still waiting for that in the very sponsor of books today so together. choose. this is news coming to you live from berlin shareholders botella 9000000000 euro government bailout airlines largest shareholder says he will back the deal but what does the future look like for the company also coming up back and good to slow with the mayor slams germany's biggest meat package or for a local corona virus outbreak and bourne's against europe's system of cheap labor.

hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program it's a big day for one of europe's largest airline says look tons of shareholders gathered to vote on a 9000000000 euro rescue package the bailout would see the german government take a significant stake in the airline supporters of the deal were boosted on wednesday when look tons as largest shareholder revealed he would vote with them the deal could bring lift tons of back from the brink of bankruptcy. full of tanzer the coronavirus pandemic has been a nightmare barely anyone's flying barely anyone's wanted to fly and the outlook's not much better left hands is main source of profit is its business class but with video conferencing getting ever more popular even that's facing an uncertain future

solar turns it has agreed a potential government aid package in exchange for 9000000000 euros in help the german state is expecting a 20 percent stake in the national carrier and it wants an option for a blocking minority of shares empowering it to veto any attempt to takeover the airline. under pressure from the e.u.'s competition watchdog lufthansa will also have to surrender 20 for takeoff and landing slots in frankfurt and munich and they will be job cuts to affecting or departments cabin crew ground staff and pilots it's of cities will also be affected german wings has been permanently grounded austrian airlines euro wings and brussels airlines will also take a hit. lufthansa needs help to get off the ground again but even when i have travelled properly restarts germany's long time leader will never be as it was.

let's get the latest from our financial correspondent chelsea delay me who has the frankfurt airport chelsea i see some protesters have gathered there to show their opposition to what's happening at look times is it clear that the airline shareholders will buy this bill today. well the vote hasn't taken place yet so nothing is 100 percent certain but. the change in position of largest shareholder on wednesday night did really swing swing the vote here if this measure is expected to pass it has a lot of support from the letendre shareholders but also from employees here and in frankfurt there are hundreds of demonstrators here from the the union u.f.o. who really want to see this this bailout package passed it's it's obviously going to have some downsides for shareholders and there has been a lot of

a lot of concern about what this means for them the stakes of their investments will be diluted when the german government ups its stakes so that's obviously a concern for many there's also a lot of concerns about what kind of influence the german government would have on decision making in corporate policy. once this deal goes through but given the other options insolvency bankruptcy everyone really sees this as a lesser of 2 evils. what is the german government spending 1000000000000000 euros to below. what will the german taxpayers get for. the german government really isn't approaching this as an investment they aren't really looking to make money off of this but they really see it as as a way to protect the future of a really crucial. penny in a really crucial employer here in germany tons employs about 75000 people in

germany and it also is really a symbol of the german corporate sector of the economy minister picked off by or has said that it's part of the family silver here and germany's so there's obviously a big need from an economic perspective and also just as sort of a symbol of germany's economic strength that it has to really protect this company ok this below government bailout is one thing that look terms also reached a cost cutting deal worth half a 1000000000 euros with its cabin crew union late on wednesday what's the significance of the deal. this is a really crucial agreement between the union and look tons of because the other option would have been for a lift on set a cut 22000 jobs that would have obviously been really devastating to a lot of employees so they are going to have to take some cuts in other areas they won't be getting pay raises for the next several years they won't be having a pension match and things like that and that is obviously

a blow to out of employees but it's better than losing their jobs entirely and a lot of employees all here also say that they are confident in the future of the companies that they they will have to take some cuts in the next couple of years but for the long term they really hope that that this will make sure that their jobs are still there chelsea thank you so much from the all that was d. w. financial correspondent elaine upright for they're for. and breaking news coming in here german financial service provider wire card is filed for insolvency the company which processes electronic payments has come under pressure after disclosing that almost 2000000000 euros has vanished from its books the former c.e.o. wire card turned himself in earlier this week and has been released on bail while being investigated for fraud shares of the company part of germany's main dax index have shop have dropped 90 percent in recent days have been taken out of trade.

let's take a look now at some of the other news stories from around the world russians have begun voting on cost reforms that would allow president vladimir putin to stay in power until 2036 who proposed the changes in january and they were swiftly adopted by parliament critics say the reforms will effectively make putin president for life. polish president. has become the 1st foreign leader to visit u.s. president all of trump during the coronavirus pandemic shortly before his arrival at the u.s. ambassador to poland said the u.s. would be sending more troops there a boost for duda who's contesting a presidential election on sunday. and the u.s. has recorded its biggest daily increase in cases of coded 19 since the pandemic began new infections are climbing sharply in several states including texas florida

and arizona shares on wall street plunged on wednesday have made new fears about. so let's bring you up to date on some of the other developments concerning the coronavirus prend demick india has registered all 17000 new cases its highest ever daily increase the government has called in the army to manage new treatment facilities in delhi australia's 2nd biggest city melbourne has started testing bullet testing in 10 suburbs that have been designated coronavirus hotspots milburn is the via the capital of the state of victoria which has just recorded his highest daily rise in cases since may and in the netherlands the government has announced a significant relaxation of measures including reopening high schools permitting sports events with fans and allowing sex workers to resume their trade. here in germany authorities have reimposed lockdowns in parts of the country to

stamp out a new virus cluster the outbreak was linked to a slaughterhouse in the state of north run was failing workers at the plant were hit especially hard a group of neighbors is teaming up to help make their lives under quarantine more bearable. it's only a fence but it marks the border between 2 worlds close to 700 people are quarantined behind this fence outside of it people have joined forces to make life easier for them hence and the leak a miner called on social media users to help those in isolation. i wrote to a couple of women's groups to ask if they wanted to bake some cakes they said no problem any time they made so many cakes i have to stop them and this morning i received the most amazing call a couple i know wants to donate 5000 euros that gives me goosebumps we can use the money to help in any way that's necessary i thought that was a great idea. and off they go today they want to bring 60 cakes over to the other

side it's only a gesture but to the volunteers it's important it's their way of saying we're with you this is not your fault but what's the volunteers connection to their neighbors . i have to admit that normally we don't really interact but in times like these it feels important to show that we're there before and after corona and now more than ever walk or not back or not one gets got out. of the other side of the fence people are grateful for the donations the cakes are gone in the blink of an eye. susan known to is one of the people under quarantine to her this is about a lot more than just baked goods. that had the ground beef in there it's hard warming it goes to show that people are thinking about us they haven't forgotten us they're ready to help whenever we need something we can call they are there for us

i could cry and i have cried enough already it's just unbelievable that. these toys are also waiting to be handed across the fence to accommodate them the city is making room on an adjacent field with ping pong tables and plenty of space to play and enjoy being outdoors to make quarantine a little easier for the people in lockdown. as well as other parts of germany emerge from shutdowns they're trying to avoid a 2nd wave of the corona virus authorities have pushed physical distancing and mask wearing to contain the spread of the virus but some people flout the rules prompting anxiety and sometimes awkward confrontations. to make sure passengers on hamburg's commuter trains feel safe available to answer questions all day but at the moment there's only one issue. i do things with please remember

it's a way of mosque with a photon's imagine when you wear a mask place the tongues of the musket with the police keep your mask on until you leave the station. you have to wear your mask all the time you come off the bus or they come up on the platform with a mosque under the chin so we gently remind them that they have to cover the nose and mouth wearing a mask and summary so annoying and so you think nobody will notice if you put it down for a moment. well some people are more relaxed others still worry according to a study by the university of hamburg 36 percent of germans think the easing of restrictions has been too fast compared to other european countries and many still fear they'll get infected. for some the problem is other people's recklessness degen morale has seen the reaction of some in her cafe when other patrons enter without a mask just give to a guest some people literally jump sideways perhaps with an order for gossip.

or when children are present and on wearing masks. when kids haven't got masks on people sometimes get aggressive and i don't think that's nice psychologist florian could recommend that people remain calm in these situations. that it's in a situation like that it's important to remember that the person might not be doing it on purpose it's hogan's $100.00 human is that is it and almost and they might have just forgotten to put their mask on. when to meet these and when should remember when approaching them you could for example tell them that you're a bit worried because they're not wearing a mosque in the kind of must. the security stuff in hamburg strains also take a calm approach that's important in already stressful times and it seems to work when asked nicely most passengers were quick to put their mosques back on.

if you're feeling fit and happen to be in paris head over to the eiffel tower it's reopened after its pandemic closure lifts however remain out of action because they're considered a health hazard but determined visitors can climb the stairs while staying socially distance of course but as you say they hope to get operations fully back to normal later in the summer but for the time being that magnificent view will take a lot of swept. south african authorities have urged water sports enthusiasts to be cautious following recent sightings of great white sharks in the indian ocean east of cape town this drone footage shows a very close encounter in play in bird bay the shark circles an unsuspecting kayaker and several surfers in just 2 metres of water then the kayaker appears to spot the creature and raise the alarm luckily the great white just turns and glides

away. this is d.w. news center just give you a reminder of our top story before we go look tons of shareholders will book today on a 9000000000 euro bailout package airlines largest stockholder has said he will back the deal a drop off in air travel during the pandemic has put the company at risk of bankruptcy . you're watching d.w. news she gets everything whatever you want to our website at t.v. dot com i'm terry mark thanks for. staying informed. and language courses. video for you. anytime anywhere. w.