butler. at 8:30 am on friday, january 13th, the federal fleet opened fire again on fort fisher. this time, the naval bombardment was more accurate, more devastating, more deadly. the fire did not fall into the cape fear river. instead, inflicted serious casualties on the forts defenders, and one by one began viking fort fishers heavy all jewelry. colonel amps garrison huddled in the bomb proves, hoping to wait out the bombardment. when the defenders emerged to demand the forts guns and returned fire from time to time, they risk quick death from this horrendous reign of iron. the federal and victory landing began that morning. however launch after launch, fearing northern soldiers shore until most of general theresa thousand troops were deployed on the beach, general brag allowed them to land unopposed. shot and shelled from the naval bombardment continued to rain on fort fisher and at the height of the federal naval bombardment, the colonel lambs shock, general waiting appeared without notice

butler actually invited porter to his headquarters ship. butler had a captured blockade runner. porter had the u.s.s. malvern. it was a nice ship for the fleet and for any admiral but when he went aboard butler's headquarters boat, he was really amazed at the opulence and probably not real happy about it. while he was there he did make a comment that the security was terrible and then a bomb went off while they were meeting, something they thought was designed to look like a piece of coal and it was tossed into the boiler and so they had to evacuate the ship and his palatial headquarters ship sank. so a lot of bad blood. you couldn't have picked two people who were so different in so many ways. i never heard that, and i find hard to believe that the, that porter would do that. he really was a sailor's sailor and he was controversial in his own way. one of his men said he would be willing to tramp down any officer, any friend to advance his career, but he loved the navy. so i would not believe that without seeing some evidence but it does bring us to the thought about the relatio

dean reynolds introduces us. >> reporter: here he comes, butler blue iii, otherwise known as trip. for seven years, trip has wobbled and slobbered his way into the hearts of butler university players and fans. >> trippy, trippy. high-five. good boy! >> reporter: a much-loved mascot with an irresistible mug. what's it been like for you? >> incredible. >> reporter: michael kaltenmark has handled butler bulldog mascots for 16 years. >> they know when it's show time and they love it, they thrive on it. >> reporter: trip was introduced in 2012. he's eight now and kaltenmark felt the time to retire had come. was this a mutual decision with you and trip? >> i'm not sure how aware he is of his impending retirement. >> reporter: haven't recently undergone a life-saving kidney transplant, kaltenmark will still work for butler, but his dog days are done, too. is the dog therapeutic for you? >> 100%. >> reporter: last week was their final home game, an emotional last tour for the two best friends. next season, trip's great-grand- nephew, known as blue, will take over. tough to follow in trip's

here's dean reynolds. >> reporter: here he comes, butler blue iii, otherwise known as "trip."rs, trip has wobbled and slobbered his way into the hearts of butler university players and fans. >> trippy, trippy. high-five it. good boy! >> reporter: a much-loved mascot with an irresistible mug. what's it been like for you? >> incredible. >> reporter: michael kaltenmark has handled butler bulldog mascots for 16 years. >> they know when it's show time, and they love it. they thrive on it. >> reporter: trip was introduced in 2012. he's eight now, and kaltenmark felt the time to retire had come. was this a mutual decision with you and trip? >> i'm not sure how aware he is of his impending retirement. >> reporter: having recently undergone a life-saving kidney transplant, kaltenmark will still work for butler, but his dog days are done, too. is the dog therapeutic for you? >> oh, 100%. >> reporter: last week was their final home game, an emotional last tour for the two best friends. next season, trip's great-grand-nephew, known as blue, will take over. tough to follow in trip's big pa

and butler has a go fund me page. she has lawyered up and the plan is to wait out the quarantine period and planning to book a hotel room. i will tweet out a link to the go fund me page. >>> thank you. >>> each passing day, doctors are learning more and more about the virus. one doctor in the heart of pan dem sick sharing his knowledge to keep you safe. here is raj with the rotation. he is joining us now. this can calm our fears taking simple steps. >> it's interesting, talking to the doctor. his entire hospital is transformed to treat only patients with covid-19. he is nervous of getting infeked b he said we should all hear this. this is from a video chat over weekend. h this is doctor david price in new york city. >> we know if you keep your hands clean, you're not going to get this. the second point, this is not a disease we are getting because someone is sick and touched something and then an entire community of ten people get it because they get that. it's mostly from sustained contact with people who have covid-

liza butler, wrote to a childhood friend in massachusetts. liza butler was in worcester and prison, and i was happy to see that lindsay mentioned him as because, i assume because of the case of worcester versus georgia, it has unfortunately been sacrificed of most parties, overlooked. "i part of lucy's letter, grieve the inner missionary laborers in 1827. the cherokeesg and engaged in teaching and remained there until they entered into a married state in 1830 and removed to a mission station just west in georgia. here, my husband was shut up in prison by the authorities of georgia for refusing to take an oath against the cherokee or to leave his situation or his station, which was in the chartered limits of that state. penitentiary, the he returned, but after a little more than a year, the same law, which had sent him to prison, found means to break up our mission station. thead an invitation from cherokees, and the method of taking cherokees prisoner were various. " and she goes on to state, "it was, and for a party of soldiers, with a wagon

and yet butler sees an advantage for himself. and being the guy that happens to have this great resource. in a sense, the person who figures out how to mobilize his number the first one figure house gonna win the civil war. and he wants to be that guy. and so does lincoln. so to stanton. they have a vision of incorporating the army that becomes the official policy behind the state with the emancipation proclamation. and it becomes a subject of this huge organized campaign. the general of the united states had left it say more about the story, a 60-year-old man dressed -- in the mississippi river valley and the texas air of the word will he will spend almost two years traveling up and down the mississippi river, visiting contraband camps and army facilities to say i am here to enlist black soldiers. interest of black peoples in the same interest of the union and winning the war. anything we can do to get security among the african-american men to get them to join with the army of the united states. it's good for the union, good fo

a lot of things, butler actually invited but porter had the uss malvern. it was a nice ship for the fleet, but when he went aboard, he was really amazed at the opulence and not happy about it. he mentioned that the security was terrible and then a bomb went off. and it was tossed into the boiler. and then it coo sank. you could not have picked people so different in different ways. he would be able to trap down the officer. so i would not believe that without seeing some evidence. >> what about the next morning. >> that's a great question. ames didn't say much. he distinguished himself, he was an excellent field officer, but the whole feud thing with him, it went on and on. he didn't say much, but he went on his after action report, and you would have thought that ames on the battle. and years later a veteran's group in new york city was meeting, and it was announced in advance, they made presentations on different topics and it was announced that he would speak on the battle of fort fisher. he stayed in his ranks. and not long after he died, ames asked to

reporter stacey butler on the first major criminal case involving the virus in the u.s. >> this is the cure right here going into mass production. this is going to save and change the world. >> reporter: accused of posting fraudulent videos on social media claiming he personally developed a covid-19 prevention and cure. >> not only did i create the cure, but this pill right here is the prevention. >> reporter: federal investigators say 53-year-old keith middlebrook promised investors massive profits and also claimed magic johnson was on his board of directors. the feds say that's a lie. >> a patient in an la hospital who i injected this with that was tested positive for the coronavirus, 48 hours and 3 hours later, meaning 51 hours total, the person got up and walked out of the hospital. >> reporter: tonight in a face time call, the u.s. attorney nick hannah told me that middlebrook is a cruel scam artist that used fear of the pandemic to profit. >> i think it's despicable. this is a time that americans are supposed to come together and help each other, and unfortunately there's a few p

the worst is yet to come natasha butler al jazeera france. now even though the number of confirmed virus cases in syria remains low many are concerned that could change very quickly millions of displaced people live in the northwestern province of idlib where the health system has been eroded by years of war 5 cases have been reported across the country but people in the last rebel held area are concerned the virus could soon reach them sin and cos the other has more. hundreds of thousands of tents and had lived lined up by the turkey syria border most are overcrowded and like basic facilities. and many living here are worried that makes them more vulnerable to an outbreak of coronavirus other one aid workers here are briefing people on how to cope if there is an outbreak i don't know anything about it i just heard i'm learning about it now some say in adequate sanitation puts them at greater risk through iowa low matthew protection come on for the money like water how can we wash our hands that after a little my. they are getting help in ste

april 15th to try and stop the spread and he's warned people that the worst is yet to come natasha butler al jazeera frauds. south africa reports its 1st coronavirus related death police they have struggled to enforce the $21.00 day nationwide lockdown which came into force after midnight friday on a south africa's new restrictions people are only allowed out of their homes to buy groceries or for health emergencies but large crowds of continue to form and poor townships where social distancing is almost impossible to to be cramped living conditions there are serious familiar reports now from johannesburg we are still seeing people going out of their homes despite the government telling them to stay at home despite the government giving them a few days a year at the top down to do what was necessary in times of the shopping and and preparing people to knock down the scene long queues in some areas in johannesburg where people are trying to get groceries we also understand that they are. stores that sell alcohol also still open despite the government saying that has to be bad and entirely

shortly that hashem butler is in paris with developments in france 1st though let's go to knead barker here in london it was actually the budget was announced today so what is the british government meant to do or how are they planning to tackle this crisis we're facing is the 1st budget since britain left the european union so there was a degree of attention being paid on it anyway but nobody expected coronavirus to be at the heart of the financial plan for the next year. the chancellor of exchequer said that $39000000000.00 would be set aside for numerous reasons largely to help the country's revered but under strain national health service he basically said that millions or billions would be pumped into the health service to be able to cope with the influx of people in demand for medical support in the coming weeks or so the government has made clear that they believe that there will be a peak of the number of cases between $10.00 to $14.00 days time they're hoping to delay the onset of the coronavirus of the summer so the strain will be off the national health service but still mon

>>that was stacey butler reporting for us tonight from los angeles.fornia company known for making racing go-karts is now producing. >>protective gear for people on the front lines of the pandemic qr see incorporated is now making sneeze guards for grocery store workers in los molina us a little town south a reading. the company says this whole thing started when it was asked to shut down because of the pandemic again go-karts a mate. instead the company says it decided to switch its focus try to help the community and they were asked to make these sneeze guards, you're seeing around on. there's got to be something we can do to help out. you know in some form or capacity that what when where you know and then it just kind of clean stanley turned out we did that it was you know his cool project seems like a win for everybody involved workers keep going protective gear is out there our seas guards are made from a polycarbonate material that the company says is perfect for blocking even the strongest sneeze the materiahas an impact strength. 250 times gr

stacey butler reports. >>this is the cure right here going into mass production.nd this is going to save and change the world accused of posting fraudulent videos on social media claiming he personally developed a covid 19 prevention and cure not only did he create the cure. but this pill right here is the prevention federal investigators say 53 year-old keith middlebrook who claims to have homes in newport beach mireya and westwood promised investors massive profits. he also claimed the magic johnson was on his board of directors the feds say that's a lie. >>a patient in la hospital who might object to this with that was tested positive for the crew of iris. 48 hours and 3 hours later many 51 hours total the person got up and walked out of the hospital tonight in the face time call us attorney nick hanna told me middlebrook is a cruel scam artist. >>to use fear of the pandemic to profit i think it's despicable this is the time when all americans are supposed to come together to help one another. >>unfortunately there are a few people out there who look at this as

. >> reporter: actually, ken, we're from the butler cabin. hello friends! will the olympics be the latest sport postponed as a result of the coronavirus? and the >> reporter: welcome back friends. a member of the international olympic committee saying the games in japan this summer will not go on as scheduled. the ioc, for their part, saying they'll hold off on the decision on whether to push the games back to 2021. how about oregon's sabrina ionescu named the player of the year. she's only the second player ever to be a unanion. pin e ba drafters spring. nfl, the 49ers announcing a new one-year deal for defensive lineman ronald blair. blair is still rehabbing from a torn acl suffered last november after chasing down russell wilson. san francisco has also report ed to agree to a deal with kerry hyer as they try to replace deforest buckner. >> i was surprised because he's been a tr he developed into an all pro, pro bowl player, but he played so well that he price pointed himself out of their plans where they wouldn't make him the second highest paid tackle i

with a wave of new infections expected in paris and northern regions from angola them that sasha butler reports. in a paris suburb volunteers transform a gymnasium into a clinic for coronavirus patients. this center will ease the burden on emergency rooms and g.p.'s it's a group patients in one place where we can follow procedure and isolate them say they don't infect others most people in the french capital are a bane present emanuel call to stay indoors streets a quiet and roads nearly empty nevertheless the region is bracing for a wave of new coronavirus patients the french prime minister says it's a similar picture across the country. increase we are in a crisis that will last in a health situation there will not improve quickly we will have to hold on for will have to remain extremely mobilized the wave of cases that is sweeping across france the 1st which hit the east and which is currently arriving in the paris region the north and other french regions is an extremely high wave and is putting the entire health care system and entire hospital system under tremendous strain the maj

paul butler is here to talk more about this unusual ruling.nalyst and a former federal prosecutor. paul, thanks for being with us. welcome. >> great to be here. i took off my tie. now we're twins. you're the better looking guy but we're twins. >> yes, indeed. you flatter me. thank you so much. this statement from judge walton, as i understand it, you know judge walton. >> i do. >> i'm guessing this is not out of character for him. >> this is an extraordinary statement about an attorney general. what the judge said is that the attorney general of the united states cannot be trusted. anything he says has to be independently verified. judge walton used words like "distorted" and "misleading" and "calculated" to describe barr's actions with regards to the mueller report. if nice kinds of allegations had been made about an ordinary federal law enforcement officer like i was, i'd be subject to an ethics investigation and possible removal from office. >> now, this case has to do with requests for the unredacted mueller report from the electronic priv

stacy butler reports. >> our country had time to get ready for this. we knew it was going to be bad. we are the richest ellipse is supposed to have the best. we spend more money on healthcare and it is all failing. >> lights in the darkness. that's what the nurses on the ont ne hope they e for ones ask help. >> our federal government needs to be doing everything within their power to make sure that our healthcare system is supplied with the proper ppe and ventilators so we may meet this impending covid-19 surge. >> during a shift change in westwood, dozens of nurses with the california nurses association gathered for a vigil where they held up lights to celebrate the steps the ucla medical center has taken to keep them safe. >> we have one significant movement from ucla that will help nurses safety. our top priority is rersso can ntinto provide the high quality care for our patients and our community during this covid-19 crisis. >> they say they need more. they are calling on the federal government to protect the health and safety of all healthcare wor

. >>> and from butler cabin. how long will we have to wait for the olympics?have that answer, and how the delay will impact at least one local athlete, and why is tom brady talking about 49er game at candle stick park during a lot has changed overnight. but buick and gmc's commitment to you, remains the same. we understand you want to feel safe. so we're offering current owners complementary onstar crisis assist services. should you need a vehicle, we're offering zero percent financing for up to 84 months with deferred payment options for 120 days. plus, you may have the option to shop online and take delivery at home. visit our websites for the help you need. buick and gmc. we're here to help. >>> welcome back, everybody. yesterday the international olympic committee said the games would be put on hold. today we know for how long exactly. japanese prime minister announcing that the olympics will be put on hold for about a year, but said it would not run 2021. the opening ceremony was arcually scheduled -- original scheduled for july 24th. # 0% of the american

but now as stacy butler shows us it is growing into a viable new business.>> reporter: when all his orders came to a halt last week amidst the pandemic of dual who owns the largest t- shirt manufacturing company in the country chose the pivot in the face of panic. >>> do something for them and their families. >> reporter: the only way he could do that go from a nonessential business to a critical business overnight. >>> these people behind me have never sewn a mask. i've never made a mask.>> reporter: in one week his entire business model of ended. he bought all new machines and train them to make 100% three layered cotton masks. for medical personnel police and firemen for free. >>> the are not the 95. these are cotton masks that are reusable. but at least some protection. >> reporter: the orders from hospitals are piling up. >>> this is kaiser.>>> >> reporter: just as he started to wonder how long he could afford to pay his staff for masks he was giving away fema took notice. yesterday the federal agency placed a massive order for medical personnel fighting covid-19 on the front lines. >

patients to those trains across france let's see if we can get in touch with our correspondent natasha butler who joins me from in the south of the country natasha really interesting scenes in stroudsburg as we see those ambulances and vans getting ready to transfer people across france to get medical attention what more do we know about this. well i'm actually in western france and that's where many of the patients on this t.g.v. train this high speed train will be transferred that we transferred to this region to several hospitals in different cities and what's interesting is the french government have decided to use a t.v. on hines speed train as a sort of mobile hospital in each carriage it is being set up as if it were a hospital you have doctors you have no says each carriage can take 4 patients there are intensive care units and those patients are being transferred from drs more and across the east of france and northeast of france which is really one of the centers of the epidemic the current virus epidemic in the country the hospitals there are simply overwhelmed they cannot cope the

natasha butler reports. natasha: high-speed trains converted into mobile hospitals.lth care -- health workers load coronavirus patients into tgv carriages stopped by doctors doctorses -- stocked by and nurses. this is to ease pressure on the ulceration region's overwhelmed lsatian region's overwhelmed hospitals. this facility usually seen in conflict zones but for emmanuel macron, not out of place in peacetime. he says the fight against the coronavirus is a war. >> when you engage in war, you engage fully. you mobilize together. i see divisions and fractures in our country, doubts. people who want to divide the country when we should have only one obsession, to unite, to fight the virus. natasha: it took the french army four days to build the network that can receive dozens in intensive care. it iss is stored because the first time we -- historic because it is the first and we have built this sort of structure, specifically for covid-19. natasha: the city is close to the german boarder. this has motivated neighbors to help. several hospitals in germany, switzerland a

natasha butler says even worse figures could be reported in the weeks ahead. 418 deaths in the past 24 hours, a worrying situation, but one that we have been warned about. the french prime minister said the first two weeks of april would be a very difficult time for france, that france could be reaching its peak at that time. stage,onavirus at this the cases have been concentrated in the northeast of france in the alsatian region, but the prime minister had warned a few weeks ago that the spread would reach across normandy, france, paris region and other parts of france. that is what we are seeing, a real spread of cases. these cases now putting the french death toll not far behind china. >> in the u.k., tilde hospitals are being set up to take the pressure off the national health services. reporter: the crisp white sheets, the medical equipment, a view you would expect in any hospital. but this is the country's newest , set up in days in two vast exhibition halls. will startgale taking in coronavirus patients this week. eventually there will be 4000 beds. more such hospitals are being

duane butler's son got his tablet early. >> this is great. it will help him to be able to get it up. it is a great opportunity for us to come down and be able to get one. >> reporter: check exchange has actually been around for 20 years, they say in the last four years alone, they have refurbished and delivered 10,000 devices to high school students all across the bay area. now more than ever, the need is great. >> anybody out there looking to donate, it is a good opportunity to do so. >> reporter: the only catch is the devices must be returned when the student graduates. in oakland, don ford, kpix 5. >>> some stores across the bay area are offering special senior hours, so high-risk shoppers can be on their own. safeway, target, whole foods, autos, and walmart have all launched their own hours, typically until 9:00 a.m. >>> dirty girl produce is offering fresh produce during the shelter in place. you can order ahead online and pick up a box at a few different markets across san francisco. including the ferry plaza, farmers market, the stones

countries are now taking action to prevent or protect themselves let's get the very latest from the tasha butler who's in the french capital latasha you're at the loop behind you and i call it building that close for the 2nd day why. yes salut museum is the world's most visited museum you can probably see behind me there are people around it having a look taking a photo of the building but they can't go in it and that is because for a 2nd day staff of the museum have such a management that they're going to exercise their right to say our home because they are worried about coming to work and the possible risk of being exposed to the corona virus from the thousands of visitors that come to this museum to see some of the artifacts including the mona lisa or of course the famous painting each day they say it's too much of a risk for them they're going to be in a confined area with all these people and they simply don't want to come to work now we don't have any sense from the museum yet whether or not it will continue to be closed over the next few days and it also raises the question was going to

white house he is in tehran for the middle east perspective but we start in europe there's natasha butler at charles de gaulle airport in paris will be with you shortly natasha starting with knaves barkha now if we had to study even i mean there's so much that's happened in europe in just the past few hours but the u.k. not exactly following suit basically take us through all of that. it is a rapidly shifting picture with updates pretty much every few minutes or so but let's start here in the u.k. where senior ministers are currently attending the cobra meeting there's an emergency gathering of senior officials and politicians to decide exactly what to do next the u.k. has basically conceded that we have now gone past the containment stage of the virus and now need to be focusing on delaying its onset the theory here in britain is that if the peak of the virus can be delayed to the summer months when there is usually less strain on the health service than that would be the best way of equipping the health service to be able to deal with a sudden increase in people requiring its services a

dick and octavia eve butler but it would be really hard to surpass them so a definite a definite predilection for science fiction obviously if you were to write what would you write about would you write a science fiction novel or would it perhaps be a crime thriller. it would definitely be science fiction i would like to write a thrilling adventure about humans and robots working together to survive in the 1st mars colony well thank you very much the fia for joining us here today a round of applause for sophia thank. reactions from of you to sophia was there any uncanny valley feeling there for you personally i don't think that sophia is that intelligent at the moment to me she seems a bit like the 1st. from from the sixty's and fifty's the interesting question is indeed what do we want to do there's no. fate or destiny involved with all technology currently a lot of ai and a robot this course ok presents the future in a certain way as if we were automatically hatting we had to know what's a westworld scenario it depends on us so why again let me ask this question why on earth should be cons

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highest death toll on friday bringing the total to more than $1600.00 in southwest france and russia butler says the country's prime minister has warned the entire health system is under tremendous pressure. the french prime minister. was speaking to other members of the french government on a video conference earlier today and afterwards he came out and gave a brief statement and really his message was that the next few days in france are going to be in his words very difficult indeed because he says that what france is facing is a new wave of corona virus cases particularly in the north of the country in the paris region where he said hospitals and clinics are already becoming such aerated now the really the hotspots if you like in france of course in a forest case up to now has really been the east of the country the alsatian region their hospitals have been so overwhelmed that european neighbors have stepped in germany luxembourg switzerland taking patients that are critically ill from fronts and treating them in their own hospitals over the border patients of also been transported from

chris butler is there. —— chris buckler is there for us. leave because of an outbreak of the coronavirus. even this isn't the journey by them again. american passengers are taken away to spend 1a days in quarantine on military bases and many from other countries are still to reach home. the british passengers are finding their way back to the uk. but ahead of boarding a flight in auckland, many had lack of information and the time it has taken to get them off the ship. they are treating us like mushrooms, treating us and keeping us in the dark. that is the way i see it. there is no communication. no—one wants to help you will give you any advice. british passengers on board the ship have been told to stay at home and away from other people for a period of two weeks. after two high profile outbreaks of covid—19 on board ships, cruise line companies are being told that they need to put in place measures to ensure there is not such a spread in the future. that's now update you on what is happening in china. our correspondent in shanghai, as th

in 0xford for us is professor christopher butler, who is both a gp working in south—west wales but also of a randomised trial into whether hydroxychloroquine can help the over 50s who have symptoms of covid—19. what are your hopes for the trial and what you think the drug may do? well, we havejust been hearing there about how much pressure that is on secondary care and intensive ca re is on secondary care and intensive care units and ventilators and the trial that we are leaving is called the principal trial, which is, it has the aim of giving people treatment a bit earlier on in the illness before they need hospitalisation in order to try and prevent disease progression, such that they need to go to a hospital and receive oxygen and ventilation. of course, we hope that it may help them recover early. the niche of this intervention right now is aimed at those who are at higher risk of complications, but in the community and not yet that sick that they need to go to hospital and we are hoping to go to hospital and we are hoping to find drugs that might prevent that kind of disease progre

president, donald trump, was heavily criticised when he touted the drug as a game—changer, but professor butleruch better clinical evidence before we start making assertions like that. there are other studies into malaria drugs under way, such as in norway and france, but many have focused on patients already very sick and in hospital. it might be quite a heavy lift to expect something like hydroxychloroquine to be making a dramatic difference when people are already on ventilators. instead, this widescale, randomised study will draw from a group of 3000 people over the age of 50 who have early signs of covid—19. scientists do however urge caution, trials generally take time, but do offer a glimmer of hope. and we end the programme on a lighter note. piano plays this is how one italian intensive care doctor ended his long shift in lombardy, on piano in the hospital hall. his colleagues convinced him to share the video on social media, where it's been widely viewed. and in case you didn't guess the tune, it's the much loved ‘don‘t stop me now‘ by british rock band queen. two football matches in

one of those trials is starting in britain i've been speaking to professor christopher butler, the chiefworks. the niche of this intervention right now is aimed at those who are at higher risk of complications but are in the community and not yet that sick that they need to go to hospital, and we are hoping to find drugs that might prevent that kind of disease progression and help them get better quickly in general practice, in the community and take pressure off the secondary care services. so, just to be clear, this is a treatment rather than a vaccine, and how would this particular one work? well, there is some early evidence that this drug, hydroxychloroquine, might prevent viral replication and attachment of the virus to the cells and getting into the cells. so, it might, and it also has anti—inflammatory properties which might play a critical role in the development of severe lung complications. so, it is a well—known drug and it may prevent the virus from getting into the cells and have generalised anti—inflammatory properties which could be beneficial. i think when president trum

world or on the watching tyrrel butler and i don't mean. to bring us on the ground insight into the assads extradition hearings we were joined earlier by journalist rico deed in london who had been inside the courtroom following the case as it went on we started by asking him what he feels after witnessing the hearings firsthand what is the biggest story coming out of the court . i think the big. perspective i didn't want to take personally but kind of having sat through the hearings this week or this past week it became very apparent to me that it seems to me this seems to be that the result is already set in stone regardless of the lawyers arguments so some sort of very clear signs of corruption and. kind of lack of following of the jew process you know i can give you some examples of this but i guess one very telling case i'm sure everyone sort of read it read about in the newspapers in the in the media we had this incident where julian stood up in the courtroom. to kind of complain about the lack of confidential time he was getting with

like a bunch of us who've been in this part of the family and you're fighting with a fight for the butler came out. of the left coast for about 4 to 6 months because of the south. to unleash the full power of the federal government of this effort today i am officially declaring a national emergency the u.s. steps up its response to the spread of the coronavirus following soon with other countries across europe and asia. as the greek island of lesbos records its 1st infection locals fear that they will not be able to cope while contending with an overcrowded refugee camp. if it gets like 2 weeks will be due because the island only has one hospital displaced slaves but let's hope a lot of people here and now if you don't know we sort. also u.s. markets reacted to a show of support from washington making gains after stocks took their worst hit since 1980 seven's a black monday crash this time caused by investor fears over at the.

natasha butler al-jazeera western france. as more countries around the world go into lockdown social distancing is being recommended as one way to contain the new coronavirus that's an unusual time for tens of millions of people but there are ways that can make small but crucial differences in their lives rather go up to explains. the where the. lonely. board where you let me go inspired. and creative life under quarantine for some it's not often in recent history that hundreds of millions around the world have shared a common experience so unique and unprecedented. some have been living under lockdown for days others for weeks and some for months trapped inside their homes doctors say that could lead to stress and anxiety the big surprise i can give here is just to kind of plan something in your life that you might focus on and start so i was there when i was out in trying to do some shopping i saw a lot of people rushing to libya i was store struck hardware stores sort of gardening and i think that's a very good idea to. ge

sunday the health minister says the process will be no more dangerous than a trip to the supermarkets butler reports from paris. the karuna virus was clearly on focus minds in paris as an us preside campaigned in the city to become mayor the former french health minister is the candidate for french president emmanuel mycroft centrist party republic on the moon if some people say there are fewer people on the streets i think are easier as a being responsible as it is a lose our replaced our party's 1st choice benjamin grieve over in february after he stepped down following a sex video scandal a late comer to the race opinion polls suggest trailing behind the frontrunners. one of the favorites is the incumbent socialist and you don't go is fighting for reelection promising to continue her battle against pollution in the city by making it greener. in one of the we are opening a new way to live in the city differently in a paris that respects nature specter and that's where they lived for 6 years you dealt goes run a city famous for its style but it has problems housing is expensive crime is on

and set of through the company for instance in detroit an amazon warehouse worker kelly market tosh butler says she learned of a coworker contracting the virus from a facebook post frustrated with the lack of transparency is tipped off local for news which received information or confirmation from amazon on tuesday so why isn't the company telling workers about potential exposure well joining us now to discuss this but so post an investigative journalist been so on then why is it why are workers finding out about this through social media posts and many of them workers only come from the infections after confronting management about this or hearing news from local news stations why isn't amazon being up front with its workers. yeah i think the answer to that unfortunately pretty obvious which is that amazon is one of the few companies in the country that is not only working right now but is actually increased its supply of work right now they're looking to hire $100000.00 new workers in the midst of this crisis they want to hire $100000.00 new workers and they've increased pay they say by

natasha butler joins me now from southwest france for. natasha just tell us more about these medical evacuations because in terms of the high speed trains it's an ingenious and resourceful idea. yes of course these are high speed t.g.v. trains they usually connect or affronts as major cities so from the outside this train is being used looks like a regular train for travel transport but it has been completely transformed inside each carriage of the train is effectively a mobile hospital with respirators special equipment on board our nurses and doctors and each carriage can carry up to 4 patients there are 20 patients in all that are being evacuated from the alsace region of france the north east of the borders of germany it is the area in france that's really been the worst hit by this corona virus epidemic with a 3rd of the deaths in france actually happening in that region so the hospitals there are completely overwhelmed they are struggling and they have asked the government for help so what the governments come up with is the idea of

april 15th to try and stop the spread and he's warn people that the worst is yet to come natasha butler al jazeera frauds. that francis has held a prayer service on his own because of the crime a virus locked down in italy at the roman catholic church walked alone in st peter's square and back in city which would normally be packed with worshippers the part of orange every one to say the pandemic is a test of solidarity and a reminder of basic values and he praised essential workers such as medics cleaners and supermarket workers. turkey's grounded all international flights to help stem the spread of the virus and president raja type word want to encourage turks to abide by what's called new voluntary quarantine measures or face stricter rules invention rate in turkey is growing quickly with more than 2000 new cases poured in the last 24 hours a place in south africa have been struggling to enforce a 21 day nationwide lockdown which came into effect on friday midnight they were only allowed out of their homes to buy groceries or for health emergencies alcohol sales have also been banned