and darver star in third in what was also the perfect present for mcmanus on his 69th birthday.te there being a ban on spectators on the finish line, the first major stage race of the calendar continues in france, as stage three of paris nice finished in a bunch sprint to the line in la chatre. the early stages of the race on wednesday were dominated by the belgian rider tom devrindt, whose breakaway efforts were thwarted by a passing train — but the closing stages were domintated by a crash involving irish rider sam bennett, which left the eventual winner ivan garcia cortina sprinting for the line and taking victory ahead of peter sagan. max schachman retains the race leader's yellow jersey. staying with ski jumping, in norway with the men's hs a0 cup, and third place after his opening effort, but produced the longest jump place after his opening effort, but produced the longestjump of the competition in his second round. finished with 26a.3 .6. second place with 259 points and third with i.a points behind. a bit of breaking news, manchester city's match against arsenal which i

and it was a ninth success in the race for mcmanus, who was celebrating his 69th birthday.s effort from me. from the whole teams point of view, these are the days that count more than anything in the world. identity anyone is disputing that. —— world. identity anyone is disputing that. -- i world. identity anyone is disputing that. —— i don't think anyone is disputing that. i won't win the grand national anyway. this is where it counts. it has been a happy race for us. there was another grade 0ne victory for jockey rachael blackmore aboard honeysuckle in the mares' hurdle. blackmore started the week as third favourite to be the meetings leading jockey and demonstrated all her ability. new york look set to become the first american side to play in rugby league's challenge cup when theyjoin the competition next season. the games authorities say they are in advance talks with the club, who hope to join toronto and ottawa in joining the league the year after. new york announced their bid in liverpool today, which will become their uk base. adam wild was there. the port of liver

it was the perfect present forjp mcmanus on his 69th birthday.letico madrid three weeks ago that the fa ns madrid three weeks ago that the fans at anfield could make all the difference in the second leg of their last 16 champions league match. he will be happy that again later is not being played behind closed doors, but he is aware that such restrictions could be implement it in the uk in the near future. the problem with football games is if you are not in the stadium, then you are enclosed rooms and watching it there, maybe together. i am not sure what is better in this case, to be honest. i need us. but whatever will be decided, we will respect. because we all have families, we are all pa rents, have families, we are all parents, we have families, we are all pa rents, we have have families, we are all parents, we have kids, we have pa rents parents, we have kids, we have parents and friends which we wa nt to parents and friends which we want to do well and format it is clear that we will accept that. i don‘t know how much senseit that. i don‘

john mcmanus, bbc news. more on that to come in business briefing and just over 20 minute.n has also issued a stark warning to countries in south east asia, urging them to immediately scale up all efforts to stop the virus infecting more people. so far thailand and indonesia have the region's highest number of confirmed cases. as we've been reporting, over the last few days the rate of new infections in china, where the virus originated, appears to be slowing down. let's get an overview of the region form our correspondent stephen mcdonell who's in beijing. the who now really putting its focused on southeast asian countries? yes, the problem continues to shift from place to place, as china, south korea seemed to have stabilised, the problem moved elsewhere, to the likes of the philippines and this is partly because other countries don't have the same options available, either in terms of china's ability to lock all cities down and controlled the entire population, or that organisation ability in south korea with mass testing and also the way in which people in those countri

it was also at this time that london based academic thomas mcmanus went to southern rakhine. there were media reports about the problems with muslims there were reports about muslims raping buddhists making the front pages of the media. there were a group of monks touring the country to explain to schoolchildren the problems of islam. a specialist in state crimes mcmanus quickly became convinced that an act of genocide was imminent. this is part of a stigmatize ation stage of genocide you problematize another group they're still accepted to they're still part of the society but you point to them and you say look what they do there's something wrong with them and that is the 1st stage in genocide. the patriots who turn from words into actions. led by radical monks and accompanied by the police the buddhists attacked muslim villages. it was the 1st act of a tragedy that would last 5 years. in june 2012120000 broken just muslims were driven from their villages and forced into camps. southern rakhine had been cleansed. and. little by little the ropin just lost the remaining right

john mcmanus, bbc news.ing bbc breakfast spoke to the care minister, helen whately and asked her about the suggestions that government policy on mass gatherings has changed. the government has been continuously developing policy, based on the science. i can't reiterate that enough. the whole approach has been what does the science tell us, what is the guidance we are getting from the chief medical officer and the other experts around him, bringing in behavioural science, so we take the right steps of the right time to best protect the population so we can minimise impact of coronavirus. that is what you've seen over the last few weeks that different decisions have been made over time, stepping up the approach that we take and more decisions will no doubt be taken... forgive me, the question was is the government changing its mind on mass gatherings? i would anticipate we would see further announcements next week. so the story is effectively true. you are the first current minister we've been able to talk to

reporterol hill katherine mcmanus tweets she saw walkingt jim mcgovern through statutory hall, saying, still drafting when asked about the status of the bill. package includes enhanced employment insurance, increased toeral funds for medicaid support health systems. once the house passes the measure, it will be sent over to senate, which returns monday. canadian prime minister justin trudeau spoke to reporters about diagnosed with coronavirus and the steps the government is taking to help due to theinancially virus. everyone.rning, [speaking spanish] >> yesterday i shared -- [speaking foreign language] shared with you that my wife wassing with tested for covid-19 -- was being tested covid-19 and that test did come back positive. sophia's symptoms remain mild but we are taking every precaution. isolation forn in the time being. we are thinking about all the families across the country who the same diagnosis but we're in good hands. we have full confidence in andda's health officials professionals. this means that upon my doctor's will remain in i self-isolation for 14 days. clear.to be

katherine tully-mcmanus. this is the headline of the new york times. restaurant growth screeches to a halt amid the pandemic shutdown. the new york times reported restaurants and bars face a catastrophic loss of revenue that could destroy countless operations across the nation, as customers stay home and practice social distancing to stem the spread of the virus. the industry is not alone in feeling the pain from the economic it as the u.s. heads into a likely recession but it is reliant on people going out and congregating. mainly in the industry have been left without solid answers as to how deep this pandemic impact will go. on that front, we turn to sean kennedy who was with the restaurant association based in washington, d.c. hiss joining us via zoom, home in washington. sean: great to be here. host: how big of an industry for the industry over the coming weeks and months? sean: the forecast we gave to congress and the white house last week is we are anticipating $225 billion in losses. job loss between 5 million and 7 million jobs if it continues

john mcmanus, bbc news.or's proposals have been received by workers, small businesses, large businesses. our business presenter dominic 0'connell is here. a lot of companies have said the loa n a lot of companies have said the loan guarantee scheme is welcome but thatis loan guarantee scheme is welcome but that is a long way off, they don't wa nt to that is a long way off, they don't want to be filling in forms, what they want is emergency rapid help, particularly in terms of income support so they can keep people employed. 0ne support so they can keep people employed. one of the ideas floated this morning by the cbi is to reverse national insurance payments, so use reverse national insurance payments, so use the existing infrastructure of national insurance payments and use it to push money into companies to support their payroll. the other thing talked about is there is a £36 billion vat bill due in at the end of this month. how about scrapping that? all of these things can happen quickly with the existing

the favourite epatante, with barry geraghty on board, gave ownerjp mcmanus a birthday to remember witha scott is there for us. laura — great for mcmanus, trainer nicky henderson and barry geraghty — you would think it all the headlines would be around that — but i suspect rachel blackmore may take a lot of them! yes, exactly. the feature race of the day was a champion hurdle, one by barry geraghty, and he was hugely relieved to get on the board so early in the festival and in such a big race. but! early in the festival and in such a big race. but i watched the set hurdle with him, the race after, which was won by rachael blackmore on honeysuckle and hejumps which was won by rachael blackmore on honeysuckle and he jumps she which was won by rachael blackmore on honeysuckle and hejumps she had stolen his moment. —— the mares hurdle, one by rachael blackmore on honeysuckle. we had seven races here today, the last is finishing now, and it's a huge relief to the racing community that today has gone ahead and it's been a day of lots of tears for the fancier. in times of the fans, you've been

host: we are talking with katherine tully-mcmanus. her work available on rollcall.com. scheduling question, there will be a couple of pro forma sessions, but essentially lawmakers are out for nearly a month, the house and the senate, correct? guest: correct. we don't know at this point when the house will come back. majority leader steny hoyer told reporters he didn't know and that he will be checking in with health officials, the members of the house themselves, and other entities to make sure that when they come back, it is safe for members to be traveling back to conduct business of the house. but also that members are ok to leave their communities. but, to have the majority leader say he does not one when the house will reconvene for legislative business was pretty stunning. host: thank you very much for being with us. her work available at rollcall.com. katherine tully-mcmanus. thank you very much. this is the headline of the new york times. as the restaurant growth screeches to a halt amid the pandemic shutdown. the new york times reported restaurants and bars fac

a specialist in state crimes mcmanus quickly became convinced that an act of genocide was imminent. this is part of a stigmatize ation stage of genocide you problematize another group they're still accepted to the still part of society but you point to them and you say look what they do there's something wrong with them and that is the 1st stage in genocide. the theatrics to turn from words into actions. led by radical monks and accompanied by the police the buddhists attacked muslim villages. it was the 1st act of a tragedy that would last 5 years. in june 2012120000 broken just muslims were driven from their villages and forced into camps. southern rakhine had been cleansed. and. little by little the ropin just lost the remaining rights. they could no longer study seek health care or even leave the camps. or any. of. those not in prison camps but confined to their villages in a rest day like. we were. all hoping. well not. really well. on earth gone. but after years of persecution in our movement was born in regard to rock n roll in just salvation army. only going to jews of this

a specialist in state crimes mcmanus quickly became convinced that an act of genocide was imminent. this is part of a stigmatize ations stage of genocide you problematize another group they're still accepted to they're still part of the society but you point to them and you say look what they do there's something wrong with them and that is the 1st stage in genocide. the theatrics to turn from words into actions. led by radical monks and accompanied by the police the buddhists attacked muslim villages. it was the 1st act of a tragedy that would last 5 years. in june 2012120000 rock injured muslims were driven from their villages and forced into camps. southern rakhine had been cleansed. little by little the ropin just lost the remaining rights. they could no longer study seek healthcare or even leave the camps. or any. of. those not in prison camps but confined to their villages in a rest day like. we're . all hope. well not. really well. on earth gone. but after years of persecution in our movement was born in regard to rock n roll in just salvation army. the only image is of this

you know you you must put a good vibe out there kids already are all sweet about chuck mcmanus on facebook. moving on from brooklyn are you at least concerned about the possibility of being typecast as the tough girl or oh yeah of course i think all actors get afraid to be typecast 1st you want that because you want everyone to think of you as that thing and then you get scared that that's going to be it forever but now i mean i think in the heights is a very very different role i've played lots of different roles. i used to sort of jokingly say that i was a character actor trapped in ingenues body is not really an ingenue anymore but it still feels like i am like i guess a character actor trapped in a leading ladies body so yeah i'm concerned but i guess we'll see what happens you're going to take it step by step you can get out of the block you know they can ok it was a tough exactly get work who knows what amazing role is going to come along but is needs a tough girl and they think i know that girl isa play rosa de yeah i'm going to say no to it yeah the long view is one thing in showbi

activities being suspended in response to the outbreak. suspended in response 0ur correspondentjohn mcmanusmore. we still had a few questions. just give us a bit of clarity in the details of this decision. to sum up what we knew about an hour ago the secretary of state for transport and announced first on twitter that driving tests were being suspended for the next three months from tomorrow. anybody expecting to take a test in one of the many learning centres around the country across the whole of the uk including northern ireland, that won't happen for another three months. unless they are a key worker. they are exempt from the suspension and he says they will be prioritised. no driving test for most people. however, in the hat last half—hour of the department for transport port has clarified further with me and told me in fact, the lessons that are given out to people that many people take more than 500,000 were taking them in the last three months of last year, that's fine. they can still go ahead because the department that licenses and monitors driving tests, they don't have any power

around the world, but first this report on the situation here in the uk from our correspondentjohn mcmanus on your marks, get set, go! it's business as usual for these park runners in richmond, many across the country are still going about their weekend is normal. but the uk has moved into the next phase in its fight against covid—i9, an attempt to delay the spread of the virus. so far that hasn't involved banning mass gatherings, but now the bbc understands the government is drawing up emergency legislation to take more robust measures from as early as next weekend. the evidence tells us that stopping mass gatherings doesn't have a huge impact on the spread of the virus, but, for example, the decision has been taken in some countries because of the impact on public services and because when you have a mass gathering, that draws on the police and the ambulance service who need to support it. many sporting events are being affected — most football matches have been suspended and this weekend's six nations rugby is cancelled. the world health organization says europe is now the epicentre. th

john mcmanus, bbc news.e now on the news that mass gatherings may be banned from as early as next week. our political correspondent, matt cole, joins us now from our london newsroom. is this a definite change in direction from the government? good morning rachel, charlie. sources in whitehall, the strand of the government, would say no. they would say that they have always contain the provision possibility for this in their planning. the point that the chief scientific advisor has made previously, they say, is that the banning of mass events would not necessarily make a major impact on the rate at which the coronavirus spreads. what they say this is about is about easing pressure on the emergency services, the nhs, the police, those who have to police around and help organise these big events might be better deployed elsewhere tackling this virus. what we don't know, though, is how soon this will come in, potentially as early as next weekend. we also don't know what is defined by a mass gathering. 500 people

our correspondentjohn mcmanus is at king's cross in london.doing or having to do? 500 british transport police officers have been on the network this morning talking to travellers and asking if they've heard the advice from government that they should not be travelling unless absolutely necessary. and also quite blu ntly absolutely necessary. and also quite bluntly asking them where they are going. we've seen large numbers on transport networks this morning and particularly in london and also complaints about overcrowding on train carriages which of course can aid transmission of the virus. but transport for london sake tube travel is down one third since yesterday and bus travel also down but the chief constable of british transport police says his officers will take greater action in the next few days particularly if parliament gra nts few days particularly if parliament grants the new powers. if you look around today, there are still far too many people who are travelling that i don't think necessarily meet that criteria so, first and forem

are all sweet about chuck mcmanus on facebook. moving on from brooklyn are you at least concerned about the possibility of being typecast as the tough girl or oh yeah of course i think all actors get afraid to be typecast 1st you want that because you want everyone to think of you as that thing and then you get scared that that's going to be it forever but now i mean i think in the heights is a very very different role i've played lots of different roles. i used to sort of jokingly say that i was a character actor trapped in ingenues body it's not really an ingenue anymore but it still feels like i am like a i guess a character actor trapped in a leading ladies body so yeah i'm concerned but i guess we'll see what happens you're going to take it step by step yeah you get out of the block you know they can ok it was a tough exactly it work who knows what amazing role is going to come along but is needs a tough girl and they think i know that girl isa play rosa de yeah i'm going to say no to it yeah the long view is one thing in sho

around the world, but first this report on the situation here in the uk from our correspondentjohn mcmanushis time last weekend, britain was still in the containment phase of the outbreak. now, with 11 deaths and nearly 800 confirmed infections, new measures have been introduced to slow the spread of the virus. this may's local and mayoral elections will be moved next year. all premiership football has been suspended until april. and this weekend's six nations has also been kicked into touch. prisoners who catch the virus may also have to be isolated in special accommodation. and the uk government may be about to go further. the bbc understands that it will follow scotland's lead next week and ban all mass gatherings. sources say it's not a change of heart on the science, however they are concerned about the burden big events may put on health services and the police. for now schools remain open, but some european countries have closed theirs. the labour party has welcomed the measures, but says the prime minister's decisions must be more transparent. when members of the public are getting

are all sweet about chuck mcmanus on facebook. moving on from brooklyn are you at least concerned about the possibility of being typecast as the tough girl or oh yeah of course i think all actors get afraid to be typecast 1st you want that because you want everyone to think of you as that thing and then you get scared that that's going to be it forever but now i mean i think in the heights is a very very different role i've played lots of different roles. i used to sort of jokingly say that i was a character actor trapped in ingenues body it's not really an ingenue anymore but it still feels like i have like i guess a character actor trapped in a leading ladies body so yeah i'm concerned but i guess we'll see what happens you're going to take it step by step you get what you get out of the block you know they can ok it was a tough exactly get work who knows what amazing role is going to come along but is needs a tough girl and they think i know that girl that used to play rosa de yeah i'm going to say no to it yeah the long view i

are all sweet about chuck mcmanus on facebook. moving on from brooklyn are you at least concerned about the possibility of being typecast as the tough girl or oh yeah of course i think all actors get afraid to be typecast 1st you want that because you want everyone to think of you as that thing and then you get scared that that's going to be it forever but now i mean i think in the heights is a very very different role i've played lots of different roles. i used to sort of jokingly say that i was a character actor trapped in ingenues body is not really an ingenue anymore but it still feels like i am like a i guess a character actor trapped in a leading ladies body so yeah i'm concerned but i guess we'll see what happens you're going to take it step by step yeah you get out of the block you know they can ok it was a tough exactly get work who knows what amazing role is going to come along but is needs a tough girl and they think i know that girl isa play rosa de yeah i'm going to say no to it yeah the long view is one thing in show

john mcmanus, bbc news.ouncements and further information this morning. toyota has become the latest manufacturer to suspend production. the company is stopping work at its european factories, including at two in the uk. together, the burnaston factory in derbyshire and the engine facility in deeside employ around three thousand people. staff will be put on paid leave until further notice. bmw has announced similar steps, winding down production at its european plants. both car manufacturers have cited the fall in car sales due to the coronavirus outbreak. one of the uk's biggest train companies is cancelling services "at very short notice" due to staff shortages caused by coronavirus. south western railway is preparing to implement an amended timetable and says it will avoid cancelling trains wherever possible. the transport secretary grant shapps said passenger numbers fell by a fifth last week. the bbc has suspended filming on dramas including eastenders, casualty, doctors and holby city until further not

jim mcmanus contributing masks. sherwin williams contributing masks and demroves. it's -- gloves. it is deeply felt and deeply appreciated by all of us, especially our healthcare workers and first responders. and as i mentioned yesterday, colonel callahan of the state police are actively engaged in furthering this and working with the private sector to meet our emergent p.p.e. needs and anyone with supplies to donate at this time, they should e-mail to the new jersey state police at .org.ations at mjsp i think you've told me you received over 350 e-mails. again, a great example of the spirit in which the state lives every single day and certainly at a time of crisis. next step, the departments of environmental protection and community affairs along with the board of public utility sent a letter to all municipal water utilities calling on them to voluntarily suspend all water shut-offs during this emergency. our private utility providers have already voluntarily suspended shut-offs, and we need all water providers to follow suit. i hope i don't need to say this. but i will say it.

that they need in the senate send it to the house for an agreement, this morning, kelly no kelly mcmanusweets out " final stimulus bill yet, negotiators say that tuesday is the day." and we will know more as we go along. it has also been reported that nancy pelosi will do an interview at 9:00 30 -- 9:35 after the markets open up. the impact of this outbreak on california,ty, in you are up first. good morning. caller: good morning. the $1200ke to say on that the people are supposed to personing, that if a , thatlive on $600 a month would give people enough food and gasoline for 12 months -- and, if the banks would not charge anybody for those two months in the economy would -- or mortgages, you would not have to worry about any penalties or fines, and after staying down, and people could go in and still be getting money for their food, and i believe at the end of the two months if things have tapered off that the economy could get that going and no one would be worried about getting sick or worried about their bills and debts. if we could just go into limbo and shut down, i think this wou

she ran out a convincing victory in the champion hurdle to give owner jp mcmanus the ideal present onre started the week as third favourite to be the meetings leading jockey. katie ormerod has become the first british snowboarder to win a world cup title — after the competition was called off due to the coronavirus. she's been leading the standings in the slopestyle with one event remaining, which was due to take place in the czech republic. this was ormerod's first season back after suffering a serious injury to her heel — she says it's been the best of her life. and finally, one rider at the paris nice cycling event found he had more thanjust other riders to worry about after taking the lead. his efforts were thwarted as he was forced to stop at a level crossing due to a local train passing through. 0h, oh, no! it is frustrating but what else can you do in such a situation? it is frustrating for anyone caught ata it is frustrating for anyone caught at a level crossing, let alone... come on! it may be a much needed break. you spoke about the liverpool game tonight. the match against

john mcmanus has the details.prevent similar tragedies. in 1973, in the context of the energy crisis, the government assumed emergency powers. fast forward a7 years and another conservative government is about to ask parliament to give it sweeping powers, this time to tackle a pandemic. the emergency coronavirus bill will be put before commons on thursday. if passed, police would be allowed to arrest and isolate people to protect public health. border force would also be able to suspend operations at airports and other transport hubs if security could not be guaranteed. in hospitals, paperwork would be cut back to allow patients to be discharged quickly. recently retired social care staff and nhs staff could return to work without losing their pension rights while those who stay away from work to self—isolate would get statutory sick pay from day one. yesterday the chancellor rishi sunak announced £330 billion in government backed loans for all businesses. there will be 20 billion pounds in cash loans and business

host: we are talking with katherine tully-mcmanus. her work available on rollcall.com. a couple of pro forma sessions, but essentially lawmakers are out for nearly a month, the house and the senate, correct? katherine: correct. we don't know at this point when the house will come back. majority leader steny hoyer told reporters he didn't know and that he will be checking in with health officials, the members of the house themselves, and other entities to make sure that when they come back, it is safe for members to be traveling back to conduct business of the house. but, also that members are ok to leave their communities. but, to have the majority leader said he does not one when the house will reconvene for legislative business was pretty stunning. host: thank you very much for being with us. her work available at roll of our livess any coverage of the government response to the coronavirus outbreaks, watch at any time at c-span.org/coronavirus. briefings to updates from governors, it is all there. use the charts and maps to track the virus's global spired. -- spread.