this is bbc news, live in washington. donald trump's dr is about to give the latest news on the president's condition at the hospital on the outskirts of washington where he is being treated for coronavirus. mr trump spent his first night in this is bbc news. i am live in hospital after testing positive for the bias on a friday morning. washington. i think the bias on a friday morning. ithinki the bias on a friday morning. i think i am doing very well. donald trump has spent his first night in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. we are the white house says mr trump remains in charge but his doing well. we are going to make sure that things work out. doctors presidential campaign is postponing rallies and other events. we will saying he does not require oxygen ask what does this mean for and the hospital stay is because of america's political future. caution. donald trump is staying in borisjohnson america's political future. boris johnson and the a military hospital on the outskirts america's political future. borisjohnson and the president of the european union says the uk of washington. the white house says mr trump remains in charge but with his presidential campaign effectively suspended we asked what his illness could mean for america's political

future. good morning from washington on a day full of anxiety and uncertainty exactly day full of anxiety and uncertainty exa ctly o ne day full of anxiety and uncertainty exactly one month before the us election. president trump has spent his first night in hospital after being transferred from the white house on medical advice following his diagnosis for covid—19. he stepped onto the helicopter which took to that walter reed medical centre a short distance from the white house. he tweeted that his treatment was going well and his dr has confirmed he is not in need of oxygen. the president physician has confirmed two experimental treatments are being used. first up, the unprecedented health crisis unfolding in washington...m is the only story in town. and the growing list of people close to him how growing list of people close to him now also infected... last night a

master president walked from the white house to marine one where he was flown to walter reed military hospital. before he left on social media he spoke directly to the american people. i think i media he spoke directly to the american people. i thinki am doing very well but we are going to make sure that things work out. the first lady is very well. thank you very much. i appreciate it. i will never forget it. then a follow—up tweet to reassure where he said, going well, i think. thank you to all. love. social distancing, mass screening, were not routine at the white house. here one week ago what some now describe as a super spreader effect, dozens gathering to mark the presidents nominee to the supreme court. several have tested positive including former adviser kellyanne conway. at the bad—tempered debate last tuesday the trump entourage did not wear face masks. joe biden has tested

negative. he is cautious about playing politics right now. we pray that he makes a quick and full recovery. this is not a matter of politics. it is a reminder to all of us politics. it is a reminder to all of us that we must take this virus seriously. but another leading democrat was more critical. this is tragic. it is very sad. but it is also something that going into crowds and mast and all the rest is sort of a brazen invitation for something like this to happen. the president's age and weight put him ona the president's age and weight put him on a high risk category. doctors say so far he has not needed extra oxygen but has been given the drug remdesivir to help boost lung resilience. the president was also treated with an experimental antibody medication to try to dampen his symptoms. what we do not know is

whether that strong signal, strong effect on the virus, translates into benefit for the patient. for example does it reduce the time people are in hospital or reduce their need for mechanical ventilator? those are unknowns. these will be uncertainties for donald trump and his family. his daughter ivanka says she is praying for her father whom daughter ivanka says she is praying for herfather whom she daughter ivanka says she is praying for her father whom she describes as a warrior. the president announced positive test for himself and his wife in a tweet on friday, it followed a positive test to his close aide hope hicks. several cases have been potentially linked to a white house event last saturday. who else in the president's corbett has tested positive for the virus in recent days? long time councillor kellyanne conway who attended that event last saturday. also, senator mike lee,

who is on thejudiciary committee. he has confirmed he has coronavirus. also senator thom tillis, who was also at that event on saturday. also bill stepien, the president's campaign manager has tested positive, he was reportedly spotted getting to a vehicle with hope hicks. in the last hour another senior politician, senator ron johnson, on the homeland security committee, was diagnosed on friday. they give no indication as to where the senator may have acquired the virus. let us cross now to the walter reed medical centre where the president is being treated. we are hearing there is going to be an update on the president's condition. when will that be? absolutely. we have heard there will be an update from the physician in around one hour time from the medical facility

behind me. the last update that we had was last night. his physician said that he was fatigued but in good spirits. as you heard in the report, he is now taking multiple therapies including antibody cocktail and remdesivir as well. we will get that update shortly. we can see some of the present‘s supporters behind you. what is the atmosphere like they are? the crowd seems like it has almost doubled since we last spoke. not quite as big as last night but quite a few people as they have been driving past have been hooting support. it is fairly early in the morning so i would imagine that it may grow but we will have to keep an eye on that as the day goes on. and as you can imagine, that world's media are here enforced. there is a long line of media people here.

how about the setup for the president to work in walter reed behind you. it is extraordinary. yes. the white house has seemed to want to really that the prime minister is going to be working from the facility. he has offices there. there is a secure conference room as well. mark meadows, white house chief of staff, also has offices at this facility. and his physician has sleeping space there so he will be able to beat with the president 2a hours a day to deliver that round the clock treatment. —— be able to be with. what can you tell us about the condition of that first lady melania trump? she is at the white house. the last

we heard she was resting and seeing that she is recuperating. her symptoms were much milder than the president's. we have not had any updates since last night on that. we will give you the first update as soon as we hear that. thank you. we will be back with you when we get that briefing in one hour's time on the president's condition. the president is far from condition. the president is farfrom being condition. the president is far from being the only person who has tested positive for the coronavirus. the us makes up around one fifth of cases globally. in the past week 300,000 cases have been reported there. in total more than 7 million cases of the virus have been confirmed across the united states, more than anywhere in the world. the us also has the highest number of covid—i9 related

deaths, over 200,000 since the pandemic began. we are expecting an update on the president's condition at 11am update on the president's condition at ”am local time. the update will be given by his personal physician, dr sean connolly, at the walter reed medical centre. that is in around half an hour from medical centre. that is in around half an hourfrom now. we will bring it to you live. we arejoined by it to you live. we are joined by the centre of political studies at university of michigan. thank you forjoining us. does the news that a third us senator has tested positive for coronavirus. we know one of the things the president would like to do is nominate anotherjudge to the supreme court. is that going to be

positive —— possible with three republican senators who tested positive? it is possible that covid will do what the democrats can't which is slow this down. if the president cannot get enough republican senators to show up at the court, mitch mcconnell the majority leader, will put that vote to the floor. it is possible that the democrats have received a sad but politically beneficial outcome here. depends on other things, whether other senators developed the disease, or the seriousness of the disease of those who have got it. it is exactly one month until the us election. we are in this unprecedented situation

where the president is hospitalised and cannot campaign. what does this do to the race person—mac that is so little time to go. we are in uncharted waters of course. the most serious damage is the fact the president will not be able to campaign. you are looking at likely two weeks, if his condition improves, and he is able to get back by the end of october. those are two critical weeks. these are going to be extremely close races in some key states in united states. his campaigning is important to turn out his base. and perhaps convince a few remaining undecided voters, we know there are not many of them, ones that are in extremely full states

are critical in these last few weeks of the campaign. you are in one of those critical sta kes, you are in one of those critical stakes, michigan, where joe you are in one of those critical stakes, michigan, wherejoe biden was campaigning yesterday. is he going to be criticised for campaigning while the president cannot? well, he will probably be criticised by people who would not vote for him anyway. i do not anticipate in michigan many people changing their minds in the last three or four weeks here. people are pretty much in the columns they are going to be in. in michigan it is a turnout battle and a battle about the degree to which turnout in key areas and voter suppression efforts in key areas, which effort wins out. we are

another close race in michigan. thank you forjoining us. you're watching bbc news. talking about the prospect of donald trump's illness on the presidential campaign. first, a look at today's headlines. president donald trump is taken to hospital less than 2a hours after testing positive for coronavirus. liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough face new restrictions from today — including a ban on households mixing indoors. borisjohnson will hold a video meeting today with the president of the european commission, after the final round of post—brexit trade talks ended without agreement.

some breaking news. reports of a double murder enquiry being launched. the bodies of eight women and her teenage daughter found launched. the bodies of eight women and her teenage daughterfound in a house damaged by fire. —— the bodies of one woman and her teenage daughter. postmortems revealed one of the victims had been strangled, the other one badly burned. police have described this as harrowing stop they are appealing for any information. police now confirming that the two victims of that fire on thursday were killed. the mother was

strangled. the daughter's body was found badly burned. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. we start in the premier league and with a convincing win for chelsea at stamford bridge. they beat crystal palace 4—0 to move up to fourth. they scored all their goals in the second half. ben chilwell on his first league start for chelsea opened the scoring then set up kurt zouma for the second. two penalties from jorginho sealed the win. the second of today's four matches is under way. it isa it is a 0—0 between everton and brighton. later, man city are at leeds, and newcastle take on burnley.

meanwhile in the championship wayne rooney showed he hasn't lost his touch, scoring the only goal of the game for his derby side against norwich. they left it late as the player/coach curled home this free kick with three minutes to go. that was after teemu pukki missed a penalty for the home side. it's derby's first points of the season as the move out of the relegation zone. england's ian poulter is closing in on ending an eight—year wait for a european tour title at the scottish open this weekend. he's making a move to the top of the leaderboard at the renaissance club in north berwick. he's currently 11 under par, sharing the lead with robert rock, midway through the third round. the opening stage of the giro d'italia is currently under way with a time trial in palermo. team ineos hoping to win the stage. britain's geraint thomas is their hope for overall victory and compatriot simon yates will be one of his rivals for the pinkjersey.

it's challenge cup semifinals day, with both games taking place back to back this afternoon. just coming up to half—time and leeds are in front. 16-0. you can watch live coverage on bbc one now. and just some breaking news before we go. sale sharks' final match of the regular premiership season tomorrow has been postponed until wednesday. it's after 16 of their players tested positive for coronavirus. players will be re—tested on tuesday. sale are currently in the fourth and final spot to reach the semis, but only on points difference. meanwhile the opening weekend of the pro 14 season continues and one match hasjust got under way. it's scarlets against munster. currently 0—0 after 16 minutes.

everton now lead 1—0. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. including the latest from the french open where jamie murray and his partner neal skupski are through to the quarterfinals. new coronavirus restrictions have come into force across parts of northern england. from today, people living in liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough can no longer meet up indoors with anyone they don't live with. this includes bars and restaurants. 16.8 million people or around a quarter of the entire uk population are now living under some additionalform of increased measures. it comes as 770 students have tested positive for the virus at northumbria university in the north east of england. this report from greg mckenzie. hi, becca! hello. a student house in a student street in newcastle. coughs all the people in this home have tested positive for covid,

and are now isolating. the neighbours have had it too. we thought we were, like, some dangerous household, "we've got covid, stay away." but they were like, "we've already had it." you think it's already widespread in student houses in the street? absolutely, oh, it's widespread completely. also with everybody going back out on the night out scene, or whatever's left of it. some in their second year only returned to newcastle a week ago. now, 770 students there have tested positive for coronavirus. it has left some questioning why they were allowed back so soon. i think that they definitely had a lot of time, the planning, i think, some precautions are not quite as good as they could have been, like, students coming back to the halls. they were all just thrown back in there and it has shot back up. i don't regret it at the moment, we're still having a good time in the household and we're working through it quite well. with many of the isolating students

miles away from friends and family, the universities themselves are having to step in and send out supplies. it's becoming a huge operation. we are working with partners in the students' union and the city council to make sure those students have supplies. young people have been increasingly blamed for the spike in covid infections. these were the scenes last weekend in liverpool, as pubs and bars were forced to close at 10pm. but as of today the city is one of many places facing even tougher measures. in merseyside, warrington, hartlepool and middlesborough, it's now illegal for people to mix with anyone from another household. also on the latest watchlist for possible new restrictions in england, rotherham has been added. sheffield has moved to a higher level of support. cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow—in—furness.

wakefield joins others in west yorkshire on the list. back in newcastle, these students have another week left in isolation ahead of them — and the hope that student life can at least return to some sense of normality, whatever that normal may look like. greg mckenzie, bbc news. we have had a joint statement out of those discussions taking place by video conference between ursula von their lion president of the european union and boris johnson. their lion president of the european union and borisjohnson. the two leaders say they have agreed on the importance of finding agreement if possible. progress has been made in recent weeks but significant gaps remain. notably but not only in the areas of fisheries, level playing

field, that is another way of seeing the argument about state needs, whether governments can provide additional companies —— provide additional companies —— provide additional support to companies. and governance, in other words, the rules and how they will be enforced. they have agreed to speak on a regular basis. meantime the have instructed the chief negotiators, david frost, an michel barnier, to work intensively to try to bridge those gaps. that is a joint statement from ursula von der leyen, president of the european commission, and boris johnson. you have read this problem the slightly sooner than i have but not much. what should be read into it? the important thing here is that both sides think they can keep talking. we have known for the last couple of weeks that there are significant differences, particularly on

fisheries, also on this idea of competition, what that uk can do to subsidise domestic companies after the transition. there has been progress, particularly on that issue of state aid. the two sides have not agreed yet. what this does not do is create what is known as the tunnel, which is basically where both sides ee, which is basically where both sides agree, they go into a dark room and do not tell us anything. burn the midnight oil. exactly. take if you batteries for your torch. the key thing is they have agreed to keep talking. both sides think it is still possible they can sort out these differences. there is increasing optimism on both sides but as ever with this process it

feels like it is going to go right down to the wire. that is the summit of european leaders in october. they will want to see that progress is being made and a deal is, if not sorted, not far off. this means that this still possible. thank you. more on that throughout the afternoon here on bbc news. as we've been hearing, nearly 800 students have tested positive for the virus at northumbria university. we can speak to five of them who are living together. i will get you to introduce yourselves. iam introduce yourselves. i am 0livia. we only moved in one week before we got it.|j

i am 0livia. we only moved in one week before we got it. i am rory. it is not an ideal situation. but we arei is not an ideal situation. but we are i ceasing to protect our loved ones. let as complete the names. my name is grace. isabel. mason. well come. thank you for speaking to us. who wants to pick up on this first? at some point you were presumably self isolating. that was immediately after we got the results, the first

couple of days. the symptoms seem to be heavier throughout the group. temperatures, coughs. me and grace are still in until wednesday. new and grace tested negative? we both tested negative. that meant we had to isolate for 1h days. this is not what any of you we re days. this is not what any of you were expecting when you came to university. has there been a moment of regretting why you came? no. the degree is worth it. getting that degree is worth it. getting that degree as opposed to deferring for a

year. as much as university is about a student experience, it is also about getting work done, getting a degree. any opportunity they can, they get us any opportunity they can, they get us all into the university to do things. it is worth coming over for. it must have been strange. have you had much support from the university? i'm not asking you to criticised university. i am just asking what back—up there has been. we have been quite lucky. we have received fresh food.

we are being asked if we are ok and if we need support. is there a sense of why are you stuck like this when there is nothing wrong with you? we have just got to get on with it. what was the scariest moment? there was a period of anticipation when tested and waiting for the remainder of that day for the result. we were unsure if you are going to get a longer extent on a slightly shorter

stint. none of it is scary. we are doing this to protect people our e, doing this to protect people our age, people older than us, doing this to protect people our age, people olderthan us, people who wouldn't necessarily deal with this virus as well as we have. it is necessary to do this. how have you reassured your parents? daily phone calls. what about food parcels and stuff like that? we get tinned food, stuff like that? we get tinned food, stuff like that? we get tinned food, stuff like that. you can get home delivery from supermarkets. thank you all for speaking to us. good luck for when it is over.

we will bejoining our luck for when it is over. we will be joining our correspondent in washington shortly. here is the weather. donald trump has spent his first night in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. his dr said he does not require oxygen, it is resulting in caution.

come back to washington when the us is facing an uncertain morning. donald trump is spent a night in hospital, infected with coronavirus. an update on his condition is expected in half an hour. his spokespeople insisted hospitalisation is purely precautionary. these images of the president walking to the helicopter and friday evening towards the hospital suggest he was still in reasonable health at that point. since being invented, he tweeted this update. signing off the word love capital letters, with his usual punctuation. we are expecting an update at 11am local time in washington from his physician. that news was confirmed by the white house press secretary. the update will be given by as personal doctor at the walter reed medical centre, 30 minutes from now, and we will bring it to your life here on bbc

news. uk prime minister boris johnson has given his reaction to the use of president trump's hospitalisation, here is what he had to say. i rang the family last night andi to say. i rang the family last night and i think obviously everybody is wishing him and his wife the very well and hoping they recover speedily, and i have no doubt he will. you will make a very strong recovery. i think you will be doing exactly what the doctors tell him to do andi exactly what the doctors tell him to do and i am sure he will be having the best care you could possibly get. he is naturally very resilient and i'm sure he will come through it very well. president trump's son has tweeted, giving his thanks to eve ryo ne tweeted, giving his thanks to everyone who has reached out to his father and family i gave a personal update that he has tested negative, but he added that he would out of an abundance of caution, the phrase used by president trump's doctors,

to justify his transfer to hospital, test again in a few more days before going back to work. let's take a look at the treatments which mr trump is undergoing. i am joined by doctor dara, an emergency medicine physician at columbia university in new york. we know that in about 30 minutes we will hear an update from the president, but what —— from the present‘s doctor. what do you make of these experimental drugs? the idea that the president is getting both experiment and early symptomatic treatment is interesting, and inconsistent with the information we were getting about the white house about the severity. we know one of his medications is given pretty regularly now in hospitals and shows a more morbidity benefited, it changes the amount of time someone is in hospital, and may save lives. we also saw the second medication which is the antibody cocktail, it is not yet approved by the fda for

emergency use. meaning that it could be used for certain circumstances but is still in the trial form that is obviously a departure from a lot of the care that patients would get otherwise. a little inconsistent from the idea that it is very in his course and he is otherwise doing well, and not on oxygen. these patients are usually on oxygen and we are looking to find out more consistencies in the story from the white house. senator marco rubio of florida, a republican, has tweeted there is a scenic and increase in conspiracy theories the president's diagnosis, this is why we need transparent update from the white house would you agree?|j transparent update from the white house would you agree? i definitely would agree, we are now looking at the white house to give us information on the present's edition, that is a national security issue, but it is also to do with leadership, when someone is admitted to the hospital for this disease, special when they are high risk. what do we need to do about the

course of illness? having taken care ofa course of illness? having taken care of a lot of patience with this disease and having had the virus myself, it is a very insidious and difficult course and has a lot of unexpected turns and it would be helpful for the white house to be transparent about how difficult this is for the president and his family to be infected and sick. and making sure we understand what they are going through and we should pray for the president together. given your knowledge about the virus as a physician and because you have had it yourself, what is the key question you would like to ask the present's doctor, if you were there at the briefing? i think it is important to understand a little about how the press that is feeling, but also does he need oxygen? how is his energy levels, does he have fatigue? i do not need that much information about the present's disease process yet. we know this disease process yet. we know this disease has a complicated and

difficult to follow because, it causes a lot of inflammation in a lot of organs for patients who are high—res, elderly patients, obese patients, and so i do not need a huge amount of information technically. what i need to know is the general because of how the president is doing and honestly many of these patients unfortunately need to go onto supplemental oxygenation and even a ventilator, and it would be hoover as to be prepared for that. the president is 74 years old, he does weigh 244 pounds at his last physical, does that count as somebody with comorbidities in the medicaljargon? has shown in patients of a sickly five have a higher likelihood, and we know that having a bmi over 30 is another increased risk factor. the majority of overwhelming who have this virus, evenin of overwhelming who have this virus, even in these high—risk category, do survive, but they are courses can be

prolonged at hospital asian can be difficult. even patients that get admitted to the ic you are able to be discharged but we need to be very cautious about the reassurances we are looking for, even the prime minister had a multiple day stay at he is 20 years younger than the president. and we are told the president. and we are told the president will be at walter reed for a couple of days, what is they can do without that they cannot do it the white house? good question, as far as the white house? good question, as farasi the white house? good question, as far as i understand things like advanced imaging and other supplemental treatments would be available versus the white house, i do think because a canopy unpredictable, the decision was to move him from there to be prepared for any changes in his course, even if he is doing well right now. this isa if he is doing well right now. this is a kind of thing that his physicians gave us updates on, we would know more about the decision that was made to move him out of the white house and into the hospital. thank you so much forjoining us

with all the information and analysis. but just a with all the information and analysis. butjust a month ago before the election, what impact could have —— could this have on the ballot box? the covert tester to make oura scam. ballot box? the covert tester to make our a scam. the coronavirus has only done otherfault make our a scam. the coronavirus has only done other fault line in an already fractured country. these militiamen part of the protest of those who see the covert restrictions as a threat to american liberty. —— covid—19 restrictions. it was packed with supporters of donald trump, most of them still not wearing masks. it began with heads bowed in prayer for the wearing masks. it began with heads bowed in prayerfor the president. if we could take five stickers to say a prayerfor if we could take five stickers to say a prayer for the guy. lord we pray for president trump, his family for a swift recovery. i understand he has mild symptoms but i think you will probably be over them soon and it will be a victory for him. a

victory in showing that there is a lot of overreaction to this covid—19 stuff. i hope people through. do you think he took it off precautions?” think he took it off precautions?” think everybody, this is a free country, and everybody should not be dictated to and everybody should not have to wear a mask if they don't wa nt have to wear a mask if they don't want to. this was another thing back protest of childcare workers bemoaning the lack of financial aid. the responses to the overnight you spoke of however no american democracy right now there is not even an agreed—upon set of facts.” do not believe it. i think it is just a ploy because he did so bad in the debate. he did horrible. so i figured as a ploy to get out of debating again, and if he does have it, i don't believe it, i can't even say if he does. michigan is a key battle ground state that donald

trump won unexpectedly into thousand 16. there are not so many trompe ya rd 16. there are not so many trompe yard signs as they were four years ago. we have followed flat on our face. jack is a republican who supported him back then but has already voted forjoe biden, partly because of the present's mishandling of covid—19. because of the present's mishandling of covid-19. he initially denied it, called it fake news, blamed it on the chinese, then he transitioned and said it will go away like magic and said it will go away like magic and when they he comes. then we will have two deal with it, then it was we will have a vaccine just before the election. cannot trust anything he says. the bygone political age, that nation might have rallied behind a leader suffering from a virus that has killed so many of his compatriots. but this is such a deeply divided america and this is such a deeply divisive american president. given this pandemic has become an accelerate to little

polarisation. —— even this pandemic. as you await the first update on mr trump's condition, we remain any world of uncertainty, so what could love this mean? it certainly is a moment of uncertainty for a nation who along with the world has been dealing with the consequences of this pandemic for quite some time. clearly as has been noted, there are many who are wishing the president well, but it is somewhat unsettling for americans to be seeing they are president, regardless of their politics, in a hospital and battling what has been the top news story for all of us for some months, to be actually afflicted with this disease, that is something that eve ryo ne disease, that is something that everyone is watching very closely and on pins and needles to see what the next couple of days hold. and on pins and needles to see what the next couple of days holdm and on pins and needles to see what

the next couple of days hold. it is exactly the next couple of days hold. it is exa ctly o ne the next couple of days hold. it is exactly one month until the american election, the president cannot campaign at this moment, what does this mean for this election which has been so fraught even up until now? that's right. for president who has spent many months of his presidency and the campaign previously on the road, holding large—scale rallies with thousands of attendees, this is something that calls an immediate halt to that, so for his campaign style of really being out among the american people, there is not going to be any of that while the president is recuperating. that is a big change. on the other hand, the campaign of democratjoe biden is also forced to perhaps take some considerations. they have pulled down negative advertising out of respect for what the president is going through, but also campaigns

are full of twists and turns, but clearly this is the biggest one that has happened and they see a yet, and it is going to be very interesting to observe the changes that president trump's campaign is going to be having to make and the effect that some of that could be having a joe biden's campaign. what does it say that the president who downplayed the virus now has it himself, at a time when infections are rising in many states across america? it is a bit of a tricky situation when you juxtapose many of the present's previous comments and state m e nts the present's previous comments and statements about the pandemic, about how serious it is, about how long it is going to last, with the current situation. this president said months ago that he really thought we we re months ago that he really thought we were through the worst of this and he has reiterated that recently, and clearly it is continuing and now is affecting him directly. that is

something that is certainly important to observe and take note of. clearly there have been many things happening with this pandemic that continue to change and we all continue to adapt. but when someone is personally affected with this, not only him but also his wife who has also been diagnosed, then i would imagine that is somewhat of a wake—up call, maybe not to have changed his previous perspectives all comments, but also to put a personal lens on something for him, that was something that was one of the biggest thing is that his administration had been dealing with, but now he is dealing with personally. president trump has some annoyed china, to put it mildly, in recent months, by making it clear who he plays for the damage caused by the virus which was first diagnosed in wuhan. his positive test has become a topic of conversation on chinese social media sites. to the editor, the trump's do

not have any well—wishers in china. china's bigger social media network has some 500 million registered users, it really blew up yesterday at the hashtag page for trompe has covid—19 received over 2.1 billion views which is something i do not see a lot with this kind of news. a huge amount of reactions, one of disbelief and then you see many people joking about this matter. —— for the trumps. there are trade tensions between washington and beijing and also the tension over the virus, how much interest is there on chinese social media in the outcome of this election? a lot. generally ever since trump was elected in 2016, the chinese have had great interest for trump, i have

seen a shift in sentiments towards the president. ifirst people seen a shift in sentiments towards the president. i first people where positive about him, his granddaughter was studying chinese, she was quite popular, and over the past two years you really saw that trump became quite unpopular in mainland china on chinese social media. people are actuallyjokingly on chinese social media call him by his nickname, which means built the country trump. they say as long as trumpets ruling, china will only rise more. his deeds and words are only accelerating the rise of china. that is sort ofjoke but that is what people think. what reaction is there to the fact that the man who called this the china virus, the wuhan virus, that he now very u nfortu nately has followed wuhan virus, that he now very unfortunately has followed victim to it himself? many people actually we re it himself? many people actually

were also laughing about it because they say he has been very cocky about it, he has been arrogant about the virus, he did not take it seriously enough, so i must say among the millions of reactions that have been passing by, i have not seen many wishing him a speedy recovery, i must say many people think that it is calmer. to what extent is the social media guided by official chinese media? extent is the social media guided by official chinese media ? is extent is the social media guided by official chinese media? is it really a free source of information reflecting the actual views of chinese people are is it to some degree also a propaganda arm? -- it is calmer. chinese internet is heavily controlled and usually what i see with this kind of news is that official state media are really guiding public opinion and are really shaping these narratives. but today and yesterday it has been very noteworthy that chinese official

media have not been posting a lot about this issue. i have not seen a lot of threads that have been locked down, so a noteworthy lack of censorship it seems, not many state media guiding this newsletter. presidential house crises are nothing new, donald trump follows a long line of ailing america leaders whose conditions have often been kept a secret as mark labelle explains. starting his second term under a cloud of serious economic depression, grow for cleveland did not want to rock the boat. when the white house doctor diagnosed a malignant growth on the roof of his mouth, in 1893, he had surgery in secret. no one found out, he returned with a prostaticjaw. woodrow wilson's stro came after he had scrambled to end world war i and the flu pandemic had begun its

lethal march across america. at the time early the white house doctor and his wife knew how bad it really was. he retired from public life to yea rs later was. he retired from public life to years later and died three years after that. as america marks the 316 customer thanksgiving, franco de roosevelt called the national bird for a day. diagnosed with polio in 1921, franklin d roosevelt became paralysed from the waist down. he used leg braces to stand and avoided being photographed in his wheelchair. the president was put in an oxygen tent. reporters were told the doctor said mr eisenhower's edition was neither mild nor serious. eisenhower's staff described as a digest of upset was really a heart attack. we had difficulty convincing him he really was a sick man. july 1973, richard nixon was hospitalised in what is

now walter reed for viral pneumonia. i'd almost 40 years ago, shot and nearly killed. ronald reagan's lucky escape at the hands of an assassin. the first thing he said, it, honey, i've got to dock. he was not worried about himself but those around him, and those messages and quips he issued got out and informed a bond with the american people because it reinforced the image of who ronald reagan really was, a cowboy. this situation is different. for months and months, trump has been downplaying this use less of the virus, only old people get it, it is going to go away, it is a hoax, he said all this. now he has it. which leaves this president during this pandemic facing a public scrutiny like never before. and we are expecting an update on the present's condition at 11am in local time,

just over ten minutes' time. that news was confirmed by white house press secretary in their tweet. the update will be given by his personal physician at the walter reed medical centre in just physician at the walter reed medical centre injust a physician at the walter reed medical centre in just a few minutes. we can look at live pictures now of the podium from where the present's personal physician will be briefing out the walter reed medical centre. we have not heard anything about the present's condition since 11 o'clock last night when the president tweeted that he was doing well. his physician did confirm also at the same time that the president was receiving the experimental treatment. so the allies of the world or the walter reed after the president of the united states has spent his first night in hospital for coronavirus, and we will get the very latest on the president's condition and we will bring it to you here live on bbc news.

you're watching bbc news. a man has been charged with murder after two men were found shot dead in a car in dudley on wednesday. william henry and brian mcintosh were found dead in a parked vehicle in the brierley hill area of dudley. west midlands police have confirmed that 32 year old jonathan houseman has been charged with both their murders train services in the east and north of scotland will be shutdown from 7pm this evening, following weather warnings for the area. 0perator scotrail tweeted that the frequency of services in those areas will reduce before stopping tonight. in august, two people were killed in a train derailment near stonehaven, after a landslip caused by heavy rain obstructed the line. the conservatives have announced

plans to open a second headquarters in leeds. speaking at the start of the party's virtual conference this morning, the party's co—chair said it would better serve tory mps in the north of england and north wales. the new hq, a counterpart to conserative campaign headquarters in london, is expected to open next year. officials say two people have died and eight people are missing in south—east france after a powerful storm caused what is being called the worst flooding in living memory. several rivers burst their banks as two and a half months worth of rain fell in twenty—four hours. bridges and power lines were swept away, while landslides damaged roads and buildings. meterologists called the flooding a once—in—a—century event. rick moranis, the actor who starred in new york city. the 67—year—old canadian actor rose to fame in the 1980s and became a household name after appearing in the blockbuster film ghostbusters. he was punched in the head while walking on central

park west on friday. police have not yet made any arrests. this week sir david attenborough told bbc breakfast that his hope for the future of the planet lies in the hands of children — and some children were given the chance to ask him their own questions. well today it was the turn of the children of the duke and duchess of cambridge. in a video recorded at kensington palace last month and shared on their twitter feed this afternoon prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis each asked sir david about the natural world. hello, david. what animal do you think will become extinct next? hello, david, ilike... think will become extinct next? hello, david, i like... what animal do you like? i thing i like monty's

best. they are such fun. —— monkeys. 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. the cruise ship industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. those giant vessels acted almost like incubators for covid—19 earlier this year. and now few people want to travel while the virus is still circulating. but for one company in turkey — it's not all bad news —

as tim allman explains. this is where cruise ships go to die. lined up in a row, five huge vessels, victims in their own way of the coronavirus pandemic. this huge wrecking yard in turkey a hive of activity, proof that for every cloud there is, in some way, a silver lining. translation: before the pandemic cruise ships hadn't been coming to our ship wrecking yards. usually we had been dismantling cargo ships and container but now a series amount of cruise ships have changed their course. the scale of the problem facing the industry is immense. according to the cruise lines international association the business generates more than $150 billion in economic activity. it's estimated the covid pandemic will lead to $50 billion in lost revenue. and more than 330,000

jobs may be lost. here at the wrecking yard that is an economic opportunity. it's still tough work, though. translation: dismantling a ship takes six months. 100 people work on each ship. it's notjust the steel of the cruise ship but also the furniture, sofas, chairs, kitchen equipment. they are all being sold so we add value to our economy. ships have arrived from britain, italy and the united states and more are on their way. hard times for some, a different story for others. tim allman, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take it back to washington to the medical centre where we are hoping to hearjust a a few moments time from president trump's

position, or someone at the medical centre who is dealing with the president's kays. laura is on standby to bring that are just a few moments. —— president's case. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas the weather is continuing to cause disruption through the rest of the weekend, particularly with the slow—moving nature of the rainfall. a couple of areas have ample weather warnings for heavy rain, particularly wales, west midlands, died was part of south—west england, flooding likely, also for eastern scotland, heavy rain and by weather warning. 120 millimetres over the highs ground to corsican flooding problems through the afternoon and evening. tonight still reign with us on the brisk easterly wind across scotland, pushing into northern ireland. where and when dick was wales and much of southern england. some clearer skies for northern england, southern

scotland, fog patches developing overnight. sunday brings another wet and windy day for many, rainfall starting to ease, a spiral across northern scotland and northern ireland down toward southern wales and southern england. brighter weather in between but still some 00:59:15,804 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 blustery showers around. goodbye.