Across the country. Welcome to the program u. S. President. Independence Day Celebrations at an event in the state of south dakota. Which. Chose as the venue for this years festivities in a divisive speech he criticized. On the day the u. S. Saw another record rise in cases with more than 57000 new infections. All around the United States 4th of July Fireworks displays and parades have been canceled due to fear the spread of the virus with experts calling on americans to practice social distancing at public and private. Many feel like celebrating the holiday blues. Last chance to enjoy an Mt Washington mall before the celebrations begin this is where a large crowds will cheer to fly overs and file works on Americas National holiday the loudspeakers are ready for tens of thousands of visitors but not everyone here feels well about being among masses of people at the height of a Global Pandemic and makes me anxious to be like around the crowd. So thats what i want to be. But i think i think it. Sucks that you know we wont be able to celebrate the way we used to. But were going to try to make the most of it with you know family and Close Friends that we kind of during the last few months. This year the 4th of july will be a completely different holiday number one because a security fence was keeping people away from the white house for security reasons us were expecting many protests potentially riots on the 4th of july and later on saturday this is where the president will deliver his speech addressing the nation. At the black lot of smatter applause a t. Shirt vendors are hoping for Good Business and a large turnout. Are made from our. Independence. Hall the liberties that we have achieved for over 200 years. Should apply to everyone and obviously this. Demonstration for the problem of equal farming on i just hope that more and more people will wear doans mask because that is so critical at this point. The holiday under strain by the pun demick and racial divisions this year not everyone feels like celebrating. With me now is brian gold hes director of surgery at Southern California hospital brian thank you for joining us weve seen a dramatic rise in coronavirus cases in obese and days should americans sit this weekend celebrations out absolutely. If we actually were more responsible we could have already slot in the curve but in america. Being people stealing their very entitled their rights able to do things people have not been being the smallest one with weight loss. So this is really really really. How does that make you feel as a medical professional presumably youve been dealing with a number of coronavirus cases in recent weeks. Weve had an influx of patients weve converted us rooms tonight you know for sure will increase volume i still doubt about it and again we were were in the hospital i was the surgery we always were a mouse what are the society big change for most of us who were in them outside. On your way to and from work right away to market or on the way back thats when you really need to wear me and when youre around any people at all so i can wear a mouse for months freddy i just wish everyone else ive said try to lead by example its the 4th of july are you wanted to that this event could turn out to be a super spreader event well hoping that everyones responsible wears a mask is shouldnt be a big deal but again if people dont wear the mass there wont be any if people will be exchanging droplets and there will be a spike absolutely youre already seeing that you know other areas where people have ignores. The rules. Brown girl the director of surgery at Southern California hospital lets bring you up to date now with some of the other developments in the corona law to spend demick india has registered a record single day spike of over 22000 cases thoughts of the country remain on lockdown while restrictions in other regions have eased spanish authorities are placing a county out on the northeastern city of under confinement amid a series of new outbreaks the knock down effect some 200000 residents and us media are reporting that Kimberly Guilfoyle their girlfriend of president trumps son donald julia has tested positive for the virus Donald Trump Jr has reportedly tested negative. After decades of for the pandemic is placing immense strain on medical facilities. Hospitals face acute shortages of medical oxygen and other supplies needed to battle the virus the country has recorded more than 32006 but the real number is thought to be. One expert doctor here in germany is doing what he can to help colleagues back home. Software is speaking with a colleague in afghanistan theyre discussing how to treat covert 1000 patients who suffer as an Orthopedic Surgeon who has worked at a hospital in the german state of carinthia since playing afghanistan in 1980 hes deeply worried about the effects of the pandemic in his home country he offers help to afghan doctors on line. With 30 years of war has left deep wounds in afghanistan over the years people who have money those who could would go to pakistan or india or now the borders are closed because of the coronavirus. You can see how bad the situation has become and help bridge and doctors there need training. Recently. In kabul dr fata is inundated with patients every day 80 percent of them are infected with covert 19 ozzy most often give him advice whenever he can video link and fatah is grateful for the help. The usually gone so that how to. Tailor our treatment to the new changes rich emerge every day although cobbles population is around 4000000 it only has 250 intensive care beds for covert 1000 patients many people have to be treated outdoors now the country is facing a new wave of infections officially only 700. 00 people have died of the virus but each day more and more graves are being dug on the outskirts of kabul. For more journalist joins us now from kabul ali give us a sense of how. This actually spread. Its actually spreading very quickly i mean the official numbers say that theres only about 32000 people infected with the illness but the truth is that because of the fall in your care it isnt so good in the hospitals because theyre overcrowded because their hospitals they dont have proper Drinking Water so to to wash it down sanitizer a lot of people dont or d the hospital they actually treat themselves at home so the numbers are you know theyre highly questionable i myself know so many people you know more than probably 23 dozen who have treated at home you know they dont all isolated and it doesnt offer professionals to do that thats out there where does that do leave afghanistan responds i mean as you also said hospitals old bone been with that some statistics which is only 300 been tomatoes on reportedly for the entire country and we need to know but of trees in the country that can actually process just some pulls what is the government doing about it to government is you know thats the question you know they received hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and yet there are hospitals that dont help but dont have a Hand Sanitizer and its not the clean Drinking Water theres a lack of ventilators theres a lack of everything and this is really the question that people are asking is that you know what can they turn to if they dont feel safe in these hospitals speaking of safety of the. Endemic strikes of gone is done at a time of continued cities between the Government Forces and other militants. Opening with these double edged swords. So to speak of covert 19 and a continued conflict because. I hold that thats precisely the problem right is that people feel trapped at home. And yet at the same time you know that this was something that people used to say as they call well at least. You know the violence has sort of died down in the city. And you know as much as where were suffering from the illness as much as were stuck inside at least you know the city feel safer now what d weve seen is in the last month there are going several high profile attacks on mosques on human rights workers on a maternity clinic so its really as you said a double edge sword where they dont feel safe going outside but they also dont necessarily feel safe in their own home because of the illness. If you speak to us from kabul thank you very much for that. Thank you now to some of the other stories making news around the world brazils president john bolton auto has used his veto power to water down legislation requiring the wearing of face masks the pope has to do remove provisions that would have made mosques mandatory in businesses and churches nationwide brazil has the worlds 2nd most Coronavirus Infections and its. More than a dozen people are missing and feared dead in japan off the torrential rains triggered flooding and landslides in the countrys so west tens of thousands have been evacuated and troops are being deployed for search and rescue operations. And a boss in the nose for me has to be open to covert 900. 00 front line workers off their 3 month closure the basilica is reopening to the public in stages the 1st of which has been dubbed the tribute phase the church which has been under construction for over a century is spains most visited daughters to treasure. In argentina football fans have been yearning for the return of the game after the season was abandoned due to the pandemic social distancing means it cant be played in its normal form but some amateur players have got creative to ensure they can get back out on the field and. Locals in argentina call this human table football its a byproduct of the coronavirus pandemic the picture is divided into 12 rectangles each player must remain within its own if you leave your rectangle you get a penalty and its 5 a side versus the traditional 11. Times football is as important as getting together with friends once or twice a week from a. Human table football not only gives us the possibility of but also a chance a gap which is as important as a vaccine the facemasks and handwashing. But the football isnt quite the same tackles are not allowed and players dont run as much the social distancing format has made it more of a passing and shooting game. When its a great joint to be back on the pitch it makes us feel good to have all our friends together and it has its limitations its strange but we are adapting molly wait to get back to normal as soon as possible. Until then the country has human table football its a new form of the beautiful game but any kind of football is better than no football at all. To travel a bit better to jump in when dunn has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 36 it paints the chinese wall jump and will not compete in the postponed talking olympics he says his physical fitness no longer allows him to play at his best after slipping to 19th in the World Rankings above from winning 2 gold medals lin is also a 5 time World Champion and seen as one of the bridges that the players of all time. This is. The top story. Of the. Displays of. This story a stubborn rice farmer from thailand