a top u.s. health official says the coronavirus pandemic is more widespread now than it was earlier this year. hitting rural areas just as hard as the big cities. with florida already battered by the virus, now it's feeling the effects of a powerful storm forecasters warn could reach hurricane strength. and empty streets in melbourne, victoria, as millions

of australians are on a strict lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus. hello, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm michael holmes and this is "cnn newsroom." ominous warnings from a top member of the white house coronavirus task force telling cnn the u.s. has reached a new phase of the pandemic. >> i want to be very clear. what we're seeing today is different from march and april. it is extraordinarily widespread. it's into the rural as equal urban areas. and to everybody who lives in a rural area, you are not immune or protected from this virus. and that's why we keep saying no matter where you live in america, you need to wear a mask and socially distance.

>> while the number of infections in 27 states has plateaued, the overall figures are still very high. the u.s. centers for disease cell and prevention projects another 19,000 deaths in just the next three weeks. covid-19 has killed about 1,000 americans every day for almost a week now. florida and california both in red there on the map the most dangerous hot spots. they're seeing a sharp and steady rise in new infections. and we could see another surge in florida in the coming day. testing sites closed due to tropical storm isaias are slated to reopen. president trump, who has long downplayed the severity of the pandemic, of course, spent another day playing another round of maskless golf. this masks his -- makes his 284th visit to one of his golf clubs since taking office. played golf two days in a row. the president has chosen much rosier terms to describe

the state of this pandemic than his top experts. jeremy diamond shows us the mixed messaging. >> reporter: well, in recent days, we have watched as president trump has continued to downplay the severity of the coronavirus, falsely claiming time and again that the rising cases that we are seeing in the u.s. is due to an increase in testing, and the president also continuing to hock hydroxychloroquine, that drug that has been proved in multiple studies to be an ineffective treatment for coronavirus, but the member that ssage that we a from the public health experts within this same administration is very, very different, including the message we heard on sunday from dr. deborah birx, the white house coronavirus task force coordinator. she made clear this epidemic in the united states currently is extremely widespread, making clear it's not just happening in the urban areas where we saw the early days of this pandemic, but also in rural communities. and she gave a message specifically to those rural communities encouraging them to

practice those mitigation efforts. listen to her warnings about the seriousness of the situation in the united states. >> we are in a new phase, and that's why i really want to make it clear to the american people, it's why we started putting out governor reports to direct to the people in every state. we could see each thing had to be tailored. this epidemic is different and it's more widespread and it's both rural and urban. >> reporter: now, dr. birx did say she is seeing something that is, quote, a bit reassure. that is the notion that it appears cases in the west and the south may be beginning to plateau or even decline, saying it seems those mitigation efforts that have been put in place in some of those states are working, but she is also making clear that the states that are beginning to see even slight increases in their test positivity rate, for example, need to immediately begin to slow down their reopening plans and implement those mitigation efforts. jeremy diamond, cnn, the white

house. joining me now is the senior scholar at john hopkins center for health security. doctor, thanks for your time. first of all, we talk a lot about antibodies, but there was a study published in "the journal nature," 35% had t-cells in their blood that were redacti reactive to the virus. for the layman, what does that mean? could the t cells play a role in the treatments and what is a t cell? >> so you have to remember that the immune system is a very complex part of our bodies. although there is a lot of focus on antibodies because they're easy to measure and they're easy to explain, there is a whole other arm of the immune system. and that involves t cells. what we're talking about here are certain cells that go around and kind of coordinate the immune response. they also have the ability to

control virus infected cells. it's a really, really crucial part of your immune system. it's actually the part that goes wrong when hiv takes over. so we know that t cell immunity is very important, it's just harder to measure. >> okay. >> what we're seeing -- >> carry on. sorry. >> what we're seeing is that individuals have t cell immunity, even if they've not been exposed to this virus, and what that means is there are other coronaviruses out there. remember that about 25% of our common colds are caused by coronaviruses. there is some cross-reaction that may have some effect that we're seeing in these individuals that have these special t cells. >> it's fascinating stuff. and hopefully encouraging. i wanted to ask you, too, the john hopkins center for health said in this report unlike many countries in the world, the united states is currently not on course to get control of this epidemic. it is time to reset. i'm curious if you agree with that. and what a reset might look like.

>> well, i do think that the united states continues to make the same mistake over and over again, and we have been unable to achieve the success that countries like taiwan achieved. we are now at this new normal where we're having 1,000 deaths per day, and hospitals concerned about their capacity on a day-to-day basis. i do think we really need to get back to basics and understand what is driving this spread and put into place the simple measures of testing, tracing and isolating that will stop the transmission of the virus or get it to a level that is at least manageable by our hospitals. we have all the tools at hand, it's just about the political will to execute them. we have epidemiological data that tells us which types of activities, indoor versus outdoors, bars versus other types of gatherings. we have all that so we can do precision guided public health in order to really dampen this outbreak, but only if there is political will and only if the general population is willing to do it. >> there still isn't a national

strategy officially, which is pretty extraordinary. i mean, even as the curve flattens in hot spots, and we've seen that recently. maybe not drop in a meaningful way because it's at a high level to begin with. the northern hemisphere flu season is a month away. how do you see the next few weeks unfolding? >> i think we're going to continue to see cases to flare in many parts of the country. this is going to be a heterogeneous outbreak. we're going to have roving hot spots defending pending on what on. and cases coming down in arizona. when we get into flu season, it's going to be challenging because flu is going to be competing for the same resources as this coronavirus. and it's going to be hard to tell them apart and we need to get testing in a better place. we're not going to be able to tell two has influenza and coronavirus. two very different treatment

pathways. that being said, we're looking at the southern hemisphere and the flu season doesn't seem to be a big problem there because many of the social distancing measures for coronavirus are going to work for influenza as well. however, we're obviously not doing that so well, so we may have the worst of both words. >> yeah, exactly. arizona had the huge spikes, a lot of deaths, but, you know, social media is showing some packed restaurants and bars. lacks distancing and mask-wearing. i guess the question is briefly, how dangerous is the situation where people are just tired of public health guidance, the restrictions on their lives, complacency sets in? >> i do think that is a major danger and not something that is unexpected. we know the longer we have to do this, the harder it is going to be for people to comply, especially when this virus takes a different path in different people. some people have very, very mild symptoms, don't require hospitalizations and that makes them feel adds if it's not necessary to really try and minimize their risk of exposure.

and i think this is also the result of the fact that we've done it wrong for so long. january, february, march, all those months were squandered and people are really fed up because there has been federal government and state government failure after failure, and i think that many people just have thrown up theiwee going to try this as best we can because we can't turn to the government on this. they failed in their core funs to test, trace and isolate, so now people are kind of fending for themselves. >> yeah, it's a pretty sad world if 1,000 people a day is somehow acceptable. doctor, thank you so much. really appreciate your expertise. >> thank you for having me. hurricane watchers are being issued for parts of the carolinas as tropical storm isaias is projected to make landfall there in the coming days. alerts have been issued all up and down the eastern seaboard in advance of the storm's move northward. and it is adding even more misery to coronavirus-stricken

florida, bringing heavy rain, wind and rough tides as well to the state's atlantic coast. meteorologists say by the time the storm makes landfall, it could restrengthen and become a hurricane again. let's check in with somebody who knows more about this than most, pedram javaheri. good to see you. fill us in on what's happening. >> hey, you know, just a couple miles per hour shy of being designated back into a hurricane, a category 1. at this point, michael, that is negligible, the impacts regardless stay much the same when it comes to this storm. sits about 50 miles east of cape canaveral been florida this hour. uncomfortably close to the space coast of florida. we know the tropical storm-force winds extend over 100 miles from the center. so that means the coast is dealing with the tropical storm-force winds that are 40, 50, say, even 60 miles per hour. there is a lot of wind shear ahead of the storm system, meaning the winds ahead of it are shredding it apart.

give it a little breathing room. then we think by this time tomorrow, this storm system is on approach towards charleston, south carolina. could make landfall into the overnight hours into tuesday in and around myrtle beach, south carolina and beyond that, towards the densely-populated region. we believe it will lose steam by that point into portions of the northeastern united states. here is the perspective as far as the steering currents of this current storm system. it is battling a couple of them. a jet stream here pushing the storm farther towards the east. while a massive area of high pressure pushing it back towards the west. so we look at this because we know that the storm surge threat is going to be significant. keep in mind, monday is a full moon, meaning the lunar high tide going to be at its highest for the month in areas where the storm system is going to be approaching. for areas up towards charleston on and around, say, myrtle beach as well. we expect high tide across some of the areas to be into the evening hours.

daytona beach on into jacksonville, generally at round 8:00 p.m. or so. work your way toward charleston around 9:00 p.m., a 6 1/4 foot high tide there. factor in another 2 to 4 feet on top of this when it comes to the storm surge, certainly going to lead to inundation into downtown charleston. there we go. landfall sometime into the early morning hours of tuesday morning there on the border of the state of south and north carolina. a lot of rainfall as this storm system approaches. in fact, the wettest areas will be felt across the carolinas and into parts of the northeast. notice when we're talking 50 to over 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts there, michael, power outages going to be a concern, especially around some of these areas where you get so much rainfall, the soil becomes fully saturated and the trees easily give way. we know with covid in place, power outages can last longer than you would typically expect them. we'll watch this carefully, michael. >> yeah, a lot of moving parts.

pedram javaheri, thanks so much. and on the other side of the u.s. where the pandemic is also raging, they are dealing with a wildfire. more than 7,000 people have been driven from their homes in southern california due to this huge blaze. the u.s. forest service says the fire has scorched more than 20,000 acres or 8,000 -- destroyed by the fire. california has the nation's highest number of covid-19 cases and evacuation centers are requiring masks and social distancing. melbourne, australia is now under some of the most severe lockdown measures to date after a state of disaster was declared in the state of victoria. the latest restrictions include a new overnight curfew and the end of pretty much all recreational activity. this comes after victoria reported almost 700 new cases of

coronavirus on saturday. here to discuss further is professor sharon lewan, director of the dougherty institute in melbourne, australia. good to have you on and your expertise. this full lockdown. how concerned are you and authorities there? >> pleasure to be with you. well, there's a lot of concern in victoria, particularly in melbourne, as we're seeing numbers of cases increase progressively over the last five weeks. there's been some interventions, and the numbers of new cases have slowed, but they haven't yet reduced. and that's what's causing some alarm here. >> when you look at the restrictions in place there and you think about new zealand went to stage 4 restrictions when there were 90 cases a day, and it did take them months to bring the virus under control, although they did, obviously. how long do you expect this to last for these restrictions to make a difference? >> well, i think once you bring

in a restriction, you are limiting transmissions, you should see that the numbers start to fall within about a week or seven to ten days. that won't fall to zero, but what we really want to see is a progressive decline in numbers of new infections. and that may well be in place now. we are estimating for about six weeks. >> what was the cause of the uptick? australia worked hard on, you know, things like contact tracing and -- but if i understand it correctly, a lot of these cases can't be traced back to a source, right? they're sort of mystery cases. what happened? >> well, first of all, just to be really clear, these numbers have -- these increases in new cases are really only happening in one part of australia. this not running out all across australia. this is just in one particular state, victoria, and predominately the capital city, melbourne. and in our first wave of coronavirus cases, which we

experienced in late march, similar to the rest of the world, most of those infections were from travellers that returned to australia. and we had very little community transmission and very aggressive testing and tracing. really dating back to february and march. this time we were throughout may and june quarantining all visitors to australia. they were all in hotels, paid for by the government, for at least two weeks. and what happened in melbourne were some breaches in quarantine. transmission from people in quarantine to the security guards, actually, in those hotels. and then spreading amongst communities linked to those security guards. and it all started emerging about five weeks ago. so in early june. and progressive, incremental strategies were implemented. first of all, restricting the number of people in your house, then locking down ten suburbs of

melbourne and mandating mask-wearing. and what we've seen with each of these interventions is that the numbers of new infections are still increasing. we've also had outbreaks in some industries like -- we've seen also outbreaks in housing projects. so we're seeing different communities being affected, which are a lot more challenging now. community tran mission, people in high-density living. >> yeah. >> so the problem -- >> i guess, you know, it's interesting -- i was doing some comparisons today on deaths in victoria versus, you know, a u.s. state like florida, which is a real hot zone. florida is 3 1/2 times the population of victoria, but 20 to 25 times the daily deaths. i mean, in florida, the schools are going to reopen, the distancing and mask-wearing is patchy, to say the least. to that point, what difference can public cooperation and government action make in a situation such as this?

>> oh, look, the goals of what we're trying to do in australia right now are very different to what i'm seeing happening in the u.s. i mean, the goal here is certainly flattening the curve and reducing deaths. and we've had just over 100 deaths in victoria, which is still alarming. but we really want to get cases right down so that we're in step with the rest of australia, which is currently experiencing less than 20 cases a day in other parts of australia and several states having absolutely no new infections. so the goal here is to really squash this right down to levels so that we're consistent with the rest of the country. >> it's a country that did well with coronavirus and looking at the action being taken in victoria, a lot of u.s. states, well, they could learn something, i guess. professor sharon lewan, good to see you. appreciate it. thanks so much for that. >> pleasure. thanks very much. brazil's coronavirus death toll has been rising steadily. so why are some brazilians still

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splash down. >> as you can see on your screen -- >> now, this was the scene on sunday as spacex's crew dragon spacecraft safely splashed down in the gulf of mexico. something to see. two nasa astronauts emerged from the craft, proving the first ever manned commercial flight to the international space station is a success. spacex planning more manned missions in what is hailed as a new era in space flight. after the landing, ceo elon musk said while he isn't religious, he was pray for a safe return. cnn's rachel crane takes us through the final moments before the capsule landed. >> reporter: making history with crew dragon's successful splash down in the gulf of mexico off

the coast of pensacola after a two-month stay at the international space station and then 19-hour journey home. recovery boats waiting nearby to attend to the astronauts and the spacecraft after the capsule parachuted into the ocean at around 15 miles per hour. a far cry from the 17,500 miles per hour it was traveling at just before re-entering earth's atmosphere. the astronauts then making their way to johnson space center where they were reunited with their families and underwent medical assessments. the successful return means spacex has indeed made history, becoming the first private company to put nasa astronauts into orbit and safely bring them home and finally returning u.s. human space flight to american soil after the retirement of the shuttle program nine long years ago. now, this technically was a test mission intended to certify spra spacex's crew dragon aircraft

for future mission. this is all part of a multibillion dollar contract spacex has with nasa to regularly run such missions, ushering in a new era of space flight, one where private companies are tasked with ferrying people to lower orbit and nasa is just the customer. back to you. >> our thanks to rachel crane. now, unemployment bonus has ended for millions of americans and u.s. lawmakers can't agree on what to do next. we'll have details on the negotiations coming up. also after the break, we will update you on the condition of a bollywood legend who has been in the hospital along with his son. we'll tell you how they're recovery is going. we'll be right back.

and welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm michael holmes. more than 200,000 coronavirus deaths have now been confirmed in latin america and the caribbean. brazil accounts for almost half that total. its outbreak by far the worst in the region, but even with the death toll mounting some brazilians are refusing to take things seriously as nick paton walsh reports. >> reporter: 94,000 dead now here in brazil. a startlingly high number for a country which on the surface at times appears day to day to be trying to act as though the disease hasn't really taken a grip of its population. and we've seen over the weekend in the 24-hour period ending sunday the number of dead contributed to by just over 525,800 new cases. startlingly high numbers, but for brazil, possibly because of reporting lag over the weekend, not as high as we've been seeing

in the 50,000 or so cases that have been reported daily on some days over the past couple of weeks. and the disease continues to tear its way through the high levels of government. the sixth cabinet minister, the controller general, reporting himself positive late last week. that comes after the first lady, michelle bolsonaro, said she in fact had tested positive, and after her husband, president jair bolsonaro. the man whose behavior is so much the focus of brazil's at times controversial response to this disease after he recovered from a two-week infection from the disease. he was seen in the south of the country meeting supporters waving hydroxychloroquine, again, a medicine which has proven ineffective in study after study, and international community in fact, may be harmful to people with coronavirus. he was seen too leaving the presidential residence on brasilia, the capital, on a motor bike not wearing a mask.

here in rio de janeiro how daily life tries to carry on unimpacted by this virus and how the government so many times appears to behave as though it is isn't the most grave problem they face. in fact, president bolsonaro was critical at the weekend about how local officials had been providing unemployment support to those affected by the lockdown. startlingly high numbers every day and still brazil's government doing its best to downplay the disease. nick paton walsh, cnn, rio de janeiro, brazil. u.s. lawmakers and white house officials will be meeting again in the coming hours to try to reach agreement on another stimulus plan. a key sticking point is the extension of the $600 weekly unemployment benefit that expired last week. republicans view it as a disincentive for some americans to go back to work. they want to cut it to $200 a week. they also wants states to move to a benefit based on percentage

for american workers. >> the fact is they put on the floor the end of this week in the senate $200. so when you say, well -- the $600. they have no support for that in their party. we are unified in our support for the $600. they are in disarray. >> mark meadows and i will be back there every day until we reach an agreement. we understand there is a need to compromise, but on the other hand, there is also a big need to get kids into school, get people back to jobs, and keep the economy open and keep people safe. >> also at issue is the democrats' push for additional funding for state and local governments. now, for many americans that $600 weekly bonus benefit helped literally to pay the rent, and with some eviction moratoriums ending, they worry they could end up on the street. we're talking tens of millions of people. paul vercammen met one family.

>> reporter: tension on the streets of los angeles this weekend. economic worry. people wondering how they're going to make ends meet. the $600 supplemental paycheck from the federal government gone and looming on the horizon, how to pay rent or make up for rent that has not been paid? there is a moratorium on evictions in the city of los angeles, but in the state, some other eviction moratoriums may go away soon. we talked to the ablvarez famil. they haven't been able to pay rent in three months and they are gratefvely concerned about what's going to happen down the road when someone comes to collect that rent check. >> we need real help to cancel the rent because it's -- >> because we live with the pressure that we can't pay the rent. as soon as this is over, i know they want us to repay the month we didn't pay. how are we supposed to do that

when we can barely make for the month we're living in? >> reporter: also at play here, landlords, many in southern california relying on rental income to make their living. one community activist said this is all such a double-edged sword. >> what we need to do is we need to not only explore, but we need to act boldly to be able to put programs in place that will not only protect the renters, but also the landlords. we understand that. most of the renters i speak with, if not all of them, you know, they want to pay their rents, but if that's not happening, you know, again, the landlords will also suffer, especially the mom and pop landlords, and that worries me a lot. >> reporter: and there are a number of bills working their way through the legislature that could give relief to both landlords as well as renters. stay tuned on that. california reckoning with both the covid-19 pandemic and its very serious consequences on health as well as all of these economic woes. reporting from los angeles, i'm paul vercammen, now back to you.

the philippine president rodrigo duterte says he is reimposing coronavirus restrictions in some areas starting on tuesday. the country now has more than 100,000 confirmed cases. the new restrictions will cover the capital city, manila, as well as some nearby provinces. anyone under 21, 60 and over or those with health risks have to stay home. the only exception are for buying essentials and going to work. more than 2,000 people in the philippines have died from the virus. in high-hit india, two high-ranking officials testing positive for the coronavirus, both in the hospital and a legendary bollywood star out of the hospital after recovering from the virus. hearing of these prominent politicians testing positive. tell us about that and the latest on the spread. >> in a moment from now. but first, michael, unfortunately, the numbers have

gone up. they've just been issued. india has surpassed the 1.8 million mark. there have been over 38,000 deaths. this has been the deadliest month for india with 300,000 cases being registered in a week a -- the second most powerful minister in the government after prime minister na rin drindra ms been hospitalized. also, the chief minister tweeted yesterday to confirm the same, he's been hospitalized as well. what he has also said through his tweet is that he has been interacting with people over the last few days. he's been extremely active despite covid-19 numbers in delhi. he's been speaking to doctors. going, moving out of his office as well. because of which, he's asked everyone who has come in contact with him over the last few days to first quarantine themselves and get themselves tested as

well. unfortunately, there's been a -- in independeia's biggest state the state minister succumbed to covid-19 as well, michael. >> before we let you go, news on the bollywood star who tested positive. >> yes. he was admitted on the 11th of july. fans are elated because he's finally out. we're talking about amitabh bachchan. he tweeted yesterday himself since the family is very, very keen on keeping matters private. only the father and son tweeting about their health. amitabh bachchan is now back home and he is in self-quarantine there as well. he's decided to isolate himself from the rest of the family. also his son abhishek bachchan remains in hospital. but that's good news coming out because there were a lot of fans praying all around india, given the status and the kind of love people have for amitabh

bachchan, one of the biggest bollywood stars here in india. >> hugely popular figure. appreciate it. good to see you. thanks for that. well, microsoft says it is still discussing a possible purchase of tiktok. that follows president trump's threat on friday to ban the popular video app from operating in the u.s. tiktok is owned by the chinese start-up bite dance and the trump administration says it is concerned the app could pose a national security risk or a risk to user data at least. microsoft suggests that tiktok could avoid that ban if a deal goes through. the company would own and operate tiktok services in the u.s., canada, australia, and new zealand. in a statement, bite dance said, quote, bite dance has always been committed to becoming a global company in this process. faced with all types of complex and unimaginable difficulties, including a tense international

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the trump administration placing a controversial pentagon pick into another role, a very similar one, after his nomination failed. the retired general was president trump's choice for a top defense post, but his nomination hearing on thursday

was cancelled amid bipartisan opposition. ryan brown updates us on what happened. >> reporter: retired brigadier general anthony teta has been put into a senior policy post at the pentagon despite his nomination for another post collapsing last week under senate scrutiny. now, he had made controversial comments unearthed by cnn's "k" file team on a wide range of issues, accusing a former cia director plotting to kill president trump, calling president obama a terrorist leader and making comments many viewed as islamophobic. he has been working as a senior adviser at the pentagon since april. the details have not been revealed. the pentagon declined to offer any details what he's been doing. he will now be place into a position that is normally senate confirmed. he is on a temporary textically acting basis, but the move has been slammed by democrats on

capitol hill with the top democrat on the senate armed service committee saying that the efforts to skirt their confirmation process were destabilizing and an insult to u.s. troops and the american people. ryan brown, cnn, washington. it has been about nine months since president trump abruptly abandoned kurdish allies of the u.s. on the turkish/syrian border. now, without that u.s. support, the kurds are largely left to fend for themselves against turkish forces. cnn's arwa damon has an update on the situation there. >> reporter: you see that smoke? that's from our feels, this man says, resigned and sorrowful. it's hardly the first time that turkey has launched strikes in the kurdish semiautonomous region of northern iraq, targeting the kurdish separatist group, the pkk strongholds in the harsh mountain terrain. amir lived in a small village nearby, fleeing with his family

in the middle of the night. his elderly mother shows us how she used to shake with fear. for decades the turkish state has been at war with the pkk, designated a terrorist organization. not just by turkey, but also the eu and the united states. this is the largest air and ground offensive since the 1990s. turkey says it's just trying to protect its borders and stop the kurdish pkk fighters from moving into syria. in october of last year, turkey invaded neighboring northern syria going after a related kurdish group called the ypg, a sister organization to the pkk. what makes the situation so thorny is that the kurdish force turkey attacked in syria makes up the bulk of the fighting forces partnering with the u.s. in the battles against isis. the americans abandoned their kurdish allies, withdrawing from key positions. the turks swept in.

tens of thousands of civilians fled. today turkey still occupies the border region, carrying out joint patrols with the russians and the americans. >> with the presence of different forces comes the complication of the need to deal with each one of them separately, which each of them also has its own goals. >> reporter: when it comes to the u.s. it's all about isis. they frequently tout their partnership fighting isis with the kurdish ypg as part of the syrian democratic forces. >> and i want to describe how we are partnering with the sdf. the current threat from isis. and let you know of some other ai areas, some other topics where we are collaborating to help the people of this region. >> reporter: and yet when the kurds need big brother america,

or for that matter anyone to step in and help them, all remain on the sidelines. in northern iraq, amir's beloved farmlands are charred, destroyed. his children miss running around outside in the cold breeze. blame is shared, he says. our government can't do anything in the face of turkey or the pkk. countries need to get involved. it can't go on like this. but it will, as it always has. the kurds have a proverb that arose from their history of betrayal and abandonment. no friend but the mountains, they say. arwa damon, cnn, istanbul. a major league baseball player decides to skip the rest of the season. which was apparently a surprise to his team. we'll have the details on all the confusion when we come back. 1 in 5 people you meet wear dentures. yeah. that many! but right now, is not the time to talk about it.

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day, they found out about his decision ask a surprising move. i think it's disappointing, you know, for the fans, you know, from my vantage point, he was a great player, opt myself in his -- it's a disappointing end to his four-year agreement with the mets. now the british formula one driver, lewis hamilton, came in

with a wild dramatic finish. we have the details. >> six time, the ending to the british grand prix, hamilton was in the midst of them too. he was left with no choice but to limp home on three wheels. remarkably his closest challenger, max verstappen had settled for second place, making the decision to have new tires and claiming a bonus point, otherwise the dutchman would have won. >> i could hear the gap coming down from 19 to ten, so, i remember giving it full gas. up to the corner. a lot of under steer and i heard him go, 9, 8, 7 and i was like,

get back and trying to get it to turn. oh, my god, i have definitely never experienced anything like that on the last lap. and my heart definitely probably nearly stopped. i think that is how cool i was, i nearly stopped. >> the third consecutive race win and on three wheels no less, means that hamilton has led a race start to finish 20 times. that is once more than his idol, and he is only four victories behind the record, 91 checkered flags held by michael schumac r schumacher. the next race will take something truly incredible to be anything as exciting as this. cnn. what a race.thanks for watching everyone, for our viewers here in the united states, united shades of america, with w camau bell is up next. for our international viewers, i will be back with more news

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