we'll have more from our nick paton walsh shortly. and mexico's president says a mask isn't scientifically proven to help, so he won't wear one. health experts disagree. mexico just reported more than 6700 new cases and has the fourth-highest death toll win te world. but it is the united states with more than one fourth of all cases worldwide, seeing the biggest jump in absolute terms, 64,000 new cases saturday. months into this pandemic, individual states are still setting daily records for infections and deaths. florida now with the second-highest case count in the u.s., behind california, and it's not just infections that are climbing. in just three weeks, hospitalizations have jumped 79% there. yet state officials say, are you ready for this? they are discussing how to reopen bars. cnn's rosa flores talks about all of that. she's in miami. >> reporter: florida governor ron desantis maintains that the number of covid-19 cases in his state have stabilized. look, if you look at the numbers this past week for four days the number of c

nick paton walsh is in sao paulo for us. >> reporter: a lot of the focus on the brazilian president. he called this a little flu, focused so much on the economy and keeping the economy going. but himself, got a positive diagnosis from the disease in recent weeks. he's not the focus of controversy on the ground. to not wearing a mask while talking to some of the staff that work there. he himself have been a strong advocate of the drug hydroxy chloroquine. no is use against the virus. he can't recommend it for anybody, despite having done so over the past weeks, it's a matter between doctors and patients, it's something he's brandishing himself, while he c convalesces with the disease. the numbers are terrible and real fears, of course, of what is doing to the economy, as well. nick paton walsh, sao paulo, brazil. >>> shoppers in england are now donning masks in public places. a mandatory mask law went into effect on friday. some say they will not force shoppers to comply, many say they are all forit. anna stewart is for us in london. >> reporter: in shops and enclosed faces. failure t

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cnn's nick paton walsh is in sao paulo, brazil. what do we know about, overall, the surge in cases but, i guess, good news for the president there. >> yeah, it's one case that's been on lots of people's minds here. despite the surge across brazil. jair bolsonaro, two, because of his controversial stance on this disease. his remarks today on receiving this final clear bill of health, a negative test after three positive tests over a period of the last two weeks, will leave those who think he's going to continue to play down the significance of the disease concerns. he was pictured this morning in a tweet from his official account showing himself holding up what looked like a box of hydroxychloroquine. the medication he's been saying he's been taking and touting as a treatment for the disease which his administration are handing out to many brazilians. you can see him holding that in a tweet where he says he tested negative and said good day, everybody. since then, social media accounts related to him have shown him going out to a mot

. >>> let's go to nick paton walsh in brazil and if trials go well there, a coronavirus vaccine could, nick. what else can you share with us? >> yeah. that's the governor of sao paulo, an opponent of jair bolsonaro and someone who's allowing three separate vaccine trials to take place along with federal support in the mega city, a hot spot here, where there are so many cases reported. the chinese trial is controversial as we saw ourselves because of the xenophobia among the right wing fringe, blaming them for the virus. oxford university and pfizer are doing trials in the area. and sao paulo's mayor is hoping they can get it across the country by january. that is i have to say a pretty optimistic assessment of things. at the same time, brazilian president bolsonaro has emerged negative from his coronavirus two week infection and he said his role is to get employment rolling back again. he's blaming the local officials in major cities for imposing lockdowns, saying they're trying to kill off the economy. he wears a masks at time, partially he said he'd be criticized in the media rather

nick paton walsh is in sao paulo, brazil. give us an update on the president. what is going on?ally, i'll paraphrase here, in a test he tested negative. he clearly had just enjoyed breakfast holding up what seems to be the box of hydroxychloroquine that he's been brandishing while, in fact, testing positive for the disease. it's a pixilated picture so you can't be sure exactly what that box is because it looks like medication. he's been showing people that he's been advocating in the past that scientists, doctors, universities say is of no use in fighting coronavirus. may be harmful to some degree. a brazilian study here, a large one, agreeing with that recently. then after he's released, the fact he's now tested negative after about two weeks of being positive, he was seen in live video meeting motorcyclists, discussing with them the possibility of easing restrictions on highways in some parts of the brazil traffic code. an interesting morning here where clearly his -- perhaps his take that the disease isn't that serious. he's called it a little flu in the past. moderate his la

cnn's nick paton walsh looks at the cult in brazil around hydroxychloroquine. >> reporter: leaders immense to give hope but not this false. brazilian president jair bolsonaro and his favorite miracle prop is announcing he's recovered from coronavirus. it's the drug hydroxychloroquine. in crest-fallen hard-hit brazil, it's government recommended even for mild cases and pregnant women. and an easy sell to these supporters who just want to see him even though security want them quiet. are you telling us to shut up, he shoutouts. he tested negative. so today is a day to celebrate. he said since march to use the drug. he then launches into a passionate but unproven explanation of how it works and sells. here, brazil's suffering in confusion is often something bolsonaro speeds past. no matter how powerful the person advocating for the drug, study after study has shown that hydroxychloroquine is not medically effective in fighting the coronavirus. it may even be harmful. ♪ but its use here has become an act of worship almost. this evangelical church follows science and social distancing in its se

cnn's nick paton walsh has more. >> reporter: so much of the focus on coronavirus in brazil here over the past two weeks on one man, president jair bolsonaro, who many accuse of putting statements out that frankly exacerbated brazil's pandemic. early saturday morning, he put out a twitter post saying that he had tested negative for coronavirus after three tests over the past two weeks that said he indeed had the virus. in that tweet photograph he was seen brandishing as he has done over the past weeks what seemed to be a packet of hydroxychloroquine. and that is something doctors say is useless fighting the coronavirus, may even be harmful, but he still has been advocating for it. possibly even still in that post as well. afterwards, it seems he went on his motorcycle to visit a repair shop where he talked to fellow motorcyclists seen briefly not wearing a mask, he was wearing a visor and a motorcycle helmet at the same time that may have made that difficult. but he also talked -- familiar talking point about how the damage to the lockdown does to stop the virus mustn't outweigh the d

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nick paton walsh, brasilia, brazil. >>> the british government is requiring travellers to quarantine for two weeks. the new travel rule announced over the weekend due to spain's spike in new cases. our atika shubert is at the valencia airport in spain, gauging reaction there. good to see you, atika. so what are people saying about this new quarantine requirement? >> reporter: well, you know, it was a really sudden decision. it happened overnight on saturday, and even caught out britain's transportation secretary who just arrived in spain for his holiday. more than a million british tourists came and visited spain last year. it's a hugely popular destination. so you can imagine just how frustrating it's going to be for a lot of the tourists now here on holiday. take a listen to what two of them told us yesterday in their reaction to the decision. >> if the spike here is quite big, i kind of get it, but if it's only minor then i don't see the point, really, because there are more measures here than in the uk at the moment, really. >> being here almost a week now, everyone wears masks e

so let's get to international security editor nick paton walsh to get a sense of what's going on hereood to see you. what more are you learning about this? >> it's been an incident that's for a number of days. in a town this occurred was struck in 2010 by cyber attack. it was affected by many computers around the world. at this point, there's no overt public statements by iranian officials that they believe sabotage is behind this. there have been some anonymous statements suggesting that may not be the case. if you look at the precise building here where it is and what's been involved in the enrichment in the past, it's possible this may not necessarily have just been a random accident. now moving on, it's important to point out that the atomic energy or possession of iran spokesperson said that while there were no casualties, significant damage occurred there. he suggested in the future, it was likely to be created by centrifuges and the commitment to the nuclear deal slowed that down. saying that it was referred to as a shed at this point where advanced measuring machines. it you l

cnn's nick paton walsh is live in brazil for us this morning. ck, that's a backdrop to something else crucial to the entire world that's happening in brazil, which is that it's a central player in the race for a vaccine. >> reporter: absolutely. everybody wants a vaccine as quickly as possible. trump administration launching operation warp speed to get one as quickly as possible, pumping billions into it. but the chinese are also in on the game, with their version, and the front-runner seems to be something made, in fact, by the united kingdom's oxford university. but that brings them all to here, to brazil. because they're essentially all in countries where the disease, with the exception, sadly, recently, of the united states, where the disease has begun to thin out in the population. and they need a place where they can find enough infection around and enough front line people potentially at high risk that they can trial the vaccine in to see if it's effective. and that has brought him to sou sao paulo. that's where we saw the first people hav

nick paton walsh is in brazil.ere's his report. >> reporter: a small ress pete perhaps in the numbers that brazil recorded in 24 hours ended on sunday, only 24,000 new cases. i say only because in the three days previously every 24 hours had seen over 50,000 new cases. terrifying numbers, frankly, for a country whose president tested positive for two weeks, despite playing down the severity of the disease, and emerged on saturday morning on twitter to say that he, in fact, tested negative. essentially giving himself a clear bill of health. brandishing like he has done over the last couple of months, particularly during his illness, the medication hydroxychloroquine. now, that's according to doctors and scientists globally useless if you have coronavirus, and possibly even dangerous, yet still he continues to tout it, particularly here in the seat of government, the capitol brazilia. the day saturday he declared himself negative. he talked about how he wouldn't have known he had the coronavirus if he hadn't tested p

>> nick paton walsh reporting. >>> major league baseball games here in the u.s. empty stadiums, no fans, south korea just reopened its stadiums but with major changes for the fans. paula hancock went to the game. paula, what was it like? >> reporter: this is what a baseball game looks like in south korea during a pandemic. as of today, 10% of fans are allowed into the stadium to watch live. but of course there are rules. you've got the markings on the ground to make sure there is social distancing within the queueing itself. and then you come out, gone are the days of flashing your ticket and walking in. you have to have a temperature check to make sure you have no kind of fever. and if you do, there is actually a quarantine area just outside of the stadium in case there are those who have a high temperature. so the next part of the process is the qr code. now, this is to make sure they know exactly who is inside in case they need to do any kind of contact tracing. the fans are scattered throughout the stadium. no food or alcohol is allowed in the stands. so bein

nick paton walsh has the details. a slight respite to the numbers on sunday, only 24,000, but a slight respite to the numbers on sunday, only 24,000, but playing down the severity of the disease and emerged saturday morn on twitter. over the last couple of months, particularly during his illness, the medication hydroxychloroquine. now, that's according to doctors and scientists globally useless if you have coronavirus, and possibly even dangerous, yet still he continues to tout it, particularly here in the seat of government, the capital brasilia. the day saturday he declared himself negative. he talked about how he wouldn't have known he had the coronavirus if he hadn't tested positive. in stark contradiction to his statements that he felt he had a slight fever and backing freedom of speech in the country than necessarily fighting the virus that is sweeping across the country. stark criticism levelled against him, though, from medical professionals who put together a 64-page document that they're sending to the haig,

cnn's nick paton walsh is live in london with the breaking details. s quite a development, nick. >> reporter: certainly, alisyn. and actually, most importantly, this report, long-awaited, as you say, nine months some say later than it should have been released, doesn't really answer directly the question of did russia influence the 2016 referendum held here in the uk that caused the united kingdom to say it wanted to leave the european union. it does say, however, that there was a slowness on behalf of british security agencies, both the foreign and domestic elements of that, to recognize the russia threat. it calls for new laws to be put in place here that may enable the domestic security agencies to tackle what it refers to as the new normal of russian influence on british society here. it's critical of how politicians in the uk may have allowed russian wealth into the country over the past decade, keen to get the benefits of that, possibly more keen than they were to protect the national security of the country from that russian influence. and impor

. >> well, we do know that according to sources talking to our own nick paton walsh, the british have been briefed by the united states about this earlier this year. i want to ask you about something else in the news. senator sammy duckworth plans to freeze all military raises, confirmations, promotions, until the secretary of defense confirms a promotion for alexander vindman, testified in the impeachment inquiry is guaranteed he will get the promotion he deserves. should he get a promotion and if he doesn't, what signal does that send to officers in the u.s. military? >> look, based on not just his service but his twin brother's service at the nsc. both of whom were pushed out of their assignments early, i think they certainly deserve promotion based on what i saw. they shouldn't be discriminated against. i hope there's nobody in the white house who's holding this up or putting bureaucratic obstacles in the way. i think it would be a terrible signal. i think this is something, this kind of corruption of this promotion process unfortunately typical of a number of things that have hap

our nick paton walsh joins us live from brazil.resident bolsonar seen not wearing a mask and he later told reporters that it's between a doctor and a patient whether he uses it. he's been advocating hydroxychloroquine for many weeks now, let's be blunt, about it despite studies recently saying it has little effective medical efact and a new study in brazil continues to confirm as numbers continue to spike. south of the country three times as many cases as there were a month ago and just yesterday in the 24-hour period, 59,000 plus new cases were reported. that's extraordinary. here surgical masks mandatory but not everyone listening to that advice. many listening to the president who is positive and hopes to test negative by the end of the weekend. back to you. >> wow. it is not getting any better. they are getting worse. thank you for that important reporting live from brazil and thanks to all of you for being with us today and all week. have a good weekend. we'll see you monday. i'm poppy harlow. >> wish you the best. i'm jim sci

. >>> i'm nick paton walsh where the first lady in brazil has tested positive for coronavirus after hering with the disease. she had been around some senior cabinet ministers. the numbers continue to be terrible for brazil. 58,000 almost new cases reported in the last 24 hours. before that, the last 24 hours was 70,000 new cases. jair bolsonaro coming out in horse back, not wearing a mask. as the disease continues to escalate. >>> i'm becky anderson in abu dhabi where the government has been running what is arguably the most comprehensive mask testing program in the world. it's carried out more than 5 million tests in a country with a population just shy of 10 million. that gives the uae one of the highest per person testing rates anywhere easily outstripping the u.s. in labs that we have been in to, results were coming back within just two hours. >> our thanks to all of our correspondents around the world. >>> meanwhile, president trump is trying to plant the seeds of doubt about the november election. we get the bottom line with famed watergate journalist carl bernstein next. tempur-p

. >> reporter: i'm nick paton walsh in rio de janeiro, brazil, where there have been some shocking recorde past 24 hours. the first ending wednesday, reported in a 24-hour period, a record number of new cases, 16,075 and 1,595 deaths. as brazil hears those numbers possibly contributed to by a reporting lag over the weekend from a mega city of sao paolo, the governor announced that it would permit foreigners into the country through air travel effective immediately. they had been banned for the past week. a remarkable move. it shows that the government wants to prioritize the economy, but how they're shutting the global trend for restricting movement as cases surge. >> our thanks to our reporters all around the world. >>> it's been almost 30 years since a democrat won in georgia in a presidential race, but is that state back in play? a new poll raising that question, next. apps are used everywhere... except work. why is that? is it because people love filling out forms? maybe they like checking with their supervisor to see how much vacation time they have. or sending corporate their expens

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let's go to cnn's nick paton wal walsh. he's joining us with the latest. nick?: he was on facebook live in which he admitted he had something called mold on the lung in his terms. he said he had a lung infection which he blamed on his long period of refinement during which time he was recovering from capturing the coronavirus. he said the drug hydroxychloroquine got him through the disease. what he could be experiencing is the long-term side effects of the disease. we'd have to have a conversation with his doctor to know more. earlier in the day he had been seen on horseback without a mask in front of his supporters, you playing the disease while his wife has caught it. the numbers still awful. 58,000 reported in the last 24 hours. wolf. >> thank you. >>> the european union is reporting its sharpest economic drop on record due to the coronavirus pandemic and the continentwide shutdowns it's caused. what are you learning, scott? >> reporter: wolf, if you're looking for a sign, look here. the tower of london which has withstood the great playineat p great fire, an