this is d.w. news live from berlin and talks are expected in moscow today on the fighting in northern syria it's hoped that these talks will help relieve the burgeoning migrant crisis on turkey's border to the e.u. also coming up. the day after a memorial for 9 victims of a far right gunmen germany's politicians get ready to debate what can be done to

tackle racism and hate in the country. and containing the coronavirus in italy people are told to keep their distance but not everyone's heeding that advice and i will continue kissing this coronavirus will not stop me i'll continue to kiss and hug and you. will hear about italy's other moves as well to keep the virus in check. i'm brian thomas it's good to have you with us for the program today turkey's president of tire area one is set to hold talks today with his russian counterpart vladimir putin on the escalating conflict in northern syria that has displaced thousands of civilians this as a new migrant crisis looms. on the external border of the european union more than

12000 migrants are now and camped on the turkish side of the border with greece they use says it stands alongside athens with the political fallout from 2015 when more than 1000000 migrants enter germany still reverberating max and reports now from costa nice where the latest confrontation between migrants and border forces have been taking place. exhausted and with nowhere to turn to these young pakistani men managed to slip into greece when 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 there 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 fence. on caresses greek 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 yes this is the. focus you know the. we are proud of you. proud of your struggle if not only for the army not only for greece one and i mean one of. our european friends should be here as well our partners and allies. because we have to support these borders together if you miss the would be my c.f.o. and i pursue these are many of. the senior. people here in the border town of custom yes for along have felt abandoned by the european union local mayor stuff is calling for a common and sustainable solution to deal with migration but for the people waiting at the border has offered up a little hope anybody can betty of the c.m. . after they get them here is no chance for these millions of refugees to end up

in a 0 and in greece. game for men to get in the lava. after i wish for all the story from now find their dismay she has more of those 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. on my phone i strongly. doubt than the letter defined as a motif and then brought in again. and his friends have made it to europe but their final destination germany is still a long way to go i'm on a mission i would. have been walk on we don't have a car no money no money and nothing to drink. just walk with god like. god i am gord. 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 front here as fast as they can. let's get the very latest now from the turkish greek border area with good of you is your hanukkah danger yulia can you tell us where you are right now and what's the situation at the border. i'm about 2 kilometers away from one of the main border crossings here between tuckey and greece which is called. i'm on the turkish side but turkish authorities are not letting us journalists anywhere near the border anymore so basically they're preventing us from independently reporting on the situation of migrants and refugees then so i can tell you how many people are still waiting that to cross into greece into the european union asked him it's put this figure at somewhere between 10000 to up 220000 people i also can tell you about the conditions for

these people i can only assume they must be terrible because it's been 7 days since many of them have come here they have slept outside in the open with nothing more than a few a blankets yesterday violent clashes erupted here at the border so the security situation overall also appears to be very tense that. you know you know the european is accusing turkey. you can arm. ford's own political what's turkey's reply to that. while the turkish government rejects criticism that this was a you know blackmailing the european union their line of argumentation is that they are at their limit at their capacity when it comes to hosting refugees here so this is why they are doing it but clearly we have indication we talk to people here the

movement of people here towards the border has been facilitated by turkish authorities. you know you have as we've been reporting a number of these migrants thanks so much for that you'll hear from the border area a seeking to enter europe come from syria where fighting is now raging in the north turkey and russia have troops on the ground there and they're supporting opposing sides the recent weeks of escalating military action in the province have left dozens of turkish troops dead and created a dynamic where russian and turkish forces could wind up in direct confrontation preventing that will likely be on the agenda during the russian and turkish talks in moscow later today. flying the russian flag in sarah cab a key town in it live 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 redshift tire air 21 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 and it lived that's key to air 2 months plan to repatriate nearly 4000000 syrian refugees currently living in turkey. the recent heavy fighting in it live 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 let's take a look at the larger picture of what's at stake in syria what's affecting the issue the situation on the border between greece and turkey with our istanbul correspondent dorian jones dorian good day to you when everyone and putin sit down and hold their talks today at the kremlin what will air to one be looking for from russia. 1st priorities to get a ceasefire in it live they key to preventing any new exodus of refugees into turkey is already a 1000000 reportedly syrians. fleeing the latest offensive by damascus but beyond that will be pushing for the creation of a safe haven in looking for a 30 kilometer buffer zone into into syria which they believe

a sanctuary for around possibly 3000000 syrians. out of hand they're proposing a far more limited zone of up to around 5 kilometers and that is unacceptable so they will be a big discussion over this conflict in proposals but the bottom of these tensions is basically moscow and ankara have different opinions on how the syrian conflict should end moscow believes it's a military solution they believe victory is within their grasp or its own currencies it has to be political because that they believe officer hope that ultimately the 3000000 also syrians in turkey can return back to syria with a political solution how they will cross the. differences i think based on the assumption that both want their relationship to continue and the particular weight will be put on the chemistry that is believed to exist between putin and. dorian does the turkish position for creating that saves you mentioned for refugees in

northern syria does that have any international support. well up until the last few weeks it did appear very little international support. the idea of a safe so with this migration crisis it does appear that a number of european leaders are coming round to the idea at the beginning of the week voiced support for this idea yesterday we heard the top foreign minister stephan bloc tweeting in support so i believe that there is now this momentum they believe this migration crisis only european union has focused minds in europe but on course that there is little support for any military deployment to enforce the necessary no fly zone if it brings the risk of a confrontation with russia dorian thanks very much for that from istanbul let's get you bring down some of the other stories making the headlines today in yemen islamist who the rebels have stepped up their efforts to shut down cafes and

restaurants where men and women mingle they also close the only women's cafe in the capital sanaa and militia are also policing men's hairstyles and patrolling schools and college campuses to enforce islamic dress codes. the former united nations secretary general javier perez the quasar as died at the age of 100 the previous diplomat served as the 5th u.n. chief between 19021901 he was known for his peacemaking efforts including brokering an end to the around iraq war in 1988. here in germany parliamentarians are debating how to deal with right wing extremism and hate crimes in the country following a racially motivated gun attack in the western town of hand-out 2 weeks ago yesterday political leaders joined family members and friends to hold a memorial for the victims.

the victims were not foreigners the central theme of the memorial service in hono for the murdered members of the city's immigrant community. customs or spanish i am stunned the 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 the suspected gunman was the 10 ficta chemical check who was friends with many of the victims said he wants to see actions not listened to words . yet i live here and he's a starting role 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 and a kiosk shooting dead 9 people from the tones immigrant community and wounding all those the attacker held a legal gun permit he's believed to have shot at his mother before taking his own life prosecutors say the suspect held deeply racist beliefs. $650.00 guests gathered at the event and hano many of them relatives of the victims german chancellor angela merkel and president flying father steinmeyer sat with the families steinmeyer appealed to german society to defend democracy. you'd amend them get mines lipped 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. 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 already buried there. could have used chief political editor michelle coffin or will be following that debate for us today good morning to you michelle of the german president is said to be on hand as a guest in the gallery of the bundestag today can you give us an idea of just how unusual that is. it's very unusual and the presidents usually attend commemoration ceremonies like recently 75 years the liberation of auschwitz those kind of memorials said gratian small not sort of basis commemorations here in the buddhist shark so he received an applause from the

m.p.'s as he sat down in the gallery there today actually a young student sitting on next to him and then suddenly realizing who was she was sitting next to and really with the president of parliament here echoing what funk said at that very memorial that the attack of hono was an attack on the whole of society and the president of parliament also saying that that was something that simply wasn't acceptable and that the state would have to find right we stream is terrorist cells and basically end this threat from the extreme right with all tools that the state has of course pointing to the inability he said in the past of paul politicians to recognise this as the big threat that it truly was can you give us an idea of what we can expect from this

debate today. well i think it'll be very interesting to hear from the far right if tea party which saw a lot of fingers pointed towards its extreme rhetoric in the past and the president as sharing responsibility for the climate in society that was also referenced to by the president of parliament here that there was a toxic climb and also online that allowed things like these not just to live in the internet bubble but then actually spring into that kind of extremist accent also posing the question of what would have happened in the german public debate if this had been an attack where 10 people were killed by an islamist extremist so very uncomfortable questions here in parliament today and with the far out if you lot of questions to answer for michele over have been getting a lot of images from the parliament as we speak we saw the german president sitting

there in the gallery is there a sense in germany as this debate moves forward where you are in the bonus star that the country is facing a rising far right extremists. absolutely and i think i would say that this is a moment of recognizing that this threats has in the pos than a lot louder than anybody had debated publicly we saw the interior minister. in the immediate aftermath of the attack saying that the right wing threat was the biggest threat to national security here in germany at the moment but then there are a lot of figures that simply don't tell in is less than 60 people seen as an immediate threat from the right wing extremists seen more round about $600.00 from the islamist fields here in germany and there are a lot of figures that do tell an end point towards what has been pointed out already and that politicians need to recognize this as

a threat and now need time michelle equipment for us down at the parliament building where that debate is underway michelle thanks very much 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 governments to free up more resources in the battle against the virus also wednesday microsoft requests that its employees in seattle and the san francisco bay area to work from home in the coming weeks meanwhile australia has banned travel from south korea the country with the highest number of cases outside of china italy is closing its schools and universities nationwide until the 15th of march following a steep jump in new infections and deaths. for children across italy wednesday with the last day of class the government has shut of primary schools and

colleges for 10 days and it bit to slow the spread of the coronavirus. why it's a pain in my daughter is 12 her brother is going to college so he can take care of her. many students will continue their studies but online so. i know this decision will have an impact. i hope students can return to school as 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 from a distance for the need to feel you know student 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 afflicted 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 questioning doubt on virus profiteers police in turin seized quite false of mosques 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 hunch shakes hugs and kisses but amid the outbreak many italians want to be consoled and say they won't keep that distance. you're going here or your 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 embassies again where sicilians we love each other and we need physical contact will 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 the so-called red zone from expanding south. 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 know all the regions now it's across the board throughout the country sporting event sold so good to be held it closed doors so will the spectators and that's all that we had so they pulled as one hit law in the local daily put it this morning it's only has its doors close to those over the age of 65 or rest which the problems are told to stay at home and yes

a lifestyle changes well the decrease does say no hugs no hands cigs no kissing no physical contact keep your distance priming suggest sepic on to releasing a video message on wednesday nights and sit she said 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 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 what further measures are being planned by the government to rein in the contagion. well at the moment they are restrictions on cinema as well as yet says but we'll have to see whether that's across the board old screw up the territory do not occupy it goes all the regions on top of that they are there they speculation that they perhaps

extend the red zone to lead the t.v. i doubt bit will but again this is old news in the region also long 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. axis to respiration as we saw that hospital built to hospital milan getting ready to take in some patients because a lot of it the restricted the risk to read so so to speak don't have easy access to health days of each other be gins to step in to help those in need the moment but clearly authorities are taking this very seriously over 300 hospitals now have preachy arch tents set up outside the hospital to deal with potential cases arriving there and seem in fact from rome where the government is moving very

quickly to contain the coronavirus thanks so much. now on the screen at least there's not much that can stop british secret agent james bond but double 07 may have met his match in the coronavirus the latest bond film no time to die was supposed to have the cinemas next month but the producers decided that was no time to show it with people staying away from cinemas right now especially in affected regions and that goes all the more so for the key chinese market fans of the series for now have to wait until november the. portuguese authorities have a search the home of spain's 2010 world cup winning captain you care to see us as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged money laundering and tax fraud in the world of football. the porter goalkeeper confirmed his houses among $76.00 homes searched by police and tax investigators

a number of high profile football clubs offices have also been targeted last month because he has announced he would run for president of the spanish football federation. up next we have a conflict zone the program will be interviewing the yemeni minister for foreign affairs i'm brian thomas don't forget our web site and for all of us here in berlin thanks so much for joining us.

to. enter the conflict zone year after year the war in yemen goes on with no apparent end in sight but who's really trying to stop it my guest this week here in munich is the country's foreign minister. mohamad abdalla $100.00 most of the thousands of civilian casualties and the enormous human suffering over being from nothing.

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nothing. but water juice in life. we may think our own water supplies will last forever. but then. when the rain storm. starts march 20th on g.w. . and the war is ugly more than 17000 civilians killed and injured since 2050 i would not give of the future of my children and their children so you can sleep better at night they have to come and talk peace soon year after year the war in yemen goes on with no apparent end in sight but who's really trying to stop it my guest this week here in unique is the country's foreign minister mohammad abdullah

a dreamy of the many thousands of civilian casualties and the enormous human suffering.