the sound of fresh starts february 7th on w. . this is the w. news live from berlin china announces a new drive to stop the spread of the corona virus threatening punishment for those who don't cooperate streets are deserted in the center of the outbreak as the number of documented infections surges past 20000 and even in cities far from the epicenter you are venturing out. also coming up democrats in the u.s.

start voting for their presidential candidate the polling began in iowa a small state with a big political impact the winner there will be well positioned to win the democratic nomination and face donald trump in november's election. and hot on the heels of the golden globes success another night of triumph for $970.00 world war one epic scoop best film best director at the bafta is britain's for the privilege of the oscars but it was barbara marx about diversity that created the ceremonies biggest buzz. a 1000000 good rough welcome to the program chinese president xi jinping has announced what he calls a people's war of prevention to deal with the coronavirus epidemic he's threatened punishment for anyone who skirt circs their responsibilities in bringing the

outbreak under control officials now say 425 people have died while the number of confirmed infections has jumped above 20000 type controls on movement remain in place and believed to be where the outbreak began some residents have been filming eerily abandoned sites around the city of 11000000 people stranded in. a city that remains in virtual lockdown on the street you can see only. people the people here. as a dual dutch russian citizen who lives in who han he ventured out to document it's empty streets authorities have banned transport out of rwanda and other cities to limit the viruses spread but special evacuations of foreign nationals are underway but the numbers. confirmed cases feel quite. scary and it's reason

risin every day quite a lot. so i decided still to be recreated to russia the alarm has long since spread across china including to shanghai some 700 kilometers east of. here to scenes of unusually empty streets. but among those out and about. taking precautions is a must. make them wear masks when they go eyes when they come home they have to wash their hands. i believe in our country will overcome this. many are still waiting for a sign that the worst is over the number of confirmed infections rose by several 1000 again on tuesday. there are reports that hong kong has recorded its 1st corona virus death or had a 2nd confirmed outside of mainland china the chinese territory has been stepping

up measures to prevent the outbreak from spreading if you have your correspondent charlotte's elsom kill filed this report on the closure of more boarding crosses crossings with the mainland. these additional border closures will be considered a step in the right direction by some but for many others they are still fall too little too late several borders with mainland china will still remain open including hong kong busy international apples now speaking today chief executive kerry lam defended his decision saying closing the borders completely would be by this bullshit and discriminatory but both medical professionals are letters this is across the political aisle on topic one medical unit has said today that additional border equations will actually change very little they've said though push ahead with their 5 day strike tomorrow until those borders close they remember all too well the salt outbreak of 2003 in which almost 300 people lost their lives and they

think history of piecing it so many now say there are thousands here need to step up measures to prevent the spread of this virus. now to some of the other stories making news around the world 7 sick children plus their parents have been airlifted out of the war torn yemeni capital sana it's the 1st so-called mercy flight organized by the united nations saudi backed yemeni government has been preventing commercial flights from departing from rebel held sana since 2016. in kenya at least 13 children have been killed and over 40 more injured during a stampede at a primary school the incident took place in the country's west as students were being let out for the day it's not clear what triggered the stampede. an air canada plane has made an emergency landing in madrid after experiencing technical issues on take off the plane circled for 4 hours to burn fuel and light the aircraft before it safely touched down everyone on board the boeing 707 was on

heart. in the u.s. senate the impeachment case against president donald trump is wrapping up as both sides have given their closing arguments democrats have said that trump abused his power by pressuring ukraine to investigate a political rival republicans in trump's defense team of said the president's actions were legitimate or not impeachable the senate is expected to acquit trump along party lines on wednesday. it's the 1st major step in the 2020 u.s. presidential contest democrats in iowa have voted on which of the 11 candidates they want to be their nominee to face president donald trump but officials in the state have delayed the release of the results saying they are carrying out quality checks to do what they're calling a reporting issue but not anything due to a hack or an intrusion the outcome is expected to be tight among several candidates in the 1st as the 1st state to vote i will has an outsized influence on where the

presidential campaign goes from here. voter turnout is one of the most important goals for the candidates correspondent alexandra phenomenon went to i was capital des moines where she met volunteers working to get out the vote for their candidate. for rose thompson this is the most exciting time to be an iowa weather state is once again in the national spotlight as a volunteer for the democratic party she likes to joke that politics is a sort of sport and religion with all your love would like you get it it's all about. your i got to talk to her. and i want. to this time it's senator amy klobuchar one who's thompson support as a moderate candidate from the midwest this is. live this is really kind of a volunteer for the amy club resort came to me just calling to remind you that tomorrow night it's caucus night here in iowa and thousands of volunteers like

yours tom seem not comprehending what our candidates in iowa are until the last minute well what's more important then our democracy and shaping our country for the next few years i mean the cynical part of me says because we got out of here but bit what's more important than investing in your country. that's what's cut risc os spend has been doing for hours now canvassing and then neighborhood where i am a club. even though she's not considered a frontrunner in iowa we were able to work with republicans and i used to be a republican your own businesses and i'm sure. health care line with change america's standing in the world issues that matter here scott thompson says he hopes for a democratic nominee who can bring together at the party and a divided country. because new mayor and experience public i know the importance of

working with people you may not agree with. but you need their support i mean your support for and so you trade off you you make concessions where you have to i mean while at the party's headquarters in des moines bruce thompson needs to sort out some details she has to caucus chair and her precinct there and in charge of organizing the belief that it's like a neighborhood connecting she says that when people get together and in the open try to win over and their friends to support their candidate the thing that makes the caucus unique is that you are really looking your neighbor in the eye and saying you know i'm supporting my candidate because her values are the same as mine and they are and if if your neighbor is not really sure or they're not solid with their candidate you can say well you know you are you think that climate change is important so let's let me tell you what amy thinks about climate change the super bowl watch hockey and the grill restaurant in denmark scott's thompson has come to have a cold beer and to meet these candidates one more time before the caucus mother you

come up with any new and you just really want but she was like you know to the degree we want to have record turnout yes we do oh do you really want to do you mean we do know them back. and she definitely. says it's a long run with more primaries to follow however winning iowa can mean big momentum for a companion and that's why it's so exciting at this time of year to be in iowa. that was our correspondent alexander phenomena reporting earlier i spoke to her at the caucuses i asked her how much donald trump plays a role for democratic caucus goers. well honestly speaking most people i talked to told me that it is very important for them to have a dummy democratic nominee who is able to be donald trump after the traumatic election in 2016 so this is very important and maybe also the reason for joe biden

to be leading in national polls. the baths this otherwise known as the british oscars are seen as a precursor to the academy awards are coming up next week there's been criticism of the lack of diversity in the bath and emanations this year this was addressed by several stars on stage last night it was a very british film that scooped the major awards. segment is world war one film 1917 was the big winner at the bafta it won 7 prizes in total including best film best british film history actor and best cinematography. thank you bafta for giving us a really wonderful night thank you very very much and thank you for all the people who've gone to see this movie in the cinema it's still a. thank you for the crew to the crew out there thank you.

renee zellweger was named best actress for her portrayal of judy garland. miss garland london town which you have always loved so much still lets you know that this is for you thanks everyone. joker 13 awards including best actor for joaquin phoenix. in his acceptance speech phoenix took aim at systemic racism and oppression within the film industry. i'm ashamed to say that i'm part of the problem but i have not done everything in my power to ensure that the sets i work on are inclusive but i think that it's more than just having said that or multicultural i think that. we have to

really do the hard work to truly understand systemic racism. i think it is the obligation. of the people that have created and perpetuate and benefit from a system of oppression to be the ones that dismantle it so that's on us. it is and while presenting the award for best director australian actress rebeled wilson commented on the lack of women nominees in that category. sam and martin scorsese todd phillips clinton time to. hi. i look at the exceptional daring talent nominated in this category and i just i don't think i could do what they do. honestly i just

don't have the balls at the. south korean film parasite one only 2 of the 4 categories for which it was nominated to original screenplay and filmed in the english language that could be an indication of its chances at the oscar awards later this month. march the epic annual fame on sled dog race drew a close on monday with a homegrown norwegian talent taking the spoils robert sorely and his team of hostages were the 1st to cross the finish line after 4 days hundreds of kilometers of moshing through freezing cold conditions in central norway. the race has been running has been running since 1900 as a part of the arctic world series which culminates in alaska in early march.

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