i am brent goff. welcome. we begin on april 1 in a new month with new worries about the coronavirus pandemic. governments around the world are scrambling to find ways to stop the virus. that includes restrictions on people's movements. italy is in its fourth week of nationwide lockdown. while this appears to be helping in the fight against coronavirus, it is also hitting the country's economy hard. people are losing their jobs and their earnings and fears are mounting that frustration and desperation could soon bececome sosomething much worse. >> italy streets are empty. like they have been for the past three weeks. police are on patrol to ensure citizens only leave their homes when strictly necessary. the lockdown has altered daily life in italy and brought the country's economy to a halt. all nonessential businesses have had to shut down. many people have lost their jobs or have seen their salaries cut. some are now unable to afford even the basics. authorities and individual citizens have stepped in, handin

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hello everyone i'm brant goff it's good to have you with us is this the week that we begin leaving but walked that is the question many are asking here in germany the country's influential national academy of sciences today recommended that a start be made on easing the restrictions imposed to contain the corona virus and you kadam his report came as the number of new confirmed viral cases here in germany fell for the 3rd day running. blame it on the sunshine germans flocked to nearby lakes and pocks to soak it all in over the east a long weekend police patrolled popular areas that found most. were abang the restrictions. and as long as it's necessary i think the rules of fide health has to come from. lightning would definitely be good at some point we need to start earning money again. this syrian may be coming germany's most influential science academy has recommended the lockdown slowly be lifted. primary and secondary schools would gradually reopen with the extra precautions in place and if so should distancing rules are enforced stores and restaurants could follow the academy says

. >> he commissioned harper goff, who had won an academy award in hollywood for set design, and whenhe spared no expense. >> goff's design recalls the glorious luxury railcars of the whistle-stop era. >> it's like when you see the presidents in the olden days. they had the platform where they could talk to the crowd. so it's got a viewing platform in the front. >> hofheinz approached that railcar like he did everything else -- it had a "wow" effect. >> he left his mark. >> he made an impression wherever he went. >> but how does robert harper, a guy with no personal connection to roy hofheinz, inherit his fancy astroworld railcar? well, that's when this "strange inheritance" tale switches tracks. >> we didn't let people see it. >> top secret? >> well, we were guarding it. >> and i get my vip ticket to board this texas relic. look at this, robert! wow! i mean, this is extravagant. >> here's a "strange inheritance" quiz question. before painting the roof, what innovation did the astros first try to combat glare in the outfield -- move home plate to the other side of the stadium, produce

look at coco goff now. she's lighting up dennis and she was inspired by serena williams. naomi osaka was inspired by serena williams. you see that kind of pipeline, and so i think athletes, you look up to them and you want to become them and so they are a role model. >> host: what about colin kaepernick? was he considered for this book? >> guest: you know, i think, yeah, there was a discussion about kaepernick and i think that certainly at a point in time, you know, he has become a symbol for activism for black athletes now, and certainly sacrificed his career in order to make a point about police brutality and oppression, racial injustice. so i think that somebody was kind of the modern day, you know, ali to sacrifice something, at least we seen that way by many people, you do, he was definitely considered. >> host: kevin merida, there were two people in this book i never heard of, i'm ashamed to say. one was john michelle basket. >> guest: yes. well, he was really kind of like avant-garde painter. he really was, and right now some of his paintings are i think, his paint

. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. to our viewers, welcome.e start with angela merkel performing a delicate balancing act, easing lockdown restrictions, but warning they could be reimposed if the infection rate increases. museums, galleries, places of worship, and children's playgrounds are allowed to reopen, but sports fans will be disappointed because major events such as professional football matches remain banned until the end of august. >> chancellor merkel defended her approach as she outlined the latest easing of restrictions in germany, following a meeting with the 16 state premieres. >> i am strongly convinced we can best work in the interest of business, but also social context if we focus on taking small steps towards allowing more contact, but don't take a step back. that's why we have to adhere to measures of hygiene. >> under the rules, religious gatherings are allowed, provided hygiene and distancing requirements are met. visits to zoos, museums, and memorials will be possible under the same requirements. intensive care units in

. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs and around the world, welcome.begin with a stark warning about when the coronavirus pandemic will become history. germany's health minister said the country faces a long-haul before approaching any end to the outbreak. germany is buying more flu vaccines to prevent it -- a double wave of infections in the fall. >> the latest figures from the robert caulk institute show how it has developed in germany. the technician show how many people became infected and when the -- the ban on public gatherings took a while to make a difference. the closing of schools brought infections down considerably. the german health minister said the number of registered acute infections has been falling for two weeks and has been at 37,000. regional differences remain. testing will be stepped up even further for half a million tests -- from half a million tests last week. >> we will introduce more regular testing in care homes including four a symptomatic patients. we are -- including for asymptomatic patients. we are reporting negative t

i am brent goff. welcome. we begin tonight with a germany back in business, but still at risk. today, stores and shops reopened after what has been a five-week coronavirus induced shutdown. it is a first step in what will be a gradual return to economic normality and it comes in a world still dominated by the new normal, the coronavirus. the chancellor issued a warning and a reminder tonight. >> it is shopping, but not as we knew it. customers are required to keep a sift the sense -- a safe distance with one another. chancellor merkel announced the easing of the lockdown days ago, but she is worried people may think the pandemic is no longer a problem. >> we must proceed slowly. step-by-step and with caution. it would be a real shame if we were to suffer a relapse despite being able to avoid that and put our initial successes at risk through our actions. so we must not be careless or irresponsible, even for a moment. >> this retailer near the french border is only allowing 15 people at a time into his shop. he has had to improvise a plan to keep everyone safe. >> we have put a

. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers around the world, welcome.irus that could make us sick and leave us hungry. the u.n. world food program is sounding the alarm over food shortages caused by the global pandemic, saying we could see famines of biblical proportions. there are already 800 million people without enough to eat and the pandemic could force 130 million more to the brink of starvationon by the endd of f ts year. [a[applause] reporter: farmers in south sudan try to ward off the latesest invasionon. locusts are threatening to destroy what crops they have left, in a country where hunger is a part of d daily life.e. after civil war, the majority of people are in a good crisis. now w things are looking even worse. >> last yearar we had to feed 5 million people becacause of fighting. in 202020 we have hahad locust invasions and the other isis the covid-19 pandemic which coululd doububle the people in acute hunger by the end of 2020 0 acrs the world. reporter: those numbers are shocking. >> we are on the brink of a huhunger pandemic. 130 milli

i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. 50,000 dead, and over a million infected. the numbers are bringing the global scale of the coronavirus crisis into plainview. covid-19 has exacted a heavy beat -- heavy told around the world, but spain has been especially hard-hit. the country has passed a grim milestone in total for tallies and has seen a record surge in daily virus related deaths. it has created an economic crisis as well, nearly a million people have lost their jobs since mid march. and while the country's health care workers are overwhelmed, still lacking critical protective gear. >> stretched to breaking points, the wards are full in this hospital as coronavirus patients lie in the corridor's. just north of barcelona, medics have turned the hospital library into an intensive care unit. spain is one of the worst hit countries. the number of coronavirus deaths has now jumped to more than 10,000, after a r record 950 deaths in the space of

brent: i'm a brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. europe and the pandemic's economic cost -- european leaders have been closer to funding a joint recovery fund for the time after the coronavirus pandemic. the 27 eu leaders met in a video conference call today and diplomatic sources say they agreed to ask the european commission to work out the details of the common support recovery plan. this is the fourth time the leaders have met since the virus outbreak began in italy. the eu chief took part in that summit today and warned all eu countries need to see a steady recovery or risk deepening the divisions within europe. >> the pandemic certainly knows no borders and is blind to nationalities. some countries are certainly hit harder than others and unless we act decisively and collectively, the recovery will not be symmetric. divergencies between member states will increase. brent: let's take this story to brussels and speak with dw's chief, richard walker. how do eu leaders plan to tackle this huge problem? richard: we are a few baby s

♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome.e have breaking news this hour. britain's prime minister, boris johnson, has been moved to intensive care in a london hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. johnson was taken to the hospital over the weekend. he tweeted earlier today that he was in good spirits and that he was in touch with his cabinet. the 55-year-old is i in st. thomas' hospitatal acrososse river from the houses of parliament. he tested positite for the coronavirus 10 days ago. for more, let's go to our correspondent in london. what more can you tell us about the prime minister's condition? reporter: boris johnson was brought to st. thomas' hospital on sunday night because he had persistent symptoms of coronavirus such as a high fever and continuous cough. do youdowning street made sure y this was a precautionary measure and he would receive routine testing there and apparently this afternoon downing street said that his condition worsened and he has been moved to intensive care. before that, boris johnson

♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome.world leaders sent messages of support, boris johnson remains in stable condition in intensive care at a london hospital. johnson spent 12 days in isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus. he was admitted sunday evening to the hospital because his symptoms were not going away. >> on monday, after a night in hospital, boris johnson insisted there was no cause for concern. just h hours later, his conditin had deteteriorated. >> ass we speakak, the prime minister is inin intensive care gangng looked aftfter by his mel team, receiving t the very best care and our hopes and prayers are with him and with his family. >> downing street says johnson is conscious and in good spirits. he is getting oxygen supupport, but he i is not on a ventilator. >> my thoughts are with him and his family because obviously it is a worrying time for them and his loved ones. it is very serious. if y you go into intensive care, obviously they are at great risk. >> for those who might not have beenen ta

i am brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome.e begin with the latest grim numbers from the pandemic. the number of confirmed cases worldwide has exceeded 3 million. that is according to johns hopkins university and the united states. it comes on the same day germany began requiring people to cover their faces when shopping and using public transport. a mask is now mandatory, provided that you have one. >> equire wearing masks requires having masks to wear. germany, like most countries, needs billions of them in the months ahead. when the world largest cargo plane landed in leipzig on monday, with 10 million masks from china on board, a leading member of angela merkel's cabinet was there to greet them. the defense minister says the masks will be sent to germany's 16 federal states for distribution. >> all those who have helped here today, to ensure this delivery arriveded, are part of something much bigger, to try and make the corona crisis in germany more bearable. >> non-medical masks are and provide coverings -- or improvised c

. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff.o our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. is this the week we begin leaving the lockdown? that is the question many are asking here in germany. the country's influential national academy of sciences today recommended that a start be made to easing the restrictions caused by the coronavirus. new cases fell for the third a running. german angela merkel begins discussions on whether to extend the current restrictions, which are scheduled to respire next sunday. in its report, the academy recommends gradually reopening primary and secondary schools all across germany. the report said schools could soon be followed by shops and restaurants, with one important condition, that tables be positioned to comply with social distancing. the academy also recommends that people wear face masks in public places for additional protection. and the academy warns that these reductions and restrictions should only occur in conjunction with nationwide testing for the virus

i'm bored goff it's good to have you with us tonight as world leaders send messages of support britain's prime minister boris johnson remains in stable condition in intensive care in a london hospital johnson spent 12 days in isolation after testing positive for the corona virus but he was admitted to the hospital on sunday evening because his symptoms were simply not going away. on monday after a night in hospital bars johnson insisted there was no cause for concern. but just hours later his condition had deteriorated. as we speak bronzer is in intensive care being looked after by his medical team receiving the very very best care from a team of sentences the hopes and prayers are with him and with his family downing street says johnson is conscious and includes spirits he's getting oxygen support but he's not on a ventilator. my thoughts are with him and his family because of the see it's a very worrying time for them i'm going to suffer one zone because it's very seriously going to take 10 i'm obviously never a great breakfast. he might have been taking it seriously i can fit people w

. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world, welcome.begin with a tragic milestone reached this tuesday in the united states. more than one million americans have not contracted the coronavirus, according to the tally kept by johns hopkins university. more than 50 7000 americans have died from covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. -- more than 50,000 -- on april 10, the number of cases in the u.s. stood at 500,000. it took 18 days for that figure to double. all the while, president trump facing questions and criticisms for what he did and didn't do to stop the virus. correspondent: like many countries in the early days of the pandemic, the united states was in denial about the true danger of the coronavirus. >> is going to disappear. one day, like a miracle, it is going to disappear. correspondent: but the miracle didn't happen and the prayer didn't help, certainly not in new york. covid-19 hit the big apple hard. hospitals resume field and morgues were overwhelmed. under andrew cuomo entered crisis mode and issued a warning to the

i bring goff to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcomed 50000 dead and over a 1000000 infected the numbers are bringing the global scale of the coronavirus crisis into plain view $1000.00 is exacting a heavy toll around the world but space it has been especially hard hit the country has passed a grim milestone in total fatalities and it's seen a record surge in daily virus related deaths the coronavirus crisis creating an economic crisis as well nearly a 1000000 people have lost their jobs since mid march and meanwhile the country's health care workers they are overwhelmed still lacking critical protective gear. stretched to breaking point the wards are philippa's hospital the now the county so coronavirus patients lie in the corridors just north of barcelona medics have turned the hospital library into an intensive care unit spain is one of the worst hit countries the number of coronavirus deaths has no jumped to more than 10000 after a record 950 deaths in the space of a day. the hea

the jared goff, maybe jared golf ? off the field into the living room? chip it up and in the?ou've got to pass the time. and it's got to be tough for big leaguers not to have access to major league workout facilities. marcus stroman clearly suffering, i mean suffering with the custom pitching mound on a deck overlooking paradise. are you kidding me? how great is that? the locker room by the way not too bad either. so marcus stroman doing work and keeping the arm and shape. >> that's amazing, not too shabby there for him. >> yeah [ laughter ]. >> all right scott, thank you so much and thank you for joining us tonight. scott, andrea and i are working from home. thank you for inviting us and as we broadcast to you from our homes. we appreciate you making ktvu your choice for news. you can always find updates on the clock on ktvu.com as well as our platform . stay tuned because modern family is next, have a good night. (lisping) haley, your dad's on the phone. he says it's urgent. he's with a surgeon? i think he said "sturgeon." i am ripping these stupid braces off the second i ge

brant goff well you know next to world news update at the top of the hour between now and then of course as always the web site the w dot com all the op ed all from all good stores for a self good day. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour carona update. covert 19 special next on d w. how does a virus spread. why do we panic and when will all of this trigger through the tax and weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like any information on the crown of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast so you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at dot com slash science a. look at. the world health organization is facing growing criticism not just from the u.s. president has the w.h.o. been handling the pandemic as well as it could or have there been shortcomings before we address these questions let's have a look at what the w.h.o. is and what is within its record. help for all that is the primary goal of the world health. organization 7000 em

every week has been like a movement what the goff learned is new information he didn't have before. finally, he is able to lay out a framework for a reasonable reopening of society. if you listen to his language, he is not unequivocal in the way he talks about it. he always makes it clear that he is going to make decisions based on available data, not some time line that he laid down today. >> nate, thank you for that. i really appreciate your time today. and the insider track on the thinking and inner workings of the governor. so when we come back, we will talk with a supervisor about that county's plan to ease up restrictions in sew na is a (brad) in new homesot-com than any other website. how? by sniffing out more listings than anybody else. release! [indistinct chatter] (woman 1) [in headphones] my lease is up on the first. i think he wants me to move in with him. (woman 2) what? (employee) i've got a potential lead on a vacancy. (woman 1) what's up with this dog? (woman 2) is that your dog? (brad) good boy. (woman 2) what's up with the cone? (brad) i told you this would work. a

plunging to a 30-year low on the back of the coronavirus shutdown >> to early trade in europe with goff cutmore >> that data matt was talking about or at least the forecast not helping here the imf talking about a 7.5% drop of gdp in the eurozone for 2020 in the uk, saying second quarter gdp could be down 35%. that not helping and neither the fact that french government has extended the lockdown there. so no signs of light on new infections specific countries, no joy in the airline industry despite the fact that they say in coming days, they'll have an announcement around the klm french air adidas announcing that the german government providing a $3 billion euro credit line for them that providing support for the sports stock in the headlines after suggesting that they weren't going to pay rent on some of their stores we have a weakish start to the trading right now. back to you. >> thank you to washington, d.c. now where president trump is backing off his total authority approach to reopening the u.s. economy saying he will work with governors to open some parts of the country as early

brant goff will have your reply to start world updates at the top hour find out more on our website of course that's d w dot com i'm going to. this state of emergency is the one people around the world orthodox to these dramatic times. they're keeping the coronas shirey and welcoming us into the pipes they let us get as close and personal as the pandemic will allow. the diary starts matriarchs w. . september 19th $39.00 nazi germany invaded poland and for more than 5 years brought terror to much of europe with its ideology of a master race. a central figure in that campaign was rice fair and says heinrich himmler. the leading nazi was obsessed with racial purity and came up with a plan to bolster the so-called arion race between 19411945 children were kidnapped from all over eastern europe and forcibly germanized. historians estimate that 20000 of those children came from poland alone. in nazi run children's homes they learn to speak german their identities were falsified in the ghattas form before i was named and odia vitesse check from that moment on i was a leaf said that. those chi

i want to get out to goff first. the w.h.o. criticism it stood out to me when i asked them early on, do they support travel restrictions, they said no they said they believed people would try to get to where they wanted no matter what. perhaps there is a point of criticism around the way w.h.o. has handled crisis but whether now is the right time to criticize the decision or down the track. >> you are right the issue of the timing. do you stop funding the w.h.o. in the height of the crisis is the question mark here let's go back to what president trump is alleging. i know the president is often accused of shooting from the hip but a rerun of the tape on the facts actually suggests that maybe the w.h.o. was slow in taking on board the magnitude of the crisis that was about to unfold perhaps as president trump argues it took too many statements from the chinese government at face value and didn't dig deeper. way back in early january, when the chinese government was reporting preliminary findings of their own investigations and s

of course, goff working from home and steve outside the hospital u.s. futures before we go, you can see marching into the green. that's all for today's show, "worldwide exchange" is up next. >>> total authority. president trump flexing his federal muscles against the governors threatening to take the reopening of the u.s. economy into their own hands >> wall street bracing for earnings season and one expert said it could be twice as bad as 2008 >> deliver apps under fire for price gouging amid the pandemic. it is april 14, 2020 you ar

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has the goff flovernor stemmed tide?t more needs to be done in california. >> in the bay area, all six counties have been in a shelter at place, stay at home order for three weeks. i think the governor's actions have been extraordinarily sound. he has taken responsibility as our president will not when we have not been as successful in getting our testing out into our communities. but he has shown great leadership. and courage. it takes courage to do things that people don't want us to do but we need to be protected. >> president trump, uniquely, offering some rare kind words on the california democratic governor yesterday. let's take a listen to what he said. >> i must tell you, the governor of california has been gracious. the job we have done and all of california. >> why does that matter if they are gracious or not? >> it doesn't matter. but i think when we have given as much as we have given to new york, somebody should say -- >> you called him leadership with regard to the governor, talked about his courage. appare

death toll in the united states has exceeded 40,000 people, why is it appropriate to play tv clips of goff more cuomo, to praise yourself personally, to sort of come up here and talk about you and the president said, this isn't about me at all. of course, anyone who's watched these briefings knows that's just factually not true. you get to these briefings and it's also feels there's two briefings. there's the president trump portion and there was vice president pence and the medical experts come up and they offer some guidance related to public health. but the president uses his time the way he used campaign rallies previously to air grievances, to sing his own praises, to clash with the media, and it's often like the live giving, you know, of a virtual enemies' list, that's what's coming through, the president is hearing from allies that's not the best thing for him and from other republicans. but there's understanding that it's very hard to steer the president away from what he wants to do. as long as the nation is focused on coronavirus and that's the nation's top priority, which let's

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he may no goff and do something like he did last friday when we talked about easter being a big comebackbe down to zero cases very soon, but when it comes to the actual decision points, he has been listening to the experts. there's a difference between what he says, what he tweets, and so for what he has done, and he has been listening to the experts, at least as of late. >> jonathan, we talk about the difference between the signal and the ground noise. the ground noise are the tweets, the attacks. the signal is whether he's listening to the doctors, whether he's listening to the medical providers, whether he's letting them implement policies to save american lives going forward. it seems like right now he's doing it. >> yeah, he is. >>> the new book is "front row at the trump show." president of the white house correspondents association jonathan karl. we thank you on many levels, and we look forward to the book. earlier joe mentioned a "the washington post" op-ed by bill gates, in which gates outlines three critical areas for the government to make up for lost time -- vaccine developme

goff kno governors fear the optimistic outlook may curve the sending of the ventilators and medical kwirmquipment. so many people are on them. >> we had the initial studies the white house was concerned about. the president talked about a week or two ago, where the range was between 1.6 million and 2.2 million if nothing was done. obviously, this country, the american people have taken radical steps. some governors have stepped in. in fact, most governors have stepped in. some mayors have stepped in to really enforce social distancing. even last week, we heard numbers ranging from 100,000 to 240,000. even with social distancing. but, again, i think the american people have done an extraordinary job. have gone above and beyond in many respects. so let's hope that number is 60,000. i know that this organization out of the university of washington had it at 82,000 before. going down to 60,000 still is -- i won't say an outlier, because i think they've been more accurate than most other models. >> yeah. >> but it is positive. yamiche, again, this is all dependent on the american people remain