welcome to bbc news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: a day after disney world reopens, florida records the biggest number of new coronavirus cases in the united states. a result too close to call in poland's crucial presidential election. the incumbent andrzej duda edges slightly ahead. emergency crews tackle a massive fire on a navy warship docked in san diego. as infections continue to rise in india, three generations of a world—famous acting family test positive. and the basketball may be nearly as big as him!

we report on china's youngest player, shooting for internet stardom. hello. a day after disney world reopened, the state of florida has registered a record 15,300 new coronavirus cases in a single day. that's around a quarter of all us daily infections. the united states remains the worst—affected country in the world. on saturday alone another 66,000 infections were reported. here's peter bowes. another surge in coronavirus cases and a new epicentre for the disease. florida is now seeing more new infections than most countries. across the us, more than 60,000 new cases are being reported every day and about a quarter of them are in the sunshine state where the hospital system is under growing strain and some intensive care facilities are at full capacity. when the pandemic started, florida was slow to respond.

the beaches and bars stayed open. they were eventually forced to close but reopened early, only to be shut down again. this is a state dogged by the disease and confusion over how to deal with it. even as the numbers rose over the weekend, disney world opened again to the public. mickey mouse at a distance and mandatory face masks for visitors. but the republican governor ron desantis has refused to issue a state—wide order for people to cover their faces. there are some anti—mask activists who believe it's not necessary at all. the risks are very, very low. this is a virus that has a 99.6% recovery rate, this is a virus that is very well contained. with other states like arizona, texas and california all facing worrying increases in the number of new cases, the trump administration is focusing on reopening schools in the autumn, despite opposition. i think everybody would like to get our kids back

to school as quickly as we can. but we also want to do it and make sure that our kids will be as safe as possible, so we're not going to be rushed into this. with a growing health crisis, a divided nation and a presidential election looming, the politics of dealing with covid—19 has never been more intense. peter bowes, bbc, news, los angeles. so let's just recap the numbers from florida. in the last 2a hours alone, 15,299 people tested positive for the virus after nearly 143,000 people were tested for it. since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been 4,346 coronavirus deaths reported in the state. earlier i spoke to dr cindy prins, who's an epidemiologist and master of public health programme director at the university of florida. i asked if she felt florida was now in a state of crisis in dealing with covid—19. we've been there for

a while with increasing cases but now we're really getting to see what the extent is of infections within our state. what role are young people playing in the transmission of the virus? i think that young people are playing a role in that they may be more likely to be asymptomatically infected or have mild symptoms. they may be either unaware that they're spreading this virus around or they may really not feel the urgency of preventing themselves from spreading it around to other people, even if they know that they're infected and certainly, we would like to see them be less risky. we'd like to see less house parties, we'd like to see people really doing things more to control whether or not they're getting exposed to this virus and exposing others. you talk about those house parties. that does sound like the message is clearly not getting through to some younger people. i think that's the case. we've closed bars in the state but i think when you close bars or pubs you wind up pushing

some of these parties underground. and so the messaging needs to go along with that, that it's still not safe to have a party in your house. you're inviting people in who are from outside your household who you may not even know and you don't know what their own risk factors are and you also may not know that you're infected and you are passing that on to other people. we've played pictures tonight of people going back to disney world. families, trying, doing their best to distance themselves from others, wearing masks. people who've been cooped up for several months. but as an epidemiologist, when you see those pictures of people going into disney world, what are your thoughts? well, i honestly worry a little bit less about disney world because i think that at their current state, they have low park attendance and i think that they have some good measures in place to help prevent a lot of cases. that doesn't mean there's no risk. so people are putting themselves at risk by going to a theme park right now. the other concern with a theme park being open or any kind of tourist event being open

is that you have people coming in from out of state, and if they are getting infected at a place like disney, we may not be aware of what the risk factor for exposure was for them because when they go home, it may never be reported back that they were at disney world and that they got infected there. you've called for a war effort, but given that some people see covid as an inconvenience, not a battle, it seems you still have a lot of convincing to do. that's probably true but i would point toward the people who have lost their loved ones. i would point toward the people who have gotten severely ill and are still recovering and the fact that we have this high level of cases that keeps going up and we're losing lives unnecessarily and we're costing people their livelihood and we're causing suffering, and i don't feel like any of that is necessary. i think that this is controllable but we have to pull together to do that and we're not at that point right now. dr cindy prins, thank you so much. let's get some of the day's other news. the gunman who pleaded guilty

to 51 counts of murder and those dear‘ make terrorist attacks on two mosques in christchurch, new zealand has sacked his lawyers. there are concerns he will use his court hearing to push an anti— islam agenda. a total ban on alcohol has been reimposed in south africa. medical experts have said more than 40% of all trauma cases in the country are alcohol—related. and the country's president, cyril ramaphosa, says this has put severe pressure on the healthcare system at a time when coronavirus cases are surging. there have been more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths in south africa, with over a 250,000 cases. iran says a mistake in the setting of an air defence radar system was what led to the accidental shooting down of a ukrainian airliner in january. a missile hit the boeing 737, operated by ukraine international airlines, killing all 176 people on board shortly after it left tehran. the iranian civil aviation authority said an operator had made the error.

in poland, president anjay duda, appears to be edging towards a narrow victory in the second round of the polish presidential election. exit poll has predicted that he'll take 51% of the vote to beat his rival, the centre—right mayor of warsaw, rafal trzaskowski. from warsaw, adam easton reports. it was the closest presidential election since the fall of communism more than 30 years ago. according to the exit poll, president duda won by the slimmest of margins. chanting: andrzej duda! speaking to their supporters, both candidates claimed victory. mr duda said he was happy with what he called his exit poll win. translation: i want to make it clear, i'm happy about this victory. for now, yeah, it's only an exit poll but looking at the past results, as you all saw, it's grown in my favour. cheering and applause. he ran an energetic but also divisive campaign. a socially conservative roman catholic, he presented himself as a defender

of traditional polish families. he offended many when he said lgbtq campaigners were promoting an ideology that was more harmful than communism. his opponent, rafal trzaskowski, said he would defend minorities. he pledged to use the president's power of veto to block the government's changes to the judiciary which the eu has criticised for undermining the rule of law. mr trzaskowski said he was convinced that when all votes were counted, he would emerge victorious. translation: listen, we said it would be close — and it is close — but i'm absolutely certain that we will win. chanting: rafal! so we're going to have to wait until the official count on monday or maybe even tuesday before we know who will be the next president of poland. adam easton, bbc news, warsaw.

andrzej bobinski, managing director of politika insight, has been looking closely at the polish exit poll. i think it is almost certain that president andrzej duda is going to win this election. we're still waiting for the votes that are going to come in from outside of poland. and there has been an amazing, huge turnout of poles that are voting in the united kingdom, in the united states and pretty much all over the world, and these votes and this result isn't taken into account in the exit polls that are being conducted today. so this could still have an impact on the final result. having said that, i think it's almost certain that andrzej duda will win by a safe, if small, margin. if he does win re—election, how would the country change? well, that's a super difficult question.

i think it's the £100 question at this point. as adam easton said, andrzej duda ran an extremely aggressive nationalist campaign. adam called it energetic. i think that's a euphemism. and i think basically, the campaign took poland to the right of the political spectrum. having said that, andrzej duda's speech today was rather conciliatory and it seemed that he is now willing to sort of open up to the half of poland that he attacked all throughout the campaign. the question is, will andrzej duda be willing to challenge the omnipotent jaroslaw kaczy ski who stands at the head of the law and justice party which is in charge, ruling, in poland. i think this is basically what we will be looking

at in the coming months to see if andrzej duda is willing to become an independent politician who will try to bridge this huge divide that has emerged during this campaign and over the last five years, or if, on the contrary, he will be willing to still fight the opposition and to encourage on the minority rights of people who disagree with this government's policies. fire crews are battling a massive fire on a navy warship docked in san diego. according to the latest from the navy, 17 sailors and four civilians have been sent to the hospital for their injuries. alanna petroff has the story. the warship was docked in san diego for scheduled maintenance. now it could be beyond repair. specialfire boats were brought in with water cannons to control the blaze. 0n land, there is no

clarity about how this could have happened. just a lot of shock, a lot of confusion. you don't know what happened, if there was an attack or if there was a mistake on the ship, you don't know. san diego firefighters arrived at the scene sunday morning after getting a call around 8:30am. in a tweet, the fire department said there had been an explosion. about 160 sailors were on board the uss bonhomme richard. all are now accounted for. normally this ship carries a crew of 1,000. san diego's fire chief is warning the fire could go on for days and the ship could burn down to the waterline. alanna petroff, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come:

we'll bring you the story of the lost sons of darfur — how cousins who escaped genocide for a better life — are now separated by the english channel. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust, in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone, has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the "great white way" by americans, but tonight it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the energy crisis has brought to them. leaders meet in paris for a summit on pollution, inflation and third world debt. this morning, theyjoined the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs—elysees. wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards.

some had eaten so much, they could barely stand. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a day after disney world reopens in orlando — florida posts the biggest surge of coronavirus cases in the us since the beginning of the pandemic. too close to call in poland's crucial presidential election, in what's been described as the tightest result since the fall of communism in 1989. it is 17 years since the da rfur conflict began in western sudan — one that led to hundreds of thousands of deaths and charges of genocide against sudan's former president. the worst of the violence was more than a decade ago but the uk has granted asylum to some of those fleeing continuing instability there. fergal keane — who reported from darfur in 2004 — has been talking to two cousins who are from there — and now find themselves on different sides of the channel.

it is a story of numberless journeys, driven by the enduring legacy of genocide. journeys that bring some to refuge in britain while others languish in makeshift camps. it is the story of the lost sons of darfur. the search at twilight for migrants waiting to cross the channel near calais. we are facing situations of despair, total despair. and they are very determined to cross, because they are so... close to their goal. these are frequent hiding places, abandoned bunkers from the second world war.

these searches go on every night, and it feels pretty much like a game of cat and mouse that it's always been. the french government is devoting considerable resources to the searches. but the migrants keep coming, people fleeing war and economic hardship who are still convinced that across the channel, a better life awaits. but if, like 16—year—old mantassar, you have survived genocide, then almost any journey of escape can seem worth it. along with others from darfur, he is determined to get to britain. "life is hard after genocide," he told me. "the situation is very hard. i just want security, stability and education." this was mantassar at home near the darfur town of nyala. where he was born in 2004 and where his father was murdered in the genocide.

i was in the town the year he was born, and met some of the victims of state terror. right in front of our eyes, the police have been raiding houses here. we've seen them beating people and we have been told by a police commander that they want all the people to move from here to a new camp. the genocide left hundreds of thousands dead, more than a million displaced. a legacy of instability and economic crisis which has continued despite a new government. that set mantassar on hisjourney to europe. following so many others, he crossed the expanse of the sahara, a journey of over 1,000 kilometres over two years, during which he was detained in libya before eventually reaching europe. "we experienced beatings, jails, humiliation," he says. "i worked to earn money

to pay my way to europe, but they stole it." but he has hope that he can hide aboard a truck or beg a place on a boat, so close to the lights of england, where he has a vital connection. i never see my brother a long time. living in manchester, this is mantassar‘s first cousin. he's had refugee status for the last two years. he's worked 12—hour shifts in warehouses, and studies english by night. are you happy in britain? yeah, i'm happy. very happy. why? the story of the cousins is the story of so many of the sons of darfur, whose lives were overturned by genocide.

for mantassar, stuck for now in calais, there's no going back. fergal keane, bbc news, calais. three generations of one of the world's most famous acting families have tested positive for covid—19. the bollywood actress aishwarya rai, and her young daughter have both been infected. her husband the actor abhishek bachchan and her father in law, the global megastar amitabh bachchan have been taken to hospital with the virus. it comes as cases continue to rise in india. ishleen kaur has more. 77—year—old global megastar amitabh bachchan has been a prominent figure in the fight against coronavirus in india, we can do it. appearing in public service advertisements like this one. on saturday, he told his 43 million followers on twitter that he had tested positive for covid—19. mr bachchan and his son

abhishek are in hospital in mumbai, capital of maharashtra, the worst—affected state in the country. hospital authorities say their condition is stable. results on sunday showed that amitabh‘s daughter—in—law, the bollywood actress aishwarya rai bachchan and her eight—year—old daughter were infected with coronavirus as well. the pair are said to be asymptomatic and are self—isolating at home. the news has led to an outpouring of support for the family on social media and fans across the country have held hindu prayer rituals after the news. translation: it feels like not only amitabh bachchan has fallen sick but an entire era has become sick. we know that he is a fighter and he needs prayers and medical treatment. the doctors are taking care of amitabh bachchan and the entire world is praying for him.

translation: we pray that amitabh bachchan gets well soon and returns home. this is our wish. mr bachchan, also known as big b, is not simply an enormously successful actor. he is one of india's most revered figures. his contracting of the coronavirus might help take away some of the stigma that infected indians have endured. ishleen kaur, bbc news. pope francis says he is ‘very pained' by turkey's decision to turn the celebrated hagia sophia museum — which was originally built as a christian cathedral — back into a mosque. 0ver its long history, the unesco world heritage site in istanbul has been a place of worship for both christians and muslims. on friday, a turkish court annulled its museum status and president erdogan decreed muslims would be allowed to pray there again. let me show you these pictures from mongolia, where the annual traditional sport festival is taking place without a live audience for the first time

in its 800 years long history, because of the coronavirus pandemic. athletes at the venue just outside the capital ulaan—baatar, showed off their skills in horsemanship, archery and wrestling, dressed in traditional suits and tunics. mongolia has reported only 227 virus cases and no deaths so far, but it continues to enforce a strict lockdown. the 2—day festival normally attracts tens of thousands of spectators. this year only a handful of guests were allowed to watch the events live, including top politicians. as lockdowns around the world are eased — professional sport has made a comeback. football matches have taken place in europe and asia — and formula one is back on the track. in america — basketball is due to return at the end of the month. and in china — a rather unusual player is leading the way. tim allman reports.

li never lets his diminutive stature get in the way. two years old, he loves shooting hoops. and he is pretty good at it as well, whether it is from a stationary position or even on the move. translation: of course we didn't expect this. we are quite touched too, since 99% of the comments online showed encouragement for our little boy. we feel inspired and encouraged by the support of people and we will do our best to help him improve. li got interested in basketball after seeing his father play the game. it is hugely popular in china and videos of him and his many dunks have set the internet ablaze. his parents say it's a bit too early to map out a career in professional

basketball, but will support him, come what may. as for li, he says he likes playing and shooting. look out, lebron and make way yao ming, li is on his way. in europe, pandemic lockdowns have forced licensed entertainment venues to shut down. this has led to a rise in a new phenomenon — "quara ntine raves. " this impromptu rave party is underway in central france this weekend. authorities feared such events would take place during the summer — especially on this long weekend leading up tojuly the 14th, which is the national holiday in france. the risk of serious illness from the virus was not enough to stop 3,000 people — from all over france and italy — gathering at the site. they plan to party

until next tuesday. do stay with bbc news. hello there. despite the chilly start of sunday morning, temperatures got up to 25 celsius in the south—east. it was a warmer day for most with an abundance of sunshine but over the next few days we are introducing more cloud and it will therefore feel cooler and there will be some rain. that's been moving in through sunday evening and overnight on these set of weather fronts, a fair breeze as well blowing in the north. so those weather fronts introduce more cloud so it won't be as chilly first thing this morning. a little bit of mistiness in the south, here we hold onto sunshine, certainly through the morning and the cloud thickens in the afternoon. as that weather front slips south, we will see some clearance further north in terms of brighter drier weather but still with some heavy showers around particularly in the north—west of scotland, lengthier sunny spells further south and east and still quite warm.

some brightness for northern ireland but you can see that cloud filtering its way southwards although the rain holding off on the south—east most likely until late afternoon, early evening. and there could be a few heavy bursts across the welsh mountains before it slowly clears away through monday night and into the start of tuesday. behind, a north—westerly breeze. plenty of showers and the next weather system in the wings. a coolish night in the north but again, for most of us it is reasonably mild. just an awful lot of cloud as we see through the day ahead, sitting on the hills, giving a little bit of misty murky weather as well. as i say, that weather system is clearing away and we have high pressure starting to build into those weather fronts. so as they do come in during the course of tuesday, they will gradually weaken. still quite a peppering of showers in the north and the cloud and rain just dragging its heels in the south first thing and then this rain comes into northern ireland before the end of play. but for many, a dry—ish day with just a few showers around, feeling a bit cooler because we

have a north—westerly breeze. as i say then, that weather system comes into the ridge of high pressure, so it will be a weakening feature by the time we reach wednesday under the influence of high pressure, so not a lot of rain left on it. but a lot of cloud. and it will still have a lot of cloud with it on thursday before the high pressure starts to take hold later in the week. so potentially quite a cloudy day for most on wednesday with drizzly rain around, drying up gradually towards the end of the week and becoming very warm, particularly in the south, as we go into the weekend. one to watch. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: florida has posted a rise of more than 15, 000 virus cases — its biggest daily increase to date. it comes a day after disney world reopened. the state accounts for around a quarter of all us daily infections, even though florida has just 7% of the country's population. poland's incumbent president andrzej duda holds a slim lead in the country's presidential election, according to an exit poll. mr duda, an ally of the ruling nationalist law and justice party, has 50.8% of the vote — just ahead of his opponent, the warsaw mayor rafal trzaskowski. a fire has broken out on a us navy amphibious assault warship moored at san diego naval base, injuring at least 18 sailors. an explosion was reported on board the uss bonhomme richard after the fire started. the fire department said it may take days before the flames are fully extinguished.