this is t w news coming to you live from exit enter job we did what we came here to do and so much more. going president tells his america 1st legacy in a farewell speech joe biden and camila harris paid tribute to the country's code dead the day before they were inaugurated also on the program germany extends it slowed down until at least mid february with stick stricter rules on mask wearing as part of tougher controls to curb new variants of covert 19. plus 17 year old

florian bits scores the game winner against or going to lift labor couzin to 2nd place in the bundesliga just 2 points behind league leaders pioneer unit. phil i'm terry marchant good to have you with us with the clock ticking down on his final hours as president of the united states donald trump has issued a pardon to one of his most controversial former members of staff his force top strategist steve benen was charged with defrauding investors in connection with funds raised to build the mexico border wall earlier trump made a final farewell speech to the nation in which he wished the incoming administration luck but did not mention his successor joe biden by name trump did defend his. first legacy though it's been the cornerstone of his turbulent 4 year

term in office. it's been for turbulence he is but don't trump has said his final goodbyes to the presidency we embarked on a mission to make america great again for all americans as i could clude my term as the 45th president of the united states i stand before you truly proud of what we have achieved together we did what we came here to do and so much more i also want to thank for the rest a 4 percent approval rating it will be hard to find many that agree but trump has certainly delivered on his pledge to shake up american politics. and opted. from leaves office a week after he was impeached for the 2nd time for his role in this he's been

charged with inciting an insurrection on the capital after his supporters stormed the building making him the only president in u.s. history to be impeached twice. the top republican congressman mcconnell turned his back on his longtime ally and on tuesday condemned trump's role in the capitol seach. the mob. there were provoked by the president and other powerful people. meanwhile security has been beefed up considerably in contrast to 2 weeks ago some national guard troops have even been removed from biden's inauguration after being vetted by the f.b.i. including 2 who posted extremist views. but all eyes now turn to incoming president joe biden who on arriving in washington d.c. on tuesday paid tribute to the u.s. has 400000 covert 19 victims. to you

we must remember. it's hard sometimes to remember. but that's why we hear it's important to do that as a nation that's why we're here today. the pandemic and the threat of violence means biden will be inaugurated to little pomp and ceremony but satiny and is the flowing in train. we spoke earlier today w. correspondent oversell it in washington has been following developments in the u.s. capitol head of inauguration day america has changed in recent years a country divided a president elect under threat security in washington d.c. has been tightened like never before 25000 soldiers are deployed to guarantee a secure in august ration the whole downtown area is under lockdown there will be no crowds cheering for the new president but the world will be watching as joe

biden will be sworn in as 46 president of the u.s. and the international community will hope for the return of multilateralism of international cooperation and of the transatlantic partnership but nothing can be taken for granted and will not be easy for joe biden to roll back all policies of the trump era he has promised to re enter the paris climate agreement on day one of his presidency but will have to deal with a pandemic which is reeling out of control and some of trump's america 1st policies have found their way into joe biden's agenda on wednesday the united states will embark on a new political journey but the destination will be unknown after 4 years of president trump america is no longer the country that it used to be. our correspondent oversell it in washington there well let's take a look at some other stories making headlines today italian prime minister just epic conti has narrowly won a crucial confidence vote stay in power comes after former premier matteo renzi

pulled his party out of the coalition government because he failed to secure an absolute majority of meaning he now heads a minority government that will struggle to implement its policies. ali baba founder jack ma law has made his 1st public appearance since oct china's most high profile tech billionaire hadn't been seen in publicly since he criticized chinese regulators soaking speculation that he was missing chinese state media reported the business been met with 100 rural teachers by a video meeting on wednesday. internees police have clashed with protesters for a 5th night in several cities including arianna the unrest has been sparked by mounting anger over the country's economic crisis worsened by the pandemic police used tear gas while protesters set barricades on fire and threw objects at security forces. turning to germany where the government has extended the

current coronavirus lockdown the mid feb although the country has been reporting a drop in new infections german leaders hope new restrictions can stem the spread of more transmissible coronavirus berry instead of emerged in other countries the government is imposing new rules that include the wearing of higher grade masks and more people working from home. just as infection numbers was starting to decline in germany there in strains of that 19 believed to be more contagious could undo all the hard work they've been isolated cases of some strains and all thorough want to get on top of the threat. it isn't so if those are the ones that the scientists tell us that it's not yet dominant. there's still some time to contain the danger. of course it would be wrong to conclude from that that we still have all the time

in the world to act. so just over a month into germany's latest lockdown the chancellor in the 16th state premiers agreed to extend existing measures until mid february large parts of public life will remain closed like schools and daycare centers but also shops museums theaters and restaurants. they'll be a lot more of these to be seen medical masks will be compulsory on public transport and in shops the so-called f f p 2 masks offer greater protection but common surgical masks will also be allowed. and there's to be much more working from home the government's imposing stricter rules to stop office workers from commuting is much reducing the infection risk on public transport. germany's leaders are once again appealing for patients if the shelves what we are asking of people is hard

but the priority must be protection that is what we have to take into account and that is what we have taken into account today. for now the public is mostly on side recent polling shows 40 percent happy with stricter measures while just over 20 percent would prefer things to stay as they are but around a 3rd want restrictions to be eased or to end completely. before that happens there's likely to be some hard weeks ahead infection rates are still nearly 3 times the preferred level. but with patience persistence and sticking to the rules. the pandemic will start to loosen its grip on germany. bring in our political correspondent need a house here nina what's the strategy behind these new measures. americal is a scientist so she believes when scientists tell her that we could face an even greater

threat from those new variants that are coming in from other countries and so it was very clear from the beginning that the current restrictions would be extended for as long as possible and under german law that is 4 weeks so that brings us to mid february and the idea of course is that a sudden new spike in numbers has to be prevented all counts and we will hopefully have more information on the new variants by then the current restrictions are already quite strict large parts of public life have been shot since november but the numbers are not going down quite as much as they need to be and so now the idea is to focus more on the works fear and not just on the private sphere because there are very big limitations on how many people you can meet in private but people and politicians are saying that's still too many people go to the offices when that is not absolutely necessary and that means that trains and buses are quite full so more infections potentially and so now that is why they've introduced this

obligation to where medical masks. prevent infections where people do need and they're forcing companies to have their people work from home wherever that is possible. the need for further action it was clear long before the chancellor and state premiers gathered yet it took them hours and hours to agree on the new rules . well the key sticking point was whether or not to introduce or to yet to keep schools and kindergartens shut and extend the measures for them as well or to keep them set for a longer period and that was of course a debate about the right balance between opening them because children have a right to education here in germany and there's a lot of pressure on parents at the moment are essentially having to teach their kids at home and on the other hand the data that scientists are giving us weather warning that the new information that they have seemed to suggest that the new

variants of the virus are a lot more transmissible also amongst children and young people and so on go on medical wanted to keep the school sutton till the numbers would have gone down a lot more significantly but there was a lot of resistance from some social democratic leaders of regions who said that the schools must be given a perspective to open again you know thank you so much w.'s political correspondent nina hussar there. let's take a look at some german football now by a labor couzin defeated brucey dortmund in the big midweek bundesliga showdown florian bit was the man or rather teenager of the hour who helped leave a crucial notch in important 3 points and keep their shot at the league title alive after not winning since mid december. both. men wanted to get back to

winning ways in midweek actually. labor because in fired the 1st warning shot in just the 2nd minute. 17 year olds. launched a rocket that was almost too hot for roman burkey and his defense to handle. 12 minutes later bailey sent a beautiful long pass to be coolly slotted it into the net nice job controlling the ball before taking his shots. midway through the 2nd half thanks to you leon brandt a powerful effort from long range for his 1st goal of the season. laver couzin had the last word late teenager vets hitting the target this time with a shot that was faster than burkey 21 the final score. neighborhoods in get their 1st win since mid december and remain very much in the title race.

or hoping to get back to winning ways after their draw on saturday but they 1st had to get past a stubborn vettel braman nico broke the deadlock around the one hour mark the defender used his head to latch on to an incoming free kick for his 1st bonus league goal of the season. take away an important 3 points in their quest for a top 4 finish. and finally donald trump is still the u.s. president for a few more hours yet but one museum in paris can't wait to push him out of the spotlight early stuff at the. have already removed this waxworks statue at the outgoing president to make way for his successor the trophy model had real human hair which the sculptures said had been difficult to style a statue of president elect joe biden won't be ready for at least 2 months but

staff are hoping it will be just in time let me just seems reopening later this year. so your news for now chris cover will be here in just a minute with all the latest business news i'm terry martian thanks for being with us. why are people forced to hide in trucks. there are many reasons. there are many answers. and there are many.