of the global pandemic starting this weekend france also began and began paying tribute on the eiffel tower in the nation's capital the special light show is capped off with a simple and messy and a reminder for everyone in paris and everywhere else under lockdown to stay at home . so if isolation hasn't stopped the water dam philharmonic from performing what you might call a confinement concert the musicians came together virtually from their homes but each playing their part the resulting video has been watched online more than a 1000000 times in the last day we'll leave you now with their performance of the joy. i am. i am. i am absolutely.

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france has also ordered closures of cultural and tourist attractions both the eiffel tower and the louvre museum are closed to the public. but for the city's few remaining tourists at least one typical preachin attraction remained open the moulin rouge was open for business friday night but only to celebrate its last night before to closing its doors. with a view to dead if you don't see this it we know that from monday schools will be closed so we'll stay at home i have 3 children so i'm work from home starting monday i think tonight we'll have a good night because it's the last of us is the daniel. germany is also wrapping up its defenses closing schools in many public facilities and as of tuesday lynn's world famous nightlife will grind to a halt as bars and clubs will also be closed many of the clubs don't know how they're going to survive the loss of business the closures will bring. we've never experienced such a big threat to the cultural scene it's possible that by the end of this crisis a large part of the culture for which. berlin is known and thanks to which many people feel go

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. >> iconic landmarks across the world impacted by coronavirus, including the eiffel tower. a closer look at the international response to the pandemic. >> and there's a cool-down out there today. right now i'm tracking more clouds and eventually some raindrops falling from those clouds that will impact your weekend plans. 1 >> a warning to women near walnut creek after a series of groping incidents along the same trail. >> and iave look at the friday evening commute. you can see that commute direction is very backed up on highway 24. 1 >>> the grand princess cruise ship remains docked at the port of oakland tonight. here's a live look. today princess cruises confirmed that nearly all passengers have disembarked. that's about 2,400 people. right now there are still 14 international guests on the ship as they await transportation arrangements to their countries. 1,000 crew members are also on board. their plans are still being finalized. >>> four major cruise lines have agreed to suspend all outbound cruises from u.s. ports for 30 days. the department and cdc advised against

the front lines of this pandemic starting this weekend france also began paying tribute on the eiffel tower in the nation's capital the special light show is capped off with a simple messy and reminder for everyone in paris and everyone else under lockdown around the world to stay at home. all right sports now and as another weekend goes by without borders legal football teams across germany are seeing their incomes take a big hit the league will hold a meeting with clubs from germany's top 2 divisions that's on tuesday and an extension to the current suspension will likely be decided then it's left many teams facing a real threat to their existence. with abundance league season on hold matches are taking on a virtual look this is a football tournament giving found something to shout about during the corona virus outbreak the bird is the biggest actual clubs the emotions are real they're worried about some loss of income during the shutdown on thursday the 4 german teams who played in the c. . champions league place 20000000 euros in a solidarity fund it's not a proper solution though accor

and the great landmarks like rome's trevi fountain are deserted or like the eiffel tower, shut down. for the moment, britain has fewer coronavirus cases than europe. and the few sporting events that haven't been canceled are drawing crowds like today's rugby match, but people are clearly worried. a long line of shoppers waited to stock up outside costco in manchester, and as everywhere, there's been an inexplicable run on toilet paper. as british hospitals get ready for a surge in patients, matt hancock made an appeal to medical equipment makers. >> we're saying that if you produce a ventilator, we will buy it. >> reporter: but nowhere is there panic. instead, solidarity. locked down italians singing from their balconies and in spain, a mass ovation for health care workers manning the hospital front lines. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >>> sunday marks one year since the attack on two mosques in christchurch that killed 51 people. mourners laid flowers to remember the dead and remembers of a motorcycle club performed a traditional dance. here the coronavirus caused a formal mem

the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel.nes . president trump has warned that the us is in for a very difficult 2 weeks as the coronavirus outbreak has now killed more people than in china. a 13—year—old boy with coronavirus has died at a central london hospital — he is thought to be the youngest victim to die from the illness in the uk. africa's largest city, lagos in nigeria, has entered a 2—week lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. despite nigeria's relatively small number of cases residents have been ordered to stay indoors with the city's high levels of poverty, there's concerns social distancing may be impossible, as chi chi izundu reports. this is life for the next two weeks — quiet streets, traffic—free roads, silence. an estimated population of 21 million people have been told to stay indoors. but unlike the rest of the world, time has allowed nigeria to prepare. it's been nearly four weeks since the first case was confirmed, and so far there's been less than 1110. this stadium, now converted into an isolatio

the eiffel tower was lit up for 10 minutes on saturday to honor doctors, nurses and others tending to those suffering from the coronavirus. france is one of the hardest hit countries in europe. with the coronavirus shutting down businesses, people everywhere are losing their jobs, but some companies are actually hiring and are now desperate for workers. as grocery stores see a rush of customers, albertson's is one of the big chains hiring new employees. kroger recently said it needs 10,000 people also, dollar tree is taking applications and walmart plans to add 150,000 positions. amazon is seeing a surge in online orders and is now looking for 100,000 people. the retail giant is also raising the minimum pay to $17 an hour through the end of april. they need delivery drivers and pizza makers now that millions of americans are ordering and instead of going out. drugstore chain cvs is hiring about 50,000 employees and 711 is looking to add up to 20,000 >>> a look now, san francisco has just announced a plan to help the homeless by housing them in -- housing them. they are primarily hopin

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. >>> in paris, the eiffel tower was glittering in support of the health workers displaying the word merci. that's all for this hour on nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo. thank you very much for watching and we'll have more news coming up. ♪ >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm gene otani. the tokyo bank could be slowed for the first time in 44 years due to the coronavirus pandemic. the bank china will likely grow 2.4% this year. that's down sharply from 6.1.1% last year. it will be the slowest since 1976 at the end of the cultural revolution. growth in 2020 could be just a tenth of a percent in a worst-case scenario. but the world bank sees some bright signs. it says china is starting to get back on track although a quick rebound is unlike i can. fact tire activity ticked up. the national bureau of statistics says its purchasing managing index for manufacturers rose to 52. that's a big jump when it sank below 36. it separates growth from contraction. >>> we are getting a look at how badly the pandemic is hurting the tourism industry. overnight stays was 40% lower than last yea

that is the eiffel tower. it was lit up for 10 minutes saturday. to honor doctors nurses and others attending to those suffering from the coronavirus. france is one of the hardest hit countries in europe. >>> we could all use a little cuteness right about now. one national puppy >>> we could use a little stress relief these days. how about this puppy camera.? canine companions launch this feature today. national puppy day. i want to be in the middle of all of them. taking a snooze. it featured a litter of five- year-old future assistance dogs. you can watch them for the next few weeks.@cci.org. i cannot stop watching them. >>> it is nice when they are all sleeping like that. >>> paul hagan i don't mean to make light. even our showers are isolating. >>> they are. very few and far between. a lot of clouds they were not efficient at dropping any rain on us. a good day to stay inside and watch the puppy camera. our rain chances go up tonight. it was the off-and-on showers throughout the day tuesday. some of those are going to linger into wednesday. the

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in paris they spilled fake blood down steps near the eiffel tower. it is zurich they poured biodegradable dye into the river to call attention to their concerns about pollution. environmental activists of all ages took part. there are about $120.00 x. our chapters in germany including 4 in berlin. parallel to the october demonstration in london an extended protest was held in the german capital police said about 1000 people blocked a busy roundabout causing serious traffic disruptions. activist alex flick was there recording of the berlin protests. but we are a muslim abodes were clearing off after this is going on in front of. the barman for ministry. a month later moved to berlin from prague in 2017 on his way to meet a colleague. who slick who joined extinction rebellion in march 21000 videos of protests that are later posted on social media. he also takes part in the demonstrations himself. after the rebellion week in october 1 of people realised the topic itself because before people didn't know about the scale of climate crisis so i think nowad

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governmentrench price to stop, it has brought so the iposures and -- the eiffel tower closed for at least the foreseeable future. , they sayo tourists they understand, but disappointed. right moveit is the because maybe when there is a lot of people around, the virus .preads >> i'm really sad and i talked about it all semester how we would be able to get to the top and now we are not. understand, but i guess and disappointed. >> efforts to fight the coronavirus are having a major impact. estimates believe there could be as much as 10 billion euros alone. >> the coronavirus is also impactcting the world of sports. >> with the general public are headed from attending, , now all -- on topeague matches of this, the german legislator have also been indefinitely suspended. next week's champions leagugue have all been postponed and there are reports they could be postponed until 2021. football is far from being the only sport affected by the pandemic. tennis, no tournaments will take place the next six weeks. in the united states, rudy gobert has tested positive, meaning that the current nba sea

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have the necessary powers to do the same man you know what that is starting today in paris the eiffel tower is closed the landmarks official twitter page sent out the announcement saying. >>it will be closed for an indefinite period of time this comes after the french government announced a ban on gatherings of more than 100 people and called for schools to be closed across the country. customers holding pre purchase tickets will be reimbursed. >>and climbers hoping to summit mount everest this spring will have to suspend their expeditions, nepal and china have close to both sides of the mountain climbers over fears of coronavirus spread. nepal is also closing its other 400 some peeks to whispering expeditions. across the us sanitation supplies is just off the shelves as people try to protect themselves from a coronavirus hard to find them really for a wisconsin company that helps make those supplies. it has been a busy few weeks. >>and that will probably be the case looking forward megan hedstrom now reports on how production has been ramping up. >>concern and the. it is much higher now th

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schools are closed, too, and even the great landmarks like rome's trevi fountain and the eiffel towerthough paris being paris, the tough new rules didn't slow down left-wing protesters yesterday facing off with the police. it's iran that has the second highest number of cases on earth and it's now struggling to treat victims in ill-equipped hospitals. but notably nowhere is there panic. instead, displays of solidarity. ♪ like locked down italians singing from their windows. and in spain, a mass ovation for health care workers manning the hospitals' front lines. here in the uk we still have far fewer positive cases than in most of europe, so the government hasn't yet closed the pubs and the restaurants and the schools. but it is clearly hedging its bets. for example, it's announced it's planning to buy as many ventilators as it can get its hands on. >>> here in the u.s., there are more questions than answers about this virus. anthony fauci, director of the national institute for allergy and infectious diseases addressed most of the concerns on "face the nation." >> you said this week,

eiffel tower, mount kilimanjaro! (ding) time! sorry, it's a tandem bicycle. what? what?! as long as sloths are slow, you can count on geico saving folks money. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. the wheel of a car lately certainly notice. there has a lot less traffic in the bay area. and fortunately some drivers are seeing that as a green light to speed which is now led to an increase in speeding tickets. kron four's haaziq madyun has the story. >>speeding citations are on the rise on bay area freeways. >>residents sheltering in place the virtually no draft. >>california highway patrol officer branded korea says it appears that drivers are taking advantage of the cold in thinking that we're not out there with this high that's the best that's completely false and there at high speeds of around a lot of citations still a lot of force that he says if you are pulled over for speeding one particular excuses not going to work for you there's no. i'm in a restive for essential services for is is that we're also not stopping people. just beca

the landmarks are either deserted or like the eiffel tower shut down. for the moment, britain had fewer coronavirus victims than most of europe. businesses here are still working. and the few sporting events that haven't been canceled are drawing crowds. but people are clearly worried. a long line of shoppers waited to stock up outside costco in manchester, and as everywhere, there's been an inexplicable run on toilet paper. as british hospitals get ready for a surge in patients, the health secretary, matt hancock, made an appeal to medical equipment makers. >> we're saying that if you produce a ventilator, then we will buy it. >> reporter: but nowhere is there panic. instead, solidarity. lolocked down italians singing from their balconies. and in spain, a mass ovation for health care workers manning the hospital front lines. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >>> as we reported earlier, the coronavirus was a key topic at last night's democratic presidential debate in washington. it was the first one-on-one debate between joe biden and bernie sanders.

the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel.nes: a navy hospital ship has arrived in new york, as the state's governor launches a nationwide appeal for healthcare professionals in the struggle against coronavirus. an entirely new hospital built from scratch in a conference centre in london in just a week is preparing to receive its first coronavirus patients. south korea has called recent rocket launches by the north inappropriate given the global coronavirus outbreak. pyongyang is continuing to pursue its missile testing programmes, but very little is known about what effect the pandemic is having on the secretive state. we can speak to drjohn linton, who is head of the international health care center at the severance hospital in seoul. thanks very much. a fascinating case. i know this is best guess territory, i'm assuming, but what do we know about the scale of the pandemic in north korea? well, there have been some unverified reports in the south korean media talking about several hundred or may be a couple of hundred milita

the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel.nes: the number of deaths in the uk from the coronavirus rises to more than 1,000. and in the us, president trump has ruled out imposing a quarantine on new york and two other states to slow the spread of the virus. let's get more on that. jesse mckinley, the new york times albany bureau chief outlined why the president has carried out a u—turn on quarantining new york. well, i think that the action by the president came after a number of angry remarks from the governor of the state of new york, as well as from other governors concerned about exactly what this quarantine would look like. the president made this remark kind of casually earlier this afternoon but it set off a great deal of alarm against not only residents of new york city, but also the environs around the city, which, of course, is suffering a pretty high toll right now from coronavirus. the newest numbers out of the city this evening were that 222 people have died in just the last 2a hours. so that's leading to concern

. # from one lover to another, ah—ha # in paris, the eiffel tower has been lit up specially to pay tribute on the tower stayed on for a further ten minutes this evening in a show of solidarity to french health staff. france has imposed some of the strictest lockdown measures, with people requiring paperwork to move around france, and the police have been out on the streets checking people's paperwork to check that they do have reasons for moving around. the health service there is facing particular pressure, and so they are paying tribute to those particular workers trying to battle the coronavirus epidemic. as the uk gets use to the new way of life due to the coronavirus, police in london have tried to brighten the mood. that's a police boat going down the river thames in london playing the monty yython the river thames in london playing the monty python song. it has been another dry day for most parts of the country. we have had more cloud for northern ireland and that is because we have a very weak weather front close by. that should move away in the next 24—hours. that pushes some patc

eiffel tower, mount kilimanjaro! (ding) time! sorry, it's a tandem bicycle. what? what?! are slow, you can count on geico saving folks money. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> hi everybody, chris alvarez working from home tonight. stephon curry continues to use his platform for good in helping stop the spread. he tweeted today hyped to talk all things covid-19 with dr. fauci tomorrow. be sure to follow steph tomorrow morning for this interactive experience. if you're not searching him on instagram search stephon curry 30. >>> he revealed his mom has been hospitalized for the past week and dealing with issues thought to be covid-19. >> this disease is not to be taken lightly. please protect your families, your loved ones, your friends, yourself. practice social distancing. please don't be in places with a lot of people. the chance of you getting this disease -- it's deadly. it's deadly. >> if all is normal, baseball's opening day would have been tomorrow but all the sports are at a halt trying to figure out when it's safe to come

the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel.headlines: almost 1,300 people have now died from coronavirus in the uk — a rise of 209. in the us, a prediction from the leading government expert that coronavirus could kill up to 200,000 americans. let's get more on this story now. despite the huge rise in cases of coronavirus, there are still a number of states to impose lockdowns, including florida, as infectious disease expert dr dena grayson explained to me earlier. simon, it's ridiculous. we had all these spring breakers that came and visited my wonderful state, not all of them bringing the virus with them but equally as bad, a lot of these spring breakers then went home potentially carrying the virus. it's really a very, very disastrous situation. we have a high number of floridians who are elderly as well, we are one of the old estates in the country and many people enjoy retiring here which is a great thing but certainly not in the case of a deadly virus that unfortunately afflict the older population much more severely than

the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. of deaths in the uk from the coronavirus rises to more than 1,000. and in the us, president trump has ruled out imposing a quarantine on new york and two other states, to slow the spread of the virus. in a u—turn, the panama government says it will now allow a cruise ship that has been stranded for weeks off its coast to travel through the canal, after four people died, and two tested positive for coronavirus. the ship is one of many stranded at sea as ports refuse to accept them amidst the covid 19 pandemic. reged ahmad reports. stuck on board for two weeks, passengers on the zaandam cruise ship have been in self isolation is the number of people showing flulike symptoms have grown. in extremely difficult circumstances, desperate messages of help was sent, waiting for news and coronavirus test kits. translation: they have direct contact with the outside world. everyone is confined to their cabins and the only contact they have is with their lunch drive which is served to them at diff

the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel.resident trump has warned americans to be prepared for a hard fortnight ahead as the country's death toll surpasses china's. the british government admits it has to do more to facilitate testing for covid—19, with only a fraction if its daily target currently being met. africa's largest city — lagos, in nigeria — has entered a two—week lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. despite nigeria's relatively small number of cases residents have been ordered to stay indoors with the city's high levels of poverty, there's concerns social distancing may be impossible, as chi chi izundu reports. this is life for the next two weeks — quiet streets, traffic—free roads, silence. an estimated population of 21 million people have been told to stay indoors. but unlike the rest of the world, time has allowed nigeria to prepare. it's been nearly four weeks since the first case was confirmed, and so far there's been less than 1110. this stadium, now converted into an isolation centre, is waiting for

the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel.t headlines: a navy hospital ship has arrived in new york, as the state's governor launches a nationwide appeal for healthcare professionals in the struggle against coronavirus. dr krutika kuppalli is an infectious disease specialist and fellow at thejohns hopkins center for health security. thanks very much for that being with us. a couple of questions lots of people have been asking me and people have been wondering up and down the country, around the world really, things like this infection. we know it transfers when you get it on your hands and you touch your eyes, are people picking it up through surfaces? evenif even if you get things delivered, it isn't unreasonable to wipe down any items you get delivered with any kind of cleaning products. when you do that, the take—home message i tell anyone who asks me, regardless of wiping them down, it's important to wash your hands before you touch your hands before you touch your face because it's your hands that are going to infect you.

the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel.y hospital ship has arrived in new york, as the state's governor launches a nationwide appeal for healthcare professionals in the struggle against coronavirus. syria has reported its first deaths from the virus — aid workers fear it could be devastating among the country's displaced communities. here in britain, an entirely new hospital, built in a conference centre injust a week, will be ready to take its first patients on wednesday. initially it's ready for 500 coronavirus patients, but eventually rising to 4,000. 0ur health editor hugh pym has the latest. just a week ago it was a giant conference hall, with room for a dozen football pitches. now it's a hospital, with intensive care beds and ventilators, and ready in a few days' time to receive the first patients. the capacity eventually will be 4,000. and if those beds are used, it'll be the biggest hospital in the world. sir simon stevens, head of nhs england, toured the site at london's excel centre today, as it was announced the

in france, the eiffel tower lit up to pay tribute to medical staff.nity was also used to people to do their bit. ♪[music] >> it is really good to have you with us. hello. doha. fagan in italy has reported a steep rise in the number of virus-related deaths. people died there in a single day. and in spain, the death toll has nearly 5,000. u.k. prime minister boris johnson says he's tested the virus and will self-isolate. the country's health minister he also has the virus, as does the government's chief medical advisor. u.s. president donald trump has stimulus$2.2 trillion package into law, speeding up government payments to struggling families. the defensevoked production act to force general motors to start producing much-needed ventilators. bob reynolds reports now on that stimulus package. reporter: it will bail out corporations, for example, have seen their operations grind to a halt. it also provides money to states cities, replenishes medicales of needed equipment and will provide extended unemployment benefits the millions of americans who have

rise in the number of cases in europe france and spain are now taking extreme measures from the eiffel towerdewalk cafes shutting down nearly everything inside their borders. janis mackey frayer has the very latest. >> reporter: tonight much of europe on edge in france store shelves empty. all restaurants, cafes and movie theaters are closed prime minister emmanuel macron urging people to stay indoors except to buy supplies and a state of emergency in spain locking down 46 million people spanish officials saying the number of confirmed cases spiking to 5,700 half of them in madrid while israel will close cafes, clubs and theaters to stop the virus from spreading coronavirus cases are now sweeping europe. closing borders in poland and denmark while in italy new cases jumped 20% to more than 21,000, making europe the new epicenter of the pandemic and at airports across the region, chaos. the u.s. expanding a travel ban on 28 countries, adding ireland and the uk after cases here quadrupled in one day. travelers now racing to get back to the u.s., dream vacations cut short. programs abruptly can

new restrictions have been imposed around the eiffel tower. >> we are at the start of this crisis, asave reminded the french people. we have put in place measures to absorb this first wave. it's a race against the virus. >> italy has seen the numbers of dead and infected hitting record new highs. people are only allowed out for work, medical reasons, or emergencies. those allowances are expected to be made even tighter this weekend. this is just a slap shot of life in central london. compared to the lockdowns in france and italy, shops are still open. people are still walking around. every contact, an opportunity for the virus to spread. >> i have a message for young people. you are not invincible. even if you don't get sick, the choices you make about when you go could be the difference between life and death for someone else. >> restrictions in the u.k. have been advisory rather than compulsory. in order for schools to shut has come into effect. the gates will not reopen on monday. guidance minister's became a closure order. >> we are collectively telling cafes, pubs, bars, and toni

the eiffel tower blazed an array of lights and carried a simple message of thanks.has been one of the countries hit hardest in europe. >>> also -- [ cheers and applause ] cheers and aplausz plause on th york city street as health care vehicles drove past. neighbors connecting coming to pay tribute to those risking their lives in order to save lives. >>> okay. by july 16th, the covid-19 death rate in the u.s. will likely drop down to zero. that's according to new projections from researchers at the university of washington. but by then the coronavirus is expected to have killed roughly 81,000 people in this country. more than 6,000 of those deaths will take place here in california. investigative report bigad shaban with the breakdown. >> reporter: the new projections show that in california, the worst of the virus may still be nearly a month away. the data also reveals critical shortages inside hospitals across the state as a result of the surging number of infections. there are about 1,900 icu hospital beds in the state. but when the virus peaks, we will likely nee

the taj mahal, eiffel tower, even the popular disney parks in the us — all closed.eets, especially in the european capitals, are looking empty. paris and madrid have already been on lockdown for most of this week. it's been five days so far lockdown in my own home. the real problem is that we don't know how long are we going to be here. i am one of the lucky ones because i live with my wife so, you know, we're together here. i think that's very important. i fear for people who live alone, especially old people. hola! my mum lives in a different city in spain and she's there all by herself. she's 75 years old and that worries me. on the positive note, this crisis is bringing out the best in people. there's somebody we know who is an old woman, 80 years old. and it was her birthday. the neighbours left a little birthday cake with a candle. the old woman opened the doors, saw the cake and everybody, all the neighbours in the courtyard started singing happy birthday to her. # cumpleanos feliz! and she was very emotional and it was incredible. every night, at 8pm, everyb