the good thing is new york has done this before. after 9/11 there were significant fears around the globe that people would not come to new york because of fears of terrorism. but i think the city took a lot of steps to make people feel safe. how to do that so manhattan bustles again with tourists and their dollars is the question. a coronavirus vaccine may reassure travellers. perhaps byjuly fourth next year, new york city will be its vibrant and crowded self again. and before we go a tale of man's best friend — stranded at sea. naval officers in chile spotted the dog struggling about a mile offshore. they pulled the pooch from the chilly coastal waters, and now they're trying to find his owner. a quick reminder of our top story this hour, the former girlfriend of the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein, ghislaine maxwell has been charged with helping to abuse underage girls. prosecutors say the british socialite played a critical role in offences committed by epstein who took his own life in prison last year while awaiting trial

the good thing is new york has done this before. after 9/11 there were significant fears around the globe that people would not come to new york because of fears of terrorism. but i think the city took a lot of steps to make people feel safe. how to do that so manhattan bustles again with tourists and their dollars is the question. a coronavirus vaccine may reassure travellers. perhaps byjuly 4th next year, new york city will be its vibrant and crowded self again. this is bbc news. good morning. we're halfway through 2020. it's supposed to be the middle of summer but the weather is very un—summerlike, unfortunately at the moment. as you can see through thursday afternoon, across the midlands and south—east england, we had a rash of showers and some of those were heavy and thundery with it as well. we did close the day on thursday with a window of finer weather out to the west, but look what is waiting in the wings. more cloud and more rain on its way, an area of low pressure will push in over the next few hours, bringing some he

the good thing is new york has done this before. after 9/11 there were significant fears around the globe that people would not come to new york because of fears of terrorism. but i think the city took a lot of steps to make people feel safe. how to do that so manhattan bustles again with tourists and their dollars is the question. a covid vaccine may reassure travellers. perhaps byjuly fourth next year, new york city will be its vibrant and crowded self again. a tale of man's best friend before we go, stranded at sea. naval officers in gls but it is dog struggling a mile offshore and they pulled the pooch from the coastal waters and now they are trying to find his own. for now, the dog is enjoying the food and warmth of the naval base. said, you can find me on twitter and good morning. we're halfway through 2020. it's supposed to be through the middle of summer but the weather is very un—summerlike, unfortunately at the moment. as you can see through thursday afternoon, across the midlands and south—east england, we had a rash

let us bring you some breaking news from new york. the british socialite of the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein has pleaded not guilty and court in new york to sex trafficking miners for herformer court in new york to sex trafficking miners for her former partner, the financierjeffrey epstein and she is being denied the sex crimes and the judge in that case is scheduled for trial for judge in that case is scheduled for trialforjuly the judge in that case is scheduled for trial forjuly the 12th 2021. so, is your way with prosecution saying that the truck to take three weeks. we have no idea whether or not she will be granted bail. so that is the latest on her in new york. also, on the government's decision to exclude the government's decision to exclude the chinese technology giants from the chinese technology giants from the sg the chinese technology giants from the 5g network in the uk, we've had some reaction from the chinese ambassador, saying that decision is disappointing, a wrong decision. that angry reaction coming in fro

to new york on monday morning. and what's interesting is, even though her trial is taking place in manhattan, she is being held in the brooklyn metropolitan detention centre. so she won't be held at the same prison where jeffrey epstein took his own life in his prison cell. now the prosecutors in her defence lawyer have requested a bail hearing for this friday — that's still not confirmed, the judge has to set that in the calendar. but we already know that prosecutors will argue that ghislaine maxwell is a flight risk. they say she has three international passports, she's extremly wealthy, with one account having $20 million in it. and that she a lot of international ties, and every reason to flee because of the criminal charges against her. she's facing up to 35 years in prison. so that will certainly be the main points to be discussed at the hearing on friday. i think many people will also be keeping an eye on what the defence strategy is going for. will ghislaine maxwell want to co—operate with federal prose

laura trevelyan, bbc news, new york. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell, associate and former girlfriend of the disgraced financier jeffrey epstein, has been moved to a prison in new york from new hampshire, where she was arrested. she faces six charges, including recruiting and grooming girls for epstein. she has previously denied any wrongdoing. here's our new york correspondent, nada tawfik. authorities wasted no time after the holiday weekend, transferring ghislaine maxwell from new hampshire to new york on monday morning. and what's interesting is, even though her trial is taking place in manhattan, she is being held in the brooklyn metropolitan detention centre. so she won't be held at the same prison where jeffrey epstein took his own life in his prison cell. now the prosecutors in her defence lawyer have requested a bail hearing for this friday — that's still not confirmed, the judge has to set that in the calendar. but we already know that prosecutors will argue that ghislaine maxwell is a flight risk. th

nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. tara palmeri, host of the podcast broken: jeffrey epstein, has also followed the hearing and the reaction to the judge's decision to deny bail for ghislaine maxwell. part of the reason why she was denied bail is that she has a passport for a country that does not have an extradition policy with the united states so if she went to france, it would be difficult for us authorities to get her back and they consider her to be an extreme flight risk because of the fact that she has lots of money at her disposal, anything up to $20 million in various international bank accounts, she's been living on the lam for a year and hiding very well, on 156 acres of land, she never even had to leave the property because she had former british military officers guarding her and doing her chores for her and then even during her arrest, when the fbi was at her house and saw her through the window, she refused to open the door for them and said. . .scampered off into another room so it's just this feeling

laura trevelyan, bbc news, new york. brazil is the epicentre of the pandemic in latin america, with more than 1.6 million infections. sao paulo is the worst affected area, with more than 320,000 cases. even as the crisis worsens, the city is getting back to business. hair salons and restaurants have reopened. our south america correspondent katy watson joins us now from sao paulo. this comes with jair bolsonaro weakening the regulations about wearing face masks, as well. what sort of take—up has there been about them reopening, katie? sort of take—up has there been about them reopening, katie ?|j sort of take—up has there been about them reopening, katie? iwent sort of take—up has there been about them reopening, katie? i went for a walk in my neighbourhood which, for the last three months, has been a bsently the last three months, has been absently dead. lots of restaurants that catered to businesses have been shot. beauty salons, as well. for the first time in months, you can see the reopening, you can see alco

prosecutors in new york want to see donald trump's financial records. they can, says the supreme court, much to the anger of the president. also, democrats in congress want to see those documents. they can't. those were the results of two separate rulings today from the highest court in the us. they mean that prosecutors can have access to the president's financial records, including his tax returns. but the documents — which will go to a grand jury in new york — will not be made public. a request for access by congressional committees was referred back to a lower court. an important political point — the rulings make it likely mr trump's financial records won't be made public before november's presidential election. speaking at the white house, the president slammed the decisions. this is a political witch—hunt the likes of which nobody‘s ever seen before. it's a pure witch—hunt, it's a hoax. just like the mueller investigation‘s a hoax that i won, and this is another hoax. this is purely political. at her weekly press conference, house s

mass transit is often called the lifeblood of new york. before the coronavirus pandemic, millions relied on it each day. now, with the city reopen, the road to recovery could largely depend on people's comfort with riding public transit. lily, like the majority of new yorkers, is not rushing back to the office. when she does return, she says she will not be riding the subway there. i'm so happy to rediscover new york again, because i'm able to walk to different neighbourhoods i didn't see before — certain streets are closed off — and it made be more aware of what is going on the environment. now that i'm happy to walk around, to use bikes, to use electric scooters, it made me more cognisant and so, i don't see the need as much to be using public transportation. since the outbreak hit, ridership has plummeted as people stay home or walk and take private cars to get around. this is weekday rush hour and you can tell how empty the subways still are. every month, the mta is losing $500 million. they are trying to make riding safer, though.

laura trevelyan, bbc news, new york. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: bringing comfort from coronavirus in chile. the violinist who serenades the sick. this will central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist will terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they pipped the favourites, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated, and celebration parties were cancelled. the man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then he asked herfor a cigarette, and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. this is bbc world news. our main headline: hong kong's chief executive defends the controversial new security law imposed b

the nationals new york yankees match will be televised globally and is expected to draw a huge opening night audience. what a wonderful opportunity to leave the game into existence in 2020 as a team. we are thrilled and humbled to have that honour. i hope we can be a huge influence. they're expected to show support for the black left lateral movement which —— black lives matter movement. that is the beauty of america. freedom of speech, the ability to express yourself and speak her mind and speak what is going on in this world and we are all in this together a web the conversations we need to have them bring up his controversial talking points. it is the sound of an american summer. this year, the crack of the bat will resonate louder as the nation was again look to sports to help through a difficult time. 15 years after the last five. mike tyson is set to return to the ring at the age of 5a and he is no spring chicken, roy jonesjunior and he is no spring chicken, roy jones junior in an and he is no spring chicken, roy jonesjunior in an exhibition bout over eight rounds, she is 51.

the new york times has since followed up with more details, more flesh on the bone, if you like. well, today, the national security advisor, robert 0'brien, has said that the president wasn't briefed on this particular piece of intelligence because it was uncorroborated at the time. he said that the information was included in the president's daily intelligence briefing, but the career cia officer who was giving that briefing decided not to include it in the mention that — the report that she gave to the president for the simple reason that it was unverified intelligence, and mr 0'brien said he supported that decision. now, president trump has described all this as a hoax, made up by the fake news media. but the fact is, mike, that it is well—known that the president doesn't, perhaps, pay the closest attention to his daily intelligence briefing, and prefers, on many occasions, to rely on an oral summation and on information he gets from the conservative news media. now, today the white house spokeswoman, kayleigh mcenany, said that the president does indeed read his daily bri

let's move on to the new york times now. this is a very sad report here. it talks about the vulnerability of many women in this lockdown period, many people in this period, victims trapped with their abusers and homes, consequences have been catastrophic during the first month after they lockdown began in late march, 16 women and girls were killed and suspected domestic homicides and many other cases of violence. john. homicides and many other cases of violence. john. yes. that whirring figure about the 16 women and girls who were killed in the first month i lockdown in the uk, they have gone back and compared it to say that is three times the number who were killed in the same period last year. the criticism here is suggesting that the government hasn't done enough to think about the possibility of how lockdown could have led to an increase in domestic violence. this is something the government disputes and say they have placed a lot of money and they saw this could be a problem and i think they suggested that they put forward £37 million to try and tack

trump's niece, according to the washington post, new york times and associated press. that seems to enable the publisher to continue printing and distributing the insider account by mary trump. the restraining order on her seems to be still in place, opening her to possibly being sued for breach of a non—disclosure agreement. at least 2a people have been killed in an armed attack on a drugs rehabilitation centre in mexico. the incident happened in the city of irapuato in the central state of guanajuato. mexican gangs often target clinics where they believe members of rival factions are hiding. the state is a major carmaking hub and has become one of the principal flashpoints of violence in mexico. it's one of the worst attacks since president andres manuel lopez obrador took office 19 months ago, pledging to reduce record levels of violence. but killings are at a record high. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: described as a "conservation disaster" as hundreds of elephants are found dead in botswana. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series

but the documents, which will go to a grand jury in new york, will not be made public. a request for access by congressional committees was referred back to a lower court. the rulings make it likely mr trump's financial records will not be made public before november's presidential election. the president tweeted earlier saying... he goes on to tweet several times in quick succession over the past couple of hours, describing the previous administration as totally corrupt, spying on his campaign, and getting away with it. he goes on to describe what's happened as prosecutorial misconduct. he says: we catch the other side spying on my campaign, the biggest political crime and scandal in us history, and nothing happens. but despite this, i have done more than any president in history in first three and a half years! he then finishes his series of tweets with the three words: political witchhunt. nancy pelosi, the house speaker, told reporters how she will be responding to the ruling. carefully reading this supreme court decision and responsibilities for them that they lay

nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. tara palmeri, who hosts the podcast broken: jeffrey epstein, also followed the hearing and has been keeping up with the stories of the alleged victims. part of the reason why she was denied bail is that she has a passport for a country that does not have an extradition policy with the united states, so if she went to france, it would be difficult for us authorities to get her back, and they consider her to be an extreme flight risk because of the fact that she has lots of money at her disposal, anything up to $20 million in various international bank accounts, she's been living off the lam for a year and hiding very well, on 156 acres of land, she never even had to leave the property because she had former british military officers guarding her and doing her chores for her and then even during her arrest, when the fbi was at her house and saw her through the window, she refused to open the door for them and said. . .scampered off into another room, so it's just this feeling that ghisl

bbc news, new york. tara palmeri, host of the podcast broken: jeffrey epstein, has also followed the hearing and the reaction to the judge's decision to deny bail for ghislaine maxwell. part of the reason why she was denied bail is that she has a passport for a country that does not have an extradition policy with the united states so if she went to france, it would be difficult for us authorities to get her back and they consider her to be an extreme flight risk because of the fact that she has lots of money at her disposal, anything up to $20 million in various international bank accounts, she's been living on the lam for a year and hiding very well, on 156 acres of land, she never even had to leave the property because she had former british military officers guarding her and doing her chores for her and then even during her arrest, when the fbi was at her house and saw her through the window,

the state of texas has nowjoined new york, florida and california by recording more than 400,000 cases. our correspondent larry madowo has been inside a coronavirus unit in the city of houston, where doctors say they're adopting a new approach to treating patients. please, come in. welcome to the covid unit. drjoseph varon is chief of critical care here. most of the hospital has been taken over by coronavirus patients. this old ward was converted into a covid—only icu but, within a week, they ran out of space and expanded. they now have three covid units. ummc is a small community hospital. 80% of the patients they see don't even have health insurance, and the doctors say it's allabout timing. if they came any later, many of them would not make it. dr varon is conducting a procedure called a tracheostomy. they're boring a hole in this man's neck to insert a tube into his windpipe to save his vocal chords. he's been here for two weeks and, if they don't do this, he may never speak again, even if he recovers. i've never seen an illness that is so tricky. every day, i get surprised with

he worked previously on covid wards in new york. i asked him if the true figures for cases and deaths are likely to be even higher. the testing rates are definitely going up but we also know that there are many patients who are actually not getting tested. despite the high numbers and what we know is, the testing positivity rates are actually going up at the same time, which suggests there are many more infections that are out there, than we are seeing from our confirmed numbers. why is this and what you expect the picture to be going forward now? it's not very surprising that these surges are happening across the united states. in many states, the economy really started opening before we had a good control of the virus. and we didn't really have infrastructure in place to detect and control new outbreaks. so as states reopened and people start to hang out more, you are expected to see more cases spring up in different parts of the country. in terms of what to expect, unfortunately, what we know is that after the new cases and infec

the new york times is reporting this will cause news divisions —— new division. turkey was founded as a secular state, and the president has wa nted secular state, and the president has wanted increasingly to make it more and more in the image of his party and more in the image of his party and of his... causing enormous tension. it's been almost 20 years he's been in power. there's a big question about why he's done it, he's made the suggestion several times in the past as i understand, normally at a time in political difficulties. it seems to be the turkish equivalent of what we've come to call a dead cat when things are going difficult, when you got problems politically. you throw the equivalent of a dead cat onto the table. the president has suffered reverses , table. the president has suffered reverses, he lost control of the council of municipality and extendable. it appears —— in istanbul. it appears to be a leader trying to use this symbol to shore up trying to use this symbol to shore up his popularity at a time when he's in trouble. right. if we loo

prosecutors in new york want to see donald trump's financial records. they can, says the supreme court — much to the anger of the president. also, democrats in congress want to see those documents. they can't. those were the results of two separate rulings today from the highest court in the us. they mean that prosecutors can have access to the president's financial records, including his tax returns. but the documents, which will go to a grand jury in new york, will not be made public. a request for access by congressional committees was referred back to a lower court. an important political point — the rulings make it likely mr trump's financial records won't be made public before november's presidential election. speaking at the white house, the president criticised the decisions. this is a political witch—hunt, the likes of which nobody‘s ever seen before. it's a pure witch—hunt. it's a hoax. just like the mueller investigation‘s a hoax that i won, and this is another hoax. this is purely political. at her weekly press conference, house

york and, frankly, the penal system in new york to make sure that ghislaine maxwell is alive and present for her trial next year. tara, she says, of course, she shouldn't be in jail because of the risk of catching coronavirus. do we know how serious that risk is in the jail where she is? it's a serious risk i think, anywhere. in communal living, you're going to be at risk for contracting coronavirus, but there are still prisoners in thatjail, so why should ghislaine maxwell get special treatment? they are taking special cautions. she's also under a really intense watch, a suicide watch. she's been wearing paper gowns, basically what you would wear when you go to the doctor to have an examination because the material is not sturdy enough to use as a way to harm yourself, you know, to commit suicide, essentially, so she has been on a hard bed, no sheets, naked, basically, with this paper sheet and being watched like an animal in a cage, basically. tara, i know you've been following the stories of epstein and maxwell's alleged victims. how have they responded to the hearing and what's happe

, and also new york university. professor, thank you very much for your time and it is good to talk to you. all viruses mutate, don't they? why is this significant? that is exactly right. all viruses do mutate. the reason why this is a worry, this mutation today, is that it isa this mutation today, is that it is a mutation in this by pro team, the thing that sticks out from the virus and gives coronavirus its name. it is the coronavirus its name. it is the corona and the reason this particular mutation is worrying is that we and others have found in laboratories that this mutated form of the virus more readily in fact many different types of human cells. 50 the new mutation has a strong spike that does not break when it tries to infiltrate cells? that isa tries to infiltrate cells? that is a good summary. we looked at many different possible mechanisms for why this is and it is still not completely clear as to how this very small change in this bike protein leads to this increase in infectivity but the increase is u

thank you for updating us from the courthouse in new york. let's get more reaction to our top story the uk banning huawei from its 5g network. jamie metzl, a former us national security council official specialising in asian affairs, told me — how this is being seen in the us. i think it's the only decision for the uk, not just i think it's the only decision for the uk, notjust because of us sanctions, but also because it's really impossible for a country like the uk to trust a company like huawei to play such a central role in its network infrastructure. not because there's anything that huawei is doing now, but i think we need to assume that any major chinese corporation is ultimately, when push comes to shove, an arm of the chinese communist party. are you sure about that? because that is the charge, huawei assists they are simplya charge, huawei assists they are simply a tech company. imagine you are wide—awake and you are doing something that the chinese government doesn't like. —— huawei. how much security do you have? how can y

ok, you mention the guardian, the new york times. the guardian, the new york times. the guardian, the new york times. the guardian, the new york times, those under the papers who had worked with wikileaks under the papers who had worked with wikilea ks and under the papers who had worked with wikileaks and julian assigned previously covering carefully selected and redacted documents, absolutely condemned his publishing of unredacted cables which it is alleged, put some informants lives at risk. do you have any qualms about him dumping thousands of ca bles about him dumping thousands of cables on the internet which could put some people in danger? julian assange, what happened is that all his stuff was redacted. but the guardian had the code for the unredacted documents and they published that code number. and then, after that, julian assange decided also to release it because he thought all those people whose lives were in danger should be warned about it. the guardian say that's absolute nonsense. he became the enemy because they were the culprit. the guardian say t

let's move on to the new york times. they often have these features pieces on the front page. quite interesting, the safety net from centuries past, pawnshops as in raising money through pawnshops has been part of the banking system for the country in italy for 400 years. yes. this is a really fascinating thing. using a 75—year—old woman as an example who are struggling financially and has had to sell any bit of jewellery that she can find at home and this is a reality for a lot of italians who are in need of cash but also looking and turning to banks who are already completely laden with debt. and very wary of taking on any loans, so it means that they are likely to extend credit to italians in desperate need of money. and in the same way that aid packages and job securities that have been introduced to help italians to the crisis, they are about to run out and a lot of people are worried about where they will get their money from and how they will put food on the table. interesting detail here that in one palazzo which houses a lot of officers for some of the major banks

heavy rain also fell in new york city as the storm moved north. president trump was forced to postpone an election rally, due to take place in new hampshire. the united nations and the european union have criticised a decision by turkey to turn one of the world's most famous buildings, the hagia or aya sophia, back into a mosque. the world heritage site was originally built in the 6th century as a byzantine christian cathedral. the ottoman empire converted it into a mosque in the 15th century. it finally became a museum in the early 20th. from istanbul, 0rla guerin reports. change is coming to hagia sophia — jewel of the byzantine empire. a great monument to christianity conquered by the ottomans, later a museum bearing testimony to layers of history. speaking turkish. but president erdogan, who presents himself as a modern—day conqueror, has announced a new chapter. "anyone who doesn't like it," he says — and plenty abroad don't — "is attacking turkey's sovereignty." under its soaring golden dome, hagia sophia will now become a mosque, as

heavy rain also fell in new york city as the storm moved north. president trump was forced to postpone an election rally, which had been due to take place in new hampshire. the united nations and the european union have criticised a decision by turkey to turn one of the world's most famous buildings, the hagia sophia or ayasofya, back into a mosque. the world heritage site was originally built in the 6th century as a byzantine christian cathedral. the ottoman empire then converted it into a mosque in the 15th century. it then became a museum in the early 20th century. from istanbul, 0rla guerin reports. change is coming to hagia sophia — jewel of the byzantine empire. a great monument to christianity conquered by the ottomans, later a museum bearing testimony to layers of history. speaking turkish. but president erdogan, who presents himself as a modern—day conqueror, has announced a new chapter. "anyone who doesn't like it," he says — and plenty abroad don't — "is attacking turkey's sovereignty." under its soaring golden dome, hagia sophi

professor neville sa njana is a geneticist at the new york genome center, and also new york university. he told us why the mutation of the coronavirus is a worry. all viruses mutate, don't they? why is this significant? the reason why this is a worry, this mutation today, is that it is a mutation in this spike protein, the thing that sticks out from the virus and gives coronavirus its name. it is the corona and the reason this particular mutation is worrying is that we and others have found in laboratories that this mutated form of the virus more readily infects many different types of human cells. so the new mutation has a strong spike that does not break when it tries to infiltrate cells? that is a good summary. we looked at many different possible mechanisms for why this is and it is still not completely clear as to how this very small change in this spike protein leads to this increase in infectivity but the increase is unmistakable. so we looked at cells from the lung, from the liver, from the colon. many different human cell types and across all the cells we looked at, we consist

mass transit is often called the lifeblood of new york. before the coronavirus pandemic, millions relied on it each day. now, with the city reopen, the road to recovery could largely depend on people's comfort with riding public transit. like the majority of workers, she is not rushing back to the office. when she does return, she says she will not be riding the subway there. i'm so happy to rediscover new york again, because i'm able to walk to different neighbourhoods that they didn't see before. certain streets are closed off and it made be more aware of what is going on the environment. now that i'm happy to walk around, to use bikes, to use electric scooters, it made me more cognizant and so, i don't see the need as much to be using public transportation. since the outbreak hit, ridership has plummeted as people stay home or walk or take private cars to get around. this is weekday rush hour and you can tell how empty the subways still are. every month, the mda is losing $500 million dollars. they are trying to make riding safer though

the washington post, the new york times, and associated press are reporting right now that a new york court has lifted the temporary restraining order against the publication of a book by president trump's nice. we are chasing confirmation on this but it seems to enable the publisher to continue printing and distributing that insider account by mary trump. the restraining order on her seems to be in place, opening her to possibly being sued for a breach of nondisclosure agreement. as far as we can establish at the moment the book was clear to be distributed and sold. more to come on that as soon as we can get it. to stay with us on bbc news. this too, as well. we have the latest from tighter regulations imposed on 300,000 people in melbourne. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep

so right now, fortu nately we new york? so right now, fortunately we do have enough capacity in northern california where i am practising. in the rate of increase has not been too bad but if the rate continues, rate of hospitalisation continues at this rate, we may reach a capacity at some point pretty soon capacity at some point pretty soon as capacity at some point pretty soon as well. so much of this seems, quite apart from testing, seems to come down to the way that masks and distancing have become such an issue and that politicians seem to be at odds with scientists, with medics. i think it's been very, very fortunate how this has really become a political issue more than a public health issue more than a public health issue and i think what we know issue and i think what we know is that universal masking and wearing masks in public places and social distancing really does work well and we can see the examples of asian countries that have recorded really less than 300 deaths in the case of south korea so i think we sho

and today's international new york times reports from the french vineyards forced to sell their alcohol to be used in hand sanitiser. so let's begin. quite a few in already, should we start with the international ft, because that really sets the canvas for or that sets the picture for the europe fight against the coronavirus spike? the one that we could see a bubbling up of covid cases across europe. it's not the first time ever that he's referenced a potential second wave, according to the financial times on monday he was on a conference call with others saying that there were already preparing for a second wave in autumn. already on the uk government minds and government throughout europe in the world. the question is how much is tourism really affecting the so—called spike? we are not really sure where it's going yet and how much of it is somewhat organic to a virus that we know very little about? does not appear in sourcing the case of spain that one of the reasons the virus is spreading to young people in particular is that they were not adhering to social distancing but we have

we're looking at new york. look at what's going on. all run by democrats, all run by very liberal democrats, all run really by radical left. oregon's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, accusing it of illegally detaining protesters. every american needs to be concerned about what's happening here in portland. you know, these federal agencies are operating with no transparency and against the will ofjust about every leader in our state, and i assume it will be the same in other states where they show up. but portland is currently the poster child for this administration. they are using us, sort of throwing mud on the wall to see if this is an issue that might stick for the president. there is little indication the federal tactics are working. more people are now demonstrating, including a group of mothers who say they will come out until no protesters needs protecting. and i thought they were just — they were going to leave us alone, because we weren't throwing anything at them. but that's not what hap

laura trevelyan, bbc news, new york. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has more on this new closure in california. it's not looking good, mike. in california, this state was doing really well, or it appeared to be at the beginning of this pandemic not now. the number of cases are increasing, about 8,000 new cases every day. that positivity rate we hear quite a lot about now with the number of positive cases as a percentage of those that are tested increasing by 21% over the last couple of weeks. another statistic, a 20% increase in the number of people having to go to hospital because they have coronavirus, and that's why the bars are being closed down again, restaurants, cinemas. in the 30 worst affected counties in california, they are going even further, closing the gyms, churches, hair salons as well and it feels like we're back where we were a few months ago when, of course, one of the great hopes was at least that maybe the summer, the warmer weather, would bring you a cases of the disease and that simply isn't happening as governor newsom, the governor of california,

york back in the spring. —— starting to resemble what we saw new york back in the spring. and there is this denial from our administration that there is a major crisis and really no national strategy or roadmap so that the states, including our state of texas is left on its own in terms of strategy. there is some backup with respect to providing personal protective equipment and supply chain management, and that sort of thing, but in terms of a roadmap, the states are more or less operating independently. and why do we think there are those surges in cases, in let's say texas, is this young people getting together, is this older people not wearing masks, what are some of the issues here? what happened was, if you speak to the epidemiological monitors, we opened up our states prematurely before bringing to down to containment mode, which meant less than one new case per million residents per day. when we did open it was without any kind fadvocacy or call the masks, the bars opened up and people started piling into the bars and pubs with not much regard for staying away. the

for more, gregory daco, chief us economist at 0xford economics, joins me now from new york. those figures are a sort of snapshot, aren't they? what do they tell us about the wider economy and the prospect of recovery? they are not good news overall because what they point to is the fact that the recovery has essentially stalled in the us as of the past few weeks. 0ur 0xford economics recovery tracker actually points to the recovery going into reverse over the past month, with employment being part of the picture, and this data in terms of initial claims points to the fact that we are still seeing some significant layoffs and reduced rehiring is at this stage of the recovery, which is not very encouraging at all. all eyes are on washington at the moment. the republicans are trying to figure out what should be in this next stimulus bill, and there is a lot of disagreement there about a sort of supercharged unemployment benefits, 600 extra dollars per week. what would be the impact of that money drying up, of it not going into people's pockets? it would really be dramatic for a

york backin states as it was a new york back in the spring. tragically again, this is both predicted and predictable. we are also upset because it is especially the low income neighbourhoods getting hit. we are seeing huge numbers of death and severe disability in hispanic, latin acts, african—american populations. we are absolutely failing to protect our most vulnerable here in this country. donald trump's point is that the number of testing is that the number of testing is so high, they are catching a high number of cases and the vast majority of those cases won't be severe. he knows that is not true. he knows that, and the white house knows that the increased number of cases is being paralleled by a very steep rise in hospitalisations and intensive care unit admissions, and the positivity rate is also climbing very steeply. now we have a situation where many parts of the southern us are running out of intensive care beds. the other thing that has happened thatis other thing that has happened that is harder to quantitate is that is harder

the attorney for southern new york said ms maxwell had helped to exploit girls as young as fourteen. she'll appear in court later this afternoon. china has hit back at international criticism of a new law that gives it greater control over hong kong. it's threatened the uk with countermeasures after london offered three—million hongkongers a route to british citizenship. school children in england will return full time from september — classes or year groups will be kept apart in separate bubbles. the uk's biggest and most significant law operation has ta ken place after forces across europe worked together to intercept a messaging system used by criminals — over 800 are arrested. you are watching bbc news... schools in england will return full—time — and at full capacity — in september. the plans are based on keeping year groups separate from each other, to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. the so—called ‘bubbles‘ will keep classes or year groups apart as much as possible during the school day, with different break and lunchtimes. the government said it will

york back in the spring. —— starting to resemble what we saw new york back in the spring. and there is this denialfrom our administration that there is a major crisis and really no national strategy 01’ and really no national strategy or roadmap so that the states, including a state of texas is left on its own in terms of strategy. there is some backup in respect to providing personal protective equipment and supply chain management, and supply chain management, and that sort of thing, but in terms of a roadmap, the states are more 01’ terms of a roadmap, the states are more or less operating independently. and why do we think there are those surges in cases, in let's say texas, is this young people getting together, is this older people not wearing masks, what are some of the issues here? what happened was, if you speak to the epidemiological moderate —— monitors, we open up our states prematurely before we boarded down to containment mode, which meant down to containment mode, which mea nt less down to containment mode, which meant less than one new case per mill

heavy rain also fell in new york city as the storm moved north. president trump said the storm was being closely monitored. president erdogan of turkey has signed a highly controversial decree, turning one of the world's most historically significant buildings — the hagia sophia — back into a mosque. the unesco world heritage site has remained the spiritual home to 0rthodox christianity since it was built in the sixth century, with the move drawing comdemnation from both religious and heritage groups. from istanbul, 0rla guerin reports. change is coming to hagia sophia — jewel of the byzantine empire, a great monument to christianity conquered by the ottomans, later a museum bearing testimony to layers of history. but president erdogan, who presents himself as a modern—day conqueror, has announced a new chapter. "anyone who doesn't like it," he says — and plenty abroad don't — "is attacking turkey's "sovereignty." under its soaring golden dome, hagia sophia will now become a mosque, as in 0ttoman days. but turkey says christian emblems

york, not in new hampshire where she has a home, and that she has not tried to flee in the last year or at any time, she knew she was under criminal investigation has not tried to flee. i think it will be a close call because she has no prior criminal history. under the bail reform act, she has an argument that she should be released. 0bviously many of the victims do not want her released, they do want her to be in custody, they do want her to be able to face charges against her. and they are very concerned that she might infact they are very concerned that she might in fact be released, and that might in fact be released, and that might flee. maxwell cosmic lawyers have said, as part of the plea that she should get, they say she has a risk of getting coronavirus if she is detained in new york. what do you make of that? there have been a number of inmates who have been released on account of covid—i9, which spreads through correctional institutions. so that is an argument. 0n the other hand, i think the prosecution would argue she's not ina the prosecution would argue she's not in

in new york. how concerned are you about this? we have released recent data that actually shows 2019 immunisation coverage and even prior to the covered pandemic, approximately 20 million children we re approximately 20 million children were not receiving the full benefits of vaccines. that is globally. many of vaccines. that is globally. many of these were in low income countries, countries affected by conflict, but what we are very concerned about is a decline in immunisation coverage even in middle income countries. now, come the covid outbreak, we are seeing huge disruptions in the uptake of vaccinations, so these are going to be further exacerbated and we are extremely concerned that countries 110w extremely concerned that countries now battling with covid will start seeing outbreaks of preventable vaccine and diseases. what sort of vaccines do you feel that children are missing out on? pretty much all the vaccines in the vaccination schedule. measles, polio, diphtheria, tetanus in the african continents. yellow fever vaccine

let's go to the new york times now and there is an opinion piece they're talking about tick—tock, tick—tock has been in the news quite a bit of recent and the message here is don't trust tick—tock, but don't ban it, can you really do both of those things at the same time, jason? two's yarmulke not sure whether donald trump actually cares, but you infuriates a whole generation of teenagers not to mention certain adults it may be the one thing which would end up kind of costing him a presidency with his handling of covid—19 wasn't bad enough. well, benedicte, facebook appears to be launching something similarto appears to be launching something similar to the tick—tock platform, but it does raise interesting questions around privacy, around trust and how much data and information we are giving and sharing with the platforms that we use. indeed. there have been skewed questions about zoom that we are all using, but to refer to tick—tock specifically, it looks as though president trump wants to ban it, what i'm not quite clear on is his main reason for wanting to ban it, the fact that h

we're looking at new york. look at what's going on. all run by democrats, all run by very liberal democrats, all run really by radical left. oregon's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, accusing it of illegally detaining protesters. every american needs to be concerned about what's happening here in portland. you know, these federal agencies are operating with no transparency and against the will ofjust about every leader in our state, and i assume it will be the same in other states where they show up. but portland is currently the poster child for this administration. they are using us, sort of throwing mud on the wall to see if this is an issue that might stick for the president. there is little indication the federal tactics are working. more people are now demonstrating, including a group of mothers who say they will come out until no protester needs protecting. and i thought they were just — they were going to leave us alone, because we weren't throwing anything at them. but that's not what happ

new york's governor says the president's threat are baseless. school reopenings are a state decision, period. that is the law and that is the way we're going to proceed. it's not up to the president of the united states. for local officials, the dilemma is how to balance the need for education with the risk of spreading the virus, not only to teachers and school staff, but to adults back at home as well. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. australia's second largest city, melbourne, is back under lockdown, with the police saying they will impose a ‘ring of steel‘ around the area. the state of victoria has recorded its fourth day of new cases in the triple—digits with another 165 coronavirus victims. its overall total is now more than 3,000. freya cole reports. the heart of melbourne. empty trams, near deserted streets. but it is a familiar sight. just six weeks ago melbourne was in lockdown. the rules had started to ease. but now they are back after a second surge of the virus. i think it's a very good thing that the victorian government

nada tawfik, bbc news new york. the french prime minister, edouard philippe, has resigned, along with his government ahead of a full reshuffle by president emmanuel macron. mr philippe's position had been in doubt since the middle ofjune when mr macron said he wanted to "reinvent" his presidency. a new prime minister is due to be annouced in the next few hours. our correspondent in paris, lucy williamson, explained why this is a big moment for the french government. the story everyone wants to know is what's behind this reshuffle. did hejump? was he pushed 7 you know, what's really going on in the corridors of power? and there are many theories on this. you may know, edouard philippe ran for the mayor of le havre in the local elections recently. he won, he is not the mayorship. and that really posed a bit of a problem for emmanuel macron. because, you know, he has said, as you mentioned, he wants to reimagine the presidency and he wants to set a new course and he wants to mark the post—covid era in france but edou

let's move on to the new york times. us weighs broad ban on travel from china. it says the trump administration is considering a sweeping ban on travel to the united states find members of the chinese communist party and their families. certainly prompt retaliation against americans, seeking to enter all remaining china. let's start with you, tim, on this one. what your reaction? i think there are two kinds of reactions. first of all, a lot of politics in this. donald trump did a lot of trouble in his bid for reelection. some opinion polls suggest he's10% behind joe biden. that's a big apposite to ove rco m e biden. that's a big apposite to overcome with only a few months until the november election. sort of stirring up anti—china feeling, one of the routes that perhaps he hopes he might be able to clean on to the white house. there is definitely a political motivation to talk about this. i think it's also legitimate from a strategic point of view. i think one of the horrors in the world today is the imprisonment of weed your muslims by the chinese state —â€