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matthew chance is in moscow for us with this exclusive report. what are you learning, matthew? >> reporter: well, wolf, the russians are calling it a sputnik moment, a reference to that successful unexpected satellite launch by the soviet union in the 1950s that surprised everyone. this time though, it's a coronavirus vaccine that russian scientists are launching into the global pandemic. it's been in the pipeline for quite a while, but tonight we've got the first and clearest indication of when that vaccine will be set for approval for the russian public. we've been given a date by russian officials on the 10th of august or even earlier which is of course extraordinarily quick. russian officials say that the technology they've used has been used in the past. they're simply adjusting an old virus to be relevant to the coronavirus and they're doing that with data they've already got, so they've managed to do it much quicker. but they've also set aside the conventions, the human testing, and this is a vaccine that the scientists injected into themselves. and we've also learned to

it's at this research lab in moscow where it hopes to win. access to the gamma layer institute is tightly controlled. no cnn cameras were allowed through these doors. but they did give us exclusive footage of the sensitive scientific work taking place inside. a unique glimpse of russia's rapid push for a coronavirus vaccine. they even sent recorded comments from their director, who controversially injected himself before human trials officially began. >> translator: it has become a task of unprecedented complexity. in a very short time we have to create a vaccine against this disease. >> reporter: but that need for speed in russia means corners may have been cut. russian soldiers, all volunteers according to the defense ministry, were used in the first phase of human trials. and now allegations denied by the kremlin that russian spies have been hacking u.s., british and canadian labs to steal their coronavirus secrets. allegations that put the head of the organization funding much of russia's coronavirus research. russia needs to develop and

>> matthew chance reporting from moscow. thank you. >>> coming up, new images of what could be a deliberate attempt by some people to contract the coronavirus through so-called covid parties. >>> plus, my interview with the director of the national institutes of health dr. francis collins is standing by live. i'll ask him about the record number of new cases sweeping across the united states right now. (vo) verizon knows how to build unlimited right. start with america's most awarded network. give people more plans to mix and match at a price built for everyone. with $700 off our best phones when you switch. because everyone deserves the best. this is unlimited built right. is that if you're not wexpecting the shock,t and the markets fall dramatically, you might panic. and in the midst of that panic, you might sell and run to cash. at the very moment, you shouldn't. at the very moment, prices are at their low. that's my fear. i'm not worried about the country. i'm not worried about the financial markets, because in the long

matthew chance, cnn, moscow. >>> hurricane hanna made landfall on saturday, with sustained winds of 90 miles per hour. want to show you the scene in port mansfield, where winds knocked down trees and tore roov roofs from businesses, as well. >>> joining us now is derek van dam. what are you seeing, my friend? >> what we're seeing is the impacts from a category 1 hurricane, equivalent what you would expect to see, with a landfalling storm of this magnitude. and the wind whipped up some of the rain. even some localized damage across the region. the concern going forward is going to be the potential for flash flooding, as the storm system continues to dissipate over southern sections of texas. this is the information, the storm made landfall around 5:00 p.m. local time. you look closely on the latest satellite imagery, there's a well-defined eye, as the storm creeps inland. the ocean, the gulf of mexico, is where it gets its strength. over land, we expect systems to dissipate. not before wringing itself dry, basically. it will take that moisture it picked up in the ocean, and dump it in h

cnn's matthew chance is in moscow with more details on this. matthew, what more are you learning about it? >> reporter: well, it's, rosemary, a very unusual protest to take place because it's taking place so far away from the capital. it is a place in the far east of russia. it's about 4,000 miles or so from the capitol and so it's very unusual to see such large scale demonstrations like we've seen over the course of the past couple of days and in a city, in a provincial city like that. estimates between 10 to 30,000 or even higher than that depending on who you ask. the local police say 10 to 12,000 people marched and local media say hier than that, 30 to 40,000 people. all of them, we're seeing this from video images coming out on social media, various news agencies chanting antikremlin slogans, antiputin slogans calling putin a thief, calling for him to step down. it's all been prompted by the arrest of the governor of that region. he was elected in 2018 in a popular vote to become the governor and he beat a kremlin-backed candidate to get t

denigrating the democratic system, which is great for moscow. moscow wants us to be so occupied by our affairs here at home that we're ignoring its adventurism in syria and ukraine and putin can point to that and say, is that the sort of democracy you want? no, you want the authoritarianism i've given you for the past 20-plus years. >> that is fascinating. laura, when you look at this chinese authoritarianism is on the rise, in a sense, a great confidence. you talk about the wolf warriors in your book. but the goals seem very different. >> yeah, that's right, fareed. i think whereas russia is really looking to engage in chaos and destruction, as nina laid out, china's goals are much more about shaping the external environment in a way that's in its favor and cultivating individuals or narratives it thinks are positive about the chinese communist party. now, it uses some of the same tactics and increasingly i think it's beginning to learn from russian tactics but it uses those to different ends. let me give a couple of examples. we see the chines

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. >> reporter: here in moscow, russian officials say a mandatory two-week quarantine now lifted. latest move aimed at opening up this country. instead, according to a decree posted by health authorities, international travelers can bring in a negative coronavirus test result to the border or take a test within three days of arriving in russia. quarantine, of course, remains for anyone testing positive. last week the russian government suggested it would gradually restore international flights to several countries. a list of 13 recommended nations was posted by the health authorities, the u.s. unfortunately was not one of them, but for some time now the lockdown on major cities in russia like moscow has been lifted and russians encouraged to return to normal life. all this as the actual spread of coronavirus in russia continues. up nearly 6.5 thousand cases in the last recorded 24-hour period bringing to nearly 750,000 with total number of cases in russia so far. matthew chance, cnn, moscow. >> reporter: in israel, coronavirus cases are surging as the country is very much in its s

and it's at this research lab in moscow where it hopes to win. access to the gamalea institute is tightly controlled. but they did give us exclusive footage of the sensitive scientific work taking place inside. a unique glimpse of russia's rapid push for a coronavirus vaccine. they even sent recorded comments from their director who controversially injected himself before human trials officially began. >> translator: it has become a task of unprecedented complexity in. a very short time we have to create a vaccine against this disease. >> reporter: but that need for speed in russia means corners may have been cut. russian soldiers all volunteers according to the defense ministry, were used in the first phase of human trials. and now allegations denied by the kremlin that russian spies have been hacking u.s., british, and canadian labs to steal their coronavirus secrets. allegations would put the head of the organization funding much of russia's coronavirus research. >> russia desperately wants to develop a vaccine. isn't that one reason why the k

matthew chance is live for us in moscow. matthew, what more can you tell us about this? >> reporter: well, i mean, something that we've been pressing on here in moscow for some time now because the russian officials have been telling this over the past few days that from in their back steam has started to pick up around the world. they are going to get it approved by august 10th which would make it the first vaccine approved. 20 countries have expressed an interest. is the united states one of those countries? russian officials told me exclusively, while there's been no official approach -- they're not buying up massive quantities of these. there has been a level of talks they say at for commercial reasons. what russians say, it's all political. yes, there are concerns in the united states about the safety of this vaccine. the human trials have not been confirmed to in a conventional way. the effectiveness. vul results have not been peer reviewed. what russian officials are saying is, look. because this vaccine is russian it would be politically toxic for anyone in the u

cnn's matthew chance is live for us in moscow. matthew, how did the russians get so far out ahead of everybody else when all of these trials are still going on around the country? >> reporter: it's a good question and the russians have attempted to answer it by saying look first of all the technology we're using here in russia to create this virus, sorry this vaccine, is used in the past successfully to create vaccines against other diseases like ebola. they took that platform and adjusted it to work against the coronavirus. that's what they say. the other factor is that, you know, the normal procedures for human trials you get in other countries, simply have been put to one side in this country. for instance the scientists who first, who have been developing this vaccine in russia they injected the vaccine into themselves before human trials even began. they tested the vaccine on volunteers, we're told from the russia military on soldiers, in other words and now it's emerged and this has come to he had from russian officials the

he is in moscow for us. what more do we know about this story? >> these are extraordinary teams we're seeing played out in the russian far east. thousands of people -- and it's hard to estimate the crowds not being there. but what the authorities are saying locally, it's about 650,000 people. the local mediacying 20,000 people. opposition parties are saying that the real number is large. the people are filling the streets. you know, a good eight hours flight, say. 350,000 miles from the russian capital, moscow. these protests are unusual for a couple of reasons. the first reason is that they're taking place in the russian far east. it's a provincial part of russian. it's flaccid. you don't see these protests for years that i've been seeing out of russia. the other thing that is exceptional, is that the authorities are just letting them go ahead. these are not sanctioned protests. they're ell legillegal protests. you would see riot police move in and disburperse them as quic as possible. the police are allowing the protesters to march peacefully t

cnn's matthew chance is live in moscow with more. this is a serious charge. what are russians saying? >> reporter: yeah, christine. it's absolutely extraordinary allegation that russia is engaged -- russians spies have been engaged in hacking organizations trying to find a vaccine for coronavirus in the united states, in brittain and in canada as well. that's the allegation being made by the security agencies of all of those countries. what they're saying is that a hacking group, which they called cozy bear, we've heard of it before in the context of 2016 presidential election, but cozy bear basically sort of identified vulnerable systems uploading malware into those computers and downloading files from infected machines. so extremely serious. the kremlin, as you might expect when they're confronted with any kind of allegations of wrongdoing, they always categorically deny it. they've done it this time. a statement from the kremlin spokesperson saying essentially russia has nothing to do with these attacks. he also went on to reject any allegations that russi

it's at this research lab in moscow where it hopes to win. access to thegamma layer institute is tightly controlled but they did give us footage of the sensitive scientific work taking place inside. a unique glimpse of russia's rapid push for a coronavirus vaccine. they even sent recorded comments from their director who controversially injected himself before human trials officially began. >> translator: it's a task of complexity in a very short time we have to create a vaccine against this disease. >> reporter: but that need for speed in russia means corners may have cut. russian soldiers all volunteers according to the defense ministry used in the first phase of human trials and now allegations denied by the kremlin that russian spies have been hacking u.s., british and canadian labs to steal their coronavirus secrets. allegations also rejected by the head of the organization funding much of russia's coronavirus research. russia desperately needs to develop and wants a vaccine. isn't that one reason why the kremlin would try to get ahead b

matthew chance is in moscow. matthew, take us through these extraordinary hacking attempts. what do we know about who did this and also how? >> reporter: well, you're right, kim, these allegations are extraordinary. they've been hacking in trying to find a coronavirus vaccine. organizations in united states, brittain, and canada. that's the allegation coming from the security services. a hacking group which has been called among other things cozy bear which is linked with the svr has been infiltrating software systems, vulnerable computer systems and use malware which it implanted to download files, possibly to upload files as well. obviously allegations like that are extremely serious, particularly at a time when everybody in the world virtually is trying desperately to find an effective treatment for coronavirus. it's provoked an angry response from the russians. you mention what the kremlin has said. they said they have absolutely nothing to do. there's a categorical denial. always getting a denial when confronted with allegations of russian wrongdoing. what they say thou

matthew chance is live in moscow with more. and what is interesting, is that one of the russian hacking groups accused of attempting to steal this research known as cozy bear, the intelligence term, who were also involved in hacking the 2016 presidential election. so there is some history here. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. what the security services of both you united states, britain and canada have said jointly is that that russian hackie group cozy bear is the group that has been involved in identifying vulnerable kind of symptoms inside of organizations trying to develop a covid vaccine in all three of the countries. and you're right, we've seen cozy bear before. it was one of the hacking groups believed to have infiltrated the democratic servicer back in 2016 releasing the emails designed to embarrass the democratic party. and russia for its part, as always when con fronted with allegations of wrongdoing, has issued a denial. dem eat rue peskov saying russia has no involvement with the attempts and does not accept such al

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our senior international correspondent matthew chance is in moscow for us right now, reporting live. matthew, take us inside what happened and tonight, how is the kremlin responding. >> reporter: wolf, these are absolutely extraordinary allegations, that russia is actually spying on organizations that are trying to find a coronavirus vaccine, organizations in the united states, in britain, and in canada. what the allegations are coming from those u.s. and other western security organizations is that the hacking group cozy bear, which we've heard about before in the hacking of the democratic national committee in 2016 during the presidential elections, has been involved in accessing vulnerable computer systems, using malware to upload and download files on infected machines. the kremlin, whenever it's confronted with any malign activity allegations like this, it always denies them, and that's been the case this time, kremlin's spokesperson saying russia has nothing to do with these attacks. security agents say despite these acts taking place, no damage was done to the effort to try to

>> matthew chance in moscow, thank you. >>> there's breaking news. word of a deal between the nfl and the players union over coronavirus safety protocols. >>> plus, the state of georgia hits a record number of new cases as the governor there is taking atlanta's mayor to court to try to stop her from enforcing a mask mandate. mayor keisha lance bottoms standing by live. she will join us. we'll be right back. imited righ. start with america's most awarded network. give people more plans to mix and match at a price built for everyone. with $700 off our best phones when you switch. because everyone deserves the best. this is unlimited built right. newdasave $3,000 a year.teran families with a va loan that's me. our va streamline refi takes just one call to start the process. there's no appraisal, so no one comes to your house. that's me. there's no income verification and no out of pocket costs. that's me. record low mortgage rates have dropped even lower. nobody works harder for veterans than my team at newday usa. we know you're always at univethere fo

he's joining us from moscow. matthew, tell us more. >> reporter: well, it's incredible, wolf, because there's so much skepticism and criticism quite rightly in some regards about this russian vaccine, the fact that it's not necessarily safe because the human trials have been curtailed, that it's not necessarily going to be very effective. the data on the tests so far have not been made public so we don't know yet. and of course there are all these allegations that foul play was at the root of it as well with the allegations that russian spies hacked into american, british, and canadian labs to steal vaccine secrets. but none of that appears to have deterred a great many countries. because, as you mentioned russian officials are telling me tonight that at least 20 countries have approached them in the past few days to try to get their hands on this vaccine, countries like saudi arabia, countries like brazil, have been mentioned to me. significant players in the world and other countries as well that haven't been n

matthew chance is in moscow with new reporting now on the selling of this. so what do we know about this vaccine and most importantly, whether it works or not? >> reporter: it's going to be approved on august 10th, which is just over a week from now. which makes it by far the first vaccine to be approved by any country in this global pandemic. that's why russian officials are calling it a sputnik moment. just like the successful launch of that first successful launch into space in the 1950s, this is a technological leap forward. over the coming weeks and months, thousands, if not millions of russians, starting with frontline health care workers l be vaccinated with this. and at least 20 other countries have expressed interest in the vaccine. so it looks like it could be a significant moment in the response to this global pandemic. it's hard to answer if it's safe or effective, because the norms of human trials have been ignored by the russians. they haven't completed the trials before this is approved for public use. and the results in the tests they have do

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cnn's matthew chance in moscow with new reporting on the sell selling of this. so what do with know about this vaccine? and most poimportantly, whethert works or not? >> it's going to be approved on august the 10th, which of course makes it, by far, the first vaccine to be approved by any country in the pandemic. that's why russian officials calling it a sputnik moment because just like the satellite launch in the 1950s by the soviet union. they are casting this as a major technical leap forward. we also know over the coming weeks and months, thousands, if not millions of russians, starting with frontline health workers, are going to be vaccinated with this. and according to russian officials, at least 20 other countries have expressed interest. so it could be a significant moment in the response to this global pandemic. in terms of whether it's safe and effective. well, it's hard to answer because the human trials, the norms about that, have been completely ignored by russia. they haven't even completed the trials before this is approved for public use. and the

i have been in the room when senior officials were sent to s to moscow. the russians listened to that. until they get the message from donald trump they are go to keep going until somebody stops them. >> steve hall, thank you. thank you for watching. our coverage continues. m, it mar detergent... that's why more dishwasher brands recommend cascade platinum... ...with the soaking, scrubbing and rinsing built right in. for sparkling-clean dishes, the first time. cascade platinum. they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter any package any time right from your computer all the amazing services of the post office only cheaper get our special tv offer a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again! >>> hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, you are watching "cnn newsroom" and i'm rosemary church. >>> just ahead, it took about two months for the u.s. to report

it calls for new legislation to tackle the threats from russia calling moscow's influence the new normal. nick peyton walsh joins us live from london. nick, what more can you tell us about this report? >> reporter: long awaited here. nine months some say from when it should have been published. let's deal with the key questions many were hoping it would answer. the first, did russia's meddling in social media or elsewhere in brittain's election, did it change the outcome? it wasn't its task to assess and it wouldn't be possible to assess but it is clear there is a bid by russia to influence the democratic process here in the united kingdom. it points towards the scottish referendum as perhaps the first time this was attempted in a western democracy. it is critical, it seems, of the u.k.'s intelligence services saying that they have, quote -- sorry, the quote is treated the russian democratic interference as, quote, a hot potato something in which the internal security service of mi 5 and mi 6 and the electronic version gchq have been reluctant to grasp. it says the united kingdom will ne

did you use those opportunities to tell moscow not to endanger u.s. troops in that manner? >> so let's back up. let's back up. a lot of what you said suggests knowledge that i don't think you actually have. i don't want to comment about the intelligence. the cia has put out a statement. the dni has put out a statement and i can tell you the intelligence community handled this incredibly well. we see threats in intelligence reporting to our soldiers stationed all over the world every single day. >> let's bring in cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr. secretary pompeo will often attack the reporters with questions and not so much answer the question there, but it's your reporting that this was taken seriously enough that it was passed on to soldiers on the ground. is there still a question as to how serious this intelligence is? >> well, i think there will always be a question, right? and you would expect, you know this as well as i do, better than me. you expect commanders and top intelligence officials to pursue every single lead when there is any information that u.s.

matthew chance is live in moscow with this exclusive report. he joins us now. matthew, eyebrows are being raised. how is this even possible? >> reporter: you're right. there are a lot of eyebrows being raised and wide skepticism about the safety and effectiveness of this russian vaccine and the speed at which, due to fact, obviously, the speed of which they have managed toly going to approve this. 10th of august is the date they intend to give approval for this to be administered to the general public in the country and possibly even before that. obviously details will be made more clear as we advance towards that period. of course it's not very far away at all. why is it so quick? well, you know, russian officials say it's because of the technology they are using. they used this sort of vaccine manufacturing plant form before in the case of ebola so he they got clinical experience with developing new vaccines. they tweaked what they used before. you can't escape the fact as well that one of the reasons that russia is advancing so quickly towards this point is

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cnn's matthew chance has spent years reporting from moscow. today he joins us live from london. good to see you, matthew. talk to us about what all is at stake here. >> reporter: well, i mean if you listen to authorities, and the advertising campaigns and election campaigns that they have been launching online and television you think it were all about the small amendments that's included in this constitutional reform. things like providing better protection for workers in russia. providing better compensation for people with families, ft. myers compensation for them. family support. and things like that. there's even a clause which is in the russian constitution that wedlock should only be between a man and a woman. called that as homophobic wrangling but speaks to conservative values, some say prejudice values of much of the electorate inside russia. these are all like part and parcel of the raft of constitutional amendments being put forward today. what no one in russia is talking about outside of opposition circles is that the main issue with this constitutional amendment is

allegations matte moscow attempted to hack covid vaccine research. and just then cnn kaitlan collins discussed the reported bounties and she refused to answer. and secretary of defense and i wonder sir. thank you so much for lending your expertise. so, either they didn't discuss this or they did but the white house won't say they did. so, let's start with the possibility this wasn't discussed. how much of a problem would that be? >> i think it would be a very serious problem. if president of the united states did not raise this issue with vladimir putin. when we have intelligence that the russians were putting bounties on the heads of our men and women in uniform, and that indeed we could have lost four marines as a revlt of the bounties being put in place. i think it is extremely important for the president of the united states to make clear to vladimir putin that this is not behavior that will be tolerated by the united states. we are not going to stand by and allow the russians to put a price on the heads of our forces. that should have been the m

on coronavirus by accepting a large delivery of medical supplies in which was regarded as a stunt by moscow, pleases putin and over and over again. he wants to weaken the alliance and the president asked allies to let russia back in to the g7. they refused. he also it's not just putin. he's praised far-right political leaders aligned with putin. four monthinize to his presidency, he gave classified intelliance to the oval office. and even though the u.s. received nothing in return, shared intel. the trump administration considered sharing two diplomatic compounds to new york and russia after they were found spying. and to run his campaign, he hired paul man fort, who spent a decade working for pro-russian politicians in ukraine. then citizen trump praised russia for an exing crimea and repeated a kremlin talking point in 2016. >> you know, the people of crimea, from what i've heard, would rather be with russia than where they were. >> the president's campaign made the party's platform friend leer, blocking language that called on the u.s. to send lethal weapons to ukraine. the president mad

napoleon's retreat from moscow, just a little stroll gone bad. pompeii, a bit of a dust storm. hiroshima, a bad summer heatwave. and wuhan, just a bad flu season. david, hundreds of americans were just evacuated today from wuhan by the state department. what precautions are being taken to make sure they are not carrying the virus back with them to the u.s.? >> they went through not one, but two health screenings here in china, one done by chinese officials, the other done by u.s. officials. and then they'll go through a third screening once they land in anchorage and be cleared to then go on to california. then, jake, they're going to spend anywhere from 3 to 14 days in quarantine. >> the president did something that he would do over and over again throughout this crisis. offer a ray of hope, distant hope, retweeting "johnson & johnson to create coronavirus vaccine." >> peter navarro, the president's trade adviser circulated a memo through the national security council, but then it went out broadly to dozens of administration officials in which he was very clear. he detailed th

i've been in the room when senior officials have been sent to moscow to send the russians a very strong message. and i got to be frank. it was something a lot less serious than the deaths of american soldiers. that's what's got to be done here. the russians listen to that and until they get that message from donald trump, they're just going to keep going until somebody stops them and says this is a problem. they have not gotten that, yet, from the trump administration. >> steve hall, thank you. and thank you for watching. our coverage continues. alright let's roll. c'mon pizza's here. whoa! is that shaq? this is my new pizza the shaq-a-roni and it's bigger than pizza because for every shaq-a-roni sold, $1 is donated to the papa john's foundation for building community. $1 is donated to the papa john's foundation did yocould be signs that syour digestive systemwn isn't working at its best? taking metamucil every day can help. metamucil supports your daily digestive health using a special plant-based fiber called psyllium. psyllium works by forming a gel in your digestive system to trap a

matthew chance, cnn, moscow. >> reporter: here in the uk, the back scene for covid-19 may not give lifetime immunity. the chair for the uk government's vaccine task force was speaking to the financial times and said she thinks it's unlikely they'll be a so-called silver bullet vaccine. instead said it's more likely scientists will develop a vaccine with one year immunity and require boosters each year that follow. she says it's possible a vaccine will simply mitigate the symptoms of coronavirus and reduce the rick of death meanwhile, the uk government announcing a new deal to secure up to 60 million doses for a vaccine developed by glaxosmithkline and the government signed deals with four different vaccine candidates. potentially giving it access to 250 million doses if, of course, these vaccine candidates are successful in human trials. reporting for cnn. >> reporter: here in asia, the number of new covid-19 infections is rising, and while the numbers are pretty small compared to other places they are a big cause of concern for governments here. in china, they saw a biggest daily spike in

. >> reporter: i'm matthew chance in moscow. despite skepticism around russia's vaccine, russian officials tell me at least 20 countries have now expressed interest in it, including brazil and india. nations with some of the highest numbers of coronavirus infections. russian officials earlier telling cnn that they intend to approve their vaccine by august the 10th. critics say it's unclear if the russian vaccine will be effective or even safe, as human trials have not been completed and results not made public. but given the global pandemic, that appears to be a risk that countries like russia and others are willing to take. >> reporter: i'm nick paton walsh in rio de janeiro, brazil, where there have been some shocking record figures for brazilians to listen to in the past 24 hours. the first ending wednesday, reported in a 24-hour period, a record number of new cases, 16,075 and 1,595 deaths. as brazil hears those numbers possibly contributed to by a reporting lag over the weekend from a mega city of sao paolo, the governor an

. >> reporter: i'm matthew chance in moscow. and russian officials are calling it a sputnik moment, a technological leap, like the launch into space of the first satellite. now russian officials tell cnn they intend to approve the first coronavirus vaccine by august the 10th, so soon, partly because scientists say they've used tried and tested technology, but also because conventions on human trials in russia have been bypassed. it's risky, of course, fueling skepticism about the effectiveness and the safety of this vaccine, but given the acute coronavirus problem in russia, which has the fourth highest number of infections in the world, it's a risk the authorities here are willing to take. >>> i'm fred pleitgen in berlin where the german government continues to grapple with the rise in coronavirus infections. and one of the things that really has the merkle government concerned is that they say these infections are not large, isolated incidents but are happening in broad parts of the country. there's more and more districts in

from denying moscow interfered in u.s. elections to his benefit to suggesting it could keep crimea, to undermining sanctions, to withdrawing u.s. troops from syria, to praising pro-russian leaders in europe, to railing against nato. in addition, we've seen a pattern of administration officials being told not to even bring up russia to the president. court watchers caution that there's no guarantee that president trump's business records or taxes will be made public anytime soon. for example, the new york d.a.'s subpoena for trump's taxes for a grand jury investigation would be information closely held by the court. but accountability will lead to more transparency on a question that confounds even some trump allies. why does trump keep praising putin? the american people deserve to know the truth about trump and russia, and that means following the money. the supreme court will decide now whether the truth or partisan politics will win out. and that's your reality check. >> our thanks to john avlon for that. we will be spe

morning i spoke with president putin of russia, and they are going through a very hard time with this in moscow in particular. and i spoke with the crown prince, and they are going through a lot. this could have been stopped. it could have been stopped quickly and easily, but for some reason it wasn't. we'll figure out what that reason was. so with that, if you have any questions, please. >> were you simply not convinced to keep people safe at the convention? >> i just felt it was wrong, steve, to have people going to what turned out to be a hot spot. when we chose it it was not at all hot, and all of a sudden it happened quickly. it happens quickly, and it goes away and it goes away quickly. the key is we want it to go away without a lot of death, without a lot of problems. we're learning so much about the disease. that's why we're very cognizant of nursing home and watching them very carefully and people over a certain age, and especially people over a certain age with diabetes or heart disease in particular, so we didn't want to take any chances. we had a lot of people. we had the delegates

nebraska shared this bit of dark humor, "great understatements in history, napoleon's retreat from moscow, just a little stroll gone bad, pom pay, a bit of a dust storm, high pressure, a bad summer heat wave and wuhan, just a bad flu season." hundreds of americans were evacuated today by the state department. what precautions were taken to make sure they are not carrying the virus back with them to the u.s.? >> they went through not one screening but one by chinese and u.s. officials and they'll go through a third screening and then they'll spend from three to 14 days in quarantine. >> the president did something he would do over and over again throughout this crisis, offer a ray of hope, distant hope, retweeting johnson & johnson to create coronavirus vaccine. >> peter navarro circulated a memo through the national security council and it went out broadly to dozens of administration officials in which it was very clear he detailed the potential for millions of deaths, 1 million to 2 million deaths, as many as 500,000s. he went through the economic cost, which he predicted would be stagge

cnn's senior international correspondent matthew chance joins us live from moscow with a report. how did russia move so swiftly with this potential vaccine? >> it's a good question. they say the reason is they have used the basis a previous vaccine over a couple of other diseases and it's slightly changed which meant that a whole lot of work was done. they've worked from a head start position. what they say now, rosemary, is they are at at forefront of the global effort trying to find coronavirus vaccine because of the reason i've just discussed. in human trials, russian officials telling cnn the vaccine produced in russia could be ready for approval as early as next month. that's possibly before anyone else in the world can get there. the claims are coming from one particular secretive lab here in the center of the russian capitol of moscow. >> reporter: in russia, the search is a global race. this lab hopes vo break it. access to tightly controlled. no cnn cameras were allowed through these doors, but they did give us exclusive footage of the sensitive scientific work taking pl