here to help answer your questions is sir steve smith, vice—chancellor of the university of exeter andalsojoined by courteney sheppard who is customer experience manager at ucas. good morning to both of you and thanks forjoining on bbc news to a nswer thanks forjoining on bbc news to answer our questions. we begin straightaway with a question from rachel, and i will start with you, sir steve, if classes are to be virtual as the government going to subsidise this by letting universities reduce fees? the answer is no, the government is not going to do that. the minister has said that as long as we can guarantee the standard, the quality of the education experience, that it is roughly the same, not identical but roughly the same, not identical but roughly the same as in traditional delivery then fees should not be reduced. what you will find, rachel, is that every university in the country is currently working out how to deliver high quality lectures, and they are the real problem online, because you can't put so many people in a lecture theatre, but the rest of activity, laboratories, li

to answer your questions asked steve smith, vice chancellor of the university of exeter and a memberg at university funding during the coronavirus crisis, and also courtney shepard who is customer experience manager at ucas. thank you forjoining us. we'll begin with a question from rachel and she asks, sir steve, if classes are going to be virtual, is the government going to subsidise this? getting university to reduce fees. this is all about value for money during the pandemic. the answer is no, the government is not going to do that. the minister has said that as long as we can guarantee the standard of the quality of the education experience is roughly the same, not identical but roughly the same, as in traditional delivery, then fees shouldn't be reduced and what you'll find, rachel, is that every university in the country is currently working out how to deliver high quality lectures. they are the real problem online because you cannot put so many people in a lecture theatre but the rest of the activities, laboratories, library works, seminars, tutorials, will be done in person i

sir steve smith is the vice—chancellor of the university of exeter, and part of a ministerial task force the coronavirus crisis. good to talk to you here on bbc news. this is a very tough time for stu d e nts news. this is a very tough time for students and a tough time for universities, isn't it? what are the prospects of students getting a term in september that is partly on campus? i think the truth is we honestly don't know yet. we are monitoring it day by day. on the one hand, we really want to try to get stu d e nts hand, we really want to try to get students on campus. all the evidence stu d e nts students on campus. all the evidence students want to come to campus. they want to attend, they want to live in halls of residence, they wa nt live in halls of residence, they want that all—around experience that you get going to university but we are of course having to plan on the basis that may not be possible or might be delayed. so we in exeter are in the process of putting our programmes online, as nearly all universities are doing, so we are ready for any eventuality. but our aim

tonight the aforementioned eugene robinson, a pulitzer prime columnist for the "washington post" and steve smith, a veteran political strategist who left john mccain's effort. he has left the republican party but hasn't left politics. explain magical thinking for the good folks watching tonight. >> brian, you recall that the united states and south korea on the same day, both countries experienced their first case of covid-19. first identified case. south korea to date has had 260 deaths. we have had 84,000. and the reason is that south korea engaged in actual realistic thinking and contained the virus, and did the sort of testing and contact tracing early that was necessary. the president took the attitude that the virus wouldn't come, and if it did come, it would just disappear. he always makes this curve in the air with his hand like that when he talks about how it will just disappear. the one thing we know from the experts is it will not just disappear. it will not just go away. and, in fact, it has now invaded his own residence. the white house complex itself has had two cases that we know

so tomorrow these two candidates where are going to square off, christy smith and steve garc-- garciahere's an interesting test, republicans are very bullish on the chances of their candidate here. remember, the special election tomorrow, the turnout may be lower than normal, an advantage to republicans, their base is motivated, ballots returned, mail-in ballots favored the republicans more than the democrats, we'll see if that holds up. for republicans a chance to say that climate in 2018 not the same in 2020, for democrats it's a chance to say, hey, it is, because here's a district that the republicans are very bullish on, they like their candidate, trump has been weighing in big time on behalf of garcia, democrats have been running ads tying garcia to trump. if democrats won this thing tomorrow, they're able to say, look, there's been real damage to trump because of coronavirus and that climate in 2018 could carry over to 2020. keep an eye on this one tomorrow. by the way, mail-in election, as long as it's in by friday, counts. we may not know. >>> trump's campaign going negative a

welcome to a brand-new hour of "america's newsroom," and sandra smith. steved to see you. president trump moves to revive the economy in several states easing more restrictions the the today which marks up for the transition away from strict lockdown orders. >> sandra: minnesota given the go-ahead for churches to reopen their doors. at colorado and florida allowing imprisoned dining at restaurants. plus barbershops and hair salons giving the okay to operate services and parts of california along with and person shopping and dining. lots to cover there. we have jonathan serrie with the latest signs of hope. >> minnesota is allowing them to reopen at 25% of their maximum occupancy or 250 people, whichever number is less. here's how it works. if members of separate households will be expected to maintain a physical distance from each other of at least 6 feet. this agreement represents a compromise between the governor, catholic bishops and some lutheran clergy who were eager to resume indoor trade services but other houses of worship including many protestant chu

connell: earlier today we caught up with the suffolk county executive steve malone at a place called smithcounty park and that's a beach that will be open this weekend. >> we're excited to have people be able to come back to the beach and i feel very strongly when i announced we were going to reopen on memorial day but people are going to come. kids are home from school and it's unrealistic to think they aren't coming to the beach. let's have them come with safety protocols in place to do this the right way. connell: what does that look like? do some people have to wear makes or what type of safety protocol is in place? >> we're trying to create as much normalcy as possible so when people are on the beach in their groups you don't need a face covering and when you're in the water you can socially distance, but when you're on the boardwalk, when you're in the restroom, or in the concession area, around other people that's when you have the face covering on. connell: i see the signs all over the place stay six feet apart, which is what we're doing and we're not wearing a mask but when you ge

steve: but, as it turns out, according to what we have seen so far, there was no collusion after all. holy cow. lee smithot against the president. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you very much. steve: you bet. 7:24 here in the east. a high profile special election today in california has some democrats on edge. republicans looking to flip a seat they lost less than two years ago. republican candidate and former navy pilot mike garcia joins us live next. if you have asthma or copd, these are challenging times, and you may have a lot on your mind. we want to help, with real questions from you, and real answers from experts. we can get through this together. visit letsbreathetogether.com. brian: america's favorite past time could return for the 4th of july mlb and 40 team owners signing off on a proposal to salvage the season. rob schmitt here with 2020 baseball could look like. rob, the big problem is the union now. right? >> it is. brian, i want to give you good news. you talk about politics all the time. make you smile here for a second. major league baseball will be presenting, brian, the plan

steve: thank you, brett. stick around, brett's performance is coming up, next but first let's check in with sandra smith for aactions. >> sandra: steve, brian and ainsley, good morning, coming up the president will be delivering live remarks from the rose garden on vaccine development, and there will be an update on where things stand. plus, president trump now pushing for former president obama to testify over the flynn probe, senator lindsey graham pushing back on that, mark tea son will join us top of the hour and the wall street journal editorial board calling nancy pelosi's $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, joe biden's real agenda for 2021, we'll dig in join ed and me on this friday morning top of the hour. ♪ robinwithout the commission fees. so, you can start investing today wherever you are - even hanging with your dog. so, what are you waiting for? download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood. yeah. this moving thing never gets any easier. well, xfinity makes moving super easy. i can transfer my internet and tv service in about a minute. wow, that is easy. almost as easy as having those g

steve: yeah, indeed. there have been other gyms in new jersey that have opened quietly. didn't have quite the fanfare. i mean, you are opening live on network tv. good luck to you, ian smithk you for joining us today from your gym. >> thank you. thank you very much. steve: there you go. 21 minutes before the the top of the hour. wink's democratic governor now giving up his fight to enforce coronavirus restrictions in that state. >> the republicans made it very clear that they don't believe a statewide approach is the right way to go at this point in time. steve: well, the judge called those orders unconstitutional and he's here with reaction coming up next. ♪ (announcer) reliability is everything. so, if your network's down, you're down. verizon knows your customers need to reach you seamlessly. your team needs to work from different places across many devices. plus, you want the security trusted by some of the largest companies in the world. and that's why you trust us. the most reliable network in america. to helcvs pharmacyh the curris now offeringation free one to two-day delivery of prescriptions and everyday essentials. visit cvs.com/delivery or call your local phar

steve kornacki is here with how key states that will affect the election feel about it. >>> reports are coming in from california's election yesterday. smithd katy hill, who resigned last october. if garcia wins, it will be the first time a republican flips the democratic house seat in the state of california since 1998. state of california since 1998 - i'm norm. - i'm szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. we do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; it's important. we walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at a time. - we've both been taking prevagen for a little more than 11 years now. after about 30 days of taking it, we noticed clarity that we didn't notice before. - it's still helping me. i still notice a difference. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. [music] [music] especially in times like these, strong public schools make a better california for all of us. we are now less than six months away from the presidential election. as the states debate the best way to reopen, how this plays out in crucial swing states could ultimately decide what happens in november. steve korn

steve: i know. meanwhile janice dean proud mother of two boys, all three of us will join us live to celebrate mother's day coming up next. first let's check in with sandra smithra: little did that little girl knew that steve doocy was driving by honking the horn, i love it. more states meanwhile -- good stuff. more states this morning loosening restrictions as americans try to return safely back to work and why michigan and new jersey are extending state of emergency while the rest of the country tries to reopen. senator john kennedy will join us top of the hour with update with hard-hit louisiana, plus brand-new polls show voters sharply divided over allegations against joe biden. bill bennett suggesting last night that there's a 50% chance that biden would not be the nominee. newt gringrich here to react to that. stock index futures on the rise for that, maria bartiromo will join us, join us as we see you at the top of the hour to help keep cosentyx accessible and affordable. if you have any questions at all, call us, email us, visit us online. we're here to help support you when you need us. take care, and be well. to learn more, call one eight four four c

smith of microsoft. that stock has done very well, i will say. great job. sonja from gap. thank you very much. also with us, secretary of treasury steve secretary of labor gene scalia. our nation continues to mourn for the lives claimed by the virus and grieve for the families who have lost loved ones. we continue to battle the invisible enemy. we are directing the flow of resources and support of the federal government to safeguard high-risk populations, especially in nursing homes. we have a very powerful strategy on nursing homes. the best strategy for public health is to aggressively protect the most vulnerable while allowing younger and healthier americans to work safely. nationwide hospitalizations, new cases and deaths are all declining. we are tracking cases and hospitalizations daily and states are demonstrating their ability to rapidly identify and contain new outbreaks. our contesting is the best -- our testing is the best in the world. we have surpassed 15 million, much more than any other country by a factor of many times. we have completed over 15 million. that is, i think we can say it's a record by a lot. we're going t

grill and it's delicious but in the meantime let's check in with sandra smith for what she's got cooking at the top of the hour. >> steverill. red, white and blueberry sign me up for that. meanwhile this is the day where we stop, pause to remember our service men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice as you just heard from the vice president there, mike pence and karen pence, they will be laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier,, arlington national cemetery and defense secretary mark esper will be joining and a bit later the president and first lady melania trump will be participating in that wreath- laying ceremony around 10 a.m. t later on the second ceremony the president and first lady will take part in at fort mc henry in baltimore at noon eastern time, we are going to have all of these ceremonies life for you this morning on america's news room joined and me as we begin 10 minutes from now. we'll see see you then. when i was a young kid in third grade, i remember my dad coming up the stairs in my grandpop's house where we were living, sitting at the end of my bed and saying "joey, i'm going to have

reagan smith will be the only reporter on the track. he will join us with a preview, next, and stevetting a cooking lesson from the mayor of flavor-town. steve? steve: that's right, brian. tomorrow on the food network's facebook page, guy fieri is going to square off against bill murray the comedian in not your average showdown. guy is joining us right now from california. all right, guy you'll show me how to make nachos like you will tomorrow with bill murray. i've opened my kitchen and sent you pictures what do i need to make the nachos? >> well this is kind of like my training camp getting ready for the big battle so we're looking for chips, we're looking for a variety of cheeses and the first thing i want you to do is get a cup of milk, about two cups of cheese, an slowly start to melt that we'll need that time to make that queso. once you got the tomatoes, onion s, avocado, am i moving too fast, steve? steve: right here no i've got it i've got pot roast from last night can i use that? >> pot roast is perfect. we're going to dice that pot roast up and kind of mix it in and get a

steve carell, greg daniels that's going to be funny "space force" hits netflix may 29th guys, over to you. >> all right, carson, thank you so much. >> fantastic. >>> coming up next, harry smith of americana experiencing a big comeback harry, can't wait to see this harry, can't wait to see this one but first this is "today" on [music] [music] especially in times like these, strong public schools make a better california for all of us. >>> we're back with harry smith goes to -- this time harry goes to an old school form of entertainment that suddenly has become quite popular again. >> with families cooped up and hoping for a little bit of an escape, drive-in movie theaters are seeing a resurgence. harry paid a visit to one over the weekend. hi, harry. >> hey, kids, think back to ancient times four months ago when we were all worried about screen time, especially for our kids that all went away now there's a big screen that is just the thing you've got to see this friday night, amenia, new york the four brothers drive-in you could sense the collective sigh coming from each car, a night out. yes, a night out. >> when you said, we're going to the drive-in, what was the reaction >