we area large chris hill is a whole continent.e country with 215 million people. —— brazil as a whole continent. it is natural that we have more cases than small countries like portugal or greece. brazil is larger than the whole of europe itself so it is not... it is not fairto compare itself so it is not... it is not fair to compare brazil to a small country. i understand that point, brazil is a large country with a large population what makes brazil different from countries like germany or south korea, who have successfully control and curb covid—19, the difference is that brazil is led by a president who from the very beginning has belittled the danger of covid—19, calling it a little flu, sniffles. more than that, he encouraged his people to return to work. he wants to see the lockdown relaxed, the social distancing eased as soon as possible. he goes to rallies without wearing a mask, he makes a point of shaking hands with people and taking selfies, abandoning social distancing to the president himself must bear responsibility

new water highway also have a very practical dimension just look at the course of the river says chris hill the pinching and you'll see the dredging and channeling are a bad idea. the river here is constantly changing the old people say that as well a small stream will grow larger and split up again it's best not to interfere with the impulse to be beautiful. many leading scientists also have reservations about the project environmental engineer jorge about has spent years researching the amazon. he says the network of waterways here has shifted constantly for millions of years. we've got plenty of. people in favor of water a better life to. want to transport more say with the more they. want out of work they know to get more there we never. got to a shop there. we don't know enough he evaluates samples and satellite images and takes measurements of the waterways but it's a time consuming process and he says the government doesn't want to wait for the results of his research but the government's own studies are inadequate our commercial interests are simply too powerful basically i mean wha

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host: chris mills rodrigo, a tech policy reporter with "the hill" newspaper.ate your time and your explanation this morning. guest: thank you so much. host: back to your phone calls, asking you what your top public policy issue is. the phone lines are as usual. carlos out of chicago, and independent. good morning. guest: doing a beautiful job. you have been doing a beautiful job in commentating. i think c-span. want to lot of people get their comments in. i would like to start with the -- part. start with international as well as national. we have a leader currently who has disposed the united states -- goinginternational with china for example. first you start with the disease that came from china. was told about the disease that came from china, and want to blame china for that. by united states still owes money type stuff. there goes international boundaries right there. then now here goes the -- part. you put everything that you have into a part and you don't stir , what do you think is going to happen? host: that was carlos out of illinois. from new york,

chris mason reports. this is what the beach in bournemouth looked like yesterday and, in london, this was regent's park and this was primrose hillne's been able to take advantage of some of the restrictions easing in recent weeks. the clinically most vulnerable to the virus, who were asked to shield, have been stuck at home all day every day for around ten weeks. this morning, for the more than 2 million people in england in this situation, big news. from tomorrow you can head out with others in your household or, if you live on your own, with one other person from another household. why, though, is this now deemed safe? ministers say it's because fewer people have the virus, meaning the average chance of catching it is down from one in a0 to one in 1000. the big challenge for the government and for all of us is managing the risk posed by the virus alongside tentatively tiptoeing back towards normality. what do you say to those scientists and others who say that you're easing the lockdown in england too quickly? i believe and you'll recall i was at the podium when the disease activity was very high in the uk and i said it was a

senator chris van hollen, thank you for being here tonight. i'm sure perhaps we will see you on the hillsome point this week. so thank you very much. >> thank you. >> when we return, after weeks of churn, joe biden meets the press. to america's frontline responders, thank you. tide cleaners is offering free laundry services to the family of frontline responders. visit hope.tidecleaners.com to learn more. you ever wish you weren't a motaur? sure. sometimes i wish i had legs like you. yeah, like a regular person. no. still half bike/half man, just the opposite. oh, so the legs on the bottom and motorcycle on the top? yeah. yeah, i could see that. for those who were born to ride, there's progressive. we hope you find our digital solutions helpful to bank safely from home. deposit a check with your phone or tablet. check balances, pay bills, transfer money and more. send money to people you know and trust with zelle. stay safe. stay home. together, we'll get through this. pnc bank many of life's moments in thare being put on hold. are staying at home, at carvana, we understand that, for some

chris mason has more details. this is what the beach in bournemouth looked like yesterday and, in london, this was regent's park and this was primrose hillthis morning, for the more than 2 million people in england in this situation, big news. from tomorrow you can head out with others in your household or, if you live on your own, with one other person from another household. why, though, is this now deemed safe? ministers say it's because fewer people have the virus, meaning the average chance of catching it is down from one in a0 to one in 1000. the big challenge for the government and for all of us is managing the risk posed by the virus alongside tentatively tiptoeing back towards normality. what you to those scientists and others who say that you're easing the lockdown in england too quickly? i believe and you'll recall i was at the podium when the disease activity was very high in the uk and i said was a very dangerous moment. i believe this is also a very dangerous moment. professor van—tam knows how to turn a phrase and make a point. he was also asked direct about dominic cummings, the prime minister's gresini advisor who, among

hill correspondent, thank you. >>> in a unanimous decision, the supreme court threw out the convictions of two key players in what was known as the bridgegate scandal that eventually impacted former new jersey governor chrise and his political future. bridget ann kelly and bill baroni had previously been found guilty in a federal court, supreme court threw it out. joining us now is our justi correspondent pete williams. pete, i'm very familiar with this case and the arguments. it seems as if the overturning of the conviction of the former virginia governor played a big role in this successful appeal. had. >> in the frame of mind of the justices, what they basically said is the prosecutors made a fatal decision in this case. they basically used the wrong statutes. they charged them with the federal fraud statutes. and what the supreme court said is there's no fraud under the definition of the law. that's when you take something from the government. you take money or property and in this case neither of these two officials, they didn't stick anything in their pockets. they didn't do that. now the prosecution's theory of the case was they commandeered the bridge and they had to keep an eye on this and claim

host: chris mills roderigo, a reporter with the hill. appreciate your time this morning. guest: thanks so much. have a good one. >> president trump announced the u.s. would be terminating its relationship with the world health organization and ending special trade and security policies toward hong kong. the president criticized china over trade and security issues as well as its handling of the pandemic that originated in wuhan. >> ladies endowment, the president of the united states, accompanied by secretary steven mnuchin, secretary mike pompeo, ambassador robert o'brien, ambassador robert lighthizer, and larry kudlow. pres. trump: thank you very much. good afternoon. thank you. i am here today to talk about our relationship with china and several new measures to protect american security and prosperity. china's pattern of misconduct is well-known.