this is bbc news. the headlines: italy says a sharp rise in the number of deaths from the coronavirus is a quarter of population is in partial lockdown. the death toll rises in america. we will report from the state of washington where most of those deaths have taken place. cruise ship model off the california coast, kos will dock on monday, 20 when people on board testing positive. the catholic church holds a huge open air mass to rally against a bill that would legalise abortion in argentina.

sweeping quarantine measures have been imposed to curb the coronavirus outbreak in italy. there has been a sharp rise in the number of deaths in the country, up by 133 in a day to a total of 366. most of the victims are in the wealthy lombardi area. travel restrictions have been imposed there and in four other regions partially cutting off about a quarter of the country's population. like a scene from a nightmare that italy is now living. sealed inside, a 62—year—old man, fallen to the virus. he's been contained. the outbreak hasn't. he's transported to hospitals, stretched to the limit. this is the human cost of a disease that has taken hold so fast, infecting, then inca pacitating within days. translation: it's really is very difficult. we're exhausted. we've got so many patients, a lot more than the number

we're used to managing. we are having to move some patients to another hospital just so we can cope. medics say corridors are being used for intensive care units, and one of the world's best healthcare systems is near breaking point. the surge in cases has now prompted the most drastic restrictions here since the second world war. italy's financial capital, milan, is bare, virtually locked down, along with 14 provinces. a quarter of the population, quarantined. everyone returning to the uk from the area must now self—isolate. italy's second city, usually teeming with life, is hushed, access in or out strictly limited. schools and universities are shut until april. cinemas, pools and nightclubs, too. the prime minister talked of a crisis. translation: we are facing an emergency, a national emergency, taking exceptional precautionary measures, and we are facing it

with great awareness. venice is part of the restricted area, one of italy's tourism jewels, deserted by a mixture of quarantine and fear. as we drove north from rome, we expected tighter controls. but there are none. we are coming into the start of modena now. part of the new exclusion zone. you can see there's no total lockdown. there are no police roadblocks, for example. it's too big an area to control in that way. but people are being asked not to leave or enter. we are going to turn around now, because otherwise there is a risk of entering the new quarantine zone. at the vatican, decades of tradition were broken, as the pope made his sunday blessing by video stream, rather than at the window, to a st peter's square usually filled with thousands. faith that this will pass is sorely lacking. mark lowen, bbc news, northern italy.

in the united states, the number of infections has also risen with 544 cases of coronavirus and confirmed. 22 people have died. most of those deaths have been in the state of washington leads to a care homejust north of of washington leads to a care home just north of seattle. family save honourable relatives have been left trapped inside under quarantine. more than a dozen patients at this care home have already died and dozens of others have been confined to their rooms inside a building that's at the centre of america's deadliest outbreak of the coronavirus. and some, like susan hayley, are showing symptoms of being infected. it feels like prison, it feels like there's a gun to our head. susan's daughters aren't being allowed to visit her for their own health. they've only been able to see their mother by standing outside the closed window of her room. i feel like the worst daughter in the world. i really do. because i can't help her.

i'm sure that most every person that's in there will test positive, but it's a wait and see. a lack of availability of testing kits has hindered america's response to what has become a health crisis. as the number of cases rises, so does the concern. the authorities admit they that haven't been able to test everyone that's showing symptoms. in reality that means they believe hundreds, if not thousands, are carrying the virus here in the greater seattle area. this is a city that's beginning to feel stalked by covid—i9. businesses, schools and universities have told people to work from home, but every day thousands gather in places like seattle's famous pike place market and while they're encouraging people to wash their hands, that can only do so much. i think shutting down schools is a good idea, but i don't really know how much you can prevent the spread of it in a city like seattle.

the majority of deaths so far have been linked to the kirkland life care centre. but carmen can't go in and her mother can't leave. she's trapped in this petri dish and that's waiting for her to be sick enough to take her out of here again. containment is clearly a concern but contagion is a deep fear for all the vulnerable living here. chris buckler, bbc news, seattle. greg can solve this is an academic two epidemiologists and asked him about his reaction to the us response so far. you need to diagnose everybody who is infected with the virus who can potentially transmitted to others. at this point, we have multiple cases all around the country, we just don't know where they are and to what extent the virus has spread in the community. we've now moved it beyond that battle toa now moved it beyond that battle to a battle of trying to mitigate the damage that this

virus is going to cause all across the us. we had a report just now about a care home, i'd like to look at the us and its prison population. of course, the us has the largest prison population in the world, many people in crowded conditions, what concerns might there be about an outbreak in that system 7 about an outbreak in that system? prisons push people into passive epidemics, whether it is to be alkalosis, hiv, hepatitis c, prisons are notorious for being institutional amplifiers for infections. think of what we're talking about, men and women in close without proper ventilation and infection control, with a healthcare system that in many states is privatised. it means that prisons in the united states will be one of the grand zeros of the outbreak. if an infection gets in, it was spread quickly and notjust affect prisoners but corrections officials, staff and family and communities. what steps might be taken to

protect homeless people? that is another very good question. have a very large problem with homelessness in the united states and in many cases, where possible, they are put into crime. facilities like homeless shelters which are again group settings in which infection control is nearly impossible. it's not clear that anyone has really thought about how to handle both of those two populations that are extremely vulnerable in the community. and also ensuring they get the ca re and also ensuring they get the care they need and protecting themselves and the people around them from infection. is another category people i'd like to briefly touch on and thatis like to briefly touch on and that is people without regular income or healthcare. they might be tempted to carry on trying to carry on going to work even if they feel unwell might have served them submitting those of the virus. what might be done for them? we need to institute some kind of sick pay fund or sick leave

fund, both in terms of the people who don't have it as a matter of their daily employment but also for people in the gig economy who might be ill but drivers or delivery people i work as home health aides. we need to figure out ways to compensate people so they don't have to make the decision between putting food on the table for the children all staying away from work to protect them from a virus stop to some of the days of news now. the turkish president has called on greece to open the gates for migrants to travel to other european countries. here is to hold talks in brussels on monday to discuss the mic and situation with eu officials. forces have fortified the land border with after days of tension with turkey's decision to let migrants enter your opinion. four are set to go on trial on monday at the hague over the downing of the motion oui’ over the downing of the motion our plans flight mhi7, three russians and ukrainian arches are crucial roles in the shooting down of the aircraft

in 2014. the defendants were not be present and relatives of those who died are calling for russia to co—operate more fully with the trial. at least six people have died in two avalanches and austrian alps. let's say five was under way in the country's mountain range. victims are believed to be from the czech republic. a six week time, officer, was struck in the country's south: a training exercise. a man has been shot dead by police in westminster in london following an incident which is not being treated as a terror incident. 0fficers which is not being treated as a terror incident. officers from the metropolitan police remain at the scene of the incident which occurred at 11:30pm on sunday. brad closures remain in place as police investigations continue. —— road closures. the catholic church in argentina has held a huge open air mass that would legalise abortion in the country. the president who came to power in december promised last week that he would send a bill to congress within ten days to decriminalise abortion. the

mass was met with counter demonstrations by those advocating women's rights and who wants the president's bill to succeed. the mass attracted hundreds of people in front of the lady of lujan in buenos aires. the message from the church was clear: women's rights are important to us and we are here to care for you. translation: we condemn abuse in all its forms, sexual and psychological, whatever the situation, in the family, at work, at school, on the street or in the church. but there was an important proviso. translation: with the same passion that we state this, we also state there be no case for the termination of human life as set out in our national constitution. abortion is illegal across much of latin america. in some, including argentina, it is only allowed in the case of rape or where the mother's life is at risk.

in some, it's outlawed in all circumstances. only three: cuba, guyana, uruguay, have legalised abortion. but argentina's new president alberto fernandez has promised to change that, describing abortion as a matter of public health, saying the state has a duty to protect women and that individual choice should be respected. that hasn't gone down well with some. translation: given this new position from the president, we're here to rise up, to fight today on a special woman's day. translation: it's wrong because it goes against god's law and life. if the bill passes, argentina will become latin america's largest country to legalise abortion, but that might wishful thinking. an earlier attempt failed, thrown out by the senate after intense campaigning by religious groups. but there's a growing voice in argentina advocating for women's rights and the freedom to choose. as the church held its mass, they covered too outside the city's largest catholic cathedral.

the green handkerchiefs a symbol of argentina's pro—choice movement. translation: all women should take to the streets for greater equality in the workplace and living conditions and because of the way the femicide exists and for the legalisation of abortion. the president's bill is due before congress this week but in a staunchly roman catholic country, getting it past lawmakers won't be its only challenge, changing the views of many argentines will be much, much harder. rich preston, bbc news. in afghanistan, president elect has rejected a call for a postponement of his inauguration ceremony. his opponent has reportedly offered

to postpone his own rival inauguration if mr ghani does the same. the pair have been longtime political rivals but last month, mr ghani was declared the winner of september's presidential poll, and for both men to announce they would each post his own or inauguration ceremony. the feud is threatening the recently agreed deal between the taliban and the united states over troop withdrawals were talks due to start of the afghan government this week. stay with us on government this week. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: what is up, must come down. robyn‘s annual bird man rally test the laws of gravity. —— meblourne's. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 24 hours then the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior.

we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much do you think? i don't know really. i've never been married before. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: italy sees a sharp rise in the number of deaths

from the coronavirus as a quarter of the population is impartial lockdown. —— in partial lockdown. in the us, the number of infections has also risen, with 544 cases now confirmed. 22 people have died. 0fficials confirmed. 22 people have died. officials have now decided that the cruise ship, the grand princess, which has been stranded off the coast of california, will be allowed to dock at 0akland on monday. 21 people on board have tested positive. and we are going to hear from positive. and we are going to hearfrom a positive. and we are going to hear from a couple of the passengers who were on board the ship. so, we just got an announcement that once we do get to oakland, the first people that are going to get off are people who are critically ill, and secondly, the california residents, so ourselves. once we get to oakland we are actually going to be relocated to an army base, the travis army base, and once we are actually

at our relocation then we are going to get tested there. and further isolation. what are conditions like onboard at the moment for you both? it's still pretty good. we're still getting fed. we have been able to get out on our balcony and talk to some of our balcony mates. the morale has been pretty good. i think people are just kind of ready to get off the boat. yeah, some people in the inner rooms got a chance to get some fresh air today, which i think is great, if i was trapped without a balcony i would probably lose my mind. what do you both do all day? we watch movies or tv shows. we have been doing a lot of scouring venues, trying to find out some information. —— the news. we have taken a couple of naps today. and when you talk to the other passengers, you said some

in the inner rooms had had a chance to get some fresh air. what are your conversations like? do you share information? yeah, so, the people next to us are from georgia and they are actually going to get back to georgia when we get to oakland, they are going to transport them back to georgia, it is about 100 miles away from where they actually live, so best of luck to them. hopefully they can get home as soon as possible. we are just going to show our viewers some pictures of the time when the helicopter landed some testing kits on the ship. did you manage to see that helicopter dropping the kids? we did, we did. it was pretty exciting. and one of the concerns that the outside world has is that only a small number of people aboard the ship have been tested so far. of course, you will be tested when you get to land, but are you concerned that testing should have started earlier? i don't know, i think it is important for us to get tested, obviously, it took

a while for them to find the test results of only be 46 people that were tested, so i think they are doing the best they can. in the situation that we are in. yeah, it is hard with the incubation period, to really know whether or not it would have made a difference if we had been tested two days ago or two days away. are you both prepared for potentially quite a few days in quarantine once you get off the ship? no, i don't think we are prepared for that! they said it would be 14 days. we... we don't know what to expect. we don't know what it is like right now. we're really comfortable with our room. it could be completely different. we will see what is in store for us. leanne higgins and kaylee higgins, fascinating to talk to you both. thank you.

for more on the coronavirus outbreak, head to the bbc news website. alternatively, you can download the bbc news app. there have been clashes between protesters and riot police in the mexican capital, mexico city, following a huge march on international women's day. the demonstration was calling for more action to tackle the high levels of gender—based violence in mexico. 0n levels of gender—based violence in mexico. on monday millions of women will be participating ina of women will be participating in a national strike to bring greater attention to the issue, as our mexico correspondent will grant reports. mexican women have plenty of reasons to protest. at least ten, in fact. the number of murders of women which take place every day. anger has reached a boiling pot. the

march began peacefully in mexico city, for the most part. tens of thousands of women took the opportunity to stand shoulder to shoulder and show their frustration by what they see is a lack of action by the president. gender—based violence against women has long been an issue in mexico but recently it has been spiralling out of control. translation: women are disappearing, they are raped, they are mutilated, they are burned, they have been found in water systems. and why? the breaking of a relationship? i don't think that's fair. me and my collea g u es that's fair. me and my colleagues here are demanding and into all types of violence and into all types of violence and we are calling on all women to ta ke and we are calling on all women to take care of themselves, to look each other. some marched over the generalfailure look each other. some marched over the general failure to protect mexico's women by successive administrations. 0thers cited specific cases. yet everyone shared the movement's asic slogan. "not one fewer". there are many women in the situation of violence, because due to a lack

of resources, of care, the victims are not able to go out onto the streets and cry out. we are crying out. what do we need? for the we are crying out. what do we need ? for the media we are crying out. what do we need? for the media to know that this is notjust one thymocyte case. there are many more. “— thymocyte case. there are many more. —— femicide case. thymocyte case. there are many more. -- femicide case. the main criticism aimed at the movement is at its more radical fringe. a group of feminists reached the main square and three paint at the national palace, clashing with riot police, who responded with tear gas. there was also a clash with conservative anti—abortion campaigners, who had turned out to oppose the march. such is the depth of feeling over the gender—based violence in mexico that the chance of confrontation was always likely. now mexican women will follow this demonstration with a national strike, in which millions will stay away from work and school and —— under the hashtag #adaywithoutus. u nless the hashtag #adaywithoutus. unless the brutal killings of

women are tackled soon, it looks set to become an annual event. well, that is what was going on in mexico. marchers have been held elsewhere around the world to mark international women's day. in there was a huge rally in the capital, santiago, demanding abortion rights and an end to violence against women. across pakistan there we re women. across pakistan there were marchers in several cities, despite violent counter protests. and in paris, women joined a maori haka while donning the blue overalls of the iconic character rosie become a creditor, a character originating in british world war ii propaganda, and a symbol of feminism. authorities in columbia say they have busted an animal smuggling ring, rescuing thousands of native mata mata totals. according to officials, a sniffer dog found the totals as part of a routine inspection are the airport in the southern state of amazonas. the totals are said to be with a quarter of $1 million on the black market, and were set to be

smuggled to the us and japan. the annual bird man rally has been taking place in melbourne. —— haka. —— birdman. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. every year on the banks of the yarra river, they set out to prove the old adage that what goes up most definitely comes down. this is a place where hope springs eternal, despite all evidence to the contrary. i wouldn't say i'm fat, but i'm very short for my weight. i've got massive disadvantages when it comes to flying, it's not actually possible. i think i'm going to go forjust a really fun leap or something, i'm not really sure. just see whatever happens. oh, no, he's going sideways! competitors are awarded for distance and — believe it or not — altitude. they also get marks for entertainment value, which is just as well, all things considered.

it's still as scary as ever, when you jump in, it doesn't matter how many times you've done it. it was very exciting, i'm still a little bit like... squawks. it was a lot of fun, i enjoyed it a lot. it is said insanity is doing the same thing again and again, and expecting different results. tell that to the birdmen and birdwomen of melbourne, who still believe one day they will fly. have you signed up for next year yet? a reminder of our top story. sweeping quarantine measures have been imposed to curb the coronavirus outbreak in italy. there has been a sharp rise in the number of deaths in the country, up by 133 ina deaths in the country, up by 133 in a day, to a total of 366. most of the victims are in the lombardy area. travel restrictions have been imposed there and for other regions, partially cutting off about a quarter of the country's

population. there is more on our website, and i am population. there is more on ourwebsite, and i am on twitter. stay with us. hello. recent days have brought a real mix of weather — it's that sort of time of year and we will continue in that vein in the days to come, so if you do not like what you are getting on one day, hang on and it is sure to change. we start bright and crisp with a little frost around perhaps for some eastern areas, even that will change because the weather system towards the west of the british isles creeps its way ever further towards the east. initially spreading a veil of cloud across western areas after a bright enough start, a couple of showers running ahead of the main rain area. after lunchtime the rain will be all over northern ireland, by mid—afternoon it will be over western scotland, western england and much of wales too. 0ut east, you will lose your sunshine but you will stay dry until later on in the day.

temperatures maxing out at around 10 degrees. part of the problem is that once it starts raining, because we've not got one system but two, it may well continue to rain and there are concerns from the met office who have issued yellow warnings already for the intensity of rain across parts of wales and indeed the north—west of england, because on tuesday some of that rain keeps on coming on what will be a blustery day across the british isles here. the wind gusts for you, you can see widely 30, 40, perhaps 50mph in the exposed locations. the air is coming from the atlantic and if the cloud should break across the eastern side of england, in particular, perhaps 14, 15, 16. reaching in the norfolk area you could look at 17 degrees. exceptional for the time of year. that weather front taking time to pull away but notice that the isobars almost run straight through the weather front, so there's no great change in the airmass. as the front slips away, the sunshine comes out across the greater part of england and wales. plenty of wintry showers across the higher ground of scotland on another breezy sort of day, but, as i say, the wind is coming from the south—west so we will keep it feeling relatively springlike and mild across the south with temperatures 11—14, much chillier when you get the showers in the heart of scotland — five, six, seven degrees only here.

into thursday, we will push this weather front down and across the southern half of the british isles, and that i think that will really freshen things up. plenty of wintry showers again across the higher ground of scotland, a couple of showers in northern ireland, but once the rain slips away from the southern counties of england then essentially a dry fine day, but that bit fresher. we return to the temperatures we saw on monday and we get them again on thursday.

this is bbc news. the headlines. 133 people have died from covid—19 over the last 24 hours in italy. the worst affected region is lombardy. 366 people have now lost their lives across the country. widespread restrictions are enforced in northern italy, affecting up to 16 million people. 0fficials northern italy, affecting up to 16 million people. officials have now decided that the cruise ship the grand princess which has been stranded off the coast of california will be allowed to dock at 0akland ness san francisco on monday. there are more than 3000 people on board. 21 of them have tested positive. catholic church has held a massive rally against a bill to legalise abortion in argentina. there would bea abortion in argentina. there would be a bill sent to congress. the subject remains controversial across latin