epic dini a logical curve that we want to flatten but when we flatten it means necessarily fattening the recession curve by shutting down output by locking down i think one of the things we'll see germany probably has been better at locking down then the united states germany might even be better at locking down longer than the united states and i think that will be the tale of where g.d.p. is going to be going but this coming quarter is going to be a real hard one for both economies we're going to just pick up on germany being and exporting nation or when it doesn't that make germany particularly vulnerable to external shocks that could come from say the united states or of china. sure. germany is much more open to the rest of the world. i.m.f. predictions of a global recession on the order of 3 percent you can think of that as the advanced economies. going down about 6 percent china and a lot of other economies going up on average. 0 so that's about a 3 percent fall. in the world demand for goods and trading there's protectionism that's everywhere so germany is really vulnerable on

in tallinn historian paolo bene dini believes that the tragedy unfolding in his country has revealed deep problems with the way the e.u. operates. the market sais that we need a strong going to go you know we need a stronger bigger national state and with the international states we need to give bigger lead ins and we've seen that we just we need a stronger we also use of the local councils because you can act against this plan b. all of the on the local but it's very difficult to direct that the informant so i understand in that a foot they centralize boy and while the real play and we played means that it would be so i think that they're not thinking at math it was so obvious plan didn't have to wait for the sun. you don't see the world's fastest growing fatality rate due to cope at 19 and african-americans are being disproportionately affected we'll bring you the full story after this break. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation for community. are you going the right way or are you being led somewhere. direct. what i

what we're hearing now possibly 2 years whether or not iraq's new prime minister designate mustafa dini the country's former intelligence had can bridge the ongoing hostilities in the region remains unclear he is iraq's 3rd prime minister designate in 10 weeks but he also appears at least for now to have support from both to iran and washington d.c. and then the question will be whether huge will be able to form a cabinet and that cabinet is is going to be either the make or break. that the new prime minister designate who is the 3rd person now who has been asked to form a government and the 1st to fail could be me as reportedly agreed not to interfere in the affairs of the country's various militias and that could include arens proxy hezbollah in the region but if his country continues to be a battle front between the u.s. and iran he may not have a choice for the news with rick sanchez john hardy. the coronavirus to china 1st and hit it hard right it's just now the production lines plants factories are starting to reopen remember china is where the rest of the world gets everything ma

. >> reporter: in georgia, many restaurant tables sat empty, even though dinie ining areas reopened monday, a glimpse of life post quarantine. >> our servers and bartenders will be wearing masks. there's hand sanitizer. we have disposable menus. >> reporter: this montana mall was also back in business with a small but steady stream of customers. >> i think largely most of the folks are observing the social distancing. >> reporter: meanwhile, in ohio, retail stores are set to open may 12th with protections in place. president trump suggested monday that states could consider reopening schools before the end of the academic year. but 43 states and washington, d.c., have already ordered or recommends school buildings remain closed. >> i think it would be a good thing because, as you see in terms of what this vicious virus goes after, young people steeemo do very well. >> but teachers and school officials are very concerned about that. they say it could be close to impossible to keep students six feet apart in school. here in texas, the governor is planning to increase testing. so far about 29

la the of c, dini sidential arrangements and everything with that goal in mind. we think we can do it, but we don't pretend to have all the answers. we're working very hard right now. >> i know social distancing will be tough because kids share bedrooms. they share bathrooms, common areas, lunch areas and all those different things. harvard university said it cannot guarantee they will re-open in the traditional way this fall. what makes you feel -- what makes you so much more confident you can re-open your campus? >> we're not guaranteeing anything. we're just saying we have a can do attitude at purdue. you know, we're known for engineering and science that we've always said that we want every graduate whatever they study to leave here with a -- as a problem solver. someone prepared to try to tackle the challenges of life, make a better world. and that's what we're saying we're trying to do now on behalf of 40,000 students who are telling us they want to be here and want us to make that possible and safe for them and for those around them. >> have you been talki