but everyone has the right. everyone has the right to see. this is it news live from berlin italy has radically tightened for strictures on public life in an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus nonessential shops have been ordered to remain closed after unprecedented limits on travel and public gatherings the prime minister just stepping conte says the country has to take one more step. also coming up

a giant of hollywood behind bars former movie producer harvey weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison this is what justice looks like 20 plus 3 years sentenced. weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault in a case that gave no mention to the need to move. on expose her welcome to the program italy has ordered the closure of all shops apart from food stores and pharmacies all bars and restaurants are also to remain shut as part of efforts to halt the spread of the corona virus italy has the largest number of infections outside china more than 800 talons have been killed by the disease. a major airport in milan without travelers. a ghostly silence at the

heart of rome. as italy surpasses 12000 cases of corona virus the government is introducing new restrictions. now we are also closing down all commercial activities except for grocery stores pharmacies and drugstores. there is no need to run to buy food and supermarkets we will close shops bars pubs and restaurants. other european countries are struggling to avoid italy's fate greece closed schools across the country. the czech government banned all public gatherings of 100 or more people. now the world health organization warns the spread of the respiratory

illness also known as covert 19 has become a pandemic. and we're deeply concerned most by the a lot of mean levels of spread and see very easy and maybe a lot of mean a level is often action. we have. a system and that 19 can be contacted i used as a pundit me over 90 percent of global cases are in 4 countries china italy iran and south korea but the corona virus continues to cross borders. in the u.s. the number of infections is mounting and so is the criticism of the government's response one complaint the high price and the limited availability of coronavirus tests new york state announced it is contract in with private laboratories to fill that gap we can't just wait anymore. it's it's

creating it's compounding the problem and. frankly they can't put us in this situation because 'd we're not able to do our job and our constitutional duty which is to protect public health democratic senators are renewing their call for paid sick leave legislation which has stalled in congress for years the united states is just one country among many asking itself if it's prepared for a pandemic. and germany's chancellor angela merkel has warned that up to 70 percent of her country's population could become infected with the coronavirus that's about 58000000 people the country has seen 3 confirmed deaths from the disease and about $1300.00 people are infected at present and the chancellor said the government is ready to spend whatever it takes to contain the outbreak. appearances from the chancellor at such news conferences are rare but merkel went on the offensive after

weeks of holding back unlike the german health minister beside her she hasn't visited any hospitals now she has stepped up to appeal to the public. doesn't. mean our solidarity our rationality and our compassion for one another are being put to the test i hope we pass this test. but the chancellor warned the crisis shouldn't lead to a europe in total isolation co-existence has to continue she said a remark echoed by the health minister who said it required discipline and that everyone would have to make some sacrifices. for this reason we've called for the cancellation of major events and changes in our daily routines. that means everyone has to do something for themselves and the society as a whole the same applies to businesses authorities and all of us that the message don't panic but the signal is clear the situation is serious the president of the

robert koch institute estimates that 2 thirds of the german population could become infected and that the number of serious cases will increase. government offices mayors and hospitals have to prepare for more patients. were at the beginning of this epidemic so they need to set up their plans and strategies to deal with as many of these patients as possible. time is of the essence now the sooner preparations are made the more effectively hospitals will be able to manage the certain infections with their existing capacity. and for all the latest information on the corona virus including what to do if you think you might be infected visit our website at. bernie sanders has dashed speculation that he might end his campaign for the democratic presidential nomination after a series of defeats in the primaries against his moderate rival joe biden speaking

to reporters on wednesday sanders confirmed he will remain in the race despite pressure to withdraw for the sake of party unity and said he believes the majority of americans support his progressive agenda. our campaign has won the ideological debate we are losing the debate overall electability i cannot tell you how many people our campaign has spoken to who have said not quote i don't like what your campaign stands for i agree with what your campaign stands well but i'm going to vote for joe biden because i think joe is the best candidate to defeat donald trump so what does all this mean well i'm joined now by our corresponds to fancy ones in washington state why is bernie sanders saying what we heard him just say it sounds like he's preparing to throw in

the towel. not so famous now thrown in the tall yet but cent is a realist he has a really unfair unfavorable delegate count and he has to win every primary from now on to turn this around and make the math work for him and i think he is realizing that's not going to happen on the other hand he has a spine who have you heard as a politician here in the united states at least using the word or using the term losing in that kind of fashion when it is when it is about winning elections or primaries for that matter and thirdly you know he has some spine to do that that is really really that was what everybody was impressed with to say that however sanders bernie sanders has a problem and that is he can mathematically almost not win this anymore and he knows this so he tries to still be defined and a little form in joe biden's sight and if sanders stays in the race until the

democratic convention could that hurt biden as the possible candidate against trump definitely experts in the political commentators here as well as dems when you talk to those of they are afraid of this because that would be a repeat hope 2016 basically when sanders state almost until the end created a few really embarrassing upsets for hillary clinton at the time so of course the biden campaign as well as the democratic establishment as senators would say want to avoid these bets are out that mr sent us will debate this coming sunday nationally televised mr biden and after that we'll maybe next tuesday when georgia and other states like florida will go to the primaries throw in the towel then and how is the corona virus affecting the campaign is it an issue. it is an issue it is not an issue for the president apparently because he is planning on holding

a mass event next week in wisconsin but the 2 democratic campaigns of mr sanders and joe biden have reacted they have canceled yesterday a massive as they have planned in ohio they didn't happen and of course they are trying to implement a lot of caution in their own campaigns there's a lot of people involved as you know also this will have for the more an impact on the campaign so you can bet on that so you can see moans in washington thanks for that former movie producer harvey weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault the sentence is close to the maximum term of 29 years sought by prosecutors announcement was greeted with loud cheers by women outside the new york courthouse where weinstein was sentenced . to harvey

weinstein's accuses it's an outcome few thought was possible. attorney gloria allred says justice has been done for her clients this is what justice looks like 20 plus 3 years sentence handed down by judge burke this morning. just graced movie mogul who faced his final appearance in the same new york where he was convicted of rape and sexual assault against 2 women. since his conviction last month the former head of mare max underwent heart surgery arriving at clinics in a wheelchair. weinstein's lawyer is asked the judge to take his poor health as well as his age and young children into account and was scathing of the outcome. i mean we all know that sentence that was just handed down by this court was obscene that

number was a noxious there are murderers who will get out of court faster than harvey weinstein will that number spoke to the pressure of movements and the public weinstein has denied any wrongdoing and his lawyers plan to appeal the verdict prosecutors had sought a lengthy sentence given the foreman produces abuse spanning 4 decades and lack of remorse. old read who represents accuser just a command part of a testimony outside course she said i've never felt vengeful and going into this initially i didn't feel anger. i just felt sad sad for myself sad for everyone he hurt and i even felt sad for him for having done this to himself but i have observed and indifference a lack of remorse it seems like the final scene in harvey weinstein's fall from

grace but the drummer from. weinstein faces further criminal charges in los angeles also for right and sexual assault that case could bring a maximum sentence of $28.00 is. moving on to soccer now and in the german league la beouf have beaten cologne by 2 goals to one match made history off the pitch is the 1st. to be held behind closed doors fans were excluded as part of the measures to halt the spread of coronavirus. but in this league the fans have dubbed matches held behind closed doors like this one goes to games but that didn't discourage thousands from gathering outside the stadium and gladbach to peek through the cracks inside only a handful of club officials were waiting for this historic match to kick off despite not having fan support the host side struck 1st patcher come on to brazil mbulelo who bit it like beckham from inside the box 5 not sure what envelope was

listening for with no fans but blockbuster half cheered him on for the early lead in his 7th goal of the campaign themes didn't improve for cologne after the break since your defender mirror a attempted to clear the ball but instead fired it right past his own goal keeper to moon doubling the lead for glove box. 10 minutes later cologne did manage to pull one back after yun summer had his own blunder the bad pass found mark who didn't waste the gift weaving through traffic in scoring colognes only goal of the match. though held on to the lead and got the 21 victory moving up to 4th in the standings. in the champions league holders liverpool have been knocked out of the competition liverpool squandered a 2 goal advantage to lose

a 32 at home against. elsewhere. determined darkman 2 nil to advance to the quarterfinals. and the business is up next looking at another historic day as u.s. markets tank again on coronavirus uncertainty watching news from berlin don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website it's to give you dot com on this fighter fix to watch. what secrets lie behind swaps. discover new adventures in 360 degrees. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. e.w. world heritage 360 get the maps now.

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