aleem maqbool, bbc news. neon lights, slot machines, and huge music events. but the nevada city has been hit hard by the affects of the coronavirus. joining us is kyle rahn, who is president and ceo of united way of southern nevada, which works to help the vulnerable in las vegas. thank you forjoining us. what is unique about vegas and this crisis? we are a resilient community that comes together in times of crisis and we are working diligently to gather. however, social distancing to arrive at the best for the community which has been so severely affected economically by covid—19. severely affected economically by covid-19. it has been affected economically i would guess because of the dependence on tourism? very much so so we are helping nonprofits, showing them up, helping them assessing what their assets are in working with the city and state cou nty to working with the city and state county to see how we can assist those who are most vulnerable and deliver the services that all—out not—for—profit partner

aleem maqbool, bbc news.ine bedtime readings for children during the coronavirus pandemic. the country music star, who's 7a, said she wanted to "share some love". the 10—week series starts tomorrow with the little engine that could. llama llama red pyjama. it's all part of the imagination library created in 1990 five stop president trump has warned that americans there in for a "very painful" two weeks as the white house warns the country's coronavirus outbreak could kill as many as 240,000 people. the death toll in the country is now more than three thousand —— 3,400, surpassing that of china. in number in russia hasjumped by over 524 hours. the russian parliament is approved a series of laws aiming to slow the spread of the art break including jail terms for those who break the quarantine rules. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @sipusey. hello. tuesday was marked by fairly cloudy skies across much of central and northern britain, and i think that's going to be the way of it for many of us as we get on thro

aleem maqbool, bbc news.nd whitw to pay respect to the emergency workers on the front line of the fight against the virus. the tribute has unnerved some in this anxious city, but others see it as a fitting accolade to those who are risking their lives. a reminder of our top story: president trump has warned that americans there in for a "very painful" two weeks as the white house warns the country's coronavirus outbreak could kill as many as 240,000 people. the death toll in the country is now more than 3,400 surpassing that of china. the number of coronavirus cases in russia has jumped by 500 in 2a hours — that's according to official government figures. the russian parliament has approved a series of laws aiming to slow the spread of the outbreak, including jail terms for those who break the quarantine rules. that is just about it for me for now. you can catch me on twitter. stay watching. hello. tuesday was marked by fairly cloudy skies across much of central and northern britain, and i think that's going

operational, practical alternative to dealing with this going forward. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqboolg this crisis. although people are watching here, because he's showing empathy, he's showing that he understands the gravity of this crisis, they are also now realising that he really is fighting for his state more than any other, as you would expect. he's talking about resources in terms of equipment coming to his state, he's talking about members of the health care profession coming to his state from around the country to deal with the crisis they are first before they move on to other places. but of course, there are states right across the country that are seeing a surge in coronavirus cases already. in places like michigan, a lot of hospitals are saying they are at full capacity. louisiana and florida, as well, they are all seeing, as i say, surges in coronavirus patients in those states. but the numbers are staggering in new york — a quarter of a million cases across this country, and more than 100,000 of those are in new york. but new york has more than — nearly one half of the

operational, practical alternative to dealing with this going forward. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqboolen during this crisis. although people are watching him, because he's showing empathy, he's showing that he understands the gravity of this crisis, they're also now realising that he is really fighting for his state more than any other, as you would expect. he's talking about resources, in terms of equipment coming to his state. he's talking about members of the health care profession coming to his state from around the country to deal with the crisis there first before they then move on to other places. but, of course, there are states right across the country that are seeing a surge in coronavirus cases already, in places like michigan, a lot of hospitals saying they're at full capacity. but louisiana and florida, as well, they are all seeing, as i say, surges in coronavirus patients in those states. but the numbers are staggering in new york — a quarter of a million cases across this country, and more than 100,000 of those are in new york. but new york has nearly a half of the death

let's talk to our washington correspondent, aleem maqbool.they are making some pretty drastic preparations. yes, he was talking about the health care services being at capacity but of course there are other services that capacity as well. there are stories of families calling more than a dozen funeral homes and still not being able to find someone to accept the body of a loved one. so morgues are full, they have had for more than a week now refrigerated trucks outside some hospitals that are also 110w outside some hospitals that are also now at capacity. so we had the chair of the health committee in new york city saying that they are dealing with an ongoing 9/11 in his words and for that they will have to prepare potentially for a park in new york to have temporary graves for some of those who are going to die over the coming days. so he is talking about trenches being to where ten caskets are laid in one trench as a temporary measure. but shocking all the same to hear those kind of details. one glimmer of hope, though, from andrew cuomo, th

lets cross over to washington and speak to our north america correspondent aleem maqbool.ifferent parts of the world have a different view of this. what is the thinking of scientist in america? as you say, this has been discussed all over the world but the cdc actually came out over recent weeks and the chief medical officer here as well said people should not wear masks. the feeling was that it would potentially make people more safe than they were. people would touch theirface as than they were. people would touch their face as they adjusted their mask all the time and it could endanger them. now, they say that because, as you rightly said in your introduction, because they have got more evidence they say that people who don't have symptoms can still carry the virus, can still spread the virus, that is why they are now encouraging people. but as you heard there from the president, on a volu nta ry there from the president, on a voluntary basis, to cover their face with a cloth mask. but the president again said that was something he was not going to do and you can get a