Donald trump faces criticism from both sides of the political divide for suggesting novembers u. S. President ial election should be delayed. Im Catherine Sawyer of the messiah in resolve itself and. Im drizzle thousands of would be making down on your migration with a new tourist to see them ill be telling you why. So then we begin in hong kong where prodemocracy activist joshua long has called the decision to bar him from running in septembers election invalid and ridiculous wrong is one of 12 opposition candidates disqualified from the Legislative Council polls he says the new National Security law is being used by the government as a legal weapon to silence dissent electoral authorities accuse wong of advocating subversive ideas and colluding with foreign forces. For you and it is the most scandalous Election Fraud ever in hong kong history they could this qualify us they could arrest us influence into a carol they could even call of the election and create a Puppet Parliament elsewhere just gather with beijing loyalists however long of this overturned a strong mandate for more this 600000. 00 hong kong has passed the bail its the citys 1st ever a primary early this month i will boyce is clear allow to the world why or what did you go palin is in hong kong with more on josh. He also said that hes not going to stop the fight against what he calls beijings oppression of hong kongs Political Freedoms he says this is qualifications were were promoted or rather were motivated by the governments fear that for the 1st time ever the prodemocracy camp could win a majority in the Legislative Council elections now that would be a prospect that would infuriate beijing because it would allow the prodemocracy faction to have more of an influence in hong kongs affairs rules and regulations and in the way it deals with the Central Government in china he also said that the National Security law that was imposed in hong kong just under a month ago was one of the main issues that is. Threatening Hong Kong Democratic Movement the political system and as tom khans freedoms now the government had said that most of the those candidates were disqualified because they did not support that National Security law but it also he also mentioned the judge will also mentioned the 4 young people that were arrested on wednesday night for posting on social media advocating hong kongs independence says as they were arrested theyre still in detention and he said that thats also is another violation of hong kongs rights and he said its just a matter of time before he too is accused of violating the National Security law and possibly beep beep penalized for being so outspoken. Palen in hong kong their countrys once leading in their response to the Coronavirus Fund them a canal struggling with a wave of new infections as the global number of cases source past 17000000 australia is considering tightening restrictions for its 2nd biggest city melbourne after hundreds more cases were recorded on friday despite 3 weeks of lockdown after being one of the most populous countries in the World Without a single coronavirus related deaths vietnam has now reported its 1st victim is a 70 year old man its also seen a daily high of 45 cases and india has still not managed to get its outbreak under control reporting more than 55000 new infections in the past 24 hours despite that the government has decided to live in nighttime curfew thats been in force since late march that speak to our india correspondent elizabeth problem in new delhi and the night turn curfew is not the only restriction thats being lifted. High holy s. As of next week the government has decided that gyms will be allowed to open for the 1st time since march but it is keeping Educational Institution cinema halls metros closed and law gatherings are still not allowed and there are a number of. Local lockdowns around the country as state governments try to slow down the rise but even in those lockdowns we are seeing some easing of the restrictions most notably in these have been state of common law which extended its lockdown till the end of august but they are ease in some frustrations now india is the worst affected country if you look at the confirmed number of cases and the worst hit states maharashtra recorded its single highest a rise of more than 11000 cases bought these serial logical surveys that are being done around the country to test for antibodies as showing that the real number of cases and. A much higher than the concern number the latest was done in his capital man by which is home to around 20000000 people hoffa who live in slum like areas in the survey shows that nearly 60 percent of them have had the virus at 16 percent outside of slum like areas here in the capital new delhi again a population of 20000000 people need the a quarter of the population have antibodies all have had the virus and independent Health Experts have been saying this for a long time that the confirmed cases and not the real reflection because india is still not testing enough and so the government tested its largest number on thursday will than 600000 and it says its aiming to test up to 1000000 people a day soon to have a better idea of the situation in the country thank you very much for that elizabeth live in new delhi. In other News Donald Trump has been condemned by democrats and Senior Republicans for suggesting a delay to novembers u. S. President ial election many states want to make postal voting easier because of Coronavirus Health concerns but trump insists without evidence that mail in voting would lead to a reg result a White House Correspondent kimberly how. Even by his own standards his tweet was nothing short of astonishing on thursday u. S. President donald trump suggested the november president ial election should be postponed alleging potential fraud associated with mail in voting trump tweeted delay the election until people can properly securely and safely vote the president has no Legal Authority to change the election date leading even members of trumps own Republican Party in congress to scoff at the prospect. Well never in the history of the country through wars depressions and the civil war if we ever not had a federally. And well find a way to do that again most nov 3rd no way should we ever not hold an election from claims that voters identity cant be verified and that a voter might cast more than one ballot i dont want to delay i want to have the election but i also dont want to have to wait for 3 months and then find out that the ballots are all missing and the election doesnt mean anything this was going to happen see if its common sense so were asking for a lot of trouble and no do i want to see a day change no but i dont want to see a crooked election but President Trump may have had another motive for his incendiary tweet up ending negative News Headlines its been another week of gloomy economic numbers for a president hoping to cruise to reelection on a Strong Economy now obliterated by business shutdowns caused by cold it 19 poll numbers are also not trumps favor most show him trailing the Presumptive Democratic president ial nominee joe biden by double digits on thursday will biden didnt address trumps push to delay the election he did blame trump for the historic job losses that have left more than 20000000 americans without work. Because trump so badly mishandled a covert virus and caused the spyros occur there is no money to be able to keep necessary people employed its not the 1st time trump has expressed reservations about the upcoming president ial election earlier this month he said he may not accept the results of the november poll can you give a direct answer you will accept the election of the city look you have to say look if you just say yes im not a sinner and i did last time either with less than 95. 00 days until election day the president suggestions are causing consternation for an already an easy electorate looking to uphold the american tradition of a peaceful transfer of power can really help get aljazeera the white house and donald trump suggestion that the president ial election be delayed came minutes after news of the shoppers downturn in the u. S. Economy since the 1940 s. Gross domestic product shrunk 9. 5 percent in the 2nd quarter as a country struggles to contain the pandemic and another 1400000 americans filed jobless claims last week given elizondo has more from new york. To see how badly the u. S. Economy is doing all you have to do is look at this parking lot full of empty new york city taxis because of the pandemic and slow economic recovery ridership was down over 90 percent last month. There are 15000 taxis in new york city 4 out of every 5 of them are parked because of a lack of passengers leaving thousands of drivers without a livelihood nobody is working because nobody in the road. Is not a normal life in april congress pumped trillions of dollars into the u. S. Economy with the expectation that come july coronavirus would be over and thered be a major upswing in Economic Activity that as it turns out was a miscalculation and didnt happen even in new york city the normally bustling streets remain mostly quiet with Economic Activity way below its prepared to make levels this even after new york wants to cope with epicenter but no more unlike much of the rest of america the virus is mostly contained in new york with a one percent infection rate the lowest anywhere in the u. S. Still for ashok kumar even though his flour store reopened after being closed for months during the shutdown things are not back to normal far from it still bad i have. Got to put 30 to 40. 60 percent of the loss the business because all of that stuff that everything is for now few people have money to spend and those who can choosing not to and an economy still in deep recession. New york. Still ahead on aljazeera dipping into pensions to pay for the pandemic millions in chile are having to raid Retirement Funds as impact of corn of eyes tell us. Lois will be a founding father of that polar bear or. Better im a. Former president s pay tribute to a pioneer of the us Civil Rights Movement. Hello Central Western Europe is getting hotter and hotter at 41 in my style yesterday and although there is cloud coming into our london eventually that will push the heat out of the way we have another day of rather high temps you have to say city night in paris for example 39 madrid much the same theres a cool breeze into bordereaus has already cooling down here there are not many showers around despite the high temperatures unless you look up here south of the baltic at least the baltic it is certainly cooler and shari the forecast for london says it all 34 degrees today you have just 23 on the record is just hard they would back down to the average pretty short shrift actually by the end of the weekend as this frontal system comes in there it is during saturday start to tempt back a bit in paris has increased about a cloud in a few showers from beyond that its still nice and hot. As dropsondes for the hot so hard to where the big comes the showers are showing themselves right into the desert actually but the ones to watch all those that opposites didnt this one here for example in Southern China not the one thats running through as far north as bikini. I suspect thats one that might develop into something more significant the full cost next 3. 00 days when its shareef 2 of. Those countries begin easing coronavirus restrictions scientists warn of a 2nd wave of infections in the last few. Of the neighborhood and many feel the economy is be prioritised about for human life until fall of people come yet again the focus on doubt here but what spike in public life in case we bring you the latest developments from across the globe coronavirus content a special coverage on aljazeera. Welcome back a recap of our top stories on aljazeera this hour a leading role of democracy activists in Hong Kong Joshua long says a decision to buy him from running in september as election is invalid and ridiculous long as one of 12 opposition candidates disqualified from the Legislative Council homes countries once leading in their response to the coronavirus pandemic are now struggling with a wave of new infections as a global number of cases passes 17000000 vietnam has now recorded its 1st going to virus death after being virus free for months and in Melbourne Australia and rates more cases were recorded on friday. And donald trump has been condemned by democrats and Senior Republicans for suggesting a delay to novembers u. S. President ial election trump insists without evidence sachs banded mail in voting is a vulnerable to fraud. To chile now where long queues have been forming outside banks says millions of customers withdraw billions of dollars theyre dipping into their Pension Funds to help them get through the tough times of the pandemic a lot america at its embassy in yemen reports from santiago. On the 1st day the chileans were allowed to withdraw up to 10 percent of their Retirement Savings and function has been also wasted no time queuing outside of his private Pension Fund Office at the moment i dont like to dip into my pension but we cant depend on the government for everything so i want to access my own money especially since the private Pension Funds have filled their pockets at our expense for decades but nothing is more in popular in chile than the mandatory a. F. P. s or private Retirement Funds which with rare exceptions deliver what most described as starvation pensions. The a. F. P. s were untouchable to last week when Congress Approved a landmark constitutional. Amendment allowing people to access some of their contributions for the next year but if they then my 5 been on medical leave since march and i havent received any government benefits im not getting my full wages to pay for my medicine and my upcoming surgery so this is very necessary for me. Outside of this fund mainly migrants queued for hours to ask for a password to access their accounts many of them a haitians out of work and desperate for cash. I have no work anymore but have to keep paying the rent eating and buying necessities without money youre conscious of i think the moment the process is supposed to be totally online so that people wont have to queue especially under the lockdown that still in force in most of the country but with more than a 1000000 people trying to access their money simultaneously on just the 1st day the process is painfully slow as im finding out right here in some cases the funds web pages have crashed completely or in this case it says there are more than a 1065000 people ahead of me. Whether its in line or online people are being told to be patient something not so easy when resorting to your life savings has become your only option. To see a new when aljazeera sent out. The u. S. State of florida is reporting a Record Number of call the 1000 deaths for the 3rd straight day another 253 people have died with nearly 10000 new cases florida is one of the worst hit states but its republican governor refuses to impose widespread lockdowns the state has shut down some Testing Centers because a tropical storms due to hit land in the coming days. France has reported nearly 4500 new coronavirus cases for a 2nd day in a row theres also been an increase in patients admitted to intensive care for the 1st time in 4 Months HealthOfficials Say the virus is spreading faster since france eased lockdowns in me and spain has recorded its highs daily increase since lifting lockdown last may more than a 1000 infections were confirmed for the 2nd consecutive day will see from the catalonia and on regions in the northeast Wearing Masks outdoors is mandatory in madrid as well as 17 other regions. It is the furred day of the harsh pilgrimage in saudi arabia where theres unprecedented restrictions because of coronavirus more than 2000000. 00 muslims from worldwide from the worlds normally make the annual pilgrimage to mecca this year pilgrims from abroad are banned in only around 10000 saudi nationals as well as Foreign Residents are allowed. And hundreds of muslims are attending aids prayers in turkeys highest sophia which has just been converted back to a mosque after being a museum a stumble landmark was built as a cathedral 1500 years ago almost a 1000 years later it was turned into a mosque then a museum in 1934 a court ruling over all that changed though the decision has sparked widespread criticism internationally. To libya now where dozens of captured teenage fighters have been released as part of an amnesty for the muslim eat a holiday they were among hundreds taken prisoner during holy 5 times failed battle to seize the capital tripoli 41 young men have been set free as Mahmoud Abdel 100 reports from. Celebrating the release of her son more how much from prison you