And one giant step for a woman . Nasa says its heading back to the moon and this time the crew will be male and female. The United States has recorded 200,000 coronavirus deaths. The latest figures, compiled byjohns hopkins university, also show that almost 6,900,000 people in the us are confirmed to have been infected by the virus. A short time ago, President Trump made his first remarks on the latest death toll. I think its a shame. I think if we didnt do it properly and do it right, youd have 2. 5 billion deaths, if you take a look at alternatives, you could have 2. 5 million deaths. Or something there about. You would have a number substantially more. With all of that being said, we shouldnt have had anybody, you saw my United Nation speech. China shouldve stopped it at their border. They shouldve never let it spread all over the world. And its a terrible thing. But, had we not closed our country down and reopened and now were doing well and reopening, the stock markets up, all of those things, but i think its a horrible thing. But if we hadnt done it right, you could have 2 million, 2. 5 billion or 3 million. The numbers of deaths in the us are high and there is a growing concern that infections will continue to rise during the winter months. They equate to just below 62 deaths per 100,000 people. This is the sixth highest rate of mortality from covid worldwide. Thats six times higher than germany, a country lauded for tackling the pandemic well, which has a rate of 11. 32 per 100,000. And if we look at china where the virus started, they have a rate of 0. 34 deaths per 100,000. As with any country, the rate of death across the us varies widely. New york has been the hardest hit, with 33,000 deaths and close to half a million cases. Heres what nancy pelosi, the democratic speaker of the house of representatives had to say about the handling of the outbreak. This was preventable not all of it, but much of it. And what could be lost in the future is preventable too, if we embrace science. Science instead of politics. At the centre for disease control, great scientists are there, demoralised by the political overturning of recommendations to save lives. Speaker nancy belushi, of course. speaker nancy belushi, of course. Pelosi. The bbc has been speaking with owners and directors of Funeral Homes who are reflecting on how the loss of life throughout the country has affected the families and communities that they serve. A warning, some viewers may find some of these images and stories upsetting. Its so disturbing because 200,000 isjust too many. It really is. Its just too many. And, its disheartening. There really are no other words for it. Its just disheartening because, at this point, it seems as if everyone knows someone who has been affected if they havent been affected themselves. If we have four or five people in our care, thats normal. And at any point, and at any point during april and may, we had close to 70 people here. We essentially converted the one facility into a giant morgue. We closed all the upstairs rooms and turned the air conditioners way up and made every Available Space either shelving or tables for storage. The hardest thing is the distance. Normally, youre there to hold their arm or hold their hand and be there right there next to them. It affects the grieving process and the community, is, theyre heartbroken. I mean, its a lot of people that weve lost, a lot of families that have lost loved ones, mums not there, dads not there, theres just a lot of deaths and it is something that were not going to forget. We have to adapt. And thats the thing about this virus, we have to adapt until things are better controlled. And ijust wish, people had a better view of how many people this is really killing. Weve always said, we are here one day and the next day we may not be here. But this pandemic, that statement has become even more real. It takes a toll on you emotionally, it takes a toll on us physically, but at the end of the day, im happy to do what i do. I realise that nothing is ever going to be difficult after this. The regular day to day, this is easy. Nothing is ever going to be, in my eyes, nothing is ever going to be difficult again compared to that. 0wners owners and directors of Funeral Homes across the states will stop we are taking you outside Pittsburgh International airport where President Trump is addressing a campaign rally. That was the mueller group. It was the mueller group. We can now speak to dr ashwin vasan whos a Columbia UniversityPublic Health professor, he joins us from new york. The president has been saying today. The president has been saying today the numbers could have been worse and nancy pelosi is saying much of this could have been prevented because of who is right . What we know is our response from the beginning in the us has been politicised and fragmented and patchwork in the worst ways, in part because we havent had the centralised Co Ordination leadership and coherent messaging and support of science that we need when were responding to epidemics and particularly massive pandemics like this. Your opening package was incredibly powerful. 200,000 deaths is just a tragedy and every single one a mother, father, a son, daughter, a sibling, that we have to mourn and we have to honour and i worry that the politicisation of our response has left us somewhat immune to this very, very human and painful toll and the long term effect of this, we are certainly not out of the pandemic, but the long term effects on trauma, depression, anxiety, mental health, are going to be sewn for many, many yea rs going to be sewn for many, many years to come. A recent survey from the cdc said nearly half of people reported increasing substance use, repeating trauma, seriously considering suicide as a result of the pandemic. So we have to deal with this, we have to recover from this, we have to continue to respond by investing in Public Health and our president needs to stop downplaying the impact of this and celebrating what has truly been a failed response from his part. You know, of course, people will argue how we got here but we are where we are, is the implication of what you are saying, that actually it is going to get much worse from hereon . Not better . Well, it certainly has the potential to get worse in the fall and the winter. As viruses like corona viruses and the flu begin to find a greater footing and we expect there to be an increase in cases. So what this means is we must finally invest in a sound Public Health response that includes testing, tracing, support for isolation and Economic Relief and if we choose to remain in the patchwork response that we have, we will continue to see some states, some areas, do well because they have local leaders that have chosen to invest in Public Health which is the only roadmap to returning to normalcy. And we will see much states, much as we have now, not respond effectively, have significant outbreaks and put significant strain on our Healthcare Resources and the tragedy will be in more preventable deaths, more preventable suffering that could have been avoided. Nancy pelosi is right, much of it was preve nta ble. Pelosi is right, much of it was preventable. Not all of it, but much of it was. And certainly oui much of it was. And certainly our response much of it was. And certainly oui response and much of it was. And certainly our response and the poor quality of it was preventable. Thank you very much. The United Kingdom has reached a perilous turning point in its struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Thats according to Prime Minister borisjohnson who has set out a series of new restrictions for england. He stressed that significantly greater restrictions will be brought in if new cases continue to rise sharply. Mrjohnson had addressed Parliament Earlier in the day before explaining his decisions in a televised address to the nation a few hours later. Im deeply, spiritually relu cta nt to im deeply, spiritually reluctant to make any of these impositions or infringe anyones freedom, but unless we ta ke anyones freedom, but unless we take action, the risk is that we will have to go for tougher measures later when the deaths have already mounted and we have already mounted and we have already mounted and we have a huge caseload of infection such as we had in the spring. So will the latest measures introduced across the uk be enough to suppress the virus . Our medical editor fergus walsh looks at the challenges ahead. How do you strike a balance between bearing down on coronavirus while keeping the economy moving . Thats the challenge facing ministers. Closing bars and restaurants at 10pm should reduce the amount of alcohol people drink in public, and so perhaps may make behaviour less risky. People will be a little bit more sober when they go home, which means they are less likely to engage in risky behaviours. Theyre perhaps more likely to put a Face Covering on when they get onto the bus and the tube. They may go home with friends, but the chances are its not going to be in as large a group as they would be in the bar with. The latest reproduction or r numberfor the uk is between 1. 1 and 1. 4, which means that for every ten infected people, theyll be passing the people on to between 11 and 1a others. And the Prime Minister made clear that, unless r falls below one, then further restrictions are likely. Its thought that coronavirus cases are doubling roughly every seven days and are increasing among all age groups. Hospital admissions are rising, too. Yesterday, government scientists said that, left unchecked, we could see 50,000 cases a day by mid 0ctober and perhaps 200 deaths a day a month later. But they stressed this wasnt a prediction. But that would still be a fifth of the 1,000 daily deaths at the peak in early april. Encouraging people to work from home again should mean fewer chances for the virus to spread on public transport and in offices. Then there is scotlands decision to ban most people visiting other households indoors, aimed at tackling a key driver of infection. We can expect this to have a Significant Impact because we know that this disease is spread from person to person, particularly in indoor environments where there isnt so much ventilation and there may be multiple people close to each other. But, on the other hand, they will be impacts on well being, particularly amongst the most vulnerable, from not being able to see friends and family as much. One thing that has not been tried here is a night time curfew. That was imposed in antwerp, in belgium in latejuly and helped reduce an outbreak there, though cases across belgium are now higher than in the uk. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news still to come we meet the female tea pickers whove become the first on their plantation to go to university. Ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. All the athletes should be clean going into the games. Im just happy that justice is served. It is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. Tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. All the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. Its no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world, and so the British Government has no option but to continue this action even after any adverse judgement in australia. Concorde have crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. This is bbc news the latest headlines in the United States, the death toll reaches 200,000. Millions more are confirmed to have been infected. New covid restrictions in the uk. More masks, less socialising and bigger fines for those who dont adhere to the rules. The United Nations General Assembly got off to a fiery start in new york, despite the fact that none of the World Leaders had turned up in person due to the coronavirus. Instead, the heads of state are delivering pre recorded messages. President trump used his speech to ask the un to hold china accountable for how it has handled the coronavirus pandemic. Nada tawfik reports. Normally, new york would be heaving with people for the start of the un General Assembly. Instead, because of covid, the crowds have stayed away and the speeches have moved online. Half of humanity is bearing the brunt. The secretary general, antonio guterres, was one of the few to speak from the mostly empty General Assembly hall. At a time when International Cooperation is most needed, he called for a global ceasefire and said efforts should be made to avoid a new cold war one between the us and china. We are moving in a very dangerous direction. Our world cannot afford a future where the two largest economies split the globe in a great fracture, each with its own trade and financial rules and internet and Artificial Intelligence capacities. President trumps prerecorded speech aired just as the us was nearing 200,000 deaths from the virus, by far the highest toll of any nation. With a re election nearing, his speech was aimed at a domestic audience. We will distribute a vaccine, we will defeat the virus, we will end the pandemic and we will enter a new era of unprecedented prosperity, cooperation and peace. As we pursue this bright future, we must hold accountable the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world, china. The Chinese Ambassador to the un reacted in real time to the president. Translation china resolutely rejects the baseless accusation against china. His remarks introduced a rare speech from chinas president , xijinping. While washington has reduced its influence at the un and plans to leave the world health organization, china has been eager to fill the void in the leadership. Translation we should follow the guidance of science, give full play to the leading role of the world health organization, and launch a joint International Response to beat this pandemic. Any attempt of politicising the issue or stigmatisation must be rejected. Speeches by china and us laid bare the competing visions that have hindered progress here at the United Nations. And with no in person meetings and behind the scenes negotiations, its doubtful this high level week of the General Assembly will contribute much to confronting the global consequences of the coronavirus, let alone other key issues. Nada tawfik, bbc news, at the United Nations in new york. At the General Assembly, president shi mack said china hope to become Carbon Neutral before 2060. Humankind can no longer afford to ignore human nature and go down the beaten path of extracting resources, pursuing development at the expense of protection and exploiting resources without restoration. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change charts a course for the world to transition to green and low carbon development. It outlines the minimum steps to be taken to protect the earth, our shared homeland and all countries must have decisive steps to one of this agreement. In 1969 it was a small step for man, in 2024 will it be a giant step for women . Nasa has outlined plans to send the first female astronaut to the moon in the next four years. As part of a multi billion dollar programme called artemis, the Us Space Agency will send a woman and a man to the lunar surface in the first landing with humans since 1972. Lets get more on this with laura forczyk, the founder of the space analysis and Consulting Group astralytica, who joins us from atlanta. It seems incredible it should be the first woman to land on the news, an incredible that it is news, it shouldnt be. The news, an incredible that it is news, it shouldnt belj know. Is news, it shouldnt be. know. After the first one, it wont be news anymore. What do you make of it . Its fantastic, its a long time coming. Weve been wanting to get back to the moon for decades now and in a way, its a perfect time because we are not only going as the United States of america, we are going as an International Collaboration and with more representation of the human body so it will be men and women this time. Laura, why has it taken so long to get back . A lot of politics, a lot of deciding which ways to spend oui of deciding which ways to spend our money on so in previous president ial administrations, there have been plans to go back to the moon, however theyve all been cancelled, theyve all been cancelled, they been to a spencer or congress has decided it wasnt what the money so this time around, there is a new initiative and its going with International Collaboration and with commercial partners which hopefully makes it more sustainable for the future so its not like apollo where we planted a flag and we left. This time, its going to be a sustained lunar base that we can learn from so we can go on to mars and the rest of the solar system. What are your thoughts on the plan to do it by 2024, is that realistic . Its very optimistic plan, i think it will depend on how much Funding Congress allocates to nasas plan and it is technically feasible however moneywise, politically, its probably going to slip a little bit and we willjust have to see. Presumably, at least, there may well be a political angle to the choice of date, wont there . Yes, thats the speculation that 2024 was chosen as the date because that would be the end of a Second Trump Administration if he is elected. The original date that was planned prior to the announcement of 2024 was 2028, landing humans on the moon by 2028 and i wouldnt be surprised ifjoe biden is a lack, there is a biden administration, that we would see a slip in the day, ab 2028 or some other date in between. What do you think is the possible significance of their being women on board and possibly the first woman landing on the moon . What does it mean in a wider sense . Its very much more representative of not only the human body but the astronaut corps. Back in the astronaut corps. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, nasa did not allow women to become astronauts and that changed with the first nasa class in 1978 when sally ride became the First American woman to fly in space so its been decades in the making that we should send, women make up half the human body and women are just as much interested in science and in cheering as men and boys are so it would be an impact when young women and girls can see a woman stepping foot on the moon and knowing they can do that as well. Thank you so much. In sri lanka, tea is picked by women who live and work on isolated plantations, often in poor conditions. Their children are given limited access to higher education. But in a remote hillside plantation in central sri lanka, a group of girls has become the first in the estate to go to university. Maybe future astronauts, why not. Earlier, the United Nations General Assembly, earlier, the United Nations generalassembly, President Trump has been defending his response to the pandemic as the number of deaths from coronavirus passed 200,000. That is it for now, thank you so much for watching. Hello there. Tuesday marked the autumn equinox and also the last of these very warm and sunny days. We saw 26 degrees in suffolk on tuesday afternoon. By friday looks like temperatures in suffolk will only manage to make around 12 or 13 degrees. Noticeably colder as we end the week. And the change comes behind this cold front which is slowly spreading its way southwards in eastwards early on wednesday. Ahead of it there will be a lot of cloud around. Some showers too, longer spells of rain some of which could be on the heavy and thundery side. But for scotland and Northern Ireland skies will be clear and behind the weather front. So we start wednesday off on a chilly note here. But again, for england and wales where we have the weather front with the cloud and rain, 12 15 degrees. But a lot more cloud on wednesday for england and wales. Outbreaks of rain tending to become more persistent as it pushes eastwards. And heavier bursts again across the south east and the winds will pick up once again. Probably the best of the sunshine through the day will be scotland and Northern Ireland for them it will be chilly low teens celsius, 14 to may beat 19 across the southeast celsius 14 to may beat 19 across the southeast it looks like it could be quite went across the eastern side of england into the evening. Persistent rain herem winds also picking up across the north sea coast across the south east and across the south coast as well. That area of low pressure will eventually push off to scandinavia and a new area of pressure will arrive just in time for thursday. Now, this ones going to bring some windy weather too showers and longer spells which could be quite heavy. Some sunshine around, probably just of it across the northern part of scotland but the winds will become a feature across south wales and southwestern 40 and 50 miles an hour. Cool, 11 14 celsius across the country. As we move out of thursday into friday, that area of low pressure continues to push over towards the north sea and the near continent. Then we are in a run of pretty cool, brisk northerly winds. Looks like most showers will be back into northern and eastern and eastern areas closer the area of low pressure. Further south or west you are the chance of seeing some sunshine. Not feeling too bad in the sunshine but in some shade that northerly wind, it will feel cool. Things look like they will settle down a bit perhaps a ridge of High Pressure into the weekend but its still going to remain on the cool side, both by day and by night. This is bbc news, the headlines President Trump has said its horrible that the number of deaths from coronavirus in the United States has exceeded 200,000 but mr trump said his intervention had helped reduce the toll. Democratic critics have highlighted what they say is mr trumps ineffectual response to the pandemic. The british Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has used a National Television address to call for a spirit of togetherness urging people to observe the new rules hes bringing in to combat the rapid rise in coronavirus infections. He said the country faced an unquestionably difficult winter ahead. China and the United States have crossed swords at the first ever virtual United Nations General Assembly with beijing condemning President Trumps accusations about coronavirus as lies. In a pre recorded address, he said beijing had unleashed coronavirus on the world, calling the disease the china virus