not a great deal changing in the overall set—up so again the temperatures on the east coast around 8—at somewhere comfortably into the teens. come sunday, it looks as though we are in for a essentially a dry day. perhaps more cloud coming through the irish sea into northern ireland. the chance of a burst of rain here but elsewhere, it is dry and fine and at this stage we can talk about double figures temperatures on the east coast. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president trump is due to announce guidelines on reopening the us economy. we're expecting him to speak shortly. the uk's lockdown will continue for at least three more weeks as another 861 people lose their lives to coronavirus. the worst thing that we could do right now is to ease up too soon, allow a second peak of the virus to hit the nhs and hit the british people. in brazil, grave—diggers prepare for the worst as cases there rise. the country's president is downplaying the threat. plus, the 99—year—old british veteran who's completed a charity walk in his garden, ra

on the east coast, though, eight or nine degrees only.evening, that rain again begins to make a little bit of progress into the northern parts of wales. there are odd heavier, thundery bursts perhaps just trying to get across the channel into the southern counties of england. saturday not a great deal of difference, just that we'll see further pulses of showery rain just trying to work their way that little bit further north. so it's saturday where we may well see the odd showery burst of rain just trying to get into the north of england, maybe flirting with northern ireland, but the bulk will be found across the midlands and towards wales as well. not a great deal changing in the overall setup, so again the temperatures on the east coast around about eight or nine degrees. but inland, we'll be looking at somewhere comfortably into the teens. come sunday, it looks as though we're in for essentially a dry day. perhaps more cloud just coming up through the irish sea into northern ireland, with the chance of a burst of rain here, but elsewhe

along the east coast, only between six and nine celsius.ugh monday night and once again through monday night and on into tuesday with the light winds and those clear skies, tuesday morning likely to dawn on a chilly note with a touch of frost once again. soa note with a touch of frost once again. so a call started this week. things are going to warm up later in the week and stay largely dry, but regardless of the weather, to stay home whenever you can. —— do you stay home. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as the number of people who have died with coronavirus in the uk is expected to reach more than ten thousand today a leading scientific adviser warns there could be worse to come and the government should have acted earlier. the uk is likely to be certainly one of the worst if not the worst affected country in europe. the uk parliament remains on course to return on april the 21st a date agreed by mps before the easter recess with mps likely to attend virtually: the us overtakes italy t

we were hoping to do this fly-by on the east coast a little sooner. we wanted to wait for a good weather day. having watched the news over new york city. i got done watching the team fly over manhattan. sounds like we picked a great day for weather. we'll see trenton and philadelphia where you are. i'm looking at my clock. they're a few moments out from making the run where you're located. we'll see if we can get to d.c., baltimore on saturday, depending on the weather. we have a few more cities on the east coast, the thunderbirds will stay out west. those are incredibly secret. it can't tell you here on the news or i'd have to kill you. we'll keep those a secret until the very last minute and roll them out and hope to have some fun around the rest of the country. >> i would like to keep my life which is why i'm wearing this ma mask. out of curiosity, how fast are they going when they're up there? >> they should be doing around -- just under 400 miles per hour, which is -- when we do our air shows for the crowds, we tend to own all the airspace oursel

and by this stage, at last, at last, we can talk about double—figure temperatures on the east coast.ump sets out his plan to re—open the american economy. our team of experts now agrees we can begin the next front in our war, which we‘re calling ‘0pening up america again‘. the lockdown in the uk is extended by at least three more weeks, but we‘re told there is light at the end of the tunnel. campaigners warn that coronavirus lockdowns will lead to a pandemic of domestic abuse. we hear about the situation in colombia. plus, the 99—year—old british army veteran who‘s completed a charity walk in his garden — raising millions for health service workers.

and by this stage, at last, at last, we can talk about double—figure temperatures on the east coast.e watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: president trump sets out his plan to reopen the american economy. our team of experts now agrees we can begin the next front in our war, which we're calling opening up america again. the lockdown in the uk is extended by at least three more weeks, but we're told there is light at the end of the tunnel. in brazil, president bolsonaro fires his health minister over calls for a national anti—virus lockdown. plus, the 99—year—old british army veteran who's completed a charity walk in his garden, raising millions for health service workers.

not a great deal changing in the overall set—up, so again the temperatures on the east coast around eightcomfortably into the teens. come sunday, it looks as though we are in for a essentially a dry day. perhaps more cloud coming through the irish sea into northern ireland. but the chance of a burst of rain here, but elsewhere, it is dry and fine and at this stage we can talk about double figures temperatures on the east coast. this is bbc news, the headlines: president trump has set out his plans for lifting coronavirus restrictions in the us. he said state governors would be allowed to tailor their approach to meet their local conditions. the process would be carried out in three phases, which would be reached sooner in some states than others. however, the british government has extended its national lockdown for at least three more weeks. the foreign secretary dominic raab said any relaxation at this point would risk undoing the progress already made. the announcement came on a day when the uk recorded another 861 coronavirus deaths. the head of the european commission has said europe

also interesting to see any other so definite fact his train has been seen that one sign on the east coast as you said that is not in the air where the irish are a fool said he had the surgery i do think anything is possible i think it's right to talk about it even astri insisting that we only have we have unconfirmed rumors because if he if anything is wrong with him i'm an unknown committal not at the moment because we don't know then we can be fairly sure that that is a very big deal for north korea it's a very resilient state it's managed to successions before but as absolutely nobody in place now so we will just have to wait and see he may pop up and surprise a soul and those of us or speculated may have egg on our faces as a sop and before but it's a very big deal if there is something wrong with him if there is indeed something wrong with him it is unclear who would succeed him as a leader who's the most likely candidates and what if there is no clear transition of power. indeed so well long ago this was a communist country where there were supposed to be moderates and heredity i'm

the seating from the east coast seems to be from europe, mostly from italy per the seating from the west coast seems to be from china. >> laura: i don't mean to pick on poor mr. break. his failings or share far and wide, but it is instructive. the coronavirus pandemic has revealed a stunning lack of curiosity and basic math skills by the media. they were ones calling on all of us to listen to the experts. but it's time to ask the experts some real questions. they have now turned their fire on the very media members doing just that. for the sake of the country, let's hope that changes soon. all right. had i had to come in the media peddling a fraudulent at the a report that hydroxychloroquine was killing patients. today, we have an update. plus a member of the osteopathic corporation is suing his state for hydroxychloroquine use. ♪ >> several new studies, including one by the va, says the drugs might actually harm critically ill patients. >> studies in the u.s. from the va and now new york state that shows now benefit or even a potential arm in the case of the va study.he >> where's the e

it is going to be about 13 or 14 degrees towards the warmest spots but along the east coast, just 6—8night, the winds tend to fall lighter and the skies are clear so it is dry, cold and frosty. you can see the blue colours on the map. temperatures even in some towns and cities getting down a little below freezing. it is going to be even colder than that in the countryside. certainly expect a touch of frost first thing tuesday but we are looking at another dry, settled day with a bit more cloud for the north—west of scotland and also for the far south—east of england as well. in between, long spells of sunshine, lighter winds tomorrow than out there today although temperatures still not great, only about 10—14 degrees, but not quite as chilly along the east coast as it is today. the dry, settled theme to the weather continues into the middle of the week because we have a big area of high pressure which is going to be dominating the weather, slowly slipping away to the continent in the middle of the week. but wednesday, another dry day which dawns on a chilly note. could be a touch of f

on the east coast, though, eight or nine degrees only.o the northern parts of wales. there are odd heavier, thundery bursts perhaps just trying to get across the channel into the southern counties of england. saturday not a great deal of difference, just that we'll see further pulses of showery rain just trying to work their way that little bit further north. so it's saturday where we may well see the odd showery burst of rain just trying to get into the north of england, maybe flirting with northern ireland, but the bulk will be found across the midlands and towards wales as well. not a great deal changing in the overall setup, so again the temperatures on the east coast around about eight or nine degrees. but inland, we'll be looking at somewhere comfortably into the teens. come sunday, it looks as though we're in for essentially a dry day. perhaps more cloud just coming up through the irish sea into northern ireland, with the chance of a burst of rain here, but elsewhere it's dry and fine. and by this stage, at last, at last, we can ta

they're both on the east coast and the west coast. the seating on the east coast seems to have been from europe, mostly from italy. the seating on the west coast seems to have been from china. >> laura: i don't mean to pick on poor mr. blake, his feelings are shared far and wide, but it is instructive. the coronavirus pandemic has revealed a stunning lack of curiosity and basic math skills by the media. they were once called -- calling on all of us to, you know, listen to the experts, but it's time to ask the experts some real questions. well, they've now turned their fire on the very media members doing just that. for the sake of the country, let's hope that changes soon. all right, i had, the media spent days peddling a fraudulent va report claiming hydroxychloroquine was killing patients. today, we have an update. plus, the president of the nevada osteopathic medical association is suing his state for limiting hydroxychloroquine use. he's here, next. ♪ >> several new studies, including one by the va said the drug may actually harm

that's it, ta ke across the east coast. that's it, take care.uld be tested for the virus. but the government's target for nhs testing is still way off, so ministers are asked how realistic their new promises are. as we build capacity further over this month and then beyond to that 100,000 a day target by the end of this month, we'll expand further those who are eligible for tests. we'll have more on the latest pledges and we'll be reporting on the picture in scotland, where a quarter of all coronavirus deaths are happening in care homes. also tonight...

string of tornados across the southeast that severe weather began easter sunday and moved up the east coast kilg over 30 people. the disaster adding more tragedy on top of the pandemic >> reporter:t in front of me a string of deadly tornados tearing a path from the deep south through the east coast >> it's a war zone looks like. >> reporter: the battle with mother nature leaving 20 dead, more wounded ooegser sunday quickly shifting to pleas for survival. >> in charlotte, teams worked for 45 minutes >> our neighborhood, she was trapped. she was trapped so we heard her screaming. >> reporter: digging a resident from the debris. in virginia stranded drivers pulled from the rising flood waters wreckage stretches across multiple states. power lines ripped down. more than a million left without electricity across the strike zone after reports of more than 40 fwisers survivors now strugglesing to piece together what they can and still protect themselves from covid-19 >> we're all teaming up together to help each other >> those who rush to safety are doing what they can now dealing with two threats

and by this stage, at last, at last, we can talk about double—figure temperatures on the east coast.ctions in the us. he said state governors would be allowed to tailor their approach to meet their local conditions. the process would be carried out in three phases, which would be reached sooner in some states than others. the authorities in beijing have announced a 6.8% drop in china's gross domestic product for the first quarter, compared with last year. the figures indicate the chinese economy has entered its first decline since 1992. and the british government has extended its national lockdown for at least three more weeks. the foreign secretary dominic raab said any relaxation at this point would risk undoing the progress already made. the announcement came on a day when the uk recorded another 861 coronavirus deaths. there's concern about a sharp fall in the number of people attending

down the east coast, just six to nine celsius. much colder than recently.ely to dawn on a chilly night with a touch of frost. a cold start to this week. things are going to warm up later in the week can stay largely dry but regardless of the weather, do stay—at—home if you can. i.

temperatures around average or just above for most, but always along that east coast could see that seae quiet april theme is set to continue for those of you who want to know the details. as we go into the weekend, some showery rain for england and wales, but the dry weather is set to return, but certainly worth bearing in mind there's always that a cool breeze across the east coast. that's it, take care. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm tim willcox. the virus blame game. president trump says the us is passing the peak of new coronavirus infections. earlier his plans to suspend funding for the world health organization were heavily criticised. 2 million people around the world are now infected with coronavirus, as new york city's death toll reaches 10,000. the emerging crisis of the hidden pandemic deaths in care homes. the uk government pledges a new coronavirus testing regime china's racism row — as africans report being evicted from their apartments and forcefully held under quarantine. back to school for children up to 11 ye

on the east coast, though, eight or nine degrees only.northern parts of wales. there are odd heavier, thundery bursts perhaps just trying to get across the channel into the southern counties of england. saturday not a great deal of difference, just that we'll see further pulses of showery rain just trying to work their way that little bit further north. so it's saturday where we may well see the odd showery burst of rain just trying to get into the north of england, maybe flirting with northern ireland, but the bulk will be found across the midlands and towards wales as well. not a great deal changing in the overall setup, so again the temperatures on the east coast around about eight or nine degrees. but inland, we'll be looking at somewhere comfortably into the teens. come sunday, it looks as though we're in for essentially a dry day. perhaps more cloud just coming up through the irish sea into northern ireland, with the chance of a burst of rain here, but elsewhere it's dry and fine. and by this stage, at last, at last, we can talk abo

and by this stage, at last, at last, we can talk about double—figure temperatures on the east coast.eir local conditions. the process would be carried out in three phases, which would be reached sooner in some states than others. however, the british government has extended its national lockdown for at least three more weeks. the foreign secretary dominic raab said any relaxation at this point would risk undoing the progress already made. the announcement came on a day when the uk recorded another 861 coronavirus deaths. brazil‘s president, jair bolsonaro, has sacked his health minister after the two men openly clashed over how to tackle the spread of coronavirus. luiz henrique mandetta had been an advocate of a lockdown — a measure rejected by the president — who called for brazilians to go back to work.

on the east coast, though, eight or nine degrees only.northern parts of wales. there are odd heavier, thundery bursts perhaps just trying to get across the channel into the southern counties of england. saturday not a great deal of difference, just that we'll see further pulses of showery rain just trying to work their way that little bit further north. so it's saturday where we may well see the odd showery burst of rain just trying to get into the north of england, maybe flirting with northern ireland, but the bulk will be found across the midlands and towards wales as well. not a great deal changing in the overall setup, so again the temperatures on the east coast around about eight or nine degrees. but inland, we'll be looking at somewhere comfortably into the teens. come sunday, it looks as though we're in for essentially a dry day. perhaps more cloud just coming up through the irish sea into northern ireland, with the chance of a burst of rain here, but elsewhere it's dry and fine. and by this stage, at last, at last, we can talk abo

these are people who left under huge duress, typically in famine times and reached the east coast andifornia offered the promise of prosperity and good life for them and their family. they were celebrating they would never go back to ireland but never forget ireland. there is a grave yard from 1854. all of those had the names of people there and names from ireland but what county in ireland is listed. i thought that was in the last days when they were thinking how to be remembered. it wasn't enough to be from ireland. they had to be from cork and dublin. that connection to home was still as strong at the end of life as it was when they left. i am proud of that. i think the other thing they were doing that day, they were looking forward to what they would achieve because they had achieved a lot to get that far but they had a lot of work to do. the theme of this parade this year serving our communities, i think probably reflects the greatest achiev achievement of t community. that is what we do. that is the irish story in the city. the police in the city administration, politics, in the

ranney, same question to you but try to answer it from the east coast perspective here.hink in some ways, you know, california got a head start on social distancing. the curve is flatter. they got everything that all of this is supposed to do, right, buy time and space. give yourself the ability to handle the surge. given that we're in a different situation here on the east coast, when is it likely to be that our medical system goes, i don't want to say back to normal but a new normal where it can handle the day in and day out medical issues? >> i don't think our medical system across the united states is ever going to go back kplaetly kplae completely to normal. i think we'll see a lot of major changes in the way health care is delivered across the united states. even here on the east coast we are ready and prepared to take care of those life threatening emergencies we're used to seeing come through the doors of our e.r. whether it is chest pain or belly pain or severe headaches. i've said before on this show and elsewhere, you know, use telehealth or call your doctor f

and back and when i broke the middle of the country and got towards the east coast i was appalled at how many flooded crop fields i was seeing. i was seeing beat feels that had circle for but -- circle pivots with four feet of standing water on irrigated fields. that has to be a major issue there for inventory. but aside from that my buddy's work in the produce warehouses, one sells and one buys in one -- and one hauls. i asked how business is going and they were saying they were concerned about the loss of their sales to the school food program inventory that those were being eased by the irregular retail consumption due to customer over stocking or extra purchasing or hoarding. and it was like a 30% number there that those school programs were responsible for their warehouse inventory but they were being made up for just by the retail customer extra buying or hoarding. guest: we had an incredible amount of flooding in the middle class. there was a believe in roughly speaking the didn't get planted, primarily there some other crops. we still have plenty of supplies. wellnot forecast

at the zion church on the islands east coast eight young man arrived wearing a large rucksack.who is helping at the service spoke to him. he was really young and he had a bag. he was really calm then later oni bag. he was really calm then later on i was thinking in different ways how he was looking. i spoke to him and he refused to come in. at that timei and he refused to come in. at that time i didn't feel anything but i went inside. the zion church recorded the sound of their service starting. huge sound, all the ceiling from the stage one side fall down. this church was one of three bombed that day by other young men in the terror cell operating on the island. inspired by the so—called islamic state. the most terrifying scene, i've never seen in my life. i have seen many i've never seen in my life. i have seen many wars i've never seen in my life. i have seen many wars but i'd never see, i have never seen this kind of terror. across the island and other easter service was just finishing at saint sebastian's church. she and her family devout christians, were in the congregati

south carolina became the last state on the east coast to issue such an order. that is from south carolina. voters in one state yesterday asked to go to the polls to participate in a primary. this is the prompt -- front page of usa today. unlike any other wisconsinite to vote in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, that is from the milwaukee journal sentinel. that story noting the votes won't be counted until monday, another twist in the latest chapter of this. only a wisconsin political story, but they note the main contest on the ballots, the state supreme court race between daniel kelly and joke are -- roski -- -- joke waiting outside riverside high school to vote, he said i don't feel i'm risking my life, but it is different. everyone is properly practicing social distancing. that is what we are talking about this morning on the "washington journal," social think -- social distancing. how it is impacting you and your family. phone lines are split of differently this morning. old,u are under 25 years -- 748-8003. tom is host: tom is up first on the line fo

of getting up to what the carrying capacity of the ecosystem the population of the west and the east coast of africa have been increasing probably close to 10 percent yet the researches use a hydrophone an underwater microphone to record with sound which the team will analyze later the waters around cape town provided do conditions to study the behavior of the way this. lake. had a lot of feeding off the west coast of south africa which quite unusual that i'll let you get out that wells are feeding in the antarctic and we picking up a lot of juvenile whales this year 202019 hanging around the south african coast that are feeding right in show in falls by a really interesting occurrence fast it gives us an opportunity to study the feeding behavior and the sounds they're making whereas communicate using oberon to focalize actions from clicks to whistles and of course each is associated with a specific type of behavior. comparing recorded here to that recorded in africa gives researches insights into which populations move through different areas so we were quite surprised when we 1st record

mating happens at the tropical areas so rather equitorial which africa and of mozambique on the east coast around cape town animals should just be migrating past although we are aware of animals of summer months feeding as well. while commercial whaling was banned several decades ago the animals to face a number of threats including being struck by ships and entanglement in 29 to several ways don't enforce day after becoming trapped in fishing gear images of them being towed. to show appeared in media or on the globe. in a very short amount of time there were a number of wells that were entangled in the false space area and this was exposed by ocean conservationist and very passionate ocean guys in the area and this caused a groundswell of public cry they went all the way to the top of the government's hands and this caused the fishery to be shut out really quickly a temporary ban on octopus fishing was recently lifted but a number of sticks have to precautions went to do to prevent any further entanglement of what is in the truck. further up the coast this right where the curve is enjoyin

down the east coast, just 6—9 so much colder than recently.night and into tuesday with light winds and clear skies. tuesday morning dawning ona clear skies. tuesday morning dawning on a chilly note with a touch of frost again. a cold start to the week. thing is warming up later in the week and staying largely dry but regardless of the weather, do stay at home whenever you can. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as the number of people who have died with coronavirus in the uk is expected to reach more than ten thousand today a leading scientific adviser warns there could be worse to come and the government should have acted earlier. the uk is likely to be certainly one of the worst if not the worst affected country in europe. the uk parliament remains on course to return on april the 21st a date agreed by mps before the easter recess with mps likely to attend virtually: spain's daily death toll from the coronavirus rises to 619, having falling for three straight days. the us overtakes italy to

more cloud in eastern scotland and east coast of england. temperatures here 6-9. coast of england.ities getting below freezing first thing tomorrow. tuesday starts cold but a thing tomorrow. tuesday starts cold butafairamount thing tomorrow. tuesday starts cold but a fair amount of dry and sunny weather in store. more cloud drifting across south—east england and east anglia and breezy along the south coast. temperatures colder than recent days. 10—14 for most. high pressure is in charge through tuesday which holds on into wednesday and starts to drift away towards the continent but it keeps things fine and settled on wednesday. a lot of sunshine. more cloud in the north—west of scotland but generally lighter winters by this stage of the week and feeling warmer. by the time we get to wednesday, temperatures typically 16-18 in wednesday, temperatures typically 16—18 in the south. some dry weather to be enjoyed through the middle of the week. a hint that things might change as we move towards the end of the week as showers pushing from the south—west. most places should hold onto dry

the driver has made multiple journeys to the east coast delivering puppies sold on the internet frompuppy mills throughout holmes county. there's times where we hear where the puppy was actually transported by someone just like john public and they load him into a vehicle and so when the puppies arrive it's not unusual to have a vehicle full of puppies and some of those puppies are very sick and some won't make the trip whatsoever they assumed ban puppy mills places they always meant like the mall the puppy store in the mall or the puppy store the inside of st i just never thought that it was like on the internet i really thought when i bought rufus that he was in pennsylvania running through a field happy night and think it was a puppy mill dog and all. pennsylvania farmers began breeding dogs probably about 30 or so years ago there were actually breeders in missouri who came up to pennsylvania specifically because of its large amish and mennonite farming communities here we had one of the worst states for puppy mills i we were called the puppy mill capital of the east and that was

checking today's high temperatures, it will be 50s as far south as dallas. 50s along the east coast as well as 30s in minnesota. 44 in denver and 76 in southern california. typical spring weather for a lot of places. >>> coming up, amazon's new plan to speed up delivery service. >>> also ahead, farmers are throwing out food while millions of americans wait in line at food banks. what's behind the problem and the possible solution. >>> and later a decision on whether car insurance companies should be forced to give customers a refund during this crisis. and i live in san francisco, california. i have been a sales and sales management professional my whole career. typical day during a work week is i'm working but first always going for a run or going to the gym. i love reading. i love cooking healthy. it's super important to me. i was noticing that i was just having some memory loss. it was really bothering me. so i tried prevagen and it started to work for me. i wish i had taken prevagen five or ten years ago. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. lowe'to supportitted frontline worker

often we find that on the east coast that many of the puppies are coming from what we call ground 0 forlarge scale volume bring puppy mill breeding and that's holmes county and it is really the heartbeat of where a lot of the puppy mills and a lot of the issues have started in the state of ohio when you consider that they have 43000 population and you have over 500 canales that's a lot of camels for the number of people in that general area. and holmes county alone and 200720088 was a $9000000.00 business. now when you consider that the average family income for a family of 4 is probably less than $30000.00 in holmes county that's a considerable amount of on production that is coming out of that particular area in amish country. rufus his journey to new jersey is similar to the one thousands of puppies travel from holmes county ohio in the years since rufus arrived at nicole's house and the driver has made multiple journeys to the east coast delivering puppies sold on the internet from puppy mills throughout holmes county. there's times where we here where the puppy was actually transpo

the east coast has been chilly recently but it will not feel as cold. forecast. d said the pollen levels for the day on thursday. heading into friday though, the high pressure starts to decline somewhat so it is getting an increased chance of a few showers developing. settled and the chance ofan odd developing. settled and the chance of an odd shower but for the majority still warm and dry. probably not quite as high from any on friday but still a degree or so down and high—pressure declines further as we go through the weekend allowing the risk of a chance of a few showers coming up from the south and west and later from the north as well. the devil is in the details for the weekend exactly where those showers will occur but from most parts of the united kingdom that are dry and warm with hazy sunshine, temperature still into the high teens and low 20s, it could be that odd shower around. by sunday we are starting to pick up the northerly or northwestern area and that will take temperatures down a few degrees. as ever, there is plenty more on the websi

temperatures will probably register around 12 or 13 on the east coast and 19 further west.s a similar story. by into tuesday, it is a similar story. by wednesday we will see lighter winds and there is the potential for temperatures to climb up into the low 20s. dry and sunny pretty much for everyone. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the national care forum estimates that the number of deaths linked to coronavirus in uk care homes may be far higher than official figures currently show. reports the uk is looking to gradually lift some lockdown restrictions, such as re—opening schools and allowing some small social gatherings, are rejected by a government minister. protesters in several states in the us demand to go back to work, saying stay—at—home measures are too tough. millions of people across the orthodox christian world are marking easter weekend, and not all follow their governments' advice on social distancing. # i'm still standing. # yeah, yeah, yeah #.

capital city of naha, the enemy defense line runs unbroken for four miles like a stone wall to the east coastalong this line, marine troops faced the concentrated fire of japanese artillery, which has been the most effective yet encountered in any pacific operation. [gunfire] [gunfire] here are armored units that operate over terrain that is tactically advantageous to the japanese. volcanic outcroppings and coral knobs enable the enemy to go from one fortified ridge to another. the cliffside emplacements and observation points go over most of the terrain, comprising a stubborn rathole defense system which must be overcome point by point. ♪ our artillery delivers heavy fire on the central strong point of the enemy's defense line, the garrison village of shuri, which is too heavily fortified for frontal assault. [gunfire] [explosions] seasonal rains, persisting for weeks, force curtailment of our artillery operation due to the difficulty in maintaining ammunition supply. virtually all vehicular transport is bogged down by roads that are two to three feet deep in mud. ♪ as the rain continues, ma