this is deja vu news live from berlin the united states affirms its commitment to its allies at the munich security conference. be to report that the death of the transit going to go winds is grossly over exaggerated the time blocked while u.s. secretary of state mike pump aoe tries to reassure nato member states french president emanuel disagrees saying the west is weaker also coming up france and ounces the 1st death in europe from the coronavirus epidemic the global

death toll of the outbreak has now surpassed 1500 people but officials from china where the virus started insist it will soon be over. and the english soccer giants manchester city are fined 30000000 euros and banned from europe's champions league for the next 2 seasons the team was found guilty of breaking financial rules . spicer welcome to the program world leaders at the munich security conference have laid out opposing visions of the health of the western alliance. u.s. secretary of state mike pump aoe rejected claims that america is backing away from its global role as a democratic ally on peo told the audience that quote the west is winning and we're winning together germany's president said yesterday however the u.s.

was pushing its own national interests over international cooperation. and french president emanuel has also given his views here's what he had to say you know i have in mind is a leader that is sulfur and united under laws that take and acts such and in 10 years time i'd like to see europe that has enough leverage to act to peace when it comes to policy is a technology migration that defends feeding the world also in terms of climate protection environmental protection and a europe which has relations with its neighbors russia and africa the middle east. and for more on this let's go straight to did have used chief political editor who is in new nick at the security conference. call says the west is weakening what crisis does he see europe facing. well the

west as a whole he says is weakening and that of course also means the transatlantic relations in fact i think might come peo is pretty much the only one you would get the quote here from that the west is winning internationally with this whole host of challenges namely from a rise in china it was notable that a man of my call didn't hold a speech he wanted to sit down conversation and taking questions only this comes after he held a speech just a couple of days ago where he extended an invitation to european partners to partake in france's nuclear capabilities that would be a game changer really a shift major shift in the outlook on european defense if if countries wanted to engage with france on the more so this is what the u.s. was facing coming here with the not mentioning that terribly much but here the french president eager to flesh out what he means in concrete terms by more european sovereignty a democracy with its values also able to defend them not just in terms of defense

but also in terms of how a society is built in these days of friction between the u.s. and europe you don't really find a european leader very often who flushes out what those differences on he said with that europe has a fundamentally different system will sometimes a social security and that is something that the europeans need to define more for themselves stand for themselves more in the world but trying to create as little distance as possible to the u.s. because he wants to stick with nato and he wants to keep the americans aboard although as he says things aren't as they used to be but speaking of the americans and you're mentioning my pump saying the west is winning let's have a little listen to what the u.s. secretary of state had to say about the transatlantic alliance. happy to report that the death of the tragic thought it was and is approaching the overexaggerated . the west is winning. we are collectively winning we're doing it together.

that definitely sounds like a difference of opinion to me make if there is a split how would you describe it what is it over. both sides i'd even say that this is split between what might pay you said mark esper the u.s. secretary of defense who followed afterwards because of what he did is flesh out the major challenge posed to the west to western divulge i'm all for see the name be by china particularly by china so that it doesn't really underline or do anything to help the argument that the west as a whole is planning to talk to many experts here and the title of this conference is after a west listener this a lack of leadership the withdrawal of the united states from the middle east also seen as something that's created more room for maneuver particular also for russia . to come in that decides what's happening on the ground in syria so these are all aspects that do really fundamentally help that particular argument i think

where the major difference is the outlook on how to take this forward the u.s. is always called for more spending on the side of the european partners they are doing not to a certain degree that's what the latest international institute for strategic studies figures show a 4 percent rise in international fence spending but also particular european defense spending so that will be seen very positively by the united states but there is underlying. friction i'd say also how to deal with russia and with china and here we heard from the man in mccall that although there are many values not said with russia after all that there is a need to cooperate with russia and he actually sees it as a failure of the west that russia was able to gain so much influence in syria after the europeans and the west didn't act very resolutely that. we also heard this morning and i think importantly for nato secretary general. just to have

a quick listen to what he had to say and hear your reaction. the all i'm sure is more your. i'm on degree but this is only part of it. because more europe cannot mean europe alone. and the attempts to distance europe from north america not only weakens the transatlantic bomb on our ability to compete on the global stage it also risks dividing europe. ah don't believe in europe alone. don't believe in america alone on i believe in europe america to get the. because that is stoltenberg being it realistic aren't there are a number of european countries that are actually more more seriously thinking about

going it alone than ever before. but we've seen criticism from the us of an a so we've heard french peasant amount of my core cool name brand brain dead so at the very least there is a desperate need for a reform within nato there's a recognition of that but it's unclear what will really take them forwards at the same time i do have to stress that that is simply the facts don't he is the diplomat in chief keeping nato together so you would say that what he just said ok mikaela commissioner at the next security conference thanks for that. the coronavirus epidemic is also focusing minds of the munich security conference china's deputy foreign minister expressed confidence at the meeting that the epidemic will soon be over in china itself a court has threatened to impose the death penalty on people who hide the symptoms of the virus more than 1500 people have died in the epidemic so far including in france which has recorded the outbreak 1st fatality in europe and the virus is

making life difficult for many others. for one man in china quarantine is a marathon a way to cope with the boredom. much of china is on lockdown in beijing or thirties all the people returning from their chinese new year holidays to self quarantine or face punishment china says it works. great efforts have been paying off. today new infections. have been falling for days running. but of thirty's across china are overwhelmed with the sheer number of patients especially inside who pay province in who had the capital of patients are admitted to a new hospital with thousands of chinese traditional medicine doctors. also in hand doctors trying everything they can to tackle the virus including shaving

their heads in case pathogens in their hair spread the virus and outside china thousands are also in quarantine the united states announcing it will effect to its citizens from the diamond princess currently docked in japan just one of many ships in asia that are on lockdown. the big question now is have infections of the fire a speak to no one can tell for sure quarantines seem to be working but the world health organization is still focused on what they're calling the unknowns how the fire spreads and how it responds to different treatments. to sports now and european soccer's governing body has shown a red card to the english side manchester city for the next 2 years that's because of quote serious financial fair play in breeches and city says they will appeal the decision. man city has won for premier league title since 2012 including the last 2

but now the fireworks could come to an abrupt if you wait this imposition of a 2 year ban on european competition along with a hefty fine of $30000000.00 euros is the most severe it is handed down since financial fair play regulations were created simply put clubs can't spend too much more than they earn cost controls are put in place in 2011 to lessen the growing gap between rich clubs and poor ones and to manage the growing debt crisis man city owned by shaykh monsoor a member of the abu dhabi royal family has been foul of f.p. regulations in the past the club was fined 60000000 euros and have their champions league squad reduced in 2014 following its investigation you way for a rule that man city overstated its sponsorship revenue in its account submitted to the body between 20122016 city plan to appeal the ban as soon as possible with the court of arbitration for sport and potentially making things

worse city could yet face additional punishment in england where their financial dealings are still being investigated by the premier league. and joins me now in the studio as a reporter you just heard in that report chris harrington from the sports press so you a 5 band sydney it is appealing. what's the evidence here well you know the evidence are leaked documents which are basically e-mails man city officials and that could be problematic i'll tell you why back in november man city tried to stop you a visit as a geisha before it was concluded the court of arbitration for sport said no we have to wait till it's finished they didn't come back and properly appeal but they did agree with some of bits of these arguments one being this is a you way for which the other one being these documents were obtained illegally and the court conceded that if that is the case that is worrisome if those documents aren't directly linked to any way for officials and as we know in a court of law if that evidence that you're stating your case on is shaky in the

whole you know case in itself you know could be successfully appealed by man city whether it's admissible or not how does this affect manchester as as a soccer powerhouse in england well obviously this is a dark cloud over man city right now but you know if the band does stay and they lose their appeal process you know i would call it the 3 p.'s and you can add an extra 4 you know the prestigious you know clubs love competing in the top tier competition in the champions league and. they have a huge profit of windfall they get 100000000 euros for competing in that competition and then you have to look at a lot of young and upcoming talent the players players are not going to want to obviously suit up for man city if they have no opportunity to be featured in the top tier european club competition and then their coach pep guardiola has contracted stands in 2020 what he says right now he trusts the club and thinks there is no wrong doing the trust with his bosses say but obviously he might depart as well but we have to wait and see if the appeal process could be

a long process and we could actually see the band extended to more years in a man city could be participating in the next champions league comp and just real quickly gaze on your crystal ball what are the chances of winning here until you know they they have a target on their back right now you know you know i think a lot of things happen behind closed doors it doesn't look good for man city have to be honest with ok you know because chris harrington from our sports bar thanks for that ok. that's all for now reporter is up next with a look at integrating immigrants in eastern germany and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website and see dot com nick spicer thanks for joining.

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