Firms out of business. Eight eu countries have some form of border controls. Germany closes non essential shops, most Leisure Facilities and suspends religious services. France is in lockdown for the next 15 days, with people allowed to leave their homes only to shop for food, go to work, or seek medical help. Under the new guidance, people who should be particularly stringent in minimising their social contact are people over 70, and pregnant women. We will be speaking the age uk and the gp at 9 15am about this and other issues. And then sport the grand national is the latest major eventin grand national is the latest major event in the uk to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at nine. People around the uk are today facing tougher measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, after the Prime Minister urged everyone to avoid unnecessary social contacts, to work from home where possible, and to stay away from pubs and restaurants
Were coming out of that. Nbcs luke russert. Do we know what happened . As of right now, we do not. What we can say is the balloon actually went into the power line. Why did it go into the power line, if it was weather related, if it was pilot error, that has not been figured out at this time. We know the ntsb has been dispatched and are assisting in the effort. Some harrowing accounts of eyewitnesses from what they saw. Take a listen to the virginia official describing what eyewitnesses told them. Thats what we had witnesses tell us, they may have seen two jump or possibly somehow they got out. Whether they leapt on their own or maybe the basket and the condition of it, they fell, we dont know that for certain. Weve also seen video that people have provided us, that it does have that appearance, is two people exited in whatever fashion the basket. That sort of goes along the lines of what some eyewitnesss told our affiliate, alex. One eyewitness saying they actually heard someone in th
Is suspended who is immediately for. A live bigger fish oils ban russia from the upcoming winter games over state sponsored doping clean athletes will only be allowed to compete as a new trolls and a state of emergency in Southern California as firefighters battle severe wildfires almost two hundred thousand people are ordered to evacuated. Plus recognition for the women who confronted Sexual Assault and harassment and Time Magazine makes the silence breakers of the me too movement its kirsan of the year we will speak with our social media editor about the thousands of women who denounced sexual predators in all walks of life. And limb pain on him it is the first black woman to receive britains prestigious turner prize for our shes also the oldest at sixty three we will take a look at her work. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us. U. S. President donald trump is expected to announce today that he will move americas embassy in israel to jerusalem recognizing the
Assumption but let nobody be in any doubt with the top. Ten we are prepared and we are preparing for a new deal im negotiating and im negotiating hard in the interests of the bush people the uk will said today and if the day was much better than two feet which they go so dont worry be happy dont worry. Also coming up tonight the World Antidoping Agency today lifted russias suspension triggering outrage around the world some calling the decision and insult to the worlds clean athletes you know the process stinks and its been extremely shady how its gone about you know its why you see outrage by athletes all around the world right now at the possibility that russia could be reinstated under under these circumstances. When. We begin the day attempting to imagine what must be going through the mind of british Prime Minister to resign made tonight she had dinner last night with the leaders of every European Union country and presented her brags that proposal a plan that she continues to say
And russia the World Antidoping Agency says it will lift a ban on russias Testing Laboratory despite widespread opposition russian track and field athletes have not competed under their countrys flag since twenty fifteen. Its good to have you with us your plan it wont work and youre running out of time those are the two blunt messages European Union leaders have given the british Prime Minister theresa may at any you summit in austria may insisted that her brakes of plan is the only one on the table but her counterparts across europe disagree accusing the u. K. Of trying to cherry pick its way out of the European Union. It all looked so friendly and polite at the outset there certainly was common interest to come up with the brics a deal regarding britains future relationship with the European Union but that didnt happen here it will have to happen at a make or break meeting in a month. European Council President donald to st jacques to britains plan regarding its future relationship w