dark. star trek terms of. reason g.w. news alive from darling president donald trump a stokes division on u.s. independence day as a record surgeon coronavirus cases casts a shadow over celebration in a speech at mt rushmore trump attacks protesters who toppled monuments honoring slave owners and the president has promised a special evening as july 4th festivities moved to washington d.c. also coming up on the show the 1st times are being called in england after

a 4 month coronavirus shutdown as brits flock to the pubs that the government has called on drinkers and not to overdo it. and rental rain to lash southwestern japan triggering floods and landslides that leave residents stranded on their rooftops thousands are forced to evacuate. i'm claridge's and welcome to the show the u.s. is celebrating its independence day in a somber mood as coronavirus and widespread anti-racism protests have cast a shadow over what normally are festive celebrations protesters have gathered to march for racial equality in the u.s. capitol washington where hundreds of thousands of others are expected to converge and watch a fireworks just. and military fly over that comes despite the country registering

a record number of new coronavirus cases. well let's cross over to ian as poll data is washington bureau chief it has today's the 4th of july a big holiday for americans but how is the country celebrating as corona virus infections are surging across the country. you know right really differently you know i'm right here in front of the white house where president donald trump will deliver another speak and he promises the biggest fireworks ever but there are actually really few people here are in the constitution avenue but normally the big parade is taking place is going to happen this year but hardly anybody is out here yet and when you talk to people you hear that many rather stay at home because other than the president their fear to get infected. all right will president trump a barely mentions the coronavirus during his earlier speech at mount rushmore

instead use the appearance to accuse protesters who've been toppling confederate monuments of trying to race history let's listen to a short short clip from that speech there is a growing danger that threatens every blessing a recess for so hard for struggled they bled to secure our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history defame our heroes a race of values and indoctrinate our children all right and has what's your take on all this. well you know the united states is in a really critical phase there is in the one hand coded 19 in many parts of the country the health care systems are just overwhelmed then sure we have also the economical implication of this pandemic but here it's another problem this country is as divided as never before and instead of using this moment to bring people

together to unify people president trump was staring fear of cultural change and as we just heard he says frames protesters as leftwing mob that will destroy america as we know it so instead of calming the country bringing it together on this very holiday on this important holiday he's putting oil in the fire well with that level of division in mind are you expecting to see protests alongside the celebrations. yes indeed we do there at least 20 protesters also already announced and we had a chance to talk to some of them this morning on the streets there actually quite some native americans who also want to protest against what trump said president trump said last night obviously the black lives measure the movement will be on the streets so we will keep you guys posted what's going on today in as paul in

washington d.c. thank you. well let's go now to some other stories making news around the world activists have protested at a site belonging to the german meat processing company toni's it has come under fire for its working conditions after outbreaks of covert 19 at its plants the virus has spread so widely among workers in the western state of north rhine-westphalia that restrictions were reimposed on nearby residents. a rescue ship in the mediterranean has declared an emergency after several migrants on board attempted to commit suicide the ocean viking declared the emergency after being denied entry to italy and malta it says it can no longer guarantee the safety of the $180.00 migrants on board. thousands have turned out for a gay pride march in paris it comes a week after the french capital's official pride parade was postponed until november to prevent the spread of the corona virus the activists demanded more

political support for migrants sex workers and other marginalized members of the l g b t community. well pubs in england are welcoming patrons again after a 4 month coronavirus shut down restaurants and hair salons have also been allowed to reopen the changes don't apply to wales or scotland or northern ireland which have been setting their own timetables for easing restrictions and as people hit the pubs the u.k. government is urging them not to get too carried away warning that irresponsible drinkers could face jail time. the 1st visit to the pub in more than 3 months the reopening is taking place amid strict measures which even royalty have to observe prince william got his 1st drink in a day early ordinary citizens had to wait till saturday morning for the pubs to open in england northern ireland. the british government fears there could be a mad rush to the drinking establishments the health minister warned his

compatriots not to mess things up saying those who get carried away could be jailed . prime minister boris johnson also called on britons to act responsibly. like all these businesses and their workers who put in a horrific effort to prepare their venues for this reopening to work out a way to trade that keeps their customers safe but the success of these businesses the livelihoods of those who rely on that ultimately the economic health of the whole country is dependent on every single one of us acting responsibly restrictions have been used for other businesses as well including hairdressers museum sentiments and restaurants critics say the reopening comes too soon currently there are around 500 new infections

a day but the numbers could soon spike again like they did during an outbreak in leicester earlier this week the city of 300000 residents in the heart of anger and is still under a local lockdown and the government has warned that it will not hesitate to order the closure of businesses again if there is a fresh corona virus outbreak. well after decades of war the pandemic is placing immense strain on medical facilities in afghanistan hospitals face acute shortages of medical oxygen and other supplies needed to battle the virus the country has recorded and more than 32000 infections but the real number is thought to be much higher one doctor here in germany is doing what he can to help his colleagues back home. aseem will suffer is speaking with a colleague in afghanistan they're discussing how to treat covert 1000 patients who suffer as an orthopedic surgeon who has worked at a hospital in the german state of growing since fleeing afghanistan in 1980 he's

deeply worried about the effects of the pandemic in his home country he offers help to afghan doctors online. 30 years of war has left deep wounds in afghanistan over the years people who have money those who could would go to pakistan or india or now the borders are closed because of the coronavirus. you can see how bad the situation has become and help bridge and doctors there need training. in kabul doctor hubby fata is inundated with patients every day 80 percent of them are infected with covert 19 . soffit give him advice whenever he can via video link and fatah is grateful for the help. usually gone some how to. move to the new juniors which emerge every day. although kabul's population is around 4000000

it only has 250 intensive care beds for covert 1000 patients many people have to be treated outdoors now the country is facing a new wave of infections officially only $700.00 people have died of the virus but each day more and more graves are being dug on the outskirts of kabul. dozens of people are feared dead in japan as severe flooding and landslides hit the country's southwest at least 10 people are reported missing and tens of thousands have been evacuated with troops being deployed for search and rescue operations. where lifting. the floodwaters are mobilizing his car this man is forced to leave it behind left only with what he can carry. torrential downpours the last parts of southern japan on saturday some areas saw $100.00 millimeters per hour. and as the rain eased floods and mudslides swallowed houses

in infrastructure with many residents stranded on rooftops awaiting rescue. the government has sent troops to assist the rescue operations will. be going to ignore him i instructed officials to take every possible measure to do with the rain disasters in the country southwest with the priority on saving lives . the government plans to send some 10000 troops to the regions. more than 200000 people in the prefixes of cooma motel in case she may have been urged to evacuate by officials but not everyone was able to. governor telling reporters that 14 people are presumed dead after a nursing home was flooded. prime minister shinzo has set up a task force to deal with the disaster as the number of missing and dead is sure to

rise. well let's go to football now and a byron munich have a one of the german cup they beat a laver who's enough for 2 to clinch a league and cup double in berlin and for the 2nd year running the pandemic meant it was the 1st in german cup final to be played before and he stands. open to the scoring for biron after just 14 minutes after certain abra added a 2nd goal robert lewandowski made sure of the cup with biron's 3rd goal on the hour laver cruisin hit a back through spend bender who scored a powerful header from a corner but despite that and a late penalty it was byron's day they went out of their 4th and another double. well over moody from v.w. sports a joins me now for all the details all over it was a deserved a victory for byron yeah absolutely clear they killed the game in the 1st half they did exactly what small teams. he said with

a free kick to really settle the nerves for bye and early on and then make it to the officer just 23 minutes and at that point the game kind of dead already and that is exactly what byron wanted to do they didn't want these kind of upstart lakers in the challenges getting confidence and think growing into the game and thinking oh maybe we can spring a surprise here there was then a spell in the 2nd hoth leverkusen really should have scored to make it 21 through kevin fall and he missed out on a fluke because even then made an error to allow by in school they thought that was really the moment where the match could have changed or could have turned but ultimately it went by and why. they they fully deserved to win this game well this is secure is a domestic a double of league and cup or byron could they still complete trouble absolutely i don't think any team in the champions league is going to want to face them we're not starts up again in august they already have a commanding lead over chelsea in the round of 16 tie against them obviously that's

still a long way to go after that they would start by the quarter final the semifinal and of course the final but at the moment i can't think of a better team in europe that certain one is left in the competition liverpool of course an england very dominant but they are already out of the champions league so i don't see who is going to want to take them by in this form this is 17 wins in a row in all competitions now so i don't think anyone is going to want to welcome buy into their place well at this match there of course and no fans in the stadium because of the coronavirus but you were there earlier at the olympic stadium what was the atmosphere like it was very eerie i have to say you know the cup final. that you are used to thousands of fans from across germany coming on all these different colors of the football shirts. from the station to the stadium the olympic stadium and not have any buzz not have any atmosphere no singing of passion it was very strange and i've said i hope we don't see it again i hope we can get fans back into the stadiums for the german cup next season. because it really does

detract from what is one of the highlights on the german football calendar you know we we look forward to this is specially. every year has been one of the big events and hopefully next year it can get back to the glory all of our movie from daily use for it's a thank you so much. you're watching it d.w. news from remember you can stay up to date with all the latest on our website i d w dot com i'm very interested and thanks so much for watching. please.