Prodemocracy candidates disqualified from hong kongs local elections and students arrested for online posts in the beijings new security. Suspected russian mercenaries are detained in bel air routes to queues of trying to disrupt an upcoming film. And on a mission to search for signs of life in space because mars rover blast off from florida heading for the red planet. Im going to guess rosco with the sport Saudi Arabian investors pull out of a bid to buy new cars so united up to months of premier league scrutiny. So theres more proof of the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic with the United States. Being its worst economic slump since the 940 s. Its economy has shrunk at the fastest pace on record that is down 9. 5 percent between april and june and in the past week another 1400000 people have applied for jobless benefits the same time europes biggest economy thats germany has plunged into recession shrinking by a record 10 percent of the pandemics wiped out nearly a decade of growth and now the u. S. President donald trump whos talked of the strength of his countrys economy is asking whether novembers election should be perspire and. Lets go straight to our white house grounds but it can be home to study by the in washington so they can be a spectacular decline in the United States. Yeah her industry numbers for a president trying to win reelection on the strength of the economy there were historically low unemployment numbers early on in this president s term here at the oval office but thats all been wiped out and also some of the gains under barack obama also now gone as a result of coded 19 now just about these numbers into perspective this 32. 9 plunging of the g. D. P. Thats a u. S. Specific number its a big headline of course but really we should for our International Viewers 2 look at the almost 10 percent contraction in the economy just to kind of put it respective from global numbers the centrally what this is this is a contraction as a result of the shutdowns from coronavirus whether its personal spending or restaurants job. Sorry for clothing and footwear exports investments but also another number that came out this also not good news for this president is the jobless numbers claims once again taking upward from last week 1400000 more than 20000000 americans unemployed and what were seeing in all of this is that what many thought was going to be a temporary loss is starting to look a lot more permanent right and just as we said earlier just as these figures are not talked about the possibility of spoiling the election there we read anything into the timing of this particular bomb show. A couple of things the 1st one is that this president is masterful when it comes to changing a bad headline and thats essentially what hes done in the face of these horrendous job numbers hes put out an incendiary tweet so that were talking a little bit less about those job numbers a little bit more about his suggestion that perhaps the vote in november for the president ial election should be delayed so thats one thing thats important to note in all of this the other is that when the president makes the suggestion as outlandish as it is he doesnt have the authority to delay an election in fact thats something that really is in the hands of congress but it certainly is concerning given the fact that were really about 95 days until that vote and in the midst of all of this there are some legitimate issues about Election Security whether it be mail in voting is the president s talked about ill just read this tweet with the universal mail in voting not absentee voting which is good 2020 will be the most inaccurate fragile election in history it will be a great embarrassment to the u. S. A delay the election to people can properly securely and safely vote there are legitimate questions about Election Security foreign interference is one of them there are concerns about mail in voting but the suggestion that it be delayed again not something the president can do and already causing a lot of concern not just among voters but among members of congress both those who oppose the president and those who support him yet he said he knows how to get people talking about Something Else that could be very much indeed for the time being lets switch close to a new study by then dont think so europes biggest economy germany of course plunging into recession shrinking by record 10 percent and the pun demographics we want to use with the group. The way to look at these figures these set this set of the latest quarterly figures is these are the worst for 50 years going back to the time of west germany so that gives you a degree of how bad this pandemic has been for the German Economy but there are thats the headline from these figures but bear in mind that these quarterly figures that have been projected that they would be almost 10 percent recession anyway so that society as it were had prepared itself for this sort of blow the fact that its a little bit more than 10 percent well thats bad and that clearly is something that will worry the economists and the ministerial circles here in berlin but theyre also stressing that they believe that the measures they have taken are keeping it at that level and reducing that level of recession the economy minister is confident that the economy will rebound in 2021 thats what he was saying a few months ago when these dire project projections came out now that the realities of these figures is clear well theyre not resigning from that and to give you a sense of perspective several Large Companies say that they are not worried right now about what might happen to the economy because they believe theyve got things in hand what theyre really worried about is a 2nd wave of infections here thats the uniform line from industry but also from government thats the way to see these figures right now they think theyve got this in hand but theyre hoping there wont be a 2nd wave of corona. Thanks very much don cane life in berlin well with all of this going on the worlds biggest plane maker has posted a net loss of more than 2000000000. 00 in the 1st half of this year and its rival boeing announced a similar 2nd quarter loss on wednesday lets hear now from the township butler whos in paris with more on the airbus losses. Terrible figures for air bus the european plane made a 2200000000. 00 of net losses in the 1st 6 months of this year theyve had to deliver half the amount of aircraft in the 1st half of this year that they had planned on and also in the 2nd quarter revenue tumbling by 55 percent so whatever us are saying is that they have had to cut production by 40 percent which of course have a huge impact on the company on staff across the europe who work for us all the suppliers the whole industry that is always linked to any one company and what theyre saying is that this is due of course to the coronavirus pandemic the fact that during the lockdowns people pretty much didnt fly airlines were grounded and even after the restored restrictions have been lifted in some places a line travel has been severely reduced in fact us are saying their visibility for the future is very limited indeed they may not be forecasting in the short term because the Airline Travel industry isnt really expected to get back onto its feet at least preplanned demick levels until 20232025 so thats a long way off indeed and its something of course that will affect as i said all these industries that are connected to the european playmakers are bad news indeed out of france today or a. Run from london who is an International Economist and former Economic Advisor to the president of the European Commission the Group Figures all over the world. Especially the United States how much do we hung on to the fact they were not quite as bones expected. But obviously these are catastrophic figures both at the u. S. And germany and indeed elsewhere but we knew that going to be catastrophic and frankly even whether its and subject to a huge margin of error especially at this time so whether theyre slightly better or worse than expectations i think is pretty much here of their what what really matters is whats happening now and whats likely to happen in the future in the future and in that respect i think that the the jobless figures from the u. S. Somewhat troubling because unemployment have been falling its now rising again and that suggests that the recovery has slowed or indeed stalled and you can see that from also from credit card spent new figures indeed from Consumer Confidence and you could just see that you know from the t. V. Pictures where you know the likes of florida and texas are seeing a huge rise in cases where youre seeing consumers across america who are concerned for the future and so. Looking looking a bit further out and what it tells you is that the the destruction that weve had from the lock downs in a sense is only a small part of our problems there is crippling uncertainty about when theres going to be here or when theres going to be a baxi in whether future lockdowns are going to be needed and what. Measures consumers are going to take on their own bat of say choosing to or not to go to restaurants or to do or not to go traveling and on top of that the uncertainty about the policy response though to be in the u. S. An Election Year right there where one month into the 3rd quarter already in our bureau the figures were talking about take it up to the end of june as youve alluded to so what is the sense that that will in time given everything that youve said of the of the possibilities for recovery. Well i mean i think that it was pretty clear that the us was already starting to recover even within the 2nd quarter but as the 1st quarter because this month things were looking better and that things then. At that very least the rate of improvement has slowed and quite possibly an editors thought altogether and we face a cliff and what the u. S. Economy faces a cliff edge at the end of the month when some of the exceptional fiscal support measures to struggling households expire and where theres a big bump fighting in congress about whether to extend them or not with republican saying that actually this is discouraging people from working and obviously thats tied in also with the battle about election politics and unless we do see an extension or indeed further stimulus spending in the u. S. I think you could see the u. S. Economy going into a double dip recession which could be you know quite a catastrophic not just for the u. S. But for the Global Economy and indeed obviously for our present trumps. Reelection chances where there are a colossal injections of cash going on around the world least with the economies that can afford it with these trillions and trillions of dollars of stimulus packages its crucial but how we spend that money is not so much a question of how we come back or whether we can come back at all. Why partly depends on how you think things are going to pan out you know if your worries about outbreaks further outbreaks of the virus then your priority is supporting incomes and pay people to stay home if on the contrary you think that the virus is abating and sustainably then you want to be stimulating consumption and people who are currently people to go out and spend likewise if you think that basically we have to keep the economy in deep freeze then you want to pay pay people to remain in their current jobs and businesses. In ready to. Produce the same at the same things where there is restart if on the other hand you think that. The economy is going through a big shift not least the shift from high Street Retail to armley Online Retail from working in offices to working from home then on the contrary you want to be encouraging that shift in encouraging businesses to shift away their work and. Could workers to find new jobs i think basically. Theres so much uncertainty going on its incredibly difficult for policymakers to respond and the top priority has to be to try and exaggerate measures to find a vaccine in that respect at least at the recent news has been relatively positive rather than thats a unified effort whod be a fine as well as the right now billy graham thanks very much salute really thank you thank you. Well thirtys in the australian state of victoria a tightening look damages after a record of infections and deaths reported 723 new 1000 cases and 13 deaths the state is the epicenter of a straight a 2nd wave of the virus and nearly 10000 people have tested positive with more than 300 treated in hospital mosques on monday training. We have now been in this lockdown now for some weeks and were not getting the results we would hopeful and as a result the further measures that it certainly necessary will come at an impact to the economy we understand that but equally not can tiny price will have that effect also and so its important we continue to Work Together to get on top of this and type whatever actions in its history of british Prime MinisterBurns Johnson says the pandemic is slowly being brought under control there but he is warning people to keep up Safety Measures or risk another way. Numbers of deaths oh well well done but i have to tell you that were looking at a resurgence of the virus in some other European Countries you can see whats been happening in the United States and so it is absolutely vital as a country that we continue to keep our focus and discipline and that we dont delude ourselves that somehow were out of the woods or that this is all over because it isnt all over. A plenty more still ahead on news hour including. Catch inbreds if he gives a shit it could put trade talks on the with the e. U. Or not is. A Natural Disaster dozens of rare wild animals are being killed in indias northern assam states will have to report. Because paul coming out to the prosecutors in switzerland opening a criminal case against the head of World Football at fifa president giani entertainer has come up with. For a 12 position politicians in hong kong have been disqualified from running in Septembers Legislative Council election leading prodemocracy activists joshua wall is one of those disqualified he says it shows a total disregard for the people of hong kong look toward authorities had asked the kind of its about their views on beijings National Security law and u. S. Sanctions the move is being denounced by the opposition as a political witch hunt and for the 1st time police in hong kong have used the news National Security law to crackdown on prodemocracy activists online 4 students have been arrested theyre accused of posting content that calls for hong kongs independence from china but he imposed this controversial law 4 weeks ago saying its needed to restore order if you compile and has more now from hong kong. Hong kong is particularly sensitive issue for the u. K. As hong kong used to be a british colony in the u. K. Signed a joint declaration with beijing before it was handed over in 1907 and the ambassador had mentioned that to saying it hadnt violated the joint declaration but the u. K. And the rest of the International Community see this National Security laws imposing restrictions on the hong kong that wasnt within the agreements to safeguard hong kongs autonomy and now were seeing the Hong Kong Government using that National Security law as a way of what its opponents are saying influencing elections these Legislative Council elections the only even minor democratic process there is in hong kong that are to take place in september about 12 of the candidates the prodemocracy candidates including activists joshua while warring the more radical i would say activists that were pushing for far more Anti Government action along with even more moderate established Democratic Candidates have been now disqualified and the government says its because partially because they gave they listed a number of reasons but one of the main reasons underlying it is because they did not support this National Security law so although were seeing beijing saying that this National Security law should not affect the political sphere spiritual not affect peoples freedom of expressions it should not affect hong kong so autonomy the actions that were seeing and according particularly to the critics of hong kongs government and the opposition camp is that it is he being used very much to limits hong kongs expression and particularly any Anti Government decenter activity. Well jonathan back to the to the United Kingdom has accused the government of raising tensions between the 2 countries the ming says the u. K. s condemnation of hong kongs new National Security law and moves to grant people in the city a pathway to produce should british citizenship amount to blatant interference challenges more now from london in a video News Conference earlier on thursday the Chinese Ambassador to the u. K. Argue chinas case he struck 3 broad notes the 1st was to say that china is a banana actor on the world stage that its at hearing so International Laws its a promoter of Peaceful Development it doesnt invade other co