you have been watching newsday. iam mariko you have been watching newsday. it‘s been a bit of an election heavy and i politics heavy newsday has in it. let‘s go back to tel aviv to the headquarters. benjamin netanyahu headquarters. benjamin neta nyahu is calling headquarters. benjamin netanyahu is calling the israeli election his victory. we have a caveat for that. we arejust we have a caveat for that. we are just talking about exit polls. after israel‘s third election and under a year. the polls are suggesting that mr netanyahu polls are suggesting that mr neta nya hu party polls are suggesting that mr neta nyahu party is polls are suggesting that mr netanyahu party is the largest with a brown 37 seats while the blue—and—white alliance i benny gantz has a brown 33 and now just we need to wait and see if mr netanyahu can form a government. thank you for watching. showers again on tuesday. most of us will see some sunshine at some stage of the day. frosty andi some stage of the day. frosty and i think in places first thing but xiao was clearing northeast engl

hello and welcome to newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. our main headlines: italy sees a sharp rise in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, as a quarter of the population is in partial lockdown. you can see just how empty it is. the coronavirus measures and fear have hit every part of society. we're looking at what lessons europe could learn from asia as controls against the outbreak enter a new phase. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also on the programme: surviving deadly religious riots in delhi. we go to meet some displaced muslims to find out what lies ahead for them. residents for this area had to flee, save their lives before rampaging mobs arrived, torched their homes, looted their property. and australia demolishes india by 85 runs to win their fifth women's t20 world cup cricket trophy. announcer: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. it's 9:00 in the morning in singapore, 1am here in the uk, and 2:00 in the morning in italy where a shar

it's newsday. good morning.s 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 1am in rome — where the italian authorities have announced the highest death toll from the coronavirus anywhere in the world after china. and elsewhere, the figures are creeping up, and up. in the united states, 148 people have tested positive for the virus — and there's been a first fatality in california. in the uk, 36 new cases have been reported — that's the biggest dailyjump so far — and takes the total to 87. and in italy, 107 have died, and over 3,000 people have been diagnosed. the government have decided to take more drastic measures to try to control the outbreak. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen has more. an early easter break for pupils across italy. every school and university will now close from tonight in a bid to halt the virus. europe's worst—hit country stepping up its response. it's a problem because we have to stop the exams, we have to stop almost all the activities in the classroom. maybe we can do something from home.

it's newsday.m in singapore and midnight here in london where borisjohnson has given a stark warning about the threat posed by the coronavirus — saying that it's the worst public health crisis for a generation. in france they've gone further, emmanual marcron calling it the worst health crisis in a century. he's ordered all schools to close. in italy — already in full lockdown with travel severely restricted — the death toll has passed 1,000. in a moment, we'll look at the worst day for finanical markets in decades. but first here's what the british prime minister had to say about the human cost of this pandemic. we must be clear. this is the worst public health crisis for a generation. some people compare it to seasonal flu, alas, that is not right. 0wing to the lack of immunity, this disease is more dangerous and it is going to spread further andi it is going to spread further and i must level with you and with the british public, more families, many more families, are going to lose loved ones be

welcome to newsday. i am mariko oi. i'm in singapore. the headlines. the world is in ‘unchartered terrotory‘ say health chiefs as the number of deaths from coronavirus passes three thousand. but what is it like to contract covid—19? we hearfrom one survivor on the impact of the virus. i almost felt like i wanted to go knock on the wall and talk to the other patient next door and have some conversation with a human being. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. benjamin netanyahu claims victory in israel's third election in a year — but can he finally form a government? and on the eve of super tuesday — another boost forjoe biden in the race to take on president trump. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it is newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore and 1am in london. we've entered ‘uncharted territory'. that's the latest warning from the world health organization about the spreading coronavirus. deaths have now reached 3000 worldwide. italy in particular, saw a big jump on monday. but the head of the w

welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. the headlines: as infection and death rates jump across the world the world health organisation says it fears some countries aren't taking the coronavirus threat seriously enough. after the death of a passenger from the virus officals search for over two thousand people who disembarked a cruise liner in san francisco. i'm lewis vaughan jones in london. also in the programme. as a ceasefire comes into affect in syria's idlib province people count the cost after months of brutal conflict. this is from the bomb? yes. civilians. civilians felt that we are all civilians. elizabeth warren ends her bid for the white house but steps back from endorsing joe biden or bernie sanders for the democratic party's nomination. life from our studios in singapore. in london. —— live from. this is bbc world news. good morning. it's 8am in singapore and midnight in london. around the world governments are racing to contain the impact of the coronavirus and bracing for the economic impact. iran will close

this is newsday. good morning.9am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london and 10am in the morning in south korea, where the founder of a secretive religious sect is facing possible charges of murder over some of the country's coronavirus deaths. seoul city government has filed a legal complaint with prosecutors against lee man—hee and other leaders of the shincheonji church of jesus. they've been accused of failing to hand over a full list of followers, impeding the authorities‘ attempts to control the outbreak. our seoul correspondent laura bicker reports. the army has been deployed to deal with south korea's latest threat. they're battling this virus with disinfectant, but as more cases are confirmed, it appears this is a war they're not winning. a lot of public anger has been aimed at this secretive religious sect. the infection has spread rapidly among the followers of shincheonji church ofjesus. and as officials raced to trace the outbreak, it's claimed leaders hid the names of members. now they're being ac

you're watching newsday on the bbc.e'll hearfrom asia bibi, the pakistani christian woman who spent years sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. she reveals how her faith helped her through her ordeal. first, the plate slipped gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and the people crashed sideways and downwards. it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. 0n ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i saw it went back, back, backstopping the rights of these mergers are their rights as citizens of the united states, and they should be protected even in the right to test them out so that they don't get their heads and sent to hospital. this religious controversy, i don't want to say too much about it. it worries me, yes, but i hope everything will be all right in the end of the day. this is newsday on the bbc

you're watching newsday on the bbc.es to land another blow on bernie sanders in the latest round of democratic primaries. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours then the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much do you think? i don't know really. i've never been married before. this is newsday on the bbc. welcome back and thanks for staying with us. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: the number of c

it's newsday. good morning.s 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 2am in rome where the italian prime minister, giuseppe conte, has announced some of the toughest measures the country has ever seen to try and slow down the spread of the coronavirus. from tuesday the whole country will be under strict quarantine. all public gatherings will be banned. people should not move except for work or emergencies. it's the most drastic step taken so far to combat the coronavirus. mark lowen reports. the virus is outpacing attempts to control it. bologna was today out of the red zone. no longer. italy, all of it, is now under the most severe restrictions since the second world war. public transport will still run, but the prime minister has told people to stay at home except for urgent need. translation: the right decision is to stay home. ourfuture is in our hands, we must be responsible. there will be no more red zones, no more zones one and two. the entire italy will be under protection. we will limit movements across th

it's newsday. good morning.t's 8am here in singapore, midnight in london, and 8pm in washington, dc where the us central bank has cut interest rates to almost zero in a bid to protect the economy from the impact of coronavirus. it's the federal reserve‘s second emergency cut in a fortnight and it took the action in co—ordination with central banks in canada, europe, britain, switzerland and japan. here's president trump's response. the federal reserve is going to be purchasing $500 billion of treasuries and $200 billion of mortgage—backed securities and that number can increase, but they are going to start with that and that is really good news, it's really great for our country. it's something that we're very happy, i have to say this, very happy. i asked our north america correspondent david willis whether the rate cut was a sign that the us central bank is increasingly worried about the impact of the virus on the economy. i think that's a very good conclusion to reach, a very sound conclusion to reach, martin

welcome to newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: a trillion—dollar shot against coronavirus — the us says it's planning a big and bold stimulus package as the economy falls victim to the outbreak. with this invisible enemy, we don't want airlines going out of business. we don't want people losing theirjobs or not having money to live, when they were doing very well, because — four weeks ago. in a parallel move, the uk announces unprecedented measures to protect british businesses from the pain of the pandemic. the coronavirus pandemic is a public health emergency, but it is also an economic emergency. we have never, in peacetime, faced an economic fight like this one. i'm mariko oi in singapore. also in the programme: malaysia becomes the latest country to impose a travel ban and the lockdown has caused chaos at its border with singapore. and a boost for biden, as he wins the florida democratic primary. three states have held votes, but others were postponed by the pandemic. it's 1am here in london, 9am in singapore a

you are watching newsday on the bbc.est defence against covid—19 — good, old —fashioned soap. a chemistry professor tells us why. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy, and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: us stock markets suffer their biggest one—day percentage fall since 1987, as the trump administration issues new advice about avoiding public gatherings. france's president macron has ordered people to stay at home from tuesday unless they

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london.labels the coronavirus a pandemic and calls on governments to take urgent action. and in italy, new government restrictions shut all shops except food stores and pharmacies. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world, which again are dominated by stories about the coronavirus. we can start with the japan times there which notes that events to commemorate the 2011 tsunami and earthquake, which killed more than 15,000, have been scaled down because of the spread of the virus. a state—sponsored memorial that has been held every year in tokyo since 2012 was cancelled for the first time ever. the new york times focuses on the shincheonji church ofjesus in south korea which was at the centre of the outbreak there. it says more the 1.2 million citizens have called for it to be disbanded. and more upbeat news — if you can call it such — on the same subject in the china daily which pictures three highly—qualified medics on its front page. they include a nurse, a respiratory exp

you're watching newsday on the bbc.r said than done, we'll bring you some top tips to help keep your hands away from your face. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy, and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i, in singapore. i'm kasia madera, in london. our top stories: drastic action from the federal reserve to tackle coronavirus — it's cut interest rates to a 0.25%, and announced co—ordinated action with other central banks. as the death toll across europe rises, spain begins a state of near lockdown, w

you have been watching newsday.are being cancelled around the world. but not in dubai, it seems and we will find out why. and tomorrow, international women's day on sunday with marchers around the world. this is in south america where there was a huge rally in santiago for the demanding of abortion rights. and in paris and pakistan. in paris, womenjoined in a maori hacker while wearing iconic overalls. recent days have bought a mix of whether it is that kind of year and we will continue in that vein in the days to come so if you do not like you are getting on one day, hang on and it is sure to change to we start bright and crisp with a little frost around for some eastern areas even that will change because the weather system towards the west of the british isles creeps ever further towards the east initially avail of cloud across western areas after a bright start, a couple of showers running ahead of the main drain area. after lunchtime the rain will be all over northern ireland mid afternoon it will be over weste

you're watching newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.ome of his followers. in the us, there are concerns the virus could have been circulating for weeks — up to 1,500 people may be infected. i'm samantha simmonds in london. also in the programme. in the us election campaign, mayor pete buttigieg pulls out — it could be a boost forjoe biden's campaign. after the us—taliban agreement, the qatari mediator tells us that outside countries could still wreck the chances

hello and welcome to newsday. i am kasia madera in london. quarter of the population is impartial lockdown. you can see just how empty it is also the coronavirus measures and fear have hit every part of society. we're looking at what lessons europe use from asia as measures to contain the outbreak and it is a new phase. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also on the programme. surviving deadly religious rites in deadly little. we go to meet some displaced muslims to find out what lies ahead for them. residence for this area had to flee and save their lives before rampaging

today our newsroom looks like what so many businesses do all across the country on a typical busy newsday like we're having today. every seat in this building would be filled. that is certainly not the case as we operate on only essential personnel. scenes like this are playing out all across the country frances? >> including in our anchor desk here miguel, thank you. >>> the trump administration has announced a plan to inject -- news of the plan sent stocks surging. the dow added more than 1,000 points the s&p was up 143 and the nasdaq gained 430, although unfortunately it wasn't sustainable. right now dow futures are pointing to a more than 800-point decline. >>> a major concern across the country is the strain this virus is putting on our hospitals. more national guard reserves could potentially be called up to help with the response. as more people rushed to find testing sites. here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: across the country demand for a covid-19 test is far xeegd capacity in birmingham, alabama the line of cars was so long it snarled highway traffic. a doctor determining w

welcome to newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: a $1 trillion against coronavirus. we don't want airlines going out of business. we don't want people losing theirjobs on not having money to live, when they we re having money to live, when they were doing very well, because— four weeks ago. in a parallel move, the uk announces unprecedented measures to protect british businesses from the pain of the pandemic. the coronavirus pandemic is a public health emergency, but it is also an economic emergency. we have never, in peacetime, faced an economic fight like this one. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. also in the programme: malaysia becomes the latest country to impose a travel ban,

welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i in singapore.ld the world health organisation says it fears some countries aren't taking the coronavirus threat seriously enough. after the death of a passenger from the virus officals search for over two thousand people who disembarked a cruise liner in san francisco. i'm lewis vaughan jones in london. also in the programme. as a ceasefire comes into affect in syria's idlib province people count the cost after months of brutal conflict. this is from the bomb? yes. civilians.

pets to move fos and this is why we have put in place all the procedures that we need to deal with newsday date very cost and that includes a hotline that is open 7 days a week for public authorities to raise questions to ask for advice to us for 8 templates in order to give aid to cope with the effects of the covert 1000 outbreak the european commission will continue to provide the necessary support to governments amounts of citizens thank you that you will. use all of the productivity. we commend member states will take encourages and fought aging measures when things are slow motion. and we also need full sold out pete was results affect at all and europe we are all in together. and we know all of this health emergency will have a significant economic impact. our job is also to make sure that we respond in a most effective way possible to support people and cornum of. our economy so fundamentally solid and robust enough to withstand them for a show. we also tools at our disposal we will use and fully and result is it patient to step in step as a situation as if the roles. one hotel prod

welcome to newsday. i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: italy is in lockdown.the town of new rochelle near new york, following a large cluster of cases. i‘m kasia madera in london. also in the programme, as china‘s cases of coronavirus appear to stabilise, is it business as usual for those

it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore and iam in london, and the world health organization has for the first time declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. the number of cases outside china has increased 13—fold over the past two weeks. in the next few minutes, we're expecting president trump to make a statement on the situation. of course we'll bring that to you live as it happens. it's from washington. i believe it isjust i believe it is just starting now and we should be able to ta ke now and we should be able to take you there live to washington. president donald trump is expected to address the coronavirus covid—i9 situation. he is speaking now. today, the world health organization officially announced that this is a global pandemic. we have been in frequent contact with our allies and we are marshalling the full power of the federal government and the private sector to protect the private sector to protect the american people. this is the american people. this is the most aggressive and com

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hello and welcome to newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, as a quarter of the population is in partial lockdown. you can see just how empty it is. the coronavirus measures and fear have hit every part of society. we're looking at what lessons europe could learn from asia as controls against the outbreak enter a new phase. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also on the programme: surviving deadly religious riots in delhi. we go to meet some displaced muslims to find out what lies ahead for them. residents for this area had to flee, save their lives before rampaging mobs arrived, torched their homes,

welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore.ss the world the world health organisation says it fears some countries aren't taking the coronavirus threat seriously enough. after the death of a passenger from the virus officals search for over two thousand people who disembarked a cruise liner in san francisco. i'm lewis vaughan jones in london. also in the programme. as a ceasefire comes into affect in syria's idlib province people count the cost after months of brutal conflict. this is from the bomb?

welcome to newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. — the us says it's planning a big and bold stimulus package as the economy falls victim to the outbreak. with this invisible enemy, we don't want airlines going out of business. we don't want people losing theirjobs or not having money to live, when they were doing very well, because — four weeks ago. in a parallel move, the uk announces unprecedented measures to protect british businesses from the pain of the pandemic. the coronavirus pandemic is a public health emergency, but it is also an economic emergency. we have never, in peacetime, faced an economic fight like this one. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. also in the programme: malaysia becomes the latest country to impose

welcome to newsday. i am mariko oi. i'm in singapore. the headlines.ealth chiefs as the number of deaths from coronavirus passes three thousand. but what is it like to contract covid—19? we hearfrom one survivor on the impact of the virus. i almost felt like i wanted to go knock on the wall and talk to the other patient next door and have some conversation with a human being. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. benjamin netanyahu claims victory in israel's third election in a year — but can he finally form a government?

welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. the headlines...inemas and theatres as it struggles to contain the spread of the coronavirus britain's biggest regional airline, flybe, is on the verge of collapse, putting 2,000 jobs at risk. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. the billionaire michael bloomberg drops out of the race for the white house and backs joe biden. and why enjoying content by using online streaming services could be harming the

you're watching newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.er the coronavirus deaths of some of his followers. in the us, there are concerns the virus could have been circulating for weeks — up to 1,500 people may be infected. i'm samantha simmonds in london. also in the programme: in the us election campaign, mayor pete buttigieg pulls out. it could be a boost forjoe biden's campaign. after the us—taliban agreement, the qatari mediator tells us that outside countries could still wreck the chances for peace in afghanistan.

welcome to newsday. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: italy is in lockdown.ublic. stay—at—home and be prepared for a kind of war, because we are facing a war now here. in the us, a "containment zone" is in place around the town of new rochelle near new york, following a large cluster of cases. i'm kasia madera in london.

welcome to newsday. i am mariko oi. i'm in singapore. the headlines.rom coronavirus passes three thousand. but what is it like to contract covid—19? we hearfrom one survivor on the impact of the virus. almost felt like i wante| go i almost felt like i wanted to go knock on the wall and talk to the other patient next door and have some conversation with and have some conversation with a human being. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. benjamin netanyahu claims victory in israel's third election in a year — but can he finally form a government...? and on the eve of super tuesday — another boost forjoe biden

what a newsday already read the threat of a virus in a city of 8 million.day, what happens to the bernie/biden vote today? coming up shortly, top of the hour. >> dana: fox news alert, 22 people have died after a powerful tornado ripped through tennessee leaving thousands without power, in and around nashville and steve harrigan's live with the latest. >> it is actually the highest point as you can see, it's a methodist church and it has an enormous hole ripped right out of it. estimated at one of tornadoes highly developed at wind speeds of 160 miles per hour. we talked the pastor here who actually lives behind this church and like so many here in the middle of the night, 1:00 in the morning when it struck, she has a life or death decision to make. here she is. >> i heard the noise, woke my husband, we went as fast as we could to the bathroom and got on the tub because we didn't have time to go down stairs it was frightening. >> so what were you saying to each other? >> we were holding each other and crying together. >> has destruction rains all around them

>> reporter: what should have been a slow easter newsday in dallas, now had a lead story that didn'tg hunts. >> we're following some breaking news right now in kaufman county, where county district attorney mike mclelland and his wife cynthia have been found shot to death. >> reporter: the news touched off a firestorm of public concern. tips started flooding into the re-opened kaufman county sheriff's command post. some tips still cited the aryan brotherhood of texas. >> with the added media attention after the mclellands were murdered, we got hundreds of tips a day. >> it was like drinking out of a fire hose during this whole thing. >> reporter: lt. jolie stewart of the sheriff's department was right in the middle of it. hundreds of investigators from multiple agencies had swooped in. >> this was all hands on deck. >> uh-huh. >> this became the number one case in the bureau at that time. >> reporter: fbi special agents michael hillman and laurie gibbs who has since retired, were coordinating teams from the task force, each team looking into different aspects of the case. >> you have