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this is deja vu news live from berlin a deadly corona virus that's raising global concerns reaches germany the virus has now spread to more than a dozen countries in china where it originated more than 100 people have died 4500 have been infected. witnessing so the world will never forget 75 years after the liberation of the auschwitz death camp the last survivors warned that despite the past anti semitism is on the rise again. and basketball superstar
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kobe bryant inspired people around the world with his talent and with his vision. investigators are now piecing together what caused the helicopter crash that killed him and. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us today global concerns over china's deadly coronavirus are mounting as more cases are identified abroad germany has now confirmed its very 1st case of the virus a man living in the varia has been placed in isolation now more than a dozen other uk countries are also reporting infections in china the death toll has now surpassed $100.00 domestic travel bans there have already been in place and now the government has asked people to delay or foreign travel for millions life
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has come to a complete standstill. the love and support that's most needed in china right now the news popping up on their phones is mostly too worrying so are the scenes in some cities and the virus at peace and to woo hun checkpoints everywhere with a lockdown in place streets of completely emptied out your woman. when we face a new type of virus of which a lot is still unknown a lot of people may feel anxious when. psychologists have been deployed in hospitals to treat patients. on high level and experts are there to instruct people on how to protect themselves and you can meld an ecosystem here under all who are good in phone call beijing says it has to situation under control images released by the state media show that supermarkets have sufficient supplies and prices are stable but some dismissed those images as propaganda is this student from thailand
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in holland has a different experience it's very difficult to find out if you want to buy it right now because this is a shortage everyone wants. but it's already too late to. raise a rigorous then 101 leo shirt well jacket one. jacket 3 layers and a red mask and a red doodle. trapped at home some people have followed an online call chanting hum do your best from there windowless. small gestures to lift people's spirits like this light show in one flashing words of encouragement everyone here is waiting and hoping that life in the city can soon return to normal. let's get the very latest now with our correspondent mathias berlinger joining us from beijing good morning to you i'm
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a ts can you bring us up to date on data on what authorities are doing to get this epidemic in check yeah the authorities have gone from 0 practically 0 response to everything they can throw in within one week now as we have seen one and almost the entire province is locked and everywhere people are warned not to go out as you can see here behind me this is a fever clinic some people are queuing up there but it's not a lot i think here in beijing the number of cases is not that high yet but people feel very uncertain about what that means the number of infected cases the or fishel number is now 4500 that might not sound like a lot for a country of 1400000000 people but it is double of what it was yesterday and we
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still do not know whether this numbers are accurate at all we have lots of reports that people have not been reported by oath or of his death have not been reported and people have been quickly buried without registering them as linked to this epidemic all of this is very hard to very fight but people are very anxious now and one woman i just spoke to told me that she sings that the citizens are probably better prepared for this epidemic then the government and they are now doing everything to avoid contact with other people to stay at home ok staying at home is one form of advice the government's giving beijing the government's also come out and told citizens to delay all travel abroad what's behind that what is the directive exactly. well it's the same same that is behind. the locking down of the epicenter of this
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epidemic the government thinks the less people travel the less that their disease can spread but what we know is that this comes did all these measures they came after the new year's holiday the busiest travel season in china had already started and on sunday the mail for one said just prior to the lockdown 5000000 people had left this city so what is needed now and this is what experts criticize is a lot of transparency is to identify cases ass soon as possible because the people who have already traveled there are already out and the government is now trying to identify people who have traveled to 100 before trying to lock them down some people have been placed under house arrest after their travel we don't know how systematic this is but it looks a lot like a panic reaction. with the latest for us from beijing thanks very much for now
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was we've heard there despite china's quarantines travel bans the infections from the corona virus continue to spread scientists and pharmaceutical companies are racing to find a way to contain this virus and lessons learned from the sars epidemic nearly 2 decades decades ago may help them in developing a vaccine china has begun testing in nature i.v. drug to fight the new corona virus that is spreading rapidly the medication known as aloof. prevents the virus from reproducing in effect slowing down the spread of the infection chinese health authorities requested the drug according to a spokeswoman for us from a company. scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against the disease chinese researchers were able to quickly identify and share the genetic sequence of the new corona virus allowing scientific research
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teams to get to work right away they hope to build on the dot and research get that curing to 2003 outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome or sauce the disease is also caused by a form of the koran or virus. the research teams are pursuing several different approaches with global health agencies hoping at least one treatment will be ready for human trials within a few month. the new virus is not as deadly as most all sas scientists fear it could mutate into an even deadlier and more contagious variant. ok so how possible is that for more we're joined by fabio schmidt from our science desk good morning fabia the latest numbers from china are causing lots of concern today almost a doubling of the number of cases in one day is the spread of this virus increasing in speed and reach. it's certainly is increasing in speed and reach because
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the virus is highly contagious there war some question about whether it really is contagious already during the period which means before people scholz symptoms whether that is true or not it's clear that many people who are sick are staying home which also probably means that when we're talking about a false on $500.00 people have been infected this is probably a far too low figure because those people who are staying home who are not that severely sick but still have serious symptoms but are healthy otherwise will probably never be registered and. there's a lot of focus right now on the development of a vaccine to deal with this how promising is that how long that process take. the point is that basically there was never in history a case in which
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a vaccine had so much promise to be developed in such a short time we're now talking about 3 months american and chinese researchers hope that basically they will be able since the gene sequencing took place already to be able to develop a vaccine was in 3 months and already go into human testing then by summer it could be on the market the question that really is there is will the epidemic or if it turns to become a pandemic which it might. be is this going to last that long or is the vaccine going to hit the market when it's basically already too late now that brings us to the 2nd question we already heard in the report about h i.v. drugs that could be used to curb the virus that's the one hope that this is going to make the process a little milder the 2nd one as an ebola drug that some researchers also consider as a potential cure for survive. which means if you have the infection already it makes
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the process a little bit smoother and your recovery frustum ok so a number of options out there thanks very much for that fabulous schmidt from mars science to us let's get you briefed down some of the other stories making news around the world at least 45 people have been killed in the aftermath of storms triggered flooding and landslides in sabbar in southeastern result some 100 towns have been put on a state of alert thousands of people have been forced out of their homes. in. new zealand's prime minister use in the arden has called a general election for september she grabbed global attention for her response to a terror attack last year but she's taken a hit in the polls as the country's economy struggles. the. u.s. prosecutors say britain's prince andrew has been dodging their requests for help in their investigations into the late sex offender jeffrey epstein and his associates
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the british royal had promised to assist best to geishas into abstains alleged sex trafficking of minors in a number of countries. while the last survivors of auschwitz have been gathering at the nazi death camp in what was once occupied poland their numbers are growing ever fewer but some of returned there to bear witness they were joined by world leaders to mark 75 years and auschwitz was liberated in january of 1905 in the final months of world war 2. reliving the horrors of auschwitz. the thanking the etched over his face. and yet despite the pain these holocaust survivors have returned to this film a death camp to remind the world where anti semitism and racism can lead.
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in front of the gates of auschwitz known as the gates of death a commemoration ceremony in which delegates from $61.00 countries the taking part and $200.00 auschwitz survive is each with that terrible memories of what happened here i remember that you set of naked women trucks from the barracks. i can hear. screaming i can hear it in my subconscious when i remember the infamous you. elza baker who's blind was 8 when she arrived at auschwitz she was one of the 23000 sinti
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and roma people to portage here it isn't it all not for me to to be here among so many people who have suffered so page me perhaps even much more so than oh i. and i. i think. it is. i don't know. if i'm upset. but in spite of the past anti semitism is on the rise again in 2020. we hear the same lie as the nazis used so effectively in their propaganda they said jews have too much power to control the economy and the media jews control governments jews control everything we hear this madness on line in the
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media and even within democratic governments. these brave men and women know the cost of anti semitism they can't fake that. it already seems that too many listening. now wait for more or less i'm joined now by john barracuda all discern money for us yesterday john good morning to you the ceremony in auschwitz is very much about the last survivors as not many of them left and what message were they bringing from auschwitz. i think it was clear that all of them were very aware of the fact that this may well be the last the last time they go to our streets to commemorate the liberation and there was a cut a particular poignancy an urgency in their message i think that is the eternal message of our spirits never again but it was addressed i felt even if not always
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explicitly it was addressed particularly to young people we've seen a rise of anti-semitism across europe in north america in recent years which is quite horrifying and there is there was a sense not of this in a strange enough or of or of anger but an appeal an appeal for people to make a more just society and to reject things like anti semitism until you mentioned the message very much directed at young people what do ordinary germans know today about auschwitz 75 years on well this is this is also warring aspects because in the 1960 s. the young. generation of the time confronted their parents and grandparents about what they had done during the 2nd world war and there was a popular cross roots movement in germany to find out what had been done and to accept responsibility for the for the shoah the genocide of the jews. that with time has has weakened because inevitably it's 75 years ago and
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a lot of young people in germany are less interested as indeed across the world are less interested in what happened in the 2nd world war like there's an ongoing reconciliation between israel and germany for what happens only 5 years ago after monday's armani israel's president returned to berlin with the german president what's on their agenda today well today the israeli president is going to visit a school in germany and he's going to talk and the panel discussion with with high school students at the jewish high school at that emphasize also what i was saying the emphasis is very much on on the young people it's young people who have to have to take the the the the initiative ready to come to combat and to semitism in society and to morrow israeli president will address the german bundestag the parliament of in the plenary session and he will do so which is particularly poignant i think would have horrified nazis he will address the german parliament
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in hebrew ok john thanks so much i will have more on that that of course tomorrow john burke following this for us there thanks very much and d.-w. is spoken at length with auschwitz survivors and some people who risked their lives to help victims of the nazis you can find these videos that are website dot com or on our facebook twitter or instagram feeds. u.s. president donald trump says his plans to resolve the israeli palestinian conflict is ready and will be unveiled today the president welcomed israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and opposition leader benny gantz to the white house to disclose the details of his mideast peace plan. but that plan has already been rejected by palestinian authorities who say they were not included in his creation. the jordan valley in the occupied west bank the area running along the jordan river
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bordering jordan is to teach equally important for both israelis and palestinians the fertile areas home to israeli settlements palestinian villages and many farms. at this is very pepper farm you version is waiting to hear more about president trump's way forward. lots of things that we don't need anyone to lay out a peace plan having said that we trust president trump and prime minister netanyahu that they will strike a good deal. expectations are particularly high among israeli officials that the term plan could lead to the an explosion of the jordan valley area that means it would officially become part of the state of israel as prime minister benjamin netanyahu promised during the last election campaign. i think it's a historic and dramatic moment for the state of israel. the adoption of israeli law
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in the jordan valley and the judge will give security personal security to the residents of the coastal plain and the people of israel. for decades israeli politicians have demanded that the jordan valley remain with israel as a security buffer as it eastern border with jordan today it is already controlled by israel as a result of the oslo peace accords 1993 this particular area makes up about a quarter of the west bank israeli say they cannot give up on the jordan valley 1st reasons palestinians say there cannot be a palestinian state without the jordan valley. in the palestinian village of bartle our people are waiting to hear what the trump plan actually entail it's the leadership in ramallah of us not consulted because it has cut diplomatic relations with the trump ministration the ticket. he doesn't have the right he owns his own
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country that he can give to israel to britain to france to germany but he doesn't have the right to just hand out land that isn't his it's not the property of his father that he can just hand out. skepticism also prevents among palestinians in east jerusalem the part of the city palestinians would like to see as their capital in a futurist state in 2017 trump recognized a ruthless as the capital of israel many palestinians have no hope that his plan will take their interests into account myself but this deal brings fear it's a humiliation because since 948 we've trying to establish our presence but we're just humiliated and we don't have any say in any decision making. but all you have to support that this deal of the century is being imposed on us anything that's imposed doesn't invite peace it invites war why because i as a human i ask for peace and you impose on me peace and your way so you are saying to me no the phrase i mean there was
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a lot. of people are counting down the time until they know more about the term plan one thing is all but certain this is the cause for the tensions in the region . this is deja vu news still to come on our show as the world mourns kobe bryant's investigators focus on foggy weather conditions as they look into his fatal helicopter crash. but 1st madagascar's in the midst of an intense 6 month rainy season that's wreaking havoc on that island dozens of died thousands people have been displaced after a week of torrential rains and flooding the government has called on the international community to send a merge and see it. these are desperate times in morrow avoid. milledge ers cast their nets into the filthy flood waters. any hopes of a feast soon fade. quickly. in the end the catch more snacks than
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serious sustenance. continue to turn the national and our cattle were carried away by the water. our chairs and covers the bed and the mattress and even the bed frame too. and our stock of rice has gone off. meanwhile young men he priced fun a chair to safety their minds however on where their next meal will come from. the food was taken away by the water and the price of food has gone up that's why we're suffering it's. the suffering is widespread dozens have died and thousands have been forced to flee their homes for more than a week heavy rains have droned this low lying farming region wiping out rice fields destroying roads and critical infrastructure the people expect floods but this year the levels are extreme. dems oftener than i am and i am begging you to help us mean
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everything we have has been destroyed even our house food our house made of bricks which we only recently built when and if it's not so i met them on the other side it's totally destroyed my experience the bricks are broken and we are begging you to come and help us but in a moment other than but surely i will take you need to see you. as victims here try to salvage what they can the government has declared a national disaster and echoed those calls for international partners to help out. it's to the us now where the national basketball association has postponed the los angeles lakers tuesday night game as a sign of respect for superstar kobe bryant. bryant died with 8 others sunday in a helicopter crash authorities are looking into why flight clearance was granted in spite of very bad flying conditions is death at 41 has triggered an outpouring of
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grief worldwide. he was one of the superstars of the national basketball association playing for the los angeles lakers for his entire professional career 20 years bryant was an n.b.a. champion 5 times in front of the staples center in los angeles his fans gathered and mourned one of the all time greats for many he was more than just an exceptionally good basketball player. to bring up that they. bryant's died at the age of 41 with him when the helicopter went down his 13 year old daughter giana she had a vision of following in her dad's footsteps 7 others died in the crash the cause not yet determined though dense fog is one factor on which investigators will focus . on this and be very extensive process is going to take not just days but weeks for us to get to recover from this. in the course of his n.b.a.
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career bryant received countless awards. he played the shooting guard position and ranks 4th on the all time n.b.a. scoring list. teammates say no one trained as hard as bryant he was full of ambition some labeled him arrogant. but in 2319 year old woman alleged sexual assault brian said the relationship was consensual and later settled a civil suit apologizing with his wife close by for his actions. bryant retired in 2016 he wrote a screenplay for an oscar winning animated short and made other plans following he said his philosophy on life be better as a father be better the husband be better as a creator as a writer director whatever the case will be always continue as questions try to get better and just live each day of the concert. los angeles the sunday evening grammy
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awards in los angeles became a memorial service for kobe bryant show host alicia keys and other artists offered their take on the man so many see as a fallen hero either. we love you full. time for our brian todd thanks for being. good.
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