the whole ii‘ul‘ei ”ml mic—r was a whole case in the whole united states, this was one case. a lot of this comes from you people. on january 21, the cdc activated an emergency operation centre that was just one case, one person, that's why the add was so funny. there was one person in the united states. that statement was made at that time, one case in the whole united states, one case. i'm supposed to shut down the government? the biggest economy in the history of the world? shut it down, we have one case. seven cases were onjanuary 31. onjanuary 21, there was a case — not one person had died. you heard that, right? not one person. we had this massive country, the united states of america. we have the greatest economy in the world, bigger than china's by a lot, right, because of what we've

done the last three and a half years. prior to the virus but including the virus. so we have the biggest economy, the greatest economy we've ever had, the highest employment numbers, the best employment numbers, the best unemployment numbers, the best of everything. not one person had died onjanuary 31. reported by the cdc and confirmed by the news which is not mean anything to me because they don't tell the truth but cdc reported january 31 not one person has died and i issued a travel restriction for china. think of it. so nobody died, and i issued. you cannot get earlier than that. so we have... nobody died and i said china you cannot come in and i'm sorry because so what was going on. was not what i was told but was i saw what was going on. and i did not like it. but i did

not speak to tony about it in not too many about it but i did not like it. so what did i do? ready? january 31, in the us, not one person had died because of the wuhan virus. so i issued travel restrictions on that date even though nobody died and i got brutalised over it by the press because i was way too early. i should not of done it. brutalised by the press but i've been brutalised for the last four years. i used to do well before i decided to run for politics. but i guess i'm doing ok because to the best of my knowledge i'm the president of the united states despite the things that are said. so then first mandatory quarantine in more than 50 years, we did. first mandatory in 50 years. the same restrictions that the democrats in the media called xena

phobic. nowjoe biden said he is a racist. call me a racist because i said we are shutting down entry from china. we are shutting it down. he called me xena phobic and he called mea called me xena phobic and he called me a racist and other things. since then, on a friday night two weeks ago,joe then, on a friday night two weeks ago, joe biden issued... it was not him, he did not write it i'm sure he does not even know it was issue but the will for his campaign who are smart they wrapped a little pr releases, reasonably good not the best but not bad, they issued a statement saying thatjoe biden agrees that president trump was right to close it down with china. he issued on friday night and we all heard about that. in fat hit, his was later friday night than i ever release mine on friday nights so he did his pretty late. at 11pm, pretty late. so joe biden did his pretty late. at 11pm, pretty late. sojoe biden issued and it's one of those things

but in february, nancy pelosi said we should come to chinatown. this is late february. come to chinatown, we think it's very safe come here and let's all have the big parade. chinatown parade. probably referring to san francisco. and that's it. but i took this action early. so the story in the new york times was a total fate, it's a fake newspaper and they write fa ke it's a fake newspaper and they write fake stories. and someday hopefully in five years when i'm not here those papers are all going out of business because nobody‘s going to wa nt to business because nobody‘s going to want to read them but now they like him because they write about me. now with that i have a couple of interesting... we have a few clips that we are just going to put up and we can turn the lights a little bit lower and i think you will find them interesting and then we will answer some questions and i will ask you some questions and i will ask you some questions and i will ask you some questions because he was so guilty but forget it. but most importantly we are going to get to the reason we are here which

is the success the reason we are here which is the su ccess we the reason we are here which is the success we are having, ok? please, you can put it on. should be more concerned with the flu in this country. people are at the coronavirus because they are hearing about the flu, it is not even close to being at that stage. what if it is worse? is this a moment where countries put politics aside and put pride aside... will take you out of that press briefing from president trump but to kind of sum up what was being said. him and doctor anthony fallacy health adviser were referring to earlier claims by doctor fauci on american television about the early warnings on coronavirus and the effect they were having on the us was up he is said in an interview these early warnings we re in an interview these early warnings were rebuffed by the administration but he came on and did a press briefing to support president trump

and to say basically that mitigation earlier would have probably saved more lives but actually he was not given the pushback that he had originally said he had been given by the president. the president earlier had tweeted about the news of doctor fauci's comments being fake news and there was talk amongst the us media that perhaps he may be even thinking of firing doctor anthony fauci but that daily press briefing putting that daily press briefing putting that story to bed. both of those men coming out and talking in unison about the level of mitigation in the united states. another grim day of figures in the us. there are more than half a million cases of coronavirus in america now. 23,000 people there have died. but the rate of new infections does seem to be stabilising and governors on both the east and west coast are planning for the reopening of their states was of the president says it is up

to him, not them. nada tawfik reports. new york has entered a new phase in its battle against coronavirus. after the deadliest week yet, finally some good news — deaths and new infections are down, as well as hospital and intensive care unit admissions. governor andrew cuomo of new york says while residents have to stay vigilant, he believes the worst is over. those health care workers, for the rest of my life, i will say nothing but thank you to them. and i was not sure that we could keep the tide from overwhelming our hospital capacity. and they did. feel good about that. and i believe the worst is over if we continue to be smart. a number of states, such as massachusetts, connecticut and oklahoma, won't reach their peak until late april and early may. but there are signs that the situation is stabilising across the country.

we are nearing the peak right now. i think sometime, hopefully this week, we will be able to say that... you'll know when you're at the peak when the next day is actually less than the day before. projections used by the white house show even with full social distancing in place through may, deaths will continue to rise in the united states throuthune. more than 61,000 people are projected to die from the virus by august. attention is now focused on when and how to reopen the economy. governors of six east coast states have announced that they will work together on a safe plan to ease restrictions in the region. on the west coast, california, washington and oregon announced a similar pact. across the world, the message on how not to spread the virus has been the same, though with different creative twists. the universal question now is how soon is too soon to try to go back to normal?

nada tawfik, bbc news. president macron of france says the country will begin to come out of lockdown in four weeks' time. after may the 11th, schools, nurseries and universties will progressively reopen. people will gradually return to work, though cafes, restaurants and cinemas will remain shut. the president says it will be possible because there will be enough tests available for anyone showing coronavirus symptoms. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. after a month, the unthinkable has become the barely thought about. and the extension of france's quarantine restrictions tonight caused little surprise. in a televised address, president macron said there would be no end to the lockdown here for another four weeks. translation: from the 11th of may, we will gradually open nurseries and schools.

it's a priority for me as the current situation is widening inequality. too many children, especially in our poorer districts and rural areas, don't have digital access and can't be helped by their parents in the same way. marcel runs several bars, including this one in central paris. it's been very hard, he says. first, they had to close for the yellow vest protests, now for coronavirus. he agrees with a suggestion put forward by france's business association that people will need to work more than usual after the lockdown is lifted to rebuild the economy. translation: i agree, even if it was a bit brutal, it'll need effort from all french people. i think if you were to ask everyone to work perhaps one hour more each day, maybe work 40 hours week for a year or two, but then who will pick up the bill? businesses, bosses, workers? everyone must make

an effort, a war effort. the french finance minister has already said the country is properly facing its worst recession since the second world war, and despite some signs that the crisis here might be easing, tonight, president macron said the lockdown would be extended again. in spain, meanwhile, europe's first glimpse of rush hour after covid. faceless commuters more than just a cliche now. the demand for protection suggesting a certain nervousness. few of those wearing masks already refused the offer of a spare. construction and manufacturing firms are among those allowed to start work again in spain, but most of the population still remains in quarantine. italy is due to relax the rules for a small number of firms from tomorrow as its death toll passed 20,000. after the challenge of enforcing national lockdowns,

countries across europe are now beginning to face the equally delicate task of how to end it. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. stay with us on bbc news, still to come, bernie sanders endorsesjoe biden for president as democrats unify against donald trump. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers, is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only

contest was with the clock. and as for a sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world best time for years to come. quite quietly, but quicker and quicker she seemed just to slide away under the surface and disappear. this is bbc news. the main headlines: france's president announces he will begin to lift the country's coronavirus lockdown on may the 11th. the uk government says the county is still not past the peak of the coronavirus emergency and the number of deaths is expected to increase further this week before they may start to plateau. 717 people are reported

to have died across the uk from coronavirus in hospital in the latest 24—hour period. the government has said it is reviewing whether people should wear face masks. our science editor david shukman reports. the grief is personal, but the pain can touch millions. when ann mccook from preston died, her smiling face was shared around the world — a source of comfort to her daughter emma, who until the end had been looking at research into her mother's chances. on the left, it was how many people had been admitted. and at that point, she was on the left, she was in that figure. but then, when she passed away on the 10th, she was on the right. she was one of the figures of death. and... ..it‘s heartbreaking. because to everyone else, that's just a number, but that number was my mum. and... ..i don't think people are connecting numbers and graphs and figures to real,

living people, people that aren't going to come back from this. and emma is desperate, like so many who've lost loved ones, for people to follow the rules. over the holiday weekend, many usually popular spaces have been much quieter. but because of the impact of the lockdown on the economy, there are constant questions about when the measures will be relaxed. and at today's government briefing, the first secretary, dominic raab, standing in from the prime minister, said it was still too early. if we let up now, the virus will only take full advantage. it will spread faster, and it will kill more people. if we refuse to give in to it, if we keep up this incredible team effort, we will beat this virus and we will come through this national test. in spain, badly hit by the virus, there is a slight relaxation of the rules. factories and construction sites are allowed to reopen.

many worry it'll lead to a resurgence of the disease, so to minimise the risk, the police are handing out masks. until now, the world health organisation hasn't recommended this, but it is now recognising that wearing a mask is becoming more normal around the world. it'll become, i believe, a kind of badge of responsibility, along with the other forms of behaviour that are going to be so necessary. so, you would expect mask—wearing to become more common? absolutely, i'm sure. it's a way in which people themselves can take action, and it's also a sign to others that they're taking this threat seriously. the british government view is that the best masks must be reserved for health workers on the front line, that if everyone wants them, supplies will be even harder to find. but more and more countries, including the united states, believe that because people can have the virus without showing

symptoms, they should cover their faces. is it possible that you would change your advice to the british public about wearing masks when they're out of doors? the evidence on masks is much more persuasive for masks stopping you giving it to somebody than it is for you... preventing you from catching it. we are continuing to look at new evidence as it emerges, and if there's evidence that looks like we should change our advice, we would do so. in thailand, even newborn babies are being given specially—made face shields, an effort to protect them from the virus on the journey from the hospital to their homes. and today, more faces behind the mounting british death toll. two nurses. melujean ballesteros, originally from the philippines, died in london at the hospital where she worked just two days after being admitted.

and this nurse had spent for 50 years as a nurse after arriving in the uk from trinidad. age 68, she'd refused to retire in the midst of the crisis. her son described her as a nurse until the end. david shukman, bbc news. as we saw there, in spain, construction and factory workers are being allowed to return to work. the rest of the population must still remain at home. more than 17,000 people with covid—19 have died in spain, but the rate of new infections has been falling. jake threadgould is a journalist based in madrid. first of all, explain to us this relaxing of restrictions, is an actual relaxation of restrictions or actual relaxation of restrictions or a more like going back to a more relaxed restriction you had 00:18:49,1000 --> 00:18:50,528 earlier in march? good evening. that is about what it is to me. i think when the federal government first announced the lock down on the

14th of match —— march to almost a month ago, these people were still allowed to go out and work, the unofficial workers who could not work from home and the needs of people who were then told on the 30th of march that actually know you have a stay home ata actually know you have a stay home at a point when the government was trying to make sure the intensive ca re trying to make sure the intensive care units are in the country were not overwhelmed by the rising infections at the time so it feels more like sort of going back to the original lockdown rather than stepping or progressing forward into a gradual de—escalation of it. stepping or progressing forward into a gradual de-escalation of it. the expectation is allowing manufacturing sectors to start working again, construction workers to get back to work on that will help in some way to st kick—start the revival in the economy again.|j think so. spain is obviously one of the more cash—strapped nations of europe she will be hit particularly ha rd by europe she will be hit particularly hard by any lockdown measures that it put on. they lost my hundred thousand jobs i think it was last month of the government is preparing a package of 200 billion euros to try and keep the economy afloat

so i think it is definitely on pedro sanchez‘s mind that he has to at some point get the engines revving again for the country whether it is too soon is a gamble he will have to ta ke too soon is a gamble he will have to take at this time. how much support is there for the government in the way in which they have dealt with this? it has cost a bit of a stir. i think even some of his coalition partners were kind of wary as they we re partners were kind of wary as they were trying to urge him to be kind of flexible as he saw an uptick of infection rate for him to be able to immediately go back on the new decree. and it's obviously being a post quite strongly by the leader of catalonia who has come out com pletely catalonia who has come out completely against it as well as other parties. so i think it is a bit of a political as well as sort ofa bit of a political as well as sort of a government and health gamble there but... 0k, thank you, jake, and madrid.

let's go live to washington where i can speak to the our correspondent, barbara plett usher. we sought doctor anthony fauci talking about what he has said over the last couple of days with his comments and explained to the viewers what comments he made that work controversial and while he was brought to speak this evening? this is based in a new york times article published over the weekend which went into some detail about the failures of the trump administration in responding to the threat of the coronavirus and arguing that it had been incoherent and uncoordinated and that medical experts had urged much earlier on four strict social distancing measures which have been rebuffed. and basically saying the trumpet administration was to blame for some of the chaotic approach to dealing with the coronavirus. and then doctor fauci was interviewed on then doctor fauci was interviewed on the back of that and he was asked if there had been action earlier on, with or have been more lives saved and he essentially said yes

that thatis and he essentially said yes that that is logical if we take a stronger mitigation earlier on the more lives would have been saved. and then comments he made after that we re and then comments he made after that were interpreted to understand as criticism of mr trump and his actions so we criticism of mr trump and his actions so we came criticism of mr trump and his actions so we came out now and the press c0 nfe re nce actions so we came out now and the press conference and said i may be the words i chose one of the best words but basically there was a lot of talk about medical experts about the pros and cons of a strip social distancing but the first time i am my counterpart went to president trump with a formal request, he said yes, that was a 15 days of distancing. and then the second time we went with a formal request, that was the 30 days of a shutdown order and again he said yes. so doctor fauci came out and basically sort of defended donald trump and said his comments have been taken out of context comments have been taken out of co ntext a nd comments have been taken out of context and after that president trump really has used that to kind of justify his own trump really has used that to kind ofjustify his own actions. he has shown video clips of people praising

him and of course taking out the clips of those people who also criticised him and saying that he done a job that was a good one. there was talk over the last 2a hours at doctor fauci could be sacked by president trump. how much do you think there is a feeling he was pressurised by the white house to come out this evening and say what he said? he denied that, did he not? he did not quite strongly actually. one of the journalist said are you doing this voluntarily and he sort of stopped and looked at her and said yes. he said everything i do is voluntary. so perhaps the question you're asking and many others are also wondering but he does a strong reputation for decades of dealing with infectious diseases and also of dealing with presidents. six different presidents and he has a reputation of speaking truth to power. so that is all standing behind the words he said to that

journalist. on the other hand, you do have a trumpet administration that at the podium you could see was downplaying the risk involved and what did take slow steps to order quite strict distancing measures and did quite late respond to the need for various equipment and medical resources . for various equipment and medical resources. so you have that as well. but it is an interesting drama playing out on the podium today. but it is an interesting drama playing out on the podium todaym is indeed. think you very much barbara. let's go back to that podium and our president trump continues his daily briefing. how come nancy pelosi a month later is in chinatown saying let's all march this will not happen. how can we have many of the experts from cnn and many other networks if you call seen and many other networks if you call seenin and many other networks if you call seen ina and many other networks if you call seen in a network but i don't personally but we have cnn and many other places and they are all he does not need to do it, he does not need to do it. all i'm saying is

this, how do you close down the greatest economy in the history of the world when onjanuary the 17th you have no cases and no death? went onjanuary you have no cases and no death? went on january the 21st, you you have no cases and no death? went onjanuary the 21st, you have one case and no death. think of that. we are supposed to close in the country? here is what happened. when onjanuary country? here is what happened. when on january the 31st, i country? here is what happened. when onjanuary the 31st, i instituted the band, joe biden went crazy. he said you don't need the band. he did not go crazy but he did not even know what the hell the band was we did not go crazy. but he did call me xenophobic. he called me xenophobic and kolbe erases but has since apologised and said i did the right thing. every democrat thought i made a mistake or i did. i save tens of thousands and maybe hundreds of thousands and maybe hundreds of thousands of lives by doing that. the argument is you bought yourself some time but you did not use it to prepare hospitals or wrap up

testing. it is so disgraceful. let mejust say... ijust testing. it is so disgraceful. let me just say... i just went over it. there is a bit of a discussion going up there is a bit of a discussion going up and president trump and a journalist there. that is the president's daily briefing you can get more on that on our website @ bbc dot, slash news and on twitter as well. look at the papers is coming up in a few minutes' time to dojoin us for that. hello there. we saw a big cooldown in the weather over the easter period. sunday, the hottest day of the year so far with temperatures up to 25 degrees celsius. that's more than hot enough to melt some of those chocolate easter eggs. by monday, though, temperatures certainly dropped away significantly for many of us. top of the drops, manston in kent, with things 15 degrees celsius cooler on monday. now, temperatures will be picking up over the next few days, but that said, tuesday morning starting on a cold note

for quite a few of us, with some patches of frost developing where the skies stay clear for any length of time. and that said, across parts of eastern england and also the south, there's probably going to be a bit too much in the way of breeze and/or cloud to see much in the way of frost. high pressure still in charge of our weather on tuesday. it is sinking a little bit further south. the winds not as strong, so it will feel a little bit warmer for many of us. for western scotland, though, westerly winds will bring a bit more cloud to the highlands, the western isles and quite cloudy weather as well for the northern isles of scotland. and although we start off cloudy in lincolnshire, east anglia, south east england, the east midlands, that cloud will tend to burn back toward some of those north sea coasts into the afternoon. it's going to feel a bit warmer, the winds a bit lighter, temperatures a couple of degrees higher with highs up to 1a degrees. on into wednesday's forecast, high pressure is with us once again. if anything, it's going to be warmer for just about everyone, with temperatures around three orfour degrees higher. highs of 17 degrees

or so for london, for birmingham, for newcastle and for aberdeen, but maybe 19 the top temperature around the cardiff area. temperature contrast then begins to increase on thursday. they're getting a bit warmer across england and wales, but a bit colder across parts of scotland and north east england. that colder air is arriving with a very weak cold front. so, it will bring a strip of cloud, maybe an odd light shower with it. most areas, though, will stay dry. but those temperatures certainly dropping away. highs only nine degrees celsius in aberdeen, so starting to feel quite chilly once again here, whereas for england and wales, it's a warmer day with temperatures quite widely pushing on into the low 20s. now, it's been a very dry month so far, but that looks set to change as we head towards friday and indeed the weekend, as this area of low pressure drifts up from iberia. it's going to bring some increasingly cloudy skies and the prospect of some rain.

this is bbc world news. these are the latest headlines: president trump has used his daily briefing to defend his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. us deaths have risen again. the number of deaths in the uk passes 11,000, but the government says the lockdown measures are working. the french president extends the country's lockdown by another month — it will now last until at least may 11. 13 residents of a county durham care home have now died after displaying symptoms of coronavirus. 92 care homes in the uk have reported outbreaks in the past 2a hours. according to the latest figures. the figures come as the number

of deaths in the uk and across europe continues to rise in the coronavirus pandemic. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are christopher hope, chief political correspondent at the daily telegraph, and dawn foster, the writer and broadcaster. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of today's front pages. the metro headlines the foreign secretary dominic raab's comments that the current lockdown must stay in place. the i leads with the same story saying the uk has not yet reached the virus peak. the daily mirror's front page leads with a campaign for more