officials david beasley of the world food program and he also said that without international support lebanon's food situation he would run out of food in 2 and a half weeks so the u.n. is dealing with those immediate needs food and medical in particular 3 hospitals were destroyed in that blaze so that is a big issue right now for lebanon as well but long term we heard time and again about this need for reform coming not only from u.n. officials but member states who spoke as well like jordan egypt and other neighbors in the region who are very concerned about lebanon's ability to come back from this . mineral indian authorities of seize 740 tons of ammonium nitrate the same chemical that exploded in beirut that had been stalled afraid station near the southern city of chennai's since 2015 when it was confiscated local media savvy 191 tons of been moved to hyderabad and the rest is expected soon followed suit. the number of recorded corona virus infections worldwide has surpassed 20000005 months after the pandemic was declared that's according to the johns hopkins university tracker w

food agency says he's worried lebanon could run out of bread in about 2 and a half weeks david beasley's in beirut assessing the impact of last week's catastrophic port blast he spoke during a un briefing on the humanitarian situation there 85 percent of lebanon's grain came through the devastated port the world food program says it sent in 50000 tons of wheat flour to beirut to stabilize lebanon supply lines to be easily says some of beirut port could be reopened quickly to restart imports kristen salumi is in new york explaining what else was discussed during that briefing. this was a chance for the humanitarian affairs chief to brief members states on the situation on the ground in lebanon and the international response so far secretary general antonio terus called it a huge catastrophe coming on the heels of the socioeconomic problems the coven pandemic and now this explosion and while he was calling on member states to continue their support for lebanon he also sounded the theme of the need for a credible investigation and the need for government reforms that kind of underlie was un

officials david beasley of the world food program he also said that without international support lebanon's food situation he would run out of food in 2 and a half weeks so the u.n. is dealing with those immediate needs food and medical in particular 3 hospitals were destroyed in that blaze so that is a big issue right now for lebanon as well but long term we heard time and again about this need for reform coming not only from u.n. officials but member states who spoke as well like jordan in egypt and other neighbors in the region who are very concerned about lebanon's ability to come back from this. an update on coronavirus now and u.s. president donald trump's current virus briefing was interrupted by a shooting outside the white house a secret service agent quickly ushered him out of the briefing room one person is reportedly injured and in an unknown condition the president resumed his briefing within minutes to talk about the controversy around children going back to school all the details now from mike hanna. president tramples minutes into the news conference giving rosie predictions

officials david beasley of the world food program he also said that without international support lebanon's food situation he would run out of food in 2 and a half weeks so the u.n. is dealing with those immediate needs food and medical in particular 3 hospitals were destroyed in that blaze so that is a big issue right now for lebanon as well but long term we heard time and again about this need for reform coming not only from u.n. officials but member states who spoke as well like jordan in egypt and other neighbors in the region who are very concerned about lebanon's ability to come back from this meanwhile i'm interested will the u.n. be involved at all in the investigation into the explosion. well as much as the secretary general said investigation is needed so far the united nations is not involved in that lebanese authorities are conducting their own investigation with the help of french officials the u.n. says it would help if asked but it needs an invitation from lebanon or a mandate from a u.n. body like the security council or the general assembly and so far we haven't seen that h

be heard and that was a theme we heard over and over again the head of the world food program david beasley also talked about that he also pointed out that lebanon would run out of food in 2 and a half weeks if not for international intervention one major side effect of that explosion was the grain storage for the country 85 percent of the grain stored for the country was wiped out in that one fell swoop the u.n. is working to address this food packages are being sent in medical assistance is being sent 3 hospitals were destroyed so the international community we heard its efforts to deal with that immediate concern directly but this constant drumbeat of the need for reform again not only by u.n. officials but also member states the foreign minister of jordan for example said that while they would not forget the people of lebanon they would stand by the people of lebanon he really underscored the need for these reforms so that was a very concrete theme coming from member states and u.n. officials. question one more question will the u.n. be involved in any way in the investigation into the

jane: david beasley flew to beirut to oversee -- >> unbelievable. the silos were just devastated.i grain from ths completely gone. now, it is not just mter of a food security situation in beirut. and the people affected by the immediate impacted of the explosion, the entire coury now. jane: negotiations with the international community for billions of dollars in bailout money stalledee ago after lebanon's leaders resiste demands from donor countries for major reforms. >> they would rather sink the country than give an inch of power or be foundut to be as corrupt as we know they are. jane: she says the people in ou turnainst all political parties. >> there have been insults hurled at has bull and that itsd . which we have not seen before, because people were afraid or spectful. that is over. that is over. overall, i would sayhat hezbollah and iran feel under a lot of pressure today. jane: while the politicians struggled to hold onto power, the people of beirut areng respo the crisis. even before the dust had settled, many came out of their o homesfer help, medical aid , and comfort

. >> reporter: david beasley is the head of the u.n.'s world food program. lebanon imports more than three- quarters of all its food. in order to provide subsized ead for the people, the government was buying tons of wheat through the port that now lies in ruins. iecious national grain reserves were destroytheir silos, leaving the country with only two cash to buy more.ittle people in lebanon comes through that port. atd so we've got to get th port operational. otherwise the costs will be skocketing. we've already diverted 17,500 metric tons of flour so that immediately people will have bread on the table for the entire country for 20 additional days. >> reporter: american celebrity chef jose anes and his team from his charity, world central kitchen, swung into action after the blast and flew to beirut. now, they're helping professional kitchens, like kamal's, produce some 10,000 meals a day to feed ue workers, hospital staff and patients, plus those made homeless by the explosion. >> shorter walls, longer tables. l of a sudden, yeah, it looks like fantasy,

addressed the people need to be heard that was echoed by the head of the world faute food program david beasley he said that lebanon could run out of food in 2 and a half weeks without international intervention and big part of that is that the silo that held the country's grain supplies was in the port of lebanon and destroyed with that blast. right now the world food program is looking for ways around that they've got wheat flour coming in so that bread can be made there looking at alternative arrangements and rebuilding inside the port area in order to be able to deliver these much needed food supplies not only to the lebanese people but to the considerable refugee population in lebanon as well that's also a big concern for the united nations with syria and. alice tinian refugees also being very vulnerable at a time of an international pandemic no less in the country with more than $300000.00 people now homeless so we're hearing u.n. officials paint a very dire picture a strong need for international support but also the realization that there needs to be some sort of investigation and some

officials david beasley of the world food program he also said that without international support lebanon's food situation he would run out of food in 2 and a half weeks so the u.n. is dealing with those immediate needs food and medical in particular 3 hospitals were destroyed in that blaze so that is a big issue right now for lebanon as well but long term we heard time and again about this need for reform coming not only from u.n. officials but member states who spoke as well like jordan in egypt and other neighbors in the region who are very concerned about lebanon's ability to come back from this or i may corey is a journalism professor at american university of beirut 10 senior. hello at the harvard kennedy school he joins us now by skype from boston thank you for your time what do you make of this resignation and the government staying on in the caretaker role is this a step in the direction of substantive change or are we just going to see more of this thing. it would not normally be more of the same because this is going on for years but this is a different moment this is really a hi