welcome back the european space agency is offering its help to millions of people who are now confinedto their homes because of the ongoing pandemic the agency held a free online conference aimed at connecting people across the globe with space explorers and scientists one of the participants was samantha christopher that you have us to hold the record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight by a european astronaut and we got a chance here at r.t. to speak with us. on the international space station we have a big space stations we have a lot of space so that it's not that difficult but i can imagine people nowadays right now families having to live in a small apartment all day 24 hours but we also have to think of people who maybe live alone and so they're they're really isolated there are some strategies that people maybe can use to cope and to help each other the number one thing the really most important one is to communicate a lot we really try to stay connected to our families to our friends to our loved ones on earth but i think it's really important also for people who right n

roads around the world and clean air in major cities new satellite images released by the european space agencyshow dramatic thing lower levels of pollution it's like nitrogen dioxide which is harmful to the month the european public health alliance says governments must take action to continue improving at quality once the coronavirus crisis is over but it was maps actually tell us is that human activities and especially transport contributes a lot to polluted air it harms our health and if we manage to get crazed them then we can all saw a better air quality so now that we are forced to do that because don't measure the mass and those visualize significantly improved air so that tells us that change is possible and it should be done in a sustainable they are. well spoke a lot in recent weeks about how airlines and others in the transport industry of being affected by the crisis is also causing delays for space travel and work for example on america's next manned mission to the mood and. with so many aspects of our lives shutting down it can be reassuring to see some things keep going 1st miss

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on roads worldwide and some clean air in major cities there is a satellite images from the european space agency which showed dramatically lower levels of pollution is like nitrogen dioxide which is harmful to the lungs the european public health alliance says governments must take action to continue improving air quality once the crisis is over. and just a couple of other headlines soldiers in syria trying to retake control of the prison after captured eisel find a staged riot the prisoners broke down walls and took over the ground floor of the jail and house aka soldiers are also hunting for 4 eisel commandos who escaped during the riots on the study the coalition that has carried out several airstrikes against the hooty targets in yemen as capital sanaa. a presidential palace compound a military school and an air base were hit the coalition says the operation was aimed at destroying court legitimate military targets on saturday saudi air defense systems intercepted 2 missiles targeting riyadh and the southern city of. talk to our desire is next with the world health organization's might run w

the guardian other outlets are now reporting that according to satellite imagery from the european space agency the coronavirus pandemic is shutting down industrial activity and temporarily slashing air peru pollution levels around the world and that levels of nitrogen dioxide over cities and industrial clusters in asia and europe were markedly lower than the same period last year. meanwhile another bit of great news for both the environment and remind us of our ability to change the world the standing rock sioux tribe just want to major victory in court after a federal judge ruled that the u.s. army corps of engineers were violated the national environmental policy act by approving federal permits for the dakota access pipeline. so on today's show we shall celebrate these new stories and a few unique good people who are shining the light of hope in this sea of pandemic darkness as we start watching the us. go on a city street you want to. see this is this you always stay see a. great city displays systemic deceptions late show which. brings up. a welcome everyone to watching the ox i am tyrone

successful mission there you have it structure is key the ts marriage he's an astronaut from the european space agency thank you so much for sharing your insights my question. now as we heard there not everyone is distancing alone there are those who have to do it in groups being with the same set of people all the time can obviously be hard perhaps even impossible without a bit of fun but don't take our word for it the crew on the international space station can tell you more she knows what it feels like to be up there alone u.s. astronaut christina cook repairing the outside of the international space station last year she set a record by spending 328 days in space in the i.s.a.'s you literally couldn't get any further from the coronavirus the astronauts on board have a lot in common with the millions in isolation 400 kilometers away back on us constantly packed in together yet separated from any other life unable to visit family and friends for months that's why crew are trained to deal with the psychological impact of living in space keeping busy is the key whether working getting a haircut or of

all around the world and cleaner air and major cities is satellite images released by the european space agency show dramatically lower levels of pollutants like my children dioxide which is harmful to the longs therapy and public health alliance says governments must take action to continue improving air quality once the coronavirus crisis is over. what do those maps actually tell us is their activities and their special transport contributes a lot to little polluted air in terms of our health and if we manage to crease them then we can also all have a better our polity so now that we are forced to do that because it's not done measure any less and those maps visualize significantly improved air so that tells us that change is possible and it should be done in a sustainable way. a 3rd of the world's population is now living under a lockdown it is particularly challenging for children who have to stay indoors away from school and their friends and is ill and some are turning to teddy bears to support their young and themselves out 0000 balance reports. we're going on a bear hunt when not scared

things and there's a lot of research being done here on earth today by nasa by the russian space agency by the european space agency the japanese space agency in many different countries thinking about how do we extract resources from those environments out there in space so that they will help us survive. so let's try to reverse the perspective once we colonize other planets and have a sort of a life ready in waiting do you think it will devalue life on earth how i make things like nuclear war more likely to happen for instance. i look i tell you i'm an optimist i have exactly the opposite perspective. i believe and i truly believe that that the ability to learn how to sustain ourselves and your groups of people who have to work together out in harsh environments on the moon or mars or other places learning how to live off the land learning how to completely recycle everything and use everything to its maximum efficiency and maximum potential i think all of those skills all that engineering all that knowledge will come back to the earth and they will help us live better lives on the earth we can solve

successful mission there you have it structure is keys mathias mary he's an astronaut from the european space agency thank you so much for sharing your insights. my pleasure. now as we heard there not everyone is distancing a little and there are those who have to do it in groups being with the same set of people all the time can obviously be hard perhaps even impossible without a bit of fun but don't take our word for it the crew on the international space station can tell you more she knows what it feels like to be up there alone u.s. astronaut christina cook repairing the outside of the international space station last year she set a record by spending 328 days in space in the i.s.a.'s you literally couldn't get any further from the coronavirus but the astronauts on board have a lot in common with the millions in isolation 400 kilometers away back on us constantly packed in together yet separated from any other life unable to visit family and friends for months that's why crew are trying to deal with the psychological impact of living in space keeping busy is the key whether working getting a hai

spread quickly it's even affecting spacecraft already millions of kilometers from earth the european space agency has put 8 of them in what's known as hibernation mode because of reduced staffing and has suspended its launches indefinitely even with delays on the next. generation of their spacecraft nasa astronauts are busy performing a different public service sharing advice on how to cope with isolation at home after they survive the isolation of space some of it is just connecting you know reaching out and doing a video call with family and friends or or working on a project you know when i was on the word of it i do crossword puzzles with my boys over a video chat advice that we can all use right now no matter where we are in the universe and you should tell al-jazeera. still ahead on this news all sports news and football fans around. the world are turning to europe's only to leave for a quick sports fix. that we're back with a look at sport has some thank you very much a while that his wimbledon tennis championships will be called off on wednesday according to the vice president of german t

significantly dropped resulting in cleaner air in major cities new satellite images released by the european space agency show dramatically lower levels of pollutants like nitrogen dioxide which is harmful to the lungs the european public health alliance says governments must take action to continue improving air quality once the corona crisis is over. what do those maps actually tell us is that human activities and especially transport contributes a lot to law there in terms of our health and if we manage to create them then we can all saw a better air quality so now that we are forced to do that because it's not done measure the messenger was visualize significantly improved air so that tells us that change is possible and it should be done in a sustainable way. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera europe remains the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic as the number of infections and that's across the continent continues to soar spain has registered hundreds of new deaths while the death toll than it only has surpassed 11000 but the w.h.o. steps taken in both countries should see case numbers drop

spread quickly and it's even affecting spacecraft already millions of kilometers from earth the european space agency has put 8 of them in what's known as hibernation mode because of reduced staffing and has suspended its launches indefinitely even with delays on the next generation of their spacecraft lesser astronauts are busy performing a different public service sharing advice on how to cope with isolation at home after they survive the isolation of space some of it is just connecting you know reaching out and doing a video call with family and friends or or working on a project you know when i was going to word it i do crossword puzzles with my boys over a video chat advice that we can all use right now no matter where we are in the universe and we should help al jazeera security forces around the while the trying to find ways to enforce a lockdown sense in colombia having some resorting to some unusual and maybe n.s.a. carrying cuff and every thing driving through the city or costing a message urging people to stay at home. this is al jazeera and these the top stories another 812 coronavirus de

are suffering so anyone who thinks it won't affect india is rome pictures and data from the european space agency suggest there's been a significant drop in air pollution over china since the outbreak began its animation shows nitrogen dioxide emissions alling month by month a gas as a byproduct of burning fossil fuels china introduced strict measures to control the spread of the virus resulting in factories and streets being closed all across the country. at least 30 soldiers have been killed during an attack in northeastern mali that happened in kent about 124 kilometers north of the city of galle no one has claimed responsibility so far ali's army has been targeted repeatedly by fighters in the area who have links to al qaeda and i soul of the us has play sanctions on 5 companies based in the united arab emirates and is accusing them of buying hundreds of thousands of tonnes of iranian petrol last year the blacklisting of chinese and south african companies earlier this week pedicle hand has details from washington d.c. this is just the latest move just on tuesday the state department announce

pictures in das are from the european space agency have offered more evidence that there's been a significant drop in f. aleutian of a china this animation shows nitrogen dioxide emissions falling month by month the gas is a byproduct of burning fossil fuels china introduced strict measures to control the spread of the virus resulting in factories being closed nationwide. domestic flights on all local transport sorry domestic flights and or local transportation in saudi arabia has been suspended for the next 2 weeks prayers have also been put on hold in the 2 main mosques in mecca and medina from friday a spokesman says it's a temporary measure to stop the spread of coronavirus the kingdom has reported $274.00 cases and no did. syria is yet to officially reported case of corona virus but the war ravaged country is taking steps to stop the spread and left her provinces kurdish region the location of 3 large camps for internally displaced people health workers are conducting sanitizing operations and medical checks syria has already delayed elections shut schools and suspended flights human rig

wondering whether to start imposing stricter entry restrictions pictures and data from the european space agency have offered more evidence that there's been a significant drop in air pollution of the china this animation shows nitrogen dioxide emissions falling month by month and gas is a byproduct of burning fossil fuels china introduced strict measures to control the spread of the virus resulting in factories think closed nationwide. to other news now 4 men convicted of raping and murdering a student in india have been executed the maid attacks the 23 year old on a bus in new delhi and 2012 then left to die on a road large crowd celebrated outside the jail with the men were hanged on friday a day earlier a court dismissed a last minute petition to delay the executions the attack caused nationwide protests and brought attention to india's alarming rates of sexual assault. by lead by me but this is the 1st time that a girl in this country who is ranked has finally received justice today is march 20 and it is dedicated to daughters and women but you can see today my tools well justice. elizabeth

significantly dropped resulting in cleaner air in major cities now satellite images released by the european space agency show dramatically lower levels of pollutants like nitrogen are dioxide which is harmful to the long runs european public health alliance has governments must take action to continue improving air quality once they corona virus crisis is over. but it was maps actually telling us is that human activities and especially transport contributes a lot to polluted air it harms our health and if we manage to get crazed then we can also all have better air quality so now that we are forced to do that because it's not done measure the messenger was visualized significantly improved air so that tells us that change is possible and it should be done in a sustainable way. and over again the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump has warned americans that the next month will be crucial in controlling the corona virus outbreak spreading across the u.s. the country has the highest number of confirmed virus cases in the world at nearly 150000 national guidelines such as social distancing h

believe elevating the office will make it much easier for us to get the cooperation of the european space agency, of the australian, of the japanese and all the others. because we need their cooperation and eventually we need standards. hopefully very quickly. so that everybody can understand rules of the road that have been agreed. it's an you are -- in you are -- it's an urgent need, it's an important need and i hope we don't wait until two satellites collide and cause more space debris and more economic loss, which is what i'm worried if we keep postponing it, we will. >> thank you. let me ask you about the money. you're asking for $15 million which is $11 million above that that was enacted. mr. moran: what i've also been trying to determine is, what it costs d.o.d. to perform their functions today in space situational awareness, and maybe you can help me determine -- we're trying to calculate how much money is being spent today and if we move that amount of money to the department of commerce, transfer, we theed to know what the amount is. we can't get an answer yet as to what it costs d.o.

new images from the european space agency show a sharp decline in pollution after several major citieseports, this pandemic is a stark reminder of just how important it is to heed warnings from the experts. >> hello, bill weir, cnn from a very surreal brooklyn where for some reason i can't stop thinking about all the disaster movies that start with someone in power ignoring scientists. >> we have it totally under control. it's one person coming in from china. >> that's just one of the parallels between coronavirus and the climate crisis. >> you only have 11 years to live folks, 11 years because climate change is coming up so fast. >> think about it. both kill the most vulnerable and will cost trillions. both will reveal heroic first responders and scientists and inspiring neighbors as well as deplorable horders, grifters, and profiteers. both are reminders that life as we know it depend on predictable flights and growing seasons and supply chains. but what if the age of predictability is over? >> which brings us to the main difference between coronavirus and climate change, fear. exhib

nasa and the european space agency released satellite images from january showing wuhan's nitrogen dioxidethe dramatic drop in february after 11 million people there were guaranteed. >> c o2 emissions for the past four weeks are down by at least 25% because of the measures to contain the coronavirus. >> reporter: for the world's biggest polluter that, could mean a drop of 200 million tons of carbon dioxide. >> this is more dramatic than anything else that i've seen in the impact on emissions but, of course, the impact on people's lives and the economy was equally dramatic. >> reporter: the centers for research and clean air says the consumption of coal fired systems has a 30% drop. the emissions from the aviation industry plunging due to falling demand and widespread travel restrictions. but greenpeace says improved environmental conditions may be temporary if china ramps up industrial output to boost the economy. >> they will be distracted but in the short term, you know, to cut down the outbreak of the coronavirus. that might distract them from other important social economic issues, inc

. >> take a look at the satellite images from the european space agency showing sharp reductions in pollutionance and italy. left is an image from march of last year. on the right is an image of this mon month. one expert said the sudden shift represents the largest scaled experiment ever in terms of industrial emissions. climate scientists say our greenhouse emissions are certain to shrink this year. that is good news, lisa. >> certainly a silver lining, liz, for sure. also this last weekend of march, bringing us some rain. level one system today and tomorrow. live look outside. as we look at our tower camera, a lot of clouds out there. some of you seeing some rain, 40s and 50s. we'll tell you how much. this could be our last gasp of winter even though it's spring. we'll time it out for you. >> thank you, lisa. bay area athletes are missing able to suit up almost as much as we miss seeing them. how they're spending their time staying at home in this morning's sports. it's a small finger...a worm! like, a dagger? a tiny sword? bread...breadstick? a matchstick! a lamppost! coin slot! no? uhhh.

take a look at these satellite images from the european space agency showing sharp reductions in pollutionoss france and italy. on the left is an image from march of last year, and then on the right is an image of this month. you can see much less pollution. one expert says the sudden shift represents the largest scaled experiment ever in terms of the reduction of industrial emissions. climate scientists say our green house emissions are certain to shrink this year. lisa and i were saying a silver lining, like we're giving the earth time to breathe. >> all those little ecosystems around the bay too. good morning, everyone a couple hundredths of an inch of rain so far. san mateo bridge, some drops on the lens, 51 degrees. scattered showers throughout the day today. and we'll talk about more rain to start your sunday but not for the end. i'll explain in a few minutes. >> thanks, lisa. >>> bay area athletes are missing being able to suit up almost as much as we miss seeing them. how they're spending their time staying at home. staying home will slow the spread of covid-19 and, will without a

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the european space agency published some new images a show dramatic declines in nitrogen dioxide majorilan and rome. that's compared to average concerations from a year ago dioxide is the pollution that forms when fossil fuels such as coal oil gas or diesel. >>our burn the travel sector has ground to a viral standstill because of the coronavirus acrdg to the world travel and tourism council, 50 million jobs could be lost that sector accounts for 10% of the global gross domestic product, and analysts predict it could take 10 months for that industry to recover after the pandemic is finally over apple has created a way to screen yourself for coronavirus see app and website will ask you about your symptoms. >>and then give you information on the virus. it's all thanks to a partnership with the centers for disease control and prevention fema and the white house coronavirus task force you do not need an apple account to use the feature and the company says it will not collect questionnaire information. apple ceo tim cook said the company is donating 10 million face masks here and in europe

. >> here is some good news as it relates to the environment according to the european space agency.ioxide decreased for march. if you would like to send your silver lining, send me a tweet. before we go, let's get one last look at the markets as trading wraps up for the day and the week. stocks tried to rally at the beginning but fail to do so, closing out one of the most volatile weeks as investors fearing over the coronavirus economic blow. the dow is down 900 points. we are closing near session lows with 4.5 points lower. other markets are all lower as well for the day. i do want to show you though that when you go back to ma to markets, i think we got a picture of the dow over a few decades. these recessions do hurt, downturns do hurt. you can see a big one in 1950s and 1980 and a big one in 2008 but they do always come back. this one maybe long and deep but it is going to come back. i am going to see you right back here tonight at 10:00 p.m. for "the last word" and saturday and sunday at 8:00 eastern and saturday at 8:00 p.m. southeastern and sunday and i will join you for spec

showing a sharp decline in pollution over several major cities in europe, according to the european space agency climate correspondent bill weir reports, this pandemic is a stark reminder of just how important it is to heed warnings from experts. >> reporter: this is bill weir, cnn, from a very surreal brooklyn, where for some reason i can't stop thinking about all the disaster movies that start with someone in power ignoring scientists. >> we have it totally under control. it's one person coming in from china. >> reporter: that's just one of the parallels between coronavirus and the climate crisis. >> you only have 11 years to live, folks, because climate change is coming up on us so fast. >> reporter: think about it. both kill the most vulnerable and will cost trillions. both will reveal heroic first responders and scientists and inspiring neighbors as well as deplorable hoarders, grifters, and profiteers. and both are reminders that life as we know it depends on predictable flights and growing seasons and supply chains. but what if the age of predictability is over? which brings us to the mai

. >> these images from satellite monitored by nasa and the european space agency show the dramatic dropchina in a little more than a month. researchers expect similar effects in other areas forced to shelter in place. >> i imagine it does show here and other places of reduced emissions related to traffic. >> for researchers, this is something like a rare comet streaking by, a trove of data pointing to what the world might look like in the future. >> to be able to say what the change in air pollution would be if the vehicle fleet were suddenly all electric as an example. >> an unexpected scientific windfall from an otherwise devastating and frightening event. but utterly fascinating to see the effect on pollution, as you look at the golden gate bridge, also virtually deserted tonight. >>> well, some showers will linger into tomorrow before another storm arrives this weekend. >> women with metastatic we breast cancerers. standing in the struggle. hustling through the hurt. asking for science not sorrys. our time for more time - has come. living longer is possible and proven in women takin

take a look at the satellite images from the european space agency, showing sharp reductions in pollutionce and italy. left is an image from march of last year. on the right is an image of this mon month. one expert said the sudden shift represents the largest scaled experiment ever in terms of the reduction of industrial emissions. climate scientists say our greenhouse emissions are certain to shrink this year. so, lisa, even though it's been such a way to think about it is we're giving the earth a chance to breathe, giving it one thing to smile ab sure. rain helping with our deficit over the weekend. light shower activity toward san francisco, our roof camera. 52 degrees here. we'll see showers throughout the day, maybe heavier rain to start your sunday and then things really change. my accuweather seven-day forecast is next. >> thanks, lisa. >>> bay area athletes are missing being able to suit up almost as much as we miss seeing them. next, wee check in with them, my money should work as hard as i do. so i use my freedom unlimited card to buy all the latest tech stuff. today, i'm earni

these satellite images from nasa and the european space agency show that pollution over china on the left is from the month of january and on the right is from february 10 to the 25th and as you can see the gas is there are. hardly visible. the earliest signs of change we're over interest and world news tonight was a historic moment for the us and the taliban. the 2 sides have signed an agreement that could pave the way to ending america's longest fought war. us secretary of state mike pompeo was at that signing today and he called it. a hopeful moment. >>there will be the temptation to declare victory. but victory victory for afghans will only be achieved when they can live in peace and prosper. a victory for the united states will only be achieved when americans and our allies no longer have to fear a terrorist threat from afghanistan. and we will do whatever it takes to protect our people. >>under this agreement the us will have to pull all of its troops out of afghanistan over the next 14 months in return, the taliban will reportedly agreed to significantly reduce violence within

pictures and data from the european space agency have offered more evidence that there has been a significant drop in air pollution over china this animation says nitrogen dioxide emissions falling month by month the gases a byproduct of burning fossil fuels china introduce strict measures to control the spread of the virus resulting in factories being closed nationwide. predicting. country and 3 to 4 months and therefore start to return within 7 months it's also promising to take measures that. criticized approach in the early days as with developments across latin america. health authorities in mexico are increasing measures to fight the spread of code 91 wednesday the mexican government reported the 1st deaths associated with the spread of coronavirus. unlike other countries in the region mexico has been reluctant to implement containment measures that could further impact the national economy while not. speaking of money it's one thing for those of us who have a secure salary is something else for the people who make their living on the streets we can't leave these people we need to suppo

new images from the european space agency show a significant reduction in pollution across northern italyshutting down for the coronavirus. the lockdown began more than two weeks ago with 2 million people ordered to stay-at-home apart from essential travel. those cars are now off the roads and factories are shut with a leak the hardest hit -- italy the hardest hit by the crisis so far. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. taylor. taylor: thank you. i want to go on over to sophie kamaruddin. a big increase here and i premarket on tuesday. what are you seeing on your side of the world -- big increase here in equity markets on tuesday. what are you seeing on your side of the world? sophie: the benchmark up nearly 6%. higher by banks and minors. virgin adding as much as 16%. check out kiwi stocks in wellington. the best two days on record, bouncing back from monday's steep selloff and nikkei futures in singapore opening higher as well, but s&p e-mi