health suffered and there's no help or support from them and they just feel abandoned by the whole system. of desperate times call for desperate measures and in a bid to raise much needed funds for hospitals in france and number of priceless treasures are set to go under the hammer the culture ministry will auction 100 pieces some which they back to the 19th century sort of devinsky has more details

from paris. warnings that the french economy could face it's a recession since the 2nd world war have come to pass meaning that the coded 900 crisis has blown a massive hole in the 2nd largest economy this reduced activities may be linked to this is a should normally essential activities since the country dropped a district lockdown in mid march and it seems the french are really struggling so much so they're looking for alternative ways to raise extra cash but with little to no money likely to come in from foreign tourism this year the french have turned to raiding the family silver per se france has been here before selling off pieces of national heritage but pulling off so many valuables at once with around $100.00 pieces set to go under the hammer at the same time is reportedly rare and

in a country which prides itself on its heritage this really goes against the grain in the past france has been so precious about conserving natural treasures it's banned work sold at auction from leaving the country to allow for time for home grown sons to be raised to buy them and to keep them here when the peace christ mocked by free when a song's artist. was sold at auction for 24000000 euros after decades of lying and discovered hanging in a kitchen france stepped in. i saluted the role played by the system of control over the export of cultural goods for the protection and richmond of the national heritage and i thank the members of the advisory commission on national treasures thanks to the time given by this measure every effort can be made to ensure this exceptional work and reaches the national collections but now as the

economy sputters around a 100 national treasures from the 19th century. and particularly from the reign of louis philip the 1st front since the last king will be sold to the highest bidder is the money from the sale in september is going to right into good hands of course to support the country's hard pressed hospitals particularly the foundation for paris hospitals and french hospitals because president is emanuel macaroons wife. charlotte. r.t. paris. some european one makers are feeling the pinch as more than a 1000 bottles go on touch through to the global health crisis of a one french i mean peace come forward with the money saving suggestion using distillation to separate the alcohol distillation is no alternative certainly less lucrative than the sale of wine but one which will allow one grows to get by and also to be able to harvest in 2020 what is more the uncle produce can be used in

many sectors for example for the manufacture of hydro alcoholic gel for big companies can be more 'd. than listed ation is a way for sure to reduce volume and to give them grace the negative effect because people who have to use distillation they weed out the price and so serious price for then they would have trouble and they could bankrupt because the when you have players who are over 100100 sometimes problems with people today and if they have to. even more they would then we'd have big trouble even with some help of the government. earlier this week france italy and spain asked the e.u. commission to approve a crisis distillation program and a trade group european wine claims that even supermarket sales aren't going to save the industry. the hotel and restaurant section is closed down practically

everywhere and we had to make the 30 percent of the volume and 50 percent of the value of the european wine market will be lost furthermore though there are a few signs of growth in the beginning of march we are now seeing big drops in supermarkets reconfirming the negative trend for the sector french one might appear far again believe the crisis could be an opportunity for smaller one businesses to change for us and for smaller family company because big players there are enough trouble or so far as nobody needed to get market and also is an opportunity for us to to show the consumer that is more important to use family wine family or own or wine maker wineries than to use a big room wine on the cheap wine. that's all the news for now stay with us afshin rattansi going on the ground heading your way in just a few moments we're back in 30 minutes time for the latest headlines.

as the u.s. economy was booming growing numbers of people were made homeless. you can work 40 hours in a week and still not have enough to get housing everybody believes america still is the land of opportunity the reality of the not financially quality and the lack of affordable housing for a living minimum wage give many people new choice you know that's been a problem with the city will always turn a return and told you stay away almost. because you're still requires resources the most vulnerable are abandoned on the streets to become the invisible comes. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest on the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness

i'll see you then. time after time seeing the some of us around the world start to live life more normally again we're going underground from a continuing per capita or epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic coming up in the show as the world awaits a vaccine will cope with 1000 kill off near liberal intellectual property rights we are asking dean baker the economist who slammed alan green. spans federal reserve and who predicted the 2008 property crash how to prevent the rich from using coronavirus to grab more from the poor and while boris johnson celebrates his new

baby is government endangering lives in british hospitals cope with survivor and front line n.h.s. dr ashley macklin dodgy tells us why clapping and charity for britain's national health service is just not good enough all the more coming up in today's going underground but 1st last time there was an economic crash major nations bailed out the rich this time around how can we stop the one percent from exploiting coronavirus to enrich themselves at the expense of the rest of us someone who predicted the 28 crash was economist dean baker he's the co-founder of the center for economic and policy research and he joins me now via skype from utah in the usa thanks so much dean for coming on millions with coronavirus hundreds of thousands killed do you see some policymakers actually using covert had to pour money into financial services there's been 645000000000 of q.e. just here for the city of london certainly that is the case and i just try to be a little fair to them in the sense that i think it does make sense for them to.