Hello, and welcome to bbc news. Officials in the philippines have confirmed that a man has died of coronavirus. Its the first death from the outbreak outside china. The man was visiting the philippines from the city of wuhan, which is the epicentre of the virus. In china itself theres been another big jump in the number of cases. Officials there say 304 people have died so far, with nearly 2,000 new cases confirmed, bringing the total to more than 1a,000 cases. Countries around the world have closed their borders to arrivals from china, but Global Health officials have advised against such measures. Simonjones reports. The checks that have become pa rt the checks that have become part of daily life in areas of china continue to try to stop the rapid spread of the virus. But now, for the first time, a Death Outside of the country, in the philippines. People that had already started queueing to buy facemasks even before news of the fidelity emerged. The World Health Organization says it
The passenger jet taking off from the new york city area, the fire onboard. Authorities say two batteries catching fire in a passengers bag. The emergency landing. The major winter storm moving into the northeast. Blizzard warnings at this hour. Difficult travel from d. C. To philadelphia to new york expected. The major endorsement for joe biden tonight. Will it be enough to bring a win in South Carolina . Can he catch up to Bernie Sanders, who faced tough new attacks himself in the debate. Two Young Americans on trial, accused of killing an Italian Police officer. Surveillance video allegedly showing them running from the scene. The unexpected turn tonight in that toddlers deadly fall from a cruise ship. Her grandfather now planning to plead guilty. And the massive fire, flames and smoke hundreds of feet into the air. Traffic backed up for miles. Good evening as we come on the air in the west tonight. It is great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. And we begin with fastmov
Seattle closing schools for more than 53,000 students. More than 1,200 schools nationwide shutting down. And there is news coming in tonight that the ncaa tournament will be now be held without fans. The breaking headline on wall street tonight. The dow falling into its first bear market in more than a decade. Plunging more than 1,400 points. Were live. Frustration growing. Doctors and Health Officials in the u. S. Say they dont have the tests they need. The white house promising 4 million tests by the end of the week. So tonight, a reality check. And how were the chinese and south korea able to test far more quickly . Breaking news from italy. The dramatic new steps just in as the death toll worsens. And why global Health Officials say everyone should be taking whats happening in italy very seriously. The other news. Harvey weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison to cheers in the courtroom. And a major night for joe biden. Several victories. And today, the unexpected message from Be
At least ten Nursing Homes with patients now testing positive. Seattle closing schools for more than 53,000 students. More than 1,200 schools nationwide shutting down. And news coming in tonight that the ncaa tournament will be now be held without fans. The breaking headline on wall street tonight. The dow falling into its first bear market in more than a decade. Plunging more than 1,400 points. Were live. Frustrowg. Ors and Health Officials in the u. S. Say they dont have the tests they need. The white house promised 4 million tests by the end of the week. So tonight, a reality check. And how were the chinese and south korea able to test far more quickly . Breaking news from italy the dramatic new steps just in as the death toll worsens. And why global Health Officials say everyone should be taking whats happening in italy very seriously. The other news. Harvey weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison to cheers in the courtroom. And a major night for joe biden. Several victories. And
We have a tremendous number of people that have to come into government. And now more so than ever before because of the virus and the problem. We have to do it. And we have to do whatever we have to do. Earlier last month, you were in the oval office talking about now is not the time for partisanship. How will that act lower the partisanship in this town and could it potentially hinder the ability to get something done on coronavirus . Well, it is look, its been a very partisan government for a long period of time, not just this administration. You can go back into the last two administrations. Youve seen a lot of partisanship. But i have a very strong power. Id rather not use that power. But we have way over a hundred people that we badly need in this administration that should have been approved a long time ago and one of them is the head of voice of america. If you look at what theyre doing, and what theyre saying about our country, its a disgrace. The people that are running that.