Among them, this is the biggest exodus since the war began. And sudan says its willing to hand over its former president , 0mar al bashir, to the International Criminal court where hes wanted for war crimes. Joe bidens been the front runner to be the democratic president ial nominee for a long while. But now hes under severe pressure. New hampshire votes today, following on from iowa last week. Its not a question of whether biden can win its whether he can avoid a disaster. Polls close in a few hours Bernie Sanders is expected to win. And joe biden isnt sticking around hes already heading to South Carolina and looking ahead. The rest of the nation is out there, a lot of votes to be had were going to see, but i think were going to do well in nevada and South Carolina and will go from there. Joe biden finished fourth in iowa has taken a huge dip in national polling. This is from Quinnipiac University on january 28th. He was leading his rivals on 26 . This is a poll from monday. Hes on i7 with Bernie Sanders on 25 . For whatever reasons voters are turning away from joe biden. Look at this he barely filled a small hall in one Campaign Event in New Hampshire. Bernie sanders packed out a stadium. And we know what theyre up against. These are donald Trump Supporters queuing up for hours in the icy cold in order to see the president hold his own rally in New Hampshire. Katty kay is following the story in New Hampshire i asked her why things have gone so wrong forjoe biden. Well, he was sitting at the top of the polls because he managed to persuade voters early on that he was the candidate who was most likely to be able to beat donald trump in novembers general election. The problem is, if your argument is i can win, then youve got to win. And he did not win in iowa, he came in fourth and that has been very damaging to him and hes not going to win in New Hampshire and that is also going to be damaging to him and are starting to say hold on a second, youre kind of old, the debates have not done that well, we are a little bit nervous that the guy who was looking super safe is no longer super safe. In fact, i think we better look somewhere else. I was talking to a senior official on the Biden Campaign at length last night at the biden rally and he was making the point that look, we have not really been tested in the kinds of places the democrats will need to win if the want to unseat donald trump. Iowa, predominantly white state, New Hampshire, predominantly white state. A big block of the democrats base is African American and hispanic voters. And the bidens campaign argument is that we have to perform in a state like that to know if there really viable to take on donald trump. Thank you. Do not go anywhere. We have to talk about michael bloomberg, he is a billionaire businessman, the ninth richest person in the world, former new york mayor. He wants to be president too, but despite competing in New Hampshire, he actually managed to win a tiny constituency in New Hampshire called Dixville Notch, this close to the canadian border. There are only five residents in this town and when mr bloomberg was not on the ballot but that did not stop some of the ballots to make voters. The voters. You can see two of the month mr bloomberg and the only person voting on the republican side, also went for mr bloomberg even though he doesnt want the republican nomination. Of course, Dixville Notch isjust a curiosity but that poll that sanoe biden for i7 , well, have a look at this. Mike bloomberg on 50 in the distant related to the 300 million spent on this campaign and by context, that is more that barack 0bama spent in his entire campaign in 2012 the love that money is going on tv ads like this one. Bringing katty again. I suppose my question is, katty, can someone be a contender that actually appearing very much at all . It certainly looks like Mike Bloomberg is a contender in this race and he is taking on tools super tuesday march the 3rd win big states like new york, california, texas will vote and he is hoping, 0k, what i missed the early states that this the scrutiny that comes with those early states and i come in late and having done a massive tv ads campaign, i played sent in a sweep of delicates and that catapults me i blitz in and i sweep delicates and that catapults me into the front running. That is his bet that he has made and he has directly benefited from something that we just talked about. The demise ofjoe biden. Asjoe biden slips down to the centrist candidate, a who has run things and done things and can be the person to take on donald trump, bloomberg has been rising and its interesting i have been talking to Top Democrats back in washington after the Iowa Caucuses happened and for the first time i was hearing them say, you know what, ill focus on Mike Bloomberg, theyre looking at the New Hampshire primary were Bernie Sanders is going to do very well, those centrist democrats are still concerned that Bernie Sanders is too left wing and that the majority of americans he is unelectable in november and they are looking somewhere else and where they looking increasingly, interestingly, theyre looking at Mike Bloomberg. And the centrists and more left wing candidates, in terms of candidates, what are the big differences between Bernie Sanders and joe biden or Mike Bloomberg offering in the centre . As opposed to the single biggest difference in policy is on health care. The big divide is between those on the left, Bernie Sanders would like a Health Care System like the uk has an those people likejoe biden who say, weve got to fix americas Health Care System, but we do not want to take private Health Options away from americans. Another thing that Bernie Sanders would like to do, cancel all college debt and that is something youve not heard some of the more centrist candidates say. Largely, the differences are around economic issues, Bernie Sanders is the candidate who has the momentum here to capture and he is the one turning to a lot of people but the energy in his campaign. If it will organise campaign but the same question holds for him as it years ago, is he the person can actually get it of moderate americans to vote for him, enough of americans to vote for him, enough of them to beat donald trump . We have a new name for the coronavirus the World Health Organization has officially named it covid i9. Thats c0 for corona, the vi for virus the d for disease and 19 because it started in 2019. The name though isnt the most pressing concern. On monday, china suffered its highest number of deaths in one day 103 people died in Hubei Province alone. The overall death toll in china is now over 1,000. And more than forty thousand people have been infected worldwide. If there is any encouraging news it comes in this chart from the chinese authorities. The rate of new infections has fallen 20 day to day. Nonetheless the world health 0rganisation is concerned about it spreading to developing countries. The rate of new infections has fallen 20 day to day. Nonetheless the world health 0rganisation is concerned about it spreading to developing countries. Heres the latest update from the whos director general. This virus makes into a weaker health system, it will create havoc. To be honest, a virus is more powerful in creating political, economic and social upheaval than any terrorist attack. China continues to take a range of measures to try and control this virus. This is wuhan where the virus was first detected. These trucks are spraying disinfectant. This is a medical facility in the city thousands of patients are requiring treatment. This is also in wuhan patients and staff have been dancing to try and boost morale. And this is better news. Were told these people are being released from hospital as they have recovered from the virus. They were taken home home in ambulances. Health officials in china are warning that rural areas dont have enough equipment. Theyre calling for village doctors to be given face masks and medical supplies to ensure they dont become infected themselves. They may have to be patient given the pressures being exerted on the supply chains. Heres more from Stephen Mcdonnel in beijing. Crucial shortage of beds and equipment, people have been sleeping in gymnasiums and the like if theyre sick, theyre setting up these crude, temporary hospitals or isolation wards. Temporary hospitals and so, yeah, it is very dire situation inside Hubei Province. But right across china, it is funny, you can see the detail out of the window behind me, there is nobody out on the streets in beijing either. People do not want to leave their homes and in a funny way, it is the way the government would like you to be because by not having people gathering, biting some the people in the city working from home and having staggered working arrangement having people gathering, biting some the people in the city working from home and having staggered working arrangement so they are not all piling into the underground train system at the same time, it does seem to have slowed the spread of this virus. While hundreds of foreign nationals have left the epicentre of the outbreak in wuhan in Hubei Province, some have remained in china. Doug perez, is a science and maths teacherfrom the us, whos decided to stay for the sake of his chinese girlfriend and his dog. Going out, doing basic stuff is, is kind of like a game of tetris. You really do have to stay six feet away from people so he walked outside, you are careful. Youre cognizant of everything you do, everyone you interact with, you have to wear gloves, masks, etc. We mostly rely on deliveries for groceries. We stocked up and can hold out for a couple of months, still, we need fresh fruits and vegetables. Sometimes you have to make a grocery run and that in and of itself poses tremendous risk. In recent days, chinese authorities have increasingly been criticised for their handling of the crisis. The death of this doctor whose early warnings were suppressed by the authorities sparked widespread public anger on social media. China has sacked several senior officials over their handling of the coronavirus outbreak. For more on that heres Stephen Mcdonnel again. Somebody had to take the fall because there has been a lot in terms of dealing with the early fallout urgency in the city of wuhan and the province of hubei and also the director of that providence local health commission, they are both being sacked and we do not expected to end there. Now the Chinese Government is well aware how closely its actions are being watched around the world. On this, heres Imogen Foulkes at the whos headquarters in geneva. When Global Health matters to come up when Global Health matters to come up as its own entity, its an individual cannot recognised as such by the un bodies. Information, anybody who needs support will get it, whether a Public Health authority vaccines specialist. This map shows the number of reported cases worldwide. Japan, singapore, thailand and south korea have the most cases and the cases injapan include those on board a cruise ship. It remains quarantined in the port of yokohama, with 135 cases confirmed. And over 3500 passengers and crew must also wait for two weeks to pass. In thailand, passengers have been prevented from disembarking from a dutch cruise ship in bangkok. Here it is its called the westerdam there are no confirmed infections onboard and initially it allowed entry into port. But in reaction to protests on social media, map move that decision was reversed. Bear in mind, the ship had already been turned away from ports in japan, taiwan, and the philippines. For more on why the thai authorities have been so concerned about the ship heres nopporn wong anan from the bbcs thai service. It seems that the thai authorities have changed their mind after an outcry on social media on monday. I think the main concern for the thai authorities as this, they are afraid of the repetition of the situation in thailand, like what happened in japan. Now, if you look at the latest figures, japan has the highest number of Coronavirus Infections after china. Japan has about 161 so far as of today. And 135 of them came from passengers aboard this cruise ship after japanese course, and the ship that was supposed to be coming to dock in thailand, they are owned by the same company, which is an american company. Here in the uk, this british businessman steve walsh has been centre of attention. Hes thought to have infected 11 people after attending a conference in singapore. He says hes now fully recovered and that his thoughts are with those he infected. In a statement he added i was advised to attend an isolated well, weve also been briefed by the uk Health Secretary matt hancock today. Dealing with this disease is a marathon in it, not a sprint. The situation will get worse before it gets better. We will be guided by the science. Be in no doubt, we will do everything that is effective to tackle this virus, and keep people safe. For more on how the government here in the uk is preparing for the potential spread of the virus heres our Health Editor hugh pym. Matt hancock, the Health Secretary, said there would be more capital funding, thats money for investment available for what he said would be urgent works by the nhs to invest in isolation facilities and hospitals and other facilities. Now, isolation facilities and hospitals and otherfacilities. Now, know sum of money has been attached to that, but im told by sources at the department that this is asking hospitals and other trusts, other organisations to come forward and say, this is what we need to finish off these pods that were first reported on last week, that is providing a facility if a patient comes in with suspected coronavirus, they can be isolated safely. And if its proved negative, they can go on their way. If the test is positive, then they will go to another specialist facility to be treated. He said the whole thing globally would get worse before it got better. Which is probably in line with international thinking, but he went on to say that he thought the uk was doing all it possibly could to protect its citizens and ensure the virus didnt get out of hand. Much more on the coronavirus on our website. Inafew in a few minutes, we will learn how aus in a few minutes, we will learn how a usjudge has given 0k it to our merger despite democrats concerns that i could stifle competition and see rising prices. After years of delays, borisjohnson has finally given the go ahead to one of the biggest Infrastructure Projects in british history the high speed 2 rail link. The route will connect london to birmingham, and later cities in the north of england. But the Prime Minister insisted exploding costs, estimated at more than a hundred billion pounds, would be brought under control. Andy street, whos the conservative mayor of the west midlands,admitted that the project looked touch and go up until recently. I think it was set up an open minded way to the side of the best way forward and we have seen lobbying on either side of it, frankly and i certainly was i completely confident into the chancellor made his intervention two weeks ago and critically said, i have looked at the numbers and i have poured over the numbers and i have poured over the numbers and that was perhaps the decisive moment. This is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is . The world health 0rganisation now calls the coronavirus a very grave threat. More than 1000 people have now died. A usjudge dismissed democrats concerns today and gave the green light for a merger between t mobile and sprint. The deal is worth 26. 5 billion the firms claim this will help reshape the us wireless industry, and build up americas 5g networks. Critics say its only going to lead to higher prices. New York Attorney general says the deal is a loss for every american who relies on a cellphone. Iam leading i am leading you to make reading that and im wondering why the spectre for every single american. We have fewer players in the market, especially in the telecoms industry, there is a concern that basically that this could become the first thing, the suffering of consumers paying more for their phones. And heres the thing. This deal has been yea rs heres the thing. This deal has been years in the making and as you pointed out, it is very contentious and we have dozens of states mounting a challenge on those lines that less competition would mean that less competition would mean that people ended up paying more in the decision was such a surprise, the decision was such a surprise, the approval that the share price of sprint is up 77 and investors were caught off guard had it been approved and we heard from an academic who said that actually, the merger of sprint and t mobile has been criticised for this idea that he co