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Growing fears that it wont be possible to stop the spread of coronavirus across the world. In italy, the number of cases rockets and 11 towns are put into quarantine. Also on the programme. As Bernie Sanders emerges as democratic frontrunner we look ahead to the next nine days. Will it be a lingering fight, or a decisive end . From howdy modi to namaste trump donald trump begins a two day visit to india with hopes of a major trade deal with south asias biggest economy. And keeping all our sporting dreams alive a zamboni driver gets the emergency call in a professional hockey game. Best of all it has a storybook ending. Hello and welcome im Michelle Fleury in washington, James Reynolds in london. Harvey weinstein, once the most powerful man in hollywood, has been convicted of rape and Sexual Assault against two women. But the jury of seven men and five women acquitted him of two of the most serious charges at his trial in new york. The guilty verdict is a dizzying fall for the hollywood producer whose trial was a landmark moment in the Metoo Movement. A lawyerfor mr weinstein says he will appeal. He now faces up to 25 years in prison. This report from our correspondent in new york, nick bryant for years, he was the king of hollywood. A movie mogul who acted like he owned the red carpet. But Harvey Weinstein cut a feeble figure during his trial in new york, shuffling into court each day to listen to the tearful and often traumatic testimony of his female accusers. The one time aspiring actress jessica mann accused him of raping her in a New York Hotel room in 2013, and the Production Assistant mimi hayeli said he had sexually assaulted her in 2006. Today, Harvey Weinstein was convicted of two of the five charges against him of Sexual Assault on mimi hayeli and of raping jessica mann. But he was acquitted of the three most serious charges against him, that could have sent him to prison for the rest of his life. I believe a b felony conviction with a maximum of up to 25 years it is not top counts of the indictment, but by no means am i disappointed with the jurys unanimous statement that Harvey Weinstein is guilty of Sexual Assault and rape. My clients bravely stood in their truth and refused to be intimidated, bullied, or shamed into substantially changing their testimony about what the defendant did to them. Im very proud of them, im very happy that the jury delivered the verdict that was read in court today as to mimi and tojessica, whom i do not represent. Were you thinking about testifying . He didnt have to. Harvey weinstein chose not to testify in his own defence and left it to his team of lawyers to sow seeds of doubt. They claimed the sex was consensual, citing warm e mails and other communications with his female accusers that continued for months after the alleged attacks. The evidence presented in this case was anaemic at best. If his name was not Harvey Weinstein and it wasjohn doe, the Manhattan District Attorneys Office would have never brought these charges. Chanting in spanish. This has been a milestone moment for the Metoo Movement a test of whether the us criminal Justice System would be an ally. Its a mixed verdict, but Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of rape and Sexual Assault. He said one thing, but it was what she said that mattered. Nick bryant, bbc news, new york. Lets get the latest now from our correspondent ben wright, whos outside the courthouse in new york. We can hopefully cross their. Know, we lost the line to him. We will get that back in a short while of course. A lot of news coming out from there the moment, and weve been hearing from some of the lawyers. Im told that we do have him we can cross to him now. Thank you forjoining us. One of the things we just heard in you forjoining us. One of the things wejust heard in nicks report was that the final word in some ways went to the women of this case . Yes, for them it has been a harrowing and long ordealfor the women who testified at this trial, in particular miriam haley, the Production Assistant who said that Harvey Weinstein assaulted her in 2006, and jessica man who accused Harvey Weinstein of raping her in 2013. That is why Harvey Weinstein has been convicted today, but it was very difficult for those two women in particular giving evidence during the course of this trial. Six women in total appeared before the prosecution. The defence had tried to argue throughout this case they we re to argue throughout this case they were unreliable witnesses because there had been a degree of consensual relationship on either side of the assaults and the rape. And they pinned their hopes on that, convincing the jury that this wasnt a sex convincing the jury that this wasnt a sex assault and rape. As you just heard, Harvey Weinstein is going to prison for a considerable amount of time. We will discover what the sentencing will be on 11 march. And we understand he was taken from court, not released. What is striking to me is here you have the case of a very powerful figure being found guilty of Sexual Assault and rape. We saw previously bill cos by, and rape. We saw previously bill cosby, another powerful figure and rape. We saw previously bill cosby, another powerfulfigure being found guilty. What kind of message does this send to . As the District Attorney of new york who brought this case to the court said after the verdict, he hoped this, as well as entirely vindicating the stories, the witness testimony put into the court by the two women, he hoped that its ultimate effect would be to encourage other women to trust the criminal justice encourage other women to trust the criminalJustice System. Encourage other women to trust the criminal Justice System. Because since the allegations around weinstein were published in the New York Times in october 2017, after that there were a flood of accusations made about him, questions about his Sexual Behaviour that came from more than 90 women. None of those have reached the criminal court, and none of those have reached the criminal court, and i think many people did see this case not only as symbolically important, but in legal terms, absolutely vital to show that you can put these arguments about Sexual Harassment in front of a court to get a prosecution and guilty verdict. And i think that is why this is so important, and in the hopes of the prosecutors, it will encourage other people to trust the criminal justice encourage other people to trust the criminalJustice System. Been right outside the courthouse, thank you so much forjoining us. Fears are growing that it wont be possible to stop the spread of coronavirus across the world. The World Health Organisation says the outbreak has not yet turned into a pandemic but more must be done to prepare for it to turn into one. To be clear a pandemic is when an Infectious Disease spreads easily from person to person in many parts of the world. 77,000 of the worlds infections are in china the original source of the virus but more than 1,200 cases have now been confirmed in 35 other countries. Outside of asia, the highest number of infections have been in italy rising from three cases on friday to over 200 confirmed today. Six people have died. The outbreak has clustered in two northern regions lombardy, where 167 cases have been confirmed, and its neighbour veneto. Regional governments have imposed emergency measures in a dozen towns hoping to contain the outbreak by closing public buildings, limiting transport, and quarantining possible cases. Lets speak now to alessia amighini, an economist whos hometown is cremona in lombardy, where a case of covid 19 was confirmed this morning. From what i understand, members of yourfamily are in cremona. What are the conditions like there . Well, the daily routines are pretty much mortal normal as possible. They dont realise that Something Big is happening. But schools are closed and all the social areas where a numberof and all the social areas where a number of people can gather together are locked. People cannot go to hospital or the general practitioners medical offices. So it is starting to get real. But the panic at the supermarkets was pretty much over the weekend, but now seems to be over. It seems to be under control so far. What do people think about the italian governments response, the measures that italys authorities are putting into place . Well, it is very diverse. In cremona and lombardi, i am well, it is very diverse. In cremona and lombardi, lam in milan well, it is very diverse. In cremona and lombardi, i am in milan at the moment, we have almost the same situation. We are waiting for the next few dayss developments, because now we are aware that we need to stay at home, although it is not compulsory. But still, it is a wait and see attitude. So we appreciate that the best possible measures are being taken by the government, which is true from the ban of flights from china before, although they were very much criticised for being too harsh on the block of flights from china, to the block of flights from china, to the measures theyve taken these days. Just a quick question, weve obviously seen investors are worried about the Financial Impact. You said you are on a milan dish in milan, and economic powerhouse for italy. What do you think is the likely impact . Well, despite the human cost which might be limited so far, the Economic Impact is likely to be quite large. Because lombardi is one sixth of the italian population, one fifth of the italian gdp, 10 of the gdp is from milan only. So the direct course of blocking lombardi, if ever that were to happen, or refusing Economic Activity there will spill over onto all of italy almost. And it is still impossible to estimate what the impact will be, but it will be very large. Clearly investors around the world are paying close attention. Thank you so much forjoining us today. Bernie sanders is the big winner after the nevada caucuses over the weekend. The victory cements his position as the frontrunner for the 2020 democratic president ial nomination. But his success is setting off panic in the democratic establishment. Opponents of the senator from vermont fear that if he is the partys nominee, donald trump will coast to re election, moderate democrats could lose their seats, and that could even cost the party the house. But that view doesnt appear to be shared by democratic voters across america. A new National Poll has senator sanders well ahead of the field of democratic president ial candidates. Sanders stands at 28 among those likely to vote in the democratic primary, according to a cbs news and yougov poll carried out after last weeks debate. Elizabeth warren follows at 19 joe biden at 17 and Michael Bloombergs support stood at 13 . And of course, the South Carolina primary is just around the corner. After that, on 3 march is super tuesday. For more, werejoined by Amanda Renteria who worked as the National Political director for Hillary Clinton during her 2016 president ial run. Thank you so much forjoining us. If ican thank you so much forjoining us. If i can start with, what is it about Bernie Sanders that is resonating at the moment with the democratic primary voters . I think there is a couple things. One, hes been in this now for a couple of years. So if you really build out an operation. But what youve also seen as hes changed his messaging. You hear a lot more of his own story, particularly what we saw in nevada with the latino community. He talked about his father coming here and not speaking england that are english and not having a dime in his pocket, and not having a dime in his pocket, and that really resonates what we are hearing from our young generations and are communities of colour. Its not only the years hes built upa colour. Its not only the years hes built up a following, but his message actually connecting with communities in a way that is different than in 2016. Does that go against some of the narrative weve been hearing that the early caucuses actually favour Bernie Sanders because they were white states and he would struggle with people of colour, and that was meant to bejoe bidens area of strength . Colour, and that was meant to bejoe bidens area of strength . What is interesting about it is what we are seeing isa interesting about it is what we are seeing is a long term relationship with the community matters. And the fa ct with the community matters. And the fact that Bernie Sanders has been there in these communities for some period of time, i think youll see that as well with biden, but he did well in nevada, and i think he will do well in South Carolina. But something is going on that nevada showed, which is a growth in the younger communities of colour. So as each of these candidates go through super tuesday, there is an energy that you are beginning to see, and we all know that young folks are getting excited about this campaign, about every campaign out there, people are talking about this president ial campaign it looking different than it did in 2016. And what we saw in nevada is an energy among this young these Young Community it of colour out there. We sometimes hear that call from the assessment, pick the centrists. But looking back on some of the centrists nominated in the last 13 yea rs, centrists nominated in the last 13 years, they sometimes came across as a bit wooden and bloodless. You can see why Bernie Sanders might be a temptation for voters . Thats right. He really is bringing in his story, as well. But i have to say, what you are hearing out there is people really wa nt are hearing out there is people really want a different kind of change. And i think the way that trump has talked, the way he has brought in an energy in community it you are seeing almost the exact kind of energy coming from the Bernie Sanders campaign. You are seeing that in the younger generation, in the marches over the la st generation, in the marches over the last four years, and weve continued to see that in the 17 19. We see people coalescing around Bernie Sanders cosmic message, around the energy and passion he has on the stage. Once again it seems that the details are a lot less important for a lot of our Younger Voters out there. We hear people saying hes crazy, grumpy, a new yorker, hes a bit old, hes unelectable. Isnt that the exact same thing people said about donald trump in 2016 . have to say it is also what makes them interesting to a lot of new people who are engaging in this election cycle. They see and authenticity and that, they see a real connection in that. And i also must say everyone woke up out of nevada and said, wait a second, bernie has shown a real organising capability. Should we treat him as a front runner . Capability. Should we treat him as a front runner . One capability. Should we treat him as a front runner . One of the things ive been saying from the beginning is he isa ive been saying from the beginning is he is a formidable front runner and has been since the beginning. So what we will see in the next days or hours is really bernie being treated like a front runner and people asking some Big Questions about his policies and his style. We have to leave it there, thank you very much. And if Bernie Sanders is the head of the liberal part of this party, who in the next week will emerge as the top moderate . How many are there at the moment . 4 5 . Top moderate . How many are there at the moment . 45 . What if you, thats one of the questions going into super tuesday secular it is. Donald trump has described india as one of the most amazing nations in the world as he begins as two day visit to the country. The two countries are trying to Reach Agreement on a new trade deals but negotiations seem to stumble when Donald Trumps America First drive collides with Prime Minister Narendra Modis protectionist make in india slogan. The substance of those talks was not the focus today as donald trump addressed more than 100,000 people in a packed stadium in gujarat, before visiting the taj mahal in agra. And joining us now is alyssa ayres, formerly us Deputy Assistant secretary of state for south asia, now senior fellow for india, pakistan, and south asia at the council on foreign relations. Quite the title, thanks forjoining us. People are wondering that this used to be the stumbling block, there were hopes of getting a small trade deal ready to be announced alongside. I think alyssa is having problems hearing us. Hopefully we can return to that. Having problems hearing us. Hopefully we can return to thatm was a good question this has been the interesting thing, hopes for a trade deal between these two countries obviously high, we had robert leite heiser, the us trade ambassador basically shuttling back and forth, but he cancelled a trip at the end of last week, and notably is not travelling with donald trump this week. So while there are difficulties there, it is National Security really that is driving this relationship. And it is in fact a difficult relations with china and pakistan that is uniting india in the United States at the moment, despite the disagreements over trade. You can notice what we are trying to do in this talk is to get our guest plugged in again donald trump struggled with some pronounciations during this speech he gave up on trying to get the name of a hindu monk correct. For the record, it is swami vivekananda. But he was speaking inside a cricket stadium, so his struggles with sports stars might be less forgiveable. This is the country where your people cheer on some of the worlds greatest cricket players from Sachin Tendulkar to virat kohli. There you go. Quite the star on the annotations, a c. So you know your cricket players . I believe we have alyssa back now, hopefully she can hear us. Hello. Ican, thanks alyssa back now, hopefully she can hear us. Hello. I can, thanks it we nt hear us. Hello. I can, thanks it went silent for a moment. We were just talking about trade and the fa ct just talking about trade and the fact that the us and india at the moment dont necessarily seem to be eye to eye. Talk us through what exactly is it that they have in common right now . The United States and india . There is definitely a convergence of interest on the strategic front. I think that you see trumps visit echoes some of the same themes you heard in president obama and president bushs visits, and the reciprocal visits of their indian counterparts over the years. Chinas rise and the challenges it poses to questions like freedom of navigation, free trade, increasingly questions about free societies are something that really do require our countries to introspect. The United States has been on thinking about a balance of power in asia, and asia in which no country can dominate, and india is a very large, powerful country that can provide that balance. So i think that certainly is an important area that we have in common. Is an important area that we have in common. So if that is the big picture, going specifically into this visit, we obviously know that modi and trump have good chemistry. But what is the strategic visit of this test purpose of this visit right now . In terms of the timing, who knows why they chose right now . We know for example there was some talks about inviting donald trump to be chief guest for the indias republic day in january and it didnt work out. Trump is also going through an impeachment trial was. The strategic purpose of this visit would be reinforcing the geopolitics that ijust laid out, particularly when you see in the United States a growing bipartisan consensus about the very major challenge that chinas rise poses to the United States. You see now a series of different studies coming out, Bipartisan Task forces, new principles that reaffirm this idea of the Trump Administration is talking about a free and open indo pacific. This is the exact same strategy of the Obama Administration referred to as a rebalance to asia. You can see an area of deepening that strategic way of finding additional ways that india and the us can partner in defence on the strategic side. We are just enjoying pictures of donald trump and his wife in front of the real taj mahal. It looks like he did better there than at the trump taj mahal in las vegas. The one that went bust. Is this a good trip for him . It seems to have gone well for him. He gave a speech at the Worlds Largest cricket stadium, i must say it was really quite like a normal bilateral speech that any us president could have delivered. To be honest, i was a little worried that trump would not be able to resist the pull of such a large crowd to three times the normal crowds he speaks to in the normal crowds he speaks to in the United States and find himself moving into his normal make America Great again type of rally, he spoke to the prepared remarks and i thought he delivered quite a solid speech there. Tomorrow is the policy today, tomorrow is the day that will see what both sides are able to release together as a joint statement, a memorandum of what they are understanding to sign, but they will announce on the defence front. That will be the day we find out more about the actual policy deliverables. Alyssa, thanks for sticking with us through those sound problems, we got there in the end. We did. Loyal viewers of this programme will have noticed a familiarface missing over the past eight days. Why do you think im here . The missing man one christian fraser. Too busy relaxing in the sunnier climes in the Canary Islands and trying to make the rest of us jealous with his dolphin videos on twitter. But unfortunately for christian his holiday seems to have been somewhat cursed. First of all he was delayed flying out there for two days by storm dennis. But unfortunately for christian his holiday seems to have then, his chosen destination was lying in the path of a saharan sandstorm so vast that it was visible from space. And shrouding the island in its entirety with a coating of the african sand. Christian assures us that hell make it back for tomorrows programme but he better bring us Something Better than a bottle of sand. This is beyond 100 days on the bbc. Coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news the latest on Harvey Weinsteins guilty verdict, well be hearing from the lawyer of one of the film moguls accusers. Please stay with us. Hello, it has been a day of contrast across the uk. Some significant and disruptive snowfall across parts of Northern England, Northern Ireland and scotland. Meanwhile elsewhere across england and wales, further heavy rain exacerbating the flood risk. Through this evening and overnight, persistent snow across parts of scotland, across the highlands and everett ensure slowly starting to ease away, but replaced by further went showers, pushing in from the north and west, bringing further accumulations in places. The further accumulations in places. The further east you are will be a much colder night across england and wales compared to recently, lewis perhaps as low as minus two celsius. Tuesday we have a cold northwesterly wind with strong winds pushing further wizardry showers across the uk. These showers are likely to continue not only snow but hail, sleet, it may be some thunder and lightning as well. Further accumulations are possible, and also the potential that we could see a bit of snow across parts of central southern england and wales. Further east will be fewer showers but nowhere immune from seeing them. There will be blowing through quickly on the strong winds, strongest across parts. It will ta ke strongest across parts. It will take the edge off temperatures, five have a nine celsius, certainly much colder across england and wales compared recently. Lets cast our mind back to 26 february, 2019, where it was 21 celsius at kew gardens. Wednesday will feel very different. The Channel Islands will have winds touching gale force. Showers mostly focused across Northern Ireland, the northwest of england, it wales into the midlands. For much of england and wales, a manly dry day with some sunshine, but again, it windy day taking the edge off highs of 5 9dc. Thursday and into friday, we kept our eyes on the atlantic, we see some spells of rain across southern england for a time on thursday, then later for many of us as we go into friday, these frontal systems really start to ramp up with spells of rain for many, also further snow across the high ground of Northern England and scotland. A couple of cold days with wintry showers, by the end of the week for the rain with the potential for further flooding, week for the rain with the potential forfurtherflooding, the week for the rain with the potential for further flooding, the number of Flood Warnings are all on our website. Bye bye. Youre watching beyond 100 days, im Michelle Fleury in washington. James reynolds is in london. Our top stories Harvey Weinstein was once the king of hollywood, now hes been found guilty of rape and Sexual Assault. He was cleared of two of the most serious charges but still faces years in prison. In italy, roadblocks put 11 towns into quarantine as fear grows that the global spread of coronavirus cant be stopped. Also on the programme thousands of fans are attending a Memorial Service in los angeles to say their final goodbye to kobe bryant and his daughter gianna. Tripadvisor says its plugging the hole its review process after this wall turned into an unlikely tourist attraction. Well, the allegations against Harvey Weinstein sparked a worldwide movement. With the hashtag metoo, many other women in showbusinesses and other walks of life came forward with their own stories of rape and Sexual Assault. Speaking just after the guilty verdicts in new york, District Attorney cyrus vance, hailed a new dawn in attitudes towards rape and Sexual Assault cases such as this. Rape is rape, whether its committed by a stranger in a dark alley or by an intimate partner in a working relationship. Its rape whether it is committed by an indigent person or a man of immense power, prestige and privilege. Rape is rape whether the survivor reports within an hour, within a year or perhaps never. Its rape despite the complicated dynamics of power and consent after an assault. Its rape even if there is no physical evidence and even if it happened a long time ago. This is the new landscape for survivors of Sexual Assault in america, i believe, and this is a new day. Lets hear now from someone who accused Harvey Weinstein of Sexual Assault the model and actress Ambra Battilana gutierrez. That complaint didnt result in any charges, but ms gutierrez told reporters how she had involved the police. Back in 2015, i was assaulted and i went to the police an hour after. I, the next day, worked with an undercover operation with the police to record him in a meeting what he did to me and nothing then was brought to justice. I could say that right now i am happy to see that those years that i lost of my life are getting back. Of course, there is a lot of work to do and im here to, you know, be there and speak to people so that a situation like this will never happen again. Yeah, this is my mission right now. Whats next . Also this friday, im working with organisations that will try to push the adult survivor act and that will try to open a window for the stature of limitations so adults, if they feel right now they wanted to, you know, open their cases, that could be possible because we need to feel that our life gets back and we need justice, and that is something that it is very in need for now to try to do. We spoke to douglas wigdor, the lawyer representing tarale wulff who was a witness in the trial, a few moments before we came on air. Thank you so much forjoining us on the programme today. Youre welcome. Talk us through, what is your reaction to this verdict, which after all, is a split verdict . Well, i think its. The verdict, actually, is very positive because at the end of the day, this jury found in favour of both victims, the two main victims of the case, bothjessica mann and mimi haleyi, and Harvey Weinstein did not walk out of the courthouse today. He was remanded. Hes facing a prison sentence of up to 25 years on ms haleyis count, and hes facing up to four years on ms manns count. So when all is said and done, yes, we wouldve liked to have received a verdict on the predatory Sexual Assault, the a felony that would have given him a life imprisonment. I think most people, including myself, are very satisfied with this verdict today. Manhattan District Attorney cyrus vance came out and basically praised the women who came forward and who testified at this trial. Your client was one of them. Give us a sense, what has her reaction been . Well, ijust spoke with my client, ta rale wulff. She was one of the three witnesses that testified in support of the two main victims, and also in support of ms sciorra. And, you know, shes very happy that Harvey Weinstein now is being held accountable for his actions. Of course, thats not going to undo what he did to her and its not going to undo anything that he did to other woman as well. But today is a form ofjustice. He is now behind bars. He will be for a long time. And i think at the end of the day, what really put this case over the top was the testimony from six separate women. And while the defence tried to make up excuses and tried to cross examine the various different witnesses, at the end of the day, the jury was left to deliberate and talk about six women. And its very difficult to discredit six separate women. Looking at this verdict, what kind of message might this send to other women who might be wrestling with whether or not they should come forward, notjust with this case, but in other cases . Well, i think it sends a strong a strong statement that, first of all, rape and Sexual Assaults usually dont happen in instances where youre in a dark alley or youre held at knife point orat gun point, these sorts of things usually happen with people that you know, or people in power, in the employment setting or in a setting such as this. And i think todays verdict really sends a message that women can stand up, they can get the support of the prosecutor, that their voices will be heard and that ultimately a jury of their peers, 12 men and woman, can find them to be credible, despite the fact that they may have been in a separate time, what we would call issues or rape myths about people remaining in contact with the predator after the Sexual Assault or rape. And women can now, and men for that matter, who are sexually abused can come forward and know that they their voice can be heard and that a conviction can happen, even to a powerful man such as Harvey Weinstein. Douglas wigdor outside the court there in new york. South korea has raised its coronavirus alert to the highest level possible as it struggles to keep the fast spreading infection under control, with the second most confirmed cases after china. President moonjae in says south korea is at a grave turning point with the next few days crucial in the battle to contain the outbreak. Six people have died from the virus in south korea and more than 600 have been infected. Laura bicker has this report. Fear has driven thousands in daegu into a panic buying frenzy. They queued for hours, even sprinting to the back of the line in the hope of getting a face mask. But some had to leave empty handed. Translation this is the first time weve been out of the house in three days, and we couldnt buy more masks. Elsewhere, its eerily quiet. Only a few stallholders have decided to open. Translation ive been working in this market for a0 years, but ive never seen anything like this. Most residents have decided to stay indoors as officials race to find those who have been infected. As our team travel around some of the worst affected areas local government sends alerts of virus hot spots. Another one are we getting another one coming . Each text has details of confirmed cases nearby. Meanwhile, medics in the front line battle on. Doctors sent us these images to show us the kind of precautions they are taking while treating hundreds of patients. In north korea they claim to have no cases of coronavirus after they sealed off their border in january. All 380 foreigners in the country have been quarantined. Experts fear an outbreak in this secretive state, where millions are malnourished, could be catastrophic. Back in the south, there is a sense of urgency. Officials say the next few days will be crucial if they are to prevent this outbreak becoming an epidemic. Laura bicker, bbc news, daegu. Thats the view from asia, but how are Global Markets reacting to the coronavirus outbreak . Lets bring in my colleague Samira Hussein whos in new york for us. A lot of the markets doing right now . You report from here on the floor of New York Stock Exchange a lot of the time, if you take a look at 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 now . If you look at 77,000 cases in china, we have seen that is crippling the chinese economy and it is going to ta ke chinese economy and it is going to take even longer for the chinese economy to sort of get back online and start production as it had before. That is one concern and that is having a Ripple Effect throughout the country, throughout the world. That is because so Many Companies do all of their manufacturing in china will they depend on china to consume the goods that they make. We have talked about china, but we have just seenin talked about china, but we have just seen in that report about what is happening in south korea, an important economy, as well as italy. How are investors, the markets dealing with that . That is also part of the story, good to point that ad. Now we are seeing so many other countries that are having a bigger impact in terms of coronavirus and confirmed cases, we are saying it is outside of china as well and that poses a risk. That is why we are seeing the big drops, notjust in Financial Markets here in the United States, drops in the european markets and that follows what we saw early in the asian markets, big drops there. The concern they are from here in the United States is what kind of impact it could have on this economy, and if they could, in any way, derailed the current trajectory of the us market, which is enjoying its longest expansion in american history. Thank you, get to speak to you. Good to speak to you. Reports from los angeles say the wife of the basketball star kobe bryant is suing the operators of a helicopter, which crashed killing her husband and daughter last month. It comes on the day that thousands of people are turning out to pay their respects, in a special memorial event. The date was carefully chosen, 2a was the number on kobe bryantsjersey, and number two for his daughter gianna. We can talk to our correspondent david willis, whos outside the Staple Center in los angeles where the memorial is taking place. Does the lawsuit change the tone from greece . Grief. Does the lawsuit change the tone from greece . Grief. I think it does. This came down a few moments before the Memorial Centre was due to get under way. It caught a lot of people by surprise, it is a wrongful death lawsuit and it is seeking damages from the company that supplied the helicopter that kobe brya nt supplied the helicopter that kobe bryant and his 13 year old daughter gianna were in when it crashed last month. They are alleging amongst other things that the pilot failed to take proper precautions on the flight, it to take proper precautions on the flight, it was extremely foggy at the time and the lawsuit is seeking recompense for funeral and other expenses, although the actual precise title on that lawsuit has not been specified. Meanwhile, the memorable services under way here. It started about an hour ago, beyonce has sung to songs that she said kobe bryant particularly enjoyed. 20,000 people are in this building behind me at the moment for that ceremony. That is about a fifth of the number that actually applied for tickets. I have been reading and seeing pictures of these neurons that have been going up in los angeles commemorating kobe bryant on walls, some of them on cars. Have you seen any of them, you live in la . Absolutely. They are all over, james. It is a symbol of the affection in which this man was held. His legacy will be somewhat dubious for some, i think, following those Sexual Assault allegations backin those Sexual Assault allegations back in 2003. He was cleared of several charges after the one who filed the charges declined to give evidence in court, but paid and asked disclose that may civil case. Mike an undisclosed sum. Some say that would be a black mark against him. Others say he bounced back with that with his tenacity, becoming a household name here in the United States, i use icon to many. David, thank you so much. History was made in a hockey arena in toronto on saturday night. I have read the wrong key. I am not a regular presenter can we forget thatis a regular presenter can we forget that is just happened . Dozens of people have been injured, some seriously, after a vehicle was driven at high speed into a crowd watching a carnival in western germany. Eyewitnesses in the town of volkmarsen say the driver who has been arrested appeared to target children as he accelerated towards the crowd. At least 30 people have been injured. Nasa mathematician katherinejohnson, who helped launch the First American into orbit around the earth, has died at the age of 101. The space agency has described msjohnson as one of its most influential figures and said she left a legacy of excellence that broke down racial and social barriers. Msjohnsons role putting a us astronaut into orbit in the 1960s was highlighted in the film hidden figures. Amazing. Now we get to it history was made in a hockey arena in toronto on saturday night when one long time hockey fan lived the dream of pulling on the gear and playing on the biggest stage. David ayres was called into action when the Carolina Hurricanes lost both its goalies to injury. For me the dream is still alive i hope to one day suit up at shortstop for the new york yankees. Perhaps ijust need to be in the right place at the right time. David was. Looking term. Look at him. He was the on call emergency replacement, first told to suit up when one goalie was injured, then the back up went down. He got the call and he ran with it. He backstopped the hurricanes to an important win in their playoff race, picked up first star of the game. David normally drives the ice resurfacer, for the minor League Toronto team, but saturday was his night to shine achieve his dream while keeping alive the dreams of other wannabe sports heroes. I want to know what wouldve happened if he had been unavailable. But they have started pulling people from crowd . There was a time in a football match when i found was shouting send your team is rubbish, the manager said, you come out and you play. You have to be a big goalkeeper in hockey. Maybe they would have put an advert out for the biggest person they could find. Who knows . Will have to wait and see. This is beyond 100 days. Would you buy your dinner on facebook . A special report show how easy it is to buy takeaways from unregulated sources. Two severe Flood Warnings, meaning theres a danger to life, are in place along the river severn in shropshire. In the town of shrewsbury there are fears that flooding could reach its highest ever level. Water levels have continued to rise today, with routes into and around the town shut and barriers put up. Sian lloyd reports. Shrewsbury hasnt seen the river severn at this level for 20 years. But its staying open for business. People trying to go about their daily lives, keeping a guest house open when half of the bedrooms are underwater. It was like a horror film. The water just started to pour through the walls. Anda teller believes shes suffered at least £30,000 worth of damage so far. Its devastating. We havent got any insurance. We met with the Insurance Company ten days ago. They said they couldnt get us cover any more. That it was a nationwide problem with commercial properties, that they werent offering it. A severe Flood Warning meaning danger to life has been in place here for the past 2a hours. And water levels have continued to rise throughout the day. The situation has been described as serious by emergency services. Who have declared it a major incident. What we are seeing is still a small number of people thinking it is safe to drive through the water. And also we have seen people walking through the water as well. And obviously six inches of water, there could be manholes that have been dislodged, so what is underneath that surface, we dont know. Flood defences have held in some parts of the town, but they are not to be found everywhere. And those who took a chance on leaving their cars here have been caught out. Ive come down here today to move my girlfriends car, because i told her it would be safe to park it in the car park. Its the red one over there. Are you going to be in trouble . Yeah, im not moving it but others are getting around anyway they can. Navigating their way through the floods. The uks food watchdog, the food standards agency, has told bbc news that facebook must take responsibility for users who are selling meals on the platform from their own homes. The fsa is warning that sellers who havent registered with or been inspected by their local councils could be putting the public at risk. Facebook says sellers must follow all local laws and regulations. Angus crawford has this report. Hungry . Fancy a roast . Some cake, party cones, or a curry . Maybe some venison. This is facebook marketplace. If you can eat it, someones selling it. Anyone for a whole pig . Has it been bought from a butcher or has it come off the back of a lorry somewhere . We just dont know. And thats got food Safety Experts worried. There is no information about what they contain. We dont have a list of ingredients. Hows it been stored, how has it been prepped . The worst case, it could kill you. But do these facebook traders in the midlands know the regulations they should be following . Thank you very much. You are welcome. I hope you like it. Do you just set up on facebook and do it . Yeah. You dont have to tell, i dont know, the council or anything, do you . No. Well, actually, shes wrong. Selling food regularly, you have to register. It could be inspected, and may need a food hygiene rating. Not that any of the traders we met had done that. So no council . No, no. No council . No. 0k. Ive got chicken and rice and some kind of curry, i dont know whats in it. But ive also got salad and cake, so its time for a dinner party my guests arrive. Heather hancock, who chairs the food standards agency. Emma rose, from the campaign group, unchecked. Tanya ednan laperouse, her daughter natasha died of an allergic reaction. And paula wilkinson, from Online Business mums bake cakes. What do they think of the menu, courtesy of facebook marketplace . It doesnt make me feel hungry, i have to say no facebook itself should be driving an expectation that they are complying with the regulations. Ultimately anyone can start producing food from their kitchen using whatever ingredients they like, whatever hygiene practices they like. And at the moment, local authorities for the most part dont have a clue who these people are, where they are based, what they are doing. And what do our sellers know about allergens . Ingredients that can trigger serious allergic reactions. As long as youre just using, you know, like the normal ingredients rather than what the factories use and stuff. Are there any nuts in any of these . What . Are there any nuts in any of these . I dont understand. People just dont have a clue, do they . They dont understand what an allergen is, or they dont understand the question, which is also very dangerous. If youre asking something serious then they might just say yes, because they dont know what youre saying. Thats appalling. Very easily they could trade, you know, im sat here going, let me talk to her. You know, i could help her. Wed like to see facebook take some responsibility. There is an unavoidable moral obligation to help keep people safe. Facebook, which makes no money from sales, said in a statement, sellers must comply with all applicable laws. And, the safety of our community is our foremost priority. So what about the food for my dinner party . We dont know whats in it, or how it was made. If we cant eat it, weve got no choice but to bin it. Angus crawford, bbc news. Many seasoned travellers will tell you theyd be lost without tripadvisor. Hotels, restaurants, attrations, its a very useful way to identify all the good stuff a place has to offer. But use the website in the town of ilkeston in derbyshire, and you might be a little confused by the fourth best attraction. Yes, a hole in the wall next to a bank received glowing reviews by onlinejokers. In reality, its remarkably unremarkable. But by awarding it top marks, users were able to propel the wall above well known locations in and around ilkeston. The pranksters got lots of Media Coverage over the weekend and in a new development today, tripadvisor how now suspended any more reviews for the hole to prevent more people piling in on thejoke. What you make of that . what you make of that . I like someone remarking on the architecture. It is a straightforward hole. It was quite well designed. Do you know what it is for . It is to make sure there is no one behind you who might try to steal your money when you are taking the money out from the cash point, thatis the money out from the cash point, that is the solution. Safety and a tourist attraction. That is it from us. We will be back in safe hands tomorrow. Goodbye. A day of contrast across the uk, some significant and destructive snowfall in places across Northern England, Northern Ireland and scotland. Elsewhere across england and wales, fed the heavy rain exacerbating the flood risk. Through this evening and overnight, persistent snow across parts of scotland, the grampians, the highlands in aberdeenshire, slowly starting to ease away but replaced with wintry showers pushing in from the north and the west, bringing further accumulation is in places. It will be a much colder night across england and wales compared to recently and perhaps as low as minus two across parts of northern scotland. Tuesday, a cold north westerly wind, strong wind as well pushing further wintry showers across the uk. The showers will likely contain snow, hail, sleet, may some thunder and lightning as well. Further regulations are possible and the potential because could see a bit of snow across parts of central southern england and wales. Further is, fewer showers but nowhere is immune from seeing them. Blowing through quickly on the strong winds. It is really going to ta ke strong winds. It is really going to take the edge of temperatures, 59dc, take the edge of temperatures, 5 9dc, feeling much colder across england and wales compared to recently, ad on the strength of the wind and it will feel even colder. Lets cast our minds back to last year, 21 celsius accu gardens, wednesday will feel very different. Another cold day, windy day, particular, South West England and the Channel Islands when the winds could reach gale force. Wintry showers around, focused on northern and western scotland, Northern Ireland, maybe wales and into the midlands. For much of england and wales, and mainly dry day with some sunshine. A windy day again, taking the edge of highs of 5 9000. Thursday and friday, we keep our ice on the atlantic. 5 9dc. Later for many of us as we go into friday, these funders frontal systems ramping up. A couple of cold days with wintry showers and by the end of the week, further rain with the potential for further flooding. Of the week, further rain with the potentialforfurtherflooding. The number of Flood Warnings, they are all on our website. Goodbye. This is bbc news. The headlines at 8pm. Disgraced hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is found guilty of rape and Sexual Assault, but cleared of other more serious charges against him. It is no longer business as usual in the United States. This is the age of empowerment of women and you cannot intimidate then any more. 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