this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. california is to begin a night—time curfew, to tackle the spread of covid—19 — as the number of confirmed cases in the us passes 12 million. a call for coronavirus vaccines to be available for all — as leaders from the world's biggest economies meet foran online summit hosted by saudi arabia. five, four, three, two, one, zero. liftoff of sentinel—6. blast off for a satellite that will track rising sea levels — improving our understanding of climate change. archaeologists find the remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient roman city of pompeii —

and say they may have been hello and welcome. california is to begin a night—time curfew in an attempt to curb a surge in coronavirus cases. its latest figures are now worse than the previous peak in august. the us now has more than 12 million confirmed infections. it's the worst—affected country in the world and is experiencing a surge in the virus, setting records each day for the number of new infections. about 187,000 new cases were recorded in the latest figures — released on friday for the previous day. the daily death toll linked to covid—19 has passed 2,000 people for the first time since may. over the past week, there has been an average of almost 170,000 cases per day. that's an increase of 67%. and according to covid tracking project, more than 80,000 people are currently hospitalized across the country.

president trump has repeatedly played down the severity of the pandemic in the us. on saturday, he skipped an event at the 620 summit on covid preparedness — instead deciding to play golf. here's our north america correspondent david willis. we are seeing across the country a surge in coronavirus cases, almost 200,000 new cases of the virus every day. and here in california, they are getting to around 11,000 a day which is very worrying, the biggest surge since the summertime. the california governor gavin newsom has introduced an overnight curfew here. it comes into effect in a few hours' time, tonight, saturday night local time, from 10pm until 5am. the aim being to prevent people from gathering in bars and clubs, and in public places. the aim as well to keep

them at home, not mixing with other families. but as you mentioned, the thanksgiving holiday is just around the corner here and traditionally that is a time when americans do get together. the tsa, transport safety administration, the federal body which monitors these things, is saying yesterday, friday, more than one million americans used airports in this country. bring us up to speed with the reaction to the fact donald trump was playing golf when other world leaders were attending the summit. that is right, the us media caught the president on the golf links at a time when a side meeting was going on, a virtual side meeting, to discuss coronavirus preparedness. mr trump has subsequently issued a series of tweets making the point that this is a global crisis.

not one that is specifically linked to the united states. also making the case that due to advanced therapeutics, as he puts it, and the skill of doctors, nurses and other health officials, fewer people are actually dying when they get the virus. that said, the death toll here in the united states has already surpassed a quarter of a million people. david willis. this dr this celine gounder is an epidemiologist who was appointed to the biden—harris transition covid—19 advisory board. this is her assessment of the situation. right now we are in a really rapidly accelerating exponential phase of the virus, and essentially this is like pouring gasoline on a fire. we are profoundly concerned

as healthcare providers, public health workers, about what the next several weeks, what is yet to come. we already have many hospitals that are at capacity in this moment. on top of that, a lot of healthcare workers themselves who plan to take time off for holidays. so, holiday staffing schedules, in the midst of a period when the demands in terms of numbers of patients will be skyrocketing. what will be your plan, president—elect biden‘s plan to get on top of this, what will you do differently? we are somewhat limited right now. until the general services administration ascertains the results of the election which would allow the transition from the trump administration to the biden administration to proceed, until that happens, our hands are really tied, we are handcuffed.

that transition is really important. we are released funds to allow for transition planning. we are then privy to critical information. in the absence of that information and that funding, it is very difficult to make the kinds of detailed comprehensive plans we need to be making to smoothly, seamlessly pick up leadership from the current administration. more broadly, what kind of approaches will you employ? some of the things you will see a big difference on, one, no question, the messaging on masks will be very different. that has been actively discouraged by the current president. he has politicised the use of masks. masks are like toilet paper, they are basic hygienic measure which should never have been politicised. masks are cheap and effective and do not shut down the economy. something you'll be hearing under the new administration. testing is another example.

the current administration has discouraged testing, the president said we are testing too much. the fact is when so many infections are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, you can think of that as the big part of the iceberg under water. the people ending up in hospital are the small part of the iceberg. you will never be able to control the spread if you do not see that big chunk of the iceberg and the way to do that is testing. we will massively scale up testing. given those two factors, masks and testing, it remains true this will be difficult to bring under control until there is a widespread available vaccine. that is right. part of what we are also planning for is the distribution of vaccines, distribution of monoclonal antibody therapies given authorisation by the fda, the regeneron cocktail.

that also requires massive logistical planning and one thing that is very important to us is anyone who wants a test or wants to be vaccinated can get that for free. people have been getting surprise bills even after the current administration promised free testing. that is because it is notjust about the test and vaccine, it is about the doctor's visit, the time of the nurse or doctor, about the supplies. it is a big priority to us that all of that be free. and also communities of colour, that we pay attention to equitable distribution and access to resources. we know communities of colour have been disproportionately impacted with poor access to testing and treatment and the like. what about the fact there are many americans who don't like being told what to do

by the government, being told to wear a mask, and fatigued of the restrictions. by january, president—elect biden will have to come up against that. that is a great point. there are a couple of things we have to be mindful of. people really are suffering. a big part of that is economic and social suffering. we really do need to address that. there has been another stimulus bill before congress. senator mcconnell, a republican, senate majority leader, has not taken up the bill. this needs to happen now, people are having difficulty putting food on the table, making rent. if we do not attend to those needs, they will be recalcitrant about following public health measures and say, "why should i do as you tell me when you are not addressing my needs? " let's update you on some other coronavirus developments around the world.

the coronavirus lockdown in england is to be replaced with a strengthened tier system. more areas will be subject to the strictest controls — but rules on family gatherings are to be eased over christmas. the cabinet will meet later on sunday to approve the plans which will take effect when the national shutdown ends on the 2nd of december. a massive coronavirus testing operation is under way in spain's autonomous community of castile and leon. 25% of the residents of the provincial capital burgos are being tested, as the infection rate in the city doubles the regional average. it comes as the country reported highest weekly death toll during the second wave. danish farmers have driven 500 tractors into the centre of copenhagen — in protest at the cull of mink the government has ordered, to stamp out a coronavirus outbreak on furfarms. right—wing parties have accused the government of using the virus as an excuse to end furfarming. turkey has gone into

a nationwide partial lockdown this weekend, as part of new measures announced by president erdogan earlier in the week. people are banned from going out from five in the evening to seven in the morning. the portuguese government has announced new restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus, shortly after parliament approved a two—week extension of the country's state of emergency. prime minister antonio costa has outlined new tiered restrictions, including extending the current nightly curfew to weekend afternoons and a travel ban during national holidays in areas deemed at extremely high risk. and you can keep up—to—date with the global impact of the pandemic on our website. that's all at bbc.com/news. or you can download the bbc news app. world leaders attending the virtual g20 summit have urged the heads of rich nations to make sure coronavirus vaccines are affordable and available for all. the meeting is being hosted by saudi arabia but is being held virtually because of the pandemic.

0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet has more from riyadh. a thoroughly modern moment. many families have to meet like this these days. even the powerful g20 family. the 84—year—old saudi king presiding. everyone at their own table this year. every country struggling with the impact of the deadly pandemic. it's this summit‘s top issue. shall i take the mask off? the world's wealthiest under pressure to help the poorest. at the beginning there was a big race between different countries to secure ppe, equipment, medication etc. the g20 role is definitely to make sure that everybody‘s safe. we cannot be safe

unless everybody‘s safe. and from 10 downing street, a ten—point plan for a green revolution. that future will only be possible if the world's leading economies drive forward more ambitious action, more quickly to prevent further catastrophic climate change. a virtual summit robs leaders of those face—to—face moments which can make all the difference. it also steals the kingdom's chance to shine on a world stage, a stage also casting a harsh light on issues not on the g20 agenda. so, a light was shone on the streets of paris, on three saudi women in saudi jails. human rights groups are calling for their release and many others. and here, another light show, on stones three centuries old. this is the town where the saudi kingdom was born.

leaders brought together, as they keep their distance. lyce doucet, bbc news, riyadh. you are watching bbc news, our main headline. california is beginning a night—time curfew, in an attempt to curb a surge in coronavirus cases — the number of confirmed cases in the us has now exceeded 12 million. let's stay with this story now. i've been speaking to andrew noymer — an associate professor of population health at university of california. i asked him if he thought the curfew would be enough to stop the spread of the virus in california. no, i think it is theatre. what your viewers have to understand, this is not a strict curfew like no one can be on the streets, it is a prohibition of mass gatherings and restaurants being open between 10pm and 5am. what kind of measures do you think are necessary? i think restaurants should be closed to in—person dining 2a

hours a day but remain open for takeaway and delivery. i think bars should be closed as well notjust after 10pm but all the time, just temporarily, of course. while the early winter surge is happening, we need to get things under control. no sign of those restrictions at the moment. thanksgiving is coming up. we have our thanksgiving feast next thursday. a lot of people are still planning to do what they normally do, travel and have multi—household gatherings. it will cause a very unfortunate increase in cases. it will cause an increase in cases, you think the existing measures are not enough. where does this leave california? much like the rest of the united states, it leaves us facing an increase in cases as we head

into winter, not unlike italy, belgium, the uk and spain. there are many countries that are dealing with an unfortunate situation. how big a change do you think, when president—elect biden takes over at the end of january, will it be too late by then? will he have limited options? or do you think he will have enough room to make significant changes? i think it is never too late from the point of view that we never throw up our hands and say there is nothing we can do. i think we will see a more aggressive cdc in the united states after the 20th of january coordinating among the states. the two major problems is that the federal system is actually quite strong, we really do have 50 different state health departments in the us, and that won't change. what will change is

the cdc will be acting as a coordinating agency instead of acting on the sidelines. unfortunately, between now and the 20th of january, just under two months, there will be a lot of problems. i predict we will see over 4,000 deaths per day in the united states between now and then at some point, probably mid—december, which would be comparable to the levels italy is seeing now adjusted for population size. give us a flavour of the public appetite for more lockdown more restrictions, is there a real fatigue there? definitely. i prefer to call them public health orders than lockdowns, because no one is truly lockdowned. americans have a tendency to chafe at anything they regard as infringing on individual liberties

and that tendency my countrymen have is the same in a pandemic as it is in normal times so there is a lot of resistance to orders to wear mask. tonight, one minute after the 10pm curfew, there will be a planned mass gathering at the huntington beach pier against the curfew. people do not like to follow these orders in the united states. it is one difference we have with european countries. that is going to be a continual problem. governments are wary of imposing orders that they know will not be followed. it creates layers of difficulty in containing this pandemic. french police have clashed with anti—government demonstrators protesting against a bill that could make it an offence to film or photograph police officers. officers used water cannons in paris and tear gas in the south—eastern city of lyon. paul hawkins reports.

saturday night in the french capital, and some protesters were still on the streets. rights activists, trade unionists and journalists, just some of the several thousand demonstrators who had spent the day voicing their opposition to a new law. the piece of legislation would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer's face with the intention they should be harmed. translation: what this government is trying to do is for us to stop carrying out this vigilance. for citizens, whistle—blowers, forjournalists in possession or not of a press card. to be more and more hindered in revealing the failings of the state. and if that happens, it is the end of democracy. translation: we know police officers are victims of violence, yes. but when police are out

on theirjob they represent the french republic, they are not there as individuals. they represent the state and so there is a kind of wide impunity and it is very serious so we can't just shut up and allow this. the new law comes after a summer of mass public protests against police brutality and accusations of systemic racism sparked by the death of george floyd in the us. activists have alleged police brutality was responsible for the killing of adama traore, a frenchman of malian origin who died after his arrest in the paris suburbs in 2016. a private autopsy said he died of asphyxiation. injune, the official health report said he died of heart failure, clearing three police officers of responsibility. they also point to cedric chouviat, a delivery driver in paris. he suffered a heart attack and died injanuary after police put him in a chokehold. but supporters of the new law say police officers and their families need protection from harassment. both online and in—person when off duty.

those caught would get a maximum penalty of one year injail and a $53,000 fine. in light of the protests the government have amended the law to add the phrase, "without prejudice to the right to inform". prime ministerjean castex said this would remove any ambiguity on the intention to guarantee respect for public freedoms while better protecting those police and gendarmes who ensure the protection of the population. freedom to report versus freedom from harassment. the government says both are possible. paul hawkins, bbc news. a satellite that's considered critical for understanding the effects of climate change has been launched into space. sentinel—6 took off on board a spacex rocket from a launch pad in california. it will measure oceans and lakes and become the primary means of tracking global sea level rises. data from the satellite will also reveal how huge masses of water are moving around the globe. sentinel—6 was developed jointly by the european and us space agencies.

rolf densing is director of operations for the european space agency. he explained the importance of the satellite. there is increasing sea levels, this has consequences for coastal areas, and these consequences will be better, more precisely mapped with sentinel—6 than ever before. obviously the height of dykes will have to be re—evaluated, major cities like amsterdam, new york, tokyo are concerned by the increase of sea levels and we need to protect millions of people from these effects. europe is set to lift its flight ban on the boeing 737—max passengerjetliner injanuary — after us regulators last week ended a 20—month grounding triggered by two fatal crashes. the european union aviation safety agency says that the 737—max is now safe

to fly, after changes to the design of the jet that crashed twice in five months in 2018 and 2019 — killing 346 people. hundreds of anti—government protesters in guatemala have vandalised and set fire to parts of the congress building, before being dispersed by riot police. the building in guatemala city was empty at the time of the attack, which lasted for about ten minutes. the protesters are opposed to a budget which was approved by congress on wednesday night. 400 people on board a passenger ferry that ran aground off the finnish aland islands in the baltic sea, have been told they'll have to stay there overnight. the viking grace got into difficulties in high winds close to the port of mariehamn. it's so close to the shore that people nearby say they can almost touch the ferry. the ferry‘s owner, viking line, says there've been no injuries and the mood onboard remains calm.

archaeologists in italy have uncovered the remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient roman city of pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago. they believe the pair may have been a master and his slave seeking refuge in a large villa. nina nanji reports two victims of the mighty vesuvius found frozen in time. 0ne believed to be a man of high status. the other his slave. the remains were found during an excavation of a large villa on the outskirts of pompeii. the ancient city was engulfed in a volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago, burying it and its residents in ash. translation: the two victims found in the last days are an incredible and extraordinary testimony of the morning of 25th october when the eruption took place. these two victims were perhaps seeking refuge when they were swept away by the pyroclastic current at nine o'clock

in the morning, when the plume gets to pompeii, destroying the higher part of the city completely, killing everybody in its path. officials say the wealthy man was aged between 30 and 40. the other aged between 18 and 23. evidence shows that before the disaster he suffered from crushed vertebrae, which indicate he was a slave who did manual labour. after the remains were uncovered, casts were created using impressions the bodies had made in the hardened ash. the ruined city remains a rich source for archaeologists. it is also one of italy's most visited tourist attractions, although for now tourism has stopped due to the coronavirus measures. nina nanji, bbc news. thatisit that is it from me, plenty more online, of course.

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. hello there. on saturday, the southern half of the uk had mild, cloudy weather. further north, things were quite different. it certainly felt colder in the wind. there were some showers as well. in between those different sorts of weather, we've got this weather front here. it's not producing much rain but it's going to stall towards the south coast of england. it is heading a little further south. it's allowing that colder air to move further south across more of the country. as we head into early sunday morning, these are the sort of temperatures we're looking at. they could be down to one or two degrees across eastern scotland, northeast england and northern ireland. much milder in southern england where we've still got a lot of cloud. it may brighten up at times but the thicker cloud and pockets of light rain and drizzle never too far away and could return to south wales as well. elsewhere decent sunshine.

some showers mainly in northern ireland and more frequent showers coming into northern and westernern scotland. the winds will ease in the day, and won't be as windy as it was on saturday. but temperatures typically around seven to 10 celsius. and those temperatures will fall quickly again across more sheltered eastern areas with those clearer skies, but still a few showers continuing towards the west. we need to look to the west to see where our weather is coming from early next week. because atlantic winds, south—westerly winds are heading our way and these weather fronts will bring some rain as well. a bright enough start for many eastern parts of the uk. a bit chilly early on monday. some sunshine too. cloud amounts will tend to increase with patchy rain here and there. most rain setting in over the hills of western scotland, some rain for northern ireland as well. those temperatures gradually creeping up at around nine to 11 celsius, so, getting milder. move things on into tuesday and the rain is still stuck mainly across scotland and northern ireland. generally dry for england and wales, always brighter with more sunshine as you head further east across

england and wales where it's going to be dry. and with a southerly wind, temperatures continuing to rise, back up to 12 or 13. things will change later in the week, not least because that weather front will take rain into england and wales on wednesday. then, we start to see high pressure building in later on in the week. for the early part of the week, rain around, most of it across scotland and northern ireland, it will be turning milder. for the second half of the week with high pressure, lighter winds, it will be cold with some frost and some fog.

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the headlines: california is beginning a night—time curfew, in an attempt to curb a surge in coronavirus cases. the number of confirmed cases in the us has now passed 12 million, making it one of the world's worst affected countries. thanksgiving dinners are being distributed to people affected by the pandemic. world leaders attending the virtual g20 summit have urged the heads of rich nations to make sure coronavirus vaccines are affordable and available for all. the meeting is being hosted by saudi arabia but is being held virtually because of the pandemic. the british government has announced a tougher three—tiered system of local restrictions will come into force in england when the current lockdown ends on december 2nd. the prime minister boris johnson is expected to set out his plan on monday.