this is d.w. news live from berlin and in his state of the union address president trump tells americans you've never had it so good. the american adventure of patients only just begun and my fellow americans the best is yet to come. but the democrats speaker of the house is sitting just behind the president makes it clear what she thinks of his speech. also coming up out china likes the world to see its efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus and the reality body

bags left lying near to patients who purport of the work of a brain video blogger and citizen journalist plus the fascination of abandoned buildings do look at it a new trend in photography that finds life and they decay as nature takes back its own. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has hailed what he called the great american comeback in his annual state of the union address to congress in a speech covering a wide range of issues he celebrated america's booming economy that's his main platform in this election year trump also touting his moves on a range of signature foreign policy issues including trade deals and pressuring nato allies to increase military spending the speech comes amid the backdrop of his

impeachment trial in the senate. as don't know trump made his way to the podium it was clear he had the support of his republican party. but as they chanted for more years there was no escaping the fact that this hell since democratic controlled impeachment wasn't mentioned but president trump appeared to snub house speaker nancy pelosi the most powerful elected democrat by refusing to shake her hand. and this was to be his show 3 years ago we launched the great american comeback tonight i stand before you to share the incredible results jobs are booming incomes

a story poverty is plummeting crime is falling confidence is surgery and our country is thriving and highly respected again. i from the economy to trade foreign policy to defense donald trump in short he was sent to stage america's enemies are on the run america's fortunes are on the rise in america's future is blazing bright. the years of economic decay are over. donald trump also had a few surprises up his sleeve. we'll take this procedure back to you. he called venezuela's opposition leader one why i don't know who was watching from the gallery the legitimate president of venezuela the best is yet to come

thank you but this trauma drew to a close it was what was going on behind him that stole the show nancy pelosi ripping up his speech the bitch a feud between the 2 boiling over once again let's get more now on the speech to give us the european perspective we're joined by teri schultz and brussels welcome terry what do you think leaders on this side of the atlantic will make of his speech and whether any new messages there i think sarah that most european leaders woke up this morning probably a bit nervous about what might have been said in the state of the union because you know no matter what was previewed or released in early transcript or what they expected him to say you never know with in the middle of the speech president trump would break out and say he decided that you know he was going to impose 25 percent tariffs on european cars or quit nato war or cut off intelligence sharing because the europeans plan to use while way in 5 g.

technology he's so unpredictable that not even his closest allies can say that's not going to happen so i think the fact that europe played a very very tiny role in this speech he didn't speak much about europe at all just one mention about nato probably left european leaders relieved that they don't have to deal with messes this morning coming out of the state of the union speech let's talk a little bit more about the foreign policy that he articulated because he talked about nato claiming to have convince allies to increase their defense spending but have a listen. we are also getting our allies finally to help pay their fair share of raise contributions from other nato members by more than $400000000000.00 and the number of allies meeting their minimum obligation has more than doubled he is sending a message to nato allies to europe here your reaction terry he is sending a message but it's the same message that they've been hearing for years and it

actually was much softer than normal i mean he has sometimes used this defense spending speech to claim that you know germany is captive of russia and all kinds of other other accusations but this time he simply misstated in the way he normally mis states what's going on with nato defense spending and that is that these aren't contributions from nato allies this is defense spending this is spending on their own militaries and in fact it is true that under trump pressure nato allies have spent more faster than they might have otherwise but it didn't start with him it started in 2014 before he came to office so this is something that nato allies have heard before and again it wasn't as critical as he usually is so i think i think european leaders are probably relieved so given that terry i mean given that assessment what do you think european leaders need to take away now from the speech . it is important and i'm certain that they all are parsing the speech looking for

clues to china policy mideast policy afghanistan policy all of these things that they very much need to keep their fingers on the pulse of u.s. u.s. intentions so it's not that the speech is not important it's just that you're didn't play a leading role in any of it and i think that this very much a speaks to the fact that this is an election year and that's something that everyone on this side of the atlantic is keeping such a close eye on it's no secret that europeans would likely prefer to see another leader someone with whom they could get a fresh start and perhaps have better relations but this speech is being watched for the popularity among the public and to see if it truly is it has this lays out a president reelection campaign teri schultz with a view from brussels thank you terry. a good quick check of some other stories making news around the world turkish authorities say that at least 21 people have

died in an avalanche in turkey and they're not sure how many remain under the snow the avalanche struck while a large team of rescuers were searching for 2 people who had been hit by an earlier snow slide in eastern van province. malawi's president peter muito rica is appealing after the country's constitutional court an old his victory in last year's presidential election his spokesperson called monday's ruling an attempt to circumvent democracy the court said there were grave regularities in the vote in may last year. severe floods on new zealand's south island have forced thousands of people to flee their homes and farms the flooding follows days of torrential rain authorities have declared a state of emergency for the region forecasters say that the weather should ease in the coming days for china says that the number of people infected by the corona virus has now topped 24000 almost 500 have died several cities in

china are on lockdown notably the city where the virus was 1st detected on efforts are being made there to test and treat patients but it seems that not all is going as smoothly as the chinese government wants its people to believe. a conference center converted to an enormous makeshift hospital part of who hands response to the flood of new infections. chinese state television broadcast footage of recently completed hospitals with multitudes of doctors taking care of few patients. but secretly recorded videos from hospitals paint a very different picture body bags containing the dead lying close to patients even in waiting areas the citizen journalist visited 4 hospitals and. people are not being informed about the real situation state t.v.

doesn't go where it hurts but i think this needs to be seen. the journalist found more body bags outside one hospital inside he saw dying patients together in one room he posted his videos online officials had him arrested and released him after a public outcry but in china his online videos have been deleted. hong kong has announced that anyone entering the territory from mainland china will face a mandatory 2 week quarantine to prevent the spread of the corona virus health care workers in the territory have been calling for authorities to completely close the border authorities have also quarantined a cruise ship with more than 3600 people on board after some crew members showed symptoms of the virus. the world dream has returned to hong kong though it

remains unclear whether passengers will be allowed to disembark coronavirus symptoms can take 2 weeks to surface meaning suspected carriers must remain in quarantine least that long to prevent further transmission health officials have begun testing the passengers and crew on board with confirmed cases already being sent to hospitals. ships' arrival came as hong kong health workers began a 3rd day of strikes in the city wants a meeting with hong kong chief executive kerry lamb to discuss officially closing the border with mainland china a move they believe would hope the spread of the corona virus that has infiltrated hong kong and already killed one man. urge to solve this situation by coming out to. talk to us the world health organization has declared the virus a global emergency but not a pandemic in other words it might be spreading but don't panic currently we are

not independent make. we are a phase where it's an epidemic. and we will try to distinguish the transmission in each of these sites hong kong wants to show it serious about stemming the spread of the virus the territories to crew ship terminals will soon be shut down as part of its response to the crisis. and for more we go to charlotte charleston pil our correspondent in hong kong who is at the harbor there and charlotte and we'd like to ask you what is happening with the passengers on board that quarantined cruise ship because we heard that there was a man taken from the hong kong cruise liner into the ambulance after a coronavirus check. well this is clearly going to be a very anxious wait for the passengers on board this cruise liners they're facing an additional extra nights now quarantine in this cruise ship now what they don't

know at this stage is exactly how long they will be there authorities have not said how many more nights they could be facing here. but we do know is that several of the crew members were displaying symptoms they've now been taken off the ship and are being tested for that new coronavirus we also know that on board this ship on a previous trip there was 3 people from mainland china who were then diagnosed with the new coronavirus and it is that which is causing so much concern for people on board the ship every now and then we hear announcements telling people to thanking people for their patience saying it's not clear when they'll be allowed to disembark that testing is being carried out every now and then people coming onto the balconies just behind me just to have a look around just to see what's going on looking at the press pack reporting as the situation unfolds so what is the mood there given all about charlotte and how

much of a risk is hong kong really facing from the coronavirus. well everybody here has very painful memories of the saw as far as back in 2003 which almost 300 people lost their lives in a in a densely populated city kong with such close ties to mainland china this is an area where this virus could spread very quickly and of course everybody knows that it could take up to 2 weeks before people displaced sentence that is causing a great deal of war here that is exactly why i carry am encourage people today to stay at home to not go out unless necessary to wear face masks while people that we've spoken to say that they ideally want all of the borders with mainland china now to be close it's for that reason the medical staff are on strike at the moment demanding just that saying hong kong needs to take as many preventative measures as possible to stop the spread of this virus carry lamb and mounting today further

measures she said anybody traveling from mainland china will now be quarantined for 14 days as of february 8th in an attempt to try and stop the spread of this virus charlotte pill in hong kong thank you charlotte. you're watching news coming up later in the program the fascination of abandoned buildings we'll look at a new trend in photography that finds a new life and made decay as nature takes back its own. first it is to syria where a government offensive against the last rebel stronghold is causing one of the biggest waves of displacement in the 9 year war the united nations humanitarian coordination office says that more than half a 1000000 people have been forced to flee and it lived province since the beginning of december 80 percent of them are women and children our next report comes from an orphanage and it's live that offers children some respite from the fighting. rare

moments of happiness in which could can simply be a child. the 11 year old fled with her 2 brothers from the bombs to the southeast of the city of. the family home was hit by russian fighter jets the father fell into the hands of government troops no one knows if he's still alive. i remember how bombs ate our house and that of our neighbors both houses were completely destroyed and a girl from next door lay dead in the rubble i saw her the poor thing. the children's mother was overwhelmed and left them here at the orphanage in it live it's a roof over their head but they are not safe here either. fear that bombs keep falling nearby we are so afraid i hold the plane spare us and don't shoot at us. the orphans are aged between one and 15 years old and they come from all over syria

. 20 children live here together often in the bitter cold the house only has one heater. haase now reads books to the children helps them learn to read and write one year ago she and some friends collected money rented this house and bought books and toys to give shelter to these children in need. and we try to satisfy the most basic needs of the children at least. of course there is still a lot missing but we do our best the situation is hard and life here is expensive but most of all it's not safe. in a man. the attacks are getting closer despite a truce russian and syrian fighter jets are reportedly bombing islamist positions in syria in reality however it is mainly civilians who die. a few days

ago more than 20 people died in an attack on an industrial area of it lip any trip to the city can be fatal. has not has learned to live with the risk she buys sweets rice and eggs for the children there is not enough money for much more they wait for her at home playing outside is too dangerous they helpers prepare 3 sparse meals a day not everyone is full but they are still grateful. no we are very concerned about the fate of these children it seems they have a difficult future they've been displaced several times the bombs death and destruction lots since did they commit to experience all this misery here and live and yet it is a place of hope in a region that leaves so little reason for hope in the end it is children who are

hardest hit by war not terrorists. well in other news hundreds of environmental activists rallied outside of busines headquarters in munich they've been angered by the german engineering group's decision to stand by a contract linked to an australian coal mine despite demonstrations against it the protest coincides with siemens annual shareholders meeting. climate protesters briefly forced the closure of b.p.'s london headquarters on wednesday morning activist place hundreds of solar panels outside of the building they say that they wanted to show the oil and gas company as new chief executive what he needs to do to tackle the climate emergency at least 9 people were arrested. and somalian authority use that in the united nations have called for urgent humanitarian assistance amid a food shortage that could threaten millions of people they say the situation could be made worse by swarms of locusts that have been damaging crops across east africa . to rugby now in the 2021 women's world cup will be held in new zealand bringing

the final to the southern hemisphere for the 1st time organizers are hoping that the 5 time champions new zealand squad will draw crowds comparable to the men's final in the country in 2011 the last women's rugby world cup took place in ireland setting records for attendance and television the draw for the tournament will be held later this year. in american football for decades the national football league has been trying to gain a. holds in the u.k. and now in an attempt to grow the n.f.l. as a brand even more the jaguars will play 2 games instead of one at wembley stadium in the 2020 season the jacksonville jaguars will become the 1st team in the league's history to play back to back games abroad since 2013 the jags have played in london and the additional game is likely to strengthen the franchises recognition in the u.k.

however the dates and opponents are yet to be confirmed. in football argentina is breaking down barriers varia gomez has become the 1st transgender player in the country's top female league gomez who's already played in the lower division says that the sport has helped her overcome obstacles like discrimination and exclusion however her journey hasn't come without criticism. 22 year old maria gomez started playing football in the middle of her transition process years ago soon she made her name as a goal scorer and a 2 time champion in argentina's amateur league and now she's made history becoming the 1st transgender to compete in the country's professional female league vs on carlos's new edition has been faced with critics throughout her career who believe that she could be an advantage against other women but the argentine disagrees in has her sights set on playing for her country you know. i would like to play not

just for argentine food but also to play at the international level and even in a word cup why not if you think it's very difficult right now to hope for is that but anything is possible i say we are all or whatever we are in society things to destroy as we've made before so or when it's all man and not a man with a foot on however today so a car is for everyone men or women. and for. gomez has urged fans to focus on her play and not her gender and with her new side vs on carlos bottom of the league goals from gomez could only help. and now a glimpse of an exhibition at the vatican where many unpublished works of art are on display for the 1st time the show called the signs of the sacred unveils masterpieces by munch cleave mero and others the works are part of the vatican

collection which organizers say aims to give witness to contemporary spirituality and to reestablish the historical link between the church and modern culture. to the art of photography now and a new trend that focuses on abandoned buildings it's not about age it ruins but about structures that may be just seconds old in the way that they. k. followers of the trend also like to record how nature moves in and claims back what was once its own. they and abandoned houses parks and hospitals to capture photographs like these they have a passion for decaying structures that will soon disappear forever modern ruins photographers work on the edge of legality often trespassing on abandoned property explorers like marcus schmidt shows wealth we would otherwise never see.

this. was abandoned 25 years ago the luxury of the stake was the home of business tycoon hans. costs of 2000 still. there were 2 swimming pools nuclear fallout bunkers and elaborate gotten it's. thrilling trying to find out what happened it's not that i imagined that i mr soul traipsing through my mansion i come to get a glimpse of how he lived what he did with these wealth what he built up here discovering all this is what it's all about. during his lifetime the c.e.o. of tousen would have almost certainly not welcomed visitors like marcus but time texas told even on the rich and mighty these photos capture transience. the village is

a hot spot in the modern ruin seem to do also not long gaining access does not breach the unofficial code of honor. and if there's a what you need because someone has already entered then i will go into but i don't open doors i don't break can enter i don't pick locks none of that is not. this maintenance workshop in jews but was closed down in. 2004 after giving 116 years of service. way freight wagons were repaired here 2000 people were employed. the size of around 6 soccer fields a monument to walk. first you come in and you think wow it's huge i'm always happy when it's such a big structure and geometrical it's great for the photos it really takes your breath away you don't use for a moment enjoy it especially the silence morton ruins are incredibly quiet except

for water dripping if you don't hear anything you've missed. the beauty for these photographers also lies in nature taking back that which man has created. but modern ruins exploration has its rewards. the 2 don't leave rubbish don't smoke don't take anything with you except for the photos and the experience in the. market schmidt leaves only footprints and thankfully those experiences through his stunning photographs. you're watching news coming up next on news asia a special edition on how marriage is changing across the breach in pakistani women and girls trafficked to china as brides while the government turns

a blind eye to taiwan paves the way for same sex marriage in asia despite a conservative fight and a slow economy puts couples in india under pressure to make their day a little bit smaller. all that more coming right up i'm sara kelley in the paralympics so much for watching have a great day. in

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