no matter what you see al jazeera will bring you the need and current affairs that matter to you. al-jazeera. the corona virus outbreak worsens in the south and west of the u.s. plans to ease lock down restrictions in texas are put on hold. such as their ally from london i'm dating an operator also ahead of tons of shareholders approve a $10000000000.00 rescue package that will give the german government a 20 percent stake in the airline. a day after republican bill was blocked in the senate debate begins in the house of representatives on legislation to reform u.s. policing. dozens of rohingya refugees finally make it ashore in indonesia after

a rescue mission launched by local fisherman. hello we begin in the united states where texas has halted the phased easing of restrictions following a sharp rise in infections a record one day rising cases was reported across the country on wednesday almost 37000 cases were confirmed that's the highest number since the start of the pandemic cases had been on a downward trajectory since late april but they've roared back in recent weeks after restrictions were eased the resurgence is concentrated largely in the south and west more than 2300000 americans have been infected and about 122000 have died . so florida is one of the states experiencing a significant increase in cases after easing walked on restrictions more than

100000 infections have been reported but the state's governor is defending has reopening strategy and gallagher reports from miami. some call this a reckless reopening others a much needed reboot of the economy florida's now shouted its own record with over 5000 new code 1000 cases reported in a single day state officials say increased testing is partly responsible for the alarming surge in a state where over 3000 people have lost their lives since reopening florida's seen younger people infected increased hospital admissions and less social distancing all of which doctors say shows a dangerous trend it's truly an increase in the percent of. who are becoming infected with the suppliers and that serious and it will infect anybody any age any belief system any political. viewpoint whatever the

virus doesn't care about any of that it simply wants to get a one. republican governor on dissenters has issued orders on social distancing and reducing occupancy at newly opened businesses but has refused to mandate the use of masks think we just got to trust people that you know give them an opportunity to do it do to do the good things i take make good decisions i think that that tends to work better then to mandate this mandate that here in miami dade county officials are taking a different approach now requiring masks to be worn in public at all times they say those rules are 0 tolerance the message here then is one of enforcement and not guidance although there's no talk of a 2nd shutdown other critics accuse the governor of manipulating data to make the case for reopening florida's economy one former employees now built her own. doris website after being fired by the florida department of health she says she was no

longer willing to massage the data the state says she didn't listen to his superiors i don't need to be the person who mainly gone in and changed to just say hey this is the most trusted resource for information in this state and it says that it. has it. so now i do it again officials say younger people getting the virus means sure the hospital stays but in a state with a large elderly population florida is facing a potentially deadly resurgence of the coronavirus to gallacher al-jazeera miami florida let's get an update from deborah is on to his joining us from new york in the u.s. president's maintains that the reason cases are going up because more testing is being done across the country yeah well that's partially right but as one doctor said he said only half jokingly said you're never going to gain or lose weight if you never step on a scale to weigh yourself so the president is correct in a way that there is

a lot more testing going on and that is partially why you're seeing more positive cases however what the president did not say that is very much factual is that in many states according to doctors and number crunchers the data that were coming in and seeing their rate of positive cases is far outpacing the rate of testing for example in the state of arizona one of the hardest hit states in the last couple weeks in the last 3 weeks the positive cases have gone up by 177 percent while testing has only gone up by about 85 percent so the positive case is far outpacing. the amount of testing and we're seeing that in several other states as well. under rule of there's a report from the government's own centers for disease control and prevention that the number of americans infected may actually be much higher than it is what are they what is the c.d.c.

basing that on yeah robert redfield to the director of the centers for treat disease and control and prevention came out with this very shocking figure quite frankly that there are currently about 1400000 americans that are infected with corona virus and according to their analysis of the data that's coming in he says that they now think that for every one person that's confirmed with it 10 could have it but have not been diagnosed with it yet that would mean that potentially if correct $20000000.00 americans could have coronavirus now the problem with this is that it would mean that there are millions of asymptomatic people out there throughout the country that could be if infecting other people they're basing all of this off of their off of their data that they're receiving in and of course this is the c.d.c. the government agency that looks at all of this so it's very reputable and quite frankly very shocking they also did say the c.d.c.

there over 90 percent of americans could be susceptible still to contract ing the virus. reporting from new york thank you india has seen a record number of new virus infections for a 2nd consecutive day with almost 17000 reported cases in the last 24 hours the country now has over 473000 cases and almost 15000 people have died after contracting the disease the capital new delhi is causing a major concern and forty's will carry out home screening over the next 2 weeks the government predicts cases in the capital could expand to more than half a 1000000 by late july. germany's the photons are to 2nd largest airline in europe has secured a 10000000000 dollar government rescue package their line had been on the verge of bankruptcy because of the drop in passenger demand caused by the current virus pandemic airlines shareholders voted to back the deal it'll mean the government

takes a 20 percent stake dominic cain has more from berlin board members of tons say that they have been hemorrhaging a 1000000 euros an hour during the worst moments of the pandemic that has afflicted the world from their perspective this bailout is the thing that will keep them from bankruptcy they needed to persuade their shareholders that this was the way forward that the government plan was the way forward the government which will be taking a 20 percent stake in the shares of the company investing almost $10000000000.00 to do that so it's no surprise therefore that the news that 98 percent of the shareholders had endorsed this plan for the government to take that stake was greeted by the man behind it the finance minister social democrat all of shots nice side dish 5 does his per kid despondence to the rescue package it takes

a legitimate interest to text that is because that is very important to me this investment must not be to the detriment of the public service the government insists it will prevent a hostile takeover of homes you know and will send 2 people to the seats of the supervisory board. that has also pledged to renew its fleet to make it more efficient and environmentally friendly. the other hurdle they still have to get past was the e.u. itself would this infringe impinge upon the state aid rules that apply across the or the institution across the continent the e.u. the european commission has said no it does not which means on the face of it this deal can go forward but other allies have expressed real issues about some of the elements associated with this deal saying they will try to prevent it but for now at least in germany there is a sigh of relief from ministers and perhaps from lufthansa that they've been able to stave off the immediate threat of bankruptcy. pakistan international airlines

has grounded a 3rd of its pilots after the investigation found they cheated to get their licenses the fraud came to light during an investigation into a plane crash that killed 97 people in may the crash was caused by human error some of and or. are different his brother was among the victims in last month's plane crash in pakistan 98 people were killed when a pakistani international airlines flight went down in the southern city of karachi other holds the airline responsible. for the negative get on then get more than days of us if there my father also died of the shock and grief pakistan in the civil aviation caused this tragedy which was avoidable have the government taken action after all the previous crashes. there have been at least 10 plane crashes in pakistan in the past 17 years preliminary investigations suggest the crash in may was caused by human error investigators found the pilots were discussing the

coronavirus pandemic minutes before attempting to land and reportedly ignored instructions by the air traffic controller. the investigation also cast doubts of the pilot training i seem to do has come under the spotlight after the aviation minister revealed the one in 3 of pakistan's pilots have acquired licenses through fraud are. also past 30 out of 860 pilots there are 262 i senses in the exams are dubious it includes b i and other private airlines some are also employed by international airlines through their job got over 150 pilots have been grounded immediately and inquiries initiated against the rest. the supreme court has asked the civil aviation authority to clarify the situation within 2 weeks of the pilot said they are shocked and are calling for a thorough investigation and why were they renewed every year why would they even issue this is

a big question on behalf of fox on airline pilots association we do not in the worst we do not accept any dubious method in obtaining this license so we definitely then learned. a transparent inquiry into this and we should we should be informed who these people are and all the people involved whether they're in the civil aviation authority or the individuals involved experts believe corruption within pakistan deviation industry runs much deeper in many cases of corrupt pilot's license is that i've seen that as being institutional corruption that there's just circle disconnections within the system that usually takes investigators go through everything with a fine tooth comb later on find out during his election campaign prime minister in non-con had promised wide ranging reforms and transparency in the running of the national carrier but 2 years on it has been no major changes to combat and demick corruption it's not just the pilot claiming false economic credentials is

a much wider issue in pakistan even the minister would reveal that dubious license holders was himself suspended previously for holding a fake diploma the crash investigation has recommended scrutiny and now this is of a cool records related to fitness licensing training records and information about crew shuttling and rest periods during the previous month but the families of the victims say they are no closer to justice they are demanding that those responsible for ignoring passenger safety be held accountable for some of the job it does their . still to come on al-jazeera russians begin voting in a referendum that promises major reforms that could keep president putin in power until 2036 with protesters back on the streets and unemployment soaring lebanon's president warns there's an atmosphere of civil war.

but. how low the weather is largely dominated by a big area of high pressure across much of australia so that's keeping it dry and find lots of sunshine still want to see showers just rattling through tasmania but nothing much to speak of it will quiet down as we go through the next couple of days so they can i pretty much wall to wall sunshine to be a few shallows maybe some long spells of rain for a time pushing into the far south of western australia 21 celsius there in perth on friday come saturday see the show is tending to drift a little further east with but to still see want to see showers in the full course as we go on through the weekend elsewhere is generate dry want to on shore showers between sydney and brisbane maybe to the north of that as well but much of those is fine advice be plenty of sunshine not once a sunny across new zealand some heavy rain there for a time blustery winds too across central and northern parts of the country we need

the rain so that's no bad thing it's going to stick around for a good parts of the weekend meanwhile rain is clearing from japan we've got a large area of low pressure making its way across the sea of japan some very heavy bursts of rain there just pushing across western japan raining out as it moves over the high ground drifting out into the open waters with fire and dry weather behind . from sunrise to sunset. across asia. and the pacific. explore untold un fascinating stories. of diverse cultures. and conflicting politics the old $1.00 and $1.00 east on al-jazeera.

by the way on the top stories here on al-jazeera axis as a whole to the phased easing of coronavirus restrictions following a sharp rise in infections a record one the rise in cases was reported across the country on wednesday with almost 37000 confirmed cases. international airlines continue to be hit hard by the pandemic germany's of tons and signed a deal to secure a $10000000000.00 government rescue package australia's qantas is laying off $6000.00 employees. august on international airlines has grounded a 3rd of its pilots after an investigation found they cheated to get their license

and the inquiry found the 262 pilots had other people set their exams for the. u.s. house of representatives debating a sweeping police reform bill brought by the democrats the legislation would reduce legal protections for officers who would make it easier to prosecute police it will also ban chokeholds and change the criteria for using lethal force on wednesday a republican bill on police reform was rejected democrats say didn't go far enough it follows nationwide protests calling for a change after the death of george floyd last month exactly one month ago george floyd spoke his final words i can't really and change the course of history since then here if it day americans from every walk of life and corner of the country have been marching protesting and demanding that this moment of national agony

become one of national action today with the georgia floyd just just in policing act the house is honoring his life and the lives of all killed by police brutality and pledging never again. nearly $100.00 rohingya refugees including 30 children have been rescued by fishermen off the coast it was initially unclear of the group would be allowed to disembark locals took matters into their own hands and help the survivors to safety just to washington reports from jakarta. after enduring so much fear finally some kind of facing an uncertain future about whether or not they would be allowed to enter into the asia local people in this community carried the ring of refugees from this boat and into safety. the group had spent weeks possibly months at sea old and young all crammed together and sharing the same trauma local fisherman found them earlier this week in

a sinking boat in the waters around the province of. the fisherman had tried to transport the group but their engine failed so they sent others to tow them to shore. as they approached the shore on wednesday it was already dark some other chair thora to his head even considered moving back to see if it was a bit of what planning to fix the boat and will then give them all the just didn't will push them away from intonation territory guarded by the navy the local community and human rights groups disagree. under international elysia. risk people at risk of serious harm and refusing to risk or even worse traumatize. dangerous waters are going to meet international for years ridding of refugees have tried to reach indonesia and malaysia by boat fleeing atrocities in myanmar the entities and governments says

its policy has always been to work with other countries in the region to stop what it calls unsafe journeys and facilitate the voluntary repatriation offering of refugees the indonesian foreign minister says the government will take steps to stop both journeys like these. and there's an italian consideration if these. matches. at the same time we will come to you to work. in that region that is in various make any sense. measures as well as to then. to see journey. from a country of. just walk that emergency assistance from the government entails is unclear but the community in a is already showing its compassion and willingness to help jessica washington

al-jazeera jakarta. france italy and germany have issued a joint statement calling on all libyan parties to immediately seize fighting and suspend the ongoing military buildup they also urged all for an actress to ns interference and fully respect the arms embargo by the united nations security council the un back governments of national accord have recently crossed forces loyal to world 24 have to back from the capital tripoli the genie's backed by turkey who says have to its forces must withdraw from 2 key regions if there is to be any ceasefire there has been a blast near the iranian capital video shared on social media shows the explosion which happened northeast of to ron about 1 am local time the cause is not yet known

now the battle against corona virus has led to a partnership between 2 unlikely nations israel and the united arab emirates the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the countries will work together in research and technology he says the agreement was reached after months of negotiations the u.a.e. doesn't formal diplomatic relations with israel. the 2nd largest ebola outbreak on record is over after nearly 2 years and more than 2000 deaths the epidemic broke out in the eastern democratic republic of congo in 2018 efforts to tackle the virus were hampered by rebel groups operating near the ugandan border and an antiviral drug developed a treaty bola patients will not be widely available in europe to treat patients with covert 19 so the european medicines agency has recommended conditionally approving room disappear for adults and adolescents over 12 who are also suffering

from pneumonia and require oxygen supports it's now on track to become the 1st therapy for corona virus on the continent it's. russians are heading to the polls in a weeklong vote that's expected to pay the way for president vladimir putin to remain in charge until 2036 the referendum will be the nation's biggest constitutional overhaul since the end of the soviet union and there are reports employees of the state are being pressured to vote in favor of the angela reports during the day in a day for a russian state funded institution to have free time is now spent protesting against the state's latest attempt to preserve putin's power for another 2 terms with opposition demonstrations banned stick is the only way to voice their anger at being told by her employer is exactly where and when to vote. i think it wasn't our management's initiative they received the orders from above and it must have been

done to make sure people don't participate in exit polls and there are no election observers to make sure no one could observe the voting and to make it more difficult on cover regularities she is up against a vost machine the kremlin launched a widespread advertising campaign appealing to pensioners parents and patriots the $200.00 amendments to the constitution include promises on pensions health care and the minimum wage as well as allowing the current president to seek reelection after his final term ends in 2024 and guaranteeing immunity to former presidents but a yes or no vote on the entire package is the only option available. was part of the working group brought together by president putin to draft the proposed reforms view. of the law as it meet that the current president has already been elected to the highest state post several times there is no reset the wrist just a special provision in the text of the constitution that allows the current

president to run for the next presidential election this provision largely guarantees that the state's policy will not be radically changed after 2024 but the vote is largely symbolic the changes have already been passed by russia's parliament still critics say putin wants the people to give his plan the veneer of a ditch in the sea put in wants to be supported by people as a dictator the system situation for any kind of degree dictatorships such a direct direct line direct connection between the autocrat and the people are simply personal so social logical paul. there are fears the nationwide vote could increase the spread of coronavirus in a country that is still recording over $7000.00 new infections a day a ban on public events led to the arrest of hundreds of protesters even one person with a placard is considered a contravention but the ban does not apply to any event organized by the kremlin

that the need for urgency on this vote is unclear charlie. president is warning there's an atmosphere of civil war in the country showing was addressing a national dialogue on the economic crisis but the opposition boycotted the meeting meanwhile processors are back on the streets fed up with rising unemployment and widespread poverty so 100 reports from. this meeting was supposed to be about national unity but in opposition boycott showed the deep divisions in a country on the verge of financial collapse lebanon's president michel holland was hoping to resolve a political impasse that has led to violent protests that turned sectarian. i was hoping this gathering will be the beginning of a board a national effort led by your committee will be formed between coordinate with political factions the legitimate demands of protesters and civil society a waste of time is how the really pro west opposition described the gathering they

believe their one time partners who belong to the iranian syrian camp want cover as they seek financial assistance from the international community. it's just a photo opportunity and nothing more they want to show a united face we are not obliged to take part in. those who lost faith in politicians across the divide we're in the streets they have been calling for a new leadership to deal with an unprecedented economic crisis the local currency has lost 75 percent of its value on the black market since october we gave you the chance to reply to the people demand i mean an independent government. our situation now is much worse the government came to power in february after the previous one resigned after months of protests little has changed since the government baycol itself in the pan and but it has bowed to pressure from political

parties that appointed it it doesn't have support from the arab world and the united states. it's and the west in general says much needed reforms to fit state corruption and waste are needed before it decides to work with. civil society groups who have been trying to push out the political class they blame for corruption and running the economy into the ground are now reaching out to the international community the challenges we are facing. isolation of. we have lost almost our relationships we need to take. and carry out the transparent elections. it hasn't been an easy fight those in power are refusing to cede control but their invitation to dialogue is seen as an indication that they can't govern alone. beirut.

more protests have been held in gaza over israel's plans to annex parts of the occupied west bank there were protests in gaza for a 2nd day following the un security council meeting that saw israel's plan widely condemn the march was organized by the popular front for the liberation of palestine. amnesty international is condemning trip advisor for featuring listings an illegal israeli settlements built on occupied palestinian land rights group calls a practice shameful and says promoting attractions on occupied land means profiting from war crimes it's urging trip advisor to remove the listings israel says it will push forward with plans to annex parts of the occupied west bank as early as next week. the eiffel tower one of the world's most best known landmarks is again welcoming visitors after its longest closer since the 2nd world war it was shut in march when france imposed that's coronavirus lock down face masks are compulsory except for children lifts are off limits for now and visitors will have to use

stairs instead but those who do want to enjoy views of the french capital from the very top of the monument will have to wait until later this summer. you can find much more on the story on our web site al-jazeera talk. bad lines on al-jazeera the u.s. state of texas has halted the phased easing of virus restrictions following a sharp rise in infections a record one day rise in cases was reported across the country on wednesday almost 37000 confirmed cases cases were confirmed rather that's the highest number since the start of the pandemic more than 2300000 americans have been infected and about 122000 have died india has also seen

a record number of new virus infections for a 2nd consecutive day with almost 17000 reported cases in the last 24 hours new delhi is a major concern the government predicts there could be more than half a 1000000 infections in the capital by late july there is renewed concern in europe because of an increase in infection numbers last week so. even weekly cases for the 1st time in months for 2 weeks i have spoken over the surgeons it's good grease it just measures incivil could be because you took these risks has no become a reality. international airlines continue to be hit hard by the pandemic germany's lufthansa has signed a deal to secure a $10000000000.00 government rescue package their line had been on the brink of collapse because of a drop in passenger demands and australia's quantas is laying off $6000.00 employees with another $15000.00 workers on in force leave for months how cost on

international airlines has grounded a 3rd of its pilots after an investigation found they cheated to get their licenses the inquiry found the 262 pilots had other people sit their exams for them another 82 were either under qualified or forged their asserts if it gets. they 2nd largest ebola outbreak on record as over after nearly 2 years and more than 2000 deaths. broke out in the eastern democratic republic of congo and 20. efforts to tackle the virus were hampered by rebel groups operating near the ugandan border the deadliest ebola epidemic in west africa killed more than 11000 people between 20132016 those are the headlines. is up next on al-jazeera as a protest rage over police brutality and coronavirus grips the nation campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take

a back seat will the presidential candidates ever hit the road and so their brand of politics to americans before the vote follow the u.s. elections on. indonesia is home to the largest remaining right for. resource companies paying as little as $5.00 a day for these ecological paradise through questionable land grabs. the. indigenous tribes accusing south korean jobs of plundering west papuan for a piece of. $300000000.00 pure fantasy that's not the case at all one on one east investigates allegations of fraud and human rights abuses deals worth billions of dollars.