just a few days on the investigate out of abundance of caution you know there's 6 cases but there's 6 cases out of almost 7000000 on vaccinations a liver to prevent perspective that's one in a 1000000 that is 10 times lower than what you observed in germany in 4 times more than what you serve in the u.k. so this is a very very low risk thing so far and johnson and johnson is not a major vaccine it's only 5 percent of all that seems currently delivered in to eat into the arms in the u.s. so i think it's out abundance of caution in the risk is much lower than what you seem regressions on this so what does this mean for the mass vaccination plan underway in the u.s. i mean will the impact be minimal you know i think the impact will be very minimal 1st was only for a few days we believe and pfizer maternal we're rolling out $25000000.00 doses in the united states a week of parliament are not going to get johnson and johnson's only a small 5 percent of all the proceeds diligente john's so the zoo will be very

minimal on the possibly very short the risk is much lower than where we seen and it's of abundance of caution the main reason i think he said they did this is because it's a very unique type of clotting they're very rarely seen beating it's an artery new perhaps and the drug heparin that normally treat clots doesn't help this so they want to just put this out as a warning ok so my seizures it will not affect us about the rollout in any way now obviously we are trying to keep this in perspective and you're doing that as well for us but this is not going to help with that same confidence how worried are you that the pause of yet another vaccine could stoke global skepticism about 1000 occupations. right i think or in certain ways obviously it's very frustrating for russians going to go out in johnson and johnson you know some say it's maybe a cost approach because it's the same no virus software class different background

of ours but i don't think you should. see them are in a back scenes of other graphic scenes novak's they're completely different cars and different worlds in terms of how they were built. by having this is again extremely low risk in jones and johnson they're actually testing another booster shots they haven't paused the trial yards to my knowledge so i personally think this will be a temporary aza once we clear it out that it's not related or that it is perhaps incredibly incredibly low compared to the actual known benefits of 1st rock scene again saw very few endemic i think overall we're not that much on time as right dr eric offending just and senior fellow at the federation of american scientists in washington d.c. thank you sir for your time. on germany's struggling to cope with a surge of covert 1000 infections despite being in a soft lockdown for 5 months the number of cases is going up and hospital say

they're pushed to the limit on today the cam here in berlin agreed to prove new national measures to try and bring down infection rates of measures require a change in the law to allow what is being called an emergency brake to be imposed in all parts of the country if certain conditions are met. and the new law would oblige always to implement the emergency brake if there are more than $100.00 covert cases per 100000 people in a 7 day period if that happens a curfew between the hours of 9 pm and 5 pm would then be imposed and all non essential shops would be closed. and america welcomed word she calls the urgently needed decision but that it does beg the order to improve the situation and to slow down the 3rd wave to break it and turn it around the

measures implemented does far by the state and regions don't go far enough our response to the pandemic must be more stringent and consequential consequent. now for more on this i'm joined by political editor mikaela is at the border stock for you good to see you in new killer 1st of all explain to us contextualize for us why is this national approach that the chancellor has been pushing for for weeks now why is it so controversial still. well because what she said stringent and consequential is what the action by those 16 federal states was not in the past what is now being replaced is what became almost every 2 weeks couple of weeks gathering between america on the 16th state premiers agreeing on paper what the next steps would be then everybody going back into their regional capitals and doing pretty much whatever they'd like depending on what the public pressure there was now this little could see an end to that certainly once germany reaches every

region reaches that incidence rate of 100 infections but 100000 people within the space of 7 days that's a magic number that had circulated before but it would effectively mean that there would be an automatic emergency brake automatic measures would come into the place it would be less debate and more action and watch that rate if we choose $200.00 schools would also have to close more debate about which we've seen in recent months so in your assessment is the chancellor likely to rally enough people around her plan and get that majority to get that nationwide approach approved. it looks like she'll get it but not as fast as she hopes we're expecting this to take at least another week in german parliament and that week many experts warn it is simply too long here the care facilities are filling up and that was

also a threshold that german chance and set in the posture minded everybody today that once. beds intensive care beds were full then everybody had waited too long then this battle is lost and the crucial point germany is struggling to contain the 3rd wave but they also have another issue the most powerful party in jeremy's still struggling to pick the successor as for their candidate chancellor where we're at with that one. absolutely gathered behind me is the german press here eager to hear something seeping out from a meeting of m.p.'s of anger michael c.d.u. conservative party and the varian see it's you sister party it's leader city one could say to throw his hat into the ring eventually and to challenge the c.d.u. leader state premier of north rhine-westphalia who is seen almost as

a given but lost it's problem is that michael souter is riding high in the opinion polls and that appears to really have an effect so it's very much a high noon moment here in berlin with everybody eager to see who will be on that ticket replacing the name of america on the conservative ticket when it comes to those general elections in september there might well be mutiny brewing behind me used to brewing behind the curtain and thank you so very much reporting from the. chief political editor thank you as always. france is opening more than 100 mass vaccination centers as the country dramatically scaled up its vaccination campaign or the new facilities will make it possible to deliver a further 1000000 shots a week at a time that the infection ambers in france are among the highest in europe. places like these are the new beacon of hope for the french the stud the fast just

north of paris is one of more than 100 new huge vaccinations and just across the country all of us can live on a combined effect this is a mega operation we are now able to administer mass vaccinations in this center we will inoculate about $10000.00 people per week for mutely organizer to be a part of a national effort to end this crisis. people here are relieved they're finally getting help the stadium is located in france's most destitute apartments and sunny which has also been hit hardest by the epidemic with about 800 new infections per 100000 inhabitants each week. i really hope to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel it's what we need things have been very worrying for a year now and although we are trying to make an effort and stay reasonable it's getting very difficult to live without social contacts that's inside the department of

sense and the need is very badly affected by the epidemic the numbers keep skyrocketing it's high time they do this if it's not already too late. to fast a vaccination campaign is key to the country's latest strategy to fight cope with 19 the government just decreed a 3rd nationwide lockdown but it's only a 4 week lockdown light and this time people are even told to spend more time outside this very ologist is not sure that'll be enough to bring the epidemic under control. you've flown. by good people longer. with x. you need we will need to vaccinate 10 percent of the french population with 2 jabs for the spread of the virus to start slowing down. and our infection numbers are very high as we didn't impose a strict lockdown earlier this year like other countries without said a 4 week lockdown seems rather optimistic. that reduced but it gets to

a man. so far only about 5 percent of the country's inhabitants have received their 2 jobs. it's a race against time that almost seems lost in advance france has one of the highest infection rates in western europe and doctors are warning that the number of intensive care patients will be higher than during the 1st and so far strongest coded 19 wave. it's only recently porting there from paris now to some other developments in the pandemic india will fast track emergency approvals of covert 1000 vaccines that have been authorized by western countries and japan the country is ramping up its vaccine rollout efforts as it battle soaring infection rates and the director general of the world health organization says confusion and complacency means that the pandemic is a long way from over but proven public health measures could bring it under control

with in months. in other news or world leaders are in condemning russia's most recent military activity in and around ukraine the g 7 group of advanced nations says it is deeply concerned by what it calls russian provocations ukraine accuses moscow of sending troops thousands of troops to its eastern border and the crimean peninsula kiev and moscow have traded blame over the worsening situation in the donbass region ukrainian troops fought corruption separatist says 2040 clashes in the region have become more frequent and there are fears that the unresolved conflict between the 2 sides could flare up again. a russian military camp set up suddenly close to russia's border with ukraine witnesses have reported seeing rows of tanks in the area and artillery being moved by train and leaders in

europe and the us are trying to find out what. russia is not denying the troop movements but says it's not threatening anyone. in spite of the it's obvious you have the questions are being asked what is it that the russian federation is doing on the border with ukraine get out the answer is very simple we live there it is our country some kremlin figures have gone further setting out conditions for a possible russian intervention against its neighbor which a beginning of military actions is the beginning of the end of ukraine. the build up seems to be russia's biggest along the ukrainian border in 7 years. but that was when fighting between pro russian separatists and ukrainian troops 1st erupted in ukraine's east more than 14000 people have since died in that conflict which has yet to be resolved. ukraine's president volo dimmers alinsky recently

visited frontline troops he's called on nato to put his country on a pathway to join the military bloc something moscow has called an acceptable. meanwhile washington is sending warships to the region and says it's closely watching the situation well 1st let me say we are concerned as i've said in the past but we've been of course watching it over the course of the weekend about the increasing aggression of russian forces on the border secretary blinken and secretary austin are in brussels this week meeting with their nato partners and we will of course i'm sure this will be a topic of discussion the coming week could well decide whether the tensions in ukraine escalate further into the biden administration's 1st international crisis. or if a moral let's cross over now to brussels or to the nato h.q. or d.w.

where teri schultz is reporting on this story terry we understand that the nato secretary general and the ukrainian foreign minister have published or issued a joint statement so what can you tell us about that. that's right the nato ukraine commission met in emergency session earlier today convened by ukraine to discuss the situation and after that secretary-general stoltenberg said that the build up on the ukrainian border was unexplained and justifiable and deeply concerning for his part the ukrainian foreign minister said that if the kremlin dared to push this into open conflict it would be the one to lose and he warned nato allies that his country needed more backup to make sure that's the case more military equipment more more training and more political support now says then later nato has announced that it will hold a joint foreign and defense ministers meeting by video tomorrow to discuss the

situation so foreign minister cleaver should feel like he's getting more support from nato allies including the united states as secretary of state blinken met personally with him this afternoon here in brussels so the foreign minister of ukraine should get the feeling that he's getting more support of nato but just how much support. are there really fears that an invasion by russian troops is imminent and what is nato prepared to do about that. well most assessments i read don't actually believe that russia is planning to invade right now they read everything from the exact military forces that are deployed to this the state of the ground it's too mushy right now for for tanks to get in all of these signs point to they're not being an immediate invasion but we're sure wants to do is to keep you crane destabilized and it's doing a good job of that let's remember that while now while ukraine wants to be a nato member it isn't and so nato does not have to go to its defense should russia

invade again we should also remember that in 2014 nobody expected russia to invade either and it did seize a part of ukraine crimea and it does support these separatists in in the eastern part of ukraine so russia has already invaded and nobody wants to allow that to happen again and very briefly on another topic that's very important for us here in germany we understand that u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin and now that the u.s. will not be pulling out troops from germany as the previous administration had threatened welcome news that. definitely will be welcome news that nato remember this was such a surprising announcement trump made it without any consultation with nato or the german government or the governments where he said he was going to send those 12000 troops he was going to pull out of germany so after that i know from follow up reporting there was no move made on the military's part to actually prepare for this transfer out of germany so it won't be so surprising that the by the

administration has called that off but it will definitely be welcome along with the largely symbolic but still important deployment of 500 more troops to germany. reporting as ever thank you. let's bring up to speed now with some of the other stories making headlines around the world and kook protesters have again taken to the streets of myanmar as the united nations warns the country could be heading towards a massive syria style conflict the u.n. has called on the international community to take action to stop the military's brutal crackdown hundreds have been killed since the military seized power in february. so i want has unveiled a new amphibious warfare ship that can be used to land troops the massive ship is the latest part of a program to modernize the armed forces it comes as china escalates its threats to use military force to annex the island it says is its territory.

12 germans accused of plotting attacks on muslims asylum seekers and politicians have gone on trial in stuttgart while prosecutors say 11 of them were members of the far right group far right group s terror organization which aimed to overthrow the government the 12th man is accused of offering the group material support. the united states says it is no longer planning to withdraw soldiers from germany and will instead deploy an additional $500.00 troops u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin made the announcement alongside his german counterpart on a cut to compound our mr austin is on 8 and on and augur old trip to europe aimed at boosting defense ties with nato allies amid heightened tensions with russia. one person has been killed and a police man injured in a shooting at a high school in knoxville tennessee gunfire was exchanged when officers approached

a male suspect hiding in the bathroom 3 other students at the same school have died in gun related incidents this year. and we say in the united states where protesters in the state of minnesota have taken to the streets for a 2nd night after a young black man was shot dead by police near minneapolis the officer who fired a 20 year old dante wright says she confused her gun with her taser tensions in minneapolis were already running high before this latest incident a white former police officer derrick chauffeur is currently on trial they're charged with the murder of george floyd the president is appealing for peace. the last moments of don't have rights life be courted by the body calm of the police officer who fatally shot him. 20 year old roy does a wrist adjoining a traffic stop. he struggles free and gets back in the car then.

the. police say the footage shows that the officer used her gun by mistake. as i watch the video and listen to the officer's commands is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their taser but instead shot mr wright with a single bullet this appears to me from what i viewed in the officer's reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge there resulted in the tragic death of mr wright. angus' spilled out onto the streets hours after rights killing. a dusk to dawn curfew was imposed to stop further on rest. that protesters gathered for a 2nd night in the suburbs of minneapolis outraged by yet another death of

a black man at the hands of a police officer. called president joe biden appealed for calm but we do know that during your brain trauma is just the black community in that environment is real serious consequential but it's just not justify violence and or a mood. but the shooting of dante wright has fueled tensions in a city already on edge over and now that the tourist case not far from where wright was shot derrick shaven the officer who killed george floyd is on trial for murder . so football news for you now in bahrain munich are preparing for a champions league quarter final clash with paris sen map the bavarians basically need a win with a 2 goal margin to keep them in the competition well the p.s.g.

impressive display in munich last week shows by facing a tough challenge byron a rarely custer's underdogs but that's how they see themselves as they had to paris in need of at least 2 goals to qualify for the champions league semifinals after p.s.g. smash and grab 3 to win in munich is us in the top off guard among all before it's a tough task but we're all looking forward to it for this i think games like these are why you play football and why you're here by a munich we want to try to cause a mini upset in paris or impose mom can. buy ins chances of upset in the odds look slim there with the key players chief among the injured robert leave and. his team mates will miss the potent pull who has rattled in an incredible 42 goals in 36 much as the season. one ray of hope for by an has been p.s. g.'s in different home for the parisians latest disappointment was

a one nil loss to little in the league as i look at them. it's something that we all have to look at again at the end of the season. but let's hope that performances start to turn the road against by a. vengeance for last season's painful defeat in the final should be motivation enough for the argentines players to find their feet again on home turf. you know in tennis russia's danniella medvedev is out of the monte carlo masters tournament after testing positive for the current a virus while the world's number 2 ranked player called the news a big disappointment he was seeded 2nd behind top ranked novak djokovic at the pro tennis event as f. is now focused on recovery and looking forward to the upcoming major the french open schedule to start with may. we wish him a speedy recovery muslims are across the world are marking the start of ramadan

islams holiest month. grahams and saudi arabia prayed at the sacred site of mecca while social distancing rituals during ramadan include fasting from dawn to dusk and communal prayers. to have received at least one covert 19 vaccine shots are allowed to enter mosques in the holy cities of mecca and medina. and that doesn't respect you so much for washing coming up next as a leader show kick off the top of the hour.

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