This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A senior government minister warns the second coronavirus lockdown in england could last more than a month and says any decision would depend on how much the restrictions brought down levels of infection. We need to recognise that we do need to get the infection rate, the r rate, below one. We believe on the basis of the evidence that we have that we will be able to do so. The uk Opposition Leader welcomes the new measures, but calls on the government to use the time to ramp up test and trace. The government has to keep its side of the bargain here because if they dont use this time to fix test, trace and isolate, then i think the
2nd of december will be a review date, not an end date. The most powerful storm of the year, typhoon goni strikes the philippines, bringing wind speeds of up to 225 kilometres an hour. Rescued after thirty three hours search teams in the turkish city of izmir pull a man fro
To the monty python star terryjones either to wuhan and i think there who has died at the age of 77. He had been suffering from dementia. Are risk is extremely low and a precautionary measure,. We are a he was the most wonderful friend and as i say, just a terrific person to be with and i wont be the only long way away in terms of person who says this. Precautionary measures, we assume were doing there in the latest move he had an enormous number of friends who loved him dearly. Is to shut down public transport and the city temporarily, but do you make of the chinese authorities approach in trying to contain this . I think it is the right thing to do because one thing we can do at the moment is control and you have to stop you from trying to infect other good evening. People and shutting down london the Foreign Office is advising against all but essential travel to wuhan roughly in the same sort of scale of the chinese city at the centre of a new virus that has already things and plus
501 reported deaths from coronavirus. We are now at this hour almost three times that. The death toll today at this hour a devastating 1,451. And minutes ago we hit another horrific record in the United States. It is only 3 00 eastern but we have already had more deaths reported today than on any other day so far. At least 265 deaths just so far today. Also today the United States Surgeon General is warning of potential new hot spots in the United States. Places such as detroit, chicago, and new orleans he predicts will soon see a surge like weve seen in other parts of the country including new york city, the hardest hit area so far in the country makeshift morgues now being constructed in the city for the First Time Since the 9 11 terrorist attacks. Today the u. S. Navy hospital ship mercy arrived at the port of los angeles to help local hospitals in l. A. Manage the influx of noncoronavirus patients to focus on the pandemic as much as possible. And while President Trump has suggested
Dave ramsey. Live at trump tower this evening with the latest breaking news, sun lin, give us the latest on the trump transition. Who is meeting who hes meeting with and morallies planned . Reporter another day of the revolving door at trump tower, don. President elect donald trump meeting with former defense secretary robert gates and ambassador john boulden. The most intriguing is senator heidi heitkamp, north dakota senator, red state democrat that is in potential consideration for potentially energy secretary. Of course, her potential choice would send shock waves among democrats on capitol hill, given the threat that her choosing, she could be replaced by a republican senator. Going forward into next week, donald trump will be having a lot less time at trump tower. Ease going to be hitting the road, holding more installments of his thank you tour across the country, those campaignstyle rallies that we saw kick off last night in cincinnati, ohio. The Transition Team confirming that
About poll numbers, the New York Times, and amazon. Kim jongun now constructed a miniature Nuclear Warhead small enough to fit inside one of its longrange missiles. He is perfecting the ability to develop a Nuclear Device to the homeland. There is no doubt this is happening earlier than people had expected. They will be met with fire and fury. Like the world has never seen. Sounds more like a north korean leader, unfortunately, than an american leader. This is just impulsive. Ill thought out. All its good doing is bring us closer to some kind of serious confrontation. It used to be we looked at the North Koreans and said, those are the nuts with nukes. And thats why its troubling. Now it looks a little bit like we have our own nut with nukes and thats much more disturbing for the rest of the world. Well, he did it. He did what no other president of the United States before him has done and it could not be more serious. Life and death serious. President of the United States today threat