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So the people in the philippines are on a state of high alert tonight, waiting to see what happens with taal volcano. Australias prime minister, scott morrison, has expressed regret over his handling of the bushfire crisis, following widespread criticism of his governments response. On Kangaroo Island, in the state of south australia, almost half the land has been scorched and scientists are worried about the fate of many endangered species. Our correspondent shaimaa khalils report from there co...

New. So world news tonight is coming up next. Thanks for joining us. Have a g w weeks before the first reported death. Tonight, how long the virus might have gone undetected here in the u. S. In nearly a half dozen cities. What weve now learned. Also, President Trump speaking just moments ago. As we also learn tonight of a heartbreaking headline here in new york. The infant daughter of a new york city firefighter has died, just five months old. New york state reporting 1,300 hospitalizations per...

Im Lewis Vaughan jones with bbc world news. Our top story. Theres a Strong Police presence on the streets of the iranian capital, tehran, following a second day of protests over the shooting down of a ukrainian airliner. Police have been out in force to deter people from taking part in more Anti Government protests. A volcano near the philippines capital manila has blasted a column of ash and steam up to fifteen kilometres into the sky. And this is popular on bbc. Com. The queen has attended chu...

This is bbc news. Im nuala mcgovern. Our top stories reports say that former Renault Nissan boss carlos ghosn has left japan where he has been under house arrest, arriving in lebanon. One firefighter dies as fires continue to rage across australia. Weather conditions, already described as catastrophic, are expected to worsen. A cyprus Court Convicts a 19 year old british woman of lying about a gang rape. The uk government says its seriously concerned. And why waking up the world to Climate Chang...

Today at 5 a state of emergency is declared as australias bush fires rage and the death toll rises. There are fears that a heatwave forecast for this weekend could make the crisis even worse. Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison cuts short a visit to one devastated community as people there heckle him. How come we only had four trucks to defend our town and . We dont have a lot of money but we have hearts of gold, mr Prime Minister is julias army and navy are evacuating as thousands flee fro...

Tonight at ten Harvey Weinstein, for decades one of hollywoods most powerful men, is injail, convicted of Sexual Assault and rape. He faces up to 25 years in prison and the lawyer representing some of his victims said their courage had been acknowledged. It is no longer business as usual in the united states. This is the age of empowerment of women and you cannot intimidate them any more. The accusations were at the centre of the Metoo Movement that inspired women to go public with allegations a...

Youre watching bbc newsroom live. Its ham and these are the main stories this morning. Health officials have traced patients of two doctors whove tested positive with coronavirus. Between them, the healthworkers worked at four different places. Worthing hospital is operating as normal today, but there is growing concern in the local community about the latest developments. Policing the internet the media regulator ofcom is being given new powers to protect people from harmful online content. The...

Tried to intervene and that police tried to intervene and actually prompted this attack as a response to the earlier intervention. It could be that the police had succeeded in stopping something that could have been so much worse and could have involved more people. A lot of questions for the police to answer. They have thousands of suspects that they are trying to track all the time and who they think could be a potential risk. It is a nightmare trying to grade two is the real risk and two is l...

That is it for abc 7 news at 5 00. We will see you back here at 6 00. Play flo us on stain gram, breaking news. In gram, the coronavirus now topping 300,000 cases worldwide. More than 32,000 in the u. S. Growing concerns some americans are ignoring warnings to stay home. Californias first weekend under orders to stay inside, groups of people spotted on the states beaches. New york states shutdown going into effect tonight. The governor venting his frustration after seeing firsthand close groups ...

Tonight at 10 the latest government promises to residents and staff of care homes in their fight against coronavirus. Theres a pledge to do far more testing. Anyone going from hospital into social care in england should be tested for the virus. But the governments target for nhs testing is still way off, so ministers are asked how realistic their new promises are. As we build capacity further over this month and then beyond to that 100,000 a day target by the end of this month, well expand furth...