this is the w. news live from building donald trump does damage control after his medical musings triggered a backlash u.s. president he's on the defensive valve to say injecting disinfectant could be a coronavirus treatment now trump says he was being sarcastic and also coming up they work long hours with little pay to save lives during the crime the bar's pandemic that ensued then maybe coworkers have been blamed for the country's struggling health care system. and system

crash of the story of a troubled child scoops the best film and best director prizes at the german film. american how it welcome we stop at the united states where president donald trump has caused a lot by suggesting people infected with the coronavirus could be treated with ultraviolet light and disinfectant trump why does remarks during a white house press briefing after a presentation by a government official suggesting that hate and sunlight could weaken the virus now trump has since claimed he wasn't encouraging people to ingest disinfectant but his comments dismayed medical professionals present at the briefing. we're grateful to be joined by a very special u.s. president donald trump stay true to form on friday claiming his comments were

deliberately misinterpreted by the fake news media he said his words had been taken out of context and had been misunderstood but i was asked to circle it has taken a very sarcastic question to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside but it does kill it and it would kill it in the hands and that would make things much better that was done in the form of a sarcastic question to the reporters donald trump's claims the day before left health experts speechless during the white house press briefing trump suggested disinfectant injections and u.v. light could be used to treat patients and fecht it with coronavirus supposing we hit the body with a tremendous whether it's. just a very powerful 8. and i think you said that hasn't been checked but you're going to test it and then i said supposing you brought the lady in the can which you can do either through the skin or. in some other way and i think you said you can

attest to so it was interesting to read and then i see the disinfectant but not. in a minute i mean it is a way we can do something. injection. or almost a cleaning the remarks were criticized by health experts who say disinfectants like bleach a dangerous when injected or ingested. on friday trump tried to clarify his comments and explain away what he'd sit the day before ok so. of course all they had to do is see it was just you know the way it was because i was looking at you. you know and. once it got their birth i was looking at bill i was looking at the doctor i was looking at some of the reporters i don't know you know and there were you know i don't think you were there i was there and i watched you ask you know you were there you were

there i never forgot you were. you were not think you were there ok. the president. and all that you continue to say ok hello once again and any other questions from any other people ok dick you know i was really you know you're well from all that spring in t.w. stephon siemens in washington d.c. so it was a sock caustics in other words the president was on the joking stephon who is buying that. suite in short nobody nobody's buying it at least not here in washington not across the political spectrum and i don't think that people will buy it definitely not buying it will be the journalists who were in the white house briefing room yesterday and anybody who had the chance as our viewers now to see what happened yesterday on on thursday the

president was not sick ass think and he didn't joke he seemed to be very serious and put his health experts in a very uncomfortable position now he's peddling back and he's doing a trump style by not admitting that he may be may have been wrong or made a mistake but by saying well he was just the casting and that was not the case after 2 years it takes quite something to shock the world in relationship to this presidency now what would the initial reactions to trump's comments there. well. initially jaw dropping and an expression of disbelief in many many many people. face is an expensive think lee when it comes to the experts the doctors because i mean this is just common sense who would suggest to ingest or or inject disinfectants or cleaning materials like lysol or clorox or any

other of many many brands that can't be bad and you know the president said on thursday well how about we're testing this or doing a test about this well you don't need to do any tests about this anymore because those tests are not necessary because they is a unified opinion in the expert world and with doctors and epidemiologists this infected inside your body is a big no no. it's different whether the world is laughing or screaming or not doesn't seem to matter to the president but he's popularity is all important in an election year do the polls show any movement after a month of daily briefings which have put increased focus on his performance as president very good point yes so the president uses as you know as our viewers know as everybody knows me in the meantime those daily tests for us white house test for suppressors as a platform to reach his clientele his platform his voters his supporters however

his approval ratings for how he handles the coronavirus crisis and what he says on those presses was more like a roller coaster at the moment it's actually on the lower and so is approval rating doesn't look good but he needs to have better approval ratings and he needs to reach his base if he wants to have a good chance to be reelected in november as president of the united states stiffens events in washington thank you so much. chancellor angela merkel has raised red and germany's willingness to help fill the world health organizations funding gap she made that comment on a conference call on friday a message comes after u.s. president trump announced last week he said ministration will halt all funding for the show while it reviews how the organization handled the corona virus outbreak medical said it's imperative that any vaccine is made available to everyone across the world have been more human to one will have to find new ways both in how to

develop a vaccine and how to produce it. this should happen in many places in the world. and we know that there are regions that are particularly affected by this. south africa's president who also presides over the african union has pointed this out to me. and that's why our engagement for africa and generally poorer countries is so important. to do it. well one of those countries in need is sudan the country was already facing a health care crisis before the pandemic suffering from a shortage of doctors and infrastructure many medical workers left the country under the previous dictatorship and that is mostly left young doctors to handle the corona virus outbreak and some of those doctors say they have been attacked by patients families who blame them for the failure of the health care system. a

moment of rest before the early shift begins doctors and nurses board a shuttle bus from their temporary housing to the nearby clinic they cannot keep a safe distance apart and they aren't allowed to see their own families. he's health workers have to get by on one meal a day. khartoum's clinic is the main treatment center for sudan's coronavirus patients it already has 16 intensive care beds and 15 ventilators but there are nearly 40 patients being treated already every day brings new arrivals. doctors like on a. work 12 hour days after much longer they are poorly paid and high risk of infection but feel a strong sense of duty. the money we make isn't enough to live on we also work in other clinics and have other applications but it's ok we're not here for the money. crisis torn

sudan is struggling after decades of dictatorship and economic mismanagement a unity government made up of the army and opposition leaders took over after mass protests last year the economy is in ruins food and fuel are in short supply economic prospects probably. a lot of. things that very difficult even for the. because our country is going through hard times i can only hope that the economic situation will improve soon in the meantime we will stay here and try to help people as best as we can. not all sudanese doctors take that view because of the low pay and poor facilities many highly qualified health professionals want to move away to europe or the us.

hundreds have already left and now there are not enough doctors with feelings running high some have been attacked as people blame them for the pandemic. attacking doctors is completely unacceptable this type of behavior should be severely punished. so dunn is now under lockdown the old thora t's are hoping to avoid a sharp increase in corona virus cases which would overwhelm the health care system the german film awards ceremony is normally a glitzy and glamorous affair but this year was different germany's physical distancing rules meant no red carpet gala instead the prize winners were announced in a virtual ceremony this year's big winner was system crash which tells the story of a 9 year old girl with violent behavior problems and her experience with germany's child welfare system the film if the ice awards or lolas including best pitch of

this were in play and best director for nora. well they doubly culture correspondent and film expert scott ross perot was following the award ceremony for scott tell us about the way the. yeah it was system crasher which was a bit of a surprise because this is a small social drama about a sort of out of control kid a 1st time film from a female director north and it wasn't considered the front runner this year that was plots which is this huge big political epic a modern day retelling of a german literary classic but maybe there is something about the sort of intimate personal story of system pressure that really spoke to people maybe particularly at this sort of time of isolation and crisis when we're all sort of forced back at our own are all in our own families and our own isolation in any case that the film is incredibly powerful particularly particularly the lead character played by now 11

year old helena saying oh who gives a really terrifying performance as this out of control child who can't really be helped by the german social system at all and literally crashes the system breaks down every attempt to to to help our ed to add and to give her the assistance she needs a definitely worthy winner in alexanderplatz didn't go away with nothing they also pick up quite a few lolo's and deservedly so it's a pretty powerful and epic film like everywhere else in the world strict subtle distancing rules are in place in germany what did this in a ceremony look like. yeah it was a completely different look for an awards ceremony but having awards ceremony during this sort of pandemic would seem to be impossible but they managed to pull it off i mean it was done in a almost completely empty studio with a single presenter and then a couple of people came out to give awards always keeping a distance and at times they would cut back and show that even the cameramen were at a at a at appropriate social distance to the present or sometimes the ceremony resembled

a bit of a glorified zoom meeting where they would go to the nominees and the winners at home in their kitchens i particularly like one moment when this 11 year old actress helen that sang all of system crasher won for best actress and you could barely hear her trying to accept her or because her mom was behind her just screaming and that's the kind of movies that you don't usually get at the oscars so maybe there is some some benefit to having this this type of very unusual award ceremony yes so and into a new look and the feel for the ceremony and some new faces among the winners as well yes i mean i mentioned helena saying though that she's i think a star in the making this this performance and system crasher really blew me away and she's already got another gig lined up she's going to be starring alongside tom hanks next time people start making movies again she's up to stars next to him and then i'd like to mention alpha chuck who won both best actor and best supporting

actor this year this is an actor what wasn't even on my radar a few months ago and now starring both in system crasher and berlin alexanderplatz he's really a name to look out for the deadly culture correspondent and film expert scott rush for thank you. and with that you're up to like more news coming up in 45 minutes time for now thanks for watching. it's a deadly sin. and a women's nature. which motivates so subtle hints and threatens to muslims. greed. the social desire for. smokers that drives our.