and. this is the news live from berlin germany faces more restrictions to contain the coronavirus chance on ackles expected to push for a limited long down in crisis talks with regional leaders today daily cases of covert 19 are now expected to hit 20000 by the end of this week also on the show a growing backlash in the islamic world against crafts muslim countries boycotting french products after president mccrone defends free speech and the right to mock

religion including islam. and with the global film industry reeling from the effects of the pandemic of delayed and dylan ish con the film festival still manages to its roll out. i'm dr thomas good to have you with us today as corona virus cases spike across germany chancellor mckelvie holding a video conference today with 16 regional leaders the aim is to agree on a new round of restrictions covered 900 cases have been rising sharply with a recent record high of nearly 15000 new delhi cases now that's a sharp rise from june when new infections had dropped to over 300 per day intensive care admissions for covert 1000 while they. are also rising figure

usually lags behind new cases by 2 or 3 weeks the hospitalizations were flat over the summer but they have risen dramatically in the past weeks the chancellor said to be pushing for a one month shutdown of all hospitality and leisure venues unless people at public and private gatherings will have some analysis after this report. back much tosca in berlin squats but district this is one of 10 busy streets in the german capital where people now have to wear a face mask germany has seen record numbers of coronavirus cases i'm ballin has been particularly hard hit now all 12 districts here are considered hot spots pressure is growing here in germany politicians to introduce new stricter measures against the coronavirus especially as numbers continue to grow this is something that is being debated on a daily basis here in germany both on the streets but also in the german press the

latest topic to be discussed is the possibility of introducing a so-called knock down light under this proposal which is reportedly favored by chancellor merkel schools and take a would remain open except in the worst hit areas restaurants and bars would have to shut and large events would be banned so far most bars and restaurants have to close only between 11 pm and 6 am for many berliners new measures are necessary even if they mean fewer freedoms but others are more skeptical we all have to give ourselves a push now and see that it goes in the right direction. the numbers are always going up so you have to do your part to make them go down again there would be a profit this one says and i hope that we will be spared but unfortunately we can't rule the salt completely although i'm not sure if it will really hope to contain the pandemic and then people for most people i assume that there will be new measures there's nothing you can do about it and we have to get the infection under control in this new presuming that the new restrictions are expected on wednesday

after chancellor merkel meets with germany's 16 regional leaders. so what can we look you have more on that let's bring indeed overused political correspondent nina good morning to you nina what kind of new restrictions to be going into effect and would they be national or regional. legal americal is aiming for what she's calling a wave break a locked down and newspaper germany's biggest tabloid actually has some details of what's on the table the aim is to prevent the health care system from collapsing it's still coping ok at the moment bought new infections are rising much faster than expected filling up very fast so is going to press for that possible lock down also the lock down like pubs and restaurants would be closed the number of people you can meet outside of your own home will be drastically limited events will be cancelled the main difference apparently to what happened during the 1st wave in

the spring according to this plan would be that schools and kindergartens would stay open for as long as possible and that shops would also remain open to a certain extent now whether national or regional i'm going back to wants them to be national but of course the country 16 states have the final say on which restrictions to impose and there's already some resistance from individual state premiers along with the resistance you know there's been some criticism of the process for arriving at any new guidelines which concerns the german parliament's not being sufficiently involved does the chancellor have the authority to order a national law down without the bundestag or without the state premiers. well no she doesn't and that of course goes back to a country's history where rules were implemented to avoid giving the government in berlin too much power that could potentially be abused but during the 1st wave in the spring the german parliament did give the government certain exceptional competencies to be able to act fostering this pandemic and then germany did get

through this fast way fairly well and numbers were low in the summer and then people not just from the opposition parties also from party from own government coalition were demanding that the national and regional parliaments get more of a say on the measures but having said that those voices have not been very loud in the past 10 days when it became clear that we're being hit by a much stronger 2nd wave than expected is there any way to gauge how a 2nd even limited lockdown will be affecting the economy and the educational system both of which have already been hard hit by the 1st lockdown well of course that discussion is in full swing how do you keep the economy going how do you keep schools and can the gardens open and there does seem to be the agreement that the priority must be to keep the educational system going keep schools and daycares open not just for educational purposes but would of course also allow parents in essential jobs to go to work and the big worry is of course how much will the

economy be affected and there is a lot of criticism coming from organizations that represent pub and restaurant owners they say those plant measures are unfair and would risk throwing people into basically having to give up their own businesses you know has a following the story for us this morning thanks very much. let's get you up to date now some of the latest developments in the pandemic globally india is now approaching 8000000 confirmed from the virus cases this comes as the capital delhi reports its highest number of new delhi infections about $5000.00 on wednesday the c.e.o. of dubai airport has warned that the op is facing a slow recovery and could see if passenger traffic falls much as 70 percent this year the airport as world's busiest is the world's busiest for international travelers ok we're going to move on now to some other stories making news around

the world philadelphia has seen a 2nd night of protests after the killing of a black man by police on monday 27 year old walter wallace was shot by police after refusing to drop a knife his family says are they had called for an ambulance. and their son had a mental health crisis. in california hundreds of firefighters backed by planes and helicopters are battling to control 2 wildfires near los angeles are winds and dry conditions have brought the fires close to residential areas and close to 1800000 people have been evacuated power lines are believed to have sparked at least one of those farms. the. police in afghanistan say at least 3 civilians have been killed another 14 injured in a bomb attack in the capital kabul. these closer was reportedly hidden in a roadside vehicle and also caused damage nearby buildings it's unclear who is

behind the attack. well a backlash between islamic countries and france over president emanuel mccrone comments on islam and freedom of speech is growing across as a strongly defended caricature of the prophet mohammed following the brutal murder of a french teacher or use those characters and classroom discussions about free speech since then there have been massive anti french rallies in muslim majority countries . the target of their anger is clear. here in pakistan protesters in karate and islamabad accuse the french president of attacking islam. for asking the behavior of the french government is actually an insult to billions of muslims across the world it's open terrorism and an attack against the muslim world may slump. we should boycott french products muslims

should boycott their petrol stations which is one of their main products we shouldn't use that fuel at all. or unsafe in a little way. in the bangladeshi capital dhaka there were 10 scenes as protesters renewed calls for a boycott of french products. demonstrations also took place in gaza and in tel aviv all in response to microns defense of satirical cartoons including some of the prophet muhammad. his comments follow the brutal murder of a french school teacher who taught a lesson on freedom of speach. leaders in several muslim countries including saudi arabia and iran have condemned france turkey to weighed in with president edited one saying mccaul it needs mental checks over his attitude to islam but the french president is sticking to his stance saying we won't give in ever. his interior

minister echoed his opinion. so to that it's our sovereign right to define what freedom of expression is what is public order if you get what's freedom of worship what is and isn't acceptable except acceptable. words that one serve to calm the growing wave of anger sweeping the muslim world france's warning its citizens in several muslim majority countries to take extra security precautions. or earlier we talked with martin doc did abuse religious affairs alison asked him whether this is mainly about a clash of values or if politics are also playing a role. i think that my current has given a great opportunity to a different friend set of leaders that have found themselves in difficult situations head home so or go on with a gun on me has had sort of an ongoing confrontation with friends recently in the group territorial waters saudi arabia is seen that's one of the actors approaching

. warming up to the israelis so that it's also costly discomfort in the region and you know finding finding no sort of the french taking this position is quite convenient at the very same terry think that the french question is a question that really does have to do with values and even the fact that ferdi sort of fairly standard. muslim understanding so islamic understanding of blasphemy is that it should be met with violence the question that you know francis us king is where there is that kind of peace land that interpretation of islam is actually compatible with french republican values that have a look to you tolerating those things that we find in fact offensive and this is a question that will be i think really quite difficult to answer not just politically but culturally you know abuse martin dock there now it's the cannes film festival but not quite as we know it a very different version of the famous french celebration of cinema got underway on

tuesday the main festival earlier this year was cancelled due to the that pandemic of course the alternative version is more low key showcasing a range of short films over 3 days but it comes as the country again struggles with rapidly rising infections. the glitz and glamor almost gone in can this year with no major influx of international movie stars organizers decided to invite spectators to walk the red carpet for the opening and unconventional beginning to one of the world's most famous film festivals but then again the festival's director was careful to point out this is no regular. first of all it's not become a film 1st of all it's the cannes film festival that came to cannes and october in the midst of a to mull truancy year so as not to forget the people of can know the spectators the general public and to celebrate both feature films and short films over 3 days

the festival is usually held over 2 weeks in may but it was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. at this more low key and socially distanced 3 day event several short movies will compete for a prize and 4 of the original $56.00 films will be shown organizers said they were determined to hold the stripped back festival despite travel restrictions and health regulations they say they want to boost the cinema industry and help the region hit hard by coronavirus lockdowns many here are unsure about the future. i don't know if the festival will take place next year we just don't know or. we hope that next year it will go back to normal even now it's just amazing to have a mini festival. while organizers say they can't guarantee the festival will take

place in my next year they insist 2021 will happen special or not. this is deja vu news live from berlin up next your business news was press go over i'm brian thomas thanks for. your. well sometimes i am but i stand up with. think deep into german culture. grammar yeah you know it's all that who knows i might go join me in the cup.