N95s. Catch me if you can. How this kangaroo was able to hop off unnoticed. And sing us a song. How trash day turned into a surprise concert from the piano man. And good friday morning, everyone. We begin with shocking new details about the spread of the coronavirus. July now has more new infections than any month since this pandemic began, and july 31st is still two weeks away. This as the debate over masks grows. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is suing the city of atlanta arguing Keisha Lance Bottoms has overstepped her authority by ordering people to wear masks in public. And Manhattan Beach, california, are now ticketing people who do not wear masks. Abcs Megan Tevrizian has more. Reporter this morning, covid19 cases exploding around the country. A Record Number reported thursday. 71,000 new cases in just 24 hours. Despite the drastic rise in numbers from utah i think its a political hoax. Reporter to oklahoma. My rights are civil rights. Reporter to wisconsin. Its an outrageous infri
Balance our border with all media. They come specifically for the official you know carville. Feasting and cantars water is why its the perfect time for the seas gentle giants. Now the British Government is blaming hackers associated with russias Intelligence Agency of targeting Corona Virus Vaccine Research as well as its democratic process now britain the United States and canada all say russian actors have attempted to steal information on private 1000 Vaccine Research in all 3 countries Canada Spy Agency has warned Health Organizations to take action to protect themselves from hackers or britain also says russia attempted to interfere and last years general election by publicizing leaks documents related to a planned free trade. Agreement with the u. S. They were interned used by jeremy quinns campaign against Boris Johnson now the kremlin is denying both allegations britains government is also expected to release a long delayed report next week on alleged russian interference both
The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from anewers like you. You. Katty i am katty kay in washington, and this is bbc world news america. Kiwarning for scientists w on a Covid Vaccine russian spies are trying to steal your work. Another grimes mne brazil new 2 million Coronavirus Infections as the president tests positive again. York . Mi the next new the number of infections is exploding. We ask the mayor what he needs. Forget bigger riskforget icarus. A new Space Mission flying cltee to the cenr give us our best look yet at the surface. Katty welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. We begin with not one, but two stories of russian hacking, and neither have to do with americas elections. Asecurincies for the u. K. , canada, and the United States at hackers working for t russian state have been targeting organizations thatre researching a coronavirus
Between ankara and far left. You and the children in the gaza strip and getting adults everywhere a lesson in perseverance to after a pandemic lockdown at least n. Q. T. Athletes are back on the pitch today. Im going to read and welcome to the show the u. K. U. S. And canada are accusing russian agents of carrying out Cyber Attacks to steal information on potential covert 19 vaccines according to british and u. S. Intelligence the attacks targeted Coronavirus Research centers and were carried out by a p t 29. 00 a Hacking Group linked to the kremlin also known as cozy bear its the same group that was blamed for interference in the us elections 4 years ago moscow has denied any involvement. Well washington correspondent Stephanie Simon has been following this story for us a staff at what exactly are the accusations against this group associated with russian intelligence. Because asians as they stand from the british authorities u. S. Authorities and canadian authorities all that a p t 2
Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Russiae is no question will take whatever opportunity it can to mess with the United States. It could be as simple as that. They could be another way of poking the United States, knowing the u. S. Doesnt want to get into a shooting war with russia and probably is not going to escalate to that level. Was thething i heard former ambassador to russia mentioned to me yesterday that ourrussians are surprised intelligence capabilities are as good as they are. They couldion being mess with us, and get away with a. The United States might not find out about it. Russia has been funding a certain amount of support to the television for years in the form of small arms, a certain amount of Financial Support. This is something the American Intelligence Community and the military operating in afghanistan has known for a long time. From that perspective, this is certainly an escalation of that, but it is another data point on a pattern tha