A very warm welcome youre watching R T International with me nikki. The u. S. Has hit 3000000 coronavirus cases and now accounts for about a quarter of coated deaths globally now over the last donald trump is still trying to convince everyone that washington is leading the fight against the virus but canada mexico and even the e. U. Arent convinced as caleb often explains. Over 130000 americans have died from coded 19 and the number of those infected across america has surpassed the 3000000 mark but that hasnt stopped us leaders from bragging claiming that the usa is the leader globally in fighting the virus i think the world is looking at us as a leader and 19 we showcases. 99 percent of which are totally harmless. Results that no other country can show because no other country is testing that we have now the rest of the world isnt buying that one bit the us is neighbor to the north canada says they are doing a better job fighting the virus than the United States is we were able to co
Our top story the us has hit 3000000 coronavirus cases the now accounts for about a quarter of co the deaths globally nevertheless donald trump is still trying to convince everyone that washington is leading the fight against the virus but canada mexico and even the e. U. Are convinced as caleb maupin expects over 130000 americans have died from coded 19 and the number of those infected across america has surpassed 3000000 mark but that hasnt stopped us leaders from bragging claiming that the usa is the leader globally in fighting the virus i think the world is looking at us as a leader and covert 19 we showcase. 99 percent of which are totally harmless. Results that no other country can show because no other country is testing that we have now the rest of the world isnt buying that one bit the us is neighbor to the north canada says they are doing a better job fighting the virus than the United States is we were able to control the virus better than many of our allies particularly inc
The inland spots as well. That gray start. Well, our temperatures are running mid to upper 50s to low 60s at this hour. And heres what you can expect as we take you through our day. So right around the bay well see partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies and topping out at just 63 in San Francisco and 70 in oakland and 82 in san jose with a little bit more sunshine inland and 86 for concord. So seasonal if not just a little bit below average for this time of year. Well talk about our warmup through the week coming up in just a few minutes. Im anne makovec at the live news desk. And we just got word of a computer hack on the vatican linked to the chinese government. That is according to a u. S. Firm that tracks state backed cyber attacks. It said that this began in may. The vatican and beijing expected to engage in talks this year over the renewal of a deal that stabilized their relations. But this report says those targets included communications between the Hong Kong Diocese and the vatic
Story an explanation of why and rejection is so reviled and all of this is coming up right here but were going to give. With a bold declaration by china that seems to imply that its simply had enough with quote us stretch to interfere and will now move forward to the dollar rise and strike back against the United States by creating a global currency to compete with the u. S. Dollar china has long considered joining russia and fighting back against u. S. Control of the worlds ability to trade or transfer goods without u. S. Interference or say so but now china is announcing that its actually preparing to be cut off from the u. S. Financial system. And theyre taking what appears to be real steps to protect itself. Why or maybe the better question is why now ok the reason is that while the United States has been heavy handed in the past it has never according to china and chinese experts and officials gone so far as to weaponize the u. S. Dollar the way that the trumpet administration is
The reopening of america. Take a look. Dow futures turning negative down 19 points but the nasdaq is up 9 and s p 500 is also negative down about 1 point, mixed story this morning, dow and s p 500 snapped 3day winning street yesterday turning negative by the close, dow down 170 points, nasdaq was up 14 but s p down 11 and a quarter. Secretary mike pompeo meeting with chinese top diplomats as issue on trade, human rights and coronavirus heat up, john boltons new bookmaking claims about President Trumps relationship and xi jinping. Protests in atlanta to report. Meanwhile an Capitol Hill Senate republicans unveiled Police Reform bill as House Democrats call for more action. Coming up at 7 00 a. M. Eastern this morning new york city mayor Rudy Giuliani will join me with his valuable insight on policing in america, the former mayor today telling us his reaction to all of this. Then cracking down on big tech, Justice Department looks to limit protections enjoyed by Technology Companies as c