this is news to live from berlin authorities struggle to contain a deadly new virus the outbreak has already killed 2 people in china experts warn of a race against time as people there prepared to travel abroad for an annual holiday . german chancellor angela merkel attempts to broker a peace deal for libya a major international conference will be held here in berlin on sunday but on the ground in libya deep divisions remaining demonstrations are held in support of the u.n. fact and for the ministration in the eastern part of the country protesters from

both sides say they reject the peace summit. and this could be the future of the summer games as the international olympic committee considers adding great dancing to its list of. a michael ok welcome to the program. health officials around the world are sounding the alarm over a deadly new virus it's a highly infectious strain of the corona virus that's related to sars and it's already killed 2 people in central china where it's believed to have emerged in the city of han authorities there say $45.00 people have been infected but scientists believe there are probably many more cases than that the outbreak comes just as

people in china prepare to travel for the lunar new year holiday. it's a race to stop a deadly virus from spreading passengers touching down in the u.s. on flights from central china now face a medical check health officials at airports in new york los angeles and san francisco are testing travelers coming from the region who may have symptoms of the virus most passengers will get questioned get their temperature taken any sent on their way but passengers that are potentially at risk to have the novel coronavirus that is people who are sick and have been exposed the going to get additional questions and they may actually be sent for a medical work up a goal here is to detect this virus early so that we can better understand it at san francisco international airport passengers support the new checks. is necessary to go through the street. to check the temperature to make sure we're ok when i

have a fever if it's issues that are going to affect others it's maybe a good child just to play cash is about it. but the prospect of being exposed to the mystery illness is not to tearing all travelers to china. will know that i am i get the flow they have. but i'm going to be careful the new coronavirus 1st appeared in the city of wool hand in central china medical workers spotted a cluster of cases of a new type of pneumonia patients had fever coughs and breathing problems so far only people who visit to do lived in will hand develop the virus but as people travel overseas during the chinese new year holidays more cases have been detected . using a thermal camera to check for sick passengers other countries have started testing visits his official screening travelers landing in bangkok thailand found 2 of the most recent confirmed cases outside china a 61 year old woman and

a chinese tourists are now in hospital medical research is know if the virus can be passed from person to person but with millions of travelers crossing countries daily health authorities are taking no chances. we're now joined from shanghai by journalist simone of the planet he has been following the story there thanks for joining us we understand that this new corona virus strain is being like into the sars virus how serious is this. name new virus and it seems to be 80 percent sunni are. the difference however is that it's less deadly and it's treads less so far it's less viral and so it's a bit less scary but there's reason to be worried and something to remember is that the sauce started like that and then it evolved into something that could spread

from human to human this scientists are saying that the actual number of infections is probably far greater than what's actually being reported do we know the actual extent of this issue does seem to answer is no we do not know it's 50 colt's officially there are only 45 cases in china right now but the scientists from team college in london have simply calculated based on the number of cases that have been discovered brode that's false 3 cases to be discovered in thailand and jeff and that must be more cases in china and the estimate is that 1700 people might be carrying the fear virus at the moment so as we mentioned before the lunar new year is basically about to happen there in china how is this affecting people and their travel plans. so far

it's not i mean issues believe the official numbers that only 45 people are in fact there's no reason to really worry however china has been known for covering up situations like that in the past but the question it is it's actually possible for this virus to transmit between people person to person if that is the case then yes it's another story this morning thanks so much for covering this for us. in libya opponents of the internationally recognized government have blockaded several key oil production facilities threatening the country's main source of income friday saw demonstrations by supporters of the 2 rival administrations it comes ahead of a major international summit due to be held here in berlin aimed at stopping libya's fighting. demonstrate is in a divided libya in the east of the country and benghazi protesters loyal to general

. voiced their frustrations on friday. chanting no just to rush and no to revolutionaries the protesters accuse the u.n. back to administration in tripoli of using income from oil exports to buy support from foreign mercenaries all over the revenue goes to the wrong central bank bank in tripoli the center what does the central bank do i think it sends it to the militias to the missionaries and the rest of it whatever is left to corruption. meanwhile in tripoli the home of the u.n. backed government of national unity there was also a large demonstrations many supporters of fires also raja's administration said while they were in favor of peace they rejected the planned peace talks in berlin. after 9 months of fighting and they see that there will be a meeting in berlin but now we have the power and are able to return have to our

back to where he came from. i know that i myself will not agree with any meeting nor will i be accepting any dictators inside but i'm. nevertheless both cars and general have to are expected to attend sunday's peace talks in berlin. and so to 2 other men whom observe is considered to be the decisive players in the conflict turkish president red chip type one who supports seraj and russia's vladimir putin. the goal of the berlin conference is to turn the fragile ceasefire both libyan leaders have agreed to into a long term solution and hold foreign military into ferentz in the country but that could be a tall order considering the level of international interest in the country and the various nations with competing interests there. taking a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world officials in newfoundland in canada have declared

a state of emergency unprecedented blizzard conditions residents were warned to expect as much as 70 centimeters of snow and have been told to prepare emergency kits with enough supplies to last at least 3 days. police in baghdad have cleared out a protest camp following clashes with anti-government protesters that left 2 demonstrators dead and over 20 more injured the protesters have been demanding political reforms new leadership and snap elections more than 400 have died in months of violence. the u.s. president donald trump is bringing in some legal heavyweights to defend him in his senate impeachment trial he's added former independent counsel ken starr who paved the way for bill clinton's impeachment and alan dershowitz who's known for defending sex offender jeffrey have. well the u.s.

is edging closer to launching its astronauts into space again since retiring its shuttles back in 2011 the space agency nasa has relied on russian capsules for rides to and from the international space station but the plan has been to have private american industry take over space taxi duties and that's where the lawn must comes in the entrepreneurs company space x. has carried out numerous unmanned launches earlier this month that sent 60 tiny satellites into space but now it's in a neck and neck race against boeing to be the 1st to carry humans and that means some rigorous testing. space x. is launching its crew dragon to check the spacecraft emergency abort system mike earlier tests it's meant to show that the capsule can pull astronaut crews to safety if the rocket feels catastrophic later on launch. space x. has already sent many unmanned to resupply missions to the i.s.o.'s with its cargo

dragon this one returned to earth in early january and the company is now conducting what could be the final test on the crew dragon which is designed to transport humans if successful the spacecraft might be cleared to carry astronauts up to the station as early as this spring. the crew dragon seats up to 7 astronauts it's been built under a commercial contract for nasa the american space agency has outsourced to near earth activities my flights to the i access to the private sector both space x. and boeing signed contracts with nasa in 2014 to build their own versions of the space taxi space x. currently has a lead over boeing in the race to receive nasa certification back in december boeing starliner failed to rendezvous with the i assert as planned unlike here in

the animation the mission was supposed to be the system's final test flight before taking on astronauts despite the problems the capsule managed to land without a hitch and it's still not clear whether nasa will now demand further tests before certifying the starliner. those companies were supposed to begin ferrying astronauts back and forth and 2017 but building vehicles for space travel is a risky business and there have also been setbacks for space x. along the way including a launch pad explosion but the company has sent an empty crew dragon to the i.o.c. successfully and now is hoping the system will take this final hurdle if it passes the abort test space-x. could be ferrying astronauts up to the i.s.o.'s within the next few months. the tokyo a limp excess summer will feature new events like karate skateboarding and surfing but give it another 4 years and we could see

a nother olympic event debut in paris breakdancing yeah the international olympic committee is considering adding the energetic and athletic form of dance which it thinks could help the games reach a younger more diverse audience. breakdancing the athletic style of street dancing was created by african-american and latino youth in the early 1970 s. in new york by that made eighty's break dancing went mainstream in the u.s. and was the focus of several full feature films during that decade. for decades the new form of expression inspired many to start break dancing like antonio kiss theo who discovered the joyful art as a child and now he's coaching a handful of olympic hopefuls in the states the international olympic committee is considering adding breakdancing to its program in 2024. all we can do now is just

with silicate and make sure it happens make sure that our athletes have an opportunity to go and not only go to the olympics when it happens but also come back with gold medal is the birthplace of hip hop culture right the united states we created and because studios young students me boy fozzy. are spinning about the possibility of being an olympian. i was really. like can what i do like for ever and i now kind of can because of the un thanks and all that so it's like a lot to process and superrich say the final decision on whether or not to break dancing will be at the 2024 olympics is expected to come later this year in december. of next venezuela is experiencing an

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