this is very news live from berlin u.s. president donald trump wants americans that can run a crisis will get worse before it gets better becomes us he resumed covert 1000 briefings on tuesday after nearly 3 months long break trump also told americans to wear a mask if they can't socially distance across washington for the latest also coming up germany sees the start of the high profile trial of the man accused of targeting a synagogue in the city of poland and killing 2. week. european

strong european. leaders agree on a coronavirus recovery package worth hundreds of billions of euros after marathon talks in brussels member states hit hardest by the pandemic will be allocated loans and graphics one that's coming up later in the show. i'm going for the rest and welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has made a shift in rhetoric over the corona crisis in his 1st pandemic briefing in nearly 3 months trying told reporters the virus will probably get worse before it gets better you know saying quote concerning rice and cases in southern u.s. states he has previously refused to acknowledge there is a problem. trump who has been reluctant to wear face to face mask himself in public also change shifts that stance on facial coverings by encouraging americans to

weather. america's youth will act responsibly and we're asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance wear a mask get a miss whether you like the mask or not they have an impact they'll have an effect and we need everything we can from on this we're now joined by d.w. correspondent stephanie months in washington 7 was the 1st briefing the president has done on the coronavirus situation since he infamously suggested injecting disinfectant could help treat the virus that was in late april what came out of this briefing. yeah you're right we all remember that one right and yeah that was a significant change is the president took 3 months no briefings whatsoever of the task force he joined to now and that is important to note it was him and him alone at the briefing at the 1st corona test force. coronavirus test force meeting donald

trump all 'd by himself and you're absolutely right there was a shift in tone now the president saying masks are important please everybody wear them and just. days ago the president made no effort whatsoever to a wear a mask himself in order to actually tell his followers his plea and tell his voters his base and all of america there's other people who look to what's what the president says he didn't tell them at all to wear a mask now he does it the question is do people believe this shift in opinion about how important the mask is to fight the coronavirus that is the key question. yeah you said he even tweeted a photo of himself wearing a face mask for the 1st time is the president finally catching up with the seriousness of the situation or does he just have an eye on the upcoming elections . good question on 1st sight it absolutely appears as the prez if the

president really turns around here doesn't have one how do they do create turn and now is facing the coronavirus crisis which many people call here coronavirus coronavirus disaster in the making some experts say we're not even halfway in america half way in the 1st wave however the president is for sure for sure having 2nd thoughts why he's doing this and that is a political motivation of course there is because he is down in the polls specifically when it comes to how american see the president handling the coronavirus crisis or disaster or whatever you like he is really in the basement in terms of his numbers ratings are not great at all of poll numbers not good and he knows in the president knows he has to do something now this is him trying possibly to get in front of the way again and increase his chances of reelection in november because as of now when it comes to handling his management of the coronavirus it

really doesn't look too good for the president's 17 months in washington thank you so much. and we're staying in the u.s. the u.s. city of portland has seen further clashes between protesters and federal agents sent by president donald trump to end and anti racism protests there not the rallies often held in the area since the death of george floyd in police custody and made protesters have complained of u.s. government agents making arrests without identifying themselves as law enforcement and arresting demonstrations without explanation. and i'll just some other stories making news around the world thousands of israelis have protested against prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his government's handling of the grown of arms pandemic business owners protesting trading restrictions and anti corruption activists marched. his official residence in jerusalem the 5 term premier has been

under pressure amid an underling corruption trial and surging infection rates. a hostage drama in western ukraine has ended all of the people being held on a bus have been freed and the whole search take it rested by police 13 people were held for most of the day as the gunman made animal rights demands. german odds curator has been kidnapped outside her gallery by an identified gunman and iraq friends say she had feared for her safety due to her involvement in the recent protests the iraqi interior ministry says security forces are searching for her. and here in germany the trial has begun of the man accused of attacking a synagogue in the eastern city of holly last october he is alleged to have killed 2 passes by after failing to get into a synagogue on young kapoor which is the holiest day in the jewish calendar prosecutors say he intended to massacre the worshipers insights. and

wearing a coronavirus face mask 28 year old was led into court to answer for one of the worst anti semitic it tanks in post-war german history it left 2 people dead but prosecutors allege he intended to kill many more $43.00 victims and relatives have joined the trial as cope plaintiffs they want answers but there are concerns the suspect could seek an opportunity to spread more anti semitic hatred. peculiarity of this case is that the perpetrator has already confessed he doesn't deny what he did and i have learned from the files that in the end he only denies he has killed by arguing that he believes that struggle is necessary to achieve certain political goals. xenophobia and related

to and he semitism. it was your last year judaism's holiest day when an armed men tried to storm the synagogue in her 52 worshipers were inside only the sturdiness of the door prevented what investigators say would have been a massacre. the man then shot and killed 2 people nearby this video was filmed by a member of the public the perpetrator live streamed footage of his attack on an internet gaming site. the case has drawn huge interest the start of proceedings was delayed for 2 hours while dozens of reporters and others passed through security. across germany people are concerned about a rise in the number and severity of anti semitic crimes according to official figures such attacks rose by 13 percent last year the interior ministry says right

wing extremists are to blame despite that context the authorities say they're reacting to violence with fairness. that. defendant is presumed innocent until a final judgment has been made his statements in the investigation and the videos which are supposed to show parts of what happened did not change anything the presumption of innocence applies without restriction playing. the suspect told the judge today that he liked using the internet because people could talk freely their back chimes with warnings for instance from the government's commissioner for protecting jewish life but social media gives a new outlet to hatred that's just one of the aspects to consider as the call tries to understand an attack that struck not only against jews but against german society as a whole. european leaders have sealed a deal on an unprecedented 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery fund after 4 days

of often heated talks leaders finally great on the details of loans and grants to be given to countries hit hardest by the pandemic of the $750000000000.00 total $390000000000.00 will be in the form of grants the remaining $360000000000.00 will be if they label as cheap loans it's a compromise that satisfies the demands of the more fiscally conservative member countries good morning everyone and we did it europe be strong europe is united level for these were the words the delegates have been working towards a deal has been done on the wrangling can stop everyone can go home some kind of when. relief was visible on their faces despite the masks sharma shire council chief france's emmanuel mccall funded line commission president plus stunning tallest of them all. from the netherlands. he had led the group who'd

limited the grants and made them conditional what i was aiming for and i think we have achieved the emergency brake and emergency brake at the level of european council to be able to enforce the reforms in member states if they are not taking place against the broker of that particular member state. has agreed with european commission. states like poland and victor all bans hungary they insisted though they hadn't been boxed in any apparent which tried to make a connection between the rule of law and budget. was was hacked was successfully rejected despite underlying problems that haven't gone away maclin macor say the e.u. works. after a very long session we have reached a good conclusion and i am very happy about that they're all. europe

has shown that it is prepared to take new paths in what is a very special situation i believe that is necessary extraordinary events and in this case that's the pandemic that has reached us all demand extraordinary new methods what. the whole thing may have been close. says the deal they reached will help all 27 e.u. nations district over i'm convinced that this plan this budget will respond to the health economic and social challenges we are all facing in our countries be. it was a long fight 4 days of negotiations brought significant divisions to light but the deal stands and now everyone can go home. a committee of present lawmakers us criticize the government for failing to investigate russian meddling in u.k. politics and it's a let delayed and highly anticipated report the intelligence and security committee

ones that the u.k. is a top target for russian interference but it says officials turned a blind eye to allegations that moscow was trying to influence key votes such says the brics that referendum. now the british have it in black and white who the kremlin interfered in the 24000 scottish independence referendum members of the intelligence and security committee also believe russia intended to influence the brics that referendum to help so discord in the e.u. but they say the government was not interested but no one in government knew if russia interfered in or sort influenced the referendum because they did not want to know the u.k. government have actively avoided looking for evidence that russia into field the report says that the $24000.00 referendum in scotland in which 55 percent of scots voted against secession from the u.k. was the 1st post soviet interference by russia in

a democratic election in the west russian influence is the new normal says committee member kevin jones so the question is who is protecting british public from interference in our democratic process when a no show we found no one is parliamentarian suspect that this is why prime minister johnson delayed the publication of the report for so long 4 years british media have reported on the close ties between wealthy russians and the tory party especially members of the house of lords these relationships should be carefully scrutinized given the potential for the russian state to explore. the must be complete transparency of any links with russian businesses. at every level of politics and we do know how but in respect of the. present the committee calls for a full report on russian election interference number. you're watching the news

live from berlin and don't forget you can keep up with the news on our website that's 2 w. dot com and you can follow us on twitter and on instagram d w news but how much time thanks for watching. language courses. video. anytime anywhere.