this is g.w. news the live from berlin in germany the 1st children head back to school after the summer holidays as coronavirus cases are on the rise schools have reopened their doors to students amid an increase in infections across the country all eyes are on how triggering and teachers can stay safe and stay in the classroom also coming up on the show a royal runaway spain's a former king a one parlors the 1st flees the country amid a corruption probe he's accused of taking millions of dollars in kickbacks from saudi arabia. and who will join

a joe biden in his bid it to be donald trump we'll have a closer look at the top contenders of vying to become his vice presidential running mate in november as election. and claridge and senator welcome to the show here in germany the 1st children have headed back to school just as the country is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases it's the 1st time the students are going to school full time since march a life in the classroom won't be quite what it used to be our reporter visited one school in the city of rostock to see how they're adjusting. finally back where they wanted to be in the schoolyard with all of their friends for the 1st time in 5 months these children from john franklin primary school in rostock can play together without a mask and without daring to social distancing roles. even hugs are allowed

although not recommended. and it's best of my it's better now because we are allowed to sit next to each other again and we can see all our friends again where no. one is i i find it great because we can see all of our friends again and also our classmates and teachers. even my sister's very 1st day at school so that's really exciting it's all in this choice turk. just like this class all 11000000 german pupils are supposed to return to a daily school routine in the next couple of weeks a great relief for their parents as well but playing and learning so close to each other every day comes with a certain risk of infection that to make some teachers uneasy. as of course we're anxious it's not just school it goes beyond that i'm thinking about

my family my grandmother is $91.00 you don't want to be a carrier plus i have to be extra careful as my child has asked my. pastor with coded 19 infections rising again in germany parents have mixed feelings about the new start to. this is the mother there's a degree of uncertainty you don't know where people have been on holiday. i'm glad it's starting up again the last 6 months have been exhausting. comes to. school started normally and i could see that. distancing. keeping the kids at home even longer isn't an option for the school's head teacher. the goal is really important for the children and their families as well i think schools can restart despite the rising cases. for the most part everyone is trying to keep a distance even though some hugs just inevitable for the kids they hope to be able

to continue their school year as normally as possible. well spain's former king juan carlos is a leaving the country to live abroad the announcement comes a weeks after the 82 year old was accused of corruption allegedly receiving up to $100000000.00 in bribes from saudi arabia one carlos abdicated in 2014 handing over the crown to his son of a the 6 some reports in spanish media have suggested that the former monarch has already left the country. the news rocks by juan carlos a former spanish king is going into exile it's not been announced where he's heading he says he's done so to protect the monarchy from scandal but his decision has outraged many spaniards. this is really bad you should pay the money back. when they say that. it's a heist you decision he should stay and defend himself in court like the rest of us

are you. prosecutors have long been investigating quantum carlos the monarchy is facing accusations he took a kickback from saudi arabia when spanish companies won a contract to build around the way between mecca and medina there the king's former lover couldn't it's designed and is suspected to have received the broad money spanish journalists were given late types with helping to hide the some. you know. the king made a fortune especially in the united arab emirates and the gulf states and also saudi arabia. he septic gifts and donations and then he set up an elaborate financial structure to conceal that money there's nothing to save me about a bill is. that if republicans have been capitalizing on the royal scandal by organizing protests against the royal family they are hoping spaniards have had enough. of the corruption doesn't just involve

a few bad apples demonstrating against the money he has a corrupt system of innocence and they want to. punk carlos allegedly continued to finance a lavish lifestyle with the laundered money after he abdicated the throne he could still face charges of the matter but now he's put a little distance between himself and son king philippe and between himself and prosecutors. well journalist. he told us more about the former king's reasons for leaving the country the real reasons are probably one of the main reasons is the former king of spain he's trying to save that institution the morning after all these reports are given very precious to. say we also

know that it has. already to try. should they find any wrongdoing after 2014 because. let's remind. the king of israel has full immunity until. 2014 and all these allegations. in 14 why he wasn't still in office that the prosecutor believes. you know. rupie and for all the event to 2014 he could be tried in the supreme court. in the chad let's go now to some other stories making news around the world. has made a landfall on the u.s. east coast with winds of nearly 140 kilometers per hour forecasters are warning of storm surges dangerous winds and heavy rains in parts of north and south carolina

the category one hurricane is forecast to move northwards along the eastern seaboard. well southern california as a 1st major blaze of the fire season is growing it has now burned through over 80 square kilometers of forest east of los angeles thousands of people nearby have been ordered to evacuate their homes officials say the fires were started by a malfunctioning truck that sense sparks flying. u.s. president donald trump and his company may have engaged in quote extensive and protracted criminal conduct that's according to a new filing by a new york prosecutor who is trying to obtain the president's tax returns trump calls the fraud investigation a witch hunt. and speaking of trump let's go to the u.s. presidential race now democratic candidate joe biden is expected to announce his choice a running mate in the next 2 weeks in march he committed it to choosing

a woman as his vice president since then dozens of names have been floated as possibilities so let's take a look at 4 top contenders for the posts. one person seen as having a good chance of becoming biden's running mate is come on a harris observers say she takes lots of boxes she's a person of color something seen as crucial given the current ructions over racism in the u.s. . she's also someone the public knows well having tried to secure the democratic nomination herself before withdrawing to support biden in march. crucially she has a reputation as a fierce and competent debater. however critics fear there could be a lack of personal chemistry between her and biden something some say could be a drawback for her. senator elizabeth warren is another well known face she too for to tough campaign to become the democratic nominee. was. the one she

brings experience and as biden is demanding the ability to do the job on day one but her age could work against her some also worry she could alienate republican swing voters by being too progressive and too liberal. then there is senator tommy duckworth a veteran who lost both legs during the iraq war supporters say her military credentials and her personal narrative may well appeal to conservatives for straighted with trump. as a tie american she's also from an ethnically diverse background and hailing from the midwest some think she could also give biden the edge when it comes to battleground states such as michigan but others fear her lack of experience on the national stage could be a disadvantage. but another figure thought to be in contention is former national security adviser susan rice the protector of north korea she also served as u.s.

ambassador to the u.n. under the obama administration and as such has a wealth of foreign policy expertise including on russia and china. at $55.00 she's also relatively young but detractors say one chink could be that she's never run for public office. these events paul has more from washington d.c. wife's presidential picks have been often seen as bringing a strengths where the candidate has a weakness whether that's influence in a certain bell ground state or the ability to attract voters from different age groups mike pence for example was picked to help donald trump secure the votes from the evan jelly cols however this year's interest in the pick of the democratic candidate joe biden is on president as everything in this year's election cycle the main reason for that is biden's age he would be 78 years old on inauguration day

the oldest person ever to become the president of the united states and that means his v.p. is literally only one heartbeat away from one of the most important political jobs in the world in addition to biden is not only old but also white men he already has announced that he will pick a woman to get the crucial suburban women vote in these times of the black lives matter movement many say he has to pick a black woman to secure the african-american vote and with a pandemic he also needs someone who people trust to guide the states out of the economic crisis and there are the form of bernie sanders supporters they do not like biden at all to win their wards he needs a candidate who stands for a more progressive agenda so this pick might be the most crucial decisions joe biden has to make during the whole election campaign. didn't use him

as all reporting from washington d.c. let's turn now to norway which has a barda cruise ships with more than 100 people on board from stopping its ports for at least 2 weeks that's after a coronavirus outbreak on a cruise liner in the country in the north of the country infected at least $41.00 of passengers and crew is a setback for the cruise industry which was a just beginning to relaunch after the pandemic forced companies to suspend all trips. hurtigruten was the 1st cruise line to resume operations back in june now it's facing criticism that it restarted prematurely police are investigating whether breaches of coronavirus regulations lead to be at break on the m.s. roald amundsen the ship is now docked in tromso where local authorities are scrambling to prevent the virus from spreading further. than he used to curative the highest

priority now is to follow up on those who have tested positive and to prevent further infection. and as we know the disease has a certain incubation time so it will take a while before we understand the full consequences of break probably cause the claims. that this. crew and passengers were infected on to july cruises between the mainland and to the occupied ago in the arctic circle or thora cheese fear the ship may have spread the virus to dozens of tents and villages along norway's coast critics say hurtigruten was too slow to inform people after the 1st case was identified the company has admitted mistakes were made 1st off i'm sorry let me let us for them 1st of all we have very sorry for the situation that has occurred we're working intensively with the municipality together with national infection control board. no we general thora taking any

chances they're closing ports to cruise ships for at least 14 days for an industry already to and billions in revenue the latest outbreak is a major blow as it seeks to persuade passengers that returning to its ships is safe . you're watching t.v. news and thanks so much for joining us. images of cars and. studios are cars documents lives in bygone era. leads to those living today. they are guarding gaza's past in a box. cars.