Tourist industry. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Chinas annual session of parliament has begun in beijing after being delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. In his opening speech, premier li keqiang acknowledged the fight to contain the virus is still ongoing. He joined thousands of delegates in thanking Emergency Service and medical staff for their work after holding a minutes silence for those who had lost their lives to the illness. He also told the hall that the government hadnt set an Economic Growth target for 2020. Media reports say legislation will be unveiled here to introduce a new National Security law in hong kong which looks set to limit freedoms in the territory. Its likely to be hugely controversial in hong kong, where pro democracy activists held hundreds of rallies last year. President donald trump has warned that the us would react strongly if the proposals were followed through. Heres what a Chinese Government spokesperson said about the new law. Translation National Security is the bedrock of the countrys stability. Safeguarding National Security is the common interest of all people, including hong kong compatriots. A member of Hong Kongs Legislative Council from the pro Democracy Civic Party told reporters the law would be disastrous for the territory. This is the end of hong kong, this is the end of one country, two systems. Make no mistake about it, ageing, the central people government have com pletely people government have completely breached its promise to the hong kong people beijing. A promise that was enshrined in the declaration and basic law. And they are now com pletely and basic law. And they are now completely walking back on their obligation, all to the hong kong people. Lord patten was hong kongs last governor before the 1997 handover. He thinks the uk should be leading an International Response to beijings announcement. We should make it clear to the chinese that this is outrageous, and the Prime Minister and the foreign secretary should make that absolutely clear. We should talk to our allies, our friends around the world, all of whom have a stake in two things first of all, the continuance of hong kong as a Great International city in asia, and secondly, in whether or not china can be trusted to keep its word. Now, there are all too many examples of that not being the case, the way it has actually used the preoccupation which everybody rightly has with fighting this awful epidemic. They have used that preoccupation in order to bully and harass in other areas, and one of them is in hong kong. So what does this all mean . This is a proposal at the moment and it will be discussed in china. People may be wondering if it is actually going to happen. Heres our correspondent Steve Mcdonell in beijing. Yeah, it will go through. I mean, these types of things, they go to the National Peoples congress, theyre never rejected, so no doubt about it, it will move onto the next stage, which will be that there is a Standing Committee of this congress, which will sort of further refine it, and then i suppose the process could all be organised by, say, august that this could become a law. Now, you know, as an indication, though, of how controversial this proposal is, you know, this is a congress which we thought was to be dominated by the coronavirus and china us relations and that will no doubt be a big subject. Of course, you cant get around it. It is the global story at the moment. However, if they thought that they were going to somehow just sneak this law through the session, i mean, it is not happening, and to give you an idea ofjust how sensitive things are in china, our coverage of this is being censored. So whenever we raise the subject, the bbcs screens are going to black right across china, just showing you how, well, concerned, i suppose, the government here is about talk of this new National Security law. What about the reaction in hong kong . There is bound to be significant reaction to this in hong kong. An earlier attempt to bring such law in via the local an earlier attempt to bring such a law in via the local Legislative Council in hong kong was met with mass protests and the government there gave up on trying to introduce it. And that is even with it is a kind of rigged system there, so that the local legislature will always be controlled by what you might call the pro beijing camp. This was so unpopular, even with that control of that Legislative Council, they were not able to get it through. And one of the reasons it is so unpopular is that practically speaking, it means that if you are protesting, instead of being charged with rioting or Something Like that, you are charged with sedition or youre viewed to be challenging the very nature of the state in china. Well, all of a sudden, you have gone from just getting into trouble for causing a bit of local havoc or maybe fighting with the police to actually challenging the legitimacy of the communist party and for that, you would face serious jail time. I mean, people could be put away for decades for those sorts of crimes, and so this is why it makes such a difference. Stephen mcdonell there. In america, the number of people whove lost theirjobs is continuing to grow another 2. 4 million in the last week. The total is now almost a0 million since lockdown began. That shows the ongoing painful Economic Impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on the worlds richest country. Nick bryant reports. We dont normally go in search of hardship in the tree lined communities of american suburbia, but now its easy to find. This, the looping queue for a food bank in new yorks commuter belt. Cars normally used for school pick up and the weekly shop now a marker of middle class need. Some had waited more than five hours, bumper to bumper in a queue that stretched more than a mile. Come here, now. For organiserjamie scott, Traffic Control has been a major problem. Eight weeks ago in the early days of the shutdown, he saw 65 families. Now, its 600. And look at the cars. A mercedes, and expensive suvs. You see a lot of starter mercedes, starter bmws, high end toyotas. The problem is the people have gone now without four or five or six or seven pay cheques and it is starting to catch up. They need food, it is the most basic thing. Guys, its gonna be three families guys, three families at the front of the line, we met people who had well paid jobs. All the way up all the way up to the girls. Before the coronavirus brought such economic destruction, people who have never had to rely on aid. Michelle fernanda is a florist struggling to make ends meet. We have to pay rent, gas, all that stuff. I mean, youve got a beautiful car. Did you ever imagine that you would be lining up for food . No, never. This woman is trying to feed her kids. Have you got any income at the moment . No. No, because i work housekeeping, so people dont want people to get into their houses because they have families, kids, and we have kids, too. So you are not making any money at the moment . No. So you need this food . Yes. Yes, we need it. Were witnessing the biggest economic shock since the 1930s in a country still feeling the after effects of the financial crash in 2008. Whats been noticeable since the Great Recession is the dwindling number of parents here who believe their kids will enjoy more abundant lives that long held belief in generational progress that gives this country so much energy and so much drive. Covid i9 has dealt yet another body blow to the american dream. What good is it if we save everybody from the virus if we let them all starve to death . With desperation, comes anger. Freedom liberty this, an end to the shutdown process in staten island, one of new yorks most affluent boroughs. Most of these people are Small Business owners who believe the stay at home order from the states democratic governor has robbed them of their livelihoods and their liberty. Members of the middle class not used to mounting protests. Open up new york, thats right and if you cant do it, get these democrats out 0pen us up you are killing us. And ive come to see jesus. This is a convulsion that is shifting the ground beneath our feet. A disruption of immense historicalscale, bigger than the Great Recession, more consequential than 9 11. Even in the most prosperous parts of america, lives have been changed forever. Nick bryant, bbc news, new york. Donald trump has visited the key swing state of michigan, the site of some the most high profile anti lockdown protests in the country. President trump was shown around a ford ventilator factory, factory. During the visit, the president denied refusing to wear a mask a safety requirement within the factory despite not appearing to on camera. I did wear i had one on before. I wore one in this back area but i didnt want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it. But no, i had it in the back area, i did put a mask on. Did you have the goggles on too, as well, sir . Idid. I had goggles. Goggles and a mask. And heres another one. Why would you not wear it here, sir . Because, in this area why dont you take it . Its not necessary here. Everybodys been tested and ive been tested in fact, i was tested this morning so its not necessary. But the executives are wearing them. Well, thats their choice. I was given a choice, and i had one on in an area where they preferred it, so i put it on and it was very nice, it looked very nice, but they said, not necessary here. The president s trip to michigan has seen him clash with senior democrats in the state, over their plans to expand vote by mail in the us state. In a tweet, President Trump threatened to withdraw federal funding, saying the measures were done illegally and without authorisation by a rogue secretary of state. I asked detroit News Reporter beth leblanc to break down the issue. Up until 2018 in michigan, you had to have an excuse as to why you were voting absentee that you are out of town or unable to make it to the ballot box that day. And then in 2018, voters ushered in this new process called no reason absentee voting, meaning that you could get a mail in ballot no matter what. If you asked the secretary of state for an application, and then they would send you the application, you would fill it out, and then theyd send you a ballot. The secretary of state, earlier this week, said that she would be sending out that application automatically for the august and november elections to every qualified voters in michigan so thats about 7. 7 Million People and she said it was to kind of cut down on in person voting in light of the coronavirus and to prevent potential spread at the polling locations. It was greeted with some hesitancy and some real upset by republican lawmakers in michigan and, in more recent days, by President Trump. Republican lawmakers have expressed concerns about clerks ability to count those ballots in a timely manner on the day of the election. And theyve also expressed some concerns about voter fraud and whether or not this opens up the state and makes it more susceptible to voter fraud. That definitely was the concern of President Trump when he tweeted yesterday that he would be withholding funding for michigan if the secretary of state insisted on doing this. But is there any evidence of voter fraud . I mean, when it comes to absentee ballots, it is pretty rare to have voter fraud, but, you know, as recently as last year, there was a clerk in southfield, michigan who was charged with Election Fraud in relation to absentee ballots and the way they were listed in ballot sheets in her city. But that is kind of a rarity. It doesnt happen very often throughout the us, let alone in michigan. And what about the state itself and the november election . How close do you think its going to be . I mean, i think we learned enough from the 2016 election to know that its hard to tell whats going to happen in 2020. Michigan has really become the definition of a swing state in recent years. Trump was not expected to take michigan in 2016 and he did, by a very narrow margin. But then in 2018, you know, michigan flipped again and they elected three female democratic lawmakers to the states highest position sorry, three Democratic Women to the states highest positions. So michigan is very hard to call at this point. Definitely the coronavirus has throwing another wrench into things and our governor has kind of risen to a higher profile through all of this in part because of how hard hit michigan was, particularly metro detroit, and her interactions with trump throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Shes been on national tv a lot and at times has called out the federal government for slow response orfor a lack of personal protection gear for the workers here. So its definitely become its really lived up to its name as a swing state and one thats going to be very important in november. Beth leblanc there. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come the changes muslims preparing to mark the end of ramadan are making to cope with a lockdown eid. This morning, an Indian Air Force plane carrying mr gandhis body landed in delhi. The president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhis final return from the political battlefield. Ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. In doing so, it has become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. It was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. It has been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far, but suddenly the police are teargassing the crowd. We dont yet know why. The prelaunch ritual is well established here. Helen was said to be in good spirits, butjust a little apprehensive. In the last hour, east timor has become the worlds newest nation. It was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. But for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. This is bbc world news. The latest headlines chinas National Peoples congress is underway in beijing. Subjects for discussion include a new security law for hong kong thats already been criticised by pro democracy activists. Another 2. 5 million americans claim Unemployment Benefits as the queues for food banks spread to middle class suburbia. More than 80 people have died across eastern india and bangladesh after cyclone amphan made landfall, ravaging the region. West bengals chief minister says the level of devastation is beyond comprehension. As the storm weakens, millions have been left to assess the damage, some, losing everything. Tanya dendrinos has this report. A trail of devastation mother natures fury unleashed. Millions have been impacted by cyclone amphan, the first super cyclone to form in the bay of bengal in more than two decades, bringing with it lashing winds, torrential rain and flooding. Residents in west bengal assess the damage and, while some attempted repairs, others were sifting through rubble, trying to salvage belongings. Translation due to yesterdays rain, my house was wrecked. A tree fell on it. Everything is destroyed. Where will we stay . With lockdown restrictions still in place, many were already facing the threat of no work and no income. Now, nowhere to live and left wondering where their next meal will come from. Translation there is a lockdown going on for the last two months. We have no way out. We have nothing to eat. The house lost its roof due to be cyclone, how are we going to repair it and what shall we do . This aerialfootage in bangladesh shows abandoned farms with floodwater rising after a levy broke its banks. Homes swallowed, now resembling remote islands. While the storm has now lost its cyclone status, weakening as it moves further inland, the possibility of flooding continues, with heavy rain still likely. Tanya dendrinos, bbc news. The son of the murdered saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says the family has forgiven his killers. Salah khashoggi made the statement on twitter in what is the muslim holy month of ramadan. Jamal khashoggi, a critic of the saudi authorities, was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul in 2018. Five people were sentenced to death and three others were givenjail terms for the murder. Nato ambassadors will hold an urgent meeting on friday after it said it will withdraw on the open skies treaty. Donald trump pulled out of the pact after accusing russia of not adhering to terms. Now Russias Foreign Ministry has insisted it did not violate the treaty. Russian media are reporting that a chechen leader has been taken to hospital with suspected coronavirus. The News Agency Says he was flown to moscow on wednesday for treatment and a leader who previously fought against moscow as a chechen a nalyst against moscow as a chechen analyst is now a key ally of vladimir putin. Muslims around the world are preparing to mark the end of ramadan. They traditionally celebrate eid by visiting friends and family and exchanging gifts but social distancing restrictions put in place because of the coronavirus means this year it is going to be very different. 0ur reporter Sodaba Haidare has more. Empty mosques, deserted streets and markets with no customers. Eid is usually the busiest time of businesses and traders, when they make the most money but with shops forced to close, this shopkeeper in pakistan hasnt sold a single garment. Translation look at these garments i bought, they are useless. Nothing has value now, i have no idea where to put them. In damascus, syria, flea markets lie empty. Its where those who cant afford expensive clothes shop but not this year. Business is slow in