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A massive spike in cases forces a shut down in the city of chennai. No work in this great earth expects to sack you like shrek its 3 pound the flea drug also a herd of family mourns while a city protests the latest Police Shooting of a black man in the u. S. City of atlanta a Homicide Investigation is now underway. America demands the release of a former u. S. Marine sentenced to 16 years in prison in russia over allegations of spying and its for qatar has officially opened its 3rd stadium for the 2020 world cup due to coronavirus a prerecorded ceremony rather than a life football match kicks off events at the Education City venue. Here we go after 3 months of lot done several e. U. Countries have finally. He opened their land borders today after a steady decline in the number of corona virus cases and qubit 19 deaths the french president emanuel makower claimed the 1st quote victory with a drop in infection rates frances schengen borders have been reopened and restaurants and cafes are allowed to operate at full capacity in paris nonessential stores in england theyre back in business and many Outdoor Attractions are open to visitors too and greeces 2 main airports have resumed operations giving the countrys all important Tourism Industry a big boost in Asia Thailand ended its 2 month long nationwide curfew but china illustrating the ever present danger of a potential 2nd wave more than 100 new cases have been confirmed in the Capital Beijing several districts remain under lockdown and schools are being closed but 1st lets get this updates on the situation in europe from dominic cain who spent a day on the german denmark border where traffic once again was on the move. The border here is open but controls are still being performed by danish officials who are checking to see the categories of people trying to gain access into the country we now know that they are allowing people in who are residents and citizens of because thats the state im standing in right now bordering their country theyre also allowing in danes of course returning to denmark from germany and tourists who can prove that they have a booking to stay in denmark for 6 nights or more but they are able to turn around to force back people who dont fall into that category contrast that with the german side of the border where there are no officials and because its an inside the shang and zone people can come and go as they please that is good news for the communities on both sides of this border particularly the german side which depend very much on cross border trade for their prosperity certainly a local businessman told me hed lost 85 percent of his trade during the border closures of the last 3 months that is a sentiment thats taking place right around europe certainly other countries reopening their borders and hoping that trade will pick up thats certainly the case in paris in france with other french cities too where bars and restaurants are reopening with social distancing in place to allow for the economy to try to come back certainly from the european perspective there is the will amongst the e. U. Institutions to try to see freedom of movement returned wherever possible but here at least from the german side its there the danish side well they believe that checks should still be taking place as is happening here at the front crossing where im speaking meanwhile he has joined a hole in one of londons busiest shopping streets there certainly a good deal of excitement as we speak outside nike town behind me on the corner of Regent Street in Oxford Street its about to open its doors on a large queue thats been snaking around the block for the last couple of hours at least big discounts. On display in the windows here up to 70 percent off white people obviously anxious to take advantage of those. Its not so Shopping Experience people will have been accustomed to before lock down this the latest step for britain out of its lockdown restrictions shops nonessential shops are allowed now to open thats Department Stores clothing shops sports shops bookshops large and small but with very strict rules in place governing how they operate and how shoppers need to behave the to meet a social distancing rule of course still very much in place not much in evidence in the queue but will have to be observed inside and there i think you can see the queue beginning to move into nike town their history in the making there you go he said you know were getting back to back into life back to reality shows you never think you can have a good year you know. How quiet everything is. Just nice to be outside the other big innovation of the day is the face masks are now compulsory on public transport as the number of commuters and travelers takes up as the lockdown lifts all of which begs the question how many people are actually going to want to brave these conditions particularly with coronavirus still very much around and the answer seems to be well just enough for large stores to be able to cope not enough though for many smaller ones that havent opened and who will probably go on feeling the economic pain of lock down long after its over. Well the World Health Organization says there are more than 100. 00 confirmed cases of corona virus in the chinese Capital Beijing along. At least 20 neighborhoods and schools have also been closed economic analysts are saying chinas recovery is a griscom the outbreak gets out of control reports now from beijing im going to go get there last week nelson kwan his wife abby spent time at the local cafe in beijing played golf and were planning a trip to beaches in Southern China on monday they were asked to take. Tests along with everyone living in their residential compound. Growth through the discovery of a new outbreak in nearby from thai district sparked a lockdown of around 20 neighborhoods on sunday and. d i mean its like. The new cluster reportedly originating in. The biggest wholesale food market in beijing is threatening chinas economic recovery industrial output is bouncing back in may it rose by 4. 4 percent compared to this time last year but retail sales fell by almost 3 percent and fears of a 2nd wave of infections could keep consumers cautious it probably shows that there are some more problems of food supply and also the governments ability to contain this virus so i think be very cautious in their spending more than 80000 people have been tested since friday dozens are confirmed to have covered 19 on the other side of beijing its business as usual but temperature and security checks have intensified schools due to reopen this week remain closed some travel restrictions breed reduced chinas government has sacked officials in charge of beijings tied to start and are trying. Reassure everyone that the situation is under control but after almost 2 months of no local infection residents are afraid that hard won gains in containing the outbreak have been left. Here. You know i mean anybody enjoyed it and has tasted the sense of being able to go back to a sense of normalcy. To see it go backwards anybody. Else inquired will be watching numbers closely hoping his family and neighbors remain. Firmly katrina you aljazeera. The Indian Government will. 50000000. 00 people in the city of chinoy in 3 neighboring districts restrictions in the southeastern region will be enforced from friday until the end of the month because of a large new infections the government has reported 362000 cases with more than 9 and a half 1000. The situation in the capital new delhi is also getting worse as our correspondent elizabeth. Were not as chief minister has announced a complete lockdown for chennai and 3 neighboring districts after meeting with Health Experts about the rising number of cases chennai and these districts are going to go back into the type of lockdown that we saw in late march when only essential services were allowed so essential shops will be allowed to open from 6 oclock in the morning till 2 in the afternoon officers are only allowed to have one 3rd of their staff present and while trains and flights will continue all other vehicles will only be allowed to be used for essential. Services elsewhere in the country and delhi the chief minister has said that they are not going to reinforce a lockdown even though delhi along with. Other worst hit states delis leaders held 2 days of meetings with the countrys interior minister of a. The situation in the capital they have decided to expand testing to anyone who wants to be tested at 1st they had decided to double testing over the next few days and triple after that and then really open it up to everyone they are also going to convert 500. 00 Railway Carriages and to nearly 5000. 00 isolation beds and theyre looking at using sports stadiums and hotels to use Treatment Facilities thats after the Supreme Court called the situation and where there were a lack of beds and some of the other worst hit cities deplorable. Plenty more ahead here on this news for you including a blow to press freedom in the philippines 2 journalists have been convicted of libel of clinking a business to criminal activity. A new operation in an old conflict turkeys military strikes against kurdish fighters inside northern iraq. The sports news in about 30 minutes well hear from the premier League Footballer demanding u. K. Politicians do more to prevent child hunger. One of the philippines most prominent journalists and one of her colleagues theyve both been found guilty of libel maria ressa denies the charges over an article on a news website rup linking a businessman to criminal activity human rights activists say the conviction is a devastating blow to press freedom in the philippines from manila his job. It is seen as a major setback for press freedom in the philippines mariettas one of the most prominent filipina journalists and one of her colleagues found guilty of cyber libel. Thats after an article was published on her website a rappler linking a businessman to criminal activity. Shes expected to appeal against the visitation many say the charges are part of a crackdown against the press by president very good the tear does government i appeal to you the journalists in this room the filipinos who are listening dont be afraid because if you dont use your right. You would. Read them of the press is the foundation of every single right you have as a filipino citizen. Cofounded a rappler thats reported on corruption and the governments socalled war on drugs thats left thousands of filipinos dead since 2016 president the territory has banned rappler staff from covering official events activists of described. As another existential moment in a country long one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists grappler isnt the only news network facing opposition. A. B. S. E b. N. Is the countrys biggest t. V. Network but it was forced to shut down after it was unable to get its franchise renewed by congress the businessman who sued reza has reportedly been a close ally of the president reza says whats happened to rappler is a cautionary tale for the Philippine Press but the governments rejected that saying it back the rights of radio journalist alexander at was who was jailed for libel in 2007 and took his case to the United Nations. And hes barking up the wrong 3. Of their own 3 press that support that alex hunter of no use when he went to the Un Human Rights Committee theres number stronger expression of support perp respray them and not once did the president sue anyone. But Rights Groups say rezzes conviction sense a chilling message to local journalists reporting on corruption in abuses committed by those in power and many filipino journalists say libel laws are being weaponized against critics of the administration. Manila. Persisting in the us city of atlanta against the Police Shooting of a black american the. Straits is demanding criminal Justice Reform to georgias State Capitol building as politicians return to work off the lot done restrictions were lifted brooks was shot on friday during a confrontation with the police at a Fast Food Restaurant the chief of police has since resigned and an officer has been sacked not only was he a day it. He was a loving husband Caring Brother and most importantly to me uncle actually get to know. Silly at the brightest smile and the biggest heart and love today since we were kids. Me imago are both 27 years of age 27 years of age no one walking this great earth expects to be shot and killed like shreyas in the street for the sleep. I can never give my husband that i can never give him beds for actually never tell my daughter oh hes coming to take you for a day and im just thankful for everything that. Everyone is out there doing and i just think if you could just keep it as a peaceful protest that would that would be wonderful because we want to keep his name positive. Well monday marks the 100th anniversary of one of minnesotas darkest moments in history the delusive lynchings on june the 15th 1920 a white mob lynched Elias Clayton Elmer Jackson and isaac mcghie 3 black men whod been falsely accused of a crime to bring this all into context in terms of Race Relations and where we are today with the issue of race in america lets talk now to you who williams hes dean mcquinn distinguished chair and professor of history at the university of st thomas he joins us on skype from st paul minnesota mr williams welcome to the news out how significant was that event 100 years ago. It was a very significant event primarily because at that time most People Associated lynching with the deep south and although there were instance of lynching in northern states in northern communities the duluth lynching became famous because of an infamous photograph that was taken after the murders in which people posed with the bodies and although that was common this photograph in particular was particularly shocking because of the way the manner in which the whites who participated in the killing were celebrating with the bodies and why are people of color still predominantly 3 times more likely to be on the receiving end of violence violence that comes from a place not of legal accuracy or judgment but violence that comes from a much more sinister place a place thats more difficult to control and to educate a route outof. Its a great question and i think most of the best answer is that there are these traditions within the United States that perpetuate that type of inequality extralegal Violence Toward africanamericans has long been a problem in our society and culture in fact when i did b. Wells and booker t. Washington a walter white in the end began documenting lynchings and they pointed to the large number of men of color women of color children of color who were killed by lynch mobs for in some cases no reason other than being indolent or refusing to yield a sidewalk so these were for crimes when we think about our contemporary context and we talk about violence against africanamericans by police many see this is a continuation of the type of not just extra legal violence but legal violence that africanamericans face in public spaces and thats why there is such a visceral reaction not only against the murder of george floyd but a connection to this is stork event that took place here in minnesota in june of 1020 weve got to put this in a mystery in a context moving forward your country 6 months from now well have a general election a president ial election what do people not people of color what do the people of the United States need to hear from either joe biden or donald trump as we head towards november the. What they really need to hear are more than promises unfortunately we have a long history of broken promises and efforts at essential justice for example on friday but one of the principles in the duluth case was all fell apart and now you know 100 years after the event essential justice is no longer what we need we need justice right now and so what both candidates need to do in order to have a platform thats compelling to africanamericans in particular is to talk about concrete ways it dell and to address these types of injustices recently in the u. S. Senate rand paul a senator here i helped to derail an anti lynching bill which many people have argued is legislation its long overdue and order for any candidate to be believable in this context theyre going to have to demonstrate more than just words theyre going to have to point to a concrete agenda about how we deal with this type of extralegal violence and legal violence in the form of Police Brutality mr williams good to talk to you thank you for coming on we appreciate your time thank you for having me saying in america the u. S. Demanding the release today of a former u. S. Marine sentenced to 16 years in prison in russia over allegations of spying pul wieland says the police planted a flash drive containing classified information while he was visiting for a friends wedding 2 years ago the u. S. Secretary of state like pompei o says the u. S. Is quote outraged at the behind closed doors trial in moscow. Ive described these proceedings as a mockery of justice and today just confirmed. An american citizen has been sentenced to a term of 16 years. For a crime for which we have not seen evidence hes not seen he was denied the opportunity to present witnesses and his defense was denied the opportunity to work cooperatively with his defense counsel which in his defense counsel appointed for him not defense counsel he said. So this is a mockery of justice at least by american standards White House Correspondent kimberly says whelans case is likely to make ties between the u. S. And russia even worse. He essentially was deprived of a fair trial in the eyes of the United States which would be required under international and human rights obligations according to the United States they are also concerned about the treatment of this u. S. Citizen while he was detained and while he is detained in russia calling it appalling and that the detention has so far ignored longstanding medical conditions he also has been islip by his family and friends and thats something thats underscored by his brother david whalen who is a statement saying that not only has his brother been convicted to 16 years with hard labor but that the russian legal system has also been found guilty of injustice they say that this case was built on entrapment and that russian judges are political not legal and that is what has resulted in this sentence they also have very low expectations for an appeal they expect to be mounted thats why their family is now calling on u. S. Government officials and specifically President Trump saying that he alone can act to bring paul home we hope he will do so swiftly and there is precedent here the u. S. President has been able to secure releases of an american pastor from turkey from people held in captivity in north korea and just about 10 days ago navy veteran from iran so the pressure is on the u. S. President who for so far has said nothing about this case ok lets get more now from Nina Khrushchev a shes professor of International Affairs at the new school in new york she joins us here on the news on skype Nina Khrushchev great to talk to you again here on aljazeera do you think this man was. Well he could be a spy. But he also is very likely or very could could have been easily set up and the conditions of his arrest were do suggest that he probably was on the radar or Russian Security forces we do know he had friends that were mostly in the military was it because he was seeking information from the russians or because he himself was was a military in the past he was a marine and worked in the security of a car company so easy that one or another so i think he was and he was in he was a person of interest in whether whether as a potential political political. Will for political game or whether there is something on here indeed was available but i think what im worth is very interesting about the keith is he was arrested just a few weeks after mighty of weekend there was a very loud case. Sort of she was she was considered a government agent and she was arrested the day when President Trump and president putin were meeting in helsinki and that was considered to be kind of slap in the face of the russians so the russians who usually often are usually or often act. In a reciprocal matter reciprocal reciprocal manner pick that base man either because he was just the convenient convenient target or because they had a camping on it ok not just for a 2nd just to be clear the woman the tina youre talking about that was the document put it delicately photogenic younger woman who was very close to some very high ranking people within the Republican Movement in the United States in the run up to the tremendous winning of the election. Indeed well actually already i think she was arrested after that it was and it was already when. She was arrested when putin and trump met it was 20 but yes she was in the United States and around that time she was one of those russian spy or considered spy redheads that supposedly sent into the United States for political purposes yes indeed she was. She was there as a as a company she was also got in q. C. s then that was one of the things that seemed even was suspicious that ok well it could filiation that she wanted to build a gun ok but you can also telling us about it youre also telling us you know the relationship in part or youre hinting at the relationship between donald trump. And you talked about helsinki that famously they had a 2 hour closed door conversation and there was nobody else there apart from them it wasnt recorded in any way shape or form if that relationship is so good and donald trump is on record as saying he has a great relationship with mr putin how can they leave or use leverage on that relationship to get this former u. S. Marine back to the u. S. Well as as your correspondent suggested if trump interfere is that is possibly that is very possible and it does seem the way russians usually work as i said they be using it as leverage and. It is a Great Potential for putin to in fact use this case and ask to you know trump goes and asks for most of mr wheeler and maybe they can be some sort of a compromise or some sort of a solution. Worked out because there are high profile russians that being arrested and being held in the United States and they are wanted back in russia so it is possible once again as it was a play with where the might be able to make case there are there instances for example there was a very important war more and cold addict to boot and he is in the United States prison for 25 years and the russians were trying to get him out so well end the record be set up for that particular purpose so he can be used as leverage for the russians for the release on. The russian the russian. People who are in the United States prison ok thats great we appreciate your insight on that story for us nina chris travel there in new york thank you. Thank you. 15 prodemocracy activists in hong kong appeared in court charged with organizing and taking pot and tea cup of protests last year some of facing the most serious allegations of incitement and a potential prison sentence of 5 years. Was there. On a day when prodemocracy activists and political figures are in court for taking part in a mass antigovernment rally last year new details have emerged about the looming National Security law due to be imposed on kong an official from the Liaison Office a body thats meant to monitor events in hong kong and report back to beijing has confirmed that beijing will retain jurisdiction on serious violations of the law he also confirmed that a name on Security Office will supervise the inforce mint of the law last month Chinas Parliament passed a draft resolution to tailor make a security law for hong kong that would outlaw secession subversion terrorism and foreign interference but many here are concerned it will compromise the citys freedoms and rule of law thats what i have also confirmed if a pope destruction of homo rule of law and want to change it through a rule by fear but of course the worst is. The worst National Security all coming home 7. Some of the defendants came out of court chanting prodemocracy slogans among them martin lee the man known here as the father of democracy and media tycoon jimmy lie along with the president and former legislative councillors the day session centered around the prosecution requesting for the case to be moved to a higher court so they could impose more severe punishment but the defendants lawyers said such a move was unprecedented in a case like this. Still to come here in the news for you a landmark but it took the u. S. Supreme court back in protections for l. G. B. T. Workers against discrimination. Also had would suppose classes from family members and friends are becoming a lifeline for coronavirus patients in mexico. And in school it was and the the sound of silence is going signs you missed the chance to witness this cycle defining moment. And there it is just one word to describe conditions across the middle east and that of course is whole it is typical for this time of year to tell much as i continue to rise now to the north across turkey we have got that of a class this could give one or 2 showers fading light theres a ghost you choose it may be a stray shower crawls into angra with a very pleasant High Temperature of 28 degrees and feeling pretty good today on the eastern end of the madras than beirut temperatures in the mid to high twentys but away from there it is hot 48 in baghdad the same across into kuwait and these winds are strong coming from the north and blowing across his halt in an area right there down across into cats all the u. S. And how much is in the mid fortys but its also very hot across areas of the hot weather were all the way from the Caucasus Mountains right the way down towards the south a wednesday some a cloud popping up into the west and could bring an afternoon shot but really nothing more than that so much as however into Southern Africa have been on the low side weve got a few more showers working their way up eastern areas of south africa some showers further into the interior as well so just the high in johannesburg and is it going to choose those rain showers still very much in the picture but some really heavy rain pushing into southern mozambique and really spreading northwards throughout the day. At night in a stalking somali bombs patrolled streets police. Want to hand out a look of. Pain tired of Gang Violence they use the maternal approach to prevent crime. A little bit by the stories we dont often hear told by the people who live the mothers of rain could be this is europe on aljazeera. Coveted beyond well so. Taken without hesitation. Bolton died saying. Our defines our while we should not have to trade our culture for oil and gas we live here we make the rules people in power investigates exposes and questions they use and abuse of power around the globe on aljazeera. For a. Welcome if youre just joining us this is the news our live from our headquarters here and recapping your main stories several e. U. Countries have finally reopened their land borders today following 3 months of lockdown there has been a decline in the number of cases and nations are seeking to get their economies moving once again. The crowds are protesting in the u. S. City of atlanta against the Police Shooting of a black american demonstrators are demanding criminal Justice Reform sree shot Brooks Family are asking demonstrators to remain peaceful to honor his name. The u. S. Is demanding the Immediate Release of paul with them is a former u. S. Marine sentenced in russia to 16 years spying for the u. S. Secretary of state michael comp a. O. Since america is outraged at the verdict and has demanded his release. Staying in the states the u. S. Supreme court today ruled that bt workers cannot be fired or face other Workplace Discrimination juice their Sexual Orientation or their gender identity the ruling expands civil rights protections to millions of gay and transgender workers who live in states that provide no such protection the 63 ruling is a blow to Donald Trumps administration which had argued that gay workers were not covered by federal civil rights laws lets go live now to washington and our correspondent tracking that story for us mike hanna so mike this 63 ruling was handed down because the court was reacting to a number of cases it wasnt just one case in particular. Correct there were 3 cases that were being considered by the courtroom guarding gender inequality in the workplace as you mentioned the trumpet ministrations suffering a serious blow here urged the justices to hold that that 964 Civil Rights Act law did not apply to the people however the court ruled 6 to 3 now very significantly here and this is what people were waiting for the majority opinion was written by neil judge appointed by donald trump and observateur watching him very closely but of course said she wrote an opinion very strong opinion in which he made very clear that he would stick to what is a textual interpretation of the law his argument was that whether or not the framers of that particular law back in 1964 meant it to include gay or transgender people that did not matter the words of the law are all that matters he argued significantly to the chief Justice John Roberts did not write his own opinion he agreed with neil gore such as opinion so a very strong sign from this particular court that it will stick to its principles not necessary be swayed by any Political Considerations that dissenting judges judges thomas alito and cavanaugh wrote blistering dissents to the judgment that lead to in particular describing it as an arrogant decision blistering words from a judge against some of his colleagues but certainly a very significant ruling indeed does this also represent something of a sting in the tail for the the Trump White House in as much as you know there was a point perhaps 2 years into his administration when he was very keen to get his very particular sort of political interpretation of the Supreme Court in play in play some people saying world is very much right of center because its no got mr trumps fingerprints over the Supreme Court and the people who make up the court. Well indeed yes because he has appointed 2 judges to the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh and neil gore such as i mentioned but there are interesting 1000000 thats the number of trump related cases still to be adjudicated on by the court the decision still to be made public among these is a question not a tax returns there are 2 separate cases there one with congress seeking to get a look at his financial records the other the city of new york seeking to get a look at trumps financial records the court is still to announce its decisions on that the court also has to announce a decision on the adecco legislation that could but of all the residential rights of some 800000. 00 children of immigrants now the court is deciding whether the Trump Administration had the right the administrative rights to simply end that legislation as it wants to do without giving sufficient argument for its term eyes so certainly these cases are very important indeed they should be coming up within the next few days away in the weeks however one case that will not come up is the issue of qualified immunity for government workers now this had been much discussed this involves some 8 cases 7 of which involved Police Violence however the Supreme Court has decided to push this back to the lower courts mike thanks very much ok from washington to the other coast major Police Unions in california are calling for sweeping reforms to be implemented racist Police Officers and lessen the use of new diesel force chokeholds i guess were talking about here the proposal follows weeks of protests and marches against Police Violence sparked of course 3 weeks ago by the death of George Floyd Los Angeles the Los Angeles Mayor has already pledged to slash 150000000. 00 from its Police Budget live to rob reynolds following the story for us out of los angeles so rob just take us through what we think theyre going to do. Well the Police Unions have called for some reforms these are the 3 largest unions of Police Officers in the United States they are calling for decreased use of force not just chokeholds although that has already been addressed by the governor of california outlawing certain techniques of strangling strangulation type chokeholds that were taught in the Police Academy but also notably setting up a nationwide database for Police Officers who are fired for gross misconduct in one jurisdiction to prevent them from them being rehired in the next town over or a town in another state the so that would be something that does not exist at this time and that would be. A significant step the Police Unions took out full page ads in the Washington Post and all of the major california newspapers but some elected officials and activists are referring to this as a distraction and perhaps a face saving move by Police Unions the unions around the country have used their increased incidence of political power in the past to thwart efforts to reform or reigning in their power and have furiously defended khan the conduct of some officers that has been described as significant really illegal and in the copper for example in the well known case in buffalo new york yes im sorry go ahead no sorry sorry i think were just about to lose the line thats well a one quick point weve seen the democrat inspired legislation thats now going in committee in on capitol hill so thats being discussed were talking about defunding the police already were talking about the unions wanting stuff to happen is there a risk here that it wont happen federally at the same time and it might be. Piecemeal between different states wealthy states like california or poorest states or states say where there is very much you know a really sharp issue when it comes to how predominantly white Police Forces interact with protel monthly black communities of citizens there are 800000 separate Police Forces in this country so a piecemeal approach is not what the people who are demonstrating peacefully in the wake of George Floyds death want they want a overhaul of policing there is of course the strand of thought of Defunding Police that is not getting a lot of support as such from democrats on capitol hill even less so from republicans but significant reforms significant cut in funds in cities like los angeles which are already being proposed and are likely to pass and in minneapolis these things are Going Forward but again 800000 Police Separate Police Forces in a country of 320000000 people thats a lot of work to do bit by bit ok rob many thanks good to talk to you thank you. At least 40000000 soldiers have been killed and dozens are missing after an ambush by an armed group there the attack happened in the village of goma cora close to the border with mauritania on sunday the un earlier said gunmen killed 2 of its peacekeepers in the North Western region. Turkey has downplayed the delay in talks with russia on libya the Turkish Foreign minister met flute cover so news says the hold up had nothing to do with any disagreements mr cupples solo made those comments during a meeting with his iranian counterpart java in ankara turkey is meeting with russia was expected to focus on libya and syria are the 2 countries support opposing sides in long standing conflicts. Israel started the construction of a road connecting illegal settlements through the occupied East Jerusalem area palestinian activists say the socalled american road is part of a wide ranging plan to cut the eastern half of the city off from occupied the occupied west bank is harry fawcett. A long planned road through occupied East Jerusalem is rapidly taking shape the american road named after a route that was abandoned part built by a u. S. Contractor at the end of jordanian rule here in 1967 will instead become an israeli artery improving links between illegal settlements to the south east and north of the city its supporters call it a bypass that will benefit settlers and palestinians alike. A resident doesnt have to pass through traffic in the city because the russian out of this road the road will of course if the whole population living here who wants to pass from north to south without getting stuck in traffic. But in the palestinian neighborhood of. A very different interpretation that the road is part of israels plan to close off occupied East Jerusalem to the west bank and and any lingering hope of the city being a future palestinian capital this will eliminate the project and the possibility of creating a viable personally and state initially to a separate the city of jerusalem from the northern and southern parts of the west bank the Reuters News Agency says the road will be 8 kilometers long and include a tunnel under palestinian neighborhood close to the old city and of course none of this is happening in isolation from the current politics the illegal settlements that this road will link are among those that the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is promising to start an exciting as early as next month on sunday and monday the u. S. Ambassador to israel has been an annexation talks with netanyahu and his rival turned Coalition Partner benny gantz in an attempt to bring both onto the american policy path in the meantime work continues on the american road just part of what the palestinian leadership views as a decades long process of de facto annexation on the ground are a force that occupied East Jerusalem to mexico where hospitals dont have a system update families of coronavirus patients it leaves many people anxiously waiting outside for news of their loved ones but some have found a new way to pass on messages heres john holdren. If this bit of paper means the world to christian. Its for crystal for the whos picked up to a ventilator fighting covert in mexico citys General Hospital theres no visits no video calls allow and thats why the nurse was about to have the idea to deliver letters from relatives to patients and read them aloud its become a lifeline to the families this is the 40th one from christian and his sister jessica puppy only a minister is this going to go you have to do the same for mary was a good person i think ok. This is. Where thank. Goodness this is her number here pretty much the same 1st grade in the story right there and you know the most which. Is the most. Disturbing most difficult in. Memory is think this kid would be their mom. Kristoffer always heavily sedated for those volatile since his vital signs still jump when he reads the letters to him and that helps christian to. Miss began saying this began to be taken with respect him didnt suspend its. Aid us i mean he. Focused on what i keep going on and i said its now you tell me youre single its the most and. The plans now theres a whole group of families on the citys doing the same case for thomas hes going to today hes brought along a letter from his 11 year old sister or like almost us its better yesterday but it did start your day charlie gotten us yet others you know are going to not get over here anymore. My god this is my. Formal. How was it been for you to be sending these letters to your record on which only bottle of them at the. Moment those. Are not true but i seem pretty. I dont know if 1st. Week of the film in this piece we found out that 2 masses died tomasky in sr had died john homan how does it make screw city well the pandemic has forced the closure of cinemas around the world that many drive in venues while theyve stayed open for moviegoers in search of the big screen experience at a safe distance from the people rose jordan reports now from virginia. Ah in the middle of the covert 19 pandemic americans are tired of being cooped up inside watching movies on their big screen t. V. s not surprisingly those living close to a drive in Movie Theater are seizing the moment sunny barry says the drive in was a joy of his childhood in the 1960 s. Here they have a playground so we discuss plague to get on the playground and do all that great in the team here running around and pass out and in the a 2nd movie was full of the older people you know so they watch the older films it is all pleasure to welcome you to skyline in the 1950 s. And 1960 s. Some 4000 drive in theaters opened their gates to americans every weekend theyre ready for. Food socializing and the latest entertainment all on order but as land values soared in the 1970 s. And 1980 s. Theater owners took the money and ran only 300. 00 or so drive in theaters are in Business Today and youre going to have we decided to come on out of the family and enjoy the beautiful weather though you can at one time like Sonny Berry Jim cooper grew up loving the drive in and then his dream of being here all the time came true thank you i became a patron and 19 a home and i started to talk with the family of about us theyd all and i always told them if you have a one of the give up. Right now and one that got that phone call on this night coupes job is making sure the customers follow new Public Health rules and that we see the folks in. Every car 2 meters apart. Paying for snacks with the phone app and though one can listen to the sound on the car radio the Old Fashioned window speakers are covered in plastic. Just to be safe you can actually have even though that theyre covered up youre still going to. Sunny barry and his family saying that even with the rules the drive in is a gift on a lovely spring night we have a big family and its hard to limit our gatherings to 10 people at a time so we figured this would be a good option we can maintain some sort of self social distancing with the children its always hard though. As the sun goes down moviegoer settlin and enchanting story and each Others Company under the stars 2 meters apart roslyn jordan aljazeera stephen city virginia. Still to come here on the news hour. In Sports Councils world cup organizers pay tribute to Frontline Health workers around the world and you see it with that story on the other side of the break. The war room. Sports is ending thank you so much pates of all cats are has officially opened its 3rd stadium for the 2022 world cup coronavirus a pre recorded ceremony rather than a life football match kicks off events at the education. Even you. Cats are national same played a central role in proceedings which pay tribute to Frontline Health workers around the world the 40000. 00 seat arena will host games up to the quarter finals country or use 8 stadiums in all for the tournament with sumo due to open up before the end of the year in some parts of the world it is already possible to look ahead to better types in others we still have to be extremely careful stay strong and united in the meantime the newer stadium in Education City reminds us that football will return and Manchester United striker Marcus Rushford has written an open letter to u. K. Politicians asking them to do more to prevent child hunger in the country during the coronavirus lockdown children from low income families have been given food vouchers but that support is due to stop during the summer break well since march the 22 year old has helped raise more than 25000000. 00 for the food Charity Fashion you know 45 percent of of people like me black people people in different ethnic minorities. You know living in poverty. You know i was i was very close to to be in one of what 4 or 5 percent of people want to help and definitely not people want to help but they dont have the understanding of the knowledge behind. They dont know how many people its actually actually a fact and when asked all managed to make a lot sets a tested positive for corona virus in march it prompted the suspension of the premier league 3 months on an arsenal getting ready to play Manchester City on wednesday as the league restarts outside a says the games without fans will be a challenge. Yeah. There is no. Drive. Or. Buy in munich are within sight of an 8th straight German League title the team getting ready to take on verge of bremen on choose day a win it will give them a record 30th abundance League Championship and bond will have. Miller back for that game they missed saturdays see one win over brushing watching glad back through suspension by leverkusen have moved into the Champions League spots their 4th after drawing one want to get there shall come of accusing grabbing a point for the late equaliser this goal also helping shall receive some unwanted history theyve now gone 13 games without a victory the longest winless run in club history now lets face is expected to be confirmed as a hub city for the stanley cup playoffs when the n. H. L. Returns to action the league with the 24. 00 top ranked teams heading straight into the playoffs all remaining regular season games have been scrapped the players will be held in 2 cities with the locations set to be announced in the next few days weve been talking to argue right sir ken bulky about why last vegas is ahead of the pack. I think the number one thing is just the Hotel Accommodations like they are theres so many hotel rooms there are so many different options that they can have and in this case the n. H. L. M. G. M. Is basically saying you can have an entire resort so whether thats New York New York or park m. G. M. Or m. G. M. Grand or wherever it happens to be theyre planning on shutting the resort down completely and giving it all to an n. H. L. To the n. H. L. So they can have 12 teams and one resort i think that gives them a huge leg up on any other place really in all of america are canada that they just dont have that option theyre just not as many hotel rooms its not as simple and theyre not walking distance to the arena like they are here and they are still planning on doing 12 teams from the east and 12 teams from the west into different cities theres still an issue in canada that they have a mandatory 14 day quarantine period that anybody entering the country has to go through and unless they were to waive that work get rid of that candidate wouldnt be an option somethings better than nothing so getting back on the ice getting that back on t. V. Finding different streams of revenue at least there is some sort of stream of revenue where if they were to just call it quits thered be nothing and theyd be pushing on to next season where we dont even know if theres going to be fans next season either or players describe the atmosphere variously as subdued and even strange but goals did get through its north american roots and after the coronavirus lockdown daniel won the 1st p. J. Title in 3 months low american cullen marco missed this decisive plus in a playoff celebrations means he was no crowns allowed at this event in texas. On the u. S. Open tennis tournament is set to go ahead albeit without fans many star players including never joke of it sion rafael nadal have voiced concerns about taking part in the event due to the impacts of coverage 19 right now all top level of events have been suspended the u. S. Open does have a bit of time it is due to starts at the end of august. Ok that is how your sports is looking for now and they thank you very much barbara is next from london ill see you here from 15 g. Tomorrow until then thanks for watching about. One of the really special things that working for al jazeera is that even as a camera woman i get to have so much empathy and contribution to a story i feel we cover this region better than anyone else would be for it is you know its very challenging the ability particularly because you have a lot of people that are divided on political issues we are we the people we live to tell the real story so ill just mandate is to deliver indepth journalism we dont feel inferior to the audience across the globe. The plight of the Syrian People and the violence they endure is plain for all to see. But behind closed doors a months time it inflicted on the women. Here from the brave few who survived macias indignity and dan to tell the tale. Silent when a witness. Documentary on out is iraq june 19th 67 sixtys there redrew the map of the middle east is americas victory of the israeli army in that war war the greatest tragedy in the history of islam 50 years later aljazeera explores the events leading to the war and its consequences which is still felt today we tried everything went to the United Nations we tried mediation contacts with Different Countries and it was clear that all this was to do with the war in june. Save humanity i really really not getting anywhere near it. The new cluster of cases in beijing and plans for a fresh lockdown in india trigger warnings of a possible 2nd wave of covert 19 but its a different picture in europe for border controls are being eased then cafes and restaurants are fully reopened in france. Barbara said are you watching the aljazeera live from london also coming up. In the middle of town for the family here