as if there are different forms of type type phenomena, a dimension and illusion. about time starts december 31st on d, w ah ah, this is d, w. news live from berlin. authorities in europe extend crew and a virus restrictions to try and limits the spread of the only chronic very. and then avalanche calls the snap, christmas locked down when pops and non essential shops closed for business after the dramatic rise in cases london class. a major incident,

also coming up on call jose vote on the new election laws, but only candidates being considered to be patriots allowed to run on 5 years. uh, geminus fast, major terror attack the country. remember the live sauce? ah, i made him a junior and you are welcome to the program. across europe, governments are struggling to control the huge increase in current virus cases. due to the new on the ground of variance. the netherlands is the 1st country in europe to reinstate it, locked down, which will last until at least mid january, all non essential shops as well as the restaurants boss, cinemas and theaters are closed starting today sunday. meanwhile, the situation in the british capital london is also called and consent. the city's

mayor has declared in major incident, how's authorities there have reported the highest of us single b tally of grown of ours cases. and more than $26000.00. as city in crisis mode, london is being his heart by the army kron variant of the corona virus. it has already overtaking delta as the dominant strain here, driving up infections and forcing the mayor of london to react hostile emissions are going up, but also stop absences. are going up by massive level, so i've taken the decision in consultation with our partners to declare a major incident today. the measure was last taken in january and allows local government to work more closely with emergency services. it's not just a capital that is in crisis for several days now. the u. k. has witness to record case numbers. in response, the government has stepped up its vaccination campaign. almost 3000 locations

across england were turned in to make shift vaccination centers on saturday. dutch prime minister mark router on saturday announced the lockdown that will limit gathering over christmas, unclosed shops, restaurants and cultural than use also feel more glue or we need to intervene now, forced to prevent a much worse outcome. the locked on is a precaution for that's des. complicated story. we have to tow. shoppers rushed for some last minute purchases before the measures came into effect. lockdown or none. the w h o expects alma chrome to become dominant in the countries where it has taken hold scientist, war and the search in cases could further burden overstretched health systems and lead to staff shortages across many sectors. some uncovered, i'm now joined by our correspondence, christine montoya in amsterdam. hello, christine your experience in the 1st day of lockdown and the netherlands capitol, amsterdam. what's the atmosphere like?

well i you wouldn't really know. there is a locked, how near? judging by all the activity that is happening outside people are out and about or this is about as much as they can do i. but when you drive through the city, you see all the shops, the bars and restaurants that are close, and then you really get to understand what is actually happening here a day like today, people would be doing their last minute christmas shopping and going into the school is getting all the gifts at that kind of thing is not happening. so people are just out taking a walk, riding bicycles, kicking footballs are in the outside. that is about as much as they can do, but it's really damp in disparity or the lockdown. i swear to some people at what would have been a christmas market that was being packed up essentially a lot of frustration, especially among business owners. this is an important time of will businesses around the christmas period. so in that sense, some hopes happening, damp in some spirits have been damping with people making the most out of being able to be out in the outdoors. talking about what people are likely to be doing an

hour an hour ago, demonstration against a lockdown roof started where you are, but fewer people than expected came could out mean more people support the government's decision. that's right. i mean, i'm just gonna step over then you can actually get a glimpse off. what really is a small crowd of people that have gathered out here. most of the people in the crowd are anti vexes, so to say, but it is a very small crowd of people and i'll point out that this country has a very high vaccination rate, by the way, 85 percent of adults are vaccinated. and so most people are not necessarily vexes here, but of course this crowd gathered here today, it was expected that the demonstrations would be bigger given what we have seen in the past, particularly pertaining to lock downs. but you know, the day is still young, perhaps that would happen, but for the minutes, this appears to be the crowd here. quickly on this one, you see high definition rates in the country. so why did a government go very hard locked down?

well, this is the thing i'm, it is ready just to, to, to make way for the, the health care system to prepare o, graceful. what they believe will be onslaught as infections here. rise our of course, in the last 4 hours about 50000 new infections i did, i were recorded. this is of course, down to the on the contrary, i'll point out that before we had on the chron at the netherlands was already experiencing a high rise, a sharp rise infectious that was still delta already hospitals, down in the southern liberal province, for example, already at high capacity pertaining to, to covered was the other problem here with the challenge. will the authorities is that that the booster rollout, that is a post that the jab are only 10 percent or less than 10 percent of adults have actually received that they started late. and so this is largely a preventative measures to help the cell system as before. there is trouble, and particularly there. okay, did of use correspond interest in manuel. thank you. let's now look at some other

developments and this pandemic gemini has for the united kingdom on its list of high risk coven, 19 countries. meaning time travel restrictions starting monday, arrivals from britain will need to quarantine for 2 weeks whether be abbas needed or not. the world health organization says the immigrant variant of the cona virus is spread and faster than the previously discovered. delta variant that a mutual harbor said on a grand severity remains unclear. in the us, the epidemic is getting worse as the delta and owner con variance continue to spread. the over on number confirmed cobra 19 cases. so fast, 50700000 on saturday. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around a wild voting is underway and she least presidential runoff election comes after new candidates, the past, the 50 percent threshold in the 1st round, held in november. and now being asked to choose between 55 year old fire rights,

former congressman jose antonio cast. on that 35 year old left wing candidates got val bowditch. the philippines disaster agency says that that tool from typhoon roy has risen to about 140 with officials warning. many people remain missing. a storm swept across the country on friday, leaving a trail of destruction and force in 300000 people to evacuate. it's been called one of the most powerful storms, the hits, the philippines in recent years. i'm calling is have an, it's fast elementary election since a crackdown on the pro democracy movement by aging. we're just hours to go observe as seen on sexually low voter turnout with just them 20 percent casting the ballot, meaning hong kong residency. they see the process. i need a fair nor democratic is the 1st that the state of constant election and age and impose the sweeping national security law on be farmed the electro system. on the

new rules, only candidates confident take to china can run many position candidate, have been silent. jude will have led the territory hong kong leda. caroline was one of the 1st to cast their vote. she denies accusations her government has set to turn out rates. but i do have said a very clear target for this general election of a legislative council. one is to ensure patriots administering hong kong. and i think that objective has been met through the design of the candidate eligibility review committee. we had from our respondents, phoebe kong who is in hong kong. she gave us this assessment with all the major opposition parties absent from this election. many of his support us, especially the young people, a no longer interested in a vote. long life rally seen outside polling station like this one. on one hand, the government is stepping up f as to prevent any resistance like open cause,

but boy, cause of the action as it has been criminalized for the very 1st time in hong kong, electro history and all the other hand to offer free rise for public transport and setting up new polling station at the border in a pit to booth to turn out. right. so the tunnel rate is the core issue of this election as many up service see that speaker as a kind of vote of confidence of the latest political situation in hong kong. and also a reflection of the legitimacy of the new electro system. germany is collaborating the victims of its fast major islamist her attack at an event in the capital berlin . 5 years ago, 12 people on the talk are, were killed after a hijacked truck plowed into crowds of rights are flat christmas markets in the capital. the taca and his amory was a field technician asylum seeker was known to authorities. a few days later, it was shot dead by police while on the run in italy. ah,

the christmas lights are on and the road is festive at the market and berlin's pi chide club. at 1st glance, it's hard to see any trace of the terror attack 5 years ago, lou, but market trader max miller will never forget of that day. he barely escaped with his life when a truck plowed on to the site and destroyed his stand far my knowledge of how by me i was working. when i heard a loud noise and he sounded like a dumpster be rolled away. i wish there was of all humming noise in the background and i turned around and saw the truck and what happened with lit up did it go because in my wife and i ran to safety, but it to me fear would run off all completion. 13 people were killed in the attack and more than 60 wounded. the horror is not forgotten. this fight, this max miller has opened a new stand at the christmas market. he prefers not to show us because he doesn't

want publicity. how did he find the courage to return to the scene for the ball from the school? i would say this is the best way of dealing with trauma. the i was in therapy and learn how to cope with my feelings and to be in. but it will be with him for the rest of my life. when my children asked me nothing wrong daddy wanted, what was like on that daily the hell? probably stutter little before he controlled on the story i'm feeling can we saw many visitors have mixed feelings about being at the christmas markets. there is a holiday atmosphere, but also a sense of grief, especially at the memorial to the victims. if not, then i feel a chill running down my spine. i can't put it on cameras there. monday, listen when you see the lights and smell the hot dogs and then you can forget the bad things for a while and my caught voice about horrible. but you can't change what happened giving in to the tech. chris was never an option. just trader max miller and his

colleagues agree. then as a self evoke linda, it'll always be with as of august. you can't forget something like that. but the shortness to you to try out, but we all said we have to keep going and not look back and listen by them on the phone in the memory of the attack will never go away. but today, the christmas spirit has returned to berlin's pi. chide puts in the german blindness li, got daughter born to finish the a year with a shock loss to hath a berlin. and with that loss, they've more less touched the our title hopes fallen 9 points behind by munich, for lynch olympic stadium was lit up for the last match of the year with the sparse crowd of hats, a fancy enjoying the spectacle, and with their site hosting torment the match was set to be blue flashing

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a 31 hatta stephan tickets, cut dorkins deficit with the late header, but it was already too late. dorman, were dealt their 2nd last and 4 matches the serious blow to any realistic title hopes. while heritage celebrated the holiday, a gift of a massive step towards mid table safety. that's all for now. off. next shift living in the digital age asks without privacy is still possible on line. we'll have more well headlines at the top of the us. stay with us. i am eddie micah, julia 0, one continent. 700000000 people. with their own personal stories. europe. mm week.