Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Building up to todays Coronavirus Briefing from downing street. Our latest headlines. The Health Secretary matt hancock announces that everybody over the age of five showing coronavirus symptoms is now eligible for a test in the uk. Everyday we are creating more capacity and that means more people can be and the virus has fewer places to hide. A loss of taste or smell are added to the nhs list of symptoms of covid 19. That means that you should self isolate for seven days if you have them. The route map easing scotlands lockdown. Nicola sturgeon say she will publish plans for easing the
lockdown on thursday. Commuters getting back to work in england faced new measures on the Railway System with security guards trained in crowd control at train stations. Italy reopens more shops, restau ra nts a nd italy reopens more shops, restaurants and hairdressers. And could the start of the pandemic been handled better . The United Nations chief says the wor
From cnn world headquarters, newsroom starts right now. 4 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast. Less than a year to go in the 2020 president ial election cycle. It officially kicks off with the iowa caucuses. Its early but were alreadying getting insight into what voters there think about the crowded field of Democratic Candidates who could face off with donald trump. We said iowa caucuses. Early, isnt it . A new poll shows two clear frontrunners at this early stage and the person at the top isnt even in the race at least not yet. Cnns ryan nobles has our report. The last time we took the temperature of iowa voters, there were very few candidates in the race. Having just returned from iowa, the campaign there is very much on and we now have 14 candidates who have officially announced or formed exploratory campaigns. The results have not changed all that much from our survey back in december. Joe biden and Bernie Sanders top the field. Sanders trailing behind by only two points from biden.
The latest development addresses but doesnt fully answer a question we raised last night, why would the president publicize the raids before the fact . Announcing when they were to begin, destroying the element of surprise and potentially jeopardizing operations or even the safety of the people carrying them out. Well the answer is from an operational standpoint there there is no answer. The Senior Administration official describing the president s actions as quote head scratching. However, there is an answer if you view this through the lens of politics and power. Namely the point of the exercise is not Operational Success as such but sowing fear and a chance for the president to prove to his base he is tough on undocumented immigrants. The fear being sown is not among those deported but among families as well pb fear of being broken up, losing a parents ob both parents or spouse. Fear of children being sent to the county facilities ultimately foster care. Keeping him honest, the admi
Marie yovanovitch. Kroft will also outline a Video Conference where a trump business official discussed a military hold on you cain. The only reason given, kroft will say, is at the order of the president. After weeks of closed door testimony, House Democrats began seth up their formal public impeachment process starting this afternoon. Theys discuss the scope as rules on the next stoechs the impeachment inquiry ahead of a full house vote on thursday. It will mark the first time im House Democrat will have to go on the record in an attempt to oust the president. More from lauren fox on capitol hill. Basically what it does is sets up the rules for the next steps of the impeachment inquiry. It announces that the Intelligence Committee will have a report theyll send over to the judiciary committee. It also expands minority rights. Basically what it does is gives republicans an opportunity to request testimony and documents from individuals. Of course, they have to do that with consultatio