d.w. . this is d.w. news of live from berlin remembering and honoring the civil rights pioneer john lewis in washington d.c. . commemorate their late colleague a protege of dr martin luther king jr in the coming days a nation transformed by the black lives matter a movement can say a final farewell also coming up the stars and stripes lowered as the u.s.

was forced to close its consulate in the chinese city of chengdu a tit for tat response following the shutdown of china's mission in houston last week. and of the outbreak on the fobbed in southern john germany a 170 migrant field workers have tested positive for covert 19 are field workers risking their lives to put greens on our tables. i'm told me all laddie welcome to the program we begin with a look at a solemn tribute to a civil rights pioneer lawmakers friends and family have been honoring late congressman john lewis of the u.s. capitol an invitation only ceremony has been held on a louis inside the return. of the capitol building where he's the 1st

african-american congressman to lie in state lewis was widely admired for his championing of civil rights for everyone died of cancer of this month at the age of 80. and following events for us in washington d.c. is do you know spalding us is actually outside the u.s. capitol building in his it's the 3rd day of commemorations what happened in washington today right and right now the cost of late congressman john lewis was just brought out again and put on top of the stairs of the capitol and the public viewing started so hundreds of people have lined up to pay their respects earlier the day there was an invitation only ceremony where both the democrats are you going the republican leaders of the party attended and before that the cost could was driven by the medical device and they also

cost by them all through luther king's memorial so what it was a whole day full of very impressive and important moments and then with his cat casket drove along the black lives matter boulevard in washington talk to us about the significance of rep lewis for the blackall as much a movement. so john lewis was known for good what did he mean by that he was fighting racism and discrimination in a nonviolent way and he was kind of preaching that until his death and this is something which some people within the black lives matter movement do agree other challenge that because they're saying we are fighting in this nonviolent way since so many years and nothing really has happened so they are demanding a more forceful answer to the ongoing discrimination and john lewis dedicated his

entire life to fighting social and racial inequality in a nonviolent way what's left of this vision in today's america. it's he laid the ground with other people with civil rights heroes like martin luther king. together with mahatma gandhi they stood for a nonviolent response even when they were beaten down and still many people think this is the right approach even if donald trump sends in federal agents into cities . to some people say. violence that the protesters many people referring to john lewis would say we still have to respond in a nonviolent way this is the only way we can achieve progress. ok in a spall we'll leave it there for now thank you.

u.s. marines have lowered the american flag and u.s. diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the south southwest and chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston u.s. secretary of state mike compare called the facility a center for spying. once the us consulate this building now stands empty. on lookers gathered to catch a glimpse of the americans leaving some celebrating their departure. but long live the chinese people sheilds one man the closure of this consulate in chengdu was no surprise it followed the shattering of the chinese consulate in houston texas by the u.s. government last week washington claimed the consulate had become a hub for spying and attempting to steal coronavirus research the chinese foreign

ministry denied this and said beijing was not looking for a fight. the current situation of relations between china and the us is unfortunate the u.s. bears the entire responsibility of the u.s. to immediately correct its mistakes and make it possible for bilateral relations to get back on track. nationalist sentiment is running high on both sides yet some of trying to use residents were disheartened by the sudden end of the diplomatic mission. it's a big deal and it's never happened before the consulate has been here for several decades and i think it's a real pity to see the current state of affairs that it would be founded like. that would be. the. it's a shame i hope there's no confrontation we should have peace that is the best way to do things because the world doesn't need war it needs peace. all eyes are on

washington in beijing to see if they will escalate further or look for a truce. and some other stories making headlines around the world. u.s. president donald trump's national security adviser robert o'brian has tested positive for covert 19 the white house said he had mild symptoms and there was no risk of exposure to trump or brian is the highest ranking u.s. official known to have contracted the disease. mali is under pressure to form a new unity government and economic community of west african states has proposed a 4 point plan to resolve mollies political crisis newly appointed ministers are to implemented within 10 days opposition lawmakers say they're reviewing the echo us recommendations. israel says its soldiers have exchanged fire with hezbollah militants in other countries northern border with lebanon israeli army says it was preventing several militants from infiltrating israeli territory hizbullah has

denied taking part in any clashes to its forces never attempted to cross the frontier. and ukrainian army is accusing russia of backed separatists of breaching a ceasefire in the country's east separatists have denied the accusations the truce went into effect at midnight on sunday it was agreed last week by negotiators from russia ukraine and the international monitoring group the scene. now officials in germany are scrambling to contain a corona virus outbreak at a farm in the country south is the latest in a string of covert eruptions linked to food production in germany $174.00 workers on the bavarian farm tested positive over the weekend. around 3000 people live in the bavarian town of manning and many are now waiting for corona virus test a farm is under quarantine after 174 migrant workers tested positive for covert 9

team. officials are trying to find out how they became infected and if the virus has spread outside the farm there are strict hygiene guidelines for businesses employing seasonal staff but various state premier says they were not followed. officials on the local and regional level say that hygiene inspections work carried out at this farm but there are obviously fim violations and that's why action has to be taken out of the archaean he said very a would tighten its coronavirus rules. will be true even if you have businesses will face more frequent hygiene inspections and they'll be carried out by mixed teams from the public health commerce and agricultural departments which of survival. the very it will also step up testing of employees and violations of social distancing and hygiene regulations could incur fines of up 225000 euros

instead of 5000 before people in my ming are waiting to find out if the virus has spread from the farm to the town if tests show that has happened they likely face a new lock down. political correspondent kate brady is in lobbying and has been following this story for us the living and working conditions faced by many migrant seasonal workers here in germany have been no secret for many many years but the local authorities often turning a blind eye in this particular case the local council saying that the 1000 concepts in the rules in place to stop the spread of covert 19 among employees here wasn't adequately implemented the owner denies that saying that he's being left in the lurch by the bavarian state government in the meantime he and his almost 500 employees have been left in quarantine behind this fence with 24 hour security. here's a look at some of the other developments in the coronavirus pandemic. germany is

requiring testing at airports for incoming travelers from high risk areas countries on the risky list include the united states brazil russia and turkey vietnam is evacuating some $80000.00 people from the resort of dad after dozens of people there tested positive for covert 19 in the u.s. the world's biggest vaccine study has started some 30000 people have begun receiving experimental injections half placebos the other half are the vaccine and spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has criticized britain's decision to require current hundreds of travelers returning from spain the move threatens to deal a big blow to spain struggling tourism industry vietnam is back on high alert after an outbreak of the corona virus was confirmed in the city of dan and that's after weeks of no new cases being reported the government has reacted quickly and started evacuating thousands of people. this crowded airport lobby is

a far cry from the beaches of denyse but for many people summer holidays have now come to an appropriate and over and $80000.00 tourists are being evacuated from the coastal city after at least 3 new coronavirus cases are reported there on the weekend. i was supposed to go back tomorrow afternoon but i'd rather fly home tonight the situation makes me worried but i will follow preventive measures by wearing a mask and having less contact with people. the mess of evacuation will take at least 4 days once at home travelers will need to crown team for 14 days to avoid spreading the virus people seem happy to comply both every. day they will strictly obey the instructions of the ministry of health as well as those of the

government even if i am not immediately karan teamed i will submit my medical report right away. so far that number has touted its success in fighting the pandemic the country has seen only a few 100 coronavirus cases and no deaths by applying tough measures now the government wants to keep it that way. 2 major league baseball games have been canceled for monday night due to a supposed covert 19 outbreak all this at a time when the new season has just gotten off the ground at least 14 people on the miami marlins have tested positive according to various sources the marlins were to host the baltimore orioles at miami's season home opener on monday night instead while his players are staying in their hotel in philadelphia after finishing a series there in while the new york yankees game with the philadelphia phillies has also been cancelled as the visiting yankees would have used the same clubhouse

as the marlins did on the weekend. the jersey that basketball icon michael jordan received from the chicago bulls when he 1st signed with in 1984 will go on auction jordan was 21 at the time and a 1st round draft pick he wore the number 23 and became the driving force behind the bulls helping them win 6 n.b.a. championships in the 1900 the auction will take place in december it's estimated the jersey will sell for as much as $400000.00. and a reminder of the top story this hour. u.s. lawmakers of pain tribute to civil rights pioneer john lewis his casket returned to washington d.c. today the late congressman lies in state at the u.s. capitol. the student news from berlin don't forget you can keep up to date with all the news on our website d.w. dot com follow us as well on twitter and on instagram at d w news i'm told me

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