be our guest. managed by from part. this is state of the news live from berlin frogs celebrates bastille day and that the shadow of the current a virus a scaled down ceremony in paris pays tribute to the nation's health care workers president book wrong will lay out his plans to overcome the pandemic in a televised address today also coming up. could he be the new

frontrunner to succeed and get a makeover marcus it is a very meet up with the german chancellor has political observers buzzing. the u.k. bans equipment from chinese tech giant hallway on its side. it's a dramatic u. turn that will delay the rollout of britain's high speed netbook by 8 yet beijing warns the man didn't bear the consequences. hello i'm christine want to welcome to the program the girl in a virus pandemic is costing a shadow over france's national holiday a still day this year's public celebration have been canceled all scaled back in the capital paris for the 1st time since 1945 canceled the traditional parade along

. instead a much smaller event is featuring a tribute to health workers. it's the day when france marks the birth of its republic a day to celebrate revolution and independence but this year's bastille day was also dedicated to the medical workers who've been on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic instead of foreign dignitaries essential workers were included in the much smaller numbers of guests as were the families of medical staff who died fighting this pandemic a fight that isn't over yet in an interview to mark dusty all day president mccrone said he wanted to extend some of the health measures. in the future i would like masks to be compulsory in all clothes public spaces we already do it on public transport and it works. normally thousands would crowd the streets to watch the celebrations but members of the public were not allowed to attend and the traditional parade was cancelled instead president mccrone oversaw

a smaller military display among the guests of honor as were health ministers from nearby countries that took in more than 160 patients from overworked hospitals in france at the height of the coronavirus crisis germany's u.n. ban was joined by his counterparts from austria luxembourg and switzerland. this celebration like so many others around the globe was scaled down to respect health precautions but still filled with pomp and circumstance a homage to medical workers. they stood silent as a lengthy applause rang out over the plaster la concorde. now at her president has been facing plummeting approval ratings and criticism over his handling of the french economy. was at the facility ceremony there paris she saved us integrations were an opportunity to revive his political fortunes. today's ceremony to

mark best the day here in france included a special tribute to health care and front line workers. have been playing an important role during francis fight against the coronavirus this day was also to mark a fresh start for president amanda marcotte he announced plans to bring down youth unemployment and to get the economy back on track 2 years ahead of france's next presidential elections he's trying to give his presidency fresh impetus but it'll be an uphill struggle according to polls only about a 3rd of the french have a positive opinion of him in a call. now to a meter here in germany that's been generating quite a bit of buzz for the 1st time in her chancellorship i'm going to medical is attending a cabinet meeting of the varian government she was invited by various state minister officially to discuss the germany your presidency but some of the service

say it could have been something of a job interview to decide if it would be a good candidates to succeed machall as chancellor. the bavarian palace of having a beautiful and rather unusual backdrop for the meeting off the varian state premier. and anglo-american the relationship between the 2 hasn't always been this cordial but he just knew it was a wonderful day tork the day started with a picturesque and well orchestrated boat trip to the island off have been much more filmable than a more convenient helicopter flight would have been. was followed by a ride in a horse drawn carriage the pair resembling a regent with a crown prince but i'm going to america doesn't want to comment on the question on everyone's lips. it is also concerning the issue of my success i want to observe a certain restraint which means that i won't comment on the question in any way

that's kind of is what think i'm all for it at 1st comment. more than half of germans think marco pseudo would be a good candidate his approval ratings shot up during the corona crisis zuda deftly turned this into a compliment and says it's all thanks to the chancellor. dr storage numbers of germany got through this crisis better than other countries just down to the influence and leadership of the chancellor people disconsolate. america's trip to bavaria was a display of harmony pictures like these certainly won't hurt vireo state premier on the road to a possible candidacy for the chancellorship. let's go to our chief political correspondent linda crane who is following the story for us so we have seen the pictures a very applicable and grand visit which is rather unusual for format cole who is known for her sober appearances. that's true but of course it wasn't the chancellor

herself who chose these settings but rather her host however it's unusual for precisely that reason this is the same politician who during the election campaign of 2018 made it clear that he would prefer that the chancellor that chancellor merkel not visit him but was very happy to receive a visit from the much more conservative chancellor of austria this was at a time when these 2 parties the chancellors christian democrats and it's a very and sister party the christian social union which is mr surface party when they were scarcely on speaking terms so what has changed well mr assert a has moved toward the middle of the political spectrum and distanced himself from the right wing populism of his predecessor and frankly a winner loves a winner both and medical emerged from the corona crisis looking very strong indeed

the ratings that you mentioned today are largely attributable to the fact that both showed a very clear disciplined leadership to try to nip corona in the bud face interesting so some of it does this mean because it is now medicals had picked success that no it doesn't i think when she tries to play her cards close to her vest that she absolutely means that she had a handpicked successor that was the woman who is now the defense minister and a great crown convo or that did not work out well at all so i think that the chancellor is very much now doing a wait and see minute i mean can we expect that would throw his hat into the ring and how might he do that. it's quite likely but i think there's an element of wait and see on the part of souter as well it may be that he would have preferred to wait until 2025 to throw his hat into the ring he keeps saying that he really loves the very and wants to see stay there on the other hand he also says things like

it's not my fault if everybody's talking about me i'm not the one who's putting those stories out there almost everybody expects that he will be a candidate but if he sees the ratings the polls turning downward for the conservatives it is possible that he will then make his assertions about wanting to stay in bavaria even more enthusiastically. than in the crane our chief political correspondent on that story thank you so much for that and. and now to some other stories making news around the world a 3rd of bangladesh is under water after some of the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade officials say it's close to $1500000.00 people in the north of the country have either been marooned by the flooding or forced to flee their homes rivers are expected to rise further in coming days. the u.s. government has carried out its 1st execution in 17 get as was off to the supreme

court gave the go ahead to put to death the man who was convicted of murdering a family in the 19 $190.00 s. the trumpet ministrations days the return to executions is in the interest of victims but the victim's relatives opposed to. the trial of the hardest accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity has begun at the international criminal criminal court in the hague excuse me al-hassan mahmoud head of the islamic police in the city of timbuktu in west africa prosecutors allege he was responsible for torture rape and sexual slavery it's claimed his son was a key member off dean. which. between april 2012 and january 13th. africa correspondent. this assessment. rape sexual slavery some of the most brutal

acts of crimes and crimes against humanity these are just some of the charges. against. being tried today at the i.c.c. in the hague now the man himself an alleged member of dean an extremist group true parts of northern mali from trying to tell the wall until 23 team this man that the charges are serious enough to be even dealt with at a global war witnesses say that the man wasn't only a member of. but i defer to chief of police that enforce a system of fear under very strict sharia law now he is not the 1st suspect to be tried. a former rebel and a former member. has been sentenced to 9 years in prison in 2016 but this trial may take a bit longer for very pragmatic reasons due to the global pandemic which is this call. to the hague and the entire case may only be to

a short note here in west africa let alone in mali a country which is currently in the midst of its war moral and violent people against the government there mass protests now for weeks demanding the resignation of president the man who's been in office since 2013 but so far wasn't able to effectively contain the violence in the country and bring terrorism and interethnic violence to hold. the youth banding equipment from chinese. the british government justified the move citing security called it's a major about face by prime minister boris johnson who said in january that cloues equipment could be used on the network on a limited basis the move is also a big win for the administration. speeding up bridges broadband is a work in progress that prime minister barak johnson wants to boost the network

while facing u.s. pressure to dish while away tensions between britain and china have escalated over beijing's crackdown in hong kong washington says china could use 5 g. for espionage. so it came as a surprise when digital secretary oliver dowden said huawei would be purged from the 5 g. network by 2027. the best way to secure our networks is for operators to stop using new affected huawei quick meant to build the u.k.'s future 5 g. networks so to be clear from the end of this year telecoms operators must not buy any 5 g. equipment from while away and once the telecom security bill is passed it will be illegal for them to do so. donald trump at long pushed johnson to reverse a decision he made in january giving while weigh a limited role in 5 g. the british will raise china's hackles by signalling that the world's biggest

telecoms equipment maker is no longer welcome in the west china views while way as a national champion and is certain to retaliate but since leaving the e.u. johnson needs to boost trade ties of both the us and china. 5 g. will become the nervous system of the future economy it will speed up everything from the flow of information on energy defense and transport to downloading movies and playing games to accessing global financial data. the focus now turns to europe german chancellor angela merkel has ruled out a ban on while away she is trying to keep china on side without antagonizing washington d.c. the u.k. decision anwar way makes up balancing act much more challenging. pro tennis now and here in berlin a moment you don't often see in the game a double tweener as in 2 shots between the legs 1st germany's tommy haas in

the white manages it without hurting himself and then the onyx in or off if city gets it done as well passing on the point as more socially distance crowd cheered and cinna won the 1st round match of the exhibition tournament. coalition if you watch indeed every news i'll be back at the top of the hour in the meantime visit our website. it's been great having your company. come bearing the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and. our corona. special next on do.