samira hussain, bbc news, new york. samira hussain reporting.id—i9 are just some of the factors affecting people all over the world during this difficult time. angelica casas reports now on the mental health effects of coronavirus and how our brains are processing the pandemic. the pandemic has been described so often as an invisible enemy. the problem is it isn't completely invisible because we see its effects everywhere. every time you turn on the news, everything on your twitter feed, people with face masks socially distanced — nothing about life is normal. nothing about life is normal. the coronavirus pandemic has taken over the world, and it's notjust the virus itself that poses a threat. our brains and our bodies don't really know what to do with this ongoing strain that reallyjust outdoes anything any of us have been exposed to. so, how is our brain processing the pandemic? we are processing this in fits and starts, i would say. in part, we're processing things very well and we're adapting and people are coming up with all sorts of creati

samira hussain is our business correspondent in new york. hese numbers count as the beginning of some kind of recovery? samira: they are not as bad as anyone was expecting. was a surprise to both economists and journalists like myself. we were expectingo see an unemployment rate iexcess of 20%, but in fact, the u.s. economy added 2.5 million jobs in the last month. what economists are suggesting, we are lookingt a may jobs report that we thought would be the nadir, and we would see a recovery in the unemployment market. but it is possible this recovery is starting earlier. at least that is possibly what these numbers are starting to highlight. lewis: will millions of amicans simply get their jobs back when it reopens, or is it more complicated? samira: it is more complicated than that. these initial job creations we are seeing has to do with the fact states are rolling back some of the harsh restrictions put in place to try to control the spread of the coronarus. as these businesses start opening, we see theseirms are starting to rehire. but

samira hussain, bbc news.astern flank against potential russian aggression. his meeting with the polish president andrzej duda marked the first visit of a foreign leader to washington since coronavirus travel restrictions were put in place. translation: if anyone wants to attack poland, it won't be a soft landing for that entity, it won't pay off to such an aggressor because the strongest army in the world is present and they would help polish soldiers defend our borders. poland is one of the few countries that are fulfilling their obligations under nato, in particular, their monetary obligations, and they asked us if we would send some additional troops. they are going to pay for that, they will be paying for the sending of additional troops, and we will probably be moving them from germany to poland. donald trump there. in 15 minutes we have breakfast for you as well. charlie stayt and naga munchetty will be your hosts. do stay with us for that. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the governors of

samira hussain has more from new york.uary of this year. that's according to the national bureau of economic research. the bureau looks at two key indicators: production and employment. now, with these strict conditions put in place to control the spread of the coronavirus, when businesses we re coronavirus, when businesses were shut, consumers were left at home. normally, it would ta ke at home. normally, it would take the bureau of several months —— it would take the bureau several months to make this kind of designation and usually the rule of thumb is two consecutive quarters of negative growth. but the speed with which america's labour market and its output collapsed made it very clear that the american economy is in fact in recession. although the bureau painted a pretty bleak picture of america's economy, it did have one little bright spot, that it have one little bright spot, thatitis have one little bright spot, that it is perhaps possible that it is perhaps possible that this recession may not last as long as the

samira hussain, bbc news, new york. or deferred as they graduate into one of the worst economic situations since the depression. so what are the options out there for school leavers or graduates who still want to get work experience? this summer, internships have gone online. students are being invited to apply for 3—day virtual internships in areas like commercial law, investment banking and technology to help gain skills and boost their employability. james uffindell is founder and chief executive of bright network — a company that provides virtual internships. good morning, james, welcome to the programme. how does it work? great to see you again. how it works, we've launched internship experience uk, a 3— day deep immersive learning experience open to any student over 18 years old, and we've got over 100 world leading employers, they come together to back this experience and help these students essentially learn about the world of work. we recognise that young people are going to be hit by the coronavirus and employ

already there are developments in terms of what samira hussain was saying about those three other officers says secretary esper is still secretary, and if the president loses faith in him, we will let you know. very interesting comments after mark esper took a very different light to the president transcending in the army. she also said that us power police acted with appropriate levels of force when they push protesters back from la fayette square on monday, those scenes which have made headlines around the world. some of the latest headlines from the white house. the central grievance at the heart of these protests is how the us police use force — especially against people of colour. 0ne force that's been held up as an example of how to get the use of force right is camden county police force in newjersey. it was radically overhauled by its chief, scott thomson and was touted by president 0bama as a model for police reform. experts call its new, use—of—force policy, implemented last year, as the "most progressive" policy of its kind. i asked chief scott thomson, who retired last septembe

samira hussain is our business correspondent in new york.es count as beginnings do these figures count as the beginnings of some kind of recovery? there is certainly not as bad as anyone was expecting. it came as quite a bit of a surprise to both and journalist like myself. were expecting to see an unemployment rate in excess of some 20%. but in fa ct we rate in excess of some 20%. but in fact we saw the us economy added two and a half millionjobs in the last month. so what economists are now suggesting is that look, we were expecting that the main jobs report was going to be the nadir and we would then start to see recovery in the unemployment market. but it is possible that it, this recovery is starting a little bit earlier. at least that is possibly what some of these figures are starting to highlight. wm these figures are starting to highlight. will millions of americans simply get theirjobs back when the country reopens or is it a lot more complicated than that? when the country reopens or is it a lot more complicated than that7m certai

lets go straight to samira hussain in new york. this is something that the protesters have wanted.ve been asking about what is happening with the other three police officers who we re the other three police officers who were present when george floyd lost his life. for several days we've seen protesters in america and around the world take to the street to demand some sort ofjustice. on last friday we heard about charges being levied against derek chauvin that was the officer who was seen putting his knee on george floyd's neck. now we are hearing reports suggesting that if that came from a senator from minnesota who said that not only will the charges against that police officer be increased from third—degree murder to second—degree murder but now there are charges that will be levied against these other three officers. to be clear, we have not heard this directly from the attorney general for the state of minnesota. that is keith ellison we are still waiting to hear from keith ellison we are still waiting to hearfrom him in a press conference. but this tweet does come from the se

samira hussain, bbc news, new york. samira hussain reporting.alth effects of coronavirus and how our brains are processing the pandemic. the pandemic has been described so often as an invisible enemy. the problem is it isn't completely invisible because we see its effects everywhere. every time you turn on the news, everything on your twitter feed, people with facemasks socially distanced — nothing about life as normal. nothing about life is normal. the coronavirus pandemic has taken over the world and it's notjust the virus itself that poses a threat. our brains and our bodies don't really know what to do with this ongoing strain that reallyjust outdoes anything any of us have been exposed to. so how is our brain processing the pandemic? we are processing this in fits and starts, i would say. in part, we are processing things very well and we are adapting and people are coming up with all sorts of creative solutions to the many challenges of daily life, and in part we arejust running really scared. we are looking over a cliff that we cannot see

samira hussain has more from new york.ndemic. taken together response to the coronavirus pandemic. ta ken together with measures that have already been put in place, this means that some half a million workers will not be able to come into the us between now and the end of the year. multinational corporations and technology companies, who depend heavily on these foreign workers, opposed the move. us chamber of commerce, the largest business association in the country, said this is going to make america's economic recovery that much more difficult. but remember, mr trump has always positioned himself as a president who will be tough on immigration and process over police brutality and racial inequality, as well as the coronavirus pandemic, have really dominated headlines and overs ha d ow really dominated headlines and overshadow discussions around immigration. this is an opportunity for the president to refocus people's attention. don't forget, he is up for re—election in november. he is indeed. it is that point thatis he

here's samira hussain in new york.hat we get on the health of the american economy, and economists were really expect into see this number actually come down a little bit to be about1.3 come down a little bit to be about 1.3 million, but it was actually much higher than what economists were predicting, and although we were seeing that these weekly rates are coming down, think about it. for 1a straight weeks we have seen more than1 straight weeks we have seen more than 1 million straight weeks we have seen more than1 million people lose theirjobs and before this, the record number of weekly jobless claims was 695,000 back in 1982. george buckley is chief economist for europe at nomura, hejoins me from his home in gerrards cross. very good to see you. just picking up on the message coming from the us, thejobless figures once again, do you think it isjust figures once again, do you think it is just a simple fact of life that the markets were overconfident over early? possibly, and of course we saw those much better payrol

samira hussain reports from new york.kers and tourists, noticeably empty. since the virus first appeared in the city 21,000 people died and many more were infected. but that was then, now, the mayor of new york city medically the big apple is ready to reopen. we have seen consistent progress and it is time to say to everyone, get ready for phase two, get on your market, get set because here we go on monday. we will be ready to ta ke monday. we will be ready to take a big step forward for this city. so what changes? restau ra nts this city. so what changes? restaurants like this one will be able to offer some outdoor dining incident onlyjust take hair salons and barbershops will be open and so will retail stores. retail trade, which include shopping, bars and restau ra nts include shopping, bars and restaurants is one of the biggest economic drivers for new york city. city officials estimate that the shutdown will mean $10 billion in lost tax revenue over the next two yea rs. revenue over the next two years. although the f

it's caught some wall street professionals by surprise, as samira hussain has been finding out. her hand at the stock market. i'm not trying to make money, and trying to spend my time because i have nothing else to do. a recent survey showed 35% of americans have exposure to the stock market, but much of that is through retirement and investment accounts, managed by professionals. a new range of apps and no—fee trading options is making it easier for everyday americans to buy stocks themselves. professionals here on wall street, well, they haven't been so receptive to these newbie investors, especially those who were able to take advantage of the big plunges on financial markets earlier this year. many institutional investors didn't invest in march and april, at the height of the covid lockdown. we tell investors shove their way in and have made large returns on this market which is great for them but frustrating for wall street professionals and frankly, they don't like it and they want to say it's a sign of rational exuberance, when really it wasjust intelligent picking of a m

let's go live to our business reporter samira hussain in new york.eping interest rates on hold but what people are watching closely is the forecast of where the us economy is heading. exactly, this is why this particular meeting was so important because the first time from america's central bank in terms of their thoughts on the us economy going forward. last we heard from them with this regard was back in december. so, yes. unsurprisingly they're keeping interest rates near zero. so between they're keeping interest rates near zero. 50 between zero they're keeping interest rates near zero. so between zero and .25%. but what they are saying about the us economy going forward is that they're expecting the economy shrink by 6.5% this year. but they're looking at 2021 as a time in which the us economy will bounce back and they're expecting growth to be 5% for 2021. so a they're expecting growth to be 5% for2021. so a big they're expecting growth to be 5% for 2021. so a big drop for this year, which is not a surprise but there isn't a big game to happen i