Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First, President Trump has used his 4th ofjuly message to claim that the United States is on course for a tremendous victory over the coronavirus. Thats despite a surge in infections thats curtailed Independence Day celebrations across the nation. Covid 19 has killed nearly 130,000 americans. Lets bring you some live pictures now from the white house where President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are hosting an event titled a salute to america on americas Independence Day. President trump is expected to pay tribute to health care workers, police and the military. Lets listen in. Those that are lying about our history, those who want us to be ashamed of who want us to be ashamed of who we are are not interested injustice or in healing. Their goal is demolition. 0ur injustice or in healing. Their goal is demolition. Our goal is not to dest
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. All eyes are on the impeachment process in the United States after Vice President , mike pence confirmed he will not invoke the 25th amendment. In a letter to speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, mr pence said i do not believe that such a course of action is in the best interest of our nation or consistent with our constitution. Calling on ms pelosi and members of congress to avoid actions that would further divide and inflame the passions of the moment and adding a plea work with us to lower the temperature and unite our country as we prepare to inaugurate president elect joe biden as the next president of the United States. We can now speak to our washington correspondent Barbara Plett usher, who is on capitol hill. Just who is on capitol hill. To be clear, all eyes are now just to be clear, all eyes are now on the impeachment process because mr pence has put an end to any moves to declare the president unfit for office. H
This is bbc news, im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories rallies to celebrate juneteenth, the day americans mark the formal end of slavery 155 years ago. It is about a reminder that we are not truly free, that there is so much work that needs to be done. In the city of tulsa, site of a notorious massacre 99 years ago, the reverend al sharpton is preparing to deliver a juneteenth speech. Brazils coronavirus epidemic hits over a million cases with almost 55,000 new infections over the past 2a hours. But in the uk, the alert level is lowered after case numbers drop in allfour parts of the country. And the head of Russias Foreign Intelligence Service tells the bbc that america has
been trying to rule the world and this could lead to disaster. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Juneteenth also known as freedom day, or the black fourth ofjuly is an unofficial annual holiday in the United States. The word is a combination of june and nineteenth, and it celebrates the emancipation of African Amer
Wrenching news the cop who killed her son wouldnt be charged with the crime. My emotions got the best of me, this was my family. I was so angry and full of raw emotions and so many others were and granted i screamed out words that i should havent screamed in the heat of the moment. I was wrong and i humbly apologize to all those who read my pain and anger as a true desire for what i want for my community. It wasnt. But the place blame solely on me for the conditions of our community and country after the grand jury decision goes way too far and is as wrong as the decision itself. To declare the state of emergency and to send a message of war and not peace before a grand jury decision was announced is also wrong. He says in the end, ive lived in this community for a long time. The last thing i wanted was to see it go up in flames in spite of my frustration. It really hurt to see that. Now its time to rebuild. If we are to honor Michael Browns memory, we need to Work Together to make reb
Thing for certain is unpredictability. Its a milestone event that has drawn some 3,000 journalts to singapore. Tell us what we saw from the president. We saw him emerge from his hotel a couple minutes ago. Reporter good afternoon from high atop our perch here in singapore. Those traveling with the president say hes in a great mood in singapore. The president taking to twitter saying its great to be in singapore. Excitement in the air. The president s motorcade going into the official residence of the president of singapore. He has a oneonone meeting with lee hsien loong. Well probably hear from the president as hes in singapore in anticipation of that summit tomorrow morning, 21 hours from now with kim jongun. He says he feels very good about a summit. Down playing how much they will accomplish in their first meing. The president saying it may take to or three meetings to get the ball rolling. The president says he expects to quickly get a read on kim and whether or not he is serious.