this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm rajini vaidyanathan. in the us, lockdowns are eased, despite a record daily high of 40—thousand new coronavirus cases. the country's top expert says it's a serious problem. if we do not extinguish the outbreak, sooner or later, even the ones that are doing well are going to be vulnerable to the spread. in yemen, the pandemic hits after years of civil war. the u—n warns that children are most at risk. police shoot dead an attacker after six people are stabbed at a hotel in glasgow. terror is ruled out as a motive. and — how the pandemic has led to asian americans being harassed and targeted — and what's being said in response

hello and welcome. we start in the united states which has recorded an all—time daily high of 40—thousand coronavirus infections, according to figures from the johns hopkins university. two of the country's biggest states, texas and florida, have reimposed some lockdown restrictions — with the governor of texas ordering all bars to close. here's our north america editor, jon sopel florida seemed to be flourishing — beaches had reopened, bars were buzzing. the republican controlled state was one of the first to lift the shutters, despite not meeting government guidelines. but now coronavirus cases are absolutely skyrocketing — up over 60% injust21i hours, and the governor is hitting the pause button, urging people

to maintain social distancing and wear masks. but it's not going to be an easy sell. i need you to tell me, how do i play saxophone and sing with a mask on? listen to these people in palm beach. you literally cannot mandate somebody to wear a mask knowing that that mask is killing people. it literally is killing people. and they want to throw god's wonderful breathing system out the door. you're all turning your backs on it. and with the us yesterday recording more cases than at any time in the crisis, the pressure is on the president. i can name kung flu, ican name... 19 different versions of name. particularly after holding a rally in oklahoma last weekend, which has resulted in dozens of campaign staff and dozens of secret service officers having to quarantine with covid symptoms. it does sound, though, like you're saying, "do as we say, not as we do."

you're telling people to listen to local officials, but in tulsa, you defied local health officials. well, i want to remind you again that the freedom of speech and the right to peacefully assemble is enshrined in the constitution of the united states. and the vice president played down the severity of the current surge in cases. as we see new cases rising, and we are tracking them very carefully, there may be a tendency among the american people to think that we are back to that place that we were two months ago, that we are in a time of great losses and great hardship on the american people. the reality is we're in a much better place. the president insists it's because so many more people are being tested, like here in san francisco, that more cases are being discovered. but it's only part of the story. public—health officials, though, are far less sanguine about it. they say, unless urgent action is taken to deal with his current surge,

then all the sacrifices of the past three months could have been for naught. far from flattening the curve, america seems to be fattening it. the us centers for disease control says the number of coronavirus infections in the country may exceed twenty million, ten times higher than the existing number of confirmed cases. for more on this i've been speaking to william hanage, associate professor of epidemiology at harvard university. the new data is actually very interesting because it suggests that the infection rate is consistent 1 in 200, with estimates we have seen in places like spain and switzerland and other places that have been relatively hard hit in the first wave. but the that is the infection rate, that includes the mild cases of disease as well. that means this is a disease

that we really do need to take seriously. one thing that was interesting that came out of today's coronavirus briefing with dr fauchi and the vice president mike pence was that about half of new cases are actually people under the age of 35. does that surprise you? not in particular because if you look at the antibody tests which were done in places that were hard hit the first surge, there's more evidence in that age group. they a defined social distancing more difficult they find social distancing more difficult and they have a perceived lower risk to themselves, so they're perhaps more likely to become infected. there is very good evidence that the major risk of fatality grows as people get older. those that age is group is at the lowest risk of severe consequences, although there are long—term consequences that we are only discovering now. however, once that age group becomes infected in large numbers, it is very difficult to prevent it leaking out from them into the other age groups which are at risk and so we can expect to see

hospitalizations and deaths to pick up in the coming weeks. what is the best way to stop this as the country opens up? the country does need to find a working economy that is a completely reasonable statement to make. but, we have to accept the nature of that economy is going to have to change. some things are going to be more difficult to be able to continue to do safely. but we need to do it all costs, even if we accept that some amount of the disease and death is inevitable in the place in the place of a pandemic, we want to minimise it, preserve health care and that is why it is especially concerning like in places like houston and arizona, it is sounding like health care is very being stretched to capacity and we know that even if we were to stop all new infections in these places right now, the people who were being infected right now to be

rolling into the icu's. let's get some of the day's other news after months of deadlock, ireland will have a new government, after the mainstream fee—na foyl and fin—uh gayl parties agreed a coalition deal with the green party. the irish parliament will meet in dublin on saturday to elect the fianna fail leader micheal martin as tee—shok. the deal excludes the resurgent republicans party, sinn fein, from government. pakistan will start criminal proceedings against 28 pilots accused of falsifying their flying credentials. the aviation minister said at least nine had confessed to not having a valid flying licence. the action follows a pakistan international airlines crash that killed ninety—seven people. marine biologists say the continued use of fishing trawlers has led to record numbers of dead dolphins washing up on france's atlantic coast. they're warning that the increase in deaths is so high it's now threatening the survival of the local population. french law requires fishermen to declare all by—catch of marine mammals but scientists warn this doesn't always happen. for the first time in

history, the us house of representatives has voted to declare washington dc america's 51st state. the vote, along largely party lines, comes as the idea of making the city a state gathered steam in the wake of the protests against george floyd's death. washington's 700—thousand residents don't have representatives in either the house or the senate, which critics say is unfair. there's a stark warning that millions of children in yemen could be pushed to ‘the brink of starvation' unless international aid is dramatically stepped up. it comes from unicef, the united nations children's organisation. the covid—i9 pandemic is compounding the effect of five years of civil war — to create the world's worst humanitarian crisis. our middle east editorjeremy bowen sent this report, and i must warn you, there are distressing images right from the start. selwa is five, the same age as the war. selwa has cerebral atrophy — brain damage caused by malnutrition she's had

since she was two months old. the vicious mixture that is destroying yemen is killing her. a man—made war, man—made hunger, and the coronavirus pandemic‘s grip on a broken country. selwa's parents are among the 2 million yemenis who have been forced to flee their homes because of the war. herfather, ibrahim, says they can't pay for any more medical treatment. selwa is not the only one. unicef says malnutrition has caused permanent mental and physical damage to 45% of yemen's under—fives.

this is aden — better supplied than most parts of yemen, but still living on the edge. there is food, if you can pay — many cannot. it's 20% more expensive than a fortnight ago, because the currency has crashed. yemen is an easy target for the virus. its citizens' immune systems are exhausted, their health care system is 50% destroyed by the war. some provinces have two hospital beds for every 10,000 people. this doctor filmed at his better—off hospital in aden. rich countries could buy thousands more ventilators. the doctor says they have to

turn away most of the patients, whose families beg for them to be treated here. this woman had a chance — a bed in hospital run by the charity msf. they couldn't save her. in yemen, 25% of people with confirmed covid—i9 die — five times the global average. it's estimated yemen already hasi million cases of covid—i9 — three times more than the uk in a population less than half the size. it feels like the end. it feels like a calamity. they think the world has forgotten them. and it's chaotic and anarchic and desperate. are they right to think that, that the world's forgotten them? unless action's ta ken straightaway, we are going to see a tragedy of globally catastrophic

proportions. making everything worse, separatists are fighting a new war to end south yemen's union with the north. it's on top of saudi arabia's intervention five years ago to fight houthirebels aligned with iran. in the desert, saudi troops are with the southern separatists, trying to observe a ceasefire that so far does not exist. the un is cutting its aid operation because donors have promised only half the funding they gave last year. unicef says that, in a single day, a child in yemen will suffer more injustice and hardship than most people face in a lifetime. when selwa was a baby, her parents had to escape with her from a hospital bombed by the saudis in a raid that killed 19 civilians.

now, she's five, selwa's family have to try again to save her. they feed her with sugar and water, love and prayer. that's all they have. in this war, and this pandemic, it might not be enough. there's more about yemen on our website including a breakdown on the causes of the civil war which has been raging since 2015 between a saudi—led coalition of countries fighting iranian—backed houthi rebels. check it out on bbc.com forward slash news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the morning after the night before — jurgen klopp tells us liverpool's big win is finally sinking in.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines. in the us, lockdowns are eased, despite a record daily high of 40—thousand new coronavirus cases. the un says aid to yemen must be ‘dramatically stepped up‘ to help save millions of children from the brink of starvation. six people have been injured in an attack at a hotel in the scottish city of glasgow —— with the suspect shot dead by police. the six injured men are aged from 17 to 53 — one of them is a police constable david white, who is said to be in critical, but stable condition. police say the incident is not being treated as terrorism. here's our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie. amid confusion and panic, armed police entered the park inn hotel in glasgow city centre. during lockdown it's been home to some of the city's asylum seekers. residents and onlookers

were shocked. i think there were, like, a hundred police officers. there was really incredible response. across the street, we saw people running here and there, loud noises were heard and a lot of screaming. the attack happened early this afternoon. the city centre street became a crime scene. armed police arrived here within minutes. they discovered the six people who had been stabbed, others were laid out to safety. police raided the hotel and the attacker was shot dead. the prime minister and others paid tribute to the emergency services, including a police officer was one of the injured. six of the other men in hospital for treatment, including a 42—year—old police officer, who was in a critical but stable condition. the officer's family are aware

and are being supported. the other men in the hospital are aged 17, 18, 20, 38 and 53. liason officers have been appointed to the case. scotland's first minister set the events are truly dreadful. this is a situation that has undoubtedly shaken glasgow to the core, police have dealt with it and there's no more threat to the public, it is not a terrorist related incident. that said, there are six individuals that are in critical condition as result of injuries that they have sustained and all of our thoughts and good wishes this evening should be with them. the motive for the stabbings is being investigated, police scotland say the incident has been contained and there is no danger to other members of the public. mexico city's security chief has been wounded in an attack that killed two of his body guards — the dramatic incident took place in a wealthy district of mexico city that has until

now, seen little violence. reged ahmad reports. in this grainy cctv footage broadcast on mexican television, a group of heavily armed men in an open back truck and suv drive up. blocking off the road, it is understood that they were preparing to open fire on the vehicle of mexico city's security chief, garcia harfuch. the footage zooms in on some of them as one holds up with looks them as one holds up what looks like an assault rifle. residents reported heavy gunfire ringing for several minutes during the attack. as the security chief's car was spread with bullets. translation: a group of men aboard an suv attacked the vehicle, carrying mexico city public security chief, and he is out of danger at the moment

and is receiving medical attention at a mexico city hospital. unfortunately, two security members of his team lost their lives. a woman passing by was also killed in the attack which took place in one of mexico city's wealthy districts. known as a location of ambassadorial residences, this level of violence is unusual for the neighbourhood and has shocked residents. garcia harfuch has been at the jobs and since last october and hours after the attack, apparently a gang led by a former police officer, is accused of fuelling record levels of violence in the country as it seeks to eliminate rivals. mexico's president has linked the attack to attempts by authorities to establish order in the city. despite growing drug cartel violence of the decade, the capital has remained

relatively calm compared to other parts of the country. officials say a number of arrests have been made and the involvement of the cjng is just one line of inquiry. asian americans have endured a rise in harassment and hate attacks since the coronavirus pandemic began — being scapegoated because the virus came from china. increasingly, asian americans are speaking out against zenophobia and inflammatory political rhetoric. people willjudge by how you look, if you look asian, if you wear a mask, they'll just pick on you no matter what. in fact, three asians in texas got stabbed. getting a gun will somehow make you will make to feel a little bit secure, knowing that if you are attacked, you have something to defend yourself and ijust did not feel

safe as an asian american at the time. when i first came here, i wanted to adapt to american culture, as soon as possible, that is why i chose to go to the football games and go to the parties. after this pandemic, i realized they will always see you as an outsider because you look different. being an american means to me, they fully accept you as who you are, you don't want to be aggressive or insult anyone, we just want to hope we can feel safe in the states. as cities open up, we are expecting a surge in anti—asian racism even more. my sister died over that covid. i expect kids to be bullied, when we go back to the office place, we will face jokes.

we go out to the streets, we are going to be harassed even more. are you from china? why is that? you haven't heard of the coronavirus? people are targeting the most vulnerable. women, children and elderly. come here! i talk about the chinese virus and i mean it, that's where it came from. i can name kung flu... and there are spikes after politicians use the term chinese virus. they associate asians with masks, with the disease. they think of the disease being chinese. i'm proud to stand with my black sisters and brothers. as asian americans, we stand with black lives matter, not as a generic group of people who show up, but as a particular community with a particular racial history. we bled to built the railroads, the american farming economy is built on filipino and japanese labour in the mid—1900s. black bodies are brutalised

they are objectfied, they're fetishized, asian bodies and voices are erased and they are marginalised and they are ignored. older gen 2, younger millennials, for some, this the first time that they have protested and marched. there's more of an understanding in this that we are ultimately fighting against the same oppressive system. my rap group and i wanted to emphasise the fact that asian americans belong here. we are born here, we are saying that hate has no place in our country. the views of some asian—americans about the racism they have faced during the coronavirus crisis. let's turn to sport now — and liverpool's first english football championship for thirty years.

these fans were celebrating late into the night, when their clubs only remaining challengers, manchester city, lost to chelsea. it means liverpool are now the reigning english, european, and world club champions. liverpool star player mo salah has been tweeting about the win — he said he wanted "thank all our supporters watching us from all corners of the world. you made this possible for us and i hope we can keep bringing you the joy you deserve. and liverpool's manager jurgen klopp told the bbc‘s ollie foster what the premier league title meant to him. i am happy, really happy. relieved. last night, i was overwhelmed. it is a very good moment in my life and... i don't think you be prepared for a situation like this. and

it hit me full. in my face and similar situations in life where it is nice, but it is intense as well and so, i was happy intense as well and so, i was ha p py after intense as well and so, i was happy after the game, but us happy after the game, but us happy when i went to bed and could sleep. and finally, it is a lot, what is going through my mind in moments like this. liverpool manager jurgen klopp speaking to our sports reporter ollie foster. and before we go —— social distancing can be tricky. but fear not — creative solutions are at hand. at the arena cinelounge in los angeles, movie—goers will be next to hollywood icons —— well, cutout versions of them. the idea could be used when movie theatres eventually open up. and in paris, giant teddy bears are keeping people from getting too close at the city's legendary cafes. these cuddly creatures are the toast of the internet.

hello there. was in some fairly lively weather, the recent heat and humidity giving away to some heavy showers and thunderstorms. and as we head into the weekend now, things are going to be turning increasingly cool and quite windy, with some rain around the times too. blood pressure moving its way in from the west and so, lots of heavy showers rotating around that area of low pressure, still quite humid out there but cooler air moving in from the southwest. plenty of heavy showers through the day on saturday, making their way gradually northwards and eats with the class the uk, may dry upa eats with the class the uk, may dry up a bit across southern counties in england in the afternoon at simpson sunny spots developing their but still some showers to the mittens and bells, showers from northern ireland and parts of

northern england to be quite heavy and potentially thundering later on and for scotla nd thundering later on and for scotland we are expecting a torrential downpour is at times with some thunderstorms interspersed for some sunshine but temperatures generally in the high teens possibly at the low 20s and you will notice those winds will be picking up, especially in the south of those gusts wins about a0 miles proper along the south coast. over into sunday, no great changes we keep for the showers to the overnight period and it will not be quite us hot and humid as recent nights of temperatures typically about ten to 13 degrees overnight. heading on into sunday, the theory of the pressure just to theory of the pressure just to the north of the uk, most of the north of the uk, most of the showery rain on sunday will be in the north and the northwest, particularly for northern ireland, northwest, northern england and scotland too. for the south across england, you should stay mostly dry, but wherever you are, you will notice the strength of the wind, custom from 30 to a0 mph. shorter than that in the hills in the north. getting to

sunday, quite a bit lower than recent days from 1a to 20 degrees and as you move on into next week, but still have the area of low pressure not far away and it will start to feel and move towards the east, but certainly for monday, another day of sunny spells and blustery showers and more of the showers once again on monday across north and north western parts of the uk. fewer showers reaching for the south, but much colder compared to recent days from 1a to 18 degrees on monday. so we start next week on that shower when the note where the showers should ease through the weekend. goodbye.

now it's time for the coronavirus newscast.

we are joined by a former doctor to talk about antibody testing, a former head of m16 to talk about the delay to the establishment of... what?! right, just kidding, we have got david tennant and dame judi dench. thank you forjoining us. that is better than having a realformer head of m15. if you want to talk about the antibody testing, damejudi dench, then you are very welcome. we will have all the day's news as well in this edition of the coronavirus newscast. hello, it's adam in the studio. and laura in the same studio, two metres apart. and chris in my usual box.