that sent a residence that xing for french airports ferry ports and train stations with many connections sold out. at the channel crossing in cali long lines of cars queue to get across the border in time for many travelers the new quarantine measure an ounce by prime minister boris johnson is puzzling. i would rather hear done in regions of france problem just to hold a private shutdown for the children different regions that have higher numbers hard cases so i'd rather we looked at the bigger picture i think i must be better ways to live but i suppose i understand the respect why it's important to do it. it seems bizarre that we can go home today. and not be applies to quarantine but tomorrow is a different. in a similar move germany has now declared the whole of spain with the exception of the canary islands a high risk region. those returning from spain will have to be tested for the virus or go into quarantine the country has seen cases rising for weeks the government has now introduced new measures like closing nightclubs and prohibiting smoking in public places to try to curb the

it's also resulting in a shop drop in exports of cars and car parts michael pen is president of the xing it's 2 news agency he joins us live from tokyo by skype thank you for your time this contraction has been described as a start by some put into context for us is it historic. well japan's seen nothing like it since the country was destroyed in world war 2 so yeah i'd say you very much fits within the the bounds of what's historic and in the case of japan it's not simply a function of the coronavirus so though this last quarter clearly was relayed that japan's recession actually began in october of last year when the when the government raised the consumption tax rate from 8 to 10 percent so essentially it took a big hit in the last quarter of 2019 and then the coronavirus effect began to come in in 2020 so the japanese economy is in a world of hurt yeah so what does this mean for the world's 3rd largest economy some analysts believe the country won't recover those lost ground until 2024 once he will take. i can't say how long it'll take to recover but japan does seem to have had some

sanctions and the revealed numbers andssport other officials including of carrie lam, amounted to doxy, -- xing, which docx carrie lam said would be a criminal offense. another chapter that is turning into rapidly souring relations between united states and china and also the hong kong government. haidi: what are the latest things we are seeing in hong kong, the reaction of the government, some of the tensions and moves the think taken that you have these critics concerned that you are seeing this tightening of restrictions and tightening of freedoms after the national security law was put through? >> that is right. we have seen some arrests and some charges. wong was of -- joshua more recently charged with his participation in a tiananmen square memorial earlier in july. there have been some moves by the government here to enforce the national security law but also come down on the movement, make sure there is not necessarily more separatist sentiment in hong kong. shery: our chief north asia correspondent with the latest. we will have more on the rising tensions between beijing and washington

can't tending in the right direction crossing the line for his faith when in 7 races this year and xing ever closer to a record equalling 7th title. to football and leo have won the women's champions league for the 5th time in a row after beating germany's boast in the final the french side were 2 goals ahead at half time. captain alexandra scored in the 2nd half to give her team hope but leo sealed a 31 victory just before the close of play when confirms their own status as europe's most dominant club they've won the tournament a record 7 years. some major acts in the music industry took to the airwaves sunday at the m.t.v. video music awards a fan voters event was a mostly prerecorded affair filmed without a live audience the singer the weekend's video video of the year for blinding lights a pop sensation b.d.'s to gold for awards but it was lady gaga who wowed the virtual crowd with a series of shows stopping outfits massed performances and 4 winners including artist of the year. you thank you thank you it's just a reminder now of our top stories this hour. german politicians from ac

in china 65000000 flats are empty yet the construction industry is flora xing swallowing up one quarter of the sand extracted on the planet spain holds the unfortunate record as the european country most addicted to sand in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis 30 percent of the homes constructed since 1906 sit empty entire airports have been built without seen a single passenger and in dubai the emirate continues to build and import sand even if 90 percent of the apartments in the burj khalifa are bacon. but sadly real estate speculation doesn't hold the monopoly on the wasting of sand governments are also to blame. i would construction uses inexpensive see said the strips of asphalt we've built snaking around the world have swallowed up massive amounts of the world's beaches. think about the number of roads that governments across the way have to beat it's the public sector why the largest can do most of sad. how the sand wars even registered on our political leaders radars. access to energy and the development of the forestay on climate change on the reform of the applicant fo

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everyone must have faced covering xing's face coverings on and practice social distancing. >>> we have a list of bay area committees that have cooling centers open for the weekend. for this story on the front page of ktvu.com >>> the governor said coronavirus cases are trending down now that the state resolved its data collection system. officials say a technical glitch created a backlog of close to 300,000 coronavirus test and that led to doubts about the accuracy of the virus numbers being reported by the state. according to johns hopkins university more than 36,000 people have tested positive. the number of deaths is above 11,000 pick this week the daily coronavirus totals are higher than normal as the state clear the backlog. >>> california is the first state in the u.s. to use top 600,000 current vice cases. the governor said that despite that milestone, there is a sign of progress. he said the rate of people testing positive has dropped down to 6.2% and other key indicators are dropping as well. >> hospitalization numbers continue to decline. 14 day is 19.9 b set decreased. that'