you're watching beyond one hundred days. the global coronavirus outbreak has been declared a pandemic by the world health organisation. the un agency has expressed increasing concern about the spread of the disease and the "alarming levels of inaction". but the head of the who said countries can still change the course of this pandemic if they mobilise — to test, treat and isolate those infected they have been assessing this outbreak around the clock and are deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of an action.

injecting billions of pounds to the british economy dell businesses affected by the spread of the virus. also on the programme. disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinsteen gets 23 years behind bars for rape and sexual assault. his lawyers say he'll appeal. another big night forjoe biden. the former vice president took four of six states in last night's primaries. but bernie sanders says he staying in the race. i amjane o'brien in washington, christian fraser is in london. "we have rung the alarm bell loud and clear". that was the message from the world health organization today as it announced the coronavirus outbreak is now, officially, a global pandemic. both houses are conscious of our

role at this time. and basing decisions on the best public health advice, we can be confident that we are doing the best we can't respond to this virus. mr speaker, around the world, the number of infected is rising and as of today, here at home, a56 people have tested positive and eight people are now sadly confirmed to have died. the positive cases for the member of bedfordshire, she has done exactly the right thing and following the official advice to self—isolate and another the house will wish her well as she recovers. public health england have world—class expertise which they have initiated as soon as her kisses confirmed. they will contact anyone they feel may need testing and will only include the chief medical officer in close contact is confirmed by being within

two metres of someone who has active symptoms for more than 15 minutes. those have not been in close contact with my honourable friend since thursday have no cause for concern in this case. and anyone who has concerns should seek guidance from public health england and i know mr speaker, my honourable friend wants me to pass on her thanks to officials at public health england and to the nhs that have been brilliant throughout. mr speaker, a member testing positive has brought this issue home to us all and we know that the public is concerned that this has been deemed a global pandemic. official advice is clear, people should go to nhs online or call nhs111, if you feel you have symptoms of coronavirus. notably a coffin fever and the best way to minimise the risk to yourself and

others is regularly to wash your hands. i chaired a meeting in the response will be built on the bedrock of the science. it is clear that we will need legislation to ensure the best possible response andi ensure the best possible response and i can tell the house that i have invited the officials and the opposition to be with me first thing tomorrow to discuss the proposed emergency bill that will set out before the house next week. in addition to the measures that my right honourable friend set out and the budget earlier, it will include measures to help in the national effort to keep vital public services running to support businesses and to help everyone to play their part. social care will be at the front line of a response with social care providers looking after many of the most vulnerable in society. we are working closely with the sector to make sure that it is ready. tomorrow, the prime minister which area tomorrow, the prime minister which are a further meeting to decide what

further measures may be necessary. who do the right thing at the right time andi who do the right thing at the right time and i know how worrying this is. i know people have deep concerns. i know is. i know people have deep concerns. i know everyone is. i know people have deep concerns. i know everyone will play their part in this national effort to defeat the virus. the best way to beat it is for us to work together and mr speaker, we will do whatever it takes. we will give the nhs whatever it needs and we will do all that we can to keep people safe and get through this together as a parliament and as a nation. inc. you very much, mr speaker, can i thank the secretary of state for his statement and can i thank them for making arrangements to come to the house at this relatively late hour in unusual circumstances but entirely appropriate given the circumstances. but i think you, mr

speaker for your constructive engagement in these matters the opposition and i know that you will continue to engage with us on these matters as well and we welcome that. cani matters as well and we welcome that. can i put on record my sorrow that two more people have died and express our deepest condolences to the loved ones and the families of those of sadly died and again, we think the nhs staff for all they are doing. can he convey our special wishes to the parliamentary in the secretary of state who was in our thoughts and kitty also convey our best wishes to her staff in the departmental private office and her parliamentary office, all of whom will be very worried and our thoughts as well at this time. we welcome of the secretary of state is said run parliament and keeping parliament. it is crucial that

members raise issues on behalf of their constituents and it is crucial that members continue to hold ministers to account. i know what he says about procedures may need to be modified we look forward to engagement on that front, but we welcome that advice he has given us today. i work the advice is given us with contact, but can he offer some extra advice? because effort cases of this today. what is the advice for those who work on the estate who feel ill, who appeared to have symptoms but have not, as far as they are aware, been in contact with they are aware, been in contact with the honourable lady? there are lots of elderly members

with the need to be careful with but things will remain as they are. a56 people in the uk have so far tested positive in a people sadly have died. we will keep a check on what he says of their questions during that section will bring those questions to you. and acknowledging the deep concern that everyone will be feeling right now. listen to this. we have rung the alarm bell loud and clear, that is the message of the world health organisation as it announced the coronavirus outbreak is now officially a global pandemic. important to note that term refers to the spread of a disease and not how deadly it is. the head of the who said that the new terminology changes very little in regards to their approach. this is not a word to use lightly or

carelessly. if misused it can cause unreasonable fear or unjustified a cce pta nce unreasonable fear or unjustified acceptance that the fight is over. leading to unnecessary suffering and death. describing the situation as a pandemic does not change their assessment of the threat posed by the virus. it does not change what who is doing and it doesn't change what countries should do. the british government is pumping billions of pounds into the uk economy to mitigate the impact of coronavirus. it it a massive stimulus plan which sets the bar high for the other g7 countries. the chancellor rishi sunak is setting aside 12 billion pounds of spending and tax cuts to ensure business can deal with a rupture in supply and demand. there will be statutory

sick pay all those who advised to self—isolate, and extra benefits paid to workers in the so—called gig economy. co—ordinating with the government, the bank of england, also announced a 0.5 per cent cut to the base rate — it's now at 0.25. here are some of the headline numbers from the budget. £7 billion will be targeted at the self employed, small businesses and the most vulnerablethere will be £5 billion in emergency funding to help the nhs and public services. in the wider budget, some of which has already been announced, there is a further £18 billion in tax cuts, cash grants and loans to support business through the year. and tens of thousands of smaller retail, leisure and hospitality companies — the worst affected — will be exempt from business rates for the next 12 months. here's the chancellor on the challenges ahead. on the supply side, up to a fifth of the working age population will be

offered to the new one time in business supply chains are being disrupted around the globe. this combination of people being unable to work in businesses being unable to work in businesses being unable to access goods will mean that for a period, our productive capacity will shrink. there will also be an impact on the demand side of the economy through a reduction in consumer spending. the combination of those effects will have a significant impact on the uk economy. but it will be temporary. the budget will go some way to insulating firms against the cashflow constraints they will be facing in the coming months. and on the back of the announcement the pound rose against the euro and the dollar, but still it has been pretty dire on the global markets today. these are the latest numbers we have for you, from the us — and those figures have taken a dive in the past few hours following the announcement from the who that we are now dealing with a pandemic.

a large and sharp hit to the economy, does this meet the test? this is give you some hope that the economy can recover quickly?m absolutely does. it was very impressive to see other bank of england first thing in the morning of the budget and much time really got together to give us a lot of confidence that policymakers are pulling out all of the stops to try and make sure that yes, the coronavirus no doubt it's going to cause the economy to suffer at the beginning half this year. but beyond that, the measures today mean as much is possible it would not cause businesses to go under people are going to be paid for the time when

possible and the economy should be ina good possible and the economy should be in a good place to recover by the end of the year. let me talk by the recovery, do you see it as a v shape, almost an immediate recovery, more of a you or do you see it as more of a you or do you see it as more of a bathtub for you go down and have a flat period of stagnation and have a flat period of stagnation and then come out the other side. what you think the result will be? the type of shock the coronavirus is to the economy was already very different to the financial crisis which is the last big downturn we have experienced and understandably worried about the shock to the economy and failing to recover but as the governor of the bank of england was this morning, banks are ina england was this morning, banks are in a place or they can actually be pa rt in a place or they can actually be part of the recovery and ensure that yes, we do have recovery from the shock. they're still going to be an enormous bill to pay at the end of

this stranded contain the coronavirus really worth the price? i think certainly how much the coronavirus spread is obviously crucial to the economic impact and it does make sense to try and delay the worst peak of the virus to the summerandi the worst peak of the virus to the summerand i think the worst peak of the virus to the summer and i think they'll help because the less we see, the less deaths we see in the slots virus spreads, the less fear and hopefully that will mean consumer spending is and is badly hit as it might be and if we can avoid that, which is obviously terrible for consumers, the economy could do a bit better. there's no doubt that this could be a health emergency and is also going to be negative for the economy.

little bit of optimism thank you for coming in. enter talked about dragging out the delay, we talked a lot about the delay i just want to show our viewers something we're looking at earlier, a graph and it really spells out for you the strategy that the government is looking at. you look at that first line, that is the natural trajectory ofan line, that is the natural trajectory of an epidemic if there is not some kind of intervention. but the government is trying to do is keep the epidemic below that dotted line. the dotted line is the capacity for health sectors health sector for this country and the other health sector in this country, but they are trying to do is keep a peak below that line. but what i am not clear about but that curve, doesn't that mean the number of infections it

solves a reduced or are you dealing with the same rate? ideally, you deal with less, which are trying to do while you're dragging out that curve is testing, treating and isolating. if you can keep it below that line, hopefully you can prevent more people from being infected effective behaviour, but what they wa nt to effective behaviour, but what they want to do is get that peak closer to the summer months and for the virus and we are starting to see it u nfold virus and we are starting to see it unfold in the numbers infected. house speaker nancy pelosi is expecting tomorrow on a relief package but it probably won't contain the payroll tax cut that the president wants instead democrats are focused on unpaid unpaid sick leave as the nation grapples to

contain a number of infections in 1050, thus the latest figure republicans may find themselves hard—pressed republicans may find themselves ha rd—pressed to vote republicans may find themselves hard—pressed to vote against anything that will help. a0 states on the district of columbia have cases that they have reported in the infections are increasing at alarming speed, there are 267 cases in washington state with a virus first emerged in the governor of massachusetts has just declared a state of emergency, there are 92 cases in massachusetts, but 70 of them are linked to one single meeting at a biotech company in cambridge. joining us now from seattle is mike baker of the new york times. people in washington state have been dealing with this for more than a

month, you are ground zero. at this point, what scares you the most? the virus or the economic fallout from the measures trying to control of virus? the virus is a major concern in the efforts to contain it or escalating every day into day, just a couple of hours ago, the governor announced that they are going to be banning community gatherings of 250 people or more. that is going to have a significant impact on everything, from concerts to events, to sporting events, there is a significant escalation happening right now and effort to make sure this outbreak does not get out of control in a way that might overwhelm the health care system. massachusetts is just declared a state of emergency, as we watch this virus progress across the country,

is massachusetts any better prepared to deal with it? well, massachusetts and started to take some steps to prepare themselves to deal with it and certainly, the department of public health is expecting 2000 additional testing kits and recently got federal approval to have an automated system so that they can process more quickly and coming out with updates at apm with numbers and they are really trying, the focus is shifted in massachusetts from trying to contain the virus in medicaid it spread at this point —— mitigate it spread at this point —— mitigate it spread of this point. but must be frustrating for people is that there was actually a testing regime already in place for the flu for

seasonal flu, which they could've adapted to test for coronavirus live there was such bureaucracy and federal rules in the way that it never happened. we posted a story last night detailing what really transpired here and there was, as you said, if you study establish with the were collecting swaths of people throughout the area they were sick and there was an effort behind the scenes to get those tested for coronavirus and at the time, the cdc would not allow it or let it go forward to concerns on the regulations, the approvals that this lab had in any way, the researchers decided to do some testing anyway and that point discovered our first case of community transmission, is that i was just a couple weeks ago now, the first discovery in the community at a time when researchers wa nted community at a time when researchers wanted to expand testing and now

we're just seeing a catastrophic rise and spread of the virus we now have 2a deaths in the state, a lot of them related to one nursing home and it is really becoming the epicentre the united states. and it is really becoming the epicentre the united stateslj and it is really becoming the epicentre the united states. i heard the governor in new york say something which really struck me. he said it is like a bush fire that raises through dried grass and we have seen that in a synagogue where there was the epicentre of the outbreak down there and new york state we have seen it in boston, this one meeting we get 70 people infected all at one time. yes, it is. the risk is definitely increased in the governor said that yesterday and west massachusetts, people person to person, spread of the virus at this point. there are cases

out in western areas that cannot be traced back to the international travel or to someone who is infected with the virus, so that community spread at this point has become a great concern to state officials and a lot of the residents. it has been good if you're in the programme, thank you very much. that's because you thank you very much. that's because y°u pay thank you very much. that's because you pay them, our health editor was watching matt hancock and let us start with the who and this term pandemic, we finally got there. does it change anything for governments around the world ? it change anything for governments around the world? and circumstances it doesn't advance them, they have already drawn up their plans to try to combat the virus and getting on with it this does not make a lot of difference to that. it does serve as a signal to the global health community to galvanise themselves to do more to help those less advanced

health care systems do what they can to try to stem the spread of the virus. doctor ted of the who said he was deeply concerned by inaction in some systems, though he did not say which ones and he pointed out that it would be the 13 forward increasing the number of cases globally since the coronavirus first appeared in china at the end of last year that constituted a pandemic. so it isa year that constituted a pandemic. so it is a call for action although they were particularly clear about where the action needed to be at the stage. that is a problem, isn't it because so many countries are behind the curve and others are doing a lot more. who can co—ordinate a global plan to combat this? there are comments about this, in the hands of the who, but there are those who say it needs to have more strategic approach and we are right in the middle of this crisis and we need a

international body an effort to combat future pandemics. i think right now it is down to the global financial the imf in terms of individual governments and central banks to support the economies that we have seen in the uk and individual health care systems doing all they possibly can to stem the spread of the virus in their own localities. it is very difficult but really a lot rests with the who to push people in the direction they think money and resources are needed. those health care systems in less developed countries really need supported the stage to stop a wider spread of the virus were maybe they do not have health officials and abilities in public health to do much to stop it.

referring to the minister has tested positive and i think he told us earlier that her staff is also tested positive in their concerns there as well. concerns about those who are coming into contact with policymakers. this concern about a lot of things, conflicting opinions about when people should get tested. and it is interesting, but boris johnson and donald trump have come into a close circle of people who have tested positive coronavirus and they said they have not been tested. we went to find out why that might be it is the advice you give me nhs. only if you been in close contact with some unconfirmed but if you shovel to a country with people past fortnight at a high risk. that is the advice of the moment of that there is some spreading testing going on in the country as well. this is beyond 100 dates and the

bbc. disgraced producer harvey weinstein is sample to 23 year sentence for rape and assault. hello there. real contrast and the weather again today, yesterday at 17 celsius with that warm south—westerly flow across the uk and today, 15, possibly the odd 16 contrasting with two or three in the north and that is because the cold air is with us across scotland and thatis air is with us across scotland and that is going to meander its way right into the uk as a go to the night tonight. so yes, another mild day with spots of sunshine and southern areas sunshine between the showers for the north in a row number of showers with a real restau ra nt number of showers with a real restaurant showers coming in on a pretty brisk as well which is pushing right the way across the east coast of northern england, northern ireland and scotland which

continues into the evening come primarily to the northwest and asked the quarters just to kick in, was to deceive us showers progressing to lower levels and internet, a frosty night particularly in the north and so we are concerned about notjust snow but ice for travelling through tonight into morning as well. a colder start for all parts of the uk tomorrow even if we escape, the frost will be scraping off the cart snow be a few showers that could lead the roads a bit slippery times and they start to between scotland and they start to between scotland and northern ireland still following to 102 metres and there'll be more showers and temperatures will have taken a dive as well, to degreaser in the lowerfor all taken a dive as well, to degreaser in the lower for all parts of a blustery day and particularly later on for northern ireland in southern scotla nd on for northern ireland in southern scotland where those mental escalade or even severe gales of low pressure which will then whisk out into the north sea and the ridge of high

pressure to build in for friday which equates to a trailer day. with lighter winds and despite a court start again, right across the uk, we will have more sunshine and let her fewer showers into temperatures have fewer showers into temperatures have fewer showers into temperatures have fewer showers and it will feel more pleasa nt fewer showers and it will feel more pleasant if you are out and about a week and i see the next area of rain that can move forward on friday night for the low pressure that dominates the we can. a lot of dry weather for england and wales in showers and it will feel more pleasa nt showers and it will feel more pleasant if you are out and about he cani pleasant if you are out and about he can i see the next area of rain that can i see the next area of rain that can move forward on friday night for the low pressure that dominates the we can. a lot of dry weather for england and wales and shows following behind northern ireland. and in the north, he clips to the south and east and on sunday. more online.

this is beyond one hundred days. with mejane o'brien in washington, christian fraser is in london our top stories. the world health organization has declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. the who has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction. he's beaten bernie sanders in michigan and now joe biden looks to unite the democrats behind him. coming up in the next half hour. the movie mogul, harvey weinstein — now a convicted rapist — has been jailed for 23 years.

we'll speak to one of the journalists who investigated him for decades. and a new documentary targets president trump's son—in—law jared kushner. the film—makers tell us what they learned. it's been one of the most remarkable comebacks in us political history. joe biden has now cemented his position as front—runner in the democratic race to take on president trump in november's election. six states held primaries on tuesday and the former vice president won four of them by massive margins. senator bernie sanders won in north dakota. washington state has yet to release results. let's take a look at the delegate count so far. it is quite incredible from where we we re it is quite incredible from where we were after nevada. mr biden has 857 delegates. mr sanders has 709.

candidates need 1,991 delegates to become the democratic party's nominee and face president trump. but even after a loss that makes a path to victory almost impossible, senator sanders reassured voters today that he's staying in the race and will continue to push his challenger on progressive issues important to young voters. in orderto win in order to win in the future, you need to win the voters, who represent the future of our country and you must speak to the issues of concern to them. you cannot simply be satisfied by winning the votes of people who are older. still clearly and very feisty mood. for more, let's bring in democratic strategist capri cafaro.

it isn't at this point party unity the most important thing? wires bernie sanders still the race?|j think bernie sanders still the race?” think that senator sanders first and foremost cares about his movement, making sure that the issues and ideology that he hold so dear and has a spout for the last a0 years, not as a democrat but as an independent caucusing with the democrats. the only officially became a member of the party four yea rs became a member of the party four years ago when he ran for president first time. for him it is about moving the ball forward, finishing the revolution he started on continuing to have a national and international platform for his ideas and issues. joe biden has clearly shifted gears himself, gone from sounding less like a candidate and more like a nominee. here are some speaking last night. tonight we are a step closer to restoring decency, dignity and honour to the white

house. that is our ultimate goal. and i want to thank bernie sanders and his supporters for their tireless energy and passion. we share a common goal and together, we will defeat donald trump. we will defeat him together. we keep talking about this remarkable comeback. he hasn't changed so what has?” about this remarkable comeback. he hasn't changed so what has? i think that the democratic voters, a few things, first and foremost the democratic voters in these primary and caucus races looked in the mirrorand and caucus races looked in the mirror and thought, who amongst this crowded field has the best opportunity and chance to beat or at least ta ke opportunity and chance to beat or at least take on president trump and to be competitive and i think that you see that they're out in, for example, super tuesday when a lot of the late deciding voters went for joe biden. i think that they saw a

level of experience, association with the obama administration, and that steady hand that is consistent and known as the best chance to take on president trump. that seems to be the underlying unifying factor amongst democrats, and i think what we are seeing simply as a coalescence of other opponents in the democratic field along with voters saying if we don't unite we will lose. bernie sanders is going to go to arizona. he is going to debatejoe biden to go to arizona. he is going to debate joe biden on to go to arizona. he is going to debatejoe biden on sunday and i hate to say it, he is very personable on the stage and among the crowds but he has not got the best record so far in the debates. right, no question about that. it will be interesting to see whether or not a one—on—one conversation or a one—on—one debate will allow him to maybe be a bit sharper. we are

seeing more and more that his debate performances are improving over time. his presentations on the campaign trailare time. his presentations on the campaign trail are improving, particularly the speech yesterday and even last week on super tuesday in los angeles when there were protesters on the stage. he continued to move forward and didn't flinch and he is improving with time but there is no question that is a bit of a weakness. if he does not show up it gives bernie sanders supporters the right to say, joe biden is not up to it and he is hiding. it would be a bad strategy for him to sit at home. it would, i think you're right. thank you very much indeed. that is going to be a big problem, how he gets the bernie bros as they are called to cross the line and vote for him. isjoe biden going to be able to generate the same

enthusiasm for a broader swathe of the democratic party? you just can't get over where he has come from. this will be the strategy that eve ryo ne this will be the strategy that everyone tries to follow, finished fifth in iowa, fourth in new hampshire, miles behind and nevada and then boom, write to the pack, just extraordinary. you wouldn't be writing that in the powerpoint. let's move on. let's talk about coronavirus. in south korea the bbc has gained exclusive access to one of the country's super labs where they are testing thousands of swabs a day. they are testing more people per capita than anywhere else in the world and scientists believe this approach has saved lives. not only does mass testing spot patients it allows doctors to treat patients quickly. getting critical patients to hospital as a race against time. they have to be tracked and tested

quickly. so in this battle to contain the contagion, these labs have become the front line. because of the safety we are not going to go into this room. this is where the samples are being opened and prepared. testing up to 20,000 people a day, more than any other country in the world. lesson learned from bitter experience with previous infectious diseases. so is this the busiest you have ever been? this is my busiest day. the computer programme can tell whether the samples positive or negative for the virus. how long does the process take? the process takes about 5-6 hours. so it is quite quick. i think it is quite quick. scientists believe early testing and early treatment could be why fewer people are dying here. makeshift clinics

such as this one are set up the combat mass infections. nearly 100 staff at this building contractor covid—19 and now everyone who works there will be tested. there is no shortage of kits. they were mass produced to prepare for this outbreak. the blood of recovered patients is also being monitored in the hope of finding antibodies that could potentially lead to a vaccine. his mother cried when she found out he had covid—19 but she needn't have worried. he said he had almost no symptoms, just a little cough. worried. he said he had almost no symptoms, just a little coughm worried. he said he had almost no symptoms, just a little cough. it is really important to be cautious and safe, but i wish people would have less fear of the virus itself. i also know those who are older need to be careful. life is slowly returning to south korea's capital after millions were urged to stay—at—home. this is exactly what some health officials fear. while

they appear to be containing this outbreak for now, they know that with coronavirus there is no room for complacency. that is what the director of the who recently said, you need to get on top of the testing and you see lines of people there. it has been announced the uk is increasing the number of tests it is doing from 1500 a day to 10,000, that was announced today, but look how that co m pa res to announced today, but look how that compares to testing in other countries. this is from business insider based on the most recent figures available. we are way out in front, with more than 3500 tests for each million people. china not far behind. that uk figure will grow up asa behind. that uk figure will grow up as a result of the announcement today but look at the united states. just five tests being carried out for every million people the united states. i think there is a reason for that, because you have got to

incentivise people to take the tests when they become available and if you're going to lose 1a days of wages and all sorts of other consequences, how do you incentivise them? i think that is a big question. you need health insurance. if you are out of work you are not going to get paid and you cannot pay for your health insurance. it is a big problem and it is not clear that is being tackled. this is beyond one hundred days. still to come — a new documentary on donald trump's son—in—law tells the story ofjared kushner‘s rise to power in the business world. we'll be speaking to the directors of the film. a number of measures were announced today in the budget to help businesses deal with the consequences of the coronavirus. alex forsyth has been getting some reaction from business owners in and around wolverhampton. it might look like business as usual

but behind the scenes there is serious worry at this engineering firm. with just 15 staff, serious worry at this engineering firm. withjust 15 staff, if sickness spreads it could stop production so there was a close eye on the budget today to see what might help them through. for manager geoff, loans and help with sick pay is welcome, but this firm would benefit from a cut in business rates. quite disappointed in the manufacturing side of things. i think it would be a relatively simple thing to put in quickly that would help a lot. overall, were you reassured? a very limited amount specifically for manufacturing. nearby this tearoom stands to benefit and here the chancellor's measures for welcome news as they have already seen a drop in trade.” think it is fantastic he has address this send it very much needed addressing. business rates relief is very helpful. but even with support manager katie is worried about the

long—term for businesses like ours. when you lose the high street and you lose your local places where you can go and have a cup of tea, then you lose your community. for this independent cinema and arts venue for this independent cinema and arts venue the response is vital. support has to come very quickly. it can't just be let see how it goes and we will see how we can support you down the line. we need action now. what are your biggest worries about what might happen. my biggest worry as it will be a terminal situation for for now the show goes on and he hoped for more continued support to keep it that way. the former hollywood producer harvey weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years after being convicted of rape and sexual assault. he was found guilty in a trial in new york last month,

a dramatic fall from grace for one of the movie's industry's most powerfulfigures. his lawyers had appealed for leniency, saying even the minimum sentence of five years could be a "life sentence". the bbc‘s nada tawfik has been following this trial from the start and she's outside the courthouse for us. certainly when you look at this sentence it is that the fatter end of the sentencing guidelines available to the judge. absolutely, and the victims of harvey weinstein have been used to disappointment for decades so many of them spoke about how even though he is now a convicted rapist, there were concerns you could possibly get a slap on the rest but that is not what has happened here today. the judge going with the prosecution recommendation for a long sentence, 23 years, and thejudge recommendation for a long sentence, 23 years, and the judge when sentencing said this is your first

conviction but not first offence, so clearly sending a message to other sexual predators that there are consequences and that victims can come forward and speak out because they can getjustice. so it was an emotional day in the court with all six women who testified in the courtroom, two of them gave impact statement saying they had been scarred for life by this. and mimi said she was angry that harvey weinstein still hasn't shown remorse. when he gave brief comments he said he felt bad for the thousands of men who would not get you process because of the meat to movement, and he says he was confused because he thought he had a good relationship with the women. —— me too movement. harvey weinstein is receiving 23 years in prison, essentially a lifetime sentence, and there are proceedings to extradite him to los angeles for more charges, another trial in los angeles. maybe

that would be the end, thank you very much for that. so as harvey weinstein begins his 23 year sentence for sexual assault — it marks the end of long search forjustice for his victims, who were forced into silence — in some cases for decades. rumours had been circulating in hollywood forjust as long. kim master is editor at large at the hollywood reporter and pursued the story for over 20 years. she even confronted weinstein about the allegations, but struggled to hold the story up at the time to find anyone who would go on the record. earlier — i spoke to her and asked for her reaction to today's sentencing. i hope it brings some solace to his many, i hope it brings some solace to his any i hope it brings some solace to his many, many victims. i can't say that iam many, many victims. i can't say that i am shocked. a lot of people thought that he might be acquitted. i was not among them. i felt it would be impossible to sit in that courtroom day after day and listen to that kind of testimony are not believe that he had committed these crimes. and i honestly didn't

believe thejudge crimes. and i honestly didn't believe the judge would go easy on him in that situation, a pattern of conduct going back years and i think it would be clear to anyone who covered this. i am just not surprised that the judge gave him a harsh sentence. never his defence lawyer said afterwards that harvey weinstein himself was sad and confused about this because he believed he genuinely had relationships with these women. you confronted him with these allegations 20 years ago. is that how he still sees this? who can look inside the head of a harvey weinstein. he has maintained throughout that he thought these relationships were consensual. he is ina bit relationships were consensual. he is in a bit of relationships were consensual. he is ina bit ofa relationships were consensual. he is in a bit of a bind saying if he knew he weren't that he would be confessing to a crime. so he sticks to that story. i don't know in my heart if i would believe he thought that. i just don't see heart if i would believe he thought that. ijust don't see how heart if i would believe he thought that. i just don't see how that heart if i would believe he thought that. ijust don't see how that is possible, but that is his story and he is sticking to it and you have to

bearin he is sticking to it and you have to bear in mind that he is a narcissist. when the sentence was handed down, one of his lawyers were saying, how can this happen in america? as if this was a grotesque miscarriage of justice. america? as if this was a grotesque miscarriage ofjustice. i don't know that one part of his mind is acquainted with the other parts. i don't know how it functions the way he functioned if you had a mind it was not somehow telling itself stories and different versions of those stories. describe how much power he held during his heyday in hollywood? that was the epitome of the glamour and power. he held the keys, in many people's mines, to everything you would want is an aspiring actor or actress, power and wealth and fame and oscars. he was the guy who had his finger so on the

pulse of indie film. people had an almost superstitious thing that he knew how to spot that oscar movie. he certainly had the track record and was one of those people who clearly had great gifts combined with a terrible criminal nature. he was the one who if he would put you ina was the one who if he would put you in a movie and you thought you had your shot, as gwyneth paltrow did, and oscar and stardom. the idea of speaking out against him in those days would have been very difficult. i felt from the beginning and for a number of years it was a story. so do you think this trial has been a turning point in the me too movement and has perhaps more importantly change that culture in hollywood? and has perhaps more importantly change that culture in hollywood ?m is not such a simple answer. on the one hand it launched because harvey weinstein was exposed to the journalism around harvey was what launch that and of course the courage of the women who spoke out.

i think the patterns of behaviour and sexism in hollywood are well ingrained andi and sexism in hollywood are well ingrained and i think herve's behaviour is so extreme, so extreme in nature, this pattern of assault and rape, that a lot of people who are on that spectrum who are less physically aggressive can look at that and say, i am not that guy, so i think there is a learning process and it is by no means over, but i hope that this sends a signal that rape is complicated, it is not as simple as someone grabs a woman and dragged her into an alley, that people can have relationships after the fact, and that this type of behaviour might be called out and has been subsequently, and ended the number of careers already, so i hope that messages being received. very briefly, the trial is now moving to la and there will be an appeal against the sentence. where do you see this case developing and going now? i am not sure how the

chronology is going to work out. i felt that even if harvey got a lighter sentence that the trial here would be awaiting him. he is going to try and fight and get himself out of prison, obviously, but i think he is going to end up somewhat like bill cosby. i think he is going to be spending a lot of time in jail, possibly the rest of his life, he is 67 years old. there is a thought. now jared kushner — he is perhaps the most influential member of president trump's family circle — and sincejoining the white house there has been much speculation about who he is, and what he believes. now — a new documentary concentrates on what he's done — specifically as a landlord in new york city. slumlord millionaire tells the story ofjared kushner‘s rise to power and the conditions residents in kushner owned buildings were forced to live in. take a look.

we get a fee for everything. literally last week we paid $400, just random fees. i was served the summons, i was just random fees. i was served the summons, i was very just random fees. i was served the summons, i was very confused, i had no idea what this was and why they we re no idea what this was and why they were suing me. i know what the jk no idea what this was and why they were suing me. i know what thejk in jkto were suing me. i know what thejk in jk to westminster stands for. what does it stand for? jared kushner. that's slumlord millionaire, part of the dirty money series that's released today on netflix. the directors of the film dan dimauro and morgan pehme have made their name as chroniclers of the trump admistration's more interesting characters, they directed the hit documentary get me roger stone, and i'm pleased to say theyjoin us now from new york. both of you, can you just explain the nature of the allegations in this movie? well, jared kushner is

as you said one of the most influential people, if not the most influential people, if not the most influential person, in the white house after president trump. and still he remains a very enigmatic figure and there is a running joke that nobody has ever even heard his voice. so we thought in order to understand who was this policymaker thatis understand who was this policymaker that is notjust affecting the united states but the globe, we should look back at how he ran his company. and to do that we went to see his tenants and what they thought his practices were and what we found was that kushner companies has engaged in extremely ethically dubious and questionable practices and a numberof dubious and questionable practices and a number of people have declared them to be predatory in nature. so we looked at tenants and advocates who can hold companies accountable in baltimore maryland and the new

york city, and there are a number of practices and they are regionally sensitive. so in baltimore where there are a number of lower income tenants, the idea was to hit them with as many fees as possible to essentially bleed them dry, whereas in new york city, basically the tactic was to take people in rent stabilised houses and to try to drive them out so that they could slip the buildings to market rates. -- flip. slip the buildings to market rates. —— flip. you said jokingly that no one has ever heard his voice. did you speak to him? did he respond to these allegations? he did not respond to the allegations, we did reach out to jared kushner to ask him to participate in the documentary. he considered it but ultimately declined. we are going to have to leave you there because we are almost out of time for the programme but it is a fascinating documentary and it is on netflix,

dirty, money series. do you know what? i have just dirty, money series. do you know what? i havejust been dirty, money series. do you know what? i have just been watching people twitter running for loo roll in australia, have you seen these videos? do you know what they have found out? the question is why are they running! do you know what i find out tonight. my wife has ordered 25 loo rolls from italy. they are triple ply, and so i talked about this in the newsroom and i said, i cannot believe that my wife is now hoarding on one of my producers said, she has now updated her brexit box. she had all these things in her brexit box and she scrubbed the south and it is now called the coronavirus box and she is hoarding again! what you think of that? are you hoarding? iam absolutely terrible, i hoard everything, my house is a mess but

you wouldn't want to see that. my studio is a mess as well! your little house in new hampshire, your new house! it is glad you came down tojoin us. we will new house! it is glad you came down to join us. we will see tomorrow. real contrasts in the weather again today. yesterday had 17 celsius with that warm south—westerly flow across the uk and today, 15 and possibly the uk and today, 15 and possibly the odd 16 contrasting with 2—3 in the odd 16 contrasting with 2—3 in the north, because the cold air is what is across scotland and that will meander across the uk as we go through the night tonight. another mild day with good spells of sunshine, good spells of sunshine between the showers further north, but a rash of showers coming in on what was a pretty brisk wind, pushing them right across the east coast of northern england, northern ireland and scotland. that continues overnight primarily in the north and

west and as the cold air kicks in we will find snow showers at progressively lower levels and a frosty night particularly in the north and so we are concerned about not just snow hazards north and so we are concerned about notjust snow hazards but north and so we are concerned about not just snow hazards but also north and so we are concerned about notjust snow hazards but also ice for travellers, and not just notjust snow hazards but also ice for travellers, and notjust through tonight either put into tomorrow morning as well. a colder start for all parts of the uk tomorrow, even if we escape the frost largely on the south we will be scraping it off the south we will be scraping it off the cards and if you showers announce it could be slippery at times but the showers keep coming thick and fast across scotland, northern ireland still falling as snow and showers across england and wales. and the temperature will have taken a dive as well, 2—3 lower for all parts and a blustery day but particularly later on for northern ireland and southern scotland where the winds will escalate to possibly severe gale around the area of low pressure which move sent into the north sea allowing a ridge of high pressure to build on friday equating toa pressure to build on friday equating to a drier day for most of us with

lighter winds so despite a colder start again across the uk, we will have more sunshine, lighter winds, if showers until late on so even though temperatures will be nothing special, around a bit average it will probably feel more pleasant if you're out and about but you can already see the next area of rain and this is the low pressure dominating for the weekend but a lot of dry weather for england and wales that they and showers following on behind. it will be one day. panning out that we see cloudy skies on saturday, more rain in the north and clear through for the south—east on sunday. more online.

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in a couple of months.