this is bbc news. i am live in washington. normally, of course, donald trump has spent his first the london marathon is open to thousands of runners. night in hospital after testing not this year. but inventive ideas like this are involving people positive for coronavirus. we are in a whole new way. doing well. we are going to make sure that things work out. doctors i always try and do 10,000 steps a day, but now it is a real push, saying he does not require oxygen it has to be more because i think and the hospital stay is because of we all want to do it. and what have you been doing to help caution. donald trump is staying in boost up the step count? we have got a garden that a military hospital on the outskirts needs some attention, of washington. the white house says mr trump so we have done some gardening. remains in charge but with his cleaning. just doing bits of exercise presidential campaign effectively suspended we asked what his illness while i'm getting the tea ready. we have got a very could mean for america's political special guest here. if you move a little bit in. michael has got his tin cans, what have you got here, michael? hula hoops. and the class have the backing of a former england cricket captain, no less. a man who certainly knows all about the power of sport. activity over the course of the last six months has been so important for everybody. a lot of senior people out there are locked away, and have not really been able to get

outdoors and this is one way of them kind of participating in an event that maybe they wouldn't have done in the past. the challenge is also for charity, for the christie hospital in manchester. a fitness class raising funds, as well as making friends. oh, it is so nice to see you all! andy swiss, bbc news. coverage on the london marathon on the bbc tomorrow. the latest james bond film has had its release postponed for a third time as cinemas continue to struggle in the pandemic. no time to die was due to come out in october 2019 but because of production delays it was moved to april 2020. it was pushed back again to november because of coronavirus. the producers have now confirmed the film will not be in cinemas until april 2021, acknowledging this would be disappointing for fans.

i think you called that understatement. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. we have got a lot of rain to come this weekend across a good part of the uk. rain that is likely to lead to some localised flooding. some transport disruption and the rain accompanied by strong winds for some of us as well. now, take a look at the satellite picture. this is storm alex, that brought strong winds to france and severe flooding actually across south—east france. we are getting rain clouds now moving in from europe and you can see the rain has been gathering really across england and wales and scotland over recent hours. a few showers for northern ireland, but it is across the far west of the uk that we have the best chance of at least keeping some dry weather. we have got met office amber weather warnings, though, for wales, the west midlands, south—west england and also across eastern areas of scotland. it is these areas that could see about 120 millimetres of rain up over the higher ground and that really is cause for concern. it is an awful lot of rain. the problem with this rain band is once it has moved in it really

isn't going to move very far very fast, with the rain persistent in scotland, england and wales. northern ireland brighter skies for much of the day, maybe an odd isolated shower. temperatures with the cloud and rain about 12—14 degrees, but as the rain shifts away from the south—east we could see some brighter weather here and temperatures maybe around 15 or 16 degrees, but for most of us it is cool, wet and increasingly really windy as well. overnight, we have got more rain to come, the rain turns heavier across eastern scotland, with easterly wind strengthening and really shoving the rain into the mountains around the grampians and aberdeenshire, we could see some flooding impacts overnight as the rain slowly pushes its way across into northern ireland. here's sunday's weather forecast. you can see we have got more rain around as well. in the centre of the low pressure we have got sunshine and a few heavy showers, so not exactly dry, but around the area of low pressure we have still got our band of rain and increasingly strong gales for some into sunday. let's take a look at the forecast for monday now, and the same area of low pressure still on the charts.

in fact it is going to be loitering across the british isles as we head through monday, tuesday and even into wednesday as well, so it stays unsettled. monday sees further outbreaks of rain. yes, there will be some sunshine in between these bands of rain, but it stays on the cool side and of course any extra rain could just exacerbate any flooding that we do have that develops through the course of the weekend. so, heavy rain this weekend. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... president donald trump is taken to hospital less than 2a hours after testing positive for coronavirus. the president has tweeted since being admitted — he says things are ‘going well‘. more aides to the president test positive, including long—time adviser kellyanne conway and his campaign manager, bill stepien. the president has

received a number of treatments for the virus — including one not yet approved by regulators. parts of northern england face new coronavirus restrictions from today — including a ban on households mixing indoors. borisjohnson will hold a video meeting with the president of the european commission after the final round of post—brexit talks ended without agreement. now on bbc news, philippa thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid—19 has changed their lives. welcome to coronavirus: your stories, a programme about how

covid—19 has affected lives around the world. i'm philippa thomas, and this week we're hearing how the pandemic has impacted performance. and we'll hear from individuals at the top of their game about how they've dealt with the stress and uncertainty of lockdown. we'll hear from an emmy—nominated television director who was partly through filming a world—famous series, the crown, when suddenly, lockdown intervened. something as important as the monarchy... the swedish ballerina who was lockdown in vienna tells us what it means not to perform in public or even to have enough space to fully stretch out and dance by herself. we start with a french boxer and olympic medallist whose hopes ofjoining the tokyo olympics were dashed. as an amateur, souleymane cissokho won a bronze medal at the 2016 summer olympics in rio. now he's professional, the senegal—born frenchman says

he can't wait to get back in the ring. souleymane, this was going to be another olympic summer, how did you feel when you heard it was cancelled? it was a very bad time, because i had a great training camp and i gave my best every time in training camp, so it was very hard. so, no tokyo. so, what have the last six months have been like for you, souleymane? i spent a lot of time in the us because i was there for training camp. i was supposed to fight in april and then injune, so they cancelled both fights. then i came back here because my wife was pregnant. and she gave birth at the end ofjune. so, congratulations! thank you very much. family is very important for me, so i spent a lot of time with family, in and out, and that is a good part of my life right now. let's hear a little

bit of your story. how did you become to be a boxer? one of my friends was a boxer. he told me, souleymane, you can come with me. boxing is very good sport and i tried boxing at 14 years old. then, in one year and a half later i became the french youth champion, then i became captain of the french team. i won an olympic bronze medallion, 2016, at rio. everything was very, very fast. of course it's hard but it's an amazing sport. tell us about the sport education initiative that you run. the sport education is very important for me. the aim is to help the most disadvantaged people. we operate in france, also in africa. we organise some training camps, we help meet new people, we try to educate people, you know? because sport is good, but education

also is very important. and what have you heard about the way the pandemic has affected some of these young people? i guess, they're often in difficult situations to start with? during the pandemic it was very hard to work, because everything was closed and we can do nothing, because every time we keep in touch with the young people, a lot of the young people didn't understand about the situation. theyjust heard, like, "you have to stay at home and that's it." so, we explained to every kid about the situation, and then everything was fine. and what about you, souleymane, do you have a fight date? is there anything in the diary? i have a fight date. november seventh. so, i will fight in the us. will it be like how it was before? now, with the pandemic it is very hard without crowds. i think it will be only be on tv.

what do you think it will feel like when you're fighting again and there's a big crowd there, when it does feel more back to normal? what's it going to be like for you? oh, i will be, like, it will be a blessing, a big blessing. because now it is, like, it's been like one year without fights. so, i can't wait to come back in the ring and with the crowd and everything. hear people say my name. so i can't wait to fight with crowd. souleymane cissokho, hoping to hear the roar of the crowd from the boxing ring, again. from sports to the arts, what if you're a performer and all of your performances are cancelled due to covid—19? that's what happened to swedish ballet dancer nikisha fogo, who held the highest rank of first soloist at the vienna state ballet.

oh, it was definitely a hard time, because with ballet we normally work in a studio and it's all very physical. so, not being able to work in the studio and keep in shape was quite challenging. you really had to think in different ways and different, new ways to be able to stay in shape and do what you love to do, basically. how could you practise? because obviously you do need space. my case was my living room, and you see the little piece of dance mat. so it would be easier to be able to do everyday practices. and it was a bit tight on space. but it gave us opportunity to work in these... uh, keep our muscles a bit strong and do ourform work. what effect does it have mentally, knowing you are not going to perform for months?

yeah, it's quite difficult. in this situation now we don't really know when we will be able to get back. i know some companies are back already and some are not. and as a dancer, as a performer, we're very much in this live aspect, and to perform is what we are living for. so, to have that kind of taken away from you can be difficult, mentally. in the sense of, well, you can't do what you love to do in the same way. for me, i was trying to figure out other things that made me happy, using other hobbies. i kept myself busy with those things, jumping around in a big space. and you have quite a lot to look forward to, you are moving in 2021? yes. i am moving to san francisco and i am joining the san francisco ballet

as principal dancer. which is really exciting. i was already supposed to be there injuly, so that was postponed. it was upsetting. also exciting to get to know my new colleagues and explore the new city and be in this new environment. it is perhaps harder still for other dancers. i know there is an effort to help support people who don't have positions like yours. during the lockdown or the pandemic, i was involved with misty copeland and her project called swans for relief, where a lot of professional ballerinas around the world gather and record themselves performing this iconic ballet role,

the dying swan, in their home, during the quarantine. and we did this as a fundraiser to try and get money and support for those dancers that have it hardest this time. like, students or people that are freelancing and don't have the same support as maybe i do, like a opera house. it seems to me this is a job, a role you have always wanted. do you think you have always wanted to be a dancer? yes! for me it was yes since i was a young child. i was always dancing at home. me and my sister were always dancing in front of the mirror in the living room and making shows for my parents and dancing has always been a part of my life.

both my parents were dancers, not ballet dancers, but other kinds. and although i haven't always danced ballet, it wasn't my first love, actually i was dancing hip—hop, jazz, all kinds of dancing. and i started at swedish ballet school when i was around nine, because i felt i wanted to continue to grow more as a dancer and dance every day. and you've achieved these very prominent roles both in vienna and now moving on to california. do you feel that you've stood out in terms of talent and of race in the world you are in? in this ballet world it's already a very tough environment. you have to be very strong and know what you want and really work hard. it's not an easy profession. ifeel very honoured i can be a part of an inspiration

for younger dancers, younger children and for them to have someone to look up to. however, i am just doing what i love, and by that i can be an inspiration. i am thinking about those live performances from your point of view. i've just been talking to an olympic boxer, souleymane said he can't wait to be in the ring with a crowd around him. and i guess for you it is really going to be meaningful to be on the stage with an audience right out in front of you? yeah, it really is a special feeling to feel the energy of the audience. not really knowing how it's going to go, how it's going to plan out. we've been rehearsing for months and you are at this point where you are supposed to deliver and just enjoy.

and the audience really has a big part of that. as we rehearse every day, when there is an audience there, something special happens. and i really can't wait to get back to that. and i hope it will be sooner rather than later. ballet dancer nikisha fogo. you are watching coronavirus: your stories, a programme about how covid—19 is affecting lives around the world. i'm philippa thomas, and this week we're looking at the impact of pandemic on performance, hearing from outstanding individuals in the worlds of sport and the arts. you may have watched more television over the last six months. i know i have! but what's it been like for those who are creating all that content we're so eagerly consuming? something as important as the monarchy... especially when they're working on a series as high—profile and eagerly—awaited as the crown on netflix. i have been hearing the story

from new zealand—born emmy—nominated directorjessica hobbs. on march 15 i think we were filming with around 400 people in the centre of london. and we still had six or seven days left of filming to go and we realised we were never going to meet that target with everything going on. so we closed down filming with the ambitious idea of being able to go back and pick up those sequences and scenes we hadn't been able to shoot. but it became abundantly clear to us early on that wasn't going to be an option and we needed to find a way to work with the material we had. so that is how we approached our whole lockdown period. was, how can we create something wonderful out of what we have, rather than mourn the things we weren't able to get. did this mean there had to be an awful lot of brainstorming on zoom? uh, yeah. laughter. peter morgan and i had an unseemly amount of contact on a day—to—day basis and on zoom and on facetime.

it sounds like you haven't had much of a break? i am extremely — i was extremely jealous of all of those people in lockdown saying i have been doing the vegetable garden, i have been making sourdough, i have learned a new language. i just thought, i just would love five minutes off to put my head down. but equally, i was incredibly grateful to have a job during that period of time. that was just lucky timing. you know, i am a freelancer in a freelance industry and it has been particularly tough for our industry. so, while i was very grateful for the fact that i had work and i was able to provide for my family during that time, so many other people that i was in contact with weren't able to. jessica, looking back at some of the scenes you have filmed that we've seen for season three, it also struck me that there is quite a lot about loneliness in the middle of everything, for the queen and prince philip especially.

and loneliness is a really big factor for so many of us now in pandemic times, i'm thinking in particular of your scene where i think prince philip is alone when he is watching the first man step onto the moon. that is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. i, yes, i thought about that sequence a lot actually. i think this sequence of time and loneliness is a theme that i have always sought out in my work. i've always sought that out as a central theme. i think television's great work is to reach into people's homes and help them feel a little bit less lonely and little bit more seen. and that was, you know, an extraordinary combination of events where everyone was so excited about whether the moon landing would happen but very few people stayed up, particularly in his home, to actually watch that exit from the columbia onto

the surface of the moon. and i love that he experienced that on his own and it was so emotional. it may be think about how so many people are experiencing huge emotional challenges and kind of universal things that are happening. this is a global pandemic. we'll understand what it is and yet so many of us, so many are experiencing an extreme isolation and that sequence i think spoke strongly to that in retrospect. i think we all also appreciate storytellers now. i mean, a lot of us have watched a lot more or television and film. the demand is there. just for a moment, jessica, i want to take you back because you are of course an emmy—nominated award—winning director of the crown, apple tree yard, broadchurch

many other dramas. what would you say got you where you are? being true to chasing those stories where i felt i could contribute the most to and i find that if they are stories that have at their heart something that is difficult and challenging but ultimately redemptive for a character to go through. some kind of, you know, passage of fire that they have to go through in order to perhaps be at their better selves or contribute more. that is the kind of work i always look for and i found that when i started being really true to myself about why i loved scripts and what i wanted to do than the work came as a result of that. i know you can't tell us very much about season four, it is coming up around the world next month.

in terms of the queen, that isolated figure who could not be more in the spotlight. what do you find emotionally in this challenge? we all know her and we don't know her? she is lying here, just coming to and remembering this is jubilee day. we have a face that we put on, a public face when we walk out the door and our private face in isolation and that is something that i think has become far more accentuated during this period of time where people feel so isolated. and i think the queen reflects that to us and we project onto her what we need her to be. you cannot make a mistake, because if you show a single crack, it will not be a crack but a chasm. and we will all fall in so you must all it hold together. must i do that alone?

there is only one queen. i certainly from working on the show have gained a profound respect for her as a human being, someone who been consistently constant as a presence in our lives and as a female world leader. ask yourself, and the time i have been on the throne, what i actually achieved? you have been calm, stable and... useless and unhelpful. this country was still great when i came to the throne and now look. you said you like scripts that really resonated mean something, what you think audiences are wanting now? we have gone through so much in the past six months. i thought it was wonderful at the emmys that schitt‘s creek, a show that i adored, swept the board. it is about love and humanity on a small—scale but essentially learning how you can become part of a community by becoming a better person yourself.

and was just overjoyed about that. i think things like watchmen, which reflects a society where we are already in, while pretending to be futuristic, is ground—breaking. i think people looking for things that are not only escapism but show that there is a way forward that they can believe in, particularly when the world is in crisis. and i think that is why people are looking for, they are looking to be moved and to relate and to have something to hang onto that might be a little bit of light in this darkness we find ourselves in. ok, talking about light, i am going to talk about the emmys, the usual star—studded occasion, all of that drama and all of those crowds. what was it like to be part of the emmys in your living room? it was completely surreal and kind of wonderful. i thought, it is just going to be sitting here between 1am and 4am with my partner asleep next to me.

but actually — you got to see into people's rooms and it was wonderful. they kept the backstage cameras on and we were on live feeds so it kept going between them. so that was bradley whitford checking how he looks in that chair, jennifer aniston going between places. you could see things happening off—screen that went get on screen and i felt very privileged, to be somehow a part of this vip, this surreal backstage zoom lounge. —— weren't yet. it was great to be in the live room beforehand. you got to speak together in a way we normally wouldn't. we got to share admiration for others' work. it was much better than i expected and i loved that they brought real people into present those awards. i am sad that it has taken something like this to make that difference

but it is great as an industry to recognise your audience. and for that arts community, what do you think is on the horizon, jessica? as we've said, there are so many people who are freelance, so many people who don't know where the next work is coming from and in the northern hemisphere, we are going into what could be a very tough winter. i do think more government support is needed to recognise the role that the arts has in our society. but i believe that creative people will always find a way to do their work and out of this will come some amazing work. i am already starting to see some of it coming out, bubbling up, what people are riding, what they're wanting to convey, the kind of photography coming through. —— people are writing. the kind of home made projects but they are so full of heart and vitality and a kind of clarity of vision because everything else has been stripped back.

that is my optimistic view. jessica hobbs on the crown and being creative in the age of covid—19. i am philippa thomas. thank you forjoining us on this addition of performance, the last in our edition of coronavirus: your stories. the weather is continuing to cause disruption over the weekend, particularly with a slow—moving nature of the rainfall, a couple of areas have got ample weather warnings for the heavy rain, particularly wales, west midlands, down to was part of south—west england flooding likely, eastern scotla nd england flooding likely, eastern scotland heavy rain at the weather warning. could be 120 millimetres of the highest ground, causing significant flooding through the afternoon and evening. tonight we still have the rain weather is, driving on a brisk easterly wind across scotland, pushing into

northern ireland, wet and windy weather across wales had much of southern england. some clearer skies for northern england, southern scotland, fog patches. sunday brings another wet and windy day for many, rainfall starting to ease, a spiral across northern scotland, northern ireland and southern wales and southern england as well. brighter weather in between but still some 00:29:26,531 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 blustery showers around. goodbye.