our common interests is need to. be as strong as possible to us and our washington bureau chief enos told standing by in washington d.c. now as we just heard germany is still a vital piece for america's self-interest how likely is it that u.s. troops will not be withdrawn from germany at all. while the u.s. lawmakers have announced this bill that would i am pretty sure didn't lay the withdrawal of u.s. troops until after the president on the trump has left office and in that regard makes it very very unlikely that his announcement comes through that he will take troops out of germany even so he still has the talent to evade the spill. remind us why did the u.s. president pull troops or at least make plans to pull troops out of germany in the 1st place. right so since you don't know trump actually entered office

he has made this american 1st policy a priority. he talked a lot about making his goal to leave all foreign wars as part of the nationalist america 1st policy so he announced actually to withdraw american troops from afghanistan and iraq even before the nato mission is officially completed and regarding germany he. plans in june as we just heard to withdraw close 220000 of the 36000 u.s. troops based in germany citing a villain's failure to meet its nato spending commitments but the bill we are talking about now states that congress continues to value germany as a strong nato partner and that u.s.

troops in germany are a central importance for supporting u.s. missions in the country's. civil horn just talked about. what is likely to be the most significant change to come in the transatlantic lation share with the incoming biden did ministration. well for president biden it's going to be a tightrope i mean he certainly does not want to be the president to send more troops bag overseas and turn military families. much of the international community is hoping that he really has a plan to stabilize. countries like afghanistan and iraq something the most definitely will watch closely once he is in office but i mean however what we really can say i think for sure is that biden and his cabinet picks are strong

supporters off a transatlantic relationship and that we will see a much more relatable reliable and stable leadership in that regard d.w. washington bureau chief innes poll thank you so much for that bangladesh has started moving refugees through a camp on a recently formed island that critics say is vulnerable to cycling's and dangerous flooding oh most a 1000000 will enjoy a live in crowded camps on the mainland the united nations says no we have fiji should be moved there against their will many have pinned their hopes on what bangladesh has promised is a better situation. for refugees every journey is a step into the unknown these are he have been on the move for years seeking safety since fleeing myanmar. now they are being shipped to another uncertain situation. and i heard that. we are not citizens of any country and so we are moving to

wherever there are more facilities for us. we were not happy at the camps we heard from seniors as well as the television that we will get more from the facilities. of. the island of basha unshod is to be their new home by camp built by the bangladeshi navy to house 100000 people. the silt island formed just 20 years ago critics say the low lying land mass is prone to flooding and dangerous cyclons. some families say their relatives being moved there against their will. to live there forcing my son and his family to go he didn't want to go but they forced him i came to see him probably for the last time . and i want to have my family goes to the island they will die because of floods

bangladeshi authorities say all relocations of voluntary and that the new facilities are better than in currently overcrowded mainland camps. on the island flood defenses have been built to keep back the threat from rising seas but so far no independent inspectors have been allowed to visit the facilities the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world at this hour drenching rains have killed at least 2 people in flooded nearly 3000 homes in indonesia's northern sumatra province local authorities say several people are still missing the area's power and water supplies have been cut off after floodwaters reached as high as 5 meters. in peru at least one person has been killed during protests by farm workers demanding better wages and working conditions protesters blocked highways in class with police are attempting to

disperse them agricultural workers have been on strike since monday protests have spread northwards to regions known for growing grapes tangerines and blueberries. new video has been released showing the collapse of the observatory on the island of puerto rico one of the world's largest radio telescopes suspension cable snapped on december 1st before engineers could conduct a controlled demolition you may recognize that structure from the 1905 james bond film old enough. to corona virus has also prompted a major rethink from warner brothers for 2021 shares in cinema operators have nosedived after the studio said it would simultaneously debut all of its films next year both in cinemas and on its new streaming service for now this policy applies only to the u.s. market it's a plot twist that many in the film industry say they did not see coming.

unprecedented times call for creative solutions that was hi warner brothers executives described their historic gamble. revealing that they would be releasing their 2021 blockbuster movies in theaters and online similar. in a major shake up for the entertainment industry. for the way it is the latest salvo in the streaming wars which pits warner's video on demand service h.b.o. mox launched in may 2. netflix. plus. film fans welcomed the news h.b.o. is a great company have always liked. i think that's a great idea for their profit margins i guess so i don't have anything against it i

think it's good. studio executives said the strategy would be in place for just one more year offering a glimmer of hope that lucrative box office revenues will return shares and already hard hit cinema companies plunged you know what it comes back i think people are going to be looking for that kind of a theater experience because quite frankly they already got enough of the home theater experience you know to. the warner brothers bit marks the beginning of a new chapter for hollywood the question is will it change habits forever. and for more on this unprecedented move i'm joined by scott. culture correspondent scott it's good to see you all the film buffs and big budget cinema stands out

there. how big a deal is this it's huge i mean obviously anyone who's in the u.s. and as a fan of fan of film probably think you know this is amazing to pay $15.00 a month and i can get i think if you clue do wonder woman the new wonder woman of 18 warner brothers films big films for not no no extra charge and that's a huge huge deal but if you look at the broader picture and look at cinemas this is devastating for the cinemas or hoping we're counting actually on on wonder woman in the united states which was supposed to come out of christmas as a way of maybe bouncing back recovering a bit of the losses that they made through this year for some months of being shot . this new model that warner brothers presenting basically undercuts their business entirely because you know why would people pay $15000.00 to go to the movies if they can you know sit home on their couch and walk the exact same movie at the

exact same time so it's really interesting to see what impact this this has on the whole industry and whether or not this is a temporary measure as warner brothers is still saying it's going to be that it is doing this for the krona time period or if this is a marks a sea change in the whole industry and if this is the way will be released going forward but i'm just curious as i hear you talk you know for people like me who just want to watch stuff. it's just another platform to watch it isn't it good news for consumers theoretically yes sure it means you have better access and easier access but the whole movie industry is based on a sort of a certain economic model which is based on premium presentation instead of us where you have to pay a lot of money you get very exclusive high end content and then it goes down through a series of other platforms where you pay less and less and less if you know from from pay t.v. all the way down in d.v.d. buying buying them on disks all the way down to free t.v.

where you get the films for free and you have to watch commercials and. at every stage of that all those of that system the studios make money and all that money flows back into making films which means the films get bigger and bigger and more spectacular and so forth more more expensive if you start cutting away sections of particular that top premium section coming with the cinemas with the make a lot of money it will eventually trickle down and you won't have the amount of money to make these these big films a lot of these films are looking at doing for example $200000000.00 movie wonder woman $1400000000.00 movie could be very very difficult for warner to make that back just on its online platform so we'll have to say. thank you so much really appreciate it. next up we catch up with new york filmmakers taking a look at. taking a look at. so i will going to do a going to do a headline here the defense

a spending bill would require an impact assessment before any reduction can happen the pentagon in july announced plans to reduce troops in germany by nearly 12000 soldiers. unlike look here in berlin we'll have more news as always at the top the hour. the phone against the coronavirus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update nineteen's. on t w. once the secret service classic hits. this is the sound. or the story

behind the music a hit for the. british an. odd. beethoven's 9th symphony for the world starts to simmer nights on t.w. . the coronavirus pandemic is shutting the stores in new york city but the artists are moving in. the back news can seem endless but amidst the depression people are trying to find solace in. august there are not only false should people see. a means to see if they can school said. you can. celebrate their space.

or just the changes you move. but it also brings puts traffic to the area it helps surrounding stores that are struggling to make rent payments it's a symbiosis of arts and business together they're coping with bad news in a city that desperately needs good news business you've got people assume that your basket is and. it's not sure if you're still here still fighting. for. the collaboration of landlords businesses an artist in new york shows how important it is to cling to positive things especially in times of crisis. alone welcome to 19 special here and g.w. news america jones good to have you with us how do you feel today well these days it's not easy to find that silver lining on the horizon right especially when you get bombarded with bad news day in day out it's time for the media to do better

india and a record number of new corollaries cases on sunday hundreds of elephants. in recent boxing described as nonstop bad news is the world really in such a thoroughly terrible state or country in the region. of course the current coronavirus pandemic is indeed an extraordinary global crisis. but if you take a longer term view you see there have been many positive trends infant mortality has never been lower. and the number of people killed the natural disasters has been averaging downwards on top still we often get the impression things are just getting worse and worse myself included even though as a journalist i don't just consume news but i also help shape it. why are we more sensitive to bad news doesn't have something to do with the brain i'm on my way to

see neuroscientist martin. she has researched precisely these questions. that he and i have to meet as a brain process is negative news faster better and more intensively than positive or neutral news on to us we also remember it better the best in terms of evolutionary biology and processing negative information better than positive information has been helpful with it because in the age of the saber check tiger and woolly mammoth missing a piece of bad news might well mean that's it for you. studies have shown that test subjects from different parts of the world became more excited and over as soon as they were shown bad news regardless of their looking shin and culture. many media outlets use this effect to their advantage negative headline sell more copies and get more clips. studies show that the media are publishing more and more of

that news especially online. this isn't about how is it a problem if the media revel in bad news. and absolutely it's worst and foremost it makes us all have negative expectations so we go through life with the worldview in which we assume the world is worse than it really is left us to toss a vicious. was the impact of media reports can be extremely strong take the boston marathon bomb attack and 2013 for example some people who followed the news obsessive for more stressed and frightened than others who had been physically present. so what does this mean as us else 1st of all it makes people less likely to take action you might think the realization that we all have a worldview that's. too negative it would actually prompt people to become more active files but many psychological studies have shown that that is precisely not

the case on the right side of poly what's more it can promote chronic stress we know that chronic stress can be a factor in many diseases including diabetes cardiovascular diseases have mental illnesses such as depression can be depressed one you doubt it and. the coronavirus pandemic is a good example after months of bad news many people have grown weary of the crisis they feel helpless and wish things would go back to normal. and so as a journalist i have to consider whether i might be contributing to other people having a misguided view of the world what can the media do better. well that's the big question let's bring in alric hog founder and c.e.o. of the constructive institute to journalism for tomorrow in denmark good to have you with us how do you cope with all the bad news. i try to

see the world and my use with both sides both looking for the problems but also for the. problem of the way forward now that everybody is capable of doing it and we certainly learned that bad news sell better than good news it seems in the media then it's all down to profit what could prompt media outlets to take a different approach here. just a standard that is a big misunderstanding the american courts the 5th bleeds it leads it turns out not to be true if you ask people on the street in berlin or elsewhere in the world do you need more news you need faster news they would most like to say no i'm drumming it but i need something i need something to trust i do need journalism but i need it we need journalism that is passionate but also give me a full picture of the world that is what people want they want not more information

but they need navigation stories about where we are what we come from but especially moving ahead so the idea that it's only fear that we should took tap into it that we've been doing in the news industry for years with telling people of the show that it's breaking news here something bad might happen here in the polling training everything is going to help watch here that has been our strategy and it has turned out that people turn their back on us they have overwhelmed and they don't want to pay for it so if we think about it we should know and listen to psychologists who say yes fear is very strong and as you said it comes down from the stone age but hope you speak of it that's the reason why people get up and it always building and we remember to look into that absolute but we still have to obviously it's a journalist's job to report the truth and the truth isn't always beautiful yes and that he a lot of bad things happen in the world so how can you as a responsible journalist strike the right balance reporting the truth but not

adding to people's anxiety. yeah and we should not we should not give people false hope we our job is not to put a smile on people's faces we have the information to trust business and we should remember that but we should we should see both the problems and then we should take one step further instead of just just looking for another story another problem we can't tap people on still debate is it you also have to watch this this could also be dangerous we should stick to the problem and ask the constructive questions pointing to the future asking now what and how if we have a problem what have other countries done that we can learn from that some things as they come to say i don't think that's a prospect office aleutians give people a helping hand and with half a minute to go is there anything positive in this current crisis the pandemic that we as dennis can take away from there's a lot one of them for me i don't have to spend 2 days going to billin to talk to

you for 5 minutes i could stay here we have learned more and more to do that also in meeting in that in the business world we have learned a lot of things in denmark for instance we should know and but people don't know that less people have died in denmark in 2020 then in the last 10 years every year why because people don't get the flu all right well that's that's in good news indeed only god are all there founder and c.e.o. of the constructive institute journalism for tomorrow thank you so much you're welcome. but time now for your questions over to a science correspondent eric williams. how are we supposed to deal with coronavirus fatigue when restrictions are being reimposed. this isn't a science question it's a personal one but pandemic fatigue is affecting so many people all over the world

that i wanted to spend a couple of minutes sharing my own thoughts on here in germany where it gets dark and cold in the winter a lot of people are really dreading the next few months even though compared to many other european countries things are gradually going pretty well here so far but it feels like they're balanced on the edge of a knife and it wouldn't take much to to tip the scales and slide the country into some some pretty dark territories so for me at least in addition to just being heartily sick of pandemic restrictions there's also an underlying layer of fear that never really goes away and getting through the next few months will be easier if i can lessen that. what helps me personally keep my fear somewhat at bay is is this focusing on the science which it is not to say that it

provides crystal clear answers all the time science is messy and what it seems to be saying can often change over time just look at what it now says about mask wearing for example compared to a year ago but the fact that ideas can change based on new habit and says it is not a weakness it's actually science has great strains and look at how far it's brought us less than a year after the 1st reported cases of the sometimes deadly fast spreading disease what we've learned about treating it has steadily lowered faith tell me rates among those who catch it and and there's a good possibility we'll see large scale vaccination against code at 19 next year and that's amazing because it shows we aren't helpless even if we are afraid and exhausted by the whole pandemic thing i at least and now hopeful that if we can only hold out for a few more months things will look different and 2021 in

a nutshell i battle my own pandemic 50 by reminding myself of how far we've already calm and with hope for where i think we're going to be in the not too distant future. i'm at sit stay safe and possibly. the the.

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