A couple who were both seriously ill in hospital with coronavirus have been married in intensive care just before the groom was put on a ventilator. The couple were supposed to be getting married injune. Staff at Milton KeynesUniversity Hospital found them a vicar and helped them to organise a ceremony complete with a cake and flowers. Sarah campbell reports. A wedding photo which tells a story of our time. Simon was about to be admitted to intensive care, his condition rapidly deteriorating. His fiancee lizzie had been told he might not recover. My heart broke. To be sat there so ill and to be told the person you love, you might not see them again, isjust. Indescribable. With time running out nursing staff here immediately set set about planning a wedding. They called in a local vicar, who came and did the ceremony in intensive care, and they were absolutely amazing, absolutely amazing. Bearing in mind all that was going on, what was going through your mind . We got to make that promise to each other. We got to have something that we didnt think we were going to be able to have. Against expectations simon rallied and just a day after being taken into intensive care he was returned to the covid ward and his new wife. Ten days after the wedding, simon is thought to be over the worst and lizzie is due to be discharged. A happy ending for them and for the nurses turned wedding planners. There have certainly been moments where you question, do you stay in nursing. But then you experience Something Like the wedding, and you think, absolutely, if theres anything we can do it gives you faith to carry on and itjust keeps you going a little bit longer. And what are you looking forward to as newly weds now . Were both looking forward to. Just sitting at home with a home cooked meal together. That would be bliss at the moment. Sarah campbell, bbc news. Now its time for our world. Last year, new orleans was celebrating. Last year, new orleans was celebratina. ,. , , celebrating. There was no sense in new orleans celebrating. There was no sense in new orleans that celebrating. There was no sense in new orleans that there celebrating. There was no sense in new orleans that there was i in new orleans that there was anything serious was white but in the crowds, there was a virus which before long would stop the music. Here we are in this great tourist city and now the virus is home. The virus is home. This was like being the virus is home. This was like being on the virus is home. This was like being on a the virus is home. This was like being on a movie the virus is home. This was like being on a movie set i the virus is home. This was i like being on a movie set that everybody had left. Everybody had left. Now this famous music everybody had left. Now this famous music city everybody had left. Now this famous music city faces everybody had left. Now this famous music city faces an l famous music city faces an uncertain future. Uncertain future. Our government, uncertain future. Our government, they i uncertain future. Our i government, they didnt uncertain future. Our government, they didnt tell us until it was too late. find government, they didnt tell us until it was too late. Until it was too late. And its musicians until it was too late. And its musicians face until it was too late. And its musicians face life until it was too late. And its musicians face life without l musicians face life without the crowds they lived for. It is musicians face life without the crowds they lived for. Crowds they lived for. It is a cultural extinction, crowds they lived for. It is a cultural extinction, cultural| cultural extinction, cultural genocide. February in new orleans is supposed to be mardi gras season, supposed to be mardi gras season, everybody is in a good mood, season, everybody is in a good mood, partying. The bars are open, a mood, partying. The bars are open, a great place to have a good open, a great place to have a good time. Open, a great place to have a good time good time. Mardi gras is like an everyday good time. Mardi gras is like an Everyday Party good time. Mardi gras is like an Everyday Party and good time. Mardi gras is like an Everyday Party and it good time. Mardi gras is like an Everyday Party and it is i an Everyday Party and it is free. It is the greatest free party on earth. Last year, mardi gras brought party on earth. Last year, mardi gras brought over. Party on earth. Last year, | mardi gras brought over a million tourists to the streets of new orleans. To million tourists to the streets of new orleans. Of new orleans. To me, it is about family of new orleans. To me, it is about family and of new orleans. To me, it is about family and friends of new orleans. To me, it isj about family and friends and celebration and about love. Mardi gras day, wheelies have ustairs. ,. , upstairs. Sophie lee runs a restaurant upstairs. Sophie lee runs a restaurant with upstairs. Sophie lee runs a restaurant with live upstairs. Sophie lee runs a restaurant with live music i upstairs. Sophie lee runs a| restaurant with live music in the citys famous French Quarter. The citys famous French Quarter the citys famous French Quarter. , , quarter. There is my kids, my friends kids. Quarter. There is my kids, my friends kids. But quarter. There is my kids, my friends kids. But you quarter. There is my kids, my friends kids. But you couldl friends kids. But you could imagine, it is pretty messy. But gloriously messy. The actual mardi but gloriously messy. The actual mardi gras but gloriously messy. The actual mardi gras season is just actual mardi gras season is just a actual mardi gras season is just a part of a long tradition. Just a part of a long tradition. ,. , tradition. This trombone player is art of tradition. This trombone player is part of the tradition. This trombone player is part of the citys tradition. This trombone player is part of the citys most is part of the citys most famous musicalfamily. We up in new orleans. My father ellis play piano. My eldest brother branford played brother bra nford played saxophone brother branford played saxophone and the other place trump. If you love music you should definitely know what is happening down here in the crescent city. It happening down here in the crescent city. Crescent city. It really does electrify that crescent city. It really does electrify that in crescent city. It really does electrify that in the crescent city. It really does electrify that in the best. Crescent city. It really does electrify that in the best in | electrify that in the best in peoriie. Electrify that in the best in people, kind of let their hair down people, kind of let their hair down and people, kind of let their hair down and enjoy themselves at a level down and enjoy themselves at a level that down and enjoy themselves at a level that they dont usually. Et level that they dont usually get a chance to. Level that they dont usually get a chance to. Troy carter is a local senator get a chance to. Troy carter is a local senator and get a chance to. Troy carter is a local senator and a get a chance to. Troy carter is a local senator and a memberj get a chance to. Troy carter is i a local senator and a member of the famous zulu crew who parade on tuesday, the biggest event on tuesday, the biggest event on the mardi gras calendar. Zulu kicks off mardi gras rolling seven a. M. And then every other parade follows zulu. I have got my make on week and my grass skirt. But when you turn onjackson avenue, if it is raining, if youre hungry, if youre tired. Then it is all exchanged with a euphoria you would never, ever, ever believe. You would see the oceans of people, you get a burst of adrenaline that carries you for the next five hours. ,. ,. Hours. This is the real music, ou hours. This is the real music, you know hours. This is the real music, you know. This hours. This is the real music, you know. This is hours. This is the real music, you know. This is the hours. This is the real music, you know. This is the real you know. This is the real thing. You know. This is the real thing. It you know. This is the real thing. It is you know. This is the real thing, it is really what many forms thing, it is really what many forms of thing, it is really what many forms of music try to imitate. That forms of music try to imitate. That reai forms of music try to imitate. That real nurse and that is the heart that real nurse and that is the heart of new Orleans Music. It hits you heart of new Orleans Music. It hits you and is real. You may ask about the coronavirus which is very well under control in our country. We have very few people with it and the people are getting better, they are getting better. , better, they are getting better. ,. , better, they are getting better. , , better. There was no sense in new orleans better. There was no sense in new orleans that better. There was no sense in new orleans that there new orleans that there was anything serious that was happening. We had the whole mardi happening. We had the whole mardi gras season and there was never mardi gras season and there was never a mardi gras season and there was never a single mention that there never a single mention that there was a pandemic. Maybe we had were there was a pandemic. Maybe we had were heard whispers that there had were heard whispers that there was something going on somewhere else. It there was something going on somewhere else. Somewhere else. It was something somewhere else. It was something that somewhere else. It was something that was somewhere else. It was l something that was going somewhere else. It was something that was going on in italy at that point. Italy at that point. Bethany altmans italy at that point. Bethany altmans charity italy at that point. Bethany altmans Charity Provides l italy at that point. Bethany i altmans Charity Provides free healthcare to 2600 musicians in new orleans. New orleans. Friends of mine not sick new orleans. Friends of mine got sick during new orleans. Friends of mine got sick during mardi new orleans. Friends of mine got sick during mardi gras. I got sick during mardi gras. They thought they had a terrible case of the flu but they continue to go to work because they have to have the income for their families. Because they have to have the income for theirfamilies. We were gearing up for a lot of festivals, especially in march and april, festival season. I am sure and april, festival season. I am sure before march, i hadnt heard am sure before march, i hadnt heard about the pandemic with any level heard about the pandemic with any level of seriousness. | any level of seriousness. Realised any level of seriousness. I realised that there was a terrible problem in new orleans because our managing director and i had been to a conference in washington, dc. And one of the speakers, he said, there are cases of covid around the country. You have got to be careful, this is serious and it could kill you. Ie careful, this is serious and it could kill you. Could kill you. 13 days after mardi gras, could kill you. 13 days after mardi gras, new could kill you. 13 days after mardi gras, new orleans i could kill you. 13 days after i mardi gras, new orleans got could kill you. 13 days after mardi gras, new orleans got its first case of covid i9. We mardi gras, new orleans got its first case of covid19. First case of covid19. We were in our regular first case of covid19. We were in our regular legislative in our regular legislative session and the governor called a press conference. A press conference. Today, the louisiana a press conference. Today, the Louisiana Department a press conference. Today, the Louisiana Department of a press conference. Today, the| Louisiana Department of Health Confirmed the first presumptive positive confirmed the first presumptive positive case of covid 19, commonly called coronavirus, in the state commonly called coronavirus, in the state of louisiana. At commonly called coronavirus, in the state of louisiana. The state of louisiana. At that oint we the state of louisiana. At that point we had the state of louisiana. At that point we had very the state of louisiana. At that point we had very few the state of louisiana. At that point we had very few deaths | point we had very few deaths anywhere, we certainly didnt have any in louisiana. Unfortunately, it quickly multiplied and before you knew it, it was 10 and then 20 and 30 and then a hundred. It was almost like wildfire. In 30 and then a hundred. It was almost like wildfire. Almost like wildfire. In the weeks that almost like wildfire. In the weeks that followed almost like wildfire. In the weeks that followed the i almost like wildfire. In the i weeks that followed the first positive case, louisiana had the fastest growth rate of the virus in the entire world. find virus in the entire world. And what happened virus in the entire world. And what happened in virus in the entire world. And what happened in a virus in the entire world. fific what happened in a short period of time. It seems like i really heard about it not long before i contracted it. So it wasnt something that we considered very seriously wobbly until the second week in march and at that point, it was too late. And then we started seeing it io and then we started seeing it go through the club. Members of tro s go through the club. Members of troys mardi go through the club. Members of troys mardi gras go through the club. Members of troys mardi gras zulu go through the club. Members of troys mardi gras zulu crew troys mardi gras zulu crew started to get sick. 1 5 troys mardi gras zulu crew started to get sick. Troys mardi gras zulu crew started to get sick. As real as it was to started to get sick. As real as it was to see started to get sick. As real as it was to see the started to get sick. As real as it was to see the news started to get sick. As real as it was to see the news and i started to get sick. As real as i it was to see the news and read the newspaper and here are heapie. The newspaper and here are people, when you started hearing people, when you started hearing about people that you know. Hearing about people that you know, your personal friends, it was know, your personal friends, it was a know, your personal friends, it was a punch to the gut like you wouldnt was a punch to the gut like you wouldnt believe. It was a punch to the gut like you wouldnt believe. Wouldnt believe. It was terrifying wouldnt believe. It was terrifying to wouldnt believe. It was terrifying to me wouldnt believe. It was| terrifying to me because suddenly youre face to face terrible and new sessions in new orleans, they make their living in crowds. They make their living on stages playing with people. How are you doing . Just grateful for whatever we could just grateful for whatever we could bring in. So thankful. I could bring in. So thankful. Thought could bring in. So thankful. I thought about what would happen if our economy had to shut down and people who were already struggling to make ends meet, what was going to happen to them . ,. , ,. ,. , them . You orleans is a city built on tourism them . You orleans is a city built on tourism and built on tourism and live music. The virus hitsjust music. The virus hits just at the start of the festival season. The start of the festival season the start of the festival season. , ,. , season. The business, from january to season. The business, from january tojune season. The business, from january to june is season. The business, from january to june is where season. The business, from january to june is where we | january tojune is where we make our nuts, where we pay our bills, because summer slows down. Is bills, because summer slows down. , ,. , down. Is extremely busy and lucrative down. Is extremely busy and lucrative time down. Is extremely busy and lucrative time for down. Is extremely busy and lucrative time for us. Down. Is extremely busy and lucrative time for us. Eric lucrative time for us. Eric freeman lucrative time for us. Eric freeman is lucrative time for us. Eric freeman is a musician i lucrative time for us. Eric. Freeman is a musician who lucrative time for us. E c freeman is a musician who has lived in new for almost 30 years. Lived in new for almost 30 ears. ~ ,. , , years. Multiple festivals every weekend. Weekend, including the jazz and heritage festival, which is a huge heritage festival, which is a huge festival. So we were pretty huge festival. So we were pretty busy, normally. But by march 18, pretty busy, normally. But by march 18, new pretty busy, normally. But by march 18, new orleans i pretty busy, normally. But by march 18, new orleans was i pretty busy, normally. But by i march 18, new orleans was the epicentre of a statewide outbreak with nearly all 300 cases and seven deaths concentrated in the city. Festival started to get cancelled. Festival started to get cancelled. ~. ,. , cancelled. We can handle that, is what the cancelled. We can handle that, is what the mood cancelled. We can handle that, is what the mood was cancelled. We can handle that, is what the mood was at cancelled. We can handle that, is what the mood was at that i is what the mood was at that time stop at danjazz festival got cancelled, French Quarter festival got cancelled, everything started getting council. That is when the dire, devastating mood took over. We are here by mandating that residents stay home whenever possible residents stay home whenever possible. We are telling our people and our businesses to stay home. There was nobody on the street, there were no tourists, there were no cruise ships. It was just so quiet. Even after katrina, when 80 of the city was underwater, there were still pockets of music. But this was just like being still pockets of music. But this wasjust like being on still pockets of music. But this was just like being on a movie set that everybody had left. At that point, there were so many people that were sick and that was so difficult. It was weird because it was a sunday it was weird because it was a sunday and i think that day, i lost sunday and i think that day, i lost 16 sunday and i think that day, i lost 16 of sunday and i think that day, i lost 16 of my gigs in april. A barrage lost 16 of my gigs in april. A barrage of e mails like council. Barrage of e mails like council, council, council, postponed. It was like watching my counter go white. Everybody was panicking and just being like. Was panicking and just being like, these things arent happening cancel, so traumatising was the right word traumatising was the right word. i i i traumatising was the right word. , traumatising was the right word. ijijij ,. , word. 70,000 people apply for unemployment word. 70,000 people apply for Unemployment Benefits word. 70,000 people apply for Unemployment Benefits in i Unemployment Benefits in louisiana that week. The state normally receives 1500 claims per week. Normally receives 1500 claims per week per week. We got cut off in march. Per week. We got cut off in march we per week. We got cut off in march. We lost per week. We got cut off in march. We lost everything. Per week. We got cut off in i march. We lost everything. The federal government passed a stimulus bill at the end of march to provide relief for businesses that were closed because of the pandemic. Thea;r because of the pandemic. They ave us because of the pandemic. They gave us money because of the pandemic. They gave us money to because of the pandemic. Tia gave us money to essentially help us get through 2. 5 months. Meeting that we would be open byjuly. Meeting that we would be open b jul. ~. , meeting that we would be open bjul. By july. When it was supposed to be jazz by july. When it was supposed to be jazz festival by july. When it was supposed to be jazz festival time, i by july. When it was supposed to be jazz festival time, that i to be jazz festival time, that was to be jazz festival time, that was when it really hit everybody because your calendar is telling everybody because your calendar is telling you, supposed to have is telling you, supposed to have four gigs today and now everybody is either on unemployment or trying to figure unemployment or trying to figure out how to get on it. The figure out how to get on it. The fall figure out how to get on it. The fall gigs started getting cancelled. Then it was like, when cancelled. Then it was like, when a cancelled. Then it was like, when a second, helen is to last . When a second, helen is to last . Last . It was a whirlwind. Many last . Last . It was a whirlwind. Many of last . Last . It was a whirlwind. Many of the artists unfortunately live from gig to gig unfortunately. They dont have a nine to five that youre going to get a check every week like clockwork. They dont work, they dont eat. The covid relief money came in. You have to demonstrate and have receipts and have paid your taxes. Many of the artists dont have that. There are just a lot of things that when you think of the guy or gal who blows a horn in a corner bar, they may not live that way. By by the end of march louisiana had over 5200 positive cases of covid i9, with the majority concentrated in new orleans. I was under quarantine for about a month. My dad had contract covid not long after me, probably around the same time, so there was concern for him. I didnt know what was happening with my own health. Taste didnt know what was happening with my own health. With my own health. We begin toniuht with my own health. We begin tonight with with my own health. We begin tonight with breaking with my own health. We begin tonight with breaking news. I with my own health. We begin i tonight with breaking news. The death tonight with breaking news. The death of tonight with breaking news. The death of an new Orleans Music icon, Ellis Marcellus. My dad passed on icon, Ellis Marcellus. My dad passed on april one. I icon, Ellis Marcellus. My dad passed on april one. I got i icon, Ellis Marcellus. My dad passed on april one. I got out| passed on april one. I got out for his funeral. It was serious, it was really serious. And my only advice to people is, dont get it. Because you never know. Is, dont get it. Because you never know. Eight weeks after mardi gras. Never know. Eight weeks after mardi gras, 30 never know. Eight weeks after mardi gras, 30 members never know. Eight weeks after mardi gras, 30 members of. Never know. Eight weeks after. Mardi gras, 30 members of the zuma crew had tested positive for the virus and eight had died. ,. , for the virus and eight had died. Died. The pain and the mixed emotions died. The pain and the mixed emotions that died. The pain and the mixed emotions that we died. The pain and the mixed emotions that we felt, died. The pain and the mixed emotions that we felt, blues| emotions that we felt, blues and is all the members, made everybody started to rethink the significance of the role that mardi gras played in spreading covid. In that mardi gras played in spreading covid. That mardi gras played in spreading covid. In may, the centres for spreading covid. In may, the centres for disease spreading covid. In may, the centres for Disease Control i centres for Disease Control named mardi gras is one of the few super spreader events that accelerated the spread of covid i9 in new orleans and across the country. find covid19 in new orleans and across the country. And now, ust across the country. And now, just imagine. Across the country. And now, just imagine, all across the country. And now, just imagine, all that across the country. And now, just imagine, all that ive i just imagine, all that ive described to you about mardi gras, all that ive described to you about the revelry and the inhibitions being thrown to the inhibitions being thrown to the wind, and he thought of safety or caution has been extinguished with finance joy and merriment. Now overlay that with a dreaded virus. But has no smell, no visual impact. It is in the air. And thousands of people are just breathing it in. People are ust breathing it in. � , people are ust breathing it in. ,. , people are ust breathing it in. � ,. , in. All these parades and eo le in. All these parades and people out in. All these parades and people out in in. All these parades and people out in the in. All these parades and people out in the streets| in. All these parades and i people out in the streets and catching people out in the streets and catching beads and going to parties. Catching beads and going to parties, and there was evidently rampant covid, which was not evidently rampant covid, which was not being talked about at all. ,. ,. , all. The centres for Disease Control have all. The centres for Disease Control have since all. The centres for Disease Control have since said i all. The centres for disease j control have since said that cases were low and seemed contained, and so federal and local authorities didnt recommend restricting large gatherings at that time. Our government. Gatherings at that time. Our government, they gatherings at that time. Oi government, they didnt tell us. They didnt give us any sort of guidelines on what to do until it was too late. Listen, as painful as it would have listen, as painful as it would have been, as unpopular as it would have been, as unpopular as it would have been, had the leaders would have been, had the leaders of new orleans known that this leaders of new orleans known that this was a possibility, we could that this was a possibility, we could have counselled mardi gras could have counselled mardi gras. God only knows how many lives gras. God only knows how many lives we would have saved. To date, lives we would have saved. Date, over lives we would have saved. Trr date, over 7500 people in louisiana have died from covid i9. Live music venues are still closed after ten months. You dont want to show too much sadness in your demeanour, you know, because people are looking at us to be entertained, so were trying to a good front for that stop in our private conversations with other musician friends, it is a desperate situation, without a doubt. That desperate situation, without a doubt. �. , g , doubt. At the end ofjuly, the extra money doubt. At the end ofjuly, the extra money put doubt. At the end ofjuly, the extra money put into extra money put into Unemployment Benefits to help american suffering the impact of the pandemic was cut. Sustainability is going to be a problem for us, especially since, um, Unemployment Benefits and all that got cut. Louisiana pays the lowest in Unemployment Benefits in the united states. Derek is receiving just 97 a week. Where im going to be a month from now, i have no idea. And thatis from now, i have no idea. And that is the part that is scary to me. � ,. , that is the part that is scary to me. � ,. ,. To me. Theres no live music there is to me. Theres no live music there is no to me. Theres no live music there is no timeline to me. Theres no live music there is no timeline of i to me. Theres no live music there is no timeline of when | there is no timeline of when live there is no timeline of when live music there is no timeline of when live music will be allowed. The money so live music will be allowed. The money so she live music will be allowed. The money so she was live music will be allowed. Tue money so she was given by the government also ran out in july, and after six months she has been relying on her savings to save her business while she waits for second stimulus package. It feels desperate, five new places closing every week, it is heartbreaking. Friends of mine. It is devastating. And i might be that person to in a few months. We dont know. I am going to fight, but it could be me. Tt fight, but it could be me. It is a cultural extinction, you know is a cultural extinction, you know what im saying . Cultural genocide know what im saying . Cultural genocide. Itsjust not the same genocide. Itsjust not the same place, without the culture, same place, without the culture, its just another place culture, its ust another lace. ~. Culture, its ust another lace. , place. With federal support cutback. Place. With federal support cutback, some place. With federal support cutback, some closed i place. With federal support| cutback, some closed music venues are handing out food to out of work musicians and hospitality workers. Out of work musicians and hospitality workers. One of the meals for hospitality workers. One of the meals for musicians hospitality workers. One of the meals for musicians things i hospitality workers. One of the | meals for musicians things that weve been doing, since march. Over 20,000 meals. We are hoping to start having shows again may be in the spring. Delphia has also stepped in to help, inspired by the tribute help, inspired by the tribute he sought to his late father. I had driven past a music he sought to his late father. T had driven past a music store, pictures records, and they had a sign out the front that said, thank you Ellis Marcellus for keeping you Orleans Music alive. And i thought about that and thought, perhaps we can give some funding to the musicians. I thought that would be a good way to pay tribute to my dad because he helped so many musicians. Many musicians. Today he is handina many musicians. Today he is handing out many musicians. Today he is handing out cheques many musicians. Today he is handing out cheques to i many musicians. Today he is handing out cheques to try i many musicians. Today he is| handing out cheques to try to help struggling musicians. Bill help struggling musicians. All ri. Ht, help struggling musicians. Fill right, yall, i help struggling musicians. Fill right, yall, lam delphio right, yall, iam delphio marcellus. Thanks for coming out and thanks for what youve been doing all these years. We have four tables inside, we have four tables inside, we have hand sanitiser, just come on in. So far weve got over 320 applications. It is tough on musicians, but they dont so much. Many of them are just thankful and appreciative. Whats your name . Peters . The difficulty is whats your name . Peters . The difficulty is the whats your name . Peters . The difficulty is the lack of camaraderie, and what that does for our spirit and our soul. You have my deepest sympathies. He was you have my deepest sympathies. He was a you have my deepest sympathies. He was a well known you have my deepest sympathies. He was a well known man and a teaching he was a well known man and a teaching man, good teaching man teaching man, good teaching man~ | teaching man, good teaching man,. , ,. , teaching man, good teaching man. , man. I appreciate you coming out today man. I appreciate you coming out today. From man. I appreciate you coming out today. From a man. I appreciate you coming out today. From a mental man. I appreciate you coming i out today. From a Mental Health standpoint. Out today. From a Mental Health standpoint. It out today. From a Mental Health standpoint, it is out today. From a Mental Health standpoint, it is really standpoint, it is really important for the musicians to get back as soon as they can. Most of their lives have been designed to make people happy. And now thats taken away. Im sure its going to be tough for a while, no question. It makes sense. The musicians will be ready. But i see it, youve got to look at it, like, just give me a chance. Let me get back out on the field, coach thats what they are saying. Applause. Late last year, the mayor of new orleans announced that the mardi gras parades will not take place in 2021. Derek doesnt know what of the festivals are happening either. I dont think any of them are going to happen, unfortunately. Springtime, i dont see it happening. We would already be getting acceptance or rejection letters to these festivals by now. ,. ,. , letters to these festivals by now. ,. , now. Still unable to play live shows, derek now. Still unable to play live shows, derek is now. Still unable to play live shows, derek is playing i shows, derek is playing a live stream at his friends venue, which has been closed ten months because of the pandemic. It will be strange playing in front of a room with no people. Never done it before. At least we are not disturbing the customers my only concern is the energy, because now we have to manufacture that energy, its not organic. Hopefully it doesnt affect the music too much. People are losing it. I mean, they need it as much as we do. It is part of the fabric of our culture. This is one of the efforts, last ditch effort to it going. It is to everybody� s advantage for new orleans to come back. It is what American Culture is. It started here. It is the root, the foundation of american music. Once you crack the foundation, you know, eventually the whole house falls down. Eventually the whole house falls down eventually the whole house falls down. , falls down. Live musical return to new orleans one day. I to new orleans one day. But how long can its musicians wait . Hello there. We are staying firmly in the cold air mass this weekend. So, it means well continue to see very cold nights, widespread frost, some ice. But by day, there should be quite a bit of sunshine around. However, there is some snow in the forecast on sunday across southern britain and this could lead to some disruption. Stay tuned to the forecast. More on that in just a moment. For saturday we have low pressure to the north, that brings a run of north westerly winds and feeding in lots of wintry showers. Quite breezy across the north west and less further south. We start off with some showers from the word go across the north west, a risk of ice, some early mist and fog clearing from the south and then well continue with the showers in western scotland, north west england, running through the cheshire gap into the midlands, perhaps running into parts of east anglia and the south east where it will also be cloudier. It will stay brighter with sunshine for the north east and south west but it will be a cold day wherever you are. Temperatures 2 5 celsius. Showers continue on for awhile through saturday evening and central areas, further showers for northern and western scotland and then we turn our attentions to this feature running into wales and the south west of england during the early part of sunday to bring some rain, sleet, and snow. Another very cold night to come for saturday night, subzero values for most and a risk of ice to watch out for. Sunday, we look at this feature running into the south west, this weather front which will bring the rain initially and then some snow to wales, south west england, perhaps across into parts of the midlands, southern and south Eastern England as we move through the day. Now, theres still some uncertainty but it looks like at this stage we could be looking at some accumulations of snow to parts of central and southern england, 1 5 cm in places likely to cause disruption. Further north it will be brighter with further wintry showers across some Western Areas but its going to be another really cold day where we have the lying snow across the south. Into next week, it starts off cold monday but then through the week, the milder air starts to spread up from the south west. It will be turning a lot milder across the board but with that mild moisture laden air, we will see weather systems pushing in, too, with strong winds. This is pretty bad news after all the rain which weve seen across the north and west of the country. This could cause some issues. Monday starts off cold, further wintry showers and gradually turns more unsettled, wetter and milder and windier as we move through the week, perhaps the risk of local flooding in places. This is bbc news. Im freya cole. Our top stories President Biden warns the us economic crisis is deepening as he introduces his 2 trillion relief plan. Articles of impeachment against donald trump will be delivered to the senate on monday. His trial begins early next month. New Research Suggests the uk variant of covid i9 may be more deadly than the original virus. And one of the all time greats of us baseball, hank aaron, dies at the age of 86