hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching "cnn newsroom" and i'm rosemary church. just ahead -- the u.s. president threatens to send more federal law enforcement to portland as he and the mayor blame each other over a deadly shooting amid protests. the white house coronavirus response coordinator says she is hopeful for a vaccine, but is convinced community spread can be stopped right now. and jared kushner is in the middle east for a symbolic trip as he courts arab leaders,

encouraging them to normalize relations with israel. good to have you with us. it is just after midnight in the city of portland, oregon. protesters are now being ordered to leave a site where police have declared an unlawful assembly. this comes one night after violent confrontations and heated rhetoric escalated already inflamed tensions. over the weekend a person was shot and killed, as those protesting police brutality clashed with supporters of president donald trump. "the new york times" reports the man killed was wearing a hat with an insignia for a far-right group. protests against racial and social injustice have been going on all summer in portland.

and after saturday's shooting, the city's even more on edge. cnn's josh campbell is there with more. >> reporter: police telling us there were a number of encounters that turned violent. that leading to arrests. we're also told that one person was shot dead. police say that remains under investigation. "the new york times" reporting that that deceased victim had a cap on that had an insignia of a far-right group. police tell us that they are concerned that that might lead to additional violence, a perhaps backlash by supporters of the president, supporters of this far-right group. they're concerned that there could be an influx of people into the city trying to seek retribution. now, we are also learning from "the new york times" that some of these clashes involved protesters throwing projectiles at vehicles with these pro-trump

supporters. at least in one incident, mike baker from "the new york times" caught on video people inside of the back of one of these pickup trucks firing paint balls into the crowd. that reporter was also injured. that is just a glimpse of some of the violence that occurred over the weekend. police tell us that, again, they're concerned there could be additional violence. now, as all that was taking place, a war of words was erupting between president donald trump and the city's mayor here in portland. the president has been blasting portland's democratic city leadership for several weeks here as these protests have continued, saying that they're not doing enough to stop the violence in this city. the mayor shooting back over the weekend with some pretty direct words for president trump. >> it's classic trump. mr. president, how can you think that a comment like that, if you're watching this, is in any way helpful? it's an aggressive stance. it is not collaborative. i certainly reached out, i believe in a collaborative

manner, by saying earlier that you need to do your part and i need to do my part and we both need to be held accountable. let's work together. wouldn't that be a message? donald trump and ted wheeler working together to help move this country forward. >> reporter: now, again, the mayor there saying that much of the violence here in the city has been fueled by harsh rhetoric from the president. we did note that with this violence over the weekend, president trump didn't come out to condemn the violence. he came out, again, to criticize local city leaders. so with that war of words continuing, with protests continuing on the ground, there appears to be no end in sight to some of the violence and some of the harsh rhetoric that's continued here in the city of portland for over 90 days. josh campbell, cnn, portland, oregon. and president trump reacting to portland's mayor in real time with a series of tweets. he hurled insults at wheeler and other, quote, radical left democrat mayors, as he calls them. while pushing his law and order message. the president's chief of staff had a similar statement.

>> we've had over 200 anarchists, and they're not peaceful protesters. these are people that every single night conduct violent acts. and it is in democrat cities. you know, you want to talk about donald trump's america. most of donald trump's america is peaceful. it is a -- a democrat-led city in portland that we're talking about this morning who just yesterday denied help once again from the federal government. and so, listen, we need to get to the bottom of this. we need to make sure that we hold people accountable. >> right. >> well, democratic presidential nominee joe biden is also reacting to the violence, saying this, and i'm quote, the deadly violence we saw overnight in portland is unacceptable. i condemn this violence unequivocally. i condemn violence of every kind by anyone, whether on the left or the right, and i challenge donald trump to do the same. well, we have seen racial

inrest as we unrest as well in kenosha, wisconsin. u.s. president donald trump is planning a visit there this week, despite the governor's written request that he reconsider that. protests erupted in the city after a black man was shot seven times in the back by a white police officer. tensions further escalated after a 17-year-old was arrested and accused in the shooting death of two protesters. wisconsin officials believe mr. trump won't help the situation. >> you look at the incendiary remarks that the president has made, they centered an entire convention around creating more animosity and creating more division around what's going on in kenosha. so i don't know how given any of the previous statements that the president made that he intends to come here to be helpful. and we absolutely don't need that right now. >> joining me now in charlottesville, virginia is larry sabato.

he's the director of the center for politics of the university of virginia. thank you for being with us. >> thank you so much, rosemary. >> so, larry, we are seeing violence escalate on the streets of america with deadly consequences. portland's mayor now accusing president trump of creating hate and division. the president live tweeting during the mayor's press conference, attacking the democratic leader. is president trump stirring up trouble to distract voters from racism and covid-19 and to redirect focus, instead, to law and order issues to benefit himself politically? >> i think that's one of his motivations. i think his other motivation is to stir his base. it's no accident that the precipitating factor in portland was the near invasion of the city by a bunch of trump supporters. many of them armed. some of them simply armed with their mouths. and trump signs of various sorts.

obviously that's a red flag in front of bulls. and it was guaranteed that it would develop into the kind of embarrassing conflict that it did. and a deadly conflict. >> and, larry, other critics spoke out, too. house intelligence chairman adam schiff telling cnn president trump is willfully fanning the flames of this violence. motivated by what's in it for him and his campaign. oregon governor kate brown accusing president trump of encouraging division and stoking violence. if president trump doesn't come out and condemn the violence on both sides, including his own supporters, does he run the risk of exposing his own political expediency on this issue or is it pretty much too late for that? >> no, i think he been exposed on that count for years. there's nothing new here. and most people have figured trump out. that's why virtually all the people likely to vote have

already decided for whom they're going to cast their ballot. what he's hoping, though, and the one thing that he can do is to stimulate larger turnout among his most faithful supporters. especially those in rural areas. and suburbs well removed from the inner cities where much of the action and destruction is taking place. >> but, larry, when protesters turn to violence and rioting, are they taking the bait and playing into the hands of president trump? would it be more strategic for them to get off the streets right now until the election is done and take their views to tv and radio news instead? because some voters who are sitting on the fence are now saying, you know, maybe our big worry now is this rioting, is the fires in the streets -- on the streets and the violence. could that change people's votes with this law and order issue? >> i think it could,

particularly suburbanites. again, they're not right there in the city witnessing these things. they're seeing it on television. where do the television cameras gravitate? to the most dramatic places where the looting is happening, where arson has taken place, where the shootings are happening. and, yes, you better believe it affects some of the suburbanites and rural voters. what's interesting -- your point is well-taken. if the demonstrators that become looters were using good sense for politics, they obviously would not be doing this because they are playing right into trump's hands, but i don't think too many of them are political analysts, rosemary. that's my guess. >> right. and then, of course, encouraging more violence, president trump retweeted video of his supporters shooting paint bombs and pepper spray into groups of protesters just as his rival joe biden prepares to speak monday in pennsylvania. his core message being are you safe in donald trump's america?

how powerful is that message up against the one being sent by president trump? >> it's important for biden to make a central point. the entire republican convention, and certainly almost all of president trump's speeches, were directed at biden. a at biden's america and how awful it was or would be. there was just one thing missing. the current president who has been in office for almost four years is donald trump. it's donald trump's america. so i think that's a good point for biden to make. but the one thing you can always count on is that president trump will bring a vial of gasoline to any fire. that's what he's doing because it benefits him. that's how he makes most of his political decisions, maybe all of them. >> of course he plans to travel to kenosha on tuesday in wisconsin, despite the fact the governor is saying, no, don't come, but we'll see what happens

there. larry sabato, many thanks for joining us. appreciate it. >> thank you very much, rosemary, as always. well, u.s. house intelligence chairman adam schiff said sunday it is possible that intelligence officials could be subpoenaed to testify on election security. this a day after the director of national intelligence, john ratcliffe, informed members of congress his office will no longer deliver in-person briefings. instead, it will primarily provide written updates. that's despite warnings that other countries are seeking to interfere in november's election. schiff spoke sunday to cnn's dana bash. >> this intelligence, paid for by taxpayers, doesn't belong to donald trump, it doesn't belong to the intelligence agencies, it belongs to the american "people." the agencies are merely the custodians of that information. and the american people ought to know what russia is doing. they ought to know their president is unwilling to stand up to vladimir putin.

they ought to know that senators like ron johnson are pushing a kremlin false narrative about joe biden and doing it knowingly. >> well, meanwhile, republican senator ron johnson said the controversy about written briefings has been blown out of proportion. >> we all know what putin is doing. you know, china wants biden to be the next president. we understand that. but, you know, it's very difficult to change votes. it's very difficult to actually affect the poll numbers. what you can do is destabilize our politics. and that is exactly what russia has succeeded in doing because of what adam schiff, democrats and the news media have done as a result. and coming up on "cnn newsroom," dr. deborah birx has some important covid-19 advice for the u.s. as the country nears 6 million cases. plus, india is seeing some

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demanding president alexander lukashenko's resignation. they scuffled with police in protests that began in part over the president's dismissal of the coronavirus. protesters also claimed the august 9th election was rigged. a convoy of at least eight military tanks moved through minsk on sunday amid those protests. in another side amid the president's unease he was seen again on sunday holding a rifle. he and russian president vladimir putin are set to meet in moscow in the coming weeks. well, a day after the world topped 25 million covid-19 cases, the worst-hit country is fast approaching another milestone. the u.s. is closing in on the 6 million case mark. that's according to john hopkins university. this as several prominent u.s. physicians are calling for an independent commission to review potential covid-19 vaccines. they fear that the u.s. food and

drug administration could give the okay for one before it's safe to do so. but while the white house coronavirus response coordinator is hopeful for a vaccine, dr. deborah birx says she's convinced community spread can be stopped right now. >> don't wait for the vaccine to do the right thing. do the right thing today. because if we do the right thing today, we go into the fall with much fewer cases. right now we gain freedom through wearing our masks and socially distancing. with a vaccine, it's a very different potential interaction for all of us. and so, yes, i'm hopeful for a vaccine, but i'm also very convinced right now that we can stop community spread by wearing masks, socially distancing and avoiding crowds. >> meanwhile, colleges are struggling to contain outbreaks of covid-19 as some return to

in-person classes. the university of alabama alone is reporting 1,200 cases since classes started a little over two weeks ago. cnn's natasha chen has more. >> reporter: it's now been more than seven months since the first coronavirus case reported in the united states, and since then more than 180,000 people in this country have died of covid-19. if you look at the newly reported cases in the last seven days compared to the previous week, 18 states in the united states are seeing an increase. 23 states are holding steady and 9 states are seeing a decrease. 1 of those 9 states is florida. their seven-day average of new cases has come down significantly since mid-july, and on sunday, the state reported its lowest daily death record since late june. now, georgia was blasted by the white house coronavirus task force report earlier this month for not doing enough to curb the spread of the virus. but georgia now has also seen a significant decrease in its

seven-day average of new cases since early august. and on sunday the georgia department of public health reported under 1,300 new coronavirus cases, the lowest since late june. last week the cdc revised its guidance, raising the bar on who should get tested for covid-19. saying that some people with no symptoms, they may not need a test. still, the south carolina department of health and environmental control released a statement on sunday emphasizing the importance of testing. saying that people with mild or no symptoms should still get tested as they could easily transmit the virus to other people. natasha chen, cnn, atlanta. australia's worst-hit state reported a record daily rise in covid-19 deaths on monday. health officials in victoria say 41 additional people have died there. the new deaths come as victoria posted its lowest daily rise in new coronavirus cases since july 3rd. only 73 new covid-19 infections

were reported in the past 24 hours. well, india has just surpassed mexico for the third highest coronavirus death toll in the world. and as cnn reports, the battle against covid-19 in india is far from over. >> india surpassed 3.6 million confirmed cases of covid-19 over the last five days. it is now reporting the third highest number of confirmed deaths across the globe as well after the u.s. and brazil. now, one of the main reasons why we're seeing a surge in new infections in india is because of aggressive testing that is taking place. figures remain grim. the government of india announced the reopening phase iv

of reopening across the country, which means the easing of restrictions that have been in place. now one of the main announcements made is that the metro rail services will resume in a graded manner. in the capital of new delhi itself, 1.5 million people on average use the metro rail services during a given day, but since it's going to be reopening in a graded manner, of course the number of people operating through the rail services, the metro services will be less. now, india has a fatality rate which is below 2%. when compared to other countries, it is relatively much lower. one of the reasons according to medical experts for this is that india has a relatively younger population than most countries. cnn, new delhi. well, meanwhile, in brazil, a case study in how latin american countries are finding it hard to get a handle on the pandemic. it's reporting 16,000 new cases,

bringing its count to nearly 4 million. along with more than 120,000 fatalities. only the u.s. has more of either. brazil is one of five latin american countries currently among the ten hardest-hit nations in the world. well, other latin american countries also reported high numbers of infections on sunday. in colombia, more than 8,000 new cases and 300 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. the country now has the third highest infection rate in latin america, surpassing mexico. meanwhile, over 4,000 new cases were reported in mexico, bringing the country's total to nearly 600,000. well, the city of portland is on edge after violence erupted over the weekend. both u.s. president donald trump and his rival joe biden are weighing in on the growing unrest. their messages next. plus, white house senior adviser jared kushner is in the middle east. how he might be looking to boost

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welcome back, everyone. well, the mayor of portland, oregon is blaming u.s. president donald trump for the unrest and violence that has gripped the city. for more than 90 days protesters have denounced racism and police brutality. on saturday, after a night of clashing between trump supporters and protesters, one person was shot and killed.

president trump tweeted "rest in peace" about the shooting victim on sunday and criticized the city's leaders over the violence. but portland mayor ted wheeler says it's the president who's to blame. >> it's you who have created the hate and the division. it's you who have not found a way to say the names of black people killed by police officers, even as people in law enforcement have. and it's you who claimed that white supremacists are good people. your campaign of fear is as anti-democratic as anything you've done to create hate and vitreal in our beautiful country. you've tried to divide us more than any other figure in modern history. and now you want me to stop the violence that you helped create. what america needs is for you to be stopped.

>> u.s. democratic presidential nominee joe biden is also denouncing the recent violence in portland. cnn's jessica dean has more now from washington. >> reporter: on monday former vice president joe biden is going to talk about his vision of leadership for america in this moment as it compares to that of donald trump. over the weekend there were violent protests in portland, oregon, which former vice president joe biden spoke out against, condemning very vehemently. i'll read you a bit from his statement. he said, shooting in the streets of a great american city is unacceptable. i condemn this violence unequivocally. i condemn violence of every kind by anyone, whether on the left or the right, and i challenge donald trump to do the same. it does not matter if you find the political views of your opponent abhorrent, any loss of life is a tragedy. now, also in that statement from sunday, he went on to make the case that donald trump is not able to meet the moment as president. that he's not able to do what a president needs to be doing right now.

which in joe biden's opinion is bringing people together. lowering the temperature. and instead, he believes that donald trump is fanning the flames of division, of racism. just last week he said that he believed that donald trump was rooting for violence in america. so on monday, we expect to hear joe biden talk about how he would proceed forward, what he would be doing to heal america in this moment and to lead it forward. jessica dean, cnn, washington. and i want to talk now about some of these far-right groups with randy blazak, head of the oregon coalition against hate crime. he joins us now via skype. thank you so much for being with us. >> glad to be here. >> now, you are based in portland, where you have watched all of this play out, of course, the deadly violence on the weekend, then the mayor accusing the u.s. president of fanning hate and violence, and the president striking back. what impact does is all this having on the city and the way

people feel about the future? >> yeah, i mean, it's quite strange to be in the center of this conversation, but in a way, it's a great opportunity for portland to make its case. but the city of portland has a long history of violence between racists and anti-racists, including a racist skinhead that was murdered by an anti-racist skinhead in 1993. so these clashes are nothing new to the city. what is new is how this is playing out as part of this national dialogue we're having about race and policing. and the fact that the president has engaged in this debate in the city just kind of brings up the tension level that we're experiencing. it always seems like it's about to sort of fade off and something seems to happen to reignite the protests and we're back at square one all over again. >> right. and how is political extremism and racism changing the tenor of protests in portland and kenosha? >> yeah, the northwest has had a

history all of its own of the white supremacists claiming the northwest as their homeland. in fact, there has been a movement to secede from the rest of the country and create a white homeland in america. showing up in militia groups and patriot prayer and proud boys. they often serve to agitate. many of them want more chaos. they want things to sort of collapse so they can have their civil war, the boogaloo as they call it now. so it's made things a lot more confusing, i think, to the average person watching the chaos. it seems like it's protesters versus police. there are a whole bunch of actors involved in this, including some of those coming from the right to attack the left because it adds to the chaos which helps feed their narrative, and i think that's what the president is sort of feeding off of, this chaos. he feels like the pro-trump anti-black lives folks are somehow going to bring law and order back to the city, but, in fact, it's just adding to the mayhem. >> right. randy, let's talk about what's behind the actions of trump

supporters like kyle rittenhouse who is charged with killing and shooting two protesters in kenosha. and other pro-trump demonstrators showing up in portland to cause trouble. and what can you tell us about patriot prayer, the group -- the portland shooting victim was said to have been a member of? >> yeah, this is a strange group that's been around for a while, and it's led by a biracial individual who would not seem to be a white supremacist, but they've attracted a lot of white supremacists, mainly through their anti-immigrant rhetoric. that's sort of the calling card of patriot prayers. they're very strongly anti-immigrant and anti-muslim. which has served to bring in old-fashioned white supremacists to their cause. so while on the forefront they seem to be a sort of first amendment, free speech conservative movement, they've actually sort of created a cover for a lot of more traditional white supremacist movements to march through the streets of portland. and then the counterprotests have often been violent when

they do march through the streets of portland. so what we saw yesterday in the city was kind of, you know, the culmination of all that tension that's been building up in the city for years. >> so how worried or how worried should some protest leaders be that they're actually giving the president exactly what he wants as he tries to pivot away from covid-19 and racism to the issue of law and order, with some voters so scared when they see cities ablaze and being looted that this actually becomes their top issue. and they'll vote on law and order. >> well, this was richard nixon's play in 1968, to be the law and order president who was going to clamp down on the urban jungle, as he called it, the riots of the 1960s. america's changed a lot since 1968. we have a lot of people who are of different backgrounds that the suburbs are no longer white-only and there is a lot of sympathy for the cause of black lives matter's movements.

so i don't know if it will have the same traction that nixon had in 1968, but, certainly, something to rally the folks that see america changing too quickly and are afraid that, you know, their country is burning to the ground. and in portland it's pretty -- it's pretty -- i don't want to say comical, but it's a little strange because it's sort of a normal city. just little pockets where things happen, but portland is far from burning to the ground. i still think it's one of the most liveable cities in the country, but if you turn on the evening news, you get these very dire pictures of what's happening in portland. we're basically going out for sushi wondering what everyone's screaming about. >> yeah, of course. randy blazak, thank you very much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> sure thing. and coming up, we will go live to abu dhabi, where there is a push by the u.s. and israel for arab leaders to attend an historic signing ceremony. looking at live pictures here. we'll have more on this when we come back.

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all right. we're looking at live pictures here. white house senior adviser jared kushner in the middle east for an historic flight from israel to abu dhabi. he is aiming to push arab leaders to attend a signing ceremony for the normalization deal between israel and the united arab emirates. sources say it's an effort to boost his father-in-law's re-election efforts. oren liebermann has the details. >> reporter: there's a lot going into this flight, and it's not just the pop on it, but the build-up around it and what's being billed by the united states as the first ever direct commercial flight between israel and the united arab emirates. the flight number itself, ll flight 971, the telephone country code of the uae. the return number is the return code of israel.

the words "peace" are written on the airplane above the pilot's window in hebrew, arabic and english. both sides are hyping this as a major accomplishment not only for the middle east but, of course, the trump administration and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. flight planes to take the plane directly over saudi arabia before landing in abu dhabi. that would be the first time ever that an israeli commercial aircraft flew over the arabian peninsula. though as of sunday night, the pilots association says that hasn't been finally approved by the saudis and at this point at least it could change. as for the delegation itself led by president donald trump's senior adviser and son-in-law jared kushner, it was given the royal treatment, or in this case the head of state treatment. kushner spoke by prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the prime minister's official residence alongside national security adviser robert o'brien. when kushner spoke, he talked about not only the accomplishments of the trump administration as it relates to jerusalem, for example, moving the embassy, but also of the wider middle east, especially

hyping on the most recent agreement between israel and the united arab emirates, promising more is to come. >> while this peace agreement was thought by many to be impossible, the stage is now set for even more. over the last 3 1/2 years, a lot of people described the state of the middle east as hopeless, but what i felt over the last couple of weeks is a new sense of optimism, and we must seize that optimism and we must continue to push to push this region to achieve the potential it truly has. >> reporter: after returning from the uae on the israeli flight, kushner is expected to visit other countries such as egypt, jordan, bahrain and oman as he tries to build on the momentum on the agreement between israel and the united arab emirates. to see if any of these countries will send representatives, specifically high-level representatives to what's expected to be a white house

signing ceremony with the heads of state of israel and the united arab emirates. oren liebermann, cnn, jerusalem. >> all right. let's discuss this further with cnn's john defterios. he joins us now live from abu dhabi. so, john, jared kushner just arrived. what's his role in all of this? and is it -- is it a two-track effort by israel and the uae to normalize diplomatic relations and at the same time codify those relations with business? >> i think that's a great way of putting it, rosemary. jared kushner is the middle east adviser to the president, of course, the son-in-law, has spent most of his time trying to come up with a much wider deal which has been overlooked here because of the signing between uae and israel. supposed to include many more arab states and the palestinians. that hasn't happened yet. so plan "b," if you will, was to start with uae, which is a very liberal gulf state that could solidify these ties with israel.

in fact, at the pronts thess coe that we saw in jerusalem last night, prime minister benjamin netanyahu, picking up on oren's reporting there, suggesting there are a number of states that will sign on rather quickly. a lot of security analysis about bahrain. i saw jared kushner with the crown prince there having these talks last year. oman, where the prime minister of israel was two years ago, even sudan which has relations and a lot of sudanese living in israel. so can we go from this commercial flight that doesn't have any commercial passengers but just carrying the delegations to forge real travel links right here? the sharing of embassies in both states. the phone lines have been opened up. they were blocked for years. and then very importantly, as you're suggesting, can they establish the trade links? there was hesitation by saudi arabia to proceed with this right now. if you have the business ties they certainly support, if you will, rosemary, the diplomacy. >> right. despite the political roadblocks that you mentioned that led to the economic blockade before,

could they be natural business partners? >> yes. you know what? they had a common enemy which brought them together, and that being iran, and i think the uae wanted to sign this, by the way, before the election to get closer to israel, depending on that outcome. that's one side of it. but they are very well-known in their own rights as business players. the uae sits on oil wealth of better than a trillion dollars. prolific investors in europe and the united states. it seems obvious they can move into israel, particularly in the silicon valley of israel, where there are a lot of initial public offerings. they'd love the defense technology, high-tech medicine, food security, just initial places to start. and israel, of course, needs a base and a new export hub for itself. dubai is a fantastic business center. so while they have not done business in the past, they quickly signed two deals, rosemary, one in july before the agreement with defense electronic firms, they say to do tracing on covid-19.

and two pharmaceutical firms right away as soon as the deal was signed. and right now they're focussing on five areas that i talked about. so this will be diplomacy to start, but expect a lot of noise around business to follow really quickly, in my view. >> all right. jared kushner and that delegation just boarded that plane for the historic flight from israel to abu dhabi. we'll keep an eye on that. john defterios joining us live from abu dhabi. many thanks. well, a messy no-show. the argentine takes a stand over his request to leave barcelona, but the league says it will be very costly. we'll have the details next. we support memorable moments, concentration - in hectic times . and focus to win the day. unlike ordinary memory supplements... neuriva's clinically proven ingredients fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. take the neuriva challenge with our money-back guarantee! beeping) - [alan] what is a wish? (medical equipment beeping) (sonar pinging)

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potential transfer of one of the best players in football's history has just taken a dramatic turn. sources tell cnn lionel messi failed to show up for a coronavirus test at barcelona's training ground on sunday. under league rules, he can't take part in preseason training without that test. and cnn's "world sport's" alex thomas is following the story from london. he joins us now live. good to see you, alex, so what's the latest on this? >> rosemary, just exactly what you sid. it seems one of the greatest footballers of all time, lionel messi, is effectively on strike because he wants to leave the club. the feeling being in the messi camp that the club has reached a point where they can't guarantee the sort of success that they've had in the past. with messi spearheading their attack. remember, they were thrashed by bayern munich in the champions league quarterfinals in that frantic few weeks of champions league football, as they look to finish that competition after the delayed european domestic

seasons after the big break because of the coronavirus crisis. so barcelona ending trophiless for the first time in more than a decade. and that's not what lionel messi wants as he looks to cement his legacy. he's now 33. maybe has another two or three good years left in him. no matter what happens, he'll probably go down as one of the greatest footballers of all time, but after telling the club last tuesday he wanted to leave, there is a big dispute at the moment as to whether he can leave for a free transfer or whether clubs will have to fork out hundreds of millions of dollars to pay for him, which would make a huge difference, rosemary. >> wow. so, alex, how likely is it that messi will stay? and if he leaves, where is he going to go? >> we've heard discontent from the lionel messi camp before. because he's such a good player, he's seen as above the squad. the saying in football is no one player is bigger than the club, but in lionel messi's case, perhaps he is.

because barcelona is such a legendary and famous club, they will continue and thrive in the future, i'm sure. not just a once in a generation footballer, a once in a lifetime footballer, there's no doubt about that. so having missed the coronavirus test when all his teammates did it at the training ground on sunday, he can't take place in the new manager's first training session. former dutch international. also been a successful coach as well after retiring from playing. doesn't look like he's going to be part of koeman's plans. so where does messi go? well, because he's so expensive and because his wages are so high, rosemary, really, there are few clubs that an afford him, and he's been most linked in the press with manchester city, the english premier league club who were champions last season. and of course their manager is pep guardiola who messi enjoyed so much success with when they were both at barcelona together. >> interesting. we'll see what happens then.

alex thomas, many thanks bringing us update to date on that. appreciate it. champagne makers are trying to keep prices popping debate a big drop in demand during the coronavirus pandemic. how? by limiting how many grapes are allowed to be harvested. cnn's melissa bell speaks to winemakers protecting drink's integrity until a time for celebration returns. >> reporter: it's harvest time in champagne. the work in the vines much as it ever was only the masks are new. >> we are used to wearing the mask now. it is for security for everybody, so it's okay. >> reporter: but this year the champagne's wine committee has announced that only 8,000 kilos of grapes before hectare can be harvested. the body limits the amount that can be picked. never before has it been limited this much. >> there is no point having a lot of champagne with clients

around the world not able to consume it. clearly with covid-19, the social life has been interrupted, stopped, disrupted in many ways, which hasn't led to as much shipment towards the beginning of the year. worse things are starting to get a little better. we are in uncharted territories. >> reporter: the champagne committee says that 50 million fewer bottles were sold in the first six months of this year compared to last and an excess of champagne bringing down prices would affect the entire region. >> translator: i would say people feel like they have to pay a lot for champagne. it's a premium product, so there's this idea that if the champagne you're buying isn't expensive, then you're not really getting a good champagne. >> reporter: from new york to tokyo to beijing, by way of milan and london, the world's ultimate luxury drink can only be produced in this region, which is why for producers like this man, protecting the value of the treasure that lies directly beneath beneath my feet was crucial. down here in the cellars it is

10 million bottles of champagne that are kept over two miles of dimly lit coordinator. it is down here as well that the crucial ingredient will emerge, the bubbles. the question is whether simply their allure is in their price. >> we do two fermentations. we do several blends and keep our wines here in our cellar between 3 and 15 years. it's not the need to have a higher price. there are costs to all these things in making an exceptional champagne, and ultimately that has to be reflected in the price. >> reporter: it is a cut in production then that is all about allowing this particular region and this product to weather the storm, giving us all, when the time comes, the ability to toast the end of the pandemic. melissa bell, cnn, france. >> and thanks for joining us this hour. i'm rosemary church. i'll be back with more news right after this short break. you doing okay?

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hello, and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching "cnn newsroom" and i'm rosemary church. just ahead, after dueling protests in portland and deadly unrest, the city's mayor blames president trump for sowing hate and division. across the country, wisconsin's governor urges mr. trump to cancel his trip to kenosha, that city seething with fresh anger against police brutality. all this while a pandemic threatens lives and livelihoods. a top u.s. expert is optimistic about a vaccine but