Yeah, the Emergency Services working flat out here in shropshire. Rescue crews have spent the night in the town of ironbridge. Those are the flood barriers that were damaged yesterday. The good news, though, the river is going down. However, there is more persistent rainfor however, there is more persistent rain for those flood affected areas to come through tomorrow and saturday. As for the friday morning commute, a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. More details later. Its smash and grab for Manchester City in the Champions League. They enjoy one of their greatest Champions League nights, beating real madrid 2 1 in spain. Its thursday the 27th of february. Our top story the number of coronavirus cases in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 2a hours. There are now more than 400 infected people in the north of the country. Here in the uk, random testing of people with flu like symptoms, notjust those who have returned from asia, will be stepped up. Charlotte rose reports. Although t
Hi. Welcome to all of our viewers joining us here in the u. S. And all around the world. Im robyn curnow. Just ahead here on cnn. The road to reopening in the u. S. Has begun. Several states moved to relaxed lockdown measures. Plus this i know it is tough and i want to get this economy moving as fast as i can, but i refuse to throw away all the effort and the sacrifice of the british people. The british Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back, as you can see, back to work with a warning for the u. K. Relaxing the lockdown now could be too soon he says. Also, rumors of kim jonguns whereabouts still abound. Well have a live report from seoul on what south korean officials may know. Lovely to see you this monday. In just a matter of hours some businesses across the u. S. Will be able to open their doors again. Now a number of governors are slowly easing restrictions across the u. S. That were aimed at curving the spread of the coronavirus. The hope is to restart local economies, but there is
Take a look at the large crowd in Huntington Beach yesterday, theyre protesting the governors orders to close all beaches in orange county. So, as we look ahead to whats coming in may, we also look at key moments in march that led to us this point. Theres a new cdc report on the key factors that accelerated the spread of the virus in the early days here in the u. S. Some of them, international travel. A look of testing, asymptomatic spreaders. Theres optimistic news on the treatment of covid19. The fda giving authorization to extend the drug remdesivir. This is allowing them to treat hospitalized patients in some cases. Some governors are concerned about holding back on easing restrictions. Others are going ahead with it loosening rules in phases, its clear theres not one single lane or strategy that states are taking to reopen their communities. Cnns alison kosik is with us. Alison, i know youre looking at some of these different approaches. Is there anything that stands out to you .
Our offer, lets see where you are. Its in 1800 page liberal wish list. Strikes me as hardly salvageable. It is a parade of absurdities i can hardly be taken seriously. Sandra john roberts standing by at the white house but we begin with chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanuel on capitol hill for us. The big tickets they will vote on is a 3 trillion package. A Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling the heroes act but she says has support from many leaders. Governors, mayors, county executives and the rest, grassroots organizations who minister to the needs of the hungry, food stamps, the snap program is something we have done before and its very needed now. Of 3 trillion bill putting was a moderate House Democrats in an awkward spot. Oklahomas kendra horn says she is a no on the bill, he says hes concerned and from upstate new york as a freshman worth watching. Has always within 1800 plus page bill, there were a few surprises in there including support for banking for marijuana and rela
Rocket and get rid of you for a while. Thank you very much. Good afternoon. Im chuck todd in we just heard from President Trump just before he left the White House South Lawn to go get on to air force one and head to michigan. Joining me is my coanchor, katy tur. Sort of he seemed a bit, i get, jovial for him today as he gets ready to go to michigan. This is an uncomfortable time to be going there. They have this flood issue with the dams that broke on top of obviously the virus. And its been a politically, shall we say, polarizing time in michigan as well, and the president s visit may contribute to that. Yeah. And there have been questions asked about whether its a good idea for him to go to a place that has been such a hot zone because of the crowds that he attracts. You just heard him say hes not sure if hell wear a mask. Hes been asked about it a lot, he says, but hes still looking at it. The attorney general there, i believe, asked him to wear a mask. At one point the ford plant