And eddie van halen, one of rocks greatest guitarists, dies of cancer. Long time friend and fellow music legend gene simmons pays his own tribute. You grab the nearest generation x or z, or whatever the hell theyre calling themselves, or a millennal, grab them by the ear and take them away from the stuff that is being played and let them hear van halen so they understand what greatness is. I will welcome to the programme. A warm welcome to the programme. Covid i9 is spreading further among those close to President Trump, with white house advisor Stephen Miller and a senior military official infected. Mr miller, who has been self isolating for the past five days, confirmed he had contracted coronavirus on tuesday. Top us general mark milley and other military leaders are also quarantining after coast guard official admiral charles ray tested positive. Other officials are self isolating out of an abundance of caution. Our north america correspondent peter bowesjoins me now. The numbers a
Hello and welcome to bbc news. President trump says hes putting on hold negotiations over a stimulus package to help the us economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier, he said he was prepared to go ahead next week with the second televised debate against his democratic rivaljoe biden, despite his treatment for covid and ongoing questions about his health. Our north america editor jon sopel has this report. When donald trump left the white house last friday, he appeared dejected, fearful. But, wow, his return last night couldnt have been more different. The former reality tv star knows how to make an entrance and so had the white house turn into a made for television spectacular, all deliberately timed so it could be taken live by the network news bulletins who were on air at the time. And after striding off of marine one, he walked up to the south portico. And there, what was the first thing he did . He very deliberately removed his mask, even though hes still infectious. C
To the National Audit office. A businessman from leeds linked to organised crime and gangsters agrees to pay almost £10 million to the National Crime agency. Facebook and instagram are banning all accounts linked to the far right qanon Conspiracy Theory group after classifying it as dangerous. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is to announce a tightening of lockdown later to try and slow a surge in new covid cases. The plans are expected to include more restrictions for pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues. Travel restrictions could be put in place in parts of the country which have higher levels of covid. Across scotland, on average, around 730 people are testing positive and a half times higher than a fortnight ago, when 285 virus cases were recorded every day. Also this afternoon, scotlands education secretary, john
Outbreak at the white house. At least 24 people now infected. Of course, pence heads the Coronavirus Task force. The new hurricane taking aim at the u. S. The gulf coast bracing tonight. Mandatory evacuations now under way at this hour and rob marciano with the latest track tonight. Two of the worlds most ruthless isis terror suspects now on u. S. Soil to face charges. Pierre thomas is standing by for us tonight. And this evening, the dire new warning from dr. Anthony fauci. He says up to 400,000 americans could die if the u. S. Doesnt take steps right now. Wisconsin, for one, hitting a record high in hospitalizations, setting up a Field Hospital. 35 states with increases now in hospitalizations. We are newly released body cam video showing an officer under attack inside the Police Station and the suspect takedown. And america strong tonight. The nurse on the front lines and the extraordinary gift. Good evening. Its great to have you with us. We have yet another hurricane bearing down
Thousand 100 and 62 Coronavirus Infections have been recorded across the uk. Another 70 people have died within 28 days of testing positive two ex british alleged Islamic State militants are charged in the United States over the killing of four american hostages. A major supplier of coronavirus swabs and cancer tests to the nhs warns its experiencing significant distribution problems. Could tonight be the most important us Vice President ial debate in history . Mike pence and Kamala Harris prepare to go head to head on live tv. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The first minister of scotland Nicola Sturgeon has announced a further tightening of coronavirus restrictions across scotland. From 6pm this friday pubs, restau ra nts a nd cafes are barred from selling alcohol indoors until sunday, the 25th of october. Outdoor bars, restaurants and cafes will be allowed to remain open up until 10pm and will be allowed to sell alcohol up until that time. These establishments can open indoo