here is leigh-ann gerrans. leigh-ann: china's warning that some u.s.ns are pushing the nations into a new cold war. the comments came from foreign minister wang yi, who said the u.s. should give up its wishful thinking of changing china. the relationship between china and beijing has worsened in the past few months. the white house has repeatedly blames china for the virus outbreak. save strategically important companies. richie sooner is looking to rescue any company is whose failure would intentionally harm the economy. german companies and consumers /the bending before the full force of the pandemic. the economy shrank more than -- shrank more than it has in a decade over the first quarter. april is expected to be far worse before signs of bottoming out this month. and bayer looks to have made progress selling claims that is round of weedkiller causes cancer. sources say it has reached a verbal agreement that could result up to 85,000 of the 120 5000 claims. of its $10 billion plan to end the costly legal battle, the company is set to announce a set

leigh-ann.hanks, u.k.johnson facing his most serious political crisis since his election last year. claims that his aid dominic cummings broke lockdown rules. >> i do not mark him down for that. respect, that in every he has acted responsibly and legally and with integrity. cummings is not reportedly set to give a statement and answer questions this afternoon. joining us is bloomberg's sebastian salek. is there any sign of the government backing down? i looked at the british press this morning. even the normally tory favored "daily mail" was saying, what on planet earth are these ministers are these from? there's lots of criticism from their own party about dominic cummings having to go. do you think the government will give in? sebastian: you have seen "the " standing with "the guardian" and other newspapers. i think at the beginning, they thought this was going to be a bubble store that would not make it out of that elite circle. days later, we are still talking about it, and we are expecting that statem

for the u.s., let's get the first word news with leigh-ann gerrans. in hong kong, protesters gave their biggest demonstrations in months. against --d two gas was used against demonstrators in a shopping area. at least 180 people were arrested. china warns that religions are being pushed between them and the u.s. with a new cold war. wang yi, the foreign minister , warned the u.s. not to cross beijing's redline on taiwan. in the u.k., oxford university has reportedly run into a hurdle are developing a coronavirus vaccine. according to the telegraph, a decline in infection rates may make it difficult to prove whether the vaccine is indeed successful. a is said that there is only 50% chance of coming up with an effective vaccine. japan is issuing a state of instituting masses -- massive testing, but it's death toll is far below 1000. global news 24 hours a day, on air and at quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in i'm than 120 countries, leigh-ann gerrans. this is bloomberg. nejra? nejra: leanne, thank you so much. w

i'm leigh-ann gerrans, this is bloomberg. matt: thank you very much. we have a number of important speakers today, for example, a german finance minister is out commenting on the bailout of .ittle anza -- of lufthansa and the german government investing $10 billion into the flag carrier is temporary. we also have a german economy minister coming up later. speakers,f dramatic more on the drama side of things, the political drama, we get a statement we expect from toinic coming, a top adviser u.k. prime minister boris johnson who was seen driving, walking around and having a chat 250 miles away from his home when he was supposed to be self-isolating because of coronavirus concerns. we will see the excuses he has to make when he talks. this is bloomberg. ♪ markets,s is bloomberg special edition, usn u.k. markets are closed today. let's get a check on what's going on with emery. in germany,ction is where you are sitting, but the european markets this morning are risk on. they are shrugging off the geopolitical tensions that we have been seeing and ramping

in san francisco, leigh martinez, ktvu fox 2 news. >> construction project near bartz station means we can service between lafayette and rockridge stations will be suspended through july. the project is excited to begin next saturday and sunday with work continuing on weekends through july 4th and fifth. a free west branch will be set up from lafayette to rockridge on the scheduled work weekend. crews will the replacing track opponents and rail lines that date back to 1973. the project will also require temporary lane closures along highway 24, late at night and early in the morning. >>> oakland has added five more streets to its street closures as part of the oakland sloped streets program. you will call last month, it became the first of the two dozen ministries to pedestrians, cyclists, and joggers. that's to allow for social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. other cities are now following suit. san francisco, san mateo, foster city, and redwood city are some of those that have enacted similar closures. >>> after a two-week delay, the vacaville farmers market open today for

normally, metro foods in leigh—on—sea make around a thousand deliveries a week to restaurants, hotelsments closed due to the lockdown, wholesalers are left with goods they can't sell. all that, that you've seen out there in the freezers and the chillers, is stock that is dead money, effectively, cos it's not going anywhere it's not going out into the marketplace and returning revenue. the stock here is packaged for industrial outlets, so it's not suitable for food banks or shops. we've never seen a situation like this before, where things close down overnight, and it's going to put some people out of business, for sure. industry wide, as much as £20 million worth of food with a short shelf life is at risk of being wasted. if the situation continues, the federation of wholesale distributors estimates that a third of its surveyed members face financial ruin, rupturing the food supply chain. the danger is that pubs, that restaurants, that hotels, that leisure, will open their doors again for the public, but there won't be enough food in the supply chain to feed them because there are iss

leigh martinez has the details. >> reporter: two weeks ago san jose close all facilities and violators based $100 fines that change this weekend and many people took advantage after the restrictions lifted on a few parks. >> reporter: at the don johnson tentacle the tennis courts get out of the apartment and get out here for my wife monica and myself two months after it it was intense and we were stir crazy. some city parks that have pickle ball, bocce ball disc golf and tennis courts and state parks in her shoes with a time. reopened over the weekend. >> i am relieved. i really appreciate the city i appreciate them opening up the public park and courts again for us. >> they could avoid the fines if they follow the social distance rules. >> we are playing signals heard to keep the 6 feet rules and we want to follow the guidelines. >> reporter: at the mayfair skate park visitors say that they have been responsible. >> we are wearing a mask and people are wearing these and keeping a distance. >> reporter: the focus with skateboarding is individual skate parks never needed to close. >> we

i think these i expand leigh's are really dangerous they hate the security forces and then a rock all they care about is causing destruction and bloodshed. of this. islamic state once controlled large parts of iraq and syria it has now lost almost all of that territory. but several 1000 i as fighters remain in iraq and they're still dangerous. insurgents have launched attacks on villages near hamam i'll deal and they've placed improvised explosive devices or i e d's along the roads there's some sort of incident every week. they burn down much of the vegetation along this part of the tigris river. this open land is a perfect place for insurgents to hide and launch their attacks. but terrorist activity is rare in mosul it's that small compensation for children like omar who work on the streets for very little money. the children often do jobs that no one else wants. i know that this 14 year old boy and his cousin are emptying garbage bins. they're paid by local merchants and private citizens. these children are in the equivalent of less than 3 euro's a day. i have to make some money i s

leigh martinez shows us what the bay area housing market could look like as we go through this pandemic. >>> late spring is typically the hottest time of year for real estate agent starting monday, home showings on of occupied properties can resume but only the agent and the two people are allowed inside the home at the time i also need to wear appropriate ppe and follow social distance guidelines. asians are eager to return to work, but there are many unknowns for the rest of the year. state and national data shows a drop in home sales due to the coronavirus, but only a slight one of the bay area. under 10%. the >> issued quickly rebound based on the fact that there are so many buyers who wish to buy. there are concerned with so much unemployment as to what type of effect that will have and if it will actually take more of a turn. interest rates are at an all- time low but if you are looking for bargain in the bay area, that's not likely. there are less homes in the market due to the coronavirus. we think that some may be will want to move and it might delay them. real estate investors

measures a little bit more but probably we also just need to find a little bit more time to see how side leigh we develop and how we can suppress the infection rates a little bit further. musicians and other performers have had to get used to smaller venues and audiences than there are custom to during the lockdowns here in berlin residents of her time and homes have been delighted by visits from one musician was taken his act on the road. an exclusive show for the residents of the berlin nursing home thanks to cameron carpenter and his portugal electronic organ. for me it's a great chance to get to play live music for people and in public here in the time of corona that's kind of unthinkable. 32 concerts in 4 days a performance shed still made possible by sponsors local authorities on the police . the locations aren't publicized ahead of the events to avoid large crowds gathering and the program dedicated to chill street one musical maestro johann sebastian bach. box music is is quite a quite unique it's why i consider him so such an important composer and the best composer that music means t

my mum actually worked down at the cockle sheds in old leigh, serving shellfish teas.quite confused to see me on a screen. she said, "who's the woman on the telly?" she believes her mum had covid—19, even though, like many, she wasn't tested. it's all too much, too late. testing now... how many thousands of lives would've been saved had testing been offered to care home staff, to care home residents? 91—year—old john is now back at the home, after five days in hospital with coronavirus. for him to come out the other side must be a significant ray of hope for many others and it's worth hanging on and hoping and things may well improve. and what will you be saying to him when you do get to see him? we will undoubtably share a glass together and... and give him a big hug. he loves to play draughts, and even at 91, he's a pretty mean player! the families praised the staff here for never leaving their parents' sides but the bereaved feel the country abandoned them. the owner says never have so many of those who've lived here died in such a short space of time. lucy manning,

his mother, leigh, devoted her life to finding her son, giving up herjob, crossing the country handingother abduction cases. in her search for her own son, she helped 29 otherfamilies find for her own son, she helped 29 other families find their missing children. then, earlier this year, police got a tip—off about a man in southwest china and a suspicious adoption in the late 80s. it led them to a man named mrgoo, the late 80s. it led them to a man named mr goo, the used facial recognition technology and dna testing to confirm that mrgoo and dna testing to confirm that mr goo was and dna testing to confirm that mrgoo was in and dna testing to confirm that mr goo was in fact xxx. leading to money's emotional reunion. at the signs verified too many can be seen just by looking. the family resemblance is almost unmistakable. rich preston, bbc news. an absolutely unbelievable story. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ maryambbc thank you so much for your company. bye—bye. hello there. tuesday was very sunny and very warm for some of us but not for all. in fact, it was the warmest day of the

country atoki has worked very hard on online education and helping to mitigate this but i doubted leigh i mean it has been extremely stressful and difficult time the words cabin fever have been repeated many a time at the dinner table but these few hours of relief are certainly welcome now . kids being allowed out this is part of the government gradually easing coronavirus restrictions do people there generally support to the government and its course of action. i think it's a mixture of feelings certainly there is a feeling of relief but the same time there is trepidation if not fear because undoubtedly with some arriving been able to go out to people over 65 they were released from lockdown for a few hours on sunday and now fully the children of the country this is certainly welcome and the prospects of the lock down will be completely ended at the end of the month that is certainly a relief for small businesses to many of them have been close they have been suffering very very much many have gone out of business the fact now that many are now allowed to be open is certainly welcome t

normal it seems everyone has to accept to some degree or another that risk is part of life lawrence leigh al-jazeera. all 11000000 people in the chinese city of war han will be tested for the virus over the next 10 days after several new cases were discovered it says he was the epicenter of the outbreak in china and where the illness 1st emerged in december 5 infections were reported on monday the 1st since this lockdown was lifted last month. a drive through testing center here in qatar is one of the ways government scientists are hoping to better understand the coronavirus to ease restrictions more than 25000 cases have been recorded but the mortality rate is relatively low with 14 deaths most of the people infected a migrant workers are concerned for their jobs though such a body reports. these men are survivors of covert 1946 year old abdul money or is a limousine driver is the only one here who needed to go to hospital when he became ill in early march the bleeding problem body will. know it helped when both a nice book from the. nobel and body nobel and. abdomen near lives in a comp

deserves more of the math well enough on that tirade today but again it's showing us right now essential leigh's workers are twice about when you knock some low wage worker because without them you're trouble. he may be on to something with the maximum wage especially during this pandemic when you see the rich getting richer and poor people still trying to figure out whether they're even getting those loans they were promised so i don't think it's a terrible idea now in other news is police departments in california have been citing and arresting people for watching the sunset. going surfing or having picnics on the beach in violation of the state fair at home order is the violations carry fines of up to 1000 dollars 6 months in jail or both people are getting fed up we've now seen protests across several u.s. cities now on one hand some of the protesters are putting public health at risk this is dangerous they're not wearing masks they're not following social distancing recommendations but on the other hand just the unemployment rates are soaring to unprecedented levels people want to go back t

normal it seems everyone has to accept to some degree or another that risk is part of life lawrence leigh al-jazeera brazil's president has decreed that beauty salons barbers and gyms are essential businesses for health and hygiene and should reopen charitable scenario has repeatedly plot downplayed the pandemic describing it as nothing more than a week case of the flu but brazil's supreme court ruled last month the governors and mayors have the final say on how to combat the spread of the virus. a spokesman for russia's president is in hospital being treated for corona virus 52 year old dmitri peskov was last seen in public almost 2 weeks ago at a meeting with vladimir putin the kremlin leaders announce an easing of the nationwide lockdown despite russia having the world's 2nd highest number of covert 1000 cases after the united states all 11000000 people in the chinese city of hand will be tested for the virus over the next 10 days after several new cases were discovered the city was the epicenter of the outbreak in china and where the illness 1st emerged in december 5 infections were r

technically we can come up with say no to anything because if you say oh this new logo is a technique leigh unconstitutional that's what some of our legal experts here are saying but then it's a genuine self that is the constitution so what i mean channelled you know who are you trying to challenge right and we knew taking to the street and seeing the young getting getting all into nothing and arrested and that sort of protest just may not be very sustained. but then the young are playing to. their future and people in my generation and. what we could we should at truth at least and show some understanding and so we're going to have a very. china is preparing to repack treated citizens in india as corona virus infections there increase the chinese embassy in new delhi notified people of the plan on monday they have until wednesday to register to leave those suspected or diagnose with gold in 19 won't be able to go back and speak to katrina correspondent in beijing about this so katrina why have these or patrie ations become such an urgent issue now. well according to the chinese government

reliant on tourism is unconvinced about that changing people's psychology maybe far from easy lawrence leigh al-jazeera in which to bill . indonesia's government is calling on beijing to respond to accusations fishermen were worked to death on chinese boats at least 3 indonesian men allegedly died on board between december and march some of their coworkers say they were physically abused and forced to work for days without breasts jessica washington reports from jakarta. underneath this sheet is the body of an intern asian fisherman it's time for a quick prayer and then an unceremonious farewell. he's one of 3 indonesian crewmembers who died on the launching $69.00 and it's just a vessel's members of the crew say the men all have the same symptoms swelling chest pain and breathing difficulties they also say the bouts captains refused to go to port to get their medical care after more than a year working in the seas near the pacific nation of samarra the vessel arrived in south korea where the men had to go into quarantine as part of coronavirus measures . the. leaders one of them died shortl

the people through the eyes of a federal white house correspondent what do you base your legs on it leigh sales are down the press is not after a truck goes after the blacks were not the enemy of the people we are the usa the current battle ground who's to freeze it anyway on. every generation has a higher purpose. ours. this is al jazeera. this is news coming up in the next 60 minutes the protests turned violent in the u.s. city of minneapolis is demonstrators demand justice for an unarmed black man killed in police custody. china's parliament approves national security laws for hong kong despite threats from the u.s. and protests from other nations. as.

a bit noxious leigh and terrifyingly high and it's still not dropping at the rate we would like to see it dropping even went up a little bit 299280 9 the day before so that is bad news 276 deaths in hospitals 23 in nursing homes a 3rd province and yemen has recorded its 1st case of covered 19 taking the nationwide number of confirmed infections to 10 the governor of thais province as he's closing the borders for 2 weeks with the exception of food and other essential goods he also ordered mosques on markets to close and ban large gatherings on thursday yemen recorded its 1st 2 deaths sparking fears of a major outbreak the u.n. says it's likely the virus is spreading undetected in a country battered by 5 years of war where millions are facing starvation well more than 40 people have been killed during a prison riots in venezuela the military says it fired at a group of armed inmates as they tried to break out of the main entrance of the prison in the central city of granard the protest started over a demand for relatives to be allowed to deliver food and medicine visitors have been banne

provide business growth promote social economic benefits and provide innovative safe and vironment leigh sales energy solutions for future generation the brush fire nearing future. the way the. the i. again. a reminder of our top stories this hour an experimental antiviral drug has been authorized by the u.s. food and drug administration for emergency use in treating coronavirus patients 1500000 vials of the drug from disappeared will be distributed to hospitals from a. north korean state media says kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in almost 3 weeks these images reportedly show the leader opening a 1st lies a factory room is have been swirling about kim's health and even possible death. and assault style rifles are being immediately banned in canada it's in response to the country's worst mass shooting a little less than 2 weeks ago. now human rights watch says more than $700.00 refugees and migrant workers have been detained in malaysia the group says they were rounded up during raids in kuala lumpur they live in areas where $1000.00 cases last month triggering claims that

normal it seems everyone has to accept to some degree or another that risk is part of life lawrence leigh al-jazeera. afghan president ashraf ghani says he's ordering the military to move from defensive to offensive mode after attacks targeting a hospital and a funeral 2 newborn babies and their mothers were among 14 people killed when gunmen attacked a maternity hospital in the capital kabul and a suicide bomber killed more than 20 mourners in one province the taliban has denied responsibility for both attacks alexy o'brien reports. that the maternity hospitals are supposed to be a place of sanctuary for a new life but instead this was the scene of what the f.b.i. and governments calling a war crime and an act against humanity that was a model that. i bought my newborn grandchild for a vaccination and suddenly the explosion happened i don't remember anything after that i was in the middle of the hospital but then i found myself outside and hit by a bullet. gunmen storming a hospital compound in the capital kabul with the aid organization doctors without borders runs a maternity clinic ne

so much economic damage things this the government should surely be taking things slowly lawrence leigh al-jazeera in which still. plays expected to ease social distancing restrictions any 3 step process the prime minister scott morrison says the aim is to remove all curbs by july so step one will include the reopening of schools restaurants and shopping malls measures such as physical distancing strict personal hygiene and ensuring people stay home if they don't feel well bat or remain in place a country has been in lockdown since march and is nearly 7000 cases. it is our aspiration is a great amongst premiers and chief ministers myself that in july we will have moved through these 3 steps across the country the price that i will totally be up to the states and territories that i will be responsible for setting their own timetable and communicating that to this innocence and residents in their own states and territories. people in argentina have been protesting from their balconies against the lockdown measures. they said the government restrictions are excessive the rules have been en

so much economic damage things this the government should surely be taking things slowly lawrence leigh al-jazeera in which people people in argentina have been protesting from their balconies against a lockdown measure. the government restrictions are excessive and measure has been in force for the past 7 weeks argentina has more than 5000 kovan 1000 cases and 282 virus related to. mexico's the world's largest beer exporter but locals are missing out of supplies run dry production was stopped more than a month ago when health officials declared brewing a non essential activity some producers including the company that makes corona beer have continued their operations for export but mexico's stockpile as wendell. goler mostly just comes to you it doesn't matter how badly you want to be possible to buy 100 people in various states i mean is just not possible i mean as well a migrant living in colombia has invented a drone that transports medicine to coronavirus patients in isolation prototype is refrigerated and can travel short distances carrying up to 2 kilograms of medicine and lab sa

from here is that protecting livelihoods is becoming every bit as urgent as protecting lives lawrence leigh al-jazeera in northwestern england. and let's take you through some of the headlines here now and in syria now china has reported no new coronavirus cases for the 1st time since the start of the outbreak but health authorities of warmth there are still some suspected cases and people should continue wearing masks in crowded places katrina you has the details from beijing. a milestone today no new cases that means no imported cases no asymptomatic cases according to official figures but china is not out of the woods yet we do know that there are at least 2 active clusters of the corinna virus 5 or 6 cases were identified some weeks ago in rwanda at the center of the outbreak and that spurred a citywide testing schemes and millions have been tested in the last few weeks international condemnation of china is growing over its plans to introduce a new security law in hong kong it would ban all activity beijing considers subversive the u.s. secretary of state called it a death knell for au

so much economic damage thinks this the government should surely be taking things slowly lawrence leigh al-jazeera in which people. families in venezuela are searching for relatives they say have become political prisoners after a failed coup to overthrow president nicolas maduro apollo's accusations that opposition members negotiated a multi-billion dollar deal with the florida security company to invade the country and his way along with already arrested more than a dozen people traceable reports. that he never will and her sister margaret are desperate to find their brother. he was arrested for allegedly participating in the plot to oust president. they came here to the and infamous detention center in that back us where political prisoners are said to be detained almost and they don't want to we found out about the detention of my brother like everybody else we spoke with him one week ago we don't know where he is and we've gone to several places prosecutor's office my family has been politically persecuted by the government and this is just one more proof of it. is the son of a bel

a long drawn operation and something that i've got is compounded by the environment richard i take leigh populated area and i've got it presenting its own challenge this growing international condemnation of china's plans to introduce sweeping new security laws and home combe us secretary of state mike pompei or so that it would sound the death knell for hong kong so tony. the proposed legislation would ban activity the beijing considers subversive it follows months of pro-democracy protests in hong kong the chief executive of the territory caroline says that her governments will cooperate with beijing's proposal and that it won't affect the rights and freedoms of residents the important thing is for the people hong kong to realize that without protection of national security many of the things that we enjoy many of the things that we treasure. will be lost so this is really the time for us not to waste any more time and to get on with this important legislative safe thoughts are serious adrian brown is in hong kong and says the details around that you do security last a long clear. the

leigh martinez has more on that. >> reporter: two weeks ago they close all park amenities and violators would face one hundred dollar fines but that changed this weekend and many people took advantage after the restrictions were lifted on a few area parks. at the johnson tennis courts in san jose there are couples that said that they needed a healthy match against each other. >> just to get out here and get out of the apartment. after two must've it it has been really intense we are kinda going stir crazy. >> reporter: san jose announced that some city parks pickle ball and bocce ball and disc golf course shoes and skate parks will be open over the weekend. >> i am so happy and i am relieved that has been a while. i really appreciate the city. i appreciate the opening up the courts against for us. >> they could avoid the hundred dollar fines if they follow the social distance rules. >> we have to keep the 6 feet social distance that is why we are playing singles here. we definitely want to follow the guidelines. >> reporter: at the mayfair skate park visitors say that they have been res

leigh wynn is with us now. always appreciate and grateful for your insight here. thank you for being with us. so that right off the top as we are just getting out of that conversation, do you believe a usable vaccine is realistic by the end of the year? >> optimistic, maybe. realistic, not at all. i mean, there are so many steps that have to work perfectly in order for that benchmark to be met and i don't see it. even the idea of developing a vaccine that's safe and effective by the end of the year already would be the fastest that's it ever happened in human history and then talking about manufacturing it, manufacturing 330 million doses is no small task then we have to distribute it as well. we have to administer the vaccine because it's not the vaccine that saves lives it's the vaccination. and seeing the response of the trump administration thus far to try to get widespread testing, we've known for months we need a lot of tests and we're not close to getting there. i guess i'm not sure how we're going to ramp up the efforts to get this vaccine, even if it's de

most people of course kept their distance from others but as leigh anne center reports for us tonight, plenty of beachgoers were just hanging out on the stand which is not allowed right now. >>back on the beach in la county thousands hitting the shore in santa monica to soak up the sunshine. >>it was amazing. yeah we've been pretty cooked up like everybody and to get out here and get in the water, the water is really nice surprise anyone. >>the kyle family grateful to be able to get back in the pacific surfing and swimming allowed once again, this is the first weekend since beaches reopened throughout the county most of hearing to the restrictions which remain in place, including know sitting or sunbathing but some still setting up on the sand. so far no one has been forced to move or cited the sheriff's department and police on patrol focusing on those not social distancing and staying 6 feet apart, it's a mix of those wearing masks which are mandatory when not in the water despite signs warning the bike path is closed lots of people were out enjoying the ride. all peers remain shut

>>but hanging out in groups in the sand is still not allowed as leigh anne center shows us not everybodyowing the rules. >>back on the beach in la county thousands hitting the shore in santa monica to soak up the sunshine. >>it was amazing. yeah we've been pretty cooped up like everybody and to get out here and get in the water, the water is really nice surprisingly want the kyle family grateful to be able to get back in the pacific surfing and swimming allowed once again. >>this is the first weekend since beaches reopened throughout the county most of hearing to the restrictions which remain in place, including know sitting or sunbathing. but some still setting up on the sand. so far no one has been forced to move or cited the sheriff's department and police on patrol focusing on those not social distancing and staying 6 feet apart, it's a mix of those wearing masks which are mandatory when not in the water despite signs warning the bike path is closed lots of people were out enjoying the ride. all peers remain shut down as do most beach parking lots and while the santa monica beach is

there's a great story by leigh ann caldwell about the back story on those, too, but by and large, bothen have the same problem. concerns that they are there because they are loyal to president trump and not because they can effectively do the job to which they've been nominated. >> what are the biggest changes you've seen since your return to capitol hill, besides, obviously, that congress isn't there? >> yeah, i mean, it's pretty empty, even with the senate back as part of the reality. this is normally a little city in and of itself. there are restaurants, visitors coming and going, tons of staffers, all the people who work here behind the scenes. most of them are absent. it creates a very strange work environment here. and by the way, we'll see some of that in the two hearings you just mentioned. they're both happening in the same hearing room. it's neither of the committee's actual normal hearing room but it is picked because it's so big and allows the members to social distance and keep everybody spread out throughout the course of the day. just trying to figure out how to work sha

but kale leigh has been weighing in on this but the tampa bay times is reporting she voted by mail 11ver the last ten years. i asked her about this and she sent a statement over to us and this is what it says. absentee voting has the word absent in it for a reason. it means you're absent from the jurisdiction or unable to vote in person. president trump is against the democratic plan to politicize the coronavirus and expand mass mail-in voting without a reason which has a high propensity for voter fraud. she said this is a simple distinction that the media fails to grasp. a couple of things to point out, people would take issue with the portion of the statement is saying there is a good reason for people not to show up at the polls right now and that is because of the coronavirus and they don't want to get sick. there was a situation in wisconsin where people were showing up too the primary and getting sick as a result of the coronavirus. the other thing we should point out according to the florida division of elections you could vote by mail without any reason. you don't have to be a

well professor of social mobility leigh elliott major coauthored a paper about the younger kind of agegeneration he told me the older age groups have an obligation to help out to think that sadly the crisis will have a bigger impact on the younger we call in the code generation than other years and that's a combination of factors last because you know we've had these huge learning losses from children not attending school not going to of the sea but also the economic impacts a lot of the sectors that are suffering the most do have a lot of younger workers so sadly this is this is going to really hit the younger generation what does the government need to do to lessen that impact. so we're suggesting a number of things one will be a national shooting service where we think a lot of those graduates that might be facing unemployment could do really good valuable work by to train disadvantaged pupils around the country that have lost learning we're also calling for guaranteed employment for a lot of those people you're talking about earlier that will be facing our employer and again we cou

carries it is very good advice for the entire population of the united kingdom though i post that leigh respect the inflections and variations that may be necessary both locally regionally and nationally to reflect differences in those areas and show you what about workers' rights where the government has even been challenged when it comes to work has over who should go back to work and when they should go back to work so 2nd stomach the leader of the labor party says the prime minister has been not clear enough and has caused considerable confusion with his latest announcement that's because just yesterday boris johnson statement almost implied that people who can't work from home should go back to work as early as today now it seems like the date of action is more like wednesday but still is that enough time for workplaces to make sure it's a safe space and safe environment for workers to go back well so kiss star is now demanding that there needs to be clearer guidelines on the s. in the document i've seen it says that workplaces should follow the coated secure guidelines which i ass

business as usual is very much about psychology as well as the science indeed thanks so much lawrence leigh there. hundreds of people have staged a protest in serbia's capital. the rally outside the presidency building in belgrade was held the day after a curfew imposed to curb the spread of crown of virus was lifted protesters accuse alexander voted show of curtailing democratic freedoms ahead of elections. france is expected to start lifting its lockdown on monday not everyone is happy with that decision some are saying it's too soon others saying it's not fast enough for reports. charity food handouts in the paris suburb of clichy sous bois many people here last would during the look down and without money coming in they'd struggle to feed their families get along but actually this is really helpful because the cost of food these days is so high the french government is easing the lockdown after 2 months but for some people here the worst is far from over. the lifting of the log than would be difficult for some people because many haven't been able to pay their bills or rent during this

from here is that protecting livelihoods is becoming every bit as urgent as protecting lives lawrence leigh al-jazeera in northwestern england well staying in the u.k. the british government is still defending the prime minister's chief advisor saying a trip he took during lock down did not break the guidelines he's dominic cummings he drove more than 400 kilometers from london to his parents' home in the north of england when he was supposed to be self isolating after showing symptoms of corona virus in a statement the government so the trip was to arrange care for his child opposition m.p.'s are calling on boris johnson the prime minister to act or for mr cummings to resign as others have done for breaking the law down rules. car until giant hearses filed for bankruptcy protection in the united states with travelers grounded the pandemics all but wiped out demand for its cars and vehicles hertz was already struggling before the outbreak with around $20000000000.00 in debt not included in the bankruptcy proceedings up in europe australia and new zealand patel from claremont graduate univer

so much economic damage thinks this the government should surely be taking things slowly lawrence leigh al-jazeera in which to bill. the us is removing its patriot anti-missile systems and other weapons from saudi arabia that after its scales back an arms buildup which began when tensions with iran increased last year saudi oil installations are among some of the facilities being affected the u.s. send weapons and fighter jets after saudi aramco plants were attacked last september dozens of u.s. military personnel will be reassigned when asked about the report president van tromp will give specific answers. well i don't want to talk about it but we're doing some things we're making a lot of moves in the middle east and elsewhere we're doing a lot of things all over the world militarily we've been taken advantage of all over the world our military and. in the sense that we're and this is nothing to do with saudi arabia this has to do with other countries frankly much more we have the most powerful military in the world here's a quick look at the recent moves by the white house in the mid

reliant on tourism is unconvinced about that changing people's psychology may be far from easy lawrence leigh al-jazeera in which to bill or authorities in greece are saying the country will open to tourists on the 1st of july popular resorts like sensory need have been nearly empty since greece imposed a lockdown at the end of march greens have been put up around sun loungers on beaches in anticipation of tourists return greece has one of the lowest infection rates in europe with fewer than 3000 cases and a 150 deaths. well one of the industry's worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic has been the airline industry departures to the u.k. 10 biggest airports have fallen by about 90 percent since the country shut down at least 4 airlines have entered administration or shut down completely u.k. regional airlines fly b. u.s. regionals trance state and compass and virgin australia which has domestic and international flights but us auto despair on friday germany's of tons of said it would double the number of operational aircraft next month to $160.00 although that's $600.00 fewer than at the end of

shadier thank you very much indeed well to discuss this i'm now joined by professor of social mobility leigh elliott major who coauthored a study about the impact coronavirus on the younger generation professor and i do think very much indeed for joining us i mean you've written about the impact on the the so-called code generation who does not include. so we're looking at those broadly on the age of 25 and we think that sadly the cross will have a bigger impact on the younger we call him a code generation than other years and that's a combination of factors that because you know we've had these huge learning losses from children not attending school not going to avert a state but also they economic impacts a lot of the sectors that are suffering the most do have a lot of younger workers so sadly this is this is going to really hit the younger generation what does the government need to do to lessen that impact. so we're suggesting a number of things one will be a national tutoring service where we think a lot of those graduates that might be facing unemployment could do really good valuable

normal it seems everyone has to accept to some degree or another that risk is part of life lawrence leigh al-jazeera. well now to brazil local and state governments are pressing ahead with mandatory lockdowns against the will of the country's own president and always repeatedly dismissed the corona virus as a little flu and says that job losses will in the end be more damaging is decreed that beauty salons barbers and gyms are essential businesses for health and hygiene and should be allowed to reopen but hospitals are overwhelmed by the coronavirus right now public health experts are demanding stronger action by the government america to see and human joins us live now from santiago chile and so bowls naro taking a very relaxed cavalier approach to this crisis and it appears to be hitting his popularity absolutely he has stubbornly insisted that the country's economy has to be opened up even as the death toll now surpasses or nears $12000000.00 i mean that's an extraordinary amount it's the largest in all of latin america and so he has been lashing out at governors that have been insisti

i'm looking forward to at least maybe somebody like a chuck dpras leigh, senator grassley stepping forwardeen a defender of whistle-blowers and inspectors general to come forward and defend these career officials and defend the office. >> all right, no one's going anywhere. because after the break, we turn to the topic on most parents' minds. getting through this school year has been a challenge. what about next school year. we'll talk about that, next. ♪ right now, there's over a million walmart associates doing their best to keep our nation going, while keeping us safe. we've given masks to all our people and we're helping our customers practice social distancing in stores. we've implemented shorter hours, so we can sanitize our stores from top to bottom while also restocking our products. but if anything, these days have reminded us why we do what we do. because despite everything that's changed, one thing hasn't, and that's our devotion to you and our communities. we're working together, in-store and online, through pickup and delivery, to make sure you can still get the essentials you

from here is that protecting livelihoods is becoming every bit as urgent as protecting lives lawrence leigh al-jazeera in northwestern england. the global pandemic is affecting how many muslims are celebrating this year a rise in infections has led to a lockdown in the eastley neighborhood of kenya's capital nairobi mohammed dahlan looks at how businesses are coping. this leaves both a business hub on the residential area. and of the muslim fasting month of ramadan is usually busy for traders pitfalls of muslims flocking to buy clothes and food and readiness for the eve festivities and of this year the government imposed a look down here to rick's a go up to dozens of residents because the positive phone call that 1100 little brought this either is just buying we have nothing to celebrate only a handful of customers are coming to buy clothes to celebrate even the textile vendors this market is famous for saying that feeling the pinch of the wholesale business is down by more than 60 percent remember it's not just the look down the eastley but the order stopping people from entering the city

is pretty high you know every time you're on the taxes went up to the street where the big question leigh where when the social decency ocean restrictions will be used to in early july or when a. lot of people got out and protest or the mid-south will take place on july service where is that which you turn to the return of all of you to china and so it should really you have a large protest on. you whether it will be a lot of people don't seem to get that national security law the big question is hard you know these will be that the content got that law and where are the pressure exerted by only on so you may sort of total now or are you the confidant that's lord it can make sense in the way the law is going to matter ok we'll leave it there. in hong kong thank you very much thank you. a plague of locusts is devastating big parts of india and pakistan billions of dollars worth of crops have been damaged creating fears of food shortages elizabeth iran has that story from new delhi. across thousands of kilometers and flying through the air billions of locusts have swarmed large swathes of a

and so bringing religionous sort to bear as a category analysis, leigh lous historia allows historians and religious studies people which is something that we can talk about, allow us to complicate prevailing understandings of the rise of -- rise and formation of american capitalism. and ultimately that people of faith have always remained central to american visions of social change. and that american religious t traditions at various times and places have concerned themselves with not only salvation but communal redemption and have attempted to do that through large-scale corporate organizing. >> thank you. now it's my turn to give a little bit about my own work which draws on many of the strands mentioned by my fellow scholars. as i mentioned earlier, my first book was about the military and i'm now working on health care. so two major institutional actors in american history. and when i think about the military, i want to suggest that -- well, first of all, when i started that project the most common reaction i got was, uh, i've never thought about that before. like why would relig

normally, metro foods in leigh—on—sea make around a thousand deliveries a week to restaurants, hotels can't sell. all that, that you've seen out there in the freezers and the chillers, is stock that is dead money, effectively, cos it's not going anywhere it's not going out into the marketplace and returning revenue. the stock here is packaged for industrial outlets, so it's not suitable for food banks or shops. we've never seen a situation like this before, where things closed down overnight, and it's going to put some people out of business, for sure. industry wide, as much as £20 million worth of food with a short shelf life, is at risk of being wasted. if the situation continues, the federation of wholesale distributors estimates that a third of its surveyed members face financial ruin, rupturing the food supply chain. the danger is that pubs, that restaurants, that hotels, that leisure, will open their doors again for the public, but there won't be enough food in the supply chain to feed them because there are issues around cash flow and a squeeze on credit, which means there won'

hejoins us now from leigh.or us for a couple of weeks, so i do think the change camea of weeks, so i do think the change came a little early. but it wasn't just the lack of consultation. the prime minister encouraged people back to work, but he hasn't given us a transport funding deal like london so we can put on extra trams and buses to keep people safe. it makes me feel that the voice of the english regions is not being heard at the moment. sir keir starmer says there needs to be cohesion amongst there needs to be cohesion amongst the four nations around our approach to this. consultation is one thing, but this is what i want to clarify, you are not suggesting that you want regional variations, are you? you are not suggesting that you want regionalvariations, are you? no, i am asking for equal treatment. the english regions have no voice on cobra, for instance, unlike london, and the mayor of london is on cobra and the mayor of london is on cobra and rightly so, but where is the voice for us? and transport, l