and explore fascinating world her to start. to double your world heritage 316 clear up now. this is day 8 of a news live from berlin germany is already in a tight lockdown but even tougher restrictions look to be on the way chancellor angela merkel holds talks with state latest over what can be done to stay ahead of more transmissible coded 19 variants also on the program in washington d.c. preparations for wednesday's integration are overshadowed by fears of further

unrest at the capital our correspondents report from behind the security cordon about a city on edge. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel and state leaders have brought forward amazing to discuss extending coronavirus restrictions in a bid to kape head of new more transmissible variants of the virus here is how germany's incidence right has developed over the past 10 days it's an important indicator the reflects new infections per 100000 paypal as you can see there is a slight downward trend here for 150 full on january 9th to the 132 today there is still a long way to go for that number to drop below 50 which is when the spread of the virus would be considered under control and germany's current measures a-g.

to expire at the end of the month but now an extension and even stricter measures could be on the way. what straits and berlin and most who do venture out are wearing masks and it seems to be helping there's been a slight drop in the number of coded 19 infections but the government is preparing to further tighten restrictions until it is say that's a good thing. i think being strict to make sense and i'm hoping this will finally bring it all to an end. i really hope that we realise that we'll have to put up with these restrictions until at least the summer. half of chancellor angela merkel will discuss tougher restrictions with state leaders that made 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 variant of spray 3 great britain the other

through south africa and at the moment we have further worrying reports from brazil . some opposition politicians are calling on the government to do more to stop people from going to work for. absolutely 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 lockdown so there is room for improvement. 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. with health officials saying case numbers remain too high tougher restrictions are likely to be announced. of more i'm joined by

dave w. political correspondent named. dana good morning so the state premiers meeting today we had some of the possible new measures in that report what else could they potentially introduce there are those 3 key points that are on the agenda which would qualify as new tighter measures if they're imposed nationwide number one is of course the those mosques in some regions it's already compulsory to wear more professional face masks on public transport and in supermarkets so some people are calling for them to be compulsory in those areas nationwide but the social democrats for instance say that f.p. 2 mosques are too expensive but even they are open to medical mosques becoming compulsory and that would of course include the cipro doctors mosques that we know from hospitals for example number 2 would be to impose a nationwide curfew at night but there's a lot of resistance against this measure and number 3 is to force companies to have

more people work from home office workers that is so there are many questions that are open what does seem to be clear is that the existing measures will likely be extended until mid february at least and there are a quite strict in the issue about enforcing their regulations that are already in place rather than further restricting people. well yes and particularly when it comes to getting people to work from home more because of course it is a bizarre situation at the moment you can only meet one person outside of your own household in private but you were together with 10 or so colleagues for 8 plus hours in the office and that of course risks undermining people's understanding and acceptance of the measures and there have been many appeals by politicians to employers but they're not working as well as they should we had that in the report so some politicians are saying the last resort would be to really enforce the provision that they have in place by law which says employers of office workers

have to prove why it's necessary to have people work in the office rather than from home now we have seen as a downward trend of infection rates of late is that a reason for cautious hope well the thing is they're not going down as fast as is necessary even though large parts of public life have been closed since november and there's a big big fear of those mutations we simply don't know enough about that and many hospitals are feeling the strain there also $6000.00 people per week who have died on average lately and that is a lot considering there are $83000000.00 people in germany and so at least the vaccination program has started but the big question is how do we get through those next couple of weeks that are going to be very hard on will be revealed later today or anyone has a thanks very much. here's a look at some of the developments in the corona virus pandemic now an independent

panel has criticized china and the world health organization for their response to the pandemic the panel said china should have been more forceful with the measures it took and that the w.h.o. should have declared an emergency soon california has become the 1st u.s. state to record more than 3000000 cases according to data from johns hopkins university the milestone comes as the number of coronavirus deaths is rising to nearly 2 thirds of nearly 2 thirds of states and the czech republic has confirmed its 1st case of the new potentially more transmissible variant of the virus that was 1st found in the u.k. the czech government has extended its state of emergency until february 21. u.s. president elect joe biden's team says he won't lift coronavirus travel restrictions from europe the u.k. island and brazil the comments come off the outgoing president donald trump announced those coves would be lifted from january 26 a spokesperson for biden said his administration plans to further tighten public

health measures around international travel to help contain the virus and all passengers bound for the u.s. have to test negative 9 tain within 3 days before arriving in the country we face difficult. meanwhile the f.b.i. is vetting all 25000 service personnel involved in security for joe biden's inauguration on wednesday officials have expressed concern about a possible insider attack or other potential threats washington day say has become a fortress city of roadblocks and barricades security concerns have gripped the city since a violent mob stormed the capital on january 6th. don't tell in washington usually buzzing with people and traffic know a ghost town. on the other side it's traffic jams and checkpoints a city split into the center has become a militarized still. in 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 as 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 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 visitors some 25000 members of the national guard of 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 i. have my own i have my own thoughts below equally but in uniform i you know i can't convey them but i'm here to do a job i'm here to follow the order organizations doing and then we're carrying on

with that mission. ladies and gentlemen the president of the united states joseph jr and on the west side of the u.s. capital some normalcy is coming back where her salutes and soundchecks where 2 weeks ago thousands of trump supporters stormed the symbol of american democracy. the rehearsals for the inauguration ceremony were just completed and 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. and that 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 businessman

from last 8 months because we're in the commercial area and this is the commercial hub 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 take a look at some of the other stories making news around the while now an ace in one of mana have broken up a group of thousands of migrants from central america who are trying to reach the united states offices. use batons and shields to force the migrants back towards the honduran border migrants have camped out on a road overnight after thorough authorities stopped them from continuing their journey north. kremlin critic alexina valmy has called on russians to take to the streets in protest after being jailed for 30 days develop he was detained on

his return to moscow on sunday from germany where he'd recovered from poisoning with a nerve agent prosecutors say he violated the parole terms of a suspended sentence of only called his jailing a mockery of justice. rescuers in china are stepping up efforts to try to reach 22 miners trapped in a gold mine in eastern china the men have been stuck underground since an explosion of the site in chandon province 10 days ago authorities have managed to establish contact with some of the miners there are increasing fears for their safety. for more than a week now these emergency workers have been doing all they can to reach the minus . 22 men stuck more than 600 meters underground. rescuers have been drilling holes in the rock to try to create a way out for the men. but the local man says they're facing serious problems

ball drop. due to the heavy accumulation of the struggling materials the shockwave formed by the blast caused serious damage to the facilities inside the shaft good work pipelines cables and equipment of the still structure were all twisted together and piled up she's so the current clearing work is relatively difficult. and it should work. and the pressure is mounting using a wire that was fed into the mind of the trapped men were able to send up a note describing the horrific situation they found themselves in. it said the water was rising around them and they were breathing in toxic fumes they said they were exhausted and urgently needed medical supplies as some were injured and they begged the rescuers not to give up. since then the authorities have managed to set up a telephone line to talk to the men. they've also been able to get food and water

to them but so far 10 of the 22 miners have given no signs of life since the blast . one miner appears to be stuck alone 100 meters below the others. china's mining industry has a pool safety record but in this case questions are also being asked about why the incident was not reported until one day after it took place authorities have launched an investigation but the 1st priority is to try to save the laws of the mine and. some sports now and in cricket india has produced a stunning test series when a stray i pulled off a record run chase in brisbane to seal the series $21.00 in is trial and follows a rollercoaster few weeks where they were without many of their top names for much of the series they were also bowled out of for just $36.00 when losing the 1st test . well that's it from me and the news 10 now stay tuned for our documentary series

and doc film which takes a look at the plight of moroccan migrants sarah kelly we'll bring you the news next hour until then you can always get the latest on our web site at state government dot com and don't forget to follow us on twitter and instagram at data with the news you can find me at rebecca riches i am rebecca resist thanks very much for watching. life on earth one of the kind of. joy to coincidences. we're going to go out into. the bit like winning the lottery. or unique stories february 11th on

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