♪ brent: this is "dw news." donald trump delivers an ultimatum to the who, threatening to permanently withdraw unless the agency makes changes within 30 days. will an independent review settled the dispute? also tonight, a super cyclone forcing millions to flee in india and bangladesh, but wind

is not the only threat. it is also jeopardizing the coronavirus response. germany's top court says flying outside the country is unconstitutional. tonight, we will ask does the ruling, the cost of protecting national security? ♪ brent: i am brent goff. welcome. donald trump has threatened to withdraw the u.s. from the who and permanently end u.s. funding. in a letter to the director general, trump accuses the organization of mishandling the global coronavirus response, and demands change based on his criticisms. beijing has described donald

trump's comments as a smear campaign. >> words between trump, who, in china continues as the president threatens to leave the who permanently on monday. >> they have to clean up their act, do a better job, fair to other countries, including the u.s., or we won't be involved. >> president trump posted the open letter on twitter, stating "if the who does not commit to major, substantial improvements in the next 30 days, i will make my temporary freeze of funding to the deby ho permanent and reconsider -- who permanent and reconsider our membership in the organization. china's foreign ministry criticized the threat. >> the letter tried to mislead the public to slander china's

prevention and control efforts and shirk responsibility for incompetence in its own prevention and control. this is futile. >> member states agreed to a comprehensive and independent review of the global pandemic response. >> as always, the who remains committed to transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement. we want accountability more than anyone. >> the review will take place "at the earliest appropriate moment." brent: for nor now, i'm joined by an infectious disease specialist and member of the german parliament in the bundestag. it is good to have you on these

show -- this show. what grade would you give the work of the who? >> i would give it a c minus to be honest, because a lot of things did not work well with the who, but we have to see what instititutional organizatation n help us in a pandemic, and the w joke could help the world fight this pandemic, but it is dependent on all countries of the world. it is not a threat to the world it is very helpful, but all countries have to stay together and show solidarity and work, on the who. brent: c minus is not a good grade. is that because the who is underfunded and it is all about money here? >> it is not all about money. the budget is very low budget of

the who. we compare it to a large hospital here in germamany with the e budget thahat is larger tn the who, and the funding is only 1/5 of the total budget. you can only get a strong organization if you are strongly funded and employed people and can get the system running. brent: the who agreed to conduct an independent review of itself and the things it did in the beginning of this pandemic. do you trust the who the too cay out an impartial investigation into its own work? >> it is an international organization. i trust that he could review their handling of what could be done better, but all questions

to all countries how did they handle this pandemic in their country. was the health system up to the allergist of covid-19? i would say t the information we have receieived was very clear-cut. they say they are e not prepared for a pandemic and covid-19 gave as proof that we were as a global society not prepared for this pandemic, and now is the time to not only reform the who, but review the international regulations and urgent implementation and improvement for the future. brent: the criticism has been the who has been too lenient with china to keep china happy, and also to keep funding coming. as a doctor, do you see the rules being bent for china? >> what i see is the who is the

puppet of manyny nations. i would agrgree to that point. it is not appropriaiate that cha says taiwan cannot participate in the who. i wowouldlso say it's not appropriate for the u u.s. to sy thee who is not doing the work and that's why were not working with him anymore. we have to realize that health is a global issue. we have to understand with global health andnd the security of global health that it it is actually importatant for everyry nation in this world and to understand that an i infectious disease does not recognize borderss, andd we have to get or stuff together to be stronger as single nations and as a global society to improve our readiness for the next endemic, which could be just around the corner. we do not know that yet. so the who should not be a ball

for any political power play. brent: thank you. we appreciate your time and insight. >> thank you for having me. brent: most u.s. states have begun to ease coronavirus restrictions with business owners eager to reopen despite the potential health risks. a new study suggests 2% of american small businesses will not survive this crisis. >> getting ready to reopen, she cannot think of anything else. her salon in northeast washington is one of the most successful small businesses in the neighborhood is now struggling to survive. >> it is extremely hard. . it is unbearable.

we are suffering beyond belief, and quite honestly, i don't know how we will recover from this. >> she still has to pay her rent, $6,100 plus utility costs, and despite multiple relief programs for small businesses, she says it is impossible to get help. >> i have spent countless hours applying, 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., 4:00 a.m., applications open, a glitch in the system, like, you know, and nothing has panned out , not one. >> across the potomac river, most of virginia has begun reopening gradually, but some counties despite it does decided to wait. we meet in the chamber of

commerce, were 65% of members are small businesses. just general frustration from the lack of consistency between federal, local, , and state governments. >> business owners want government to step back and let business owners take over. >> he works as a community develop manager with a credit union. he takes us to a branch, where they have introduced changes like plexiglas barriers and enhanced cleaning. this don't need the government to tell them what to do, he said. >> the business owners i have spoken to feel they are capable of now that opening their businesses in a responsible manner. >> back in washington, d.c., reopening and staying safe is what she wants. >>, have missed being at work,

missed my staff. i am so eager to be open. >> she is determined to make her way back for herself, her clients, and her community. brent: more developments in the covid-19 pandemic. the worldwide number of infections now stands at 4.8 million. the national carrier of the uae made its first flight to israel, delivering medical aid to help in the palestinian territories. the uae and israel have no official diplomatic ties. >> canada and the u.s. have extended the ban on non-essential travel for another 30 days. the science journal nature says

recorded global co2 emissions fell by 17% off because of the shutdowns from the pandemic. millions in india and bangladesh are fleeing their homes as a super cycle races to the border. the cyclone is packing winds to a category five hurricane. it is expected to bring flooding and mudslides on wednesday. the storm is complicating the response to the coronavirus pandemic. >> packing wind speeds up to 160 kilometers per hour, this super cyclone iss heading for bangladesh and india. >> there are chances it will head here fast. with covid-19, it t is making prpreparations for us, the e pe, the government difficult and a big challenge.

>> they are racing to evacuate millions. villagers and families are seeking refuge away from the coast in shelters and in bubuildings t that had been repurprposed for quauarantining. >> the cyclone has not come yet, we came here. we did not want to live in fear of the cyclone in our hometown. > some villagers are defending their homes from the flooding it might bring. >> we are piling up the sandbags to save her village. all the villages are working here, constrtructing a dam which cann h hold off f the seawater.. >> and bangladesh, physical distancing is not possible as people board rafts for safety. aid workers worry about the spread of the coronavirus and about how people here will

rebound from the cyclone. >> we are antnticipating a lot f destruction in teterms of homes. >> the cyclone is expected to make landfall wednesday morning. brent: let's look some other stories making headlines around the world. protesters in santiago have clashed with police over a lack of food and essential supplies. in one of the poorest neighborhoods, people threw stones. officials say that aid packages are not enough to meet people's needs. german prosecutors have dropped charges of market manipulation against two top volkswagen executives after the they agreed toay 9 millilion euros to close ththe case.

the two men were charged with withholding information about existence of devices to cheat in missions tests. -- emissions test. a a major ruling in germany coud change the way the country gather secret intelligence. a high court said germany can not freely spy on internet traffic. it said mass surveillance violates the constitution and it's guaranteed to the right to privacy and press freedom. >> germany's foreign intelligence agency has been spying on non-germans abroad, including german months, even without clear suspicion of wrongdoing. activists have said this long curtails the freedom of the press. now it germany's highest court has ruled it is not legal. the german constitution offers protection against wide sweeping surveillance of german citizens.

now this has been extended outside the country. >> i am pleased with this. the ruling is a milestone for the protection of journalists in the digital age. this is the first time the constitutional court has recognized the need to safeguard the rights of journalists who are working abroad. >> the case was brought by the reporters without borders group, six foreign journalists, and a human rights lawyer. the constitutional court did not outright ban blanket surveillance of data, but judges said confidential communications between members of certain professions including journalists and lawyers must be offered special protections, surveillance must be restricted to specific targets and controlled independently. the court does not see any risk to germany security through its ruling. >> it grants room to meet challenges to global security policy through the monitoring of

strategic international communications. >> the german government will now consider the futurure operation n methodss of the forn intelligence agency, and reporters without borders says it will now consider similar legal action in other countries. brent: for more, let's talk to our foreign can spohn them. germany's point intelligence has described this ruling in the setback against the fight against terrorism. is it? correspondent: it is definitely the case that some have argued this is a setback for germany's intelligence gathering and affects negatively the way germany can gather intelligence at a difficult time when were

talking about cybersecurity, whether the fight against international terrorism, so that one side of the story. the other side of the street saw in our report they were saying this is a milestone, something that extends press freedom. the court said it believes it is in the public interest to gather that information, but it has to be done by germany's foreign intelligence agency in a way that complies with the constitution. brent: how will this ruling change the way german foreign intelligence operates abroad? correspondent: it is important to understand that germany's intelligence community is very complex, both at the federal and regional level. there are many different institutions. the foreign intelligence agency is the largest of those institutions, and the political applications is it is subordinated to the federal

chancellor's office. that is why it is important also. politically. -- also politically. it is bound by the constitution when it operates abroad and on foreign soil when it conducts surveillance on foreigners. that is why this ruling is important, and important, far-reaching ruling by germany's top court. brent: what does this mean for the work of journalists abroad? correspondent: we sell reporters without borders stressing the government is legally obliged to protect from mass surveillance the information, confidential information that journalists may have when they are reporting abroad, for example, issues of human rights violations or armed conflicts, so it will change the relationship between germany's

foreign intelligence agency and the way journalists work, and that explains why journalists were among the claimants, among those who brought the case, because they believe it is important to guarantee press freedom. the court said fruit rights were violated, as of now, one being press freedom, the other the right to privacy of telephone communications, so this gives you an idea how important this is. it is a landmark ruling. that is how it is being described in this country. brent: thank you. contact tracing, finding people who have contracted covid-19 before they can spread the disease and tracing their context has become a priority for governments around the world. scientists in south africa are developing a mobile app to track those contacts. it could help make up for a short-haulul -- shortfall in the

coununtry's testing capacicity. >> the c city marketing cape to. before the pandemic,c, it dre 7000 visitors a day. noww just 700, and they are only allowed to buy essentials under stririct procedures. >> what i am doing g today, everybody who comes to the market, i take their n name, cel phone numbers, explainin why i m doing this, trtracking and tracg of covid. >> shoppers a appear happppy to cooperate. >> i i am c comfortable. i understand why they are doing it, but i knonow that it is keeping me safe and other peoeoe by n not spreading the virus. correspondent: if there is a case of coronavirus in the market, they can warn othehers o may be affected. by collecting names and contatat

details, it is an easysy way to make contact tcingng possiblble, but not the most effective. universityty of cape t town researchers say a mobile app would make things s easier and more effective. he has overseen the development of the mobile app. every participanant can register online and then receiveve a qr code. this can be saved to the smarartphone or printed out as fewer than half of south africans own a smartphone.e. >> i can now use the mobile app. let's say i'm a a taxi operatorr security guard and i want to scan users qr codes as they come in, so you can scan the qr code, it shows my name, my picicture eventually, that i haven't t ben tested. there is no information about whetether i h have recored f frm covid.

it has sent a geolocation to the user and has found the address of the user by looking at the qr code. >> the data is not stored centrally. the data is only stored on users phones. as someone tests positive, he can agreed to share the anonymized data with authorities and other users at the same location. hehe coordinates a team of 150 volunteers who developed the mobile app. today, theheare presenenting thr project to political decision-makers from several african countries. >> the research shows that in order for contact tracing to wowork, we need to identify 60%f the patients as soon as theyey have symptoms and find 50% of theieir c contacts basicically instantaneously. even if you take four, 5, 6 days to figure out all the contacts

and d follow-up with him, y youl be too slow to effectively curb the spread of the virus. corresndent: the biggest problem is the insufficient testing capacity. south africa has performed more than 350,000 covid-19 tests, the most of any african country, but nonow laboratories are overwheld and often need more than five days t to get a result, somethig that no mobile appp can f fix. there is still no indication as to whether south africa will introduce it as a nationwide prproject. for the time being, researchers will test it here in cape town. brent: germany's museums have reopened. if you need a culture fix and are nostalgic for the 1960's, you are in for a treat. one of the largest collections of pop art is on the show at the berlin state museum. >> it wasn't just flower power in the 1960's, pop art was all

the rage. in berlin, there is a bounty that hardly anyone is familiar with. now it is on display for the first time. >> this is the moment to show everything we have accumulated, one of the biggest collections of its kind in germany. >> the berlin state museum has an impressive collection including artists like andy warhol, who made it world-famous. ♪ >> culture for the masses ushered in a new era in the art world. suddenly the mundane features of everyday life landed on the big screen and canvas as pop art. >> the artists went into the world and discovered shopping malls, stores, and supermarkets. they freed themselves from the binds of artistic concepts and found reality. ♪ >> what is less known is that pop art had its own 1960's burst in west germany.

painters printed art in a series of revolutionary art. german pop art was a critical counterpart, more irony. >> american pop art was very direct, perhaps the most innocent, aggressive, and striking movement, in contrast to european pop art. in postwar europe, along came this offensive wave, with almost a missionary spirit of commercialism. with all the new products and bright images of the united states. >> in the u.s. and europe, pop art was a male domain. women were used as sex objects, pure male projections, just like in advertising. as the old adage goes, sex sells, and that certainly applied to pop art. this exhibition turn that on its head.

women in pop art were a revelation. in the can man, a man wheels a cook's whisk. coululd it be he's at work in te kitchen? some would say that is the right kind of pop art, and high time for it. brent: oh, if we could only go back. this is "dw news." after a break, i will take you through the "the day." stick around for that. ♪

the world health organization has agreed to launch an investigation into its coronavirus response this is up to president trump of the united states threatenened to quit the u. n. agency branding it a puppet of china. shop the lawmaker increasing coronavirus cases in argentina we h he a special report my team and one is iris. the credit card details of nine million customers of the budget airline easyjet have been hacked the carrier is citing a sophisticated chinese dangle criminals twenty customers past and present to be on the look