this is deja vu news live from berlin a new migration crisis at the u.s. border with turkey. could slow their families were there and everybody is panicking everybody is chronic migrants attempting to cross into greece are met with water cannon and tear gas from greek border guards thousands of people are on the move after turkey says it will no longer tried to stop but. also coming up parents

closes its famous movie museum over coronavirus fears across europe the tourism industry takes a hit as the number of infections continues to rise voters in israel had to the polls for a 3rd time in less than a year will they break the deadlock between prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his name challenger any gods and bundesliga soccer at leipsic is held to a draw at home and this is the chance to put real pressure on the leaders i mean. i'm serious i was gonna thank you for joining us a new migration crisis is taking shape on the european union's eastern border thousands of migrants are trying to find a way from turkey in to greece and that's after the turkish government said it would no longer try to stop migrants from crossing into the european union but greece has pushed. back deploying its military to protect border points and using

tear gas to turn the migrants back athens fears a repeat of the 2015 migration crisis and suspending asylum applications for one month vowing to return anyone who enters the country illegally now many migrants who have attempted to reach the e.u. are camped out in the turkish border province of a dinette some are still hoping to cross into greece others plan to turn back. unable to cross into the e.u. a group of refugees returns exhausted to this parking lot near the greek turkish border crossing a cars are cool and. some haven't eaten all day. they did not expect to be stuck on the turkish side of the border they brought back photos of the front here zone which journalists cannot access one afghan refugee claims the greek police fired tear gas to push them back. their families were there and everybody is panicking everybody is crying. in a very difficult condition there's no support for the migrants. they've made

a camp fire to keep warm many here traveled from afghanistan but they don't have protected status in turkey and are hoping to reach the e.u. as soon as possible even though there is no guarantee of asylum there either i'll do it of your interview i want to study i want to live in peace here i'm no better off than i was back home no matter where we go people won't let us be. during the day groups of refugees arrive by bus load to a spot just down the road. it's unclear who arranged their transport this area is supposed to be a restricted zone but no turkish border police are here to enforce it. the migrants are attempting to cross the everest river on the other side lies greece. many of those who make it across are pushed back by the greek military. the

greek soldiers take everything from you and your family even your food their beating people and sending us back to turkey. and. those who didn't make it will have to sit tight on the border despite the cold temperatures when the sun comes up they'll try again. for more on the story we can speak to you correspondent yulia han she fall. no us from istanbul hi julie a good to see you this crisis really has escalated tensions between greece and turkey we've seen the greek government accused turkey of using migrants as pawns to exert diplomatic pressure how is responding to the well turkish officials have rejected such criticism that's hardly surprising one advisor to president said criticizing turkey's refugee policy i quote him here was that shane full and disingenuous at the same time. re news

threats prison edwin for example earlier today said that millions of migrants and refugees would be heading towards the european union's a border and from my understanding this is intended to ramp up pressure on european governments to act over the situation in syria is it live to share the burden when it comes to the refugees and migrants and knows how afraid european governments burdened paris athens are all of another major refugee influx what gets lost in all of this are the facts and that makes reporting right now very difficult just to give you a brief example. turkish authorities say nearly 120000 migrants have left turkey in the past days while the greek authorities say that's entirely falls they have in

fact prevented nearly 10000 people from crossing into greek territory now the truth this probably somewhere in between but it's not entirely or not very easy right now to see that truth yulia let's talk about the people who have been caught up in all of this the migrants where are they coming from and what conditions are basing. well their situation is desperate i've been at the border crossing at the turkish border in the past days many families came with small children this chaotic makeshift camp has sprung up they're open to the elements people would make small fires to stay warm they do not have enough to eat and drink at the same time greet border police has been firing tear gas at people who were attempting to cross some migrants have also been throwing stones and other things back so the security situation there is also quite tense now people have also tried as you mentioned in

your report to cross at other spots along this border others are taking boats from turkey's shores to try and reach the greek islands the greek ozark today reported that one child died when a boat capsized. reporting for us there from istanbul with the very latest thank you. now financial markets in asia have mostly studied today after a week where the corona virus outbreak triggered huge losses around the world the number of new cases reported by china has dropped sharply but the epidemic is still spreading rapidly in other countries the total number of infections around the world now exceeds $89000.00 people more than $3000.00 have died indonesia and several other countries are reporting their 1st cases officials in italy the worst hit country in europe say the number of people in sector with the virus jumped by

50 percent to nearly 1700. not a tourist in sight the canals of venice without its famous. no sound of cheering in milan's football stadium either across italy 5 major matches have been postponed due to the coronavirus. as new infections climb dramatically in europe's worst hit country the italian government is imposing more drastic measures army checkpoints control quarantine areas in some regions and emergency aid has been promised to the sectors hardest hit by the rapid spread of the virus. in france tourists line up outside the world's most visited museum the louvre on sunday in vain they were not allowed in the building after the museum staff voted to keep its doors shot due to fears of contamination from the flow of tourists. i don't look to see the

mona lisa that painting but unfortunately still so i believe that point that the french government has been gatherings of more than 5000 people closing down trade fast and large sporting events even though a half marathon in paris was officially called off hundreds of runners defied the ban and ran the full course. 6 come off the side signed up to take part in the marathon and since i had nothing to do this morning i thought i might as well go and run it was my goal and if i can do it why not we have to stop all this paranoia with what's happening we have to keep things in perspective it's just as well for what it says you know. in recent days the u.s. australia and thailand have reported the 1st deaths on their soil but with more than 50 deaths iran has the world's highest toll outside of china the epidemic is impacting businesses and daily life and shaking the country's already struggling

economy whatever model you hold of us our people are panicked a little under stress is led to a drop in sales people have also become more hygiene obsessed and buy less food from bakeries restaurants and caterers. catering go as markets around the globe take a hit some countries are more vulnerable than others. the e.u. has raised the coronavirus risk level from moderate to high here's european commission president was last underline. he said you see you has announced to date down the risk level has risen from moderate to high people in the european union in other words the virus continues to sprint let's bring in correspondent teri schultz in brussels following the story for us hi terry so the risk level has been increased what measures is that you're taking today sumi

european commission president. held a major news conference flanked by 5 commissioners who she is calling her crisis response team they sought to purchase say the european union the european commission as being in control of everything that can be brought under control they said that they're going to be channeling everyone's efforts under 3 different pillars mobility economics and medical and of course underlying herself being a medical doctor told everyone don't panic rely on science so it's also important to point out that each member state has its own plan so the commission really really performs mostly a coordinated wall they also updated the figures to me there are now $2100.00 cases across 18 of the 27 member states and there been 38 deaths across the european union terry what is at stake here for the e.u. . a lot is at stake and you could hear that in the answer of economics commissioner

paladin's aloni at at this news conference he said that the e.u. stands ready to use every fiscal policy measure it has to make sure to protect the growth of the eurozone he said that will stop at nothing and he also noted that early expectations that there may be a very rapid drop as the virus spread may have been at a rapid recovery may have been too optimistic and we're seeing that the sectors worst hit as you saw in that piece are tourism and transportation people are very worried about getting on planes some some flights are being canceled also passengers want to know are they going to be compensated for these tickets and and we heard at this news conference that policies are in flux right now and perhaps there will be some european commission guidance on how to handle this people are nervous but again the commission's main message is don't panic wash your hands we are we are taking taking control and coordinating everything we know at this point and don't rely on rumors there is science to back up what we're telling you right

you give us teri schultz reporting there from brussels thank you. now to some other stories making headlines around the world japan says it is working closely with the u.s. and south korea after north korea fired 2 short range missiles into its eastern sea the launches were the 1st since november and traveled a distance of around 250 kilometers south korea says it's on guard for additional missile tests. the hostage taking incident at a shopping mall in the philippines enters a peacefully a group of people has been freed on harm and their captor has surrendered to authorities according to the local mayor police say the hostage taker is a disgruntled security guard earlier he shot and wounded one man. dozens of people have been arrested during protests in kazakhstan of the death of an anti-government activists in police custody opposition leaders called the demonstrations after do left a god deal died last month in a jail cell authorities say he suffered heart failure. over the weekend

the u.s. and the taliban signed a long ago she added agreement to end the war in afghanistan but it has already run into trouble afghanistan's president says his government has not pledged to release thousands of taliban prisoners even though that was part of the deal. these signatures given at a historic summit in qatar as capital doha are a milestone on afghanistan's road to peace after almost 20 years of war. i but that road was always going to be rocky under the deal the afghan government will release thousands of taliban prisoners ahead of talks between afghan factions but afghanistan's president ashraf ghani said his government never agreed to that and it wasn't for the u.s. to decide. now when that would be better you know commitment has been made for the

release of 5000 prisoners. well but we have repeatedly said this issue clearly with the u.s. envoy south my colleagues that and other officials mommy this is the legitimate right and self-determination of the people of afghanistan. a request has been made and it can be part of the negotiation but it cannot be a precondition yet the might of the my flintstones. for many afghans the hope of an end to the violence is tempered by fears for their country's future. but they don't think that you know if the u.s. leaves afghanistan we afghans are worried about a return to the brutal situation that the taliban will stop their attacks again. so we call on the taliban to sign the peace deal with the afghan government as soon as possible that i'm in talking about. women and girls especially suffered severe repression under taliban rule. kabul veterinarian toher is worried about the threat

to women's progress if the group regain strength through talks with the government . i don't feel very optimistic because i don't know who will come to power if there's peace with the taliban. looking at their history i feel less hopeful that i'll be able to continue my work if there is peace with the taliban the war will come to us and it's now a waiting game to see how talks between different afghan groups play out following saturday's deal. like reside people here hope they won't have to pay for peace with their freedom. you're watching d.w. news still to come on our show in the bundesliga life it was hoping to cut the gap to leaders byron to a point but it did not go as planned. that 1st voting is underway in israel's 3rd election within

a year as the country tries to end a political impasse once again polls show conservative prime minister benjamin netanyahu in a tight race with center left opposition leader benny gantz in the previous 2 elections neither side won enough seats to form a government but with voter fatigue setting in many hope the 3rd time's a charm. he needs all the votes he can get fears of a coronavirus outbreak could put a dent in turnout but as well. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is urging people to head to the polls anyway go vote. it's a proud day this is a democracy you have a great right that you should exercise with confidence. is completely under control today we've taken all the precautions that are necessary people can go and vote with complete confidence thank you it's not just the virus that could make people stay home analysts say voter fatigue has set in this is israel's 3rd election in 11 months and support has splintered among many parties netanyahu has popularity has

waned after corruption charges were brought against him in november his likud party is projected to claim only a quarter of seats in parliament polls put him in a virtual tie with his center left rival benny gantz. one group hoping to make gains is the joint list an alliance of arab israeli parties they've taken heart from recent polls. today of we will make history. we have at least 15 seats and we're getting close to 16 seats with everyone's efforts. yes our votes the boats of the joint list are the ones that will prevent benjamin netanyahu from forming a government and the joint list is the one that will make history. netanyahu may yet come out slightly ahead but with no hope for a clear majority his conservative party is bracing for more coalition talks and

perhaps more deadlock. and let's speak now to gil hoffman he's the chief political correspondent at the jerusalem post newspaper gil thank you for joining us so what are the chances that this election will finally break israel's political deadlock. it's quite unlikely at this point benjamin netanyahu would have to pull off a very impressive victory he would have to get a majority for his right wing block excluding the people in the bloc that don't want to be the prime minister of it because of his corruption charges there's he's run a very smart campaign i've been following him around i've seen how his grassroots is very motivated but it's would still be extremely difficult it's remarkable that this is israel's 3rd general election in a year i mean what are voters saying are they fatigue that's entire process are they frustrated. you know i thought they were after the 1st election i wrote on the cover of my newspaper the day of the 2nd election lowest turnout ever

expected and i was wrong and the turnout ended up being relatively high and waited almost 70 percent the turnout went up so while i definitely feel the fatigue of people we could end up having the same 70 percent turnout despite that because people realize that there are very important issues on the line and no matter who wins this election we're going to have a peace process right after the election efforts to solve the israeli palestinian conflict it's very serious what about the fact that the prime minister is about to stand trial on corruption charges i mean how does that affect today's vote. well there are people who would be quite humiliated to have a prime minister on trial and because of that they will be voting for him it's in the out so that will definitely be a factor in how people vote then there are people who consider the the charges against him frivolous or a witch hunt much like the supporters of donald trump were in the united states and

they will vote for him anyway and what about benny gantz his chances i mean how has what is his message been to voters. his message is has been to voters that way you can have a former general like him keep the citizens of israel safe and secure while also being clean that it's time to after 10 years in a row 14 years in total that being prime minister to give somebody else a chance and that he's assembled the right team to be able to do it to run the country better and and to put the citizens 1st and himself. and i just want to throw this forward what happens if after this election it is inconclusive once again what happens then. the problem all along has been that the politicians have not been lying during the campaign they said i would sit with him i won't sit with her and after the campaign we thought they would break their promises and they didn't know the hope is that they would be such outrage at

the prospect of a 4th election that they would break those campaign promises that somebody would finally compromise and give it if they don't we are going to a 4th election and maybe a 5th and maybe a 27 to but god forbid hoffman the jerusalem post chief political correspondent thank you for joining us. in bundesliga soccer rb lights a loss to ground in the title chase after one all draw at home to byron leaf a consent light 6 remain 2nd in the table but now 3 points behind leader byron unique white 6 fades believe it's their year to win the title and they were pumped up for this top of the table clash with lever who see. i haven't seen company have the better momentum coming in with a 6 game winning streak plus events you need in europe. for t.-mo vanna in the

homesites title ambitions to remain tangible they needed maximum points especially being at home but it was leon bailey who needed for the visitors in the 29th minute waiver cruises the demon mary intercepted the bad pass did the leg work they found chi habits who set up the league from quite blank range his 5th goal this season. wife's it didn't need long to respond and were helped by a mary who took down vanna setting up a free kick and christopher on cuckoo didn't waste it finding patrick shakoor level to score with the beautiful header that was just out of her desk he's reach. after the break leipsic had a good look then a touch passed in cuckoo but predicts he says not this time it prevents what could have been the game winner. with 2 minutes to go live 6 marcel subnets ahead too much wanted from outside the box missing another chance to score remain the same

until the end of life 6 share the spoils with labor couzin with an evenly matched draw. when he on berlin's game with all spared was stopped after only on fans targeted haas and hines owner with often offensive banners it was the latest in a series of protests against hop fans are critical of how the billionaire has circumvented rules that prevent a single person from owning a majority stake in a club the referee halted proceedings twice in the 1st house but despite 20 ounce players pleading with the home fans to move the banners the game was stopped for more than 10 minutes and there were no further problems when the players did return to the pitch the match itself ended 2 all. right let's take a look now at how this weekend's results have affected the bundesliga standings defending champs byron they're stretching their lead over light 6 to 3 points dortmund and gladbach are hot on like 6 heels at the other end of the table cologne

continue their upward trajectory minds pulled clear of danger by beating part of course. south africa's biggest soccer mass celebrated its 50th anniversary when the kaiser chiefs traveled to the orlando pirates $90000.00 people packed the stadium for the so went toe derby and produced an atmosphere that was both ferocious and friendly. the. sons of both sides were at fever pitch ahead of sub-saharan africa's biggest game. does not that was out of reader has brought out every play that they know to do is that they have to mean you can make your cardio oh you can't look good here today the class is going to suffer today those that don't affect that search it gets very high as that dot dot i am. table topping chiefs were looking for a win to boost their bid for a 1st league title in 5 years while pirates knew victory for them could reignite

their own championship challenge. little wonder then that supports us went through the agony. in the end a heroic goalkeeping performance helps a one know win for chiefs. that group good luck. with the world was too good for us up to date though i feel like i've been groped by the good people at the credit goes because that's of good people. but despite the tension funds managed to keep things good natured both during and after the game. no upsides we are like these with. a game is a game we have to know that sometimes we sometimes we are as. easy to say perhaps when your team is top of the league. coming up next on news asia japan closes schools nationwide to combat the spread of the coronavirus what

will that mean for millions of students stuck at home. and how china damned some livelihoods of downstream communities. coming right up on just stay tuned for that in a few minutes. the body.

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