brent: this is dw news, live from berlin. there are growing fears of a second wave of coronavirus. health authorities say they are worried over soaring new infection numbers. same people are letting down their guard and that the consequences could be deadly. also coming up tonight, in the garden. the search for the british girl madeleine mccann, the three euro

banished on vacation portugal 13 years ago. and americans lining up to bid farewell, from a distance, to the late congressman john lewis. personal attributes to the civil rights leader also from vice president mike pence, while presesident trump staysys away. and a big step toward the ultimate clean energy, its nuclear fusion, and it needs a reactor. that is now being built in france. brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. tonight, germany is bracing for what could be the second wave of the coronavirus. the countries leading public health institute says new infections have soared in recent days. the institute blaming negligence among the population for driving

the surge in new infections. >> at least 58 people have tested positive for covid-19 after attending a funeral service at this mosque in southwest germany. also leading to a daycare center to shut down. corona cases are searching again here in germany. a warning that germans have become negligent. the latest results show that the population has become less concerned about the risk of covid-19, and that the public's acceptance of health and safety measures such as social distancing and mask wearing has deteriorated. >> i would like to be very clear, how the situation develops is very much in our hands. >> it seems like this that have helped experts sound the alarm. people openly flouting social distancing rules.

germany was one of the first european countries to return to something resembling normalcy. officials warn that the continued carelessness of a few puts those hard-won freedoms at risk. >> i've told my interior minister if the numbers keep surging, we have to restart federal restrictions. we have to make people understand that this virus is not playing around. the summer holidays have added to health officials headaches as popular travel destinations like spain are raising questions of whether germany will have to re-close its borders. >> if every country within the european union is taking responsibility, if you have hotspots of corona, i guess we have to fight against those local hotspots and not to close borders. >> for now, testing has been

ramped up at german airports in the hope that the freedom to travel won't turn into a first-class ticket for covid to wreak further havoc on the country. brent: i'm joined by margaret harrisis withh the world healthh ororganization. it's good to see you agagain, margaret. we know that germany has earned a lot of praise for its handling of the coronavirus crisis. his germanyny about to ththrow t all away? margrgaret: i i thihink what isg on is that p peopl really didn't understand thatt when l lockdows were eased, this didn't mean you arare out off schooool, it's s . we donon't eveven referred to ot or second waves, because the fact is the virus has always been with us. it has come down, but it hasn't gone rolling out to sea. it has always been there, and it has been waiting for the opportunities we presented it when we relaxed, when we did what we do most summers.

we forgot the message, the very important message, that this is the new normal. this virus loves the way we love to be together. so this year, we have to function differently. brent: function differently, there is now talk of imposing local lockdowns here in germany instead of a national lockdown, there's also going to be mandatory test for travelers returning from high risk regions. is this the right strategy? margaret: well, thihis shows how far we've com right at the beginning, many, many countriries didn't h have e tests, didn't have the tracing, didn't have the ability to really get there i i on where te virus s is. now we have gotten a lot betettr at tracking it. with gotten mucuch better at testing for it. people understand the need for a test local authorities understand thahat if they can fd everybody who's got it and isolate those people, they can brbreak the strains of trtransmission and they can get the virus out of their communities. brent: what about the social

distancingng fatigue that we her about? as you said, humans want to be together, and the virus thrives on that. how long can we expect peoplee o keep their distae e from eh otheher? margrgaret: until we'e've got ts virus out of our communities, we really have to undnderstandd tht we have to restt the urge to bee phphysically togogether. if you're goioing to be physicay together, be physisilly together with somebody you know who -- who status you know. so this is quite difficult. especially if you are, it's summer, people are looking for new contacts, the people they would like to get to know. who are the leaders of tomorrow, we have to asked them too be leaders o of t today and show uh way to live safely this year. brent: you said we can't really

talk about waves because this the virus has never left. but when you compare what we are seeing here in europe with her zeal or ththe united states, for example, those are two verery different pictures, arenen't th? margaret: indeed, t they arare. in those countntries you're seeg intense acceleration, but w we e reallyly looki at a continent the size of europe when we look at the usa. they've had concentrations in large areas like new york and now they arere having large outbrereaks in other areas. soso they are seeining the virus move from difffferent paparts oe country into different communities. so you cououldn't realllly compa country y ke the united states with specific countries in europe. likewise, bral l is diffeferent, and again, that's why keep on saying we don't really talk about waves. if youou look at a all t curves, they are all differentnt. brent: that's a very good point. margaretet harris, with ththe wd

health organanization. as always, it's good to talk with you. thank you. coronavirus cases have also been rebounding in spain, and that has come to germany to issue warnings against traveling to regional hotspots, including the city of barcelona. that is a blow to the city's tourism industry, which was hoping to salvage some e of the summerer business.s. >> a trip to onene of spain's sandy beaches, much sought after respite for many europeans after difficult months in lockdown. also a breath of fresh air for the spanishsh tourism sector and the e onomy at large. spain's growing coronavirus infections are throwing a wrench into the works. the number of new cases has increased steadily over the last few weeks, with most new infections located in the northeastern regions of catalonia and aragon. the rising cases have some european countries worried.

ranson germany advised their citizens not to visit the most affected regions. the u.k. went a step further, introducing a 14 day quarantine for all people returning from the whole of spain. the measure e has many in the spanish service sector worried and has irritated the government. i believe the decisions taken by the united kingdom are inappropopriate because there ae many areas in our country where the average number of infections is lowerer, not onlyy than the european average or the spanish average, but also an average of the united kingdom. the mood of foreign tourists appears to echo the wordsds of pedro sanchez. they feel safe in spain. >> i think that it's fine for people to come here. shouldn't stay at home because of covid.

>> more people died in england this week than anywhere else in europe [indiscernible] if you look at it that way, it is safer to come to spain. >> measures are being taken to make the country feel even safer. on tuesday, when druid made masks mandatory in all indoor and outdoor spaces. the last mainland region in spain to do so. hope is that the stricter measures will be enough to stop a second wave of coronavirus in its tracks. brent: police here in germany said their search for a missing british girl has led them to a garden plot. madeline mccann, who was three years old when she vanished on a family vacation in portugal, 13 years ago, despite attracting

global attention, the case has nevever been solved. >> a 13 year trail has brought them here, a garden in hanover, germany. investigators they be breaking ground after over a decade of dead ends as they search for madeline mccann. the prime suspect in her case, a 43-year-old german man, is already in prison serving time for a separate crime. the search for mccccann began in 2007 at this holiday resort in portugal. the three-year-r-old girl disappeared from her bed while her parents were eating dinner at a nearby restauranant. the mccanns s spent years publicizing the case, urging authorities to keep looking, hoping to find their daughter alive. finally, in june, a glint of hope. investigators announce a suspect, a german man who was there when we can disappeared.

german authorities, however, said they were no longer investigating her disappearance as a missing persons case, but as a murder. the persistence of her parents is uncommon. so are the resources, both private and public, that have been poured into this case. investigators hope their finally writing the last chapter of this unhappy story. brent: our simon young is following the story for us. simon: the police haven't really said what they are searching for, but as you said, they have been at the site of allllotmentn e e city of hanover, white clad, whwhite overall crcrime scenee investigators searching the site as they clear the way of bushes and plants and they've been using a mechanical digger. what prosecutors have said is this is part of an ongoing murder investigation relating to a 43-year-old suspect. 43-year-old christian is a

convicted rapist and child abuser who is currently in jail in the north of germany after he was handed a seven year prison sentence for breaking -- for raping a 72-year-old woman in portrtugal in 2005. but police say they believe he is the man who is responsible for the abduction of madeleine mccann. they have been building a case for him for some years, but only recently they have put together more evidence, and one of the key things linking him to madeline mccann, who german police say they believe is dead, is a telephone call he is alleged to have made around the time he disappeared into thousand seven. so as i say, there are reports that the police could be close to a breakthrough, but we really don't know what it is they are looking for and what they might have found.

brent: that was simon young their reporting. nine months after right wing extremist attacked a synagogue, it has a new entrance door. in 2019 and armen try to get inside the synagogue where 52 people were celebrating yom kippur. it was only thanks to this security door that a bloodbath was prevented. now that entrance has been replaced by a new, even more secure door. the old door will become the central object of a planned memorial. the suspect is charged with murder and attempted murder. he killed two people and has since confessed to the crime. in the u.s. capitol washington, d.c., members of the public as well as civic and public leaders are playing -- paying respects

to civil rights hero and longtime congressman john lewis. thousands of mourners queued up to watch -- to view the flag draped casket, carefully space for socialal distancing bececauf the coronavirus pandemic. u.s. president donald trump was not in attendance today. civil-rights leader john lewis lewis died earlier this month at the age of 80. john lewis and the fight against racism in the united states. i want to bring in writer and actress margaret kimberly from new york. she has a new book out. margaret, it's good to see you again. what will be john lewis's's legacy? margaret: well, the most important partrt of his legacy s the workrk of his yououth, whena very young m man he was amomong those who were calleded the freedom riders,s, something we

take for grantnted now, but they literally risk their lives in trying to intntegrate public accommodation, in that case it was public buses, hence the name freedom riders. but they were attacked, buses were burned, people were assaululted, including john lew, but he and a group of committed people helped work together to change the country and to change it for the good and to change it for all time. and that movement led to many other positive changes in american society. brent: let's take that movement and bring it to present day, the black lives matter movement. there is some criticism of john lewis within that group, isn't there? margaret: well, yes, the criticism isis he spent ththe lt years as a member of

congressss, as a politicician, d while as a very young men, still in his early 20'0's, he wawas ag those e who addressed the crorot the mah h on washington, where kingng gave his famous i i havea dream speech.. he was thehe leader of thehe stt nonviolent coordinatingg committee.e. as a middle-ageded, in his later years, he was a politician. anand radical leaders d d't rern radil l when they y become politicians. he was part of the democratic party establishment, his dadayss someone who really changed the untry werere far behind him, and it's s ok for peoplple to become politicians, b but we c can't se people as frozen in time. you give credit where it's due, but we also acknowledge the limitations of what he did later in his life. brent: i want you to take listen to what the congressman

politician said 24 years ago when he was one of the few members of congress to vote against the defense of marriage act, and that act gave states the right to deny recognition of same-sex marriage. take a listen to what he said. >> this bill is a slap i in the face of the declaration of independence. it denies amen and women the right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness. marriage is a basic c human rig. you cannot tell people they cannot fall in love. brent: there we have john lewis, a man ahead of his time. he wanted to extend basic human rights to everyone, not only those who were viewed -- victims of racial scrimmage nation. isn't that a good achievement for a politiciaian? margaret: yes, absolutely. that was a very proud moment for him, one that we should remember.

throughoutut the years he did he those flashes. we s saw indications of thatat y committeted young man, thatat ididealistic yououng man,, in 23 when we firstt heard thehe name ededward snowden and the secrets he revealed, he praised him o oe day as someonene who acted on wt hiss conscscience directeted hio do, but a day later, as he said, he clarifieded the statement and said i w wasn't prpraising him,i think k he hurt the country. i don't know if he got a call from the obama whihite house, i don't know w what happened. but i think we can see theheir e contradictions of people w who e idealisticic and want change, bt work witithin the system. the system doesn't tolerate change very well. so we can give credit for what he did, but we have to thinkk about that now.

when we think of the civil rights movement, we have t to think aboutut why itt succeceed, think k about people l like lews and thousands of others whose names we don't k know, a and brg it forward to this time and think about how he succeeded and what we now currently. brenent: before we run out of time, is their name in politics and u.s. right now, in power, who can maybe pick up the torch from john lewis? margaret: no one who is a polilitician, but there are people, there are actctiviststs across the couountry. we do need more ororganizing. that is somomething that is missing today that john lewis and others excelled in back inn ththe e early 1960's. ththere were committed groups of people in organizations likeke e studentt nonviolent coordinating cocommittee, like e the southern

christian leadership cononferen, and they succeeded in passing legislation, they succeeded in chchanging the country b because ththey were well organized. that is s mething ththat is lackcking now, and it is somewht problematic. but we will see what happens. brent: as always, margaret, it's good to talk with h you. we appreciate your time and insights tonight. think you. here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. in pakistan, heavy floods inundating karachi have killed at least five people. experts blame urban flooding on poorly designed development, clogged drainage system, and climate change, which is affecting won-soon season patterns. new zealand's foreign minister says his country has suspended its extradition treaty with hong kong and will treat the city like mainland china on a number of matters. it's a response to china sweeping security law which

significantly limits civil libeberties in honong kong. after rescuing some 90 migrants in the mediterranean, malalta is repoporting at l least 65 of thm have tested positive for the coronavirus. that's the single largest cluster of positive cases detected on the island since the first case came to light back in march. the former prime minister of malaysia has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of corruption, but he won't be spending any time behind bars just yet. the judge granted a delay to the sentence. it was the first of several trials he faces over the looting of billions of dollars from estate development fine. the cases is being seen as a test for pelagius efforts to stamp out corruption. >> the former leader found

guilty. he will be allowed to remain free on bail while he appeals the verdict of of 12 year jail sentence handed down by the court in kuala lumpur. he was tried on corruption charges related to a multibillion-dollar scandal at state development find 1mdb. after the verdict, the 67-year-old told reporters he wasn't satisfied with the result, and that he would law -- he would work with his lot -- he would work with his lawyers to launch an appeal. >> there is a process of appeal, and we hope that w we will be successful there. >> the fund was founded to finance infrastructure projects, but in 2015, evidence of money-laundering and theft emerged, and in 2018, he was ousted. the court found him guilty y on seven chargeges. many malaysians have hailed the

guilty verdict. >>'s guilty verdict is a lalandmark event for malaysisia, bebecause itit is the first time that a person of s such highgh political standnding has ever bn convicted in trtrial here in malaysia for cases involving corruption. >> this is just the first of several trials against him. he is due in court again on august 3. brent: it is the great hope for generating clean power, nuclear fusion. today scientists in france began assembling an enormous fusion reactor known by the acronym -- it h has already taken tenures d globalal scientific effort to gt to where we are today. the ideas to create energy not byby splititting atoms as is don nunuclear power plants, but ratr by fusing atoms together. >> for decades, scientists have

been trying to tap into the power that drives the sun.. nuclear fusion we viviewed the hope is that it can be used to make tomorrow's energy demands. the basic science is that it can -- conditions like those found at the sun such as very high temperatures, hydrogen atoms while fused create hydrogen and release energy. the hydrogen can be extracted from seawater, making it a practicalllly limitless resourc. >> is the opposite of conventional nuclear. in nuclear power your splitting a heavy energy that releases nuclear power. fusion is not a chain reaction so there is no possibility for it to run away, which is what causes a meltdown. >> scientists at the start up in the u.k. are working on nuclear fusion. one of the biggest hurdles t thy face is hohow to get more energy

out of the process than they have put in. researchers in sououthern f fnce are a also working on fusion. the international project is building a giant experimental reactor. it seeks to use heat too cause hydrogen to fusese. the reactor design is what is called -- a huge hollow doughnut filled with superhot hydrogen plasma that flows through it like a ring of lightning, held in place by powerful magnets. it has proved to be a major technical challenge. and it is still hard to predict how fusion energy can be fed into the power grid. many think it could take at least two more decades before the problem can be solved. brent: amazing there. a bulgarian opera company has found a way to maintain social distancing and stay in business by performing on a lake. the sephia opera has revised its

floating stage, which it originally used seven years ago in front of a safely spaced audience. they took the music to the water. it's part of the ring cycle of operas. this is set on the rhine river, making the stage especially appropriate. you're watching dw news. after a short break, i'll be back to take you through "the day." stick around. we will be right back. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, whwhich is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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