Transcripts For BBCNEWS Outside Source 20200917

Out its migration policy as more people continue to try and cross to europe. The sea conditions are deteriorating by the hour and we need to solve these problems as soon as possible. A stark warning from the World Health Organization for europe. It says the covid 19 situation is very serious. This is why. Cases have now exceeded those reported when the pandemic first peaked in europe in march. Last week, the regions weekly tally exceeded 300,000 patients. Over the past two weeks, more than half of the countries in europe have reported a 10 increase in cases. Seven countries in europe have seen new cases go up by more than double in that same two weeks. This graph shows the number of new daily cases in those seven countries. You can see how quickly it has started rising again. Heres more from the who. In the spring and early summer, we were able to see the impact of Strict Lockdown measures. Our efforts, our sacrifices paid off. Injune, cases hit an all time low. The september case numbers, however, should serve as a wake up call for all of us. Although these numbers reflect more comprehensive testing, it also shows alarming rates of transmission across the region. There you have the who highlighting the fact the testing trilogy remains central. However, as we know at the moment, Different Countries are taking different approaches. There is particular pressure on the uks testing system at the moment, that we should say that the. One other criticism is that countries not coordinating enough. That has continued. We left to save those countries can respond to that critique from the who. Here is naomi grimley. I think they are surprised how fast coronavirus is bounce back in europe. One word of advice is that this region does contain russia as well, so we need to bear that in mind because they have had bad case levels there, but it is obvious now that we are now in a second peak. As weve seen throughout this pandemic, higher rates of transmission are often quickly followed by tougher restrictions. Thats happening in the north east of england, where new rules are about to come into effect. Heres the uk health secretary. From tomorrow, in northumberland, north tyneside, south tyneside, newcastle upon tyne, gateshead, sunderland and county durham, residents should not socialise with other people outside their own households or support bubble, hospitality for food and drink will be restricted to Table Service only and late night restrictions of operating hours will be introduced, so leisure and Entertainment Venues must close between 10pm and 5am. Around 2 Million People will be affected by the new restrictions. These graphs show why the government is taking action. The blue bars represent the number of weekly cases. In all of these counties, there has been a spike in the last two weeks. The city of sunderland is of particular concern. The infection rate there is now at 103 cases per 100,000 people. For comparison, the rate across the uk as a whole is 55 cases per 100,000 and thats already considered high. Well, borisjohnson says he will do Everything Possible to avoid a second nationwide lockdown. The Prime Minister told the sun newspaper. The only way to make sure the country is able to enjoy christmas is to be tough now. The opposition says more than tough restrictions are needed. Heres Labours Health spokesman. The secretary of state said little about testing this afternoon, mr speaker. At just the point when many fear we are on the cusp of a second deadly spike, the Prime Minister admits we dont have enough capacity. And rather than fixing the testing, the secretary of state is restricting testing. The government insists it is still increasing Testing Capacity. The head of the National Health Services Test and Trace Programme told a parliamentary hearing she did not expect the rise we have been seeing. We were increasing Testing Capacity every day, every week over the course the last few weeks in anticipation. Not enough, by multiple factors. As the Prime Minister said yesterday, plainly, we dont have enough Testing Capacity today and we are doing everything in our power to increase the Testing Capacity. And people are pointing to the fact lots of people are coming back from holiday any schools being opening being the reasons this search could have been predicted. And the schools being open. Those shortages are causing anger in the community. Our Health Editor hugh pym has been talking to people struggling to get tests. Paul, who is a teacher, has been trying and failing to book a test for members of his family. Four days of trying to get testing and nothing at all, not even being offered testing 100 or 200 miles away, which at this stage i would take. If there was frustration for people at home, there was even more for those in sunderland who secured a booking, arrived at the site, but found no sign of any testing. It is an absolute joke. Ive had to bring my three kids out of school, they are now missing out on vital education because of covid 19 and theres not one person has turned up on the site. Nobody here, so what do you do . So we just have to go back home and try again, i guess. It beggars belief. It takes you ages to get an appointment, then you come and there is a car park full of people and theres no testing people. Itsjust ridiculous. Elsewhere, though, some other testing stations like this one in west london appeared to be working normally. At this testing centre, people who have managed to get a booking are moving through. Each morning, there is an allocation for those who havent booked and just turn up, but people arrive very early and it goes quickly. From the uk to france, because theres been a steep rise in cases there. There were 10,000 new cases today. The rate of infection is 166 cases per 100,000 people. Thats around three times the rate in the uk. The situaton is particularly bad in marseile, where the infection rate is 300 cases per 100,000. Only a handful of intensive care beds in the city are still available. Lucy williamson has visited one of the intensive care units there. Marseilles main intensive care unit has become a changing room again. Familiar routines resurrected for a new wave of Covid Patients. This time, its a 65 year old man on life support. Theyre putting a camera down his throat, one of the riskiestjobs. The ventilators on their suits purify the air inside their masks. These are the patients only visitors. His wife calls for news once or twice a day. Shes not allowed in to see him. Now its becoming very disturbing because were stuck between the desire to treat the patient, of course, as best as possible, and also to treat non Covid Patients in the appropriate way. That is, to find icu beds, to have surgery, to manage trauma patients and so on. So its very difficult to manage. Marseille is the epicentre of frances new covid crisis. The director of Public Hospitals here says the system is nearing saturation, with only a handful of intensive care beds left and 100 extra staff recruited in the past week. This icu, marseilles biggest, is now almost full. The nightmare for units like this one is a sudden rise in the rate of infections. This hospital is sending two Covid Patients to intensive care each day. A sudden spike would overwhelm them. Rates of infection in marseille are now twice that of paris. Over 10 of those tested here are positive. At this centre today it was first come, first served. But getting a test isnt always easy. This woman told us shed had symptoms since monday. Translation its a panic, a real panic. Its stressful. There no Appointments Available on the governments testing website and the doctors website tells me theres nothing until the end of september. The government today admitted there were bottlenecks in testing. Translation weve put in place a system to prioritise those with a prescription, symptoms, those who are care workers or in contact with cases. The rules in marseille are becoming stricter by the week. Groups larger than ten are now banned from beaches and parks. The price of a post lockdown summer when thousands mingled here together. A summer that swapped isolation for infection now sending its waves out across france. Lucy williamson, bbc news, marseille. Weve updated you on france, and on the uk. Next to the us, which is getting very of two 197,000 deaths. There have been more than 6 million confirmed cases. Thats prompted the head of the centers for Disease Control to issue this renewed plea to americans. Face masks, these face masks, are the most important powerful Public Health tool we have, and i will continue to appeal for all americans, all individuals in our country, to embrace these face coverings. I might even go so far as to say that this face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against covid than when i take a covid vaccine, because the immunogenicity may be 70 , and if i dont get an immune response, the vaccines not going to protect me. This face mask will. President trump, who has not been so keen on wearing facemasks, is very much focused on the prospect of a vaccine. He says one could be ready before novembers election. That directly contradicts what the director of the cdc said yesterday. There will be vaccine that will initially be available sometime between november and december, but very limited supply, and it will have to be prioritised. If youre asking me when is going to be generally available to the american public, so we can begin to take advantage of vaccine to get back to our regular life, i think youre probably looking at late second quarter, Third Quarter 2021. And heres what the president said when he was asked about that a few hours later. Are you comfortable with that timeline. . No, i think he made a mistake when he said that. Its just incorrect information. And i called him and he didnt tell me. I think he got the message maybe confused . Maybe it was stated incorrectly. No, were ready to go immediately as the vaccine is announced. And it could be announced in october, it could be announced a little bit after october, but once we go, we are ready. Did not look confused, did he, the director of the cdc . But i was the president s assessment. That was the president. Donald trumps rival for the presidency, joe biden, says the president s timeline is being guided by politics, not science. Here he is. So let me be clear. I trust vaccines, i trust scientists, but i dont trust donald trump. And at this moment, the American People cant either. Anthony zurcher is in washington. Anthony, it can be a bit confusing, can it not, with the cdc saying one thing and down from sin quite some thing and down from sin quite some thing else . And then mark meadows, Donald Trumps chief of staff, echoing donald trump, saying that Robert Redfield was not in the loop and did not have the latest information, but then you talk to drug manufacturers and they kind of echo what redfield was saying, that there could be a vaccine in the next month or two but it could also be stretched well into 2021. As lazy people like joe biden stretched well into 2021. As lazy people likejoe biden saying that there is a political motivation behind Donald Trumps announcements because he is talking about it happening right before election day, and if there is a return to normalcy, that probably would help dom from politically. Although lets be clear, all candidates try to line up be clear, all candidates try to line up positive things and thats why you see people likejoe biden. Thats definitely the case, that was something life and death like this vaccine, i think the stakes are that much higher and you have to look at Donald Trumps record over the course of this year, being yellow neck overly optimistic about was going to happen with the coronavirus being overly optimistic. Going to happen with the coronavirus being overly optimistic. Saying that there could be a new cure with the hydroxychloroquine, seeing cases biking, so when you do it in that context, it is more difficult to look at what donald trump was sangamon vaccines and not see a particular political spin on it. Anthony, before i let you go, i am interested no, when we talk to voters, where is covid in the issues when they decide who to support . Voters, where is covid in the issues when they decide who to support7m is right at the top. The president and his handling of covid is right at the top of this election cycle, along with that the economy and economic recovery, but that again is the result of coronavirus, that the economy is not going to recover until there is some kind of return to normal life and that is very dependent on getting a hold of coronavirus and eventually coming up with a vaccine allows people to go backin with a vaccine allows people to go back in public safely. Anthony, think you for those of you joining us think you for those of you joining us from the top of the programme heard a warning from the who on europe. Joining me now. For people who did not see a clip i played a you earlier, tenuously to us why you tenuously just why the situation is so serious now . When you go into the winter, you have covid meeting the winter, you have covid meeting the influenza season and excess mortality in the outer population. And we see that, half of European Countries in the last two weeks double. What would you like to see these countries doing they are not doing at the moment . We have seen the policy response was prompt and drastic, but the virus has shown to be merciless, so the government needs the leadership in the committee occasion which instills public trust in that clarity and the society do their share with the Public Health measures. But would you agree that perhaps europe made a mistake in pursuing a normal summer and allowing so many people to move around the continent so freely . On one hand, when National Lockdowns we re one hand, when National Lockdowns were implanted, we saw a drastic decrease in cases, but it had a very high toll on mental health, economic loss, so its a balance. Its really a balance. In that sense, the key issueis a balance. In that sense, the key issue is to learn how to live as a community with the virus. Youre saying the situation is very serious. Can you help our viewers understand the difference between where we were in march and april and where we were in march and april and where we were in march and april and where we are now . Are we seeing a repeat . Thats key. No. Today, in september, is not yesterday in february. We prepared the hospitals, the intensive care units, we have a stock of personal protective equipment. People learn the lesson that it equipment. People learn the lesson thatitis equipment. People learn the lesson that it is much more. If schools are closed, if it often localised. The Testing Capacity became expanded, so were in a much better position. And can i ask you about how you see the uk versus the rest of europe . Back in the string, the uk was two or three behind countries like france and italy at the moment, france is ahead of the uk but do you imagine, in time, the uk will also see an equivalent rise in cases . We know what has to be done, and its tricky to compare countries. We saw in the first wave, some countries had a very tough time, so in that sense, the key issue is to stand together, to amplify a collective effort of limiting what we know is working. And can i ask you finally about winter . Certainly in the uk, the weather is unseasonably warm but it wont stay that way for very long. How concerned are you about what happens when the weather gets colder . I am hopeful, because we know more, but i am also concerned for all the countries, absolutely, so im concerned we go to see some increased mortality at different times at the same time there is seasonality. But a lot depends. Dr hans kluge, thank you very much for joining us on outside source. Two important stories relating to migration. First, the island of lesbos in greece. After those huge fires at moria camp last week, police are moving thousands of migrants and refugees to a new camp nearby. Since those fires, over 12,000 people have been homeless. Many have been sleeping under tarpaulins or other makeshift shelters on the roadside. This morning, police woke people up to move them to their new home. All these pictures are from the greek police. And this is one of the 70 female officers who were flown in to organise the transfer of women and children to the temporary camp single men are not allowed in yet. A Government Official said 1,800 people had been moved by early thursday. But, of course, there are many more who need help. Theres been criticism of how the move was carried out. The charity medicins sans frontiers says it was blocked from accessing its clinic on lesbos while the operation was going on. That did change. It then tweeted. Theres also been criticism that people are simply being moved to another new camp on lesbos, rather than a more long Term Solution off the island. Heres one activist in brussels. We have european leaders doubling down on the approach which has led to the situation, and already proposals for a new camp have been put on the table. So, we really want to be clear, you know, if we are to recognise what happened in moria and the policies that led to this crisis, we need a different approach. This is a leadership decision. Few contest that the original situation in moria was dire. It was initially designed to house 3,000 migrants. But it ended up taking in over 12,000 people from 70 countries. Many had limited access to clean water and electricity. So, unsurpisingly, many migrants and refugees remain reluctant to stay on lesbos they hope to go elsewhere in europe, especially germany. The fire last week laid bare a situation that was unresolved and well known. In the words of this quote. Thats one ngo worker quoted by the financial times. And this article in Time Magazine says the fire symbolises a breakdown in the eu over the future of migrants. Countries like greece and italy accuse wealthier northern nations in the eu of failing to share the burden of people arriving into the eu. Bethany bell has just returned from lesbos. We can speak to her in vienna. First of all, lets start with the politics of this. Is there any sign eu memory states have an appetite for changing tack on this . Its a very difficult divisive question. But we do know is this week, the head of the European Commission said that she was going to reform the european asylum process. She called on european states to show solidarity with each other, she said migration was a european challenge, and she said she wants to try and perform the so called dublin regulation, which is the system that works at the moment, whereby people are supposed to apply for asylum in the first eu state they arrive in. It was intended to prevent multiple applications across European Union countries, but many critics say that the result of this is that countries like greece and italy are bearing the brunt of dealing with the migrants who arrive there first and northern and eastern European Countries are not having to deal with it. We understand that those plans will be released sometime next week, but i think theres a lot of skepticism, certainly from where i am now in central and eastern europe, where people, countries have been very adamant that they dont wa nt to ta ke been very adamant that they dont want to take in refugees or people requesting asylum. And bethany, that may also ask you about covid 19. We know a number of people tested positive in the moria camp just before the fire started in the various quarantine measures were introduced. Where have we got to with the various greek authorities managing that outbreak . What we understand is when people are taken into this new temporary camp, which is on the seashore on the site of an old military firing range, they are being tested for covid 19 and we understand that around 50, so far, have tested positive for that, and theyre trying to isolate those people, keep them in separate tents, but you just have to imagine the situation. There were so many people crammed into tents, have been summoned people crammed together, sleeping on the streets, with no running water, very little running water, i have seen people washing themselves with bottles of water, its very difficult, and a Perfect Place for the spread of disease. Bethany, thank you very much indeed. We know many of the people who came to lesbos made dangerousjourneys north across the mediterranean. This graph shows monthly Mediterranean Sea and land arrivals since 2015 you can see the huge spike back then. But note that people are still coming. And even though the numbers are far fewer, european states still havent agreed a way to manage the situation. These pictures are from today these migrants arejumping off a Spanish Charity rescue ship, in the hope of getting ashore in italy. Theyd been waiting for a week to see if theyd be allowed to dock. Evidently, some of them didnt want to wait any further. The bbcs nick beake has been following the story of this ship and has made his report. This week, theyve picked up 270 migrants from more than a dozen african countries. Some say traffickers forced them towards the shore. The man, the man says we should run. If we didnt run, he would shoot us. But their ordeal is not over yet. The captain of the rescue boat says no country will let them dock, so this vessel of despair journeys on, aimlessly. This ship has spent already eight to nine days at sea. As you can see, very bad sea conditions. The sea conditions are deteriorating by the hour, and we need to solve this problem as soon as possible. Europes migrant crisis never went away, and the misery covid threatens to wreak in the poorest places in africa and the middle east means many more may feel they have nothing to lose. Nick beake, bbc news, brussels. And if you want any more news on the stories we are covering here on outside source, you can get that online. In a couple of minutes, we will come back with the latest on the brexit saga. Hello. It looks like our weather will turn more unsettled, windier, cooler. So, if you are enjoying the sunshine, do make the most of it as it continues into tomorrow and for many into the weekend as well. Theres a lovely view from the east coast of scotland today. Its high pressure, wont be surprised to see that, keeping it sunny and settled. Just on the southern flank of that area of high pressure, there is a strengthening easterly breeze overnight. That will stop the temperature falling too far. It will bring some areas of low cloud that push into parts of especially eastern england. And theres a weak weather front close to the north of scotland also keeping temperatures up here with a chance of seeing a little bit of light rain, especially in the northern and western isles. And temperatures probably at their lowest across south east scotland and north east england, 11 5 degrees for some spots here. Into tomorrow then, and there will be some areas of high cloud around in places making the sunshine hazy. Still a chance of seeing that little bit of light rain in the north of scotland, especially into the northern and western isles. Wont amount to very much. And it will be a bit breezier into england and wales. These are average wind speeds, but some gusts may be approaching 30 mph, maybe closer to a0 in the most exposed spots here. In the breeze and in the sunshine, it will feel very pleasant indeed. These temperatures are just actually a bit above average in some spots, 21 degrees in glasgow. Just looking into friday evening, no great change here so still looking dry and then into the weekend, things do start to change the further south you are. An area of low pressure coming north out of iberia mayjust start to push a weather front close to southern england. Dont know yet how far any showers will go, so keep watching the forecast if that is something that interests you. But its southern england, south wales with a greater potential for catching a shower that could be heavy and thundery in that brisk easterly wind. Elsewhere, it may be hazy in places and theres more cloud towards the northern and western isles, but most of the uk will have a dry saturday and sunny at that. Just a bit cooler into scotland and Northern Ireland, with temperatures in the mid teens here, and some areas of cloud starting sunday, the sun will eventually come through. Still some cloud into the north west of scotland, cloud and showers possibly early on sunday towards the south. It looks like that potentially retreats during the day, bringing some sunshine, and for many, it will be a very pleasant sunday. Bye bye. Hello, im ros atkins, this is outside source. The World Health Organization warns the alarming rates of coronavirus transmission in europe must serve as a wake up call. Although these numbers reflect more comprehensive testing, it also shows alarming rates of transmission across the region. In the uk, the biggest regional lockdown weve seen yet starts at midnight. 2 Million People in the north east of england are affected. Also in the uk, growing reports that the covid testing system is under huge pressure as just a third of Community Site tests come back within twenty four hours. Massive forest fires in the arctic circle. We have a special report on the blazes moving across siberia. And in our weekly deep dive, well take a look at a subject weve returned to time and time again, brexit and the irish border. There are wildfires affecting several regions around the world. We have an exclusive report from siberia in russia in a moment. First to the united states, where fires are still burning along the west coast. This is a map from the california fire department, cal fire. You can see the number of separate fires. These are aerial shots from butte county in california. Another fire threatens communities in the san gabriel valley. And evacuation orders remain in place for areas around the Angeles National forest. We know at least 36 people have been killed by the fires since august. Oregon is being badly affected, and some of its regions are beyond the states measurement scale for air quality. This is one one firefighter there. It hits close to home. This is our backyard. These are the places that we have friends who have been displaced. And neighbouring departments that we provide mutual aid to who have lost their communities and their fire stations or fire engines, and the places that we would take our children camping or go and visit. We have seen those altered permanently. We wont see those places look the same probably in my lifetime. But its not just the west coast thats being affected by these fires. This image was tweeted by the National Weather service in new york. It shows the smoke reaching all the way across the country. Its now visible in new york and in washington, dc. A journalist there tweeted this picture. Next, lets move from north america to south america, where fires continue to rage one of the Worlds Largest wetlands, the brazilian pa nta nal. It hosts the most diverse ecosystem in the world, and its at risk. A Record Number of fires in the region have been reported for september. Theres been more than 5600 this month. Environmental groups blame farmers and cattle ranchers. Heres one scientist on why its happening. Translation the rains we get in the state of mato grosso, including the pantanal, comes from the amazon. With increasing deforestation in the amazon, other regions in south america will also suffer as we are seeing this year. This extreme drought has caused many more fires than we have ever seen but the president , jair bolsonaro, has shrugged off global criticism, saying. That might be true, but scientists have pointed out in the past, the number of fires across africa has remained consistent year to year. In contrast, in the southern part of the amazon, its thought the fires are worse than theyve been for at least ten yea rs. Weve looked at the us, at brazil, now to siberia in russia, which is in serious fires for the second year in a row. What links all of these fires is that theyre setting records for severity and damage. The arctic fires in siberia are burning carbon rich peatlands, and so are releasing more carbon dioxide, 35 more on last year, and last year was a record. The bbcs Steve Rosenberg and his crew are the first foreign team to be allowed into the yakutia region. This is the report they made. In siberia, they call their forests the lungs of the planet. If thats true, our planet is in big trouble. We were given a birds eye view of a climate emergency. From the air, siberias forest fires looked like armageddon. A heatwave has been fuelling them and they re releasing record amounts of carbon. And because of the vastness of siberia, fighting them is incredibly difficult. This region alone, yakutia, is 13 times the size of britain. Whats happening here in siberia has consequences for the whole world. Scientists believe that these forest fires are producing huge amounts of Greenhouse Gases that are changing the climate of the planet. Russia has one fifth of the worlds forests. If theyre burning, the fallout is global. For a closer look, we switch transport and head into the siberian taiga with the forest rangers. Its slow going. This is a real siberian forest path. Not easy to get down, and it will take us a while to get to the fire. But were on the right track. It soon becomes clear that fire has swept through here, destroying larch and silver birch and turning parts of this fairy tale forest into a wasteland. When we catch up with the flames, the forest rangers do their best with what theyve got. But no sooner is one fire out, another sparks. It is siberias equivalent of david versus goliath. This ranger says its getting hotter here every year. Hes spending more and more time in the forest. Translation i spend nearly all my summers now fighting fires. My wife and three kids are waiting for me at home, but this is a job i must do. For the planet, there is a double danger here. The burning you can see is producing c02, but also underground, fire is thawing the frozen soil or permafrost, releasing even more Greenhouse Gases. Siberia is trapped in a vicious circle of climate change. Rising temperatures means drier forests and more forest fires. More fires means more Carbon Emissions being pumped into the atmosphere, and more climate change. Climate change affects everyone. This man will show us how it threatens his community. Were speeding along the aldan, the great siberian river shrouded in smoke. Every day, ivan and his friends patrol this forest. They recently put out a fire here close to their village. Any lingering flame, any hint of danger is pounced on. Translation i dont remember a summer like this. No rain and so hot, the dry grass was like gunpowder. But its the ground thawing that worries me. Therell be less dry land. Our community could end up underwater. Life here will change. Siberia and its fires may seem far away, but what happens here affects us all. Were one planet, were interconnected. We face the same climate crisis. Steve rosenberg, bbc news, siberia. In the us, thousands of people in South Eastern States will soon need to flee rising waters because of Tropical Storm sally. Alabama, florida and mississippi have all declared states of emergency already. The storm made landfall as a category two hurricane on wednesday. This is pensacola in florida, it was badly hit. Flooding reached one and a half metres, making it the third worst storm surge ever recorded in the city. In orange beach, alabama, one person has died and another is missing. This map shows how the storm has left many people in the dark. Alabama has 290,000 people without electricity, florida more than 220,000. And these latest satellite pictures show the storm heading towards georgia and the carolinas. Its been downgraded to a Tropical Storm, but it remains hugely powerful. These people are in its path. Hey, guys, ive never seen anything like this. We are in Downtown Pensacola. And this is the view from the third floor of my hotel room. Look at the streets. I mean, it isjust terrifying. I havent even stepped outside. I did get word that i dont think our hotel was flooded, but every street in Downtown Pensacola is just submerged. The storm got bad at about 8am or 9am when the winds were blowing. Iom lipm when the eye hit us and we just rode it out. Got on the first floor and we started hearing our windows pop. Water started coming off and the siding was gone. I also wanted to show you these satellite images. They show the storm battering the coast, but you can also see a grey band of smoke that has drifted east from the california wildfires. And to make matters worse, more Tropical Storms are stacking up and threatening other parts of the gulf coast. Matthew cappucci is a meteorologist for the washington post. Hes just returned from the gulf coast. We appreciate your time today. Tell us what you saw while you were down there. It really was incredible. I have seen hurricanes before but this one was moving so incredibly slowly, only three kph so barely walking speed. We were in the thick of things for hours at a time, about four hours in a row where wind speeds where above hurricane speed and rainfall over seven cm an hour. I parked my vehicle on a sidewalk. Others lost their cars in the parking lot where the hotel was at and then we got to the i of the hurricane and he could only hear tree frogs and crickets and it was a very impressive event. I actually just got home earlier today and there was a lot of turbulence flying back to washington and you can still see the storms remnants out the window was very strong thunderstorms producing tomatoes over the carolinas. Sounded trip certainly. To me more about what is coming this way with the other storms i mentioned. We have reached a peak of Hurricane Season and there is no risk for the weary. A rest for the weary. We have storm teddy in the weary. We have storm teddy in the open atlantic that will impact bermuda with winds gusting up to 200 kph in the second hurricane to strike bermuda injust a week. Paulette earlier in the week struck asa paulette earlier in the week struck as a category two and also looking in the western gulf of mexico and that has my eye. 9 chance of developing into a cyclone and we are already seeing from satellite data a close to circulation which means a precursor to a Tropical Storm and if it does become named we will see the name wilfred. This is clearly serious but is it more serious than other years . Yes and no to an extent. So far weve only had two major hurricanes and one affected land. With a number of storms have been so impressive that after wilfred we will have to turn to the greek alphabet for new names because he ran out of names and have had 20 named it storms so far. So the rapidity with which the storms have formed has been very impressive it at the same time the majority of them have been quick hitting, fleeting and somewhat weak in terms of wind but there are signs of activity will pick back up again and u nfortu nately we have activity will pick back up again and unfortunately we have a long way to go for the rest of the season. Thank you very much, matthew. Things are getting serious if the americans running out of names for their storms. Stay with us on outside source. Still to come, misinformation about the source of the coronavirus is rampant well look at claims by a chinese by a chinese virologist. Care homes in england are set to receive more than half a billion pounds in extra government funding to help them tackle the coronavirus over this winter. The money will help pay staff full wages when they are self isolating, reduce their use of public transport and ensure staff work in only one care home. Our social Affairs Correspondent alison holt reports. For doreen amos, these warm september days are a chance to enjoy the garden at pelham house care home in folkestone before the chill of winter. It is, yes. I love lavender. The home lost ten people, half its residents, at the height of the pandemic. It cares for those with dementia, and now covid free, its trying to make life as normal as possible for doreen and others. Its very relaxing, yes, and im quite happy. And the meals are good, and ive got a nice room. Todays announcement of extra Infection Control money is to ensure staff are paid a full wage if they have to self isolate and to limit the use of agency workers. The aim is to protect care homes from another wave of the virus, already a worry for many. With the flu, and even in the winter every other year, the hospitals are full up, so now with this on top, im terrified. Absolutely terrified. For karen, the homes relief manager, better testing is the highest priority. Last week, we were tested on a friday and got the results the following friday. So, for that whole week, everybody is on tenterhooks the whole time, not knowing whether theyve actually got it, because the first time around, a lot of us were asymptomatic so didnt even know wed got it. The high number of deaths in care homes has not surprisingly had a huge impact. Many care staff will say theyre still exhausted, theyve had little time to grieve and theres nervousness about what lies ahead. This is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. Our lead story the World Health Organization warns the alarming rates of coronavirus transmission in europe must serve as a wake up call. Every thursday, we make a report for the bbc news website which looks at one of the stories weve focused on over the week. I thought we could turn to a subject weve discussed almost more than any other in the last four years, because for all the twists and turns of the brexit story, in the middle of the maelstrom, one puzzle has remained unchanged, unresolved and politically potent. Theresa may lost her job trying to solve it. Borisjohnson wants to break International Law to address it. And everyone is taking an interest. Dont mess with the good friday accords. With peace in Northern Ireland at stake, lets look at why the irish border question wont go away. The challenge here has always been to reconcile three things that appear irreconcilable. The first is the European Unions Single Market. It allows Free Movement of goods, people, services and capital. And the eu protects it. Anything coming in or out is checked. The second thing was captured by borisjohnson in 2016. I believe that this thursday could be our countrys independence day. For many of its supporters, brexit is an assertion of national sovereignty. Leaving the eus Single Market is part of that. The third thing, and this is the complicator, is that if both sides feel as they do about the Single Market, there need to be checks. The question is where to put the checks . And this then becomes about history and geography. Northern ireland is part of the uk. For years, a violent conflict played out between nationalists who want it to be part of the republic of ireland and unionists who want it to stay in the uk. In 1998, the good friday agreement ended that conflict. It also ended military checks on the border, checks that for nationalists were an affront. And ever since, checks of any type on the border are politically unthinkable. Which brings us to the geography. If there cant be checks on the irish border, well, the map points you towards checks in the irish sea. But would a uk government agree to that . In 2018, the eu floated the idea. Theresa may shot it down. The draft legal text the commission has published would if implemented undermine the uk Common Market and threaten constitutional integrity of the uk by creating a customs and regulatory border down the irish sea. And no uk Prime Minister could ever agree to it. Theresa may instead proposed a backstop, a plan where the uk remained aligned to the eus Single Market until a new trade deal was done. No, said brexiteer mps. And mrs may was soon gone. Next, enter boris johnson, promising to get brexit done. And he soon delivered a big shift that few saw coming. In liverpool in october 2019, here we have borisjohnson meeting the then irish Prime Minister leo varadkar. And in an act of political treachery or brilliance depending on who you ask, he agreed to some checks in the irish sea on goods moving from britain to Northern Ireland. He alienated unionist mps, he alienated some of his own party, but he got a withdrawal deal with the eu, he forced an election, he won the election. It was a huge political coup. From there, brexit happened, and the uk and eu began trade talks. But then a familiar issue returned, and borisjohnson delivered his second big shift. During the election campaign, we were told again and again the brexit withdrawal deal was oven ready. But mrjohnsons view of his deal changed. And he directed his government to do this. Yes, this does break International Law in a very specific and limited way. The uk is now seeking to override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement that it signed, and Northern Ireland is the reason why. This is the governments complaint. What we cant have, and this is contrary to the Northern Ireland protocol and of course a risk to the good friday agreement, what we cannot have is the eu seeking to erect a regulatory border down the irish sea between Northern Ireland and britain. My colleague jp campbell from bbc Northern Ireland scratched his head on hearing that. A deal that the government sold the country is now being attacked by the government. All of which has led to warnings from former Prime Ministers and from joe biden, who says. To which unionists and many brexiteers reply, we agree, but we dont want checks in the irish sea, it undermines the make up of our country. And so round we go, right back to where we started. In an article in the atlantic, tom mctague compares the brexit conundrum with. But perhaps theres inspiration to be found in the deal Everyone Wants to protect. The genius of the good friday agreement is that it allows all sides to see Northern Ireland in terms they find acceptable. Its a dual reality, if you like. This current impasse requires deal making of similar imagination. If there was an easy answer, someone would have thought of it by now. If you want more information on the bra kes if you want more information on the brakes and story, this element and all others, head to the bbc news website. Misinformation about the source of the coronavirus is rampant, and were going to focus on a high profile example this week. This concerns a chinese virologist claiming covid 19 was produced in a lab. This is the paper at the centre of the claims. It has been published on an open access website that allows researchers to upload reports. It has not been Peer Reviewed, meaning independent scientists havent checked it. Dr li meng yan says she has had to flee to the us because of her research. And fox news was among various Media Outlets that have spoken to her. This interview has been flagged by both facebook and instagram as misinformation. Also, twitter has suspended dr yans account. The university she previously worked for has also distanced itself from her, giving this statement to the south China Morning post. It goes on to say. Claims that the virus didnt naturally occur arent new. Members of the Trump Administration have referenced a debunked theory that it escaped from a lab in wuhan. This is secretary of state mike pompeo in may. We dont have certainty. And there is significant evidence that this came from the laboratory. Those statements can both be true. Ive made them both, Administration Officials have made them, theyre all true. But focus on the most important piece here. The most important piece here is that the American People remain at risk. The American People remain at risk because we do not know, to your point, we dont have certainty about whether it began in the lab or whether it began someplace else. Theres an easy way to find out the answer to that. Transparency, openness. Olga robinson specialises in disinformation for bbc monitoring. Shejoins us now. Good to she joins us now. Good to see you. Tell us more about the claims that this woman is making. So the virologist, dr li meng yan, has been doing quite a lot of tv interviews over the past few weeks. And she claimed that the coronavirus has been produced in a lab in china by merging the genetic material of two back coronavirus is. And crucially she said that she had Scientific Evidence which she published earlier this week on the free Data Repository website. And that particular paper looks into the origin of the coronavirus, but it has not been Peer Reviewed and it has not been Peer Reviewed and it has not been Peer Reviewed and it has not received all the necessary checks from fellow scientists which really raises questions about its credibility. And in fact, the scientists who have read the report which has been viewed over 500,000 times in less than a week, they have harshly criticised and have said that the claims in it are unsubstantiated and that they have been orare unsubstantiated and that they have been or are demonstrably untrue. It also is interesting to the report itself does not provide any evidence that would override the existing research that has shown that there is no evidence of the virus coming from a laboratory. We appreciate you taking us through that. And in this edition of outside source. If you are on bbc world news or news channel, i am are on bbc world news or news channel, iam back are on bbc world news or news channel, i am back in a couple of minutes time. Hello. It looks like our weather will turn more unsettled, windier, cooler. So, if you are enjoying the sunshine, do make the most of it as it continues into tomorrow and for many into the weekend as well. Theres a lovely view from the east coast of scotland today. Its high pressure, wont be surprised to see that, keeping it sunny and settled. Just on the southern flank of that area of high pressure, there is a strengthening easterly breeze overnight. That will stop the temperature falling too far. It will bring some areas of low cloud that push into parts of especially eastern england. And theres a weak weather front close to the north of scotland also keeping temperatures up here with a chance of seeing a little bit of light rain, especially in the northern and western isles. And temperatures probably at their lowest across south east scotland and north east england, 11 5 degrees for some spots here. Into tomorrow then, and there will be some areas of high cloud around in places making the sunshine hazy. Still a chance of seeing that little bit of light rain in the north of scotland, especially into the northern and western isles. Wont amount to very much. And it will be a bit breezier into england and wales. These are average wind speeds, but some gusts may be approaching 30 mph, maybe closer to a0 in the most exposed spots here. In the breeze and in the sunshine, it will feel very pleasant indeed. These temperatures are just actually a bit above average in some spots, 21 degrees in glasgow. Just looking into friday evening, no great change here so still looking dry and then into the weekend, things do start to change the further south you are. An area of low pressure coming north out of iberia mayjust start to push a weather front close to southern england. Dont know yet how far any showers will go, so keep watching the forecast if that is something that interests you. But its southern england, south wales with a greater potential for catching a shower that could be heavy and thundery in that brisk easterly wind. Elsewhere, it may be hazy in places and theres more cloud towards the northern and western isles, but most of the uk will have a dry saturday and sunny at that. Just a bit cooler into scotland and Northern Ireland, with temperatures in the mid teens here, and some areas of cloud starting sunday, the sun will eventually come through. Still some cloud into the north west of scotland. Cloud and showers possibly early on sunday towards the south. It looks like that potentially retreats during the day, bringing some sunshine, and for many, it will be a very pleasant sunday. Bye bye. Hello, im ros atkins, this is outside source. We will start by talking about covid 19 because there is a warning that the situation in europe is very serious. We in the uk the biggest regional lockdown weve seen yet sta rts regional lockdown weve seen yet starts at midnight. 2 Million People in the northeast of england are affected. We will reexport from lesbos on the Greek Island Police have started to move migrants to renew after the older ones last week burned down. The whole thing exposed cracked in the use migration policy. Thing exposed cracked in the use migration policy. Massive forest fires in the arctic circle. We have a special report on the blazes moving across siberia. And in our weekly deep dive, well take a look at a subject weve