always been told to punch and force me into synch through. an exclusion of the 77 percent of people 17 on t.w. . this is g.w. news live from berlin a plea for urgent action against germany's 3rd wave german doctors are calling for swift measures us hospitals fill up with seriously ill coded 19 patients the head of the public health institute says the time to change course is now. also coming up the u.s. secretary of state makes an unannounced visit to afghanistan anthony clinton sought

to reassure afghan leaders that the u.s. remains committed to the country once a pulls out of america as long as the war. and thousands of images to tell the story of the pandemic but this touching photo captures what has been a dramatic here and we'll get a close up of the winner of the world press photo contest. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us so we'll get to our top stories in a moment but we want to start with some breaking news that there's been a mass shooting in the u.s. city of indianapolis and local media are reporting that multiple people have been taken to hospitals in the area now police were called to respond to reports of shots fired at a fed ex facility on the southwest side of the city near indianapolis international airport and the police. house confirmed that the gunman is dead and they say they

do not believe that the general public is in and media to danger it's a developing story we're going to continue to follow the latest details on that and bring you more in the next hour. on now to our top story a europe is gripped by an intense 3rd wave in the coronavirus pandemic in france more than 100000 people have now died from cope with 19 meanwhile germany is seeing its largest rise in new infections since early january that's despite vaccinations picking up pace new national controls have been approved by the cut by the country's cabinet but they could take another week to pass through parliament doctors and health officials are pleading for immediate action. on germany's intensive care ward the 3rd wave looks like more than 29000 new coated 19 cases were reported on thursday the highest number since early january doctors

are warning that in parts of the country only 10 percent of intensive care beds around filled the head of germany's public health institute is alone. just yet it is clear that we need to act now on all levels above all the decision makers need to take action we need to reduce our contacts now break the infection chain now and save lives and the health of many people. but not all decision makers share that sense of urgency in particular some regional leaders have been reluctant to implement tough restrictions now chancellor merkel is introducing a change in the law to grant the central government temporary powers to enforce lock downs in areas with high infections but even for the health minister this could be too little too late. as i already said a week ago that we needed extra measures and that we needed to take firm action

time is not on our side and everyone already has the option to be taking measures they need not wait for the law to be finalized but. the new nationwide regime mandates school closures and contact restrictions when infection rates hit defined levels much of the public support staff action but critics say the focus is too much on limiting personal freedoms for instance with the proposed introduction of night turn curfews. much of my dad a lot of people of my age will just meet at home in secret curfews won't get this under control people will meet privately this dimension i think about that that's my guess and i don't like it you can't do that with people marking that's you know it's. all i also like to be outside and meet people but i think we just need to shut things down for 4 weeks and stuff done. the unity for those who didn't follow the rules before won't listen to these new laws but those who did have by feel

they're being treated like full. restrictions in some parts of germany have been light for much of the pandemic but as laws are tight and people here having to face the fact that corona virus not only costs lives it corrodes liberty as well. we can bring in our chief political correspondent on the crane for the latest on this story good morning melinda we heard that tougher restrictions are coming are people going to go along with that. we have seen consistent that people have been very supportive of tighter and more restrictive measures when the wave of infection surged and that is still the case even after a very very long lockdown here in germany so at the moment when it comes to restrictions like a curfew 51 percent of those surveyed say they would support it

$46.00 would not but amongst the mainstream parties amongst the 2 governing parties as well as the green party and the left party nearly all members say they would go along with the curfew it's actually only right wing a.f.d. party and business friendly democrats whose members say that no they would oppose 'd a curfew so all in all still critics strong support among the population at large for tougher measures that's among the population at large but melinda no where one year into this pandemic why does there still not to seeing seem to be a clear consensus among the country's leaders on how to tackle that. well there are couple of reasons for that 1st of all german federalism it does in fact or has until now left the main for spots ability for protecting against infectious disease in the hands of the federal states now they did agree to an early march on

a phased plan that would add of a certain rate of infection impose stricter measures a so-called emergency brake but the states gave themselves pretty wide latitude in how they defined exactly what measures should then be imposed and that is what the federal government now wants to change with a new law that is being debated that could pass as we heard in that report as early as the end of next week and that would make emergency measures in forcible above a certain number of infections per capita in the population however even so even if the federalism challenges are now better managed there is still a lot of this disagreement among politicians about things like the curfew

because it is a fundamental incursion on basic freedoms so you see some politician saying that a new law must much more carefully weigh the balance of benefits and costs from such a measure and then there is also a lot of hair splitting about things like what what statistics should be used as a basis for deciding when the infections have gotten so high that emergency measures need to. right our chief political correspondent when a crane thank you. let's check in on some other headlines now hong kong pro-democracy advocate jimmy lie and other activists are due to be sentenced for their roles in a protest march and 2019 they were convicted for taking part in demonstrations against a bill that would allow suspects to be extradited for trial in china. japan's prime minister yoshi here the sukkah has arrived in the united states for talks

with president biden he will be the 1st foreign leader to visit the biden white house in person japanese foreign policy commentators say china will be the main topic under discussion. and chicago police have released body count footage of the moment a police officer shot and killed a 13 year old boy adam toledo police at the teenager had a gun a lawyer for the boy's family said he had complied with demands to show his hands when he was shot. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken has made an unannounced visit to afghanistan just hours after president biden confirmed that all american troops will leave by september 11th lincoln said his visit was to demonstrate america's ongoing commitment to the country he told the afghan president musharraf's dunny that their partnership was changing but enduring gandhi said he respects the decision and expressed gratitude for the sacrifices of u.s. troops. as the u.s.

and other nato troops repaired to exit afghanistan there is concern about a possible security breakdown and a resurgence of the taliban many afghan women are especially worried about what could happen next. parvana zamata is a teacher at a private school and the afghan capital kabul this is her dream job but now she fears her career and indeed her entire life are under threat. today and they told us not to go too far from our homes what will happen when the foreign troops leave our country it will be especially hard for women we won't be safe even within our own 4 walls. i don't think. from the outside nothing much about life in kabul appears to have changed but is people digest the news that u.s. and other nato troops will finally leave afghanistan there is growing concern.

that worrying situation and people believe that if the foreign troops leave the country there will be a civil war. much of the anger here is directed at the taliban which nato forces had hoped to beat into submission. instead the islamist group now controls large areas of the country. our demand to the taliban is to come and make peace with the afghans and government. but many here are also pointing the finger at nato troops who have been on afghan soil for almost 20 years. before troops came here we didn't have any problems for their whole lives if the u.s. military pulls out people will be able to unite again and see peace restored. peace though looks alone way off afghanistan's security situation is dire many like

teacher parvana as a money now fear things will only get worse. earlier we spoke to. a former advisor to nato and to the president of afghanistan we asked him what the consequences will be for afghanistan after u.s. and nato troops leave i think it's a condition based on what i mean by conditions peace is depends on the peace negotiations and peace deal hopefully there is a settlement before the troops leave afghanistan but if there is no settlement if there is not peace. before september 11th and before the u.s. . and germany or other major troops leave afghanistan i think unfortunately not only afghanistan will involve in a severe while but it will also affect the neighboring regional countries and it can affect you know global security as well we have been witness 911 it was attacked it was you know originated it was planned in afghanistan in pakistan an

assault weapon that that was killed in pakistan so i think other than insecurity in afghanistan if there is no peace the in certainly the migration the waves of migration will come to europe the mast drug trafficking in international criminal group will return back to afghanistan besides the 22 terrorist groups that are activated right now across the border between afghanistan and pakistan and that will create a big chaos. now how do you capture a year's worth of emotion and drama anxiety and loss in a single photograph judges of the world press photo contest have selected the one image that they say tells the story of the unforgettable year that was 2020 it was taken by a danish photographer and if we trace the power of the human touch. the many aspects of the corona virus pandemic topped the tunker for us around the world captured their impressions of exhausted caregivers people dying alone social

distancing and loneliness. the winning photograph shows an 85 year old woman receiving her 1st hug after 5 months isolation and her son apollo nursing home through a plastic curtain which happens to resemble an angel's wings. she had the jury viewed this photograph as one of the pandemics few positive images this picture suggests boner ability loss grief and death but above all survival and. brazil has been especially hard hit by the pandemic 350000 people have already died there nursing homes were closed for months to protect residents. in this split of a 2nd that we see the images we feel. how it must be that other person get a sense of. what unites us the jury looks through nearly

75000 images. but disposable surgical mask even made its way into the winning photo in the nature category. all right coming up next china's economy picks up significantly 1st quarter figures show big growth why and is it sustainable monica jones has the details coming up next on t.v. business. important news. smoking news healthy post designs are good for the. global warming doesn't exist.