beethoven 2020. 5th anniversary here on d. don't you know. this is g w news live from berlin i'm simply not ready to w.h.o. warning that the world is not prepared to confront the spread of the corona virus as cases surge around the globe from algeria to austria the w.h.o. says most countries have not yet done what is needed to keep code 19 the cold the virus in check also coming up tonight he was president donald trump ends his 2 day

visit to india with no new trade deal but lots of love prime minister their friends are modi describing the relationship between the 2 countries as the most important partnership of the 21st century and a german challenge searching for answers after a car crashes into a carnival parade 60 people including many children were injured the driver tonight facing charges of attempted murder. and these somebody is pulling film festival was focusing on the women and the politics of power today my colleagues i mean yes if it's got rocks for are down at the red carpet. at the villa knowledge a day to fill one american about women struggling to tell their own stories plus the dark comedy from the up and coming in talian director duo to do notions of brothers that more coming up.

i'm burnt off to our viewers watching on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome to the world health organization is warning governments around the world to prepare for the arrival of the corona virus so that they can respond rapidly if necessary code 19 as the virus is known has now infected more than 80000 people the vast majority of cases remain in china but the virus there is spreading not as rapidly as before today the 1st cases were reported in mainland spain switzerland austria and croatia south korea has some of the highest number of confirmed cases outside of china was nearly a 1000 people infected and 10 deaths and here in europe and italy the outbreak is growing quickly with a loving people now dead and that is just find drastic measures by the italian authorities to contain the outbreak with 10 tails in the north of the country now on complete lockdown troops have been deployed to help police enforce the

quarantine thousands of schools and shops have been closed the infection has burgeoned in italy from just a handful of cases last friday to nearly 300 now where italy's health minister has been hosting emergency talks with ministers from neighboring countries including germany to discuss a joint response to the virus he gave this assessment today. we shared some important points to strengthen our cooperation and stick together. but among these the most important point is to keep the borders open. closing borders would be inappropriate disproportionate and wrong. all countries bordering italy have committed to share and standardize information and to share epidemiological and medical information.

where was the health minister there of italy as more and more countries report new cases of the coronavirus fears are growing that it could become a global pandemic here's a look at how countries from europe to asia are confronting the threat of covert 19 . over 1000 holidaymakers from a range of countries now shut up in their rooms at 10 or it's cost a palace hotel indefinitely. health authorities fear they could have been infected by a fellow guest an italian doctor visiting from the long body region where several people have died from the new coronavirus. yes will. be around 7 am and then i see this piece of paper approached under the door of our hotel room i pick it up and turn on the light and i read that we are under quarantine. we're not

allowed to leave our rooms. since then we found out doesn't this corona and it came from an italian doctor staying in the hotel. police guarding the hotel until everyone staying there has been tested for the new virus. iran has the most coronavirus deaths outside china president hassan rouhani said enemies of the country are conspiring to shut it down by fear mongering about the disease spreading the head of iran's counter coronavirus task force. sweated through a press conference later announcing he had the virus himself he posted an online video saying he'd quarantined himself at home. because i wanted to inform you that i am coronavirus positive take care of yourselves this virus is a democratic virus it does not differentiate between the rich and the poor or

officials and non officials anyone could get it. in the coronavirus hit city of day in south korea around a 1000 people lined up hoping to buy mosques the city's been declared a special k. as a. general january in desperation. but they had already sold out at 6 am. it's only authorities are making a mockery of unlucky sisters there nancy mean that a little mental began to grow yes i've never saw but the authorities are aware of the gravity of the situation here in the capital so work is a disinfecting public places like this fitness center with an incubation period of up to 14 days the virus could be lurking unnoticed almost anywhere. and that is part of the problem here to talk about that i'm joined by professor

stephen moore she's an epidemiologist at columbia university professor good to have you on the program what are we seeing happening here we hear that the peace of new cases in china is slowing but everywhere else in the world we're talking about a ballooning of new cases. this is the 1st time we've really tried to contain a respiratory infection that passes from person to person so if you think of flu pandemics for example we had one in 2009 we've never really tried to prevent it from spreading and it's always been an interesting question whether that was possible it takes a tremendous amount of effort to do it is really a herculean task in terms of the public health effort to identify cases and then trace their contacts so that we can separate them from people who are already an infected this does spread about as well as the flu maybe is somewhat better so they sickly it's a very similar situation and

a few people who slip by they're not identified or they may not be very sick as most of these people probably are not very sick could cause a large number of cases over a period of a couple of weeks before anyone notices that something's happened i understand that you've been working on early warning systems for epidemics let me ask you the measures that are in place right now such is these massive lockdowns of entire cities they haven't stopped the spread of the virus from so have would you say they have been successful. well i think they've slowed down the spread of the virus and i've been very interested in these efforts because they are unprecedented we've really never tried to do this before and it takes a tremendous amount of effort and resources so there's always a question of how long this could be sustained but i think it's really quite remarkable that it has succeeded relatively well this long and the fact is it's

sort of like putting your finger in the down and hoping that at some point the the dam won't give way and i think it's really inevitable doing is buying time before a vaccine can become available or perhaps before it it kind of dies out in those areas where it's already established when are you expecting a vaccine to be developed and i ask that because the u.s. president today said in india that the vaccine is just around the corner is that the case and china has also been working on one and there are several companies including one in germany that has have been working on vaccines based essentially on the genome so these are nucleic acid based vaccines and they can be made fairly quickly but it still takes time to task them to make sure that they're safe and effective especially effectiveness and most of all i think to round them up so that

they can be produced on a large scale there are several candidates right now that look quite promising and i think would probably work the question is how quickly can they be produced in scale and that would probably be the spring at the earliest probably 6 months to a year all right professor stephen morse joining us tonight from columbia university with the latest on the spread of the corona virus professor thank you thank you. and you can get more information about the coronavirus on our youtube channel or you can go to our web site www dot com now here's a look at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world egypt's former president hosni mubarak has died at the age of 91 he ruled egypt for 30 years and he was a key ally of the west who saw him as a guarantor of regional stability but to others mubarak was an autocratic tyrant he

was ousted in the 2011 arab spring protests egypt has declared 3 days of mourning sweden's foreign ministry has summoned the chinese ambassador to stockholm to demand the release of bookseller given high a court in china sentenced mr d. a chinese born swedish citizen to 10 years in prison on charges of illegally sending intelligence abroad he owned a hong kong publishing house that sold books critical of china's leadership police in italy have arrested 65 people with alleged links to the drawing get to mafia group they include the mayor of a town in calabria police have been involved in a 3 year operation against the network considered italy's most powerful crime syndicate hundreds of suspects have been arrested in that time. now to india day 2 of donald trump's visit to the country during which the focus switched

from pomp and pageantry to trade and defense following talks with prime minister narendra modi in delhi said that they had made progress on what he called a comprehensive trade deal the details were revealed but the 2 leaders seemed keen to put the trunk most of the chemistry if not the trade deal on show. at this welcome reception size did not indian leaders make sure that the u.s. president would be greeted with a lavish extravaganza and mighty words yes them on this relationship is the most important partnership of the 21st century. throughout the meeting the tone between the 2 leaders was friendly even loving. where at a point where a relationship is so special with india it has never been as good as it is right now and i think just because the 2 leaders of each country were really we we feel

very strongly about each other while the president and the prime minister seemed at ease with each other the outcome of the talks was meeker both expressed optimism at the prospect of a future trade deal and left it at that. the meeting was overshadowed by violence that everyone did in another part of delhi over a new citizenship law claiming several casualties those opposed to the law believe it discriminates against india's muslim citizens the timing of the clashes is an embarrassment for the indian prime minister eager to show a polished picture of his nation. protesters also showed up to object to trump's visits their message to the u.s. leader was clear. in some of the white vote only for if you want to be able to hear you know possibly here they are not going to say that you are welcome

in the us to go back but i'm sure not all of. the trumps unaffected by the criticism visits tourist sites between their official engagements the president for leave india with many picturesque memories the deal maker however will go home without a trade deal in his pockets. on wednesday the german federal constitutional court is expected to deliver a groundbreaking ruling on expanding the right to assisted suicide across the european union countries have different laws when it comes to euthanasia and assisted suicide only 3 e.u. countries permit active and passive euthanasia. as well as assisted suicide you see the might there belgium the netherlands and luxembourg they also allow requests from minors under strict criteria meanwhile austria finland germany and switzerland allow assisted death but only with the help of

a doctor and that in extreme situations all other e.u. countries prohibit all types of assisted suicide now assisted suicide is hotly debated among lawmakers that's true but public opinion is usually less divided 70 percent of all germans for example say that they want the right to decide for themselves when and how they will die w. news met with one such support. ben had vivah knows exactly how he wants to die. it's not already experienced through operations under full anesthetic with you what it's like when the anesthetic takes place when the and i have always said that's an absolutely amazing feeling that's how i want to die so. having a doctor prescribe drugs to help you die is banned in germany even for critically ill people then i'd be best father was ill for 15 years before he died

a year ago bennett was diagnosed with cancer he's scared not of death but of dying in agony that's why he has displayed in his apartment a declaration he doesn't want life extending treatment. if. firemen. as a free person as an autonomous person has always lived life quite independently safe yeah i find it an unbearable situation. we have to be allowed to make something like this legal in germany or thomas assisted suicide. so we. today bennett viva is cancer free and hopes to get healthy just by that he's prepared for his death he's told his doctor that he doesn't want treatment to prolong his life but he cannot be sure

that she will give him medicine if the worst happens you think you're. news to dismiss him i don't want to make that call i'm geared towards life and i've seen very often that people who had suffered from depression you didn't want to live anymore when they became healthier they suddenly had perspective and goals in life aga and speak to you can only even feel and. veba hopes for a change in the law in germany that will allow him and others to die on their own terms. or here in germany the driver of a car which rammed into a crowd at a carnival parade has been ordered to stay in police custody on suspicion of attempted murder nearly 60 people were hurt in the crash on monday in the town of folk marcy that's in the western state of has 18 children were among the injured the driver was among those hospitalized now in the last few hours this evening emergency services and family members gathered in prayer for the victims at

a church service in the town. reported here until he is in folk marson tonight outside the church where that service took place good evening to you erin the federal prosecutor's office we understand has ordered the 29 year old suspect to stay in police custody what more can you tell us i mean what's being said about the driver's motives. well we know that the police have opened a case in terms of attempted murder and grievous bodily injury against a 29 year old driver of that mercedes so far be due to the nature of the injuries he sustained in the attack yesterday he hasn't actually been interviewed by police yet however investigators have said they're looking for merrily at psychological motivations which may have led him to carry out the attack there have been some speculation initially that it may have been motivated by xenophobia reasons or maybe in acts of terrorism but right now police seem to be focusing really on some

of those mental illness type situations that may have actually caused him to i carry out yesterday's attack it's been now a day since that crash one day on what are people telling you what's the what's the feeling in that small town. well the mood is as you quite expected rather quite somber i mean at the church ceremony that we were at a couple hours ago the mood was at once reflective but then also questioning many people wondering how in such a small close knit village like this that an attack like that could on carry out many people we spoke to also kind of look to the future a little bit saying that you know this attack did happen yesterday but they really want to kind of get back to the business of living and get back to normality as quickly as they can. dozens of people erin they were injured in this incident many of them children do we know how they're doing tonight. well

yesterday after the initial attack some 60 people were them taken to hospital for treatment now those from light injuries some mental trauma to also rather severe injuries and we know at this point several dozen have already been released even able to go home on their own volition and at this hour according to our current from a strong 35 remain in hospital now we're told most of the injuries can't be considered life threatening however they are still quite serious and were choir days if not weeks of treatment already w.c. are until they're in the town of folk marson alcide the church where service was held for the victims of that car crash erin thank you. well here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world floods in the indonesian capital jakarta have paralyzed parts of the city cut power and led to residents being moved to safety and it comes less than 2 months after nearly 70 people died in some of the city's worst flooding in years the spanish opera singer

plus you know the main go has issued a statement apologizing to women who accused him of sexual harassment the subsidy 9 year old seen here in file footage says that he's truly sorry for the hurt that he calls this comes after an investigation by the american guild of musical artists concluded that domingo had behaved inappropriately with female musicians. former hollywood producer harvey weinstein has been admitted to the hospital rather then taken to prison after being convicted of rape unsearchable soltys due to be sentenced next month but his lawyer says he will appeal he was taken to new york's bellevue hospital after reportedly complaining of chest pains. or the 70th bellino in berlin film festival has reached its halfway point and former u.s. 1st lady hillary clinton she is here in the german capital for moving a documentary about her own life 4 years ago clinton was campaigning to become the

democratic presidential candidate a fight that she won but as we know donald trump went on to beat her for the white house today speaking to a festival audience clinton was critical of trump's record in the white house. i do think that the campaign that he ran and the way that he has governed has certainly encouraged authoritarian leaders has encouraged the kind of. insult politics where you lift yourself up by picking out targets other people whether they be migrants or minorities or people of a different religion or a gay background whatever you know and people are very clearly following that model and i think that's

a very serious threat to democracy over the director of this new documentary burstein was able to ask hillary clinton direct and often uncomfortable questions for example why does she have a likability problem. i came to national public attention as quote a 1st lady and there is a set of expectations about a 1st lady and i violated them you know from the very. our jill is taking us now i mean as if and scott roxboro they are both down on the red carpet at the belly nala forest good evening to you 2 gentlemen you have seen this new documentary and hillary clinton's press conference today as well what else did she have to say today about politics and about her own life. had a lot to say about a lot of issues. particularly let's say both

a 2016 election and lots a vote total trump not surprisingly none of that very positive but what i did find a bit surprising was she also talked a bit about bernie sanders her one time bitter rival in the drive for the 2016 democratic nomination and of course this year's frontrunner for the democratic nomination to go up against donald trump and when she was asked if she would support bernie sanders should receive the democratic nomination this year she didn't mention him by name but she said that the main goal has to be to defeat dollar trump and actual support any nominee so that was a bit surprising also i was surprised at how how she was received here bill and say what you want about likability but she certainly one of the most famous people here to walk the red carpet this year it says something about the bit another as you know branded supposed to be a political film festival one of the most political in the world says something that one of the 5th most famous people here was a politician and not

a film star yet that's a good point to make in that she would use berlin also to make headlines like she did today concerning bernie sanders you've also been watching today's competition entries the u.s. film never rarely sometimes always it's being described as a quote future staple of thinnest cinema what is that all about. well american director lies a hit and has this film that really prize into the life of a young woman 17 years old who wants to get out of the. without her parents finding out about it and this is a lot more complicated than it might seem at 1st of course abortion is legal in the united states theoretically but every state has different rules and they're hard to navigate for someone so young we see a woman who's at one of the most vulnerable moments of her life but sometimes finds the power the somehow finds the will power to struggle through this quietly devastating movie and the film in the competition is the woman who ran from the

korean director hong kong soon tell us about that. this movie i mean a lot of people might know korean film look better now to thanks the parasite which won the oscar this is a very different movie song so it is a more of a minimalist director it's a film about a woman who seems to be just having a nice little vacation visiting some of her her her old friends and they seem to have ordinary fairly banal conversations but slowly through the movie you seem to notice that something isn't quite right with her and maybe she's on the edge of of a nervous breakdown or or thinking maybe leaving her husband is always very suddenly very calmly but the film slowly builds up to a quite impressive. and just real quick i want to mention italian film one of my favorite of the festivals so far by the dyno gens o. brothers an upcoming team it's called 5 a lot you bad tales and i'm a big fan of italian cinema and this did not disappoint me. to tell you in coen brothers if you will ok that's that sounds interesting i mean that's it and it's

got rocks were on the record in force at the berlin film festival gentlemen thank you. all right here's a reminder the top story that we're following for you in germany has confirmed its 1st case of the virus in the southern state of modern britain where the patient is a 25 year old man who recently traveled to the virus part spot along italy the w.h.o. warning that the world is not prepared to prevent the spread of the infection is urging countries to prepare immediately for outbreaks. you're watching news after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day stick around for that will be right back.

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