this is g w news live from berlin tonight in the race to become the next german chancellor there me just be a new front runner and he's from above area today german chancellor angela merkel held a very public get together with mark was the leader of bavaria and that has much of germany and europe asking is he the one also coming up tonight france celebrating bus deal day the coronavirus version. ceremony was held in paris today paying tribute to the nation's health care workers and ravaged by decades of conflict

somalia's capital is now confronting the coronavirus we'll tell you who's keeping the people safe in mogadishu. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with a little get together in germany with big political overtones german chancellor angela merkel was down south in bavaria today do attend a cabinet meeting of the state government there she was invited by various state premier markers and that has political observers all the bugs tonight they say that the meeting might have been something of a job interview is to decide if senator would be a good candidate to succeed merkel as german chancellor. the bavarian palace of have a beautiful and rather unusual backdrop for the meeting off the very end state

premier. and anglo american the relationship between the 2 has no ways been this because no one runs a full day toward the day started with a picturesque and well orchestrated boat trip to the island off haven't much more filmable than a more convenient helicopter flight would have been. that was followed by a ride in a horse drawn carriage the perry semlin regent with a crown prince but i'm glad mack that doesn't want to comment on the question on everyone's lips. but he's 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 isn't think i'm commenting on more than half of germans think mike was pseudo would be a good candidate his approval ratings shot up during the corona crisis 0 deftly

turned this into a compliment and says it's all thanks to the chancellor of the stock to storage numbers effect that germany got through this crisis better than other countries it's down to the influence and leadership of the chancellor people discomfort of. america's trip to bavaria was a display of harmony pictures like these certainly won't hurt the various state premier on the road to a possible candidacy for the chancellorship. i think the story now to our chief political correspondent linda crane she's covering the story for us here in berlin good evening to you melinda you know the last time i saw the german chancellor in public with that beautiful scenery i think she was meeting with the french president i think before that it was berar obama other u.s. president this is not what we expect from. know those pictures were practically idyllic and the fact is though that she is not

the person who chose those rather romantic settings it was her host that however makes this meeting even more notable because the fact is this is the same politician who in 2018 made it clear during the election campaign that he didn't really need a visit from the chancellor because he had another chancellor coming in that was the far more conservative chancellor of austria this was at a time when these 2 so-called sister parties chancellor merkel's christian democrats in the bavarian social christian social union when they were barely on speaking terms but that has all changed in part because marcus sir has moved more toward the middle of the political spectrum and distanced himself from the right wing populism of his predecessor but also because the 2 of them are winners and winners love other winners both of them emerge from the corona crisis looking quite strong in the public opinion polls because in both cases they showed very clear

leadership and made it clear that the absolute priority would be public health and everything else was 2nd and when you look at those pictures from the day it looks like it could have been a job interview were i mean it even looks like could have been a 1st date to meet can we say tonight that marcus is merkel's hand-picked successor is that we've gotten that far. you know we cannot say that and she made that very clear today saying that she was not going to be annoying taking a successor and then passing over another question that tried to drill a little deeper on that you know she had a handpicked successor and that was the current defense minister and a great crime callandar that didn't work out too well so i think she's going to be very careful play her cards very close to her chest indeed and what are you hearing from your resources in bavaria how likely is it to throw in his name into the ring

while the name is half in the ring anyway he often says oh his place is in bavaria and that's where he wants to stay but at the same time he also says things like i can't help the fact that everybody's talking about me i'm not the one putting out their stories i think what's going on is a kind of a wait and see game here where he wants to see whether the party the christian democrats and this christmas social you know whether they stay strong in the polls if so i think he likely will become the candidate but if not he may just decide to wait another 45 years and then try his chances we will see our chief political correspondent linda crane on the story for us here in berlin tonight melinda thank you. well later in the day german chancellor merkel has switched her attention from domestic to international politics returning here to berlin to host the spanish prime minister now at their meeting which comes just a few days ahead of a crucial european union summit merkel warned that time is running out to reach

a deal on a long term budget for the european union as well as a coronavirus recovery plan for europe she says germany will push for a compromise agreement at this coming weekend meeting sanchez says that spain will do all it can to help make that deal happen. in france millions of people have celebrated but still day the country's national holiday only this year it took place under the shadow of the coronavirus public celebrations were canceled or scaled back to keep the virus in check in the capital paris for the 1st time since 1905 authorities have canceled the traditional parade or one of the shop still is a instead francis leaders paid tribute to the doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis. an emotional message of thanks for france's health care workers normally it's the day france marks the birth of its republic with military pomp and marching soldiers but this year's bastille day on

of the essential work is on the front line of the corona virus pandemic and it's not just tributes president mccrone has already promised 8000000000 euros to fund pay rises for existing nurses and care workers and to hire more. but that's too little too late for the thousands of protesters a few kilometers away many health workers are angry that it took a pandemic to draw attention to years of cost cuts that have put health services under pressure. i just 1st of all we're not heroes we save lives this day is honoring the military. because i no longer have confidence not in my country not in my president not in my government not in justice she sees. the cry of alarm has been sounded in emergency rooms and other medical departments with some closing maternity wards are closing although we need them. normally crowds

would fill the streets to watch the official celebrations but members of the public were not allowed to attend. instead family members of medical workers who died fighting the pandemic joined president mccrone to watch a smaller military display physically distance troops will face masks and that's one health measure the president wants to expand. just not going to put in the next weeks i would like moss to be compulsory in all clothes public spaces we're doing it's already on public transport and it was. in a bastille day t.v. interview mccrone also acknowledged the reinfection rights was rising but he announced plans to reopen all schools in september on the conditions as normal as possible. as front celebrates a national day that was far from normal essential because hope the attention the pandemic has bought them will bring that's a pay and conditions long after the applause fades. here's some of the other

stories now that are making headlines around the world is that maxwell has been denied bail after pleading not guilty to sex crimes charges linked to alleged dealings with her former associate jeffrey upstream u.s. prosecutors say that maxwell is a flight risk she's accused of helping the late steam recruit and abuse young girls a 3rd of bangladesh is under water after some of the heaviest months seen rains in a decade officials say the close to 1500000 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 the coming days. thousands have called on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to resign in a protest outside his official residence in jerusalem netanyahu has seen his popularity drop in recent weeks as he faces a trial on corruption charges and grapples with a deepening coronavirus crisis the united nations says that tens of thousands of

migrants mostly ethiopians are stranded in yemen due to the coronavirus now at least $14500.00 of them have been bused or truck to cities such as aid amid accusations they contribute to the spread of infection many have been forced to camp out in abandoned buildings. mogadishu the capital of somalia in east africa is a city that's been ravaged by war like so many other places around the world it's facing another enemy now the coronavirus but the country is financially broke and its health services are struggling well private companies are joining forces with the government to try to keep the public safe w.'s interest reports now on a telecom companies ringback service that's helping to raise awareness of cope with 19.

of the you tube will vent done mother of 10 in the good issue somalia is listening to a ring back to him from the phone service provider who admitted he did to kids people how to stop the spread of the virus. in the way a lot of awareness campaigns have been done by people i don't know if we have taken their advice such as hand washing. the disease kulis fever and we're taking all the advice to stay safe i don't know. this city ravaged by decades of conflict is now fighting in the useable a.b. but as the country struggles control decorum of. the private sector seems to have taken the lead in spreading awareness. the company behind the idea is so my least largest mobile for the parade it says the service has proven to be useful in a country where people often lack access to information and this sunday nick. i

took the console model it's we take it with a crucial step we decided to pull. take a pot hole with me really into call the onus of loss on molly people. who we got to know that the some of the school in china's access to t.v. . most often the quote in power john is for this enough editors so the most efficient community and. spread awareness and we have it could be the mobile from good to back but he does come with challenges as the recommendations often contradict the somali way of life they did. so for a minute but this you know you know deceased come to some difficulties you know boss in the culture or somebody but with pride so it's also a modest with

a belief. it is moot. you know it's a promise of our cities the know what the scrum. many people still have a difficult time of the airing to the advice due to the nature of their walk but luke does always should come. here at the business places challenging at the start of time to follow their advice not using clubs but we're keeping people apart allowing 2 to 3 people in a time and regularly washing our hands. small guesses but ones that can go a long way to stoke depend they. are pro tennis now and here in berlin a moment that you don't often see in the game a double tweener as in 2 shots between the legs or take a look here we 1st got germany's tommy haas in the white he manages it without

hurting himself good on him and then down the center of italy he gets it done as well cos one of the points a small socially distance crowd cheered and the center won the 1st round match of the exhibition tournaments on home. watch d.w. news rob is up next with a business stick around to be rocked. by dusty beats muddy ties and drugs we deliver gynt lifesaving boxes we give everything to reach those who need us the most every ball feeding their futures. boxes for the fall help of life saving fruit in the sun much more down roads with no names we feel asleep to live relentless in our promise.