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Hello, everyone. im richard lui. thank you for being with us on this sunday. this hour, more unrest in portland president trump now defends the arrest of protesters by unidentified federal agents. a move oregons attorney general is now denouncing and taking to court. were live on the ground there >> a new poll shows former vice president biden now leading president trump by double digits, just 107 days out from the election >> and the president is now at odds with the cdc. the white house tries ...

Achieved an unenviable milestone, registering more than 2 million cases of infections, second only to the united states. it also has the second highest number of confirmed death. scenes like these are common across the country. some here see these ongoing vaccine trials as a positive step in battling this deadly disease and the chance to gain access to vaccines if theyre approved. >> the agreement provides for the purchase of lots of vaccine and technology transfer. the mishtive therefore not on...

Posted 60 additional pages of guidance on the website as a supplement to the earlier information. then on may 15th the president took a giant, necessary step in the right direction. announcing a massive effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine. >> its called operation warp speed. that means big and it means fast. >> essentially this meant a blank check to be able to get a coronavirus vaccine up and running as quickly as possible. this is essentially the manhattan project for a vaccine. >> reporte...

More specific. now it is more about symptoms and fever. it asks if i had any injuries, any wound at the site of the vaccine. >> reporter: the astrazeneca trial is one of two phase three studies under way in brazil. and is one of only three in the world to have reached this advanced stage. the chinese biotech firm sin vac is testing in partnership with an institute. 9,000 volunteers will participate. several factors combine to make brazil an attractive market for covid-19 vaccine trials. it is al...

When you meet with him, talk with him, one at a time, he was a sweet gentle soul. but when he spoke he had a powerful message, a true icon that i think well both cherish having spent time with him. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. have a good day. jedediah: well turn to some headlines for you now. a police chief is hurt while taking down a stabbing suspect inside after virginia church. police say fairfax county chief ed ross letter was in a bible study a man walked in stabbin...

Night, the sun rises on a movement that will never die >> reporter: the civil rights movement losing two towering figures on the same day. early friday morning the reverend c.t. vivian died at age 95. vivian, one of the reverend dr. martin luther king jr.s closest advisers. >> vivian, john lewis, back to back its painful but they did leave their mark on time. >> reporter: today in atlanta the city that lewis loved and represented in congress, a makeshift memorial at the foot of his mural. >> i t...

People in the city? musician and activist ngaio anyia explores inequality in her home city. antiracism protesters in england have pulled down... a 17th century slave owner was taken down. edward colston. .. the british slave trader stands no more. what would have been an act of vandalism on any other day felt like an expression of pure joy. it has left me with one big question. will this change anything? bristol presents a fantastic story to the outside world, but it is also true that people lik...

To close shops, close public spaces and shut down any events taking place if they think it will help curb the virus. in rochdale, the local council welcomes new powers but... what we need, apart from getting the same message all the time, is some money to cope with all the extra problems that we are getting. this morning, one of the governments advisors said a return to life like it was before lockdown is a long way off, despite the optimism in government. the view in rochdale... it is not going...

I couldnt quite believe it when i heard there was straps around the statue, and then when i heard it was pulled down, it was one of those "for real?" moments. ive been clear as the mayor of this city, i cannot condone criminal damage, but as someone descended from kidnapped and enslaved and abused african people, and colston and the 80,000 odd africans that would have been part of his empire building, their misery would have contributed to his wealth, i cannot say anything other than the statue ...

A return to life like it was before lockdown is a long way off, despite the optimism in government. the view in rochdale... it is not going to be the same, nothing will be the same, shops and stuff, because you have to wear masks. potentially it could. but right now, rochdale isnt good on the covid numbers. the government has warned it wont hesitate to introduce some restrictions again. but it hopes getting on top of local outbreaks could help life return to something more normal sooner rather t...