weeks of extreme weather have killed more than 20 people across four southern us states. est in venezuela as people broke a strict quarantine in several states to protest against food and petrol shortages. a man was killed and at least six injured during clashes with the police in bolivar state, as hundreds of people looted a local supermarket. in several other states d rivers protested against petrol shortages. venezuela is in its sixth year of hyperinflation and an economic crisis. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: from heart surgeons to hospital porters — we've a special report on the health workers who've lost their lives to coronavirus. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. one of the most successful singer songwriters of all time, the american pop star prince, has died at the age of 57. ijust couldn't believe it, i didn't believe it. he was just here saturday. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a ne

least six people are now known to have died after a series of tornadoes ripped through several southern us statesouthern oklahoma, near to the state border with texas, this terrifying sight. at least two people were killed as tornadoes swept through marshall county. wait, is that one for real? in texas itself, a trail of destruction in poke county, about 70 miles north of houston. came back here and my home's not there. this is my second worst storm that i went through. i mean, my first one i didnt lose everything. but this one i lost everything i worked for. i woke up this morning thinking it was all a bad dream but it really wasn't. it came in so quick all you heard was the woo—woo—woo and saw a big debris field and knew it was coming. it kind of disturbed for a second and reformed and came right back down. very scary. thousands across texas and oklahoma were left without power. dozens were injured. emergency crews working round—the—clock in search of survivors. weeks of extreme weather have killed more than 20 people across four southern us states. rich preston, bbc news. the duke and duchess

weeks of extreme weather have killed more than 20 people across four southern us states.ed annual events in the us sporting world is taking place virtually this year, because of the coronavirus pandemic. the 2020 national football league draft, which was scheduled to take place in front of thousands of fans at various locations in las vegas, is instead being held by the nfl commissioner roger goodell in a new york basement and broadcast around the world. the league's most common source of player recruitment will see team coaches and general managers bidding for players from their homes over the next three days. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: from heart surgeons to hospital porters, we've got a special report on the health workers in the uk who've lost their lives to coronavirus. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. one of the most successful singer songwriters of all time, the american pop star prince, has died at the age

virus will probably get worse before it gets better knowlton quote concerning rice in cases and southern us states has previously refused to acknowledge there is a problem trump who has been reluctant to wear masks himself in public also changed his stance on facial facial coverings by encouraging americans to wear that. america's youth will act responsibly and we're asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance wear a mask get them is whether you like the mask or not they have an impact they'll have an effect and we need everything we can get from on this we're now joined by d.w. correspondent stephanie months in washington 7 was the 1st briefing the president has done on the coronavirus situation since he infamously suggested injecting disinfectant could help treat the virus that was in late april what came out of this briefing. yeah you're right we all remember that one right and yeah that was a significant change is the president took here 3 months no briefings whatsoever of the task force he joins us now and that is important to note it was him and him alone at the briefing

back to america now, and we've mentioned president trump has been campaigning in the southern us stateof black americans could be key. clive myrie has been speaking to black activists in arizona. his report contains some images viewers may find disturbing. bruce franks cuts the stillness of evening in phoenix, arizona. ..and after dion johnson and breonna taylor... the light is dimming, but not the memory of those beaten or killed at the hands of police officers. so, remember all these words that you heard today... his words, a powerful, poetic rage. ..because we're not going nowhere. he was arrested in august for taking part in a peaceful civil rights march. ..because he's innocent! and now he leads a protest outside the courthouse after the jailing of another protester. when we fight, we're building a legacy. fighting a battle in a war where you'll never get to see the outcome. if i continue to fight, hopefully that passes along to my five kids, and if they continue to fight, it passes along to their kids, and it will get to a point where maybe we can. why are you doing this? until t

southern us stays leaving a trail of destruction behind them. richard preston has this report. in southern 0klahoma, near to the statetwo people were killed as tornadoes swept through marshall county. is that one for real? in texas itself, a trail of destruction in pope county, about 70 miles north of houston. came back here and my home's not there. the second worst storm that went through. the first one eye lost everything. they lost everything. they lost everything i word for. i woke up everything i word for. i woke up this morning thinking it was a really bad dream but it really wasn't. it came in so quick all you heard was the noise and saw a big debris field and knew it was coming. it kind of disdain for a second and reformed and came right back down. really scary. thousands across texas and nobler —— 0klahoma were left without power. dozens were injured. emergency crews working round—the—clock in search of survivors. weeks of extreme weather have killed more than 20 people across four southern us states. richard preston, bbc news. the duke and duchess of cambridge and their children have led the uk in the weekl

tornadoes that tore through the southern us states of tennessee disrupted super tuesday voting there and parts of the state at least 20 poor people died in the storms with the search for bodies continuing worst hit was the capital nashville. rescuers are searching for dozens of people missing after landslides hit several cities in the brazilian state of some polo at least 16 people are confirmed dead so far brazil's heaviest populated heavily populated southeast has suffered an intense rainy season this year causing flooding and landslides. and north korea has for the 1st time published comments attributed to kim you know join the sister of the country's leader kim jong un in a statement kim describes south korea as gangster like for criticizing north korean military drills analysts say the comments indicate an increase in kim's statue status in the regime. here in europe a sign of solidarity with greece as the e.u. grapples with a new chapter in the migration crisis european union leaders have held emergency talks in the greek tell of custom yes on the country's border with turkey gr

have joe biden back here it's a big it's a huge comeback a sweeping victory over all these southern us states in particular are. not forget this is not a victory this victory is not about joe biden it is rather about the question who can win against donald trump and it really seems like a majority of the voters yesterday believed that this should not be bernie sanders and that this could be rather joe biden not because he's a great debater in fact his campaign stalled and did not do well for long periods of time but because many believe that bernie sanders policies are too far on the left side of the political aisle that he's not someone who who many people would be happy with in particular those so-called swing voters those who decided to vote for trump in 2016 and they're crucial for the democrats to win them back and joe biden is doing in particular well with those rather moderate candidates also he got the support of the black vote and that we could see especially after the south carolina victory just a couple days ago in addition of some important candidates dropping out. and door seeing

back to america now, and we've mentioned president trump has been campaigning in the southern us state black americans could be key. clive myrie has been speaking to black activists in arizona. his report contains some images viewers may find disturbing. bruce franks cuts the stillness of evening in phoenix, arizona. ..and after dion johnson and breonna taylor... the light is dimming, but not the memory of those beaten or killed at the hands of police officers. so, remember all these words that you heard today... his words, a powerful, poetic rage. ..because we're not going nowhere. he was arrested in august for taking part in a peaceful civil rights march. ..because he's innocent! and now he leads a protest outside the courthouse after the jailing of another protester. when we fight, we're building a legacy. fighting a battle in a war where you'll never get to see the outcome. if i continue to fight, hopefully that passes along to my five kids, and if they continue to fight, it passes along to their kids, and it will get to a point where maybe we can. why are you doing this? until the

flooding in the southern us state. has forced hundreds of people from their homes and the state capital jacks and weeks of heavy rain pushed the river to its highest levels and 37 years nearly 1000 homes have been flooded the river appears to have people that evacuees are being warned to stay away for now. or so carrie these are the top stories right now on al-jazeera and the u.n. says the syrian government and russian forces are deliberately targeting civilians and hospitals in northwest syria human rights chief michel bestially is calling for humanitarian corridors to help civilians escape areas of fighting 900000 people have been forced out of their homes just sent december. the sheer quantity of attacks on these hospitals medical facilities schools. which suggests to be becalmed will be accident. and i do minimum even if they were accidentally choose lack of mississippi caution and so on. all of which can contribute to something going on a trip to those that will write. internationally sorry intentionally directing

least 6 people are now known to have died after a series of tornadoes ripped through several southern us statesleaving a trail of destruction behind them. homes were damaged and thousands were left without power. most americans are under stay—at—home orders due to the ongoing pandemic. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament. as mps and peers return from their easter break and move into the virtual world. we have a twofold duty of leadership of members of this house. one is to show that we are following the rules that apply to everybody else, and the other is to lead by example in showing that we are getting on with our essential work. sir keir starmer debuts at a very different pmqs and accuses the government of dragging its feet on tackling coronavirus. and there's a pattern emerging here. we were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment, and now slow to take up these offers on british firms. i don't accept his premise that we've been slow. we have been guided by the scientific advice — the chief scientific advice —

president trump has been campaigning in the southern us state of arizona, a crucial state in which theter the death of george floyd, race has been one of the key issues in the election campaign, with both mr trump and his democratic party rivaljoe biden claiming that they have the right policies to improve the lives of african americans. in the second part of his series on the election, clive myrie has been speaking to black activists in arizona. his report contains some images viewers may find disturbing. and after november 3rd, we're not going to rest! it's hard to steer a middle course in modern america. cheering. the united states will never be a socialist nation. the loudest voices force the taking of sides. chanting: black lives matter! i cannot breathe! on race and discrimination, the conversation is insanely partisan and painfully deep. the unfortunate roots, the dark roots of our country, the dark side of our country is really starting to show itself, and that's because of this election, because there's just so much divide right now, so much divisiveness, there's a lot of tens

back to america now, and we've mentioned president trump has been campaigning in the southern us statetes of black americans could be key. in the second part of his series on the election, clive myrie has been speaking to black activists in arizona. his report contains some images viewers may find disturbing. this man's words are powerful and now he lead to protest outside the courtroom. when we fight can we build a legacy fighting a battle and a warm that you never see the outcome. if i continue to fight, hopefully that passes along to my five kids. and if they continue to fight, it passes along to their kids. and it gets to a point where maybe we can. why are you doing this? until then, this is what must be overcome. before george floyd in 2017, there was this man, here in arizona. relax, dude! relax, dude. the unarmed black man died after being held up by four police officers commit one of whom kneeled on his neck for close to eight minutes. i cannot breathe! no one was disciplined and you only hear the case now because the controversy over george floyd and it was in this area where

at least 19 people have died after storms triggered tornadoes and flooding across several southern us statesppi on sunday, with severe storms also hitting parts of alabama and georgia today. nearly a million homes were left without power. emergency officials have told people to find safe shelter, but still maintain social distancing due to the coronavirus outbreak. the government has admitted that it was concerned that the warm weather this easter weekend would tempt people out, breaking the current restrictions. but it looks as if the majority have stayed home as we enter week four of the lockdown. with an extension to it all but certain, how will we cope and how long can we keep it going? here's dan johnson. these are bank holiday postcards symbolic of a nation that largely stayed at home. our shared spaces were empty, our monuments stood silent. but closer to home, life goes on. and the cupboards must be stocked. going home to do the washing up right now! in maidenhead, we met bryan out this morning. how old are you, bryan? i'm 75. shouldn't you be at home? not necessarily, not if i've go

despite those figures — several southern us states are pushing ahead to ease lockdown restrictions.hair salons, tattoo parlours and bowling alleys from friday. movie theatres and restaurants will follow on monday. south carolina has rescinded a ban on people going to the beach and retail outlets can reopen if social distancing measures are in place. and a stay at home order in tennessee will lapse by the end of april. there's been pressure to lift the lockdowns. protesters have been taking to the streets across america — calling for businesses to reopen. these are the most recent rallies on tuesday. some of the protesters have come bearing firearms — and gun rights groups have been among the organisers. the state of illinois has seen one of the worst outbreaks of covid—i9. according to the latest figures — there have been more than 23,000 cases, and 1,000 deaths. dr emily landon is an infectious disease expert — and had this message for anti—lockdown protesters. it is clear to me that we are our medic at least as many patients that it is clear to me that we are ouradmitting at least

stay—at—home order is due to take effect in florida tomorrow night. 21 million residents of the southern us stateal activities. florida has reported some 7,000 coronavirus cases and at least 85 deaths. also today, the dowjones and london's ftse 100 have seen their biggest quarterly drops since 1987, while manufacturing activity injapan and germany has slowed dramatically. there are fears the global downturn could be far more punishing and long lasting than initially feared — lasting into next year, and potentially beyond. this is the analysis of megan greene, economist and senior fellow at harvard's kennedy school of government. u nfortu nately unfortunately it looks like it will be on ice for a little bit longer than we had initially thought. and that means a lot of businesses have gone under in the meantime despite huge efforts by fiscal authorities to keep the lights on and small businesses and so that means when we do find a leave ramp back up we will have to start for more of a standstill that we got. —— find a leave ramp back up. we are not sure how this will go as the mayor has said. that

cheered after they voted to remove a confederate symbol from the state flag the blue cross and white stars emblem it was used by the southern states that supported slavery in the american civil war it's the latest symbol of racism to be removed after a month of protests against racial injustice. well the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has surpassed the 10000000 mark and the u.s. is still one of the worst affected countries cases there have topped 2 and a half 1000000 in the state of florida has reported a record daily increase of nearly 10000 new cases in 4 other states have also seen record spikes infections are surging in southern and western states that lifted their lockdowns early. they've been battling the coronavirus around the clock but us medical professionals are at their limits in the state of texas alone nearly 6000 new cases were confirmed in just one day despite the rising infections vice president mike pence went to this baptist church in dallas to speak to hunters and the congregation even though the total number of covert 1000 cases has surged about 2 and a half 1000000 pence remains optimis

unless our clients are still careful to come in in addition to georgia the pioneer other southern states in the us are planning to ease restrictions on experiment that others of us risking states with a democratic governor are mostly sticking to stricter measures. and as stressed as we are about getting back to work reopening up businesses we know that if we do it too fast a 2nd wave is likely would be even more devastating than the moment that we are in the debate on the right time to reopen is emotionally charged in the u.s. like here in wisconsin a large number of troops supporters across the country are protesting against the restrictions on your you know my home yes your freedom your right you know why should my freedom. for the protests are financed and supported by right wing organizations yet these protesters remain the minority according to polls 2 thirds of americans fear restrictions will be eased too soon like these nurses at a counter protest. who laid out 1300 candles one for every coronavirus patient who died in a wisconsin hospital. let's take a look now at the latest developments

after he fails to attend a key state of the unconfirmed reports say he is ill after undergoing a heart surgery. i'm serious i was gonna thank you for joining us the southern german state of bavaria has canceled the october fest beer festival because of the corona virus the event attracts more than 6000000 visitors every year and authorities feared allowing it to go ahead would lead to a spike in infections as we report the move is likely to take both a financial and emotional toll. no crowded party tents giant mugs of beer or packed out parades. germany's biggest festival has been cancelled for the 1st time since world war 2. large events are currently banned in germany until the end of august october 1st was supposed to start on september 19th but officials say the risk of infection during the coronavirus pandemic is just too high 2. which is painful for us it's a great pity because with many things this is not a normal year this is going to be a year without the 1st. about $6000000.00 visitors flock to the october 1st every year crowding the festival grounds but also the host city new nick the cancellation of the event is not only said news for the city

constitution of the united states the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote at least the women who were not being excluded from voting by jim crow laws in the us southern states for example and the passage of the 19th amendment marks the culmination of decades back to visit by women white and black who refused to accept the status quo in a world where only men were allowed to rule in politics. a carefree little girl plays beside the declaration of sentiments engraved in stone in seneca falls a small town in new york state where history was written it was here at the seneca falls convention in 1048 that this document was signed a manifesto demanding political economic and moral equality the history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her the declaration was drafted by elizabeth cady stanton also known as an anti-slavery campaigner but the struggle for women's voting rights was long it was only in 1919 after the us enter world war one that the suffragette movement really took off helped in part by women taking on important work t

the southern states were traditionally democrats. the whites used to be democrats. andl the 60's, the 50's 60's, they used to be democrats. now white in the southern states, things have changed. in texas, texas is -- america is complicated. texas is very popular. >> go ahead. finish your point. >> texas for example is -- has a republican cover and about the four main cities are democrats. but to the four main cities are democrats. the biggest divide in texas and california are both -- in texas, the race is the race down. in california, the race is the race up. there are republican senators that -- what is interesting about that is because the democratic party a more diverse party, you find that in the cities more than the countryside. the countryside, the borough areas remain conservative, protestant, a lot of them white. to come located even further. between the rural and the cosmopolitan, there are belts of , newly married kids that have two things in their neighborhoods, a supermarket and a church. the way the community is set up is that they tend to be more repub

recent insides of a harvard infectious disease experts suggest that air conditioning use across the southern united states may be a factor in spiking coated 19 kate's plus a coronavirus outbreak in a german meat plant was also linked to cool exists so how safe is the air we are breathing. a common sight for these coronavirus times people pouring off public transport wearing face masks looking for that 1st goal of fresh air. mosques in many places a compulsory but as the weather gets warmer is that enough to ease worries. i feel if i have a mask on my children and i try to make sure that i'm like one and half want to meters away from somebody who also has meant i feel quite sure wealthy can be to say what. you want to get around this is they have to do that. most modern trams and buses a 52 would act conditioning units which draw fresh air from the outside. but go underground and it's a slightly different story though passenger numbers is still down compared to before the pandemic carriage is the starting to fill up again. on the trouncing profit is my strong growth experience around the world very powerfu

infectious disease experts suggest that air conditioning use across the southern united states may be a factor in spiking kovac 19 case it's plus a coronavirus outbreak in a german meat plant was also linked to cooling systems so how safe is the air we are breathing. a common sight for these coronavirus times people pouring off public transport wearing face masks looking for that 1st goal of fresh air. mosques in many places a compulsory but.

after they voted to remove a confederate symbol from the state flag the blue cross and white stars emblem was used for generations by the southern states that supported slavery in the american civil war it is the latest symbol of racism to be removed after a month of protest against racial injustice. with most of the votes counted poland's presidential election shows incumbent on j. due to winning the 1st round with 45 percent of the vote but falling short of the absolute majority he needs to win outright his opponent in the likely runoff vote is warsaw's mayor chuck off ski who has garnered 29 percent of that vote so far now president due to has called caused controversy by focusing on what he called the spread of l.g.b. tea ideology and the traditionally catholic country which happens to be germany's neighbor. i am a choice celebrations for poland's incumbent president at the exit polls put on jaybird ahead it wasn't enough for him to secure an outright win and independent aligned with the ruling lauren justice party he was the front runner heading into sunday's election it quickly became a clash of values with spirit as conse

after they voted to remove a confederate symbol from the state flag the blue cross and white stars emblem was used for generations by the southern states that supported slavery in the american civil war it is the latest symbol of racism to be removed after a month of protest against racial injustice. while the world has passed another sobering milestone in the corona virus pandemic the number of global deaths now exceeds more than half a 1000000 with the u.s. and brazil and britain ranking the highest in terms of fatalities in the u.s. the state of florida has reported a record daily increase of nearly 10000 new cases and 4 other states have also seen record spikes infections are particularly surging in regions that lifted lockdowns early. they've been battling the coronavirus around the clock but us medical professionals are at their limits in the state of texas alone nearly 6000 new cases were confirmed in just one day despite the rising infections vice president my parents went to this baptist church and alice to speak to hunters in the congregation even though the total number of covert 1000 cases has surged about 2 and a ha