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 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 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. 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 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

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 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 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 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

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many of the stranded ships are off the west coast of the us — from where sophie long reports.shipshape. just like guests. husband and wife team nick and karen love ships. they met on a ship and got married on a ship. no more pay, we will be staying here as guests. but after they were laid off, even they found things increasingly difficult. there was a plan for ships to start sailing people home but our ship would not be able to join. we are taking our bags! they finally made it home to edinburgh, but their thoughts are with those still on board. the thing that is making it harder for them still on board. the thing that is making it harderfor them i think is the amount of time. we got home after two months and that was on make the 14th. it is now more than a month later and there are still people stuck not knowing when they are coming home. that is exactly what thousands are still going through. morrissey and crew have been astounded on board for more than a hundred days. —— narration crew. they said they are doing all they can end the government is letting them down. he would

the bbc‘s sophie long reports. all right, we go!sts look after or entertain, for several weeks they their best to keep things shipshape, and the party alive. husband and wife team nick and karen love ships. they met on a ship and got married on a ship. no morejob, no more pay and we will be staying here as guests. but after they were laid off in hopes of going home were dashed even they found things increasingly difficult. there isa increasingly difficult. there is a plan for ships to start sending people home but that ourship sending people home but that our ship wouldn't be able to join the plans because we are in code red at the moment. karen and nick finally made it home to edinburgh, but their thoughts are with those still on board. the thing that is making it harder for them on board. the thing that is making it harderfor them is the amount of time. we got home after two months and that was on may 14. it's now more than a month later and there are still people stuck without knowing when they are coming home. that's what thousa

sophie long, bbc news.t lasted three months. an opera house in barcelona moved quickly to put on its first concert this week. but this wasn't your typical performance. alanna petroff reports. the gran teatro delicias held its first post—lockdown performance this week for an audience of potted plants. nearly 2,300 leafy listeners were in attendance. gentle string music this was part concert, part performance art. the artist who orchestrated everything said this was "a new show for a new time in history." translation: i believe it's been demonstrated that we're at the end of a whole era, and this means certain paradigms must be changed. we do not live in the same world that confined us 90 days ago, and this fact has to be reflected in each of the things we do. theatre management called the concert "a symbolic act, reaffirming the value of art, music and nature." this is the latest move to fill seats in a time of social distancing. some sports stadiums brought in cardboard cut—outs. in south korea, officials h

representative karen bass ending that report from our los angeles correspondent, sophie long.l opportunity for the two sides to move the process forward before a potentially make—or—break high—level summit later this month. but has there been much movement in the talks? chris morris is here with the details. this was the fourth round of post—brexit trade talks between the uk and the eu, which have been taking place remotely in the shadow of the coronavirus crisis. the coronavirus hasn't helped matters but it's not been the only reason these talks haven't made much progress. there's even no agreement on the structure of what they're trying to negotiate. the eu wants one comprehensive deal. but the uk sees that as an effort to keep it tied more closely than it wants to european institutions and ways of doing things. the uk argues there should be a series of separate agreements but the eu sees that as another example of the uk trying to cherry—pick the benefits it wants, while avoiding obligations of eu membership. there are also specific issues on which negotiators seem to have

that was sophie long reporting.s, pastor patrick ngwolo. thank you for talking to us on brea kfast thank you for talking to us on breakfast this morning. may i pass on maicon ——my condolences, you have lost a friend. i met george floyd 2010 - 2011. i was lost a friend. i met george floyd 2010 — 2011. i was a student pastor in eastern texas and we were trying to reach the neighbourhood and, in trying to reach the neighbourhood, we threw a hip—hop concert, passed out flyers in the neighbourhood and hoped that people from the neighbourhood, even though they did not know was, would come. 0n the night of the concert, we looked, we saw people from everywhere but we did not see people from the neighbourhood and out in the distance we saw one of our friends at the time and george floyd. we ran to him, he was the tallest person in the building at the time and so that was the first time we met him. fast forward two years later, at resurrection euston, a church, we we re resurrection euston, a church, we were trying to reach t

sophie long has more.dinburgh. but their thoughts are with those still on board. the thing making it harderfor them i think is the amount of time, we got home after two months... we got home after two months and that was on may 1a. it‘s now more than a month later and there are still people stuck without knowing when they are coming home. that‘s exactly what thousands are still going through. mauritian crew have been stranded onboard the voyager of the seas for more than 100 days. 0ne told me their employer is doing all they can, it is their government that letting them down. it is really, really bad. you wouldn‘t expect our government to treat us like that. we left our country to come to work, we want to make a little bit our life more easy and to gice a better life for ourfamily. everybody want to be home with their loved ones, so the hardest part is every time we are having a date to leave and then it is being cancelled, and we don‘t even know when we are leaving. many confined to small cabin are findin

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. there you go. lives on. now there are calls for her to be remembered another way — with a statue on the white cliffs of dover. breakfast‘s john maguire reports. visit mark they'll —— # there will be bluebirds over the white cliffs of dover... reminding us why the white cliffs meant so much to those heading off for coming home from war. a song that spoke to millions. and one that dame vera continue to sing throughout her long career. —— continued. adrian brown remembers playing in her backing band in the 1980s playing in her backing band in the 19805 but connections go back even further. my uncle was a singer in the 20s and 30s and he used to take vera around with him because she was too young to perform in clubs and pubs. i grew up hearing about this vera lynn, then in the 80s i got a call to do some shows. it was great just a metre and have a good chat. he believes dover would be the perfect place for a statue in her memory. but why stop at bronze? for everything vera lynn's done for this country,

sophie long, bbc news. d than that. the rhodes trust also worked with nelson mandela to create the mandela rhodes foundation to fund oxford students. while campaigners say cecil rhodes stands for white supremacy, the widow of nelson mandela told the bbc that the statue should be kept to remember history. it is not the issue of bringing down a statue which is going to resolve the ills of the past. what is important is to look at the history of, what is it that brought us to the situation where we are? and, of course, you have to say, who are the architects of this past? but i believe even, it might be much more positive to keep them because you are going to tell generations to come, this is how it started and this is how it should never continue to be the way it is. let go live now to chelsea jackson who studied at oxford university thanks to rhodes scholarship. but she is now supporting the rhodes must fall campaign. why are you supporting that campaign now? i believe that cecil rhodes must fall, and i am no

sophie long reporting. that's it for now.in a park a week ago, a 25—year—old man is charged with murder. no crowds, but there‘s still late drama in the fa cup, as manchester united beat norwich to become the first team to reach the semi—finals. the political machinations in america, it turns out there is a lot going on. she‘s the star of films including bridesmaids and peter rabbit. now rose byrne is turning her attention to the rough and tumble of us politics. we‘ll hear from her in around 20 minutes. good morning, if you thought yesterday was blustery, it is even windier out there today, whilst for some of those we mayjust see a passing shower, for others it is going to be a very wet day. i will tell you where with the sunday forecast coming up. it‘s sunday the 28th ofjune. just gone eight o‘clock. our top story: the prime minister has pledged to speed up the delivery of major building and transport projects — and avoid a return to the policies of austerity. borisjohnson will use a major speech on tuesday to set out his att

proportion of people could have scarred lungs —— which can result in life—long, irreversible breathlessness. 0ur health correspondent sophied taxi driver, spent two weeks on a ventilator with covid—19. three months on, he's still struggling. even, like, having a shower still exerts you a bit, you know. so i have to sit down when i come out of the shower, just for a little bit. see, the silly thing, like, if i'm just watering the flowers at night, you bend down and you're picking something up and... he gasps. most people who have been breathless with the virus are expected to recover, but doctors are concerned about tens of thousands of people who have been seriously ill with what's called covid—19 pneumonia and whether they have permanent lung damage. this is what healthy lungs look like, nice and black where they are filled with air. but in stark contrast, these are the lungs of a severely ill covid—19 patient, and you can see this white haze covering much of them. it's the air sacs filled with fluid. and it's this that doctors are concerned may lead to scarring, permanent damage, which could leave some patients breathles

proportion of people could have scarred lungs, which can result in life—long, irreversible breathlessness. our health correspondent sophiey mchugh, a retired taxi driver, spent two weeks on a ventilator with covid—19. three months on, he's still struggling. even, like, having a shower still exerts you a bit, you know. so i have to sit down when i come out of the shower, just for a little bit. see, the silly thing, like, if i'm just watering the flowers at night, you bend down and you're picking something up and... he gasps. most people who have been breathless with the virus are expected to recover, but doctors are concerned about tens of thousands of people who have been seriously ill with what's called covid—19 pneumonia and whether they have permanent lung damage. this is what healthy lungs look like, nice and black where they are filled with air. but in stark contrast, these are the lungs of a severely ill covid—19 patient, and you can see this white haze covering much of them. it's the air sacs filled with fluid. and it's this that doctors are concerned may lead to scarring, permanent damage, which could leave some

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sophie: thank you. our senior international editor. next, sport leagues are starting to return. the longening. this is bloomberg. ♪ sophie: some breaking lines regarding china's virus numbers. as of juneses of -- 16. 11 were imported. the country slowly emerging from the coronavirus shut down so too does the sports world. english premier league football as some of the first event to resume play. is not all positive. the nba and mlb continue to negotiate plans for a return with no solution yet. those returning sports come with a caveat, no fans. will there be a long-term impact on sports? joining us now is our guest. the summer season looking very different from years past. ,an you see a return for sports at least behind closed doors? what does that mean for different stakeholders? victor: sure. it does look like most of the leagues in the united states and europe are going to go back to playing. either they have started or they will go back shortly. all the games at this point in europe and the united states are going to be behind closed doors. no fans. the bigger leaks like the nba beli

i do wonder how long this could last because as sophie just mentioned, it seems we are looking at someructural downtrend here. we ares talk about where today versus where we were three months ago. the bank in early march -- a situation where there were no swap lines. that said had just begun to implement its emergency measures. the public health situation was very much the same in nearly every g10 economy. it was bad and getting worse. and we had no recovery fund .roposal for merkel and mccrone we saw the euro fall eight cents over a short period of time. fast-forward to today, the euro is once again sitting at 114. do we go back to 106? fedave swap lines, emergency liquidity programs, we have the recovery fund proposal, and the public health situation in europe looks much healthier than it does in the united states. shallow.ely to be very we recommend buying the euro on the dips. and we see more dollar downside over the next couple of weeks. >> we have started to see the selloff across asia, especially when it comes to the aussie and the kiwi dollars. what are we looking at right now?

sophie: taking a look at the board, future is moving slightly to the downside. sidney stocks set for a positive start after the longwe will watch miners in australia after iron ore top $100 with a 10th of the output being disrupted by the suspension of the brazil operation. in chile, copper mines are being called upon to step up virus protections after the death of a worker. this morning, copper futures continue to add shire. i want to check out this chart showing bully on atf holdings. we did see some caps friday with the first back to backdrop since march as gold prices market third week of losses. checking on how bullion is starting up the week, looking on a firmer footing with prices testing $1700 as investors are looking towards the fed being dovish of the end of the policy meeting. haidi: let's continue that focus on gold with our next guest joining us from sydney, jodi stanton, ceo and cofounder of sendgold. great to have you with us. tell us the kind of interest you have seen since we have seen the fed resuming extraordinary monetary policy. seen aeah, we have significant increase. sendgold was inspired by

sophie: after monday's sale of dutch selloff, some stocks looking attractive. especially asian stocks still looking -- fidelity's catherine young says over the long-term, relativelyore policy headroom could drive asia. movement of over 1% across the board. improving equity could be a boost. business confidence and south korea halting a four-month slide, a boon for global manufacturing. we also got numbers from japan and south korea. marcus taking the latest of element on the hong kong political front in stride. yuan ticking holler ticking higher or staying steady. has stepped up pressure on china after its crackdown on hong kong. the u.s. commerce department saying if yours ago it is suspending hong kong's special trading status and the measures that come along with that, including making it more difficult to export sensitive technology to hong kong. joining us to take the temperature of these increasingly chilly relations is a former u.s. ambassador to china and former senator. he joins us from montana. wonderful to have you with us. does the timing of the move surprise you in the sense that it preempted -- we know the legislation is set to be passed later today

sophie: asian stocks are drifting high and bonds are falling. u.s. dollar extending declines for a third session. they reckon the dollar has started a longion 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 bloomberg. ♪ -- karina: this is daybreak asia. he expectsin says the u.s. economy to emerge from recession before the end of the year. they are considering a

sophie long, bbc news.oronavirus to theories about 5g and vaccines, we look at how celebrities have entertained and fuelled conspiracies being spread online. members of the neo—nazi resistant movements on the world trade centre armed with pistols and we armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe $22? according to