this is g w news wind up from berlin tonight remembering the holocaust the world pauses to pay tribute to those who were murdered and those who survived the show. leaders are commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz nazi death camp the german president warning that the evils of the nazi era are

still with us in the form of anti-semitism and featuring of others also coming up tonight china widening its travel lockdown to several cities in a bid to prevent the corona virus from spreading dense as a health officials report the 1st death from the disease outside the city of melbourne the city that is at the epicenter of the outbreak plus a matter of survival that's how the german chancellor angela merkel is describing efforts to stop climate change she tells the world economic forum in davos switzerland that it's time to take climate activists serious. i'm berkoff to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome they came from around. the

globe presidents prime ministers princes the world's heads of state and politicians a symbol today in drusilla to pledge solidarity with israel and to commemorate 6000000 jews killed in the holocaust and to promise to fight anti-semitism today a huge gathering of political power at yon beacham the international holocaust memorial center who'll. be new a holocaust survivor sings the kaddish the mourners prayer. the ceremony was dedicated to jews and other victims of the holocaust leaders spoke of the need to fight today's anti semitism. that current politics were clear and present. i'm concerned. that we have yet to see a unified and resolute stance against the most you submitted presume on the planets

i call on all governments to join the vital effort of confronting iran. the u.s. vice president agreed we must also stand strong. against the leading state purveyor of anti semitism against the one government in the world that denies the holocaust as a matter of state policy and threatens to wipe israel off the map. the world must stand strong against the islamic republic of iran. russian president vladimir putin delivered an offer to world governments to talk about peace. we suggest a meeting of the heads of state and government of p. 5 russia china the us france and britain. it could take place in any country

anywhere in the world where counterparts find it convenient. russia is willing to engage in a serious conversation because if you look at in particular. germany's president spoke of responsibility all right just the different dates. the words are not the same. the perpetrators are not the same. but it is the same even. this responsibility or words of ovan into the very fabric of the federal republic of germany from day one. but it tests us here and now this germany will only live up to itself if it lives up to its historic responsibility the solemn poses the talk of inclusion and peace these promises would also not be forgotten

said council chairman we appreciate it very much. you promise to fight him it is him and the races this is a promise this is an obligation this is a duty of mankind it all and this really really never get what you have said here today leaders to do it they would. and you hands you know one through a one sentence one signature you can decide to put me in so people so decide to love and friendship in peace thank you thank. you no a solemn message there from the german president we have team coverage of events in jerusalem today here in the studio with me at the big table is my colleague and correspondent kate brady and in jerusalem we're joined by our correspondent peter

let me start with you i mean the german president speaking at yod this is the 1st time a german leader has given an address there how was his speech received. i think shaima speech was received very well here in israel i think he got some praise for that speech here in israel and he talked about german responsibility german guilt for the holocaust never going away i think that had been expected before but that he was so frank and open also and his images and today in germany ranging from jews being spat at at schools to terror attack on a synagogue in holland last october and. that he said that obviously germany hadn't learned from its past that got some attention here in israel and people are

talking about that and also i think some people appreciated. resided in hebrew actually thanking god for the opportunity to be there that also get some attention and here in israel and of course there was also criticism not only towards his speech but it's all the speeches that they weren't proposing any concrete steps. how to combat and some it isn't but overall the. speech did receive some praise here. was very frank and honest with you have we learned the lessons of history and he said the answer is no i mean it was a historic speech very honest so solemn how did it go down with this and he has been well received in this event is being seen as an important and historically significant event and as i have there from time i saw this gratitude that the state later germany was able to be that today and and and also gave

a speech head of the out of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz death camp but of course the germans themselves many of them still on even aware that this event was in fact taking place today what they are very much aware of right now is that germany finds itself right now in a new. harriot of reckoning and in dealing with its past its very much forced to confront its present and its future at the moment and jemma society and politics as a whole is being asked what kind of germany does it want to beno in the now but also in the coming is what kind of values this country wants to stand for you know it's interesting that the frontrunners time i was talking about self reflection and reconciliation but it seems after his speech then the messages turned very political minister listen to what the prime minister of israel that you know what he said i'm concerned. that we have yet to see a unified and resolute stance against the most submitted on the planet

a regime that openly seeks to develop nuclear weapons and i'm not really the one and only jewish state israel salutes president trump and vice president pence for confronting the tyrants of tehran i call on all governments to join the vital effort of confronting iran. so peter here we are at an event marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz concentration camp and there we have that yahoo talking about modern day geopolitics and iran and what was really a reaction there where you are to his message. yes of course not all of the leaders present they all of the european leaders. liked what he said about iran because they have of course a different perspective on iran they want to negotiate with iran and they want to

stick to the nuclear deal that had been reached with before but from. perspective iran is of course a threat to the existence of israel and that is how he links it to deceive and that he says in order to prevent a future holocaust a nuclear holocaust by iran one needs to stop iran from obtaining a bomb from building a bomb and so in his perspective of course it was not only geopolitics but it was also fitting to the event. that people present the leaders present their thought otherwise you could see that in some of their reactions and in their faces . we know too that beyond geopolitics there was a lot that was said about modern day evil is the evil beings i submit to them and just he tried towards others what is being done by the german government in order

to fight anti-semitism in today's germany well that has over the years being a number of measures come through one of saying there is increase in recent months the last couple of years especially whether it's school children visiting the sites of former death camps we now have a commission here in germany for the fight against anti-semitism this dialogue groups also are being set up especially at local levels also by many n.g.o.s but this isn't just a matter of measures coming from the top down this is also about germans. saya to incite itself has to be ready to take on these measures for many years especially here in germany we've heard this phrase navy to which means never again and for a long time it seemed that became a sense of complacency that grew in germany that maybe if we say this loud enough fun for long enough we'll be convinced that this will never happen again and that we can eradicate anti-semitism and clearly they have ence that we've seen on the rise in reports of semitic crimes in recent months and specially the past couple of years that's simply not the case so still

a lot of work to be done here in germany by from the political level but also a societal level of grassroots there you can see it the question is do you mean it keep brady here at the big table with me and peter hill on the story for us in jerusalem to both of you thank you and here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world the impeachment trial of u.s. president double trump has resumed for a 3rd day in the republican controlled senate democrats are pressing their arguments for the conviction of the president and for his removal from office he's charged with abuse of power and obstruction of congress connection with his dealings with ukraine he denies any wrongdoing the syrian defense force claims troops loyal to president bashar al assad have continued their offensive on rebel held areas despite a cease fire agreement and observer group has released video which you see here of government helicopters dropping a barrel bomb on a village earlier this week. the international court of justice has ordered me in

march of take all measures in its power to prevent genocide against the were huge of people and to preserve evidence of alleged atrocities the verdict comes after be in mars de facto leader aung sang suu kyi defended her country against accusations of genocide. it. was a night the world health organization says a new strain of the corona virus which emerged in china is not yet a global health emergency comes after chinese authorities decided to walk down 3 major cities and to cancel the chinese new year's celebrations in beijing all in an effort to contain the new strain of the virus. this is where it all began authorities have traced the outbreak of the corona virus to a seafood market in ruhani since then the city has shut down outdoor transportation to cut off from the world some fear a repeat of the deadly outbreak of the sars virus which killed over 800 people in

2003. i think that is i'm really worried i'm really scared it will become the next time that's why we all. but some are still traveling to you know who on is a city often 11000000 people just about 400 have been infected that's a very low percentage and the fatalities are all old people. hospital wards have had to deal with hundreds of cases but the world health organization has not yet declared a global health emergency. if you look at w.h.o. guidance there has been no guidance for any private or today there is stiction. so the look down is in excess of the current guidelines that w.h.o. is providing and therefore the town of 11000000 people is unprecedented in public health history on thursday the government announced the

transport links to the cities of one gun and the jewel would also be cut and the fear of contagion has produced dramatic scenes like here at fuzhou airport where a man suspected of carrying the virus was confined to a quarantine container. the outbreak comes as millions of people are on the move to visit friends and family for the lunar new year one of the biggest annual migrations in the world. the government has cancelled many festivities in an effort to contain the virus. and joining me tonight is mohammad would be your advice for all ages that lancaster university in england it's good to see you again doctor the world health organization as you know says that this new strain of the virus is not yet a global health emergency but what does that mean and what does it tell us about efforts to contain the virus. so not implementing articulating

a global health emergency means that they really had to show village rely only on the national control strategies which mean whatever it is ongoing at the moment will be at considered sufficient to and even be something trimix control 8 years that it will be added into the existing control approach and that also means that the actual will not exploit explorer to collate international efforts into a single platform and make it a concrete effort to control their disease not yet they will be discussing in the future but according to the kind of decision that came up today even in that they are relying on to the national control strategy those are already on it went and what do you think the doctor you confident in what the chinese are doing they've basically locked down several major cities trying to prevent this strain from spreading do you think that's enough. if you look on the scientific evidence says all the outbreaks that have come. in recent times and made in china and also were

seized they have directly or indirectly links we can move on so they have been flying from their contact with the sea food oh damn connect with people who have already been infected so this is clearly high like that at will one has been at the center so so they couldn't as tensions that has been put on our description onto the travel and discouraging the gathering is certainly appreciate it however as a scientist i can clearly state that these are too late to be inhuman to keep people who have already been crushed i hold. my decision on that is an extra layer of complication that is being and put in place but never. better to have now that never buddies are something that should have been done 2 weeks before ok so you're saying better late than never what about the numbers that were being given there are some concerns that this virus has spread further and infected more people than what china is officially re reporting i mean how likely is that do you trust to

believe what the chinese are telling the world. well i only speak on the scientific line so i have been it was only this snotty writes from new year eve and there have been a few days around a number of reported cases does not faking the color of a beach mean that the number of cases were significantly higher than what is being reported now however that is not really the concern at this stage because the number that has already reached to $600.00 plus that is suffocation to enough allowed us to sustain yourself so at this moment major concern is whatever order reported positive at this stage they should be put under control mayor so that the winds are not spread any further rights are to mohamed many are viral it is joining us from lancaster university in england with his assessment of attempts to contain this strain the corona virus dr many are we appreciate your time tonight thank you

so good to be here. we go now to all straw where 3 american firefighters have been killed while battling a major bushfire in the country southeast the government of new south wales says that the men died when their water bombing plane crashed in a mountainous region south of australia's capital canberra rescue teams are still trying to reach the site in difficult and windy conditions. australia's bushfire crisis rages on and it continues to claim lives as firefighters spent another day battling blazes on the ground and from the news broke that a water bombing plane had crashed in southern new south wales onboard 3 u.s. firefighters they were said to be working for a privately owned company contracted to assist australian crews from the air.

whatever. the cause of the crash is yet to be determined emergency official said weather conditions were making it hard to access the crash site of today's a stark and horrible reminder of the dangerous conditions that our volunteers our emergency services personnel across a number of agencies and to take on a daily basis the state fire chief said his community was in shock. it is a top knit family it's a fairly small family and. with all those that are suffering what is the loss of 3 remarkable respected crew. on the ground there was no time to. even aware of it.

namely. to make the grueling work easier and less dangerous. that was the message today at the world economic forum in switzerland. told the world's business elite to hear young activists demanding action on climate change

she warned between the young who see a very uncertain future and older generation the dangers of global warming. dodgy doors were not going to stop anglo-american from delivering today's warning to davos this is the 12th time the german chancellor has spoken at the forum but never have the stakes been higher merkel appealed to the world to arjun li make good on the paris climate accords. the question of achieving the goals of the paris agreement could be a question of survival for the whole planet. is why we need to act or instead serve is a known fact that. it's also why environmental themes have played bigger than ever this year with activism royalty meeting actually the future king welcome the

greater to embark the us president is not a fan the german chancellor try to mediate. but that's up to thank the side time is a thing as and he didn't mean the older ones have to be careful dustier i am 65 years old all the impatience of our young people is something we are to tap as a potential investor that really we are to understand that they obviously look at a far different horizon is well beyond 2056 you know was. the talk of intergenerational divisions jarred somewhat with the calm outside. perhaps why merkel saved her last with a call to arms for the business elite to work together to avoid a climate disaster. they called us for a cohesive and sustainable world that's an older star a sustainable world people i would argue where all this talk politicians are this you are this all of ya we try to take this seriously there are

a whole host of opportunities open to us but we cannot put it inward looking and going it alone that would be the completely wrong lesson to take all these years after the 2nd world war in the deciding that you. know what matters is whether the class was paying attention. of the german government has banned a neo nazi group that calls itself combat 8 teen police conducted raids in 6 german states seizing weapons computers phones and nazi memorabilia the country's interior minister says that right wing extremism and anti-semitism have no place in german society he has seen a surge in far right violence including the murder of volved he was a politician in the city of costal as well as a deadly attack against a synagogue that took place in the city of hama. or was a little more than 6 months to go before the tokyo 2020 olympics preparations are

entering their final stages for denies there's this includes thinking about worst case scenarios because japan is no stranger to earthquakes one question that they rightly so are asking themselves what happens if a quake hits during the games. they are preparing for the worst but hoping they won't have to do it for real in this trailer rescue team from the tokyo fire department has just rushed into action victims are treated on the spot or taken away on stretches to have their injuries assessed these are the 1st 15 minutes of a hypothetical 7.3 magnitude earthquake in a country is quite primeness japan tokyo 2020 organizes and leaving nothing to chance here for the sake of it. you're going to conduct a survey from the participants of this drill including people with disabilities to

collect ideas and suggestions for us to review our operations with that of the government. this trail involved more than 500 volunteers they played the role of evacuees with instructions relayed in both japanese and english organizes acknowledge though that their linguistic capabilities mustn't stop there i only talk about it right. we are aware that among foreigners some people do not speak english. so it will be necessary to take measures to be able to deal with several languages just a lot of the. way to the outside this might all of quite scary but the message to visit his is don't be afraid if any city in the world is prepared for an earthquake it's tokyo. and here's a reminder that top story we're following for you world leaders have paid tribute

to holocaust victims and survivors at the young version of morial in jerusalem it's the start of commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz death camp in a speech the german the president from vulture steinmeyer underlined his country's historical responsibility to fight in times images of. you're watching t w news after a short break i'll be back to take us through the day tonight remembering when the auschwitz nazi death camp was liberated and the politics of memory today that are getting in the way we'll be right back.

i'm not thinking out of the gym well i guess sometimes i am but i stand up and whip that piece of german thinks deep into jemma culture looking at the stereotypes aquatics put in here think this new country that i not. needed to be

taken as gramma via the us it's all about. bob i'm rachel joins me from the jenin fundi duppy. post. every 2 seconds a person is forced to flee their home nearly 71000000 people have been forcibly displaced. the consequences of the disastrous our documentary series displaced depicts dramatic humanitarian crises around the world. and i didn't go to university to kill people that i want to have my boss come to me and tell me to kill some living in many if i don't they'll kill me and. people feared for their lives and their future so they seek refuge abroad. that scares me the most about their status seem to rise is that someday we won't even see the really sad. but what will become of those who stay behind it's

a point my husband went to peru because of the crisis. if he hadn't gone there we would have died of hunger. plan a sentiment on account of. displaced this week. soviet soldiers liberated the auschwitz nazi death camps 75 years ago they described passing through this gate as walking from earth into hell into the holocaust as the world begins commemorating this somber anniversary the politics of memory are getting in the way tonight we ask if those before us experienced a shared past why can't we agree on the.