. >> gene wu is a state representative in texas. >> reporter: why not call it the chinese virus? >> because it can receicreate h and has created harm. >> reporter: now many are calling for people to rise above the hate. >> we will not toleration discrimination, we will not tolerate any hate crimes. >> it important for us to negate the hate, come together as americans. >> reporter: and celebrities urging fans to stand up for each other. >> actor daniel day kim. >> please stop the senseless violence against asian people. hashtags are spreading. >> reporter: also spotlighting the discrimination, multiple

as residents return to their lives will it be the wu han they remember here's some other coronavirus developments more than 1200000 people have been infected with the virus worldwide almost twice as many as just one week guard 69000 have died in germany the number of cases has of pasta 100000 in munich and hamburg have the highest number of infections singapore has seen a shop rise in new infections in only 24 hours 120 new cases were concerned it's the city state's biggest dialogue surge so far off and in south korea the number of daily new corona virus infections has dropped below 50 for the 1st time since like figuring we've billions of people around the world kept indoors from the coronavirus many are struggling to keep a positive attitude and if you add young kids to the mix well you've got a very challenging situation he wus alex forrest watching gave us these inside look at new normal from the confines of building a pop and. welcome to our home which is now also the home office the home school and the home kindergarten this is my husband nick working in what's supposed to be a

the tiny city of wu ham -- wuhaa lockdown in january.trictions within the city have been gradlly easing. reporter: after 76 days of lockdown, the trains we lined up and ready to go. the barriers tak down from the highways. wun reopened its links to the outside world. it ihi a long way froms. the outbreak, which began in the city, had by late january spiraled out of control. so strict were the quarantine that only a select few were allowed to move around the city, including delivery drivers providing a vital lifeline. >> it has made me feel sad. people could not flee their homes. they would ask us for help things like delivering medicine. reporter:re thedents walkabout was the sign that the infection rate was now under control. but estions remain. social media footage of the lona lines outside l homes led to claim that deaths were higher than officially reported. and there isp still d anger directed at local officials for covering up the outbreak early on. >> it is because of the cover up by a small group of officials. that led to my fath

the reopening of wu ham -- wuhan is a symbolic effort.le china's handling of the outbreak may raise many questions, it offers some help -- hope as well. these roads in beijing we deserted just a few weeks ago. look at them now. officials admit new outbreaks could still occur. but for now, they are celebrating. wuhan's success was marked with a light show. chor: a milestone for china. in spain, new infections and deaths have risen after declining four days in a row. 743 people died in the latest tally. some of those deaths happened and were not reported until monday. over 600 h peoplee died in extreme alcohol consumption in iran since the outbreak. some mistakenly think it can help them avoid the virus. nathe acting u.s secretary has resigned. the captain of a ship was fired after he pleaded for help. some of his sailors were tested positive for coronavirus. still to c, inside one of britain's busiest hospitals. our special report on the treatment patients are getting. in france, coronavirus deaths have passed 10,000, one of the highest ho

but while chen turned his camera on wu han attention was also turning to him. when he got it's a job that traditional songs are best see. elegy family or so we should come up with your son or your choice. of such an introduction that we should humble your heart is from god use it in so to always here on the all you enter the door or shut heart. which. should draw with fire you christian leader. then he to disappear. no one's heard from him since. in a tragic development the original whistleblower dr lee one young contracted the virus and died chinese social media erupted with anger and sorrow prompting worldwide grief to share the same. questions. who should. jr is john. fox who. which. is good says the charity hundreds of academics and everyday citizens signed a petition calling for a national day of free speech among the signatories was beijing lawyer lynn she lay who recorded this message for us. who we knew is true that you could. should i do her. off. to. your. losses and back. here with. us. i say have. a 1000 kilometers from who hand hong kong has been c

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chinese authorities say this is the source of a new coronavirus the food markets in wu han been unable to track down the 1st person to have the virus meaning it's always insisted and clear some american media outlets and even v u.s. president himself have come up with their own theories they claim of i was a scape from a laboratory by mistake. it was a mistake that got out of control or was done deliberately it's a big difference between those 2 in either event they should have let us go and you know we asked to go in very early and they didn't want to i think they were embarrassed yes no evidence to support such claims but to lead cable show us officials had to raise concerns about safety issues in 2 years ago is director ses his stuff take every precaution to be looking there's no way that the virus came from us we have strict safety regulations in place concerning our research our lab is safe. china has been accused of downplaying the operate and of underreporting deaths 2 days ago authorities in hand raised the official death toll in the city by 50 percent beijing has hit the back

as residents return to their lives will it be the wu han they remember. greece has coren taint a 2nd migrant camp after resident tested positive for the corona virus the casa camp north of athens is home to hundreds of asylum seekers another camp on the mainland was put into lockdown last week after 20 people there with found to have the virus but so far they've been no reported cases in the overcrowded camps on the greek islands and the government is desperate to keep it that i saw migrants are now being placed into quarantine upon their arrival in greece. in some parts of the world this is what quarantine looks like. for these migrants sunday marks the beginning of their isolation. to write. to government to militants there. has to do everybody and everybody was negative. and they were those who had to go through the conditions that were recruited to get it. off to arriving on the greek island of lesbos that temporary home office little to help them shelter from the rain through. after 5 this i'm here on the ferry. to regroup. to become it's going to be

will be the absentee ballots and we can expect some delays in the results coming in because of that ok wus all of a salad in washington thank you. a still in the us early date states shows that african-americans are more likely to die from covert 19 than any other ethnic group experts say the figures highlight longstanding inequalities in prosperity health and access to medical care in several states the number of african-americans who have died is higher than the proportion of the population they represent in louisiana for example 75 percent of those killed by the virus so far have been black. now across the atlantic world leaders have been sending get well soon messages to britain's prime minister who spending his 2nd night in an intensive care unit forest johnson is said to be in a stable condition conscious and not on a ventilator and u.k. leaders spent 12 days in isolation before or after testing rather after testing positive for the corona virus who was hospitalized on sunday evening with a high fever over his condition deteriorated a day later. european finance ministers have been t

as residents return to their lives will it be the wu han they remember. let's take a look now at some of the other covert 19 stories making news this hour millions of indians have switched off their lights and lit candles in a show of solidarity in the fight against the virus families confined to their homes by a nationwide lockdown gathered at their doors and windows india has seen its covert 19 tases rise in recent days to more than 3 and a half 1000. or 30 is in lumbered the tally and region worst affected by the corona virus has made it mandatory to wear face masks for anyone going outside the region remains in lockdown but residents can leave their homes for essential activities such as exercise or grocery shopping. in uganda authorities are donating food to vulnerable people living in the capital camp pala a lockdown has hit the poor especially hard in the city where many earn a living selling goods in the street activists have accused ugandan security forces of using beatings and shootings to enforce the restriction. but today is palm sunday for mi

. >> joining us is nicholas wu.mes after a wave of reports, that the president's advisers have been urging him to scale back his tv briefings, saying it's not helping him. does the president's tweet give you the sense that he doesn't think that the information he gives at the briefings are helping or an issue at all? >> what the president's tweets look like to me, are concerns over the kind of coverage he thinks he is getting in the media. the president would prefer positive headlines. but the narrative over the past couple days was the entire debacle over his comments over disinfectant and sunlight. some of his allies in congress have voted, things have occasionally gone off the rails on these pressers. the president is unhappy with what he's gotten here. >> the president is pushing back against that narrative. was just perfoinformed that the news had me asking questions about dr. deborah birx. wrong. let's look at that tape first. deborah, have you heard of the heat and the light to this virus? >> not as a treatme

this is the wu news live from berlin the u.s. edges closer to 1000000 coronavirus cases and yet some states are easing their restrictions pressure has been hired to lift lock downs and get the economy moving again that's in the u.s. now accounts for a quarter of the global stocks. also coming up the people of lebanon take to the streets again defying a lockdown the country's worst economic crisis in decades is now being compounded by the virus. i'm going out of his welcome to the program the corona virus outbreak in the united states is fast approaching 1000000 confirmed cases the death toll that has now surpassed 50000 that's around a quarter of the global corona death toll so far despite these grim milestones pressure is growing in some states to ease restrictions the governor of georgia has rejected warnings from infectious disease experts and is allowing many businesses to reopen including some where social distancing is almost impossible to enforce. on the day the coronavirus death toll in the usa rose above 50000 thomas put

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wus correspondent all over sol is in washington. a long way we are from those more optimistic predictions that donald trump was making about stopping such a big deal in the u.s. what accounts for these really grim numbers. well if you were to ask president trump himself and he's trying to blame china hero for not being on a stove all the the threat and the intensity of the damage in the 1st place he also tries to blame the world health organization for not calling it a pandemic early enough and of course trump gets a big share of the criticism here in the united states in the united states some self for not taking the threat of the corona virus seriously in the 1st place so we all remember that he for weeks said it would go away very quickly once the temperatures start to rise he compared it to a flu as he was really trying to make the americans believe that there is not a big threat behind the coronavirus and of course he had his election in mind and the impact of his words on the stock market and on the economy well that has chang

. >> gene wu is a state representative in texas. >> reporter: why not call it the chinese virus? >> because it can receicreate h and has created harm. >> reporter: now many are calling for people to rise above the hate. >> we will not toleration discrimination, we will not tolerate any hate crimes. >> it important for us to negate the hate, come together as americans. >> reporter: and celebrities urging fans to stand up for each other. >> actor daniel day kim. >> please stop the senseless violence against asian people. hashtags are spreading. >> reporter: also spotlighting the discrimination, multiple on-on op-eds, including mine. president trump posted it is very important that we totally protect our asian community. in some of the racist attacks, people stepped in to help. zach owens risked his life to save the family attacked in texas. and for dr. fu, a stranger jumped in. >> he defended me and said you can't do this. that guy is my hero. >> reporter: chuck, this isn't just adults. this week an instagram letter went viral. a mom was told a friend in the last said he didn't lik

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long, psychologist wendy walsh, and cnn legal analyst shan wu. dr. long, here you go. if my child breaks a bone is it safe to visit the emergency room during this outbreak? >> fredricka, to the person, yes, yes, yes. if your child breaks a bone going to the emergency room. this speaks to a bigger point. i was in the emergency department working a shift last night and we are seeing many people too scared because of covid to come to the emergency department and they are truly delaying care. i was talking to some cardiologists. we're seeing less heart attacks and when people do come in they are so late in the game that their heart damage is irreversible. people coming in later with strokes. i had one patient say she didn't want to come in. she didn't want to take a bed from a patient who may have covid and may need it. so bottom line if there is something that could cause you to come to the emergency department before covid it should cause you to come now. we're taking many steps now to keep people separated, keep them safe, keep everyone safe. please do not delay care. y

thanks a lot, amy wu silverman. really appreciate catching up with you.us from rbc cap markets. onwant to give you an update news outside the business world. here's viviana hurtado. the president says the administration will soon release guidelines for states to reopen. now to capitol hill and big differences between republicans and democrats, as the u.s. congress is under pressure to provide another stimulus package. republicans want to quickly add $250 billion to the small business lending program. democrats also want the package to include aid to hospitals, plus state and local governments. we end in the u.k.. the nation is likely to announce this week it is extending the nationwide lockdown. a law passed last month requires the government to decide by thursday if it will renew the three-week shutdown period. british scientists warning in the coming days, coronavirus deaths there will accelerate. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm viviana h

this is the wu news live from berlin the u.s.edges closer to 1000000 coronavirus cases and yet some states are easing their restrictions pressure has been hired to lift lock downs and get the economy moving again that's in the u.s. now accounts for a quarter of the global stocks. also coming up the people of lebanon take to the streets again defying a lockdown the country's worst economic crisis in decades is now being compounded by the virus.

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even as they shut down flights to the rest of china to contain the spread in china, they alloweds from wus from wuhan to the rest of the world. ultimately, the communist party wanted to be prepared to contain this thing both economically and from a public health standpoint even as it sort of, you know, went across the world,, you know, affecting other nations from the united states to europe, to rest of the planet. so buying up masks, allowing, you know, travelers from china to go around the planet not only created a global pandemic, but it also is going to create a massive economic crisis. the amount of debt that's going to be added to the united states because of this, all of this is going to put us into crisis. and meanwhile, china's trying to get its factories back in order and to open up its economy and to do this in addition to now advancing a narrative globally that says we are going to be the leader. maria: the broader issues dealing with china, we know their plans. they want to be the number one superyou are power. president donald trump wants to be the number one superpower. his

dream is less attainabletoday the later , pulitzer prize winning journalist nicholas kristof and sheryl wu don't report on the issues facing the working class in rural america. an enjoyable tv now and over the weekend on c-span2. >> great to sit down with you and your book, don't be evil is contained plenty on a timely subject given the political times we are in , given the heights that the stocks of apple, amazon, google and facebook and others have reached but you normally have a pretty broad scope to your coverage. why is this book, why now mark. >> at you for having me by the way. i started this book i guess it was in 2017. and i had just taken a job as a columnist for the financial times and my mandate was to figure out are the world's biggest business and economic stories and cover them in opinion form is a rather large mandate and in order for the to narrow the funnel i started looking through wealth figures and i thought i saw an amazing numbers in terms of how well to transition to the technology sector. since the great financial crisis and one of the numbers that really stuck out

the centers for disease control the world health organization and yes even the wu han institute of uralla judging the distribution of this alleged e-mail credentials or just another part of him on salon initiative across the far right to weaponize decoded 900. now you certainly cannot blame anyone for people believing conspiracy theories but the fact that the white house has latched on to their ideas is certainly not helping at this point we've got the white house encouraging distrust of a vital international body that's working against the pandemic had the w.h.o. done its job to get medical experts into china to objectively assess the situation on the ground and to call out china's lack of transparency the outbreak could have been contained at its source with very little death we still don't have the transparency and openness we need in china and it is the world health organization's responsibility to achieve that transparency they're not doing it they need to be held accountable and now the world health organization has been targeted as has the one lap that top u.s. brass continue to in

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i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program among song lock down starts to ease today in wu han the chinese city where the corona virus outbreak was 1st reported at the city's drastic measures have served as a model for countries battling the corona virus around the world after 11 weeks chinese authorities are now allowing residents of new han more freedom of movement this milestone comes as china reported no new deaths on tuesday. it's about time as the clock struck midnight and will hand one of the major last day measures was removed in travel an impressive light show marked the occasion featuring health workers and the words heroic city others werent pausing to celebrate instead thousands of travelers flock to catch trains or take advantage of remove road blocks. so. i feel great the epidemic has maybe stabilized to some extent so we're able to travel now. but the way it will harm has lost a lot in this epidemic and its people have paid a big price. with the lockdown has been lifted i think we're all pretty happy. it's the city where the coronavirus a break began many people have been tr

languages now before we let you go will take you back to where it all supposedly began a went to market in wu hong in china is thought to be where the corona virus 1st jumped from animals or humans for the uninitiated what markets sell a wide range of fresh produce some thought no not all sell live animals the markets were shot or journey locked down but have now reopened a controversial decision amid the still ongoing and that thanks for watching and take care. of them. environmentally conscious living. with maximum comfort. earnhardt furia from tanzania is helping make it possible he started with sustainable ideas in his own home. gets you how he's inspiring others to innovate and his invention school eco africa. next on w. ringback how do you want. discover your. discomfort with. after 100 years the ideals of the bombs are more relevant today than they were. things to cut all about people and it's a way of shaping society. so. it's world 3 part documentary starts mates on t w. hello and welcome to another edition of africa while we highlight environmental topics on ideas from europe and af

wu up close with all of this time because we live on the streets people think that we are more likely to be infected and spread the virus if we get into a tram carriage and the people realize we are homeless they move away. if they give us a condescending look and leave for them we are scum from the streets. of. the homeless rely on the charity of others they can only hope that the corona crisis brings out the best in people not the washed. let's catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today millions of people have flocked to the polls in south korea's national parliamentary elections with unprecedented measures in place to deal with credit cards pandemic the vote is seen by some as a mid-term referendum for president one j in exit polls project his party's will win a majority. a new zealand's prime minister just into our dance says she and other top officials are taking a 20 percent pay cut for the next 6 months. they step was a symbolic acknowledgement of the struggle faced by many new zealanders frontline staff will not be affected. the u.s. treasury