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hello there on the left hand you're watching in question broadcasting from our to america's national news headquarters in washington d.c. we want to welcome our viewers from across the nation and all around the world tonight's top stories 1st amid a pandemic and ongoing protests in the u.s. federal government continues to ramp up its pressure campaign on its political vote in other countries a detailed report coming up next after weeks of nationwide protests over the blue killings of black men and women president trump signed an executive order on police reform and now it's the senate's turn more on this hearing in a live report then over to new york where the n.y.p.d. is making a bold move by disbanding plain clothes officers and moving them towards a new direction this as some nationwide protests are becoming more violent it's
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time to your news i q. and it states is ramping up the targeting of its political foes and going to great lengths to push for suspects to be extradited from the u.k. canada and now even cape verde but is it worth the hassle for rivals who don't pose a direct threat to the u.s. markets rachel blevins is joining us from the news room with more to the story rachel well no washington is now calling on a small west african country to extradite a suspect who they say helped to both iran and venezuela undermine u.s. sanctions the island nation of very day has confirmed it will hold suspect alex dog for the next 40 days after he was taken into custody on friday they say they are still waiting for a formal extradition request to be submitted by the u.s. the colombian businessman was indicted by the u.s. law. last year on federal money laundering charges he stands accused of funneling
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$350000000.00 that was meant for the poor and hungry in venezuela to overseas accounts he has also been accused of helping venezuela make deals with iran to exchange gold for oil despite crushing u.s. sanctions on both countries the arrest has been met with heavy criticism from venice whalen with the country's foreign ministry arguing that sob should be released because he was taken into custody want to business trip to iran to have chain food and medicine for venice whalen's battling the coronavirus venezuelan president nicolas maduro is facing his own battle with the u.s. and after months of trying to ministration officials increasing sanctions and pushing for the leader to be overthrown the justice department charged with narco terrorism and drug smuggling in march the state department then offered a reward of $15000000.00 for information leading to mature as arrest meanwhile the u.s. is also calling on canada to extradite wall ways chief financial officer after she
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was arrested in december 20. 0 the daughter of always founder stands accused of attempting to undermine u.s. sanctions by pursuing business dealings in iran but she is now fighting back and arguing that the case should be dropped because the u.s. abused the extradition process by presenting inaccurate and false evidence to the canadian court in a statement a spokesperson for china's foreign ministry called the case a political plot targeting china and walked away amid increased tensions with the u.s. . the chinese government is determined to see if god the legitimate rights and interests of its citizens and enterprises we once again urge canada to take our solemn position in concern seriously and immediately release miss. to ensure her safe return to china. also facing extradition to the united states as we gaelic's founder julian assange the publisher who stands accused of violating the espionage act is currently being held and one of the u.k. strictest prisons despite warnings from dozens of doctors that his health is in
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jeopardy but when it comes to political rivals abroad the u.s. has shown little mercy and instead it seems to use these figures as a symbol to the rest of the world and to anyone who challenges u.s. sanctions or policies. joining us for more on the ongoing issues in venezuela paul dobson he is a journalist and editor at venezuela analysis dot com paul thank you for being with us 1st i would really like your comments on the arrest of alex saab we already know that as well as foreign minister jorge our reality has slammed to this arrest as illegal so what do you think. paul can you hear me. all right i think we're having connection issues because the whole world is zooming and be
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mixing and doing all this online stuff so we will move right along now to corona virus the coded latest numbers right now worldwide cases topping 8000000 with about 438000 reported deaths the top 3 countries with the most confirmed cases the u.s. of course followed by brazil and russia the u.s. still leading the way with about 2100000 cases now and 816000 deaths the number of cases on an upward trend in more than 20 states after reopening the economy. meantime the u.s. department of transportation is now easing restrictions on flights to and from china the u.s. and china will allow each for weekly flights between the countries the decision comes after china's civil aviation authority allow delta and united airlines to restart their service they d.o.t. remains in negotiations with china. and then over to the u.k. where scientists at the imperial college of london began immunizing people with
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their experimental code 1000 shot it's the latest in the race to find a vaccine about a dozen vaccine candidates are in the early stages of testing with hopes that a vaccine could be ready by the end of the year the british government's goal is to immunize. 300 healthy people with 2 doses of this vaccine. and back here stateside the coronavirus overwhelming us presence with the number of infections rising sharply in recent weeks according to health officials the number of prison inmates infected has doubled in just the past month bringing that number now to about $68000.00 prison deaths due to the virus have also increased by 73 percent in just one month. and more than $9000.00 american troops stationed in germany are about to be pulled out president truck made that order after accusing berlin of being quote delinquent in its payments to the nato security alliance suggesting it out of spend more on defense peter oliver has that story of the only
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countries that hasn't agreed to pay what they're supposed to pay as germany so i said until they pay we're removing our soldiers a number of our soldiers by about half trump not happy with germany when it comes to well as far as he sees a not paying its way when it comes to nato the u.s. president saying he's ready to remove half of the u.s. troops that are currently stationed in germany and the donald trump put forward is around 52000 u.s. troops that's quite a bit higher than the official figures we have for how many people are stationed. what we suggest is included in there is defense department civilian contractors anyway he wants to see that number could go down 225000 the reason is well donald trump's nose is being put out of joint by angle of merkel food over 2 key issues one on trade with the u.s. president things germany is stress the united states very badly and the other one
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is when it comes to energy where germany has been buying up quite a bit of its energy from russia but is germany playing russia billions of dollars for. energy and then we're supposed to protect germany for america how does that work it doesn't work it is well worth pointing out that even at the height of the cold war west germany as it was there was buying energy from the u.s.s.r. it was then as well this probably has a lot more to do with donald trump wanting to hawk u.s. l.n.g. liquid natural gas to the european market the issue there though is the l.n.g. is a lot more expensive than russian national natural gas that can be piped directly from russia into germany as is done through the nord stream pipeline when it comes to this announcement over troop withdrawals though it's shrouded in confusion heiko must the german foreign minister said that it's well berlin had not been briefed to
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what washington intended to do i would see us german relations are difficult as you see that the decision has not been 100 percent coordinated with the united states government it is not surprising that it has not been coordinated with the us either or following the announcement by donald trump the german ambassador to the united states. well correct the u.s. president over the role of those u.s. troops that are stationed here in germany that they're there as part of the nato alliance the transatlantic alliance said they provide the u.s. with an ability to project power well far beyond their borders into play areas like africa into areas like east asia as well when it comes to what's going to happen to these troops we still don't know at all as i said confusion surrounding the whole announcement there had been talk of some of these troops being relocated to poland
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we're going to have to wait to find out exactly what happens and when we get a little bit more clarity coming from washington. and 108 years after thinking to the bottom of the atlantic ocean. the titanic is making headlines again a salvage expedition to the wreck site is scheduled for this summer and hopes of retrieving an important piece of history but the mission is being opposed by the u.s. government are to alex brings us the story of. a legend that was supposed to be unsinkable never made it past its maiden voyage in april 1012 the titanic was traveling from southampton england to new york when it struck an iceberg killing roughly 1500 of the over $2200.00 passengers and crew on board today the ship lies at the bottom of the atlantic about 400 miles off the coast of newfoundland canada the wreck is nearly 2.5 miles deep and within it lies an important piece of history marconi
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wireless telegraph machine that is credited with saving hundreds of lives when tragedy struck now r.m.s. titanic inc an atlanta based salvage company wants to extract and exhibit the machine that was used to broadcast the ship's spinal distress calls while some see this as a noble venture the u.s. government has a different point of view all the artifacts have been collected from the ship in the past the intrusive nature of the proposed mission is a big part of the reason the u.s. government is saying no to this expedition to salvage the marconi telegraph it may be required to cut into the roof of the ship so that an unmanned submersible can enter the wreckage and extract the machine according to u.s. attorneys that would equate to breaking the law they say the mission which is scheduled for august cannot go forward without the blessing of the secretary of commerce since recovering the telegraph would physically alter or disturb the wreck in addition an agreement with the u.k. regulates entry to prevent disturbances to the whole and other artifacts and human
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remains according to the government's filing the international pact calls for the titanic to be recognized as a memorial to those men women and children who perished in. whose remains should be given appropriate respect in may a u.s. district judge agreed with r m s t the salvage company that the marconi telegraph is historically important judge rebecca beach said that recovering the equipment would contribute to the legacy left by the indelible loss of the titanic although the ship wreck is rapidly decaying currently much of the titanic is intact and it's hard to overlook the possibility that any mission to the wreck might discover more than just the telegraph one argument from the u.s. attorneys is that 20 years ago or a misty plan to access the cargo hold of the titanic in search of 1st class luggage meal and alleged diamond stash while the atlanta salvage firm says this mission is different some believe the company has
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a lot of money invested in the wreck and that it will try to turn a profit either way to get to the ship the salvage firm will have to navigate through the courts 1st for r t i'm not look so hard to bitch. and after weeks of nationwide protest over police killings of black men a president right now signing an executive order on police the reform but just how part of that go and is it really enough we're going to tell you and then over and forth regina hampering betham surprising. statements rather from the commissioner and f.l. and to keep up with the latest polls and anything you might have missed download our brand new app horrible t.v. you can catch there 247 will be back in just 2 minutes. dear viewer thank you for finally changing the channel i understand you're tired of
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i. today marks the 22nd consecutive day of nationwide protests over police brutality and racism following the police killing of george ford now this afternoon president trump just signed an executive order outlining his administration's efforts on reforming police departments across this country and now a week after the house had its hearing on police report it is now the senate's turn our despair project is alive outside of capitol hill for us and we're hearing a lot of reaction coming from senators on the president's executive order what's happening out there. are is a manilla the senate judiciary committee led by republican lindsey graham he says that this is going to be the 1st of many committee hearings that they're going to have to figure out what they need to add to presidential protective order however democrats say that that executive order that president trump signed today doesn't do enough rather it's actually just
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a drop in the bucket list and here people are demanding action. they're not marching in the streets for a watered down proposals that won't hold any officers accountable and there is nothing about what the president announced today that would hold police officers who break the rules and break the law accountable. now trump has put into motion a number of efforts he says to hold police officers to a higher standard including a ban on police using a chokehold unless the officer's life is at risk databases will be created to track police officers who have multiple instances of misconduct and trump says ministration will use federal grants to encourage departments to meet higher certification standards when it comes to use of force training also the order calls for police departments to bring in social workers and mental health professionals when it comes to dealing with the homeless mental illness and addiction now last week the house judiciary committee had their own hearing on police reform in. which
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george floyd's brother actually testified before the committee well this week at the senate hearing you had the attorney of not only just george floyd but also about our barry who says that it's nearly impossible to prosecute police officers for their wrongdoing and getting justice listed here. because of existing laws that basically give carte blanche to law enforcement to kill it will with the utterance of these 3 words i'm sorry these 5 words i feared for my life hard for real prosecutions and difficult convictions and characterize the experiences of families like both. he was killed in his apartment complex even a bowl of ice cream. now in signaling his executive order earlier president trump touted that the previous obama administration never tried to fix many of the issues with police reform saying it's his administration that has taken a big step never seen before republican committee leader lindsey graham made it very clear that this wasn't a republican or a democrat issue it was at the very core a human rights issue listen here but during the 8 years of president obama was
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there never to get rid of qualified immunity for police officers there were conversations and many conversations was there no registration there was not legit was there any legislation and. not to my knowledge was there any legislation creating a national registry for. police. there were efforts to create a national registry i mean it was it were included in the 21st century police imply just missed a lot of that so you know this is a tough time for the country and. drops a handful but we're not here because of the failings of one of ministration we are because of failing a society. now lindsey graham added that after that it shouldn't be the committee's goals to be destroying the ability to become a cop in the process of trying to fix things that need to be fixed but rather have people and departments think twice on how change and organizing police officers
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should take place now both the senate and the house plan to bring out their bills this week on police reform the house will be in session next week hopefully to vote on their bill coming out this week reporting in front of the capitol fair and fronsac party. and over now to new york city where the police commissioner announced the city's crime unit comprised of $600.00 plainclothes police officers will be disbanded instead those officers will be moved to more community policing they say this major shift is a result of ongoing protests putting pressure on police officers treatment for of mainly black and hispanic suspects meantime nationwide protests continue today and in some areas there escalating into bylane confrontations trinity charges reports increasing demand for action in the wake of george floyd's doesn't want coast to coast are heeding calls for change still of growing divide between law enforcement and communities around the country and atlanta thousands came out in droves
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demanding an end to police brutality and changes to the state's criminal justice system. this following the death of 27 year old brooks a black man who was shot and killed by a white officer following a confrontation outside this wendy's which is what about. the city's police chief resigning just hours later and the officer who fired the fatal shot was terminated still some protests around the country causing concern some officers seen getting overly aggressive and pepper spray to seemingly peaceful protesters around the country. video capturing the moment a 13 year old boy in seattle was sprayed in the face with mayes after an officer fired it at a nearby group the boy seen screaming as he coaches his father some seattle activists allegedly arming minors with assault rifles this video appears to show ross samone the so-called warlord of the capitol hill handing out wood looks like a ar 15
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a semi automatic weapons to kids who appear to be under the age of 2133 the banks are going under state law that's a felony but in new mexico weapons weren't held by police or protesters rather civilians who say the action is to protect the public from. the presence of militias or other armed groups sparking a mixed reaction from police and demonstrators across the state and in santa fe the albuquerque police department putting out a statement saying we want to discourage groups from attempting to engage in a public safety role during protests and large gatherings they are not trained and they are more likely to escalate tensions if they are carrying firearms and dressed like military or law enforcement officers now back here in new york officials have announced the n.y.p.d. will be moving to the use of plainclothes anti crime units and instead move those more than 600 officers to different assignments including neighborhood policing. reporting in new york trinity chavez r.t.
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. and over to france where rival groups squared off for a 4th straight night extra police forces have been deployed to the dijon region where violence has resulted in 10 injuries there somewhere clashes also erupted in the mediterranean city of nice. and over to japan where dark smoke can be seen rising from a passenger cruise ship docked near the city of yokohama firefighters were seen on the ship's dock earlier today it is unclear what's causing that smoke on the asuka 2 cruise ship and investigation is underway. and texas prisoner reuben gutierrez is scheduled to be. executed today after spending 20 years on death row and nearly 10 years fighting for d.n.a. testing that could prove his innocence in 1909 he was convicted of murdering an elderly woman during a home robbery gutierrez is scheduled execution will be the 1st in that state since a coronavirus pandemic. for 13 years were due to hand over at the sports h.q.
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there were going to be and i fell is in the news but this time it's for a kind of surprising reason it is because the national football league has been under the spotlight as of late for many of its players protesting the death of george floyd one of those is the most outspoken on police brutality former quarterback calling capper nick but now all eyes are on the commissioner roger goodell for some surprising comments he made during the s.p.l. return to sports take a listen if you want to resume his career in the n.f.l. that obviously is going to take a team to make that decision but i will come that support the clip making their decision and encourage them to do that if he is efforts or not on the field but then continuing to work in the space we welcome today to that table and to be able to guide us and help us make better decisions about the kinds of things that need to be done in communities. does comment surprise many in what appears to be
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a $360.00 degree turn for him earlier in the month he admitted in a video on social media he was wrong for silencing the peaceful protests mealy kneeling for the national anthem that video came in response to a post by several current and a feller's calling for the league to make significant changes in its stance of social justice issues however his apology received criticism after failing to actually mention caprona by name the 32 year old hasn't played the n.f.l. since 2016 and many argue that he was blackballed by goodell because of his actions now many former coaches and players are advocating for cap to make a return to the league saying he would be a force for good both on and off the field. or the k b o q womb heroes are struggling to get themselves out of the middle of the pack their latest game at home against giants was not a good to look for them top of the 2nd no score giant try to double steal and the throw down by part on one get to center field that allowed dixon machado to score and kim and soon to get to 3rd the throw in from center gets away and kim is able
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to score all the way from 1st giants up to nothing good look at their bottom of this 2nd inning park don't want to redeem themselves the solo homer to right center field is that on this season and key woman gets on the board $2.00 to $1.00 top of the 4th the giants are his base and lead a hall with a solo run deep to the left field stands off hero starter. not a great night for him giants at the 31 lead bottom of the 5th though he will right fielder with his solo homer right into the same left field stance it's his 1st homerun of the season heroes still trail a giants $4.00 to $3.00 on the 8 the giants and a feeler came to you with a grounder into center for a 2 run single swearing lead a whole ad machado is going to slide in under the glove 7 for the last chance or on the night here a 2nd baseman. strikes out and the line for the heroes they fall at home. 7 to 5 in middle i know we talked earlier about the m l
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b players are understanding now tweeting tell us where and when we talked about that earlier but for tennis fans little bit of good news governor cuomo said that the u.s. open in new york can go on as planned on august 31st there will be no fans there but that's a good sign for the return for tennis well fair enough because you know when you're on the tennis court you're several several yards apart they very well observe social distance away so she doesn't think i think they're ok they're i think so too but you know it. kind of missing out on you know the action because they could be doing like home run derby they could be doing a bunch of you could do so much media play and play video games against each other just do something do something big you for that regina don't go anywhere because we're back at 7 pm with a lot more news for you including oil and gas workers in the u.s. being hit hard by this pandemic with more than 100000 jobs lost in that sector alone we're going to take a look at how big states like texas especially along the panhandle are struggling with this in their economy all that or more coming up at 7 but that's it for right
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no dares thinks. we dare to ask. the deepest republic of just a non-conformist utopia or a politically correct i'll take your pick nonetheless the experiment being played out in seattle is no laughing matter the ideas of law and order and the legitimate use of force are at stake a piece of advice go visit jobs before visits you. in southern california the sun rises over san diego bay.
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next to a parkway in this parking lot 54 year old maria begins her day. straight with bed in. this car is her. this is every day. this routine about stretching my bad. memory and no longer has a place to live she's been sleeping in her van for a year now. looks pretty nice you know you don't think it doesn't seem to you live here but you do i have seen people with their cars so messy and things all over the place.
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