today's voting was triggered when neither prime minister benjamin netanyahu nor his chief political rival could build a governing coalition last fall. >>> utah's first medical marijuana dispensary opens today, a day after the state health department's cannabis went online. 14 locations could be up and running as early as july. those are some of our top stories on this monday, march 2nd. >>> good monday morning, everyone. we do begin this half hour with pete buttigieg's historic presidential campaign coming to an end. >> he is urging party unity and vowing to help put a democrat back in the white house. buttigieg is the first openly gay candidate to make a serious run for the white house. his departure follows a commanding victory by joe biden in the south carolina primary. >> the remaining candidates are now looking ahead to super tuesday with contests in more than a dozen states. abc's richard cantu has the latest on the race. >> reporter: pete buttigieg, the former mayor of south bend, indiana, whose presidential campaign propelled him to strong finishes in iowa and new hampshire, offic

mr netanyahu is seeking re—election two weeks before he is due to stand trial on corruption charges. 0nshore windfarms look set get a major boost today, after ministers reversed a decision made four years ago not to support their development. land based windfarms produce the cheapest electricity in the uk, but are seen by many local campaigners as ruining the landscape — though government surveys have shown overwhelming public support for the farms. a new law introducing a minimum alcohol price in wales has come into force. as of today, retailers and outlets serving alcohol must charge at least 50p a unit, meaning a typical bottle of wine costs no less than £4.69. a report found alcohol sales in scotland dropped after a similar system started there in may 2018, while sales rose slightly in wales and england. dozens of homes in east yorkshire are still flooded after the recent bad weather. in east cowick, flood water is still several feet deep in places after the flood plains surrounding the river aire overflowed into the village. you can always tell how bad a flight is by looking

benjamin netanyahu claims victory in israel's third general election in a year, but his right—wing bloc appears just short of a governing majority. sport now on afternoon live withjohn watson. there has been some concern about whether the olympics are going to go ahead in tokyo because of coronavirus, but we have some assurance from the ioc. we did, and there president thomas bach said the games would go ahead as planned despite suggestions from japan's olympic minister that it could be delayed until later in the year. he was speaking at an executive meeting, and has said that steps have been taken to deal with any outbreak and advises that athletes should continue to prepare as normal. following the regular information of this task force which consists of the ioc, the organising committee, the host city of tokyo, the government of japan committee, the host city of tokyo, the government ofjapan and in particular the world health organization. of course, we will continue this regular consultation with thisjoint task continue this regular consultation with this joint task force to be able

another option is a unity dealt with netanyahu. terms, that would require netanyahu to give up the premiership, position he is not planning to do before a trial. until gantz' ays bandit expires at a fourth >> -- fourth election as possible. gaseath toll at a processing plant in nigeria has risen to 18 people. the blast sunday in the commercial capital of legos entering 25 people and destroyed 50 buildings after a fire broke out. the state owned nigerian national petroleum corporation says indications show the blast was triggered in a truck hit gas cylinders near a pipeline. fireolled child died in a at an overcrowded refugee camp in greece. -- a six-year-old child. camp unless the both began in a container. nobody was injured but several temps -- several tents were damaged. cap is that six times capacity, holding 19,000 people. on thes started arriving island after turkey prevented them from traveling to the eu. -- stopped preventing them from traveling to io. >> a man stabbed 19 people with mental this billy's at a care home west

speaker for israel's parliament in a print -- a surprise move that could lead to alliance with h benjamin netanyahu. ♪ ♪ showers, big who they were in the south wales and queensland are going offshore. there will be more i suspect in the next day or so but they are not widespread. sydney's temperature at 24 degrees. it has come down a bit. it has warmed up in adelaide and melbourne. this did not turn out to be a record value, down to 29 in the forecast friday. saturday low still onshore breeze with showers. we have got coastal showers in queensland, not as west as it should be but it is west all the same. and you can see the rain in his human curling up through -- new zealand curling up through wellington. significant rain out of china, various roads, the system will bring proper rain through south korea more especially through japan, all of japan. it gets heavy, the blue center. it goes off through hong kong, and the forecast will be thundering come up at least until later saturday. this is specifically hong kong's forecast, fairly humid and turning windy sunday. ♪ ♪ anchor: the top storie

in first take he tied netanyahu and in the second beat likud by narrow margin. neither netanyahu or gantz have been able to pull a coalition that gives them majority and ability to govern. something new for the election coronavirus, more than 5,000 people in israel who are under quarantined. in order for them to cast a ballot, 14 designated polling stations for quarantined voters have been established. complete with sterile tents, sterile voting kits and long protocol from keeping virus from spreading w. the polls indicating that the results tomorrow would be similar from the previous two, there's a very real possibility that this could result in a fourth election. kristin. kristin: mike tobin, live in jerusalem, mike, thanks. leland. leland: during comes weeks and months and we will see how you're doing, sir. >> maybe you can send me an omaha steaks. [laughter] leland: if omaha steaks are watching, i wouldn't be surprised that one showed up. yesterday we introduced you to carl goodman who is in quarantine in omaha, nebraska after contracting coronavirus in prin

netanyahu. if there's an unclear winner, a situation of a tie, it can be either mr. netanyahu or more likely mr. ganz. if there's a clear winner, i can help you by sharing the information that it will be mr. netanyahu. most polls indicate that we're not going to have a pure winner, but ultimately the israeli people will decide and turnout, again, will be the most important factor. arthel: and so that means you go boo election number four possibly. good luck with everything there. yohanan, i thank you so much for joining us. eric: well, it just shows that election issues in tel aviv in israel too. wow. well, a new month marks the beginning of spring, so just wait until that warm weather kicks in. we have our meteorologist, adam klotz, standing by to tell us. ♪ ♪ we are the thrivers. women with metastatic breast cancer standing in the struggle. hustling through the hurt. asking for science not sorrys. our time for more time - has come. living longer is possible and proven in women taking kisqa

overnight israeli prime minister netanyahu issued a public mandate closing all restaurants, cafes and movie theaters in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. additionally, the prime minister announced that israel would be implementing anti-terror technology in an effort to track coronavirus patients and release their whereabouts to the public. israel's health ministry is now reporting more than 200 cases and has mandatory 14 day self-quarantines are in place for anyone entering the country. >> going forward what is important for services, it will continue, but with restrictive conditions. restrictive means we are not strangling. we are tightening in order to preserve as much as possible the distance of 2 meters between people. >> further east in iran, more than 12,000 cases are being reported. over the weekend, the world health organization said more needs to be done to stem the outbreak in the islamic republic. the regime is calling for all american sanctions to be lifted since iran has the third highest number of cases just behind china and italy. satellite images first repor

arthel: israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been tested for coronavirus as he shut down the country as iran battles the worst outbreaks outside of china. trey yngst in jerusalem. trey. >> trey, arthel, netanyahu closed restaurants, cafes and movie theaters in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus here. prime minister also announced that the israelis would be use antiterror technology to track coronavirus patients and israel reporting 100 cases as self-quarantine mandatory for anyone entering the country. arthel: we will go to new york governor andrew cuomo, he's giving us an update. as of now 2 deaths in the state of new york. >> slow the spread of the virus to a rate that the healthcare system can manage, slow the spread of the virus to a rate that the healthcare system can manage. you are not going to stop people from being infected. there's also percentages of what percent of the population will be affected. 40%, 50%, 60%. you will not be able to control that, nobody thinks you can, but you can make efforts to slow the spread because the real question here is can yo

prime minister benjamin netanyahu said e that list of self-quarantine locations could expand. gillian? gillian: thanks for that, trey. leland? leland: in the united states the virus hit washington state the hardest, so far 110 confirmed cases there and 16 deaths. with more on this, dr. george diaz, an infectious disease doctor from everett, washington, who treated the first u.s. case of the coronavirus. doctor, or we appreciate you being here, sir. with that very first case, when did you realize you were dealing with something different than what we had seen before like the flu or a bad tuberculosis? >> well, we had, you know, seen the outbreak in wuhan by reports, and we were aware of how severe the disease appeared to progress in certain patient populations, to our ellerly or have -- elderly with high death rate being reported. is so we knew that this was a new infection that essentially had high morbidity, mortality, and we wanted to make sure we were ready to receive patients, so we had done preparations beforehand to make sure we were ready. when we got the call from cdc

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu held a press conference saying that list of countries where people have traveled from to israel could expand, making more self-quarantine mandatory throughout israel. another important note here in the country that there is a political battle going on in the days after a new election, the third round of elections for israelis in less than a year. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main opponent both have key points they would like to say to voters about who would be better suited to combat this virus. arthel? arthel: trey yingst, thank you very much. eric: back here at home, the white house responding to news that someone who attended the cpac conference in maryland last week has tested positive for coronavirus. president trump and vice president pence, they were both there speaking at cpac, but the white house tells us there is no reason to believe that either of them were ever in close proximity to that person. kevin corke is in west palm beach near the president's mar-a-lago resort with more on that. >> reporter: eric, good t

a hundred thousand people, there's also a political battle raging on between israeli prime minister netanyahu and health ministry as to whether or not israel should add more countries to that list of mandatory self-imposed quarantine. arthel. arthel: trey yngst, thank you. eric. eric: former vice president and bernie sanders pick up major endorsements today. coming up who is backing which one as they prepare for tuesday. you know, it could be defining contest of finishing bernie off, more when we come ou can trust. back. a safelite repair is no cost to you. >> customer: really?! >> singers: safelite repair, safelite replace. eh, not enough fiber- chocolate would be good- snacking should be sweet and simple. the delicious taste of glucerna gives you the sweetness you crave while helping you manage your blood sugar. glucerna. everyday progress while helping you manage your blood sugar. when youyou spend lessfair, and get way more. so you can bring your vision to life and save in more ways than one. for small prices, you can build big dreams, spend less, get way more. shop everything home at way

benjamin netanyahu and his main opponent bennie gantz. netanyahu has a slight lead. 58 or 59 seats in his voting block he will not have the majority needed to rule in israel. you need 61 seats out of 120 in the israeli cabinet to maintain the majority. the third time israeli voters went to the polls in a year amid rising regional tension. >> sandra: the growing concerns of the coronavirus and outbreak of the disease. any moment we expect to hear from president trump himself an update from him. we'll take it live. fed chair jerome powell set to make a statement after the fed unexpectedly cut a key interest rate just a few moments ago. we'll hear from the fed at the top of the hour. we're watching it all for you. join us, a brand-new hour coming up. 150 million dollars in tuition assistance, education, and career advising programs... maria ramirez. to help more employees achieve their dreams. i suff...for so long.asis... it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx... ...i wasn't covered anymore. i'm not constantly thinking about it. i'm

where prime minister netanyahu has also used this opportunity to consolidate power under him and eliminate a number of freedoms that israelis have become accustomed to. so this is a trend, and it's a worrying trend and one we have to guard against and stand up very clearly in opposition to. >> secretary pompeo has seemingly backed down a little bit from what he has been referring to as the wuhan virus. we've seen this after a call between president trump and president xi in china, but it did -- the wuhan virus meme that came from pompeo did break up a g7 foreign ministers call last week where they couldn't reach agreement on steps forward because of the insistence by the american secretary of state that this be blamed on china. >> andrea, it's shameful. for the united states to be race ba baiting and to be -- a virus which never has a flag, can't have a flag as being the providence of one country is designed to be decisive. it's designed to stigmatize people of asian descent and it's not the way the leadership of the united states, the secretary of state and the president of the united sta

this is news and these are our top stories israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has claimed victory in his country's election that's after the exit polls gave his liquid bloc the most seats in parliament ahead of the blue and white party of benny gantz was israel's 3rd election in less than a year. u.s. sen any club which are has and.

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this is live from but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu claims victory in the country's general election but exit polls signal his likud party and its allies will fall short of a parliamentary majority is the 3rd electoral battle in a year between netanyahu. for europe with the backing of the turkish president turkey has allowed thousands of migrants to cross its territory headed for greece instead of an old.

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu 52. israel's prime minister benjamin neta nyahu has declared 52. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has declared victory in the country's their election in a year. but exit polls suggest he could still fall short of the majority. and this video is doing well, getting a lot of attention on oui’ well, getting a lot of attention on our website, the british designer's stella mccartney fashion show in paris. to showcase animal free clothing range. many thanks for watching bbc world news. we have much more on all of our stories on oui’ much more on all of our stories on our website. you can also check out the bbc news app. but now it is time to go over to singapore to join mariko 0ifor to go over to singapore to join mariko 0i for the asia business report. asian shares are up following a surge in us stocks overnight. the dow gained more than 1000 points after major losses last week. and a very quiet beijing. with much of china still on lock down, we look at how businesses in the cou

he values the bounty from the lake and the strength he sees in netanyahu. he thinks his father, who survived auschwitz, would have approved. he has a number in his hand from the holocaust. and my father tell me one thing — don't trust nobody in your life, trust only yourself and do everything that is good for you. the crew unites around fish, not politics. this man is voting for the centre—left opposition, worried that the cost—of—living is pricing young israelis out of their future. a lot of young people want to move from israel. it is something that is happening. but hopefully something will be ebetter, i don't know. better, i don't know. amid the electoral pyrotechnics, retired general benny gantz, the opposition leader, has had to deny claims from the meta nyahu camp that he made sex videos. neta nyahu, he says, is trying to lie and cheat his way to victory. the prime minister is claiming credit for donald trump's so—called deal of century — an attempt to end the conflict on israel's terms. it allows israel, in defiance of international law,

israeli leader, benjamin netanyahu said the measure was essential to safeguard public health. in britain a fifth death from the virus has been confirmed. the total number of cases now exceeds three hundred. earlier prime minister boris johnson held emergency talks with senior officials. but major sporting fixtures in the uk have not yet been cancelled. as the international community struggles to contain the spread of coronavirus, the world health organisation has praised china for its response, suggesting it's a model for others to follow. but inside china, there's anger over the way the authorities have handled the outbreak, with censorship being stepped up, the very approach that experts say helped to accelerate the spread in the first place. 0ur correspondent john sudworth reports. in this message, a medic complains about the quality of protective equipment. the video has now been blocked on the chinese internet. this one has been taken down too, a daughter crying out for her dead mother. ever since china silenced dr li wenliang who tried to warn about the dangers of the vi

benjamin netanyahu themselves for two weeks. benjamin neta nyahu described the measure as essential to safeguard public health. in britain, a fifth death has been confirmed, the total number of cases now exceeds 300 stopping the prime minister held emergency talks with officials. it major sporting fixtures have not been cancelled. donald trump has faced questions about whether he has been tested for covid-i9, whether he has been tested for covid-i9, two whether he has been tested for covid—19, two republican congressmen who met him in recent days placed themselves in isolation because they were in contact with someone who tested positive. is the world struggles to contain the spread of the virus, the world health organization has praised china for its risk wants, suggesting it isa for its risk wants, suggesting it is a model for others to follow. inside china, though, there is anger over the ways authorities have handled the outbreak, stepping up the approach which officials said helped accelerate the spread anyway. in this me

israeli leader, benjamin netanyahu said the measure was essential to safeguard public health. in britain a fifth death from the virus has been confirmed. the total number of cases now exceeds three hundred. earlier prime minister boris johnson held emergency talks with senior officials. but major sporting fixtures in the uk have not yet been cancelled. in the us it's emerged that two republican congressmen, who have self—quarantined, recently had close contact with president trump. doug collins and matt gaetz decided to self—isolate after being exposed to someone diagnosed with the virus. mr gaetz travelled with the president on air force one on monday. as the international community struggles to contain the spread of coronavirus, the world health organisation has praised china for its response, suggesting it's a model for others to follow. but inside china, there's anger over the way the authorities have handled the outbreak, with censorship being stepped up, the very approach that experts say helped to accelerate the spread in the first place. our correspondent john sudw

mr netanyahu, who leads the right—wing likud, is seeking a record fifth term in office. he is due in court later this month on corruption charges, which he has strongly denied. dozens of homes in east yorkshire are still under water, after the river aire overflowed its banks, following unprecedented rainfall in recent weeks. the water remains several feet deep in places, and it's expected to be a few more days before people will be allowed back into the worst—affected homes. 0ur correspondent danny savage sent this report. the rain which caused all this flooding is now a distant memory, but the problems it created go on and on. in the village of east cowick, 69 homes have been flooded. you need waders to reach many of them. we've been watching every day and thinking, another foot, another foot, another foot, and thinking we were going to get away with it. and then when it actually goes in, you relax then, it's done, it's finished. you've nowt to fight. this is sodden, isn't it? yeah. and when you lose the battle, this is what is left. people's homes, their sanctuaries,

netanyahu, he says, is trying to lie and cheat his way to victory. the prime minister is claiming credit for donald trump's so—called deal of century — an attempt to end the conflict on israel's terms. it allows israel, in defiance of international law, to annex settlements on land palestinians want for a state. this is shilo, where they're building a new school. the settlers want two election victories this year — binyamin netanyahu and trump. it is very important for us, both elections, and we are engaged in all sorts of personalities and organisations and groups to assure both here and there that as much as possible, we get the people in office that we want. nearby, palestinians were on a hilltop they believe settlers might grab. the old issues don't go away. and, as ever, it's come down to control of the land — that's always been at the centre of the conflict, a century ago and today. by morning, israeli forces were driving palestinians off the hill. the last real chance of a negotiated peace was collapsing when these young men were babie

if netanyahu things at the moment? if neta nyahu can form things at the moment? if netanyahu can form a right—wing block, he will need to, at this point in time, probably pinch off at least to more seats from a rival party in order to form that 61 seats majority. because his right wing locks, at the moment, only stands at 59 seats. i don't think that will be terribly difficult but we will see how the numbers change overnight as to who his partners may be and who the kingmakers will be who have thus far stayed out of the coalition may decide to join mr netanyahu. a standstill still possible at least another election still possible. of course we must limit —— mr netanyahu, course we must limit —— mr neta nyahu, it is course we must limit —— mr netanyahu, it is important for him to stay in office because he is facing corruption trials? absolutely, he goes on trial in march 17 for three counts of primer that pretty much would land him in prison in a short period of time. although voters do not seem to have taken this into calculation, it appears that he

netanyahu's bowen has the latest. neta nya hu's followers were waiting for the exit poll outside his election night headquarters. it was the highest turnout since 1999. netanyahu, mobilised his supporters. when the poll came m, supporters. when the poll came in, it was clear that he had out campaigned and out thought his opponent benny gantz. i went to israeli towns in range of policy and rockets to understand neta nyahu's political base. this ex— army man, head of security in his town, drove me and he voted for netanyahu. he shut off the massive project to build an underground shield, 40 to 80 metres deep all along the gaza border to stop palestinians digging attack tunnels. across the wire, more than 2 million palestinians live in gaza under a blockade since hummus took power they are in 2007. this area is poor and working class, netanyahu area is poor and working class, neta nyahu territory. she area is poor and working class, netanyahu territory. she said he would win big time. only he likud party and its allies

he voted for netanyahu. he showed me the massive project to build an underground shield, a0 to 80 metres deep all along the gaza border to stop palestinians digging attack tunnels. across the wire, more than 2 million palestinians live in gaza under a blockade since hamas took power there in 2007. this area is poor and working class — neta nyahu territory. she said he'd win big time. 0nly his likud party and its allies had activists at the polling station. the main opposition, blue and white is not represented here — it is just the right wing. a few miles away, adele voted for the opposition, she believes negotiation not confrontation will make her granddaughter safe. her village backs onto the border with gaza, she's had friends killed by palestinian rockets. in tense times, they expect attacks. last week at this time, we were running back and forth to the safe rooms because of rockets. netanyahu, the prime ministerfor many years, he says he is ‘mr security', he can keep you safe — why don't you wan

we are also hearing that the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is self isolating after a parliamentary aide tested positive for coronavirus. in the uk we understand that the foreign office minister nigel adams developed coronavirus symptoms while answering questions in the house of commons alongside the foreign secretary, dominic rab. those are the latest lines. you are watching bbc news. hello there. with apriljust around the corner it is a month often characterised by many april showers. we have got that actually today. you can see they —— by this picture sent in, the view captures this rainbow quite beautifully. most of the showers have been in northern scotla nd showers have been in northern scotland and spilling on off north sea coast. affecting most of eastern england. they are filtering for the west. still under the influence of high pressure we had at the weekend. the winds not quite as strong as the weekend. they are still coming from a ghoulish source. they are driving those showers in off the north sea coasts. for the remainder of the afternoon plenty of clout. sunny spe

the israeli leader benjamin netanyahu said that it was a difficult decision but the measure was essential to safeguard public health. the decision will apply to foreign citizens from thursday. and you can keep up—to—date with all the developments concerning the coronavirus and symptoms to look out for on our app. in edinburgh alex salmond, the former first minister of scotland, has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting ten women while he was in office. mr salmond faces a total of 1a charges including one of attempted rape at the first minister's official residence. mr salmond has entered pleas of not guilty to all of the charges and has said he'll defend himself vigorously, as our scotland editor sarah smith reports. alex salmond arrived at court today determined to prove his innocence. he is, thejudge told thejury, a very well—known public figure. but they must reach a verdict on the evidence and nothing else. politics, they were told, is irrelevant. mr salmond is facing 1a charges of sexual assault, including one of attempted rape. his lawyer told the court he will claim th

the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, has claimed victory in the country's third general election in a year. but exit polls suggest his right—wing bloc will falljust short of being able to form a coalition government. mr netanyahu has been seeking re—election while facing a corruption trial, which is due to begin later this month turkey's president erdogan has warned that "millions" of migrants will soon head for europe — as he increased pressure on western countries to give turkey more assistance with the syrian conflict. his warning came as greek coastguards were seen firing warning shots at migrants in the sea — and using patrol boats to push away vessels as they try to reach greece from turkey. the greek prime minister and the head of the european council are due to visit the land border with turkey later today. our correspondentjonah fisher is on the greek side of the border with turkey. how much pressure is therefore immigrants, migrants, refugees, to get across—the—board, immigrants, migrants, refugees, to get across—the—boa rd, and immigrants, migr

the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, has claimed victory in the country's third general election in a year. but exit polls suggest his right—wing bloc will falljust short of being able to form a coalition government. mr netanyahu has been seeking re—election while facing a corruption trial, which is due to begin later this month high streets across the uk are continuing to face challenges with the rise of online shopping. according to research commissioned for the bbc, more than 1 in 10 shops in town and city centres is vacant. over the next year, bbc news will be looking at the future of the high street through the experience of one town, bishop auckland in county durham. 0ur correspondent, danni hewson joins us now from bishop auckland. over to you. these teacakes are the product of breaking bread, one of the new businesses which have decided to set up businesses which have decided to set up shop in the high street here in bishop auckland despite the fact that they have been having a torrid time it is fair to say. here, about one infour time it is fair to say. here

mr netanyahu is seeking re—election two weeks before he is due to stand trial on corruption charges. a new law introducing a minimum alcohol price in wales dozens of homes in east yorkshire are still flooded after the recent bad weather. in east cowick, flood water is still several feet deep in places after the flood plains surrounding the river aire overflowed into the village. danny savage is there. you can always tell how bad a flood is by looking at it and thinking, are we going to get around it in wellingtons or do we need waders? and this is something you need waders to move around in. it gets deeper and deeper the further you go back here. as it disappeared round the corner, there are even more houses seriously flooded. the rain which caused this is a distant memory and fell over a week ago, but it has taken so long to wash down through the river system and get onto the flood plains, and then the flood plains got too full, so the water ove rflowed flood plains got too full, so the water overflowed into these towns and villages here. snaith, nearby, is also affected. you talk t

benjamin netanyahu claims victory in israel's third general election in a year, but his right—wing bloc appears just short of a governing majority. and the d—day veteran harry billinge, who's raised tens of thousands of pounds for a memorial honouring his fallen comrades, receives an mbe from the queen at buckingham palace. and coming up on bbc news, there will be a successful games, according to international olympic committee president thomas bach after fears the coronavirus could postpone tokyo 2020. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. up to a fifth of workers may be off sick at the peak of a coronavirus outbreak in the uk — and that could force the nhs to delay non—urgent care. this plan has beenjointly agreed and copies of the plans have been sent to both houses in hard copy. the plan is driven by the sites and guided by the expert recommendations of leaf for uk chief medical officers and the scientific advisory group for emergencies. our plan sets out what we know so far about the virus and disease that it causes, the long—term planning we have taken to prep

mr netanyahu, who leads the right—wing likud party, is seeking a record fifth term in office. he is due in court later this month on corruption charges, which he has strongly denied. dozens of homes in east yorkshire are still under water after the river aire overflowed its banks following unprecedented rainfall in recent weeks. the water remains several feet deep in places and it's expected to be a few more days before people will be allowed back into the worst—affected homes. 0ur correspondent danny savage sent this report. the rain which caused all this flooding is now a distant memory, but the problems it created go on and on. in the village of east cowick, 69 homes have been flooded. you need waders to reach many of them. we've been watching every day and thinking, another foot, another foot, another foot, and thinking we were going to get away with it. and then when it actually goes in, you relax then, it's done, it's finished. you've nowt to fight. this is sodden, isn't it? yeah. and when you lose the battle, this is what is left. people's homes, their sanctuaries, de

the israeli leader benjamin netanyahu said that it was a difficult decision, but the measure was essential to safeguard public health. the decision will apply to foreign citizens from thursday. here in the uk, a fifth person has died of coronavirus, on the day the government outlined the latest stage of its response to the crisis. the chief medical adviser for england warned that anyone showing even minor signs of respiratory tract infections or a fever, will soon be told to isolate themselves for seven days. it's the next stage of tackling the outbreak, which is set to spread "in a significant way" within the coming fortnight. as of today, there were 319 confirmed cases in the uk. almost 25,000 people have been tested. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, has the latest. tonight's message from downing street, events may be moving fast but they're taking their time working out the right types of intervention to be used to try to stem the tide of the coronavirus. while it is absolutely critical, it is absolutely critical in managing the spread of this virus that we ta ke the spread of this virus th

netanyahu mobilized his supporters. when the poll came in, it was clear he out-ccampaigned his opponent benny gantz. toi went to israeli s within range of palestinian rockets from gaza to understand benjamin netanyahu's political base. this man drove me to the border. nex-arm head of security in his town, he voted for benjamin netanyahu. wehe soff the massive project to build an underground shield 40 to 80eters deep all along thgaza bder. across the wire, more than 2 million palestinians live in gazander a blockade since hamas took power there in 2007. it is poor and working-class, netanyahu territory. said he woodwind big-time. on-- would win big-time. only the likud party and activists had them at the lling station. a few miles away, adele voted for the opposition. she believes negottion, not confrontation, will make her granddghter safe. her village backs onto the border with gaza. she has had friends killed by palestinian rockets. in tense times, they expect attacks. >>ast week at this time w were running back and f

third generaelection any up with the party of prime minist benjamin netanyahu in the league, but still short of a governing majority. mr.etanyahu, whose corruption trial is due to begin later this month, described it as a victory against all the odds. his main rival, benny gantz, told supports he shared their pain or disappointed. china has accused the united states of bullying after washington said it would reduce the number of chinese journalists in america. the u.s. wants to limit thert number of res working for chinese state-run organizations to 100, a redtion of 60. it follows china's expulsion of nalists from "the wa street journal." you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come at tonight's program, tornadoes tear thr dgh tennessee,troying homes and claiming more than 20 lives. tens of thousands of people remain withoutower. laura: diplomatic efforts are intensifying in tu tohalt the crisis in the besieged city of idlib. officials who have bn to idlib say they nd for basic items like food, water, and sanitation. paul adams reports from the paul: the battle for iib rag

netanyahu, whose corruption trial is due to begin later this month, described it as a victory against all the odds. his mainbe rivnny gantz, told supporters he shared their painpp or dinted. china has accused thef nited statesllying after washington said it would reduce the number of chinine journalistmerica. the u.s. wants to limit the number of reporters working for chinese state-run orgaons to 100, a reduction of 60. it follows china's o expulsi three journalists from "the wall street journal." you are watching "bbcicorld news am." still to come at tonight's tprogram,nadoesear through tennessee, destroying homes and claiming more than 20 lives. tens of thousands of people remain without power. laura: diplomatic efforts are intensifying in turkey and syria tohalt the crisis inyhe besieged cf idlib. officials who have been to iib say they need for basictems like food, water, and sanitation. paul adams reports from the turkish-syrian border. paul: the battle for idlib rages on, momentum changing almost by the day. around this town, the russian-backed syrian army pushing days of setbac

that will be benjamin netanyahu. benny gantz will say how can he possibly spend the next two weeks forming a coalition government while also preparing .o go on trial, and that will be talked about a l but if the figures turn out to be current, h will almost certain be handed that mandate, and he will be trying incredibly hard to put together that magic number, 61 seats, which is all that is needed to form a government he potentially has come closer than either of the two leadership hopefuls have in the last yea ros: very interesting. hthank you very m indeed. that story will play out in the next few days and weeks. now to u.s. politics. amy klobuchar is out of the race for the democratic presidential nomination, and we are told that she will be joining jill biden at h rally -- joe biden at his rally in dallas later, i'll head of super tuesday 114 states vote on who they would likeo see taking on donald trump at the presidential election in it has been a monstrous couple of days because pete buttigieg is also out of t

netanyahu's right wing bloc needed to form a coalitiony government. and much could hinge oneveral thousand votes yet to be counted, including four israelis in self quarantine because of possible exposure to the coronavirus. ♪ ros: we are here in the newsroom our lead story is that the globat death for the coronavirus has been named as 3.4%, far higher than seasonal flu. health experts are saying the numbers don't take into account unreported cases. the grant crisisn the greece-turkey border continues to intensify. today, the eu offered to help increase in the number of peoe who are trying to shift from turkey into greece and so into the european union. the increase was caused by turkey deciding last week that it would not stop migrants who are trying to ach the eu. thousands of people are stuck in an area between greece while this is resolved. visited the area tor officials you can see just there, urszula or lion, the european commission president and the president of the european council. two senior firereshey were briefed by the greek army and the

mr netanyahu, who is due in court in two weeks to face corruption charges, claimed victory last night declaring the result to be the biggest win of his life. the bbc‘s anna foster is injerusalem. he is due in court in a few weeks' time that i imagine he will be trying to build this coalition and he only needs one but it is quite an uncertain picture still? it really is. he has a lot to do in the next two weeks or so. it is interesting because the votes are still being counted at the moment, nearly all they are. you were just talking about coronavirus a few minutes ago. we have had an education here in israel and how to vote in the time of coronavirus. they had special polling station set up and what they are doing overnight tonight and into tomorrow is actually counting those votes which have been double bagged and processed by people in full suits, gloves, masks, sent away to be destroyed once they have been counted. there are still 4000 votes to be counted, soldier votes as well. we are not quite at the stage where benjamin neta nyahu well. we are not quite at the stage where benj

exit polling show benjamin netanyahu with an edge over his rival. but it's not clear if he will earn enough support for a majority. this is the third time between the two of them that the israelis voted. they have not made a clear decision. tre is live in tel aviv. >> that's right. for the third time in under a year. israelis headed to the poll. we are getting exit poll numbers between benjamin netanyahu and his main opponent of the blue and white party. it appears another political deadlock in israel. you need 61 seats in israel. to form a coalition government and have the ruling power. right now according to the 3 major exit polls, netanyahu will have 60 seats. this is 1 seat shy of the majority needed. the key factor when a candidate who will hold 6 to 8 seats. it would make a difficult decision for the israel president who he will give the nod to, to form a coalition government. there will be a week period the president will have to make that decision. we don't know until we get the formal results whether netanyahu will be given the nod by their

polls showing that netanyahu two seats of a majority. and we end with longtime msnbc host chris matthews. "hardball"aving his program after accusations of inappropriate behavior. he says they reached the decision mutually apologized for making comments about women's looks. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm viviana hurtado. this is bloomberg. alix: thanks so much. and the g7 communique coming out here, saying they are ready to take action, including fiscal tools where needed, but no action yet. touch,ies firmed just a and equities around the lows of the session, yet still in positive territory. ready to take action, including fiscal tools. they are monitoring the situation and will fulfill their mandates, but nothing also far. here we go. potentially, we are going to see coordinated action for growth and stable markets, yet nothing officially delivered. coming up, sergio ermotti's next job. that meanst and what for succession

if benny gantz is unable to form a government, netanyahu may get another chance. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. get you a bit of a snapshot of what is coming up on this program. chinese manufacturing, retail investment suffered an historic slump in february. now, gdp is all but certain to contract in the first quarter. this is bloomberg. ♪ nejra: this is "bloomberg daybreak: europe." i am nejra cehic in london. yousef: i am yousef gamal el-din in dubai. that me show you some of the price action. the msci asia-pacific index under pressure even though authorities are throwing quite a were. as it losses of 3.5% on that index could s&p 500 many futures -- mini-futures reflecting the consciousness given the emergency move we saw from the fed and the similar story in european stock futures as well, down 3.6%. china has suffered an even deeper slump than analysts feared at the start of the year as the coronavirus outbreak has shuttered factories, shops, an

minister, prime netanyahu appears to be within striking distance of forming a new government. exit polls show netanyahu's likud party and its allies are ahead of the former military chief. joe biden has gotten a boost from some former rivals. klobuchar have endorsed a biden. 14 states and one u.s. territory are up for grabs today. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. have: a number of airlines issued warnings on the coronavirus as it continues to spread worldwide including local carriers. major operators like iag and air france. do not miss our interviews. we have them stacked up quite easily -- quite clearly on the runway. right here on bloomberg. nejra: over a barrel. opec says it will go ahead with its meeting in vienna even if the coronavirus outbreak is forcing cancellations elsewhere. this is bloomberg. ♪ manus: this is bloomberg daybreak, europe. i am manus cranny. nejra: we are seeing a bit of green on the screen in asia for the second day. but reports that we

in israel, benjamin netanyahu will go into quarantine. his office as he came into contact with an aide who tested positive for the coronavirus. while they await the results of their tests, prime minister netanyahu and his staff will stay in isolation. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am viviana hurtado. this is bloomberg. alix: thanks so much. we will speak to bill curtin, hogan level global head of m&a joining us for today's bottom line. any charts we used throughout the program, go to gtv . rouse through them. this is bloomberg. ♪ viviana: this is "bloomberg daybreak." you're looking at the principal room. coming up, an exclusive marc lasry.th alix: president trump speaking on fox and friends saying he will discuss oil later today. oil prices off just 5%, that is better than being off 7%. any kind of output cut will come nowhere near the amount of demand destruction we are seeing as the country's continuing to shut dow

netanyahu's party and its allies leading the former military chief. global news, 24 hours a day, on-air and at quicktake on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am karina mitchell. this is bloomberg. still ahead, coronavirus rattles the global economy. and the latest changes rba calls. felicity joins us for that. haidi: hong kong's economy is taking a battering. the financial secretary says the world's most expensive property market is likely to remain resilient. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: this is bloomberg markets: asia. i'm shery ahn in new york. haidi: and i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. hong kong retail sales dropped 23% in january, worse than economists were expecting. the finance secretary says that despite the turmoil, he sees the property market holding up. >> there is a high chance of another contraction, but we remain hopeful because we still have several months to catch up. it really depends on the current situation. muchfter this is over, how will put into reviving our economy. >> y