The coronavirus for. The 1st friday prayers it is the bulls hagia sophia after its controversial change of status from museum to mark. So that the top u. S. Health agency has issued guidelines calling for the full reopening of schools in september even as corona virus infections spike in large parts of the country the centers for Disease Control insists its safe for children to return to class and its unlikely that they will contract or transmit the virus they say state and local governments are under growing pressure from the white house to reopen schools the President Donald Trump threatening to withhold federal funds from districts that taint the White House Press secretary reiterated that call. It is our firm belief that the that our schools are essential places of business if you will that our teachers are essential personnel you all here are considered essential workers which is why you are coming into the Briefing Room every day during the pandemic are meatpackers where meat packing because they were essential workers our doctors were out there treating their essential workers and we believe our teachers are essential well the latest c. D. C. Guidelines are a sharp departure from elite early adult document the classified the full reopening of schools is the highest risk of also majority of americans are against the idea a recent poll of conducted by the Associated Press show that nearly 80 percent do not think the school should open without major adjustments and the main Teachers Union in florida has taken the governor trump to court to stop schools from reopening the group which represents 140000 teachers says the governor needs a reality check and the outbreak is out of control well that Randi Weingarten is the president of the American Federation of teachers and she says miss coles do not have the funding or all the resources to reopen anytime soon. My sense is because trouble is anything but constructive because everybody see its the pressure tactics hes put and the last agency that used to have trust in america c. D. C. Mike said says hes just created more and more chaos so what i think is going to happen unfortunately is that more and more and more schools will open remote way rather than in person because we dont have the resources yet from the congress this mcconnell today said it may take weeks to actually negotiate a new stimulus package so how do you start school with the resources that you will meet when those resources are not forthcoming how do you pay for people when you dont have the money to do it how do you pay for the cleaning supplies when you dont have the money to do it so i think were already seeing in places with high risk like houston and atlanta l. A. San francisco they are going to promote instruction there are many places who are really trying like you were you were actually really trying to figure out how to put the safety protocols in place but we dont have the funding to do it so truck and mcconnell dont actually give us the funding to do this and if they dont start containing the virus instead of letting it spike im really afraid were going to be anger about instruction in many places in america. Lets turn now from the top u. S. Infectious disease expert dr anthony felt who says theres still lots to learn about help children transmit the virus. I think we still need to learn a lot about children you know Elementary School children getting infected what the percentage of their infection is and whether they either spread or not efficiently to adults a recent study came out that showed children up to 10 years old it looks like they dont necessarily spread infection as readily as adults do worse children 10. 00 to 19. 00 appear to be spreading infection to adults as equally as well as adults spread to adults yet theres still a lot to learn about what the prevalence and incidence of infection is in children and as a group do they spread do they get any bodies whats the in family spread or not the u. S. State of florida has reported a Record Number of people being admitted to hospital and its confirmed 12000 new cases of covered 19 votes in a single day on thursday president told Trump Council the Republican Party convention that was supposed to be held in florida next month now a member of the coronavirus tells forces the country to change its behavior we already starting to see plot telling in these critically 4 states that have really suffered under the last 4 weeks so texas california arizona and florida those major mattress and threw out their counties and i just want to make it clear to the American Public what we have right now are essentially 3 new yorks with these 3 major states and so were really having to respond as an American People and thats why you hear us calling for mass and increased social distancing. A group of men thought to be officials who forced their way into the chinese consulate building in houston moments after a deadline to shut the office expires on tuesday the u. S. Government ordered it to be clues that within 72 hours after accusing its personnel of espionage and data theft or accused of targeting facilities in texas including medical systems and treatment sentence china has called the allegations malicious slander but the u. S. Is also arrested a number of chinese scientists over their alleged ties to chinas military. Is due to appear in court on visa fraud charges in San Francisco she was the last of 4 to be arrested u. S. Accused the chinese consulate in San Francisco of harboring a u. S. Officials have accused all 4 of lying about their status in their visa applications meanwhile a singaporean man has pleaded guilty in the u. S. To acting as a chinese spy hided your castros in maryland and has more on these cases in the developing diplomatic spat. The 4th of those arrests woman by the name of time join she was just in federal court in california she had been hiding within the chinese consulate in San Francisco after having been questioned by f. B. I. Agents and what the u. S. Is accusing her of is they say she is secretly a member of the Chinese Military who posed as a student in order to gain access to u. S. Universities and steal research and trade secrets to take back to china now china has vehemently denied those accusations but we see this really as an escalation with the u. S. Also ordering the closure of the chinese consulate in houston directly related to these arrests a workers there packed up today it was a vision time just about an hour ago and then we have that start only mirror image across the ocean in chengdu china where in retaliation for the closure of the chinese consulate well china ordered americans to close their consulate in chengdu so really a moment that reflects perhaps the most acute deterioration in the relationship between these 2 countries since diplomatic relations were normalized more than 40 years ago to which one foreign minister one year is calling on the u. S. To reverse what he calls its wrong decision and beijing has retaliated by ordering the closure of the u. S. Consulate in chengdu by monday tribute is the fore. Were here in downtown chengdu and this is the new as consulate and there are a lot of policemen here the product doesnt Police Officers also are monitoring the crowds in this entire street has been blocked off to cars since the Chinese Foreign ministry made the announcement that the u. S. Consulate here would have to close but the best rooms are allowed to go behind there are quite a few of them passing by taking photos taking selfies its become quite a Tourist Destination now china hasnt said exactly why its targeting this consulate all it said though is that there are some u. S. Officials who work here they say have been engaged in activities that are not consistent with their capacity we also know that its quite significant operation to the southwest of china deals with us this is nearby acts as an active listening post for events taking place in sion john and tibet now the Chinese Foreign ministry has said that they do not want to do this it did not want to have to close the consulate here but they were false by the u. S. One year chinas top diplomat has laid the blame for the worsening ties between time and u. S. Completely at the foot of washington and he says that its up to washington now to mend and rebuild those ties and china says if the u. S. Does not pull back from the session to close the embassy in texas that china will have no choice but to hit back measure for measure. The current because have a devastating impact on the Airline Industry there are a few is the planes which have been told during the crisis have been corroding to a dangerous extent u. S. Civil Aviation Authority is warning that. One of the worlds most popular jets as need. As passengers tentatively take to the skies again and line still reeling from a coronavirus pandemic face and a new challenge americas federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency warning ordering all operators of the boeing 737 and g. And 77 classic to inspect a key engine part after 4 reports of sudden engine shutdowns the f. A. A. Said it was issuing the urgent directive to address corrosion of the engine bleed air fit stage check valves for both engines which could result in compressor stalls and jewel engine power loss without the ability to restart which could result in a forced off airport landing the warning applies to any 737 thats been in storage for at least a week and given the number of extra aircraft grounded by the pandemic its thought to apply to thousands of 70 sevens and dozens of fleets worldwide its going to cause a bit of rights you cant seriously i imagine i mean shit lee this a reality no aviation d will help the rest of it in as much as it is only cross. Our thanks. And its not as if hes a major structural aeration issue that engineering stuff like engine bells is something that you wouldnt know about until you had a problem the boeing 737 is one of the most successful commercial jets of all time with a good Safety Record but the warnings a major setback for a company that struggled to regain trust after the grounding of its 737 max and craft following 2 fatal and crashes within 5 months these latest concerns to not apply to the 737 max the Aviation Industry has been badly bruised by covert 19 im a us airline said they were collectively losing more than 10000000000. 00 in cash a month while boeing said sales of its craft were at their lowest in 60 years. Is. Aljazeera. Us john has denied an order sought by the state of oregon to stop federal agents from arresting protesters in the city of portland earlier prosecutors unveiled charges against 18 of the protesters a day after President Trump expanded the deployment of Tactical Police to seattle demonstrations have taken to the streets to oppose Racial Injustice and to appease commute george floyd in minneapolis 2 months ago barely this month deployed federal agents to end what he called a violent protest despite an outcry from Democratic Leaders in oregon. Israel has launched a series of airstrikes on Syrian Military targets the army says its retaliation for mortar fog directed towards the Israeli OccupiedGolan Heights tension has been high following the death of a hezbollah fighter and another israeli airstrike need the masks on monday the Lebanese Group is backed by iran and has forces deployed in syria to support the president bashar al assad. Still ahead here on aljazeera no jobs prospects why the fallout from covert 19 is expected to hit millions of mexicans and take a holiday. That well hear from people in nepal and in bangladesh affected by the worst monsoon rains in years. And it was just been substantial flooding in south korea some landslides reported as well as this thing and wind across it as an active diddled area of low pressure on the seasonal rain now the heaviest rain is going east so it will be home sure that benefits us the right word from that on saturday theres an easterly a fairly chilly easterly in a brisk from bring in yet more rain to south korea and to some degree north korea and if i go through to sunday the same story exists because rather less of it all will materialised and rather less rain for most of japan much of it is going to be offshore but you could run one for the system back into china where the next pulse is trying to develop and looks like its all going saif round the north which is still unusual for this time yet but the heart of it still running across the yangtze which is of course in flood. Much of the laziness news here is seeing fairly frequent thunderstorms and they are coming through in clumps and if youre in java youre probably going to see fairly dry weather but once again west papua sees a mass developing the drifting slowly westwoods towards so the y. C. A place where we dont really want them and again you can see quite a few develop i think you peninsula malaysia singapore asked for a monsoon rain of india is walking away from the northeast and construct again further west. From. Incarcerated. In russias toughest prisons stripped of their liberties. An unexpected creative opportunity. Lets. Sing in contest like no other offers a chance of redemption and hope for the talented few. Prison life inside and out a tale of singers and murderers on aljazeera. Well again youre watching out there a reminder the top stories this hour and the top u. S. Health agency has issued guidelines calling for the full reopening of schools in september even as corona virus infection spike in large parts of the country the centers for Disease Control say that it is safe for children to return to classes its unlikely they will contract or transmit the virus. China has now closed its consulate in the u. S. City of houston staff moved their belongings a 72 hour shutdown ordered spied us officials accuse chinese agents of unacceptable levels of intellectual property theft and china has retaliated by ordering the closure of the u. S. Consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu beijing says the u. S. Is to blame for increasingly strained relations between the 2 countries. But the white house is loosening restrictions to allow us to fence contractors to sell more drones to Foreign Countries doing this by reinterpreting a cold war era arms treaty which was signed by 34 nations this will allow the u. S. To sell drones that fly under 800 kilometers an hour to countries it considers to be allies previously these drones were classified as cruise missiles and subject to strict export restrictions. The u. S. Militarys release what it says is proof that russia has violated a u. N. Arms embargo in libya the pentagon claims that these satellite pictures show military equipment supplied by russian mercenaries being used on the frontlines of the conflict include Fighter Jets AirDefense Systems in Armored Vehicles the u. S. Says russia is boosting support for the war he for have to his forces have been pushed back from western libya over the past few months by the un recognized government. Well the u. S. And russia will conduct their 1st formal bilateral talks on Space Security since 2013 next week the meeting follows allegations by the u. S. And the russia tested a space based anti satellite weapon this once moscow denies the accusations that it fired a projectile on july the 15th and says it complied with International Norms britain warned the move posed a threat to satellites the world depends on how its understood things is a Research Fellow in space policy and security at the role United Services institute in britain and she says that russia appears to be ramping up its Space Program i think its important 1st not necessary to refer to as a weapon it did have characteristics that could potentially be a weapon and due to its relative velocity through satellite which it cant i dont i think what we see is. The recognition that space is becoming a much more important strategic environment or military operations and so its no surprise that states are developing capabilities that could deny their of both series access to their space assets but its also important to recognize that this isnt new. You know from the beginnings of the use of space states have looked at how to develop these capabilities so i think its we need to not move too fast with narratives about weaponization of space and of space race and just take a bit of caution with that so many different states are developing capabilities we know china has anti satellite capabilities india tested a missile last year and we certainly have seen i guess a resurgence of russia. In terms of these programs coming back and you know when you look at the rhetoric for example coming from the United States and with the creation of a space force talks of space being a war fighting domain any state that has significant space assets is going to be looking at how to protect its own assets and also how to ensure that it provides a certain level of deterrence against act you know there are persons who made to target the. Turkeys president has joined thousands of people for the 1st friday prayers at the height is a fear that more than 80 years the 1500 year old site is revered by both christians and muslims and it was converted from a museum to a mosque after a Turkish Court ruling earlier this month a decision which was criticized by many christian need this scene in kosovo that has more now from istanbul. After serving as a museum for the past 8 to 6 years the newly converted hagia sophia mosque welcomed thousands of turks for friday prayers some had travelled from cities across turkey for the big occasion and a stumble. Leaders and dignitaries from other countries listened as clerics performed their rituals christian mosaics and frescoes of jesus and mary were traped with curtains. For the reopening of turkeys present treasure tape aired on our site at the opening section of the court on. When we go to make a great people were eager to pray here thousands participated in the prayers we came together to pray the government and the authorities concerned and do the necessary renovations the new huggy is a few more school be something great that makes us very proud and will always be open for all citizens visitors and the tourists as well. I guess sophias restoration as a mosque came 2 weeks after turkeys high school which ruled that a 934 government decree converting to place so for ship interim museum was illegal after 8. Years where there. Was. No real planning. As a mosque again following the 1st prayer hundreds fresh to visit the famous landmark. Was a context best my feelings something is can be expressed but i shed tears of joy im very joyful in my own country the mosque that was conquered by men when the conqueror was shot down and im very happy that its now reopened i feel blessed. Church bells around grace who rang gets mid day flags one loafer to protest what the head of greek also looks Church Called the unholy act of defiling the former christian a girl of the present an empire. Later said a conversion is an internal matter off National Sovereignty that a supporter of the people dance critics say hes pushed through the populist move to consolidate his power in the ruling party and fend off potential rivals to his leadership you question is the real opposition is among the conservative community itself that is going to change the balance in power the hacky is to fear has a meaning in the conservative historical consciousness thats why when you support the hagia sophia you address 65 percent of the turkish electorate saying that i am defending your calls but this only has an impact on the marginal knowing percent. An opinion poll this month showed 43 percent of turks saw the mosque controversy as a way for urgent to avoid discussion of turkeys troubled economy some of add ons former allies agree but for both domestic and Foreign Tourists theyre enjoying seeing around the new look architectural treasure for your charge so you know because so little belgian sirrah stumble. Mexico is struggling to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic 12000000 people in the country were left jobless in april alone but the government has ruled out a comprehensive stimulus package your home has more now from mexico city. After 25 years this is the last of 7 and this is book shot through the Looking Glass 3 months without a sale during mexicos lockdown is done for it with. The truth is that i and everyone who works with me have a profound love of books for us its a big hit losing the but shop thats maintained me and 20 staff. In light of the world economies are suffering with the code 19 full now could be about to hit mix code particularly hard the scenes in this book should begin to be playing out in a lot of other businesses in mexico in the coming weeks and months the u. N. 2nd amik commission for latin america estimates that half a 1000000 businesses are going to close in the country as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The economys going to shrink more than in any of the of the 4 major nations in latin america estimates the International Monetary fund it says that a big stimulus package is the answer but president under his money well Lopez Obrador has refused to roll one out. Hes wary of date and hes relying mostly on small loans for some businesses and topping up already existing social programs to get through this is some objective and we have started to promote the economic recovery we are pushing for the creation of 2000000 new jobs. An Economist Says that job claim is misleading you are losing a high quality jobs weve lazing it with barkeep barely enough social programs and then or threaten officially but if its like we are creating jobs why is the president doing that why isnt he unveiling a bigger stimulus package he. Of the fed and the 8 he saw how on 3 when in the. Very high public there. No i dont want that we have to walk in and not really. At least now mitts because shops and restaurants are reopening because the country comes out of the quarantine but the virus is far from b. And even on her 1st day back in her sweet shop you did a son a brace hes already worrying about what happens if customers keep staying away. Not by the look of those in korea because keep munching epp and they can hold out but maybe for another month but no more. Than you are in the same situation hoping things get better. For others like silver and through the Looking Glass its already too late john home and. Met scarcity. Thousands of protesters in the hunt karen capital of marched on the Prime Ministers Office accusing him of a crackdown on press freedom there is widespread anger after the chief editor of a leading news website was site he was fired after warning that the independence of the index adult age une was at risk of political pressure from the government dozens of journalists from the website have resigned in protest a progovernment businessman a quite significant troll of the website funding earlier this year. Countries all over south asia are suffering some of the worst monsoon rains in years weeks of rain has caused devastating flooding and landslides which killed at least 132 people in nepal just this week millions are homeless including in india and in bangladesh so hard it is for. A river in the nepalese district of cheats one is best its banks umbrellas are a necessity to watch the fast flowing floods beneath further along the river bank a bird and a miniature temple just about managed to stay unscathed for many nipponese their hinds business isnt even livelihoods have been swept away the monsoon season in the poll started last month and who could turn for the worse on sunday the flash floods and landslides in 70 of the 77. 00 districts across the country the number of deaths is 3 times higher than the same time last year. Theres no way to get up there my house is now surrounded with water that has risen up from what usually a small stream. Search and rescue teams the sifting through debris to find missing people and clean major roads which link mountainous parts of the country to the capital katmandu a. House near a begum is trying to get to her house things are also bad in bangladesh where this years monsoon season is cools heavy losses than previously. Despite a flooded house near continues with daily chores while the sun studies i was suffering because the embankment was destroyed in the flood if the road had been in a better condition then we wouldnt have suffered so much with one 3rd of bangladesh already flooded in more monsoon rain expected aid agencies are warning humanitarian crisis is on the way already one of the most Vulnerable Countries to Climate Change bangladeshis are having to deal with some of the worst flooding theyve ever seen summerside. Im having trouble with my cattle what has got into my house im not ending anything now and im sitting idle at home nearly 10000000 people across south asia have been affected by the Severe Weather conditions including india. This years monsoon season has been relentless and its not time the people who are struggling so dont hide it and as you know. Now a story of love and politics in Hong Kong Court has acquitted this couple writing in a potential 10 Year Prison Sentence please detain them for 2 days during last years extradition law protests and that was just before their wedding they spent married life awaiting their Court Appearance a couple burst into tears and supporters applauded them when the verdict came. So this is a 0 these are the top stories and the top u. S. Health agency has issued guidelines calling for the full reopening of schools in september even as corona virus infection spike in large parts of the country the centers for Disease Control say it is safe for children to return to class as its unlikely theyll contract or transmit the virus or anyone god knows the president of the American Federation of teachers and she says most schools do not have the funding or resources to reopen anytime soon. What i think is going to happen unfortunately is that more and more and more schools will open remotely rather than in person because we dont have the resources yet from the congress this mcconnell today said it may take weeks to actually negotiate a new stimulus package so how do you start school with the resources that you need when those resources are not forthcoming how do you pay for b. P. Even when you dont have the money to do it china has been forced to close its consulate in the u. S. City of houston staff or move their belongings as a 72 hour shutdown order expired u. S. Officials accuse chinese agents of unacceptable levels of intellectual property theft and chinas retaliated by ordering the closure of the u. S. Consulate in the south western city of trying to beijing says the u. S. Is to blame for increasingly strained relations between the 2 countries an order is going out for urgent safety checks on one of the worlds most popular passenger jets their affairs in the u. S. Of an issue with the boeing 737 next generation and classic models that could potentially lead to engine failure theyve had for reports of sudden shutdowns of what inspections of planes that havent flown for more than 7 days thousands of protesters in the home care in the capital of marched on the Prime Ministers Office accusing him of a crackdown on press freedom is widespread anger after the chief editor of a leading news website was sacked he was fired after warning that the independence of the index dot h u was at risk from a political pressure. What else is new restrictions to allow us to fence contractors to sell more drones to countries it considers to be its allies its doing this by reinterpreting a cold war era arms treaty signed by 34. 00 nations or your state with headlines weve got more news coming up paranoids are after inside story. Why is donald trump sending federal troops to confront protesters in u. S. Cities the president says Violent Crime needs to be controlled opponents denounce what they call a political stunt does the deployment set a dangerous precedent for american democracy this is inside story. Hello and welcome d to the program im wrong donald trump often calls himself the lower note a president its one of the Campaign Themes in his bid for reelection less than full months from now is accused some city mayor as failing to rein in