to gunning down 17 people at his former high school. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and 1am in western france, which is facing a heat apocalypse , experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. wildfires in spain, portugal and greece have forced thousands more to flee. our europe correspondent jessica parker has the latest. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, and one that, today, we were given special access to. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky. just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further in we go the flames s
Tonight, the death toll in the u. S. Surpasses 10,000. President trump just moments ago responding. And the breaking headline. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to Intensive Care. Here in the u. S. , the death toll mounting. More than 1,000 dying in just 24 hours. Tonight, Governor Andrew Cuomo on the numbers, and what they could now be showing. Were on the front lines inside one new york city hospital. At the Javits Convention center, where teams of doctors are taking in coronavirus patients. And the governor who said today he asked the president if the Navy Ship Comfort could now take patients with the virus. The president just addressing this and well have it. All of this after the Surgeon General warned that in this country, the next two weeks will be the hardest yet. That this is going to be our pearl harbor, our 9 11 moment. We have new reporting as we come on the air. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, late today we learned hes been moved to the icu. His condition wo
Populations the same, and we might be more vulnerable to this than we think. Now, if we start to add in millions of more americans who are at risk, were truly looking at overwhelming our system. Every single doctor and nurse in every single hospital should be wearing n95 mask all the time. I have a friend who got covid19, confirmed yesterday, from a patient who presented with a stroke. No other symptoms of cough or fevers. Every patient that comes in could have this. Your coworker at work could have this. We have to social distance at work. And we have to protect ourselves maximally. N now, imagine if we require all healthcare workers to wear an n95 and not just those of us in the Emergency Department or Critical Care areas, we dont have enough. And i need to hear from the president and the task force who is making these masks . When are we going to see them . And i just cant understand why we would invoke this act and not have any production being done. It blow my mind. Well, so, and
Deaths so forward. Michigan is seeing warmup surging, they are converting a major Convention Center there into a temporary hospital. Normally the home of the detroit auto show, for instance. In new york theyre opening up two highprofile hospitals. The other a navy ship, taking in probably taking in noncoronavirus patients. New york governors andrew cuomo is welcoming the new beds, but also warning people to not get complacent. Everyone is subject to this virus. Its the great equalizer. I dont care how smart, how rich, how powerful you think you are. I dont care how young, how old. This virus is the great equalizer. In california there are some signs that social distancing is starting to work. Nick watt is in los angeles for us. Hes following the developments around the country. Nick . Reporter anderson, l. A. County just told us they still expect the number of confirmed cases here to double in the next few days. We just got staggering news out of louisiana. In just one day, anderson, 1
That this is going to be our pearl harbor, our 9 11 moment. We have new reporting as we come on the air. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, late today we learned hes been moved to the icu. His condition worsening. 10 downing street saying the Prime Minister has asked the foreign secretary to step in where needed. In this country, several hot spots emerging. Now more than 700 dead in michigan. The bus driver in detroit who spoke out about passengers not covering when they cough. The driver dying several days later after getting the virus. Tonight, the emotional plea from his wife to stay home. A Louisiana Church holding palm sunday services. More than 1,200 attending. Nine states with no stay at home orders. Iowa, just now, asking businesses to close after a major spike in cases there. The navy captain relieved of duty after sounding the alarm about his sailors. More than 173 confirmed cases. The captain reportedly has the virus too. And tonight, the acting secretary of the navy goin