i was flipping the corporate. income tax starts february 20th on w. . this is d w news live from berlin and india rolls out the red carpet for the u.s. president prime minister narendra modi extending a warm welcome to donald trump as the to address a huge rally in the state of gujarat the visit is an opportunity to deepen relations despite a stubborn trade dispute. also coming up china's annual meeting of the national people's congress is postponed for the 1st time decades due to the coronavirus at

the same time italian authorities begin to take tough measures as a dramatic rise in infections puts it on the front line and the fate of julian assange changes in the balance as a london court decides if the wiki leaks founder should be extradited to the united states he faces espionage charges that could put him in prison for life. to german football by our labor crews in the edge closer to the champions league with a new captain cause i have or is at the helm they beat struggling housework for their 5th consecutive victory. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has arrived in india for a 2 day visit the president and 1st lady milan landed in a meadow the largest city in the indian prime minister narendra modi's home state

of gujarat. tens of thousands lined up in welcome trumps today this it aims to build on last year's meeting between the 2 theaters and to deepen ties between the u.s. and india which have been strained by a trade dispute trump and modi have been addressing a rally of 100000 people in the motera stadium the world's largest cricket ground have a list just keeping president barack obama the upper lip but he want to give the presence of president trump here with his family imparts a new sweetness and closeness of family ties to the relations between india and the united states india you had feared elation. oh. i don't know now to. jeff another part of the. e.d.

your pont a good data and slogan religion. everybody loves him but i will tell you this he's very tough. today prime minister modi is the tremendously successful leader of this vast indian republic. last year more than 600000000 people went to the polls and gave him a landslide victory like no other in the largest democratic election ever held 1 anywhere on the face of the earth. let's get more now you have the latest from. wall who is in delhi so why is india pulling out all of the stops for the american president today. it wasn't the millions president trump was expecting but 100000 or more people did die and out to the road show as well as

the no must be a trump event and india did promise this to the president repeatedly now it is interesting that this is something the optics of this big sure is something that actually benefits both of you does on the one hand we have precedent trump who is up for reelection ready so when the presidential elections in the u.s. are this november and this is seen as an effort to appeal to the indian american would be specially the good themed in american water because the people from this state have many connections to indian americans in the u.s. and while indian americans largely were democrats this is seen by amnesty as an effort by president drum to appeal to that water base on the other hand you have prime minister more of the one also had a similar how the how doing more the u.n. and a few months ago in the u.s. and this is seen as annoyed by the u.s. for prime minister more the added time when he's been criticized heavily for the indian government's moves in the shmita as well as the protests that they have

faced oh i don't know if that isn't a blog that has that but that came out a few months ago so this is also an exercise in good optics for prime minister more because of this is probably why this massive event is what is kicking off this was that both of those leaders we see them taking advantage of those opportunities but we know the bilateral ties are also at the center of these talks what is the seat of u.s. india relations right now. well definitely side of the trade deal was actually supposed to be the highlight of this was the didn't and has been in the making for months now however well it looks more and more unlikely that a meijer announcement will be made right before his departure for india president trump said that he would like for the street deal to come through before the presidential elections but it is probably not going to happen now this was something that was brought up in the rally as well india is upset with the u.s. for removing its trade status of preferential trade status last year and the u.s.

calls india the king of to address however there is cooperation expected on the defense front president trump referred to this in the rally against to morrow we are expecting an announcement of a $3000000000.00 trade deal $1000000000.00 defense deal between india and the u.s. the u.s. of course views india as an important counter we have to china so there's a geopolitical of one just also. being strong what else is on the u.s. president's agenda. but president trump to be going to abra this evening to visit the this evening insert he would also be traveling to delhi and tomorrow is actually the main part all of this by largely because of this whirlwind 36 our visit tomorrow he will be given a presidential welcome at the ballot in delhi he will also watch and this of the gandhi memory but the really important aspect of it is bilateral trade talks and and that really that expected to morrow in the afternoon lead to in the evening

there could be a ceremonial dinner and the president will be heading back to the us. with more on the u.s. president's a busy visit to india i think you can be sure. well now we turn to the latest on the corona virus in china the outbreak has prompted the national people's congress to postpone its annual 10 day meeting for the 1st time in decades it comes after chinese authorities reported $150.00 deaths from corona virus in a single day pushing the total number of fatalities in the country to almost $2600.00 south korea meanwhile has raised its infectious disease alert to the highest level after more than 160 new cases were reported on monday and authorities in italy are reporting a 4th death from the virus making italy the worst affected country in europe. midnight on the italian austrian border police and the army are deployed to guard a train with a potentially deadly cargo operators stop the service amid fears that 2 of its

passengers were carrying the corona virus only once tests came back negative or services resumed. italy is battling to control a sudden eruption of the virus more than 10 tons under quarantine measures road blocks are just one way officials at the center of the outbreak are trying to contain the rapid spread of the infections. to sort out. the by inviting people to stay it on in addition to closing places where crowds congregate. trying to ensure containment of this phenomenon the phenomenal authorities wasted little time there we had to leave in a hurry. cultural hubs closed their doors from the law scholar opera house cases they told us it was suspended for the next few days to the sun cyril football

stadium for top flight football matches where. milan fashion week also fell victim on money closed its runway show to the crowds. leaving giorgio staring at empty seats. the venice carnival was cut short to over the weekend the italian prime minister sought to allay fears and said there were no plans to close the borders. i will start the movie so eager to moment there are no preconditions for requesting the milk turning the suspension of the schengen treaty and the suspension of the free movement of people. through a loop of sort of italy is now the european frontier of this disease whether it remains that we will depend in large part on the success of its response and correspondence in a good tent joins us now from rome seem out what's the situation in the north

around milan because we're hearing that 10 towns 50000 people are under quarantine there. yes absolutely i mean he's 10 towns these it's the focus area the rich so if you like they're on lockdown they cannot eat and no one can and that means the risk if they do that they miss a fine or either a rest and we've got police on patrol around this area turning cause we're making sure that they'll be actually it's not the reason being because these if he has a we're the 1st the places where her dogs they're in do you to go that deep as well as the section around then it's sort of these are the 2 regions that have been the hardest hit we're hearing this monday morning that they ease off the term that is a tease again it's the law but to each and so far 3 of the victims are from that process of it's legal and we have of course the capital of not but the law on it got as you heard that the court last dollar kills the warble as well the act funny

who built the city as shots gould's universities close up museums as well in the lock down the businesses shops restaurants are also shut now the authorities say they're doing all of this to be sure that he's been and the european union representatives speaking today have praised it's really for their rapid response see right out we do expect representative it will help the organization also just to to any situation so they're aiming to contain the virus but what are the next steps should this quarantine in the north not be sufficient to contain it. well be authorities are looking at various issues as you put they're not going to close borders and we do know that need great countries france and switzerland have said that not closing borders you've got remain yes a anybody arriving from low but and it's all these 2 regions that have been particularly hard this hit have to be quarantined for 14 days if they come into the

country so there is some concern and the prime minister for his pot and he himself expressed surprise at the height in the number of infections i mean young does day we were talking about 5 people and today they're saying that number could exceed 200 we're still waiting for official figures so he himself surprised but he said that that's because there's increased screening as well as the fact that the 1st few cases appear to have come out of a hospital situation where people who what they could have been potentially weak this well do to other humans and then they get infected by the virus of course they're monitoring the situation italians are now place about what they're hearing in the media but they're trying to cooperate to work together to contain the situation seem to come to enron thank you see my. let's get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world in a surprise move the malaysian prime minister

a marketing bahama it has resigned but it 94 the world's oldest prime minister may not be out of office for long there are rumors that he may form a new coalition government. police demonstrating for better working conditions in haiti have opened fire at the army headquarters the defense ministry on the caribbean island reported that at least one serviceman was killed and at least 3 police officers were wounded when soldiers returned fire a british court has is beginning a hearing on whether the wiki leaks founder julian assange should be extradited to the united states where he faces espionage charges relating to intelligence leaks supporters of the songs have been gathering outside of the london court there are concerns that in the songs conviction in the united states would make it easier for prosecutors to target journalists who sources inside the government could face the rest of his life in prison if found guilty. if you have you correspondent there

to mass is covering the assad extradition hearing for us at the court in london so we're get what is going to happen in this hearing today. well this is the start of a rico hearings is the legal arguments that the lower years of bringing forward for both sides then there is a lengthy delay it's going to continue in may and that was going to be more weeks of the actual trial however the saying that this is likely to be a very very lengthy protest to whichever side is going to lose a slightly to go to appeal so julian assange says leave it to you are actually expecting this to last for several years why is a songe such an important and controversial figure. well here i am in front of the crown court which is near the high security prison where he is being held you can see many supporters there trying to get into the building and

outside outside the gates there are people with plaque cause they're chanting for it julian assange for many here is really a hero of press freedom of freedom of expression and they say that this is a political trial there wherever he went basically here in the u.k. he was outside inside the ecuadorian embassy and outside you always had supporters so many of of his supporters a really very very fierce defense for him for them he is a hero then again there are others his critics was saying that he has published without the necessary journalistic guidelines the tauriel scrutiny really. a very polarizing figure we have for that some background on his life and work let's have a look. these are the images that made whistle blowing website wiki leaks

a household name. in 2010 publish classified u.s. army material implicating the u.s. government and possible war crimes. i am it may julian a song a brave defender of the truth to some rules and an enemy of the state to others. more controversy followed over a later mass leak of diplomatic cables and the 2016 publication of leaked e-mails from hillary clinton's presidential campaign. in 2012 songs began a 7 year stretch holed up at the ecuadorian embassy in london trying to clear his name last weekend so to extradite him on rape charges. sweden dropped the case. last year saying too much time had passed but the prosecutor still says the accusation was credible the un special rapporteur on torture told d.w.

they were trumped up charges he said they were designed to ward off potential whistleblowers from quote erring government study laundry. in paris a song just father was ambivalent about his son's chances under the british justice system. if if it follows the trajectory of the treatment of julian of 10 years it will be a show trial but. the team. is so forceful incompetent that i'm sure the crown prosecuting authority will see the error of they were just . ahead of today's court hearing julian assange has been held in a london mike the man security jail and supporters fear he could face a lot longer behind bars if extradited to the u.s. he may spend the rest of his life in prison and back to barrett now at the court in london as we've heard there bear get a key issue for the supporters as if this hearing will indeed be fair why is that.

well you have already alluded to it in the piece fearing that this is a political trial really being questions over allegations that were reported in the australian media that said julian the songs and his interaction with this lawyer inside the ecuadorian embassy were being recorded and that the material was handed to u.s. intelligence so even more than the u.k. legal system it's about eventually trial if you was extradited that could happen in the u.s. in the u.s. and julian a phone is on his legal team have actually said that this could be part of president trump's war on john alyssum so very strong allegations here that massive london thank you bear got. here in germany the center left social democrats have won sunday's election in the city state of hamburg with 39 percent of the vote the victory marks

a turnaround for the party its support has fallen sharply in other recent state elections hamburg's voters punished chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats they received just 11 percent of the balance. by. finally a result to celebrate for germany's ailing social democrats after a run of election losses the s.p.d. were the clear winners in homburg on sunday nationalists peters welcome to turn around and. push i hope this gives the s.p.d. a push and i think it's the right kind of politics and i think it's the kind of politics that suits the whole that's been a speedy past. but for chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats it's the worst state election result in almost 70 years. as a sign be to lattakia it's a bitter day for the c.d.u. in germany it's an historic lead bad election result for the c.d.u.

in hamburg and there's no way to put a gloss on that i will do cumbered screens doubled their vote i they are hoping to be the main challenger to chancellor merkel c.d.u. in federal elections next year just your position. we see we really have an extremely challenging situation for democracy in germany and the see the usa preoccupied with itself says it can essentially be ruled out as a party of government it's like a student i was i. think i was a green supporters chanted nazis 20 it looked like cumber voters had kicked out the far right alternative for germany but as more results came in the if he moved above the 5 percent threshold needed to make it into the state parliament. as now we have a governing c.d.u. meeting in berlin to discuss the hamburg results we have our chief political editor standing by at the c.d.u. headquarters mccarroll welcome to you as we've heard these are the worst results

for merkel c.d.u. in 70 years and fail actions why did the christian democrats perform so badly. well because they are already in the midst of a crisis of what means being conservative these days and who will in the end succeed and of america for real both as party leader and as a potential next candidate for chance because so succession plan clearly didn't work out those results in hamburg come at a time as this big tent party the most important political party one could say at the moment here in germany is in a leadership crisis and behind closed doors here in the party headquarters right now there's talk about a special party conference where we can expect to see a showdown between he contenders who want to follow an angle americal footsteps so

what do you think i mean beyond that beyond the congress what do you think the tone of the conversation is and the specifics being discussed today regarding the future leadership of the party. well basically the party is pretty much stuck you have some key figure figures like the former adversary from years back wanting to take the pole position but not coming out into that position officially and it's still a long way to go to keep this coalition of anger machall together until the next scheduled general elections in autumn 2021 more question marks than answers at the moment here at the party headquarters both about the process and who might actually want to step in at such an early point in time because they might have to ride out this political storm the conservative c.d.u. is in right now chief political editor michel the consumer thank you. to

some other news now tourist flights into the spanish canary islands are being disrupted because of a huge stand storm that has closed the airports the sand and dust have flown in from the sahara desert the canaries are about 100 kilometers from the african coast . an amateur american astronaut has been killed in a failed bid to prove that the world is flat a steam powered rocket built by michael that mike hughes crash landed shortly after takeoff in california parachutes meant to control the descent were ripped off during the launch. just chances in german football now in the winter think of iowa because it maintained their strong start to 2020 with a home win over struggling out spark may have a cousin has never lost out for and they continued the tradition with a 2 nil victory for the hosts home fans in crazy costumes at baby arena could only

mean one thing current of all. but laver couzin coming off euro police victory wasn't clowning around with alex burke a side that's only one once in their last 5 outings with laver couzens kevin falling out habits with sporting the captain armband for the 1st time in midway through the 1st half how that's found mussa d.i.v. with the perfect pass that led to the obvious 4th goal this season. and a 3rd assist from chi habits. after the break nadeem of mary doubled laver couzens lead for his 1st goal for the club the mary picked up position inside the alcs bird half in fire to goal surrounded by white jerseys. with the 2 nil victory laver couzens won 5 straight all competitions and remain perfect at home in 2020 well hasn't won on the road since december.

and in sunday's late game in the bundesliga wolfsburg enjoyed a 4 del victory over meit's proration young star ios a break a low opened the scoring with a long range strike in the 21st minute the home side added another before the break and a 3rd shortly thereafter before renato stefan broke through the mindset fence to make it 4 nil with his 2nd goal of the game the victory of these will spark 7th in the table just 2 points behind 6th place shock. this is news and these are our top stories u.s. president donald trump is on is in india for a 2 day visit he and prime minister narendra modi addressed a huge rally in modi's home state of gujarat the visit is an opportunity to deepen relations despite a dwindling trade dispute. the corona virus outbreak has prompted china to postpone the annual meeting of the national people's congress for

the 1st time in decades it comes after chinese authorities reported $150.00 deaths from corona virus in a single day meanwhile italian authorities are reporting a 4th death from the virus making it's really the worst affected country in the right. place demonstrating for better working conditions in haiti have opened fire at the army headquarters the defense ministry on the caribbean island reported that at least one serviceman was killed and at least 3 police officers were wounded when soldiers returned fire. germany's center left social democrats have won sunday's election in the city state of hamburg with 39 percent of the vote chancellor angela merkel c.d.u. dropped to just 11 percent that's its worst results in a state election in almost 70 years. this is deja vu news from berlin for more follow us on twitter or visit our website www dot com. up next on day

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