Its been a week since china imposed a Controversial National security law today weve got to see full details of the powers it gives hong kongs police. Heres nprs emily fungs verdict. In a weeks time, hong kong has gone from this mainland based reporters dream to an operating environment designed to strike the fear of law into anyone who wants to mildly talk about dissent. Well, the authorities published details of these powers on monday night. As you can see, theres a lot of it. Here are some of the main points under what it calls urgent circumstances, police can search a place without a warrant. People under investigation can be prevented from leaving hong kong. If police consider that what they call a message on an electronic platform is likely to endanger National Security, they can ask the platform to remove it and ban the user. They can also ask the Service Provider to provide identification records or decryption assistance. Whatsapp, facebook, telegram and twitter today said they have paused the processing of government requests for user data in hong kong. Facebook said. We have a global process for government requests, and in reviewing each individual request, we consider facebooks policies, local laws and International Human rights standards. Also schools have been ordered to remove any books that dont comply with the National Security law. Heres our china correspondent Stephen Mcdonnell on what were seeing here. As is plain for everyone to see, the line from beijing and carrie lams administration that hong kongs state security law would only impact a handful of violent extremists is on so many levels demonstrable nonsense. By all means defend the law, but dont lie. In hong kong, pro democracy activist joshua wong made this plea today. With the risk of our personal safety, with the threat of a life sentencing, we might be worried and also being targeted by beijing, but we also encourage the Global Community to let our voice be heard in the world. Once we still have any possibility, we still have two let the world know that now is the time to stand with hong kong, and now is the time for hong kongers to keep oui the time for hong kongers to keep our momentum. We saw what happens when there is push back from the International Community today. Last week, the uk offered several million hong kongers a path to british citizenship in direct reaction to the new law. Today, the Chinese Ambassador to britain said this. The uk government keeps making irresponsible remarks on Hong Kong Affairs through its so called six monthly report on hong kong, make unwarranted accusations against the National Security law for hong kong as they are and even talks about changing the arrangement of British National overseas passport holders in hong kong. This move constitutes gross interference in chinas internal affairs, openly trampling on the basic norm governing international relations. And this is the uk foreign secretarys response to that. The real issue here is one of trust and whether china can be trusted to live up to its International Obligations and responsibilities and thatis obligations and responsibilities and that is a measure that we are telegraphing, along with many of our allies and indeed Many International partners around the world to beijing particularly in relation to what we have seen in hong kong. Hong kong isnt the only issue that might impact uk china relations. The uks decision to allow the chinese Telecoms Firm huawei to be involved in its 56 network is being reconsidered. Heres the prime minister. Im very, very determined to get broadband into every part of this country, you know, reaching out across the whole of the uk, and we are convinced that we can do that, and im also determined that the uk should not be in any way vulnerable toa high should not be in any way vulnerable to a high risk state benders, so we have to think carefully about how we will handle that, we will have to come up with the right technological solutions, but also we will have to make sure we continue to deliver the broadband that the uk needs. Heres helen catt on the domestic political calculations for the prime minister. A lot of conservative backbenchers, there are a fair number of those who are still quite unhappy at the involvement of huawei in the uks sg networks in telecoms infrastructure, so networks in telecoms infrastructure, so much so that even with the majority of 80 there have been some nerves about whether or not downing street can get this bill through, so what has changed . That has been pretty consistent for several months. What has changed, though, is the us decision to impose sanctions on huawei, and what that has done is to effect how it is able to manufacture its chips, its processes , manufacture its chips, its processes, and there are concerns that the may now be less safe and less secure, and that is the sort of report we understand is being considered by the government at the moment, and which could signal this shift and this change. Of course this whole thing is bound up not only in the International Disputes between china and the us, being pulled into that, and the political pressure in westminster, but of course the other thing to remember is if huawei were not to be involved or have its kit taken out of some of the uk infrastructure, they could also be consequences on things like the speed of delivery of broadband, that was a key conservative ma nifesto that was a key conservative manifesto pledge to roll out full fibre broadband everywhere by 2025, so fibre broadband everywhere by 2025, so theres quite a lot going on here. So there are domestic considerations but theres pressure to make an example too. Heres a former head of mi6 writing in the ft. The uk should bar huawei from its 56 network. The west also needs to unite and stand firm against rising chinese aggression. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams with more on the global diplomacy involved in this. There has been a considerable shift even sincejanuary, there has been a considerable shift even since january, when the British Government announced it would let huawei take up around 35 of the sg network, the infrastructure for that network. Clearly there has been a rethink, there has been a report drawn up in recent weeks, it has now been submitted to the government, and that report, we understand, says that because the United States has imposed sanctions on huawei, it means that the technical, the offer that has been made by huawei to the British Government is no longer as safe and secure as it might be, because theyre going to have to rely on other technology. Huawei is going to have to rely on other technology, since it cant access american microprocessors and software, and so that is causing the British Government, which has argued that security of the network is absolutely paramount, that is clearly causing the government to rethink. Probably in the next week to three weeks, we will find out what the outcome of that rethink is. The us remains the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. It has close to three million confirmed cases, and more than 52,000 new infections were reported on sunday. Florida is one of the biggest areas of concern. The infection rate is escalating and total infections are now past 200,000. 11,000 of them were reported on sunday. This was all happening across the july 4th celebrations at the weekend. This beach in miami would usually be packed. This year it was shut, and a city wide curfew was in place. This is why florida is taking this so seriously. Another stark statistic is that its infections rose by 168 in june. Its daily infection rate is above any recorded by a european country at the height of the pandemic there. So florida is right in the middle of this so is texas. Cases there have now passed 200,000, and more than 8,000 people were hospitalised on sunday. According to local media, hospitals may reach capacity within two weeks. And theres an ongoing political debate about whether the state needs a stay at home order. Next, onto arizona. Infections are rising rapidly, close to 100,000 now. Gyms, bars and cinemas have all been closed until the end of the month, and more than 5,000 people were admitted to hospital on sunday. There are concerns there too that hospitals may reach their limits. Heres one emergency doctor. It is absolutely terrifying. We are having whole families who end up in the hospital. We had one family with three members who were actually on ventilators in the i see you, and you see how it is devastating for the families, the community and for Health Care Workers holding their hands in their moments of need. It is nothing short of devastating. It is nothing short of devastating. It is challenging, because our works pa ces is challenging, because our workspaces in the hospitals are totally full, our entire staff, ta kes totally full, our entire staff, takes entire staff, team, of respiratory doctors and nurses, even down to admin support, to really be able to take care of patients the way we typically can, and were just not able to, both because the degree of sickness that the patients have, how much time it takes for each patient over and over again, and our exhausted workforce. Weve been on deployment essentially if you will since march, and it is simply exhausting, people are ending up with acute stress. Latin america 110w. Ill have updates on brazil and el salvador but first bolivia. Compared to some of its neighbours, its been faring well. But unfortunately, the numbers are now starting to move. Infections have passed 38,000. And there have been over 1,300 deaths. Also, the Health Minister has tested positive. The mining minister and minister of the presidency have too. These escalating numbers are a particular concern because bolivia is one of the poorest countries in latin america. Its Health System is ill equipped to cope with a pandemic. This is the city of cochabamba its been badly hit and crematoriums are overwhelmed. These are workers digging makeshift graves. And this footage illustrates the pressure on bolivias resources. This coffin holds the body of a 62 year old who died from covid 19 it was left on the street for hours because cemeteries had to close their doors. Next el salvador. The chief of cabinet, mario duran is on the left here. In the past 24 hours hes tested positive for the virus. The salvadorean government has imposed some of the toughest measures in latin america keeping cases below 8,000. A further reopening of the economy has been delayed by two weeks. Brazil is the epicentre of the pandemic in latin america. Cases have passed 1. 6 million. And there have been more than 64 000 deaths. Some experts believe brazil is on track to become the country with the highest death toll by late july. This New York Times graphic shows that sao paulo is the worst affected state. It alone has more than 320,000 infections. But even as the crisis worsens the city is getting back to business. In the past two hours, hair salons, bars and restaurants have all reopened. Katy watson is fair, live with us on outside source. Katie, help me understand the justification of this reopening, given the case numbers . Well, simply that they think that they can cope. I mean, if you take they can cope. I mean, if you take the example of sao paulo, it is the wealthiest state in brazil. They have looked at issues such as occupation of intensive care beds, the death toll, and theyve labelled, across the state, they have labelled municipalities in a series of five phases, so if you hit a certain phase you can reopen, if the situation gets worse, they have to go back to closing, so here in sao paulo city, they have been able to reopen, in fact i had just taken a walk around the block and for the last three months there have been restau ra nts a nd last three months there have been restaurants and beauty salon is absolutely closed, it has been dead, but just Walking Around absolutely closed, it has been dead, butjust Walking Around in the space ofa butjust Walking Around in the space of a couple blocks, several restau ra nts of a couple blocks, several restaurants all getting ready, reopening, and it feels much more alive, but of course many experts are saying this is coming out com pletely are saying this is coming out completely the wrong time. And those businesses which are opening, presumably they are having to follow a range of rules . Absolutely, so when i walked by, there were yellow arrows pointed painted on the floor to show which way to walk to collect your food in a restaurant. Floor to show which way to walk to collect yourfood in a restaurant. I saw another several restaurants with hand sanitiser waiting there, so people obviously have to use that when they come in the restaurant, and distance to tables as well, so those are the measures they are putting in. But of course a few days ago, rio reopened its bars and restau ra nts, ago, rio reopened its bars and restaurants, and there were images and video coming out, showing people absolutely packed into these bars, not Wearing Masks as is mandatory across much of brazil, so that is the concern that people are now desperate to get back into some sort of normality, though we are very far from that sense of normality here in brazil with the death toll still rising. Wade katie, thank you. Stay with us on oustide source, still to come, well look at the issue of postal voting in the us and why its become such a controversial political issue. The British Government has announced emergency funding for theatres, galleries and museums. Will gompertz reports. Theatres, music venues, cinemas and museums across the country have been brought to their knees by the covid 19 pandemic, with many saying they would be bankrupt within weeks without emergency government support. That arrived today with Oliver Dowden the culture secretary announcing a £1. 75 billion rescue package for the culture and heritage sector. The announcement has been warmly welcomed by many arts leaders, who say they can now see a way for their organisations to survive, at least until the spring. Of the total amount, £270 million will be made available as loans, with the rest, the vast majority, coming in the form of grants. There are likely to be many winners, but the money has come too late for some venues, which have already been forced to close, while others only just clinging on to the hope of a post pandemic return. This is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. China warns the uk over interference in hong kong and over fresh questions about huaweis role in uk telecoms. Now were going to take a detailed look at why the seemingly dry issue of postal voting has become a Major Political issue in the us. The president ial election is in november and covid 19 means votings going to take longer at polling booths. So many states are looking to expand postal voting. I think that mail in voting is a terrible thing. I think if you vote, you should go. Mail in ballots are very dangerous, there is tremendous fraud involved and tremendous illegality. They want to send out thousands and thousands of ballots, and then they are going to send them back, who knows who signed the ballot, is anybody standing there, acknowledging, oh, that was mr smith . This will be in my opinion the most corrupt election in the history of our country, and we cannot let this happen. Of course, just because donald trump says something repeatedly, doesnt make it true. There is no evidence of widespread fraud in postal voting. More on that in a moment. But first heres some background on postal voting in america. Four years ago, about one quarter of the ballots were posted. And the rate varies state to state. In some, you have to go to a polling station unless you have a valid excuse; being over 65 is considered one, living away from home is too. But then around half the states allow any registered voter to vote by post. And then there are 11 states where you have to vote by post and that numbers doubled because of the pandemic. So postal voting is on the rise and were expecting states to further ease restrictions as we head towards november. Now, like most things, the issue follows the political divide in this case, democrats are keen, republicans definitely are not. And understanding the reasons why tells us plenty about the election. As we heard, President Trump thinks postal Voting Results in fraud. The Republican Party is pushing that message too for example with parodies in ads like this. Are you tired of driving all the way toa are you tired of driving all the way to a polling location to vote . Sick of always having to remember your idea to get a ballot . Worry no more because the fix is in. Introducing ballot harvest. Get fresh ballots delivered right to your door. Make your voice heard as many times as your voice heard as many times as you want. Weve rigged up our system to churn out ballots for every living thing in the country. Millions a day. People who study elections say its simply not the case that fraud is common in postal voting. But there are individual stories. Newjersey made its municipal elections in may postal only because of the pandemic. Since then, two democratic councilmen have been charged with fraud for allegedly approaching voters and collecting their ballots that connected with the discovery of hundreds of ballots in one mailbox in the city of paterson. Further south, two years ago, a Congressional Election had to be re run after the Republican Campaign seemingly broke the law. A Campaign Consultant faces criminal charges relating to allegations that he hired people to collect postal ballots and fill them in. Mark harris was the republican candidate in this case and was in the lead by 900 votes but then the result was annulled. At the election board hearing, he agreed the result shouldnt stand. I believe a new election should be called. Its become clear to me that the publics confidence in the ninth district seat general election has been undermined to an extent that a new election is warranted. Heres more on this issue from Lonna Atkeson at the university of new mexico. It is very hard to find fraud, i think there is very little fraud but when we do find it, it is systematic, and it is meant to overturn elections. What im most concerned about in this election is the perception of fraud, and how that might lead to feelings of the legitimacy of peoples votes, or a feeling that the election outcome itself is injeopardy, that maybe it is not honest if people dont feel that the election is free and fair, then sort of the whole enterprise of democracy becomes a lot more difficult. President trump has a different perspective and they it is so wide of the mark that twitter did something it hadnt done to him before. It fact checked and put a warning sign on one of his tweets saying the claims were unsubstantiated. So if the president s claim about widespread fraud is false, why does he keep making it . Well, this may explain it. President trump expanded that postal voting proposals will help the democrats. On fox news in march said they had levels of voting that if youd ever agreed to it, youd never have a republican elected in this country again. And theres this interview. President trump gave to politico in it he says mail in voting could cost him re election and that the biggest risk was losing lose the legal challenges his campaign has in various states to try to rein in postal voting. To be clear, what the president s saying about the impact of expanded postal voting is received wisdom in american politics. But the reality when it comes to postal voting may be a little more complicated. There is no evidence we see, utah for example, complicated. There is no evidence we see, utahfor example, and complicated. There is no evidence we see, utah for example, and arizona are states that are vote by mail states, and they are republican states, and they are republican states, and they are republican states, and then you have the coast, california and washington, and they are blue states, they can be vote by mail states, so we cant say it helps one party or another, so it helps one party or another, so it helps whatever party is biggest in your state. Theres certainly concern among republicans that, in a close election, postal votes may tip the balance against them. Mica mosbacher is on the Trump National advisory board. While there has not been widespread fraud, you know, it is usually about 196, fraud, you know, it is usually about 1 , according to an institution Technology Study for example, part of the issue is in a close election such as 2000, remember the florida recount . When it is a close election and you have this potential for individuals to take advantage of the system, it can make a big difference. Republicans have already tried to strike down postal voting in some states before the election. If things go against President Trump in november, then the option of doing so after the vote may be one hell pursue. His critics allege that by casting doubt on the process now, the president may be laying the ground to challenge the result later in the courts. His challengerjoe biden says. President trump says if he loses, hell leave office quietly. Some worry he wont. Peter nicholas, a reporter with the atlantic, asks here would the president honour the peaceful transfer of power if it meant admitting failure . Washington monthly magazine offers what it calls a step by step guide to what might happen if donald trump loses the election but refuses to concede. Plenty of people think thats putting it too strongly. Anthony scaramucci was White House Communications director what everyone can agree on is that the outcome should be peaceful. There were ugly scenes back in 2016 with riots in portland, oregon and other places after Hillary Clinton lost. This time round, there are worries again