just. holding to account as we examine suits right now we're. going to see. bars and beaches close as us health experts warned this july the 4th weekend could be the perfect storm for an even bigger surge in covert 1000 cases this is a new spike in cases leaves hospitals on the brink of collapse in ecuador. you're watching al-jazeera live from london i'm doubting obligato also ahead. of the woods yet a sober message from the u.k. prime minister is prepared to reopen despite the coronavirus still killing more

than 100 britons a day. you cannot get away with killing a journalist turkey puts 20 saudis on trial in absentia over the brutal killing of journalist jon mann plus. president macro replaces his popular prime minister with the man who brought out of lockdown. thanks for joining us health experts of the united states say this weekend could be the perfect storm for an explosion in a ready soaring coronavirus infections as the country gears up for independence day in some states where restrictions are being reimposed bars and beaches have been closed and fireworks and parades have been canceled of the u.s. has reported another record rise in corona virus cases on thursday with more than 55000 new infections. that's the largest daily number any country has reported

since the outbreak began infections are rising in at these 37 states california arizona texas and florida all posted record new cases this week and arizona says it's running out of intensive care beds for virus patients while all this in the u.s. presidents will celebrate the 4th of july with a trip to mount rushmore defying health experts recommendations to avoid large crowds in a few hours' time donald trump will watch a fireworks display with thousands of people at the south dakota landmark masks will be available but they're not required the site has not had fireworks since 2009 because of environmental concerns and trams visit is expected to be met by protests let's speak to our white house correspondent kelly how good so americans are being told to scale back on the celebrations for the 4th of july if the president seems to be sending out a very different message. absolutely and before he heads to south dakota in

a few hours he also took in a round of golf here locally outside washington d.c. many people remarking at the tone deafness of the president and the optics of this message that he's sending when americans are being told to scale back stay at home that if you don't there is going to be an even worse outbreak in august and in the fall potentially threatening schools reopening so the u.s. president continues to defend his actions well he hasn't spoken today he has in the past said that what he's trying to do is project optimism but many arguing that's reckless given the fact that the some of the top officials in his coronavirus task force including dr anthony fauci have projected that if things don't turn around in this narrow window of opportunity for scaling back the virus that the united states could be projecting up 210-0000 new cases of covert 19 a day how much concern is there really over the trajectory off the virus and what

states are reporting. yeah there is enormous concern because the united states has for a number of days consecutively now set new records in terms of the number of cases of covert 19 you mentioned the flashpoints that exist there say arizona texas florida among others in fact there is a rise in corona virus cases in 40 of the 50 us states that's not a record that this united states wants to be setting so health officials all across the country are taking measures on their own independent of federal guidance we know in southern california they're closing beaches after they have had some reopening is there we know that the governor now is also recommending that many of the bars and restaurants close to indoor seating and really shut down their operations to try and turn it around we're seeing the same thing in southern

florida another big hot spot and what's really remarkable is texas because you remember there the governor kind of resistant to the whole idea of wearing masks now mandating that in public in a number of localities so what we see is really this local action to try and turn things around knowing that if this doesn't happen many of the events this weekend could be known as a super spreader event as people get together they watch fireworks they celebrate what happens is that there are often asymptomatic people present and soon you've got a very large outbreak this is what local health officials are trying to avoid even as the president is set to kind of ignore that advice and go celebrate independence day in south dakota all right 2nd with a helicopter reporter from white house thank you. health workers in ecuador's capital say hospitals are on the verge of collapse because of new coronavirus cases they're more than 59000 people are infected and over 4600 others have died the

government has begun collecting personal data to ensure people are following quarantine rules it says the information is crucial to identify anyone who may have the virus or who have come into contact with an infected person let's speak to for terrorism joining us from argentina's capital want to sirees to just discuss the situation over in ecuador and the spike in cases there. well definitely almost 60000 people infected in a quota 4700 confirmed cases but thousands of more are suspected of dying because of covert 900 c.z. or difficult in a way to forget what happened in late march april in the city of watch at keele where the bodies were piling up on the streets funeral services had collapsed the public health care system had completely collapsed well the situation has improved in the city of juarez like you but the epicenter right now in the country is in the

capital in quito earlier today we spoke to the mayor of key he's extremely concerned about what's been happening there he says that he suspects that their public health care system could easily collapse if the infection level continues as it is he would like to go back to imposing stricter lockdowns in place which is something that prevented the spread of disease and also what's been going on in the city of that's in the amazon rain forest in a while though it is that indigenous communities have kidnapped 2 police officers and a member of the city of the local government there demanding the return of one of their leaders who died of course at 19 in that area so even though until now ecuador had managed to control the spread of disease it's been going it's been rising in this past few days yeah and speaking of rising brazil is now approaching one and a half 1000000 cases that we know the president has signed but also watered down

a law that mandates people to wear masks in public. well i dramatic situation in brazil 1500000 people infected over 60000 people have lost their lives the amount of people infected it's spreading in the amazon rain forest indigenous communities afraid of extinction among many things president when i just now passed a law that makes the use of facemasks mandatories he vetoed however took long says wear face masks are mandatory in churches and schools in factories he also vetoed in that law something that forces the federal government to give vulnerable communities face max many cases they cannot afford one he vetoed that law who this is happening went on thursday 48000 people were infected and brazil and cities important such as religion nato so probably have started to open up people are able now to go to the beach to exercise they're not allowed to sunbathe restaurants and

shopping malls have started also to open up but doctors are saying that it is a mistake to open up the economy just now that the virus continues to spread their snouts of criticism against president joey to also not 0 for his handling of the fund demick he's opposed to imposing strict knockdowns in the country to prevent the spread of to seize so the situation in brazil is dramatic the virus continues to spread cities are opening up and there's lots of concerns about what will happen next to the tourism both thank you for that reporting from buenos aires now hairdressers pubs restaurants and other businesses will be reopening their doors in england on saturday after more than 3 months of lockdown but with covert 19 still claiming the lives of more than 100 people a day in the u.k. prime minister boris johnson has urged people to act responsibly. the success of these businesses the livelihoods of those who rely on them but ultimately the

economic health of the whole country is dependent on every single one of us acting responsibly we must not let them down look down only succeeded in controlling the virus because everyone worked together and we will only succeed in reeling if everyone works together again because we're not out of the woods yet. england is also dropping coronavirus travel restrictions for visitors from dozens of countries from july the 10th people arriving from 59 countries and 14 british overseas territories well no longer have to quarantine for 2 weeks holiday favorites france spain and italy are on the list but the u.s. and china are not for a challenge has more. it's a much rarer

a site than it used to be travelers arriving in the u.k. from abroad the covert pandemic reduced foreign tourism here to a trickle don't leave the country unless absolutely necessary was the advice to britain's and since early june arrivals from abroad have been required to self isolate for 2 weeks but from next friday coming from some countries at least will no longer mean quarantine which has gone down well at london's gatwick airport yeah i think it's a great thing coming because people are probably a bit of tired of being stuck in a hole and always pleased to go to some well freedom to throw whereas i want to see is a form of us all to take some rest. so we confusing we normally think. it's all fun some so happy local now you know it's great that he's being lifted saying yeah really good the 59 countries list has some notable exceptions us feel that it's too risky as are russia brazil and india china isn't on it either though

hong kong is and sweden which controversially didn't lock itself down is also missing plus some countries on the list like new zealand have their own core and same rules for arrivals. when the u.k. quarantine was brought in a month ago the travel industry howled coming so late in the crisis it would be nonsensical and pointless they said and it would kick an already crippled industry the measures were in cheesed at a time when our european neighbors much lower case numbers rates the weight it so all it was doing was actually acting as an economic barrier to recovery in the channels jollity said but scotland and wales won't be pressured into following england's lead and say they want more time to analyze the lists legal and health implications and when so much is at stake as it is right now we can all lower sales to be dragged along in the week or of another government to be quite frank about it

shambolic decision making process boris johnson is playing down the rift by impression of the of of the way we've been working as a u.k. is that we generally speaking we were following very very similar paths. if it's slightly different speeds but for now lifting koren team is in england only measure rory chalons al-jazeera london. india has reported yet another single day high of new coronavirus cases in a sign the infection rate is still rising almost $21000.00 new cases were confirmed taking the national total to more than 625000 has expected to overtake russia to become the 3rd worst hit country after the u.s. and brazil despite rising cases the government has eased many restrictions on monuments including the taj mahal which will reopen for terrorists next week.

meanwhile palestinian officials have reimposed they full lockdown in the occupied west bank movement between cities is to be heavily restricted while most shops will close for 5 days health officials fear the territory's ailing health system could be overwhelmed still to come on al jazeera we look at the counter terrorism law fast tracked by the philippines president. that critics say will endanger civil liberties and ethiopia's prime minister says the murder of a popular singer and subsequent unrest was part of a plot to destabilize the country. i know there's still plenty of catty skies and some rain showers across more the northern areas of europe me one across southern and eastern areas where we're in

a way of showers and thunderstorms the actual mediterranean is mostly fine and dry on the some very nice warm sunshine across the southwest and also across the southeast but not so in some area look at this the child's bridge people sheltering from some very heavy rain some very heavy downpours meanwhile across into most southerners of germany it has been fine and dry as that butterfly will testify through saturday the right the rain showers are back in the forecast across much of the u.k. some pretty strong winds coming from the southwest pushing the showers across towards dam up the lake countries on through northern germany and also into all southern areas of the scandinavia we've still got some possibly heavier downpours this ill system a just laying across into romania some showers as well through most central and southern areas of italy and say shy pattern across the northwest as we go through sunday the area of low pressure responsible for this rain is working its way quite swiftly on towards norway taking with it some very heavy amounts of rain but still some blustery showers across the northwest and you see fairly cloudy conditions generally across much of you are going to showers all my way towards the southeast but for the next few days in athens it's mostly fine you got the chance

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another one of the top stories here on al-jazeera some beaches and bars are closed as americans are warned to scale back their independence day celebrations to slow the spread of coronavirus u.s. health experts say this weekend could be the perfect storm for an explosion in infections health workers in ecuador's capital say hospitals are on the verge of collapse that's because of new coronavirus cases there more than 59000 people are infected and over 4600 others have done. the british prime minister boris johnson has warned people to act responsibly as restrictions are further eased in england hairdressers pubs restaurants and other businesses will be reopening their doors on saturday. the trial of 20 saudi nationals accused of killing journalists has begun in turkey with

a one day hearing. at the saudi consulate in istanbul drew widespread condemnation and his remains have never been found so has the latest from istanbul. inside this courthouse in istanbul persecutors began their case against went to sell the citizens they accuse the men of killing saudi journalist jamal khashoggi after saudi close late here in the city you know told where 2018 saudi arabia has refused turkey's request to extradite the suspects so the trial is being held without their presence in the courtroom judiciary a style that some come trees may not be familiar with. it has limitations but the un special rapporteur on this call of art says it's much better than the closed door trial held in saudi arabia late last year we have not moved the killing of german into a formal setting that the international community can recognize because the

trial in saudi arabia could not be given a credibility and legitimacy it towards helping secret. and key perpetrate to those that would those who commissioned the crimes were not indicted just turkish fiance how to judge i guess was the case will offer new clues to the whereabouts of his remains. we trust in turkish justice the process has now begun our search for justice will continue in turkey as well as everywhere else we can. question his murder remains a horrific crime against a journalist if the suspects from saudi arabia are convicted they could face possible life sentences but without they were arrests and their physical presence here they are unlikely to serve any prison time in turkey. call a martyr points out the fact that saudi crown prince mohammed bin some man has not

been inducted in a previous or for chief released the un special report or have called for an investigation into when someone suspected in the killing the marks says the power of this trial should not be underestimated but sees more countries the to show support for the legitimacy of the turkish court case. al-jazeera istanbul. 2 former leaders of amnesty international turkey have been convicted of terrorist charges in sense in jail a turkish court convicted the human rights groups former chairman of membership in a terror organization and sentenced him to more than 6 years in. 3 other activists were sentenced to 2 years and one month each their arrests and 2017 follow they failed the time to overthrow president. and was seen as a push to silence critics while amnesty international condemned the ruling as a crushing blow for human rights and for justice in turkey so obviously we all gave

up will be an appeal process we will be supporting our friends and colleagues all the way but this is a real adult day for the tickets justice to see such a top of the political charges without any substance whatsoever. you know for people's lives to be taken away in this in this way zis just scrapes. the philippine president has signed into law a counter-terrorism bill that critics say in dangerous civil liberties and may result in an abuse of power rodrigue of the territory push to fast track the legislation which he says is needed to fight terrorism the law bypasses normal legal processes and gives a special counsel the right to decide what is terrorism and order arrests without warrants suspects can be held without charge for up to $24.00 days jimmie the other dog and has more from manila. from the time it was passed by congress when it was

certified as urgent a few weeks ago there has been major public outrage here because they basically the fear by many not even the critics of the administration but ordinary citizens is that it may be used against members of the opposition those who criticize the government and the sea basically the per your duty but the bill at the law was for your ties as urgent by congress was also misplaced the priority and ill timed this was able to pass a head of the much needed economic reforms that congress need to pass at a time of a global pandemic one of the major issues as mentioned really is to is is is this and to and this terror law will allow state forces law enforcers to detain ordinary civilians without warrants for up to 24 days and rights groups say basically this is in direct contrast to what the constitution actually says it infringes on basic civil liberties and they have already vowed that they're going to go to the supreme

court to try to stop this from being implemented but the supporters of this bill of course the huge backing coming from the military says this is been much needed for many many years because they see the human security act of 2007 has proven to be any effective they see the need the anti-terrorism law to go against terrorists as they described in the in the southern philippines and of course to and what they describe as one of the longest communist insurgencies in the world against the new people's army but it remains to be see how it will be used. if you know piers prime minister says the murder of a popular singer and subsequent violence within the country was an attempt to start a civil war had made the comments during an emergency meeting with senior advisers more than 80 people died in protests in response to the killing of the prominent or romo's singer has a child who he was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the capital addis ababa on monday nights catherine soy is following the developments from neighboring kenya

she says that ethiopia's prime minister issued a very strong warning to what he called the instigators. indeed have a very extensive meeting this morning with key government officials including the chief of defense attorney general the federal police commissioner and others and after these came a written statement where he said that this incidents this protest that followed the killing of the musician who deaths are were coordinated and an attempt to create civil unrest he say that the people the people the government give amnesty to and allowed in the country if you remember. who are in exile allowed to be have been coming back to the country after a government a mess in the last 2 or so years so you say some of this people instead of engaging in the government on ways to solve if europeans are facing problems facing if you

can peacefully have decided to take up arms he also said that the government is in the process of identifying not just those who committed the crimes at the killing of the musician but also those who are instigating the balance in the last few days we've been hearing from officials of the government and from the prime minister himself saying that there could be some external forces perhaps foreign countries who have been one hand in these protests he also said that people who are colluding with the instigators of the violence will be are considered enemies of the if european people antigovernment protesters in mali have held a rally in the capital bamako to mark a 100 days since an opposition leader was kidnapped so mary lacy say disappeared days before parliamentary election in march mollies president abraham boubacar kater previously said the government had proof that says they were still alive after months in captivity she says family has accused the government of moving too

slowly to rescue him. well the paris appeals court has rejected a bid to reopen an investigation into the assassination of rwanda's former president jimmy. have yamana died when the plane he was travelling in was shot down in the capital kigali in 1904 the event triggered a 100 day genocide which killed 800000 people responsibility for the attack remains contested but some blame people close to the current president paul kagame me in 28000 french prosecutors dropped charges against 9 suspects with ties to me due to a lack of evidence and money when my call has replaced his popular prime minister with the little known civil servants the french president's made a major government resettle in an attempt to reinvigorate his presidency with 2 years until the next election that's also butler reports from paris. shaka stakes

is not a new name in french politics a conservative mayor of a southwestern town he's worked for former rightwing president nicholas sarkozy and was recently put in charge of planning the lifting of france's lockdown nevertheless few people in france had heard of him until he was named prime minister replacing it wafa leap by president emmanuel mack wrong during a cabinet reshuffle. were only more than ever to reunite the nation to fight this crisis among us and above all continue the deep reforms that you've undertaken so that we will emerge stronger and more united phillipe and served as prime minister since 2017 when mackerel was elected like our steaks conservative felipe was little known when he took up the position but he soon became one of france's most respected politicians steering the country through the coronavirus crisis with his trademark no nonsense approach. and rather moved in saying be good and as we say where i come from let the wind carry.

level. it was may have become too popular for emanuel mccall's company which is why the president may have chosen a prime minister unlikely to overshadow him is a low key politician in no way in a coin is saying the president and the prime minister and i have an efficient collaborator to take charge of the day to day running of of the government it was philip his predecessor as prime minister was more from buy ins type of politician he was recently on the cover of party match magazine and people started seeing him a little bit as an alternative or arrival to him a new record this will not happen with younger sticks caste stakes is appointment will disappoint those that had hoped mark crawl would choose

a woman as his next prime minister or a politician with an environmental plank around to pick wins by the green party in this week's local elections michael says he wants the last 2 years of his presidential term to be a period of renewal he's promised to reinvent himself but his choice of prime minister may fail to convince some that he's serious about change its national partner al-jazeera paris. the russian president vladimir putin has signed then the most sweeping constitutional changes in decades allowing him to stay in power until he is 83 years old russians overwhelmingly supported the change with almost 78 percent voting for a package of reforms which included raising pensions and the minimum wage the changes will take effect from saturday the opposition leader alexina valley has rejected the result calling the vote an illegitimate attempt to legalize putting presidency for life. and the american football team the washington redskins say

they are thoroughly reviewing their team name it comes after their sponsor fed ex joined the wave of calls for them to change the name which has been criticized as racist these sports where a company in 1000 recently removed the team's merchandise from its website activists say the term redskins is offensive to native americans. hello again a check on the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. beaches and other popular venues are closed as the country gears up for independence day fireworks and parties experts there say this weekend could be the perfect storm for an explosion in corona virus infections the u.s. reported a record 55000 new infections on thursday. health workers in ecuador's capital say hospitals are on the verge of collapse because of new coronavirus cases there more than 59000 people are infected and over 4600 others have died the government has

begun collecting personal data to ensure people are following quarantine rules. british prime minister boris johnson has warned people to act responsibly as coronavirus restrictions are further eased hairdressers pubs restaurants and other businesses will be reopening their doors in england on saturday the success of these businesses the livelihoods of those who rely on but ultimately the economic health of the whole country is dependent on every single one of us acting responsibly we must not let them down looked on only succeeded in controlling the virus because everyone worked together and we would only succeed in really if everyone works together again because we're not out of the woods yet. the trial of 20 the nationals accused of killing

journalists. has begun in a sentence for a key. emerging at the saudi consulate in istanbul drew widespread condemnation including from the u.n. special roberts her who spent months investigating the case his remains have never been found the philippine president has signed into law a counterterrorism bill that critics say and dangerous civil liberties that may result in an abuse of power roderigo to terence a push to fast track the legislation which he says is needed to fight terrorism here today for the latest headlines on al-jazeera up next a.j. selects and it's a series of short documentaries on people's complex relationships with drugs that's coming up next thanks for watching but i.

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