this is the wu news live from berlin talks are expected in moscow today on the fighting in northern syria it's hoped that they will help relieve a burgeoning migrant crisis on turkey's border to the european union also coming up . drastic measures italy closer schools and universities across the country after

the number of deaths from the coronavirus prizes to above 100. plus germany's political leaders honor the victims of a racist attack they're joined by survivors and their families for a memorial in the western town of how now are a far right gunman shot 9 people dead and she should bars. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us for the program today turkey's president . is set to hold talks today with his russian counterpart vladimir putin on the escalating conflict in northern syria that's displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians this is a new migrant crisis looms on the external border of the european union more than 12000 migrants are now encamped on the turkish side of the border with greece. they

even says it stands alongside athens with the political fallout from 2015 that's one more than 1000000 migrant center germany still reverberating w.'s mack center reports now from custody case where the latest confrontations between migrants and border officials have been taking place. exhausted and with nowhere to turn to these young pakistani men managed to slip into greece bashir says the turkish military force them to the border he tells us they've been walking aimlessly for the last 10 hours. we're being moved from one side to the other the military is doing that we're stuck in the middle in the beginning we were 20 to 25 people that only us 3 made it the others were arrested they know that if they are caught by the greek police they too will be arrested. others didn't even get that far. like these migrants who gathered behind the border fence in turkey in an attempt to cross

greek security forces used tear gas against them and allegedly even deadly force. these images from the other side of the border were given to us by the turkish government injured migrants being carried around from the thoughts. on caresses group security forces shot live rounds into the crowds killing one and injuring 5 others a claim the greek government has called fake news pressure continues along the greek frontier almost a week after turkey said its border to the european union was open to everyone it's a cross. for their tough handling of the situation greek authorities have not only received praise by european leaders but also the highest cleric in greece archbishop pell the most traveled to the border town custom yes for a special service and honor of the greek security forces and those living in the border region if this is the meat. the skin of the oil and we're proud of you.

proud of your struggle. not only for the army not only for greece one and i want to because our european friends should be here as well our partners and allies. because we have to support these borders together like you miss the old being my c.f.o. and it was 3 years of me. assuming that. people here in the border town of custom yes for a long have felt abandoned by the european union local mayor. is calling for a common and sustainable solution to deal with migration but for the people waiting at the border he has offered up a little hope anybody can bet even a c.m. . and after that a couple meet here is no chance for these millions of refugees to end up in his europe and in greece. game for men i guess not a lot of. effort i wish for all the soil find their destination but what is more to

is this thing happening right now it's impossible not only for us or him or not but it's only if you're about to receive these large numbers of people it is more on the phone. and i strongly. doubt on the letter defined as a mo d. then brought in again bashir and his friends have made it to europe but their final destination germany is still a long way to go i'm out on a mission to. walk on we don't have a core no money no money and nothing to drink. just walk with god. damn guard. as they continue their journey they have no idea if they are going to make it but they know they want to get away from this dangerous from tear as fast as they can. let's talk

more about this now with our istanbul correspondent dorian jones good day to you dorian the e.u. is saying that the migrant stuck at the border like we saw in our report are cynically being used by ankara as a bargaining chip what is turkey doing to make sure that they're safe. what is really clear now what the situation facing these thousands of people on the border because most journalists have been driven away making reporting on the ground very difficult we understand that there are humanitarian groups local groups that have been distributing food and offering some support but it's widely accepted isn't really sufficient given the fact that many of the people on this board young families and this is the end of winter so it still gets to freezing conditions at night to there will be concern there is no real shelter for these people even sanitation so going forward i think as these crises fold they'll be growing concerns for the health and security of these people dorian among the refugees now

at the border are those who've fled the fighting in northern syria but it's president won want to see happen in this region. well president one is pushing for the creation of what he calls a safe haven all safe so this week he says will provide protection they should be a no fly zone to ensure that no more bombing will look for those people and he said ultimately this will provide a solution to the more than $4000000.00 people of our current be trapped in most of this is the last syrian rebel stronghold and the fear is in damascus gets its wish and overruns this area this will trigger another massive refugee crisis chris says the way to ensure the safety of these people and to avoid that crisis to create a safe haven in the area so they will not need to leave their country. the russian and turkish leaders are meeting later today to talk specifically about this region

they're meeting in moscow let's take a look right now at what turkish troops are facing in northern syria. flying the russian flag and sara cab a key town in a province with russia's help syrian government forces have pushed out opposition rebel forces backed by turkey. as the syrian government intensifies its assault on the country's last remaining rebel stronghold both russia and turkey are counting the casualties turkey is especially under pressure it's lost more than 50 troops in the past month including 33 soldiers killed in a single airstrike last week. turkish president wretch have tire of air to one has vowed to continue turkey's offensive should syrian forces not withdraw to live front lines established in a 2017 a court. but turkey needs the fighting to stop so it can create

a safe zone in ad libbed that's key to air once planned to repatriate nearly 4000000 syrian refugees currently living in turkey. the recent heavy fighting in italy has also triggered a fresh refugee crisis on turkey's doorstep displacing around a 1000000 more syrians. at the moment it's russian backed syrian troops that have the upper hand in its lead with moscow determined to see the syrian government regain full control of its territory you know story and one president at a wall and president putin hold their talks in moscow today what will be looking for. number one priority is a ceasefire into this damascus offensive against which to us frighten this massive new refugee influx into turkey then will be looking for the support for this safe haven in he's talking about

a 30 kilometer deep buffer zone running from the turkish frontier into syria and now moscow and the massacres apparently have dismisses out of hand they've been offering a far more smaller a buffer zone of a few kilometers into syria that's unacceptable so that and the 2nd point will be this discussion over the size of any possible safe haven but the problem here is that basically moscow goals are diametrically opposed moscow's he's a military solution to the syrian civil war he believes victory is within its grasp the rebels have defeated whereas there has to be a final political solution how they breach that got will be key to these talks but both sides with who do value the relationship they have and but the personal chemistry between putin and seen is key to any hopes for these talks. turkish position for creating a safe zone for refugees in northern syria have any international support.

i think has been struggling to get support since till the last few weeks when this refugee crisis is erupted it has seen now that's various european leaders appear to be coming around to this idea german chancellor angela merkel at the beginning of the week has offered to support to this idea yesterday we sold the dutch for minutes tweeting in support of this idea this will see our own chris seeing this is a major diplomatic success but that there was little stomach among its european leaders and even more importantly washington for any kind of military intervention to enforce a no fly zone that brings a risk of confrontation with russia will be hoping that the growing momentum will change the situation and ultimately there will be traction for this idea of a safe so in syria and these talks in moscow affecting the fates of so many people today daryn thanks so much for that it's to the u.s. now where california has become the latest state to declare an emergency as the number of new cases of the coronavirus rises california joins washington state and

florida and allowing their state governments to free up more resources in the battle against the virus also wednesday microsoft requested its employees in seattle and the san francisco bay area to work from home in the coming weeks meanwhile while it has banned travel from south korea a country with the highest number of cases outside china and italy is closing schools and universities across the country until the 15th of march following a steep jump and new infections and deaths. for children across italy it was the last day of class the government has shuttered primary schools and colleges for 10 days in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus many students will continue their studies but online. so. i know this decision will have an impact. i hope students can return to school a soon as possible and i will work hard to ensure that this essential public

service is provided to all our students even if that means for his distancing. in austin a student in. italy has been hit hard by the corona virus with over 3000 confirmed cases by far the most in europe. in just over a week the death toll has risen from 7 to over 100. this military hospital in milan is preparing to take in those affected by the outbreak faced with a shortage of care providers the government has asked retired doctors and nurses to return to hospitals officials are also cracking down on virus profiteers police and to rinse east create fals of masks and suits that companies had hoarded and attempted to sell for inflated prices. the government's response to the crisis has gotten personal. it issued

a decree advising against handshakes hugs and kisses. but amid the outbreak many italians want to be consoled and they won't keep their distance. michael and i will continue kissing this coronavirus will not stop me i'll continue to kiss and hug and you. i also continue kissing no problem with him this is where sicilia ends we love each other and we need physical contact we'll keep it up as long as we can. entire communities remain in quarantine mostly in the countries northern regions the government is hoping its new emergency measures will keep this so-called red zone from expanding south. journal sima gupta is following the story for us in rome good day to you seema can you tell us what are the latest details. well as you saw in that report these schools and universities shut until the 15th of march and that's going to expect some $8400000.00 students around the

country so it's no longer just everything up north in that class still 11 towns all of those not the regions now it's across the board throughout the country already if it sold so good to be held it closed doors so the bills but say does and that's all the way it's an april as one hit law in the local d. put it this morning it's only has its doors close to those over the age of 65 or so the rest which the problems are told to stay at home and yes a lifestyle changes well the decrease does say no hugs no handshakes no kissing no physical contact keep your distance priming suggest sepic on to releasing a video message on wednesday night ssage they say look we need to take these steps and talents need to be responsible because the health system really risks

being overloaded by the number of cases so what's in essential at this point is to limit the spread ok and this is proving to be very difficult as we saw a report from a lot of people not hugging or kissing the physical contact aspect or more what further measures are being planned by the government to rein in the contagion. well at the moment they are destructions in cinema as well as he says but we'll have to see whether that's across the board all throughout the territory the oculus goes all the regions on top of that they are there they speculation that be they perhaps extend the red zone to lead the t.v. and outbid the books but again this is old news in the region all along but the north on top of that he cites the restrictions of the controls there is a need to boost the medical response so we aussie them a boost the number of intensive care units as well as the p.c.

at ces 2 restorations we saw that hospital bill 2 hospital milan getting ready to take in some patients because a lot of them in the restricted is their bread so so to speak don't want heavy access to health days and eat at the beach it's to step in to help those in need the moment but clearly authorities are taking this very seriously over 300 hospitals now have preachy oche tents set up outside the hospital to deal with potential cases arriving the same in fact from rome where the government is moving very quickly to contain the corona virus thanks so much. let's get your brief down some of the other stories making the news today michael bloomberg has announced he's ending his campaign for the democratic party nomination in this year's presidential election and endorsing joe biden instead this comes after the results on super tuesday is primary elections made the former. vice president joe biden and

senator bernie sanders the clear front props. for president former united nations secretary general javier perez to quaoar has died at the age of 100 to prove in diplomatic service the 5th u.n. chief between 19821901. he's known for his peacemaking efforts including brokering an end to the iran iraq war 1988. in yemen islam is to see rebels have stepped up their efforts to shut down cafes and restaurants where men and women mingle they've closed the only women's cafe in the capital sana militia are also policing men's hairstyles and patrolling school and college campuses to enforce islamic dress codes. the murder trial of american real estate heir robert durst has begun in los angeles prosecutors say he confessed to multiple killings in the 2015 h.b.o. documentary the jencks durst has pleaded not guilty to charges he killed his wife

if convicted he faces life in prison. here in germany political leaders have joined family members and friends to hold a memorial for the victims of a racially motivated gun attack in the western town of hono 2 weeks ago all far right extremists shot 9 people dead and she should bars he then went on to kill his mother and that himself this incident has left hano deeply shaken. the victims were not foreigners the central theme of the memorial service in hono for the murdered members of the city's immigrant community. i am stunned that because of this terrible crime my brother will never again come into

our house laughing and happy. victims' relatives and leading politicians joined together to mourn the 9 men and women shot dead in the far right racist terror attack the mother of this is back to gunman was the 10 fick them. kemah coach i was friends with many of the victims said he wants to see actions not listen to words you know i live here all of us in this town are people who belong to this world to europe to germany to have but also to have now please let us act together against inflammatory language. against the hate. because since the 19th of february people are worried about how to keep on living here. on february 19th a 43 year old german monotype to shisha bars on a kiosk shooting dead 9 people from the tons immigrant community and wounding all there's the attacker held a legal gun permit he's believed to

a shot at his mother before taking his own life prosecutors say the suspect held deeply racist beliefs. $650.00 gas covered at the event in hono many of them relatives of the victims german chancellor angela merkel and president frank father steinmeyer sought with the families steinmeyer appealed to german society to defend democracy. yet a man stood on some good minds i'm in london late every person who lives in our country must be able to live in safety and peace our state has the duty to protect this right if it was a mere 2 wounded has to do more and must do everything necessary. authorities plan to wreck the permanent memorial to the hano attack victims in the city's main cemetery some of them are already buried there.

and. while the german parliament will be holding a debate today on the roots of right wing extremism to talk about that i'm joined by political correspondent you know hasa good morning to you know the morning the german president will be in the gallery of the bundestag for this debate today that's that's very unusual isn't it he announced last minute that he was going to attend this debate in the in the stock it's highly unusual for the german president

to believe that and by doing that he wants to send out a clear signal that he's taking this issue strangely seriously and actually at the memorial service in high. he did say germany has to acknowledge that it does have a problem with racism and that more needs to be done to tackle the roots but also do more to combat right wing stream ism that this debate is taking place is also a clear signal what can we expect in parliament today there will be talking about what needs to follow because of course we have to remember that hanna was not the only right wing attack not gratian lawmakers and so this needs to be discussed more that's also the feeling that my guts and of course it gives the political parties an opportunity to position themselves on the topic now we have the alternative for germany party in the in the stock in parliament which is an anti immigration party so emotions are likely to run high when we take on now when

all these other incidents you mentioned together is there a sense in the country that right wing extremism is a growing problem it is a problem that for too long has not been taken seriously enough that is the message that fun fighter steinmeier is sending out clearly and what we have seen is that there has been criticism that authorities no make is but also the legal forces have not always considered right wing extremism as as much as a threat as left wing extremism or islam ist terrorism and so you would have seen media reports where those deeds would have been attributed to somebody like a lone wolf who is mentally ill rather than calling them a terrorist etc but of course intelligence authorities are also saying that the number of potentially violent right wing extremists is on the rise and we'll be following this debate in parliament today so for now thanks very much.

we have some sports now and portuguese authorities have searched the home of spain's 2010 world cup winning captain eager to see us that is part of an ongoing investigation into alleged money laundering and tax fraud in the world of football the porto goalkeeper confirmed that his house was among 76 homes searched by police and tax investigators a number of high profile football clubs officials have also been targeted last month because he has announced he would run for the presidents of these spanish football federation later this year. and the last 2 german cup quarter finals on wednesday laver couzens scored 3 late goals after noon berlin went to man down and will now advance to the semi's after a 31 victory and the day's other fixture frankfurt beat braman 2 nil that thanks to goals from andre silva and daiichi commodity the 2 other clubs in these enemies are

by or numeric and 4th division brocken the dalby held on march the 8th. let's get your reminder now of our top story at this hour thousands of asylum seekers remain stranded at the turkish greek border after turkey gave them the green light to try to enter europe. the leaders of turkey and russia are set to meet today to seek a solution to the ask elating conflict in northern syria. well don't forget you can always get news on the go download our app from google play work gaps or that of course you can see access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for breaking news and if you are part of a news story please use that app to send us your photos and videos of what's happening where you are. up next we have focus on europe is taking a closer look at the crisis at the greek border we'll also be taking up the issue

of the coronavirus and remember you can keep up to date as well at our website i'm brian thomas the entire news team thanks for being.

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discover the. subscribe to the documentary on you tube. alone a very warm welcome to focus on europe with me peter craven and like many other parts of the world europe is increasingly in the grip of the corona virus to prevent further contagion the world famous louvre museum in paris has closed its stores and in the u.k. some schools have been shut down meanwhile of the brick trees here in germany there's been a step.