discovery documentary this is day that we are news and these are our top stories. large crowds have lined the streets of one desirous to bid farewell to football legend. diego maradona. as his funeral procession passed earlier, tens of thousands of fans filed past his coffin at the presidential palace. maradona died wednesday at the age of 60 at home after suffering. a heart attack. federal troops in ethiopia have been told to advance on the tikrit capital mickael a after 3 weeks of fighting prime minister abi ahmed said that thousands of militia

and special forces had surrendered. this follows accusations that a tea groening group killed at least $600.00 people in a rabbit. earlier this month, a turkish court has handed down life sentences for 337. people accused of an attempted coup in 2016. many of the defendants are former army commanders and pilots. they were convicted of crimes including murder and attempting to overthrow the government. this is g.w. news from berlin. follow us on twitter and instagram. d. w. news or visit our website, w dot com. americans are gathering today for thanksgiving. is this a super spreader of it in the making?

we'll know in a few weeks in the united states and here in europe, the coronavirus pandemic is now at a perilous point. new infections and coated 19 deaths are swelling just as the holidays begin. germany plans to ease its lockdown in december in time for christmas. what will that mean for january? a new year of hope or a new year of record hospitalizations. i bring golf in berlin. this is the day off. it warms your heart. we called it in my community song, 4000, we are a defeat, 4000 me and my crew. we weren't costly at it and so i wanted to combine the 15th and the thanksgiving to thank you. or do you think there's something that covert 19 at all? i don't think of as a real thing just be unsafe and playing

a smart we both have had 12. it is so there's, you know, so if this really is real to me, that in the end, that dinner with another couple of days, this will be on somebody's plate and will be when we sleep well at night knowing that we help people also coming up, stopping the pandemic, the challenges of vaccinating everyone everywhere. 10000000000 doses of vaccine is based on a world population of 7800000000 people. so it's a great challenge for everyone involved and to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world. welcome, we begin the day struggling to control the coronavirus. yet again, germany started its nationwide partial walked on the 2nd because the virus was

spreading like wildfire almost 4 weeks later. exponential growth in new infections has been stopped, but the virus has not. late on wednesday, german chancellor angela merkel announced plans to tighten and extend the walk down until december 20th. in order to allow families and friends to observe christmas together. the walk down will be eased until the start of the new year, provided the pandemic is under control. if not, fear of the virus will mean for christmas. what it has meant for most days this year. another day spent avoiding people another day spent of hoarding. the chancellor angela merkel explained the government's decision to extend the current partial lockdown and partly tighten it up to the german parliament. it's no secret that the chancellor would have liked to see stricter measures taken to fight the pandemic. but because of the federalist system,

she had to find common ground with state leaders that sniff that the worst has been avoided. our health system hasn't been overwhelmed. and so far when phillip pointed out the resulting economic, social, and ethical consequences. but that's a 1st success. but it's by no means a lasting one. the far right opposition party a f. d. alternative for germany objected, saying the restrictions were damaging to both society and the constitution. you just wish that you caused the most damage to our economy, ordinary people, and their constitutional rights through the so-called civil protection act and record time. you've written yourself a blank check for disregarding fundamental rights. good for purpose. while you are making noise, we're looking for solutions,

we are problem solvers and various roles and functions. and that's the point to find solutions to keep this country pulling together in the same direction. and that's what distinguishes us from you couldn't. the current measures help to significantly reduce contact between people and slowed growth of infections, but social contacts will be further tightened until december 20th. the hope is that staying a part now well allow families to come together over christmas and the new year surveys show most people understand our kind of under what can we do? no matter what the government says, there were always be people who are against it. because it's probably one of the, i think it's very sensible to be honest. i think the measure should be tougher for your idea of a foothold after figure will i trust the government to make clever decisions?

i'm happy that they've consulted scientist and an ethical commission. and i hope that means that the best possible decisions will be taken. chancellor merkel acknowledged that the coming months will be difficult, but she said working together, germany would get through this crisis. by the time christmas arrives, germany will know more about the impact of a major holiday on controlling the virus. thanks to what is happening now in the united states today is thanksgiving. one of the most important u.s. holidays, the day before thanksgiving is the most heavily traveled day of the year in america . but this year, public health officials advised people to stay home or risk creating a super spreader event. or not everyone heeded that warning after more than 8 months of social distancing. many are simply eager to see family and friends again

. 50000000 people are expected to drive or fly by this coming sunday. 95 percent of those are expected to travel by car, only 5 percent are flying this year, but that is still 2 and a half 1000000 people. well, it is a traditional thanksgiving to visit the grandparents, but this year, grandmothers, grandfathers, and many elderly will spend the holiday alone. a washington based restaurant owner is trying to combat the loneliness by feeding the stomach and the soul. thanksgiving celebrations have always been about food. lots of food, cornbread, stuffing sweet potatoes. and then of course the turkey they say people game 7 pounds over thanksgiving. this one meal could probably do it

this year though many americans will eat alone. corona has turned cooking and eating with others into a danger, especially for the elderly. this is where mark buker and his team stepped in. we want to make sure that the older population had a thanksgiving meal. because there's one meal that's really hard to make it, not impossible to make for one person this thanksgiving. so we can make it for them . marc posted his offer of a free meal for people over 70 on social media. he was expecting about 200 people would reply, but 5000 asked him for dinner. we found a group of our population that starving and they are scared to death to leave their apartments. and as a result, they just don't want, i think, giving dinner. they're depending on a thanksgiving dinner. so he called on his restaurant stuff to get it working. the

mutes are paid by donations, volunteers bringing a segment of solidarity, as well as dinner. just don't give me. thank you. i often went to family or to my friend's house for many years. and this year, no wedding can't go anywhere. how do you feel about this? pretty sad is that, you know, locked in a house for a long time and you're by yourself. but you know, it's you in the cat, just me and the cats. so that's how i spending it. now i'm going to have the meal. it's a very period when you can't buy food the way you use to buy food. i just picked in the bag 20 looked wonderful. like a bright moment in hard times and new priorities for a restaurant owner. this isn't my job. this is my responsibility. good news on this,

thanksgiving? well, let's take the story now to washington d.c., my colleague, carly to 2 more years. she is working on this thanksgiving. karl, even happy thanksgiving to you. happy thanksgiving to you, friend. we know that fewer people are traveling in america this week, but public health officials say the numbers are still too high to me. i mean, you've been on the belt what have you observed?, and we know that the c.d.c., the centers for disease control and prevention that i've posted already, a long delays a week ago, at least of the guidelines for as safely celebrating thanksgiving. this includes of course, wearing a mask, keeping, gathering small and if possible outside. and they also say older adults or a person with certain medical conditions that they should completely avoid in

person gatherings with people who do not live in their household. and this makes it, of course, very difficult, brant because as you know, things giving is precisely about family and friends. and this includes of course, overly people. so this day i feel so also a bit sad here in the united states for a lot of families. but their risk is huge, we have to say that the united states has already over 12000000 cases reported more than 260000 that some of this is really worrying. yeah, i mean, i speak from personal experience. can't be with my family because of the pandemic this year. what about the nation's airports? are we seeing a lot of people slowing? well, the c.d.c. has also recommended against traveling this weekend for thanksgiving, especially. but still millions have traveled through the airports in the united states. enjoy this stage with their families, students, parents,

siblings or just families who want to gather as they have always been doing. they don't want to change anything in their lives because of covert 19 and the country's top in fake infectious disease expert. remember, he said that people in airports that they are going to get the united states into even more trouble than we are right now. already. we want to guest today to dulles international airport in washington, and we talked to some off the travelers. let's take a look at their travels, great new problems whatsoever. everybody that i've seen, you know, period attention to the social distancing everything, everybody's wear masks. so there wasn't any problems whatsoever. travel was actually a whole lot easier than what i thought it was going to be. well, she's seeing people, some of them feel comfortable and the think is a brand that traveling seems to be safe, but it's not really. you don't know who you might be inspecting. also

a very important to consider the symptoms after a covert, 19. what if someone already have the this infection? these are also symptoms of have to be taken very seriously. and these are things that a lot of people we talked to yesterday at the airport are not considering. you know, it's a very good point to me. what about the messages that americans are hearing the most from the president, president elect thinks giving really could hardly be more different. you're completely right, brant. but this isn't really surprising. is it? i mean, donald trump, as we know, has not been taking this pandemic seriously from day number one on. and so by the end, he called for salutary during a speech yesterday, he was making people feel that he knows how difficult it is to keep the descends in, in a day like today that they,

that is supposed to be full of hats and gatherings and not really a social distance. all right,, to use carolina with the latest tonight on this thanksgiving in washington, d.c., charlie to thank you very much, have a happy and a healthy thanksgiving. how much of the world is hoping the coronavirus crisis will end when the vaccines announced over the last 2 weeks are finally made available. a number of countries say they expect to start vaccinating the most vulnerable and those frontline health care workers next month. no better is an ambitious goal, the logistical challenge of ensuring that everyone gets a shant. it is enormous. how do you vaccinate the whole world against coded 19, up to $10000000000.00 doses will be needed say logistics experts. so 10000000000 doses of vaccine is based on a world population of 7800000000,

people with the aim of achieving herd immunity of 60 percent. many vaccinations require 2 shots, so it's a great challenge for everyone involved in ocular adding billions of people worldwide requires a gigantic effort. d.h.l. estimates it will take around 15000 flights and 200000 pallet transports, and several 1000000 individual transports in cold boxes. the vaccine has to be stored at least at fridge temperature. some of the new that since need super cold temperatures. and no interruption of the coal chain is allowed, not sharing transport on the pallets, not jaring temporary storage at airports, and not one being delivered in individual boxes to billions of people worldwide. there are still many problems to be solved, refrigerated transport and planes. for example, this complicated world of googling has to be carried out

with dry ice, both in the air transport and in express shipments. dry ice is a hazard in air freight because it sublimes in this place is the air we breathe. so a lot of things need to be considered in detail and how do you access remote regions, those without an airport nearby or roads on which refrigerated trucks can drive and that's why some of the 6 who tried to be, as you know about the best possible so we're thinking of drop us an example, would it make sense for the balls to be used in order to speed up the d.v.d. of book seems any more to the case? yes. but then do we have enough people enough just yet people there not to be able to do have access in a safe way in the industrialized countries infrastructure is considered to be well developed in other countries. culture and logistics are more problematic or

practically impossible due to heat or poor transportation roads. the vaccine is likely to be delivered 1st to countries with good infrastructure. if you were to ask me what i'm glad my largely bottom's to be. if i would like to have the problems to be even better out on a developing country, i would definitely like to be an independent company, because then they would have a better chance of getting the vaccine time transporting the vaccine at speed and at the right temperature logistics experts say it's the challenge of the century. yeah, a lot of questions remain about how to vaccinate the world. my next guest has some answers and solutions as steve karate is the chief medical officer and health solutions director at s. free. that is the world's largest provider of geographic information systems and she joins me tonight from sacramento, california. ms. gorani,

welcome to the program and happy thanksgiving to you. we appreciate you joining us on this big holiday. thank you very much. i'm very glad to be here and it's an important discussion. a lot of our viewers will be familiar with the johns hopkins university global coded 19 map. now that map is based on your platform. we all have used the data, especially because it is real time data to do, you know, had anything like this. had it been anything like this been done before work not at this scale. i would say the, the johns hopkins dashboard really took off and actually has its place in history now as the most viral map based application in the world. so i don't think we've seen this level of real time information, global information, and particularly about health information. so it's pretty new. yeah. and so many

people have come to rely on it from the beginning of the pandemic all the way up until today. how can this technology help get vaccines to everyone around the world quickly? sure, well, at its most basic level, johns hopkins dashboard shows you what is happening in the places you care about where you live, where your family lives. in the same way, we take place information and apply it to the problem of vaccine distribution, which as everybody can imagine is a geographically focused kind of event. so understanding what are the facilities that are able to store the vaccine given all the different requirements for cold storage? so some facilities can store trickle hole, some can store regular refrigerated vaccines. what is the capacity of those facilities? how accessible are they geographically in terms of drive time or walk time,

and where are the priority populations? because, of course, we want to vaccinate everybody, but we need to vaccinate in a particular order in order to ensure the pandemic is quickly as possible. these are all geographic questions. you know, it's a good point that you made vaccinating everyone gives coronavirus will be one of the biggest logistical challenges to ever face humanity. do you have any practical experience with the use of geographical information systems and rolling out vaccination programs? sure, we've been doing this kind of work for years. but recent experience, we saw one of the local jurisdictions in the state of minnesota, carleton county do a drive through flu vaccine clinic as kind of a practice in using our software to make that process more efficient. and they found that they could vaccinate a lot more people when they used mobile applications to do some of the paperwork.

and they had dashboards to monitor the times that people went through. we understand that you were a high ranking data official at the california department of public health. so we know if there's anywhere in the world that's ready to use these new technologies that it has to be california. but what about places in the world where the technology and the data infrastructure is more of a challenge? what do you do there? well, i think, you know, what you can do you start where you are. you use different kinds of methods like crowdsourcing. you pull the data that you have, and sometimes maybe rather than having a facility, be able to administer the vaccines, you use a mobile outreach van and you take back scenes to where they're needed. there's going to be different strategies all around the world. but i'm optimistic

that it's possible and that those different strategies will also apply within the, u.s. right? because you have areas that are removed from the grid as much as some places you would think of in other continents. absolutely, i mean we have a lot of people who live in as you say, very rural areas. we have our indigenous tribes who will also need access to the vaccine. and then there are other kinds of populations that may not be rural, but they're harder to reach people who may be experiencing homelessness. they will still need to be vaccinated if they choose to be as well. all right, mr. ragab, we certainly wish you all the best success with this. please come back and talk with us again as that. but as we get closer to deploying the vaccine, estie karate from sri in california was brought in. thank you very much and have a happy and healthy thanksgiving. thank you so much.

argentina has declared 3 days of mourning for the superstar footballer diego maradona. he died on wednesday at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack. tens of thousands of people gathered in sinful born assad is outside the presidential palace where lives in stay huge crowds are expected to pay their respects over the next 3 days. passing the wooden casket draped with argentina's flag and jerseys from maradona as number 10, many considered our donna to be the best player of all time. for more now, i'm joined by diego maradona, his former agent, john smith, who joins me from england tonight. mr. smith, it's good to have you on the program you represented from 197-1990 during the height of his career. why do you think that he was

loved so much? just not only in argentina, but everywhere. see, you know, as much as many people in football it is, has its roots in tribalism. it's a loss to greet good things that other people didn't do. and he had an energy around him and it was so, you know, there's something special about some people that have and he believes that he had a he had a divinity to produce for the way that he did. people who were that that convinced that they're on a mission, i think maybe go sprinkles a little bit special dust on them before they come down here. and he could walk in a room that was in restaurants with in various places that didn't seek you know, what people's heads would turn just had something he had to possess. so i think

he had this immense talent, ne, on the world stage. and he never from galt's, where it came from and he promoted the unfortunates on this planet. well, you see that he had this, this divinity of belgium. we know that his fans wanted a lot from him. do you think that his decline in the latter part of his life should it maybe serve as a cautionary tale about the values that society places on sports? i mean, should we maybe stop expecting the greats like donna, to be more dolgoff? you know, it's not just sportsman and they're all sportsmen that, that somehow expectation it's this sort of says here it happens. i see it happen. i've been very fortunate my life's of

mingled and represented some geniuses in the sports and it's taking a look at characters like john lennon, who wrote some of the greatest music ever. and even he came to different parts of his life where he's head couldn't comprehend any more in a manner that he did cheat everything. unfortunately, unfortunately, we're out of time on time tonight, but we appreciate you taking the time to share your memories with john smith, former agent of the well, the day's almost done, the conversation continues online. you'll find us on twitter,, either g w news. you can follow me and print off t.v., every member whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day. have a happy and healthy thanksgiving ever

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