i'm laura trevelyan.hank you so much for watching "bbc world n♪s america." ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... language specialists teaching spanish, french anmore. ymond james. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. viewers like you. thanyou. narrator: u're watching pbs. vo: ready to watch the best of anytime, anywhere, on nearly any device? it easy with the pbs . simply download the pbs video app on your mobile or streaming device. now you can watch ode latest pbs epis, or catch up on the shows you missed. and when you support your local station, pa you can get pbs port, giving you access to more episodes, more specials, more of what you love! o get the pbs videp now and stream the best of pbs, anytime you want, anywhere you are. - a platform where... - people can go to in irder to share the experiences. - when i was 18 and joined the marine corps. - and it's been an amazing journey ev si

thn has bee fed and we can go back to laura trevelyan in new york. laura: thank you so much.or more on th outbreak in the u.s., we are joined by the director of harvard's global health institute. thank you. iran's leaders have suppressed the death toll. . as you look around the world, have governments who have been more honest dealt with a bette >> yes. thank you for having me on. indeed that is a pattern. first of all, it's always disappointing and frustrating to seeic fundamental bublic health data suppressed. 'it doesn' actually help you manage the disease better. one of the things we are learning in the long run that they would always come out. what we have seen is governments that have managed the pandemics better are people who have been open and honest about the size of the problem and put in solutions directly to the scale of the problem. iran has not done that. laa: here in the u.s., would you say the government has been pandemic?nest about the dr. birx is saying we are now in a new phase. >> i don't know if we are in a new phase. we are in this ho hible phase th gon

i am laura trevelyan. the march on washington for modern times.housands gathered at the lincoln memial for racial justice. we will hear fromhe son of dr. martin luther king. >> we must march to mailboxes td the freedt s thaearlier generations worked so hard to win. laura: president trump uses the white house as a prop to make his case for another term. with the conventions behind us, we look to the campaign ahead. ngjapan'est-serving prime minister is resigning because avail health. plus the drive-in with a difference. how i theater newy jer is casting the spotlight on race in america. for all of you watching onbs and to our viewers in the u.k. and around the globe, welcome to world ws america. the setting was symbolic and the anacid urgent, tho at the lincoln memorial to protestin police violencmerica and to call for the change dr. king dreamed of. with the presidential election 66 days away, the focus was on voting rights. our correspondent was there and has this report. >> in t year 2020, this is what a march on wa.ington looks drawing on the a

in joe biden's to our correspondent laura trevelyan injoe biden's home town. biden's home town. ba rack 0bama trevelyan injoe biden's home town. barack 0bama very warm aboutjoe biden and kamala harris but it is very unusual, isn't it, for a president to attack, by name, a predecessor and to sound quite so apocalyptic about democracy itself at risk. yes, quite an extraordinary speech thereby barack 0bama who, remember, has really avoided talking about donald trump 9:00am ever since was elected. he spoke in general terms about policies that he disagrees with, he spoke up to protect the dreamers, for example, those young undocumented immigrants that donald trump wanted to ta ke that donald trump wanted to take away the legal protections from, but this was just, the gloves ca m e from, but this was just, the gloves came off. he said, i did hope that donald trump might show some interest in taking thejob show some interest in taking the job seriously but he never did he said donald trump hasn't grown into thejob did he said donald trump hasn't grown into the job an

laura trevelyan reporting there.me minister of the west african country, mali have been arrested in what seems like a military coup. president keita had been under pressure to resign because of problems with the country's economy and insecurity caused by islamist militants. paul hawkins has more. mali's rebel soldiers taking mali's leaders under arrest away from the presidential palace in the capital bamako. where they're going, nobody knows — which is how many malians feel about the future. in a country of 19 million people with a crippled economy, corruption, and constant insecurity caused byjihadists. and these are the men they blame — president ibrahim boubacar keita, who won a second term in elections in 2018, and prime minister boubou cisse, seen here voting back in april. both now under arrest by these soldiers and their supporters. translation: the whole of mali has been liberated by a republican force. the malian people support them from above and from below. we are really very, very happy. there is no educa

laura trevelyan, bbc news, washington.en's bodies were found in bushes at two sugar cane farms. police are investigating motives for the murders, and haven't ruled out the possibility of a serial killer. our southern africa correspondent nomsa maseko visited the town and sent this report. a symbol of a life lost. this candle burns day and night. five women have been murdered here between april and august. their bodies found abandoned and badly decomposed. these sugar cane farms have become fields of terror, reminding this community of a serial killer who raped and murdered 13 women not far from here in 2007. that killer is in prison. there are fears of another serial killer on the loose. some suspect the women were murdered in ritual killings for their body parts. the owner of the farm where three bodies we re owner of the farm where three bodies were found has offered a cash reward for information. we need to get closure. we need to know who is this person that is doing these things. and i'm positive that someone out ther

our correspondent laura trevelyan is in wilmington, delaware wherejoe biden will make his speech andt the nomination on thursday. his home state of course. absolutely. here we are in his home town and tonight his wife jill biden will deliver the keynote speech. she is going to be speaking from the classroom at the high school where she taught. her theme is that she is an educator and you would have to think with so much of america gripped with how to go back to school safely during this coronavirus, but she is going to use that moment somehow to talk about president trump's leadership, or lack thereof as democrats would see it, during the pandemic. a big night, joe biden is formally nominated. he becomes the democratic nominee, or the party nominates in. also going to hear from supporters of bernie sanders tonight because remember, he also got a number of votes. he has got a number of votes. he has got a number of delegates and alexandria ocasio—cortez is going to nominate bernie sanders. that can be another big night. she only gets a minute but there is a big petition of young progr

laura trevelyan is in wilmington, delaware for us. e biden‘s that isjoe biden‘s hometown and home state. laura, barack obama, plainly not a woman. we will come to him in a moment. a lot of women on tonight's bill and there is a sound political reason for that. there is, mike, it is a hundred years since the ratification of the 19th amendment when women got the boat in america. there is an historic acceptance of the nomination for vice president tonight by kamala harris. she becomes the first woman of colour to be on the ticket for a major political party and of course, women are the key constituency in this election, it is women who have really been moving away from donald trump, especially college—educated women. such tonight, we have nancy pelosi speaking, hillary clinton speaking, hillary clinton speaking, elizabeth warren, that lion of the progressive left. so so many democratic heavy hitters tonight, barack obama, and finally kamala harris herself. so the focus tonight is we the people, the idea is that we will also hear more abou

i am laura trevelyan. thank you f watching bbc world news america.tor: fug for this presentation of this program is provided by... language specialistseaching spanish, french and more. raymond james. the freeman tion. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. yuyi: i came to the unitedpbs. states when i was 24 years o. i did not speak any english. i felt very, very lost, really not knowing what to do with my life. one day on tv there was sesame street. ernie and grover and cookie monster. and it's not only that i learned to speak in english, now i know how tstlive in the unitees. so this is how you do it! noi'm powerful. now i know i can do anything i want. i will make myself learn how to do it. and i got that from pbs. i bought my firsruset of paints andes and i practiced. my path is children's books. and i have found who i wanted to be... which is that person who has something to say. me pbs and setreet, they opened all the w

i am laura trevelyan. thank you for watchinworld news america.arror: funding for this presentaon of this program is provided by... language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. raymond james. eeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from ♪ woman 1: wow! man 1: the adventurous. man 2: oh! daniel tiger: grrr! woman 2: those venturing out for the fit time. all: blast off! [rocket explosion] man 3: and those who have never lost our sense of wonder. man 4: whoa! man 5: are you seeing this? ♪ [quacking] vo: we are the hungry. cookie monster: cookie! man 6: the strong. muhammad ali: i must be the greatest! ♪ vo: the joyful. bob ross ♪ man 3: we believe there is always more we can uncover. girl: more we can explore. woman 3: we e... man 6: ...in the capacity for goodness. vo: and the potential for greatness. ♪ man 7: the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. man 1: pbs. man 3: pbs. girl: pbs. ♪ captioning sponsored by

joining me for more is laura trevelyan. n wilmington, delaware, where it joe biden and kamala harris will be giving the acceptance speeches. does it matter that there will not be a convention like we are used to? laura: given that the last six months have beeno strange , the fact that we should be slumped on our sofas watching a zoom convention is very 2020. it is a challenge for democrats. without the pizzazz, the excitement, the crowd applause or joe biden when he speaks, how do you generate excitement of passion? democrats have got tonight, on the opening night, really a mix of people who will be on tape, like michelle obama. she is the keynote speaker, but she is on tape. others will be live. the theme tonight is we, the people. they are trying to show there is a very broad coalition behind joe biden and that is the way you will defeat donald trump. katty: is there a theme to this convention, something, some message they are trying to get across? laura: the theme of joe biden's campaign is to reclaim the soul of america.

laura trevelyan is in wilmington, delaware for us. linton on isa laura, putting hillary clinton on is a tricky one for the democrats, isn't it? is no getting the fact that too many people she was a very unpopular candidate in 2016. well, although she won the popular vote in 2016, she lost to donald trump by 80,000 votes in key states. so, yes, it is a tricky one, but at the same time, she spawned a wave of activism within the democratic party, the women's march, the march on washington, so many more women have run as candidates in the democratic party in the wake of her failed run for the presidency. so, yes, she is both divisive and inspiring simultaneously, and tonight, she is going to urge americans to vote as though their lives and livelihoods depend on it. she was a she wishes donald trump was a better president, but he is what he is, another dig there. donald trump saying the coronavirus deaths, it is what it is, and michelle obama took him up on that on monday night, saying he is what he is as a president, that is clearly a them

let's get our immediate reaction to that speech from laura trevelyan in wilmington delaware where he quoting the irish poet seamus heaney about wanting to make hope and history rhyme. he talked about wanting to restore light where there was darkness, and optimistic speech talking about how there was always a possibility when there is peril, he was appealing to the —— appealing to the american psyche, talking about the crises, the pandemic, economic calamity, racial injustice and climate change and he pledged to be the leader who could take america out of this moment. he didn't spare donald trump from the punches but he presented —— presented himself as being the person who could heal this grieving nation and he promised very specifically as you said that that on day one, they would get the pandemic under control, introduce rapid coronavirus testing and would provide schools with the resources to open, which is a keyissue resources to open, which is a key issue in broiling america at the moment. this was his pitch to the voters, that he is the person who could bring light where there

our correspondent laura trevelyan is in wilmington, delaware. is this going to work, is it going to work? well, mike, thatis it going to work? well, mike, that is the big question. sorry for those technical glitches we have gotte n for those technical glitches we have gotten used to seeing on zoom because this is a glorified zoom clinical convention. tonight, you're going to see speakers live and table going to see speakers live and ta ble two going to see speakers live and table two are coming in from remote locations all across the country. the control hub is in milwaukee but also new york, los angeles and there's all kind of production that has got into tonight. but the fame of it, politically, is we the people, the idea that democrats are showcasing what is the broader pail ofjoe biden. senator bernie sanders is going to be speaking from the left and the former republican governor don kay six speaking. and the headliner tonight, michelle obama herself, the former first lady. what is the feeling about how this is going to work for the voters.

our correspondent laura trevelyan is in wilmington, delaware wherejoe biden will make his speech andept the nomination on thursday. that is his home state. that is right. it is. this is very first virtual political convention in history has begun in los angeles, actress evelyn goria, star of desperate cashback housewives, the first moderator of this convention. such a weird moment, how are democrats going to bring together speakers over the next two hours? how will they create excitement? there will be lots of moments with ordinary americans talking about their experience. the big speaker is senator bernie sanders, the former republican governor of ohio and also michelle obama. she will be the start of night. she will be the start of night. she paid her remarks save you days ago, so how much of a punch are they going to pack? that is what we will watch for tonight. exactly. what is the feeling about how this is going to sell to the voters? technically it sounds a bit of a nightmare. that's right! technically a bit of a nightmare, but democrats are focusing on what they say are the th

laura trevelyan is in wilmington, delaware for us. out the formats tonight for us, laura, who comes first? what are we going to get? well, it is women's night tonight at the democratic national convention, christian. the house speaker, nancy pelosi is going to speak, the lion of the progressive left, elizabeth warren herself a contenderfor the democratic nomination. she is going to speak stop we will hear from is going to speak stop we will hearfrom hillary is going to speak stop we will hear from hillary clinton. is going to speak stop we will hearfrom hillary clinton. we will hear from kamala hearfrom hillary clinton. we will hearfrom kamala harris and before her, barack obama, not a woman, breaking news there. but it is going to be a big night and there. but it is going to be a big nightand it there. but it is going to be a big night and it is lights, camera, action. you can hear the atmosphere building. the sql server here. i've seen a motorcade, the first one in two days. it is beginning to feel like a real convention. the immedi

our correspondent, laura trevelyan, is in wilmington, delaware, wherejoe biden will make his speech andthe nomination on thursday. laura, because of course that is his home state, you have seen quite a few of these will do what is your feeling about this one? it is very different. it is so different. the first one i covered was the republican national convention in new york city in 2004 which was full of buzz and excitement, and this is so different 16 years later. this first hour of the virtual democratic national convention was quite unlike anything we have really seen in american politics. the focus of this power was racial justice politics. the focus of this power was racialjustice in the wa ke power was racialjustice in the wake of george floyd's death, and with orjoe biden moderating a panel that had been pre—recorded about that quest for racialjustice, been pre—recorded about that quest for racial justice, one of the consuming questions of american politics. we also heard a focus on coronavirus, hearing directly from a woman whose father died from coronavirus. she is blaming the

laura trevelyan is in wilmington, delaware wherejoe biden will deliver his speech remotely.ed as to how it is all going to unfold tonight. where is joe biden, all going to unfold tonight. where isjoe biden, where will he speak from stability live, recorded, how is it going to work? he will be speaking live. he is at his home in delaware tonight. he will come with his family, he will be inside the convention centre beside me —— behind me. the writer goes into the convention centre, all the reporters and staff have to be tested for coronavirus. very strict protocols in there. and then he will make this a cce pta nce then he will make this acceptance speech which is 50 yea rs acceptance speech which is 50 years in the making. at 29 yea rs old years in the making. at 29 years old he was elected senator here for the state of delaware. twice before, as you said, he attempted residential i’u ns said, he attempted residential runs but this time, in what you might think would be the twilight of a political career agents 77, his aides say he's a child of destiny and this is the moment

our correspondent laura trevelyan is in wilmington, delaware — wherejoe biden will make his speech andthe nomination on thursday. the headlines so far? certainly former president bill clinton painting a stark choice saying that if president trump is elected for another four years then he will blame bully and belittled but if joe then he will blame bully and belittled but ifjoe biden is elected president then he will build back it up. a stark framing there from former president bill clinton and you also see again democrats trying to show a dig tent showcasing the ethnic regional diversity of america and you see that right now in the rollcall that is happening where all 50 states representatives a re standing up to endorsejoe biden. it is interesting to see how the democrats have done it because it is like a movie set, actually as you go from montano to maine to north dakota they are trying to show exactly what is happening. at the end of that they will be interesting to see whether there is a surprise appearance by joe biden. we are told he will make surprise appearances throughout the

laura trevelyan is in wilmington, delaware for us. a very clear message.he republicans are a block in the road to change. this is what she is claiming, and of course she is claiming, and of course she made also a bold prediction there that democrats would increase their majority in the house of representatives, that they would win the senate and they would win the senate and the presidency and of course then put kamala harris in as vice president as well. of course that is what democrats are hoping for. they are hoping that in their wildest dreams if they control congress and the presidency, then they can enact real change because that is what happened in 2008 with barack 0bama, what happened in 2008 with ba rack 0bama, that what happened in 2008 with barack 0bama, that is how democrats were able to pass 0bama care. then democrats lost the senate in 2012, donald trump has not been in control of the house of representatives since 2018, divided government in this country is very difficult. that is why you are hearing this message again and again, vote, vote.

musical piece now by the thing john legend, so we will leave that they're a second and let's go to laura trevelyanst heard and watched and listened to there, because that theme of racial injustice, something thatjoe biden no doubt will be speaking about. this is a moment in american history. activism has swept america in the wake of the death of george floyd and the focus on racial injustice and despite years of police brutality and years of black people dying at the hands of police, there is now a focus on theissue police, there is now a focus on the issue in a way there never has been before and demands for police reform. already what we have seen is the end to the chokehold for example that killed george floyd and in a number of police districts across america. and what democrats are talking about doing now in tribute tojohn lewis, someone himself utilised by the police in 1963 when he marched in summer and spent his life trying to expand voting rights —— selma. the idea behind this tribute is to encourage americans to get out there and vote and honour the legacy ofjohn lewis. there and vote an

the bbc‘s laura trevelyan is in wilmington, delaware and has been telling me about the day's themes.e is leadership and also democrats are going to be showcasing 17 of their rising stars, including ocasio—cortez from new york who famously won the primary in new york, getting rid of a long—term operative and really the star of the democratic left. she will be speaking tonight and there has been some dissent in democratic circles with the republicans for trump featured last night and why isn't there a bigger billing for someone like aoc she is known. she will be speaking for at least a minute. the theme is leadership. democrats saying that donald trump is not fit to lead at this moment with this three crisis facing america with the coronavirus, the economic fallout and the uproar over racial injustice. we will be hearing a lot more tonight about why joe be hearing a lot more tonight about whyjoe biden is fit to lead and donald trump, democrats say, is not. michael bronstein is a democratic strategist based in philadelphia. michael i know you have about 20 years experience in politics i

laura trevelyan is at the moment in wilmington, delaware, where joe moment in wilmington, delaware, wherejoe nce wherejoe biden will give his acceptance speech. that is his home state, of course. laura among many other things, michelle 0bama speaking, as she says, not many other people can, as someone who says, not many other people can, as someone who has occupied the white house and seen occupied the white house and seen thejob of occupied the white house and seen the job of president, the pressures of it, firsthand? exactly. a deeply personal speech, speaking from her experience as the wife of barack 0bama, who was eight yea rs barack 0bama, who was eight years in the white house. she said, speaking as very few americans can, she has seen first—hand, close up, the qualities that you need, of clear leadership, of steadiness. she was incredibly direct. donald trump is the wrong president for our country, he is in over his head, she said. it is what it is, he can't meet this moment. and she said, if you think things can't possibly get worse, you are wrong, if donald trump gets another four y

that's cross over to laura trevelya n to that's cross over to laura trevelyan to is standing by for usan to is standing by for us just trevelyan to is standing by for usjust outside trevelyan to is standing by for us just outside the conference centre where joe us just outside the conference centre wherejoe biden will deliver his speech shortly. laura, they are not holding back on the emotional power punches here are they? no, that is right. remember this is a time when every one is emotional in america stop 170,000 people have died from coronavirus, unemployment is at 10%. so many people have lost theirjobs. there is so much anxiety and what democrats are trying to do is showjoe biden asa trying to do is showjoe biden as a man of empathy, someone who cares. we have seen numerous tributes to him from the young boy who has a starter to how it joe the young boy who has a starter to how itjoe biden showed him how he underlines words to help him of his own starter. paying tribute to people of his faith. although this is in explicit contrast to donald trump, democrats hope, who they are try

laura trevelyan, our correspondence in wellington delaware where joe correspondence in wellington delawareh shortly. possibly from there. i want to pick up online issue, the quite stinging attacks on the personality of donald trump. it is always a difficult line for joe biden to pick here. where do you think he goes? do you think he will follow the line at their of quite a stinging attack or stay away from that? well, the attacks have been done, the attack dogs have gone ahead of him and this is his moment to be uplifting and inspiring. i think what you're going to hear is presidential historianjohn going to hear is presidential historian john meacham spoke maybe 20 minutes ago and he has written a book called the soul of america which has been very influential forjoe of america which has been very influentialforjoe biden because his campaign premise is that he wants to reclaim the soul of america. the implication being that it has been battered by donald trump and that he is the man who can unify and heal. so i would think he is going to go more down that redemptive route, inspiring and u

laura trevelyan, bbc news, washington.ne returning from paris and the cote d'azur regions in france due to rising coronavirus infections there. anyone who has visited there will get tested when they return to germany and will have to undergo quarantine while awaiting results. sylvia lennan—spence has more. nice, on the french riviera. sun, sea and social distancing. coronavirus rates are rising here again so germany has taken action — because there are a lot of german tourists here. so for now, anyone returning to germany from here must get tested and must quarantine themselves while waiting for the results. after hearing the news, yassine is going to cut short his holiday. we don't know what our plan is. we want to stay here because we like it very — first time in france, but we don't want to do a test before we go back to germany. that's our problem. and our holiday was normally to sunday, but our plan is to go as many europeans are finding out, holidaying across the continent this summer comes with risks attached. but m

— — all be activism laura trevelyan, bbc news.b he's been at since he was 12 years old. lionel messi's told barcelona he wants to leave this summer for free but the club believe he's going nowhere without a hefty transfer free. paul hawkins has more. he is arguably the best football player in the world, possibly ever, but after 1a years at the only club he has ever played for as a professional, lionel messi has said that he wants to leave barcelona. ten days ago, they were thrashed 8—2 by bayern munich in the champions league, messi calling the team weak and vulnerable. it was the oldest team they ever fielded in the competition, barcelona finishing the season trophyless. last week, they brought in a new manager, ronald koeman, to oversee big changes in the first team, changes that lionel messi doesn't want to be a part of. some fans blame the management. translation: the situation has been uncomfortable for everyone. this board of directors should have resigned a long time ago. bad results, bad management, nothing positive about

the bbc‘s laura trevelyan had this assessment ofjill biden's speech.was interesting, she used the silence of the classroom, which she put down to the pandemic and to the failure of donald trump and she said that joe biden would bring america back and she used the tragic story of the death ofjoe biden's wife and daughter in the car crash and how she came on the scene at the age of 26 and then she drew parallels with america, abdrabbuh make a broken family whole? the same way you make a nation whole, with love and understanding. so she has said she has witnessed joe biden first—hand bring a broken family together and that she knows he can do that for america. nothing about policy specifics, all an entirely emotional appeal to americans, fraught with anxiety over coronavirus and this is the picture fromjill coronavirus and this is the picture from jill biden that joe biden will be a reassuring man who can unite us and the question is, will this work? are people open to this approach? she was certainly a very powerful advocate for her husband there. joinin

let's speak to our colleague laura trevelyan who's in wilmington delaware, which is wherejoe biden andill be giving their convention speeches. how do they get that kind of excitement, the buzz that is meant to kick—off their election campaign with their blandly new minted candidate and vice presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate if they are not in person? brand—new meant to decant it. candidate if they are not in person? brand-new meant to decant it. good question, not many of us have signed a 200m sexy, question, not many of us have signed a zoom sexy, but that is what the democrats are trying to do. —— find zoom sexy. it is all on him and while this comes together and it is all about uniting america, so we had people from all wings of the democratic party, indeed a former governor as well to show that joe biden will unify where donald trump has divided. that is the ideal as well. how do they bring them all together? the highlight of any convention is the so—called roll call, every state is in the spotlight, they deliver how many delegates are giving to the candidates,

reporting tonight from washington i'm laura trevelyan. in march on