this is news live from berlin escape from hong kong the u.k. opens a door for those who want to leave the chinese territory britain pledges to admit millions of people from its former colony after china imposes a harsh new security law but is leaving hong kong a realistic option also coming up losing control hospitals in parts of the u.s. struggle to deal with a surge in front of ours cases many states are really imposing lockdown measures ahead of the national holiday weekend. and botswana's elephants are falling down

dead scientists are trying to find out why. i'm all meanies of thanks for joining us it's been 23 years since britain handed over control of hong kong to china now the u.k. is offering hong kong as a ticket out london says it could grant permanent residency to up to 3000000 people this after beijing imposed a strict national security law on the territory china has named john young jiang as the director of its new national security agency in hong kong during a previous assignment on the mainland jen took a hardline stance toward protesters. oh that tensions in hong kong on the rise one day after beijing implemented its controversial security law the civil liberties hong kong this had been promised and to 2047 gone london says beijing

is guilty of what is described as a clear and serious violation of a treaty that paved the way for home content over from britain to china in 1907 and close to 3000000 home congress didn't have been promised a pathway to british citizenship basis for our international relations we make clear mr speaker that if china continue down this path we would reach introduce a new route for those with british national overseas status to enter the u.k. granting them limited leave to remain with the ability to live and work in the u.k. and they're off to to apply for citizenship and that is precisely what we will do just as truly as contemplating a similar move. we are considering very actively in their proposals that i asked to be brought forward several weeks ago and the following touches a being put on those and they'll soon be considered by cabinet to provide similar

opportunities and we think that's important and very consistent with who we are as a people. beijing is demanding both britain and australia stop interfering in what it calls its own internal affairs it also accused london of violating past agreements the chinese embassy and the 4 hong kong was returned to china the united kingdom clearly promised it would not grant united kingdom residency rights to british nationals overseas travel document how this in total disregard of china's solemn position the u.k. has obstinately changed its position and it's now overing a route for residency and citizenship for these people. thinking maintains that the passing of the new security novus necessary to prevent the repetition of violent protests that paralyzed hong kong for months but few on the streets of hong kong buy into that narrative some already say they are ready to accept britain's offer to meet there if possible they are going to it could really

provide me an opportunity to settle in the u.k. that i don't necessarily have to stay in hong kong for dialogue gives us one more way out which i still love can come very much but our reapply for the british national overseas passport 1st and decide whether to stay or leave after details a complaint. but not everyone is eligible to apply for citizenship some people we have to stay in hong kong can learn to live with a new reality. that's leading pro-democracy activists nathan law has now departed hong kong he confirmed in a tweet that he had left the city writing so i bade my city farewell as the plane took off the runway i gazed down at the skyline i love so much for one last time he ended with the words glory to hong kong nathan last spoke to d.w. earlier we asked him what he thought about britain and australia offering a pathway to citizen citizenship for hong kong residents. but for now they indeed

offer something that we couldn't have expected them doing so i think the national security law indeed changed and shake the narrative of the world who was on call which i'm going no longer no longer a problem and that one country 2 is a blatant lie that i see that but what reflects. from the incident that numerous country offering a vote by phone company that actually hong kong mostly positive people with a really good language to use a comic asians cues and they have a good working experience i think it is also the talent that these countries want i think the national security law is indeed in cold. and also a sense of fear to the people and i think that would definitely home all call in its. most fundamental way not to some of the other stories making news around the

world. colombian authorities have arrested 8 leftist rebels suspected of involvement in the bombing of a police academy last year the january 2900 car bombing in the capital bogota killed 22 people the suspects face multiple charges including murder and terrorism . venezuelan opposition leader won wide though has praised the u.k. ruling that sides with him in a dispute over gold on thursday a judge ruled that since the british government recognizes why there was venezuela's president he controls the country's $1000000000.00 gold reserves stored in london incumbent president nicolas maduro as government plans to appeal the decision. now in the u.s. the republican governor of texas is reversing course on face masks after resisting a ban on the personal protective gear gregory governor greg abbott is now ordering residents and most of the state to wear them in public this comes after texas saw

a new spike in coronavirus cases countries 2nd most populous state was quick to push reopening and is now one of the nation's pandemic hotspots. a hospital in san antonio texas the intensive care unit is full they thought they had the pandemic under control but they've got more patients now than before they don't have enough beds or ventilators. for yesterday was probably one of my worst days that i've ever had and why i got 10 calls all of whom young people who otherwise would be excellent candidates to be able to put on a more of a they're so sick that if they don't get put on they don't get that support they're probably going to die i have 3 beds. 37 u.s. states have rising numbers of corona virus infections people wanted to get back to everyday life and get the economy back on track but now bars and restaurants are closed again as our beaches and that ahead of july 4th independence day i'll agree

with being told that we can't do anything expression on a holiday that this country's supposed to be celebrating independence i feel like people got their stuff together we're going to be doing this for a very long time president trump is playing down infection rates preferring to praise the american economy for creating jobs. 80 percent of small businesses are now open 80 percent. and we think we're going to have some very good numbers in the coming months because others are opening and especially as we put the flame out while authorities work to reinstate corona precautions trump has been preparing for independence day fireworks and flyovers in washington let's bring you up to date now with some of the other developments in the corona virus pandemic. germany and france are pushing for cease fires in global conflict areas to tackle the pandemic they're calling for a new un security council resolution to be quickly implemented the robert institute

says the number of confirmed corona virus cases in germany has increased by 446 to over 195000 there's been a record number of infections in mexico there were more than 606700 new cases on thursday. british socialite she's then maxwell has been arrested in the us on sex trafficking charges she's the former girlfriend of the late finance year and convicted pedophile jeffrey epstein. said to have recruited girls to give epstein massages during which they were pressured into sex epstein was arrested last year in new york and died in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in what authorities deemed a suicide an indictment made public thursday said his victims were as young as 14 maxwell has previously denied any wrongdoing. the acting u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york audrey strauss had this to say at

a news conference earlier maxwell lod because the truth as alleged was almost unspeakable maxwell enticed a minor girl's got them to trust her then delivered them into the trap she epstein had set for them she pretended to be a woman they could trust all the while she was setting them up to be sexually abused by epstein and in some cases by maxwell herself. with germany holding that hughes rotating presidency for the next 6 months chancellor angela merkel will be working closely with european commission president was left on the line her former protege it's something of a 1st to german women at the helm of the e.u. but they'll have to make sure the rest of you member states are on board with their agenda. chancellor angela merkel and commission president for life on the line know

and trust each other but is the rest of the e.u. ok with 2 germans at the top and we go to it's really a question to both presidents it's a coincidence that 2 very powerful german women lead these negotiations about the recovery fund and you know each other very row is that helpful or is it a hindrance with respect to the other $26.00 they may be afraid of too much germany . that's why i've got we're talking about 2 dedicated europeans that's what's more important here but of course i can't forget my german interests either i guess that's life and i'm very pleased it's 2 women in germany there had never been a female chancellor before me had europe there's never been a female commission president and in the past 2 men of always managed myself now we through women have to handle it and i'm confident that we can do it right along.

the list of challenges is long combating the impact of the corona crisis tops the agenda for chancellor angela merkel together with french president emmanuel mccaughan she will try to push through the e.u. recovery fund with 750000000000 euros at a summit in 2 weeks' time fund to finance through shared borrowing a majority of german voters support the chancellor and the plan according to a recent poll 59 percent of germans say they are in favor of the e.u. taking on common debt to tackle the corona crisis only 35 percent find the plan unacceptable but the corona crisis is not the only topic on germans minds 50 percent of germans think climate protection should top the agenda during germany 3 your presidency 39 percent say the impact of the coronavirus needs to be tackled and only 7 percent is still concerned with the blocks future relations with the u.k. progress on determining those future relations has been modest european officials

say but during the corona crisis the focus has shifted as the chances rise that the u.k. will leave the e.u. with no future deal in december a majority of germans say they want the remaining $27.00 e.u. states to move towards even more integration. now while people across the globe are grappling with a coronavirus pandemic another of the world's species is being afflicted with a sudden wave of unexplained deaths so it isn't botswana are trying to figure out why hundreds of elephants have been found dead in recent months one conservationist said it's alarming because there doesn't seem to be any clear sign of why. the elephants are dying hundreds of carcasses scattered across the beautiful landscape of botswana the cause still a mystery it doesn't seem like they died at the hands of poachers their valuable tusks have not been removed the 2 most likely explanations for their deaths

poisoning or disease several elephants were spotted by locals in the area looking weak and disoriented or have difficulty walking whenever they went out there were they would see more and more of them. and also. ones who were you know. war heroes you're what about to appear. and it seemed they were even dying you know very suddenly and some of the corpuses were animals that had fallen down while walking there are more than 130000 elephants in botswana the world's largest population to some they've become a pest with the government saying such high numbers have led to conflicts with humans as they eat farmers' crops last year they became targets again when our thirty's lifted a 5 year ban on elephant hunting and sparking outrage among conservationists worldwide but today authorities in conservationists alike are focusing on the

mysterious deaths they're hoping to find out what's happening so they can stop the elephants dying. you're watching the news live from berlin don't forget you can get the latest on our web site that's d.w. dot com i'm on and he says thanks for joining us. love. were all set. to go beyond. that. we're all about the stories that matter to. us. whatever it takes. to get out running no such thing shut down g.w. made for mines.