Lot of talk, even more tension from congressional leaders pushing for the g 20 summit to be moved which was not going to happen or for the u. S. To consider withdrawal from the olympics, which are to take place in russia next year. The early reaction to this announcement has been positive. He had a comment from Chuck Schumer saying the president made the right decision. In the the press past that putin has been behaving like a schoolyard bully. Host moving ahead, what happens next . It will be interesting to see what russia reacts. Thereve been questions about the move with snowden and with others in standing up to the United States or being perceived to stand up to the United States lays well domestically in russia. The question will be whether officials will think they have gone as far as they can go or to up the antent and want to be seen as standing their ground. The response from moscow will be interesting. Host the headline, amid snowden tension, obama cancels the newton meeting
Prime time news begins now to prime time news its monday the seventh sexy fearing korea one from solange see them come with it so much for joining us. We begin in north korea where the communist regime is gearing up for tomorrows second anniversary of the death of former north Korean Leader kim jong il on the eve of the occasion the nations military held a mass gathering to pledge allegiance to his son and current leader himself the hand that passed the lips. The schuylkill and trying to quell instability in the north by the king is spread on the states military. According to the state run Korean Central News Agency monday the north Korean Military swore loyalty to quote unquote their one and only Supreme Commander keen to land and that the state party and in accordance with tudung if it works. The gathering took place at the couscous and memorial palace and county and our bodies of the state founder kiwi some in the sun to tell me in mind state military apology or keep the domain and
Opening, which would be in 2031. I all the sport ben croucher accepted. Well, ive been asked now day one at the Australian Open has ifi accepted. Well, ive been asked now if i will wait until 2040, and i passed with plenty of rain, but no cant, im already booked. Thats shocks on the cup. Dan evans and a how ridiculous this situation is. 2044 the end of hs2. Increasingly a 15 year old american who captured lot of people are thinking this isnt going to happen. 2040 for the British Public at wimbledon last the end of hs2. Its only 1650 now year. Thanks ben, and matt taylor has the weather chuckles i see you write your scripts on the it has been nice to enjoy Something Back of an envelope. Yes, its the a little bit drier but why while it bbc cuts. I did not want to miss any has been quiet here it has been anything but elsewhere in the world. Of the facts and figures. At the end ill tell you about that a bit later of the facts and figures. At the end of it all is a serious point. The on. Wh
Jetted off in search of winter sunshine across parts of portugal and spain, its been pretty disappointing and that frontal system is not moving very far very fast. In actual fact, system is not moving very far very fast. In actualfact, the High Pressure, settled weather sits across the uk and its going to stay with us for most of us throughout the week. You can see plenty of isobars further north and west, this week whether front introducing more cloud, it may be the odd spot or two of drizzle today, further south there is a difference here. Lots of sunshine and its in the chilly side but not too bad. Early morning mist and fog lifting away, staying dry, settled and sunny for many, stronger winds into the far north west, it may be gusting in excess of a0 miles an abbott but here it stays relatively mild. North south divide in the feel of the weather over the next couple of days, highs of ten or 11 degrees, 7 degrees across england and wales. Just down on where they should be for the ti
Another 838 people die from covid 19 in spain the countrys highest daily number of deaths. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Youre watching a bbc news special. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments globally and here in britain. The uk government has said all parts of the country are now on an emergency footing, as the pandemic continues. At the latest downing street briefing, it was announced that millions of items of personal protective equipment were being delivered to nhs staff. Across europe, the number of People Killed by the virus has risen to more than 20,000. Italy has seen the most deaths from coronavirus and the countrys Deputy Health minister says he believes italy is currently experiencing the peak of the outbreak. President trump has backed away from imposing a quarantine on new york after saying he was considering the move. In south korea, everyone arriving from overseas will have to undergo two weeks of quarantine. The country