Captioning sponsored by cbs dubois on the cbs evening news this tuesday, the acting defense secretary is out amid allegations of Domestic Violence. Yet another new vacancy as tensions with iran escalate. He presented me with a letter this morning. That was his decision. I think it would have been a problematic confirmation. To have no secretary of defense at this time is appalling. Mike pompeo says the president does not want war with iran as the United States prepares to send additional troops to the middle east. We are there to deter aggression. Duboi obs, president s campaign chief tells why he expects a trump landslide in 2020. Define an electoral landslide . I think even more electoral points than he had last time. Dubois what weve learned about the recent deaths of american tourists in the Dominican Republic and how its impacting tourism. And the third graders knew their textbook was wrong. Convincing the publisher was not easy. Why do you think they ignored you . Because we were
The World Health Organization says there are signs that coronavirus has stabilised in china. However, its cautioned against reading too much into the data, saying the outbreak could still worsen. China has announced a new way of classifying infections leading to a jump in the reported number of cases. The italian far right leader Matteo Salvini has responded with defiance, after the senate voted to strip him of his parliamentary immunity. Mr salvini is now facing a trial for illegally detaining migrants at sea when he was interior minister last year. He said he would do the same again. Pope francis has decided not to allow married men to be ordained as priests in remote regions where there is a shortage of clergy. A synod voted in favour of the proposal last year, but the pope has been under pressure from conservative factions not to relax rules on celibacy. Now on bbc news click. It is time for the oscars and were here to hand out the awards. There is best actor in a box. Most surpris
The most prolific serial rapist in british criminal history is sentenced to life in jail. Reynard sinaga was convicted of 159 Sexual Offences a phd student who drugged young men, raped them, and filmed his attacks. Probably anywhere in the world is concerned, he is probably the most prolific rapist that has come through the courts. In the world . I would say in the world. Certainly in the british courts. The judge described him as an evil sexual predator and a monster. Also this lunchtime. Vast crowds gather in tehran to mourn the iranian general killed by us forces amid calls for both sides to show restraint what we have at the moment is a very dangerous tinderbox situation because both sides are fundamentally
underestimating the strength and resolve on the other side. Paradise lost a special report from the australian town of eden where families are fleeing from the bushfires. Harvey weinstein in the dock the trial of the disgraced producer gets under way. Taking out lbws, taking out
This is bbc news with the latest headlines. As the cost of dealing with the Coronavirus Crisis now stands at nearly £190 billion, the chancellor warns there could be worse to come with a significant increase injob losses. Is unemployment going to rise, are people going to lose theirjobs . Yes. And the scale of this is significant. We are entering one of the most severe recessions this country has ever seen. Pressure is now growing on the government to open up beauty salons and gyms in england. Dozens of people have spent the night in temporary accommodation, after a crane collapsed on a row of houses in east london. A woman died in the incident in bow. As the us breaks its record for the most new coronavirus cases
reported in one day President Trump threatens to cut off funding for us schools which fail to reopen. Hello, and welcome to bbc news. Im annita mcveigh. The chancellor, rishi sunak, has this morning been defending his £30 billion package of measures designed to save jobs an