from russian police force to. hello there i'm fair and from cycling in from an election you're watching in question broadcasting live from r t america's national news headquarters in washington d.c. we want to welcome our viewers from across the nation and all around the world here are today's top stories we're working on for you 1st of all the world is battling with coal but 19 u.s. and china continue flexing their military power in the pacific this while the chinese navy hold a massive drill in the south china sea what's the u.s. federal government is now considering working with huawei but under certain conditions so will this mean that china's tech giant will be removed from america's black list find out next then the cruise line industry in the limelight in the age of the throat of virus while some cruise lines are slow in issuing refunds

a handful are preparing to set sail again all right it's time to boost your new i.q. . the united states could soon be working with while way to establish 5 g. standards one year after blacklisting the chinese telecom giant to keep it from working with u.s. tech companies now the move could signal a shift in policy at a time when washington wants to be at the forefront of 5 g. we have our rachel blevins she joins me now to discuss more of this in detail so rachel what do we know so far about this decision well it was just one year ago when the commerce department announced that it would be blacklisting wall way in the 1st place and at the time they cited national security concerns but now it appears that they may be taking a step back from that claim now reports are now saying that the commerce to partner . it has drafted a rule which would allow u.s.

companies to work with broadway to set global 5 g. standards now they say it again all it is the importance of inclusion in creating standards for 5 g. but there will still requires approval from other agencies before it is finalized now the commerce department has yet to address those or to say whether their focus is moving away from national security and towards the need for 5 g. dominance so rachel how has this decision to blacklist how is that impacted u.s. companies though where u.s. tech companies like intel and qualcomm have really been on the forefront for calling for the government to pull back on its restrictions because at the end of the day wall way is the largest producer of telecom equipment in the world so it's companies here in the u.s. that stand to lose the most now when looking at the impact that this has had the senior director of policy for age at the information technology industry council argued that although the u.s. government wants its companies to remain competitive with wall way their policies have inadvertently cause u.s. companies to lose their seat at the table to walk away and others on the entity

list so not only of these companies lost money but they've also lost influence at a time when the need for 5 g. technology is crucial and when the rest of the world is moving forward right so this is always been a big question and it's been there's been a lot of back and forth so what is the reason for the change in this policy and why now rachel well the u.s. sees while wa is doing with 5 g. and they also see that despite months of mourning other countries to stay away from all way it hasn't had the drastic impact that they had hoped and last month 6 senators came together and clued in marco rubio in tom cotton and they sent a letter to chop trumpet ministration officials calling for more clarification from the commerce department now in that letter they wrote quote we are deeply concerned about the risk to the u.s. global leadership position in 5 g. wireless technology as a result of this reduced participation and the economic and national security implications of any diminished u.s. role in 5 g. . so before they claim that if the u.s.

worked with wall where it all been that would hurt national security now they're saying that if the u.s. it doesn't work with 5 g. 8 and that is what will actually hurt national security so there's a lot of changing language there which raises a lot of questions but at the same time it's important to remember that if the commerce department does move forward with this change then wall way will still be largely blacklisted here in the united states and i guess we'll have to maybe wait 1220 for a couple weeks couple hours to see if they change their mind again as always rachel blevins thanks so much for that report thank you. chris i ended a stream is finding itself in the spotlight after several cruise ships continue to operate during the height of the coronavirus pandemic even though the deadly virus was rapidly spreading and to add insult to injury some major cruise lines have been issuing refunds to their customers but at a snail's pace artie's john harvey reports now from miami as the coronavirus pandemic worsened worldwide new information shows the major cruise lines continue

to operate despite the growing threat of the disease well knowing the luxury liners that continue to fill with passengers are possible incubators for the deadly virus the wall street journal reports that the cruise line industry launched voyages on more than 100 ships on or after march 4th the day of the 1st confirmed cove in 1000 death of a passenger from a cruise stopping in the u.s. a marker of the pandemics long reach and by march 13th the centers for disease control and prevention had linked cruise passengers to 17 percent of reported coded $1000.00 cases in the u.s. at the time thousands of passengers and crewmembers worldwide were sickened and dozens of people have died since then the u.s. coast guard is now reportedly investigating whether 2 ships owned by carnival cruise lines violated federal law by not alerting authorities in san francisco in puerto rico about sick passengers on another criminal investigation is underway in australia last week a congressional committee announced it was also putting investigation into carnivals actions. both in terms of preparing for and responding to the pandemic

demanding hundreds of pages of files and documents from the company the company and its subsidiaries are also the subject of numerous lawsuits filed by passengers who were exposed to the virus and family members who lost loved ones several ships with sick crew members and passengers eventually docked in miami and fort lauderdale among other ports the people being treated at local hospitals are being allowed to return to their home countries or states in march the c.d.c. issued a no sale order and the industry shut down. r.t. recently chartered a boat to take an exclusive look from the water at the port of miami where a line of ships remain docked while others remain anchored off shore with nowhere to go but that may be changing soon despite the ongoing investigation and the continued lawsuits and the call that 19th red carnival cruise lines said this week that it plans to resume cruises starting in august from the port of miami here behind me fort lauderdale and galveston texas the company says it plans to begin

a gradual rollout with 8 ships sailing from the 3 ports to the bahamas key west and cozumel mexico carnival is already advertising deals on its website for cruises to mexico the bahamas n. puerto rico and a statement the company said it's committed to supporting all public health efforts to manage the cove in 1902 ation and is consulting with experts government officials and stakeholders in developing plans to resume sailing operations the c.d.c. says it's closely monitoring those plans and would not give a timeframe when it would be safe for the cruise lines to set sail again all this is passengers who cancel previous trips on not only carnival cruise lines but the world's other major operators including royal caribbean and holland america are still trying to get refunds carnival said more than a 1000000 passengers were impacted by the pandemic as it works to process those returns while royal caribbean and holland america said it takes an average of 45 to 60 days for those refunds to be processed there still no time frame on when the other major coup. lines will set sail again if they even do for tea john honey.

other headlines making news around the world kenya is now calling for an investigation after a plane carrying medical supplies crashed and somalia killing all 6 people on board the somali official asserts the aircraft was shot down based on a report that a projectile was fired from the ground and hit the plane as it approached the airstrip that airstrip as a base for the ethiopian military under the multinational african union mission combating. over to russia president vladimir putin is chairing an online meeting with top officials to ease lockdown measures in the country but do so with caution putin said that the restrictions should be lifted gradually to avoid another wave of infections the nationwide self isolation is due to end formally on may 11th. closer to home the district maryland and virginia saw their biggest single day increase in deaths related to cold at 19 prompting officials to warn that this area

might be the next virus hot spot hospitals are also seeing a rise in the number of patients hospitalized with the corona virus and now an ice rink and maryland what's been turned into a temporary morgue as funeral homes in the area are overwhelmed and a massive drop in car sales here in the u.s. due to the pandemic it's pushing lawmakers to provide some sort of aid for the auto industry retailers sold almost 800000 fewer vehicles than what they expected lawmakers are persuading congress to consider adding car manufacturers and suppliers into their next coronavirus relief package. as u.s. china relations deteriorate decades old tensions in the south china sea are ramping up between both countries well a number of nations have conflicting territorial claims in the region and the united states seems eager to strike that fire to the detriment of china artie's alex the hell of it has that story. far from home the united states armed forces

are patrolling the south china sea we're conducting a lot of surveillance flights we have conducted a number of taiwan strait transits we are continue to watch closely what the chinese are done and the u.s. is keeping an eye on china in its own neighborhood using intimidating military hardware such as b. one b. supersonic bombers in the sky and warships in the water. the trumpet ministration also plans on deploying long range cruise missiles in the asia pacific region china has called america's maneuvering and illegal trespass and has put the u.s. on notice saying that it is willing and capable to defend itself for decades the south china sea has been subject to several overlapping territorial disputes between china vietnam the philippines taiwan malaysia and bernard and there's a reason for that without a doubt the sea is very valuable about one 3rd of the world's shipping flows through the strategic body of water 10 percent of all the world's fisheries are there and to top it off the south china sea is thought to contain $190.00 trillion

cubic feet of natural gas and 11000000000 barrels of oil. to the dismay of its neighbors over the years china has taken possession of a number of tiny islands in the sea and since 2012 the country has gone so far as to create manmade islands like this one which now holds a runway and a sophisticated military base besides sending military assets to the region the united states is also fueling the fire in other ways secretary of state mike pompei oh is urging members of the association of southeast asian nations to stand up to china accusing that country of taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to grab more territory many analysts reject that claim and a number of the south east asian states that are involved in the territorial dispute are accusing the u.s. of stoking trouble to forward its own interests meanwhile china maintains that it

is working with others in the region to preserve peace and stability here is china's foreign minister at last summer's is yet meeting in bangkok. we think non raging country should not deliberately amplify differences in disputes left from the past in fact they should support the efforts by china in asia and in having these differences properly addressed we don't think these non region countries should make use of these differences to sow dispute in china and asian countries. from trade to the coronavirus washington is hitting china on multiple levels the dispute that so trying to see is just another step in a plan which some say is creating a new cold war between the 2 superpowers and it is aggravating a situation that regional players have been able to manage on their own for r t i'm alex my look at. the european union now warns of a recession of historic proportions amid the pandemic meantime other countries continue playing the coronavirus blame game ultimately impacting the reopening of

their governments we're going to discuss that with our guests next and end sports the crack of a bat certainly a welcoming sound that gina hamm shares a tight game over in the korean baseball organization back to. you cannot be both with the yeah you like.

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in 2020 alone but while this grim forecast is still in question the focus has turned more into the blame game now who's to blame for this pandemic the u.s. says it's china and china says it's not a time to place blame so for more on this we bring in former m.p. george galloway to weigh in george great to see you know 1st things 1st george when it comes to the economy will start with that 1st do the policymakers they have it right and this will be a historic recession for the e.u. . almost certainly it's going to be an historic recession the task will be to try and avoid done 1930 s. style depression. the only way out is rearmament and war and that's why i'm sore larm the lower part of your broadcast the maneuvers in the dark in the south china sea of the events in venezuela over the last few days a kind of be of piglets school where american led mercenaries landed on the beaches

captured by fish on one of the maneuvers in the persian gulf the clue being in the name just like in the name south china sea these maneuvers could very well lead to a real crash and there are people who would favor as a means of kickstarting economic activity but of course the terrifying risk is a conflagration which would quickly get out of control force world war style i remind you that the pro you would to the 1st world war were precisely these kind of trade wars scrambles for influence in far off lands and seas and it's a highly dangerous strategy to be using war is by any standards and economic disaster to pour gasoline on the already burning tundra in the political and economic landscape so the european union are right to say that

the economy has to be the number one priority to paraphrase bill clinton long ago it's the economy stupid and everyone should be putting their shoulder to the wheel on the economy it's not the time for trade wars and tariffs and international discord not all now you we talked economy and then you also then brought up the political stage so let's head there now the us is pressuring many of. it's allies to stand with them when it comes to the accountability of covert 19 we've been saying this a lot many in europe say that the banter back and forth between china and the u.s. is going to get far worse after all this is over to which european countries are than most likely going to be forced to choose between china and the united states i want you to listen to what china had to say and then i'll get your reaction but 1st here's what china had to say. when some politicians in the united states have repeatedly ignored the facts and blame china for domestic politics on this issue

europe and other countries really need to make a choice but this choice is not between china and the united states but between lies and facts between unilateral bullying and multilateral cooperation every country faces such a choice when so 1st things 1st your thoughts and then where do you think most of the european countries will side with china or the united states if they have to make this choice. well the british government today made plain that they have absolutely no evidence that this corona virus began in a lab in hanoi and has any chinese or u.s. funded chinese scientific hands on it the chief of staff of your own armed forces said yesterday that they don't believe that this came from a lab either and yet might promptly or and president trump are continuing to throw this baseless accusation. a prelude one must presume for some confiscate

or e retaliation against china now i know that it's an election year the democrats here russia the republicans hate china and they're both saying look over there to disguise the fact that neither of them is fielding are particularly appetising candidates to the public saw we must expect between now and november of this rhetoric to continue but if it goes farther than rhetoric china is losing patience with it all and no one knows just what china is going to do to retaliate against the retaliation they made clear to australia they made clear to the european union of they will not be blamed for this even if there are rules in china which is not certain by any means there is many different kinds of coronavirus even between your in school stand your west course entirely different beasts the virus

that europe is completely different from the virus that china and may very well have arisen in europe before our rulers in china so let's have science do the talking let's do the investigation. the flasks on the labs let's not get politicians involved in selves. ving attempts to place the blame elsewhere that's where i say i think most europeans will agree the french government has already agreed british government called that today so the us should not get too far on a limb on this because if we are forced just like you on your while we story or if people are forced to choose between the us and china they may not choose the way president trump would like them to choose all right our former m.p. george galloway breaking it all down for

a storage thanks so much for your time with the ascent. berger. and other news making headlines today supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg was hospitalized on tuesday with an infection caused by a gallstone but despite that the 4 time cancer survivor yes 4 times cancer survivor remains active with her duties joining her fellow justices by telephone and from her hospital bed to take part in court arguments now the 87 year old justice was even heard on the day she was hospitalized taking part in a case related to using tax funds to fight aids around the world. over in texas regulators there are now relaxing rules when it comes to companies storing oriel oil underground now environmentalist groups immediately raise concern about these new rules pointing to potential groundwater contamination and other dangers up until this point companies could only store oil underground insult caverns because it was seen as the best option for preventing leaks now with the new rules

other geological formations will now be legal to use and take a look at this and credible scene in niger this massive wall of dust it was suspended in the air above the capital city turning the sky into a crimson blood right now experts say this sandstorm is the result of a weather phenomenon called comi that actually originates from the sahara desert now no major disruptions were reported but look at that video incredible. also incredible regina him sitting in our sports h.q. which you know it was a pretty close game over in day 2 of the korean baseball it shows that 5 30 am eastern time and despite a 14 hour time difference baseball fans are happy that it's back with a few new names that might be you know interesting to american audiences but it was a big milestone in the case who won former major leaguer in his team's game against the samsung lions top of the 2nd dinah's young you 1st part so men back at last to

2 deep lesson field. all the way around them for. the game's 1st run as a throw in is cut off by former philadelphia phillies pitcher ben widely and the dynasty clearly won nothing lead later in the evening noted. with a ball deep into the stands reliably for the 2 run homer dynasty themselves a nice comfy $30.00 lead and top of the 3rd lively finds itself opposite another former philadelphia to meet an all 13 alter where is the battle to solo homer to left field up for nothing the homer is the 1st for author and his k b o curious to me it's a pretty happy to celebrate that with him winds that's the come alive top of the 5th diners pitcher mike right to the fast but at least for his own solo homer putting the lions on the board still with a 3 run lead it was a rough inning for right as part sends it out to right field stands for any back to back home are putting the lions with in a 2 but bottom of the night before 3 and closer one off speed pitch to partition

dome who rounds at 1st and ends the game come away with the 43 win and something might be a little bit unusual for us is the weirdest 1st pitch anyone has actually seen because he was a really 1st pick in keeping the social distancing rules a ceremonial 1st pitch from 9 year old. was inside a giant inflatable baseball the youngster pretty much walked to home plate and there was a freak swing by the batter and you know it just prove that baseball is back in action pretty fun to see their. runners from around the world look to the master of the racecourse but there was one who came almost a half century before him and today we take a look at that man in the events in sports history to back to 945 britain's roger bannister became the 1st man ever to run a sub 4 minute mile yes subform minute mile mr edgerton time with 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds on the cinder track at oxford university 25 year old medical student of pastors chris chataway and chris brasher they would both be future commonwealth

games athletes are. it only lasted 46 days before australia's john landry beat him by more than a 2nd he is exhausted there and 64 years later stick in the same country it was an ending for a long time arsenal manager arsene inventor as he coached his last game for the gunners then your coach 22 years of the club winning 3 premier league titles and 7 f.a. cups at the time of his retirement he was the longest serving manager in the premier league coaching arsenal to 823 games yet some fans are happy to see him go after below average performances in his final 2 seasons and found the 1st professional boxing match was today in history as well so it's really interesting to fill the void of the lack of live sports we have to look back a little bit and it's great to see baseball is back to maybe not here in the united states but i do know one of the reasons why you picked one of those highlights it's because that former phillies player or 2 to former phillies and maybe but it's really interesting i was having a conversation the mets fan

a friend of mine and we actually picked korean teams are going to support they only have 10 pretty easy to pick them so we decided the l.g. twins would be our team have a samsung lions you also have a team that has a dragon as a mascot and it's on the roof of the stadium and fire comes out i've taken that it's a lot more fun taking that out of our regina thank you so much always a good time with you all right we have more news coming up at 3 pm airlines are taking a big hit to the pandemic prompting the u.s. senate to actually host hearings about that today meantime major airline companies well they're now facing lawsuits from their own workers that and a lot more is going to be next at 3 pm that's all for now but to keep up with everything in question at all times download the portable t.v. ad or you can watch it now 24 seventh's check it out remember to always question more you can follow me of their ballots.

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