so the high court in canberra, going fore nsically court in canberra, going forensically through theseturn his six—year conviction for abusing two choirboys. and, feel, this is the second day of two days of arguments. when can we expect a ruling —— phil? of arguments. when can we expect a ruling -- phil? judges could hand down their decision today. it is more likely their decision will be reserved, so we may have to wait a few weeks or even if you months or more for this decision to be handed down to —— a few. so there has been a small crowd outside of the high court in canberra, inside it has been extremely packed. george pell isn't there, he is serving, as you say, a six year prison sentence and he is in maximum security in the state of victoria awaiting the outcome of this high court hearing. that was phil mercer speaking to kasia a little earlier. no names have yet been released, 12 people were injured in the attack on the taji military camp north of baghdad. engines have been high since the us killed the senior iranian figure calcium soleimani in a drone strike. 15 years after he

thank you for that update that sneck like a lot from canberra. still to come here on al-jazeera. our public health care systems are broken our intensive care units are full of worries in south africa that the pandemic could completely overwhelm the country's health care system. also look at the threat to some of the world's most vulnerable people those who are homeless families living on the streets of new delhi say no one's told them how to protect themselves. welcome back as we look at weather conditions across the americas we've got some heavy rain across parts of the south extending further towards the eastern seaboard meanwhile across more western areas there of low pressure moving into california give some welcome rain at times showers likely for san francisco and los angeles as you head on into monday that system begins to disintegrate as it moves further inland meanwhile at that stage we've got some rain and the risk of some snow on the northern edge of that system towards the eastern seaboard on a cold day in new york temperatures of just 4 degrees but head for the south

we can save livelihoods let's get a live update now from nicola gators in the australian capital canberra so next leg give us a picture of what's happening and australia what the numbers are and do we have any idea what these draconian measures might look like. well look a lot can change in a day but this story of coronavirus in australia is changing by the outlaw morris and the prime minister addressed to the nation at about midday on sunday announcing a wry engine of social and economic measures to try and stop the spread of this virus at the moment more than 1000 people are infected in a stride leon with the highest number more than 500 in the most populous state of new south whilst. morrison did announce that not only should people not be traveling internationally but they should not be traveling domestically adda he said that people should be using their common sense so we don't really know exactly how people will respond but he said that if you travel is not essential if it's not going to the will all going. to you should not be truck pulling all of them into lady staying home and s

cardinal george pell tries to overturn his child sex abuse conviction the latest from the court in canberra. joe biden has cemented his frontrunner status in the democratic race for the u.s. presidency he's won the big prize of michigan and the latest primaries build a super tuesday to the home of vice president also took mississippi and missouri 3 more states are being counted it's opposed to biden who's extended his lead of of the month senator bernie sanders is only speak to you from philadelphia where we announced turkey in p. at the front we didn't find. all those who have been knocked down all those have been counted let's be sure this is your campaign just over a week ago many of the pundits declared that too this can be seized. now we're very much in line. i was on a has more now from detroit michigan black voters here in the state of michigan came out in overwhelming support for joe biden that was very clear he also based on exit polls seem to want a lot of working class white voters in michigan as well which is pretty cool if you add all of that up and that's what you saw with thi

joins me now from canberra. appreciate you doing so. before we move on to other very important thing, i did want to ask you about that situation at o'hare airport and other airports. i mean, hundreds, thousands of travelers crammed in together for hours and hours. it defeats the whole notion of slowing the spread by maintaining separation. what do you make of those images? >> yes, michael. obviously, those images do tell a story. and we have similar issues here in australia where people are lining up at testing centers to get their test done. but, certainly, what we're trying to do here is as soon as someone comes to a testing center, we ascertain whether or not they have symptoms. and those people with symptoms are separated. a mask is put on them before they can join the line. it's not a perfect system but it does mitigate that issue of one person infecting another. >> just extraordinary, though, those images. okay. we -- we have seen the number of new infections in china and south korea mercifully drop. it is still, of course, growin

the forecast is dropping us down to the middle 20's for adelaide and melbourne, and probably canberra air will eventually push that way. we are down to 25 by saturday. in perth, it is getting -- it is getting warmer. here just slid through tasmania on its way to new zealand. there e is a windy weekend on te way for you. for most of australia, it is back in the sunshine. it is still quite hot for some places. where it should be wet, where there is a hint for decent rain, not as much as you might want this time of year. warming trend at the moment in japan and china. there is still rain to come. no more snow of any significance, but it is talking in colder weather -- it is tucking in colder weather. tokyo is warmer than it should be. so is beijing at 24. hong kong, wet. ♪ ♪ anchor: a quick reminder of our current top stories. italy has become the nation most seriously hit by coronavirus, with the number of deaths surpassing those in china. u.s. president donald trump says he has called on the food and drug administration to streamline its processes to speed up the development of a treat

the there's still a lot of people in canberra as i say but having said all that there is a growing concern. the health service may not be able to cope with the rising tide of cases which as you say is now put at about 606 people have died right in front of just very quickly what about the economy the australian dollar has dropped to a 17 year low and the government rolled out a big aid package what does this involve well the certainly the government is working overtime announcing stimulus packages here but they clearly have been up a struggle to keep go to boost the economy if you like the australian stock market has been really pounded today for another 3.4 percent and closing at its lowest level since 2016 and the australian dollar has also been badly hit sliding at one point to its lowest level since 2002 so far it's fallen 20 percent against the greenback all right journalist roger maynard speaking to us from sydney thank you thank you. let's take a look at some of the other corona related developments around the world sri lanka is postponing parliamentary elections that were due to be

cardinal george pell tries to overturn his child sex abuse conviction the latest from the court in canberra.

our correspondent is in canberra.ion for child sexual abuse offences. he failed to challenge the verdict back in august in victoria's court of appeal, and now seven judges here in australia's high court will decide his fate. put simply, if the conviction is upheld, it means he will stay in prison and serve the rest of his sentence. but if the judges decide that they will overturn the conviction, it means that he is going to walk free. that, essentially, he is going to be acquitted. thejudges could also send the case back to victoria's court of appeal for review. george pell is currently serving a 6—year prison sentence after a jury unanimously found him guilty of sexually abusing two choirboys on saint patrick's cathedral when he was archbishop of melbourne back in 1996. the case shook australia, but it also rattled the catholic church, mainly because of how prominent george pell is. not only was he the vatican's treasurer, he was one of the pope's closest advisers, though he has since been demoted from the pontiff's

most senior member of the catholic church to be found guilty of abusing children nicolas cage's in canberra with more on the case paul's legal team is trying to make. it was in. a light 28 chain when a jury found guilty of sexually abusing. quiet boys in a cage show in the torah now last year the victorian court of appeal dismissed his lawyer is fine but to try and quashed his conviction and that's how we've ended up here in the high court so today has really been about his lawyer is saying we do not believe that the victorian quote of the people was correct in holding that conviction and they've really focused on the timing of when these abuses occurred in that could be a troll it was on the morning of sunday mass in a busy area they say and they also questioned the reliability of a witness we need to remember that george pell convicted sex offender behind is still a cardinal and that's a separate process within the church of all of that to be changed but the point source has not discussed the issue of george pell and he said we need to let the legal courts run through and exhaust all appe

they could gauge reports from canberra. the final step in a long court process that's been followed closely across the world george pell the most prominent catholic figure to be convicted of child abuse wasn't in court he his final bid for freedom but some of his supporters and opponents were. running high and opinions divided and here. in georgia the catholic church on hope approach the acquittal the fact an acquittal of a man and. in late 2818 poll was found guilty of sexually abusing 2 quiet boys in the 19 ninety's he served one year of a 6 year prison term and has continued to maintain his innocence. lost in appeal last year to or the turn his conviction over the next for arguing to the high court that that ruling was unreasonable his team is focused its argument on the credibility of a witness and the timing of the offending lawyer lisa flynn who represents abuse victims is concerned that if the high court overturns his conviction it might stop other abuse victims speaking out. by many survivors and victims. it really

ranking catholic church official ever convicted of sex crimes nicola gauges outside the court in canberra and says a decision might not be made public for months. all of the arguments today have really been based around a questioning some of the issues that the defense yesterday at the defense really questioned the credibility and reliability of one of the former quiet boys who was sexually assaulted by hell the other one died in 24 chain of a drug overdose but the prosecution today told the court that there's no reason to not believe this witness he did come across this reliable and credible the jury sold that and there's no reason why the michael what should not believe him either now obviously these 2 days of hearing has come to an end now it's been very a very significant case in this trial but this appeal process is very far from over that's because the justices decided to reserve in on making a decision on this case and that means that we may not see it back from them for months so essentially many things would happen here but getting to the crux of it 7 justices now need to decide

will uphold the conviction or allow george pell to walk away a free man mcconaughey frost's from canberra thank you. describes hollywood producer harvey weinstein is being sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault the allegations against him helped spock the global me too movement pedicle him reports. that he was such an important movie producer that average people knew his name his power but now harvey weinstein will be known as a convicted rapist a criminal the 67 year old sentenced to 23 years in prison he was facing from 5 to 29 years on convictions for 3rd degree rape and a criminal sex act the prosecution argued for a tough sentence to send a message to the government to show the sun moving. just like he saw there. any potential for it's going to. work. so i clearly think the really weinstein's attorneys are promising to appeal that sentence that was just handed down by this court was obscene that number was a noxious there are murderers who will get out of court faster than harvey weinstein will that number spoke to the pressure of movements in the public before t

governments urged people to avoid non essential domestic travel live now to the australian capital canberra and our correspondent nicola gage who's there for us so nicol is this now the country getting finally on to the same page state to state to state. brought and catching up to other parts of the world really where governments have been trying to reduce the spread of coronavirus but as definitely be a vastly different place pull the disabled future up to the right of announcements that the state government premiers and prime minister of australia made today scott morrison did address the nation twice today he announced a multi-billion dollar economic stimulus package to try and stop a strain from heading into recession and i'll run e 3 a few of the things that will be changing you did touch on a few of them pubs will be close not clubs senos restaurants and cafes now they will still be able to sort of take away but no one will be able to go inside this has caused a bit of confusion because people are asking what is an essential so this and because some of the state premies came out befor

we can go now to our correspondence shima halil in canberra for us.t the high court, but has been argued so far? well, we have started hearing the appeal arguments of george pell‘s defence team, and the basis of the argument is, as you mentioned, that's the judges we re mentioned, that's the judges were wrong to uphold george pell‘s conviction, but that the jury pell‘s conviction, but that the jury was also unreasonable in the decision but they came to in convicting george pell. they argued, the lawyers argued, but they relied heavily on the testimony of one victim and that they ignored the evidence given by other witnesses, some of whom held official positions in the cathedral, others who we re in the cathedral, others who were members of the choir. the lawyers talked about compounding improbabilities, basically saying the jury failed to acknowledge what could or could not have happened in saint patrick's cathedral at the time. the prosecution has rejected these arguments. we are yet to hear from them in the court. they said it glosses over many of t

also have to shut their doors from monday and they gauge reports now from the australian capital canberra. after thousands flooded sydney's popular bone dry beach in recent days defying social distancing orders on sunday it was deserted with orgies were fools to close most of sydney's main be choose to stop people breaking the rules this is not something that we're joined because where the fun police this is not something the government is doing because we want to fight law thursday this is about saving law it's the number of coronavirus cases in a stroller is rising by the day and so too with the strict measures to slow it spread days after the government closed its borders to foreigners astroland have been told not to travel within the country are the unless it's essential and this could be the new normal the month the medical advice is very clear there is no quick solution we have to stay ourselves for at least the next 6 months and the measures that we put in place we need to be prepared to carry on for at least the next 6 months and from monday non-essential businesses across the nat

ranking catholic official ever convicted of child sex crimes michael gage was outside the court in canberra she says a decision might not be known for months. all of the arguments today have really been based around questioning some of the issues that the defense right yesterday at the defense really questions the credibility and reliability of one of the formal quiet boys who was sexually assaulted by hell the other one died in 24 chain of a drug overdose but the prosecution today told the court that there's no reason to not believe this witness he did come across as well liable and credible the jury sold that and there's no reason why the like what should not believe him either now obviously these 2 days of hearing has come to an end now it's been very very significant case in this trial but this appeal process is very far from that's because the justices decided to reserve in making a decision on this case and that means that we may not hear back from them for months so essentially many things could happen here but getting to the crux of it 7 justices now need to decide over the coming m

they click age reports from canberra the final step in a long court process that's been followed closelyacross the world george pell the most prominent catholic figure to be convicted of child abuse wasn't in court he his final bid for freedom but some of his supporters and opponents were. not. running high and opinions divided and here. in georgetown the catholic church i hope reso approach the acquittal the fact an acquittal of a man and. in late 2818 poll was found guilty of sexually abusing 2 quiet boys in the 1990s he served one year of a 6 year prison term and has continued to maintain his innocence lawyers lost an appeal last year to or the turn his conviction over the next for days there arguing to the high court that that ruling was unreasonable his team has focused its argument on the credibility of a witness and the timing of the offending lawyer lisa flynn who represents abuse victims is concerned that if the high court overturns his conviction it might stop other abuse victims speaking out. by many survivors and victims all around the world in terms of it really people could

ranking catholic official ever convicted of child sex crimes nicola gage was outside the court in canberra she says a decision might not be known for months. all of the arguments today have really been based around questioning some of the issues that the defense right yesterday at the defense really questions the credibility and reliability of one of the formal quiet boys who was sexually assaulted by hale the other one died in 24 chain of a drug overdose but the prosecution today told the court that there's no reason to not believe this witness he'd come across says well liable incredible the jury sold that and there's no reason why the like what should not believe all i've got now obviously these 2 days of hearing has come to an end now it's been very a very significant case in this trial but this appeal process is very far from that's because the justices decided to reserve in on making a decision on this case and that means that we may not hear back from them for months so essentially many things could happen here but getting to the crux of it 7 justices now need to decide over the com

been cancelled except for the one main one which will be held at the australian war memorial in canberra and that will be televised across the country they've also discourage panic buying we've seen some chaotic scenes in supermarkets where people are hoarding medicines and groceries from supermarkets they've discouraged and simply panic buying their restricted entry to all aged care facilities as well simply because they're concerned about the vulnerability of the older generation new supplies of the crowd of testing kits they're also on their way and he's also with the governor general has declared a human biosecurity amergin see this simply allows and gives the power to more power to the government in particular the prime minister and the health minister greg hunt to try and curb or deal with this crisis. asian markets today after president trump's promise of a for the u.s. economy. well much stock markets in asia rallied at the initial hearing of this particular stimulus package coming out of the u.s. china and japan they led the gains in the region but the softer tone i just stocks

final appeal from a catholic cardinal convicted of child sex abuse we'll have a live report from canberra. talian football federation admits it may not chrono champion this will have a look at the effects coronavirus is having on global sport that's coming up later with the. first returning to our top story in the u.s. a big night for former vice president joe biden in the democratic race for the white house has one primaries in mississippi and missouri and the big prize michigan these are live pictures of a biden campaign event in philadelphia way is expected to speak very soon and we'll bring that live to you when it happens in the meantime let's speak to bill schneider 'd who is a political analyst and public policy professor at george mason university he's live from los angeles bill always good to have you on al jazeera so biden winning big tonight mrs if they missouri and michigan the big prize michigan which was a make or break state for bernie sanders do you think it's all over now as will be and he be under pressure to drop out of the race. well there is pressure for him to drop o

nicholas cage reports now from canberra. the final step in a long court process that's been followed closely across the world george pell the most prominent catholic figure to be convicted of child abuse wasn't in court he his final bid for freedom but some of his supporters and opponents were. not right emotions were running high and opinions divided and here. today the voice of. the hands of george pell in the catholic church i hope reso approach the fact an acquittal of amenophis the innocent man in late 2818 poll was found guilty of sexually abusing 2 quiet boys in the 1990s he served one year of a 6 year prison term and has continued to maintain his innocence. lost an appeal last year to or the turn his conviction over the next for days there arguing to the high court that that ruling was unreasonable his team is focused its argument on the credibility of a witness and the timing of the offending lawyer lisa flynn who represents abuse victims is concerned that if the high court overturns his conviction it might stop oth

moving situation here in australia thank you for that update nicholas cage in destroying capital canberra. as a nickel a mention this pandemic forcing the closure of schools around the world it is disrupting study from hundreds of millions of students and their teachers and posing on president to challenges for parents but for some students home schooling and online education is the new reality and it's helping light to welcome from out on the day in northern spain michelle rankin who is a teacher and has some role of rubia both using a learning tools at home lovely to have both of you with us on the news our mum if i can start with you 1st michelle you're a teacher are you teaching now from home yes we get we're doing our best to teach him her. it's very different obviously because the primary and secondary have to always reacting to it but we were doing online teaching at the at those. used to prove that poems which i learned friendly but is taking time to get parents who are less than maybe the technology then the children how quickly you able to swing into action with that because i m

. >> hundreds of spectators in canberra turned out to watch more than two dozen hot air balloons inflateke to the sky. >> the main attraction there, a giant t-rex towering taller than a 13-story building. >> i didn't know that there was a lot of new innovation in hot air balloon technology and they could do shapes other than circular. >> i had no idea. >> this is big news, this is very big news. and that is the news for this half hour. >> remember to follow us on facebook at wnnfans.com. facebook at wnnfans.com. >>> this morning on "world news now," the new warnings from health officials. >> as coronavirus cases increase in the u.s., one top official is urging americans to avoid crowds. he also says don't go on cruise ships. as one ship gets set to dock in california today. plus a senator says he's now in quarantine. >>> also this morning, the first major sporting event in the u.s. to be canceled since the outbreak as sports leagues decide how to proceed. should games be played without fans? >>> plus the new numbers are out about how much time we sit in traffic every year. and the city w

. ♪ yvonne: let's bring your pictures out of canberra right now.king with the media, after meeting with the banknal cabinet, that the will be changing behavior due to the virus and saying australia has the world's highest coronavirus test rate. it seems like they are testing more people, but they mention the country is really battling crises on two fronts, not just the health, but also economic. we will focus on that a little later on, but it is the latest coming from the prime minister of australia. let's get first word news with karina mitchell in new york. reporter: for the first time, the united states has overtaken china for the most reported coronavirus. confirmed cases in the u.s. now at over 83,500, about 2000 more than china from one the outbreak began. italy is also expected to surpass china for the number of reported infections in the coming hours. the federal reserve balance sheet has top $5 trillion as it attempts to cushion the markets from the coronavirus fallout. it says it will continue to provide essentially unlimited support to t

canberra is calling for coordination in the listing of travel restrictions and the commitment to fiscalction to stimulate the economy when the danger receipts. the australian treasurer said the g20 should put the global economy into controlled hibernation. -- despite pressure from washington and the worst quarter on record for crude. a wave of crude is headed to europe and the u.s. in a sign that the kingdom is in no mood to use the price war with russia. several data suggests tankers have been loaded and extra supplies are in storage in egypt. --adh intends to wrap up ramp up production to defend their market share. the internet in the u.s. is straining under a surge in traffic as americans telework through the coronavirus outbreak. at&t says wireless voice is up 39 percent and internet traffic up 27%. verizon reported twice the number of calls on a normal day than on mother's day. president trump and his closest advisors hold a call with the telecoms sector on tuesday to discuss capacity going forward. look settocks in asia to kick off the quarter with data mixed. tentative signs of a

journey time will be around 8000 —— 3800 miles at a time where it winds its way all the way down to canberraains, currently in central australia and it's flooding rains, currently in central australia and its expected, over the next few days, to join australia and its expected, over the next few days, tojoin in australia and its expected, over the next few days, to join in with a cold front and slide into the south—east of australia to bring some heavy, perhaps thundery rain towards canberra and sydney. the good news is the wide fathers are out so any rainfall will not —— wildfires are out so rainfall will not contribute to that. any heavy rainfall year could impact the women's t20 world cup cricket, which is taking place in sydney over the next few days. if it is a wash—out and you don't get to play, england will be out, so it's pretty big news. talking about the uk, we had an off rain here a in february. what's the latest forecast? sunshine and showers in the next few days, turning wetter for the weekend. good afternoon to you, he was the satellite picture, on the radar the last few hours,

we continue to hear from the australian prime minister, scott morrison, speaking this morning in canberrare getting details in terms of the effect a public event cancellations will have. he had earlier said there would visits astions for one has shut down -- long-term care shut down. get said that the health advice the government receive what that school should remain open. he is talking about potential for further economic stimulus measures saying they're being considered by the government that will focus on cushioning impact for small businesses as well as welfare recipients. i want to bring in paul allen who has been watching this. what is that tone of what we are hearing, certainly a ratcheting up of concern? >> a lengthy and ongoing press conference, calling this a one and 100 year event. files declared a human security emergency. the strongest measures he announced for the travel advisories, telling of australians do not travel abroad. that remains in place indefinitely. the department of foreign affairs says australians overseas should come home as soon as possible because travel i

the carrier expects to receive $400 million australian of the relief package offered by canberra airlinesceo says qantas is planning for a crisis that will last as long as 18 months. watching miners as well, jefferies says base metals players will recover in the second half with most undervalued. they are cutting lending rates after the rba made cheap money available and the regulator relaxed capital requirements, and we just have the lines saying companies can postpone -- for two months. more australian companies are suspending their guidance. iv. haidi: sophie kamaruddin -- haidi. haidi: sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. bloomberg's global markets editor adam haigh is here in sydney. adam, how much of the oil market do you think has already repriced for a significant shift in the price were narrative given president trump has said that he could potentially intervene? adam: that is the thing, isn't it? just when you thought you had seen the biggest bulk of the move and oil, you suddenly have a huge rebound. of course, we are still about 60% lower than where we were at this time last year o