this is your news live from berlin chancellor merkel defends germany's continued walked out she admittedto shortcomings of germany's response to the 2nd wave of corona virus infections but said that a few more weeks of patients were now needed calling the lockdown extension necessary and proportionate. also coming up.

news live from berlin chancellor merkel defends germany's continued lockdown she admitted to shortcomings in germany's response to the 2nd wave of corona virus infections but said a few more weeks of patients were needed now calling the lockdown extension necessary and proportionate. also coming up prosecutors unveil tilling images to make their case against donald trump on the 1st day of arguments in his impeachment trial they show rioters breaking into the capitol as a whole who wants.

news live from berlin chancellor angela merkel defends germany's continued lockdown in front of part expressing empathy for haha the restrictions are for people on the knuckle calls for patience for a few more weeks so germany can conquer the panda. also coming up prosecutors unveiled chilling images to make their case against donald trump on the 1st full day of arguments in his impeachment trial data shows rises breaking into the capitol as overwhelmed police officers plead for. the hong kong was over seas trying to keep their traditions alive revisit the market in taiwan where hong kong was afraid to purchase and sell political merchandise something the past the possible at home since beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy activists. welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has defended the decision to extend germany's lockdown until march 7th telling parliament that easing restrictions too early could leads to a rebound of the virus that has said this is a hard winter but patience and perseverance are key she expressed concern about new aggressive mutations saying they

news live from berlin and chancellor merkel defends germany's continued locked out she admitted to shortcomings in germany's response to the 2nd wave of corona virus infections but said a few more weeks of patients were needed now calling the lockdown extension necessary and proportionate. also coming up prosecutors unveil tilling images to make their case against donald trump on the 1st day of arguments in his impeachment trial they show rioters breaking into the capitol as overwhelmed police officers plead for help. and u.s. president joe biden announces new sanctions against the military regime that seized power in me on march the last there's been a new wave of arrests of civilian officials and ongoing protests against last week's crew clubs a film festival lined up to reflect the world we live in online and slimmed down for the coronavirus era the organizers of next month's parallel now that say that it will feature movies that demonstrate a sense of apprehension. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has defended the decision to extend germany's lockdown u

also on the show german chancellor angela merkel says berlin will streamline coronavirus vaccination plans across the country as it tries to kick start slow rollout. and will look at the struggling eurostar rail service with a pandemic and brags that taking a bite can stakeholders get it back on track. well welcome to the show i'm stephen beers the end it's good to have you with us well silver appears to be the latest target of the game stop crowd that is the coordinated groups of retail investors who pushed that video game change to new heights last week the silver futures surged by 9 percent at the start of this week they've been driven a 6 month highs after users on reddit message boards organize an investment pile on retail investors say they want to deal of blow to big banks they accuse who they accuse of keeping silver prices artificially low but many others in the forms the now i that there is a coordinated plan for silver trading. and with more on that we go to our financial correspondent in new york yen scored a yens good to see you how is wall street dealing with this new i

also on the show german chancellor angela merkel says berlin will streamline coronavirus vaccination plans across the country as it tries to kick start slow rollout. and will look at the struggling eurostar rail service with a pandemic and brags that taking a bite can stake holders get it back on track. well welcome to the show i'm stephen beard. good to have you with us well silver appears to be the latest target of the game stop crowd that is the coordinated groups of retail investors who pushed that video game change to new heights last week the silver futures surged by 9 percent at the start of this week they've been driven a 6 month highs after users on reddit message boards organize an investment pile on retail investors say they want to deal of blow to big banks they accuse who they accuse of keeping silver prices artificially low but many others in the forums the night that there is a coordinated plan for silver trading. and with more on that we go to our financial correspondent in new york yen scored a yens good to see you how is wall street dealing with this new iteration o

as the sun went down behind the chancellor in berlin another showdown about the lock down merkel and the state premiers wrestling with the question given the advance of coronavirus mutations in germany how soon will it be possible to open up. yes the time between now and the middle of march is when the experts are telling us that the mutated virus could gain the upper hand over the initial strain. it's crucial that we lower the infection rate in this period and that's why we need to be so careful. until at least the 7th of march most restrictions will remain in place with 2 notable exceptions schools and kindergartens will start to open from the 22nd of february and hairdressers will be able to get back to work from the 1st of march and move many germans are longing for the. hairdresser is a great loss my niece is cutting mine at the moment as well as she can. the next target is to start opening up shops and businesses that will be allowed in places where the 7 day infection number falls to 35 but 100000 people but it's not going to happen just yet caution is still the guiding princi

berlin. tonight, germany's chancellor defending the longer lockdown. angela merkelaid viral mutations had made extending the national lockdown a must. also coming up, uth aica past -- uth africa's president promising that millions of doses of the vaccine are on the way despite the highly contagious variant of the virus. and free in saudi arabia. an activist thanks u.s. president joe biden for helping secure her release from prison. venezuelans are crossing the border into neighboring columbia on foot. how long will they stay? perhaps 10 years. i'm brent goff, to our viewers on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. today, chancellor angela merkel admitted to failings in the government's handling of the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak. she told parliament the government had not been careful or fast enough. opposition members jeered as she defendedhe decision to extend the national lockdown. and local businesses across the country are furious. >> germany's streets will remain empty and its stores closed for another three long wee

sky on the horizon or the skids of you here then from berlin because you've been listening to the president as with the german chancellor angela merkel what were the key points that she lived well she was clearly on the defensive on that key issue of vaccines she once again pointing out that while the united states wasn't allowing any vaccines out it was the e.u. companies based in the european union that were providing vaccines for much of the world now here this kind of exit strategy the kind of opening up through something like this vaccine passport is the big agreement of the day she said that should be available within 3 months and then i got the chance to ask her whether that means that everybody will get the go ahead in time for the summer holidays to actually make use of this as have a listen and. as the about that we expect to have vaccinations are difficult ready by the sum of hearing it but i'm not a programmer and i can't guarantee it any more than i can guarantee that vaccines will be delivered on time but as politicians we've settled science not target for the coming months i spoke of 3 months and i believe that all e.u

as the sun went down behind the chancellor in berlin another showdown about the lock down merkel and the state premiers wrestling with the question given the advance of coronavirus mutations in germany how soon will it be possible to open up. the services. yes the time between now and the middle of march is when the experts are telling us that the mutated virus could gain the upper hand over the initial strain . it's crucial that we lower the infection rate in this period and that's why we need to be careful. until at least the 7th of march most restrictions will remain in place with 2 notable exceptions schools and kindergartens will start to open from the 22nd of february and hairdressers will be able to get back to work from the 1st of march move many germans are longing for the. hair dresser is a great loss my niece is cutting mine at the moment as well as she can. the next target is to start opening up shops and businesses that will be allowed in places where the 7 day infection number falls to 35 but 100000 people but it's not going to happen just yet caution is still the guidi

berlin european union is placing its bets on vaccine passports e.u. leaders agree on the need for a coronavirus vaccination certificates german chancellor merkel says they could be ready in time for people to take their summer holiday is also kind of. amnesty international says it has evidence of the worst atrocities yet against civilians into g.o.p.'s to great region he says troops from eritrea and supplant. thing. as welcome to the program we'll bring you those stories in a moment but 1st we have breaking news coming in from nigeria gunman there have a ducted several 100 schoolgirls in what is the latest mass kidnapping in the region the abduction happened at a boarding school in some far a state in the early hours of friday eyewitnesses have told local media that hundreds of armed men attacked security guards before they took the girls groups known locally as bandits have been ramping up attacks on schools and kidnappings in recent months. before i'm not joined by w.'s tomi oladipo who's been based in and covered nigeria for many years what do we know so far. well we know that this attack happened overnight in zamfara state that's in the northwest of

chancellor merkel speaking in berlin not in not in munich as previously stated at the just summing up of the g. 7 congress we're likely to hear from her again a little later when the leaders turn their attention to that security conference in . munich let's go back to our guests we were speaking to just a few minutes ago thank you so much for your patience while we where we went we broke away to listen to what the chancellor merkel you were talking about. african nations being able to produce the own vaccines germany has said that it's going to provide another $1500000000.00 euros to developing nations for the supply of vaccines but that's not what it's not so more money that you're calling for here it is the ability for africa to produce its own vaccination is that right. what you have put it is all. odd reforms in how patents are in don't in this case we will because this should be a people's vote seen as in many countries as possible we have the capacity should be able to produce this francine for themselves this is this recurring strategy with africa his to wait for left overs fro

germany as the one benefiting directly from the north stream to berlin also finds itself facing a federal election and as chancellor angela merkel is stepping down after 15 years she appears more committed than ever to the pipeline with one report noting quote no amount of us saying sions will convince merkel to risk letting turn off the spigot in an election year no u.s. concessions on tariffs or nato commitments will persuade her to undercut the profits and solvency of german industry no amount of u.s. solidarity will induce her to allow the impression of a veto over german economic sovereignty even as the u.s. pressure causes nearly 2 dozen european companies to abandon the pipeline merkel appears to be standing by the deal with russia. it's time for the u.s. and china to get their relationship back on track at least according to beijing china is pressing the new administration and d.c. to axe many of former president trump policies against the nation in hopes of forging better relations with president biden and his team argues alex mile of it tells the story with the trumpet ministration. an opportunity has presented itself

orlando lengthening germany's lockdown chancellor merkel is pushing today to extend to cope with 19 restrictions she is meeting with state leaders here in berlin and if they are not all on board with her cautious approach . donald trump 2nd impeachment trial gets the go ahead democratic senator say that trumped must be held accountable for the storming of congress last month trump's lawyers insist the trial is unconstitutional. and.

sky on the horizon or the skids of you here then from berlin mikhail you've been listening to the president as with the german chancellor angela merkel what were the key points that she lived well she was clearly on the defensive on that key issue of vaccines she once again pointing out that while the united states wasn't allowing any vaccines out it was the e.u. companies based in the european union that were providing vaccines for much of the world now here this kind of exit strategy that kind of opening up through something like this vaccine pos ford is the big agreement of the day she said that should be available within 3 months and then i got the chance to ask her whether that means that everybody will get the go ahead in time for the summer holidays to actually make use of this says have a listen and. we expect to have vaccinations if you can see ready by the some of your eod but i'm not a program and i can't guarantee it any more than i can guarantee the vaccines will be delivered on time but as politicians we've set ourselves not target for the coming months i spoke of 3 months and i believe that all e.u. member states are w

news live from berlin germany extends its lockdown even though infection numbers are going down there are some exceptions but fears of corona virus mutations have chancellor angela merkel insisting on keeping restrictions tight chance america will defend her reopening strategy in front of parliament we'll bring you live coverage. and get out of us welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel is preparing to address parliament to defend the decision to extend the country's current coronavirus lockdown until at least march 7th these are live pictures you're seeing here from the understand where the chance will shortly be outlining how government's strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic or certain restrictions will be relaxed earlier chancellor merkel has made clear she fully supports extending the lockdown beyond february the number of deaths and new infections has in germany has been declining recently but merkel says the new variance of covert 19 women is serious cause for concern. as the sun went down behind the chancellor in berlin another showdown about the lockdown. how the state premiers wrestling with the question given the advance of coronavirus m

news live from berlin the european union is placing its bets on vaccine passports leaders agree on the need for coronavirus vaccinations certificates german chancellor merkel says they could be ready in time for people to take their summer holidays also coming up a shift divisions deepening armenia after the prime minister accuses the military of trying to oust him thousands take to the streets in support of he called machine ian and also against him. and amnesty international says it has evidence of the worst atrocities yet against civilians in ethiopia has 2 great reach it says it's the opium and eritrean troops are supplying. and lady gaga dog walker is short and 2 of her friends bulldogs stolen in a brazen attack in los angeles. welcome to the program the european union has agreed to develop a covert 19 vaccine passports that could ease border crossings and allow people more freedom to travel again elite is met for a virtual summit to discuss coordination they're already under pressure over a lagging vaccine rollout germany's chancellor says it will least be 3 months before a vaccine possible system is up and running. with slovaks nations coronavirus v

stage is set for a battle of political wales in berlin later today as germany decides how to move forward with coronavirus restrictions chancellor merkel is set to meet with the country's 16 state for merest she's already made it clear that she wants to see the current national lockdown extended until the end of the month some states however are expected to push back having already drawn up plans to begin gradually reopening schools and childcare centers from next week. let's go now to nina hasa who has all of the details she's standing by for us at the chancellery nina what are the main measures and the main sticking points that will be discussed at today's summit. i think it's important to remind everybody where we're currently standing because that explains a lot about the tensions that are going to be ongoing in the talks this afternoon so germany has been in a partial lockdown for almost 2 months now only essential shops are open public life is on standstill schools are closed and because of that scientists agree that the infection rates have been going down lately so there are a lot of people are calling for this lockdown to be l

chancellor. merkel salute. her and her sweet. this is the news live from berlin tensions boil over in myanmar police used water cannon to disperse peaceful protesters after a military coup people are demanding the release of alstad leader aung san suu kyi and the return of democracy also coming. at least 14 feared dead in northern india as a glacier breaks unleashing devastating flooding.

when chancellor merkel still enjoys broad public support for this law but berliners that we've been speaking to say the longer it goes on the harder it gets i would love to just go out and you know go to a cafe or museum or visit friends or travel freely and take a trip somewhere and just to get out of my apartment i know that some people are not that stable some of the real problems at the moment is whether young people with depression it's really tough for them because the counseling centers really close it's probably people have to stick it out and see what comes it has to be over eventually by some or at the latest or even restraint you can even say but if i'm enjoying time with my child but i'm afraid on speciations or from that point a few times i'm not so good at the funding of this because i. really have nothing to do but this date is also supporting us so. it's just like a long vacation really. strange long vacation. you know a long vacation indeed following the chancellor's speech today to parliament our chief political editor mcculloch discussed germany's walk down strategy with o

berlin the european union is placing its bets on vaccines possible e.u. leaders agree on the need for coronavirus vaccination certificates german chancellor angela merkel says they could be ready in time for people to take their summer holidays. also coming up. divisions deepened in armenia after the prime minister accused the military of trying to i'll send thousands states the streets in support of nicole pushing the un and also against. the brits taking moment that a mother throws her children from a burning building and holds their coats by neighbors who look. out of us welcome to the program those stories in a moment but 1st some breaking news that is just coming in gunmen have kidnapped 300 schoolgirls in nigeria that's according to media reports that the abduction happened in some far a state in the north of the country at 1 am on friday local media reports that some of the kidnappers wore uniforms of security personnel we'll bring you more on this story as it comes in. now the european union has agreed to develop a covert 19 vaccine passport that could ease border crossings and all people more freedom to travel again even leaders met for a virtual s

stage is set for a battle of political wales in berlin later today as germany decides how to move forward with coronavirus restrictions chancellor angela merkel is set to meet with the country's 16 state premiers she's already made it clear that she wants to see the current national lockdown extended until the end of the month but some states are expected to push back having already drawn up plans to begin gradually reopening schools and childcare centers beginning next week let's get more now from d.w. chief political editor of the look of her who is standing by with the view from berlin and michelle another big discussion today about the way forward for germany what are the main issues at hand. lockdown can be extended and the current draft document which is still in the making and is about to be probably shaken up again this afternoon reads that that lockdown could be extended until the 14th of march and that every of the 16 federal states here in germany would make up their own minds on whether to reopen schools and in which shape or form this is the right time to remind everybody that in the end angle americal come would you decide very

big topic of discussion here in europe right now and angela merkel the german chancellor hosted a virtual vaccine summit from here in berlin on monday evening the message coming out from that meeting is that things will take time put her on the right track as far as she's concerned now there's still recriminations coming out from the spot last week that really continued into this week between the european union and vaccine manufacturer astra zeneca and the united kingdom basically the e.u. upset that it's not going to get the amount of vaccines or masters anika that it thought it was going to get and it's going to take longer for them to get those in the whole discussion angle of merkel is pretty much set a self up as the good cop saying things will take time we're on the right track bad cop in this case has been a minute on the french president he's not happy that the united kingdom has continued to receive the supplies of the vaccine while in countries like france like portugal and like spain vaccine bear programs have had to be suspended because there aren't enough jobs and money one micron saying london needs to pick i

big topic of discussion here in europe right now and angela merkel the german chancellor hosted a virtual vaccine summit from here in berlin on monday evening the message coming out from that meeting is that things will take time put her on the right track as far as she's concerned now there's still recriminations coming out from the spot last week that really continued into this week between the european union and vaccine manufacturer astra zeneca and the united kingdom basically the e.u. upset that it's not going to get the amount of vaccines or masters anika that it thought it was going to get and it's going to take longer for them to get those in the whole discussion angle of merkel is pretty much set a self up as the good cop saying things will take time we're on the right track bad cop in this case has been a money on the french president he's not happy that the united kingdom has continued to receive the supplies of the vaccine while in countries like france like portugal and like spain vaccine programs have had to be suspended because there aren't enough jobs emanuel micron saying london needs to pick its friends i

big topic of discussion here in europe right now and angela merkel the german chancellor hosted a virtual vaccine summit from here in berlin on monday evening the message coming out from that meeting which included the german chancellor her government the leaders of germany 16 states representatives of the european commission and representatives of vaccine manufacturers is that things will take time put her on the right track as far as she's concerned what we did here is though a doubling down on the promise from angela merkel that she would offer all german citizens a vaccine by the end of the summer something that looks pretty ambitious butchie says it can be done now there's still recriminations coming out from the spot last week that really continued into this week between the european union and vaccine manufacturers astra zeneca and the united kingdom basically the e.u. upset that it's not going to get the amount of vaccine to master zeneca that it thought it was going to get and it's going to take longer for them to get those while the united kingdom continues to get the supplies that it had expected to receive now i

here in berlin the stage is set for a battle of political will slay the day as germany decides how to move forward with coronavirus restrictions chancellor angela merkel is set to meet with the country's 16 state premiers she's already made it clear that she wants to see the current national lockdown extended until the end of the month some states are expected to push back at an already drawn up plans to begin gradually reopening schools and childcare centers from next. let's get more on that from our chief political correspondent. and other big discussion today about the way forward in germany or can we expect. well we can expect at the very least the current lockdown which has been in place almost 2 not months now just before christmas to be extended into march we're getting some reports that say that the draft document even foresees the 14th of march as the next target so that would mean that need to brace themselves for yet more lockdown continuing restrictions are the although we don't expect more restrictions to be implemented but yes another plea by the german chancellor to sit tight as germany is bracing itself for the arrival in force of thos

berlin tonight no early exit from the coronavirus lockdown here in germany. despite climbing numbers of infections, the variants has consulate -- chancellor angela merkel considering another month. also coming up tonight the kremlin critic alexei navalny has flown into germany, -- the russian opposition leader, her husband has been imprisoned for a legen-- allegedly taking his role day two of donald trump's second impeachment trial, the prosecutor accusing the former president of being the insight or -- incitor in chief of the riot at the u.s. capitol. ♪ >> i reviewers -- to our viewers welcome, germany's federal and state leaders have agreed to extend the countries coronavirus lockdown until march 7, the decision came after chancellor -- chancellor angela merkel hd meetg. she made it clear she wanted the national lockdown extended for several more weeks at least. schools, shops, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities have been closed here in germany since mid-december. the number of covid-19 infections and deaths have been on the decline here in germany, but the chancellor is urging the public to stay vigilant. at today's summit she warned that coronavirus muta

berlin european union is placing its bets on vaccine passports e.u. leaders agree on the need for a coronavirus vaccination certificates german chancellor merkel says they could be ready in time for people to take their summer holiday is also coming up. the national says it has evidence of the worst atrocities yet against civilians in p g o p s 2 great region he says troops from eritrea.

stage is set for a battle of political wills in berlin later today as germany decides how to move forward with coronavirus restrictions chancellor angela merkel is set to meet with the country's 16 state premiers she's already made it clear that she wants to see the current national lockdown extended until the end of the month but some states are expected to push back having already drawn up plans to begin gradually reopening schools and childcare centers from next week. let's get the details from our political correspondent nina has who is standing by with a view from berlin what is going to be discussed today what are the main sticking points. well sarah i think it's important to remind everybody where germany's standing at the moment so we've seen infection numbers go down over the last couple of weeks but that is mainly due to the fact that we have been in a nationwide lockdown for almost 2 months now and so lot of people are asking for the new excuse me country to reopen again gradually at least but there is a big fear at the same time of the coronavirus mutations especially the u.k. variant is widespread in germany as well and so politi

this is why i'm from berlin tonight no early exit from the coronavirus lockdown here in germany despite declining numbers of infections the viral variants have chancellor angela merkel insisting on extending restrictions for another month schools and here dressers make it a quicker. also coming up tonight the wife of the kremlin critic alexina volney is .