Migrant rescue ship allowed to dock in italy since the pandemic began aid groups say theyre concerned many more will follow. The rate of covert 19 infections in the u. S. Has surged across southern and southwestern states new cases of the virus spiked with bars restaurants and other businesses reopened early there are questions over whether struction 7 lifted too soon rob reynolds reports from los angeles. 29 u. S. States and territories are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases several including arizona california oklahoma and texas reported record high single day infections governor rhonda scientists says worrying numbers of new cases involve young people who were previously thought to be at lesser risk huge huge numbers of people particularly in that 20 to 30 cohort who are testing but then testing positive 62 percent of all new cases in florida for the week of june 7th are under the age of 45 decentest says some younger people have let down their guard i think that weve started to see you know some erosion in the social distancing from probably some of the younger population many bars in tampa have shut down after staff tested positive in Texas Governor greg abbott displayed a graph showing a sharp spike in hospitalizations 3200. 00 per day to state the obvious. Coben 1000 is now spreading at an unacceptable rate in texas and it must be corralled in arizona people stood in lines several kilometers long to get tested the state recorded more than 3000 new cases over the weekend bringing arizonas total confirmed cases to more than 50000. 00 President Donald Trump reportedly was furious when his oklahoma rally on saturday flopped with a much smaller crowd than anticipated trump plans another Campaign Event in phoenix arizona on tuesday at his tulsa rally trump said he told officials to slow down testing because the numbers looked bad the white house spokesperson claimed trump was just making a joke and cast blame on the media it was a comment that he made and yes its common that he made and passing for specifically with regard to the Media Coverage and pointing out the fact that the media never acknowledges that we have more cases because when you test more people you find more cases trump appeared serious not joking when he made the comment if it really was a joke many observers found it odd that the president would find humor in a pandemic that has killed 120000 people in the United States robert oulds al jazeera. For new york city was once considered the epicenter of the u. S. Outbreak and now its cautiously reopening the virus seems to be under control restaurants bars and half salons of welcome the 1st customers theyve had since mid march christensen and me as more. Some of the most important and visible sectors of the new york economy are now able to reopen for business the mayor of the city predicts anywhere from 1500023000 extension 00 workers will be back on the job this week right now im on 5th avenue in midtown manhattan where some of the most iconic high end Shopping Centers exist and what were seeing is a bit of a mixed bag weve got open stores Clothing Stores here theres one open followed by another thats open followed up by a boarded up shop and in fact the rest of the block is still closed for business with some stores only doing curbside pick up. As for the citys 27000. 00 restaurants they are allowed to have Outdoor Dining with table space 6 feet apart these are restrictions that are difficult for many establishment to adhere to nevertheless the mayor is hopeful that this will prevent some 5000 restaurants from permanently shutting their doors and 45000 people from losing their jobs Office Workers also allowed to go back on the job today but at 5050 percent capacity in their Office Buildings all of this with strict social distancing measures ringback still in place anywhere inside or outside where you cant be more than 6 feet away from people masks are still required a cautious approach moving forward for the city of new york. Donald trump is threatening protesters who are attempting to topple a statue of former u. S. President near the white house with 10 years in jail demonstrators tied ropes around the statue was there tried to bring it down for around them. Well these are live pictures now from the white house where protests. Tuning their standoff with Police Jackson has been targeted recently for his legacy of supporting slavery and forcing native americans off their land trungpa said he considers the former president a hero and see similarities between himself and jackson now the french president says turkeys playing a dangerous game in libya that can no longer be tolerated among your ma cross as im cross actions are obstacle to securing a ceasefire on tuesday they are believed will hold a virtual emergency meeting as calls grow for a political solution to the crisis or burden manoli has made. The discovery of more bodies in southern tripoli the military says the bodies belong to people kidnapped by forces of warlords highly for have to. And its not the 1st the uns top rights body or did a Fact Finding Mission after the discovery of mass graves in dar huna previously a stronghold of have to by his forces. After a 14 month military campaign to take control of the capital after failed the internationally recognized government recently recaptured. Along with other towns in western libya and on monday the chief International CriminalCourt Prosecutor said in the statement she would not hesitate to expand investigations and potential prosecutions to cover any instances of crimes but there is a possibility of more violence to come libyas Government Forces in opposition to the west of the demand to have to its forces retreat from the strategic city. On monday the u. S. Ambassador to tripoli and the head of Africa Command met with libyas Prime Minister fires as. They discussed efforts to stabilize the country but also how egypt has weighed in on the conflict. Egypts president of the fatah seems to have threatened military intervention if jan a forces opponents to it so that. Government calls the threat a declaration of war and the u. N. Spokesman gave this warning. The last thing that libya needs right now is more fighting more. More military mobilization more transfer of weapons more presence of either foreign fighters or mercenaries and thats been more than the pointing in the fischel meeting with president keiser eat french president a man you want to get takis intervention in the conflict did you took his own did you take him up but you dont and again i have already had the opportunity to make this very clear to president i now consider that turkey is playing a dangerous game in libya and is in breach of all the commitments it made at the berlin conference turkey has intervened in recent months providing support to Government Forces france has been accused of supporting have to. Something it continues to deny my call has also spoken to us present all trumped by 3rd the leaders agreed on a need for ceasefire and libya and the resumption of negotiations bots with clear divisions between International Figures weighing in on the conflict there remains the question with these divisions lead to more scenes of destruction in a country torn apart by years of war. On the al jazeera the hong kong street executive has sought to reassure the public about the National Security and all that Mainland China is preparing for the territory caroline admitted she hadnt seen the full details of the law but said Judicial Independence freedom of the press and the right to protest will continue to be protected. In the content published so far its stated clearly that the law must respect and protect human rights and for human rights and freedoms to be protected the law is in line with the International Covenant on civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on economic social and cultural rights its also stated clearly that these rights include press freedom and freedom of assembly so lets bring in emily lau shes chairperson of the International Affairs committee of the Democratic Party in hong kong and joins us live via skype emily so kerry says the new security law will safeguard human rights as well as freedom of speech but if beijing is overriding the hong kong judiciary and carol lam cant really guarantee anything. Well youre exactly right the truth is no one in hong kong including carrie lamb has seen that the bill its kept secret and what they are saying is that the law may be passed in the next few days maybe on sunday or following monday and then it will be reviewed i mean have you heard a bit anything more ridiculous if youre going to pass a law on hong kong i think common decency would mean that the hong kong people should be consulted and be allowed to express their views but they say good draft law is secret so nobody can see it so without seeing it how can carry larry come out and through everybody by saying oh dont worry a human rights will be protected the independence of big judiciary will be in check i think thats nonsense and thats an important point to make because she also says the security law will not harm the Judicial Independence in the cities i degree of autonomy but how do hong kongs judges regard this new law how much do they see it as a threat emily. Well of course the judges do not speak in public but the former chief justice of the quarter final appeal mr andrew levy has made you know statements its published in todays english and chinese newspapers and he has and track he made some comments last month but now he is expressing concern because there is suggestion that kerry lamb would be allowed to pick it judges to try these National Security cases which of course is unheard of in our judicial system and there is also suggestion and very very worrying suggestion that in certain cases the communist party set a very small number but people who are charged with offenses could be sent to Mainland China and put so they would not get protection of the hong kong legal system and this is really d turning one country 2 system on its head and they let out danish ok let me john here let me just jump in here emily because many critics say this new law is a power grab by beijing of a key elements of the government and society so does the law or perhaps what many see as a power of the old judiciary that takes away all final adjudication of power from the hong kong courts. Well i hope not maybe that National Security law is the start and end they would take over but if that should happen reeling i think many Business People financial people they will leave and even hong kong people will want a bailout because they are so frightened because with out an independent judiciary without rule of law nobody can protect our freedoms and our person no safety then hong kong as a free and vibrant city that we all know about it is going to disappear so i want to call on the British Government which has said quite clearly Prime MinisterBoris Johnson said it needs and that the law they will allow the hong kong thank you citizen to go and live in the u. K. So they should do it immediately and allow we have to leave it there thank you very much indeed for your thoughts thank you thank you. All right time for a short break here and aljazeera when we come back well take a look at the key contenders as malawi goes back to the polls for a rerun of the president ial vote. 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However i see precious little cloud in the sky this juicy here but not really enough to build any significant shot has been the case in oman of the last few days so i think were probably call it dry an increasing likelihood of the cloud sitting over salada not sure how it is quite in yet but hes trying to establish itself and obviously the wind is still blowing down from iraq south with the shame are not as strong as it was but certainly dusty full of dust for a dancers sadi keeping the temperatures in the fortys maybe not the high fortys but the fortys all the simon baghdads about 46 the cooler air stream stern keeping you rather more present at 30 degrees running sas if you follow the line of the monsoon winds you pick up clouds here coming off the coast of tanzania and kenya before they turn off and take the monsoon of course into india but you get a pulse of rain every now and again in his the latest one really it is on the coast of tanzania not so much inland in somalia other mogadishu market share too and there are bigger showers up in the ethiopian harlans where you might expect to be and in south sudan was forecast for the next 3 days is sunder storms again with fairly light winds obviously not much rain falls in south sudan so this is probably welcome. Short films of hope. And inspiration. A series of short possible stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds. I could afford 400 people watching you know here to be on time the same young gifted aco get fed up because the good everybody wants out is there a selects. Way. Way. Way. Welcome back a quick about of the top stories at this hour in the United States the number of deaths from corona virus has passed 125000 new cases have spiked over the weekend in several states across america south and southwest. Executive has sought to reassure the public over the National Security northern chinas drafting for the territory carry on admitted she hadnt seen the full details of the law but said it will protect human rights. The french president has accused turkey of playing a dangerous game by providing minutes to libyas internationally recognized government money and marcos as turkey is an obstacle to securing a ceasefire calls are growing for a political solution to a crisis. But hundreds of migrants rescued from smugglers boats in the Mediterranean Sea have arrived safely in sicilys the 1st time a rescue ship has been allowed to dock in italy since ports were closed in april because of the coronavirus the torah dates and the reports. Its the 1st time these migrants have slept in days they survived the journey across the mediterranean from libya to europe but only just they were saved by a rescue ship brum by the German Aid Organization c. Watch as the migrants were brutus show in sicily their dream of a better life is by no means guaranteed 1st theyre being transferred to a Quarantine Center where theyll spend the next 2 weeks. The 211 people on board the german ship were rescued from 3 separate boats last week. 70 people mostly africans were crammed into this boat reported to be in distress last wednesday evening. The following night another rescue operation was underway they dont friday if the 67 migrants mainly from africa and bangladesh were saved about 70 kilometers off the coast of lampedusa theyd. Being without water for 2 days this is happening because of the war and the conflict ongoing in libya which pushes a lot of people moving moving on an old necessarily staying in libya to earn. Earn a salary. For years italy was the main route into europe for migrants and refugees but a crackdown on people smugglers in libya lead to fewer mediterranean crossings. This year theres been an increase with nearly 6000 people danding in a city safe thats almost double the number in the same period last year. This is the 1st time italys allowed to rescue ship to dock since the government closed ports in april because of the coronavirus pandemic this summer the expectation is there will be many more boats that will need rescuing full of people risking their lives in the hope of finding work in europe Victoria Gate and the aljazeera. Fighting has broken out in yemens rb on region just hours after saudi arabia announced it had brokered a cease fire between yemens government and a Southern Separatist group the kingdom said the 2 sides had agreed to start peace talks days after the Southern Transitional council took full control of the island of sumatra the internationally recognized government call it a coup for the separatists want an independent state of south yemen and are backed by the United Arab Emirates aljazeera has covered the war in yemen extensively hes hesitant to put too much weight on the 6. Everyone is losing faith in the. He Led Coalition in human form for multiple reasons 1st of all when the start of the company in 2015 they said the ultimate goal is to defeat the truth these and push them back from the areas to control into 1014. 00 including the capital sanaa and that they will try to ensure there is a power sharing agreement with all the parties the who these the session this is session is in the south the internationally recognized government come together and you go see it a transition to democracy what is happening is totally the opposite of the whole things are sitting drop the further expanding taken over province the s. T. C. Is just a matter of time before the reinstate the republic of 1990 in the southern part of yemen and the one who is in ground the one whos been humiliated the one whos been completely abandoned by his own people is our problem and ho