the but. this is do we lose line from berlin searching for a middle ground in moscow the leaders of russia and turkey trying to diffuse a flare up of fighting in northwestern syria of lattimer putin and russia tayyip erdogan are backing opposite sides in syria's war and they come tensions after the killing of dozens of turkish troops there raises the stakes as violence in northern northwestern syria forces nearly a 1000000 people to flee a standoff between greece and turkey over migrants and refugees at the border is growing crime has deployed $1000.00 special forces we report from the scene.

and in the us elizabeth warren and her campaign to be for the democratic presidential nomination will have a look at how the progressive senators departure could reshape the race. on my arc thank you so much for your company everyone turkish president red chip tayyip erdogan and russian president vladimir putin are holding talks at the kremlin on the spiraling violence in northwestern syria turkey and russia have troops on the ground there but they're supporting opposite sides russia supports the syrian government while turkey has backed rebels fighting the regime of president bashar al assad well as you arrived in moscow area one phrase would you called. it relations with russia turkey wants both sides to agree to

a cease fire during the meeting to ease the situation and live. and we can take you now to do. is in the moscow monitoring those talks for you emily what are these leaders trying to signal with this meeting well ahead of their talks both leaders talked about the importance of easing tensions in is live and as you mentioned editor on head of the meeting said that there would be that he hoped for a cease fire ahead of the meeting the russian side the russian foreign minister talked about trying to return to the is a live agreements from 2018 that's when basically russia and turkey agreed a deescalation zone in live province and the russian side has really been demanding since then and in those agreements as well for turkey to kind of sift out the radical elements from the opposition and from the moderate opposition in that

province that was one of the parts of the agreement that they came to in 2018 the russian side has been saying that turkey has not done that that they have in fact joined forces with some of the radical elements in their fight against the syrian government so that has been one of the demands from the russian side now the 2 sides have been talking for several hours now so we'll have to see whether they can come to some agreement and just generally speaking how is president vladimir putin managing tensions with. well i would say that the tensions running up to this meeting have been a very very high between the 2 sides and i think that was very much powerful bull even in those opening statements that we saw from putin an arrow on the tension between the 2 leaders seemed almost palpable they weren't even looking at each other now you have to remember that ahead of these talks as well we've had several

rounds of talks between charkha and russian ministers that didn't come to any compromise on it live and we've seen rhetoric be amped up on both sides as well the russian official government newspaper today cited a military expert who was talking about the fact that turkey and russia have fought several wars historically against each other and that russia shouldn't have the illusion that turkey is really it's so very much rhetoric being am top ahead of this meeting and both sides flexing their muscles to emily a sure winner reporting from moscow thank you and while america won and putin are holding talks in moscow the crisis at turkey's border with greece is intensifying while turkey says it's sending 1000 riot police to the region they've been ordered to stop the return of refugees who've been pushed back by greek authorities after trying to cross into the european union the migrants headed to the border

a week ago after turkey said it would no longer stop them from entering europe because there were some 35000 people trying to cross into their country in the past week and our reporter max zander met a group of people who made it to greece here's their story. 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 have been walking aimlessly for the last 10 hours. with being moved from one side to the other by the military where stuck in the middle at the beginning there were around 25 of us but only 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 in honor of the greek security forces and those living in the border region yes this is their. focus you know that we are proud of your what

makes this case proud of your struggle is the most that not only for the army not only for greece one of a.v.o.'s local our european friends partners and allies should be here as well because we have to support these borders all together. people here in the border town of custom yes for along 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 little hope anybody can bet if. there is no chance for these 1000000 refugees to end up in europe and in great spikes in this there will be. i wish for all these people to reach their destination. but what's happening right now is impossible. not only for us. but for all of europe to take in these blodgett numbers of people will be. here 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 and. we will keep walking we have no car no money no food and nothing to drink we'll just keep walking with god. god i am god. 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 frontier as fast as they can. to the united states now or senator elizabeth warren has told her staff that she will drop out of the race for the white house while her decision comes after a poor performance in the latest round of democratic party primary elections while warren's surged to the top of the field late last year with a progressive agenda she was seen as a top arrival to bernie sanders for dominance of the democratic party's left wing

utter failure to win primaries in any states including her home state of massachusetts after campaign revealing all she has not yet announced whether she'll endorsed sanders or joe biden who remain locked in front runner position. and let's get you now the very latest on this development i'm joined by my colleague stephanie cmos in washington d.c. what what happens now where are you really expecting this. yeah we were expecting this because as you just pointed out it was the 3 of us warren's campaign and her. bid for the presidency went just down south all from the beginning even before the primaries actually started and so we have a result we all expect she's going to speak in a short time to the press at least she announced that she would be available for

the press and then we hope to learn more. what her future thinking is because again as you pointed out. politically speaking sanders backed her out she had a closer hold on a stronger hold on for aggressive voters on the democratic side that she capitalized on to make him a contender or front contender for status right now and on the other hand she didn't never ever get any traction with the black vote joe biden capitalized on this so that was that the end was near and everybody saw it and now she. realizes this maybe she has realized this before but now she comes to the conclusion it's better to push the brakes right now and she did all right will senator warren endorse another democratic candidate for president. the bets are all it's saying that she will endorse now the question is who will she endorse he was politically closer to bernie sanders but as said before he actually capitalized

that could motivate more progress if. more radical progress of elements in the democratic party for his campaign and for his bid for the presidency and pushed a little bit to the side so she is known as a progressive within the democratic party corruption was a big topic she wanted to tackle corruption in washington d.c. and that was a big talking point for however sanders put the kibosh on this and capitalize all on that now she is a fierce critic of joe biden i think the. big question is what will she decide and walked is the underlying fundamentals for this decision she will make. who is what is the best interest for the country and the party after all it's about replacing the talent in the house behind me come november once a front runner stefan now out of the race where did it all go wrong for her. while it started before the primaries and then it went really down there she had

a great campaign network she had a good grassroots drive in her campaign she has a lot of date are voters who voted for her specifically on the west coast washington state. but also michigan is that her is that right but she were 3rd in in the 1st in iowa she was 4th in new hampshire and in nevada and she was 5th in south carolina there was no way she gets the she got the numbers or will get the number so that was the national conclusion to drop out stefan cmos reporting for you from washington thank you. and now to the corona virus which continues its disruptive spread around the globe here in europe italy is the hardest hit country with over $3000.00 cases and more than $100.00 deaths and fears over the virus have forced the italian government to close all schools and universities until mid march. schools out in italy

but the students aren't on holiday or universities and schools have been shut across the country until at least much the 15th part of the emergency measures to try to slow the spread of the corona virus infections have been soaring by around 500 per day making italy europe's worst hit state there for some students and roam the coronavirus isn't the most pressing concern. with the u.s. i'm a little worried about my school grades about the lessons we will lose this year i had a class assignment today so i'm a little happy but i'm also a little worried about how school will progress and the fact that we will have to work harder so that we can be ready for next year. but there are if i get the coronavirus o.b.'s i'm young and i can handle us the closure of university worries me a bit because i'll be behind in my exams and pieces they overlap but unfortunately

i can't do anything about. italians and tourists alike have been adapting to the new reality the usually heaving streets now sparse metro stations empty. italy's prime minister just addressed the nation to explain the government's trust it measures and called on everyone to do their part. so we're facing the challenge of the coronavirus it's a challenge with no political color it affects the entire nation it's a challenge that must be won with the help of everybody citizens institutions scientists doctors health care professional civil protection and police forces the whole of italy is called on to play its part. with many of the countries gyms also closed people have had to change their lifestyles with some opting to work out in

the fresh air instead. and while many italians have been obeying authorities advice to keep at least one meter distance between each other it's not a guideline being strictly observed by everyone. here watching the news business africa is up next with my colleague ben stiller and i will rock in berlin thanks for joining us. to. discuss what is as it seems. to understand the better we need to take a closer look.