>> i have not been in rikers island.ave great jusust one thing tt is unique about rikers island, the heaealth serviceses indepen. itit iss part t of the public hospital system. i have c confidence that at riks islandnd in thatat jai s system, there is evidence-basased approaoaching two testing happining today. but i will say as s the doctorss who lead that health service have said in thehe last week, ty are not able to stop p the spred of thihis virus. it comeses from the commmmunityd comes into the jails and prisisons. it is imimpossible to keepep ths virus out of the correctional setting.g. find people who have these riskk factors for serious injury answers illness and death and get them out of the system. juan: we only have about a minute left, but what is the normal health situation at rikers? isn't the main treatment for illnesses at bellevuvue hospiti, not on rikers island itself? >> there's an inpatient ward at bellevue and a also the nation's largrgest collection o of negave pressurere celells left over frm the t

most of them at rikers island.t should we do about this as we try to protect the population and if trying to kill the virus? what do you think, doctor? >> thank you for having me bill. so simply the jails cannot protect patients and staff from viral pandemic in the city. jails are not closed distance and thousands of people coming in and out of facilities around the country every day. in new york city alone, they were as health care workers and officers working 24/7 on rikers island. in addition, mitigating efforts, physical distancing, frequent hand washing and others near impossible in jails. and coupled with the fact that they tend to have in their custody higher risk of complications from infection including people over the age of 60 of which, actually almost a thousand at rikers island right now and over 500 at the federal jail in brooklyn. and you have a recipe for disaster. in my view, i think the only way to reduce the harm of rapid spread of coronavirus in correctional settings is to depopulate, to release

>> laura: elias, this is happening not just in rikers island though.a push to use the coronavirus to not make arrests, basically decriminalize criminal activity. because it is just too much and too much stress on the system. there is a push to not deport criminal aliens in the united states. in some quarters. activist groups, they know we have to stop all deportations and all of our people should be focused on the coronavirus. i mean -- >> currently, there is no need to. the inmate population in new york city is lower than it has been in decades. we have approximately 5400 inmates in our custody. and we have the ability right now to change the inmate to office ratio. we don't have to have one officer for every 50 inmate like we have right now. we have the ability to have 20 inmates for everyone officer, 30 inmates for every two officers. there was no need to release anybody. we don't have current -- they have already done their relief. >> laura: so just people know and i want to put this on the screen, it is mostly murderers,, drug dealers and people c

they are not equipped to do this at all as we heard from the lead doctor at rikers island. think about this. the infection rate at rikers island jail is 87 times the infection rate for the rest of our community. now, people in jail come in and out of that jail all the time. they go back into the community. so this is a very, very big public health issue, not only for the incarcerated population, but for the population at large. and this is a basic justice issue. these are people who are only in jail awaiting trial. they're put into cages. they only -- only because they cannot afford to make bail. harvey weinstein, accused by 90 women of rape and sexual assault pays a million dollars. he's out free awaiting trial. maybe a kid who jumped a turnstyle because they couldn't afford to pay the subway fair to get to a job or to school, that kid is now at rikers island facing a death sentence just because they can't afford the hundred bucks to make bail. >> kerry kennedy, thank you. thank you for your time, and do keep us posted, please, ma'am. >>> there are new signs this morning t

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convicted offender harvey weinstein is being moved from bellevue hospital to new york's infamous rikers island the 67 year-old movie executive had a heart procedure wednesday doctors inserted a stent his publicist says the disgraced movie producer will continue his recovery at the rikers island correctional facilities infirmary weinstein was convicted of crimes during a trial last month in new york. it was during his initial trip to rikers about a week ago that he suffered chest pains and was sent to the hospital weinstein faces a minimum of 5 years a maximum of more than 2 decades in prison his sentencing is scheduled for march 11th, he is still facing additional charges in california for your money tonight, a warning to consumers be careful who you choose to do your taxes. >>the better business bureau is warning americans about ghost tax preparers. this is when an uncertified individual does tax paperwork which can lead to problems the ghost tax preparer does all the paperwork and the math for the tax return. but does not signed the returns nce the taxes are considered sell led. the taxpayer

this priest movie movie harvey weinstein has been taken to new york's new tourist rikers island jail is transferred to prison comes 10 days after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault weinstein complained of chest pains after the verdict and was 1st taken to hospital. and out of the latest on the karuna virus with the total number of infections still on the rise the world health organization is warning that some countries are not taking the karuna virus seriously enough saying this is not a grid in the u.s. president trump is expected to sign 8300000000 dollar measure to help tackle the outbreak that comes after health professionals warned about a lack of hospital preparedness israel and palestinian authority have put the city of bethlehem under quarantine after 7 cases were confirmed and asian markets plunged on friday as fears about a world recession grip investors. european union health ministers are holding a special session in brussels to discuss further measures to contain the current virus the number of infections has been going up in europe currently more than 4000 p

the reason they are arguing they should get out of rikers island is rikers island is rampant, rampantavirus. so we are putting out on the street people coming from a place that is rampant with coronavirus. into a city -- >> laura: on the streets. >> and i'm being told to stay home. i'm being told to stay in my apartment. don't leave. or as little as possible. [laughs] i mean, this is crazy. i wanted to bring your attention to the report, 669 cases treated with hydroxychloroquine, and the azithromycin, and he added think to it. so far, 669 cases, five hospitalizations, two into patient's, no deaths. where talking people over 70 years old. >> laura: we are seeing great results. but rudy, you've seen this in your career in politics and your time in government, federal government and state government. you get the sense that the media, they don't almost -- some of them don't want things to go back to normal in the united states. they like this crisis point and they don't want things to go back to normal. as the news comes in that might be slightly better than we thought, they are angrier a

he's a former chief medical officer at riker's island. britney white is a dekacarceratn manager. when you think about the population that you once served at riker's, what is the greatest risk to their well being. >> incarceration brings health risk but it brings the risk of serious illness and death. we know we have a million people incarcerated in this nation and we have them in places where we know we cannot protect them. we must get those folks identified and out and for the people we can't get out, we have to establish how we're going to get them adequate care. that's something we have not provided to people behind bars, ever, in this nation. >> what was your experience of seeking medical treatment? >> first of all, thank you for having me join you today. i would like to educate your viewers that medical treatment does not come without a fee associated it. one action that governors can take across this country is putting a moratorium on any sick fees or copays associated with assessing medical treatment. >> can you help draw a line for me what is happening in these prisons an

what conditions meantime the city's department of correction has reopened a shuttered facility on rikers island to separate inmates showing symptoms of the coronavirus from the rest of the jail population this one new jersey officials are also preparing to release a 1000 inmates chief justice stuart ratner signing an order to release inmates jailed for probation violation. or low level crimes a.c.l.u. new jersey executive director of things said in a statement unprecedented times call for rethinking the normal way of doing things and in this case it means releasing people who pose a little risk to their communities for the sake of public health and the dignity of people who are incarcerated while the other states have yet to take sweeping action to reduce its jail population in response to the coronavirus president trump is considering an executive order to free older nonviolent offenders from a federal prison reporting in new york trinity chavez r t. elsewhere around the world u.s. marines and iraqi forces began a major joint military exercise about $4000.00 u.s. troops participated in the exe

disgraced movie harvey weinstein has been taken to new york's notorious riker's island jail his transfer to prison comes 10 days after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault complained of chest pains after the verdict and was 1st taken to hospital. turning now to the latest on the coronavirus the plenary session of the european parliament will be resettled from stress to brussels next week in the u.s. california joins washington state and florida in declaring a state of emergency as the number of new infections rises meanwhile australia has banned travel from south korea the country with the highest number of cases outside china and the u.n. calculated that almost 300000000 students globally have been affected by school closures because of the virus. a new poll shows that people here in germany are not panicking about the spread of the virus but all growing more concerned only 6 percent of germans say they are very afraid of contracting the virus while another 17 percent a somewhat worried those figures are more than 10 percent from last month a full 3 quarters that's 76 percent

disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein has been taken to new york's notorious rikers island jail he's transferred to prison comes 10 days after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault in complained of chest pains after the verdict and was 1st taken to hospital. an explosion and fire at a refugee camp in the gaza strip have killed at least 10 palestinians and injured some 60 others officials say the blaze broke out at a bakery before and golf in a crowded market initial investigation suggest a leak from gas cylinders may have caused the explosion. let's now turn to the latest on the coronavirus saudi arabia is reopening the holy sites in mecca and medina after they were closed for sterilization the plenary session of the european parliament was reshipped will be rescheduled from strasburg to brussels next week meanwhile australia has banned travel from south korea the country with the highest number of cases outside china and the un calculated that almost 300000000 students globally have been affected by school closures because of the virus. a new poll shows that people here in

the disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein has been taken to new york's of tory's rikers island jailhe's transferred to prison comes 10 days after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault weinstein complained of chest pains after the verdict was taken to hospital. ivory coast president alassane ouattara says he will not run in presidential elections in october the 78 year old says it's time to transfer power to the younger generation opposition parties welcome to the announcement but i had sparks months of speculation by hinting he might seek a in office. at least 11 people have died and more than 30 will injured after a building collapse in the pakistani port city of karachi rescue teams are searching for several people believed to be trapped under the rubble of already say an additional floor had been recently added to the 4 storey complex. an explosion and fire at a refugee camp in the gaza strip have killed at least 10 palestinians and injured some 60 others officials say the blaze broke out at a bakery before engulfing a crowded market initial investigations suggest a leak

from his limousine to a prison van, from the red carpets of hollywood to the notorious rikers islandl in new york, a me too message, especially to men of power that wealth and menace offer no immunity from prosecution. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. a member of the british armed forces is understood to have been killed in rocket attacks on a military base in iraq. -- it —— it has been confirmed that a member of the british armed forces has been killed. a us official confirmed that two americans were also killed in the attacks which were launched on camp taji near baghdad this evening. taji is where uk, us and other coalition nations have been training iraqi security forces. prime minister boris johnson prime minister borisjohnson called the attack deplorable. in tonight's champions league, holders liverpool have been up against atletico madrid for a place in the quarterfinals. it went into extra time. natalie pirks was watching. their own league in spain might have gone into lockdown but anfield was still open to atletico fans, for now. more behind closed door matches are surely lo

and disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein has been taken to new york's rikers island jail his transfer to the new dettori as president comes 10 days after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault once who complained of chest pains after the verdict and was 1st taken to the hospital. human rights monitor says 15 people have been killed in clashes between syrian government forces and rebel fighters in southern italy this despite a tentative cease fire that went into effect at midnight now that cease fire is a result of talks between turkish president recha tayyip erdogan and his russian counterpart vladimir putin their meeting in moscow was aimed at diffusing the increasingly volatile situation in the region and avoiding a direct confrontation between turkey and russia. after 6 hours of talks and a one and putin stepped out in front of the cameras to announce a security corridor or joint patrols and the all important cease fire. the 2 leaders have looked 10 since the negotiations began the complex and long running conflict in syria has put turkey and russia on opposing sid

and 2 at rikers island were also infected. be alarmed tweeting that a coronavirus storm is coming at -- donald road, we cannot change the fundamental -- dozens of elderly men -- think of a cruise ship -- it's one of the largest correctional facilities in the world. in a given day. employing about -- corrections officer asked for -- >> bill: nothing like this at the federal level so far. is that correct? >> not yet. today they asked the prisoner to consider allowing folks with a low risk of reoffending to be released. and the aclu also implored the president to commute sentences that would have ended in two years or less. we are beginning to see this happening in settings and towns. one county in colorado announced inmates who meet early release requirements and served more than 50% of their sentence will be released. >> bill: we mention this a moment ago, the new york city state department with a new travel warning to americans amid the pandemic. level 4 growth advisory has been issued. which basically says don't travel. avoid

from new york, mayor bill de blasio says at least 300 nonviolent prisoners will be released form rikers island. this comes as at least 38 rikers prisoners and staff have tested positive for covid-19. at rikers island, more than 60 people have tested positive for coronavirus. in alden, new york, dozens of corrections officers working at the wende correctional facility are now in quarantine fearing exposure to the coronavirus after transferring two prisoners , including convicted rapist harvey weinstein who tested positive for covid-19 this week. in geneva, switzerland, the world health organization warned tuesday the united states is becoming the next epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, with over 12% o of the world'd's 4250 documented cases -- though the true n number of iections bo in the u.s. and worldwe isis rtain toe far hier. acro africa,inance misters are demanding the international monetary fund and world bank suspend debt payments to free up $44 billion in funds to fight the pandemic. in indiaia, prime ministerer narendra modi has ordered the entire nation of 1.3 billion people to re

tonight we have a report from the new york daily news of an inmate at rikers island jail complex in newe of the largest correctional facilities in the world. right now, dramatic steps, unless dramatic steps are take therein are enormous public health consequences for everyone detained into these facilities and outside of them. joining me now someone who knows firsthand, someone who knows about making major health decisions, former medical director for health services at rikers island and a reporter focused on the vulnerable populations, hamid aziz from buzz feed news. >> since the script went in my prompter, there is news that i.c.e. will suspend enforcement, is that correct? >> there are signs that they are beginning to pare down enforcement activities. they announced late tonight that they will delay arresting immigrants who are now public safety threats and roll back detainees, those who fall under mandatory detention guidelines set by congress. so this is a sign that i.c.e. is starting to pare it down. >> in the last two days, when you report on this and i have talked to sources on

he's been moving from the new york area hospital where he was treated to rikers island after he had a to insert a stint in his heart. jurors last month convicted weinstein of sexual assault and rape. he's expected to be sentenced next wednesday. >>> right now at 6:00, coronavirus outbreak coverage continues. >>> live pictures of the richmond lab where test kits from passengers on a cruise ship off our coastline are being tested. results are expected as early as today. 45 passengers from the grand princess cruise ship were tested. the ship off the san francisco coast hine was stopped from docking in the city this week after cutting a trip to hawaii short. >>> live now to the white house, and we were just telling you the president not traveling to atlanta to the cdc. the white house said the president does not want to interfere with the agency's critical work and expected to sign an $8 billion bill.

look at what just happened in rikers island. you have 2 is 1 inmate, 5 correctional workers that have tested positive. what we know from the public health experts is they have already made clear that prisons and jails intensify the spread of the virus. this could be catastrophic. we cannot allow the jails to be incubators. i've written to the governor and said i've set these guidelines but we need statewide guidelines with so many lives at risk. one of the consideration we should consider is immediately releasing anyone over the age of 60 or anyone with immuno efficiency illness. release them to supervised release. release those who have been approved for parole board. the governor's signature is required in my state. i've called on him to immedia immediately employ that power. place them under supervised release. these are individuals set to get out in a short period of time. this is something the governor can do. consider suspending parole rev vagss for technical violations. we have got to take this serious. this is -- it's no

to have coronavirus the day after being transferred to a correctional facility from new york's rikers island. he has been in and out of the hospital because of chest pains since convicted of last month. >>> turning out to the weather. a live look outside from the exclusive sales force camera. it is raining in parts of the bay area. we are tracking the wet weather. >>> widespread rain moving through santa clara county but i want to focus on sonoma county with its thunderstorms. a bright spot up there. i will come in for a close-up and those are lightning bolts on their showing you thunderstorms in the hills of sonoma county and they are drifting over 101 and if we look at santa rosa we could see a good bend of rain moving over 101. we have not necessarily recorded a whole lot of rain yet but if you were out and about and getting in the car, be prepared. you will get some brief heavy downpours and you are hearing thunder in the distance and it is not only there. look at the rest of the bay area. a complex of heavier showers for the south bay. in fact, you could see santa clara county. this is

this month for rape and criminal acts involving 2 women but before his transfer he was held in rikers island at the jail there in new york, where both inmates and staff members have now also tested positive for coronavirus weinstein was recently hospitalized for chest pains which can put him in a higher risk category. back here now in the bay area where bart has cut back on its service hours after a dramatic drop in ridership the agency says ridership has declined by 90% during this coronavirus pandemic so as of today, trains will now run from 5 o'clock in the morning until 9 at night on weekdays and starting this saturday weekend service will be from 08:00am to 09:00pm bart says that these trains for anyone who wants to get on them riders must be in the system by 08:45pm in order to guarantee a right to their destination. officials have not said how long this new schedule will last and as of today ac transit is no longer accepting fares meaning buses will be free until further notice amid the pandemic officials say they will be implementing rear door boarding on all buses with multiple door

this month for rape and criminal acts involving 2 women but before his transfer he was held in rikers island at the jail there in new york, where both inmates and staff members have now also tested positive for coronavirus weinstein was recently hospitalized for chest pains which can put him in a higher risk category. back here now in the bay area where bart has cut back on its service hours after a dramatic drop in ridership the agency says ridership has declined by 90% during this coronavirus pandemic so as of today, trains will now run from 5 o'clock in the morning until 9 at night on weekdays and starting this saturday weekend

was convicted on has a sentence of at least five years and up to 25 lester >> stephanie gosk at rikers island, thanks. >>> up next tonight, the royal farewell in london >>> finally tonight, a royal farewell harry and meghan back in the uk, their last appearances before they step back from royal duties here's molly hunter. >> reporter: meghan and harry all smiles tonight. the royal farewell tour in high gear. meghan back in the uk for the first time since the couple's dramatic decision to step down as senior working royals >> hello how are you? >> reporter: and the pair in public together for the first time in months >> it's very nice to be back. >> reporter: tonight one of their last appearances before they give up their royal titles >> to be able to serve queen and country is something that we're all rightly proud of and it never leaves us >> reporter: on sunday, harry meeting with the queen to ease what is seen as a family rift. >> they're going to meet with the queen, who has had to oversee this whole departure my goodness, we'll be looking at that body language >> reporter: but the queen

movie mogul and convicted rapist harvey weinstein fell and injured himself yesterday at new york's rikers island jail. >>his spokesperson says weinstein was dizzy before he fell and he thinks he has a concussion. ey say that the 67 year-old former producer previously used a walker and doesn't have one in jail, a jury convicted weinstein last month of rape and criminal act in he by the way had a heart procedure. last week so several issues on several fronts for him weinstein is scheduled to be sentenced wednesday, he could face more than 2 decades in prison. >>tonight a true full moon will light up the sky anit's also known as the full worm moon supermoo course happened when the moon is at its closest approach to earth and orbit the moon will seem bigger and brighter at night. the lunar event happens tonight, it will also appear full right on through early wednesday, cool. >>so the couple chances to see that was. the world come in our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow clouds moved in i guess later in the afternoon. it was clear late morning, we'll be able to see this month. i think we are there

his spokesman said he was transferred to an infirmary unit at rikers island jail complex yesterday. weinstein had been staying at bellevue hospital since he was convicted of rape and sexual assault last month. he underwent a heart procedure at bellevue on wednesday. weinstein faces up to 29 years in prison when he is sentenced next wednesday. >>> a man convicted of being the accomplice in the killings of three alabama police officers was executed. nathaniel woods died following a lethal injection last night. the case garnered national attention and advocate for woods including dr. martin luther king jr.'s son who urged the governor to commute woods' sentence. >>> there are new developments in the investigation into two missing idaho children. their mother now faces child abandonment charges. lori vallow was booked into an idaho jail yesterday after being extradited from hawaii. she had been living there with a man she married just after the kids were last seen in september. jonathan vigliotti reports from rexburg, idaho. >> she looks like she has handcuffs on, do you see. >> reporte

the disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein has been taken to new york's notorious rikers island jail is transferred to prison comes 10 days after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault. complained of chest pains after the verdict and was 1st taken to hospital 0 9. we're turning now to the latest on the coronavirus european union health ministers are holding a special session in brussels today to discuss further measures to contain the virus well in the u.s. president trump is expected to sign an $8300000000.00 measure to help tackle the outbreak israel and the palestinian authority have put the city of bethlehem under quarantine after 7 cases were confirmed there and the u.n. is calculating that some 300000000 students worldwide have been affected by school closures because of the wires. and corona virus cases and south korea have now skyrocketed to more than $6000.00 in the capital seoul transportation officials are taking extraordinary measures sending disinfected teams onto trains and into train stations and requiring that commuters wear masks. south korea's transit networ

from his limousine to a prison van, from the red carpets of hollywood to the notorious rikers islandcially to men of power that wealth and menace offer no immunity from prosecution. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. let's turn to italy, europe's worst affected country by the coronavirus where shops, restau ra nts a nd bars are being closed for two weeks, in an effort to contain the 12,500 infected people there. the death toll has jumped by nearly 200 in the last day alone, to 827. from rome mark lowen reports. connecting the epicentres. a doctor in wuhan and those in europe's equivalent, northern italy. colleagues in crisis. sharing the know—how. we reached that italian doctor on the right in his hospital. the first to diagnose coronavirus here. it hit like a bomb that has kept on exploding. the first few hours, we received 10, 50, 60, 70, until 200 patients in our emergency department and we had some hours where the oxygen supplies sockets were insufficient to give oxygen to all the patients. so we were in a sort of, let me say, war scenario. but, in his town, it may have peaked. wit

i don't know anything specific about rikers island. thank you, guys. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] abbotts governor reg limits public gatherings to no more than 10 people, prohibiting visitations to nursing homes and restricting bars and restaurants to carry out only. this is half an hour. gov. abbott: good afternoon. i want to let you know where we stand in regards to the state response to the coronavirus. i am very proud that the state response is being led by the texas state health services commissioner, dr. john. he and his team worked closely with the texas division of emergency management to coordinate the response to covid-19. going back, from the very beginning, i began working on first this in mid-january. i talked to vice president pence, and the day after that, i talked to president trump about the very first person who contracted covid-19 in the u.s. a couple days later, january

he's now been transferred to rikers island in new york city. he was moved from bellevue hospital more than a week after being found guilty of criminal sexual assault and rain. doctors inserted a stent in his heart last night. he now faces up to 29 years in prison when he's sentenced next week. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. disturbing video of a violent police arrest in new york. officers confronting a young man, allegedly smoking marijuana, appearing to kick him to the ground. >>> there are late developments today in the missing children's case making national headlines. their mother has now been extradited back to idaho and the fbi releasing new images tonight of the children at yellowstone. what they reveal about the photos and when they were taken. >>> and then the driver who did not see the train coming. authorities say she is lucky to be alive tonight. a lot more news ahead. a lot more news ahead. we'll be right back. ♪ant to rock! (rock!) ♪ ♪ i want to rock! (rock!) ♪ i want to rock! (rock!) ♪ i

from his limousine to a prison van, from the red carpets of hollywood to the notorious rikers islandth and menace offer no immunity from prosecution. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. just briefly, an ancient town in turkey thought to be more than 12,000 years old has been engulfed by floodwaters from a new dam. vehicle reports. 12,000 years ago this town rested by the shores of the sivrice river. now the village centre with scores of ancient architecture is surrounded by water and it's not going away. -- tigris water and it's not going away. —— tigris river river. water and it's not going away. -- tigris river river. it work in the tourism industry, told the story story of this place but unfortunately in the last few months no—one has come here —— i work in the tourism industry. the government started feeling the hydroelectric dam mid last year. 3000 residents were forced to relocate to a government built village on the other side of the river. but some residents are standing by the justification. translation: above all, it's good for the energy sector, for power generation, but it w

from his limousine to a prison van, from the red carpets of hollywood to the notorious rikers islandof power that wealth and menace offer no immunity from prosecution. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. an ancient town in turkey thought to be more than 12,000 years old has been engulfed by floodwaters from a new dam. feya cole reports. 12,000 years ago, the town of hasankeyf stood proudly by the shores of the tigris river. residents say their ancestors would spend their days growing and trading fruit, like pomegranates. but now the village centre, with scores of ancient architecture, is surrounded by water and it's not going away. translation: i used to work in the tourism industry. i told the story of this place, but unfortunately, the last few months, no—one come here. the turkish government started feeling the ilisu hydroelectric dam mid last year. by october, homes in this ancient town were inundated. around 3,000 residents were forced to relocate to a government built village on the other side of the river. but some residents are standing by the justification. translation: above a

prisoners from custody itself to 38 people mostly inmates tested positive for corona virus in the main rikers island facility and other jails to the director of a prisoner's rights group told us that tightly packed conditions could rapidly spread infections i was a person myself for 17 years at washington state and for several years i was held in a fish in a cell that was 54 square feet was another man. when you think about it and this is far from a common you have preserve being held in very tiny spaces oftentimes communal cells are 78 temperatures and in many states and have a southern united states reserves are held in dormitories you have a $2300.00 man literally locked in dormitories and they're sleeping 5 feet away from each other these are all situations that are almost ideal for a pandemic she woke grow and spread the u.s. federal bureau of prisons says almost a 5th of inmates are among the most susceptible to developing severe complications from covert 19 for now federal most state prisons have banned visits to limit contact some prisons have also started to release some of the at risk inma

year harvey weinstein the disgraced hollywood producer sentence before this morning he woke up on rikers island the tories the brutal jail complex on an island in new york where he's been staying since he was convicted of these 2 very serious that. month he was brought into court wearing handcuffs and in a wheelchair a signal of how seriously they this fall from grace and the fact that. he came face to face once again with 6 women who testified in the case against him that includes the 2 women for which he was been he's been convicted of sexual offenses against and of course only like a small fraction of the 80 plus women around the world who have leveled allegation terrifying moments trapped inside hotel rooms with. the over the last 2 or 3 decades he. made a statement to the court in mitigation of his offenses he said it was a rambling incoherent affair almost he said that he was totally confused by what's been happening and in many ways he didn't really seem to fully grasp. the public shame and disgrace in appropriate brought on because he said he was confused that this feeling of thousands

heart palpitations and high blood pressure his attorneys tell nbc news the decision to move him to rikers islandn new york city took him by surprise. they thought he would remain at the hospital until his sentencing on wednesday. weinstein faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of 29 years in prison. >>> senate minority leader chuck schumer is backtracking after earning a sharp rebuke from chief justice john roberts but some say in the senate it's not enough nbc's kasie hunt has more. >> reporter: after intense backlash, top senate democrat chuck schumer walking back what many saw as a threat against two supreme court justices appointed by president trump >> i shouldn't have used the words i did, but in no way was i making a threat. >> reporter: wednesday at an abortion rights rally, schumer saying this. >> i want to tell you gorsuch, i want it tell you kavanaugh, you have released the whirl wind and you will pay the price you won't know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions. >> reporter: that sparked a rare rebuke from chief justice john roberts writing, quote, threaten

from his limousine to a prison van, from the red carpets of hollywood to the notorious rikers island to men of power that wealth and menace offer no immunity from prosecution. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. just briefly, to russian pra nksters just briefly, to russian pranksters claimed to speak to prince harry where they pretended to be the activist greta thunberg. they said they managed to make two holes to the prince in canada, it raises questions about the principles make security. buckingham palace has declined to comment about the claim. just a reminder on that mean news. travel to the united states from mainland europe is being suspended in a means to redress the coronavirus pandemic. the uk will be excluded from the restrictions which will come into force on friday. much more news for you coming up. thanks for watching. hello. meteorologically speaking, it is now the start of spring. but of course, winter is not that far behind us and i think we will get a reminder of that through the next couple of days. cold air flooding into the uk around an area of low pressure will bri

harvey weinstein is back in the hospital after experiencing chest pains while in jail at new york's rikers islandraced movie mogul, who is 67, received a harsh sentence today-- 23 years-- close to the maximum. nikki battiste now with reaction from weinstein's victims. >> reporter: harvey weinstein sat in a wheelchair as he listened to the emotional testimony of two women he was mariam haley addressed the court first, reliving the experience of going to weinstein's apartment to discuss a job opportunity saying: former actress jessica mann, her hands shaking, said: weinstein told the court: but his claim of remorse failed to move judge james burke. cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman: >> 23 years is a life sentence for harvey weinstein, or anyone his age. >> reporter: weinstein attorney donna rotunno: >> i'm not here to say, "poor harvey." but what i am here to say is we were looking for fairness, and we didn't get it. >> reporter: harvey weinstein's lawyers say they will appeal here in new york, but he will go through a second trial in los angeles, where he faces multiple sexual assault charges a

is he had a heart condition he had to go to a hospital but then he was sent to the infirmary or rikers islandso we're still trying to figure out exactly where he's going to serve his time but it probably won't be a maximum security prison but again he is going to be spending at least 23 years in prison at 67 that makes his fate all but certain that he will die behind bars particular pain with the latest on that case from washington d.c. thank you a 15 year old palestinian boy has been killed when israeli forces fired the tear gas and rubber coated bullets at protesters in the occupied west bank the demonstrators had been camping overnight on a mountain near the city of nablus they were trying to fend off illegal israeli settlers who want to seize the land in the area more than 100 people have been treated for their injuries and abraham is in her my left she says the settlers have been trying to occupy the area for several decades. palestinians are saying that they want to defend this area from an attempt by israeli settlers to take its is an elevated area one of the highest in the nablus gove

does crist movie mogul harvey weinstein as being taken to new york's and a tourist rikers island jail is transferred to prison comes 10 days after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault weinstein complained of chest pains after the verdict one was 1st taken to hospital. not a latest on the coronavirus with the total number of infections still on the rise the world health organization is warning that some countries are not taking the karuna advice seriously enough saying and warning this is not a drill in the u.s. president trump is expected to sign an 8300000000 dollar measure to help tackle the brig and that comes after health professionals warned about a lack of hospital bed israel and the palestinian authority have put the city of bethlehem under quarantine after 7 cases were confirmed and asian markets plunged on friday as fears about a world recession drip investors. national responses to what's emerging as a deal with pandemic vary widely from putting into cities under quarantine or taking simple precautions like hand washing it in so far has the 2nd highest death toll a

from his limousine to a prison van, from the red carpets of hollywood to the notorious rikers island and menace offer no immunity from prosecution. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. a cultural reporterfrom a cultural reporter from the new time and part of a team who won a pulitzer prize for reporting on workplace sexual harassmentjoins me. your response to what has happened in court today? like many people you had, those watching the case, were a little bit stunned at thejudgement. 23 years is case, were a little bit stunned at the judgement. 23 years is an extraordinarily long sentence, especially for someone in harvey weinstein's age range. it is very likely if this is a life sentence. that is what his defence team argued that thejudge did that is what his defence team argued that the judge did not hear that argument. what are you hearing from those you interviewed and those whose stories you heard. those you interviewed and those whose stories you heardlj those you interviewed and those whose stories you heard. i think there is such a range of emotions. this was a tense moment. a s

still i think what everyone agrees very substantial tents and we saw him in the morning at the rikers island jail the prison cell notorious the violent place that he's been caged in sunlight since he was convicted last month arrived at the courthouse and cuffed and in a wheelchair a sign of how seriously the. trial is impacted and of course that he came face to face in the courthouse once again with the 2 women who leveled allegations in which we convicted uncle robert who gave evidence against him and yet quite a dramatic day before and after the. sentence was delivered and judge this trial has been seen as a landmark trial in the me too what message was the judge sending today with this prison sentence. yeah i think if you could consider this being some kind of turning point has been a turning point i think it's important way which is in the past when it comes to the rape and sexual assault case it's often been very difficult to prosecute it's been one person's word against another one content to happen and somebody else who says that but it wasn't consensual in this case what happened is

disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein has been taken to new york's the tourist rikers island jail his transfer to prison comes 10 days after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault weinstein complained of chest pains after the verdict and was 1st taken to hospital. officials from the world health organization are warning that the world is not taking the karuna virus seriously enough but national response is to what's emerging as a global pandemic very from putting entire cities under quarantine to taking simple precautions through like hand washing italy is so far the 2nd high has the 2nd highest death toll of the china it's taking no chances. the lockdown in italy continues this school in rome is just one of tens of thousands from across the country forced to close its doors the government here taking drastic measures to contain the outbreak very good at an on air it was not an easy decision for the government we also waited for the opinion of the scientific committee men and we've decided that given that the situation is changing so quickly so to suspend all academic activiti

disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein has been taken to new york's the tourist rikers island jury has transferred to prison comes 10 days after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault. complained of chest pains off the verdict and was 1st taken to hospital. 2 men on a motorcycle have blown themselves up in a suicide bombing outside the u.s. embassy in tunisia as capital tunis officials say 5 police officers were hurt it was the most serious attack in the country in months. turning out of ghana's sign at least 27 people have been shot dead and dozens injured at a political rally in the afghan capital kabul afghan high peace council chairman mohamed ghanem kylie's was speaking when gunmen opened fire efficiency all the victims were civilians and prominent politicians including chief executive of the buddha escaped unharmed it was the 1st major incident in kabul since the us signed a peace deal with the taliban last weekend. for the very latest joining me from kabul iscar is fun. any of them destroy pantywaists commemorating the death anniversary of a minority shiite leader why wo