hello, this is the briefing, i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: president trump tries to calm fears of the spread of the coronavirus, telling the american people to risk remains very low. meanwhile, international efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak intensify as my new cases are recorded outside china than inside. five people are killed at a brewing company in the us city of milwaukee, the gunman was a disgruntled former employee. and a perfume that smells ofjosef stalin's firing squads. and his new york

ready for life without plastic bags? —— is new york? hello, a very warm welcome to the programme, briefing youths on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. you can be part of the conversation. as coronavirus has swept all around the world, is the coronavirus affecting your plans for leisure or business? just tell us using the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. so, donald trump has appointed vice president mike pence to lead the american response to the coronavirus emergency. both men claimed in a white house news c0 nfe re nce men claimed in a white house news conference that the risk of the american people is very

low. president trump said he would work with congress to secure whatever funding is needed. he confirmed 15 people in the us had been diagnosed with the virus and that all but one had made a good recovery. chris buckler reports from washington. your gown goes on first. in new york, it is a finalising action plans and resources are being put in place, just in case. america is having to prepare for the potential impact of the coronavirus spreading in this country. and the president, who seemed initially dismissive of the dangers, is now doing everything he can do so that he and his advisers are taking the threat of an outbreak seriously. they said it could be worse, and, no, i don't think it's inevitable. i think we're doing a really good job in maintaining our borders in terms of letting people in, in terms of letting people in, in terms of letting people in, in terms of jacking people. terms of letting people in, in terms ofjacking people. mr trump has appointed his vice president, my pants to oversee his administration's response

to covid—19. yet i was before on twitter, the president seem to suggest others were scaremongering —— hours before. suggesting that news networks we re suggesting that news networks were doing anything to make the stock market look as bad —— virus look as bad as possible, including panicking the stock markets. there have been files on wall street, and anything that damages the economy in an election year is a big worry for a president. democrats had claimed that president trump had shown more consent for share prices than public health. we see in china panic can be as big an enemy as viruses in this kind of situation. mr secretary, i don't want to panic over this either, the stock market is crashing, he is outright contradicting everything you have alljust said. outright contradicting. at airports and elsewhere in america, face masks are becoming a more common sight and president

trump has signalled that more travellers from a growing number of countries are likely to face screening and greater restrictions. smucker, bbc news, washington. well, elsewhere the us and south korea have agreed to delayjoint military drills because of the outbreak. all has confirmed 344 new cases, bringing the total in south korea to almost 1600 —— seoul. jenny kumah bring us up—to—date on what is happening in south korea? the country continues to be the source of considerable alarm here in the region. you saw those annual military exercises involving the combined us and south korean forces have been called off because a number of south korean soldiers have tested positive. also yesterday, so did a us member of serving staff. so those war games have 110w staff. so those war games have now been postponed. the number

of cases is continuing to soar there, more than half of them linked to a religious sect in the country and authorities are 110w the country and authorities are now in their thousands, trying to go through thousands of all 200,000 members about religious sect stop interesting, the picture is very mixed here in the region. people in china are still dying and becoming infected by the numbers are starting to fall, there is here injapan, the number of new infections is continuing to rise. many of those infections, one in 800, are linked to the diamond princess cruise ship, still moored in the port of yokohama, but what is concerning authorities is the 175 new cases here in clusters all over the country, and of particular concern is the case ofa particular concern is the case of a woman who tested positive, was treated, and then was discharged from hospital at the beginning of february. only now she is to be retested and confirmed positive for the virus, the first case of its kind, authorities say, in the

country. and we see people behind you walking around in the street with those face masks on. a lot of concern in the country which is due to hold the olympics this summer. what other thoughts with regards to that now the virus is spreading globally? well, you're right, i'm in concern here is going as the number of cases increases and they are steadily creeping up here in japan. the authorities are saying look, the olympics are five months away, you can see banners in the street while saying tokyo, 2020, they are adamant it is far too soon to make any kind of decision and preparations will continue. we have heard from the chief executive of the tokyo olympics organising committee, who has said the torch relay which is due to begin in a few weeks' time and travel through the country, may have to be downsized. they are now considering their options there. jenny hill in tokyo, thank you. don't forget, you will find plenty more coverage on our website

including the slave page which is being updated throughout the day with all of the key information that you need. that is that bbc.com/news, or you can download the bbc news app. that's with you on some other news items. india's the minister has called for calm as at least 27 people have been killed in sectarian clashes in dehli. muslim residents have been fleeing their homes and businesses. police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets on the greek island of lesbos over plans to build new migrant camps. please officers and protesters were injured, the greek president has called for calm. the us house of representatives has approved legislation that would make lynching a hate crime, after a century of failed attempts. once the two bills are reconciled, they will be sent

to president trump to be signed into law. the spanish government has agreed to hold talks with the administration in catalonia to discuss its demands for independence. spanish opposition parties have described that as a humiliation. the uk governor will publish its strategy for post brexit trade talks later as it prepares for formal negotiations with the eu to begin. brussels has a ready set out what it wants from the talks, tariff free trade but keeping eu laws on state aid, workers rights and other issues. five people have been killed in a walkie by a gunman who opened fire at the headquarters of a brewery before apparently killing himself was the local media in the us said the government was a former employee of the molson coors brewery who had been sacked.

armed and ready, a 51—year—old man still dressed in his work uniform when through a work rampage through the molson coors campus, killing five of his former colleagues before turning the gun on himself. there were five individuals who went to work today just like everybody goes to work. and they thought they were going to go to work, finished their day and returned to their families. they didn't and tragically they never will. known locally as the old miller brewery, it is home to at least 1000 workers. when the shooting started in the afternoon, they were told to stay indoors. many remained in lockdown late into the night while police secured the grounds and carried out a thorough investigation. once the scene had been secured, local officials gathered to address the media. they each paid a solemn tribute to the victims and their loved ones. but the press conference didn't

escape an urgent call for reform on america's second amendment. we are hearing a scene of another american tragedy, a senseless american tragedy, a senseless american tragedy, one that should never have happened and unfortunately it is in our backyard. i had to say this in our backyard, once again this is the 11th mass shooting in our state since 2004, but also i want to colour challenge, we shouldn't accept this. this is not the way things should be. we should never go comfortable in the fa ct never go comfortable in the fact —— phase of these repeated tragedies all across america. rally around community forced to come to terms with another senseless judge today. cole, bbc news. stock markets have been following and as it —— senseless tragedy. microsoft has been the latest company to scrap its forecast because of disruption to its business following announcements from apple and drinks giant gmgo.

caroline joins apple and drinks giant gmgo. carolinejoins me now. so, we've seen three trillion dollars wiped off global stock markets over pandemic fears, but why has this virus been in headlines for weeks? we in financial markets can be guilty of complacency at times. we saw it in 2000-8 of complacency at times. we saw it in 2000—8 about the mortgage crisis in housing crisis was turned into the global financial crisis. when people started talking about coronavirus and cova 19 it was a wuhan problem, it was a hw bay problem and a china problem —— hubei problem, and an easier problem. given the state of the contagion in italy, that was the real market that sent markets much lower. everyone started to think wow, if it is jumping all over the world, we can't contain it. and markets like control and we lost control. president trump is very concerned about this, trying to calm fears, but it didn't really work, did it?|j don't think is the best

spokesperson to calm fears from a stocks point of view. there hasn't been that much reaction to his statements because the people he should be listening to, the cdc, the center for disease control, has put their hands up and said we don't know how this is going to metastasise over the next coming days and weeks and months in the period supply chains and businesses are just not able to trade because goods can't flow across borders, people aren't going to go to shops any time soon, we aren't going to see any deliveries on the district sides, so everything contracts and freezes up —— logistics. everything contracts and freezes up -- logistics. so how is this going to hit the markets, not just international, but local economies? people might have to give upa economies? people might have to give up a couple of days of work if a quarantine is in their area, but if you are manufacturing in germany, for example, then how can you build a carfrom example, then how can you build a car from home? example, then how can you build a carfrom home? so businesses

will start to falter and smaller businesses that supply the larger names may not be able to pay wages because they simply can't bring in any profit. jeremy, we will be talking about this in the paper isa talking about this in the paper is a little later. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: how the recent stormy weather has put the landing skills and even the most experienced pilots to the most experienced pilots to the test. —— the landing skills of even the most experienced pilots. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malaca nang, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world that the winner of best film was la la land. the only trouble was, it wasn't. the mistake was only put right

in the middle of gushing speeches by the team behind the modern musical. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake of the credibility and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, "be hidden from the world for the rest of his life." welcome back, you are watching the briefing, our headlines: president from has been trying to calm fears of the spirit of the coronavirus, telling the american people the risk remains very low. five people have been killed in a shooting ina have been killed in a shooting in a brewery company in milwaukee. government was reportedly a disgruntled former employee. how would you like a perfume that smelled of tear, a

tea m perfume that smelled of tear, a team in moscow has created just that in a campaign to prevent a perfume store from being opened in the building, where thousands of people were condemned to death over dominic under stalin. it was from moscow, sarah ra nsford under stalin. it was from moscow, sarah ransford report. you could only smell what she is mixing. she doesn't want people to enjoy it though. this is the scent of terror. it is meant to evoke the mass political purges under josef stalin. her own great—grandfather was executed then as an enemy of the people. he was arrested in 37, he had three children and arrive and i think and every russian family,

there is such a story. so the scent is a protest. displays hosted show trails and stalin's time. businessmen now want to turnit time. businessmen now want to turn it into a perfume boutique. in the 19305, more than 30,000 innocent people we re than 30,000 innocent people were condemned to death here by firing squad. we created a very luxury or glam box, with a very scaring stuff inside. can i have a smell with blue you're welcome. it's creepy, isn't it? we want people to look how absurd it is to open a glam boutique in the building where people were shot dead. they wa nt people were shot dead. they want a museum at the spot, like this one. there's hundreds of thousand5 this one. there's hundreds of thousands of these bullet casings here, each one of them to represent a victim of

stalin's great terra. and these are the faces of the victims, tho5e are the faces of the victims, those people who were sentenced to death by firing squad in that building. the execution li5t that building. the execution list for that 5hooting house was signed by stalin himself, and yet, he is increasingly seen as a and yet, he is increasingly seen as a positive force here, a war hero. today, russia is getting stalin's crime5. it is a scum getting stalin's crime5. it is a 5cum in our history and we should look on it honestly and 5ay should look on it honestly and say that it was wrong. we do not want it to happen again. for alexi, it is personal. he never knew his father. my father was sentenced to be shot in 1938 father was sentenced to be shot in1938 in father was sentenced to be shot in 1938 in this building. when i asked what he thinks about opening of her shop here, he tells me the idea is outrageous, like dancing at

auschwitz. the building's owner has been avoiding u5, auschwitz. the building's owner has been avoiding us, but the 5cent has been avoiding us, but the scent of this prote5t has been avoiding us, but the scent of this protest is inescapable, created to linger and make you think. here is a briefing on some of the key events happening later on. the vatican's apostolate archive5 will be penned to the pre55, archive5 will be penned to the press, which the vatican say5 will prove hope piu5 press, which the vatican say5 will prove hope pius xii wa5 committed to saving due5 during the holocaust. and this is berlin international film festival continues in its 70th year. to get all of the latest from the bbc sport centre. hello, this is your thursday sport rethink. we will start with football, juventus in the first leg of their champions league. thi5 first leg of their champions league. this was the only goal of the game as the italian champion5 were beaten one nell.

manchester city came from behind to win over real madrid after 61 minutes. city turn it around with goals and kevin dibona from the penalty spot, madrid fini5hed dibona from the penalty spot, madrid finished the match with ten men after sergio ramos wa5 5hown ten men after sergio ramos wa5 shown a red card, ju5t ten men after sergio ramos wa5 shown a red card, just four minutes from time. today, we are happy but in the second leg we will start to worry, and no worry, but ok, everything is this club with experience for the history, for everything, but for our people hopefully we can doa but for our people hopefully we can do a good performance. after bur5ting onto the scene a5 after bur5ting onto the scene asa after bur5ting onto the scene a5 a 16—year—old, maria sharapova has become one of the mo5t recognisable 5port5women of all time, and at the age of 32 she has called time on her tennis career 5topping 32 she has called time on her tennis career stopping the former world number one announced the news in an

article written for vogue and vanity fair. she says her body has become a distraction after a struggle with shoulder injuries. into milan's europa league, it will be played behind closed doors late on thursday because of fears of spreading the coronaviru5. into currently 2—0 up after the first leg of the last 32, while meanwhile manchester united are also in action, they have a crucial goal in their tie with clu b crucial goal in their tie with club rouge after the first leg ended one all where united are still without players. novak djokovic's good form continues at the dubai tennis campion 5hip, at the dubai tennis campion ship, the world number one is backin ship, the world number one is back in action later on thursday in the uae, he takes on karen kachanov in the quarter—finals, yet to drop a set in the competition in just

underan houron set in the competition in just under an hour on wednesday. evidence and still holds over scott ryder, he has retained a one minute and seven second lead in the general classification, dutchman dylan won the stage. and they often 5ay won the stage. and they often say the best sports doe5 begin from a really young age, and this three—year—old i5 certainly doing just that. the junior has been watched thousand5 junior has been watched thousands of times as he took on the olympic bronze medallist in belfast and sent him crashing. after being born with a congenital defect did him up before unloading a big hook.

from me and the rest of the sport team, that's a thursday sport team, that's a thursday sport briefing. thanks to katie. the recent 5torms acro55 europe haven't ju5t katie. the recent 5torms acro55 europe haven'tjust damaged property then caused widespread front dominic flooding, they have caused major challenges for pilots. how on earth do pilots landed in strong cro55wind5? with pilots landed in strong cro55wind5? with gusts of 50 mile5 cro55wind5? with gusts of 50 miles an houror cro55wind5? with gusts of 50 miles an hour or more, landings can look alarming. we are lined up, we have got the wind from the right. peter hodgdon is showing me how it is done. the right. peter hodgdon is showing me how it is donem i5 showing me how it is donem is about a 40 mile an hour crosswind. we are approaching gatwick. it is very, very windy, and, oh yes, we are in a simulator. crosswinds a part of the daily life of being a

commercial pilot copy geography and whether, when they combine, can create some challenges and approaching. when landing and a cro55wind, can look like the i5 playing sideways. thi5 cro55wind, can look like the i5 playing sideways. this is deliberate and i5 playing sideways. this is deliberate and is called crabbing. if you want to go towards the end of the runway, you have to land the aeroplane to drift, a5 you have to land the aeroplane to drift, as it were, the nose into wind. we are offsetting to the wind, and we are going in a straight line towards the end of the runway. people 5ee straight line towards the end of the runway. people see it and it looks like you are playing sideways, but it is all pa rt playing sideways, but it is all part of the plan and the best way to land in a crosswind. the severity of recent 5torms may have taken some by surprise but not airline pilot. the weather that you encounter has been di5cussed before that aeroplane get5 di5cussed before that aeroplane gets off the ground. if in any doubt, pilots are trained to abort the landing, or go around, as it is known. this can feel alarming for passengers, but is quite common. during storm ciara and

storm dinners, there were about 250 go arounds at london's five airports alone. it is a bit nerve racking, it gets the adrenaline flowing. peter mccann i5 adrenaline flowing. peter mccann is a long haul pilot, and believes pilots who fly longer journeys often find crosswind landings more daunting. there is a guy who might do for landings a day, four days a week. i probably average about three months, and therefore the exposure of a long haul pilot to those kind of conditions is minimal. have there been times when you thought, that was close. yes. you learn from that, and that i5 you learn from that, and that is the experience that you take to make better decisions in the future. a chance to experience a little of the challenges pilots face. sorry passengers, it might be a bumpy landing...

we can go from a bright sunny day with no wind to the west tornado you can expect. pilots are much more prepared because we have those facilities to recreate real scenarios. the end of the runway is rapidly approaching! yeah, that's fine. some comforting word5 approaching! yeah, that's fine. some comforting words if you are about to fly in strong wind. just before we go, a reminder to let us know what you think about our talking point today as coronavirus 5pread5 with a surge of cases around the world. is the virus affecting your travel plans? cheryl has treated and saying that it has affected her family, her mum is a liveable 5he family, her mum is a liveable she lives in canada, her daughter is also pregnant and add5 daughter is also pregnant and adds i am to afraid to go home and see my mum in case she bring5 something back to canada. clearly a concern for many. do let us know your

thought5, ju5t many. do let us know your thought5, just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. stay with us here on bbc news, i will be back with the business briefing and a few moments and we will have more on how the coronavirus i5 have more on how the coronavirus is hitting the world markets. hello there. the next area of low pressure moving in will push into the south of the uk bringing a mixture of rain sleet and snow to parts of england and wales, some of this snow will be settling over the higher ground but may be sleet and wet snow down to low levels. likely to produce tricky driving levels that make conditions for the morning commute, cro55ing england and wales as i mentioned, the high ground which will see the settling snow so stay tuned to the weather forecast in your local radio if you head out. settling if you head out. snow nonethele55 for pa rt5 settling snow nonethele55 for pa rt5 of wales settling snow nonethele55 for parts of wales and the northern hills and the cotswold. a cold start acro55 northern areas, ice around further wintry showers has. mo5t concerned

about this area of rain, 5leet, and snow which will continue to move its way in through the morning, 5lu5hy depo5it5 through part5 morning, 5lu5hy depo5it5 through pa rt5 of morning, 5lu5hy depo5it5 through parts of the wood midlands into the chilterns, then into east anglia but the whole thing should clear away pretty quickly and by around lunchtime it would have left the south east with plenty of 5un5hine to move in its wake, so 5un5hine to move in its wake, so heavy snow will be very short lived. further wintry showers acro55 short lived. further wintry showers across the north, ranging from 6—9d through the afternoon. we continue with a few showers acro55 afternoon. we continue with a few showers across scotland over the hills but elsewhere, wind5 over the hills but elsewhere, winds will turn lighter briefly with clear skies, it will turn cold and i5 with clear skies, it will turn cold and is thanks a ridge of high pressure, again with some frost around and some ice to watch out for. it is a short lived settled spell thanks to an ridge of high pressure, because the next weather system will be pushing in from the south—west for friday, this introduces outbreaks of rain, southern and western areas after a cold, bright out in the north the clouds will build and the rain will spell northwards,

plenty of snow on the leading edge of this front settling snow over the hills but some rain further south too and note it will be turning milder and windier. very unwelcome rain of course and areas we really don't need it. and head on into the weekend, the next weather front sweeps in, could see a speu front sweeps in, could see a spell of severe gales across northern ireland, northern england is that locals away and into sunday, the teacher could bring another round of rain as well. looking pretty unsettled into the weekend, especially on saturday and we are going to see more rain where we really don't need it. so stated to the forecast, head online to check out all the latest weather and flood warnings.

hello, this is the business briefing. an samantha simmonds. the multibillion—dollar race to find a vaccine for the coronavirus. —— i'm samantha simmonds. plus, is life in new york ready for no plastic bags? investors become increasingly fea rful of investors become increasingly fearful of the economic impact of the coronavirus.

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