a part of our brain. this world 3 part documentary stories many d.w. . repeat of the fact that. this is the dublin news live from berlin it's the end of the road for bernie sanders after 2 runs at the presidency the democratic senator from vermont and his campaign to challenge president trump for the top job he said he was winning the ideological battle but not the votes also on the program economic standstill the world trade organization warns of the deepest downturn in our lifetime due to the

coronavirus pandemic but despite the risk of a global recession eurozone countries fail to agree on a common action plan. and it'll be a different sort of easter this year in jerusalem the corona virus outbreak means congregations would be able to get together but one organization is hoping to bring the services to them virtually. i'm told me a lot it will welcome to the program u.s. senator bernie sanders has ended his presidential campaign that clears the way for joe biden to become the democratic party's nominee to challenge president donald trump in november election the 78 year old sanders performed well in the early primaries but then fell behind biden who has built a substantial lead in the race for delegates to the party convention here's what

sanders said. i wish i could give you better news but i think you know the truth and that is that we are now some 300 delegates behind vice president biden and the path toward victory is virtually impossible so while we are winning the ideological battle and while we are winning this award with so many young people and working people throughout the country i have concluded that this for the democratic nomination will not be successful and so today i am announcing with the spring of my campaign is washington correspondents jeff and simmons is following the story for us stephanie how surprising is this decision by bennett sound as depends on who you ask there are many many people out there was surprising that he does it now there are more out there was like we were actually surprised that he didn't do it early in the math didn't add up for bernie sanders and he finally. got to grips

about around this he got his head around he would have no chance of winning enough delegates to be joe biden and that triggered the decision today he also mentioned that he has another job to do which really needs attention and that is being a senator in the face of this coronavirus crisis we have here in the u.s. if you look back he started well but then seemed to have run out of steam lines that. yeah he never could mark to allies the moderate democratic crowds and the african-american vote he sent us were strong with progressives but not with moderates he was strong with young people and the 2nd problem is he then failed to really mobilize the young people who were at his rallies by the thousands to come actually to the poll stations at the primaries and that sealed it for him ok so bernie sanders committed supporters now likely to

fully back joe biden now. that's fantastic question i wish i would have would know the answer but no oracle here the judgment on this is out of course you would expect that most of barry's and his followers would now put the bigger picture of the democratic win possible win in the ember at the presidential election in the forefront of their decision and swap to biden and support the biden biden campaign but that's not for sure and not really sure because why because there is really this progress is clear and tell in the senator's campaign which is now actually disappointed and probably will have a hard time to put their vote to be hind joe biden they may decide to stay home and voted all which wouldn't be helping the democrats ok stephanie simmons in washington we'll leave it there for now thank you still in the u.s.

president donald trump says the country has a very good chance of beating the original projections on the number of coronavirus deaths expected across the country it comes as the state of new york reported a new single day high of coronavirus deaths nearly 800 in the last 24 hours and that brings the state's overall death toll to more than 6000 as we mourn the terrible loss of life for this. and from this. grave pandemic we're seeing signs that our aggressive strategy to slow the spread is working the number of new cases are stabilizing the numbers are changing and they're changing rapidly and soon will be over that curve will be over the top and will be headed in the right direction i feel strongly about that. some terrible days ahead but we're going to have some some wonderful days ahead. and we're going to get this behind us . countries react to the pandemic with travel bans and lock downs on industrial

shutdowns the effect on national economies is grim so grim that the world trade organization has issued a dial warning about the global economy. the deepest downturn of our lifetimes that is how the world trade organization assesses the economic damage caused by covert 19 this year spring outlook delivered via video by the w t o o's director general. chair the proven false simply in every region of the world and across all sectors of the economy in an optimistic scenario or all over economists it before he was of global trading good standing by 13 percent 2020 now if that and then nick is not probably all the government's failure to coordinate policy responses the decline could be 32 percent or more and you can see why

with half the world now being asked to stay at home business of all kinds has shut down images of grounded planes like these symbolic of a global economy whose engine has simply fizzled out. and as disruption to supply chains even solid sectors like the automobile industry fearing for their survival governments around the world have been scrambling to limit the damage injecting billions sometimes trillions into a rescue plan. comparisons have already been made with the great depression and the financial meltdown of 2008. but in this crisis where human lives are not just capital are under threat the stakes could hardly be higher. and the european union is struggling to find common ground as it tries to shore up its coronavirus hit economies member nations in the south want the block to do more

to ease their access to financial markets by creating euro bonds or bonds of they've been called wealthier northern states such as germany netherlands and finland are opposed to the idea after marathon talks failed and choose day night the pressure is now on e.u. finance ministers to strike a deal on thursday. spain versus the netherlands. rome verse berlin. the german government believes existing tools are not to protect the block from economic collapse. they include using hundreds of billions of euros in bailout funds parked in what's known as the european stability mechanism to shore up struggling member states and a 200000000000 credit line at the european investment bank for struggling small and medium sized companies among the countries backing berlin's position in the netherlands. we've come far but we're not quite done either.

we are of course talking to each other about what provisions europe should make what things we can do together to ensure that we get through this crisis as best we can. but the measures don't go far enough for countries like spain and italy which have been hardest hit by the pandemic and are least able to afford it they're calling for the introduction of so-called corona bonds which would see member states pull debt for the 1st time allowing countries with bad credit to borrow money on the cheap backed by their neighbors economic clout who pointed to the war i don't want to point a finger at anyone. responsibility is to reach an agreement within the next 24 hours a failure is inconceivable and shake it. but with a calm is on lockdown throughout the e.u. the clock is ticking for the blocks financial leaders to israel now where a nationwide curfew has come into force as part of efforts to contain the

coronavirus as the beginning of the passover holiday and normally the roads would be packed as people make their way to large family gatherings not this year though celebrations will be confined to individual households as the government has banned into city travel until friday morning in a bid to stop culvert 19 from spreading. meanwhile for christians it will be an easter in jerusalem unlike any other programs have flocked to the city for thousands of years but due to the restrictions congregations will be unable to come together in the traditional way we caught up with one organization that is hoping people can still celebrate with some sense of community this time in the digital world. a new sunday tradition an improvised altar is assembled on this rooftop overlooking jerusalem's old city since visitors are no longer able to come to the churches here the austrian hospice a catholic guesthouse is bringing the service to then virtually did do you through

all those 3 are yet so many other people can't come any more to jerusalem we bring jerusalem to the people into their farms on their screens and t.v. and we want to keep doing that during the holy week and easter. sunday mass on a rooftop but without a congregation because the pandemic gatherings are no longer allow this service is live streamed using a mobile phone 2 floors down in the now closed coffee shop a young volunteer follows the broadcast we're going for this is an a i think it provides a kind of support you know that even though you can't be here every sunday you can still be a part of it. but to a list. easter in jerusalem is very different this year the normally busy via dolorosa the way of the cross is empty the church of the holy sepulcher has closed its doors most easter services will be live streamed instead it's

a highly unusual situation also for the local palestinian christians residents are under tight restrictions. probably talk to family. or. smart we might. not used to think so. in the last 2 millenia at least but this year will be a culture we want to reserve. where other people celebrate this easter jerusalem its residents say it's important to show solidarity and not to lose faith that better times will come. they have got sun and sand and the risk of coronavirus that's the rationale behind the recent closure of rio de janeiro's famous beaches but it stead of debate in brazil about how far laws

should go in limiting outdoor sports and some surfers are finding it hard to resist the lure of the waves. rios copacabana beach is almost empty giving him a funny concept to say despite the state stay at home or to us but his defiance of recently got him in trouble with the police. beat me to it unfortunately i was caught surfing surfing is a crime now. if i don't end up with a criminal record or something as silly as that. patio wasn't kind but he now has to go to court to fight the charge that didn't stop the 22 year old from going back into the water just hours later rios president 2nd most infected state the governor recently closed our beaches in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. right now is the time to think about the collective. suppress my desire and i catch

that wave metaphorically speaking to serve in the near future. to process but the surface to find the band don't see surfing causing any more harm than not the soul of sports. my suit to wash i think that in the same way that people who run a hike can't ride bikes somebody can grab a board leave the house could directly to the water paddle and go. your mama my site you build up records it's a strong argument but surfing does run the risk of overcrowding if everyone were to come to the beaches to set off. an inventor in the southern indian city of hydrabad is injecting a bit of humor into his country's national lockdown his latest work is a coronavirus shaped vehicle it's out on the road to remind locals of the need to well stay off the streets as the pandemic sweeps the world the car isn't quite perfect yet and doesn't always file on all pistons but when it's moving. the other

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