andrew allman member of the german parliament dr. own, we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you for having, me again. well, in the u.s., the food and drug administration has given merges the approval to the 1st rapid coronavirus tests that can be done at home after a simple nasal swab. the result, positive or negative, appears in about 30 minutes. this test does require a doctor's prescription, but it bypasses the lengthy process of waiting for results from a lab. but this is good news against a global backdrop of restrictions and lockdowns. here in europe, there is a patchwork of national responses to the corona virus. so this map shows all of the countries that have imposed a partial or total nationwide lockdown as it stands tonight. there are 17 countries with a go from austria, which began a total lockdown on tuesday. you've got germany, which is in the middle of a 4 week partial lockdown stores, schools are open, restaurants, bars and gyms are closed. the world health organization says that more th

andrew allman member of the german parliament dr. own, we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you for having, me again. well, in the u.s., the food and drug administration has given of emergency approval to the 1st rapid coronavirus tests that can be done at home after a simple nasal swab. the result, positive or negative, appears in about 30 minutes. this test does require a doctor's prescription, but it bypasses the lengthy process of waiting for results from a lab. but this is good news against a global backdrop of restrictions and lockdowns. here in europe, there is a patchwork of national responses to the corona virus. now this map shows all of the countries that have imposed a partial or total nationwide lockdown as it stands tonight. there are 17 countries with a go from austria, which began a total lockdown on tuesday. you've got germany, which is in the middle of a 4 week partial lockdown stores, schools are open, restaurants, bars and gyms are closed. the world health organization says that more

up some question whether they will be enough i'm anthony how bookham german chancellor angela merkel is about to address parliament to outline new measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus thank lewd and extension of the partial lockdown until at least december 20th. earlier she called on germans to make an enormous effort to try and improve the situation or thirty's here. concerned as the number of new infections has filed to drop significantly, and the number of deaths has reached a new high. well, joining me here in the studio is day w. political correspondent, nina morning. nina wanted to address german parliament any minute now. what corona plan will she exactly present when lack of will and the 16 regional leaders of germany sat down for a really long session. again, yesterday to discuss the next few weeks, because the idea here is to give people a bit of a breathing time around christmas. so how can we relax restrictions during the very important christmas period and still not risk infection numbers going to high. but she's about to speak now, so maybe she'll explain to the german parliament, will have

how did her remarks go down in the german parliament? well she pretty much has everybody on board except the far right party and they actually tap into that camp of $1000.00 deniers, flatout deniers. that's not something the f.t. itself is doing. they're also now wearing masks, but they had some of those activists in parliament as guests which created quite a stir here in germany because they were essentially heckling m.p.'s and ministers on their way to parliament. he sees the latest set of legal measures which was decided upon by with a majority here in the, in the start as an attack on the constitution. so we see quite a bit of political framing going on there by the far right party, which after being against the euro, being against migration seems to found a new single issue to go by, which is that covered 19 really isn't as bad and that it's potentially killing the economy, but if you look across europe and the world, germany is the country that has put the largest proportion of public funds into simply keeping the economy running f

together on on dressing these challenges in the next 4 years and dreams nick a member of the german parliament as well as parliament foreign affairs committee mr nic we appreciate your time and your insights tonight as always thank you thank you tonight. call them both is out there you have no idea what you're doing. as everybody only one by. historic numbers. and the posters got it knowingly wrong they got it knowingly we had polls it was so ridiculous republicans they have voiced their disapproval of the pollsters yet again while president trump's claims are not based in fact his dissatisfaction with the inaccuracy of pre-election polling numbers it's shared across the political aisle you may remember in 2016 the pollsters predicted hillary clinton would become president in 2020 they predicted a clear biden win even suggesting a landslide victory as you know there was no landslide the one person who did call it correctly is the person who has called every presidential election correctly since 1904 i'm happy to welcome back to the show tonight the professor of perfect presidential predictions

andrew allman member of the german parliament. dr. almost, we appreciate your time, your insights tonight. thank you. thank you for having me again., well, in the u.s., the food and drug administration has given mergence the approval to the 1st rapid coronavirus tests that can be done at home after a simple nasal swab. the result, positive or negative, appears in about 30 minutes. this test does require a doctor's prescription, but it bypasses the lengthy process of waiting for results from a lab. but this is good news against a global backdrop of restrictions and lockdowns. here in europe, there is a patchwork of national responses to the corona virus. now this map shows all of the countries that have imposed a partial or total nationwide lockdown as it stands tonight. there are 17 countries with a go from austria, which began a total lockdown on tuesday. you've got germany, which is in the middle of a 4 week partial lockdown stores, schools are open, restaurants, bars and gyms are closed. the world health organization says that more

andrew allman member of the german parliament. dr. almost, we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you for having me again. well, in the us, the food and drug administration has given merges the approval to the 1st rapid coronavirus tests that can be done at home after a simple nasal swab. the result, positive or negative, appears in about 30 minutes. this test does require a doctor's prescription, but it bypasses the lengthy process of waiting for results from a lab. but this is good news against a global backdrop of restrictions and lockdowns. here in europe, there is a patchwork of national responses to the corona virus. now this map shows all of the countries that have imposed a partial or total nationwide lockdown as it stands tonight, there are 70 countries with a go from austria, which began a total lockdown on tuesday. you've got germany, which is in the middle of a 4 week partial lockdown stores, schools are open, restaurants, bars and gyms are closed. the world health organization says that more t

debate will continue, and many people are expecting that today is not the last time that the german parliament will actually debate a law that would help authorities deal with this pandemic. the people protesting behind us and not for the 1st time, clearly feel that new law goes too far and respect in their freedoms. how much support is there in the general public in germany for this law, and for these anti corona measures. of course, these are impressive images we workers, journalists, we find them really impressive for what you mustn't forget is you have to take a look at the latest polls. and these polls still say that the vast majority of germans family stand behind the government. they do want the government to control this pandemic and to help the german l. system cope with it. and so this is still a minority. we were alive to, for example, for another similar demonstration just a couple of weeks ago. and 20000 people turned up, but they did come from all over the country. thank you very much. well, liverpool in northwest england has become the 1st city in britain to must test all citize

michel make a member of the german parliament and she for lection observer with the oas. see any mr. nic, we appreciate your time and your insights and i thank you. thank you very much. at least 74, mine grands are believed to have drowned after their ship heading for europe capsized off the coast of libya. the human migration agency says more than 100 people were on board when the incident happened near the port of kuhn's. the libyan coast guard fisherman rescued more than 40 people that retrieved $31.00 bodies. the search of others continues. it's the latest in a series of at least 8 ship wrecks in the central mediterranean since last month. art, let's look at some other stories now that are making headlines around the world. police in armenia have arrested a leading opposition, figures for protesting against a brokered peace deal aimed at ending weeks of fighting with her by john. the deal involves giving up large parts of the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh that has prompted thousands to call for the resignation of armenian prime minister. nicole police in angola

be wanting to know when the vaccine is going to be distributed and very old a member of the german parliament and an expert in sanctions diseases mr coleman we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you thank you for having me. but despite encouraging signs about a potential vaccine and end to this crisis is still a long way off until then the pandemic will continue to reshape the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world our next report asks how are our children coping with all of that it's. called a big coronavirus in the middle it's around greens. and has starts coming out of the hospitals in the whole world almost filled it with people who i missed the news is going swimming it is about meeting friends. from i miss grandma and grandpa. now head down i'm afraid one of my family could be affected because i think i don't need to be afraid for myself through issues i'm fit. i'm healthy those joints i'm a child sunny children get corona but not me and if it is a cold in the snow. we always have to wash our hands. you have to keep distance like 5 meters you have to

welcoming for more i'm joined tonight by the german lawmaker andreas nick mr nixon serves in the german parliament he's a member of the chancellor's conservative c.d.u. party he also sits on the foreign relations committee in parliament mr niggas good to see you again what did you think when you heard that joe biden will be the next u.s. president. i think that the dominant reaction here in true germany is clearly a major relief especially after the suspense of the last week. i think the ultimate. feeling is that we will not face a 2nd term of president trump which which probably would have gone from disruption to destruction of the international order and transatlantic relations. and i think this is a place party also the feeling in the united states and in my former professor friends who are young tweeted that it feels like a collective exorcism. that is. the reflection of the relieved that is there but to be sure i think it will be also we will be facing some troubles of the plains once we have that emotional connect will be on. that collective exorcism that is what i have not heard today i wan

together on on dressing these challenges in the next 4 years and dreams nick a member of the german parliament as well as parliament foreign affairs committee mr nick we appreciate your time and your insights tonight as always thank you thank you tonight. all the voters out there you do what you're doing. as everybody who won by historic numbers. and opposes got it knowingly wrong they got it knowingly we had polls it was so ridiculous 'd republicans they have voiced their disapproval of the pollsters yet again while president trump's claims are not based in fact his dissatisfaction with the an accuracy of pre-election polling numbers it's shared across the political aisle you may remember 2016 the pollsters predicted hillary clinton would become president in 2020 they predicted a clear biden win even suggesting a landslide victory and as you know there was no landslide the one person who did call it correctly is the person who has called every presidential election correctly since 1904 i'm happy to welcome back to the show tonight the professor of perfect presidential predictions allan lichtm

and in a speech at the german parliament, the prince said the bonds between the uk and germany wouldafter brexit. our correspondent damien mcguinness has more. a day of remembering the victims of war, but also a reminder of the miracle of reconciliation between two countries who were once enemies. this is the first time that a member of the royal family has come for this commemoration. the meaning of this national day of mourning has evolved over the years. for the nazis, it was about glorifying war, but for modern germany, it's about pursuing peace and remembering all victims of oppression. a message echoed by the wreath of poppies laid here by prince charles. today's visit comes at a crucial time for the uk's relationship with its near neighbours. in a speech in the german parliament building, at times speaking in german, prince charles said that although the uk has chosen a future outside the european union, britain and germany will remain close. wir werden immer freunde, partner und verbundete sein. "we will always be friends, partners and allies," he said, and called on the two

and in a speech at the german parliament, the prince said the bonds between the uk and germany wouldexit. our correspondent damien mcguinness has more. a day of sadness for the victims of war, but also a reminder of the miracle of reconciliation between two countries who were once enemies. this is the first time that a member of the royal family has come for this commemoration. the meaning of this national day of mourning has evolved over the years. for the nazis, it was about glorifying war, but for modern germany, it's about pursuing peace and remembering all victims of oppression. a message echoed by the wreath of poppies laid here by prince charles. today's visit comes at a crucial time in the uk's relations with its near neighbours. in a speech in the german parliament building, at times speaking in german, prince charles said that although the uk has chosen a future outside the european union, britain and germany will remain close. wir werden immer freunde, partner und verbundete sein. "we will always be friends, partners and allies," he said, and called on the two countries to

together on on dressing these challenges in the next 4 years and dreams nick a member of the german parliament as well as parliament foreign affairs committee mr nic we appreciate your time and your insights tonight as always thank you thank you good night. call them both is out there you do what you're doing. as everybody so we won by historic numbers. and the posters got it knowingly wrong they got it knowingly we had polls it was so ridiculous republicans they have voiced their disapproval of the pollsters yet again while president trumps claims are not based in fact his dissatisfaction with the inaccuracy of pre-election polling numbers it's shared across the political aisle you may remember 2016 the pollsters predicted hillary clinton would become president in 2020 they predicted a clear biden win even suggesting a landslide victory as you know there was no landslide the one person who did call it correctly is the person who has called every presidential election correctly since 1904 i'm happy to welcome back to the show tonight the professor of perfect presidential predictions allan lich

michel make a member of the german parliament and she for action observer with the oas. see him, mr. nic. we appreciate your time and your insights and i thank you. thank you very much. well, here's a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world, at least 74 migrants have reportedly drowned after their boat heading for europe capsized off the coast of libya. more than 100 people were on board near the port of the libyan coast guard rescued. more than 40 people, police in armenia have arrested leading opposition, figures for protesting against a russian brokered peace deal. it aims to end weeks of fighting with eyes or by john. the deal gives up in large parts of the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh. now that provision has prompted thousands to call for the resignation of armenia's . prime minister. china has condemned the mass resignation of pro-democracy lawmakers in hong kong as a political farce. and blatant challenge. 15 opposition legislators stepped down after 4 of their colleagues were expelled under new powers, allowing for

that for more i'm joined tonight by the german lawmaker andreas nick mr nixon serves in the german parliament he's a member of the chancellor's conservative c.d.u. party he also sits on the foreign relations committee in parliament mr niggas good to see you again what did you think when you heard that joe biden will be the next u.s. president. i think that the dominant reaction here i'm sure germany is clearly a major relief especially after the suspense of the last week. i think the ultimate. feeling is that we will not face a 2nd term of president trump which which probably would have gone from disruption to destruction of the international order and transatlantic relations. and i think this is a place partly also the feeling in the united states and in my former professor friends who tweeted that it feels like a collective exorcism. that is. the reflection of the relief that is there but to be sure i think it will be also we will be facing some troubles of the plains once we have that emotional connect will be on. that collective exorcism that is what i have not heard today i want you to t

in a speech in the german parliament building, at times speaking in german, prince charles said that germany will remain close. wir werden immer freunde, partner und verbundete sein. "we will always be friends, partners and allies," he said, and called on the two countries to reaffirm their bond for the years ahead. the parliament building was damaged by the allies in the second world war, but it was later redesigned by a british architect, a fitting place to talk about how war can be replaced by friendship. damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin. tributes have been paid to one of britain's best known entertainers, des 0'connor, who has died at the age of 88. the comedian, singer and television star had a career spanning six decades, from the morecambe and wise show to countdown, and more. today, he was remembered as a consummate professional and one of the old school. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. i have kept a list of the insults against des 0'connor... des 0'connor was in the 70s famous, a star, and on morecambe and wise, the butt of hundreds of gags. b

party he is a member of the german parliament foreign affairs committee he joins me tonight via skype from here in berlin mr nick it's good to see you again your thoughts we're your thoughts about what is happening in the us tonight. well i think we clearly observe the electoral process in the united states will create interest with some anxiety in think we have a lot of trust that this process will be able to unfold on the internet and that we will have a clear result hopefully later tonight or early tomorrow morning. and that this will come. to to force without any undue interference and and he attempts to restrict the electoral process and its integrity you know mr nic there are critics who say that we should not even be talking about the election until a winner is declared is this intervening in a foreign governments democracy by us talking about it like this what do you say to that. i think that you respect that america democratic process in the united states we respect the democratic institutions it is. but it is also clear that people around the globe take a major interest in t

enough of a say in this current draft that is being debated and that will likely be passed by the german parliament, they want more of a say for the people who represent the german population. having said that, of course, these here, additions to that law are not entirely new. say, it's not a new law. it's a law that has existed in germany, but it was not fit to give the government enough is 1st to deal with a pandemic of this size of the current coronavirus pandemics a sense really. now today the german parliament ariens would basically make something into law that has been government policy for the last 8 months to deal with a coronavirus 10 them. but of course, some people are also saying that it will not be the last time there will probably be new additions or amendments all that law because it will probably be criticized very heavily. but you know, people behind you clearly feel this new law is going to fall on restricting their freedoms. and you hinted that more changes to this law to come maybe in the future . how much support, if we look at these demonstrations, this is not the 1st one, alm

the authoritarian government and for britain's prince charles has delivered a speech in the german parliament as part of ceremonies for the country's, for member and state. speaking in both german and english, prince charles emphasized the close friendship between the 2 countries. as it comes as britain and the e.u. remain locked in, talks over of post directs the true deal. human rights commission says, gunmen have attacked a passenger bus in the country's west killing more than 30 civilians. the latest violence comes as the leader of ethiopia region admitted launching rockets into neighboring eritrea. the u.n. says tens of thousands have already fled the fighting and warns that the country might be embarking on a dangerous trajectory. increasing the risk of genocide and war crimes. this woman's son died on saturday in fighting n.c.i. to grow. she is one of those ins of ethiopian refugees crossing the border into sudan. they are fleeing the chaos of the latest violence in northern ethiopia . she says to the border, there is lifting and stealing and killing like an rwanda on the streets. peop

and pepper spray deployed by police to disperse the demonstrators, thousands gathered near the german parliament building a crowd including anti-government protesters, coronavirus skeptics, and members of far right groups. many were not wearing masks or maintaining social distancing. they were protesting against coronavirus restrictions, which they see as a violation of their civil rights. in my opinion, the restrictions are disproportionate. surely it should have been possible to come up with other measures that don't cause so much suffering. i still am here for my children and my grandchildren. i will not allow their freedom to be taken away. yeah. police clashed with protesters outside lawmakers inside parliament who are largely in agreement and approve the new infection protections long below is meant to put the government's response of the coronavirus on a stronger legal footing. previous legislation only listed broad general provisions and didn't foresee the severity of the pandemic or the specific restrictions needed to rein it in. this led to local courts, overturning some of the measure

it's also important to stress that criticism is growing on not only on the streets also in the german parliament we saw that last week as well and there is also very evident coronavirus fatigue in other words people really exhausted by the foot by the prospect of having to have another knock down now in november so there is a big question terry as to whether people will comply with the rules and whether these measures that have been put in place will actually be effective thomas we've been seeing a massive rise in infections in germany how likely is it that this one month partial lockdown will have to be extended or that tougher measures will have to be imposed the goal that the government has again both federally but also regionally is to avoid any comprehensive complete lockdown they want to keep schools open they want to keep is this is open as much as possible that something that we've heard time and time again i'm going to put on the regional leaders will meet in 2 weeks time to assess whether these measures that will start today are actually effective or whether further measures are needed

police outside the german parliament in berlin have turned water cannons on. protesters are rallying against coronavirus restrictions and arrested more than 100 people. lawmakers have approved a new measure, extending government powers to limit social contacts. infection rates have been on the rise in germany, prompting the government to take action. public schools in new york city will close on thursday in an effort.

surprise terry actually interior minister jose hoffa had said yesterday during a debate in the german parliament that there were suspected links between the alleged perpetrator in austria and people here in germany so i think that responds to the investigations that german authorities have been doing hand in hand with their austrian counterparts what about germany itself told us how high is the current terrorists here because we have seen attacks in the recent press it is high and that is something that interior minister hor selva also stressed yesterday in parliament when asked about it he referred to 615 potential perpetrators here in germany and he also stressed that you cannot understand you cannot explain what is happening for example in austria what happened in france all these different only from a national perspective this is something that has to be dealt with internationally and that's why he also focused on that specific element of international cooperation and in particular cooperation within european countries as well as always thank you very much sir political correspondent tom asp

bring -- brnt: -- brent: we will bring in now a specialist on the infectious diseases from the german parliamentwhat did you think when you heard about the news of the vaccine trials? >> this is the news i was hoping for for a long time. to hear optimistic news on the vaccine front. we are still cautious. have to give you this press release -- have to give you ts press release, there ino reason to believe the data so far that the vaccine has a promisinsafety profile. brent: when we say that this vaccine is effective, do we know how long the efficacy is going to be? >> this is a vergood question. that is the million-dollar question. how long the antibody response to the vaccine will last. this is an unanswered question, because this vaccine has been on trial for a couple of months. at has proved its effect on long-term basis, but neverthelessnele looking athe numbers we see in north america and europe, this is a very rtantot ol to help t us break down this pandem t situation. once the vaccine is approved by the fda, we have to come up with a vacne scitrategy, because we cannot vaccinate everybody

if tea party in the german parliament. and i would just like you to respond to once again, appealing to people's individual responsibility that well if she would only stick to the personal responsibility, everything would be fine. but this is not all the measures they are. they are taking. they are going ahead with all those measures which have been taken the last few months and they're shutting down businesses there. i'm forcing people to stay home. they are forcing people to stay in and under current pain, they're forcing people to we must, we could just see the chancellor rearing a must, when all the cameras are on spot, half an hour later, she takes off the mask herself and just demonstrate that she doesn't believe that makes any sense to wear them us otherwise she would keep it on. but she's she, she doesn't, we can sit in the parliament on 11 and a half meter inside from another without a mask. at the same time, we ask people to we're mosque when they go shopping. we tell the people they come meet at home with more t

also coming up german chancellor angela merkel tells parliament the number of coded $1000.00 cases included $1000.00 deaths is simply too high, and that restrictions may have to continue well into next year. plus ethiopians fleeing for their lives as the government orders the army to start the final phase of an offensive in the northern region of tikrit and in denmark, thousands of means sworn killed to prevent the spread of a coronavirus mutation. now the government is apologizing for how the cole was handled by brink off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world. welcome argentina has a declared 3 days of mourning for superstar footballer diego maradona. he died on wednesday at the age of 60 after suffering. a heart attack is lying in state in the presidential palace in born as our race where tens of thousands are waiting to offer their final respects. police clashed with the crowds to day trying to limit access to the palace was cheering for their hero. one last time i was outside the presidential palace. and despite the ongoing pandemic, tens of th

imagine this is a hard subject to recollect, but you were here in germany, no public in the german parliament. what do you expect from germany or free time that she longed for 1st? i hope the german government will act like many other countries and recognize the crimes. the chinese communist party has committed against our people as genocide from for me, therefore you are the you are the just shit. she won't settle. i hope the german government will punish the leaders of the communist party. according to the magnitsky act, to give us a very powerful bill to see out of the 3rd germany. it is a very free democratic justice loving and strong country to me. so we are to have the same guy, just one man, that gentle i hope the country will stand with people like i hope they will take actions that are effective to save us to address the person she said to the sun or i hope the german government can answer to these 3 demands if they really want to help what songs they will be able to do. so, for the question one thought of my youth and then lead. that's it for today, there's more stories and more det

the prince of wales is expected to use a speech at the german parliament to urge nations to stand upr a better tomorrow. diwali, the festival of light, was celebrated yesterday by hundreds of millions of hindus, sikhs and jains around the world. festivities this year have been limited by the pandemic, but people have found new ways of coming together. here's a selection of some of the pictures and videos you've shared with us. (music playing). fantastic images. how was diwali it? it was lovely. i knew i was working today so i did not have a late one but i got lovely nipples sent through. you are on your podcast with your mum talking about the diwali's food and snacks. what is your favourite? i like this kind of deep—fried ground flower snack stop none of it is healthy so i will be the size of a house by the end of this month stop it is all quite beige, not entirely healthy like children's party food. i can feel it on the thighs already. let's take a look at the front pages this morning. the sunday times front page says one of britain's most influential lobbyists secretly served as an

brent: earlier, i spoke to a member of the german parliament who was the chief election observer for organization for security cooperation in europe and has a team in the u.s. i asked if chuck schumer is right when he says there is absolutely no evidence of voter fraud. >> he is right. there is no evidence for that. the allegations of the president and his legal team are baseless. we are neutral observers. we have to consider what is being brought to the court, and until now, the allegations have been baseless, and ware increasingly worried, since, by the way, our observer team is still on the ground, our experts, despite me being back home, we are increasingly worried the transition is being put in danger by what is happening right now with the latest asked in with the latest comportment of the president. brent: what are you most concerned about? in the report, the osce has published concerned that polarized politics in america are damaging democracy, but now that we have the post-election paralysis, what do you see as the biggest danger? >> the biggest danger is, of course, the ele

also, coming up with german, chancellor angela merkel tells parliament that the number of code is 19. cases and deaths are too high and restrictions may have to continue well into next year. and in denmark, thousands of mean coord killed to prevent the spread of a coronavirus mutation. now, the prime minister says the government had no legal right to order the cole. brink off, it's good to have you with us argentina has declared 3 days of mourning for superstar footballer diego maradona. he died on wednesday at the age of 60 after suffering. a heart attack and fans have been paying their respects as maradona lies in state in the presidential palace in some clash with police today as authorities try to limit access to the palace. but for many today was simply the chance to mourn a football when he i was cheering for their hero one last time i was outside the presidential palace. and despite the ongoing pandemic, tens of thousands of mourners have been lining up for their chance to pay their respects. scuffles broke out when police moved to shut down, access to the presidential, palace

government's decision to extend the current partial lockdown and partially tighten it up to the german parliament is no secret that the chancellor would have liked to see stricter measures taken to fight the pandemic, but because of the federalist system, she had to find common ground with state leaders. >> [speaking foreign language] the worst has been avoided, our health system has not been overwhelmed and so far, we have avoided the resulting economic, social, and ethical consequences. that is a first success, but it is by no means a lasting one. the far-right opposition party, afd, alternative for germany say it was damaging to both society and the constitution. >> [speaking foreign language] you cause the most damage to our economy, ordinary people, and their constitutional right through the so-called civil protection act. in record time, you have written yourself a blank check for disregarding fundamental rights. while you are making noise, we were looking for solutions, we are problem solvers in various roles and functions and that is the point, to find solutions to keep this country pulli

german chancellor angela merkel issues a warning. she tells parliament the number of covert 19 cases and debts is too high and that restrictions must be tightened and may have to continue well into next year. and also coming up tina and millions of football fans around the world pay tribute to diego maradona $1.00 of the world's greatest football. as he's died unexpectedly. we look at the ups and downs of his life on and off the pitch, plus in a theo pierre, the prime minister, orders the army to begin what he's calling the final phase of his offensive against the northern take right region. i'm rebecca ritas. welcome to the program. german chancellor angela merkel has warned that the country faces tough months ahead. as it battles the coronavirus pandemic. she told the parliament that measures to curb its spread may well be extended into next year. she also said more restrictions were necessary as of next month, because although the rate of infections has stabilised, it remains at a high level and the number of deaths as reached a record high we're stan

let's go back to our top story and the german parliament, which has passed a law beefing up. the authorities knocked down powers there. something which has seen though an outpouring of protests in berlin today. many thousands clashed with riot police over the new legislation, and we can talk about it. he's the a.f.p. foreign policy speak at the bundestag, very grateful that you've got time to speak to mrs afternoon. just run through then i know your party's very outspoken about this law. what's wrong with it in your opinion? oh, it's not only our party, it's not only the members of the parliament. there are so many, many people on the streets and all saw experts, law experts and university teachers. just yesterday, professor rupert childs said that this law is absolutely constitutional. and you cannot suspend, basically rides such as freedom of assembly or the right to privacy. does this very serious violation of the german constitution and just looking at the wording as far as i've seen it. there, it seems to say, authorities are now allowed to do whatever they deem necessar

as the german parliament passes a new bill to increase its lock down, the mall violence on the streets of paris today was france debates, a bill to ban publishing images to police with intent to harm them. all correspondent was caught up in the trouble. we ourselves, quote, forcibly shocked out by the police, my cameraman grabbed by offices while he was filming, while we were trying to do an interview. and i think if you're on the world anti-doping agency blast the united states for double standards after the senate, back to bill lead to jail those behind him in support except in america's domestically fellow that just gone. 6 knievel in moscow. you watching r.t. international police in berlin, say that almost 200 people have been detained, and 9 officers injured at a protest against 19 measures. we're looking at some live pictures now behind us from berlin. the demonstration quickly turned violent with the authorities to pouring water cannon new campaign against the backdrop of debate in parliament, which is now passed along, making it easier to introduce restrictions over the coronav

on july, the 4th 2002, the german parliament approved with a resounding majority the reconstruction of the palace originally built by the horn, silent in a city. subsequent years saw the project become more divisive, not least regarding its purpose as a home for the humbled for them. a museum housing berlin's known european collections. but in 20000, the cornerstone was laid for the new palace. the process of restoring the historic center of balin to its former glory was underway. one that's been fraught with obstacles, including technical problems and spiraling costs that reach 644000000 euros. critics also say the ambitious project evokes precious imperial. past the cross atop its dome has proved especially controversial seen by many as at odds with the humboldt forums aim of transcending cultures and religions. moreover, beneath it is a band of bible quotes compiled by 19th century king fleetly should be had in the for calling on all peoples to submit to christianity words, the german president frank, i should find my own post in context. among some may be irritated to see tradition

police outside the german parliament in berlin have turned water cannons on. protesters are rallying against coronavirus restrictions and arrested more than 100 people. lawmakers have approved a new measure, extending government powers to limit social contacts. infection rates have been on the rise in germany, prompting the government to take action. public schools in new york city will close on thursday in an effort to.

on july, the 4th 2002, the german parliament approved with a resounding majority the reconstruction of the palace originally built by the horn, silent in a city. subsequent years saw the project become more divisive, not least regarding its purpose as a home for the humble it for them, a museum housing violins known european collections. but in 25000, the cornerstone was laid for the new palace. the process of restoring the historic center of balin to its former glory was underway. one that's being fraught with obstacles, including technical problems and spiraling costs that reach 644000000 euros. critics also say the ambitious project evokes prussia's imperial. past the cross atop its dome has proved, especially controversial seen by many as it odds with the humboldt forums aim of transcending cultures and religions. moreover, beneath it is a band of bible quotes compiled by 19th century king fleetly should be had in the form of calling on all peoples to submit to christianity words. the german president franchise has steinmeyer put in context months. some may be irritated to see trad

police outside the german parliament in berlin have turned water cannons on. protesters are rallying against coronavirus restrictions and arrested more than 100 people. lawmakers have approved a new measure extending government powers to limit social contacts. infection rates have been on the rise in germany, prompting the government to take action. public schools in new york city will close on thursday in an effort to.

thousands gathered near the german parliament building many in the crowd, not wearing masks, or maintaining social distancing. they were protesting against coronavirus restrictions, which they see as a violation of their civil rights. in my opinion, the restrictions are disproportionate. surely it should have been possible to come up with other measures that don't cause so much suffering. you still believe i am here for my children and my grandchildren. i will not allow their freedom to be taken away. yeah. well police clashed with protesters outside lawmakers inside parliament who are largely in agreement and approve the new infection protections long. the law is meant to put the government's response of the coronavirus on a stronger legal footing. previous legislation only listed broad general provisions and didn't foresee the severity of the pandemic, or the specific restrictions needed to rein it in. this led to local courts, overturning some of the measures. the new law defines more concretely which restrictions can be introduced, including mandatory face masks, limited social contacts

other example from politicians are around europe but we've also heard from the chair of the german parliament's foreign affairs committee saying he's against another trump presidency in the german defense minister warning the president trump is in danger of triggering a constitutional crisis it does seem unusual for national leaders to be so critical of another country's elections it is very unusual indeed feel and i normally would say that they would come in when the final results are published so it is very telling that there are commenting on the you asked election on the process right now it shows us how concerned and deeply shocked they. may be right now why didn't you have brussels bureau chief alexander for not thank you. president claimed to have won the election. to contest the ballot count of raising the specter of a disputed outcome assuming some risk on the reports now on what's likely to happen next. donald trump versus joe biden both were determined to win the election but neither of them has emerged as a clear winner the u.s. could be in for days even weeks of uncertainty the rec

thousands gathered near the german parliament building a crowd, including anti-government protesters, coronavirus skeptics, and members of far right groups. many were not wearing masks or maintaining social distancing. they were protesting against coronavirus restrictions, which they see as a violation of their civil rights. but a little while, in my opinion, the restrictions are disproportionate. surely it should have been possible to come up with other measures that don't cause so much suffering a little bit about the state. i am here for my children and my grandchildren. i will not allow their freedom to be taken away down while police clashed with protesters outside lawmakers inside parliament were largely in agreement and approve the new infection protections long. below is meant to put the government's response to the coronavirus on the stronger legal footing. previous legislation only listed broad general provisions and didn't foresee the severity of the pandemic or the specific restrictions needed to rein it in. this led to local courts, overturning some of the measures the ne