he. faces do you have any news live from berlin germany is already in a tight lockdown but even tougher restrictions look to be on the way it worries growing of a new variant of the coronavirus chancellor angela merkel will hold talks with state leaders today have a what more can be done to bring down deaths and infections also on the program. in washington d.c. preparations for wednesday's integration are overshadowed by fears of further unrest of the capital our correspondents report from behind the security cordon about

a city on it. i'm rebecca rich's welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel and the state leaders have brought forward and mating to discuss extending coronavirus restrictions in a bid to get ahead of new more transmissible variants of the virus the current measures a g to expire at the end of the month but now new and even stricter measures could be on the way. quiet streets and berlin and most to do venture out of wearing masks and it seems to be helping there's been a slight drop in the number of private 19 infections but the government is preparing to further touching restrictions and pilin is say that's a good thing nobody is different i think being strict to make sense and i'm hoping this will finally bring it all to an end and hope is a i really hope that we realize. will have to put up with these restrictions until

at least the summer. when their new. hats chancellor angela merkel will discuss tougher restrictions with state leaders amid concerns that new virus mutations could cause a surge in new cases. into highly infectious variants of the corona virus have been detected in germany one very into sprayed 3 great britain the other through south africa and at the moment we have further warring reports from brazil . some opposition politicians are calling on the government to do more to stop people from going to work for. perhaps at least possible for about 40 percent of all office workers to work from home last week only 14 percent did so we did better even during the 1st lock down so there is room for improvement. mosques are also on the agenda after various made f f p

2 must compulsory in shops and on public transport they have higher filtering capabilities and it said the federal government is considering a nationwide adoption of the measure but these masks are more expensive people who can't afford them will receive felts as. with health officials say in case numbers remain too high tougher restrictions are likely to be announced. no more i'm joined by do have any political correspondent nina hobson in a good morning so i'm going to michael is made in the state premiers today we had some of the possible new measures that are going to be discussed what else could potentially be introduced. well i would say there are 3 key points that are on the agenda and that have caused a discussion already and one is of course that issue of the mosques some people in some regions have already introduced f.p. to mosques in public transport and in supermarkets but these social democrats he is

say that they are too expensive but what they even can imagine is having a nation why not making it nationwide compulsory to wear medical mosques on public transport so that would include those doctors mosques that we all know from hospitals and they are significantly cheaper than the 2nd debate is about imposing potentially a nationwide curfew at night to stop people from going out but there's a lot of resistance against this measure and then of course the question is whether you can force employers to have more people work from home office workers studies is a issue about enforcing the regulations already in place many say that the regulations we have are already strong enough but that they're not being enforced tricky enough yeah that is correct and a lot of those current restrictions that we have apply to the private sphere and it's very very difficult to impose their wrist restrictions here because nobody wants to see police people basically introduce themselves into people's homes so

the question is how do you get more employers to have people work from home to also stop buses and trains from being so crammed and some politicians are already saying that there isn't legal provision that could enable them to force employers they don't want to go to that last resort but they say if nothing changes and the appeals of recent days and weeks have not worked as much as they should then they could resort go to that last resort and force employers by law we are seeing a downward trend of those infection rates is that a reason for cautious hope. well they're not going down as fast as they search and hospitals are feeling the strain and many people say 6000 dead people from that virus are simply too many people we're losing too many people and there's a big fear here also amongst politicians of the new mutations but of course there

is of course is hope when spring comes people are expecting the situation to ease but of course the question is how do you get there now the vaccination program has started but of course it has also been very slow so one thing is clear the measures will be extended and just how much tighter they will be roussel see this today this afternoon dave still quite a long road ahead of thanks very much u.s. president elect joe biden's tame says he'll not lift coronavirus travel restrictions for europe the u.k. ireland and brazil the comments come after outgoing president donald trump announced those curves would be lifted from generate $26.00 a spoke per spokes person which of biden says his administration plans to further tighten public health measures around international travel to help contain the spread of the virus all air passengers bound for the u.s. have to test negative for covert 90 within 3 days before arriving we reach

difficult time for. meanwhile the f.b.i. is vetting all 25000 service personnel involved in security for biden's inauguration on wednesday officials have expressed concern about a possible insider attack or other potential threat washington day say has become a fortress city arrive blocks and barricades security concerns have gripped the city since a violent mob stormed the capital on january 6th. down tell in washington usually buzzing with people and traffic know a ghost town. on the other side's traffic jams and checkpoints a city split into the center has become a militarized zone. and the u.s. capitol remains under a strict lockdown just days before the presidential inauguration we are just outside the closed perimeter and this is close as the general public can get to the

u.s. capitol which is currently cordoned off by a 3 meter high fence and razor wire which is currently installed on top of the fence we're going to go inside the perimeter and out to get a glimpse on the preparations that are underway for an inauguration day that will be unlike any other in american history. soldiers instead of visit or as some 25000 members of the national guard are securing the capitol grounds there has been some concern about a potential inside threat as not everyone is happy with the new president it's a sticky situation is forced politically and on course i have my own i have my own thoughts below equally but in uniform i you know i can't debate them but i'm here to do a job i'm here to follow what organizations doing and then we're turning over that mission. where you can get a president a lot of the united states troops of orbit and you're on the west side of the u.s. capitol some normalcy is coming back for her. missiles and sound checks were 2

weeks ago thousands of trump supporters stormed the symbol of american democracy. the rehearsals for the inauguration ceremony were just completed on this very long usually thousands gathered to cheer for their new president well this year many things will be different fear of an attack on the president means a ceremony with hardly any guests the national mall will remain shut down and authorities asked citizens to stay far away for the sake of their own safety. in the don't tell ereal buildings have been boarded up again after a year of protests and a pandemic these views have become a common sight for many washingtonians but businesses are suffering the business was not from last 8 months because we in the commercial area this is the commercial hub of all the offices around us are closed and the security has beeves of so much

uganda and we're moving over delivery business but mostly all the roads are closed . a life behind fences and roadblocks those who live here can't wait until the new president is sworn in. and 2nd of now and some other stories making news around the world quite a moment police have clashed with migrants after they blocked the group from progressing towards the united states border authorities used tear gas and pushed some of the migrants back down the highway the caravan of about 8000 people began its journey in 100 last week. the kremlin critic alexina valley has called on russians to take to the streets in protest after being jailed for 30 days amount he was detained on his return to moscow on sunday from germany where he for comment from poisoning with a nerve agent prosecutors saying he violated the parole terms of a suspended sentence the amount he called his jamming a mockery of justice. attorney. prime minister just have a contest has won

a confidence vote in italy's lower house of commons on tuesday he faces another such vote in the senate where his position is weak conti's government was plunged into crisis last week after losing the support of a junior coalition now for no. more than 20 safia trucks have parked on roads near the u.k. parliament to protest problems in getting their projects to the european union many fishermen have been on able to export to the u. because of the extra document extra documentation required often wrecks that the government has said post breaks and taping problems that should be resolved shortly . and sport news bellerose has been stripped of co-hosting the ice hockey world championship in may the move comes amid growing pressure following president alexander lukashenko as brutal crackdown against opposition protests just last week lukas shankar met with the international hockey federation chief rennie faisal good

hopes that the tournament would unify rather than divide but now is hockey's world governing body says quote it's currently impossible to ensure the welfare of the tames and spectators about a verse. as the bible of fine dining the michelin guide its stars coveted by chefs the world over but widespread lock downs and restaurant closures meant compiling the guide this year was especially challenging inspectors had to wait for restrictions to amy's before packing in as many restaurant visits as possible. the work has borne fruit and made some chefs very happy. for you however that overcome with emotion after winning a 3rd mission inside in the midst of to much was time for the gastronomy industry this was a chink of light for chef alexander muss the despite the coronavirus pandemic forcing chefs to close their restaurant draws months the michelin guys annual

french edition went ahead with its awards for 2. and t 21 and it's reward restaurants who got creative cheering look sound. am restaurant was among them during the streets last year with the food truck when the country's gastronomy was forced to shut the him the star is a much needed boost. of the hearts it gives us energy for when we reopen so we're going to prepare ourselves for that prepare ourselves to be at this level you know it's like a top level sportsman has a serious injury you do everything you can to prepare yourself to be able to return to that pitch again. it'll make us even stronger to be able to bounce back. some other feed lists have cancelled their rankings but michelin widely seen as the world's best on in the bible said they decided to bestow their verdicts to help pilot the industry in what's been a brutal year remember memphis are now more than ever it didn't make sense for our

teams to waste the ca even if we're coming out of a terrible year and even if there are difficulties ahead of us on the contrary we had to be there because not giving out the stars to be unfair to the chefs who worked at the cia who struggles who are creative and even in some cases succeeded in taking another step forward. chef so vast and has restaurant flowed to purvey one a michelin star last year. he said that while the looked on meant his restaurant wasn't able to reap the benefits of winning the star he still welcomed the much needed recognition for the trades. of the force to soon you stopped i mean i think if the michelin guys can help french restaurant to me and chefs who are having a very difficult time right now and put a spotlight on a profession then that's a good thing to come into this film admitting it can but shows with the pandemic

raging on foodies will be unlikely to be able to book tables at his or any other restaurant any time soon. that's it for me on the news team for now chris culliver it will bring in the business news in just a moment stay tuned for that don't forget you can always stay up to date on our website at state of any dot com we'll be back in a and the next hour or better because thanks for watching. it's about billions. it's about power. it's about the foundation of the border. the silk road. wants to expand its influence with this trade network on so.