Legacy as leader. President trump has used his first Coronavirus Briefing in weeks to warn that the situation will get worse before it gets better. Tens of thousands of new cases are identified every day in the us, and more than 140,000 people have died. Speaking at the white house, mr trump urged americans to wear face coverings when they could not maintain social distancing an apparent change in tone from his previous reluctance to wear or recommend masks. Heres our north america correspondent, peter bowes. A different tone and a different message, noticeably subdued and less cognitive than usual, President Trump at his first Coronavirus Briefing since april. He acknowledged the pandemic was far from over. We are in the process of developing a strategy that is going to be very, very powerful. We have developed it as we go along. Some areas of oui as we go along. Some areas of our country are doing very well, some less well. It will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets bett
Those Landing Craft we were surrounded by, there were thousands of young men just like surrounded by, there were thousands of young menjust like me surrounded by, there were thousands of young men just like me who for the past year or so had been getting ready just for this day. Charles, thank you so much for talking to us, charles somervell made d day vetera n, charles somervell made d day veteran, a great privilege to talk to you, iam veteran, a great privilege to talk to you, i am afraid we have run out of time. Charles somerville. Now on bbc news, its time for echoes of empire. In this programme the bbcs correspondents around the world, consider the legacy of imperialism as continuing controversy over the future of some public statues and protests by the black lives Matter Movement have shone a light on aspects of britains imperial past. The British Empire was the largest the world had ever known. At its height it ruled about 20 of the earths population. But the legacy of that empi