I think it is surprising and concerning that we are not doing any of it at all when we have just four weeks before we get to the stage that italy is at. The latest advice is for anyone with a new, persistent cough or High Temperature to self isolate for seven days. Youre watching bbc newsroom live. Its midday and these the spread of the virus are the main stories. Continues to cause big swings on Global Stock Markets. The premier league and English Football League will suspend european markets have rebounded all matches until the 3rd of april slightly, after tumbling yesterday over fears of a global recession. At the earliest as the coronavirus spreads. All Football Games in scotland have also been suspended until further notice. The canadian Prime Ministers wife tests positive for coronavirus. Justin trudeau says he has no symptoms but will the government defends its approach self isolate for m days. To slowing the spread of the coronavirus, as new official measures come into place. A
Into the disappearance of two other children. Hello. Thousands of anti racism protesters have marched through washington in the biggest turnout yet during 12 days of demonstrations. This is after the death of george floyd while being held by police in minneapolis. Protests are taking place across the us. Lets ta ke lets take you live to washington, just gone eight oclock in the evening and thousands and thousands of people have been gathering just as they have been in other cities. We have been watching pictures throughout the day from philadelphia, new york, los angeles, but our focus right now is going to be washington, dc. Clarence williams is our reporter for Washington Post and joins me live from the street where these protests are taking place. Just checking you can hear me . Ican hear just checking you can hear me . I can hear you just fine lewis, how are you . Can you hear me . They can hear you. There are lots of people, give us an idea of what is happening there . M has been
Like that for 20 minutes. I saw a couple of Water Bottles thrown. An observer try to calm eve ryo ne thrown. An observer try to calm everyone down and told them to back off, take into the protesters and, about four minutes later, i would say that hello. Officials kind of backed off thousands of anti racism protesters have marched and they said that people can through washington in the biggest turnout yet during 12 days stay here as long as they are peaceful. That is interesting, of demonstrations. That tactic, directly resulted this is after the death of george floyd while being held by police in minneapolis. Ina that tactic, directly resulted protests are taking in a deescalation. Has it been place across the us. Largely peaceful throughout the they place across the us. Have been all day, day . Absolutely. Earlier, you actually. They have been all day, actually. Now its into the evening. This is the capital, washington, just gone 10pm might have seen on social there and there are thin
Seniors prepare to leave the ivory tower, another right of spring is taking hold. College bans on conservative speakers. Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice is the latest victim, announcing last week shes withdrawing as the graduation speak at rutgers after faculty and students protested her role in the iraq war. Last month, brandeis rescinded its invitation to a somali writer whose criticism of radical islam, the school said, violated its core values. And a speech by libertarian political scientist Charles Murray was postponed by Azusa Pacific university for fear of, quote, hurting our faculty and students of color. But wall street journal columnist dan haninger said the intolerance goes well beyond college speakers. He joins me along with political diary editor jason riley. Dan, as we said, this has been known to happen in the past, but it seems to be picking up in number and in the breadth of the people who are banned. I mean, Condoleezza Rice is hardly some radical. Shes the
Seniors prepare to leave the ivory tower, another rite of spring is taking hold. College bans on conservative speakers. Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice is the latest victim, announcing last week she is with drawing as the graduation speaker at Rutgers University after faculty and students there protested her role in the iraq war. Last month, another university rescinded its invitation to another whose criticism over radical islam the school said violated its core values. And a speech by libertarian design scientist charlie murray, for fear of quote, hurting our faculty of students of color. Political diary editor, jason riley. So dan, as we said, this has been known to happen in the past. But it seems to be picking up in number and in the breadth of the people who are banned. Condoleezza rice is hardly some radical. Shes the ultimate establishment figure. Yeah, thats right. I mean, you get the sense that something has kind of snapped on the left, and that they have just felt