samira hussain in new york.arket analyst market yang told me how this is one of the first times the outbreak‘s how this is one of the first times the outbrea k‘s impacted how this is one of the first times the outbreak‘s impacted the global markets through this kind of degree —— margaret yang. we saw a massive sell—off globally last night and i would call it panic selling because of the re—escalation of the current coronavirus with the number of cases increasing sharply globally even though the number of new infections has dropped to a manageable level in china. what are scared investors is this virus, although less deadly than sars, may change people's behaviour, change consumer confidence and sentiment and if the situation continues to deteriorate in italy, south korea and evenjapan, we could see more cities and areas locked down and travel bans and things like that and this could bring very severe economic impact to the globe. you mentioned it is changing people's behaviour, and we saw people's behaviour, and

. >> samira calehr: i want to know who killed my children. >> pelley: it was july 17, 2014, that samira her boys, 19-year-old shaka and 11- year-old miguel, as far as amsterdam airport security would let her. the youngest boy was worried. >> samira calehr: he hugged me really tight. and he told me, like, "mom, i'm so afraid to take this plane. you know, i'm so afraid what happen when the airplane will crash?" i told him, "miguel, come on, you've been on flights many times. you are with shaka. everything is going just to be fine." he said, "you promise me?" i said, "i promise everything will be okay." the brothers were going to see their grandmother in bali. samira planned to come back to the airport the very next day because her middle son, mika, couldn't get a seat on flight 17. >> mika calehr: so, i never got a proper goodbye, said a proper goodbye, and that really is something that i have to deal with for the rest of my life. >> samira calehr: i cannot forgive myself that i promised my baby, miguel, that everything will be fine. who am i to tell him that everything's going to be okay

nada: samira, thank you so much. thalso todayu.s. senate voted to limit president trump's ability to take further military action against iran. it comes nearly six weeks after the president ordered the killing of iran's top military leader, qasem soleimani. some republicans crossed party vote in favor of th resolution. president trump is expected to veto the measure. in other news now, the u.s. and the taliban have negotiated a weeklong truce in afghanistan. it has been held as an important breakthrough, but not yet a peace agreement. u.s. troops won't withaw until violence levels decrease. il of the bushfires burni australian state of new south wales are nowontained for the rst time this fire season, according to the rural fire service. the flames had been raging since september, burning more than a million hectaresf land and destroying many homes. heavy rain has fallen in the state last week which has put out many brush fires. former white house pecommunications director takes is returning to-- hope hicks is returning to 1600 penns

i spoke to bbc's business reporter samira hussain. the white hoe has tried all day, and we heard president trump again trying to calm investors, but it didn't seem to quite work, did it? samira: it was a theme we saw throughout the week. not only did we hear from u.s. president trump speaking from the white house, we also heard from mbers of the administration, including the head of itics econ steam, that was really trying to urge some sort of calm with investors from trying to reiterate that there are fundameals in the u.s. onomy that are strong, and in fact, one member of the administration went so far as to suggest this is a buying opportunity. but throughout the week, wenv sw thattors remained unconvinced, downright scare about the ki of impact of the coronavirus could have if he does infected develop into a full epidemic, and what that means for the global economy. nada: investo seem to be mo swayed by what the fed said today. what did america's central banks say exactly? samira: the central bank, also in an effort to clam invest

samira hussain there.ons between the us and china, because they are set to come down a notch today as tariffs are cut on billions of dollars worth of goods, as part of a ‘phase one' agreement. mariko 0i is following the story. good to see you. just explain how much of a cut in tariffs this is and how significant it will be. it is significant in a way that this is the first time that we are seeing those ta riffs that we are seeing those tariffs being reduced. 0f course, the us china trade war has taken somewhat of a backseat because of the coronavirus out rate, but as of today, on the chinese side, beijing will cut tariffs on $75 billion worth of american products, primarily fish, seafood, and auto parts. but, there is a big part, the big product affected by the trade war like soybeans and pork, they will only see a slight reduction in tariffs, reduced only 2.5% points —— percentage points. they are cutting ta riffs points. they are cutting tariffs on hundred and $20 billion worth of chinese goods by half f

samira hussain, bbc news, pine plains, new york. the twentieth century was cut short by multiple sclerosis. she was just 42 when she died. more than three decades later, her life has inspired a new work by the royal ballet. our arts editor will gompertz reports. the cellist is a story of love and loss between a woman and an object — the musicianjacqueline du pre and her cello. the cello, you know, it looks like a person. we refer to its neck, its body, its voice. its sound is very much like the human voice. lauren cuthbertson plays the cellist, the ballet tells jacqueline du pre's life story, charting her rise to international superstardom followed by a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, forcing her to give up her beloved cello. the moment when you know something is wrong but you don't know what it is i think must be horrific, especially when, you know, she couldn't feel her fingers. she had this tingling sensation. the weight of the bow was not feeling as it had done before. there are two subjects, i suppose, in this ballet. there is

samira hussain in new york for us.joint in our studio by our asia business correspondent karishma vaswani. asian markets have been reacting to this for a month and then wall street started to catch up, and now we're starting to see that impact on asian markets yet again. yes, i think what we saw in early phase of this, when asian markets were reacting to daily updates from china, as the virus spread across china, that caused factories not to reopen as quickly as people wanted them to. factory workers were staying at home and that these massive quarantines, and there was a lot of mystery about what the virus was actually capable of. and that is why you saw asian markets react in the first instance, as they tried to come to terms with the fact that the factory, the workshop of the world, was effectively not working. what you are seeing now is, with more cases 110w are seeing now is, with more cases now being reported outside of china, in the rest of the world, and now in the united states as well, that nervousness affect

more from our business correspondent samira hussain.market were battered in a way not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. the dowjones fell by more than 12% this week although on friday trading was able to come back from a 1000 point lost to close only 350 points lower. wall street continues to worry about the coronavirus and if the increasing number of cases outside china pushes the deadly virus into an epidemic. the white house has been trying to calm nervous investors. the trump administration's national economic director says he does not believe the stock market plunge will have a long—term effect. the president himself spoke to reporters late on friday saying that some of these big drops can be attributed to investor fears of the unknown. earlier in the day, the us central bank, the federal reserve, released a statement saying the us economy remains fundamentally strong but if there is a need for the fed to step in, it will. traders interpreted that as a possible cut to borrowing rates, something that other major economies are al

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. million from its budget. what differences will audiences see? 0ne casualties the victoria w show that is getting rid ofa victoria w show that is getting rid of a programme like that the answer? first, the news broke last sunday that kobe bryant had died, there was shock among his many fans worldwide, but there was also confusion among a significant proportion of the domestic audience who had never come across the american basketball star. about the amount of time devoted to him on the bbc. how can the bbcjustified using the story of kobe bryant's death in a helicopter crash as the lead item for most of its bulletins last sunday and monday? while acknowledging that this was an awful thing to happen, i would suggest that like myself, most of the british population have never heard of kobe bryant. come on, bbc. sort out your priorities. craig was one of those more appreciative of the coverage. but with one exception. "i cannot understand why you felt the need to highlight in a six 0'cloc

our north american business correspondent samira hussain has been following the sell—off, and sent usrt from new york. if anyone thought wall street was going to be less spooked on tuesday, they would have been wrong. for the second day in a row, us financial markets have vomited, dropping more than 6% in the last two days. in an effort to calm investors, the donald trump administration advisor said the coronavirus would not result in an economic tragedy. he went on saying that by advising america's investors that it would be a good time to buy stocks. clearly wall street was not convinced. a sense from some investors that the numbers of coronavirus are as low as reported. further stoking fears is donald trump asking forfurtherfunding from congress. it is possible there is more panicking from the administration. on tuesday, it was advised america should prepare for an outbreak of the virus and that it would be bad. businesses in the uk are worried about the outbreak well is the sell—off continuing in asia? let's go to our asia business hub where mariko oi has been following the asian

hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. tonight, we are leaving the european union. borisjohnson addresses the nation via social media on the night we finally leave the eu. why didn't the bbc broadcast his speech? and why did the bbc turn its new studio blue and yellow for brexit night? last friday was the night we left the european union and the bbc had an extended news programme at 10pm, to mark the occasion. viewers got in touch to say they couldn't understand why the bbc news studio had turned blue and yellow, the colours of the eu. simon lee e—mailed. .. other viewers got in touch to say they were unhappy with the coverage of the event in parliament square, where nigel farage and other leave campaigners were celebrating. just after the 11pm exit, the national anthem was played and sung by the crowds, here's how the bbc marked it. singing, chanting, renditions of god save the queen, rule britannia and, in the final moments before we left the european union, nigel farage, the person many credit with putting pressure on the conservative party and making sure that b

hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed.trusion and social media abuse over the last few months, has bbc news reported her death with suitable sensitivity and restraint? and was it responsible to report the way in which the presenter took her own life? we‘ve seen before on this programme how news stories about celebrities can divide audiences straight down the middle, often on generational levels. 0ne person‘s television or social media idol can be completely unknown to others. some people can‘t get enough detail, while others can‘t wait for broadcasters to move on to what they consider more important topics. so it was last saturday when news broke of the death of tv presenter caroline flack, just weeks before she was supposed to stand trial for assaulting her boyfriend, a charge she denied. in court in december it was clear. she was deeply distressed. today, she was found dead at her flat. her lawyer said she‘d ta ken her own life. friends and colleagues have spoken of their shock and heartbreak at the news. tonight, thousa

let's get more on this story from samira hussain who joins me from new york. she was watching that very long speech in which he boldly claimed he'd done so much for the us economy. in almost 80 minutes, we heard from us presidents donald trump really talk about the us economy. it's because that is something that has been going very well during his presidency and remember, this is the state of the union address that was given it during a year he is fighting for real election. it is unsurprising that the president spent the first part of his speech really dedicated to really highlighting his economic accomplishments. let's listen to what he said. in just three short years, we have shattered the mentality of american decline and we have rejected the downsizing of american's destiny. we have totally rejected the downsizing. we are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago and we are never, ever, going back. how does what he had to say in that speech match with reality? look, if you look at the way the us economy has been performing that

hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.ts of england and wales and with more storms to come, how is bbc news handling the logistics of covering extreme weather events? was question time right to post a clip—on line of this audience member's views about this question about immigration which many viewers found offensive? the spread of the coronavirus is increasingly dominating news bulletins and the tasks for journalists dominating news bulletins and the tasks forjournalists is to balance informing audiences fully of the fa cts informing audiences fully of the facts and what steps they should ta ke facts and what steps they should take up the requirement not to let the weight of coverage served to exaggerate the risks. this is the bbc‘s medical correspondent fergus walsh on wednesday's news at ten. none of us has any immunity to this new virus but even if we get a widespread outbreak in the uk, analysis from china suggest that 81% of those infected only get a mild illness and so don't need medical treatment. the first symptom

hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. tonight, we are leaving the european union.e nation via social media on the night we finally leave the eu. why didn't the bbc broadcast his speech? and why did the bbc turn its new studio blue and yellow for brexit night? last friday was the night we left the european union and the bbc had an extended news programme at 10pm, to mark the occasion. viewers got in touch to say they couldn't understand why the bbc news studio had turned blue and yellow, the colours of the eu. simon lee e—mailed. .. other viewers got in touch to say they were unhappy with the coverage of the event in parliament square, where nigel farage and other leave campaigners were celebrating. just after the iipm exit, the national anthem was played and sung by the crowds, here's how the bbc marked it. singing, chanting, renditions of god save the queen, rule britannia and, in the final moments before we left the european union, nigel farage, the person many credit with putting pressure on the conservative party and making sure that brexit happened. tonight, a

here's samira ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch with me.line flack was the subject of the media intrusion and social media abuse over the last few months, has bbc news reported her death was suitable six activity? wasn't and responsible to report the way in which the presenter took her own life? we've seen before on this programme how stories about celebrities can divide audiences down the middle, often on generational levels. 0ne person's social media idol can be completely unknown to others. some people can't get enough detail while others can't wait for broadcasters to move on to what they consider more important topics. it was last saturday when the growth of —— death of caroline flack just weeks before the growth of —— death of caroline flackjust weeks before she was supposed to stand trial for assaulting her boyfriend, a charge she denied. in court in december it was clear. she was deeply distressed. today she was found dead at her flat. distressed. today she was found dead at herflat. her distressed. today she was found dead at her f

more now from our north american business correspondent, samira hussain.s their sharpest declines since 2018. more now from our north american business wall street is spooked clearly. the massive falls on us financial markets makes that point. investors are scared the impact of coronavirus could mean a prolonged economic slowdown globally. the number of cases of the virus has ballooned to 77,000 in china, a worrying sign for investors given how important and how much is made in china and sold around the world. china is also a dominant consumer of goods itself and with its doors closed and people not going out, consumer production has taken a dive. apple, google and walt disney, who do a lot of business in china and rely on it for making goods, had shares down 4.5% in trading on monday. airlines and hotel chains fell dramatically as people cancelled travel plans because of fears of the spread. if the impact of the virus is as serious as some investors suspect, it could even derail the longest economic expansion in american history. let's talk more about the

here's samira ahmed. hello, and welcome to news watch with me. by floods and part of england and wales and with more stars to come, how is bbc news admitting the logistics of covering extreme weather events? and, question time, a clip on line of base audience member use on immigration which many viewers found offensive. first, despite of the coronavirus is increasingly dominating news bulletins and the task for generalist if the balance informing task for generalist if the balance in forming audiences for the of the fa cts in forming audiences for the of the facts and what steps they should ta ke facts and what steps they should take with the requirement not to let the weight of coverage served to exaggerate the risks. here is to bbc's exaggerate the risks. here is to bbc‘s medical correspondent on wednesday's news at ten. none of us has any immunity to disney virus, but even if we get a widespread outbreak in the uk, and that china suggests 81% of those infected on the deck and a mild ms and so don't need medical treatment. the first symptoms ar

let's put this into context, with the thoughts of our new york business correspondent samira hussain.being hurt by it, in particular you are looking at airlines which continue to suffer, tourism, and basically any company that has anything to do with china. so if you sell to china, if you buy raw materials from china to make your own goods here in the us, all of those companies are being affected. it is a variety of things from apple to nike, to walt disney to american airlines, to united. it is really because what happens in china touches so many companies that operate in america we see quite a widespread impact. more on the coronavirus outbreak in just a few minutes. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: donald trump and his wife, melania, have departed new delhi following a two—day visit to india, which culminated in a summit with the indian prime minister narendra modi. the president, who was a guest at an evening banquet with modi on tuesday, said india and the us were making progress on a trade deal. also making news today: lawyers for the disgraced hollywood film p

samira hussain has more from new york.rved as the disney boss for nearly 15 years and was only the sixth ceo in the entertainment giant's history. during his time in charge, mr iger oversaw huge changes to disney's business, including a number of big takeovers of pixar, marvel and 21st century fox just to name three. most recently, he oversaw the launch of disney's video streaming service disney plus, which has exceeded expectation so far. now, mr iger will continue as executive chairman at disney through next year. he will be replaced as ceo by bob chapek, who, until now, was in charge of disney's amusement parks business. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. joining me is laura onita, retail correspondent at the telegraph. welcome to you, laura. talking of retail, the sales of music at a real high, 13 year record after a surge in streaming. indeed, so we are seeing this trend of people subscribing to spotty, apple music, increasing, which is what has led to t

samira hussain reports from new york. when i was a kid growing up, there was always a form. asked you if you're impressed by a company's green credentials and if that makes an impact on how you shop or do business. let's take a look at how some viewers have responded: it's a difficult one, and moral test. that's what we were talking about earlier, the disconnect with jeff bezel is giving away millions of pounds but peoplepos macro experience a slightly different, you see diesels fans, not paying tax concerns about amazon workers, how they're treated in the uk, health and safety. jerome says that is a really, really good point. lack of information out there. the company will say we are doing this, that, this is the environmental impact but how do you know for sure and how do you test that? good point. excellent use of the phrase now on. i managed to get it right. let me show you one more time, bbc online, i've been strolling through myself, the business page, so many really interesting features and analysis, look at this, pregnant actresses, we are not treated like people. an

samira hussain has more from new york. to worry about the spread of the coronavirus. those fears have been even seen on financial markets. companies that do business in china are facing a lot of pressure, as are those in the travel industry. just what big chains are thinking may become a little clearer when the hotel and resort chain hilton reports earnings a little later today. analysts are expecting that hilton will report a pretty solid quarter but many will focus on the guidance it offers going forward. remember, this latest set of earnings will report on the business before the outbreak of the coronavirus. the $31 billion hotel and resort operator gets 3.7% of its total revenue from mainland china. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. joining me is kirsty bashforth, founder of quayfive, a consultancy firm advising on organisational culture. thank you forjoining us. we start with a very prevalent story because it is about the british government, the foreign

samira hussainjoins us from new york. 0nce once again, coronavirus during damage to the markets. closed and we are seeing the industrial average followed by almost 1200 points. that is bringing the total for this week alone to 3200 points. so, and are clearly, very scared about the coronavirus and that kind of impact it's going to have on the global economy. but now that's expected to focus on the united states. as you pointed out the international monetary fund has suggested that it might have to cut its global growth outlook for the year because of the impact that this virus is having on so many companies. we are seeing that a lot of companies are reacting and we are seeing that facebook, for example, has decided to cancel if they did that the biggest assembly for the company and he had decided to cancel it altogether because of the coronavirus. secondly, a lot of worry “— coronavirus. secondly, a lot of worry —— worried company. coronavirus. secondly, a lot of worry -- worried company. any advice from them? in terms of what to do for the coronavirus, a lot of companies right n

for more it's over to samira hussain in new york. be talking about? by far the biggest moneymaker for invert, and be talking about? by far the biggest moneymakerfor invert, and be part of the company that they are most well known for is the right hailing. in that sector of the business we saw that there was an increase and a musician said it was 18% more people using that service compared to the same time last year. looking at the areas of business and that hasn't really been growing quite quickly, it is the birth each sector, that restau ra nt it is the birth each sector, that restaurant delivery service. they had seen there is a huge increase 71% more users overall for that uber eats pa rt of 71% more users overall for that uber eats part of its business. there are really two big numbers and data people are talking about. the first line is if you look at the last four months of 2019, uber lost less money, then what analyst were expecting. part of a story but the other part, i let her number, the entire year of 2019 necklace blinds

samira hussain is in new york. what does this have to do with amazon? is worth $10 billion. it isa believes. it is worth $10 billion. it is a big chunk of change. but it was eventually awarded to microsoft, so was eventually awarded to microsoft, so amazon went to court to say that look, the reason why microsoft ended up look, the reason why microsoft ended up getting this contract is because they were unduly influenced by president trump. it is no secret that president trump has lobbied a lot of thanks towards amazon, particular because of the coverage that the newspaper, the washington post, gives of the president and his administration, let's not forget, mr jeff pazo is the owner of the washington post. what happens now that this injunction has been granted? —— that this injunction has been granted? —— jeff pazo split up now you have to wait until the court case makes its way through the courts. what this injunction does is it stops the pentagon and microsoft from doing any work until they can sort of rectify this other lawsuit that amazon has agains

samira hussain has more from new york.ome and gone and while it may be the biggest night for american football fans, many may have only tuned in to watch the adverts. advertising during the super bowl is notoriously costly and this year was no different. with a 30 second ad slot costing $5.6 million. that's an increase from last year, when a 30 second advert during the super bowl cost $5.3 million. companies that advertised for the first time during the game on sunday night include facebook, pizza chain little caesars, and the retail giant walmart. now, whether it was the sporting event itself, the half—time show, or the commercials that got you to watch, all that fun could have an impact on productivity. 0ne survey suggests more than 17 million workers are expected to skip work on monday, the day after the super bowl. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. with me is cornelia meyer — ceo of mrl corporation. good to see you. good morning. the ba ftas good to see

samira hussain has been watching the proceedings. heard us president donald trump really talk about the us economy. it is because that is something that has been going very well during his presidency and remember, this is a state of the union address that was given during a year when he is fighting for re—election, so it is unsurprising that the president spent the first part of his speech really dedicated to highlighting his economic accomplishments. why don't we listen to what he had to say. in just three short years, we have shattered the mentality of american decline, and we have rejected the downsizing of americans' destiny. we have totally rejected the downsizing. we are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago, and we are never, ever going back. if you look at the way the us economy has been performing, yes, it is true that we are seeing the longest expansion in its economic history. we are seeing record low unemployment rates, an unemployment rate we haven't seen in 50 years. and if you look at the

samira hussain has more from new york.tracting the coronavirus, the american auto industry could take a hit. although very few passenger vehicles currently sold in the us are assembled in china, electric cars rely on batteries that are made in china. there has been a big push by the traditional car companies to get into the electric vehicle market, with auto—makers making big investments. according to one study, among the auto—makers that will be most impacted by the coronavirus are volkswagen, honda and gm. general motors sells more cars in china than it does in the us, and the company was already reporting a slowdown in sales before the outbreak began. volkswagen sells approximately 40% of its vehicles in china. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. joining us is kate hardcastle, retail analyst at business consultancy, insight with passion. thank you forjoining us. . we are going to start with a story in the daily telegraph, steve dixon, who heads up the us fe

here's samira ahmed. hello, and welcome to news watch with me.

hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. tonight, we are leaving the european union. why did the bbc turn its new studio blue and yellow for brexit night? last friday was the night we left the european union and the bbc had

let's bring in my colleague samira hussein who's in new york for us. the way they are trading right now, i see a sea of red. it is a real clear indication that wall street is really worried about coronavirus and what impact it could have on the label economy, and whether there would be a prolonged impact. if you look at specifically what has been hurt in term of companies, anyone that does a lot of business with china. apple, nike, wa lt business with china. apple, nike, walt disney, three companies that you see have had the big falls on markets because they are so worried about coronavirus. being impact is airlines and hotel chains, worries that people are just going to stop travelling altogether. the worries about the financial impact have been bubbling around for a while. why the sharp drop that we are seeing now? i was reading that the dow is down a thousand points at one point. that isa thousand points at one point. that is a massive drop, something that we would never normally see. there are a lot of people asking that question, what is it right

samira husain is in new york.p us understand why traders are so help us understand why traders are so concerned. traders are really worried about some of the things that we talked about yesterday, the provisional spread of the virus and how that's going to impact the global upon me. there are other things that happened today. —— global economy. we heard from health officials saying that americans should really prepare for a possible outbreak of the coronavirus and that it will be bad. that really sent markets trading a lot lower today. 0ther markets trading a lot lower today. other things that have markets really worried, rather investors really worried, rather investors really worried, rather investors really worried, there's this general sense from some investors that it is possible that the number of cases in the us, although it remains low, we're talking about very few cases, some people are finding it very hard to believe. now that we're hearing from the cdc we should prepare for an eventual outbreak of coron

samira hussain is in new york. help me understand the process.ink you use the exact right phrasing by calling it a bit ofa right phrasing by calling it a bit of a wish list because he has outlined a lot of things that he wa nts to outlined a lot of things that he wants to get done. he wants the increased military spending and he wa nts to increased military spending and he wants to start slashing these a safety net programmes, which is unsurprising. we're talking about cuts to medicaid, cuts to the environmental protection agency, but it's a wish close because the likelihood of this being passed by congress is very unlikely. he needs both houses to be able to get this budget passed but he only controls just one. so in that case, how can he get anything through the house of representatives, given how things are gonna be? two they sit down and negotiate? that'sjust are gonna be? two they sit down and negotiate? that's just the are gonna be? two they sit down and negotiate? that'sjust the probably run up the gates some pretty healthy —— guidelines.

samira hussain reports.uring his time in charge, he oversaw huge changes to disney‘s business. including a number of big takeovers of pixar, marvel and 21st century fox just to name three. i am proud of our effo rts name three. i am proud of our efforts for our employees and cast members around the world. which are about 230,000. i am proud of their compensation, i am about 230,000. i am proud of their compensation, iam proud about 230,000. i am proud of their compensation, i am proud of the benefits that we have bestowed upon them and i am proud of the opportunities we have created for them because there have been huge u pwa rd them because there have been huge upward mobility in our company by the very people that it started at the very people that it started at the bottom and i am one of them and have enabled themselves to not only worked their way up, but to work their way up worked their way up, but to work theirway up and worked their way up, but to work their way up and earn more. most recently, he sa

samira hussain is at the new york stock.ingent than the rest of the world. 0nly australia and singapore reporting restrictions as harsh as the us. a lot of criticism about the kinds of restrictions the united states has put on anyone going to china or even people, what happens when they return from china requiring a 14 day quarantine. china has been critical of that move because they feel that it is really just of that move because they feel that it is reallyjust stoking more fears. in terms of the impact of coronavirus. the world health 0rganization has said to notjump to any big conclusions. there is criticism but from the american standpoint, they feel quite strongly that this is right for their own country and for their citizens. we we re country and for their citizens. we were talking earlier about the move is that we saw in the chinese market which were pretty major, the market closed down around 8%. what is the situation in the united states? are you seeing any stock specific moves in relation to the coronavirus news?

hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed.n be completely unknown to others. some people can‘t get enough detail, while others can‘t wait for broadcasters to move on to what they consider more important topics. so it was last saturday when news broke of the death of the tv presenter caroline flack, just weeks before she was due to stand trial for assaulting her boyfriend, a charge she denied. in court in december it was clear — she was deeply distressed. today, she was found dead at her flat. her lawyer said she‘d ta ken her own life. friends and colleagues have spoken of their shock and heartbreak at the news. love island is a show that thrives on its impact on social media, and tonight, thousands were expressing their grief and sympathy. and caroline flack‘s death stayed in the news headlines for the next few days. on monday, the last photograph of her before she died was posted on a friend‘s instagram account and picked up by broadcasters, including the bbc, prompting this reaction from joanna hicks. it showed caroline at h

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.any fans worldwide, but there was also confusion among a significant proportion of the domestic audience who had never come across the american basketball star about the amount of time devoted to him on the bbc. sue was among that number. how can the bbcjustify using the story of kobe bryant's death in a helicopter crash as lead item for most of its bulletins last sunday and monday? while acknowledging that this was an awful thing to happen, i would suggest that like myself, most of the british population have never heard of kobe bryant. come on, bbc. sort out your priorities. craig cowley was one of those more appreciative of the coverage, but with one exception. but the aspect of the bbc‘s coverage of kobe bryant's death, which produced the biggest response, arose out of this part of a report on sunday's news at ten. his list of achievements is long — and all star, an nba champion and an olympic gold medallist. he was unashamedly competitive and he was deeply frustrated when his play

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.uffle. before details emerged, political editor laura kuenssberg wa already on the trail of rishi sunak. are you expecting a promotion today? you're widely tipped as on the way up. i have absolutely no idea... rishi sunak unaware first thing in the morning just how high he was about to soar. leisure to be part of the government. —— pleasure to be part of the government. emerging as the brand—new chancellor, but has number 11 become an annex of the prime minister? number 10a? chancellor? will you have any power if number 10's in charge, chancellor? maggie robinson was among a number of viewers taking exception to that report. she e—mailed: chris tetley made a similar point: and the eyes of the bbc were still of the new chancellor on friday morning, even in the middle of a report about mumps on the news channel. around half of mumps cases last year were amongst unvaccinated people accoridng to public health england. but many, like flora, ben and ollie, did have the mmrjab and... studio:

now on breakfast, it's time for newswatch hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.the spread of the coronavirus is increasingly dominating news bulletins and the task forjournalists is to balance informing audiences fully of the facts and what steps they should take with the requirement not to let the weight of coverage serve to exaggerate the risks. here's the bbc‘s medical correspondent fergus walsh on wednesday's news at ten. none of us has any immunity to this new virus, but even if we get a widespread outbreak in the uk, analysis from china suggests that 81% of those infected only get a mild illness and so don't need medical treatment. the first symptoms are a fever and dry cough. older people and those with existing health problems are at greater risk from the coronavirus, which attacks the lungs. but that also applies to seasonal flu, which kills thousands of people here every year. keith andrews was one of those who thought the amount of airtime devoted to the subject could induce unnecessary panic amongst viewers. question time on bbc one on thursdays is no

hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. tonight, we are leaving the european union.making sure that brexit happened. tonight, as he addressed the crowds here, he said, some people said this wasn‘t to be celebrated. he says it was. it was a victory, he says, for democracy. he said, "we beat the establishment, who didn‘t want the referendum, they didn‘t want this to happen." but he also said that this wasn‘t the end, that there would be battles ahead and he would be standing by to make sure that boris johnson did deliver. tim dorsett e—mailed to say... the main complaint about friday‘s coverage of brexit night was to do with the prime minister‘s statement and the bbc‘s decision not to broadcast the footage. usually in these kind of situations, national broadcaster, usually in these kind of situations, a national broadcaster, either the bbc, itn, or sky news, would be invited into downing street, to record the prime minister‘s words. instead, the statement was recorded by borisjohnson‘s team and distributed via facebook and twitter. the bbc decided not to broadcast it.