we will never allow an angry mob to tear down our statues, erase our history, indoctrinate our children. >> fireworks flying everywhere in washington, d.c. as the president of the united states throws verbal jabs at his detractors, coming at a time when americans face a raging pandemic. we are seeing another day of record high cases in places like florida. and pumping the brakes on reopening in parts of australia. thousands living in public housing put on sudden and strict lockdown. we'll have a live report from

melbourne. we're live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. welcome viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen, and this is "cnn newsroom." thank you for joining us. it has been a fourth of july unlike any other in recent american history. ♪ yes, there were plenty of fireworks, official and other size. this was the view near the white house. but at a time when americans traditionally renew their national bonds, the u.s. president is stoking a culture war in the middle of a pandemic. for the past two days, his speeches has portrayed americans as deeply divided and locked in battle over controversial

monuments. like this one, a statue of christopher columbus in baltimore toppled by protesters and dumped in the harbor. mr. trump is portraying it as a battle between those who want to preserve the country's heritage and those in his words who wish to destroy it. >> we will never allow an angry mop to tear down our statues, erase our history, indoctrinate our children or trample on our freedom. we will safeguard our values, traditions, customs, and beliefs. we will teach our children to cherish and adore their country so that they can build its future. >> the president's outrage may

appeal to his supporters, but critics say it is misplaced with a disease that killed nearly 134,000 americans in four months. still, it didn't deter everyone from celebrating the holiday. while many beaches around the country were closed, those that were open had plenty of visitors. the fourth of july is a time to celebrate how americans came together to gain independence. but that is not the tone president trump used to mark this holiday. cnn's jeremy diamond has more. >> reporter: well, on fourth of july, most american presidents typically aim for unifying remarks. but president trump this evening for the second night in a row focusing his independence day remarks on exploiting cultural divisions among american, particularly at this time of deep division in america with two crises, both the coronavirus pandemic and these protests over a national reckoning on racism in america. president trump delivering these divisive remarks in which he

even compared his current political fights against leftists in america, radical leftists as he called them to the fight against nazis in world war ii. ox american values, upheld american principle, and chased down the terrorists to the very ends of the earth. we are now in the process of defeating the radical left, the marxists, the anarchists, the agitators, the looters, and people who in many instances have absolutely no clue what they are doing. >> reporter: now president trump on saturday also said we will not allow anyone to divide our citizens by race or background. those remarks fairly remarkable

comes from this president, one who started his campaign by decrying mexican immigrants as criminals and rapists, a president who called for a total ban on muslims entering the united states. a president who said that a judge who of hispanic origin could not be impartial in a case involving him. this president claiming on saturday that he will not allow others to exploit people by racial division. now president trump thought to recast himself as a protector of american history and heritage. that was the theme of his remarks on friday at mount rushmore and on saturday at the white house. but the president for the last week hasn't focused on protecting stat use of founding fathers as he claimed in this speech. instead he has focused on protecting confederate namesakes and monuments. that has been the heart of the president's focus over the last week, and yet now he is trying to repass that battle. but certainly these remarks from the presidents on a fourth of july while america is facing

these crises divisive and certainly not unifying for the country. jeremy diamond, cnn, the white house. the coronavirus has scarcely been mentioned in president trump's recent speeches, although he did falsely claim that 99% of all cases are quote, totally harmless. there is no medical evidence to support that but as far as mr. trump is concerned, the pandemic is under control. >> we've made a lot of progress. our strategy is moving along well. it goes out in one area and rears back its ugly face in another area. but we've learned a lot. we've learned how to put out the flames. >> florida is one of the biggest u.s. hot spots right now, reporting more than 11,000 new cases on saturday alone. and surpassing the worst day for new cases in new york. but that is not stopping some people from celebrating the 4th

holiday weekend the way they always do, by hitting the beach. boris sanchez has that. >> reporter: >> yet another record-setting day for the state of florida. more than 11,000 new coronavirus cases reported here in the last 24 hours. that means that in the first three days of july, the state has seen over 30,000 new covid cases. to give you some perspective, the state of florida saw about 100,000 new cases in the month of june alone. local leaders, the state's governor ron desantis leaving it up to local officials to determine what restrictions they wanted to put in place. but here on the person part of the state just outside of tampa and clearwater beach, folks were coming all day to enjoy the waves, to play sport, to enjoy the sand and surf as well. there are signs out warning people to try to stay socially distant, six feet apart from people who do not share the same household. they're also asking groups to not congregate. groups of 10 or more are not allowed here, though throughout

the day we did see groups much larger than ten people enjoying the people. actually spoke to one woman named kathy who told me that she moved from alabama to florida in the middle of the pandemic. she says that she is concerned about the risk of coronavirus, but that she wanted to enjoy the holiday weekend on the beach. here is more what she shared with us. >> i think we should all wear masks and protect ourselves as best as we can in keeping the social distancing going on. and, you know, that's -- if we're going to get it, we're going get it. i'm happy to be here. i really am. i know the numbers are going up, and i hope that it drops, but it doesn't seem like it is. so why stop enjoying life? >> of course the big question is what these numbers will do two weeks from now. remember, that after the memorial day weekend when we saw so many large crowds ignoring social distancing guidelines, soon after that we saw a surge in coronavirus cases nationwide. two weeks is that incubation period for the coronavirus.

so all eyes will be on the numbers, about 14 days from now. boris sanchez, cnn, clearwater beach, florida. now to england. pubs famous the world over there are open once again. and for all those who waited in line to get those first pints, super saturday, as it was called, couldn't come soon enough. those in scotland and wales have to wait a bit longer, but pubs in northern ireland already reopened on friday. social distancing means it's not quite the same, of course, compared to when they were last all gathered with friends and families back in march. cnn's anna stewart is watching new developments, and she joins me now live from london. it has been three months. i'm sure this is a welcome time for many people there. >> yes, morning natalie. the national haircut in england is now well under way. hair salons opened a midnight on saturday to try to get through the enormous backlog of over three months.

i wasn't lucky enough to make to it a hair salon. i did make to it one of the many pubs that have reopened. and you're right, it doesn't feel back to normal at all. all the covid-19 safety measures have to be in place. and that has been quite tricky for some businesses. some decided to stay shut, and also in part because they're worried about a spike. i was asking people what they feel safe to do now in england. >> i think having a beer outside is fine. and it's quiet here today than it has been. a restaurant would be nice. >> i wouldn't go into a pub or a restaurant myself, but takeaway i'd do. i don't want to be around lots of people, probably batting into you. >> restaurant and things would be really nice to get back to a little bit of normality. but obviously we still need to be safe in keeping a distance from everyone as best we can.

>> the uk government had a caution english people to really act responsibly. what there were concern there's would be overcrowding and overindulging in alcohol yesterday. there were some reports of that in central london and soho. but generally speaking, people did seem to be able to keep the social distancing measures, and that was in part to very british weather yesterday. it was very gray, very blustery, not a great day for sitting out and drinking. natalie? >> all right. well hope it continues to go well. just to reiterate, you didn't go to the hair salon for a haircut, but you did go to a pub. good call. >> i went to a pub. another three weeks until this gets cut. >> i'm with you on that. anna stewart, thank you so much. october 29 an international panel created a scorecard of sorts ranking countries by their ability to handle a major health crisis. it was called the global health

security index, and it concluded that the united states was best prepared in all the world to handle a major disease breakout. the uk was number two. but months into an actual pandemic, beth of those countries have had the highest number of deaths over and above what we would be seeing without a crisis. as of june 2020, the u.s. has had more than 122,000 excess deaths, the uk nearly 66,000. i want to talk about this now with claire winham, an assistant professor of global health policy at the london school of economics and political science. she joins me now this morning. good morning. thanks for coming on. >> good morning. >> first up, regarding that scorecard, the u.s. is ranked first out of 195 nations. the uk was ranked second. and by june they are two of the world's biggest failures in tackling this pandemic. how did that scorecard get it so wrong?

>> the scorecard, what it did is looked for policies that were written to implement in the case of an epidemic, or a health emergency, and all sorts of capacities that governments had to detect an outbreak. there were systems they had in place, what surge capacity they had within health systems and how they would be able to respond. however, what this scorecard didn't account for was decision-making and how governments are going to react. and that's what we're looking at here is the difference between policy and actual implementation. what's going to happen when it hits. and we decided we needed to figure out some way to decision the decision-makinging in how we measure, how we prepare countries for an outbreak. >> right. we know that the uk has just come out of a three-month lockdown. in the united states, there is really no federal program. it's been left up to states, and many of the governors have left it up to cities. as far as boris johnson goes and

his leadership there, and donald trump in the united states are, there commonalities in how they approached the pandemic and the government's response? >> absolutely. the governments around the world were all faced with the same decision, and it fundamentally came down to whether they were going to population health or their economy. and what we see in the u.s. is a prioritization of the economy. and what we see in the uk is somewhere mixed in between the two. but this led to certain policy pathways that made government somehow in the u.s. and uk feel like they were exceptional, that this wasn't going to be an issue for them. and we see these distinct tensions.

a legitimate science. and then we see these these distinct tensions in both countries between who is being affected and in the u.s. hitting record numbers in texas and arizona. houston, texas had two counties even sit down with an emergency alert. hospitals were full. can the united states get this under control if the president continues to characterize the situation as like, well, it's going well. in fact, he even said, falsely claimed that 99% of all cases are totally harmless.

>> i mean, you can make progress. you just need decisive action. what this virus needs is people to be separated. if people aren't separated, it can't spread between the two. so maybe different states or different counties need to reinstigate and we put these lockdown policies back in place. but the problem is that's political suicide to implement a lockdown having come out the other side of it. but i think we really need to ask the administration what more important for them. because actually, the short-term lockdown is going to be better in the long-term for the economy. it's been a population health is fundamental to a functioning economy. you need to have people going out and buying. and if people aren't well enough to go and do that, it's a false dichotomy. so i think they just need to take a grip on it now before it gets even more out of hand. >> right. and we know that there are people that are wearing masks and social distancing, and there are people that do not heed

experts' advice to social distance and to quarantine when necessary. where could we be, clare, if and when a second wave comes in the fall? >> well, i think it's in the u.s. and most of the america, i think that's a bit premature. i think what this has shown us is the difference between how populations engage with government. so in east asia when government is suggesting people wear face masks, everyone just did it because they recognized the risk to their health, the risk to their communities. if they didn't, and that showed a much better outcome than in the u.s. with the same advice being issued or mixed advice being issued, there is this tension between how people contract it. and we really need to have trust in government. it's a crisis. it requires individual behavior change. >> clare wenham, the london school of economics and political science, we appreciate your expertise. thank you. >> bye.

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we're going to take a look now at how countries around the world are faring in this pandemic, and right now we look at australia. the australian medical association is calling for a pause in easing coronavirus restrictions there because melbour melbourne, australia is currently seeing spikes in new cases. there were 108 cases friday which led to new stay at home orders and drastic lockdown measures in some public housing blocks. ginning me more to talk about it from sydney is journalist angus watson. what do officials attribute the rising cases in melbourne to? >> the big worry, natalie, is there is a lot of community transmission. people aren't sure of authorities, aren't sure where the new cases are coming from, and it's led them to take drastic action. 3,000 people living in nine housing community blocks now on total lockdown as of last night.

they're not let out of their hands for any reason. police are guarding them, making sure nobody believe leaves. police in australia have weapons. that's a little confronting for people told they wouldn't be able to leave their homes for five whole days. many people heard about it on the 6:00 news, natalie. it was very quick the way that the authorities brought it in, and that's because of the severity situation there. 108 cases on friday. over 70 cases detected on saturday, and 23 in these very highly densely populated housing blocks where authorities feel that transmission could spread very quickly. everybody in there is going to get tested, and -- i'm sorry, saying today he is very grateful for the people who are making the sacrifice. take a listen. >> this is not about punishment. this is about protection.

we cannot have a car load of people, many of whom, not all, but many of whom in poor health to start with, we can't have this virus spread. we have to do everything we can to contain the virus, and that's why staying in your unit, staying in your flat is absolutely essential. >> now those 3,000 people join over 300,000 people that are already on a much softer version of a lockdown in melbourne at 12 post codes, over 40 suburbs within those post codes, enhanced that people are allowed to leave their homes for some certain reasons like going to the shop to buy food, exercise, or give care to someone else. but the people obviously as i said in the public housing commission blocks aren't allowed to leave for any reason. people here in australia are wondering why there has been that kind of difference in treatment for people, the victorian premier saying because

of the severity that people are could catch coronavirus in this and lead to obviously deaths. >> all right. we appreciate your reporting, thank you. angus watson for us in sydney. thanks, angus. mexico keeps seeing new daily records in covid-19 infections. more than 6900 cases were reported saturday with more than 520 new deaths. that raises the nationwide case total past 252,000. more than 30,000 people have died from the virus in mexico. but brazil remains latin america's worst hit country. it has more than 1.5 million cases. it has also gone more than 50 days without an official health minister. the position is temporarily filled by an army general with no previous medical experience. the last person to formally hold the office left after less than a month amid criticism from

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fourth of july fireworks right there in 2 big apple. this was scene earlier to celebrate america's independence day. this was the first year the fireworks show was launched from on top of the iconic empire state building. looked pretty good. beautiful, actually. welcome back to our viewer here is in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. this is "cnn newsroom." this is "cnn newsroom." the united stateske g uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu 245th birthday saturday as the coronavirus pandemic forced much of the country to cancel or curtail the usual public celebrations, but not in washington, d.c. ♪ >> the nation's capital went ahead with a traditional concert and beautiful fireworks show hosted by the president and first lady.

cnn's alex marquardt says the show was big. the crowds, though, this year were smaller. >> reporter: the smoke is still settling here after what was a spectacular fireworks show here in washington, d.c. not at all a muted celebration during this time of coronavirus and social unrest. people gathering all along the national mall to watch a show that was buiilled as one of the largest ever, 35 minutes that included some 10,000 fireworks shot off from two main locations. the first at the washington monument, the first a mile-long stretch between essentially jefferson memorial and the lincoln memorial. people out here did have plenty of room to social distance. there were far fewer people out here than normal. the crowds were indeed much thinner. the national park service which helped coordinate the celebration, they were race bracing for large crowds. they asked people to spread out across what is federal land here. they had prepared some 300,000

masks to hand out. this was a celebration called for by the trump administration, by the white house. the mayor of washington, d.c. had canceled the city's celebrations, asking people to stay at home to celebrate in or around their homes. but of course this celebration went forward. people came from far and wide, from as close as virginia. i also met families from florida, from georgia, from chicago and elsewhere as well as families from overseas, from brazil, from argentina, from south africa, al of whom wanted to come see america celebrate its birthday. alex marquardt, cnn, washington. this fourth of july will not just be remembered for coronavirus and fireworks because of divisive rhetoric from president donald trump. with me now to discuss the president's stance over the holiday is the head of the u.s. and americas program at a think tank based in london. good morning, leslie. thanks for coming on. >> good morning, natalie. >> well, first up here, the president has used dark and divisive language over this

holiday addressing the country. he framed the hundreds of thousands of protesters demonstrating over race issues as, quote, nefarious left wing mob that intends to end america. what do you make of his words and his message that we've heard in the past two days? >> so i think we're seeing a president who is grasping for straws, who is desperate to hold on, who sees a country he is leading respond to a pandemic, a health crisis, and economic crisis on the scale that we haven't seen in decades, respond very poorly because of his leadership, and it's showing up in the polls. so president trump is doubling down on his racist narrative. he is looking to probably a hard-core of his base to mobilize them to energize them. but natalie, it's not working. if you look at the data that's coming out on, for example, the number of americans who engaged in the protests surrounding the

black lives movement after the brutal killing of george floyd, people are estimating between 15 and 26 million americans have participated in these protests. they've been peaceful. the call out from americans is very clear for unity, for equality, and for reform. so the president is pushing back, and he is targeting a very, very narrow segment of the population. unfortunately, it's tremendously divisive. and if you sit where i sit in london, in europe looking back at america, it's just devastating. it's devastating and quite frankly it's shocking to watch. >> and on that, the shocking to watch part, i do want to elaborate a bit, because a former u.s. ambassador to russia called the president's mount rushmore speech as the most un-american speech ever given by a u.s. president on the fourth of july.

the words he is using have raised concern. i want you to listen now how a noted presidential historian said earlier on cnn about what he is hearing from president trump this weekend. here he is. >> donald trump is showing us how joe mccarthy would have acted had he become president. mccarthy was obviously just a senator from wisconsin but raised havoc with his anti-communist crusade. here you have a president in the united states on july 4th in the middle of a ceremony on the national mall, tv cameras around the world using the opportunity to divide our nation to call his opponents radicals and good for nothing anarchists and the like. this is appalling. >> and as you said, leslie, it's shocking as well. is there any surprise, though, that this president is taking this approach? or is this his same playbook that appeals to his base? >> it's the same playbook,

natalie. you know, the words that we just heard are exactly ,(0right. it's the same playbook, but he is taking it really in a darker and more dangerous way. if you go back to the beginning of his presidency, he was speaking out against immigrants, against foreigners. it was very divisive, very problematic. but now he is turning that inwards, and he is dividing americans against each other by attacking certain segment of the american population, which frankly doesn't exist in the way that he portrays it. so it is devastating. it is a bad move. this is a president who can stand up. he can call for unity. he could ask people to wear those masks. he could double down on testing, on contact tracing, and help to pull the country back and drive the economy alongside the public health response in a positive direction as he leads up to november. he is doing exactly the opposite. he is preventing the country from coming back together, from

responding as effectively as it could. but he is pushing back against so many extraordinary people at the state level. he is losing some of his republican governors who were actually taking a much firmer line on the health crisis, in line with what dr. fauci has been calling for a very long time. so i think the president is on a losing strategy, but it's creating in these months a very divided platform. it's using a platform to create division. and as we run up to the member in the election, it's going to be extraordinarily complicated, just simply at the operational level. just holding an election, having a president who isn't calling for unity on july 4th of all days in the face of these protests is unconscionable. >> right. in 2016, it was build a wall and subsequent ban on muslims. it's now protect our confederate heritage. as you mentioned about the mood of the american public, recent polls indicate most americans

and more whites than ever believe the country needs to come together over racial issues. can he win a second term, leslie, if he ignores that? >> you know, natalie, so much is going to happen between now and november. you know this more than anybody. we're going to wait and see what happens with the economy, the virus, the development of a possible vaccination. there is a lot of news yet to come. but i -- we've seen those polls. you're right. americans want to see unity. and i can tell you anecdotally watching people on my facebook page, on either side of the electoral aisle, in the midwest, on the east coast, across the country, people want unity. that they're not -- they're not buying into this line of division. so i think it is losing strategy. but time will tell. and it's going to be very, very difficult few months and difficult election. >> and as you say every week, there is something different. so it's hard to predict right now.

leslie vinjamuri, we always appreciate your time and insight. thank you. >> thank you. so many countries are slowly starting to reopen now, but that would not have been possible without health care workers on the front lines, and boy have they been put through it. so many have died. for the 72nd anniversary of the british national health service, nhs for short, the uk is pulling out all the stops to celebrate them. london landmarks have lit up in blue including 10 downing street. a nationwide clap is scheduled for sunday. more about it in london. good morning to you, salma. >> good morning, natalie. it's hard to overemphasize just how beloved the nhs is in this country you. can you see behind me here a mural for them. and at this pandemic, the declaration of love has been all over this country. you can see billboards, posters, signs, even little crayon drawings in the windows of homes

popping up saying we love the nhs. save the nhs. it's the least political, least controversial organization in this country. if you hear a politician talking about it, he is probably talking about funding it more, about giving it more resources. even prime minister boris johnson himself, when he contracted coronavirus, he was admitted to an nhs hospital, st. thomas' hospital, and he literally put his life in the hands of nhs workers. when he came out, he said they saved my life, no question. so you can see there just so much love for these health care workers, because, of course, they are the ones who have been fighting this pandemic now for months. dozens of them losing their own lives to the virus. there have been accusations leveled against the government for failing to provide adequate ppe, for failing to protect especially minority health care workers who are disproportionately impacted by covid-19. but today is going to be about commemorating the sacrifices they have made. at 5:00 p.m. lomb time there is

a klatsch scheduled. this is inspired by the clap for care which has been happening every thursday in this country during this pandemic. and it's more than seven-decade history, perhaps there is no more difficult chapter than the one the nhs is facing today in this country, wants to honor their tireless work. natalie? >> they certainly deserve it. all right. thank you so much, salma abdelaziz in london for us. the coronavirus is spreading at an alarming rate in the middle east. next hear how iraq is grappling with the spike in new infections and bracing for more. lysol. what it takes to protect. ® laso you can enjoy it even ifst you're sensitive. se. yet some say it isn't real milk. i guess those cows must actually be big dogs. sit! i said sit! we waste up to 20 gallons of water every time we pre-rinse

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sorry about that. iraq is bracing for a tough fight ahead as the coronavirus is surging there. the country's health ministry reported more than 2,000 new infections on saturday. that brings the total number of known cases there to more than 58,000. fears are growing that iraq's hospitals could soon reach full

capacity. the international rescue committee says the country saw a 600% rise in new cases during the month of june with no signs of slowing down. cnn's arwa damon is following developments for us on this story from istanbul, and we know, arwa, that iraqi society was already deeply fragile before this pandemic, and now this. >> yeah, natalie, and as medical infrastructure never really recovered from the decades of sanctions under saddam hussein nor the consecutive wars that took place afterwards, plus there is also a great problem with corruption as well as just general hospital management. all of this is causing cripples of fear throughout the population. >> reporter: we went to verify the names of the dead. their sorrow is silent, much like the enemy that claimed the ones they love. he lost his parents and his

sister to covid-19. one after the other. they underestimated the virus. they did not understand how to protect themselves from the spread. "we are terrified now. we are 100% convinced." the burials have been at night in iraq's largest cemetery. when the country's brutal summer heat dips. final prayers are carried out by strangers. teams from the country's paramilitary force initially formed to fight isis. we are getting around 70 to 80 bodies a day. and it's expected to get much worse across this country. whose medical infrastructure was already decimated by decades of sanctions, war and corruption. medical workers report a prevalence of the virus among hospital staff due to a lack of proper measures and ppe. >> i was with my family when the manager of the hospital contacted me to inform me that

the result of pcr is positive for covid-19. >> reporter: the doctor filmed the moment he told his children he was sick, promising them he would come back, not knowing if it was a promise he could keep. >> the moment that you say goodbye to your children and your family and you do not know whether you will return back or not. >> reporter: luckily he did and is now recovering. "we were so worried about mommy and daddy because of corona" up with of his daughters says on his return, with the others chiming in. but the doctor fears for the worst for his country. >> with coronavirus cases now jumped to government default providing protection measures to

the people and opening the markets and malls. >> reporter: this video shows people scuffling over oxygen tanks outside the hospital in the south of the country, trying to secure a supply for their sick loved ones. in the same city, health work beg their ministry for help. iraqis know loss on mass scale all too well. the bitter pain of consecutive wars that bled into each other. a number of iraq's security forces apologizes for his inability to keep his emotions in check. it's his mother who died. >> and natalie, the rise in cases is one of the factors that contributed to that oxygen shortage where you saw that short clip of people scuffling. in response to that, the world health organization managed to secure and send in around 300 oxygen concentrators and the country is starting to convert

some dormitories and schools into isolation units. but experts are warning that if iraq wants to get a handle on this pandemic before it's too late, that they really need to redouble their efforts on every single level. >> we hope that could happen. the iraqi people have been through so much, as you have reported very often in the past. thank you so much, arwa damon for us in istanbul. next here on cnn newsroom, sports, social distancing, and social upheaval. fan favorites are still providing thrills, even if seats are empty. we'll take a look at the latest action from around the world. wherever you live, certain truths are universal

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the return of sports got an earlier start outside the united states, and now athletes in europe are taking a public stand on the issues of the day as competitions get under way. here is cnn's patrick snell. >> in english, football's ongoing battle against racism, manchester united superstar showing his support for the black lives matter movement with powerful imagery in a new haircut. ahead of kickoff, united and bournemouth taking a knee in a

further show of solidarity. the match itself mason greenwood would steal the show. the first of his two goals a fierce drive while every. united 5-2 winners. to italy, where it took 43 attempts, but cristiano ronaldo has finally scored his first goal from a direct free kick. juventus, this in the 4-1 derby win over carreno. and the bundesliga, robert with goal number 50 and 51 for the campaign in a 4-2 triumph over leverkusen. powerful imagery too ahead of austrian grand prix following a late start to the 2020 formula season due to the global pandemic. in a strong stand against racism, the mercedes car a black with lewis hamilton and valtteri

bottas wearing all black overalls. bottas will take pole position into today's race ahead of hamilton. the englishman is formula 1's only black driver and now one of british sports' leading voices in support of the black lives matter movement. all 20 drivers are expected to be wearing end racism t-shirts later on, but they're whether they're also taking a knee remains to be seen. patrick snell, cnn, atlanta. have you heard this one? rapper kanye west celebrated independence day by talking about a 2020 presidential bid. west sent a tweet saturday that ended with "i am running for president of the united states and the #2020 vision." he offered no details. west would have to be a write-in candidate in many states. he has already missed the independent candidate filing date but he could still make the candidate in some areas. that's our first hour. there are two more to go. please stay with me.

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we are now the process of defeating the radical left, the marxists, the anarchists, the agitators, the looters. >> the independence day message from president donald trump who compared the fight against nazis and terrorists to his efforts to defeat what he calls the radical left. we'll talk more about the

president's message this hour. also, the heat is on in florida. whatever effort is being made to cool down covid-19 summer spread there does not seem to be working as the state hits another new record high in cases. live in atlanta, welcome to viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. "cnn newsroom" starts right now.