president trump is facing criticism over his plans to celebrate american independence day at mount rushmore. thousands of people are due to attend a fireworks display — an event that will not require people to wear face masks or social distance. coronavirus cases are continuing to surge. as pubs in england reopen on saturday, the prime minister has issued a warning to the public not to be complacent. borisjohnson says the public "must not let them down" about social distancing, and that he will not hesitate to reimpose restrictions. police brutality is in the spotlight in mexico, with a teenage soccer player shot by an officer from a parked patrol car. in another instance, a man died when an officer knelt on his neck. police brutality is an ongoing and serious problem in mexico. now on bbc news, it's time for click.

this it's time for click. week: singing for votes. getting this week: singing for votes. getting out of the office. and lift off! 7 welcome to click. i hope you are doing 0k, and i don't want anyone to panic, right? but lara has left the building. she has gone rogue... is that the outdoors? it is the outside world! i have been allowed out and welcome to bbc news, you may be next week. no, too scary. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: what are you up to? it was inspired president trump faces criticism over his plans to celebrate american independence day

by last week's food special to grow at mount rushmore, with no compulsory face masks some of my own vegetables. since i or social distancing. can't even keep a character is alive i have gone for a spot of technology as pubs in england reopen to help. so what is that all about? on saturday, the prime minister boris johnson issues a warning to the public not —— practice. this is welcome to my to be complacent. police brutality in the spotlight in mexico — smart garden. this is actually with a teenage soccer player shot by a policeman called click and grow. this is from a parked patrol car. actually a spot of vertical farming, although i have been setting it up plus, the show must go on, eventually: outside it will live indoors, and britain's theatres are trying hard not be forgotten, the device provides exactly the as they remain shut. right amount of light and water that the plants need. plus the plans come like this in little sachets where you have the seed for whatever plant you have the seed for whatever plant you want but also what the company called smart soil which means that just the right amount of nutrients should be within each pod so there should be within each pod so there should be within each pod so there should be no problem in creating perfect crops. this device has been around for a little while but what is new is that it now sinks your smart phone, plus this should be just the right amount of these products that one person needs to not have to go to the supermarket.

what are you planting at the moment? i have got some letters, some basil and some tomato growing. so when all this is over i can make you a salad. that is an offer. while you carry on sowing, i will see you in a few minutes. the influence of facebook in elections has become a huge topic. the world is still debating topic. the world is still debating to what extent it was responsible for president trump's victory back in 2016. as the 2020 us elections approach the discussion over the influence of social networks is once again on the agenda. joe biden, the nominee for the democrats has been warning that not enough has been done to protect the integrity of elections. but while the world has been talking about facebook and twitter, another social network has been on the rise. tiktok. just a few yea rs been on the rise. tiktok. just a few years old, it has already been

downloaded more than 2 billion times. it is an alluring mix of funny videos and the latest dance moves, which has been a particular hit the younger ages. but with great power comes great responsibility. tiktok‘s huge user base could mean that it has a huge influence. and as james clayton has been finding out it is now being used as a political platform. and just like facebook and twitter before it, a dark side is emerging. tiktok is a platform where you have fun and be creative. it's all philosophy is based around music, lip syncing and of course dancing. it is not supposed to be a political platform. it was not supposed to be any platform other than music. that is how it started. tiktok banned political ads last year, but its content is increasingly political, blurring the lines between comedy and entertainment, and politics. tiktok

uses entertainment, and politics. tiktok uses laid claim to sabotaging donald trump's rally in tulsa, preserving seeds in droves they would never use. seeds in droves they would never use. now people have started sitting up use. now people have started sitting up and taking notice of the platform's political power. the big question now isjust platform's political power. the big question now is just how influential can these videos be? and are they the future of clinical advertising? we will win our freedom... the future of clinical advertising? we will win our freedom. .. tiktok uses are young. around two—thirds are under the age of 30. let me switch up real quick. topher is 29. by switch up real quick. topher is 29. by tiktok standards that is ancient. people are saying "0k boomer"... topher is an unusual mix. this is to all my trump supporters. he is a rapper and conservative commentators. this is what president

trump meant by when the looting starts, the shooting starts. until about six months ago he didn't have much of a social media following. now he has exploded, followed by nearly half a million users, his videos have generated millions of likes. # what you've got to lose... a lot of the time it is reimagining what people think about news, it allows us people think about news, it allows us to have green screen video and photo, allows us to put up sources as we talk about current events, and one minute videos are almost like popcorn for a social media person. tiktok is easy to use and fun, having uses creative tools to make imaginative content. and exactly the same tools have been applied to political videos. there same tools have been applied to politicalvideos. there is same tools have been applied to political videos. there is a green screen options so you can be your own presenter, presenting different fa cts own presenter, presenting different facts and figures on the screen. the

other thing you can do on tiktok ‘s singalong with your mates, by duet in with them by splitting the screen. but that has been a political tick—tock too, you can use it to react to other people's political comments, not always in a good way. sabrina is running to the indiana's democratic candidate. she did not have a social media following anywhere until she posted this video on tiktok. pop music. the video has had more than 300,000 likes. it is the kind of engagement you might expect of a presidential candidate. what worked for you in terms of getting likes? it was the music. # you know i'm your type... tiktok isa # you know i'm your type... tiktok

is a perfect venue for people who wa nt to is a perfect venue for people who want to get across their message and very simple terms. because there is not a, it is the two second sound bite platform which is kind of everything that i am running against but it also works because it gets people to look into your platform, and red it more closely. despite

but we have been able to find many videos using the boogaloo hashtag. the president of media matters are spotted arise in this extremist material months ago. their identifier was not picking up the event somehow. one of tiktok‘s countermeasures was searching for the right terms, so even though it was against the rules there was still the boogaloo stuff, so it was pointed out and they took down. perfect example of the wild west. after we show these videos to tiktok

they took them down. in a statement to the bbc, tiktok said: these problems are by no means unique to tiktok. facebook in particular has been criticised for its response to extremist material. how these companies engage with this issueis how these companies engage with this issue is hugely important in the us election year. we have no idea at the moment what kind of impact tiktok could have on elections or any other kind of political event in the coming years. it is such a huge gap in terms of user base but there is no transparency over how it provides information to people at the moment. —— such a huge app. we need clarity on who is using it and what am i do in terms of physical

campaigning. with all the press coverage that tiktok has received it is easy to forget just how young tiktok actually is. just three years old. and we are still perhaps, even to talk —— tiktok is still getting to talk —— tiktok is still getting to grips with the huge amount of power the platform now wields. hello and welcome to the weekend tech. it was the —— which intact. it was the week that india band tiktok and other chinese apps in an ongoing border dispute. the us has banned sensitive tech exports to hong kong after china passed a to national security law. in live streaming platform twitch suspended president from the present trump's account. other accounts on reedit were also banned. yoga wear company lululemon bought a fitness tech start—up for $500 million. it offers wall mounted

screen connected to the internet as an alternative to gyms. lululemon ceos as the demand for home workout is going on exponentially. a new robot has been deployed to disinfect the greater boston food bank using qvc the greater boston food bank using ovc light. mit the greater boston food bank using qvc light. mit says the robot could work quickly in schools, shops and warehouses. touchless technology developed by a bristol company will be used for advertising in us cinemas. the company will develop adverts that customers can interact with, saying it is a safe and responsible way to operate in the pandemic. and finally a humanlike robot will also be added to the cinema. erica, who was created at osaka university has been given a role in an upcoming science—fiction film. an a! database has been developed for erica to draw on to her acting skills. i have missed going out with my friends during the lockdown. a night

at the cinema, may be catching a play or broadway style musical. i would even accept tickets to the opera right now. but sadly, we are not out of the woods when it comes to covid—19 yet. so instead i truly internet looking for virtual events. why don't you join me? you deserve a night out. a broadway hd .com you will find all your favourite musical extravaga nza will find all your favourite musical extravaganza is to stream on demand. it is $8 99 a month to subscribe but you can try the service free for seven days. musical fans can also enjoy the best of andrew lloyd webber on "the show must go on" youtube channel. a new show goes live every friday at 7:30pm and is available to watch free for 48 hours. a night at the opera has never really appealed to me, but i have to say, after dipping into the next couple of websites, i am beginning to realise i may have missed out. matt opera .org offers a

different opera every night. you can watch free for 23 hours and pay on demand to repay old broadcasts. —— met opera. the royal opera house is also making full—length operas ballet is available free on the youtube channel. the national theatre in london has always been one of my favourite venues for catching a great play. and they have also been putting up weekly new content also been putting up weekly new co nte nt to also been putting up weekly new content to entertain us through the lockdown. a new full—length production is published each thursday at 7pm and then available to watch for seven days. there are also fun extras to help you enjoy the show together, like this guide to hosting a midsommar night ‘s dream's cocktail party featuring some of the cast. then you add the press echo, or if you are a child, lemonade. or why not treat yourself toa lemonade. or why not treat yourself to a night of stand—up comedy. nowhere comedy club .com has been set up as a virtual comedy club with regular shows from some of the

world's funniest people. tickets cost from 10— $30 with the upper price including a virtual meeting agreed with the performer after the show. i do like the idea of posting a virtual dinner party. great food, great company and you only have to wash up for one. after dinner you can watch a movie together at or you can watch a movie together at or you can use the bbcmake a new communal iplayer service stop details are available at the below website. and for those nodes where you really aren't feeling to social but still wa nt aren't feeling to social but still want a taste of getting out in the world... takea want a taste of getting out in the world... take a trip using the medium of local radio stations stop you'll hear music, chat, and all the local news and weather forecasts from around the world. the safest way to travel during the lockdown.

many more of us have been working from home during the pandemic and if, like me, you're starting to feel a spot of zoom fatigue, then how about some new ways of doing meetings? well, chris fox has been taking a look at what can be done in virtual reality. at the start of this week, i really did think who's going to put on a virtual reality headset to do work oi’ virtual reality headset to do work or video calling? why wouldn't you just do it on your computer like everybody else? but, have to say, some of the app and development have really surprised me. this is spatial, emitting space designed to bring together people with vr headsets and those without. those without a headset can drop in using the computer and webcam. so eye can see zoe up on a huge video wall. and those of us with a headset are represented by these 3—d avatars. all they have to do is upload a photo or take a picture using my webcam and it turned that into a 3—d abidal, it applied my skin colour to

the arms and look how accurately it modelled my friends from to d webcam image. and, just for fun, modelled my friends from to d webcam image. and, just forfun, i tried making an avatar using a big drop of a dog and i had to see this so you have to see it to. laughter. now we are all in the meeting room together we can share files and photos, even 3—d objects like this rendering of mars. this is in many ways just like a video just like abellio kaulback i can't strathewen how different it feels. and unlike a video call it really feels like the people are there in the room with you. and if you go up to them to close it feels uncomfortable and weird, especially if you go really close because you can, at the moment, look through their head and see their teeth and eyeballs, which isa see their teeth and eyeballs, which is a little bit spooky. and here's how the setup looks for zoe who is joining usjust like a video how the setup looks for zoe who is joining us just like a video call how the setup looks for zoe who is joining usjust like a video call on her laptop. she gets an overview of the room and she can see how 3—d avatars moving around in front of the video wall. it was certainly a

more personal and sometimes to intimate experience. another app taking a slightly different approaches emmers, unlike spatial you can meet your colleagues in a virtual space and have some of them appear the video wall from webcam. it gives you a multiscreen workspace you go. so editing a video in my kitchen, can do it in an alpine lodge with up to five visual displays. so i have my prescription er, i have my timeline, and then i can have a huge video wall previewing my footage. i've actually edited this video you were watching right now in virtual reality, mainly as an experiment. these are my main ta keaways as an experiment. these are my main takeaways from it. i thought the video footage may be suffering, which can be very frustrating when you are trying to edit. there hasn't been any of that at all. video displays a chris banjo. the final point is it's very hard to control something like this when you can't see your hands with the headset on. so i'd find myself picking out from

under the vr headset to see where my hands are on the keyboard. back in virtual space, i ask the founder of and mr dell me what he thought needed to improve in the next generation of headsets. lightweight headsets are going to be essential. were actually working on hand tracking technology that uses your la ptop tracking technology that uses your laptop webcam to track your hands in 3-d laptop webcam to track your hands in 3—d space. users we need to blame it over the headset on their face, but see their virtual handzus. as i said, when a first—rate desire was sceptical. but people really going to sit in coffee shops doing multiscreen working? i don't know. but the technology is only going to get better and facebook is pouring billions into developing lightweight virtual reality glasses. there is some very interesting concepts here and that feeling of really being in the same room as and that feeling of really being in the same room 3s someone and that feeling of really being in the same room as someone when you are in the art makes it very compelling. that's brilliant. that was chris fox. now, over the that's brilliant. that was chris fox. now, overthe last that's brilliant. that was chris fox. now, over the last couple of yea rs fox. now, over the last couple of years we fox. now, over the last couple of yea rs we have fox. now, over the last couple of years we have seen some fox. now, over the last couple of years we have seen some real advancesin years we have seen some real advances in spaceflight. and just

recently a commercial company, spacex, sent its first astronauts to the iss. but whether it's people or payloads, getting stuff into space requires massive rockets and an awful lot of fuel. it also needs a special launch site and loads of ground infrastructure. after all, you can't just blast ground infrastructure. after all, you can'tjust blast off from anywhere. the thing is, that first pa rt anywhere. the thing is, that first part of the journey uses so much fuel and such a huge rocket that it does beg the question — is there another way? and it turns out the a nswer another way? and it turns out the answer is yes. marc cieslak has been talking to virgin orbit, who have taken a very different approach to rocket launchers. we will take a rocket, it's about 70 feet long, raise about 60,000 lbs, we mounted under the wing of a 747 aeroplane, we take off, we climb up to 30,000- 35,000 feet

aeroplane, we take off, we climb up to 30,000— 35,000 feet and go out to see. the pilot then pulls up so that the rocket is in an appropriate direction, and then drops it. release. the rocket sensors that an automatically it ignites its engine automatically it ignites its engine a few seconds later when it is a view seconds away from the air plane. the second stage will separate from the first stage. it will burn, take it to orbit, go around the world, and, typically, your final around the world, and, typically, yourfinal burn around the world, and, typically, your final burn and release a payload. speyside is becoming an increasingly commercial activity, with companies such as elon musk‘s spacex now launching rockets and cruise to the international space station. the easy stuff were done before, like launching satellites or lodging people to the international space station will be done that. we know we can do that. but putting a

space base on the moon or maybe going further onto miles, that's something that's a little bit harder and it leaves nasa to focus on those things. virgin orbit is a spin-off from the richard branson's read —— virgin galatic dot ball galactica is concerned with taking paying passengers to the end of best edge space for a zero g daytrip, orbit was myjob is to lodge many satellite into space. orbit has been around since 2017 and is now a separate operation from lachy. it's wrapping up the testing of its aircraft, and old commercial —— converted virginal antics of a seven. the rocket does the actual satellite delivery. the theory, giving a lift part the way to space isa giving a lift part the way to space is a sound. so far orbit has extensively tested their aircraft and it tested dropping a rocket from the aircraft's wing. but they get to successfully perform an air launch.

—— they i get too. on may 25, 2020, virgin orbit attempted that first full air launch just like. he osma girl took off from the javi guerra spaceport in california. launch one fuelled up and loaded under her wing. she then headed out over the pacific ocean. everything was going very well. it was almost a boring flight. the pilot pulled up as planned and hit the drop target right on the nose. the plane dropped the rocket as planned, but a fault occurred. we had an issue happened that caused the main engine to basically shut off. the team here have said that they knew there was perhaps a 50—50 chance that this test would work.

but, as the world reels from covid-19, the but, as the world reels from covid—19, the pandemic has had a devastating effect on a host of injured —— ‘s industries, including adler's. richard branson began talks with the government. had their wider woes affected their ambitions for space? the e-mails, text, and phone calls i have had with richard over the past 24 hours have been primarily focused on when do we think we can go? what data do we have, and when can we have the rocket sitting behind me ready for flight? so the team is preparing for another launch attempt in not too distant future. that was mark going into space. and that's it from me on this over and lara with the tomatoes. i'm just linking this over and lara with the tomatoes. i'mjust linking my plants tomatoes. i'mjust linking my plants to the app. indeed. you can keep up with the team throughout the week on

social media on youtube, instagram, facebook, and twitter @bbcclick. thanks for watching. and we will see you soon. bye-bye. hello there. there's no sign of our weather settling down anytime soon. and this weekend it stays certainly unsettled with cloud and rain on the way and there will be some strong winds as well, particularly as we head into sunday. scenes like these, i think, be quite commonplace over the next 24 hours. you can see extensive cloud racing then across the atlantic, but this area of cloud in the west atlantic — a puny area, a weak area of low pressure at the moment but it's going to rapidly deepen as it races towards the british isles and by sunday it will be bringing gales across northern areas. the winds strong enough to bring down some trees, so there is the risk of some transport disruption, particularly in the north. so this weekend, unsettled, windy,

especially on sunday. rain at times. a lot of cloud around. occasional brighter spells. that's what we've got on the weather menu. now, over the next few hours, we've got cloud and rain with us across england and wales. some dry weatherfor a time in scotland. occasional clear spells here. it's a warm night, particularly in the south with temperatures around 15 to even 17 around liverpool and manchester. whereas further north, a fresher 9 or 10 degrees. now, through saturday, this rain that we start off with will tend to ease. we'll still have some damp stuff around. a little bit of light rain and drizzle just about anywhere, but more especially around the western coast and hills. perhaps a little bit of sunshine poking through in scotland. here, though, there will be a few passing showers the afternoon. temperature wise, well, we're looking at highs around 16—17 across the north, england and wales up to around 22 in the warmest spots. then, saturday night, our area of low pressure begins to flex its muscles and by sunday morning, we're looking at a swathe of strong winds. the winds will be strongest quite early on sunday morning, working way across the north. so especially for scotland but also getting very blustery over northern england on and to the east of the pennines. gusts of wind could reach 50 or 60 mph. if this low pressure deepens and the winds could be stronger than this, mind you.

but either way, winds this strong are capable of bringing down a few trees and certainly causing some transport disruption. it's guaranteed that we'll have some speed limits, for example. on the bridges and the ferries could be affected. even as the rain and winds begin to ebb away, we're looking at blustery showers following in to the northwest as we head through sunday afternoon. but nowhere's really immune from seeing the odd afternoon downpour on sunday. beyond that, well, it stays unsettled. we're looking at further showers around at times, 00:27:22,167 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 particularly in the north and west.