this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as the isolation period for people in the uk with coronavirus symptoms is increased from 7 to 10 days, borisjohnson warns the country must not be deluded that virus is over. it comes as new figures show england has had the worst rate of excess deaths in europe so far this year. the us economy suffers its biggest contraction on record because of the coronavirus shutdown. donald trump suggests delaying november's us presidential election, claiming more postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results. laid to rest. the funeral of late congressman john lewis takes place in atlanta, georgia. and another mission blasts off for mars, can nasa's aptly named robot perseverance land on the red

planet early next year. let us take you back to the funeral service forjohn lewis which is taking place in atlanta, georgia, the same place where martin luther king junior was married. the same place where martin luther king junior was married. the testing of his faith produces perseverance. he knew that the march is not over and the race is not yet won and we have not yet reached that blessed destination. where we are judged by the content of our character. he

knew from his own life that progress is fragile, that we have to be vigilant against the darker currents of this country's history. of our own history. that there are whirlpools of violence and hatred and despair that can always rise again. today, we witness with our own eyes police officers meeting on the next —— meaning on the mix of black americans. george wallace maybe gone but we can witness our federal government sending agents to use tear gas and at times against peaceful demonstrators.

we may no longer have to guess the number of jellybea ns in the jar we may no longer have to guess the number ofjellybeans in the jar in order to cast a ballot, but even as we sit here, there are those in power who are doing their kindest to discourage people from voting by closing polling locations and targeting minorities and students with restrictive id laws attacking oui’ with restrictive id laws attacking our voting rights with surgical precision even undermining the postal service in the run—up an election that is going to be dependent on men in pallets so people don't get sick! —— being in i know this is a celebration ofjohn lewis's life. there are some who

might say we should not dwell on such things. but that's why i'm talking about it. john lewis devoted his time on this earth, fighting the very attacks on democracy and what's best in america that we are seeing circulates right now. he knew that every single one of us has a god—given power and that the fate of this democracy depends on how we use it and that democracy is not automatic. it has to be nurtured. it has to be attended to. we have to work at it. it is hard. and so he

knew it depends on whether we summon a major, just a measure of his moral courage to question what is right and what is wrong. and call things as they are. he said that as long as he had a breath and his body he would do everything he could to preserve this democracy. and as long as we have breath in our bodies, we are to continue his cause. if we wa nt are to continue his cause. if we want our children to grow up in a democracy, notjust want our children to grow up in a democracy, not just with want our children to grow up in a democracy, notjust with elections but a true democracy, a representative democracy and a big, tolerant, and inclusive america, of perpetual self creation than we are going to have to be more likejohn.

we don't have to do all the things he had to do because he get them for us. but we have to do something. as the lord instructed paul, do not be afraid, do not be silent, for i am with you. and no one will attack you to harm you for i have many in this city who are my people. everybody‘s got to come out and vote. we have got to come out and vote. we have got all the people in the city but they can't do nothing. likejohn, we have but to keep getting into that good trouble. he knew that nonviolent protests is patriotic, a way to raise public awareness and put a spotlight on injustice and make the powers that be

uncomfortable. like john, we make the powers that be uncomfortable. likejohn, we don't have to choose between protests and politics. it's not an either or situation, it is a both and situation. we have to engage in protests, well that's effective but we also have to translate our passion. and our cause in the laws. institutional practices, that is likejohn institutional practices, that is like john ran for congress institutional practices, that is likejohn ran for congress that yea rs likejohn ran for congress that years ago. likejohn, we have got to fight even harder for the years ago. likejohn, we have got to fight even harderfor the most powerful tool that we have which is the right to vote. the voting rights act is one of the crowning achievements of our democracy. it is whyjohn crossed achievements of our democracy. it is why john crossed that achievements of our democracy. it is whyjohn crossed that bridge, it is whyjohn crossed that bridge, it is why he spilt his blood, and by the way, it was a result of democratic and republican efforts, president

bush who spoke here earlier, and his father signed it's manual when they we re father signed it's manual when they were in office. —— signed the renewal. president clinton did not have to because it was the law when he arrived so instead he made a law to make it easierfor people he arrived so instead he made a law to make it easier for people to register to vote. but once the supreme court weekend the voting rights act —— some state legislators unleashed a flood of laws designed specifically to make voting hard, especially by the way the state legislators were, there is a lot of

minority turnouts and population growth. that's not necessarily an accident or a mystery. it's an attack on whatjohn fought for, it's an attack on our democratic freedoms. we should treat it as such. if politicians want to honour john and i am so gratefulfor the legacy and work of all the congressional leaders who are in —— who are here but there is a better way than a statement calling him a hero. you want to honourjohn? let us hero. you want to honourjohn? let us honour him by revitalising the law that he was willing to die for.

and by the way, naming it page on the lease voting rights act, that is a fine tribute, butjohn would not wa nt a fine tribute, butjohn would not want us to stop their and ijust trying to get back to where we already were, once we pass thatjohn lewis voting rights act, we should keep marching, to make it even better. by making sure every american is automatically registered to vote, including former inmates who have earned their second chance. by who have earned their second chance. by adding polling places and expanding early voting and making election day a national holiday so if you are somebody who is working ina if you are somebody who is working in a factory or you are a single mum who has got to go to herjob and

does not get time off you can still cast your ballot by guaranteeing that every american citizen has equal representation in our government, including the american citizens who live in washington, dc and in puerto rico. they are americans. by ending some of the partisan gerrymandering so that all voters have the power to choose their politicians, not the other way around. and if all the states eliminating the filibuster, another jim crow relic, in order to secure the god—given rights of every american, and that's what we should do. even if we do all of this, even

if every bogus voter suppression law is struck off the books today, we have got to be honest with ourselves that too many of us choose not to exercise the franchise. too many of oui’ exercise the franchise. too many of our citizens believe their vote won't make a difference, why they buy into this criticism that by the way is that essential strategy of voter suppression, to make you discouraged, to stop believing in your own power. so we're also going to have to remember whatjohn if you -- if to have to remember whatjohn if you —— if you don't do everything you can do to change things than they will remain the same. you only pass this way once. you have to give it all you have. as long as young

people are protesting in the streets, helping real change takes hold, iam hopeful streets, helping real change takes hold, i am hopeful but we can't casually abandon —— abandon them at the ballot box, not when few elections have been as urgent as so many elections have been as urgent as so ma ny levels elections have been as urgent as so many levels as this one. we cannot treat voting as an errand to run if we had some time, we have to treat it as the most important action we can take. on behalf of democracy. and likejohn we have to give it all we have. i was proud thatjohn lewis was a friend of mine. i met him when i was was a friend of mine. i met him when iwas in was a friend of mine. i met him when i was in the school, he came to speak. and i went up and i said, mr luis, you are one of my heroes. what

inspired me more than anything as a young man was to see what you or lawson, bob moses, diane nash, and others did. and he got that kind of thank you very much. next time i saw himi thank you very much. next time i saw him i had been elected to the united states senate. and i told him, john, iam here states senate. and i told him, john, i am here because of you. and on inauguration day in 2008, 2009 he was one of the first people i greeted and hugged on that stand.

and i told him, this is your day two. he was a good and kind and gentle man. and he believed in us even when we don't believe in ourselves. and explaining that the last time he and i shared a public forum was on zoom and i'm pretty sure he nor he or i set up for zoom called because he did not know how to work it. as a virtual town hall with a gathering of young activists who have been helping to lead this summer's demonstrations in the wake of george freud's death and afterwards i spoke tojohn privately and he could not have been more

proud to see this new generation of activists standing up for freedom and equality, a new generation that was intent on voting and protecting the right to vote and in some cases a new generation, running for political office. and i told him all those young people, john, of every race, and every religion, from every background, and gender, and sexual orientation, those are your children. they learn from your example. even if they did not always know it. they had understood to him what american citizenship requires evenif what american citizenship requires even if he had only heard about his courage through the history books.

by courage through the history books. by the thousands, faceless, anonymous, but at least young people, black and white, have taken oui’ people, black and white, have taken our nation back to those great wells of democracy which were dug deep by the founding fathers in the constitution and the declaration of independence. doctor king said that in the 1960s and became true again this summer. we our windows in big cities and rural towns, a man and women, young and old, state and americans, lbgtq americans, blacks, who long for equal treatment and whites who can no longer accept freedom for themselves while witnessing the subjugation of their fellow americans. we see it and

everybody doing the hard work of overcoming complacency will stop of overcoming complacency will stop of overcoming our own theories and our own prejudices, our own hatreds. you see it in people trying to be better, truer versions of ourselves. and that is whatjohn lewis teaches us. that is very real courage comes from. not from turning on each other, but by turning towards one another. not by selling hatred and division but by spreading love and truth. not by avoiding our responsibilities to create a better america and better world, but by

embracing those responsibilities. with joy and perseverance. embracing those responsibilities. withjoy and perseverance. and discovering that in our beloved community, we do not walk alone. what a giftjohn lewis was. we are also lucky to have had him walk with us also lucky to have had him walk with us for a while. and show us the way. god bless you all. god bless america. god bless his gentle soul who pulled us closer to his promise. thank you very much. you are watching the funeral of the us civil rights leader and congressman john lewis and a eulogyjust delivered by the former president of the united states, barack

the former president of the united states, ba rack obama. the former president of the united states, barack obama. in the eulogy he said i, like so many americans, owe a great debt tojohn lewis and his vision forfreedom owe a great debt tojohn lewis and his vision for freedom in this country is a constant work in progress. we are born with instructions to form a more perfect union, express it in those words is the idea that we are imperfect and that which gives each new generation purposeis that which gives each new generation purpose is to take up the unfinished work of the last and obama said as long as we have break in our bodies we have to continue his, john lewis, cause. reflection bear on the state of the country today by the former president and we will stick the united states, the us economy has suffered its worst contraction since records began. that is three times more severe than the prior record set years ago. another 1.4 million americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. i am joined now

i'm joined now byjeffrey sachs who is an economist and the director of the center for sustainable development at columbia university. professor, how much worse can it get? this is not really unexpected. the us economy was down by the middle of march we are seeing the second quarter results of that, it will get worse in one sense which is that our response to the epidemic itself, that is the paedophile containment policy to stop the spread of the virus has been a massive failure. so we have a resurgence of the virus and therefore no hope for what president trump wanted, a v—shaped recovery, we have a long way to go to get out of this, many states are closing down again and my view is that until the virus itself is under control, we cannot really anticipate much of

an economically viable. struggle to look for historical comparisons, almost no one is and i who can remember at the great depression but a lot of people can remember the great financial crisis of ten, 12 yea rs great financial crisis of ten, 12 years ago. can you put this into historical context what we are living through now? we are living through something that is unprecedented and our lifetimes and much more dramatic and extensive than the 2008 financial crisis. that was a financial panic that took its toll. it is a disruption to the world and it's really not comparable in magnitude of this option since world war ii. and as you said, economically since the great depression. now, the ability to get out of this crisis really depends on the ability to suppress the pandemic and that requires effective public health measures and if we are lucky, a vaccine coming in 2021. that is a

stretch but it is not impossible. so far, the asia—pacific, by and large has contain the virus, europe and united states did not do a very good job of that. and now the virus has spread to most of the developing world. this is a massive upheaval that continues. it is fascinating, i speak to many economists on this programme and almost all of them say what you say, they almost cannot predict what will happen because it all depends on successful treatments. in the future and saying why bother forecasting. it is about the discovery of a treatment. it is ata the discovery of a treatment. it is at a point that we need to remember that economists can only do so much. it is now down to finding a way to get the wild back which is a scientific problem. i would not put it exactly that way, of course if the vaccine or treatment comes, that will be fantastic, but even with the tools that we have right now, a 50

are diligently applied, this virus can be suppressed and in other words the epidemic can be contained and by we wa nt the epidemic can be contained and by we want to go back to full, normal life, that is for sure, until there is more of a breakthrough and vaccines or treatment we could revert from the near depression conditions we are in right now and i would point to the successes of countries like china, taiwan, hong kong,japan, countries like china, taiwan, hong kong, japan, korea not for epidemic but successfully campaigning —— containing eight or as the epidemiologists say, suppressing the epidemic. is there almost a mathematical formula that people like you must be working out what is the maximum number of people who can basically get back to work without electing the infection get out of control? we all looked at one basic number, it is actually called the effective reproduction rate of the epidemic. it is the number of people

on average that had infected or an infection person live in fact during the course of their illness. if that number is greater than one you have a chain reaction, a spreading epidemic. if the effective reproduction rate is lower than one, then you are suppressing the epidemic and the numbers can dwindle to low levels. to do that we have to wear face physically distance, test and trace and help quarantine or isolate individuals, stop large super spreader events. in other words there is a check list of what can be done even with the tools that we have to stop the pandemic. but poor countries need help, rich countries need decent leadership u nfortu nately, we countries need decent leadership unfortunately, we have lacked that in the united states and countries with populist leaders like trump are both the narrow in brazil or other places are suffering massively because it is the essence of this populism not to be able to follow

through on a serious evidence—based policy. that is what we had the chaos in the united states. thank you so much. nasa's new robotic spacecraft is on its way to mars in a mission to search for evidence of ancient life. it will take almost 7 months to travel more than 300 million miles to the red planet. to travel more than 300 million it's one of three missions currently trying to make it to mars. the robot is called perseverance — named because of the difficulties of landing on its surface. and we've just learned about some technical difficulties the spacecraft is having... we will discuss that with my details ina we will discuss that with my details in a moment. but for report on the nation. one, zero. . .and liftoff. the start of a mission. that could by a nswer the start of a mission. that could by answer the big question, was there ever life on mars? the rover

is called perseverance. and it is going through a region that was once covered by a lake. we e-mail a gnome eyes had an enormous amount of water in its past. it ancient life was on mars, and we had a good bet that we might be able to find it in the sediments. so this is really a nice protection nation. this is the most advanced mars —— mars rover that massa ever built. it's about the same size and weight at a small car and it is packed with instruments. this is its robotic arm, equipped with a drill and it will take samples of rock that could contain signs of life. there's also an instrument that will try to oxygen from the carbon dioxide rich atmosphere and vital technology for future astronauts on mars. and for the first time, nasa will test a

minimart helicopter that will try to fly in be extremely famed martian air. it is another pair of eyes from air. it is another pair of eyes from a totally different vantage point to be able to get in places that we cannot get into. steep cliffs or crab essays, craters, places like that that's a rover account go into. we will need to fly. i'm first for this mission is that the rock samples this mission is that the rock sa m ples collected this mission is that the rock samples collected will be stored and eventually brought back to earth. and some will head to the uk. hopefully in about ten or 15 years we will get those rocks back from mars and more missions will be sent to bring them back and we will be able to study those pieces from morris in laboratories on earth. nasa's spacecraft is the last of a trio heading to the red planet. china and the united arab emirates are already on their way, if they all succeed it will mean a giant lea p all succeed it will mean a giant leap in our understanding of mars.

we are getting updates from nasa, this one was a few minutes ago. mars bound spaceship experiencing technical issues, that was six hours after launch. i don't know what that means but i have a feeling that the head of space exploration who is on the line might have a better idea. what are we to make of those technical difficulties? well, i am hoping it is the ones i am aware ralph which is a communication problem. there has been a strong signalfrom a problem. there has been a strong signal from a spacecraft on the ground and ground stations and this isa ground and ground stations and this is a specific design to work on for deep space signals and actually the spacecraft is a little more near than we usually work on so although there's a strong signal are having problems locking onto that sick now, just because of how near it is. so

it isa just because of how near it is. so it is a case of fine—tuning the ground station. it is not a fatal mistake? hopefully it is not a fatal mistake. i hope there are not other issues that i am not aware of but i am aware of that issue. let us carry unassuming that it's on its way to mars, anotherfascinating unassuming that it's on its way to mars, another fascinating point unassuming that it's on its way to mars, anotherfascinating point it is due to atlanta 8:40pm uk time next year and that same month, china and the ua also have crafts due to land in february 21, it sounds like a trafficjam. it land in february 21, it sounds like a traffic jam. it wants you to launch something you have got to wait for the planet to be in the right alignment so you get a lunch opportunity about once every 26 months so we had a window of opportunity to launch for about six

weeks and we won't be able then to launch until august, september, 2022. what is the uk doing at the moment in terms of space exploration? it is very interesting period. the government invested in the european space agency so we can participate in their exploration programme. importantly participate in their exploration programme. importa ntly perseverance is the first stage in the series of missions so perseverance is going to identify rocks and put them in sample cubes ready for collection later and this is where the uk comes in is that we will be building their welfare that will collect any samples and take them to the nasa vehicle. this will put that samples in orbits and 80 will be collected

by the return that is being built. and it has not been built yet? we arejust and it has not been built yet? we are just starting to build and it has not been built yet? we arejust starting to build on and it has not been built yet? we are just starting to build on that. what is the timeline for that? we we re what is the timeline for that? we were targeting either 2026 or 2028 for the launch and he will bring samples back in 2031 at the latest. i will put that in my diary. will all these missions, and china, usa, ta ke all these missions, and china, usa, take us towards the next step of a potential human mission to mars? yes. these are the first steps, we are testing out technology and we are testing out technology and we are trying to understand mars better and understand the atmosphere better and understand the atmosphere better and understand the potential hazards that there might be for astronauts as well as doing really exciting sayings about learning what their life ever existed on mars. and

perseverance has this experiment into oxyg e n perseverance has this experiment into oxygen so we are looking to produce oxygen for astronauts when we send them there and also we have got all this effort going on lunar activity and here with testing technologies to sustain astronauts for that long duration we will need for that long duration we will need for a mars mission. fantastic to talk to you, thank you so much. this is bb, music) name for viewers in the uk and around the world. in the uk and around the this is bb, music) name for viewers in the uk and around the world. as the isolation period is increased from seven to ten days, boris johnson warns the country must not be deluded that the virus is over. it comes as new figures show england had the worst rate of excess deaths in europe so far this year. the us

economy suffers its biggest contraction on record because of the coronavirus shutdown. and donald trump suggests delaying november's us presidential election claiming postal voting could lead to inaccurate results. later the funeral of civil rights iconjohn lewis ta kes funeral of civil rights iconjohn lewis takes place in atlanta, georgia. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. to the uk now and new figures show that england suffered the highest rate of excess deaths in europe between the end of february and the middle ofjune. the office for national statistics compared the number of deaths with the five—year average. the death rate in england was 7.5% higher than in recent years —

followed by spain and scotland. it comes as people who test positive for covid—19 in the uk, or show symptoms of the virus, are being told they must now self—isolate at home for ten days, rather than seven. the change was agreed by all four of the uk's chief medical officers. here's our science editor, david shukman. it's a time of growing concern about a resurgence of the coronavirus and of all the ways to fight it, keeping away from others is one of the most effective. so if you think you have got the disease, you should now isolate not just for seven days, but for ten. government advisers say the extra time could make a difference. we were seeing a very nice decline and now it's looking like it might be taking off again and we need to look at every measure we can which will mitigate that effect. this is a contributor, we think, to limiting the spread of the disease. there is still a lot we don't know about the virus, so extending the period of self—isolation is really about trying to stay on the safe side. from the moment you might catch

the virus, you could become infectious three or four days later and then develop symptoms a couple of days after that. it is at that point you need to begin your self—isolation. scientists think you could be infectious in that time for up to nine days, so having a ten day period of isolation is about trying to minimise the risks. this comes amid a series of outbreaks across europe. testing for the virus is now offered at the german border. masks are now mandatory in public places in spain — an effort to avoid another disaster like earlier this year. the office for national statistics looked at the average numbers dying over the past five years to work out what are called excess deaths — how many more people than normal died at the height of the pandemic? france had a slight increase in deaths above average but all the uk nations saw many more die. england, by this reckoning, lost most of anywhere in europe.

paula greenhough was among them, a fitness instructor, who died from covid—19 at the age of 55. her identical twin sister, karren, says the government was too slow to act. we should have gone into lockdown immediately. as soon as our government and borisjohnson was aware of the situation, we should have been in lockdown immediately. thousands of people, including my sister, are dead. these people would still be alive today if the government and boris had acted on this immediately. the prime minister was asked if he was ashamed of the losses, how the uk had seen so many people dying. we really owe it to them to continue our work in driving the virus down, and clearly this country has had a massive success now in reducing the numbers of those tragic deaths. it is absolutely vital as a country that we continue to keep our focus

and our discipline, and we don't delude ourselves that somehow we are out of the woods or that this is all over, because it isn't. on a day meant to highlight thousands of new police recruits, numbers of a more tragic kind are dominating instead and the virus still has the potential to claim more lives. david shukman, bbc news. we can speak now to david nabarro — special envoy of the world health organization director general on covid—19. doctor let's look at the seven—day period compared to the ten day isolation period. what is the scientific difference between the two ? scientific difference between the two? as was made clear in your excellent report by david shukman, i felt the point was made very clear. this virus it doesn't stick with

people for probably up to ten days and perhaps a few days longer in exceptional cases. and so we have been saying from the world health organization that as we look at information from around the world, a longer period of keeping isolated is absolutely critical. we would also like to add one thing. isolation does mean being isolated. the countries that are really ahead of the virus right now are making absolutely certain that people and contacts absolutely certain that people and co nta cts of absolutely certain that people and contacts of those who have got the virus and also people who have the virus and also people who have the virus themselves actually do stay isolated and are really rigorous about that. it seems to make a huge difference. so, i'm pleased about this. i'm also pleased more generally that european nations are aware that the virus is very much around in our societies and that a

recurrence or a series of recurrences is inevitable and it is the way in which we go about it, ta ke the way in which we go about it, take it seriously, do what needs to be done, that will keep us safe enough and prevent their being a lot more deaths. i was hearing earlier today a story from austria in which isolated people are sent to hotels and are monitored by government officers. —— a story from australia. should they be brought into the uk if isolation should be taken more seriously? what i am seeing is the uk chief medical officers in the four nations are really wanting to make absolutely certain that we do not have these recurrences leading toa not have these recurrences leading to a whole spate of deaths and also a lots of suffering and the associated further economic damage that will happen if at the virus

gets a hold again. i think it's right. i think it's right that every aspect of this is taken seriously. you don't think britain is taking it as seriously as other countries? every country is adapting and is getting it organised and more and more countries are supervising the quarantine. that's i think the case and i'm not going to say whether britain is doing it right or not, that's not the way in which we work and the world health organization but we do compare what's happening between countries and i think it's fairto between countries and i think it's fair to say that making certain that quarantine is properly done is one pa rt quarantine is properly done is one part of the comprehensive package along with the wearing of masks, along with the wearing of masks, along with the maintenance of physical distancing. who is doing it best? we still think many of the countries in east asia that expressed sorrow is, another disease caused by coronavirus a few years ago, have merged their lessons there and have done remarkably well. ——

that experienced sars. we look at parts of south korea, parts of china that have been most effective and also singapore. we look at vietnam. thenin also singapore. we look at vietnam. then in europe we look at countries who perhaps were able to act a little earlier like germany and others that neighbours of them like austria. i think every country is doing their best but the countries that move quickly and robustly as soon as they get more virus in their communities are the ones that will get ahead of it because if you don't, the virus multiplies very quickly and the job of containing the disease becomes much harder. let's move on to excess deaths. how easyis let's move on to excess deaths. how easy is it to compare deaths from covert across the world? easy is it to compare deaths from covert across the world ?|j easy is it to compare deaths from covert across the world? i am one of those who is very careful not to use the kind of comparisons about deaths in different countries to then

create a kind of league table. after all each country has different characteristics. what really matters is to do everything possible to get the deaths down now but i did look at the report that you're referring to and it's quite clear that england in particular doesn't seem to have had quite a lot of deaths and it's necessary as with all these things to get greater understanding of when to get greater understanding of when to not —— what went on and wife as of —— and in particular does seem to have had. i want to add more and more that we have learned more about situations where people are wiping to get ill and die, we have gotten better at treating covid, and i want to ask everybody take this disease seriously and do make certain that you do get medical attention virtually if necessary as quickly as possible if you've got the symptoms because early treatment does prevent you from dying. david nabarro, thank

you from dying. david nabarro, thank you so much. and we've just had the daily figures in from the uk government. there have been 38 deaths from covid—19 in the latest 24—hour period and 846 new confirmed cases the seven—day rolling average is 737. you can see from the chart that cases have been rising slightly in the past week but scientists don't yet know whether that's because of more and better testing or the beginnings of the resurgence seen elsewhere in europe. now — let's look at president trump raising the possibility of delaying the november presidential election. although he failed to produce any evidence, president trump, repeated his claims of fraud in postal votes. in a tweet he wrote: "delay the election until people can properly, securely and safely vote? ? ?" let us be clear. the date of the election can only be changed by congress. and even if congress chose to do that it would have a little amount

of wiggle room. the room. constiution says that the president's that is without any question. term automatically ends on the 20th of january. (pres)here's our north america editorjon sopel. there is a lot that has been passed for the presidential election that would need to be amended by both houses, the house of representatives and the senate and simply speaking thatis and the senate and simply speaking that is not going to happen. and evenif that is not going to happen. and even if they did change the lot there is the us constitution. everything is codified in america with a written constitution and it says that the president's term of office is four years so that means onjanuary office is four years so that means on january the 20th of office is four years so that means onjanuary the 20th of next office is four years so that means on january the 20th of next year of 2021 his term expires and he is out of office unless he is going to rip up of office unless he is going to rip up the constitution and there is no suggestion of that. nevertheless it is on precedented and incendiary for the president to suggest delaying the president to suggest delaying the election and it has caused many people's eyes to widen in washington

today. looking back in history, 1864 election civil war election health, 1944 world war ii election health, america doesn't have an addict —— a tradition of chopping and changing election dates? you talk about 1864, confederate forces were in 120 miles of washington and abraham lincoln insisted the election must go ahead. it would be quite without precedent for the american people to delay an election. it's all over this issue of mail in ballots if you like. and donald trump saying that is going to lead to massive fraud if are male in balance. who votes white male and bout? donald trump votes by mail and ballot. he says it is fine for me but if everyone was to do it then that increases the possibility of fraud even though there is scant evidence to back that up. is it a diversion from the economic numbers?

perhaps there are two things. yesterday america passed 150,000 coronavirus deaths, a pretty grim milestone for a disease that was just going to come and go and be one or two people from china and it would be over. so there has been that and as you say today, we have had the worst gdp figures that america has ever seen for a quarter and it hasn't seen the sharp economic decline as a result of the coronavirus. if you remember, the economy was going to be the big winning card for donald trump in november. it's not. donald trump is very good at changing the subject. and maybe this tweet this morning was an attempt to change the subject. jon sopel there. hundreds of british holiday—makers who've travelled with the tour operatorjet2 to spain's balearic and ca nary islands are being asked to cut short their holidays and come home. it follows the uk's decision to impose a two week quarantine on british travellers returning from spain. jet2, the uk's second largerst tour operator, says it's not sustainable to send

empty planes to the islands to pick up passengers who are due to return from next week. they're asking them to come home on earlier flights instead. gavin lee reports from majorca. the holiday over, quarantine awaits for these british tourists leaving majorca this afternoon, but for hundreds of holiday—makers across the spanish islands, the journey has become even more complicated. "unfortu nately, following the latest government advice, your planned return flight is no longer going ahead." a message to come back early for the fordy family from carlisle, who've just started an 11—day, £3000 holiday in magaluf. they're angry with jet2. it's been a bit stressfuljust worrying like how... well, when they're going to get in touch with us because the rep's not been in the hotel either. so, i guess you're just waiting for a phone call to find out when you're going home. so it's put a bit of a dampener on the holiday because you're in the middle of your holiday enjoying it. it's the uncertainty. do we need to pack our cases today to fly home tomorrow and what length of notice will we be given?

have you tried to contact the company, jet2? they said not to. we would've — it said don't, that they were receiving a high volume of calls and not to. we understand that hundreds of customers across the balearic and canary islands are in the same position. they've received texts and e—mails telling them their flight is cancelled, they'll have to take an earlier one. now, jet2 say it's a fast moving situation, that they cannot sustain sending empty flights here, since they cancelled them at the weekend, and then bringing people back, and if people choose not to get an earlier one, they say they'll have to book with another airline. britain's second biggest tour operator says it's working around the clock, but at the moment, it will only guarantee original flight bookings up until saturday. chanting: we want to work! there was anger on the streets of magaluf too this afternoon, hotel and bar workers out of a job in the height of tourist season. it's really sad to see my colleagues leave. trying to getjobs like in a supermarket or something like that

when they're artists, they're starving artists. it's really sad. people have no money, clubs are closed. i'm going to the construction, no construction. i go to work to the field, no work. i go even to take this prison job, you know breaking rocks, not possible. you understand ? we live from tourism. coronavirus cases across spain are still increasing, with more than 1200 cases in the past 24 hours. but there have been no new cases on the whole of the balearic islands and for those heading back from these shores withjet2, the advice is to check for updates. it'll be an uncertain few days ahead. gavin lee, bbc news, majorca. the bbc has been inundated with texts a nd the bbc has been inundated with texts and e—mails on the pass are with people and a similar situation here on the balearic islands and the canaries that... we have had a

statement from jet2 saying that they can guarantee the flights up to and including monday, they say they apologise to all those customers who had a longer holiday for the inconvenience caused and they say they can reinsure them they will be in touch to tell them what the situation is. in other news, india has seen a record rise in new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. the surge of more than 52,000 cases takes the national total to more than one and half million infections. that means india has the third highest number of cases in the world after the united states and brazil. the swiss authorities have launched criminal proceedings against the president of fifa, gianni infantino. a special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate meetings between the football boss and switzerland's attorney—general. the meetings took place at a time when the attorney general was in charge of investigating corruption allegations linked to fifa. australia has recorded its worst day since the start of the pandemic. a wave of infections sweeping the state of victoria saw new cases up by a third since monday.

more than a dozen people have died. other australian states have closed their borders with victoria — but this hasn t prevented some infection spikes elsewhere. shaimaa khalil reports. another record high in victoria and another setback for australia, as health workers race to contain the spread of covid—19. there were hopes that the outbreak may have peaked on monday with more than 500 infections recorded. but the latest spike in coronavirus numbers has surpassed the previous record by nearly 200 cases. there are 9998 cumulative cases of coronavirus in the victorian community. 723 new since we last updated you. authorities have said that many people who have shown symptoms of the virus or are still waiting for test results have been turning up at workplaces, including some who have tested positive for covid—19. if you are positive,

you need to be at home and you need to be isolating. that is a very important message. the state is also racing to contain more than 80 outbreaks at aged care facilities, which have claimed dozens of lives in the past few weeks. ten of the 13 deaths today were in aged care homes. the virus is hitting the most vulnerable in big numbers. this is epping gardens, one of the worst affected aged care facilities in victoria. family members are desperately pleading for more help. they are getting neglected. it's so sad that they're being locked up for three weeks in one room. get them out of the room, get them to a safe place. get them to hospital. please, help. from midnight sunday local time, every person in the whole of the state will be required to wear a mask or face covering when leaving the house, as concerns are growing, with more cases appearing in regional victoria. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.

the guinness world records has honoured indian mathematician shakuntala devi — described as the human computer after nearly four decades. shakuntala devi entered the records for the fastest human computation after successfully multiplying two randomly selected 13—digit numbers — at imperial college in london — in 21 seconds in the 1980s. can you do that? try it. but she wasn't presented with a certificate at the time. this week her daughter, received the certificate. it comes ahead of a film on her life, which is being released worldwide on amazon prime tomorrow. let's take a look. how do you do it? how are you doing it?! ms devi hasjust made it to the guinness book of world records! music plays i was correct. the computer was wrong! and that's why they named you the human computer. one of bollywood's biggest actors — vidya balan plays shakuntala devi in the film. speaking to bbc earlier she said

this film is her tribute to the "superwoman". let's listen in. u nfortu nately, unfortunately, when the director first came to me i did not know too much about besides the fact that she was known as the human computer the world over. and was in the guinness book of world records. i began to research her and realise that she led the most fascinating life. 50 yea rs led the most fascinating life. 50 years ago let the life that even today women would want. i was very inspired by her and now that my film is due to release in less than 12 hours, i feel like this is due to release in less than 12 hours, ifeel like this is my tribute to her. it is mind—boggling that someone who did not have a proper education went on to be called the amy computer. notjust that she wrote books on a variety of subjects and accomplish so much in life. it's a story that inspires me and will undoubtably inspire generations

to come. the human computer. do statement bbc world news. hello there. i think it's pretty fair to say that in terms of weatherjuly 2020 has exactly been a headline grabber, has it? the month so far has been slightly cooler, wetter, and cloudier than normal. however we will close out the month with a bit of a flourish, warmth coming up from the near continent. temperatures into the high 20s on thursday but the highs are likely to peak on friday somewhere across central or south east england we could see 34 degrees as a high. but not everybody has seen the sunshine or the warmth. in actual fact, this was east lothian through the afternoon, the cloud the going for some drizzle and an area of low pressure brought some cloud and outbreaks of rain through scotland and northern ireland in particular. —— the cloud enough for some

drizzle. drifting away a little, that southerly feed of air is pushing its way steadily north drying things up and warming things up. it will be a relatively mild start to friday morning and you can see there will be plenty of sunshine from the word go. that sunshine will continue, hardly a cloud in the sky for many and with that light southerly breeze the temperature is responding. a weak weather front will bring cloud and showery rain into northern ireland and western fringes of scotland. here, not quite as warm with highs of 21 degrees but we could see temperatures peaking with highs of 34 celsius. if that is too hot for you, things are set to change in the weekend but it's worth bearing in mind that if you've got outdoor plans through friday evening, there is a risk of a few sharp showers moving their way through eastern england, maybe thundery. this should be few and far between but certainly worth bearing in mind. into the start of the weekend, then. that low is still with us and the wind direction changes slightly to more of a westerly which means it will be slightly fresher air coming in across the country. a risk of a few showers as well but that will be the difference

with the feel of the weather, temperatures not quite as high, 15—20 in scotland, 25. still not too bad — 77 fahrenheit. could be a similar story as well for the second half of the weekend. a good deal of dry weather in the forecast, a risk of a few showers and not feeling quite as warm. as we go into the start of the new working week, an area of low pressure is keeping us on our toes. a level of uncertainty just where that's going to be sitting but there's a risk for some rain for southern england on monday.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to outside source. in atlanta, georgia... the funeral of civil rights icon and congressman john lewis. he kept on getting on board buses and sitting at lunch counters. got his mug shot taken again and again. marched again and again on a mission to change america. meanwhile the current president of the united states suggests on twitter that the november election be delayed. katty kay will help us make sense of that. the hong kong authorities disqualify 12 pro—democracy