where hundreds of migrants — including syrians and afghans — have gathered to try to cross into europe. the turkish president, tayyip erdogan, has said his country can no longer handle the number of people fleeing syria. this morning, greek police again fired tear gas at people seeking to force their way across the border. around four thousand migrants are estimated to have arrived at the border, a day after turkish officials said it would let refugees head towards europe because of the worsening situation in syria. the greek government is holding an emergency meeting in athens, as it seeks to reinforce border security. turkey hosts nearly four million people in camps, and is concerned the fighting in and around the syrian city of idlib may lead to many more fleeing. our correspondentjonah fisher is in greece — on the kastanies border crossing. we've been brought to write to the middle of no man's land. we are still on the greek side, you can see the flag there. and 30 metres beyond thatis the flag there. and 30 metres beyond that is controlled by the turkish authorities, and just behind the barbed wire you can see several thousand migrants and refugees who are now in that turkish —controlled pa rt are now in that turkish —controlled part of no man's land. they have effectively been given the green light to come right up to that barbed wire by the turkish authorities over the last 2a hours oi’ authorities over the last 2a hours or $0. authorities over the last 2a hours or so. the number in that area we understand is growing, and there have been clashes there, tear gas has been fired as they try and break their way into greece and the european union. the greeks have been continuously reinforcing their presence here. you can continuously reinforcing their presence here. you can see continuously reinforcing their presence here. you can see riot police along the front, lots of military security vehicles being brought into the area as they try and increase their presence along the border. it has not been entirely effective in the 2a hours or so that we have been in this part of greece. we have seen several groups of afg ha n we have seen several groups of afghan migrants on the road here who have made their way across through unofficial illegal crossing points. although there is this formal confrontation, if you like, it is clear there otherwise for migrants to get round the border post, and they are making their way into the european union. jonah fisher reporting. let's take a look at the scene inside the white house. this is the press briefing room. the president will hopefully be appearing very soon. he will dou btless appearing very soon. he will doubtless be asked about these reports of the first death, not in washington, dc but in washington state on the western seaboard of the united states. that is being reported by local media who are quoting state health officials. there are also reports circulating asa there are also reports circulating as a result of a briefing presumably from federal government officials at the present is considering imposing entry restrictions on the border with mexico. you may think he has already imposed them, he certainly wa nts to already imposed them, he certainly wants to build a wall, that is an ongoing argument with congress that he has received some funding for. this is a separate innovation in response to fears of coronavirus threat, as it is put. and that threat, as it is put. and that threat is probably less from south and central america at the moment at least than from visitors coming from europe, china and southeast asia. as far as europe, china and southeast asia. as faras i'm aware europe, china and southeast asia. as far as i'm aware there has only been one reported case so far, a man who flew to brazil having been in china. so it'll be interesting to see what the president has to say. we are expecting him to speak in the next few minutes. he may also be asked about some of the other worldwide reaction, and updates that are happening, some of the big decisions, for example france's decisions, for example france's decision to ban major events, including tomorrow's paris half marathon. so that is the scene in the white house. they look like a couple of singers, don't they, about to croon a duet, but i don't think they are going to be singing a cappella hail to the chief, i think they are just ready to pass microphones out to journalists waiting to ask questions. but for now, some other news. people with mulitple sclerosis often struggle with balance and co—ordination, so an activity like ballet might not sound like the ideal hobby. but studies have found that dance can help limit the impact of those symptoms. the royal ballet is working with a group of people with ms to create a special production about what it means to live with the condition. tim muffett went along to one of the rehearsals. multiple sclerosis can make walking, talking and movement difficult. this is a bold project. dancing, to me, has been something that i have always wanted to do and i thought i was going to be a dancer once and then ms robbed me of that possibility. the royal opera house in london, where 15 people with ms are creating a new dance to convey the realities of the condition. it can be a feeling or emotion or a physical that you have with ms the heaviness of my feet on the wobbliness of my legs. 0ur piece is about the stories of the participants. it is about how they experience their ms and some of the things they want to share with us and the world. just because you have ms does not mean to say you are in a wheelchair and people think you can't do things but you can. we have tried to capture much of the hidden symptoms that we all experience. one of the participants, when she first started getting ms she felt like there was a bee buzzing around her head. today what we have done as we have taken that idea and i went to what it feels like initially and then how it grows. ms affects around 130,000 people across the uk but public awareness and understanding is still really low and we hope this is a creative way of telling a story of what ms means to people who have the condition. this piece of choreography is inspired by a ballet called the cellist. it tells the story of jacqueline du pre, a musician who had ms. she died in 1987 and is considered one of the greatest cellists of all time. the ballet, based on her life, opened to critical acclaim earlier this month. the cellist is about jacqueline du pre's story, she was someone living with ms and what we're doing making a ballet, ora piece, with other people living with ms and our own voices. it has reignited my passion for dance in a very, very different way. dancing, for me, has freed me. and it has pushed me to do things that normally i would not attempt. the finished piece will be performed at the royal opera house on march 27. the realities of multiple sclerosis, conveyed in a unique way. tim muffett, bbc news. now, imagine only having a birthday only every four years. on 29 february, about five million people around the world celebrate their once—every—four—years ‘real‘ birthday. jennifer myrans has been to meet some ‘leaplings' as they prepare to enjoy their actual birthday for the first time since 2016. ivy is a ‘leapling'. she born on february 29th, so she might be four, but this will be her first birthday and she's excited. what are you going to do on your birthday? um, eat and when i play, i eat and then i have my birthday cake. celebrating her third birthday is 12—year—old lily. her parties usually requiring careful planning. i have to make the decision, like, if it's in february or march, so march the 1st or february the 28th, and i do it on february the 28th because i like to keep it in the same month. what do her friends think? they usuallyjust comment on it. like, "0h, i'd love to have a birthday like that" or "i feel so sorry for you!" or they ask like what it feels like. like, i really like it, because it makes me feel special and different. so, how rare are leaplings? there are around 1,800 babies born each february the 29th, which is average for a day in england. but what's really rare is for a woman born on a leap day to have a baby on a leap day, and for them both to work together here in coventry. cake's up! meet leapling cathie, who was not expecting to share her birthday with daughter amy. i was two weeks overdue, it was my birthday, paul had gone to work, there was no birthday card for me. at that point, i was quite cross, and then my waters broke and 11:07 that evening, amy was born. so, as 24—year—old amy gets ready for her sixth birthday, what has family life been like? we get the same questions every single year — how old are you really? when do you celebrate? what day? and is it annoying, sharing a birthday with your mum? annoying or not, let's hope they all have fun celebrating their birthday, as there's a four—year wait for the next one! jennifer meirhans, bbc news. several actresses have walked out of france's film awards, the cesars, after roman polanski won best director for "an officer and a spy". polanski, who was convicted of the statutory rape of a thirteen—year—old girl in 1978, and has been more recently accused of sexual assault, stayed away from the event in paris. alydia noble reports. few awards provoke this sort of reaction, a walk—out from the ceremony, but that's what happened when roman polanski won best director at the french 0scars, the cesars. the 86—year—old had been a controversial nominee. he's been wanted in the united states for over a0 years after admitting to unlawful sex with a 13—year—old girl and fleeing before sentencing. he hadn't shown up at the ceremony, fearing for his safety. and the protests outside before and during the ceremony left little doubt as to why. speaking before the event, the french culture minister voiced his concerns about whether mr polanski should win. translation: maybe he will win it, but then in my opinion that would be a bad message with regard to the necessary awareness we should all have on the fight against sexual and sexist violence. it's important to find a way to say that even for a reputable or talented artist, there's no guarantee of impunity. the culture minister's view was shared by some parisians. translation: i know sexual violence exists and france has not really learned its lesson from the #metoo movement. this is not the first time the cesar awards have faced controversy because of roman polanski, in 2017 he was picked to head up the awards' jury, but later stepped down after the move sparked outrage. the nomination of this film, an officer and a spy, led to the entire board resigning earlier this month, a situation that may be resolved later this year as they bid to modernise the organisation, which has long been accused of being too male, with only 35% of its 4,600 members currently being female. alydia noble, bbc news. back to the white house, where we are still waiting for the president to appear. we are assured that a news c0 nfe re nce to appear. we are assured that a news conference is scheduled to start 13 minutes ago, but it is not unusualfor start 13 minutes ago, but it is not unusual for the white house or indeed others including the government here to give a time when they want everybody in the room to ensure that they can start on time, and their planned start time may not be the time they announce. so we will keep our focus on the door, most importantly, to see the moment the president comes in. he did announce at his first news conference that he was putting mike pence, the vice president, in charge of the federal government's handling of the federal government's handling of coronavirus, but in fact he is at least taking this news conference. perhaps we will see how it develops. two updates from the united states that i will mention again if you didn't hear them. washington state on the western side of the united states has confirmed what appears to be the first death, certainly the first recorded death, from coronavirus in the united states. the president will certainly be asked about that. he will also be asked about that. he will also be asked about that. he will also be asked about reports said to be emanating from his own officials, federal government officials in washington, dc, that the president is considering imposing additional entry restrictions on the united states border with mexico because of concerns about coronavirus. while we wait for the president, i can give you a bit more information on that announcement from paris from the head of the public health service, jerome salomon, minister of public health, i think. jerome salomon, minister of public health, ithink. he may jerome salomon, minister of public health, i think. he may be the senior civil servant. france now has a hundred cases, and of those, two have died, which is the mortality rate generally in line with what has beenin rate generally in line with what has been in this outbreak, which is a lot of people get it, very few people die from it. so the mortality rate is relatively lower than it was for sars, for example, certainly for mers which was another viral outbreak we have had in the last 20 yea rs or outbreak we have had in the last 20 years or so. the figures are two dead, 12 have recovered and 86 are in hospital. nine of them in a serious condition. so of 100 people who are affected by this condition, we have 86 people in hospital, nine of them in a serious condition. 12 have recovered and two people have died. that is the situation in paris as we await the president of the united states with his latest news update on coronavirus. now, though, and bbc news, it's time for sportsday. welcome to sportsday with me, holly hamilton. the reds march on, lavault and taking on watford looking to break and taking on watford looking to brea k yet and taking on watford looking to break yet another record. changing the rules. we will have the latest from belfast where football's lawmakers tackle some of the sport's most pressing issues. india's women secure top spot in their group in the t20 world cup. we look ahead to england's crucial game tomorrow. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start with the football, huge game for liverpool tonight. plenty more coming up as well. watford hosting liverpool in the premier league, and of course liverpool knowing that a win today would take them to 82 points, needing just three more wins to guarantee their first league title for 30 years. that would also equal the longest winning league run in the history of the top five leagues, and that is currently 19. it would be a new club record of nine away victories for liverpool. adam wild is here with more. it is all very well saying all this, but the win is very important. and at vicarage road at the minute, it is not liverpool who have taken the lead. watford have at the last few moments taken the lead, it is 1—0 currently to watford, the second half well under way. ismaiel start with the opening goal. the game held up with the opening goal. the game held upfor with the opening goal. the game held up for quite with the opening goal. the game held upforquitea with the opening goal. the game held up for quite a significant time in the first half with an injured injury to deulofeu. so much attention on this result, because of this reason. this is the remarkable run liverpool have been on. starting at the end of october with that win over spurs, 18 premier league victories in a row. a win against watford would see them equal that record set by bayern munich back in 2013 let me run you through some of the games that are finished in the premier league. it was quite a day at the london stadium. west ham were deepin at the london stadium. west ham were deep in the mire in relegation places at the start of the day. without a win in their last seven games. the difficult run of fixtures ahead. on top of all that, a lot of disquiet amongst the fans. before the kick—off there were thousands protesting outside the ground calling for the departure of the owners. not a great start to the day, but they got the win they so desperately needed, 3—1 the final score against southampton. a first goalfor this man, jarrod score against southampton. a first goal for this man, jarrod bowen, there he is of his first start. southampton pulled one back, but goals from sebastien haller and michail antonio did the damage. let's just hear what david moyes had to say. i'm happy because we are getting away from the bottom end of the league. i hope that we can be safe shortly and then i can put into place some things which i think can help and improve and try and make it better. but i think that is the job any manager would do. i actually think that is something i do best, andi best, and i hope i will get that opportunity and turn this around into something special. i can't do it right away, but hopefully given a bit of time i can do. here is that run west ham have got coming up that i mentioned. arsenal, wolves, spurs and chelsea in the next few weeks, so you can see just why that victory today was so important. it was almost a very important win for bournemouth too this afternoon. but, chelsea found an equaliser and it ended 2—2. chelsea had actually taken the lead through marcos alonso, but goals from jefferson lerma and josh king had given bournemouth hope of a win. alonso though, got his second with five minutes to go. it could just turn out to be an important point for chelsea and bournemouth at different ends of the table. let's bring you some action from the early game then where crystal palace finally got a win at the amex. sveen years they've waited to do that. they beat brighton by a goal to nil, rob heath was watching that one. some fans won't know about the origins of this rivalry. others will remember the 70s and the start of this view like yesterday. they all know that grudge matches can degenerate into cagey win at all costs affairs, certainly unsavoury at times. palace's wilfried zaha. apologies, we will have to return to that later, we getting breaking news, more from us that later, we getting breaking news, more from us at 7:30pm. lu kwesa. we are going to cross straight to washington, dc in here from president trump. the other side is tired of war, everybody is tired of war. it has been a particularly long and gruesome one. and i want to congratulate president ghani and the people of afghanistan. i want to remember all of the people, all of the great men and women that have lost their lives. and to their pa rents lost their lives. and to their parents and wives and husbands and families, brothers and sisters. it isa families, brothers and sisters. it is a great people. many lives over such a long period of time have been lost. i wanted to thank our wounded warriors, people that are still bearing the pain and all of the problem is that they have had to go through. incredible people, incredible spirit, i would go to walter reed and see them so often, the spirit they had, they wanted to go back. despite their wounds, they a lwa ys go back. despite their wounds, they always said, i want to go back. wounded warriors, incredible people. i guess most of all i want to thank all of the people in the united states who have spent so much in terms of blood, in terms of treasure and treasury, the money that has been spent, the lives that have been lost. and we just signed an agreement that puts us in a position to get it done, bring us down to in the vicinity of 8000 troops. the united nations was informed of everything, and nato has been great, secretary stoltenberg has been fantastic. i want to thank the united nations for the help they gave, and i also want to thank and congratulate secretary stoltenberg of nato. 29 countries involved, and all are proven, all very happy with what's going on. i want to also thank and congratulate secretary of state pompeo, and secretary of defence mark asper, and i will be meeting with taliban leaders in the not too distant future, and we will be very much hoping that they will be very much hoping that they will be doing what they say they will be doing, killing terrorists, killing some very bad people, and they will keep that fight going. we have had tremendous success in afghanistan in the killing of terrorists, but it is time after all these years to go and bring our people back home. we want to bring our people back home. and again, it's been a long journey, in afghanistan in particular, it has been a very long journey, hard journey for everybody. we're very largely a law enforcement group, and thatis largely a law enforcement group, and that is not what our soldiers are all about. they're that is not what our soldiers are all about. they‘ re fighters, that is not what our soldiers are all about. they're fighters, the greatest fighters in the world. as you know, we've destroyed in syria and iraq 100% of the isis caliphate, 100%. we have thousands of prisoners. we've killed isis fighters by the thousands. and likewise in afghanistan, but now it's time for somebody else to do that work, and that will be the taliban. and it could be surrounding countries, there are many countries that surround afghanistan that can help. we're 8000 miles away, so we will be bringing it down to 8000 to approximately 8600, in that vicinity, and then we will make our final decision at some point in the fairly near future, but this was a very spirited agreement. there was a lot of talk, a lot of everything. they've been trying to get this for many years, and it'sjust they've been trying to get this for many years, and it's just time. they've been trying to get this for many years, and it'sjust time. so i just want to thank everybody. i want to congratulate everybody. i really believe the taliban wants to do something to show that we're not all wasting time. if bad things happen, we'll go back. people know it will go back and we'll go back so fast, and will go back with a force like nobody‘s ever seen. and i don't think that will be necessary, i hope it's not necessary. so ijust wanted to bring that up before we begin on a topic that has become very, very important everybody. first of all, the amount of work that these professionals behind me and many other professionals in many rooms behind us are watching right now, they have been working around the clock on the coronavirus. it is a tough one. but a lot of progress has been made, and i want to provide an update to our people, to our citizens, to the world, frankly, on our actions to address the coronavirus, and those that have been hurt badly by it. at this moment we have 22 patients in the united states currently that have coronavirus. unfortunately one person passed away overnight. she was a wonderful woman, a medically high—risk patient in her late 50s. four others are very ill. thankfully 15 are either recovered fully or they're well on their way to recovery, and in all cases they've been let go in their home. additional cases in the united states are likely, but healthy individuals should be able to fully recover, and we think that will be a statement that we can make with great surety now that we've gotten familiar with this problem. they should be able to recover should they contract the virus. so, healthy people, if you're healthy, you will probably go through a process and you'll be fine. since the early stages of the foreign outbreak, my administration has taken the most aggressive action in modern history to co nfro nt aggressive action in modern history to confront the spread of this disease. we moved very early, it was one of the decisions we made that really turned out to be a life—saver ina sense, really turned out to be a life—saver in a sense, big life—saver. on january the 31st i impose travel restrictions on foreign nations who had and anybody that had been to china, or people coming out of china, or people coming out of china, andi china, or people coming out of china, and i want to say that china seems to be making tremendous progress. their numbers are way down, and if you read, tim cook of apple said they're now in full operation again in china. the numbers are way down. experts now agree that the decision to move so quickly despite a lot of opposition to that decision was a wise one, it greatly slowed the spread of the virus to the united states, and it really gave us time to do some of the critical moves that we've done. and it allowed these great professionals to get together and figure it all out, and we think they've done that. we've taken the most aggressive actions to confront the coronavirus. they are the most aggressive taken by any country, and we're the number one travel destination anywhere in the world and yet we have far fewer cases of the disease than even countries with much less travel or a much smaller population. it's an important part of our efforts, and on monday i will be meeting with the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, actually, they will be coming to the white house and we're talking about a vaccine and developing very quickly, and they've already started working on it, developing very rapidly a vaccine for the virus to combat the virus. and

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