202250th anniversary here. this is. from a black monday for global stock markets as share prices tumbled and the price of oil crashes trading on wall street was temporarily halted today after the dow plunged 7 percent wall street marking its biggest one day loss to date in more than a decade as traders react to the impact of the coronavirus on the global economy

also coming up italian police and soldiers enforcing a quarantine order on 60000000 people to prevent the spread of the corona virus the world health organization applauding what he calls italy's aggressive policy and it's good to talk to the european union in turkey trying to find a way out of the standoff at the border between turkey and greece. to find out if they can find common ground and as germany contemplates professional soccer games without spectators. a step closer to retaining their bundesliga title reign champions recorded. in front of a packed crowd in the.

viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome it has been a day of high drama on global financial markets fears. the coronavirus have left a trail of losses across the world share prices plunged with billions being wiped off the value of global indices the dow jones industrial average took a nose dive at the start of trading more than 7 percent of its value was wiped off in just the 1st minutes of the trading day and that star sparked an emergency 15 minute suspension of trading and it was no better here in europe in germany the benchmark dax index it closed around 8 percent down as you see there the games of the past year were almost completely wiped out the price for a barrel of oil has also been at historic lows today after saudi arabia increased production to try to pressure russia into closer coordination now that dispute coming as oil demand weakens due to the coronavirus.

or let's get more on this now from jose luis dato at the new york stock exchange good afternoon to you or me there's a lot to unpack here the coronavirus it has been around now for we're going on 3 months so what's behind the massive drop we saw today. well basically we are seeing a perfect storm here in the u.s. the markets basically we don't know what's going to be the financial of the economic impact of the virus and then we have. a war in oil prices making breakers activated for the 1st time since they were implemented in 2013 now we are seeing major indexes down around 1718 percent record highs so it's a question not if we are in a correction but if we will see

a bearish market that will kill the bullish market that we have seen here in wall street for the last 11 years and the circuit breakers of course are mechanisms to prevent this. stock market for i'm crashing which you know we saw implemented earlier today the corona virus outbreak. it may be declared a pandemic very sood could then trigger a global recession the whites of which we saw back in 20072008. it's a still i would say early to save we will say great recession as the one that we saw in 200820094 sure the basic case is an area for a lot of banks here on wall street it's that we will see a recession not only in the us a but also also in europe and now the question is if the monetary stimulus hard to fiscal stimulus from different governments will be enough to to make this situation a little bit better and consumer will go back to normal once the situation it's

kind of sorted out and if we look at the 10 year u.s. treasury bond today the return on that still almost 0 i never thought that i would ever see my wife time to tell us what does that say about the markets lack of faith in the future well of basically they are definitely discounting that we will see some form of recession there also pushing the hand of deficit are all reserve investors and the markets wanted to see more cut rates probably will revisit that. that we saw in 2008 and then they're also questioning what comes next if we will see some kind of quantitative easing or any kind of our emergency stimulus to try to figure out that situation that it's happening right now in the markets is actually right in interest rates are already almost at record lows because in the result of the new york stock exchange for us tonight some say thank

you. well tonight a quarter of the italian population is under a walk to the world health organization applauding italy for placing restrictions on the movements of more than $16000000.00 people in the country the cities of milan in venice are among the areas under lockdown. roadblocks like these could become a familiar sight across northern italy travelers are asked to explain why they're leaving the so-called red zone authorities say only those with serious reasons as well as workers will be allowed to pass. in milan's normally bustling center only a fraction of the usual crowds leaving merchants worried for their livelihoods. been empty all day and haven't served a single meal today in the restaurant. so looking at this moment there's an economic impact everywhere the galleries and then the whole center i think that not

only milan is closing down the whole world is closing down. because the moment. there was confusion at airports and train stations as some services continued to run officials are still figuring out how to implement travel restrictions residents are still adjusting to life under lockdown. in manchester it was indeed he said he had to remain positive than call him live the best way possible taking all precautions we have to adapt our lifestyles but we carry on. the often it is used up and says how to be honest i think this measure is too strict if closing down the whole region the flow on the day seems like a much too strong reaction force day. top league football games are continuing but in empty stadiums. lines quickly formed at supermarkets authorities have told residents not to panic by insisting that supply lines will be kept open. panic took hold in several prisons and maids rioted over new quarantine

restrictions several inmates have died in the chaos. the number of infected persons continues to rise health authorities insist that the caution is necessary. no neck it sewn up but there are no parts of italy that are completely immune to the virus there are parts of italy in which the virus currently circulates with us but the fact that the virus circulates depends on our behavior see it could be depended on it i mean it has at least tourist centers empty out the world health organization has praised its bold courageous steps which other countries may soon decide to follow. when germany has recorded its 1st 2 deaths from the corona virus both victims died in the country's most populous state with ryan was still you know which borders belgium and the netherlands germany has also imposed its 1st mass quarantine that is in the state of brandenburg which is just outside of berlin in

the health ministry is urging people to help slow the spread of the virus 5 following medical guidelines which include washing hands with soap and water. are for more on this now we're joined by our political correspondent hons brandt here in berlin good evening to you hons so what more do we know about the well the situation here in germany. well as we've just heard the 1st 2 cases of people dying from the virus were reported today both of them were elderly people with preexisting conditions a man and a woman and also there is that school about 100 kilometers east west of berlin west of here where one person was a firm to be infected and as a result everybody connected to their school parents of the people of the pupils there and so on the students there everyone connected to the school was put into quarantine into isolation that concerns about 5000 people at the same time the health minister today said that he urges all. the regions in germany to

restrict the gatherings of more than a 1000 people this is something that the health minister himself cannot impose it's got it's something that has to be done by the federal states or by local authorities and in fact bavaria has no knowledge that it will ban all gatherings of more than a 1000 people and that concerns amongst other things. soccer matches by and movie munich the very famous soccer club from bavaria from munich is impacted by this several games of by munich in the recent in the coming weeks 4 weeks or so are likely to be taking place in empty stadiums so the number of measures being taken in germany is certainly increasing at the moment it's increasing. would you say germany is doing nothe. well compared to italy obviously germany has not done as much as italy has done but the authorities here say that they have been tracking

the virus from a long time ago from very early on all the preparations have been made but as the number of infections increases obviously the measures that are being taken also becoming most severe for instance the health minister also today appealed to people to stay at home of possible not to go traveling if that and really need to and not to use public transportation if they don't absolutely have to all of these are measures that are intended to not to as a say prevent the virus from spreading but simply to dom the spread of the virus until america of the chancellor said today what's important in all of this is the time that is gained by slowing down the spread of the virus that's the time that is necessary for scientists to try and identify the virus to get to know it better to look for cures possible vaccines but there's also a time that's necessary in hospitals where the people that are severely affected by

the virus are being treated there also time is needed to actually. get them to you know if to improve that's right that's why we go to statistical today saying at least 70 percent of people with the virus fully recover from the virus which is good news reporting tonight here in berlin homes that very much russia has reported relatively few coronavirus cases with fewer than 20 confirmed the advice from moscow authorities is that people returning from countries with high rates of infection should self isolate now about 800 kilometers from the capital in your cotton borgen the ural mountains they're doing things a little differently groups of cose x. are patrolling the streets and handing out medical advice but as you don't use it really sure when reports much of what they're saying is dangerously inaccurate. they are willing to protect russia from any threat at all including from the

coronavirus. since early february the ural cossacks have been patrolling their area in twice a week giving out masks and checking people for signs of a cold. people recognize them by their uniforms and their recommendations on how to stay healthy are just as traditional. we mostly recommend traditional methods having honey garlic and. and keeping to basic rules of personal hygiene when people come in from the street they should wash their hands and take off their clothes. to help by government with the coronavirus because we care about the face of. the cossacks carry holy water along with them for extra protection against the virus these vigilante patrols weren't authorized by the city but in russia often support the state security forces and act as unofficial guardians of public order. they feel that is their historical role from

the late 18th century defended the borders of the russian empire since the fall of the soviet union identity has had a revival today the children in this community are competing to show off the basic military skills they've been learning to be a good cause they have to be prepared to serve their country. and orthodox christianity is just as important as patriotism here. the head of the community says cossacks are the spirit of russia and he believes their special status can protect them from the coronavirus to. most. believe that our immune system is stronger than the immune system of immigrants from asia. because caustics traditionally lived on the border of the russian empire

and cottages and protected russia's border. and we also get strength from the russian orthodox church. we believe that god is with us cossacks are and always have been the warriors of christ. there have been only a few confirmed cases of the coronavirus in russia so far and despite reports of quarantine blunders and discrimination against chinese people most people believe their government has the situation under control negress to do i think they're doing everything they can to prevent the spread of the coronavirus or at least i hope so and that. everything is calm here i'm sure that my government is taking all necessary action so there's no need to worry that he just needs to lead a healthy life you know they will know that's pretty good all should butt out in their own business. to help the government the year old cossacks plan to expand their coronavirus patrols to other areas of the city if you can. and they hope

units in other parts of russia will join their efforts as well. or here's a brief look now where the other stories making headlines around the world blast from a suspected rocket attack interrupted a ceremony in kabul in which afghan leader was sworn in as president he won the race by a slim margin however wyvil leader also be clear himself the winner of the it was sworn in as president at the same time at a competing inauguration ceremony. sudan's prime minister says he has survived a bomb attack on his convoy in the capital khartoum. he has been in office since august he has promised to cooperate with international war crimes investigations no group has claimed responsibility for the. britain's prince harry and his wife meghan have made their final official appearance as moyles the couple attended a service at london's westminster abbey under an agreement reached with the palace

back in january they will stop using their royal titles from the end of the month and will no longer receive public money. while the head of the european commission ursula from the lyon says a 2016 refugee agreement aimed at stemming the flow of migrants to europe the a turkey is still valid and in place of turkey's president richard pryor pair to one today joined it talks in brussels aimed at solving the dispute with the e.u. over migrants on the turkish e.u. border everyone wants more help from brussels for the 4000000 syrian refugees who live in turkey thousands of people have massed on the greek border since turkey opened its border with the e.u. to them in violation of that stu 1016 agreement. or let's go straight now to our correspondent much as he is on the story for us tonight in brussels so georg did the president or one did he get what he wanted from the europeans judging

from the fact brand to that he left why are the underground parking without giving any statement on my presumption is he did not get what he wanted at least not on the condition see mentioned earlier when he arrived here in brussels concrete to help with the refugee crisis in turkey and help from the nato alliance as well and we have to say georg this latest acute crisis started when president to one basically told the refugees and migrants you know you can go into europe now the border is open so we're at a one in the e.u. were they able to find common ground here. it was quite interesting to listen to the press conference given by was left on the line the head of the european commission and the head of the european council sean the show and the language they used is a constructive engagement they shared different opinions and if i may translate that a diplomatic language to you it basically means 0 movement what was enough and

a line however said is that the turkey refugee deal is still valid and that there is now a fact finding mission spearheaded by the diplomatic chief of the european union jobs of perella and his turkish counterpart so those 2 men all supposed to single out now up to map out areas where they will check whether the turkey refugee deal holds all web potential problems are and what does this mean then for the situation at the border between turkey and greece that's really hard to say was enough on the line set that the talks were good and there was a starting point and so 1 for the situation on the border it does mean i would say for the moment not much not much change she said there is a move forward is possible provided it's recip broke will that we'll have to see

really to what extent this really pans out and to what extent. now refrains from further provocations and sending people to that border yeah we will see gael monfils in the story corps in brussels tonight georg thank you yes it is true the most recent focus of the migration crisis has been the greek turkish border but sales and tens of thousands of other migrants are currently living in overcrowded camps on greek islands berlin now says it wants to help greece by taking up to 1500 migrant children to other european countries and it says it's looking for a coalition of the willing among e.u. states to do so. sick and defenseless. of all the people filling the greek refugee camps the children perhaps suffer the most. but now some of them have a glimmer of hope germany wants to help. as germans we

feel a sense of mutual responsibility for protecting these children some of whom are at risk unaccompanied or in a difficult situation and need our help greece can't deal with all of this without support that's why germany will play a fair part in a coalition of volunteers. but. up to 1500 children could be taken in by europe in this way right now they are stranded in refugee camps on the greek agent islands in maria alone on the island of lesbos there are 7000 children many are there without their parents many are traumatized psychologically and physically sick. at the moment there is only a small team of doctors taking care of them. the german government wants to show its humanitarian side and help greece get through this crisis the greek government is under a lot of pressure videos of life on the greek turkish border are upsetting since

the end of february when turkey opened the gates to europe tens of thousands of refugees have been making their way to greece once there they are stopped from crossing into territory by border guards armed with tear gas and rubber bullets. in the last 10 days we have shown that we are capable of defending national and european sovereignty greece and europe will not stand for extortion by anyone. on men. miso talkies welcomes the german initiative and considers it the 1st step towards an easing of tensions but it is not enough and it's monday medals we're talking about over $5000.00 children. greece can keep and take care of a significant number of them but the rest of them must be distributed amongst the european countries should be the key most of the potential for both tickets for

some children the coalition of european volunteers would be the answer to their problems but only if it comes in time. well we've already seen it in italy concerns over the coronavirus have seen multiple sporting events minus the fans or now the german football league is contemplating holding its next round of 16 years behind closed doors with a final decisions that to be made on tuesday but on sunday it was a packed house in munich as league leaders by a recorded a 2 neil win over struggling or you have since fired their coach martin smith. yes he was x. a scored when he made his 1st win this league a start against hoffenheim last weekend and the 18 year old dutchman once again took the place of the injured robert live and up front. ahead of kick off the german health minister recommended that large public events be cancelled to help

control the spread of the coronavirus but it was too late for this sellout crowd of 75000 who put on a big choreographic display in celebration of the club's 120th anniversary. fire and also wore a special edition kits for the occasion. but it was outscored who had the 1st shot on goal in the match oh i had to watch live ins effort in the 11th minute was too easy for manuel neuer to handle high and didn't have a real chance until the final seconds of the 1st half i could not. he fed it to thomas mela who bounced it over the crossbar. but my leg got another shot early in the 2nd half and this time he made out scored the. i'm 10 with a beautiful long ball and near the guided into the net. outboard

caught by our now on the break in the 90th minute. you could tell from the media that's news reaction that this one was not going to count you be the judge offside according to the referee. and then biron struck the final blow in injury time to relieve the coach kanzi flick the young gorecki hitting the target to round out the 2 male score. i think at us and i don't think in the coming weeks anyone is going to look back and say we didn't perform up best today we look at the school and the fact that we woman and in the end that counts them and affect us just sit out sport came away empty handed but it was a happy birthday for by munich maintained their lead at the top of the table. all right here's a reminder of our top stories the dow jones industrial average today marked its

biggest one day loss since 2008 day of trading turmoil indices across the world. in the price of oil and fears over the impact of the coronavirus italy has drastically restricted the movements of about a quarter of its population to try to stop the spread of the virus around $16000000.00 people in the north will be cut off from the rest of the country until april. just for the swedish born actor. has died at the age of 90 he 1st came to prominence in the world of film as director of the for. director in mark bergsman his career spanned art hell strong as horror movies and hollywood blockbusters on pseudos big hollywood breakthrough came with the role of father marron in the horror classic the exorcist who's worked well into his eighty's one of his last roles was in the t.v. fantasy blockbuster game of thrones however perhaps his most iconic movie scene was

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