for the future. for 2 major cities. this is day to day news live from berlin a ring of steel around washington d.c. all 50 us states on high alert in the run up to president elect joe biden's inauguration 25000 national guard troops are being sent in to protect the nation's capital also coming up front brings forward its station wide coronavirus curfew to 16 and thousands of police are standing by in towers to enforce the restriction his

face fines or even prison time. and in the bundesliga leipzig missed the chance to go top of the title against both but we'll bring you all the highlights from the full ball for a lot. i'm rebecca has welcome to the program all 50 us states are on high alert this weekend for fear of armed protests against the election of joe biden as president around 25000 national guard troops of being sent to help secure the capital washington day say before wednesday's inauguration it's feared violent extremist groups are targeting the city if they are has also want of possible protests in every state capital. they're heading to washington d.c. from all over the country national guard troops in this case from washington state

in the far northwest of the u.s. they'll join thousands of other so-called weekend warriors to secure the inauguration all of them military trained men and women given time away from their regular jobs to serve where needed their presence is requested in the capital city and much appreciated by capitol police who were overrun on january 6th in a siege of the capitol building there also appreciated by residents here. back here and you know why they're here and that's a little bit you know nerve wracking and also disappointing that the city's sort of been turned upside down as a result of what happened couple weeks ago it's been really scary because we're concerned not only for the capital in the buildings the white house the neighborhoods because we live just very very close to here the stage is set on the steps of the capitol building for wednesday's inauguration ceremony an event that

normally draws tens or hundreds of thousands this time the numbers will be sharply reduced indeed most thoroughfares including pennsylvania avenue connecting the white house to the capitol are already shut to most vehicle and pedestrian traffic . and it just feels very bizarre it feels like a ghost town what it is jarring but understand i mean we have you know american terrorists are trying to you know create problems it's not only washington d.c. concerned about violent attack minnesota's snowy capitol indeed the capitals of all 50 states are beefing up security for protests that could go well beyond the ordinary remaining national guard are on standby should the run up to the presidential inauguration or the day itself turn ugly. i'm joined now by his correspondent for n.b.c. news radio in dallas texas taylor all 50 states on high alert now for protests this weekend what's the situation where you are in texas. well there were some

protesters who showed up at the texas state capitol on saturday they discovered the very closed capitol of the state capitol was closed down on friday just days after it actually very open to the public for the start of the latest legislative session of the texas house g.o.p. which is the ruling party of the state government has said it's a temporary situation and they expect the capitol to be back open soon there are thousands of national guard troops now in washington to secure the inauguration on wednesday we've seen amazing pictures of them sleeping inside the capitol building and how do americans feel about saying that capital under what is essentially a military lockdown it's a pretty interesting situation to see a lot of people are pretty freaked out by it or at least sorry.

that a d.c. is in lockdown and i've talked to a couple people in d.c. who said they're completely over the situation they want the area to open back up it's a little unnerving when you see roads blocked and bridges shut down of the national mall closed didn't you know people just tired of it they're ready to get back to some semblance of normal you can imagine now and once joe biden is indeed inaugurated on wednesday do you think this iteration will improve gradually acceptance among trump's supporters that he has lost and the biden is the legitimate president. one would think so there are trump supporters are already on social media who are saying ok it's time to focus on the next election which is obviously 2022 and getting 0 a republican majority in the house and senate now they're obviously still going to be some holdouts who believe that the president that president elect joe biden was

illegitimately elected obviously there are investigations which have happened to whether voter fraud was found or not and nobody found anything but one thing the republican party is expected to focus on is again election security going into the next few years in hopes of some sort o. a calmer area it's a more secure area when it comes to the next sorts of congressional and presidential elections right n.b.c.'s 10 a minute speaking to us from dallas texas thank you thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world now thousands of migrants from central america are gathering in guatemala for a push north towards the united states mexican border forces are on alert for their arrival it's thought the migrants are hoping joe biden's incoming administration will be less tough on migration. gunman have shot dead 2 female supreme court judges during an early morning ambush in the afghan capital kabul it's the latest

violence during pace talks between the afghan government and the taliban in a towel over 200 women judges work for the top court. in tennessee a violent protests have broken out for a 2nd night in at least 6 cities anger is mounting over economic hardship and deteriorating living conditions is it has been marking the 10th anniversary of the revolution that sparked the arab spring uprisings. russian opposition leader alexina valley is heading home after hospital treatment in germany following a near fatal nerve agent attack the kremlin critic insists president vladimir putin personally ordered the poisoning the russian authorities deny any involvement developing is facing jail for breaching an earlier suspended sentence. a strict a nationwide curfew has come into force in france people now have to stay at home from 6 pm as 2 hours earlier than the previous curfew residents face fines or even

jail time if they don't comply infection rates in france have stabilized but the number of covert patients needing intensive care in hospitals is still rising rapidly. normally bustling with saturday night shopping and these paris businesses closed their doors much earlier than normal. but we trust the government but once again it's a loss in revenue for us we need to reorganize our staffing we don't know how we will get financial help for that will we be able to use the furlough scheme for our staff what kind of impact will it have on our revenue but. it's a tough new measure and aimed at getting corona virus infections under control a nationwide curfew of 6 pm many have grown accustomed to stricter measures. do we have the day a bit earlier to go and see friends earlier it's not much of a change it's more of

a question of doing things girly or that's the only difference is. your point. i'm not an expert but i suppose if so many scientists agree on that i mean it must work . and as people rushed to finish their shopping thousands of police were on hand to give fines for those breaking curfew. so. 2400 police officers were mobilized throughout paris to ensure the proper implementation of these curfew measures and their respect by the population. the virus has killed 70000 people in france and while infections have remained steady at around 20000 per day hospital admissions continue to grow. now let's get you have to speed on some other developments in the pandemic european medicines agency says hackers are attempting to undermine public trust in vaccines the drugs regulate and maintains stolen documents were manipulated and linked online brazil

has reported more than a 1000 deaths for the 5th day in a row as well has the 2nd highest national death toll more than 200000 people have died there and vaccinations in germany have passed 1000000 covering more than one percent of the population but infections and deaths remain worryingly high name while german chancellor angela merkel's conservative c.d.u. party has chosen a new leader and last that is the premier of north rhine-westphalia the country's most populous state party delegates chose lash out in a mostly online congress and his win puts him in a strong position to run for chancellor in federal elections later this year claiming that spot won't be easy. but a centrist a team player a successful campaign or receiving you has chosen i mean lush it to lead it in the year which we see elections in 6 german states at the national vote in september with angola merkel's time as chancellor will come to an end. remember for i'm 4th

on revoiced because shoes and other responsibilities that goes with this office. bring us together this year united states elections in a few weeks. of federal election. when we want to make sure that the next job is also lost on this party. councilor. in 2017 lower should lead the c.d.u. to victory in germany's most populous state north rhine-westphalia and the party is clearly hoping he can keep winning at the polls. by rejecting friedrich merits of businessman who looks likely to move the party to the right the c.d.u. delegates seem to think the key to electoral success in the post merkel era will be more of her brand of compromise oriented conservatism the new leader now has to unite his party and make the case for continuity.

but in the reputation of chancellor merkel both here and internationally can be summed up in one word trust we need this trust as a party but i but you can't just pass trust on trust for what has to be earned by. these us for trial one more smile i'll bite and. lash it has been criticized for his handling of the corona crisis in his home state today he said after the country will need to modernize press ahead with green transformation and maintain strong links are brought. here for germany that i imagine is a european germany is a leader in the world through its excellence as a model and its humanity. wouldn't mention it the question now will be whether it is the man to run for the job of chancellor in september that is not

certain and potential rivals are already waiting in the wings. as for now and in abundance look at leipzig throw away a chance to make it to the top of the table they were held to a 2 old draw involves and i was set back to life as his title hopes. leipzig strode out knowing a win would at least temporarily put them top of the table but you're not goldman's men faced tough opposition involves borg the hosts had won the last 5 home games but started this match snoozing. the 1st real attack yielded the 1st goal 4 minutes in wingback naughty mckillop 1st forward to latch on to emil for specs cross. that was back in the side after being dropped from last week's dortmund defeat and immediately repaid his coach's faith. but the wolves woke up and responded through top score of out of a forced his 11th league goal a diving header. the flying dutchman left with far too much space.

was and then it was light sick who were caught napping allowing the hosts to take the lead on 35 minutes marcel's of it's a loss the ball right in front of his own box and enough to stephan got the lucky deflection to secure a $21.00 half time lead. after the break a free kick left both spoke defender scrambling and leipsic center back villi all done eventually hit the back of the nets with the poachers finished him levelled the schools. the match finished all square a result that may not please either side. brasier doormen had their hopes dashed when they hosted bottom place months the visitors took a shock late early in the 2nd half of the event that is to not only showed off his skills with a beautiful strike into the top corner thomas many a equalized for dortmund tough to 73 minutes and just 3 minutes later marco royce

had the chance to give his side victory his penalty shot went to wide on one was the final school. you're watching data the news up next shift living in the digital age i'll be back with more news at the top of the hour until then there's always our website they don't have dot com you can follow us on social media too at d.w. news can find me at rebecca resists thanks for trying. it's about billions. our work. it's about the foundation of the world order. the silk road. china wants to expand its influence with history the works.