this is bbc news. china's president says the spread of the coronavirus is accelerating and putting the country and a great situation. experts are human to human transmission is the only plausible explanation for the scale of the this is bbc news. epidemic. the virus has killed at least 56 people. lawyers representing donald trump in the impeachment trial say the president has done nothing wrong. they have that he has not abused his power and cheyna's president has warned his country faces a grave situation as the deadly corona virus spreads with democrats were simply trying to increasing speed. the virus is known remove him from office before the to have killed at least 56 people. next election. the turkish president has met rescue workers searching for i'm a correspondent has been to survivors following an earthquake. hubei in central china. residents have been warned not to return to damaged buildings because the approaches to hubei of possible after—shocks. it's province are like scenes from an apocalyptic movie. only after a temperature scan can you pass these checkpoints. the unwell are not

allowed to travel. 2:30am. no—one bbc news, dateline london. —— now on bbc news. what's more, the lockdown is spreading. roads out of the infection zone are being closed. so, basically, that's the border that way. the police have told us that you can drive in, but we can't drive out, so it seems that this whole province where the coronavirus first broke out is now going to be locked down. we cross the border and drive through ghost towns. instead of lunar new year celebrations, people are in survival mode. on the first day of the year of the rat, all these shops are closed. there is pretty much nobody on the street here. i mean, this isjust one of the towns you come across when you first enter the province, and peoplejust don't know for how long it's going to be like this,

for how long they have to stay indoors or risk being infected with this potentially deadly coronavirus, which causes pneumonia. hospitals here have been flooded with patients. there are thousands who are unwell, but are not sure if their symptoms mean it's the coronavirus. one man inside this hospital speaks to us from his hospital bed. he said he hasn't been told if he's contracted the potentially deadly virus, but he's worried he could catch it anyway from others in his ward. i wish him a speedy recovery, and the police arrive as if on cue. they won't confirm if a province—wide lockdown of 60 million people is about to start, but local officials want us to leave. so, as night falls, they escort us back across the border. stephen mcdonell has now crossed over to the neighbouring henan province and told us how

authorities are battling to control the virus there. the us president's attorney said his accusers have no evidence in the real motive was to undermine his re—election campaign. chris buckler said the democrats were continuing to make their argument with resolve, even though they may not have the numbers in the senate to be successful in impeaching the president. donald trump was mccoys did try to counter some of the arguments made by the democrats' impeachment team, but mainly they try to set at a bigger picture argument, that the democrats weren't really concerned with abuse of power or that mr really concerned with abuse of power orthat mrtrump really concerned with abuse of power or that mr trump had not been behaving inappropriately in office was not instead they claim they were more concerned with overturning the vote that put him in that office in the first place. they are asking you to tearup all of the first place. they are asking you to tear up all of the ballots across this country on your own initiative,

ta ke this country on your own initiative, take that decision away from the american people. what i have learned from all my years in politics and all my years in life, if you are right and you keep fighting for the truth, you will prevail. we would be derelict in our responsibility if we didn't fight for the truth. well, you might get a sense from doubt that the democrats know they have no chance of removing president trump from office, they simply don't have the numbers in the senate. a couple of miles away in the white house, a very confident mr trump was encouraging people to tune into the televised proceedings and he was tweeting in not very flattering terms and in ways that his lawyers would not have gotten away within congress about his political opponents. he will continue to make arguments on monday, and you can expect to make those —— expect those arguments to be perhaps a little bit more pointed, political and nastier. let's look at the other stories in

brief. rescue teams have been operating in turkey. a dam has collapse that has killed 270 people in brazil. does make a memorial service for the vale mind dam collapse. let's get more on oui’ mind dam collapse. let's get more on our main story. the outbreak of the coronavirus. doctorjennifer now she was us through this virus and whether or not china polymer countermeasures are likely to contain any further spread of the disease. well, we know that it is a respiratory virus, so it's spread by respiratory symptoms, people coughing and putting virus into the air. but what we're still trying to understand is how quickly is it spreading between people? so we don't know — for example,

if i had a virus and i coughed on someone, would that be enough to transmit the virus, and so on. right, exactly, and if you were sick and you are going about your day, how many people you would you make sick? and how do we find out that information? well, unfortunately it is slow and steady work that requires trying to understand cases, identifying their contacts and trying to piece together who may have gotten sick from whom. to some extent we are also looking at the genetic analysis of the virus, which can potentially link cases together. but right now, i think there are still a lot of questions. as of a week ago, there were even still questions about whether or not people could just transmit it to each other in a sustained fashion. i think now we're starting to learn that that is probably the case, and that perhaps it's more than just people transmitting to their individual family members. a study published in the lancet medicaljournal has raised concerns that people might be transmitting the virus before they give any evidence of symptoms. what is your analysis of that?

yes, so i haven't actually seen compelling evidence of that. yes, there was one of the cases they found the virus from the case, but the case hadn't yet developed symptoms, so that made people sort of wonder if it's possible for asymptomatic spread. that would be unusual for coronaviruses, and i haven't seen any compelling evidence to suggest that people are spreading the virus before they develop symptoms. one of the things that people have really been lamenting the absence of individual, you know, data on individual cases, to understand what day they became ill. when we map the number of cases that became ill on any given day, it gives us a sense of how fast the situation may be growing, or not. from a purely scientific and medical point of view, do lockdowns like the kind of lockdowns china is imposing, do they work? i think we have absolutely no evidence that this will work,

and in fact we have lots of evidence to suggest it may actually backfire. the scenario that i worry about, which i think is highly likely, is that people know that these measures are coming. they've heard of these measures. they may simply decide they don't want to be around when they happen, that it's not a good situation to be in, and that they may flee potentially before the restrictions are put into place. so i am really worried about the potential to scatter cases to geographies that we don't know about. doctorjennifer nuzzo. granville survivors and bereaved family members had threatened to boycott the enquiry if she remained on the panel. iain watson expand that many of the victims' families wa nt that many of the victims' families want the second stage of the enquiry to be handled sensitively because they see it as a key opportunity to

uncover the truth. there's going to bea uncover the truth. there's going to be a new phase of an enquiry which gets under way next week, and as you say, this threat of boycotting that stage of the enquiry by the families u nless stage of the enquiry by the families unless she resigned. she was appointed by boris johnson unless she resigned. she was appointed by borisjohnson in december, but the guardian newspaper then subsequently revealed that when she was president of the women's engineering society, that society had accepted more than £70,000 from the charitable arm of the american company that made the ground fell fighting. she has written to the prime minister today and she said, look, she would be impartial in the enquiry, but she does not want to cause further distress to people who have suffered unimaginable losses. that leaves borisjohnson in the position of having to defend another expert very quickly before the second phase gets under way. this isn't simply a technical matter, this is highly political because it has to be seen as delivering his pledge to the families and wider community to get you the truth. iain watson. a man and his ten—year—old daughter have died in a house fire

in hole. —— hull. joe medical has the details. neighbours i tried to read the alarm but it was already too late. a father pronounced dead at the scene, his tenure daughter taken to hospital. she later died. there was banging on the windows, trying to get attention but there was nothing. when the fire brigade came, they banged the door down. so... you never expect things like this, do you? those three fire engines, a lot of smoke coming out of the house, it's quite shocking, you know, the cliches you never think it is going to happen to you or down the street but it has taken me and my wife up. firefighters wearing breathing apparatus had come into the house on the hopes they

could say those inside. no investigators are —— now investigators are —— now investigators are —— now investigators are trying to work out what caused the blaze. specially trained dogs have also been at the scene. the dogs assist our fire investigation offices and our police collea g u es investigation offices and our police colleagues in trying to detect any presence of something that might have contributed to the fire's development, but it is that you either rule in or out anything that may have contributed to the buyer's development. it's tragic in any circumstance and our thoughts are with those involved. it's likely the investigation will into tomorrow. the family and community continue to grieve for those who have been lost. joe medical reporting. a royal marine who got into difficulty during a training exercise on the cornish coast earlier this week has died. a recruit who has not been named was critically ill in hospital after being found unconscious in the

water near plymouth. an investigation into his death is continuing. more than 100 people from all over britain have gathered in birmingham forthe from all over britain have gathered in birmingham for the first citizens assembly on climate change. amongst those taking part where the naturalist and broadcaster sir david attenborough. our environment a nalyst attenborough. our environment analyst explains. this assembly has been called by mps who really need to know what the public thinks about climate change so they may read the newspapers, they may read opinion polls but they want to know what the public voice really is on climate change and in particular how the uk can reach its 2050 targets of eliminating virtually all carbon emissions from the economy. obviously some people are going to find this expensive, some people are going to find some measures more unpalatable than others and the mps really want to know what the people here convened, 110 people as you said, convened in birmingham,

what they really think about the best way ahead towards tackling emissions. as you also mentioned, david attenborough was here, brought the house down, as usual. what a star act he is. and he was full of praise for the people who have given up four weekends to come to birmingham for this people's assembly. so the fact that you are here is extremely important because it shows that you could put pressure on your members of parliament to take this seriously. so that's — your very existence here means members of parliament are taking this seriously. that is point number one. point number two is that i am perpetually asked by people, "what is it that i can do to help with the problems?" i suspect that one way or another, during your deliberations, all kinds of solutions to that particular question will occur to you and that they will be spreading through the community. so i truly think because, i believe that the question we are facing is of

utmost importance. i truly think that the fact that you have given up time to come here and take this seriously is of the greatest importance. and the rest of the people in this country ought to be extremely grateful to you indeed. mps will be hoping that this will be something of a breakthrough in terms of their understanding of public opinion. i guess the people here will be considering things like, should we maybe tax aviation more? should we tax suvs more? perhaps should we put a tax on meat? they'll be looking at all these issues and the trade—offs involved in them. and they're going to be reporting back to parliament at the end of april. this is bbc news. the headlines:

china has ordered a ban on organised tour groups as the deadly coronavirus claims at least 56 lives and continues to spread. president trump was mccoys have begun the case for the defence of his impeachment trial. they say he did nothing wrong. —— president trump's lawyers. the boeing triple seven x has completed its maiden flight. the passenger jet is completed its maiden flight. the passengerjet is starting a year of testing and is due to enter international service next year. boeing will be hoping to make a success of its latest aircraft after the company was engulfed in crisis after it was forced to ground its fleet of 737 max plans following two fatal air disasters. james the travel industry analyst specialising in airline operations. james, is this a way back for the way back for a company which has had a catastrophic couple of years? no, this is a way forward for them. the triple seven x aircraft is almost a fresh beginning for them. they have

been plagued by basically financial disaster over the last year with the 737 aircraft and we know that production has now been stalled. so the triple seven x aircraft is almost a fresh beginning, they can prove to the public, they can prove to customers that they have a valuable product that it is able to fly, valuable product that it is able to fly, it's able to be delivered and there are no issues with that aircraft. so while they continue to focus on the 737 max, the triple seven x is definitely something that is going to be put into the spotlight and hopefully be viewed positively and have us positive light on the 737 max. does boeing face extra scrutiny of a safety given what happened to the 737 max? most certainly an asset notjust what the 737 max aircraft, that also with the triple seven x and every other line of the 737 line, every other line of the 737 line, every other aircraft they have, they are featuring definitely a safety scrutiny. regulators are going to be

looking at it with a fine tooth comb. this particular plan, the triple seven x, who was going to buy it? so, aircraft like this are definitely good for folks that do not want an a380, so the a380 is a huge aircraft, it is going to accommodate a lot of passengers but what is happening is that demand to certain locations is falling and also airlines want to increase frequencies to certain destinations and they can't do that with the a380. the a380 is like a beluga well, it can accommodate so many passengers so many airlines may run one pregnancy a day, two frequencies a day to a certain destination, now they can run more with the triple seven x at a much more fuel—efficient rate and that plane is able to go further and carry a better load of people. boeing has a new boss, he has only been in the job a couple of weeks. how was he making his mark was not his been much more cumulative to both the media, journalists, customers, he is

really taking this from a head on approach, admitting fault, saying there was a mistake and that there we re there was a mistake and that there were many issues with the 737 max, his not hiding from it, his coming out to the forefront frontier and sharing those issues and promising that things are going to be fixed so we are almost seeing basically a 180 degrees communication here which in the previous ceo. thank you so much for joining the previous ceo. thank you so much forjoining us. the prince of wales said he would like to make an official visit to iran, his bread for resolution to the conflict in the middle east, prince charles made comments during interview ahead of his trip to the middle east which began earlier. he described the people as remarkable as of the country had contributed much to human knowledge and culture. iran's ties are strained recently by the exotic republic ‘s imprisonment. the u.k.'s leading mental health charity for madrid veterans combat stress

has said it is unable to deal with new cases because of cuts in funding. the charity which helps to treat servicemen and women suffering from complex mental health problems has lost millions of pounds of support from nhs england. the uk's leading mental health charity for military veterans says it is unable to deal with new cases because of cost of funding. the charity which helps to treat servicemen and women suffering from complex mental health problems has lost millions of pounds of support from nhs england. the unknown is tough and resilient but he is on the frontline can take its toll. some military personnel that paul smith facing battles with their mental health. i was verbally abusive to my wife, my children, i walked round and i had been in for escape routes. i'd be looking for people carrying weapons. at night i go to a bedroom and hide behind the bed and cry my eyes out. i'd have nightmares, i'd have flashbacks. paul says the leading charity for veterans mental health,

combat stress, safety of his life when he was referred to it. but now because of funding cuts, the charity says any new referrals from england and wales won't be taken on. it receives around 2000 referrals for treatment every year. but its income has fallen from £16 million to 10 million in this current financial year. we had decided that we need to make sure we can meet the needs of everyone who is currently in our system. and we're not going to take referrals in england and wales where we have the greatest risk of safety if you like. for the near future. all new referrals will not be redirected to the nhs and in a statement, the nhs said providing the best care for veterans is its number one priority. veterans ministerjohnny mercer said he would hold an urgent meeting with combat stress to discuss the situation. last year nearly 7 million of us used by now pay later companies to help spread the cost of online purchases from clothing and shoes, firms like these allow people to delay payment or split the cost over a number of months. but that

charities are wanting the people are not being given enough information about hidden fees. a consumer affairs for respondent, —— reports checking out but pay nothing. millions of us are opting to spread the pain of a purchase, some of the biggest online stores now given a choice to delay payment for an extra few weeks. no extra fees, and with next to no checks. unsurprisingly, it isa next to no checks. unsurprisingly, it is a popular click with shoppers. so, let's get shopping. it is a popular click with shoppers. so, let's get shoppinglj it is a popular click with shoppers. so, let's get shopping. i think the screen is great because you can get stuck for money and you don't want this for an event that comes up but you know god to get paid the end of the month and i got enough money to stretch. it makes us feel like we get more of a deal and its allowing us get more of a deal and its allowing us to save money. if you are seven if --if us to save money. if you are seven if ——if you are sensible and responsible i not we found out that payments of the big three companies have nearly doubled in the last year. lab i have seen a big demand from shops to get the option added

to the online checkup. for a retail they are seeing in uplift. people are spending more than so they can spread the payments. the average order values are significantly higher as a result of pain by layby, yes. most of his companies have been operating for a few extra years down under so the australian regulator has published this big review. and they have found that 60% of customers are under 34. and that some customers can become financially overcommitted because of it. the financial conduct authority if you have told me they don't regulate any firms not charging interest. but they are monitoring the market. that charities are already concerned customers aren't being given enough information. we wa nt to being given enough information. we want to ensure that people who are using this product know the terms and conditions are signing up to. if you don't know when the payment terms are going to kick in or what charges or fees may be associated with it, you cannot be making a wise

choice. not keeping up with repayments can damage your credit rating and with customer number is growing so quickly, it's a problem that could increase. transport buses so that more than £3.5 million has been lost in london every year because of their dodging on buses. this passengers most often don't pay when they get on using the middle and rear doors. so from today, numerals are being introduced on some routes to tackle the problem. it was boris johnson's flagship transport project for the end and during his time as mayor in 2012. the new roadmaster gave passengers the ability to hop on and hop off at any point along its route. and bought through its front, middle and rear doors. but for this convenience, problems to with people not paying. it's not fair. you can see most of them using the back door, i watched them go, i see them. some of them go to the back door

than they go upstairs. so once they go upstairs, the go to sit down and you can hear when they tap on. i'm listening for the tap. either have no noise at all if they are either fair. at a cost of £350,000 each, the buses were controversial from the buses were controversial from the beginning. some had conductors but they were ditched to see if money —— save money. the hop on hop off facility was stopped leading to some condemning them as a waste of money and now another change in a bit to tackle the huge cost of their daughters. from today the 55 and this route, the 267 or bank customers from boarding by the middle and back dollars in an effort to cut their invasion. transport for london says costs over three and a half million a year on routes that use the route most it's important to recognise that variation is comparatively low compared to many other cities however we still want to do better, it's important to does

pay theirfair by to do better, it's important to does pay their fair by making this change it means people should touch in and make sure so we can collect the correct fare from everybody that uses the services so we can continue to invest in london's public transport system and at the same time makes it easy for those people with buggies in wheelchairs to get on and off the bus by changing the flows around the middle doors. stickers and announcements on buses affected will inform passengers of the new rules which would be introduced on all 35 routes by summer. madonna has cancelled the first london show of her madame x tour, saying she has to rest because of an injury. the singer was due to begin a run of fifteen london performances on monday. it comes after she cancelled a show in lisbon, portugal, earlier this week. she posted on social media to tell fans she was "deeply sorry", adding, "as you all know, i have injuries that have plagued me since the beginning of the tour, but i must always listen to my body

hello, sunny skies are on the way back but it's going to feel colder. there will be showers and it will be windy. it all follows a spell of rain on sunday, low pressure making things very changeable again after high pressure, which may have kept us dry but certainly recently it has given us these grey, gloomy skies, and it did again on saturday. sunday starts without a frost, dry across the east except for the odd shower. wet in the west. the rain from this weather front moving west to east across the uk on sunday. behind that wet weather we're in the blue. this is the colder air coming in. within that there will be sunny skies to start the new week, also showers, cold enough for those to be wintry in places, as we will see in a moment. let's follow the progress of sunday's rain. quickly out of northern ireland, pushing through scotland in the morning. the sunshine comes after the rain. it should clear northern england, wales, the west of england into the afternoon. turns a bit brighter there. still there to end the afternoon across east anglia and south—west england. wintry on hills in scotland. a windy day. with the rain it turns colder, so that combined with the wind

will make a chillier feeling to things during sunday afternoon, despite the fact the sunshine reappears in places. with that cold our showers move east on sunday night. we focus on northern ireland, northern england and scotland, because here some of those showers will fall as snow on hills, relatively modest hills, and quite low levels across some parts of scotland. a few centimetres in places possible. ice on untreated services going into monday morning, so don't get caught out by that. monday, yes, there is some sunshine around, the eastern spots will stay dry. showers pushing into the south and west will be happy, possibly thundery, maybe some hail. wintry across northern hills. a bright but blustery day for many of us. again, that wind is a factor in making for a colder feeling to things compared to recently. low pressure stays in charge of our weather for the rest

of the week, initially anchored towards the north—west here, and bringing in the showers, especially towards the south and the west of the uk. so the week will start with a colder feeling to things compared to recently. some frosty nights around as well. there will be some sunshine, but we have noticed some showers, cold enough for some of these to be wintry, especially across northern hills. windy through the week with low pressure close by, but by the end of the week it will start to feel different again and temperatures are on the up. unsettled, yes, dominated by low pressure and changeable, but later in the week, although it's still 00:28:32,961 --> 2147483051:51:01,195 windy and wet at times, 2147483051:51:01,195 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 it does look milder.