this is news live from berlin and donald trump frees us funding for the role of helpful but i would say should the u.s. president accuses it off covering up the spread of the current affairs and mismanaging its response to the pandemic also on the program. the international monetary fund gives a bleak morning to the ballclub krone virus smothering growth the i have may have saved 2025 c. the worst downturn since the great depression. european countries slowly relaxed struck down restrictions will germany follow suit chunks that gillum tackle

and the nation's 16 regional leaders will decide later today. at this sad anniversary in paris exactly a year since the fire badly damaged can feed all the planes shock people in france and around the world restore a should work has so far been slow but a couple of filmmakers have been able to use virtual reality to show how the cathedral looks and how it'll look in future. and i'm christine want to welcome to the program president donald trump has instructed his administration to hold funding of the world health organization mr trump say's the w.h.o. failed in its early response to the coronavirus the us president has himself come under fire for his handling of the pandemic say at the depth. should have done a better job investing. initial investigating i should say initial reports in china

u.n. secretary general antonio terrace responded by saying that now was not the time to end support for the death. he said its work was absolutely critical to think global efforts to combat it 19. the w.h.o. failed in its basic duty to save lives those are the words of president trump as he announced a freeze on funding for the u.n. agency today i'm instructing my administration to halt funding of the world health organization while a review is conducted as the organization's leading sponsor the united states has a duty to insist on full accountability trump has repeatedly criticized the w.h.o. throughout the pandemic this time claiming its bias towards china is responsible for the viruses rapid spread to other parts of the world you had the w.h.o. done its job to get medical experts into china to objectively assess the situation

on the ground and to call out china's lack of transparency the outbreak could have been contained at its source with very little death trump says the roughly $400000000.00 in annual donations will now be reappropriated though he refused to set america's relationship with the w.h.o. entirely we will continue to engage with the w.h.o. to see if it can make meaningful reforms for the time being we will redirect global health and directly work with others the us is the worst affected country in the world with more recorded cases and deaths than anywhere else trumps handling of the pandemic has also been widely criticized. and his opponents say this latest announcement is nothing more than a deflection tactic. is correspondent in washington stefan simmons has more on the

explanation trump gave and in the white house. he gave a very blunt good. relations for those he basically says let me quote that he will hold funding while a review is conducted by his administration quote to assess the w.h.s. role in severely mismanaging and covering up covering up the spread of the coronavirus that's the reason he gave now can he do that can you hold the funding and we're talking about $400.00 to $500000000.00 every year yes you can but as you can see in the wording here he leaves himself a back door he says he will review the matter and we stalled actually here in washington d.c. that this is going to happen because he had to lure to this last week already so here you have a review will be conducted by the administration and the outcome miami may be that the u.s. is now as a major funder for the w.h.

all not paying any more for or contributing to the w h o's mission at that step on the ones in washington now here's a quick roundup of some of the other coronavirus developments around the bullet the bold health organization says it's certain the world has not seen the peak of the outbreak it say's 90 percent of confirmed cases so far in europe and the united states the number of daily deaths registered in the u.s. has reached a new high of more than 2200 people denmark is reopening a child case santa has primary schools and some shops today it was one of the 1st countries in europe to impose a lockdown and a 990 year old man has become the oldest known patient in brazil to recover from the virus he has now left the hospital. in a big warning the international monetary fund has full cost that the global economy is on track for the kind of downturn that wrecked economies and lives during the great depression 90 years ago and it has everything to do with the far reaching

measures designed to save lives in the coronavirus pandemic. amid lockdowns business shutdowns and travel restrictions due to the covert 19 pandemic the outlook is bleak for the global economy the i.m.f. is now forecasting a decline of 3 percent this year before the pandemic emerged as a grave threat to public health and economic activity the organization was expecting over 3 percent growth in 2020. the i.m.f. chief economist says the current measures to contain the pandemic make a severe slowdown on avoidable winning remarked but this is a deep recession it is a recession that involves solvency issues it is the president didn't was unemployment rates going up dramatically and these tend to leave scars and while there are many very strong policy actions being taken some of this will spill

over into the end that 2nd half of this year into 2021 the i.m.f. is optimistic about a robust recovery next year predicting global growth of 5.8 percent the institution is providing loans to nations that need help in dealing with a pandemic. we are actively deploying our one trillion dollar lending capacity to support vulnerable countries including through rapid dispersing emergency financing . and debt relief to our poorest member countries and we are calling on official credit to do the same the i.m.f. cautioned that its forecast is clouded by on certainty about the path the corona virus will take a 2nd outbreak of the pandemic next year could make the economic collapse far more extreme. time to take a look now at the news around the world the u.s. treasury department will spend $25000000000.00 to support major passenger and lives

and help them with the economic impact of the fires on travel tomorrow the country's largest airlines including american united stelzer and southwest will receive most of the money as girls as well as. former us president barack obama has endorsed democratic contender joe biden in the race for the white house mr obama announced his support for his former vice president in a video message describing biden as the right leader to guide the u.s. . and south korea is holding national assembly elections with unprecedented measures in place to deal with the corner fires before being allowed to cost their ballots fotis must weigh in last stand at least one meter apart have a temperature taken disinfect their heads and we have deaths. 5 fashion is in ukraine have extinguished a fire that was threatening the treadmill built nuclear power plant the forest fires near the abandoned site have been burning for 10 days the chernobyl nuclear plant stuff it

a meltdown in 1986 that sprayed radioactive fallout across europe. here in germany there's been a rise in corona virus infections after 4 days of decline but chancellor angela merkel is too to consult the premier's of germany's 16 states to decide whether they should be a cautious lifting off the lockdown one recommendation is to start with a gradual reopening of schools and shops at me or other but any rollback off the restrictions will involve a delicate balancing act. germany has a tough decision to make keep restrictions in place like france or like austria start the country down the path towards normal life the consequences could be enormous either way easing restrictions could put people's physical health at risk but there are also risk to keeping them in place and the current restrictions are warranted but they have a very high cost not just an economic cost but also a social and psychological cost we need to think about how we can transition

responsibly step by step into some sort of really normalize ation and i think we need to do that quite soon germany's public health institute the robot called the institute is known as against relaxation but it's wary of how it happens as of wednesday morning the institute registered a total of 127584 cases in germany that's an increase of 2486 on the previous day total deaths are now at $3254.00. medicals cabinet ministers have been weighing in some like the health minister yet are hinting at a rollback on my stricture with caviar. this year. we should do it step by step and keep control over the outbreak and make sure that we're able to

keep treating patients for inspiration to 100 can. the chancellor is set to discuss the country's options with the leaders of germany 16 states today as a federal system they have to be on board with last happens next a final decision is expected shortly thereafter a change in social distancing regulations would require all to comply but says this image shows even politicians and doctors sometimes have difficulty following the rules. all right at the table now is state of the a political correspondent and many many others see it so is germany likely and locked down well this will all depend on the outcome of the outcome of that meeting this afternoon where the 16 states will discuss what comes next in fact each state will be restaurants a bill for implementing all softening the measures already in place one of the key measures of course that will be discussed will be the return to schools in each

different states and interesting the not all states agree on how to do that for example in north rhine which is the west affected area in germany the minister of education announced a gradual reopening of schools after schools after easter holidays argument in. just a task to enable some exams to take place i mean why in bavaria for example the minister present in the very hour mark has served there say he rooted out to prompt a reopening of schools in his rage and in that he also distanced himself from the advice of recommendation of the national academy of sciences which advised the reopening of 1st primary and secondary schools in the country ok so i mean i guess staying on that how is this relaxation of measures likely to look well this meeting is exactly about finding out how and when

a return to progressives normality is on the card can be on the cards here in germany does is something that we of course happen very gradually it might look different from one state to another school's we'll be likely to reopen gradually as well perhaps for as a primary schools then secondary school etc if we look at neighboring austria for example there is a gradual reopening of all places of socialization as well now there would be. question of social the stand saying how would that be a soft and we would people be asked to wear mosques when they're socializing for example and also worth mentioning here in germany not everyone is happy it was a softening of the measures in fact more than half of the german population actually want to stick either to stick to the current measures or even incremental more measures. interesting times

a look at full that word from the chancellor and the regional leaders many of the thank you thank you. few groups in germany are more at risk from the coronavirus than homeless people living on the streets is difficult and dangerous enough without having to worry about social distancing but the institutions they rely on for food and accommodation have also closed because the people who run them are having to stay at home. war meals have become scarcer than usual for homeless people b. stays most soup kitchens and shelters have closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. meet cellos one of those hardest hit but life on the streets has become even more difficult for the 19 year old from belgium. escape even yes there are far less money from that because people are keeping their distance and don't want to talk to us so begging or even collecting battles is not possible anymore very few people still go out on the streets and those who do don't want to

give us money. when they're already meager income streams drying up and soup kitchens closed new ways have to be found to provide sleeping rough with the be a recent childes aid organization karuna is delivering care packages by bicycle it's also using technology to reach out to those in need or also. big goal is to connect the homeless with each other and with us we are using an app to gather information on how the people we meet on the street are doing and to assess their health. in the coming weeks karuna plans to distribute 2000 mobile phones to balance homeless community they can then use the app to find out about getting help to call a coronavirus hotline set up specifically for them karuna has an even more ambitious proposal to ensure their safety during the pandemic. before we demand

that hotels are made available 2000 thought out that we have the capacity the single rooms with on suite toilets where we could organize an affective pandemic response. there are many organizations helping those sleeping rough in germany some of the homeless refused help often because shelters have a policy of no drink and no drugs since the coronavirus plunge the country into crisis the nation faces have sprung up where residents hung food and other essential for the needy to collect but many people of void direct contact with the homeless says michelle. wu up close with after time doesn't live on the streets people think that we're more likely to be infected and spread the virus if we get into a tram carriage and the people realize we are homeless they move away. they give us a condescending look and leave for them we are scum from the streets. after. the homeless rely on the charity of others they can only hope that the corona

crisis brings out the best in people not the washed. the sports could manufacture added s. has been given a 3000000000 euro emergency learned by the governments to weather the impact of a coronavirus pandemic the company has also agreed to suspend dividend payments to shareholders in order to receive the assistance but several car makers including new b.m.w. at a time that has been criticized for planning to pay dividends still while receiving funds to pay for those on the richest working scheme. i'm now joined by author side of him from the business good to see office did us has to cut diffidence to get government money the comic has that special treatment but it certainly looks like to us from the distance christine although there are a few distinctions that should be made so in the case of the us they have actually

taken a step back alone a substantial of 3000000000 in the case of the carmakers diameter b.m.w. and folks like in the big 3 they haven't done that yet what they're doing is availing of germany's short time work allowance courts are by scheme whereby workers are no longer have an off hours the shortfall has been made by tax payers money $60.00 or 67 percent so it's still taxpayers' money and it is there's no real difference ultimately money is money but there is that little distinction but certainly from a different distance it does seem to be a little bit of special treatment and we can kind of exam that a little bit further when we look at for example the approach that's been taken in in france so in france airbus has already said it's not a carmaker but it's a massive transport company they've said that they will not pay their dividends for this year and also in germany lufthansa has said the same airline so the carmakers have not yet done the pressure is slowly but surely running on them to do that but i mean have we heard from the con makers as to why they feel they should be paying out dividends at a time like this they have been quite quiet for sure but we have heard

a few things so one of the more interesting comments was b.m.w. i have the quote here b.m.w. said they were laying the foundation stone to get out of the crisis whenever that happens and that it was very important for them to continue paying dividends to show that investors in b.m.w. were not going to be let down that b.m.w. remained reliable investment however that does seem somewhat difficult to stand out argument when you consider that they're on one level pleading poverty and that they need money from the state to subsidize workers' wages while still having plans to pay out what would remain billions because it would be around $7000000000.00 collectively from the 3 comic years which would have been paid out in dividends although it varies volkswagens given it was going to be much more than ok they were the 2 so pretty. the person who works on the factory floor or the plant full is going to take a pay cut always good to see that happening in management structures as well for these caught make has some executives at b.m.w. v.w. having to take pay cuts to it's important so that the short time work allows the whole point of it is to try and avoid workers having to take pay cuts although the longer this crisis goes on and never the blee more uncertainty is created in fact

many of the carmakers are not just talking about papers they're talking about job losses substantial job losses of the trainman carmakers the only one that i'm aware of so far that has announced executives are taking a paper is dimer that's the brand behind say he's been there taking a 10 percent or 20 percent payout at the top executive level now when you're been paid millions 10 percent you can probably sustain and you're been paid maybe the lowest interest rate the average investor wage that's not quite the same but it's at least a positive sign and it's a gesture in the right direction but as of yet b.m.w. v.w. have not done that yet and they're still holding to the same course. of the sullivan business thank you it's not a spain when more than 7900 patients have so far been treated in intensive care units it's been a lack of ventilators to help patients breathe and off personnel equipped protective equipment for health care what it has but a start have business in catalonia provided help within just 3 weeks and not just for spain. breathe in breathe out when cold it 19 patients lungs fill up

with air this way their chances of survival increase the machine that pumps air in is a kind of high tech improvisation a startup in barcelona wondered how it could help the many people infected with corona virus. i saw how there were lots of problems with breathing in italy who looked for a solution and found a person inflating a bellows resuscitator which is used to supply ventilation to people who cannot breathe on the internet but i got to ask you have no idea the startups idea received support from v.w. subsidiary say out which is not producing cars right now because of the virus workers there wanted to help instead of sit around at home. but i thought after a 3 day production hold here at the factory we came upon the idea to do something for a spanish society. 14 prototypes in 3 weeks technicians and doctors work together for 12 to 14 hours each day on the emergency ventilator some of it is even

made up of car parts i answered trying or individual parts that we did the borgias not using cars anyway such as the windscreen wiper motor or parts that we made ourselves instead of waiting for a long time for others to make them. up to $300.00 ventilator sir produced each day at the see our factory the 1st ones are already being used in spanish hospitals. to know we're distributing the ventilators to hospitals in barcelona and madrid and the doctors were in contact with are giving us very heart that it will be back and the new bad mood. but not everything is running smoothly especially with the critical part that pro 2 feet cannot produce the inflating bells. and i think it's not as available as we thought or if suddenly got demand from all over the world and we're trying to resolve. of this and get them from somewhere that's

why we're calling on everyone who might have some in stock perhaps a dealer we don't know about your name please contact us our own. idea for our use of oil and i for one of. the ventilator ideal will live on even when see out silly on hatchback starts rolling off the assembly line here interested parties from abroad have already contacted them and everyone is free to build their own if they wish. now to paris when a year ago today the cathedral of notre dame was badly damaged by a fire thought to have been started by an electrical short circuit sadly salvage and reconstruction with some running months behind sched jewel delayed by massive quantities of toxic lead went to storms and now the coronavirus pandemic but luckily all is not lost what remains are 2 films documenting the cathedral one shots before the disaster the other afterwards within haunts virtual reality.

not true don cathedral the symbol of paris in flames the images from april 29th team saddens the world. filmmakers cloues walsh slate and victor argue long had been shooting a documentary on the world famous landmark just weeks before the fire. it almost hit the day after the fire we realized that our images are of extremely great value that we captured a moment of notre dame's history that we'll be able to pass on to the public whether european american asian or parisian everyone who ever visited has a special memory of not. they combined footage from before the inferno with newly shot material to make a 2nd documentary titled rebuilding not radomir. their images of the current cathedrals interior are the only ones of their kind.

elses movies images are even special because they were shot for virtual reality that is in $360.00 degrees with very high resolution and in 3 d. that produces one image for the left eye and one for the right which gives you the illusion of depth as if you were actually there. with a vi headset people can immerse themselves in the world of not shut down for 16 minutes motion sensors allow them to move through and explore the structure independently. of such an experience in actual reality is no longer possible not for dummies now closed to the public. it's also a tourist landmark that each year drew millions of visitors of any faith or even without one this is a monument of importance to the history of france and it was important to us to put that across an awful lot of stuff there. the makers of rebuilding notre dame

acquired a very rare permit to film inside the damaged cathedral but in some spots only one member of the team was allowed the camera robot crumbling walls and high lead contamination posed to greater has it to people in these areas director chloe hoshi is delighted that she managed to be in the right place at the right time with the right technology. now for lots of us stuck at home during the coronavirus crisis the lockdown is an opportunity to hone certain skills well here's one from a budding gulf in need after lots of attempts and 8 year old nicholas managed to pull off this team off on one couch and getting it to land inside a never has been unable to play outdoors for more than a month he's been practicing his indoor shots eating to this. all in one. impressive and you watching the news from berlin remember you can get the latest

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