sophie: you're overweight china.t details here as to why you have an optimistic outlook regarding chinese equities. sean: yes. a number of things. the e-commerce story. we are selective. markets have done well. the earnings are coming in. channel checks are doing well. we like policy driven areas. when china is not stimulating as much as europe or the u.s., it will be helped with stimulus. we like property. we like the long-term trend of sportswear or consumer discretion. that is beginning to pick up. like education. that leaves us overweight china. produced --ave reduced from where we were two or three months ago. the china economy was the first to come out of the virus. now we are seeing catch-up from the rest of north asia. we are moving more money into korea and taiwan. still staying overweight china. shery: we had commentary earlier today from local media saying that china could be cutting the rrr by the end of june. not to mention the benchmark deposit rate also cut in the third quarter. how much will this help

sophie: protests continue across the u.s.nd around the world as some of the largest crowds gathered over the weekend. the demonstrations have been largely peaceful. cities have lifted curfews and president trump has ordered the national guard out of washington. a bloomberg editor is on the line from d.c., what is the state of play? say, protests were much smaller than they were saturday. it seems the fever has broken in terms of violence or looting, things are a lot calmer. i think the protesters made a good point and some are starting to look ahead to what comes next. we heard from democratic lawmakers today, they plan to mondayce a bill on related to police policy and what we are seeing is a switch and tone from the first round of protests to seeing what comes next. one interesting tidbit out of washington today was mitt romney , the republican senator from utah, was marching with black lives matter. it has been an interesting few days in the capital. numbershe latest jobs smashing expectations, but you look under the hood,

sophie, i will send it back to you. sophie: thank you.litical tensions rise as the standoff between india and china leaves at least 20 people dead. bloomberg. ♪ sophie: let's get back to the rising tensions between india and china and that seven-week standoff in the himalayas. joining us now from new york is daniel russel. great to have you with us. do you have an understanding of what has happened? we thought tensions were de-escalating just two days ago. what went wrong? daniel: the indians have been signaling a desire to de-escalate. the news today is really the most serious clash in modern memory. according to the news reports, at least 20 indian soldiers were killed. we do not know if or how many chinese casualties there were. normally, there were no firearms -- normally, there are no firearms involved in these clashes. her been a lot of skirmishes in the past between -- there have been a lot of skirmishes in the past between soldiers. this is a major escalation and we really have to worry about reactions from both sides. the besthis

let's turn to sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. sophie.utures are in the red for the asia-pacific and s&p e-minis are under pressure. we had another spotlight from the imf regarding the disk elect -- disconnect. discovery being made more challenging with a massive stimulus response unleashed by global policymakers and with this wait and see mode, the yen holding around 107. the offshore yuan holding a two day drop, staying above 707 after reaching the 100 day million and a move higher. and after greenback china revised its first quarter current account deficit higher. i just want to turn attention to the debt market where we are seeing a comeback underway. asian junk dollar bonds are set to recover after the worst quarter since about 2009. analysts are forecasting the stimulus driven rally, that will continue into the second half. hsbc private banking seeing a 5% to 6% return for riskier asian notes with default rates seen rising to 4% in 2020 which is fairly modest compared to what is expected for the u.s., but despite the investor appeti

sophie: thank you. >> u.s.sident donald trump is threatening to send in the military to drive out antiracism protesters who declared a police free zone in the city of seattle. america has been gripped by often violent unrest since the death of george floyd. he died in police custody in minneapolis last month. the action in seattle has so far remained peaceful. the mayor says it would be unconstitutional and illegal for donald trump to intervene. >> they are calling it the capitol hill autonomous zone. seattle streets remade into a protest camp. >> black lives matter! >> there have been speeches, concerts, and film screenings. volunteer medics are on hand, and restaurants have donated food. and a memorial pays tribute to george floyd and other black victims of police brutality. this is why the protesters are here. >> i want my son to see that everybody out here c ces about him and his life. what you are seeing is the entire community comoming togegr to supupport black l lives matt. >> many years from now, i want

let's take a look at how that is setting up with sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. sophie?e: risk assets taking a lift in assets. caution does remain with hedging demand on the rise. piled intobillion fixed income etf's last week. amid the back and forth on how sustainable this rally could become a em etf's cap a second week of outflows led by redemptions from the biggest chinese stock funds. defaults in the bond market topped $4 billion on the mainland. jumping on the terminal to check on this chart, bullish bets on gold have pushed spot prices to a 2012 high amid the inflows while the biggest etf's saw the largest inflow in about a year on friday adding $1.3 billion on that day, shery. shery: now to the latest on wirecard. bloomberg has learned the payment platform talked with deutsche bank last year about a tight out. it's shares are collapsing. the ceo has resigned. wirecard said more than $2 billion in stock was missing and may never have actually existed. su keenan has more on this. what are we hearing from deutsche bank? bank is not officially commenting but a source

sophie kamaruddin is watching it for us. stricter curves?hie: in south korea, we already saw a move towards doing that in the wake of recent clusters we saw around the nightclub area as well as a logistics center, and the next two tighten social distancing rules, for the daily count two top 50. now, the latest tally was 49, 46 of which were local infections, and most of those cases have been in the metropolitan area, and at schools. more than 40 in the past few days have been linked to a small church in a small city, ramping up pressure as another round of students of one point 5 million went back to school, and we learned the details of the budget, $29 billion. the government will seek to issue billions in bonds, demonstrating their desire to do whatever it takes to stave off economic hardship. now, over in japan, the media is reporting the boj is planning to do its financial aid to small businesses as the government continues with reopening. infections, tokyo reported the biggest jump in more than three weeks on tuesday, a transmission rou

office in abidjan that's a port city in ivory coast sophie africa has the highest number of child victims worldwide and i was quite shocked to learn earlier that non-credible 72000000 children in across africa are in employment why is the number so staggeringly high . indeed 72000000 children across africa and that is one child in 5 age 5 to 17 africa it is very high their reasons are many. this is link of course to poverty and. the story of the boy in central africa republic perfectly illustrates the complexity of the factors that are. creating child labor poverty is the lack of access to education to create you creation in the case of central africa education is free and compulsory on paper but in practice many children out of school the lack of access to social protection again the story of the child in central africa shows that he's an orphan and his mother is sick. there's no health care there's no safety net and the only possibility for the child to start working the lack of warning is a. very well illustrated mentary lack of encroaching on course and on the law because the majority

sophie kamaruddin there.he bull run and stocks is forcing some of the most successful investors to admit defeat. hedge fund manager said he was far too cautious during the market gains. "i missed a great opportunity here. won't be the last time." he said the risk reward calculation for equities was the worst he had seen in his career. still on the bullish side is the senior portfolio manager for wells fargo asset management and he joins us now from newton, massachusetts. are you fully in the camp this is a bull market instead of a really big bear market rally? >> yes, i think it is the beginning of a bull market rally. you can't underestimate the effect of what the fed did, pouring trillions of dollars of liquidity into the financial markets. one, it stabilize the real economy and you can see that by the recent unemployment numbers. two, it assures the companies will not go bankrupt during this complete shutdown. we think that as we go through each quarter, we will see surprises on the upside. inould say this

let's turn to sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. sophie.le could see a here in asia as well after the three-day drop and a pickup in vol also likely here. check out nikkei futures in singapore this morning, opening higher, extending gains by 3%, adding to the near 2.6 percent advance we saw overnight. kospi futures settled lower. we could see more volatility. south korea's finance ministry morning of the top e*trade potential given the increase we are seeing in retail investor participation. we have sydney futures pointing higher and s&p e-minis gaining ground early in the asia session. we have the greenback extending declines. the aussie leading g10 gains. that is above 69 ahead of the rba's june meeting dates and bonds falling with australia's 10 year yield adding five basis points. jgb's following treasuries lower ahead of the boj's policy decision. on that, jumping into the terminal, the central bank is seen standing pant today with signs that policy efforts are getting traction. as you can see on the terminal, the average spread betwee

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster.rnment, norman, but there is still a lot of speculation? today there was a lot of doubt, are we ready? in particular, is test and trays ready? that is crucial if we are to impose local lockdowns if there is a sudden upsurge. all mps wa nt there is a sudden upsurge. all mps want it to work, but there is a deep divide over whether it is in any clear shape. sir keir starmer saying he believes two thirds of people with covid are not being traced. borisjohnson nursing with covid are not being traced. boris johnson nursing most with covid are not being traced. borisjohnson nursing most were positive are being tracked and it's been a stunning success. questions about whether business is ready to comply with the myriad of new regulations, everything from discouraging queueing to telling pa rents to discouraging queueing to telling parents to keep their children under control, to turning down the music, to telling diners to get their elbows off the counter. we heard from the business secretary

sophie long, bbc news, montana.: montana, which is voted republic in nine of the last 10 presidential elections. here is a story that tests our new zealand had 24with noovid. covid cases but it allowed to women from the u.k. to fly to the country to visit a dying parent. dey were then allowed to leave the 14 manage quarantine hotel early because their parent wasn't doing well. that act of kindness has cost thcountry it's corona free streak. both women have testedd positie e now isolating in new zealand. charlie rose reports. reporter: these new cases will come as a blow to the country that has been held up asti beacon on fi covid, with just 22 debts from the virus. it had gone 24 days with no new infections, the result of an early lockdown and strict border ndntrols in place with only citizens assential workers allowed in. the two women, one in her 30's and another in her 40's, had traveled to new zealand from the u.k., stopping in doha and then brisbane en route, but it's not clear where they picked up the virus. >

sophie, what is on the agenda this wednesday?his wednesday, merkel's cabinet attends -- could replace the across-the-board travel warning issued by germany. contingent on the virus being kept in check. germany's ruling parties are to reconvene to discuss a $110 billion stimulus plan after marathon talks failed tuesday. in japan, apple has reopened the rest of its stores, including in tokyo, where there are not any plans to roll back a face restart despite tuesday's jump in cases to 34, the most in over three weeks. this triggered a tokyo alert which could lead to businesses being asked to close and residents to stay at home if the tally climbs. in the meantime with stage two underway in the city, students have started going back to school as of monday and gyms, saunas, and cinemas are allowed to reopen. hong kong is dealing with a new local cluster. how is the city responding, and could we see a resurge of restrictions if things get worse? furtherhong kong was to ease restrictions from thursday, but social distancing rules in the

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sophie, what are we watching?t's start with the big picture look at brought gains we see in asia. they have been trading at a steep discount to make an attractive entry as economies reopen. 60%retionary adding nearly at the start of may followed by materials and industrials. health care and energy getting ground. ndx 15 marginally higher this morning after turning positive for the year and nikkei futures in singapore pointing to gains continuing in tokyo. ramping up with performers. japan's mega bank stock had a five day rally as relative cheapest at into a lower. kospi recent rally as we watch as reaction to north korea they bring diplomacy to a standstill. bring --gains monday seven day gains monday. stall.d see optimism rejected demands for the arrest of a man who is accused of bribery and corruption in a merger of two affiliates that led him to the top of a conglomerate. what are some of the latest developments? >> the court announced early that they had a hearing that lasted more than eight hours. waiting in

sophie long, bbc news.till to come: from the pandemic to the protests that followed the death of george floyd — we hearfrom graca machel formerfirst lady of south africa and mozambique. members of the neo—nazi resistant moved on the world trade centre armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that according to international law, that we have a rightful claim of certain parts of this country as our land. i take pride in the words. as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating. in total, 17.4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. closing time for checkpoint charlie which for 29 years tested on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is news, the latest headlines: the us vice president mike pence has defended his country's handling of coronavirus — but says there's concern that

sophie long, bbc news, montana. the english premier league makes a return on wednesday. the first matches since the beginning of march. but there'll be no spectators in the grounds, as our sports editor dan roan reports. it's the same competition but with a new look. banners and seat coverings in place of supporters and the only fans inside, projected onto giant screens. we were granted exclusive access to villa park as it prepares to host the premier league's eagerly awaited return and the man in charge here told me how much it meant. we do have the eyes of the world on us tomorrow night. the level of planning and preparation that's gone in makes me extremely confident. we've been starved of sport of all descriptions but particularly our national sport, football, and so i think there is going to be a huge level of interest. relegation threatened aston villa featured in the last match before the season was suspended. and were one of the clubs most uneasy about a resumption but have now got behind it. we need the premier league to protect its revenues. they're struggling

sophie. sophie: futures are pointing higher. chinese pmi is expected to show some stabilization from manufacturing while services face a setback. from south korea, we are getting a may industrial output. that was a bigger contraction than the expected 4.5% via well vol that was seen in a survey. nikkei futures in chicago heading higher and this is adding up the topix for the best quarters 2016. since 2013, for the last of market rights, raising concerns with heavy concentration on japanese growth stocks. the yen wrapping up a sleepy quarter. valuations as cheap as they come with a changing corporate environment into be a boon. jumping into the terminal, asian stocks are set for the best quarters since 2009. this after rising nearly 30% for the march low but they are still underperforming the s&p 500 with 140 billion dollars in outflows for the region. asia did beat the u.s. on returns for june as you can see with the chart on the terminal. hong kong very much in focus given the headwinds clouding the outlook for the city stocks

sophie long, bbc news, montana. more national and international news any time on the bbc website.er the next few days. not just for the uk, across much of central and eastern europe. we've seen some sharp, thundery downpours. we start off quite promising but then showers are likely to develop in the uk as we go through the day. after a sunny start, afternoon thunderstorms could be an issue and because we have light winds, it could be slow—moving. so localised flooding not out of the question. we could start off with low cloud, mist, and fog. that burns its way back to the east coast where it may well linger, but elsewhere, lovely spells of sunshine but as the heat builds, the showers will arrive. they should be few and far between across scotland and northern ireland. the most frequent ones through wednesday will be across england and wales. so through the afternoon — this is a snapshot — you can see just a brighter colour denoting the intensity of those showers. slow—moving, a lot of heavy rain and some hail and thunder and lightning. it will be quite warm and humid out there. te

sophie hutchinson, bbc news.ay countless performances. in switzerland, a group of acrobats decided the show must go on. alanna petroff reports on how these individuals got back to work in a surprising new setting. you may be maintaining your social distance safe at home. here in the swiss alps, these acrobats are social distancing atan acrobats are social distancing at an altitude of 3000m, that is nearly 10,000 feet. the show involves some blindfolded cable walking, some slope scary cycling stop this one is called the wheel of the death. organisers say this start set a new record. this acrobat and his trip performed their death—defying moves to raise awareness about the artist have not been able to perform over the past few months. it is good for everybody, we do not give up for everybody, we do not give up and keep thinking positive for the future. it is our time now but i think it will become better. --it is a hard time. a time of balancing priorities. these acrobats hope their performances will lift the spiri

let's turn to the markets with sophie in hong kong.tocks are drifting high and bonds are falling. u.s. dollar extending declines for a third session. they reckon the dollar has started a long overdue correction and today the aussie is leading gains against the greenback. kiwi dollar yields are steepening. kospi, peace talks are gaining ground. reported to be easing provocations against south korea. one mover of note in sydney, pushing above $9 trillion after the merger with vodafone has gained approval and the merger is on track for middle ear -- midyear completion. jumpinger in tokyo after reporting a 27% year on year rise in june sales. biologics climbing after dealng a 381,000,000,001 -- 381 billion won deal. the company makes products that contain a drug that has been singled out to help treat covid-19 patients. rallying.rs are rising the most in at least four bone -- aplan for a bonus issued. the rival is also gaining ground this morning. come, jamesto bullard makes his case against the yield curve control. that is next. this is b

let's get to the market action with sophie.ries of a second wave not just in china but other parts of the world, driving the risk aversion we are continuing to see. sophie: we are seeing caution back in the picture, given we are seeing a tick up in cases. tokyo with its highest count since may 5, 47 for the city on sunday. we are seeing japanese stocks edge lower. the nikkei to do five extending losses for a third straight day, while the yen is trading in a seven zone. there is a tick up of infections ahead of the central bank decision on tuesday. they seem to be standing pat with more stimulus expected to follow the second extra budget from friday. this morning, the finance minister said there will be 30 in southeas projects korea. we are seeing the korean won trading against the dollar. the sydney share markets opening lower as well at the start of a staggered open and the aussie dollar losing ground at mid 68 levels. the prime minister warning this morning of a record deficit this year and next for australia as trade ties wi

sophie, we have never seen a us president walk away from so many political car crashes.short term, that is what will happen here. it won't imperil his presidency. but remember, america goes to the polls in november and the american voters will ultimately decide his fate. nick bryant in new york, thank you. the french president has been in london today for ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of charles de gaulle's bbc broadcast which urged the people of france to resist the nazi invasion. president macron met borisjohnson in downing street, where they also discussed quarantine rules for people travelling to the uk from abroad. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. newsreel: now, here is a statement in french, of great importance to our french listeners, by general de gaulle. it was eight years ago that charles de gaulle came to broadcasting house to make his famous speech, urging the people of france not to give up. the flame of french resistance, he said, must not and shall not die. charles de gaulle was a junior general in the french army. he had no au

let's get over to sophie cameron for more details. we heard about travel bubbles.al travel between the two. what are the rules around this arrangement? sophie: with this agreement from june 8, quarantine rules will be a lac relaxed between singapored china, starting with six mainland cities, including shanghai. some of the guidelines include mandatory swab tests before departure and upon arrival in either country, plus the use of contact tracing and health checking apps. singapore is also in talks with other countries that have control of their outbreaks. this fast lane approach is being adopted elsewhere. so cold air bridges have been established between china and south korea. thailand is planning so-called travel bubbles when the state of emergency is supposed to end june 30. some of these measures could drive a cautious return for international services. the pickup in airline operation has been led by domestic flights, primarily and as -- in asia. as for demand, iata points out a shift in sentiment with web searches on air travel exceeding virus searches. starte

let's get straight to the market action with sophie.e seeing a pickup and volatility likely to continue, keeping an eye on credit markets given the whitening we have seen in spreads. stocks are moving lower. the nikkei 225, losing 2% this morning. below 107.trading jgb, opening slightly higher. week's jgbntil next sale. the costly become a off more than 4% this morning, extending losses. - the cost be -- the kospi, off more than 4% this morning, extending losses. -- tech index, fell falling, outpacing the nasdaq. morningk governor this is saying the policy will be accommodated in the meantime as we wait for recoveries. and as we wait for post-virus policy normalization. have the extending the kleins after the war session for the index in six weeks. the aussie dollar, extending overnight declines for the first weekly drop in a month. the kiwi dollars, set to halt a three-week gain. there are concerns of a severe recession. we summon fracturing pmi -- we saw manufacturing pmi -- for new zealand. 10 year treasuries, just holding steady at

haidi: sophie kamaruddin there in hong kong. let's get to oil.nclude collapsed earlier this year and rebounded, goldman sachs commodity traders were reaping redemption -- redemptions. they generated more than $1 billion in revenue. let's get to our finance reporter who grabbed that scoop for us. and joins us on the line. this used to be the commodity -- used to be the crown jewel. is this a comeback we are seeing? >> it certainly seems like it. without a doubt, 2020 has been a banner year for the commodity, saying when you have $1 billion in five months, it is understandable why because that is what they have made for the whole year in the last three or four years. the story really has been oil. it has been the biggest driver for them, so you are seeing higher volume, climbing demand. across the board, you have different pockets within the commodities unit doing really well. the biggest driver, the single biggest driver has been oil. that is evident in the wide swings we've seen in the market. in the first quarter, when they called it a bearish,

let's turn to sophie. sophie: asian futures are looking mixed.d be looking at a subdued open this wednesday. treasury futures, taking higher higher ahead of the f1c decision. most economists say the -- see the central bank holding off major action. they will keep upward pressure on the debt to gdp ratio. taking a bigger picture view, the nikkei is about 2.5% closer to erasing its year-to-date losses. kospi, close to turning positive for the year. among the stocks are most expensive in asia. we are seeing a pickup in the indicator, jumping to a record indicating complacency for the rally that we have seen for that since the low hit in march. focusing on iron ore, we have seen prices gaining ground since china anding from supply challenges in brazil. going forward, the trajectory for prices will hinge in part on if they meet targets for the year. >> let's stay on iron ore. australian miners are set to cash in on the prices. our next guest says the press rally looks increasingly stretched. daniel hynes joins us now in sydney. great to have you. tell

sophie long reports from los angeles.ses around the world have been forced to take an unwelcome rest, in the world of animation production has been gathering pace. we were always set up to be able to be digital. what the pandemic has done is accelerated the transformation into being able to really have a virtual network. there are of course challenges like launching a feature film when cinemas are closed. even more so perhaps for this one. jungle beat tells the story of a young alien who learns about the power of a hug, potentially a difficult sell with social distancing. we panicked a bit when we realised the message of our film was loving and hugging and in a time when everyone has been told to stay away from each other and stay at home and not go near anybody else, so we thought, "let'sjust spin it." promote hope, and we will hug again. the idea of promoting hope brought other creative minds together and even the title track was made during the peak of the pandemic. it was daunting. we did vocals. until four in the mor

earlier we spoke to sophie to call back from the international labor organization we asked her why so many children to africa and the pending to work to support their families from such a young age indeed 72000000 children across africa and that is one child in fife aged 5 to 17 and africa it is very high there are reasons. this is link of course to poverty and. the story of the boy in central africa republic perfectly illustrates the complexity of factors that are. creating child labor poverty is the lack of access to education to create you creation in the case of central africa education history and compulsory on paper but in practice many children out of school the lack of access to social protection again the story of the child in central africa shows that he's an orphan and his mother is sick. there's no health care there's no safety net and the only possibility. to start working the lack of warning is a population whose very well it is 3 comment re the lack of increase in force and on the low because the majority of. workers in africa are in the form of the common where this is

here is sophie in hong kong.his monday morning we are seeing futures moved to the downside with s&p losing ground, off by about 0.4%. nikkei futures in chicago under pressure as may retail sales are due later. in the commodities patch, oil slipping with wti below 38. the demand outlook turning negative with global virus fatalities topping half a million come up ro -- half a million. i want to jump into the terminal to show you what has been going on amid this risk off move. u.s. 10 year yields getting close to a record low, losing 125 basis points in the first quarter. treasuries are set for the best first half since 1995. gold also a big outperform her with a 70% rally in the first six months. at a recorded etf as demand stays supported with negative real u.s. interest rates. it looks like demand will continue throughout this week. just a fortnight ago, australia seemed to have the pandemic under control. rise, covid-19 cases concerns are rising about a resurgence in the state of victoria. the state has recorded

for look at how asian markets are shaping up today, let's get to sophie in hong kong.ophie: asian stock futures looking mix, so we could be headed for a heated open after we saw u.s. stock gains fade into the close, keeping an eye on tech as well after the sector helped to boost some of the events on wall street, and in japan, we are keeping an eye on retailers after early sales data from some company's signaled a post pandemic retail recovery. we do have two great decisions in asia with thailand and new zealand seem staying pat, and as our collie points out, with online bond by think even the yield curve flat, it could be -- has been in line with diminishing demand as funding stress has eased, given this massive liquidity injection we have seen from global policymakers, and pulling up this chart on the terminal, that targetn short-term crust basis swaps keep steady with a small premium for the dollar, and as central banks scale back the emergency swap lines, that's expected to weigh on the greenback with shock swaps seen over the next two weeks. remain, and that could

haidi: sophie kamaruddin there.ertz certainly to be wiped out even as it continues with its improbable shares sell. we will have the latest development on that incredible story next. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: hertz is warning potential investors will need a miracle to avoid a wiped out after a bankruptcy court allowed the company to sell stocks to raise funds. 37%stock plunged as much as and remains well above where it was trading when the company filed for chapter 11. let's bring in david welsh. an incredible story of risk-taking in the market right now. tell us what's going on and if we are going to see this reality check for investors finally. david: i think we will. we saw some of it today with the shares plummeting so much. this stock got well above five dollars, five times its bankruptcy day price. we figured, hey, sell shares is a much cheaper way to pay off their debts or some of their debts while they are in bankruptcy. but really, i just don't see how anyone buying those shares are going to get any kind

sophie? reporter: my question was what amanda just asked. so thank you for answering. mayor bowser: ok. thank you. chief, do you have anything to say about the general timing of after actions? police department uses force in the district of columbia, we do an investigation force.e use of that our internal affairs division will be conducting it for an event like this, as we did with the inauguration. the results of those investigations will be made public. the timing of that often is dictated by any potential lawsuits that may delay the release. the mayor is absolutely right. the public release of those documents will be determined by things that happen after today. it will not be pop -- a probably will not be in the near future. mayor bowser: >> the governor of minnesota announces he is extending the curfew in response to the rioting and looting in the twin cities. joinedorcement officers him at the briefing and spoke about the deployment of the national guard. gov. walz: good morning, everyone. the past week was one of the most difficult in the history of our state. i

there could be some nasty showers, particularly on saturday through the northern england and wales, sophieu. the new coronavirus track and trace system is working but figures show a third of those who tested positive for the virus couldn't be contacted. that's all from the bbc news at six so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. professional golf returns with a powerful show of suppoort for the black lives matter movement. we'll have the latest on football's return, but dele alli will sit out spurs first match because of an fa ban. and atheltics is back tonight, but not as we know it, the impossible games start in the next half an hour. evening, we are so thankful that we are increasingly reporting on sports retun, but as it coincides with the global black lives matter protests, sportsmen and women are finding that they have an even more important voice in the stand against racism and inequality. professional golf returned in the us today, rory mcilroy is one of those tak

sophie: wait and see mode in effect after the choppy session we saw on wall street. u.s. futures trading mixed early in the asia session, edging slightly lower. subdued start a to trade with geopolitics still simmering in the background and rate decisions due from indonesia and taiwan. kiwi stocks are nudging lower by .8%. a moment to digest the latest gdp report, showing the economy contracting more than forecast in the first quarter, entering a recession for the first time in almost a decade. futures have snapped a two-day gain. keeping an eye on aussie minors after they were given the nod to resume iron ore operations in brazil. checking in on currencies and the aussie dollar, just testing 69 ahead of jobs data. you have the yen and dollar trading study. the hong kong dollar on the long end of the trading band. it might fall to 2017 lows. elevated given the ongoing political and economic risks here in the city. the offshore yuan trading study after trimming overnight gains but staying higher after trump signed the uyghur bill. shery: we will ask about her calls and wha

our correspondent sophie long has that from montana.ter: in big sky cousury, orfor the president is high. hiand is the relatively liberal city of bozeman. >> happy birthday, president trump. love you. >> i love him and he deserves a chance. everyats cut him off angle.women for trump. >> it's important and this is lethen .io mal wkehereporter: not everyony to see this celebration. ihink that he doesn't care about the american people as a whole. people of color, women. >> it's a little sad to see the there are this many people heret who support the same thing. reporter: h somethiis, as they say here, all hat and no cattle. as you get further from the cities and famous montana skies grow, sotos support for donald trump. dark economic clouds may loom, but for him, the sunshine here. >> heoesn't underestimate our intelligence. >> i thinkat they underest him because they don't realize us in al america, that's who lwe wereking for, someone that paid attention to us. reporter: has never been mor visible in the streets of the capital and cities

sophie? reporter: my question was what amanda just asked. so thank you for answering. mayor bowser: ok. thank you. chief, do you have anything to say about the general timing of after actions? police department uses force in the district of columbia, we do an investigation force.e use of that our internal affairs division will be conducting it for an event like this, as we did with the inauguration. the results of those investigations will be made public. the timing of that often is dictated by any potential lawsuits that may delay the release. the mayor is absolutely right. the public release of those documents will be determined by things that happen after today. it will not be pop -- a probably will not be in the near future. mayor bowser: >> watch c-span's daily unfiltered coverage of the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic with briefings from the white house, congress, and governors from across the country. plus, joining the conversation on our live call-in program, washington journal. if you miss any of our live coverage, watch any time on demand at

sophie long, bbc news.o our north america correspondent peter bowes, who is in los angeles. notjust in la but across the state, how is it looking? it is looking a lot better than the last few days. there is still trouble in some places, i was struck here in this city by the number of people just lined up against walls, handcuffed as soon as the curfew came into effect. the dust to don curfew we have had for the last two days in a i’ow. have had for the last two days in a row. similar stories have had for the last two days in a row. similarstories from have had for the last two days in a row. similar stories from new york city where there has been a looting. also trouble in washington but not tha nkfully also trouble in washington but not thankfully on the scale we saw over the weekend. has the president helped things recently? that has been concerned that over the next few days it could be a risky strategy. 0n the basis of the last few hours, it does not seem to have courage more people to go out onto the s

sophie griffiths, thank you so much for your time. let's say with this.tourism industry, while germany says, it will ease travel restrictions from the middle of the month. gavin lee reports. venice this morning, one of the world's busiest tourist destinations empty for three months, now slowly coming back to life. tourism, for better or worse, is the economic lifeblood of this city and it's open for business again. from today, people can travel around the country and enter without restrictions from other european destinations. the first nation to lock down entirely, is unlocked, with social distancing the only rule in place. in germany, the city of dusseldorf has started to open up too. the relaxation measures differ across different states here. germans have been told this morning they will be able to travel abroad for summer holidays with travel warnings lifted, though the government will continue to advise against uk travel while britain enforces a 1a—day quarantine system. there are more details too for british tourists planning to travel to greece th

sophie long, bbc news, montana.from the university of chicago, 14% have said they are happy, the lowest in 50 years and no surprise of the pandemic, economic uncertainty and fear out there, but the institution of marriage is strong out there because according to another poll, half of couples in the us expect to come out of the coronavirus crisis with an even better relationship, and if you want to have a look at the two poles another way, perhaps it is really true to say that misery does love company! good to have your company today. i was see your company today. i was see you soon. hello there. expect a stormy spell of weather over the next few days. not just for the uk, across much of central and eastern europe. we've seen some sharp, thundery downpours. we start off quite promising but then showers are likely to develop in the uk as we go through the day. after a sunny start, afternoon thunderstorms could be an issue and because we have light winds, it could be slow—moving. so localised flooding not out of the qu

sophie hutchinson, bbc news.ank you so much for your company. goodbye from me. hello there. on tuesday, the temperature reached 29 celsius around london. now, by the end of the week, we're likely to find the weather breaking down with a bang but, for the next couple of days, the heat and humidity will continue to build, and we could get 90 fahrenheit. that heat and humidity coming in from continental europe, and spilling its way northwards to much of the country. that warmth coming in around an area of high pressure but, by the end of the week, the pressure pattern looks very different. lowering pressure coming in from the atlantic, threatening to sweep some thundery downpours in from the west on friday. now, at the moment, we've still got some rain around, mainly for western scotland and northern ireland. elsewhere, dry with clearer skies, and quite a warm start to wednesday — 12 to 15 degrees. now, the rain in the north—west will gradually peter out during wednesday. the cloud thins, skies brighten and there'll

sophie long, bbc, los angeles. rajini: stay with us here on bbc news.ronavus theories about 5g and vaccines, how entertainers have entertained and fueled conspiracies oine. ♪ >> members of theeo-nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center, armed with pistols and shotguns.li >> we e that, according to international law, that we have the right to claim certain parts of this country as our land.pr >> i take in the words, "ich bin ein berliner." [applause]ok >> as the u.k.up to the news, they begin celebrating. in total, 17.4 million people voted for the u.k. to leave the u. >> theedical research council advised the government the great increase of lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. >> it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which for 29 years, stood on the border as ad mark of allietermination to defend the city. ♪ rajini: this is "bbc news." police in scotland shot dead a knifeman at the city center hotel in glasgow. six people are wounded in hospital. police are not treating the incident as terrorism. vice president mike pence

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.orts that a police officer was shot in las vegas on monday night amid the protests over the death of george floyd. it's believed the officer was shot on the main strip, but no further details have been provided. as soon as we have them, we will bring them to you. four police officers in st louis were also hit by gunfire on monday, as protests turned violent there. two were shot in the leg, one in the arm and one in the foot, according to the police chief. michael georgiou is the cbs news correspondent at the site where george floyd was killed. it is about 3am local time, we are at the site where george floyd died. arab protesters here even at 3am, peacefully protesting, it has been peacefully protesting, it has been peaceful here all night —— there are protesters here even at 3am. police have let people congregate and chant and share their thoughts so we had seen a and share their thoughts so we had seen a very and share their thoughts so we had seen a very different tone in minneapoli

sophie long has been talking to people who were there about what happened then and what, if anything,nged. a warning, there are disturbing images from the very start of her report. >> immediately knew what i was seeing. there was an unconstitutional,, savautal beating. and i said, we have a videotape this time. >> so now it was like, o this is a no-brainer, on video. everything that we've been saying all this time, now it's on video. reporter: those of us that had spent years and years fighting against poce abuse almost cheered because we said, finally! it can't be denied now. reporter: but it was denied. >> when the acquittals came down, not guilty, not guilty, by the fourth not guilty, i called my staff and said, get children, go home. the city is going to blow. we are getting word this evening of some rock throwing by youths in south central los angeles. report: an already simmering fire exploded, stoked by racl and economic inequality, just as it has now. ny thought the unrest would mark a turning point, just as it would do now >> we were hopeful that the uprising would free us fr

and to show up for black lives mother and daughter renee and sophie avenue c and say they showed up to support friends and loved ones i think every person coming out pounds and a my friends and i care about them and care about their safety and. >>if it were me i would want them to come out and support me so i'm here to support the protesters say this is one of the larger protests, they've seen yet. >>hoping this time change will come it's really revolutionary like this the best way to describe it like this is a huge difference compared to a lot of protests have been happening within the years. >>i feel like you know this is really the huge catalyst like a recipe start play but he is the rick huge catalyst to start of a big movement that i feel like it's been long overdue and it's it's really awesome kind of see that people are kind of really seeing on waking up to that in san francisco tillery sackey kron 4 news. >>in the south bay, san jose officials say that the city does not need the national guard to keep the peace. the police department rejected an offer from the state and as kron