online d.w. dot com and on t.w. social media channels. to get rid of the. this is g w news the live up from berlin and outrage in hong kong over china's plans to impose new security laws on the city beijing wants to crack down on civil unrest after violence that pro-democracy mass protests but local lawmakers say it's an attack on hong kong's cherished freedoms also coming up. donald trump pulls the u.s. out of a major arms control agreement trump insists moscow has not been sticking to the

open skies treaty which was supposed to build trust. and the worldwide coronavirus cases it topped 5000000 and as brazil battles to control its spiraling outbreak the government is facing a growing criticism over its handling of the crisis. i'm claire richardson welcome to the show lawmakers in hong kong say new security laws that china wants to impose on the city are an attack on its autonomy the legislation is aimed at curbing the territories pro-democracy movement the proposals are one of the centerpieces of china's annual national people's congress which has just opened in beijing there's outrage at the new measures in hong kong special administrative region of china. some $3000.00 delegates from all over china

have gathered for the national congress in beijing normally lasting 2 weeks the annual congress has been shortened this year to just one because of the coronavirus pandemic so it's straight down to business the national committee chair says new security laws for hong kong will be discussed on day one that is how. to ensure the policy of one country 2 systems is firmly held over the long term we will strengthen the sense of mission and political responsibility of national committee members representing hong kong and macau and firmly support the improvement of systems and mechanisms for enforcing china's constitution and the basic laws of those 2 special administrative region. i. the aging has long considered limiting opposition movements in hong kong but the issue intensified after large anti-government protests last year when pro-democracy activists took to

hong kong streets to protest a number of proposed changes to the city's laws. the demonstrators believe but aging is chipping away at the territory's unique rights to assembly and free speech just this month a number of hong kong lol my kids would drag from parliament amid a row about a chinese national anthem bill that would criminalize disrespect of the song. pres day many legislators said the central communist party was taunting its grip on hong kong. i just want to say to the international community about. hong kong 1.3 percent growth no mistake about the proper protocol referred to the government . promised to the hong kong people and a new law is coming from by general most certain to spark more protests in hong kong and attract attention from the wider world. is following this story for us and joins us now from beijing 5 and what more can you tell us about these

new laws yeah the new laws the national security law for. trying to eradicate everything what beijing holds some force of secession this behavior so it's basically aimed at the pro-democracy movement it's a conflict between yet activists want more political participation of course is the role facing establishment and that's quite controversial the last time that is similar on a national security law was tried to establish at the time by local government in 2003 it's sparked such a backlash and there were so many protests and yet public opinion was really heated so they had to abandon it and i think something similar might happen now especially as a special economic zone hong kong is really in dire straits economically they are in a recession and of course also politically they're in a standstill so tell us a bit more about what's at stake what exactly would this mean for hong kong and the

democracy movement back. it could mean basically the death of the whole movement it basically beijing's arguing that the movement is infiltrated by foreign forces and also financed for example by us think tanks for example so with this new law it would basically be declared evil and yet beijing would have to find means to basically. eradicate every protest it cetera. however we don't know the full details of the national security law so we have to wait and see. and foggy and what other developments have to come out of this year's national people's congress i mean it has just started 2 hours ago with the prime minister leakages young speech and that's basically it is for the international audience the most important to watch and he usually prime minister lee he would give out any real growth targets for the economy and this time everything is different that he didn't

give out a specific number and that it is basically acknowledging the house reality of the coronavirus crisis and it's quite unusual but however fryman the silly has put the focus to step allies in the employment market and that's quite important good for the party because unemployment means danger for the social stability so they really put their focus for this year for poverty alleviation and also. the employment market. in beijing thank you so much well before china's national people's congress got underway in beijing communist party leaders held a minute's silence for victims of the coronavirus and blue han the city where the global pandemic began well on suffered more than 50900 cases but the number of officially reported deaths in china has remained relatively low and fewer than 5000 . president donald trump is pulling the u.s.

out of an important arms control treaty trump says russia has not been complying with the open skies agreement the deal was signed a 2 decades ago to increase military transparency it would be the 3rd arms control pact to trump has scrapped and cancelled the i.m.f. nuclear treaty with russia and the nuclear accord on iran. let's go now to alexandra phenomena in washington d.c. how important is this open skies treaty and why does president trump want to withdraw from it while the treaty has been very important for stabilizing relations between the u.s. it's the european allies and russia because it grants mutual permission to send a consonance fly it's over the entire territory of its 34 members and it means stead they have been allowed to spy on one and see what is going on on the ground in terms of troop movements or military buildup and the purpose of all of this was

to build trust and. to make sure that they know that no one is planning an attack but it's also not a secret that the trumpet ministration has been complaining for quite a while now that russia has been violating this treaty and why do you asshole fishel said today that now we reached a point at which we need to say enough is enough and let's have a listen to what's president trump had to say on this decision what we have an agreement where we have a dream as the other side doesn't adhere to it in many cases their old prudie's old agreements then we pull out also so i think what's going to happen is we're going to pull out they're going to go back you want to make a deal we've got a very good relationship lately with russia you could do that with respect to oil and watch after it with oil well that sounds like a quite familiar argument from trump of framing this as a chance to make

a better deal is that what he's after here. well you know clear that he views himself as the best deal maker in the world and he has no respect for deals made under his predecessor so maybe he is hoping for a new better agreement and the announcements today has just started or will start a 6 month clock over to the final withdrawal so there is still time to negotiate however it's not clear right now how a solution can be found that would satisfy the trump administration but i also think it's important to mention that it could also be that the trump administration is trying to press press russia to be more forthcoming in areas it was just announced today that the u.s. is planning to start a new a nuclear arms talks with china and russia because the us administration is convinced that china needs to join such international agreements well this is of

course a multilateral a treaty with 34 different signatories so how would a u.s. withdrawal affect other countries in the agreement it would be a fresh floor to the transatlantic unity to do you have p n security we have to say because does treaty has been very important for many nations in europe even if they remain in the treaty it's rather likely that russia is going to cut off its flights that elyse used to toumani toure what's going on at their borders this was very important for or is very important for the baltic states and for smaller states that don't have significant settle and capabilities so this treaty is very important for europe and for nato and that's why we're going to see a lot of activity a lot of talks need to investors are going to need to morrow and the german foreign minister mas has already called on the u.s. to reconsider its action and adventure of phenomena in washington d.c.

thank you. let's take a look now at some other stories making news around the world a man who films the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man a model are very has been charged with a murder in the u.s. 25 year olds are barry was jogging when he was shot dead after a confrontation with a father and son in february the cases sparked widespread scrutiny of law enforcement's handling of the incident resulting in nationwide protests. more than 11000 people have been evacuated from their homes after 2 dams failed in the u.s. state of michigan rising water levels in gulf the structures after days of heavy rain lakes normally held behind the dams then drained out across the surrounding area causing widespread flooding. lockdown measures are hampering relief efforts in india and bangladesh where

cycling opon has left a trail of destruction more than 80 people 80 people have been killed and millions in coastal communities are without electricity. outdoors swimming pools are reopening in germany as daily life are gradually returns to normal swimmers have been taking to the water again after restrictions were lucinda just in time for the ascension day public holiday. with a number of confirmed worldwide kovan 1000 cases has topped 5000000 many new infections are in south america brazil has the 3rd highest global caseload and there's growing criticism of the government's handling of the crisis. only a small group of mourners is allowed to gather at the cemetery in rio de janeiro the deceased woman was 22 years old and doctors say she had several symptoms of cope at 19. her father is grief stricken. with

a specific many brazilians don't wear masks they need to be aware that the virus is real my daughter is buried over there. president also naro has played down the pandemic even though the number of cases in brazil is increasing he is allowing unrestricted use of the anti-malaria drug chloral queen but experts say it could have serious side effects that's why the governor of south paulo wants to ban it. will not allow unrestricted use importantly because scientists do not recommend it. so paul knows governor has also threatened to impose a lockdown because not everyone is practicing physical distance and meanwhile the city cemeteries are prepared for more burials hundreds of graves have been dug cell paulo has registered by far the most corona virus infections and deaths in brazil

since the start of the pandemic the health care system in the amazon region has already collapsed doctors work around the clock fighting to save patients' lines and cheering on those who recover as they leave the hospital. well from deer venturing into london to the return of a rare sea turtles in thailand virus lockdowns have allowed nature to thrive and lots of unusual ways here in berlin a group of wild boar took a little trip into the city last week about 20 of them including piglets are roamed berlin's of southern district of sale and dogs then police arrived and walked off the street to help them safely on their way. and to reminder of the top story we're following for you china wants to impose a sweeping new security laws to clamp down on the pro-democracy movement in hong kong the measures are one of the centerpieces of the annual national people's congress now underway beijing hong kong lawmakers say it's an attack on cherished

freedoms. president donald trump says the u.s. will withdraw from an arms control treaty known as open skies he insists russia has not been complying with the agreement which was signed nearly 2 decades ago to increase military transparency. there watching data of the unit is don't forget you can keep up to date with all the latest on our web site at t w dot com i'm kyra jones and berlin for me and the entire team thanks for watching . what secrets lie beyond this world. to discover new adventures in 360 degrees. and explore this amazing world herter starts. to double your world heritage 36313 hours no.