her. to see that the unis live from berlin and the u.s. prepares to mark an independence day like no other with the coven 1000 pandemic overshadowing the 4th of july america faces the challenge of striking a balance between safety and celebration also coming up the u.k. opens a door for those who want to leave hong kong after beijing imposes a security law but it is leaving hong kong is leaving hong kong a realistic option. and the mysterious fate of botswana's elephants and

investigation is underway into what is killing hundreds in the country. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program the u.s. has reported a record number of new corona virus infections there were 55000 new kovac 1000 cases on thursday that is as the country gears up for a holiday weekend the 4th of july is usually an occasion for parties and fireworks but with many u.s. states very imposing restrictions among a steep rise in cases this year celebrations may be more muted let's have a look at the data showing the daily new cases from the beginning of the outbreak because in the u.s. after rising steadily to begin with you can see here the curve flattens and cases level off they even drop from the end of april to mid june but with the widening

easing of lockdown restrictions check this out new infections have skyrocketed again and you can very clearly see that in that curve. well amid the pandemic events have been scaled back officials are urging caution and both public and private gatherings at both public and private gatherings is washington bureau chief a nasa poll visited a popular beach in order to gauge the mood. for many americans this is the 1st time out after a month in the town they are hungry for fun and some are going to celebrate this 4th of july weekend as they normally do. to keep moving on do the fireworks continue normality as much as we can moving back to normalcy is is what we'd like to do i think if you take the right precautions there's nothing to be scared of you don't want your party to know what you enjoy yourself but you have you know how many thousands in a group want to protest. how to deal with the pandemic is highly politicized some

fear that the restrictions are taking away their personal freedom of those just seeing the responsible actions. i expect here in our community where marilyn that because it's tore season now for patel like that these cases are going to come back as people do not socially distance or where there are mass while visiting our beaches i don't think president probably any i think he will continue to you know say it's a hoax and not believe in the science that is there calls in so many cases and. this lack of guidance creates a turn them off for business owners between health concerns and remaining competitive. once in the bar and grill in the 5th generation. we want them to wear a mask but if they don't know where i'm at we can't tell them where i'm at because if their right to wear a mask or not i don't feel safe with them around at night when i'm at you know that i am where i am. but yeah and i would rather that where. you can make it you

can make it a law that you know that we have to wear it if it's recommended for our safety and our health. you know you can make it where you know you get fined $500.00 if you don't harm. the united states are facing a new record high you with 19 patients but little would you know here at the boardwalk in ocean city maryland the majority of the people is not wearing a mask they tell us we are here to fund we want to celebrate we are done with this why was the business owners obviously do have a different approach they fear that after the. they will face a new wave which will lead to a new lockdown and that would bring them to their knees in 2 weeks' time we will know whether the right steps were taken people celebrated this unprecedented falls into life in a responsible way. well the worst fears of a mixed way. to come true. let's bring you up to date with some of

the other developments in the coronavirus pandemic mexico has reported a record daily tally of new cases almost 7000 in a single day the number of confirmed coronavirus infections there is approaching 240000 in japan the capital tokyo has recorded its highest daily number of new virus cases however the japanese government has stressed that there is no deed to reintroduce a state of emergency and the u.k. government says that from july the 10th they will lift its quarantine requirements for people arriving in england from countries including france spain italy and germany. when i let's head to the fellows of rio de janeiro in brazil where corona virus infection rates have spiked there is concern that the government there is drastically under reporting covert 19 cases so much so that the residents have

taken it upon themselves to do the counting. nothing is the same since the pandemic at rio de janeiro's favelas adults are out of work children are home from school and cramped unhygenic living conditions greatly increase the risk of infection. i'm scared my children will catch the virus we don't always have running water most of the time we have to haul it from far away and the children don't have any space to play. experts estimate the number of unreported infections in the favelas to be extremely high that's why local residents have started counting the cases themselves. but many of those who died from corona virus in our fellows didn't show up in the health authority statistics we know several examples in our circle of friends. volunteers go door to door and record new cases not included in official data. but

there are several cases of the virus here. some survive some don't. with the help of local residents volunteers are creating a log of cases in the bore real neighborhood they use whatsapp to collect data on the latest infections not registered by local authorities. the state has been completely absent here ever since the fellows were built in rio we always have to reinvent ourselves and find new ways to survive. brazilian president jabal sonar 0 who still refuses to wear a face mask has consistently played down the danger the virus poses he has been heavily criticized for repeatedly manipulating the number of covert related deaths . the old fashioned counting method and transparency must be maintained you can't whitewash the figures. the exact number of corunna infections in brazil is

not known to little testing is being carried out leandra nevus had typical covert 1000 symptoms but was never tested before. i left our neighborhood so i wouldn't infect anyone. i slept on the beach at it for a week and a half and thought about my neighbors the whole time. it's social status in brazil that appears to dictate whether someone is officially infected or not the real numbers tell a very different story. you're watching t w news still to come on the program with german women and 2 of the e. hughes most powerful positions how will chancellor angela merkel assuage fears of too much german influence. first a leading activists in hong kong the pro-democracy movement has left the territory shortly after he testified at a u.s. congressional hearing about the new security law imposed by china this week nathan last said that staying in hong kong would mean staying silent and confirmed his

departure in a tweet he wrote the following so i bid 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 in the wake of the security laws implementation the u.k. is leading an effort by western nations to help hong kong residents leave the territory make a law spoke with t.w. earlier and we asked him about his view on britain offering a pathway to citizenship for hong kong or. but for now they indeed offer something that we couldn't have expected them doing so 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 parliament and one country to do it is a blatant lie that the well but what reflects. from the incident that never

a country offering they hope live on calm people at that actually hong kong mostly talented people they are really good language cues and chemical and they're good working experience. it is also the talent that these countries one i think the national security law indeed in coal. and also a sense of fear to be the people and i think that would definitely harm all call in a while most fundamental way last weekend with us earlier in addition to the u.k. a number of other western nations are lining up to help millions of hong kong residents leave after the implementation of the new security law by beijing this week there are signs that australia new zealand canada and the u.s. could follow suit in a direct challenge to china's authority over the territory. and other 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 are gone london says beijing is guilty of what is described as a clear and serious violation of the treaty that paved the way for home content over from britain to china in 1970 and close to 3000000 hong kong residents have been promised a pathway to british citizenship but it's for all international relations we make clear mr speaker that if trying to continue down this path we would reach the. introduced a new route for those with british national overseas status to enter the u.k. granting them limited need to remain with the ability to live and work in the u.k. and thereafter to apply for citizenship and that is precisely what we will do to us truly is contemplating a similar move 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 beijing maintains that the passing of the new security law was 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 for dialogue gives us one more way out i still love him come very much but our 3 applies for the british mission overseas passport 1st and decide whether to stay or leave after the details are confirmed. but not everyone is eligible to apply for citizenship some people will have to stay in hong kong and learn to live with the new reality. well germany is holding be used rotating presidency for the next 6 months chancellor angela merkel will be working closely

with european commission president arcilla founder line her former protege it is something of a 1st to german women at the helm of the e.u. correspondent barratry get have the opportunity to ask them about the impact that they will have on the block a take a listen. don't leave. the question to both presidents it's a coincidence that 2 very powerful german women elite these negotiations about the recovery fund and you know each other very rose is that helpful or is it a hindrance with respect to the other 26 they may be afraid of too much germany. to start. by i got soaked. and 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. this is one of the

presidents often we are aware that the presidency also brings us an additional responsibility. and i'm very pleased that it's 2 women in germany there has never been a female chancellor before me in europe there's never been a female commission president. in the past 2 men have always managed all this now we 2 women have to handle it and we are confident that we can do it right ursula. is their fight and that is indeed the case and the good thing is that we've known each other a long time and we trust each other deeply knowing someone well allows you to speak efficiently and openly. text like we can dive deep into the details and achieve a lot. more on that we are joined by our chief political correspondent melinda crane melinda is the e.u. set to become more german centric. well that question actually implied not just

more german centric but more women centric so let me start with the women part the fact is would we ever pose that question or imply that when it comes to 2 men saying wow 2 men are at the helm is not a little too much manliness secondly the fact is the countries many of the countries that have come out of the corona crisis best are governed by women so maybe this is quite a good thing this convergence the german centric part the fact is germans always wield a good deal of influence in brussels but it's often behind the scenes now it's on the main stage but that does not make this a power grab it was the french president who proposed ursula funda lion to be commission president and it's just happens to be the fact that angle americal is still in the german chancellor now that germany once again after 13 years has its term at the rotating presidency the fact is also this word centric implies

something like domination but leadership is not the same thing as domination leadership is responsibility is it appropriate to germany the use biggest economy absolutely dependent on the welfare of the rest of the you because it's a trading nation now takes leadership absolutely and what can be achieved with all of that in mind. you know there are challenges in building consensus within the e.u. right now so with the 2 of these leaders together what's realistic. they are both known as very skilled negotiators and we are going to now see the 1st in person meeting in quite a while of leaders of even member states in the middle of july the main goal of both or so if underlying and uggla machall is to push through or to persuade the others as quickly as possible to sign on for this very ambitious recovery fund and the fund has one particularly crucial aspect it would allow the e.u.

commission to borrow on the financial markets with a sensually the larger each budget as a surety for that borrowing that is of crucial step toward fiscal integration for the e.u. germany has long dragged its feet on any form of mutualization of debt germany therefore is well placed to be the 1st country to really move forward on this and to be able to take the skeptics along and another thing very conducive perhaps to america's bargaining capabilities she comes out of the corona crisis riding high her trust levels have rarely been as strong as they are now that mean she can take both people within her own party who might be skeptical of more fiscal integration with her as well as german citizens and as i said she's a very pragmatic negotiator when it comes to the other members of states certainly interesting to see germany take now with this these platform these goals that aren't traditionally german we have to say belinda crane our chief political

correspondent and berlin thank you. on the 1st face to face breath to talk since the coronavirus pandemic began have ended a day early with 2 sides no closer to a deal failure to reach an agreement by the end of the year could have a major impact on businesses already reeling as a result of the pandemic. this was the moment britain officially left the european union. it was january 31st and nothing brady changed. instead a transition period began giving both sides 11 months to decide on the future of their relationship 6 months on an agreement still seems a very long way off. this week the 2 sides met for their 1st face to face talks since the coronavirus struck the hope was that they could make significant

progress towards reaching a deal on trade and other issues by october. but it wasn't to be negotiations ended a day earlier than planned and german chancellor angela merkel raised the possibility of the transition period ending without an accord. me fighting for and we can all continue to fight for a good solution but the e.u. and germany must and should be prepared in case we don't reach an agreement on the . major sticking points include fishing rights defining a level playing field for businesses and the role the european court of justice could play in enforcing any agreement. the stakes are high without a deal economic ties will resort to world trade organization standards meaning high tariffs close us and even more disruption to businesses everybody struggling because of the pandemic companies are understandably rather pessimistic.

i recently surveyed by the german british chamber of industry and commerce find that only 8 percent of businesses expect a comprehensive free trade agreement to be reached by the end of this year. and let's get more now we are joined by the director general of the german french chamber of the industry and commerce in london welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us and i'd just like to begin by asking you because it sounds pretty dismal if you look at what companies are expecting only 8 percent of them expect a comprehensive trade agreement by the end of the year what do you think. i think that is realistic so i think the most we can expect is just about free trade agreement and put up the chances the $45050.00 and the other chances that it is a no deal scenario which is costly for businesses and in order to reach

a peace the minimum free trade agreement by stalin still have to be flexible on some of the red lines and will we actually see this flexibility in the end hope 30 but i don't think we will see it over the summer it might take much longer probably up until late autumn that this flexibility bill of rights because it's really in the best interests of both parties that we come at least through those free trade agreement because otherwise there would be such huge problems for businesses but also politically the northern ireland question and so on so i think it's necessary to to be more flexible but it's a 5050 chance who needs to be more flexible because i mean there doesn't seem to be much much progress right now is 11 side particularly more stubborn than the other. i think both sides have ducked into their red lines and i think both sides have to be more flexible and i think that probably depends on on the individual areas one side has to be more flexible than the other hot thing where you have to have the

cloture call in target but we actually want to reach a free trade agreement even if it's just a minimal free trade agreement so that we can then build all about the u.s. to come to have a working relationship which enables businesses to grow on both sides of the channel you said that the chance of a deal by the end of the year is 5050 given that is there any chance that the current transitioning phase will be extended after all or are we facing a 50 percent chance of a no deal breaks it i think we're facing a 50 percent chance of a no do you practice it the u.k. government has said it will not extend the transition period and they for trying to not roll and they're always repeated of course maybe there's a one percent chance that some kind of extension and more have a full will be agreed towards the end of the year but that may well be just one percent john so it's really $5050.00 in terms of do you know and do you take take us through that worst case scenario that no deal scenario how bad could things be for trade for the economies of the e.u.

and bright. that will lead to shoot short term interruptions because then the customs facilities will not be there the british side is that the want to be very flexible and have some transition there but that will not be possible in the e.u. side because it's trying to circumvent the space what legal framework so i think there will be disruption of the border there will be extra towers and quote and we've seen the new customs towers phone from the u.k. so i think that will lead to various consumer price inflation issues and a lot of our yes it will lead to destruction in trade and will probably create another hit on the u.k.'s g.d.p. of more than 2 percent and that's what business i expecting for nokia scenario so i think that it's just really avoidable if we come to a deal and therefore it is important that both sides actually take all the energy and efforts to to come to a deal over a cup of with from the german british chamber of industry and commerce joining us from london thank you so much i think it's. announced at

a check of some other stories making news around the world elaine maxwell the former girlfriend of the late finance here and convicted pedophile jeffrey epstein has been arrested in the u.s. on sex trafficking charges maxwell is accused of recruiting girls to give epstein massage and string which they were pressured into sex maxwell has previously denied any wrongdoing. colombian authorities have arrested 8 leftists rebels suspected of involvement in the bombing of a police academy last year the january $21000.00 car bombing in the capital bogota killed $22.00 people the suspects face multiple charges including murder and terrorism. venezuelan opposition leader one wideout has praised a u.k. ruling that sides with him over a dispute over gold on thursday a judge ruled that since the british government recognises why go as venezuela's president he controls the country's 1000000000 dollar gold reserves stored in

london incumbent president nicolas maduro his government plans to appeal the decision to me that. all people across the globe are grappling with the coronavirus pandemic another of the world's species is being afflicted with its own sudden wave of unexplained death authorities in botswana are trying to figure out why hundreds of elephants have been found dead in recent months one conservationist says it is alarming because there doesn't seem to be any clear sign of what is causing the deaths 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 old friends. 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 cases the carcasses were animals that had fallen down to a walking. there are more than 130000 elephants in botswana the world's largest population 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 were not already has 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. and we hope that there it will to do so you're watching d.w. news don't forget you can always get more on our website to have you talk com you can also follow us on twitter and instagram as well i think if it is i'm sorry kelly thanks for watching take care of.

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