the stories be told often here told by the people who the gift is such a level. east and undertakers this is europe on al-jazeera. u.s. president donald trump jets off to mt rushmore to mark independence day as americans are told to scale down their celebrations to avoid an even bigger surge in corona virus cases. just 0 live from london i'm dating an alligator also ahead. brazil's president a prison law requiring people to wear masks on streets on public transportation but water's a down 1st bus. out of the woods yet. a sober message from the u.k.

prime minister as pubs are prepared to reopen despite the coronavirus still killing more than 100 britons a day and. you cannot get away with killing adjoin at least turkey puts 20 saudis on trial in absentia over the killing of journalist john mark karr sochi . hello thanks for joining us health experts in the united states say this weekend could be the perfect storm for an explosion in already soaring coronavirus infections as the country gears up for independence day in some states where restrictions are being reimposed bars on beaches have been closed and fireworks and parades canceled the u.s. reported another record rise in coronavirus cases on thursday with more than 55000 new infections that's the largest daily number any country has reported since the outbreak began california arizona texas and florida all posted record new cases

this week arizona says it's running out of intensive care beds in texas says it's hospitalizations have risen to a record high. well despite this the us president to celebrating the 4th of july with a trip to mt rushmore defying health experts recommendations to avoid large crowds in the last hour donald trump set off for a south dakota where he will watch a fireworks display with thousands of people at the landmark mosques will be available but they're not required the site has not had fireworks in 2009 because of environmental concerns charms visit x. is expected to be met by protests but despite that he's told reporters that he's looking forward to the events going to be a fantastic gave. the economy's doing very well our job number was the biggest number in history in the history of our country bigger even than last month by almost double so a lot of good things are happening

a lot of very powerful things happening and our country's doing very well i think we will have a v. shape if you look at what's going on if you look at the numbers all over i think we're going to have a very strong. let's get more from jordan she's joining us from just outside washington d.c. over in virginia so despite the health recommendations to avoid large crowds the president himself is still going ahead to mount rushmore. that's right daryn some 7500 people have been invited to attend the prefer 4th of july celebration at mount rushmore and these people are coming from across the united states so what has public health experts worried is that anyone who might be a carrier of the virus could theoretically spread it to others who are attending this event where there will be no social distancing all the chairs are right next to each other and then they would take the virus back to their home communities and

thus exacerbate the spread that's already been happening in the united states in recent weeks however the president donald trump has been adamant in trying to say that the u.s. has the pandemic under control despite the comments from public health experts including within the u.s. federal government and he is trying to us say that it's fine to start reopening the country even though again the rate of transmission of this virus this potentially deadly virus is still was surging in places where you would not want to see the virus spreading so quickly but the president is adamant and he's trying at least trying to demonstrate that the country is a once again open on this holiday weekend again this must all be very concerning rosalind's for health experts who are warning about the surge going on in several states across the u.s. . that's right if you look at

a map take go red for lots of cases and green for very few cases there are many more states about half the country still dealing with an outbreak of one that threatens the ability of hospitals and health care centers to properly treat people who have been infected with covert 19 we saw some 7500 cases being reported in texas today another 1500 or so cases being reported in arizona which incidentally now has a closed border with the country of mexico and that's not by the doing of arizona authorities those are officials in mexico trying to stop the spread of the disease by not allowing people to cross into their country from our zone again because of the rapid spread of this virus there's one other thing that we should note about the fireworks display at mt rushmore the fact that it's not just

a matter of whether or not this is an incubator for spreading this deadly virus but also the potential threat for setting off massive wildfires because this is a very dry part of the country and on july 3rd it's even drier oh wow right jordan thank you very much for that reporting now 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 test the information is crucial to identify anyone who may have the virus or come into contact with an infected person. now another $1290.00 people have died in the last 24 hours in brazil while that's also reported another $42000.00 cases this takes us total transfer of infections to more than one

and a half 1000000 and the spike calls to increase personal protection measures president j. are both so narrow has watered down a law requiring the wearing of face masks in public places masks are already mandatory in several states but this was the 1st law on a national level the far right leader used his veto power to remove articles obliging people to wear masks and shops and churches saying vats was unconstitutional to reserve those monitoring developments from argentina's cups of water saris and she says there are calls to reimpose some restrictions because of rising cases. well over 1500000 people infected in brazil over 60000 people have already died the virus spreading to the country's most remote areas and just now president data will turn out a pass to lower demand in the making it mandatory for people to wear face mask then he vetoed a clause of that new law where he says that in churches schools factories people

are not obliged to wear a face mask and this is happening just as some cities in brazil are starting to open up in restaurants bars mills are opening up in the city of rio they've done a deal for example people are allowed to go to the beach to do some exercise they're not allowed to sunbathe or remain on the street but restaurants and malls are opening up there was not of tension between governors of the cities and also not initially because they did impose a lockdown in spite that the president was opposing it well they opened up but cases continue to increase we were listening to some experts who are saying that probably they'd open up too soon that the cities should remain in lockdown because of the situation in brazil on thursday there were 48000 people infected in the country 1200 people died and that's why the criticism towards the eatable going out or for his handling of the crisis has been enormous. south africa has reported its

biggest single day rise in corona virus infections with more than $1000.00 new cases the surge comes a few weeks after the country allow businesses to reopen following a strict 2 month lockdown the government is extending the deployment of 20000 soldiers until the end of september to help in force restrictions cases across south africa more than quadrupled in june there are now more than 177000 confirmed infections and almost 3000 people have died india has also reported yet another single day high of new coronavirus cases in a sign its infection rate is still rising almost 21000 new cases were confirmed taking the national total to more than 625000 india is expected to overtake russia to become the 3rd worst hit country after the u.s. and brazil despite raising cases the government has eased many restrictions and monuments including the taj mahal will reopen for tourists next week hairdressers

pubs restaurants and other businesses will be reopening their doors in england on saturday after more than 3 months of lock down but with covert 1000 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 that ultimately the economic health of the whole country is dependent on every single one of us acting responsibly we must not let them down i looked on 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 10 people arriving from 59 countries and 14 british overseas territory as 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 sure a challenge for. it's a much rarer site than it used to be travellers 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 you know at least to go to somewhere where freedom to throw whereas i want

to see is a form of this or to take some rest or 30 is very confusing and we know many things go wrong like not war. which is solved some so happy local and now you know it's great that is being lifted it's a really good the 59 countries list has some notable exceptions you where you said it's too risky i'm sorry russia brazil and india china isn't on it either go home 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 necessary changes to the time when our european neighbors much lower case numbers rates the way to. so all it was doing was actually acting as an economic

barrier to recovery in the challenge 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 my impression of the of of the way we've been working as a u.k. is that we generally speaking we we're 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. coming up on al-jazeera.

president my call replaces his popular prime minister with the man who brought from this out of lockdown and when it's all about the journey they're taiwanese so desperate to travel they're faking the flying experience. hello there fairly cloudy conditions across the southeast of australia want to share in the mix as well on its way as you can see towards new zealand meanwhile out across the west it's been fine and dry a very nice sunset look at this the waves lapping up on the shore in broome some glorious golden skies it should be more of those in the next couple days it's mostly clear and fine but across the southeast is painful the in the morning hours certainly in brisbane look at this but you can see the blue skies above the fog which did clear as the day went on as we go through south it should be a fine day in brisbane because some showers and cloudy conditions across much of it

toria melbourne could see a few showers hobart as well and then the rain as i say really is on its way towards both islands of new zealand some very heavy downpours all the way through sunday and some pretty strong winds as well generally cloudy picture across the southeast not too bad across western australia the rain is on its way throughout sunday well ahead of it is 21 celsius in path and then into asia still plenty of rain of course all tied to my you by your front but the rains have had a positive effect this is on the banks of the yellow river people comes a floor can see these waterfalls and of course they look like this because of the recent very heavy amounts of right now there's more very heavy rain across central areas of china but particularly saturday some heavy rains across into japan by sunday still some rain so a wet day in tokyo 31. on counting the cost of pandemic decimates jobs pushing many experts tree and publishing could have green recovery save the global economy senegal flagpoles with

china these crews are used to overfishing just meat processing plants make quarterbacks and then. counting the cost on al-jazeera. every generation has higher purpose. hours to help. element on the top stories 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 brazil's president has watered down a law that mandates the wearing of masks in public places j. about an arrow used his veto power to remove elements of the law that require people to wear masks in shops and churches. british prime minister boris johnson has warned people to act responsibly is restrictions are further eased in england hairdressers pubs restaurants and other businesses will be reopening their doors on saturday. 3 u.s. police officers involved in the staging and sharing of photos reenacting the killing of an unarmed black man have been fired elijah maclean's death last august received new attention following nationwide protests over police brutality and racial injustice he died after police stopped him walking down a street in denver colorado mclean was placed in a choke hold and sedated with ketamine he died 3 days later an internal

investigation was launched when photos surfaced some months later. the trial of 20 saudi nationals accused of killing journalist has begun in turkey his fiance was among those who testified at the one day hearing but none of the defendants were there. or at the saudi consulate in istanbul drew widespread condemnation and whose remains have never been found said of course or who reports from. inside this courthouse in istanbul persecutors began their case against want to sell the citizens they accuse the men of killing a saudi journalist of aftershocks after saudi close late here in the city in october 2018 so do your arabia has refused to recuse requests to extradite the suspects so the trial is being held without their presence in the courtroom the judiciary a style that some countries 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 jam 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 toes the cook the boiled food commission the crimes where not indicted jews 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 is now 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. called a martyr points out the fact that saudi crown prince mohammed bin so mom has not been inducted in a previous are for cheer released the un special report or have called for an investigation into prince someone suspected in the killing of the one country that has claimed to have the evidence about mohammed bin salmen responsibility easy united states t's the cia and and so far the process. undertaken by the american congress to get to the bottom of the information as been hampered to a veto by the white house called i want to say is the problem 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. or that same court in istanbul has also jailed to have amnesty international turkey's former leaders on terror charges the human rights groups former chairman tyner kill it was convicted of membership to a terrorist organization and sentenced to more than 6 years in prison while the former director india lesser was one of 3 activists sentenced to 2 years and one month their arrest and $27000.00 follow the failed attempt to overthrow president rather tired and was seen as a push to silence critics. a sea rescue charity has acquired a state of her emergency on one of its ships the 180 migrants and refugees on board are growing increasingly desperate after both malta and italy refuse the permission to dock rescue workers on the ocean viking say many of the people are in acute

mental distress and 6 of them have tried to kill themselves they were rescued in 4 different operations in the past week while attempting the dangerous crossing from libya to italy in money where my car has replaces popular prime minister with a little known civil servant the french president made a major government race shuffle in an attempt to reinvigorate his presidency 2 years before the next election let's ask about the reports from paris shore cast steaks is not a new name in french politics a conservative mayor of a southwestern town he's worked for former rightwing president nicolas 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 while felipe like president emmanuel might crawl during a cabinet reshuffle you. may will need 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 30 put 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 this trademark no nonsense approach. and rather moved in saying this but be good and as we say where i come from let the wind carry. the evil. thanks ed wofully may have become too popular for emanuel might cause comfort 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 will

feel his predecessor as prime minister was more from bay and type of politician he was recently on the cover of party much 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 role would choose a woman as his next prime minister or a politician with an environmental plank ground 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 the al-jazeera paris. of the paris appeals court has rejected an effort to reopen investigation into the assassination of rwanda's former president john died when the plane he was

travelling in was shot down in the capital kigali in 1904 the ventures or the 100 day genocide which killed 800000 people responsibility for the attack remains contested but some blame people close to the current president park and gummi in 28000 french prosecutors dropped charges against 9 suspects with ties to me due to a lack of evidence. the philippine government the philippine president excuse me has signed into law a counter-terrorism bill that critics say in dangerous civil liberties and may result in an abuse of power roderigo the territory pushed 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 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 us 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 $24.00 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 and a terror 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 rescuers are miramar have pulled out more bodies from a collapse jane mine in northern kitchen states of waste collapsed into a lake on thursday bring more than 170 workers florence 3 has. rescue and volunteer workers hike up the slopes of

a collapsed mine retrieving bodies of those killed in a landslide on thursday the dead are carried away in makeshift stretches but heavy rain is hampering recovery efforts the bodies are laid out for relatives to identify some are to overcome by grief to even speak a local official says he expects the death toll to rise. more than 50 injured we've recovered 162 bodies there are more bodies to recover we will continue to recover today. many of the dead were workers from impoverished parts of myanmar who were scavenging the waste left by a mining firm despite being one of the most lucrative industries in the country the jade mines of this region in the northern catchin state are poorly regulated more than 100 people were killed in a 2015 mine collapse and at least 50 died in another landslide last year

rights group global witness says the trade is worth billions of dollars a year father of the official value of $750000000.00 it says the money is used to fund conflict between the military and armed ethnic groups and has accused the government of failing to regulate the mining practices myanma leader aung san suu kyi has expressed her sadness over the accident but has blamed poverty for forcing people to work in myanmar dangerous jade minds florence. well some people in taiwan are so desperate to travel again that they're lining up at the airport for just the experience of sitting on a plane 10000 people entered a competition for the flight to nowhere only 30 were selected but they were allowed to bring gay friends it was designed by the civil aviation administration to teach people about airport procedures from queuing at checkin to security searches and

even there was duty free shop it was the complete airport experience all except the takeoff as you can see and of course there was no lost luggage had online to al-jazeera for much more on that story as well as the day's other top stories. here's a check of the headlines on al-jazeera some u.s. beaches and other popular venues are closed as the country gears up for independence day fireworks on parties experts say there there could be this weekend rather could be the perfect storm for an explosion in corona virus infections the u.s. reported a record 55000 new infections on thursday how 3 prison ecuador's capital say hospitals are on the verge of collapse because of new coronavirus cases there war 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 for the. hairdresser's 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 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 looked on 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 the trial of 20 saudi nationals accused of killing journalist german showbizzy has begun in absentia and turkey shows his murder at the saudi consulate in istanbul drew widespread condemnation including from the u.n. special operator who spent months investigating the case his remains have never been found 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 rosarito the territory push to fast track the legislation which he says is needed to fight terrorism in the country those are the latest headlines on al-jazeera we'll have more news coming up right after counting the cost that's next thanks for watching by. let me ask you how worried you are about the increase in hostilities in yemen we listen this is the moment you stop all the 30 action this is the moment right on

fighting. with. the stories the. 0. 0 i'm adrian finighan this is counting the cost of al-jazeera look at the world of business and economics this week the pandemic decimates millions of jobs and pushes many into stream poverty could have green recovery be the solution to saving the global economy. flag of convenience chinese ships and crews but flying the senegalese flag local fishermen say the water.