the but. this is you don't reduce life from girl and said back in the suez canal operators fail in their latest bit to refloat a stranded cargo ship diggers of dread jurors and tug boats have been trying to free the vessel for ending under-served ships are now stuck in a maritime traffic jam causing a major headache for global trade also coming up tragedy on the tracks at least 32 people are killed and over 100 more injured in a high speed train collision in egypt plus the worst wave yet your health officials

are sounding the alarm over the country's current covert 19 search it warned it could be deadlier than the previous 2 and heartbreak in boulder and the united states a colorado community comes together in groups who struggle to find a motive in monday's deadly mass shooting. up to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and everybody around the world a very warm welcome. experts are warning it could take weeks to dislodge a huge container ship blocking egypt's suez canal more than 150 ships are waiting to get into what is one of the world's most important shipping routes the suez canal opens up a 7000 kilometer route from asia to europe around the. 30 percent of the world's

shipping container volume transits through the canal daily the only alternative routes is around the horn of africa and is much much longer the step ship is costing the global economy billions as trade is delayed and desperately needed goods cannot be delivered. they're doing what they can but the $400.00 metre long container ship won't budge diggers are at work on the bank alongside a vacuum excavator which can suck up to 2000 cubic metres of sand an hour no one really knows how long it'll take to dislodge the ship estimates and when the vessel could be freed very from a few days to a few weeks in the worst case but what i am quite surprised and maybe what i would maybe it's. if they're not successful in getting of us. then the next best option exactly like the best of it means they'll have to bring all of the doctrine of us next to the ship and start off loading part of the darkness from the major bit of

the smaller ones to that area busy off putting the meat on the vessel in order to get it refilled enough for a lengthy salvage process would have wide reaching effects on the prices of already risen due to the many oil tankers caught in the suez traffic jam supply chains could also be affected because of missing parts. it's it's an absolutely essential part of our modern life and this webcam would not have reached me without modern shipping and this computer and pretty much everything on my desk because shipping still brings us 90 percent of everything i think communicates 95 percent of everything and we are absolutely fundamentally reliant on. the massive container ship has been stuck between the suez canal bank since tuesday blocking the waterway which is critical for trade between europe and asia. the incident is now a historic event for the 150 year old canal. let's get some more details on this

developing story would like to welcome now dr so. he is a maritime historian and a former merchant mariner mr michael yon a very warm welcome so far attempts to we float this massive 220000 ton giant have been unsuccessful the size the obvious size problem why is this such a complicated mission. it's complicated because of the position the vessel is in she hit and ran herself literally impaled herself into asia and her stern is hung up on africa and she's hanging between them in the suez canal puts her in a very precarious position with the weight of the vessel on its ends you have to be extremely careful about putting what's called longitudinal stress but basically you don't want to cause the middle of the vessel to 2nd crack begin to leak or flood or worst case catastrophic liefeld they already have flooding in the forward sections the forepeak in the balthasar room so you want to be careful about rip minimizing

further damage to the vessel and i understand that you believe there are signs now that dislodging the vessel might actually take longer than an initially thought why has that. well we saw the parent company evergreen begin to route their vessels around africa so that's a clear indication that they think this may take a long time and we know the anchorages are filling up south and north of the canal so even if they were able to clear the canal immediately there would still be days of backlogs of vessels to get out there the egyptians have begun to dredge along the foer and section of the vessel on the port side the north side of the vessel but the survey company smit probably would want to do a full survey of the vessel there's there's a danger of going too fast and potentially endangering the vessel they don't want the vessel to chef they don't want it to roll in they said before they don't want to cause further damage that would expand this but at the same time the egyptians want to get this vessel out you know official in egypt today talked about the fact

that the canal be cleared in 48 to 72 hours i think that's optimistic beyond what the capabilities are showing us right now now the cargo industry as you know has been trying to maximize profit in recent years by dispatching big or and bigger ships with smaller and smaller cruise was the sentence asto waiting to happen. well in many ways this this event was brought on by the last closure of the suez canal include suez canal closed during 1968 and you had the ear closure for it the maritime industry had a route around africa and they started developing these larger vessels of what we call economy of scale let's put more cargo on a single vessel instead of across several vessels the suez canal was expanded in 2015 to specifically to handle a vessel like the every given and again our economy we demand you know low cost transportation and the way to afford that is by creating these larger and larger

vessels and the question is was this passage of the ever given through the canal prudent at the time if they had concerns about high winds as the company is saying then the pilots on board should have been aware that they should have taken the vessel into the canal it vess was only about 5 miles into the canal at the time. very complicated stuff there dr south america yeah no i thank you so much sir for enlightening us thank you. and we say in egypt where at least 32 people have been killed and scores more injured in a high speed train collision in central egypt authorities say the crash was caused by people triggering emergency brakes on the leading train presidents have said to her since she has warned that anyone found responsible will face serious consequences. twisted steel and mangled carriage is green proof of the date the impact of 2 trains colliding in egypt so hard province. yet

but i did not know one passenger lifestream the media to aftermath of the crash. a national outrage has been in an accident is so hard people are dying help us help us people are stuck together where's the help people are dying here i'm sure you know god rather than i do not oh it is not only good to let such people will die people will die in the train the train was turned over with people in it. and. when help did arrive it was too late for many. i mean this is quickly filled with lifeless bodies lifted from the wreckage. authorities say the collision happened after someone pulled the emergency brakes on one of the trains causing at least 2 carriages to overturn egypt has been marred by train accidents in recent years its poor safety record is blamed on a crumbling infrastructure and insufficient maintenance. this is unlikely to be the

last tragedy to unfold in egypt's railroads. these are the stories making news around the world. france bears a moral responsibility in the 1994 wand and genocide as the conclusion of a report commissioned by the french government some 800000 tutsis were killed in just a few months the report found that france under then president fossum to hall was blind and too slow to respond but it cleared for house of any complicity in the slaughter. meanwhile as military has warned there protesters are at risk of being shot in the head activists against the coup have called for a huge show of defiance on the country's armed forces day on saturday at least 320 people have been killed since the military took power on february the 1st. u.s. president joe biden says china's regime thing and russia's vladimir putin are among

40 world leaders that he's inviting to a summit on climate change president biden has made climate a top priority of his administration a virtual summit is planned for april. german health officials are warning that the 3rd wave of covert 19 currently gripping the country could prove deadlier than the previous 2 there urging the public to limit social contact over the easter holiday to slow the spread of the virus will more than $21000.00 new cases were reported on friday that of germany's disease control center says the highly contagious u.k. variant is now the dominant strain of the virus in the country. we are facing some very difficult weeks we are at the beginning of this 3rd wave and it's triggered by the very in b 117. which we know is even more contagious and even more dangerous and therefore it's even more difficult to contain. there are very clear signals that this wave

could be worse than the 1st 2 waves and that was low tar villar the head of the robert costa institute speaking earlier today in our political correspondent is on the story emma a very chilling message there from germany's a top disease specialist so why now well the situation these fairy wearing indeed here in germany germany hasn't said a 3rd way of the infections on the way up and mostly you mentioned it due to various deby 117 variant in particular is more aggressive more infectious down to a regional virus and it's spread much quicker and it's spread among younger generations and that combined with a tendency of losing his of it losing things of restrictions have led to a spike in infections almost 22000 new infections another 180 deaths today in

a nationwide 7 days incidence rate of 100 and most 20000 imagine tens if this prompted this warning that we've had just before and this really shows why this tough week ahead of us here in germany and emma are more cases being detected because testing rapid testing is now readily available. well more testings is bound to lead to more positive results but regardless and these has been confirmed not only by law whom we've just had but also by the chancellor we are witnessing the exponential growth of infections he has missed a young warned that if things keep going that way well the hospital sector could reach a breaking point during a period if nothing changes now of course this is a bit of a incoherent week for us year because we have of course heard the chancellor merkel

earlier this week saying you know sorry we're not going to do that 5 day lockdown today or yesterday i should say the chancellor called on the germans to be more optimistic and now we're hearing from the top doctor that you know brace yourselves what's the message. i think is to that this week has been confusing for many here in germany what i'm going to america said was that there was hope in the form of a vaccine shows so reminded that even if the german the entire general population of european population was vaccinated well it wouldn't mean the end of the pen they make because by definition well this is a global issue and he thought of countries don't have the means to vaccinate their own people then divider is my tree appear anytime anywhere but here in germany it has a very slow rollout in terms of vaccination only 10 percent of the people got their 1st shots here in germany so i'm going to america the chancellor said there was hope eve people kept on observing social distancing and bans it basic ruse of

hygiene but that it's true that at this stage it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel to be a political. reporting thank you. and as this 3rd wave of covert 1000 tightens its grip on germany there appears to be little prospect of lifting lockdowns anytime soon so how 7 have cooped up germans been coping you know when you spend some time with the family here in berlin to find out. the bergdorf family in berlin a year after the coronavirus pandemic began everyone is at home everyone is busy at their computer well almost everyone. leandra was struggling with his math homework the 14 year old spends up to 9 hours a day at his laptop 1st for his lessons then for homework sometimes leander has to force himself to keep up with his tasks. and look at how is what i heard my mother kind of let you just get sad because you don't have any energy. you almost get

a little depressed that's a heavy duty word depressed but it's true. just don't feel like doing anything anymore and. his mother. also spends her days homeschooling she's a teacher and looks forward to the day when she can finally teach inside the school again 1000 back summations could make that happen have a guess that i got a message from my school yesterday that invitations for all teachers to get vaccinations are in the mail. that's very good news. and now i know i will have a vaccination appointment. that i mean germany's vaccination rollout is taking a long time so far only 10 percent of the population has been vaccinated the 1st to get the job were people over 80 and staff in hospitals and nursing homes paula bergdorf isn't allowed to just go stand in line at the vaccination center without

an invitation right now she's looking forward to having rapid testing introduced at her workplace self tests that people take at home will make the school a little safer but in germany these are still not available everywhere paula worries about losing connection to her students. when his comics work you don't hear anything from them that it's not a no don't feel like it or yes just sign. and then of course you wonder where are they both use the i didn't leave the father of the family mark has set up his home office in their bedroom he'd rather work here than take the bus and subway to work during a pandemic he considers that too risky in a europe wide comparison germany only comes in as average when it comes to working at home instead of remaining at the workplace less than 40 percent of german employees work from home mark is finding it quite a challenge to work in this environment as god's will for me it's hard for me to

combine my working world and the atmosphere that normally surrounds me with working at home with my child my dog my wife it's quite challenging at times months motorsport is exotic. marc is trying to imagine what the future will be like after the pandemic is over he's in charge of a startup that's developing ideas for a new kind of tourism after coke at 19 all in all the bergdorf are very grateful that they've made it through the pandemic healthy so far. for a lovely family well germans the germans frustrations with this seemingly endless lockdown comes at a time when pressure is growing on the european commission to step up the distribution of vaccines after a virtual summit on thursday leaders announced they be implementing stricter controls on vaccines leaving the blog there's been a growing acrimony between the u.k. and the e.u. over vaccine supplies the u.k.

reports more than 40 percent of its population has had a 1st job as compared with just 10 percent here in the e.u. . sikka look at some of the other developments in the penn demick the european medicines agency has given approval to 3 new vaccine manufacturing plants the sites in germany the netherlands and switzerland will boost european production of the biotech pfizer astra zeneca and return of vaccines and kenya has put its capital nairobi and nearby counties into partial lockdown amid a 3rd wave of infections that has seen taste numbers rise to their highest level yet and then is huge in the brazilian city of south pollo says it's developed its own vaccine that is quote 100 percent brazilian expects to start using the vaccine in july. at least 4 people have been shot dead during clashes between police and

demonstrators in bangladesh they were protesting a visit to the desh by indian prime minister narendra modi to celebrate the country's 50th anniversary of independence critics they're accused mr modi of stoking anti muslim sentiment in india. a visit that is inflamed passions in bangladesh this is the scene after friday prayers at the confirmation mosque worshippers take out their frustration over the visit of narendra modi to macy's and he muslim they spew out of the mosque and on to the streets i'm glad confrontations far with supporters of bangladesh's ruling nationalist. leaving parts of downtown dot com a blaze. in the end police subdued the crowds using rubber bullets. one group chanted embarrassing slogans against the indian prime minister the other group protested these actions the clashes broke out when they tried to stop the

protesting group. the un dressed an unwelcome backdrop to prime minister marty's visit to his bangladeshi counterpart. when the times to bind the 2 south asian powers totted together. india help bangladesh we independence from pakistan half a century ago keeping dickau inside and islamabad it by has remained a key strategic objective for delhi ever since i did see here arash. the governments of bangladesh and the near break ignites the importance of working together and the moving in that direction. sorry paragraph got a huge and right now bangladesh needs a need help to describe the pandemic its relying on its giant neighbors pharmaceutical sector to supply it with vaccines and the talk of the nearest strict being vaccine exports because as jeff says we need

a lot of prime minister. neighborhood 1st policy under this situation there's really. no no higher sending the next scenes where prevention is coronavirus to the neighboring countries including money to be a reflection of that policy too much is at stake for both directions for the tensions on the streets to disrupt the diplomacy in this weights even if demonstrated see india's leader as bangladesh is not its friend. in the u.s. fully say they're still looking for a motive for the shooting rampage in boulder colorado earlier this week on monday 21 year old suspect shot dead 10 people at his city supermarket before police stopped and arrested him authorities say he used a semiautomatic pistol he purchased legally 6 days before the attack the shooter is being held without bail charged with 10 counts of murder the residents of boulder are deeply shaken w.'s and league reports.

the community comes together to agree 10 lives lost in a shooting at a nearby supermarket. where hundreds don't have gathered to mourn and to comfort each other in boulder colorado this was the 7th mass shooting in the u.s. those here the last one not even a week ago but who lived in of the suspect in boulder brings additional fear to the muslim community. i have spoken to some who are afraid to leave the house others who are changing up the path of their daily walks women fearful of wearing their he jabbed in public and men with beards who feel they will be targeted. the suspect does not represent the muslim community he does not represent islam he just happens to have a muslim name. oversight and politicians also paid better specked to the victims

and their community to headlines and precious lives lost. and remember why so many. tonight we're keeping them. in our prayers. officers halle. berry have it. ready for a lot. suzanne. terry. captain. you know. this is not the 1st time that the people of colorado have had to come together to commemorate the lives that have been lost during the shooting columbine they were a cinema these are all familiar names and the big question is how many more times will the people of color have to do this we're just deeply saddened by the gun violence and we need to stock and it needs to stop and. i can't take it anymore and

tired of people dying for no reason it's just sad their lives cut short for for what. the french artist has set out to create the world's largest human chain of enter laced hands reaching around the globe while the artist says his aim is to create a symbol their bridges people and cultures through his art is latest creation was recently unveiled at a special location in west africa. not the usual canvas but a sandy beach in been mean the project is titled beyond walls and the brainchild of french artist. also known simply as c.p. he's made it his trademark to produce giant outdoor artworks in unusual places but

all with a purpose he says he's creating paintings with a human chain of hands around the globe which carries a universal message of friendship and togetherness. and they want to do i always say i really believe that only together can humanity respond to the different challenges that has to overcome and it was from this convention that the project was born. creations are done with biodegradable paint so there is no pollution his project started a few years ago in paris and has since traveled around the world to 10 cities from berlin to walk to istanbul and cape town before arriving here in gombe and we die places tragically marked by the african slave trade. a nonpolitical. mini me for the image to be striking one must find in a static and also a story the 2 histories are gone we are unfortunately you know my opinion marked by

the period of slavery but there are also sites that are incredible in terms of a space in the so i thought it was a good mix that would create something special. there is also the fact that he cites the deep meaning that we have touched to it i believe also allows us to raise the profile of the region and the country and. i think that this is interesting for the local people. message of friendship and togetherness seems to resonate with the people here you know i was doing only the art work of taught us that it is necessary to be united to go hand in hand and to love one's neighbor you got to you want to go dr keates these values are not is why we accepted this was. a home. where we knew. a lot and well the woman is doing well have a positive repercussions for us the toughen people because it will help our community as well as the village of gone the newsroom. after almost 2 years

c.p. has visited 3 call incidents and spray painted 37 pairs of hands on nearly 80000 square meters of land. you know watching you know we news here is a reminder of the top story that we're tracking for you this hour operators have failed in their latest bit to refloat the last of cargo ships stuck in the suez canal experts say dislodging the ship could take weeks of blockages forcing many vessels to reroute around africa. after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day i hope to see you that.

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