larning lehi rate here in america. instead of calling for donations from the public the event urged corporations and philanthropists to donate. the world health organizations code 19 solidarity response fund been so far over $120000000.00 has been raised funds will go to support both local charities and also efforts to provide equipment to health care workers around the world. 7 and we turn to sports and football the players and coaches of italian side roma have agreed to go without their salaries for 4 months to help the club through the coronavirus crisis captain aiden jayco training here before the pandemic led the initiative the players and coaches are also to top up the salaries of staff who have been put on and forced leave italy's top league syria has been suspended since early march the country has the highest coronavirus deaths from injury. and with major professional sports at a standstill many athletes are unable to earn any income in a men's tennis the big 3 novak djokovic doll and roger federer have agreed

larning lehi rate here in america. instead of calling for donations from the public the event urged corporations and philanthropists to dine night. the world health organizations 19 solidarity response fund and so far over $120000000.00 has been raised funds will go to support both local charities and also efforts to provide equipment to health care workers around the world. joining me now in new york is hugh evans co-founder of global citizen organizer of one world together at home here to get the rolling stones elton john and billy eilish to sign up to this cause was a major victory but was the event itself a success well i think it was a phenomenal success because we set out with a very humble mission we wanted to do our bit and we got received a phone call from the world health organization 3 and a half weeks ago and they said we worked with some of our artists trying to raise money to support the w.h. years hovan solidarity fund but also to support local charities and in the space of 3 weeks really now billions of

larning lehi rate here in america. instead of calling for donations from the public the event urged corporations and philanthropists to donate to the world health organization 19 solidarity response fund and so far over $120000000.00 has been raised funds will go to support both local charities and also efforts to provide equipment to health care workers around the world. well joining me now is caroline german director from global citizen organizer of the one world together at hahn carolyn wrangling big stars can be a tricky business how complicated was it to get stars like the rolling stones elton john or billy eilish to sign up to this cause. well it was actually pretty straightforward because a lot of these artists are very eager to do that that crisis as well and we've worked with many of them. to come and i said yes immediately and of course we had a lot of help from a guy who was it got the whole many are. right we'll get to the money question in a moment but what about the viewership thing well there's a captive