beforea couple careers coming to the robert wood johnson foundation, i worked at the centers for disease control and prevention. i was there for 13 years. i am an infections -- infectious disease epidemiologist. whenever there is a new emerging threat like a pandemic, is clear that it takes time for us to learn the trajectory, to learn how it is going to impact society. one thing we know is that until a significant percent of the population has been vaccinated or has had the infection, a virus can still spread through society. the estimates by the head of the cdc are that no more than 10 to 15% of people in america have been infected by the virus that causes covid. so with that, that means 85% to 90% of us are still susceptible to this. that means we are in the early days. as much as we are all tired of doing those things that work -- wearing masks, keeping six feet apart from others, washing our hands, staying home if we are sick -- these kinds of things that work, we have to stay at it for a long time. case, whenat's the it comes to the vaccine issue, what are the questions that need to be add

challenging scientists and the chief regulators in america responsible for public health at the centers for disease control and other places and challenging them for their public health counseling advice and saying that they were inconsistent with the president's much rosier message about really that this time of kobe it was benign that it was not that serious i mean it says its defense policy is a shutdown for 'd hostile drawings that are paid and it's has a place near the capitol yerevan it comes as the complex plane as advice on a menial over the disputed nagano how to block region continues for a 5th day that joins a spot it into problems is bordering the capital witnesses in yerevan reported seeing glowing objects in the sky. meanwhile have been reports of an armenian drone being shot down by forces and. was broadcast by turkish t.v. on thursday the flare up in fighting this week is the deadliest in decades and there are allegations mercenaries from syria have joined the fight on behalf of. the presidents of france russia and the u.s. issued a joint statement deploring the loss of life in the disputed

has seen nearly $300000.00 more deaths this year than it usually were the centers for disease control and prevention says the coronavirus accounts for most of them. more protests are planned in sudan as the economy that deteriorates but the government says that it's managed to pay $350000000000.00 to the united states in order to be removed from its list of states that sponsor terrorism as malcolm webb reports. it was on this street 22 years ago that douglas city l.a. was driving to work it was just outside the american embassy here in kenya's capital nairobi then it was attacked 1st with grenades and then a truck bomb that's when the huge blast went from bad b. i have never seen later be again i became black. douglas was one of thousands who suffered horrific injuries like him many had their faces cut and lost their eyesight because of flying shards of glass. now there's a memorial park at the american embassy one the names of the people who were killed or engraved in stone in the 5 pm is the building was at the front it was damaged in the attack but the building behind with complete

services and human secretary alex azar, and centers for disease control and prevention director dr. robert redfield held a news conference today at the cbc headquarters in atlanta. on theovided an update federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic as well as efforts to develop, approve and distribute a vaccine. >> all yours. >> all mine? great. good afternoon. ,nd thank you, secretaries are for joining us today at cbc headquarters. it is a privilege to have you with us and we appreciate your leadership throughout this unprecedented response. the most significant public health challenge our country has faced in more than a century. and the pandemic is not over. earlier this week, covid virus cases reached over 40 million globally. here in the united states, we are approaching a critical phase. butler, moments, dr. j cadc director for infectious disease and the former incident cdc'sr of the cbc's -- covid-19 response will provide you an update of our current situation. i know it has been a difficult year for americans, but we are going to come through this on the other s

and the centers for disease control they ended up using the same tests that they had an old and so you had their how many weeks 56 weeks rick where that test that they had disavowed then got used how many people died in that period of time because our government agencies couldn't get their act together well as a state as how part of that and why did that virus spread during that time because if we were testing at that time we could have isolated the people who are in fact it we could have actually slow the spread of that virus across our country and in the sector as i was the person responsible he's in charge of the c.d.c. he's over the f.d.a. he has all of the resources at his fingertips and all the expertise all he had to do it any time was to bring up the problem and solve the problem and align the staff to get it done but he failed to do that again during this time he had meetings we had discussions about it but never once did he have had that sense of urgency and concern that this virus was getting out of control he was in complete denial and just following the same narrative as p

seen nearly 300000 more people die this year than it usually words the centers for disease control and prevention says that at least truth. because of the coronavirus it says the black and hispanic americans have been disporting disproportionately affected by the covert 19 related deaths are likely higher the official numbers. cathay pacific is cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce nearly 6000 employees will lose their jobs mostly a hong kong where the airline is based the company will also close down its regional airline carriers incomes have been decimated by travel bans and border closures because of the pandemic the u.s. justice department is taking legal action against google the lawsuit is being described as the most significant challenge to the tech giants power in decades google is accused of using its market power to maintain a monopoly of a smaller rivals the complaint says that google pays billions of dollars to phone manufacturers and browsers to work keep it as the fault search engine the company says the suit is deeply flawed larry magid is c.e.o. and co-founder of co

of the cdc, center for disease control, dr. redfield, said and i quote, " these face masks are the most important, powerful public health tool we have. he held the mask up again and said, this face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against covid than a vaccine," end of quote. leading scientist from the university of washington tell us we can save more than 100 thousand american lives in the next 100 days alone if everyone wore masks in public. repeat because it is so important. lives insave 100,000 the next 100 days, according to the head of the cdc, if everyone wears a mask in public. so be patriotic. it is not about being a tough guy, it is about doing your part. wearing a mask will not only protect you, protects those around you, your mom, dad, brother, sister, husband, wife, neighbor, coworker. don't just do it for yourself, do it for the people you love, people you work with. the seriousness of this virus underscores we need regular testing with results turned around rapidly and available to everyone. it is not just fo

the european center for disease control did publish this on the website reopened old europe dot e.u. and then everybody conceded it but the measure at that photo out of this new map this new indicators. also up to the member states so they can decide if they put in place and you look down curfews or the haitian and to go into quarantine this is all up to the member states and while europe waits on that traffic light scheme infection numbers continue to rise what are the main hotspots spent right. according to the news numbers and i have to look on this map. its western europe is mostly affected so spain france the united kingdom which are the current hotspots also belgium here in brussels but no check the czech republic is on the rise and also in the netherlands again and you can see also a surge in bulgaria and romania according to this new traffic like system only finland and parts of eastern germany would be in the green zone all the rest is orange or red and the tendency is that the case is going up but the difference to the 1st wave mortality hospitalization and excess mortality

wisconsin are zona among others also important states for him to win in this election the centers for disease control guidelines say that anybody who test positive for the coronavirus even if they are showing symptoms need to south isolate for at least 10 days and it's could be longer if he does develop symptoms so that also throws into question what about the next presidential debate scheduled for october 15th in miami beyond that another impact is that this could really do you rail trumps efforts to focus attention away from the coronavirus pandemic and on to other issues so we had his nomination to the supreme court that was something that could be seen as working in trump's favor he was also trying to talk about mail in ballots saying that that might be something that could potentially invalidate the election result if it didn't go the way that he wanted but now with this positive coronavirus diagnosis for the president himself it's really going to focus attention back on the pandemic which let's not forget is still having a huge impact on many many people across the united states. of course this

the rubber cock institute germany's leading us actually center for disease control says that a mask could be as important as a vaccine if not more so would you agree i think the mask is what we have now and it's proven to be very effective so let's stick with the mask for now thank you very much thanks to all of you for being with us and thanks to you for turning and see you so. much. if you could say getting older is 167 with exercise and right diet. no pain no gain it's a safe does that really work. if the number will tell you some of life's problems such as it's not at all. in good shape. in 30 minutes on the. form. we know that this is very time for the coronavirus is changing the world changing our lives so please take care of yourself a good distance and wash your hands if you can date and how we are d.w.p. for here for you we are working tirelessly to keep you informed on all of our platforms we're all in this again and to get them and when they can. still use it everybody. is free so stay safe please stay safe. and you your me no here is yours we can hear you and how last year's g

centers for disease control. what's your view on the sort of state of the systems at this stage, and what else do we need to do better on? >> good day, everyone. i lead a small team focused on global registration and vital statistics improvements situated at the cdc and the national center for health statistics. since15 2015 we've partnered wih vital strategies and who through the bloomberg data initiative. to support one of the growing number of initiatives that in the last ten to 15 years focused on improving civil registration and vital statistics or low and middle income countries so it's all laid out the forces behind the challenges we are trying to tackle through that initiative. so now in parallel to this ongoing momentum for fear of the improvement, there is a critical demand for a timely mortality data. surveillance callings throughout the cdc are looking at what data is available across a multitude of existing surveillance platforms and thinking about how these platformsms can be leverad to compile mort

we are following breaking news out of the centers for disease control and prevention.he director dr. robert redfield saying only moments ago that the agency has now updated its definition of a close contact with a covid-19 patient to include multiple brief sxoo exposures. the united states has passed 220,000 coronavirus deaths and tonight has confirmed more than 8.3 million cases. stark sign of the worsening pandemic in the united states. not a single state is trending in the right direction right now. if it was, we would be showing that in green on this map. you don't see any green. >>> breaking this hour. moments from now, we will hear directly from the former president of the united states barack obama in his first campaign stump speech since the democratic convention and he'll be making the case for joe biden. when it happens we will bring it to you live. this comes with just 13 days left until the election and more than 40 million votes already cast. we are tracking it all, including the path to the 270 electoral votes needed to win the white house. we begin our c

centers for disease control and prevention, the proposal outlines four phases for vaccination.would will give priority to health care workers and emergency responders and people with underlying health conditions and older adults who are living in group settings. phase two includes all the other adults over the age of 65. k-12 teachers, school staff and childcare workers. also in this group, essential workers in places work social distancing is difficult group , homes, prisons, meat packing plants. phase three would include children, young adults under 30, and other critical workers. phase four - everyone else. one other note on preparedness, the u.s. government is planning on stockpiling 400 million syringes by the end of december to insure the ability to give those shots. >> next, our love affair with the sneaker. soledad: the average american by seven pairs of sneakers per year. >> how our comfort twos are putting stress ♪ gillette proglide and proglide gel. five blades and a pivoting flexball designed to get virtually every hair on the first stroke, while washing away dirt a

you think this is in complete contravention of what are the centers for disease control guidelines. yet, they are going on and i think there is going to be a major re—examination and you cannot exaggerate the sense of the jolt that people in the white house have felt today with the news that the president had tested positive. john, thank you very much for that. i can come back to you later as well for more information. i did have a conversation with the former senior white house official who had been working on the coronavirus task force, and she did tell me that the pressure within the white house not to wear masks was intense. it was well known within the on the white house that the president didn't like people wearing masks, and even though they were trying to put out the message from the task force of the message from the task force of the mass was a good idea, they felt they were constantly buffering up against the political pressure from the oval office not to do so. let's go to maryland and the bbc‘s barbara plett—usher. john made the point that the white house is pretty well

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the centers for disease control and prevention says manufacturers have projected they will supply up to 198 million doses of influenza vaccine. >>for the flu season. the cdc says well no significant delays have been reported in some places robust demand for vaccines and supplies like needles or syringes may mean some providers may run out of shots and supplies before their next shipment has arrived, but more will be ordered and eventually the supply will be expected to catch up to them and over 16,000 patients had already well their flu shot online center bay medical foundation say their clinics are well equipped to vaccinate people through the flu season not to panic coming. we we will have supplies, it's best to get vaccinated now before the height of the flu season december through february after the shot it takes 2 weeks to build up immunity from the virus. phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >>controlling the cdc's message. a new details about how th >>details tonight about a bombshell report over covid-19 information messaging the associated press says that the trump administration

and today the centers for disease control updated the advice on their website, warning of the dangersible airborne transmission at crowded events, even beyond six feet. >> where you might have more spread of droplets, and they may be sustained in the air longer in aerosol form. >> reporter: those criticisms were echoed by secret service agents who reportedly complained about the president's decision to leave the hospital for a publicly photographed ride around the area with agents in protective gear at the wheel. while back at the white house, press secretary kayleigh mcenany became the latest staffer to announce she too is now part of the cluster infected with covid-19. >> it really requires masks and social distancing. it's so simple. and yet they flaunted those and got people sick, which is really sad. >> now yesterday debate moderator chris wallace of fox news also criticized the president's family members for not wearing masks during portions of the event. >> sometimes we take all the precautions we think we need, but it's not enough. abc 7 news anchor kristen zee explains. >> th

tom frieden, the former director of the centers for disease control and prevention. dr. frieden thank you so much for joining us through these new guidelines from the fda removing the political pressure on vaccine development, the entire process, now that authorization before election day is off the table. >> that's the way it looks. it's encouraging, frankly, if this holds because what it means is there aren't going to be shortcuts on safety. and the risk here is that one of the companies might have said, hey, it works, let's give it to people, let's make a big announcement but that would have been done before the people who had gotten the vaccine had had time to have adverse reactions or even before we had known that the protection, if it protects, lasts a long time. so this is a step forward, this is a step that should help with cnfidence for a vaccine if, as i say, if it holds. >> you have to make sure that a vaccine that's going to go to tens of millions, maybe 100 million or 300 million people here in the united states and indeed all around the world it's not only e

florida if you are watching this right tonight as a medical professional someone from the center for disease control and prevention you would be horrified not only was president not worrying a mask that's not unexpected but the crowds that gathered in front of them and there were a few 1000 were packed together many of them following the example of their president and the thing that really caught my eye was as ron the scientist the florida governor came into the crowd he was high 5 ing people in the crowd as he walked along and then you could clearly see him put his hand to his face so all this flies in the face of any medical guidelines as to how to behave a pandemic the u.s. senate has begun confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee a macone barret democrats didn't want the debate to begin until after next month's election her confirmation would expand the court's conservative majority. the ceasefire between azerbaijan and armenia and forces is being further tested with both sides accusing each other new attacks in and around the goanna karabakh the foreign ministers of the armenian russia h

we advocate for increased funding for the centers for disease control. we have heard many saying that this pandemic should serve as a call for action. two in systemic inequities. we released a blueprint for the new administration and congress focusing on health for all. this report is available on our website. with that background and introduction, i'm excited to turn to today's discussion. these are the long-term recommendations to build vaccine confidence. remind us to never forget that we are not simply speaking about policies and programs. let's get started. this is our panel of experts. the president of howard served as previously provost and chief academic officer. he is the author of numerous aer-reviewed articles and is widely recognized expert on disparities in health care and medical education. next is the executive vice president of the robert wood johnson foundation. she oversees research and communication activities. before joining the foundation, she led the chicago department of health. she led the development and implementation of a four-y

the centers for disease control saying the virus can spread through the air at more than six feet. anwhile, the prime minister of malaysia is informed quarantine after coming in contact with a minister who was positive for covid-19. he will spend two weeks in isolation, although he says all his recent tests have been negative. on monday, malaysia logged its highest daily surge in new infection since the outbreak began. the government is imposing lockdowns and specific parts of the country. the australian government will lay out a map of spending government -- spending program to generate jobs for the thousands laid off in the coronavirus pandemic. the treasurer is expected to announce a deficit worth $160 billion when he delivers the delayed budget. economists say the shortfall would be equivalent to more than 11% of gdp. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm karina mitchell. haidi, over to you. haidi: still ahead, plenty more on australia's big day. we have the delayed budget d

. >>> well, there is a toxic atmosphere inside the centers for disease control in atlanta, all thanks to the trump administration. that's according to new reporting from nbc news. we're going to dig into that in a moment. but first, yesterday, i held a socially distant conversation with a diverse group of voters here in asheville, and with just nine days left to cast a ballot, here's their message to americans who are considering not voting. >> you need to vote. it is your choice who you vote for, but you have to vote. it is very important to me, because my ancestors went through a lot in order to have the right to vote. not even to vote, to have the right vote. >> it's so very important. and i think for me personally, susan b. anthony did not strut around in that ugly, frumpy dress for me to not vote. >> voting is something that you should want to do. yes, you have the right. yes, culturally, you may have the responsibility for your people and people like you, but voting is something that you have to take a personal interest in. you should vote for things that you care about. this is

the president's own center for disease control says we will pass 21,000 more americans, it projects, will die by the end of the month. you will not hear today a big white house plan to deal with this surge. you see the president on fox news to get a medical checkup that he says allows him to go back to the campaign trail. a lot of medical experts would like to see more details of the president's treatment. >> i think the first debate they -- excuse me, on the first debate, they oscillated the mic, but i will say this. absentee is okay. because absentee ballots, excuse me. >> joining me now to does. mally ball, national political correspondent for time and astead herndon with the "new york times." molly ball, it's just this remarkable moment. the case count in the country is going up. you could hear the president there. let's hope he is recovering, but he is clearly still trying to get through the respiratory issues we know that come with the coronavirus. and yet, we're going to see him for the first time on live tv today, he says, on fox news tonight, not to have a plap dealing with

the director of the c.d.c., centers for disease control, dr. redfield said, and i quote, he held up a mask, he said, these facemasks are the most important powerful public health tool we have. then he held the mask up again and said, this face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against covid than a vaccine. end of quote. leading scientists from the university of washington tell us that we can save more than 100,000 american lives in the next 1 hub days alone -- 100 days alone if everyone wore a mask in public. so let me repeat that, because it's so important. we can save 100,000 lives in the next 100 days, according to the head of the c.d.c. if everyone wears a mask in public. so be patriotic. it's not about being a tough guy. it's about doing your part. wearing a mask is not only going to protect you, but also protects those around you. your mom, your dad, your brother, your sister, husband, wife, neighbor, co-worker. don't just do it for yourself. do it for the people you love. the people you work with. the seriousness of this virus also u

if you are watching this rally tonight as a medical professional someone from the center for disease control and prevention you would be horrified not only was president not wearing a mask that's not unexpected but the crowds that gathered in front of them and there were a few 1000 were packed together many of them following the example of their president and the thing that really caught my eye was as ron the scientists the florida governor came into the crowd he was high 5 ing people in the crowd as he walked along and then you could clearly see him put his hand to his face so all this flies in the face of any medical guidelines as to how to behave during a pandemic now president trump himself seems to be falling back to health you heard in there yelling out that he's going to make america great again but this is a state that he simply must win incidentally i think one of the lines here that's going to catch everybody is that president trump says he's once again immune and want to go out into the crowd and kiss everybody that is just a shocking thing for the president of the united states t

the us to say nearly $300000.00 more people die this year than it usually would the centers for disease control and prevention says that only 2 thirds of the coronavirus it says that black and hispanic americans are disproportionately affected cathay pacific is causing nearly a quarter of its workforce around 6000 employees will lose their jobs mostly in hong kong where the alliance based carriers incomes have been decimated by travel bans and border closures now there's the headlines money's fear on al-jazeera after my nigeria next. pakistan's k.s.c. $100.00 or so it's more than 36 percent we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in the water it's going dispensable to economic activity but industrial users worsening access to fresh water counting the cost on al-jazeera. let me ask where we could be in 5 or 10 years. what would you be doing where would you when you want to be in 5 or 10 years be careful before you answer because for a reason your hand i do sure you really want to answer ok if any of you are sure ok just 2 of you know i'll embarrass y

administered safely people will be wearing the appropriate protective equipment, the nfi deanne centers for disease control have both launched public campaigns designed to encourage flu vaccinations one thing that we can do. >>is to provide a flu to protect. same populations who also are at high risk for more severe flu cdc associate director for minority health doctor lee liburd. >>says the cdc is especially reaching out to minority communities we want to increase backs a nation coverage. helping to reduce barriers in improving access to the vaccine. >>in these communities. both the cdc and the n f i d see if more people get the flu vaccine. >>believe more resources available to fight the coronavirus reporting in washington, i'm be-all job. >>the sec a live look outside looking out over the embarcadero in san francisco with things look pretty quiet out there tonight yeah a lot cooler which is good news abbott dorrance is here to tell not so good news brewing in the gulf of mexico know hurricane season continues and we've got delta now. >>that is a major hurricane that is but make its way right in the gulf

it wasn't lost on many that their destination, atlanta, is the home of the centers for disease controltlanta airport is also one of 20 quarantine stations the c.d.c. has around the country to screen ill travelers. did you expect that when that plane landed in atlanta, that you would be taken to quarantine? >> edge: 100%. >> alfonsi: while at sea, passengers saw news reports about covid outbreaks on other cruise ships including the "diamond princess" in japan and the "grand princess" in california. in both cases, the c.d.c. ordered hundreds of those passengers to quarantine at u.s. military bases. what was the scene on the plane like? >> anderson: someone described it as a flight from hell. >> alfonsi: did it feel like that? >> anderson: yes. i kept looking at the man and woman to my left coughing, and coughing and coughing. >> alfonsi: it became nine and a half hours of misery. the andersons were in row 32. kelly and woody edge were in the middle of the plane. >> edge: and then it-- and then it happened. it was behind me about ten rows. and a man started to collapse. and his wife was,

centers for disease control. let's get started. thank you so much to all of you. if you will just give me one moment to share my screen input as into a slide mode here. presentation mode. presentation mode. good morning and good afternoon even good evening. and thank you for joining us here. this is an important topicth and it really goes to the heart of the adage of know if note your response. it is a phraseope that was coind over a decade ago. how do we know that covid pandemic. we believe everybody should know that. the shape that data given -- driven response. it doesn't represent death and concerned cases due to covid. we need to-1 in terms of understanding. particularly the members of death. in the middle and countries. this is in ati focus on one measure excess mortality that we feel captures the full scale of the toll of the pandemic. now it should be no news. since the early days there has been shortages and concerns over testing.n over the scope and the scale. not to mention some high income can. testing has been argued it's actually a next dental servic

the centers for disease control and prevention says manufacturers have projected they will supply up to 198 million doses of influenza vaccine. >>for the flu season. the cdc says well no significant delays have been reported in some places robust demand for vaccines and supplies like needles or syringes may mean some providers may run out of shots and supplies before their next shipment has arrived, but more will be ordered and eventually the supply will be expected to catch up to them and over 60,000 patients had their flu shot online center bay medical foundation say their clinics are well equipped to vaccinate people through the flu season not to panic coming. we we will have supplies, it's best to get vaccinated now before the height of the flu season december through february after the shot it takes 2 weeks to build up immunity from the virus. phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. and tonight, a new study from the world health organization is suggesting the antiviral drug remdesivir year did not help hospitalized covid-19 patients this is in contrast to an earlier study that. >>made t

centers for disease control and which is the department for united states guidance for preventing 19 say types of food to say we are proudly doing this for the kaisha you think what. i mean they might be doing that now but they should have started that when the 1st case was reported in clay it that way and after a little bit of heat and attention is drawn about say becomes are. but you're going to start you're going to start doing this after the cases have already reached over at least 50 percent of the player population. and from my understanding currently tyson has gone right back to normal operations as if covert nighty never hit with does that mean what does no operations will. they're not doing any more testing or sight from my understanding as for the temperature checks some team members are still a little bit leery about their temperatures and how they're checking down. the line speeds have raised they have been working 6 days a week. it's just like nothing ever happened i'm going to put this team ugly maria says the problem is workers in the us have 0 protections the deregula

and the african center for disease control to test african herbal remedies welcome to news africa professor more about that a little bit later but it's struggle for with the fact that traditional healers a piece in the case of south africa one should be more included in the fight against coffee at 19 what do you think about that. thank you so much for having me and immediately trinity to talk i think you know when you're on your station indeed i think these are discussions that are on in terms of how to do we think you know recognize an institution. as traditional and healing processes in south africa we have in fact you know looked issue of course together with the traditionally lessons of africa realize that it is a pandemic it is something new and he also acknowledged that not had any priorities in terms of them treating patients and government so the arrangement that we did was then to see the lead that he cannot for instance claim to cure of it but i do want to be involved in order that and leading in terms of the research in terms of the development the development of therapeutic for

centers for disease control and prevention between 20092017 sorry it's a real pleasure to have you here on al-jazeera thank you so much for joining us to join us live from new york so you've heard i guess my explanation there where do you stand on the role of herd immunity do you think there is a role for it in the various countries approach to dealing with covert 19. first let me make something clear this is not a scientific disagreement there is close to unanimity that the idea of letting the infection run rampant and protecting the vulnerable is a delusion it's a dangerous idea it is bizarre it is not scientifically supported and it would result in hundreds of thousands of percent preventable deaths in the united states and millions of preventable deaths lobel e. you know you see this often you saw it with tobacco you see it with climate where you have 99 scientists saying one thing and one scientist saying another one the news it's one to one but the fact is that herd immunity can occur with an effective vaccine but trying to get to herd immunity to natural infection would mean gett

challenging scientists and the chief regulators in america responsible for public health at the centers for disease control and other places and challenging them for their public health counseling advice and saying that they were inconsistent with the president's much rosier message about really that this time of cobe it was benign that it was not that serious. the u.s. house of representatives as poss the democrats' $2.00 trillion dollar coated 19 relief bill and now moves to the u.s. senate where is unlikely to pass as republicans oppose it politicians have disagreed about the size and scope of the relief package for months 207000 people have died in the u.s. since the pandemic began armenia says its defense forces have shot down 4 hostile drones that appeared and it says space near the capital yerevan it comes as the conflict between as a judge by john and armenia over the disputed nagorno-karabakh reason continues for a 5th day the drones were spotted in 2 provinces bordering the capital when a citizen yerevan reported seeing glowing objects in the sky meanwhile the been reports of an armenian drone be

guidelines at the centers for disease control guidelines as to when it is safe to come out of isolation but again the president and his doctor have been carefully avoiding the word or the phrase tested negative that is not anywhere in their statements that he actually tested negative for the chrono virus and that has a lot of people suspicious. the head of nigeria's police says that an elite anti robbery unit will be dissolved immediately this comes after several days of protests police fired tear gas and water cannon and used batons to disperse crowds protesting in the bell the russian capital for the 9th consecutive day comes a day off for president alexander lukashenko called it unexpected meeting with opposition activists and prison holes have closed and where the incumbent president emma while the raman has been in power since 1902. as for rivals he is widely expected to win another 7 years her a number of armed groups in iraq have agreed to stop rocket attacks on u.s. forces a spokesman for which is close links with iran says the ceasefire is conditional on baghdad giving a timeta

the move comes on the heels of the centers for disease control's decision to extend its no-sale policy through the end of october. we're back after this break. >>> today on "california live," living the good life at a beverly hills hot spot, crustacean. >>> plus, the breakout beauty from power book to ghost. >> it's all happening on "california live." >> this morning on nbc bay area. >>> happening today, madam tussauds in san francisco is re-opening. but guests will have to undergo a health screening and follow social distancing guidelines. capacity will be restricted to 25%. >>> and halloween may look different this year. but the winchester house is helping to make the night spooky. they will open on halloween for flashlight tours. the flashlight tours will be self-guided and social distancing will be in place at the haunted mansion. tickets are on sale online. >>> we are now getting a sneak peek at the much awaited new season of "saturday night live." take a look. ♪ [ laughter ] all right. that's jim carey dressed up as joe biden. alec baldwin will again play president trump. snl ret

classified by germany as coronavirus risk regions from saturday as according to the country's centers for disease control it's a later corded more than $8800.00 new cases over 24 hours that's a high state of total since the start of the country's outbreak an up dramatically on wednesdays number i mean while the head of the world health organizations europe office urged governments to be uncompromising in controlling the virus or warning that more drastic steps could be taken if the pandemic doesn't receive. to bangkok to thailand now or tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters have ended the huge demonstration in the center of the capital bangkok but they vow to return on friday protesters gather despite the arrest of activists overnight and in defiance of an emergency decree banning gatherings of more than 4 people police trying to disperse the crowds found themselves pushed back protesters are demanding the resignation of the government a new constitution and reform of the model. straight to bangkok where we join a pseudo pasok who's a senior researcher for the asia division of human rights watch

our members the centers for disease control and prevention says manufacturers have projected they will supply up to 198 million doses of influenza vaccine for the flu season. >>the cdc says well no significant delays have been reported in some places robust demand for vaccines and supplies like needles or syringes may mean some providers may run out of shots and supplies before their next shipment has arrived, but more will be ordered and eventually the supply will be expected to catch up to them and we are this time compared to last year. >>for folks much more being interested in getting the flu but again we had planned for that and how this advice to early so we believe we have adequate supplies to last. >>when police is much like al grocery stores struggled to keep their shelves stocked during the early months of the pandemic there was no food or supply shortage just gaps in supply keeping up with demand phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >>still ahead covid is spreading at a high level in oakland's fruitvale district, why one doctor says he says results are alarming plus a big story