i only have 5 or 6 masks left at home but i think the corona virus outbreak will last till the end of much there's never enough masks and i will certainly need more. data. across the korean stright japan too is getting serious about stopping the virus in its tracks all schools will be closed for next week that means almost 13000000 students will be staying at home. our graduation ceremony is coming up soon so it's quite a hectic time of year but most important thing is preventing infections so there's not much else we can do. in the middle east and outbreak in iran is intensifying and sunny by saudi arabia is not taking any chances the kingdom has pilgrims from entering the country and visiting the holy sites in mecca and medina. there's an increased presence of this disease in several countries including those near saudi arabia that increases the risks so protecting pilgrims and the 2 holy mosques and god forbid the sacred sites from the arrival of this disease is very important. the decision will affect muslims worldwide millions travel to mecca during the holy month of ramadan whic

further cases over the weekend have seen south korea open up as a key front in the battle against corona virus more than 800 people there have now caught the disease the most in any country outside of china with a booming case is the impact for south koreans and for south korean businesses is just getting started. to cuba as far as the eye can see south koreans have been waiting patiently in their hundreds outside of supermarkets like this one to get their hands on protective masks it's particularly important here in the city of daegu where the vast majority of south korea's instances of corona virus have been detected. elsewhere public places like this market in seoul are being disinfected a spike in cases over the past week has driven many people to stay indoors a problem for traders here. i think about 40 to 50 percent of elderly people have stopped coming to the market. i'm worried about the fact that they're disinfecting the place. in the beginning i thought everything would be ok but now i'm very worried. and it's not just south korea's traditional markets that are suffering financ

>>right now there are 6 confirmed cases of corona virus in california. 4 of them are being treated in the bay area. 2 patients from san benito county are now being treated at ucsf and san francisco and to patients in santa clara county are also being treated the other 2 cases are in southern california and tonight, 5 hospital workers in santa clara county are in self isolation until next week that's being done out of an abundance of caution meanwhile, there are foreign nationals stranded in china right now trying to get back here to the united states from mainland china. >>all this is sfo is coping with expanded restrictions on international travelers kron four's dan thorn dan kerman that is following the story tonight. he is live. >>at sfo details dan. >>we know all flights now coming from mainland china are being directed to 11 us airports, one of them of course sfo which was one of the initial ones to do those cdc screenings before it used to believe that it was just those coming from china that had to be screened. but now it's anybody coming from mainland china and that is really

governments around the world around picking up efforts to contain the corona virus as the world health organization wants them to prepare for a pandemic you infections outside china now outnumber those inside is a map showing the severity of the outbreak around the world the deeper the blue the higher the number of reported cases so here's china they be center of the outbreak and still well out in front with more than 78000 recorded infections elsewhere the situation is most serious in south korea iran and italy or together some 50 countries or territories now have confirmed cases bringing the overall number of cases to more than 82000 and w.h.o. has issued new warnings to governments everywhere to get ready for a pandemic our message continues to be that this virus has been demick botticelli and doubly cerys providing the tools to help every country to prepare accordingly this is not a time for fear this is a time for taking action now to prevent infections and save lives now. cia director general of the world health organization speaking in geneva so let's talk take a look now at how

so what could an outbreak of the corona virus in the u.s. mean for the u.s. economy but also for presidential campaign. we have well let's not forget of course this is a you know and election year and president trump has put a lot of emphasis on the fact that the u.s. economy has been doing so well and that's one of the main reasons that he should be reelected now of course we're seeing that the markets have been down there's a lot of fears here that perhaps if the corona virus spreads and how long this this issue continues it may have a serious negative impact on the u.s. economy which of course will affect president trump and his potential to be voted back in office but you know it's early days yet let's not jump to any conclusions were president trump it's always best to take a little bit of precaution because we don't know exactly what he's going to be saying in this press conference which is coming up very soon. in washington thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world officials in indonesia say the death toll from floods tha

every day on the almost every day we get more and more companies lowering their forecast to do the corona virus and for the 1st time so far some investors are even talking about panic setting in here on wall street. panic potentially setting in and i'm guessing that means that a floor to diss is not visible yet. well it's possible every time that we might see a little rebound after those heavy losses but a lot of the questions will not be answered any time soon the best would be if we would find a cure against the corona virus if that's going to happen nobody can tell at this point and you mentioned the prognosis from goldman sachs that there won't be any profit growth for the s. and p. $500.00 companies this year i'm not quite sure. if it really makes sense to come out with such programs as that this point but what will matter is if the consumer actually is going to keep spending money the u.s. is a country that does not live from trade but mostly from consumption that will be one of the keys if we can stop the bleeding here on wall street. keeping an eye on things in new york for us tha

this is data blue news live from berlin the battle to contain the corona virus both already is in china say the death toll has now passed the 800 mark meaning the virus has claimed more lives than the sars outbreak 2 decades ago to get the latest from an expert also coming up. police in thailand shoot dead a soldier who killed at least 26 people in a gun rampage that ended in a crowded shopping mall. and in his latest stucco one of dortmund's new signings is on target against leverkusen we find out who came out on top in 7 gold thriller. oh. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program or thirty's in china say the death toll from the corona virus has now passed the 800 mark that means the disease has now killed more people than the deadly sars outbreak nearly 2 decades ago almost all the reported deaths and most of the new infections are in the chinese province of hugh by where the corona virus was 1st discovered globally there are now some 37500 confirmed cases of the virus china says there have been a few a new infections than in previous days but overall the virus continues to spread.

just look for the corona virus tab there's a special top 4 and under news. we also have new video this morning related to a deadly stabbing in san jose take a look at this police are looking for 3 teenagers involved in a fight that led to a man's death you can see some folks running there in the left side of your screen. the stabbing happened on october 6 of last year and the 1500 block of alum rock avenue the victim died right there at a local hospital and the teens they were last seen running away along 27th street. well happening today prosecutors will present their opening statements in the case of a deadly stabbing that happened on barred, john kao there's this photo he's charged with murder. for the stabbing of 18 year-old nia wilson at the macarthur bart station in oakland this happened in july of 2018. callas also charged with attempted murder for stabbing wilson sister in the neck. cal has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity if convicted he faces life in prison. well coming up next on the cross. saying that a deadly shooting in brisbane did not

>>corona virus c nowhere to be found on wall street. s and p 500 and nasdaq indexes reached record highs. the latest gains came as worries about the economic impact of the virus outbreak that originated in china continued to subside the dow gained 275 points. the nasdaq climbed 87 points and the s and p 500 rose 21. which puts it on pace for its biggest monthly gain since june. >>stay with kron four's we continue our coverage of the corona virus. we have the very latest on our website at kron 4 dot com just look for the corona virus tab under news. >>in southern california another horse is suddenly died at santa anita park racetrack the track's website says the 6 year-old horse died saturday while training. but the cause of the death is unknown around 40 horses have died at santa anita park since december of 2018. track made a number of changes since then to increase safety. an investigation showed there was no indication of animal cruelty or criminal activity. >>kobe bryant and his 13 year-old daughter have been laid to rest at a south

the cdc will distribute 400 tests kids for the corona virus. each test kit can perform up to 800 patients samples that s is called a reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test and it can detect will have a corona virus from nasal or oral swabs. >>half the kids will go to domestic laboratories and half will go to international labs. the extra case means local health officials will be able to confirm cases themselves rather than waiting for the cdc. stay with kron on as we continue our coverage of the corona virus we'll keep you posted on the latest updates and the best way to protect yourself. we have the very latest on our website at kron 4 dot com justrlook at the corona virus tab under news. there's a giant asterisks. next to. the president's acquittal. and it means that his acquittal. it is virtually valueless. >>and national a historic day on capitol hill and a somber one just one day after the president's state of the union address senators voted to acquit president trump on both articles of impeachment only one republican mitt r

>> i think overshadowed by the corona virus and i think that, again, touchback on this corona virus theroblem is getting worse not better. and until that tide changes it is going to overshadow almost everything. >> you're right also too we should add that secretary was asked by reuters about impact of the corona virus on phase one trade implementation the chinese u.s. trade deal and he said reassess this in a few weeks and gave an odd answer which i thought was interesting let's move to other issue that investors are watching we have nevada over weekend and bernie sanders the big winner. are markets really ready yet to talk about about a bernie sanders nomination or bernie sanders presidency or is it is too soon? i think more momentum bernie sanders gets, the better it is for markets because bernie sanders is very popular within a sub sect of the democratic party. outside of that within you look at independent voters and swing states is i think trump is up double dints against bernie and it's not a one-on-one campaign. and once you can kind of point out the long-term of and short-term e

we have more on the corona virus investigation from contra costa county. other news now tonight and oakland resident is speaking out after being robbed at gunpoint in his own driveway home security camera captured the crime and now police are investigating. herman is live in the newsroom tonight with details dan this appears to be a crime of opportunity a car driving through a neighborhood see somebody. >>in their driveway by themselves and decides to rob them at gunpoint that's what happened but they may or may not have been counting on is the fact that home security caught it all. i just >>just a way to was over pretty much the supplement is talking about what happened to him monday afternoon when 2 men robbed him at gunpoint while he was in his driveway in the diamond district cleaning his car. i try resisting at first at first the victim who prefers to remain anonymous refused to get on the ground but that changed when he realized one of the men was armed finding see the gun i home one night and so what as soon as i felt it i knew like who's you know,

stay with kron four's we continue our coverage of the corona virus. we keep you posted on the latest updates. and the best ways to protect yourself. we he the very latest on our website at kron 4 dot com just look for the corona virus tab. and are news. >>the county homeless servic providers are scrambling now after learning their funding is being drastically cut. >>as kron four's maureen kelly reports tonight this comes despite the county still dealing with the cleanup of nearly 2 miles lo of a homeless encampment. >>the dismantling of the sprawling ncampment along the job or dota trail happened after months of debate and the cleanup of the area is expected to drag on for several more weeks, but now some of the homeless service providerwho help this population are finding themselves facing 34% cuts in funding from the unty starting july first what that means in can translate into is less shelter beds less housing as people losing their house because they other nonprofits >>those housing units and so it could to create more indiduals living on our str

check the corona virus tab which is under news. tonight we have new video related to a deadly stabbing in san jose it happened october the 6 of last year. police are looking for 3 teenagers who can be seen running away along north 27th street in san jose police believe those teens were involved in a fight in the 1500 block of alum rock avenue, a man was stabbed and later died at the hospital police are still searching for from motive fatal overdoses linked to heroin and fentanyl more than doubled last year in san francisco with almost 300 deaths. >>now first responders have a new way to try to tackle this crisis first response ambulance. crews have started carrying. nar candy about to those at risk for overdose, and training them on how to use the drug it's part of a program called project friend. >>we are the absolute. the safety net and the absolute front line of this epidemic. and so we are looking for anything we can do to try to to change those statistics and really be part of the solution as well. >>project friend stands for

not just the death toll from the corona virus outbreak it tops out at 600 medical experts warned of the danger from flu is just as serious. welcome to the program. the leaders of chancellor merkel's the conservative c.d.u. party have been holding crisis talks over political scandal involving the far right a f t m president did move the c.d.u. a bit after he supported the election of a new liberal premier in the eastern state of to reject any form of coordination with the far right has long been viewed as politically to boo in germany the development has been condemned by political leaders across the country and the state's new premier thomas carriage said that he will stand down but not immediately. seaview party leader on a credit card on ballot has held a press conference following that crisis meeting once again she categorically rejected any form of co-operation between the c.d.u. and the far right i have to put it in order for the c.d.u. germany and for the c.d.u. to keep the principle still stands that there is no cooperation with the f.t. either directly or indirectly for india to

tonight, the corona virus death toll stands at 1107. >>globally with more than 44,000 confirmed cases in california, there are 7 confirmed cases, the most recent one diagnosed last night in san diego county being bringing the us total to 13 now earlier today a group of 195 evacuees was cleared to end a 2 week quarantine at a southern california military base. after that group flew out of china. a few weeks ago during the outbreak, the cdc says each person at march air reserve base pass their final health screenings and poses no risk to the public here in the bay area, the corona virus outbreak has led to the declaration of a local emergency in santa clara county. yeah, we first reported on this yesterday but tonight we're digging deeper what exactly does it mean kron four's rob fladeboe has some answers for us he joins us live in san jose rob. that's right grant and making this emergency a declaration does not mean an increase in risk to residents of santa clara county quite the opposite. >>what it does do though is to make sure that he

virus spreads to more countries and china silenced the doctor who 1st warned about the corona virus outbreak meted out to those 2 says free speech is vital for the fight against the disease and a golden bear for helen mirren the british actress takes home a lifetime achievement award at the berlin international film festival. following terry martin welcome to the program nato has scheduled an emergency session today as tensions grow between turkey and the russian backed syrian government ankara is failing retaliation after syrian forces killed at least 33 turkish soldiers in an airstrike in northwestern syria and its calling for an international no fly zone to protect the it live. region's civilian population. further military action threatens to put on a collision course with moscow. a major escalation and dozens of techies troops dead their wounded taken back to tacky for treatment. of result of the airstrikes $33.00 soldiers are martyred. none of our wounded soldiers who are being treated in hospital are in critical condition. martyrs rest in peace i wish speedy recovery for woun

the night of the corona virus and its move towards a pandemic. we believe that the risk of a global pandemic is very much upon us and as a result as a government we need to take the steps necessary to prepare for such pandemic. as the number of cases in the middle east arise travel to holy sites in saudi arabia has been halted months in advance of the annual hajj pilgrimage. for even north korea yet to report a single case is taking preventative measures closing its borders and postponing the new school term. the viruses at the center and move on in china remains the west hit most of the reported deaths and cases are in the city and the surrounding who bay province but this china's infection rate slow the virus is now spreading faster elsewhere more and more countries are reporting cases and upping the efforts to contain outbreaks we can speak now to c.n.n. maya he's a spokesman for the world health organization and he joins us from geneva christiane good to have you here on new this outbreak has now is now global it is affected nearly every cont

if someone is adtted to sa francisco general hospital with the corona virus. officials say precautions are in placto protect both patients and healthcare providers, the most important thing that we need do to protect both patients and staff is recognize when patients have one of hese diases. types of infections are ky transmitted in healthcare. settings it's because for a period of timepeople just >>and so people weren't ung the necessary precautions, corona virus patients will stay in one of 50 isolation rooms spread throughout the hospital one of the ways they're different is they have what we ll negative pressure with respect to the corridor >>or outside area tohe rim negative pressure means that air pressure flows into the patient's room, not the other the spread of germs. enting >>isolation rooms alsohave anti room separating the corrid from the patient's room here medical staff will put on protective clothing before coming in contact with the patient. health care worker would be wearing a respirator usually an n 95 respirator. >>in addition we use what's

i'm rebecca welcome to the program wealth already is in china say the death toll from the corona virus has now passed the 800 mark that means that the disease has now killed more people than the deadly sars outbreak in 2003 almost all the reported deaths and most of the new infections are in the chinese province of hue by where the corona virus was 1st discovered globally there are now some 37500 confirmed cases of the virus china says there have been fewer new infections than in previous days but overall the virus continues to spread on monday millions of chinese are expected to return to work after the extended loan a new year break is over nevertheless china is still far from back to normal. less is the extent to which china is trying to get a grip on this outbreak medical officials forcibly remove a family from their home. it is believed he had just retired from wu han and had refused to self quarantine a 3rd man is determined not to go without a struggle. in the end it takes 4 adults to dry kemo. at the world health organization the spread of the disease isn't their only struggle.

hong kong reports of deaths from corona virus the 2nd fatality outside mainland china and thousands of health care workers walked off the job demanding that the government close the border with china also coming up which way they use technology issues delay the results of the democrats i want caucuses so no one yet knows which leading presidential hopefuls have won the support of the state's democrats. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us as the number of corona virus cases continues to mount countries are taking drastic actions to prevent its spread japan has quarantined a cruise ship carrying almost 4000 people over fears of a corona virus outbreak on board the diamond princess is now anchored in yokohama bay a former passenger tested positive for the corona virus after disembarking in hong kong days earlier a medical team. has boarded the ship and is checking passengers so far 8 people on board have shown symptoms such as fever passengers say they have been told to wait in their capitals for virus tests. 4 point where you go to reporter judy and ryle who is in yokohama a

weeks on lockdown beijing wants to get back to business but the government's efforts to contain the corona virus spread continues to humperdinck anomic activity. is also coming up with case numbers growing in italy germany and spain more and more e.u. member states are considering taking on more debt to fight the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic. and german chemicals giant bio posts better than expected profits for 29 teams but remains in tangled you know a massive wave of costly lawsuits over the weeks kill that brown dot. com to do business like a johnson berlin good to have you with us i was starting with a look on the markets european stocks opened 2 percent down this morning due to mounting concerns about the spread of coronavirus on the continent the virus is highlighting the fragility of the global economy affecting the circulation of shipping containers interrupting supply chains and affecting consumer confidence and the biggest losers right now are airlines easy jet has seen its share price plummet losing 20 percent of its value since last thursday's close though it'

virus or transmitted the corona virus to anybody else in the process? a 14-day feared of quarantine, that's a lot of time and usually if you're coughing and sneeze, and usually have symptoms that's when you're most contagious or have a fever. but after 14 days even though they're going to be dismissed we're still going to monitor them, watch them call them how are you doing? are you having a fever so have to take common sense precautions. but ideally after 14 days the level of containousness, tengdzing to go down -- >> what if those patients who is didn't show symptom? >> that's why they watch them for 14 days because you usually would show successfuls really between four to 7 days. the most if they found were patients with start to show symptom after 11 days that's why they created that 14-day period. but here in the united states we only have 15 cases 15 patients approximately so far, and most of them all of them are actually doing well. they're doing okay. many of them don't have any symptoms -- they're asymptomatic but being monitored and on top of

>>the corona virus will not ershadow the celebrations. i don't think that people should put their entire lives on hold and at we need to all hole up in our houses out of fear. the corona virus does have parade organizers worried about discrimination against asian community. and what it will mean for attendance as the message on its bsite situation but are not cancel the pular parade, we're confident in the capability to necessary but at this time watch you. h low we just nt >>enjoy he parade as usual event organizer william gheen lls kron 4 news the parade is a chance to celra asian cultureace to state my water to watch it should be to that just or asian you in chinatown the streets are set r saturday the no parking signs are off. >>and the stores are stocked very few people are wearing masks yet some people feel you get your tree into is a chinese oh my gosis sh kerry versus and this to think about that what san francisco's lunar new year paradis the largest asian celeation outside of asia and rganizers are expecting thousands of people

>>stay with kron 4 as we continue our coverage on the corona virus. so keep you posted on the latest updates in the best ways to protect yourself. we have the very latest on our website at kron 4 dot com just look for the corona virus tab and are news. >>to the east bay where oakland mayor libby shaft is promising to fix the homeless and housing crisis in her city. >>the mayor gave her state of the city address tonight at the oakland museum of california and that's where we're joined by kron four's dan thorn tonight, he has more from the speech stand. >>well can the state of the city's theme this year was belonging in oakland mayor libby shaft weaving that idea into homelessness and housing crime and safer streets and also retaining culture within the city. >>before a packed auditorium homelessness and housing take center stage at oakland mayor libby shaft state of the city address if we want to keep oakland oakland, we must start by keeping oakland ers in oakland, the mayor touting successes in combating homelessness such as the city's cabin communit

as the corona virus spreads around the world there's another outbreak going viral. misinformation online from scammers angling for a quick buck to shadowy actors so when chaos manipulators lie in wait. here a website with wild exaggerations of the number of dead and infected false hype from a notorious american white supremacist and another conspiracy theory in the right wing washington times linking the corona virus to china's bio warfare program a rumor rejected by public health scientists. online peddlers are looking to profit from public panic selling products with unproven claims is influenza that is now circling the go so you're saying that silver solution would be effective well let's say it hasn't been tested on this strain of the corona virus but it's been tested on other strains of the corona virus and has been able to eliminate it within 12 hours another site advises people to ward off the corona virus by drinking chlorine dioxide a form of industrial bleach the u.s. food and drug administration says is dangerous. public health experts warn such false cla

the first case of corona virus has officially then confirmed here the bay area that patient is a man in anta clara county. first rob fladoe joins us now with more r. >>that's right because the health department here says this is not unexpected given thenumber of people who regularly travel beeen silicon valley and china and elsewherein asia. if you take away from a news conference held late this afternn re at the county health department, the ma not identified of course is said to be stable right now d there is no immediate threat to public health and there is an investigaon under way to man may have come into contact with years mo. >>as you know th is the first case in santa clar county and in the bay area public health doctor sa cody announcing friday that the centerfor disease control has confirmed that an adult male resident of santa cla county has tested positive for the novel corona virus since we are a large county and many of our residents travel frequently for business and personal reasons we'renot surpsed to be announcing the first ca in the bay area and in northern califor

they had of the world health organization says the world is at a decisive point in the fight against corona virus. this is not. a time for taking action now to present infections and save lives now because the number of new infections saul's governments are taking increasingly drastic action to prevent a pandemic. that's the pathogen crosses borders experts warn of another problem spreading almost as fast this information w.h.o. puts tack on social media companies to help counter a flood of fake news about the disease. on the program indian security forces trying to keep the peace in delhi after days of sectarian violence leave more than 30 people dead. i'm the 70th birthday an international film festival will shortly award the 1st official years to pass the w.'s helena humphrey and scott a down at the red caucus. will announce today the queen of british cinema helen mirren she takes up an honorary golden back on life's clock that's coming up. time for gail welcome to the program. governments around the world are ramping up efforts to contain corona virus as it spreads across the globe as t

be able to perform testing for the corona virus and that includes. >>a lab here enrichment force resist osseo is live in our newsroom tonight with more on this new initiative teresa well this is breaking news on the corona viruses state f california just announcing that theye opening those labs throughout the state to start t testing for the potentially deadly virus now one of those labs. >>right here in th bay area now of course the state's public health director and state health officer says that these tests will make a huge difference in protecting th health of californians. this is video st obtained by kron 4 news of the lab in rihmond california. it is the state's viral and rick assault disease laboratory. >>according to doctor selling angle who is the state health officer quot this wil support state and local puic health departments and ealth care providers that are working to protect the health of the people of california she go on to explain that operating the lab's ll put all testing on a fast track for the fast-spreading virus. currently re

more than 90 fatalities in the last 24 hours at the epicenter of china's corona virus outbreak the death toll jumps to above 1900. a questionable evacuation over a dozen americans fly back home with apparently healthy passengers even after it was confirmed they've contracted coronavirus. hello i'm daryn jordan this is al-jazeera live from doha also coming up. the european union says it will try to enforce an arms embargo in libya would see an effort trolls. and at least 4 people have died in the u.k. of the 2 storms caused some of the worst flooding in 40 years. welcome to the program the number of people who have died in china's corona virus outbreak has now surpassed 1800 new figures released by health officials say 98 people have died in the last 24 hours in china mainly in her bay province that's the epicenter of the epidemic more than $1100.00 new cases were detected there on monday but beijing's taken some drastic steps to contain the virus it's now deployed more medics from the army to bait and for the 1st time in recent history the ruling communist party is considering delaying i

the common flu is much deadly than the corona virus and we know already that. almost all of the people who have corona virus do not die from it only a very very small proportion and that's generally people who might be older have weakened immune systems we know that some of this information is fueling xenophobia towards people of origin around the world that that isn't ok we know our misinformation is dangerous so keep informed go to sources of information you trust and don't panic. thank you terry. well the philippines has reported the 1st death related to corona virus which is outside of china officials in manila say that the 44 year old man from the chinese city hardest hit by the outbreak more than 14000 people have been infected worldwide almost all of them on the chinese mainland as that number of cases continues to grow factories have gone into overdrive to meet the demand for medical supplies. philippines health authorities said the coronavirus patient had shown signs of recovery but deteriorated quickly despite the fatality officials are urging calm me

brazil after visiting italy has become latin america's 1st case globally more than 81000 cases of corona virus have been recorded in 44 countries and territories let's get an update from robin wright he's joining us from so with more on the developments from south korea and the confirmation that the u.s. and south korea are calling off their joint military exercises rob. that's right there i think there was a growing expectation here that this would be made that it would be postponed at least i think it would have been strange if they hadn't called off these exercises given this is a government that's advising its own people to avoid crowds it can hardly then stage war games that bring together thousands of soldiers especially as the u.s. military is now recording its 1st case of coronavirus one of its servicemen on a base down in daegu which is the center of this outbreak has been confirmed with there have been a number of quarantine restrictions and restricted access announced a number of bases across south korea meanwhile the south korean government is having to deal with a growing nu

also on the program china sees its deadliest day yet in the corona virus outbreak health officials attribute a surge in deaths in infections to new reporting matches the spike raises figures like the virus purchase a greater threat to chalk on the walked. i'm phil graham welcome to the program. germany's walking the 75th anniversary of the allied bombing of dresden one of world war 2 his most controversial moments german president from. paid tribute to the 10s of thousands who lost their lives during the british and american 5 bombing of the city they scopic bombing is still discussed as a possible war crime and far right activists claim that the number of deaths has been underreported presidents died while also remember those who suffered from germany's actions. and they didn't. think back to the history of the bombing lies in our country we remember 2 things we remember the suffering of the people in german citizens in german cities but also the suffering that germans inflicted on others do not forget and begun to be it was germans who began their surrender. to be and it was millions of ge

china starts testing a corona virus drug as thehe country's death toll topop six h hundred united states offering one hundreded millionn dollarsrs to assist in fighting the outbreak. yeah i will coccus results are in but still too close to call both people to judge and bernie sanders are claiming victory the national democratic party request a recount. and irish voters head to the polls saturday for general elections that could sink the current government leo varadkar in a gale party has slumped into third place in polling. and we begin with the latest on the global corona virus outbreak china has begun testing an antiviral drug on corona virus patients the search for treatments is urgent as more ththan twenty eieight thousand people have now been infected in china. and morore than six hundred killed smaller outbreaks have been reported in two dozen other nations and the united states says it is prepared to spspend upp to one hundred millioion dollars to hep fight the virus. earlier today the director general of the world health organization spoke about the current efforts to stop the sp

for good experts believe that many of china's small and medium sized businesses won't survive the corona epidemic. it's a heavy blow for around 80 percent of chinese workers who depend on such companies for employment let me know how far into. the father the government is taking action in the hopes of saving those jumps each year a prime. mistake council's executive meeting has decided on a temporary extension of loan repayments and on raising preferential loans. good arrangements have also been made to increase support for home based companies. should you. to hobble full with a small and medium sized firms as well as all businesses in who won't have to pay employers contributions for social benefits from now through june taxes electricity and gas rates have been lowered the state is also likely to help pay many workers salaries those infected with the coronavirus or under official quarantine have so far continued to receive their pay that's an item that small businesses in particular cannot afford for a long. we asked our taipei correspondents on honey if business really is returning to

also on the program china sees its deadliest day yet in the corona virus outbreak health officials attribute a surge in deaths and infections to new reporting methods spiked raises fears that the virus poses a greater threat to china and the world. i'm phil girl welcome to the program germany's marking the 75th anniversary of the allied bombing of dresden one of world war 2 most controversial moments of the war needed and british and american planes have dropped 5 bombs on the city for 3 days killing tens of thousands of people left dressed and in ruins and sparked a lasting debate for some it was a necessary step in defeating nazi germany for others it was a senseless tragedy. 75 years on the trays didn't bombings still haunt the city a funeral march by moats. set the tone for a somber ceremony interest in the palace of culture. the message from germany's president never forget. of 50 year in a long. list and sincere remembrance enables us to see and understand the familiar as well as the unfamiliar it enables us to empathize with the fates of all the victims of war and violence across nati

based on their experience with other corona viruses. we don't believe these people pose a risk to this community because we are taking measures to minimize any exposures. >>okay that was a different sound bite than the one that we were looking for the child that i talked about earlier is still being evaluated under quarantine in the hospital. doctors say fevers can be result of a slew of other things but they are testing for corona virus at 10 o'clock. you're going to hear from the father there who is not in quarantine he was in wisconsin. he talked with our sister station as i said before you'll hear what he had to say tonight at 10 o'clock grant vicki. now back to you by jr in aside from health care and air travel the corona virus could also take a toll on. >>many other aspects of the american economy we spoke with a san jose state university professor of strategic management about the effect the virus can have on our economy. >>apple like dell that have got things planned around getting things from china and plan around getting cash

here in germany and in california doctors are now treating people with the corona virus and for the 1st time they say that they have no idea how some of the patients became infected tonight the world health organization says that the fight against the virus has reached a decisive point despite what we don't know the steps we take today will most likely have consequences far beyond tomorrow. this is the day. our message continues to be that this virus. we're facing a crisis an epidemic is on its way. stay clean you don't have to necessarily grave every handrail or as you have strokes i mean it's the same as the flu and most of all since the outbreak of infections in europe and germany the situation has worsened considerably. besides the point. also coming up at the berlin film festival alewife time achievement award goes to a woman known as the queen of british cinema. it's helen mirren we did all of the act is triple an author and emmy attendee now she can add a cult and that at least that's coming up on the day. to our viewers watching on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the

have breaking news we are continuing to follow if you iran says 50 people have now died from the corona virus the infection spreads across the middle east away bahrain and afghanistan have all reported their 1st cases let's go now to dorset ari with the latest in tehran a door so this is a significant shop. yes not only that but it just a few minutes ago we've been hearing from the elected member of parliament from the city of all that is of course the epicenter of where this corona virus was 1st reported he is accusing the health ministry of not being. transparent with the official death toll he claims that more than nearly 50 people have already died from the virus in volume now this is something the health ministry has not confirmed yet but it is something that the health minister the m.p. from palm is saying has taken place he says that also the number of people that have been. confirmed to have the virus is also much higher than what the health officials have said so far now according to the health ministry the number of deaths has risen and has as has the number of people that hav

americans who may confuse this wave of sort of the traditional flu in the united states with the corona virus so there's a lot of work to be done here in the united states in terms of education and also there is a big sort of question mark for health officials about what they're actually dealing with committee many thanks did i was there as can be held at the live in washington libyans a monkey the in front of us re of the start of the revolution but eventually toppled while the gadhafi large crowds took to the streets of the capital tripoli waving flags playing music but despite the years the power vacuum that followed gadhafi his death continues to fuel vav of conflicts the country is no place of the last thing peace but overall the mood among libyans is mixed as many people mock the revolutions anniversary some say they have nothing to celebrate after 10 months of constant attacks that's where war khalifa haftar launched an offensive to take the capital tripoli. charles stratford has met some of those who were forced from the homes of their own sure if they could ever go back. half b

off of the corona virus hotel in the austrian city of innsbruck has been placed under lockdown. option italian receptionist contracted the virus officials heren france have now confirmed two new cases. offer the corona virus while the border with italy remains open french authorities have put out measures to help prevent the spread. of the virus. the bone- my suggestion we have drawn up an idea of good practice for the days weeks and months to come which are based on the fundamental principles of cooperation and mutual assistance. we have decided that it is unthinkable and ineffective to consider closing the borders. we are going to standardize streamline practices and work together over all the information given to the public and health professionals. and we will check in regularly with each other because the solution is always european wanted to rule open. the response as health minister speaking to france twenty four was saying that the country will not be shutting the border with italy this is eleven people in italy have died of the corona virus and the number of infections

>>because of the corona virus. thank you for joining us tonight, i'm pam moore and i'm catherine heenan ken wayne has the night off. >>santa clara county first declared the corona virus. an emergency a week ago but since that time the number of cases globally has more than doubled and today county supervisors extended the emergency declaration for at least another 30 kron dan kerman he live at the county administration building in san jose he has the latest dan. >>that's right the county health officer says that this does not increase the risk for the public that's not why they did it they just want make sure that they have all the available resources should things get worse. clare county supervisors have extended a local health emergency due to the corona virus and it was a week ago when county health officer doctor sara cody first made the seven-day declaration when there were 17,500 confirmed cas worldwide now that global number has more than doubled and it continues to grow. in a report to the board cody says i