The president the said he had just received a briefing on coronavirus this afternoon, he said the u. S. Is fully prepared if a larger outbreak does happen here, and as we mentioned, he just named Vice President mike pence to head up a Coronavirus Task force that has been meeting to respond to the potential threat. Weve stopped nonu. S. Citizens from coming into america from china. That was done very early on. Were screening people, and we have been at a very high level. Screening people coming into the country from infected areas. We have quarantined those infected, and those at risk. We have a lot of great quarantine facilities. Were rapidly developing a vaccine. President trump said that he would spend what is appropriate on the virus. Senate democrats are asking for 8. 5 billion to prepare. Thats more than triple the amount that has been requested so far by the white house. There are at least 60 coronavirus cases confirmed here in the u. S. But there are concerns that the virus will
News about the coronavirus. We talked with the cdc today, and they confirm that there is a new case here in Northern California. At this point, theyre not releasing how the person contracted the virus, or where the person is, here in Northern California. They said that he expects that the cdc will release more information tonight or tomorrow. Just over an hour ago, President Trump spoke to the country about the virus, and he named Vice President mike pence to head up the White House Coronavirus task force. The president said that steps taken by the United States are keeping the risk of infection low for americans. Weve stopped nonu. S. Citizens from coming into america from china. That was done very early on. Were screening people, and we have been at a very high level. Screening people coming into the country from infected areas. We have quarantined those infected, and those at risk. There are a now 15 confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States, involving travel, or close contac
This is not the way we approach a pandemic. You need to make plans. You need to have coordination in place, and you have to Fund Agencies over a period of years. Reporter but his allies say now is not the time to play partisan politics. Thats not how we connect business. Thats not how we solve problems. And lauren also tell us some lawmakers are asking for stand alone hearings on the coronavirus. They say it will help make sure there are enough resources, understanding, and oversite of the situation. There were more losses on wall street today, though not as steep as the sell off we saw yesterday and monday. Traders are still worried about the impact on the world economy, the dow was down 123, the nasdaq was up 15, and the s p was down 11. The cdc is concerned about the potential spread of the virus within communities. As tom vacar shows us, one of the main areas of worry is public transportation. Many experts, most notably, the u. S. Centers for Disease Control say the spread of the c
Tremors and of course the risk of another eruption. People are voting across the country, in the first december general election since 1923. The disgraced Film Producer Harvey Weinstein agrees a settlement of possibly 25 million with dozens of women who accuse him of sexual assault. And, boxing clever the machine that can solve the problem of oversized packaging at the flick of a switch. And coming up on bbc news. Freddie ljungberg will take charge of his first european match, with arsenal all but through to the knockout stage. A former prisoner, who fought off the London Bridge attacker, has told bbc news he was prepared to die to protect others. John crilly used a fire extinguisher to tackle usman khan, even though he thought khan was wearing a suicide vest. Two people were killed in the attack two weeks ago, and three injured. John crilly has been speaking exclusively to our legal correspondent, clive coleman. John crilly, using a fire extinguisher to fight knife wielding attacker u
Parakeets into the uk in the 1960s we are in the wrong body feeling loose myself. And coming up at 8. 45 karen gillan is back in the body swap sequel, jumanji the next level. See what mark kermode thinks of that in the film review. In the last hour, a military led team in new zealand has landed on white island to retrieve eight bodies from the volcano that erupted on monday while tourists were visiting. The recovery operation has been hampered by ongoing volcanic activity on the island. Geologists say theres a 60 chance of a further eruption in the coming hours. Eight other people have already been confirmed dead and 20 people remain in intensive care. These are the latest pictures from the closest airport on new zealands north island. This military helicopter landed there a little earlier ahead of commencing that perilous recovery operation. Our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, sent this from the scene. Eight bodies have been stuck on this island for four days, and now there is a chance