Youre pretty much up to date on the headlines. Now on bbc news, click. This week, keeping our devices coronavirus free. The mobile phone app hoping to help more survive snakebites. And this eagerly anticipated video game is here but dont expect to see it on an actual screen. In 1998, the release of First Person Shooter half life sent a seismic shock across the world of video games. It featured cinematic storytelling, taut action sequences and some of the creepiest bad guys ever to grace a video game. Well, lets just say your hour has come again. I remember when half life came out, november 1998, a massive moment in pc gaming. Before than it had been doom that defined shooter games. Half life reset the bar. A sequel followed in 200a. Fans patiently awaited new half life content, but its makers, a Company Called valve, went very quiet on the half life front. Until now, that is. Marks cieslak has been to valves headquarters in the us, where hes got his hands on the latest addition to the
Will see the wind picking up in scotla nd will see the wind picking up in scotland and northern ireland, some cloud and rain pushing in. England and wales likely to stay dry during the day with some sunshine out of that frosty start and temperatures 1012dc. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines ten more patients have died in england after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths in the uk to 21. 00v President Trump is extending his ban on flights from europe to include britain and ireland. The president has made a decision. The Spanish Government is reportedly set to put the country into lockdown, in an attempt to control the virus. Jet2 cancels all flights to spain, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands with immediate effect. Some European Union countries say they will close their borders to most or all foreigners. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. An unprecedented day with no premier league or top flight footb
Ship, hns comfort to arrive in new york city tomorrow. Griff cdc unveils new travel restrictions. People in new york, new jersey, connecticut urged not to travel to any other state for two weeks. Jedediah the number of deaths surpassed 2000, doubling in two days. There are more than 100,000 cases nationwide. Pete good morning to all of you. Jed, griff, how are you holding up . Jedediah im doing my best. This is a soft spot for me. I have a little one at home. The news gets scary daytoday. I live in new york city apartment. I do my best to be here to bring everyone the news. Pete how is washington . Griff you were asking me earlier, pete, when we started. Theyre doing better than new york. You are hit so hard in the tristate area. People reach out to me and see me reporter and anchor. Across the country there is sense of unity. Were all in this together the president s comments at norfolk couldnt have come at a better time. We need to tap into our resolve. Pete well get into that this m
Obama faces tough factions in syria and iraq. Cnn sources confirm that intelligence are gathering information for a possible strike. Meantime, secretary hagel says the threat from isis is nothing like the u. S. Has seen before. In the wake of the brutal murder of james foley, hagel and the joint chiefs of staff are looking at every option. Congress member ed royce is joining me and Doug Oliphant me. Isis will be defeated only when confronted in syria. Do you, sir, support air strikes in syria . Yes. We for some time have made the observation that the use of armed drones on isis leadership in syria, the support for the Free Syrian Army and i think strikes at this point, against the syrian isis which is bled into iraq. Those steps should be taken and had they been taken some time ago, i think isis would not have as much influence on the ground as it has now. Douglas, can we finiwin this battle with air strikes alone . I believe you need support on the ground to let the bombers know what
They earn their ability to stay in this country. Toupt deport me . Good to have you with us tonight, folks. Thank you for watching. There are times in peoples career where you are presented with the opportunity to move forward and you take advantage of it or blow it. This was not a good weekend for this man, paul ryon, who is on a book tour. In the midst of a conversation he says reads my book. Thats how desperate he is. When you look, august has been an extremely busy month in the news business. We have seen the Ongoing Campaign of u. S. Air strikes against targets in iraq against isis. Ferguson, missouri, one for the archiv archives. Intense protests after 18yearold Michael Brown was shot and killed by police. Congress has been on vacation. There hasnt been a lot of town hall meetings. Why is that . When your Approval Rating is in the toilet, why would you want to go see the public . Lawmakers went home before addressing the immigration crisis. That is not good for republicans. Tonig