medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. pauln, but he feels fortunate to be alive. covid—19 first attacked his lungs and then caused two massive strokes. the 64—year—old has made an astonishing recovery, which doctors put down to his high level of fitness. i have four weeks of my life that is absent. i don't remember it. when i came round, i couldn't really get out of bed and i couldn't read anything, so i'm lucky in the physical terms. i've still got a bit of problem on the right—hand side, but it's minimal. i can read now, but it's tough. i forget what i've done. i've done something and then suddenly i forget what that is. so, paul, welcome to your cognitive rehab session. paul is not alone. in just two weeks, doctors at the national hospital for neurology in london treated six covid patients who suffered strokes, all triggered by unusually sticky blood. this is the area that has been affected by the stroke, this is the acute stroke... after his first stroke, paul was put on blood thinners but despite that he suffered a second

paul's recovery is exceptional, others are not so fortunate. fergus walsh, bbc news.n will play its part in an economic recovery from the coronavirus in creating new jobs and that innovation included the potential of a zero—emissions commercial aircraft. he also mentioned hydrogen technology for heavy transport and industry, but as our environment analyst roger harrabin reports, creating a hydrogen economy will present enormous challenges. is this the future of heavy transport? a lorry... ..a boat... ..a bus... ..evena plane? all of these are powered by hydrogen. and what about this beast being put through its paces in the staffordshire hills? this too is running on hydrogen. the gas in the tank is mixed with oxygen in the fuel cell which makes electricity to drive the machine. the only exhaust is harmless, nonpolluting steam. this digger could be powered like an electric car, using batteries, not hydrogen. but they would be much heavier and slower to refuel. there are two zero—emission solutions to the future, batteries and hydrogen. we've lost the lead on batteries

medical correspondent fergus walsh has the story. paulg again, but he feels fortunate to be alive. covid—19 first attacked his lungs and then caused two massive strokes. the 64—year—old has made an astonishing recovery, which doctors put down to his high level of fitness. i have four weeks of my life that is absent. i don't remember it. when i came round, i couldn't really get out of bed and i couldn't read anything, so i'm lucky in the physical terms. i've still got a bit of problem on the right—hand side, but it's minimal. i can read now, but it's tough. i forget what i've done. i've done something, then suddenly i forget what that is. so, paul welcome to your cognitive rehab session. paul is not alone. in just two weeks, doctors at the national hospital for neurology in london treated six covid patients who suffered strokes, all triggered by unusually sticky blood. this is the area that has been affected by the stroke, this is the acute stroke... after his first stroke, paul was put on blood thinners but despite that he suffered a seco

paul mccartney, joe walsh, sheryl crow, jackson browne are some of the stars that will perform todayhis virtual birthday party. >>> music fans everywhere mourning the death of country music star charlie daniels. charlie daniels died of a stroke yesterday in tennessee at the age of 83. he started his career as a session musician playing on several bob dylan columns in the 1960s then started his own banned in the 1970s. he became popular both for rock and country music. in 1979 his group released, the devil went down to >>> charlie daniels a successful song writer before a recording artist and recorded one of the songs called it hurts me in 1973. >>> time just about 6:59, there's a new poll out about the ballparks of the oakland a's and san francisco giants. the sports website the athletic asked nine thousand people to rate major league ballparks. oracle park was rated number one with great views, delicious food and landmarks. it a dump that's home to a scrappy and magical team. >>> a shakeup this morning for the california surg staff. we'll explain what's being done to help stop the o

. >> reporter: he went on to kel paul before joining this historic mission. daniel walsh is glover's former engineering advisor. >> i'm just so pleased that victor could be on the crew. it really brings the u.s. back to space in a meaningful way. >> reporter: glover was also part of the cal poly resident team. last week, as he watched the spacex lunch with his wife. >> it brought tears to my eyes, both of us were immuno, wiping our eyes and just sort of joyful for victor to go through that. and only for that, but for our country. >> reporter: glover is the first black astronaut to work on the international space station for a long-term mission. >> it is important to have kids who look like mere look like i looked when i was younger see someone that they can relate to that would. >> reporter: he is also married with four daughters. >> i can't over emphasize what a great man he is. >> reporter: after cal poly, glover joined the navy where he became a commander in test pilot, which led to the astronaut corps in 2013. >> astronauts can only get -- once they reach space. in gl

walsh, bbc news. i'm joined now by dr paul duprex, who's been working on a vaccine for the virus at the university ofng us here on bbc news. where are you on the optimism ladder? i think what you heard and it isa ladder? i think what you heard and it is a very good way to phrase this, we should be cautiously optimistic. but isn't it wonderful that we can be optimistic? because vaccine development is hard. vaccine development is slow. but vaccine development is slow. but vaccine development is slow. but vaccine development is beset by many, many hurdles and what we have today is interim early results from a vaccine modality that has never ever been licenced before. so i think cautious optimism is a really good phrase that we use for where we are today. it's great to see the world's vaccine community to come together and develop these creative novel ways to deal with what is the scourge ways to deal with what is the scourge of humanity at the moment, covid—i9. scourge of humanity at the moment, covid-19. this is using a different technique as i understand it and forgive me i am not a scientist in the s

walsh reports on the trials happening here. this is convalescent plasma. thousands of patients who have recovered from covid—i9 have been donating theirs. like paul manchester for two weeks. his contains the highest level of covid—i9 antibodies doctors have seen here. it is an hour out of your day, it's painless, and if you can help other people not go through what i went through, then fantastic. i hope it helps. and sue, who was in hospital in london. she's donated plasma five times. why do you keep coming back? because i can't put a price on what the nhs has done for me. i'm getting upset now. they were so good. it is the antibodies against coronavirus which doctors want. they are found in plasma, this yellow liquid. i tested positive for antibody, and so volunteered. so i'm about half way through my plasma donation. what happens is my whole blood is taken out, and then the plasma is filtered off, and then the red cells, white cells and platelets are fed back into my body. and this is the whole point of donation. to help patients like bernard, in hospital in chesterfield. he's part of a trial assessing whether antibodies in convalescent plasma

walsh is on the front lines and says every night is a struggle. >> they don't care. they refuse to wear a mask. there is no social distancing whatsoever. it's ridiculous, disgusting. paulsummed to observe the warnings. most college students in the town center were wearing masks. >> i know quite a lot of people think they are not going to get it, but it doesn't matter if you are physically fit. if you get it, you get it. people don't really know what is going on because they are not really informed. there's not much you can do about it. paul: many people complain the government's rules seem complicated and contradictory and difficult to observe. you can't haves members of your family, grandchildren come to your home, , but go to a restaurant. >> the concern of the government is people have relaxed too much since the uk's lockdown was eased. the rising infections will soon put pressure on hospitals as the busy winter period comes. paul brennan, al jazeera. for one of the leading coronavirus vaccine hopes has reportedly been put on hold. a suspected adverse reaction from a trial participant has led to the suspension of the astrazeneca and university of oxford trial. ae ne

paul adams, bbc news. nada: bters-- in the -- doctor s in the u.k. are using a new gene therapy to treat those with it is hoped that it will improve vision. here is our medical correspondenfergus walsh. , i have object detection in the periphery. >> matthew whitaker has been losing his sight since childhood. heta has come to the hos in oxford for groundbreaking gene therapy. >> i realize is the sight that i have and theseat tnts can prevent further deterioration, that is for me. fergus: the treatment costs an eye-00watering 600 pounds. but nhs discounted price with manufacturer novartis. >> i can kind of make it out. fergus: s theurgeon prepares the gene therapy. eye.y they will treat the right the left will be done in a few edeks. it is deliv via an injection under the retina of the back of the eye. the treatment delivers working copies of a 40-gene rpe 65. these are encased in a harmless virus, which breaks into the retinal cells. once inside the nucleus, the ree acement gck starts the action of a protein essential for healthy vision. this is a life-cnging treatment for patients hopefully preserving and improving vision for decades it should have the biggest impact with children.

walsh will hold a news conference later this hour. we'll take you there when that happens. the mayor in st. paul pleading for calm today and that any protest be peaceful. the family of george floyd and those protesting want to know why the officers have not been charged. they were quickly fired, and prosecutors are asking for patience, saying they are gathering evidence as quickly as they can, and they want to make sure that any cases they bring are airtight. the president of the united states is once again being anything but helpful at a moment of racial tension. he tweeted minutes ago, respect to george floyd's memory. but after midnight in a tweet last night, the president said he would take charge of the city if there is not calm. then he added, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. cnn's team covering this important story became a part of it this morning. omar jimenez and his team were arrested right there on air, on television. they were soon released and the governor apologized. but a tweet by the president explaining the arrest miss ka t mischaracterizes what happened. omar is ba

paul thanks very much indeed. british airways owner i agee says it's burning cash and you quarantine orders from international arrivals will make matters worse the airlines chief executive when he walsh is warning the company will have to review plans to resume flight operations in july but it carries has already revealed it'll need to cut 12000 jobs i agee's chief estimates it will take at least 3 years for the airline to recover from the economic fallout 100000 free flight tickets to be given away by qatar airways to health care workers among the world chief executive officer. told al jazeera is being done to recognize the hard work in the fight against covert 19 health care workers can register online to receive their free tickets qatar airways is also hoping to resume flights to 18 countries by the end of june we have decided to launch an initiative at that at a ways. to celebrate the international notice to date and that this. is going to give away 800000 of its own ticket to frontline as get professionals to say thank you for their heroic work looking up to people doing the current job it endemic so it's an airline we intend to continue delivering on this mission and by acknowl

paul now. sheryl crow. she's so great she's always there to help out and jenny lewis, joe walsh lenny kravitz came on at thewith his own band and the band that made him famous. it's 50 years since its breakup. 40 since the loss of john lennon it's 40 years. >> i know. how far out. >> reporter: what kind of feelings did you have that day >> well, i'm always emotional. i'm an emotional person. i was emotional when it happened 40 years ago, and i was emotional. i was also emotional on his birthday last month. i miss the man, you know then you dial in on it, that's when i really feel it. ♪ here's to me here's to you >> reporter: vowed to remain couped up until it is safe to hit the road again a time that can't come soon enough >> i love playing. i love being on stage. i love the audience. all audiences know i love them, and they love me we have fun, and we play really good music that's what it's about ♪ we did it all >> reporter: dare we say, ringo starr is still burning brightly. >> bye, bye, bye. >> reporter: ringo, thank you so much >> what a hoot "here's to the night" is out now. his new ep, "zoom in," come

walsh is in sao paulo, brazil. ni what are you seeing? >> reporter: as you can see here people are mavericked up. there's a lockdown in place. numbers are terrifying. here in zoo paulaulo, br are seeing a potential peak. brazil yesterday came the second worse country in terms of confirmed cases. sort of vying with russia who later yesterday or in fact earlier today put out new figures fr figures. brazil will surpass them. about 330 cases at the last count. that's less than new york has had but you have to remember brazil's counting here is from a health system that isn't advance testing as much as the united states. the poorer areas we have visited. they are doing the best they can for themselves given the lack at times of government assistance. brazil has always had the haves and have notes. but in sao paulo, coronavirus has the poor going at it more than ever alone. we follow emergency workers through the dense streets that fuel the fire they are fighting. this is the place people don't want to live in. yet poverty means it's packed all the same. these densely packed areas, you can tell the real risk of a high infection rate. in these tiny rooms a sickness means

paul thanks very much indeed. but as arizona says its burning cash a new quarantine orders for international arrivals will make matters worse airlines chief executive willie walsh is warning the company will have to review plans to resume flight operations in july but as airways has already revealed it will need to cut 12000 jobs. will take at least 3 years for the airline to recover from the economic fallout. china's reported the most significant increase in infections since april with 17 new cases but more businesses are returning among them shanghais disneyland which welcome back crowds for the 1st time in 3 months trying to you is in beijing. in the u.s. it's known as the happiest place on earth now disneyland has broken crowds back to its gates in china for the 1st time in months the government here says the corona virus outbreak is now under control and the shanghai theme park is the 1st in the global chain to reopen since the beginning of the health crisis right now here in china and shanghai over $100.00 of them a conditions are such that we feel with the right measures in place health and safety goes that we are able to open successfully here this is t

walsh, an early uber investor. uber looking for a in q4 of 2020. much more ahead. stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ paulget a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. twitter sort after topping expectations for fourth-quarter revenue and adding more daily users than forecast. shares rose the most in almost a year as revenue climbed 11% to $1 billion, and that beat expectations. the big surprise was user growth, adding 7 million daily users around the world and now has more than 150 million people logging on every day. i didg early losses after real casio protest unveiled plans for a network of high-speed charges for vehicles. the bill would establish chargers along public highways within five years. however, the measure is seen as unlikely to pass in an election year with the republican party controlling the senate. the uk's largest supermarket thailandinviting tycoons for a second round of business. the deal was expected to fetch more than $7 billion. the groups have been picked to proceed with offers. there is no certainty they will proceed. tesco shares climbed in london to their highest i

walsh reports on the trials happening here. this is convalescent plasma. thousands of patients who have recovered from code of have been been donating theirs. like paulighest level of covid—19 antibodies doctors have seen. it is an hour out of your day, you can help other people not go through what i went through, fantastic, i hope it helps. and sue who was in hospital in london, she's donated plasma five times. why do you keep come back? because i can't put a price on what the nhs has done for me. i'm getting upset now. they were so good. it is the antibodies against coronavirus which doctors want. they are found in plasma, this yellow liquid. i tested positive for antibody, and so volunteered. so i'm about half way through my plasma donation, what happens is my whole blood is taken out, and then the plasma is filtered off, and then the red cells, white cells and platelets are fed back in to my body. and this is the whole point of donation. to help patients like bernard, in hospital in chesterfield. he's part of a trial assessing whether antibodies in plasma can help covid patients like him get better faster. he is grateful to all the donors. they'v