Contain a spike in toronto virus infections and the number of cases in the u. S. Passes 4000000. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program China has ordered the United States to close its consulate in the western city of chengdu the tit for tat move comes after washington told beijing to shut its consulate in Houston Texas earlier this week further escalating tensions between the 2 nations. And journalist bolling r. Is standing by for us with the view from beijing mathias what more can you tell us. Thats pretty much what we know china has ordered the closure of the consulate in chengdu this is one of 5 consulates the u. S. Has in the chinese mainland and this was expected 2 days ago the u. S. Surprised china by ordering the closure of the consulate in houston and this is now the response that china has 2 days later for its part the United States says that that was due to concerns regarding intellectual property that a close that consulate china has promised retaliation since earlier in the week why did it choose the consulate in chengdu specifically. Seems to be the most reciprocal move that they can could take chengdu is covering a big vast region in western china its an important populous part of china however it is not where most u. S. Businesses are if so its pretty much comparable to euston which covers of course an important region of the u. S. But is not as important as new york san francisco. The equivalents would be joe and shanghai for the latter so chengdu is pretty much a classical tit for tat move as you have already said how serious is this escalation mathias for relations between beijing and washington. This is of course an escalation this this disclosure in the 1st place of the use consulate is a massive escalation one that nobody expected china seems to have been taken by surprise by this what weve seen that day is that suddenly news were emerging that they were going burning documents in the consulate and nobody knew why and then it was china that hard to confirm that it was ordered to close the consulate while the u. S. While it was night in the u. S. And nobody had communicated anything this through this move by china was widely expected it is recent reciprocal so that this is not a further escalation but it leaves the tensions between the u. S. And china where they were their relationship is at an all time low since the 2 countries have developed diplomatic relations in the and of the 970 s. Bolinger in beijing thank you. Well have a developing story just coming in for you now Iraqi Forces Say that they have freed the chairman our curator create crater excuse me hella mavis who was kidnapped by militants in baghdad on tuesday she runs an art program at the iraqi Art Collective target sources said that she had left her office and was riding her bicycle when she was kidnapped well have more on that story as it comes in. Well u. S. President donald trump has canceled plans for a large scale Republican National convention in florida next month because of the coronavirus pandemic the 4 night celebration was expected to draw some 10000 people to mark trumps formal nomination as the partys candidate for the november election the decision to call off the event comes as the u. S. Surpasses 4000000. 00 coronavirus cases. A tough decision for a president who loves nothing more than a crowd. Donald trump canceled the Republican Convention in florida amid surging coronavirus cases across the state i looked at my team and i said the timing for this event is not right just not right with whats happened recently the flare up in florida to have a Big Convention its not the right time its really something that for me i have to protect the American People thats what ive always done thats what i always will do thats what im about says it in a significant change in rhetoric since his rally in tulsa which saw thousands pack into an arena trump stressed the issue of safety looking forward to. The viruss epi center continues to migrate across the country from l. A. Hotspots like new york now hitting other densely populated states like florida haad. Thursday march a record high for the state with more than 170 deaths and 10000 new infections some hospitals are reaching a Tipping Point and this hospital in miami is that full capacity some of the stuff also contract with the virus. Its unpredictable so we learned about. What its like to be faced with something that we dont know anything about it if you think about a lot of other medical illnesses we know about it weve studied the know how to treat it we can expand our treatment ability is this really came out of nowhere or. Black florida trump 2 is facing an apu battle according to opinion polls. A major criticism ivys handling of the pandemic in an Election Year could be enough to cost him the tough job. Of the standoff between protesters and federal police shows no sign of abating in the u. S. City of portland meantime protesters supporting the black lives Matter Movement have objected to the presence of federal officers sent by u. S. President Donald Trump Police have regularly fired tear gas at protesters who have been described as agitators and anarchists by trump the portlands mayor says that the officers are making the protests worse trump has said that he will send federal police to other u. S. Cities in an effort to crack down on the crime our correspondent in those polls had us this update from one of those cities chicago. President donald trump has Just Announced that c. Will send federal agents to the city of chicago which is true this is one of the murder capitals of the United States but the people here do not want federal agents to take care of the problem is there anything they want federal funding for their schools where here in the middle of a protest is led mainly by young people as for now we havent seen any federal agents in the protests turns out to be more like a 3 party run a while and crash between the police and the protesters. And that was even asked paul in the u. S. Lets get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world a u. S. An f. 15 fighter jet that flew close to an iranian passenger plane was at a safe distance according to u. S. Officials but iranian sources say that the mohan air flight was forced to descend quickly to avoid a collision injuring some of the passengers the plane landed safely but the incident is likely to increase tension between the u. S. And iran. Protesters in israel have been keeping up the pressure on Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu for what they see as his governments mishandling of the Coronavirus Crisis israel has just reported more than 2000 new cases in one day. If you o. P. s Prime Minister has hailed the early filing of the massive down on the blue nile river as historic the announcement came as the Prime Minister said that his country have reached a major common understanding with don and egypt over the controversial project. South africas presidency obama poster has announced that Public Schools will close for 4 weeks as confirmed coronavirus cases rose to more than 400000 he said that it was important to ensure that schools did not become sites of transmission. All stumble Zaha A Sophia will host friday prayers a later today the mosques 1st such Service Since the building was converted into a museum more than 80 years ago now of originally a cathedral it has stood at the heart of istanbul for 1500 years its recent conversion back into a mosque triggered an outcry. Leon has this reports. The highest of fear is temples landmark. It symbolizes the byzantine the ottoman as well as the turkish period. The architecture is so marvelous that the old byzantines believed that the dome was held by god himself of the beauty of clear cover that took the mark but it also marked out that of this. Young mans quarter show knows everything about the heaviest for 20 years he has been guiding tourists to the World Heritage site and when he talks about it he is still amazed every time. But right now everything is different 1st the Museum Closed due to the coronavirus and then the museum was suddenly no longer a museum. Because president projectile bad one turned he had years of fear back into a mosque he. Was a christian citizen of this country it saddens me but im trying to stay calm as a mosque the highest will still be open for visitors they can even enter free of charge in the future but the rules will probably change that we give you short notice is good which im up at all not at all which. This it is will now only be permitted outside prayer times was a x. And i can see that testify that the i. A. S. Of fear was the most Important Church of christianity for centuries will be covered with curtains during worship. And. Best and biggest decision ever made for turkey. Its great news for the entire muslim world which weve been longing for this for more than 80 years. To monitor this news. There. I am here we can see these days and thanks to our president for this decision. Many people here are happy that they had us a few years now in moscow again but theres also a lot of criticism the European Union has called the decision regrettable the u. S. A disappointment pope francis said he was very distressed and unesco wants to review the August Sophia status as a World Heritage site. The criticism does not only come from abroad like yours or that some people in istanbul consider the hagia sophia decision to be a political maneuver by outlining. Their doctrine already have enough mosques in istanbul we dont need another one i think this has clearly been a political decision. To make us wonder if you just do that to distract people from the actual problems in this country the economic crisis and high inflation he was and is all about i also feel how he is a fear is a museum because i am absolutely against making it a mosque because istanbul is home to many religious beliefs but if she hears. The. Tourist guide young his quarter shuttle for example belongs to the Greek Orthodox minority in turkey people in his church see themselves as descendants of the byzantines who built the heaviest yet in the 6th century for them its part of their identity. But younis is reluctant to voice criticism he says his community has experienced many setbacks and yet theyve always managed to move on. And that nationalists of course now celebrate the highest afia decision as a victory in the country because theyre a very Small Community they dont hear us. In a country with more than 80000000 people its not easy to make a few 1000 voices heard which means. Chicks be a car that will issue. Nearly 4000000 people visited the fia last year. And john has courted hopes that he can continue to show this monument to his many tourists as possible because for him regardless of its status it remains the most beautiful landmark you stumble. Now quickly before we go we want to tell you that a german chocolate maker has won the right to trademark a shape the countrys top court has decided that british boss famous famous square shaped chocolate 10 be legally protect it the Company Registered it in the 1990 s. But a competing browed took or to court saying of the trademark protection for its simple shape is going too far the court did not agree a case perhaps of a company biting off more than it can chew so say. Next arc over 1000 special with my colleague ben physical and im sorry kelly thanks for watching. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and. Our corona updates. From the covert 19 special next on d w. This is going to interest the entire streams of jurors or dealing with and even at that i killed many civilian