sophie long for us there. 0ur correspondent in los angeles, david willis, told us more of the detail. are saying that tiger woods is very lucky to be alive. he is luxury hyundai suv crossed into the central reservation, obliterating a sign there. it then hit a curb and a tree, before rolling over several times, and leaving him several hundred feet from the road, and they are saying that speed may well have been a factor in this accident. these are winding roads with picturesque coastal views but people apparently do tend to take them at quite a high clip and it does appear that may have been something that tiger woods was doing today. now, they are saying he's suffering serious leg injuries, but the los angeles times is reporting that those injuries include a shattered ankle and to leg fractures, one of them a compound fracture. tiger woods was able to converse with rescue workers. when they reached him he was conscious at the time but he is, as i say, in a serious but stable condition officially tonight here in los angeles with hospital officials giving no update on his condition. i

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.i asked him whether tiger will be able to make another comeback. i think he'll come back but i think it will be in a way different than people would imagine. i think that he's going to come to a point where he's not only just playing golf but he's going to do so much more for the game. that's what you saw with all the well wishes from every walk of life. how he just trancends the game. he's transcended the game as you say. how much more can he do? and specially in times of diversifying the game of this bar was mad definitely. i think during this downtime of therapy and getting himself back to the old tiger or philly functioning i think work with programmes like find the game which is an initiative to help minority african—american men and women pursue their dreams to get on the torah. pursue their dreams to get on the tour. there's a lot ofjunior programmes. amazing foundations i think that's where you will start to see him this time. so in times it during our terms of his visibility.

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. let's bring you some live pictures now from monywa in myanmar.protest is the military seized control the country in february. aung san suu kyi is among hundreds of people detained and hundreds of people detained and hundreds of people that make three people have been killed. then military seized control on february one after that general election which the national league for democracy won by a landslide, but the armed forces have been claiming widespread fraud. the electoral commissioner said there is no evidence of that. indonesia's foreign minister, retno marsudi, has met a high ranking myanmar military official to discuss the coup. they met in the thai capital, bangkok, after ms retno dropped plans to visit myanmar itself because protesters had objected. 0ur burmese reporter nyein chan aye was at the protests outside the indonesian embassy in yangon, and sent this report. that was before the internet was shut down for an 11th consecutive night. outside the indonesian embassy in yangon, protesters chant to make their voices heard. they are cal

sophie long, bbc news, hollywood. from hollywood to weatherfield.became famous as the charming but ruthless factory boss with a string of failed relationships. david sillito looks back at his career. i'm in charge of all the layabouts, i own the place. mr baldwin? that's right, jack. the arrival of a weatherfield outsider, factory owner and ladies man mike baldwin, played byjohnny briggs. before coronation street, he had had many roles on stage and screen, from a brief appearance in the lavender hill mob to z cars, but it was mike baldwin that made him famous. what's your game? a career that went from stage school in london to the roguish factory boss. some to rail against and hate, which was what was going ——it gave the women someone to rail against and hate, which was what was going on with the country with a terrible state of strikes and all the rest, but you still managed to like him and he was part of that community. his most famous moment, the confrontation with his arch enemy ken barlow as they fought for the affections of deirdre barlow. it'

sophie long, bbc news, hollywood.d the find "exceptional" because it's so well preserved. mark lobel takes a look. pompeii by bastille plays. dusting off history — archaeologists say this is a first ceremonial chariot find of its kind, a short horse ride from the ancient roman city of pompeii. discovered on the porch of a large suburban villa, civita giuliana, preserved in a thick layer of ash after a volcanic eruption almost 2,000 years ago, incredibly, almost entirely intact! note the high iron wheels, metal arms and backrest to seat one 01’ two passengers. look even closer, and on the sides, engraved in bronze sheets and painted wooden panels featuring cupid. speaking of which, on the rear, bronze and tin medallions depicting sensual scenes — all pointing towards the real purpose of this stunning, uniquely italian discovery, which archaeologists deduce would priestesses and ladies. ——which archaeologists deduce would taxi priestesses and ladies. this one imagined to lead a bride to her new household. translation: p

sophie long in los angeles.eased by more than 50% in the past year. the lockdown has meant that some women have felt trapped at home with violent and abusive partners, and support workers say they are seeing more cases of serious injury. this report by our correspondent, jeremy cooke, includes some distressing details. lockdown britain — staying at home to stay safe. he got me by the throat and nearly killed me. but what if staying at home means staying in danger? i was always scared. i was scared of how he'd react. the pandemic has meant some victims feeling trapped at home with abusive partners. the incidents are more serious. that escalation has probably been at a faster rate than we have probably previously ever seen. we've never seen anything like it. not, certainly, in my lifetime. hello, domestic violence helpline... busy times for the support workers at wearside women in need. where are you? are you somewhere safe? lockdown is making it much harder to give face—to—face support. he's outside? 0k. so, we'r

our correspondent sophie long is in los angeles with the latest.ears to have flipped, overturned and crashed. he is said to have been conscious and taken to hospital nearby. we don�*t know the full extent of his injuries, his agent issued a statement saying he sustained multiple leg injuries and was now undergoing surgery. he thanked people for their support and privacy at this time. we know tiger woods had been travelling alone in the coastal time, winding roads and beautiful views over the pacific. we know no other vehicle was involved but we don�*t know what caused the crash and that is being investigated. it was hoping that tiger woods, who was recovering from back surgery was able to take place in the masters in april, but that is looking all but unlikely.— looking all but unlikely. sophie, thank ou looking all but unlikely. sophie, thank you for— looking all but unlikely. sophie, thank you for the _ looking all but unlikely. sophie, thank you for the latest - looking all but unlikely. sophie, thank you for the latest in - looking all but unli

sophie long, bbc news, hollywood.ed ancient city of pompeii. it's believed the four—wheeled carriage would have been used for festivals or parades. despite the volcanic eruption almost 2,000 years ago — it remains almost entirely intact. the italian city of venice has been experiencing an exceptionally low tide — which has left its famous canals almost dry. gondolas and other boats were left beached as the water levels fell almost half a metre below usual. you are watching bbc news. you may have seen lots of birds on your lockdown walks but have you spotted a macaw? heads have been turning in the derbyshire peak district after multi—coloured motley was spotted flying over the hills. 0wner chloe brown has trained him to fly freely in the wild and then return to her, turning motley into a bit of a local sensation. ian white has more. this is motley, a two—and—a—half—year—old hybrid macaw who is fast becoming an internet sensation. he's a blue and gold crossed with a green—wing macaw. so he has the very gentle giant natu

sophie long, miss inews, los angeles. to los angeles and our correspondent there, david willis. david, what more are you hearing about his surgery and how it has gone?— how it has gone? well, the official word _ how it has gone? well, the official word is _ how it has gone? well, the official word is that - how it has gone? well, the official word is that he - how it has gone? well, the official word is that he has| official word is that he has suffered injuries to both of his legs, sally, but the los angeles times is reporting that those injuries include a shattered ankle and two leg fractures, one of them a compound fracture. now, tiger woods had to be cut from the wreckage of that luxury suv. he was extract from it through the shattered windscreen, and he was said to be able to conversed with rescuers at the time, but was then taken to a nearby trauma centre where doctors have been remarkably tightlipped about his precise condition now. the only word formally is that he has suffered serious injuries to both legs. suffe

sophie long, bbc news, hollywood. you're watching bbc news.nd first thing and some of that is struggling to clear, much of it shifting but with high pressure in charge it is going to remain predominantly dry through the rest of the day. so we will keep some areas of cloud, mist and murk for some eastern and southern coastal counties of england, the odd patch of mistiness elsewhere but for the majority it's fine with some spells of sunshine. a bit more cloud into western scotland, that could give just the odd spot of rain in a few places. the winds will be light for most but a little breezier than it was yesterday across the southern counties of england and as far as the temperatures go, in the sunniest spots we are looking in mind it will be a little cooler than that if you get stuck in mist and murk all day long. through this evening and tonight it remains dry with long, clear spells but an area of cloud, mist and fog is going to roll this way in towards the southern half of england, a good part of wales as well, one or two fog patches elsewh

sophie long, bbc news, hollywood. 0ne nomination for best foreign film at the golden globes is minarith korea to build a fresh life. filmed on location by an american director of ethnic korean heritage, it struck a chord with audiences and critics alike. let's talk about that film and also the golden globes themselves with jason bechervaise. he is a professor at korea soongsil cyber university and a seoul—based film critic. good to have you with us. tell us a little bit about minari, first of all. it little bit about minari, first of all. , ., ,, ., . all. it premiered at the sundance film festival _ all. it premiered at the sundance film festival last _ all. it premiered at the sundance film festival last january, - all. it premiered at the sundance film festival last january, it - all. it premiered at the sundance film festival last january, it is . film festival lastjanuary, it is directed by the isaac chung, installs steven yeun, youn yuh—jung, and it is very much about the american dream. —— and its stars. this film focuses on korean americans and it is a really fascinating film,

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.r, to the melting pot of the game of golf so that right the game of golf so that right the makes me feel bad about things such as this. find the makes me feel bad about things such as this.— things such as this. and they come back — things such as this. and they come back makes _ things such as this. and they come back makes a - things such as this. and they. come back makes a difference things such as this. and they - come back makes a difference to people. he is real. he come back makes a difference to people. he is real.— people. he is real. he is human- _ people. he is real. he is human. and _ people. he is real. he is human. and that - people. he is real. he is human. and that makes| people. he is real. he is - human. and that makes the comeback that much more significant. given the fact that tiger is who he is, we hope that he is an awesome comeback after the horrific accident yesterday but more importantly what we need to take in is that he can come back and be a great father to

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. golf channel, will lowery, told mejust how big an impact tiger woods has had globally. he transcends the game. he brought so many people together, melting pot, gifted the game of golf that alone right there makes the heart heavy when you hear an accident such as theirs. of course he's messed up more than a few times. and come back. that makes a difference to people. he's real. yes, absolutely. he messed up a couple times but he's human. we're all human and that makes the comeback that much more significant. and given the fact that tiger is who he is we have to maybe remove ourselves hoping that he has an awesome comeback after the accident yesterday. i think more importantly we really need to in that he can come back and be a great father to his children and live the life he wants to live. you think he can come back to golf? the selfish part of me wants to hope that he can't come back to golf but i have to be human. and i have to be decent and not be so selfish in my own right. i'm ho

sophie long, bbc news, hollywood. that's it. the next news on bbc one is at 5:30 this afternoon. in myanmar have opened fire on protesters in the deadliest day of demonstrations since the february the first coup. the un human rights office says at least 18 people have been killed. security forces used rubber bullets and live ammunition against demonstrators in at least three cities — yangon, buggo and dawei. stun guns and water cannon were also used to disperse protesters across the country. nyan chan ay reports from yangon — the country's largest city. this is what is happening after deadly protests in several places in yangon today. people remain defiant in the ongoing fight for democracy. as you see, here in the central city. people continue to protest and block the main road to prevent the security forces from coming. today the security forces were actually out early taking position at many protest sites across the city. they tried to contain the protest in small streets and townships, even before anti—coup protesters were being gathered all together. there were reports of sh

sophie long, bbc news, hollywood.ory boss with a string of failed relationships. david sillito looks back at his career. i'm in charge of all the layabouts, i'm in charge of all the layabouts, i own the place. mr i'm in charge of all the layabouts, i own the place.— i'm in charge of all the layabouts, l i own the place._ that's i own the place. mr baldwin? that's riaht, i own the place. mr baldwin? that's right. jack- — i own the place. mr baldwin? that's right. jack- the _ i own the place. mr baldwin? that's right, jack. the arrival _ i own the place. mr baldwin? that's right, jack. the arrival of _ i own the place. mr baldwin? that's right, jack. the arrival of a - right, jack. the arrival of a weatherfield _ right, jack. the arrival of a weatherfield outsider, i right, jack. the arrival of a i weatherfield outsider, factory right, jack. the arrival of a - weatherfield outsider, factory owner and ladies man mike baldwin, played byjohnny briggs. before coronation street, he had had many roles on stage and screen, fro

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.ll lowery, the creator of nbc�*s golf channel, and host of the beyond the fairway podcast. very good to talk to you. as we were saying, millions of well—wishers and enormous range of what is it that unite all these people for tiger? you've not to these people for tiger? you've got to think — these people for tiger? you've got to think he _ these people for tiger? you've got to think he transcends - these people for tiger? you've got to think he transcends the | got to think he transcends the game. he brought so many people together, melting pot gifted the game of golf that alone right there makes the heart heavy when you hear an accident such as theirs. qt heavy when you hear an accident such as theirs.— such as theirs. of course he's messed up — such as theirs. of course he's messed up more _ such as theirs. of course he's messed up more than - such as theirs. of course he's messed up more than a - such as theirs. of course he's messed up more than a few l messed up more than a few ti

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. i'm joined now by professional golfer maureese allen.tiger out. is he going to come back from this? i think he'll come back but i think it will be in a way different than people would imagine. i think that he's going to come to a point where he's going to come to a point where he's not onlyjust playing golf but he's not onlyjust playing golf but he's going to do so much more for the game. that's what you saw with all the well wishes from every walk of life. how hejust all the well wishes from every walk of life. how he just transits the game. of life. how he 'ust transits the name. �* , of life. how he 'ust transits the ame, �* , ., , . of life. how he 'ust transits the tame. i , ., , . ., of life. how he 'ust transits the tame. i, ., ,. ., .,, game. he's transcended the game as ou sa . game. he's transcended the game as you say- how — game. he's transcended the game as you say. how much _ game. he's transcended the game as you say. how much more _ game. he's transcended the game as you say. how much more can - game. he's transcended the

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. say they are seeing more cases of serious injury. asjeremy cooke reports, the lockdown means some women have felt trapped at home with violent and abusive partners. you may find some of his report upsetting. lockdown britain — staying at home to stay safe. he got me by the throat and nearly killed me. but what if staying at home means staying in danger? i was always scared. i was scared of how he'd react. the pandemic has meant some victims feeling trapped at home with abusive partners. the incidents are more serious. that escalation has probably been at a faster rate than we have probably previously ever seen. we've never seen anything like it. not, certainly, in my lifetime. hello, domestic violence helpline... busy times for the support workers at wearside women in need. where are you? are you somewhere safe? lockdown is making it much harder to give face—to—face support. he's outside? 0k. so, we're seeing how the helpline has become a lifeline. they've seen a 56% increase in calls

sophie long, bbc news, portland.vaccine in a social media blitz have accumulated millions more followers during the pandemic. mariana spring — our specialist disinformation reporter — has more. the majority of people in the uk want the vaccine. can i have another two patients, please? but there is a committed minority deploying anti—vaccine messaging online to influence those who are hesitant about the jab. this is rosemary and donald, who are in their 80s from norwich. they were on the government's vaccine priority list but then they received a video called ask the experts on whatsapp. it features 33 people, some brandishing medical credentials. some allege, contrary to scientific evidence, that the vaccines are unsafe and they can alter a person's dna. so this is the video that you'd seen. let's have a watch. the covid—19 vaccine is not proven safe or effective. . it left me in quite a lot of anxiety because it sounded so real and the people were so plausible and they were named as clinicians and doctors, surgeons.

sophie long, bbc news, hollywood. the actorjohnny briggs, who played mike baldwin in coronation street for 30 years, has died at the age of 85. he became famous as the charming but ruthless factory boss with a string of failed relationships. david sillito looks back at his career. i'm in charge of all the layabouts, i'm in charge of all the layabouts, i own the place. mr i'm in charge of all the layabouts, i own the place.— i'm in charge of all the layabouts, l i own the place._ that's i own the place. mr baldwin? that's riaht, i own the place. mr baldwin? that's right. jack- — i own the place. mr baldwin? that's right. jack- the _ i own the place. mr baldwin? that's right, jack. the arrival _ i own the place. mr baldwin? that's right, jack. the arrival of _ i own the place. mr baldwin? that's right, jack. the arrival of a - right, jack. the arrival of a weatherfield _ right, jack. the arrival of a weatherfield outsider, - right, jack. the arrival of a i weatherfield outsider, factory right, jack. the arrival of a - w

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.ed in indoor settings once many of the restrictions are relaxed in the summer. let's have a listen to what she said. 0ne one of the things we know is that doing things outside as ever so much safer than doing things inside. ventilation we know is very important and fresh air always reduces, if you like, the density of the virus. 0utdoors is not so much of an issue and will see that coming through in the guidance the road map. i think we have to look at these different interventions and look at the data is that the road map says and check where we are and i think so patrick said earlier this week that as we get into the autumn and winter comes in and spend more time inside, we may be looking at it. it is quite possible of the summer months when we see rates drop that we would not need to be wearing masks all the time and obviously, ppe actually is very much for clinical use, face coverings is for general use. it's much safer period for us with less need for interventions but i think tha

our los angeles correspondent sophie long reports. what a year for movies!emi—empty spaces. the normal celebrity supper has been scuppered but the golden globes will be the same celebration of creativity and talent on and behind the screens, both big and small. mank, a tale of old hollywood and all its glamour and sleaze is the most nominated movie. season four of the crown, the very british portrayal of strange royal relations, is likely to reign once again in the television categories. you were one of those lucky people... for the first time, more women than men have been nominated for best director. chloe zhao for nomadland, a very real human journey through the american west. # whispered something in your ear...#. emerald fennel for promising young woman, a feminist film full of vengeance and payback. and regina king for her historical fiction one night in miami. i don't see your name in lights. chadwick boseman has been nominated posthumously for his role as a troubled trumpet player in ma rainey�*s black bottom. what's the problem, officer? borat is ba

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.ter account. it says... the headlines on bbc news. the government announces a further £420 million for schools in england to help pupils catch up on learning lost in the pandemic. tiger woods undergoes surgery for serious leg injuries after a car crash in los angeles. nhs england offers thousands of women do—it—at—home smear tests to boost cervical cancer screening numbers. more than 31,000 women in north london are being offered do—it—at—home smear tests as part of an nhs trial which aims to cut down the number cervical cancer cases. of cervical cancer cases. the kits will be given to women who are 15 months overdue a check—up. experts hope that it could encourage more women to get screened, as many put off going to see their gp due to embarrassment, cultural barriers and worries about the test. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. cervical cancer affects just over 3,000 women a year in the uk. smear tests save lives by spotting the early signs and detecting the human p

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. get more from our north america correspondent david willis who's in los angeles. david, what's the latest on tiger's condition? and has any more emerged about what happened? let and has any more emerged about what ha--ened? and has any more emerged about what ha ened? , , ., and has any more emerged about what hauened? , happened? let me bring you bang up-to-date- _ happened? let me bring you bang up-to-date- in — happened? let me bring you bang up-to-date. in the _ happened? let me bring you bang up-to-date. in the last _ happened? let me bring you bang up-to-date. in the last few- happened? let me bring you bang i up-to-date. in the last few minutes, up—to—date. in the last few minutes, via his twitter feed, up—to—date. in the last few minutes, via his twitterfeed, tiger woods has released a statement, and it includes words from the doctor who has been treating him in los angeles overnight, and it says he is currently awake and recovering, and thanks people for their support. he say

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.o see with the south african variant, some reduction in the level of neutralisation, but it is important to point out that the level of neutralisation that we see against that variant is still much greater than the neutralisation we saw in our phase three trial at the time that we needed the protection from the disease that started. yes, these mutations can reduce the level of neutralisation, but it does not produce the level anywhere near as low as neutralisation that was observed at the time the people were protected in the trial. so, we think it is likely that the vaccine will protect against the variance that we have seen today, but the way that we know the real world data, because the measures in the community can be translated, that requires observing protection in the field.— protection in the field. speaking to rarliament protection in the field. speaking to parliament science _ protection in the field. speaking to parliament science and _ protection in the field. speaking to |

sophie long, bbc news, portland. our chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt has been speaking to him from london's natural history museum. well, the pandemic will come to an end because these amazing vaccines were invented in a year, and now we are trying to scale them up and adopt them to the variants. but compared to climate change, that is very, very easy. sadly, climate change will cause far more deaths, almost five times as many per year by the end of the century. but it requires innovation across the entire physical economy, changing steel plants, cement plants, electricity, transport. so if we achieve getting to zero, it will be the most amazing thing humanity has ever done. hold on, the most amazing thing humanity has ever done? if you look at the history of the physical economy, we have never seen a transition like we are talking about in the next 30 years. we have to drive the innovation pipeline, so that starts with the government's basic r&d budget. then you need a form of venture capital which ca

sophie long, bbc news, portland.t _ doesn't happen very often. it is a sight to— doesn't happen very often. it is a sight to see. we are used to the heat _ sight to see. we are used to the heat down — sight to see. we are used to the heat down here and that is what we are really— heat down here and that is what we are really built for but when you put in _ are really built for but when you put in temperatures that are this cold, _ put in temperatures that are this cold, the — put in temperatures that are this cold, the infrastructure isjust not built— cold, the infrastructure isjust not built for— cold, the infrastructure isjust not built for it — cold, the infrastructure isjust not built for it. to give you a little bit of — built for it. to give you a little bit of an— built for it. to give you a little bit of an example, it is warmer in anchorage. — bit of an example, it is warmer in anchorage, alaska that it is here in dallas. _ anchorage, alaska that it is here in dallas, texas right now. this is 'ust dallas, te

sophie long reports from los angeles. has anyone checked the vehicle? is the vehicle on fire? no.call came just after seven on tuesday morning. the golf legend's suv had been travelling at speed before it flipped and rolled multiple times, sustaining extensive damage. no skid marks, no braking, so apparently, the first contact was with the centre median and from there, then, cross into the opposing lane of traffic, hit the kerb, hit a tree, and there was several rollovers during that process. the sporting icon was pulled from the wreckage, conscious, and, authorities say, lucky to be alive. i made contact with him and i ensured that he was able to speak to me. at that time, he seemed as though he was still calm and lucid. news of the accident sent shock waves through the world of sport and beyond. i'm sick to my stomach. you know, it hurts to see one of your, now, my closest friends, you know, getting in an accident. and ijust hope he's all right. tiger woods has inspired generations. i'm tiger woods. his story, one of the most compelling in the history of professional golf. a cul

let's cross to los angeles and speak to the bbc�*s sophie long. splendid ladies.at have been released have been done so online so that it's different this year as well. and as with the golden globes's always come it is very know to be reliably and reliably print unpredictable if you like. and while there is a story about the successes, the biggest one of course the female directors, only five female directors have been nominated in the best director category over the award 77 year history. so to have three announced this morning out of the five and the majority being women is a real step forward in the awards history.— in the awards history. sophie, althou:h in the awards history. sophie, although emily _ in the awards history. sophie, although emily and _ in the awards history. sophie, although emily and paris - in the awards history. sophie, although emily and paris gets| although emily and paris gets nominated, that bodice ripping our bridges and which is the most—watched series ever i netflix, nothing for that one. —— the ten. yes. the snubs is a big sort thro

our los angeles correspondent sophie long reports.r some comic relief. a year for movies? it's hollywood's most glamorous night. they will be on different coasts of the continent, but what's 3000 miles if not a safe social distance? in terms of potential winners, mank, a tale of old hollywood and all its glamour and sleaze is the most nominated movie. season four of the crown, the very british portrayal of strange royal relations, is likely to rain once again in the television categories. preparations have been made for a socially distanced ceremony, but the golden globes will be the same celebration of creativity and talent on and behind the screens both big and small. or rather small and smaller, given that most cinemas have been closed. you were one of those lucky people... but there will be some notable differences. for the first time, more women than men have been nominated for best director. chloe zhao for nomadland, a very real human journey through the american west. emerald fennell for promising young woman, a feminist film f

we solved a number of long-standing cold cases allowing families of sophie, jessica, and shelly to receive justice at long last. my administration is committed to solving every one of these cases to bring justice to every single family. and we remain on track to clear the state's long-standing sexual assault kit testing backlog. this year, our work continues with plans to focus on prosecuting sex crimes in western alaska. this region of our state has been plagued by unacceptable levels of sexual violence against our most vulnerable. while we can't undo the past, we can do everything in our power to protect alaskans now and in the future. to that same end, my budget calls for $7 million to be put toward ramping up the prosecution of those who commit crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence. finally, i requested that the legislature fund each of our domestic violence and sexual assault programs. as the father of three wonderful young women, i'll never stop battling to eliminate this great scourge on our state. i remain committed to prosecuting the war on crime and supporting our frontl

pro-choice advocates say as long as abortion is legal in the majority of mexican states the longer nonprofit groups like sophie has more or less help more of us will continue to fill the void. al-jazeera mexico city. he zealand's prime minister is backing a new projects using drone technology to protect an endangered species of dolphins the technology is capable of finding and tracking the maui dolphins using artificial intelligence mammals live in a small stretch of ocean off the west coast of new zealand's north island. this is al jazeera and these other headlines the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. .

pro-choice advocates say as long as abortion is legal in the majority of mexican states the longer nonprofit groups like sophie has more or less help more of us will continue to fill the void muddled up a little al-jazeera mexico city. this is al jazeera these are the top stories the newly declassified us report says saudi arabia's crown prince muhammad bin solomon approved a plan to capture or kill saudi journalists as amal hush rosy saudi arabia is rejecting the report the u.s. state department is imposing a travel ban on $76.00 saudis involved in threatening dissidents we now have in place a new policy that applies not just to saudi arabia but across the board and it gives us i think and a greater ability to deter the kinds of egregious actions that were taken against him and against other dissidents opponents. and other speaking out or their families going forward. and that i hope will be in some small measure. of an important legacy. iran's government is strongly condemning american airstrikes in syria describing them as illegal aggression earlier on friday that i did states launched air raids targeting f

pro-choice advocates say as long as abortion is legal in the majority of mexican states the longer nonprofit groups like sophie has more or less help more of us will continue to fill the void. al-jazeera mexico city. this is a disease but these are the top stories a newly declassified u.s. report says saudi arabia's crown prince muhammad bin solomon approved a plan to capture or kill saudi journalist as amal hush rosy saudi arabia is rejecting the report the u.s. state department is imposing a trial.

sophie: the debate continues in this cyclical reflation switching to a long-term structural inflations not concerned about price risk over the next 12 months. he had to reduce the over inflation linked instrument, after the -- it is said they are looking smoldering at current price levels. robert mead does not see this on the ground. and he says with policymakers likely to let inflation run hot before acting as they have telegraphed, he votes in the u.s., as well as australia. rishaad: those -- there is a lot of noise surrounding yen swap markets. why? sophie: we have seen global fund sales moving into the yen swap market. they are betting on higher u.s. yields. morgan stanley, naomi more ruger, doesn't expect between overseas and local swaps, that could tighten more, even turn positive on the inflation views we have. she said it can also be bear steepening, pressure on longer data jgb yields. the 10 year might be topping its march high. but she reckons the upside could be capped by demand, by local investors for the 20 year limited, 50 basis points, 30 year around 70. over at nomura,

sophie designs high—end weddings. she is now back in business injune after 16 long months. i so she is now back in business in june afterstaff found after the announcement in tears, we are so happy. announcement in tears, we are so ha - . announcement in tears, we are so ha . . _ , announcement in tears, we are so ha . _ , ., announcement in tears, we are so ha - . , ., ., ~ announcement in tears, we are so ha - . , . ., �* ., happy. -- must have found. but not so ha- happy. -- must have found. but not so happy here. _ happy. -- must have found. but not so happy here, this _ happy. -- must have found. but not so happy here, this gift _ happy. -- must have found. but not so happy here, this gift shop - happy. -- must have found. but not so happy here, this gift shop had . so happy here, this gift shop had been hoping for an earlier restart. the owner has still got her easter stock from last year and will not be able to sell at this time. irate stock from last year and will not be able to sell at this time.— able to sell at this time. we didn't think we would _ able to sell at this time. we didn't think we would get _ abl

sophie designs high—end weddings. she is now back in business injune after 16 long months. iamso i am so relieved.ll got her easter stock from last year and will not be able to sell at this time. we didn't think we would get the easter weekend which we thought, the weather is good, it could be a really good boost, a good start to get us going again. but obviously not. so yes, it is disappointing. we have lost all our main occasions. from the last year. businesses no there is a lot for the government to weigh up but this gym owner has plenty to worry about too. her april reopening can't come soon enough. obviously it is still two months away and that is two further months of outgoings and no income which obviously the business side of things isn't great, we do have our rent still to pay, we have no relief on those things so we have tens of thousands going out every month with nothing coming in. this is a long road back to normality. will businesses be able to cling on and make it to the finishing line? pubs will have to wait three months before they are fully reopened. the hospitality industry says

sophie: a quiet start to the monday session. new zealand markets offline for the long weekend.ns in sydney, with gains being led by miners as well as banks. the 10 year adding five basis points, climbing above 124. nikkei futures in singapore gaining some ground ahead of a heavy day for earnings. among the highlights, pushing towards 3900. as markets are assessing the possibilities for stimulus on back of the weaks jobs data from the united states. the wti climbing above 57. boj in a recent report noting the increasing correlation between stocks and wti as well as copper amid the resurgence in reflation bats. i want to highlight one stock mover in sydney. it's rallying on the back of a big infrastructure group of $2.6 billion. shares have been taking higher. shery: coming up next, s&p sends -- says asia is not clearly leading the recovering global demand. we discuss that with chief economist sean roche. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: the popular narrative is that asia is leading the world recovery and digging the world out of a big hole but s&p does -- says it's not quite right. t

sophie: yoshi noya has worked to extend the japanese food trader -- 50 stores planned in the long terming an eye on medical supply makers on the back of airport the government will increase syringes production. and dentsu reporting a record net loss on overseas operations in the fourth quarter. haidi: coming up, is china's cinema industry don't sing back? -- bouncing back. plus caps on theater capacities. the imax china ceo joins us in the next hour. and cautious optimism on the equity markets. this is bloomberg. ♪ kathleen: welcome to daybreak asia from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york, i'm kathleen hays. haidi: and i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. our top stories this hour -- asia looks set to extend gains on their longest winning street in 17 weeks. that to climb 30 -- the dk set to climb to 30,000 for the first time in three decades. in texas, a storm has triggered rolling blank out -- rolling blackouts as wpi futures search. singapore may offer support after covid-19 triggered the worst performance since independence and is set to lay out a third budget deficit. imax ha

long way from full recovery. the pandemic hit holiday season as been good for mattel: it says the strength of the toy market with the ceo this hour. sophien as the details of the market close. sophie: a lot of major asian markets close today. the session this friday with australia in the spotlight, kiwi stocks under pressure, -- trading in hong kong and china breaking in one week with the offshore yuan trading around 643. we have newcrest mining jumping. less than we saw in gold prices for its earnings. a b-shares tumbling as the -- scraps its takeover bid. -- adding higher .2 of 1%. looking at commodities, bouillon state elevated after we had the jump in software inflation report in the u.s.. jp morgan expecting gold will stay elevated during the next commodities have likely entered an upswing phase in a new super cycle, but we are seeing oil start the deal with new crude off .6 of 1% after the best winning streak in two years. -- under pressure after we saw -- rise to an eight year high. the dollar holding onto a ford did decline steady now after remarks from jay powell. ups does remain -- 2145 basis points whereas hsbc major seeing ti

staff who are suffering long—term effects which means they're unable to return to work should receive compensation. andy moore reports. oh, no. 38.9. i don't know what to do. sophiemperature she's taking these days is her own. ten months after first contracting the disease, she is still off work and feels ill every day. imagine running a marathon with no finish line at all, so ijust feel that i'm running every single day, entirely exhausted, and i have no idea when this will end. iona is a secondary school teacher who is convinced she caught covid in the classroom last march. it's believed around one in ten people who get the disease are still suffering months later. that's tens of thousands of people. iona used to go running on a regular basis. now, just walking is difficult. it's sort of felt like being slowly erased, because all your plans and all the things you normally do in your life are just being taken away one by one. all my muscles hurt and ache all the time. an all—party group of mps says all front—line workers should be able to access a compensation scheme that would guarantee their livelihoods if they can't go back to work. my sincere hope is thatjus

sophie: in malaysia, we are keeping an eye on stocks as research and's are eased after a month-long lockdown shares may move after its london stock raised to neutral. and cathay pacific on the radar after the board decided to defer the dividend payable on preference shares that were sold to the government last year as part of the rescue plan. keep an eye on tencent, with the restructuring of its gaming business being reported, citi says that will improve product quality as well as growth. ahead of the new new year holiday in greater china, we have seen stockmarket turnover take a hit in hong kong, dropping to $19 billion on tuesday. fulks taking a break on that holiday where the stock market will be shuttered. let's take a look at what is going on in markets so far. taking a look at what is going on in japan, losing ground with several earnings on tap. the kospi gaining ground this morning focus. kia gaining ground on the back of its investment update on tuesday, and the asx 200 on the rise, adding a third of a percent. that is just a look at how markets are shaping up so far. shery: and we

sophie, separated from her family at the border and reunited after seven weeks in custody. but, months of chaotic separations done with no central tracking nor plans to reunify have left a longhe parents of many children have yet to be located and hundreds of children remain separated even the lawyers have tracked down their parents. experts say the trauma will be lifelong. >> in the 30-plus years in doing this work, i have never seen such an inhumane policy. what we saw with many of the kids, they were angry with their parents or they were confused. they shut down. in their child's mind, their parent had abandoned them because they did not understand that it was the u.s. government doing this to them and their parent had no choice. >> sandra was separated from her two children after requesting asylum in may of 2018 at the u.s. border. they also had fled violence. her kids are now 13 and 14. after two years apart, this is how the family spent christmas. >> when i left for the united states, i never thought they would separate us. when i got to the border, when immigration picked me up, they told me that they had to separate mothers. for me, it is difficult. it is not easy fo

sophie: over a goldman, sticking to the view -- at goldman, sticking to the view that it's getting a hit. and they have added two long one against the swissie, one against the dollar, the worst weeks in september. given its own ability to the greenback's generation. over at dbs, their outlook was downgraded for the korean won, trading at 1140 this quarter, but saying it's too early to call the top. that's when dollar-yen watching for a decisive breakup, that a strong u.s. jobs report may accelerate short dollar recovery momentum. that could push the yen towards 106. juliette: it's been an extraordinary week for equities. what's been moved by? sophie: hsbc warning it will be difficult for the market to absorb outside borrowings from the government. with set dynamics in focus, india being highlighted as one of 11 emerging countries that are at risk of losing the high-grade status when it comes to the pandemic. rishaad: thank you so much for that, sophie kamaruddin looking at the morning calls. let's look at markets as we head to the china lunch break. one of the stocks trading here in hong kong, kuaishou, extraordinary

sophie: seeing gains of the 10th of a percent. earnings season is building up. a trading update from mccrory. any new zealand, kiwi market back online after the long weekend. the kiwi dollar is holding overnight gains along with the aussie. we saw that being sparked higher by the rally in crude. earlier today, the rbnz saying it will clampdown on property investors. mortgage lending curbs will be reinstated on march 1 in new zealand. flipping the page i had of the japan open, checking out what is going on with new k futures -- with nikkei futures. futures moving to the upside. socgen saying the market is not looking expensive considering they expect japan will deliver earnings growth of 45% this year. on s&p minis, little change this after the index rallied for a sixth straight day. we have crude rising very much in focus. this after brent tapped 60 bucks a barrel. new york crude above $58 with bloomberg intelligence saying you need a combination of factors like continued opec supply cuts as well as demand recovery, -- which we may not see until even the second half. shery: we are also watching bitcoin. it is continuing to search after tesla invested ¥1.50

staff who are suffering long—term effects which means they�*re unable to return to work should receive compensation. andy moore reports. oh, no. 38.9. i don�*t know what to do. sophie who is convinced she caught covid in the classroom last march. it�*s believed around one in ten people who get the disease are still suffering months later. that�*s tens of thousands of people. iona used to go running on a regular basis. now, just walking is difficult. it's sort of felt like being slowly erased, because all your plans and all the things you normally do in your life are just being taken away one by one. all my muscles hurt and ache all the time. an all—party group of mps says all front—line workers should be able to access a compensation scheme that would guarantee their livelihoods if they can�*t go back to work. my sincere hope is that just - like with the original compensation scheme that was announced for front line workers who pass away, - the government will now put this into place, - ensure that our front line workers, the nhs workers we went out - and clapped for every thursday, i are able to get that peace of mind that comes with knowing i that their livelihoo

long weekend looking like this. also watching trading in -- looking like they will continue to rise. yields taking a breather overnight after commentary, dovish, from jay powell. let's look at what sophie kong. sophie: watching softbank on plans to invest highly in biotech. local media reported the state of emergency may be lifted outside of tokyo earlier than expected. mitsubishi on the radar amid speculation they may reverse. tesla he raced 2021 gains. hyundai in view after they gave us ideas. shery: watching those stocks as we head to the market open next. this is bloomberg. ♪ this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: welcome to daybreak: asia. i'm shery ahn. haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts. ages major markets have opened for trade. our top stories this hour. asian stocks set to slide despite fed reassurance on inflation and growth. jay powell says he is nowhere near whining back support for the u.s. economy. the kathy woods fund is testing investors who plowed billions and said the firm. we will be hearing from them in an hour. we'll be assessing the political and social prospects of the city. shery: japan back from a holiday and korea coming online. let's turn to sophie for a check of what to wat