this is d w news live from berlin the coronavirus death toll soars with nearly 35000 confirmed cases of the infection worldwide china is under fire for its response to the outbreak as people grieve for the doctor who was punished for raising the alarm he later died from the virus also coming up. chancer on the americans concerted c.d.u. party is in turmoil over skating criticism involving the far right regional lawmakers from their home party voted in the same camp as the populist a it d.

to block the reelection of the leftist premier of turin jia a small eastern state. also in the show we take you to brazil where endangered wild dolphins are helping children with disabilities to build their strength with the unique and playful form of therapy. i marry in evanston it's good to have you with us. chinese health authorities say the number of confirmed corona virus case this is on the rise again reversing the decline that had been reported in previous days most of the new infections were from who big province the virus is epicenter which has been on lockdown for 2 weeks now the. been close to 35000 infections worldwide and it china the virus has killed

more than 700 people the chinese government's response to the epidemic is increasingly under fire after one of the 1st doctors to warn about the disease died from it. was a makeshift memorial outside one central hospital dr lee when yang is now seen as a martyr by many in china after sounding alarm in december about a new sars like virus and hard line postings here just colleagues to protect themselves with face masks. but his warning didn't sit well with regional officials meet was summoned by police who accused him of spreading rumors he and 7 other doctors were reprimanded a story carried by chinese state t.v. in early january while afterwards doctors kept silent. and i specialist was infected several days later the 34 year old father succumbed to the

virus on thursday. on the internet police death is the top news story generating 350000000 clicks. there's been an outpouring of public grief and anger on social media many users have posted lisa photo on their profiles in some cases replacing his face mask with barbed wire. the hash tag we demand free speech has gone viral but comments and response have since been censored online protests on this scale are rare in china. meanwhile in japan the number of cases on a cruise ship under quarantine up yokohama continues to rise those testing positive have been taken to hospitals under tight security. the more than $3000.00 remaining passengers and crew won't be allowed to disembark until later this month. while mainland china remains by far worst affected by the outbreak more than 300 corona

virus infections have been confirmed in some 2 dozen other countries. let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world the trump administration has fired a top 7 white house ukraine specialist army lieutenant colonel alexander vin mun then must have provided damaging testimony about president trump during the recent and pietschmann process media reports say trump is also recalling u.s. ambassador to the e.u. gordon somnolent who likewise testified against the president. he was democratic presidential candidates have faced off in the final debates before tuesday's new hampshire primary bernie sanders and people who digit were targets after their strong finishes in monday's iowa caucuses sanders faced criticism for his left wing policy ideas while blue digits hit for his lack of support among minorities. 600 kilos of fine quartz sand

a stolen by tourists as holiday souvenirs have been returned to a beach on the italian island of sardinia most of the sand was seized during baggage checks at the island's airports but some towns now have plainclothes police officers patrolling the beaches to prevent sand theft. well here in germany chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are set to hold crisis talks with their coalition partner the social democrats to address nationwide outrage over the role of the far right in a german regional election earlier this week some regional city lawmakers sided with the populist alternative for germany to block the reelection of the left party incumbent installing a liberal premier in the eastern state of turin while the shock political maneuver shattered a post-war consensus among mainstream german parties to shun extremist politics. it's been

a tough few days for the leader of germany's conservative christian democrats so c.d.u. i'm a could come cotton ball widely seen as chancellor angela merkel's protege has been caught in a political fiasco have a sense of parties regional leaders in the state of 3 teamed up with far right politicians to elect a new state premier on friday. again and went on the record saying ho party would not work with the far right. for the c.d.u. in germany and also the c.d.u. in 3 it's still the case that there will be no cooperation with the f.t. either directly or in directly from the use that initially come calvin ball had said for a state elections was the only way to solve the crisis and through injury but on friday the party's regional leader mark morning appeared determined to again buck the party line. no one in the range of wants new elections i don't think anyone would understand the politicians inability to prevent them before my. now in

an apparent back down come carbon bow says she will give legislators some time to try and find an alternative solution to the crisis it's a major setback for the c.d.u. chair still struggling to establish itself as a potential future chancellor counted it be. while the german chancellor angela merkel has been on a state visit in angola she decided to way you know on the through and she across this saying it was unforgivable to lawmakers in the state including members of her own party had voted alongside right wing populist. back in germany the move is also being widely condemned i think i was. in the school i think it's good that there was such an outcry this move was just not accepted but it's good things didn't break out into chaos. because after best to be honest i don't think having fresh elections is the best solution.

i think it would be best to have a premier from one of the bigger parties both sides of the difference i think it's terrible that they're in jail has such frightening tendencies so i myself am from through in jan of war and i was born there as voters and the situation is terrible . more talks and l. planned in berlin over the weekend containing this regional fiasco so that it doesn't turn into a national political crisis. local elections are underway at india's capital delhi is the 1st poll test since the national government passed controversial citizenship laws which many believe discriminates against muslims or that legislation sparked protests and violence in the city more than 15000000 people are expected to vote as prime minister narendra modi's hindu nationalist b j p party aims to wrestle control of delhi for the opposition. the ruling

b j p s says that protesters are anti-national elements and that only the b j p can protect indians from them the mission wall is in delhi with more. to do this thing but god is doing his bit to win a seat for the hindu nationalists. his campaign theme song says it all. like the rise of nationalism in india bugout will rise to. he is especially concerned about a month long sit in in delhi against an amended citizenship law. the law makes religion a test of citizenship for the 1st time. and protesters see it's exclusion of muslims is discriminatory and unconstitutional. they're seeing they're insulting hindu symbols they're chanting that they want freedom from him

goes the shaheen mark protests the demonstrators and isn't alone in his view senior media being leaders have called the protests since the stop them and i national housing daily to express their anger against the center and my warning for the media one needs every parliament and even their south to try and see the craters up to 2 days after that controversial speech a teenager shot a trotter stores at a university city in the days to follow to woman shot firearms are brought us. back to the socket go clear question why the b.g. people electrician wasn't charged for inciting violence he decided to test authorities he sought permission to hold a rally to chant shoot the treaters the delhi police rejected his application calling it a tried to law and order now clear is going to court if he can't use the slogan on

the right to free speech why can't a politician says the answer to simple hate bees for the b.g.p. then there's the radicalized people seem to the unemployment is at an all time high the b.g.p. has a huge number of untapped people out there who are frustrated who are angry who don't have jobs because of economy mismanagement by the government how do you know all the anger inside these people is do you give them a bogey you give them something to hate and for the basically that's mostly. the protesters are unfazed. their motto has become flowers not bullets for an event titled artists against communalism. musicians sports and actors from across the country have been pouring in to perform. for the protester. thank you for joining this campaign these protesters have been called many things. sellouts treaters even suicide bombers. in dying b.c.

leave little be recognized for what they are doing we are. freedom fighters. now to brazil well where in a small area of the amazon endangered wild dolphins are helping children with range of disabilities build their strength and get their lives back. jessica fonseca decided to become a physical therapist in order to help her daughter glenda the 12 year old was born 5 weeks premature and weighed just 750 grams one of glenda's biggest achievements is that she is no longer afraid of animals. she never used to want to leave the house because of all that noise outside then she started therapy with the horses but glenda just wanted contact with any animal since we've begun the dolphin therapy she's willing to accept other types of therapy is. the main thing. today is the highlight as a month for a small group of children and young adults with different disabilities. they ride

on the small speed boat on the wide amazon river and later continue down a tributary the rio negril. those who experience the journey look back on it with great joy. the waterways get narrower and narrower until they find the anchor of the boat on a wood pontoon this is a free water therapy run the only one of its kind in the entire world rain begins to fall on the brown warm water a therapist eager simo us does volunteer work one of his patients used to sit in a wheelchair for 4 years the amazon dolphins help to get back on his feet again now he can walk with. a.

humans and dolphins like to play together and they enjoy each other's company the dolphins can grow up to 3 meters in length when they get older the skin color these highly intelligent and playful animals becomes. this is important for our children and for us it's so different from our daily reality. they had back to minot us exhausted but happy. sports news now out in the a soccer and a friend. furred extended their unbeaten start to 2020 with the 5 nil win over oxford on friday american defender timothy chandler continued his incredible

scoring run with 2 goals either side of half time for costas completed the route deep into injury time the win since frankfort move into the top of the table at least for the time being. met the latest news stay tuned for dr phil omarion epstein thanks for watching. it's all happening with. news from africa around the world joining 2 exceptional stories and discussions to no one will come to the debut suffocating program tonight from one germany from the news it is easy to know why i would say wus.