travel nurse in phoenix arizona thank you for finding the time for us on the day. to syria now where president bashar al assad is marking 20 years in power on friday parliamentary elections are scheduled for sunday but like all previous elections no real position is permitted so despite a civil war that's lasted 9 years and has major geopolitical repercussions assad looks likely to stay in power. well well if you like you. did lie the 17th 2008 just 34 years old bash. is sworn in as president following the sudden death of his father. he quickly finds his feet meeting the great and the good road to syria this is. often accompanied by his british born wife asma. from the start of his presidency i sense bill close ties with both russia and iran strategic relations that will prove crucial to retaining power. in march 20th levon anti-government protests across much of the arab world known as the arab spring spread to syria. in the southern city of deraa demonstrators began taking to the streets after the arrest and torture of a group of teenagers protest grew while as s

thank outbreak, phoenix arizona. you very much for com good thank you very much for coming on.ou. we've heard from the world health organisation, they are still many scientific questions to be answered. what are some of those questions that concern you the most? i think right now what we're most? i think right now what we're most concerned about most curious about there's two really big things. long—term immunity and what that means and how long people will have immunity following infection and ultimately come effects. we do know that people are having prolong symptoms. whether that's a loss of sense of smell there's also some neurological things coming out. we wa nted neurological things coming out. we wanted new mac know the long—term implications that a prolonged symptoms or physiological response that might not be indicative of a current infection but something people are going to have to deal with potentially months after their infection. you are in arizona. which has become a coronavirus hotspot. you've been saying that it didn't have to become a hotspot. what do you thin

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for decades arizona used to be a republican stronghold but it is now becoming a battleground and the spread of the coronavirus is playing a crucial role at phoenix's largest testing site everyone in 4 tests is coming back positive. voters in arizona are turning away from trump for many reasons but one can be found right here behind me at the south mountain community college it's an hours long wait to get tested here with the results coming in a week after that at best and experts say this is exactly where the united states is failing in stopping the spread of the virus. here on the outskirts of phoenix where many voted trump in 2016 people are now frustrate. about the government's response to the pun demick i certainly don't think he protected the united states taking measures not he needed to take and. you know informing the american public and getting guidance properly so he did a disservice to the united states near the bow to make it happen but i'm seeing more of the worried about other things and then this is what you should be i think they should it get this in january yes when they really knew they trap would not put him in mansion he said

might not be the only one here in arizona of a more on the details political picture in arizona joined from phoenix spider mike noble his chief of research a managing partner of predictive insights and opinion polling company welcome to the day mike arizona is traditionally a safe state for a republican candidate you've just published your latest poll on the trump biden basle what did you find oh we found that when you said arizona is a climb for democrats the last time a democrat carried arizona in a presidential contest was actually bill clinton back in 1996 so arizona bennet very reliable state however right now trump is currently down 5 points to the challenger democrat joe biden already 9 percent for joe biden already 4 percent for donald trump and with very few undecided do we know why voters the desire to trump. 100 percent truck carried arizona back in the 2016 election by 3 and a half points what's interesting about that arizona has been a long republican state of the kind of and which compared to all the other republicans that won previously he won by the smallest margin and so now we see

arizona, james shank. i am hoping i am pronouncing his name right. how can phoenixp rural arizona towns of less than 10,000 residents? mayor gallego: that is a great question, and one of the great things that has come out of covid-19 -- there are some silver linings -- is that i feel so much closer to the other arizona mayors. we talk much more regularly and are trying to have shared messages. for example, we are all working together to encourage congress to provide additional resources for cities, because cities have to help lead the economic recovery. several mayors have asked me can we help spread a message that our smaller towns do not have the same health care system even as phoenix does? systems are health very, very stretched. in arizona, our northern part of the state has much cooler weather, and forested areas, which are very attractive right now during the summer for vacation, but we're trying to spread the message that staying home is the best way to get through this, even though a vacation is very, very promising right now. but rural health systems just

phoenix does? so rural health systems are very, very stretched in arizona. our northern part of the state has much colder weather and forested areas which are very attractive right now during the summer for vacation, but we're trying to spread the message that staying home is the best way to get through this even though a vacation is very, very promising right now, but rural health systems just don't have the capacity for significant increase in covid-19 patients. we also are trying to use phoenix is resources to tell some of the stories about what's happening in rural arizona. once they become safe to do so we're hoping that at sky harbor airport we will be broadcasting messages about the great tourism attractions in arizona. we've spoken with the navajo nation which is partially located in arizona and very hard-hit by covid-19 about whether we couldn't help them, again when it is safe to do so, promote the wonderful, beautiful landscapes of the navajo nation, their great food and tourism sites so that perhaps more arizonans can visit our smaller communitie

and here is video of the lines in phoenix, arizona. arizona's governor said yesterday that the state will ramp up testing as there have been hours long lines and waits of up to one or two weeks to receive results. dr. fauci says states with severe outbreaks may have opened too quickly and that politics is partly >> december fig >> despite the guidelines, some states opened up too quickly. if there wasn't such divisi divisivene divisiveness, we would have a more coordinated approach. >> yesterday arizona's governor did not completely shut down restaurants, but did restrict indoor dining to 50%. he also urged people to stay home. >>> core components of building a better bay area is ensuring racialle and social justice. a major "black lives matter" march is happening in martinez this weekend. organizers chose the city after simple recent incidents. in the last week, a huge "black lives matter" mural in front of the county courthouse was painted over with black paint by this woman. and "white lives matter" was painted on another street by s

put right up front the desperation in arizona's largest city. phoenix is the largest city in arizona, the state capitol of arizona, also the fifth largest city in the united states which makes it remarkable that this is what they're going through. >> the federal government has provided a testing surge in other states such as texas and florida. i request that they do the same in phoenix. when you see that positive rate that steven just mentioned above 25% we are only testing the sickest of the sick. we need more help with testing right now. we also need more medical personnel. we are stretched right now and our hospital ceos tell me it's going to get worse over the next two weeks. this weekend i went to a testing site where people had waited over 8 hours. i saw a man who was sweating and struggling to breathe try to refill his gas tank because he'd run out of fuel on our city street. if anyone looks at that and doesn't want to do better for him then i just don't understand it. we need that testing surge in particularly our latino areas of phoenix. we are

i want to bring in the mayor of phoenix, arizona. i know phoenix is particularly hard-hit right now. i understand that you have a record number of covid-19 patients on ventilators right now. is phoenix, mayers, going to be running out of ventilator or icu beds any time soon? >> our hospitals are doing the difficult planning work to see if they can turn pediatric beds into beds that would be appropriate for adults, new capacity or locations they can serve patients. they are planning. if you are having a heart attack or stroke in phoenix you should seek medical care. but it is very concerning. a rapid increase in covid cases after the memorial day holiday four we have distance from july 4 and we are looking to see if we will see a similar surge. >> we saw the chart and we see the numbers exploding right now in arizona. are you concerned in the aftermath of what was going on july fourth that it will get a lot worse? >> our health care professionals are tired and worried but they are heroed and they are going to step up to do the appropr

saskia popescu — an expert in infection prevention working in one the centres of the us outbreak, phoenix arizona most pressing unanswered questions regarding the virus... i think right now what we're most concerned about most curious about, there's two really big things. long—term immunity and what that means and how long people will have immunity following infection and ultimately long—term effects. we do know that people are having prolong symptoms. whether that's a loss of sense of smell, there's also some neurological things coming out. we wanted know the long—term implications or prolonged symptoms or physiological response that might not be indicative of a current infection but something people are going to have to deal with potentially months after their infection. you are in arizona, which has become a coronavirus hotspot. you've been saying that it didn't have to become a hotspot. what do you think has gone wrong in your opinion? unfortunately i think arizona has been a great case study for fragmented approaches. and premature and rapid reopening. states reopening far too early, far too

contacto con el cliente a pesar de ver participado elementos de campaÑa en tulsa, ohio, y en phoenix, arizonae es encargan de la seguridad del vicepresidente mike pence dieron positivo al coronavirus en arizona. estos funcionarios de llegada antes de, y tras confirmarse el coronavirus, la llegada del vicepresidente se demora un dÍa porque debiera enviar agentes sanos para reemplazar a los contagiados. los contagiados estarÍan varados en el hotel en california recuperÁndose. arantxa: continÚa haciÉndose mÁs a festejar el dÍa de la independencia con los medias bÁsicas para evitar contagios de coronavirus. numes estados han prohibido festejos pÚblicos masivos y han cerrado playas y centros de diversiÓn porque, nos hicieran ahÍ rivero desde miami florida, o hubo otra recortes nuevos contagios en el paÍs. danay: un inusual 4 de junio se libera en el paÍs, porque el co haber forma de celebrar para los estadounidenses, las autoridades estÁn ocupadas por el comportamiento de lasvid razones en este dÍa festivo. estamos estableciendo recortesprÁcticamente cada dÍa de nuevos casos en los que el nÚmero q

en phoenix arizona se forman largas filas, donde los habitantes esperan hasta 8 horas para poder conseguirmÁtica realidad. la alcaldesa exige la ayuda del gobierno federal para ampliar la capacidad para hacer mÁs pruebas. >>> primero fue una alarmante aumento en el nÚmero de contagios y ahora las muertes van en ascenso en los estados de florida, texas y arizona, esto ya habÍa sido pronosticado por los expertos en salud. las muertes inevitablemente le van a seguir enfocÁndonos en estos estados. arizona con cifra rÉcord de 117 decesos, el estado de florida con 63 muertes y posteriormente el estado de texas que registrÓ 60 fallecimientos en un dÍa. los estados que menos muertes tienen alaska, wyomyng, montana, vermont y dakota del norte se registrÓ una pequeÑa disminuciÓn mediados del mes de abril, esta se volviÓ a repetir casi a finales del mes de junio. y las cifras comenzaron a repuntar y la tendencia mes a mes sigue siendo ascendente. sin embargo, el presidente donald trump escribiÓ anoche en twitter, asegurando que la tasa de muertes por coronavirus habÍ bajado en el paÍs. y borrÓ esta p

refuerzos pueden ser insuficientes si se cumplen los pronosticos de oleadas de contacto como phoenix arizonado en algo riesgoso pefl especialmente para los latinos. 1 mil trabajadores de mÁs de 200 procesadoras contrajeron covid 19 y 86 han fallecido. mÁs de la mitad de los contagiados eran latinos >>> uno viene con ese riesgo aquÍ. porque nunca se sabe, ¿verdad?. >>> la gente no toma precauciones >>> yo siento que me contagie, porque es mucha la gente que trabaja, no tuvimos distanciamiento de nada. >>> pero tanto sindicato y activistas, insisten que son insuficientes las medidas. para los que estÁn en primera lÍnea de producciÓn y algunas compaÑÍas estÁn siendo demandadas >>> mÁs de 47 millones de trabajadores han reclamado b beneficios de desempleo. un millÓn 400 mil personas perdieron su empleo. esta cifra es ligeramente menor si la comparamos con la Última semana del mes de junio. en febrero, el paÍs vivia su tasa de desempleo mÁs baja en la era posterior a la segunda guerra mundial y en abril, registrÓ la mÁs alta de la era, es decir, el desemg ploe por el covid 19 supera al registrado

en phoenix, arizona, univisiÓn.el coronavirus. hablÉ con la abuela de los dos muchachos. >> estaban ellos en constante llanto. nos pasamos las noches enteras abrazado, llorando junto con ellos. consolÁndolos. lo que mÁs les duele a ellos fue que con esta pandemia ellos no pudieron despedirse de su mamÁ, ni su papá. no tuvieron la oportunidad de estar ahÍ en un cuarto de hospital con ellos. abrazarlos y besarlos, despedirlos. ahora con esta pandemia todo es diferente. la muerte es mÁs trágica. porque es una muerte muy solitaria. muy triste. porque nuestros seres queridos tienen que morir solos. jorge: mÁs de la entrevista esta domingo 10:00 et 1:00 ep. vamos a una pausa. la tormenta avanza hacia las costas de texas. el presidente mexicano insiste que no hay evidencia cientifica para usar cubrebocas, volvemos. ♪ e. extrañamos esos momentos especiales... con nuestra familia, la libertad de compartir con nuestra comunidad. queremos que los niños puedan regresar a la escuela y tener estabilidad en nuestros empleos. con r

reportero: imÁgenes como estas de cientos de personas divirtiÉndose en un rÍo en las afueras de phoenix, arizonados. [audio en inglÉs] reportero: el gobernador de arizona dio marcha atrÁs a sus deseos de recuperar la economÍa. cerrÓ negocios como bares, gimnasios, cines y parques acuÁticos. >> cuando el gobernador ducey decidiÓ reabrir, reabrió demasiado rÁpido. reportero: hay muchos nuevos casos. nÚmeros antes visto en el estado. 4682 el dÍa de ayer. 44 muertes. para un total de 79215 y 16 32 decesos. cifras reportadas hasta esta maÑana. en los hospitales del estado los enfermos se duplicaron en las Últimas dos semanas. las camas de cuidados intensivos a 88 % de su capacidad. >> desde mayo 15 era pues el nÚmero de pacientes hospitalizados. durante finales de mayo y principio de junio subiÓ 80 pacientes por dÍa. reportero: entre los contagiados los jÓvenes y latinos. la familia de lÓpez de phoenix 6 dieron positivo. ella, sus hijos y su esposo de 42 aÑos. que falleciÓ hace 5 dÍas. >> estaba bien joven Él, lleno de vida. tenÍa tanto por vivir. reportero: a los comerciantes como lÓpez el cierre le

and the following week, he went to phoenix, arizona, when they were doing the same. so, the president has shown a disregard for the safety of the residents of those cities by holding these events as well as his advanced team and security people by holding them in those venues. and at that time, he rescheduled his convention in jacksonville at a time where florida was becoming the world's epicenter. but the truth is there was no real chance that the convention could be held in florida. it could not happen. so, his people almost certainly told him that. and it was just time to cut it. >> and yet, gloria, he's making the announcement after weeks of saying it was going to happen and saying all those pejorative things about governor cooper of north carolina. yet, when he did it today, kaitlan mentioned the poll, quinnipiac poll, gop voters, 62% in florida said they didn't think it should happen. the polls were speaking loudly and clearly. but no one knew it was happening. florida leaders did not seem to know he was about to do this. >> what a shock. look, this is a presid

. >> they are alumni of xavier college preparatory school in phoenix, arizona.he all-girls catholic school offers a rigorous academic curriculum as they look back, they feel something was missing. >> i do feel like i was deprived of the opportunity to really engage in a heartfelt discussion around race and privilege. >> as they watched and attended recent probe test, they decided to write a letter and form a petition to their alma mater, requesting changes including addie antiracism books to the curriculum and letting students of color form their own groups. thare looking at different groups. i do not think these initiatives their petition had more than s24hours and across the country, others are looking for better antiracism education. >> at the school district in new jersey, a similar petition started filling in boxes of administrators. >> we reacted with some sought but a great sense of urgency. so many emails included personal stories from a former or current students. >> the feedback says, loud and clear, that our curriculum has not addressed a lot of these

en phoenix, arizona, pedro ultreras, univisiÓn.do, ya hay detenidos. unas seÑoras que se dedicaban a esto. y... buscando a dylan se dio con este lugar. este encierro. de niÑos. pero ya se tiene mÁs informaciÓn sobre dylan. jorge: el presidente dijo que la msiÓn de rescate comenzó tras una investigaciÓn por el niÑo dylan que desapareciÓ el 30 de junio y que podrÍa estar entre los rescatados. ilia: la campaÑa de biden publicÓ hoy un avance de un video que muestra una conversaciÓn con el ex presidente obama. los lÍderes se reunieron guardando la saludable distancia para discutir los desafÍos del país como la pandemia. jorge: la ciudad de los Ángeles instalÓ 8 refrigeradores llenos de alimentos en las aceras para que personas de bajos recursos se lleven comida gratis. mantienen siempre llenos, que son donados, como la comida. tenemos detalles de esta ayuda refrigerada. reportero: agarra lo que necesitas y deja lo que no. se lee en la puerta de uno de los refrigeradores con comida gratuita. que se comenzaron a colocar en la acera. >> to

phoenix. the temperature is rising, and so are the number of confirm covid cases at an alarming rate. arizonas now the coronavirus hotspot not just of the u.s., but the world. reyet, people here a still waiting manys d for test results. >> they are getting results back in eight days. that is not actionable information. you cannot use that information anymore. if the person was infected with covid-, yomissed your opportunity to intervene and get them into isolation so they do not infect their family members and coworkers. reporter: those who have lost loved ones find ways to express their grief and their anger. >> i don't want my father to just be another number. the reason why people are getting sick and numbers are skyrocketing here, and we are number one in the entire world, lack because of individual responsibility, it is beuse of lack of leadership. reporter: and that is the tired hearts of medical staff that are breaking, as they are forced to ke decisionshey hoped they never would. >> sometimes, you have to go in crisise. that means having to triage, like in a military setting, having t

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he spoke at this a indoor chuat in phoenix, arizona. we haven't seen him speak to a large group of people at the complex itself since before march. the white house is expecting a pretty large crowd, some who are front line workers whosk dealing with the pandemic. there will be nurses, doctors, law enforcement represented in addition to members of the administration who will gather for this salute to america where masks will be deliberated but won't be required and where social distancing will be encouraged but not necessarily a requirement. we've seen some chairs that are spaced out. there are also tables and they're expecting hundreds of people to gather here tonight. now, of course, this is an outdoor event. last night in south dakota there were about 7,000 people there for that speech at mount rushmore where we did see very little social distancing or masks. so we expect more of that here tonight. but it comes during this major salute to america event that the president is going to be hosting from the south lawn, and then the d.c. ma

so fillon, bbc news,, phoen sophie long, bbc new phoenix, arizona.ra: joining us nowemergency o stbed cie a deal with this explosion in new cases? >> that isht the r word. we are having explosion. we are in a worsease scenario than we were in march. we need to implement stay-at-home orders again but they need to be modified. no indoor gatherings. even in states that seem to be doing well, they should be hitting paws on reopening and really reassessi -- hitting pause on reopening and really reassessing where they are. laura: here in new york city, i o getit takes a week coronavirus test result. that's how long i had to wait just 10 days ago. how do we ramp up testhink when there -- testing when there is such a backlog of demand? >> it is way past time that we have national testing strategy read we cannot let data and local officials try to figuren t out their own and then run out of supplies. we have known about this problem for months. other countries have s they have had a national strategy. it is beyond time that we do testing has to be widespread,

>> reporter: and phoenix, arizona, it was as long as eight hours. >> the cars alone in the line is not the peoplee have fo pele in it. >> reporter: the demand for testing comes as 37 out of 50 states have rising case numbers. >> we're able to shuffle patients around as needed for admissions. >> reporter: in texas, where hospitalization numbers are about double what they were ten days ago, doctors in the austin area say if needed, they can still handle an influx of firework injuries. >> i'm sure we're going to see a few more people this year. >> reporter: with many shows canceled, sales at this stand are skyrocketing. as people prepare their own displays. >> this is probably our best year of sales so far. >> reporter: steve and tyler nut says it keeps th i belie we cunrushmore for a fireworks show. yesterday he remained optimistic the spike in cases will come down quickly. >> we have some areas where we're putting out the flames or the fires. >> reporter: presumptive democratic nominee joe biden criticized the president's outlook. >> not even trying to secure ththe campaign th anymore.

in phoenix, arizona, a covid hot spot, the first day of school has been pushed back from august 10th to the 17th. that's just a week how much different is it going to be on the 17th >> i know. >> reporter: amber gould is a high school english teacher. if the numbers don't get any better, are you ready to go back to in-person teaching on august 17th >> if the numbers do not get any better, i am not ready to go back and i know a lot of my colleagues will not be willing to go back either it will end up being a fight, because it's our lives at stake. >> reporter: in northern virginia where the virus is in better control, the months of home-schooling have taken their toll >> i want them with real teachers. i want them to get up, get dressed, go into a building, feel like they're in school and not just roll out of bed in their pajamas >> reporter: some parents have a different take in hard-hit orlando, florida. >> i don't think schools should be opening up next month. the numbers here are -- they're crazy they're growing so fast i plan on home-schooling my daughter she will be in kindergar

sophie long, bbc news, phoenix, arizona. let's round up some the other main developments.the coronavirus in brazil has now passed 70,000. official figures show that 1,200 people with covid—19 died over the past 2a hours. health experts say there's no indication that the spread of the virus is slowing down. emergency services in japan are carrying out a clean—up operation after some of the heaviest rain for years killed dozens and caused widespread damage. landslides and floodwater left more than 2,000 people stranded. there have been clashes between protesters and riot police in the serbian capital, belgrade, on a fourth night of anti—government demonstrations. some of the activists have been angered by the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, others are unhappy at attempts to improve relations with kosovo, which declared independence from serbia in 2008. a bus driver has died in france five days after he was attacked by passengers who reportedly refused to wear face masks. the 59—year—old had been left brain dead after the assault in bayonne. on wednesday, thousands took

sophie long, bbc news, phoenix, arizona.turkey has signed a highly controversial decree turning one of the world's most historically significant buildings, hagia sophia in istanbul, back into a mosque. the unesco world heritage site was built in the 6th century as a greek orthodox cathedral, serving as the home of the eastern orthodox church for nearly 900 years. then, following the ottoman conquest in the 15th century, it was turned into a mosque, with spires and minarets added to the impressive structure. when the ottoman empire ended after world war i, turkey became a secular nation. a law was passed in 193a banning religious gatherings at hagia sophia, and the following year, it became a museum. turkey's highest court has now ruled that conversion into a museum should never have happened. turkey's most famous writer, the nobel—prize winner 0rhan pamuk, has spoken exclusively to the bbc, opposing the change to the status of hagia sophia. he said it was "a jewel of istanbul", and the change would be a great scar on the cit

sophie long, bbc news, phoenix, arizona. he may have to tighten the rules on face coverings in england, encouraging their use in confined spaces, like shops. at the moment they're only mandatory on public transport, but the british prime minister says the scientific advice on masks has shifted. he also urged people to go back to work if they can, instead of working from home. 0ur science editor david shukman has the story. the message is obvious, when the prime minister is pictured in a mask. it means you can expect new rules in england for where you have to cover your face — no longerjust on public transport. we need to be stricter in insisting that people wear face coverings in confined places. we're looking at ways of making sure that people really do have face coverings in shops, for instance, where, you know, there is a risk of transmission. hello! the pressure has been building for a change. the chancellor, rishi sunak, was widely criticised for not covering his face earlier in the week at this photo opportunity. and s

sophie long, bbc news, phoenix, arizona.d could miss out on the exam results they deserve because of the covid—19 pandemic. gcse and a—level exams have been cancelled and, instead, candidates will be awarded grades based on teacher assessments, but the fear is that could be "unfair" for disadvantaged students. 0ur education editor, branwenjeffreys, is here. what exactly is the concern? well, they are worried that a system that sta rts they are worried that a system that starts with teachers estimating grades, calculating grades and ranking peoples, which is then followed up by a process in which the exams regulator standardises it across the whole of england, may disadvantage some pupils. there is a very strongly birdied warning tonight that among the 800,000 teenagers who will be getting their results this time, that there is a risk that those who are poorer, in care, who have special needs or who are from black and minority ethnic backgrounds could be severely disadvantaged. why are they worried? well, we know that if you

sophie long, bbc news, phoenix, arizona. let's get some of the day's other main developments.navirus in brazil has now passed 70,000. official figures show that 1,200 people with covid—19 died over the past 2a hours. health experts say there's no indication that the spread of the virus is slowing down. hong kong's bureau of education has announced that all schools will be closed from monday because of a spike in locally transmitted coronavirus cases. the city reported 42 new cases on thursday, of which 3a were locally transmitted, marking the second consecutive day of rising local infections. reports from china say at least 144 people have died or are missing, following days of intense flooding. four cities along china's yangtze river have declared severe flood warnings. nearly 300,000 people have fled their homes, as houses have been destroyed, roads blocked and many left stranded without food or electricity. tropical storm fay has made landfall in newjersey. it forced the closure of a number of beaches while roads were flooded in ocean city. heavy rain also fell in new york

sophie long, bbc news, phoenix, arizona. let's get some of the day's other news.cation has announced that all schools will be closed from monday because of a spike in locally transmitted coronavirus cases. the city reported 42 new cases on thursday, of which 3a were locally transmitted, marking the second consecutive day of rising local infections. the former girlfriend of the late financier and convicted paedophile jeffrey epstien has denied that she helped him to abuse underage girls, saying she will forcefully contest the charges against her. maxwell's lawyer have also sought to overturn a denial of bail, citing the health threat of covid i9 in prison, but prosecutors say she is a clear flight risk. reports from china say at least 140 people have died or are missing, following days of intense flooding. four cities along china's yangtze river have declared severe flood warnings. nearly 300,000 people have been evacuated, as homes have been destroyed, roads blocked and many left stranded without food or electricity. more heavy rain has been forecast in parts of t

she's in phoenix, arizona. doctor saskia popescu, why do you get this bad in arizona?ckly and so really reopened so quickly and so early, unfortunately arizona was one of the last states to do closing measures in one of the first reopened, and u nfortu nately now the first reopened, and unfortunately now what we are seeing is hospital that 90% capacity, one out of every five patients hospitalised has coronavirus positive, and resulting in hospitalisation, but also today actually the city morgue reported they are 9796 city morgue reported they are 97% full, so so much of this is premature opening, rapid reopening and people rushing out to go to bars and restau ra nts out to go to bars and restaurants as if — you have seen some of those videos. a lot of the messaging coming from leadership both national and state is that we were passed coronavirus, and that really gives people not a lot of motivation really to maintain infection control measures. from what i have red about restrictions or lack of restrictions in arizona, restau ra nts a nd restrictions in arizona, restau

hospitalisations are increasing again in several cities, including houston, texas, and phoenix, arizonatesters three weeks ago. the city's mayor ordered the move. the protests in seattle began — as in other us cities — in response to the death of george floyd in minneapolis in may. a statue of the civil war general stonewalljackson has been taken down in richmond, virginia. the city's mayor has authorised the removal of all confederate monuments, in response to a long campaign, and specifically the anger triggered by the killing of george floyd. richmond was the capital of the confederacy. at least 350 elephants have died in botswana, but why is still a mystery. you may find some of the images coming up, pretty upsetting. the cluster of deaths was first reported in early may this year, in the north of botswana, around the 0kavango delta. by mid june, the number had more than doubled. scientists have described this incident as "completely unprecedented" and a disaster for africa's declining elephant population. botswana's government has ruled out poaching, noting the tusks were not remov

job in the world probably ripping a specialist out of a dilapidated sewage treatment plant in phoenix arizona in a $110.00 degree heat with improper safety equipment do you think those guys get paid the highest amount of money out of and he won because they work the hardest no they're lucky if they get dental they're lucky if their lunch break is long enough for a sandwich and a piss america is that based on hard work get it out of your head the decided it is that all set up to be fair who are you kidding fair would be everyone with a roof over their head fair would be every kid getting a solid education fair would be every person drinking do this just amazing clean water fair is the opera sent oh really whatever the hell we're doing here. but none of that argument exists in our culture you won't see it on your mainstream media will you instead the banks and the landlords are profiting to kick 28000000 people out but why is that like the bank is going to resell all those homes during the oncoming depression and during a pandemic now those homes will sit empty just like the 10000000 foreclosed

hospitalisations are increasing in several cities, including houston, texas and phoenix, arizona, becauseof areas taken over by protesters three weeks ago. protesters in seattle and other american cities began in response to the death of george floyd in minneapolis, in may. statue of stonewalljackson does make a statue of stonewall jackson has been taken down in virginia, the capital of the confederacy. the statues are being removed in response to a long—running campaign but particularly in response to the anger caused by the killing of george floyd. the number of fires in brazil's amazon ra i nfo rest fires in brazil's amazon ra i nforest has fires in brazil's amazon rainforest has hit a 13 year high according to government data. deforestation levels also higher this year to last year. conservationists are gravely concerned about the future of the ecosystem, and the countries distracted of course by the pandemic. freya cole reports. the slowing destructive burn. the amazon ra i nfo rest destructive burn. the amazon ra i nforest is destructive burn. the amazon rainforest is riddled by fir

. >> reporter: tonight, the flaming freight train inferno outside phoenix, arizona. derailing on a bridge in tempe just after 6:00 this morning. >> got a fire on the mill avenue train bridge. >> reporter: part of that bridge collapsed, a mess of twisted ne firefighters raced tocarsfal. the scene, as flames ra s racedo engulf cars loaded with lumber, grain and other products. >> the fire is traveling north along the train bridge, which is making it extraordinarily difficult for our firefighters to fight. >> reporter: union pacific says tanker cars that fell off the bridge contain a hazardous and highly flammable chemical. the fire department says one tanker is leaking and is using heavy equipment to pull the car upright, stop the leak and prevent another fire. as flames raged, a light rail passenger train on a nearby bridge slowly pushed its way through the smoke. valley metro rail telling us it was safer for this final train to pass through than stop on the bridge. federal investigators now working to figure out why the derailment happened. and david, firefighters te

she's from phoenix, arizona.sten to her perspective on things. >> we can't go anywhere, not even mcdonald's, which is my favorite restaurant. it's just really frustrating. if you go through the drive-through, it's just boring because you have to wait for your food to come, and if you're inside playing on the playground, it wouldn't be boring. >> oh, blake added everything in this world has to shut all the way down, even the ice cream truck. >> life is hard for these young'uns. >> it sure is. >> we feel your pain, blake. >>> well, finally add foxes to the list of reasons why golf is really difficult. >> here's why we say that. a shot attracted the attention of a young fox at a course in wisconsin. >> and after briefly playing around with the ball, the fox picked it up and carried it away. >> wait, but how is this fox's golf game, though? par for the course. >> oh. game, though? par for the course. >> oh. because there are options. like an "unjection™". xeljanz. the first and only pill of its kind that treats moder

sophie long, bbc news, phoenix, arizona.rting the world —famous cultural site hagia sophia in istanbul into a mosque. it follows a court ruling that it should never have been converted into a museum. russia's 0rthodox church says the decision is regrettable because the building was originally constructed as a cathedral. it's been a frustrating day for england's bowlers on day 3 of the first test against the west indies in southampton. a short time ago they were all out for 318, giving them a first innings lead. joe wilson reports. finally a beautiful day for cricket, if you're playing. a85 test wickets and dropped. stuart broad made it clear today he was angry about england's selection. well, the fast bowlers england had picked struggled to break through. with some judgment and some luck, west indies were progressing. the captain had to influence the game. first ben stokes held a catch to dismiss shai hope. kraigg brathwaite had made 65 when stokes the bowler got him lbw. delighted skipper? try relieved. now, we are also awa