RT News - August 4 2020 (16:00 MSK)

Italy faces a fresh crisis as a spike in migrant arrivals overcrowds quarantine centres on the island of Lampedusa, where authorities say the situation has become a public health nightmare. Donald Trump gives his approval for Microsoft's takeover bid for the US wing of TikTok but insists the government should get a cut from the multi-billion-dollar deal. And in the US city of Seattle plans are underway to downsize the local police department replacing some of its functions by community-led initiatives. That's led to a backlash among those who support the force. We get reaction from a former officer.