this is date opening news live from berlin german chancellor angela merkel warns of trying times ahead during the pandemic 2nd wave in an address to parliament merkel demanded tougher restrictions as the nation's health care system nears its limit that can german leaders get the public behind a total lockdown during the holidays as health experts are recommending also coming up on the other side of the atlantic anticipation grows for about saying roll out the outgoing u.s. president touts america's group speed development but how much cooperation has trump offered to his successor will be rolling out the actual vaccination program. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has pushed for tougher restrictions to bring down stubbornly high coronavirus numbers this is germany's death toll from covert 9 tain has hit a record daily high of 590 state as a considering a strict lockdown over the holidays to curb infection right addressing the german parliament just moments ago merkel urged the public to recognize the seriousness of germany situation. well this

here is a very worried and moved merkel speaking today before parliament. >> angela merkel has spokenn parliament on countless occasions but this time was different. she framed the decisions facing germany as a matter of life and death. in one of the most impassioned speeches of her life. >> there 14 days to go until christmas. we half to give our all to ensure we are not back in exponential growth. if we have too much contact with others before christmas and it turns out to be the last christmas with our band -- with our grandparents, then this will be a terrible failure. >> miracle -- merkel's message, it is time to act. shops are still open and even some traditional stands are mold wine on the streets. she says this has to change. >> i know how much love a gets poured into those stands and i am sorry from the bottom of my heart but if we have to pay the price of 590 people dying every day, that is just not acceptable in my eyes and we must take action. [applause] >> merkel also condemned the protest movements casting doubt on the science behind the so-called lockdown light currentl

this is it every news line from berlin raising the alarm german chancellor angela merkel says people need to make sacrifices to slow a 2nd wave of covert 90 in a rare m. emotional appeal chancellor merkel mourns the country is at a bleak tipping point she's urging the public to accept limits that will save lives from the growing of ours also coming up coming clean after calls from more transparent reporting turkey reveals as for one of our situation is so much worse than previously thought also on the show a mysterious illness strikes a small town in india $500.00 people most children have become sick in what appears to be a mass poisoning or now investigators say they have pinpointed the possible source of accusations of racism sparked a walkout at the champions league match to be used pressed harrington as in the studio to explain to us. on why our thank you so much for your company everyone when we began this broadcast with german chancellor angela merkel's impassioned plea for tougher restrictions to bring down the country's high coronavirus numbers on germany's death toll from c

news live from berlin germany's partial lockdown extended into 2021 german chancellor angela merkel says the infection rate remains too high current restrictions will now stay in place until at least january 10th though they'll be loosened for christmas in many parts of the country also coming up a dial warning for our planet. ready to use waging war on. the zoo's suicidal nature tollways strikes back and he's already. i'm rebecca rich's welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has confirmed that a partial lockdown to tackle the corona virus will remain in place until at least early january michael said infection rates are still too high to consider reopening bars restaurants james and other leisure facilities terminals being hit much harder by the 2nd wave of the virus this week saw a record for the highest number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic restrictions on get togethers will be loosened over christmas a move public health experts warn will have fatal consequences. in germany to situation looks bleak with regards to the pandemic after a month of the so-ca

winter's coming and german chancellor angela merkel warned it could be a long one. person in the movie had already made clear in november that unless there were significant changes for the better it was highly likely that the measures in place until december 20th would be extended and that's what we've now agreed to do so than not i got a mixed. with the record daily death toll reported on wednesday the partial lockdown has done little to turn the tide here in germany. if i do so because land is the question is whether we leave the country in this state of half sleep or if we decide it's some point to introduce significantly tougher measures we'll see how efficient the measures currently in place are. for now the restrictions will remain in place until january 10th. for the vendors here billons famous christmas market this is not the season to be jolly as visitors will only be allowed to buy their more wine insisting sausages to go. with you we need to ask ourselves what to do we don't know what will happen it's not really a christmas market just a few stands this f

angela merkel would be remembered for, it would be the migrant crisis.ill it be that for this? quick she will be remembered not just in germany, but the one who called for multilateralism, who called for europe to work together, despite the initial reflex being very national. we will still remember her for migration, but this is the big game changer. she wanted to have a grand legacy with germany having had the eu presidency during the second half of this year. she had big plans for china, those not really coming true. she used to be the migration chancellor until covid-19 came. that's what she is now. phil: thank you. you can see angela merkel's new year's address in full at midnight berlin time in three hours here on dw, and of course, on all our platforms. we will take a look at some of the latest coronavirus developments around the world. i start in the u.k., which has seen nearly 1000 covid-19 deaths for two days in a row. in italy, new infections have risen sharply to more than 20,000. 7000 more the day previously. italy has seen the highest number

|j merkel and emmanuel macron but the european commission said no.kel and emmanuel macron both said we do not wa nt to emmanuel macron both said we do not want to talk to borisjohnson because, he has seen this with their withdrawal agreement before that. —— we have seen. i think at the moment, what they want to demonstrate is unity and that they actually are behind michel barnier and i kind of think that they really do not want to get involved in that. obviously, they are behind—the—scenes but it is a lwa ys they are behind—the—scenes but it is always a bit difficult anyway within the eu 27 angela merkel and emmanuel macron are big players but they literally want to demonstrate unity, demonstrate that they are all, you know, in one block in those negotiations. time is so short now. what is your hunch? even at this 11th hour, almost 12 hour, can there bea 11th hour, almost 12 hour, can there be a deal? yes, maybe i am a bit too optimistic but i just be a deal? yes, maybe i am a bit too optimistic but ijust think both sides have so much to lose with a

it is the lockdown that angela merkel wa nted the lockdown that angela merkel wanted all along and i late in coming, they will be looking carefully at the numbers and whether it has an impact. generally, thank you very much indeed. the first coronavirus vaccinations in the united states will start tomorrow, after the pfizer jab was authorised for emergency use. it comes as the country recorded the world's highest death toll for a single day yesterday — with three—thousand 309 covid related deaths. the food and drug administration approved the vaccine on friday following intense pressure from the trump administration. four people are in hospital in washington with stab wounds after clashes at rallies for and against president trump. police made at least twenty arrests as they tried to separate far—right supporters from left wing demonstrators and campaigners linked to black lives matter. anthony joshua has retained his three heavyweight boxing titles after beating bulgarian, kubrat pulev last night. one thousand fans were allowed to watch at wembley arena as joshua knocked his opponen

chancellor angela merkel has announced tighter coronavirus restrictions that will apply across germanym this wednesday tilljanuary the 10th. nigerian security forces said they have located the kidnappers of hundreds of students abducted from their secondary school in the north of the country. anthony joshua knocks out kubrat pulev to defend his heavyweight world titles and set up a potential super fight with tyson fury. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the uk prime minister boris johnson and the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, are holding a phone call about now in a last—ditch attempt to reach agreement on a post—brexit trade deal. today was supposed to be the final day to agree a settlement before the end of the tarnsition period under which the uk adopted much of the eu's rules. both sides still appear to be deadlocked on the issues of fishing rights and how closely the uk should be tied to eu standards in the future. this morning on the bbc, th

german chancellor angela merkel has made an impassioned plea for tougher restrictions as coronavirus cases failed to drop germany's 10th toll from cove of 19 has hit a record daily high of 519 stately considering strict lockdowns through the holiday season this is d w news from but then follow us on twitter and instagram it t w news all visit our website w dot com. for months we reported on germany as a role model for how to keep the pandemic under control so 9 germany is in crisis the cruel virus is spreading almost out of control 6 weeks of a partial lockdown and still covert 19 deaths are of an all time high today german chancellor angela merkel put it bluntly is up to us either we protect. ones we love or we don't either we ensure that our grandparents lived to see another christmas or this christmas may be their last i'm going golfing berlin this is the day. it's going to be handed to strengths and perhaps the decisive phase the fighting the pandemic and the heavy side the number of people requiring intensive medical treatment and the number of people dying from the fires is gro

private gatherings will be limited to no fireworks and no alcohol in public places chancellor angela merkel and i'm still measures after meeting with regional leaders. and the final act of the bread's a drama goes into overtime european commission president or as a funder lion and says that trade negotiations between brussels and london will keep going after today's self-imposed deadline to do kay and the immunity to trade deal to prevent chaos at the borders starting on january 1st. foley s welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has announced a raft of tough new lockdown measures she said they were necessary to bring down the spiraling numbers of new covert $900.00 cases so let's break down for you what is set to change here in germany so from wednesday non-essential shops will close supermarkets pharmacies and banks will be allowed to remain open schools will be shut in principle until the 10th of january and employers are being and. urge to allow their staff to work from home as much as possible chancellor angela merkel also made an appeal for people to limit their social

but chancellor angela merkel has told german m.p.'s that the european union is willing to accept a no deal outcome if no agreement can be secured. is good enough if there's still remains the chance of a deal i don't think we will know by tomorrow whether we have succeeded or not that i can promise but we are working on it we are however prepared for a scenario in which we cannot accept the conditions if there are bridges conditions which we cannot accept then we will take the path of you know deal one thing is absolutely clear the integrity of the e.u. single market must be preserved and. let's bring in our reporter daniel wynter on this daniel how significant is what chancellor merkel saying that well it's all quite explosive it's more the drip drip drip of water torture in the u.k. government the pressure is building on them now to do something to change their stance but the thing is what i'm talking about is the so-called level playing field principle so what's stopping the u.k. just pouring its money into particular industry or co

chancellor angela merkel has stepped german chancellor angela merkel has stepped in at the last minuteget negotiators to agree to a post brexit deal. negotiators to agree to a post brexit deal. that story is also in the ft — which notes borisjohnson‘s 11th hour visit to brussels tomorrow in an attempt to break the deadlock the male describes is teetering on the brink. and emmanuel macron locked in dissent. disagreement between london and paris is pushing brexit talks near a collapse. the paper also has a picture of heavy snowfall in the pen eyes. more snow expected for other parts tomorrow. more snow expected for other parts tomorrow. the telegraph claims that it's brussels‘ request for unfettered access to fishing in british waters which is the reason behind the deadlock, the paper also carries an image of the queen — carrying out her first diplomatic meeting via video link. and he expresses high street retailers are hedging their nets on the pre—christmas boom this weekend. shoppers emerge after a four week lockdown for the up the paper describes it as a £10 billion describes it life

the mail on sunday quotes a government source who is blaming the german chancellor angela merkel forlls the european union's hard line on brexit. britain is ready for no—deal insists the sunday express, with the paper detailing the uk's plans to cope with potential disruption if the uk and eu fail to reach a deal. so let's begin... martin, penny, welcome back both of you, thank you once again for joining us. let's start with the mail on sunday. merkel wants britain to crawl across broken glass, the mail on sunday, martin, cleaning the german chancellor for the trade talks of calling. yes, it's fair to say that the nation's split over brexit is echoed and extenuating front pages. we have the front page of the observer to start the last are coming here we have the other side of its the brexiteer arguments. borisjohnson has side of its the brexiteer arguments. boris johnson has personal controller of the no—deal preparations, one source says that angela merkel is determined to make britain crawl across broken glass rather than reach a compromise. you would've thought it might‘ve been in

angela merkel announces tighter coronavirus restrictions in germany — to run through christmas until the 10th. borisjohnson and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, have said they'll "go the extra mile" to try to reach agreement in post—brexit trade talks. the two leaders said negotiations between the uk and the eu would be extended beyond today's deadline. let's hear reaction from the prime minister. the idea was that when we went out on wednesday the hope was that we we re on wednesday the hope was that we were going to be able to finish things off today, if there was a deal to be done. as things stand, and this is basically what we agreed, i and this is basically what we agreed, lam and this is basically what we agreed, i am afraid we are still very farapart on agreed, i am afraid we are still very far apart on some key things, but where there is life, there is hope. we are going to keep talking to see what we can do. the uk certainly won't be walking away from the talks, i think people will expect us to go the extra mile. i repeated my offer, which is i

news live from berlin and germany faces a holiday season shutdown as chancellor angela merkel and ounces tougher coronavirus restrictions starting this week schools and most shops will close private gatherings will be limited and there will be bans on public alcohol consumption as well as the sale of fireworks also on the program tragedy strikes again in nigeria hundreds of students are still missing 2 days after their school the stormed by gunmen. and in a german a soccer action labor crews intake top place in the bundesliga after a convincing win over hoffenheim. i'm claridge's and welcome to the show german chancellor angela merkel has announced a raft of new lockdown measures which she says are necessary to bring down spiraling numbers of newco for 1000 cases let's get you up to date on exactly what is set to change in germany from wednesday on non-essential shops and services will have to close supermarkets pharmacies and banks are allowed to remain open schools meanwhile will be shut until the 10th of january and employers are being encouraged to allow their staff to work from home

but just in time for dinner a compromise table by german chancellor angela merkel seemed to do the trick the deal is not without controversy the changes could see real floor proceedings to light by year's end until after the next election but it seems this was a concession that had to be made to underdog desperately needed funds before christmas and here in germany the latest coronavirus numbers show a dramatic spike in new cases over the past day the country has hit a new high nearly 30000 cases and 598 people have died the highers daily yet weeks of partial lockdown haven't slowed the spread of infection enough much tougher restrictions the most inevitable now with political momentum building for a harder law down over the holidays. with only 2 weeks to go until christmas the looming question across germany is will a hard lock down come before or after the holidays. at its weekly briefing on wednesday germany's robert cock institute said it was alarmed and that it was bracing for a significant increase in case numbers. but if it's all going to situation could easily typically end befor

chancellor merkel was serious about that.ll be partying on new year's eve this year, or at least not legally. joining us for more is our germany reporter, arnie dell. how do these new measures compare to early reluctance? this is one of the harshest lockdowns we seen in this country. arnie: hi, matt. wave,, during the first we had similar measures. the difference was is they came earlier and they were fit to break away before it became bigger. this time, we were actually passed the wave already. so it's kind of a last-minute effort. especially the christmas and new year's measures, you know, are pretty tough for germans who are, as you also know, especially on new year's, are used to fireworks. that will happen this year in germany. say, i spent a lot of money buying fireworks this year, so i'm of this -- little -- i'm a little personally bummed out. i'm guessing hotels will be shut down. what is this mean for most germans over christmas? well, that you have to bring a tent probably, if you want to come down there. it will me

on the eve of a year that will see her leave also german chancellor angela merkel calls for patience and insurance in tackling the pandemic a crisis she describes as a once in a century challenge. and the post breaks a trade deal is signed into u.k. law britain and the european union seals their drawn out to vote just allies before the u.k. costs all possible centuries of ties with the continent. i'm rebecca welcome to the program it's been a year defined by coronavirus restrictions and lockdowns and people around the world i'm old i'm ready to show 2020 the door he zealand has just welcomes the new year with a light show and spot. words display for the country successfully keeping close at 19 inspections downall sardines their days public celebrations the green light is a very different picture in many other countries though that are still in the grip of coronavirus restrictions the bans on fireworks and social gatherings the crowds might be gone people are finding other ways to mark the occasion. praying for good fortune the shamans in peru made offerings for a healthy 2021 of the

germany's coronavirus case count here a new record just a day after engler merkel's in tashan speak for tougher restrictions she says except move limits now for people. i'm like a local welcome to the program. britain and the e.u. have given themselves until sunday to decide if their breakfast negotiations a worth continuing as 3 hour dinner on wednesday seen as a last ditch attempt failed to bring the 2 sides any closer to a trade deal the british prime minister travel to brussels astern earlier phone call between him and the e.u. chief failed to break the deadlock disagreements over fishing rights business competition rules and policing or keeping the parties from hashing out a trade deal with the vets a transition period expiring on december 31st sears' of a chaotic split are growing. on wednesday boris johnson told the british parliament he thinks there is close a good deal still there to be done however he went on to say that he would not accept an agreement at any cost i must tell one hoss that. are currently approved in the e.u. are currently insisting that if they process a new

merkel the german chancellor has already announced that their or her cabinet is going to decide on the deal on the 28th of december so in the next few days and if all the e.u. members follow suit that would mean that the european commission can move forward and provisionally implement the deal before of course the european parliament is able to decide on that and that is going to be in at the beginning of january and short of charleston what about british lawmakers will they have to go their christmas holidays to ratify this and will they actually go for it. well you heard the e.u. commission president sort of underlying a short time ago saying relief is how relieved is how she felt that certainly something that is being echoed on this side as well that boris johnson fabric cities and the promise of delivering a deal on bret's it has been fulfilled and for those who who never supported breck's it were never in favor of it i think there is relief that at the very least there is a deal in place with the transition period ending. next week the threats of no deal was feeling incredibly rea

this is day that we news live from berlin we are forced to act says german chancellor angela merkel as she announces a holiday season shut down schools and most shops will close from its gatherings will be limited and there will be bans on public alcohol consumption and the sale of fireworks but the government stopped short of imposing a full lockdown also coming out briggs it goes into overtime as the self-imposed deadline for an agreement expires brussels and london say they are not done trying to avert a no deal scenario that would badly hurt both sides. and going to sleep in a club or was said top inspire their head coach lucy and sabra outer edge a devastating loss to stoke got on saturday. chemical for at least welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has announced a raft of tough new lockdown measures she said they were necessary to bring down the spiralling numbers of new kovac 1000 cases let's break down for you what is set to change here in germany from wednesday on nonessential shops will have to close supermarkets pharmacies and banks will be allowed to remain

german chancellor angela merkel has made an impassioned plea for tougher restrictions as coronavirus says failed to drop germany's 10th toll from cove of 19 has hit a record daily high of 519 state leaders are considering stricter lockdowns through the holiday season this is d.w. news from both in follow us on twitter and instagram it t w news all visit our website w dot com. for months we reported on germany as a role model for how the. keep the pandemic under control tonight germany is in crisis the corona virus is spreading almost out of control 6 weeks of a partial lockdown and still covert 19 deaths are at an all time high today german chancellor angela merkel put it bluntly is up to us either we protect the ones we love or we don't either we ensure that our grandparents lived to see another christmas or this christmas may be their last i'm going golfing berlin this is the day. be going to be on a decisive perhaps the to science that famous supplying the pandemic and then besides the number of people requiring intensive medical treatment and the number of people dying from the f

on the eve of the year that will see her leave office german chancellor angela merkel calls for patience and insurance in tackling the pandemic a crisis she describes as a once in a century challenge. and the last trucks cross the channel before brics it takes full effect like this nice britain makes its final departure from the e.u. single market and cost off pof a century of close ties with its neighbors in europe. but i'm rebecca raters welcome to the program it's been a year defined by coronavirus restrictions and lockdowns and people around the world are more than ready to show 2020 to do it from sydney australia has just welcomes the new year with its annual fireworks display. the bridge these are live pictures you're saying behind me access to the area is limited this year all stars these have urged people to stay home and has placed restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings in other countries plywood displays have been restricted or canceled altogether while the crowds might be gone people are finding other ways to mark the occasion. and from sydney joining us is corresponden

reporter: indeed, that's what angela merkel said she wanted time and again.nd the bavarian state premier said that at some point some -- the politicians really needed to consider whether or not to leave the country in a half-asleep situation, those are his words, or if we need to see tougher measures being implemented. he said there will be new discussion on january 4 on whether or not to continue. brent: we know the latest polls show that a solid majority support the partial lockdown, but we've got about a third of people in germany saying they do not. how difficult is it becoming to get the public to stay on board with all of these restrictions? reporter: a minority which doesn't approve the restrictions , most of germans do support the measures. in fact over half the population find the restrictions currently in place appropriate, at around 30% of them would even like tougher measures being taken. brent: the latest there from berlin, as always, thank you. here's a look at some of the other developments in the coronavirus pandemic. russian president vladimi

angela merkel has been fighting for this for some time.s, she has been urging those regional leaders who have responsibility for imposing restrictions to get a tighter hold on this pandemic. germany, of course, came very successfully through the first wave but it is really struggling in the second wave. deaths are reaching record numbers and they are still rising. so, angela merkel has really been trying to ban heads together. finally, those regional leaders seem to be going into panic mode themselves and they have agreed to these new measures. in fact, some states will be imposing even harsher restrictions, including night—time curfews in some parts of the country. in effect, germany is all but cancelling christmas. celebrations will be restricted to very small family gatherings. there is now a ban on alcohol consumption outside. that is the mulled wine stores gone to. new year's eve is being cancelled. parties will be banned. there is a ban on the sale of fireworks with which germans traditionally celebrate the turn of the year. and numb

state leaders are now hoping to set out a co-working a good plan in a meeting with chancellor angela merkel. if you get a moment of fun also if you miss the gathering looks likely to take place on sunday . we are very interested in getting together as quickly as possible in order to rapidly gain clarity about the path our country will follow used to open door at one point acute in light of recent developments religious services over the holidays are also being scrutinized. then i would if there is a possibility of a religious gathering endangering lives i'll be the 1st to call things off. the so-called most wonderful time of the here now marked by deep concerns a new lockdown in germany isn't a matter of if but rather when did of use julia so delhi is following the story for us hi julie a let's talk about these numbers nearly 30000 new cases and 598 people have died in one day why are these numbers continuing to rise. well the lockdown that we've seen them place in germany over the last 6 weeks a partial lockdown appears not to have worked it was meant to bring down cases significantly befo

still open and even some traditional christmas stands are serving mulled wine out on the streets merkelsays this has to change. so how does because as tough as this is i know how much love gets poured into those christmas stands and i'm sorry from the bottom of my heart but if the price we pay are $590.00 people dying every day that's just not acceptable in my eyes and we must take action by those who decide to listen to the. medical also condemned the protest movements casting doubt on the science behind the so-called lockdown light currently in place she made an unusually personal reference to her background as a scientist and her earlier years living under a regime with no respect for the truth you have heard today at a university in east germany i decided to study physics i probably wouldn't have done that if i had lived in the west i did it because i saw that many things could be undermined but not gravity or the speed of light or other scientific facts and that remains true for medical the facts are clear a tie to lock down is needed right now her next challenge is to persuade not

gatherings will be sharply limited no fireworks and no alcohol in public spaces chancellor angela merkel and once the measures after meeting with regional leaders. and the final act of the directive drama goes into overtime european commission president was enough on their alliance says trade negotiations between brussels and london will keep going after today's self-imposed deadline britain and the e.u. need a trade deal to prevent chaos on the borders starting on january 1st. on pablo foley s welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has set the table for a bleak holiday season a short time ago she announced a raft of tough measures saying they were necessary to bring down the spiraling numbers of new covert 19 cases. the measures that we put into place on the 2nd of november have not been sufficient. for a while we were able to stop the exponential growth and how to plateau movements but now we're seeing a new rise in infections an exponential growth once again and what that means is that many people are dying you have been following the statistics i'm sure and we also kn

annmarie: merkel, what is more important for her legacy?xcellent piece from your colleague in berlin about saying merkel was losing her touch at the worst possible time. two big important deals to get done. for her, what do you think is most important? how: only time will tell she is seen historically. ,he problem arnie points out and i highly recommend anywhere they bloomberg terminal in front of him or her read that story. to some extent, this is on her. she was letting hungary and void the rule of law or flout the rule of law for so long and now it has come back to bite her to some extent. this is a really key issue that i will talk with william for example and the other economists and analysts on my program over the next two hours. we have been so focused on brexit that we are forgetting the fact that the european union has an incredibly important to trillion dollars plus budget to talk about that will to some extent help save the economy and planet. annmarie: viktor orban says they are one centimeter apart. i am not sure what that mean

barriers to a breakthrough also coming up tonight a passionate pandemic plein german chancellor angela merkel warns her country is losing its fight against the coronavirus the public she says has a choice except tougher restrictions for war logs will be lost and a dire warning about extreme climate change the year when says we are failing to cut greenhouse gas emissions but it's not too late to turn things around we'll find out pal. and bangladesh begins resettling thousands of earth into refugees on a remote island. the move has human rights groups concerned. i'm brink off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin with a last minute face to face attempt to strike a deal british prime minister boris johnson and european commission president are slow. underlying are set to hold talks and aimed at hammering out a post breaks it trade deal and johnson left downing street earlier on wednesday afternoon to fly to brussels for the meeting several sticking points have kept the u.k. and the e.u. from hashing out a trade deal which they hope to d

coronavirus aid to be released colin in hungary apparently get on board after german chancellor angela merkel strikes a compromise. and knuckles seemed to german limit contacts now more people will die the country's rising death toll from the prone a virus shows no signs of stopping. the winters find themselves on the move again. bangladesh begins resettling thousands of the winter refugees goes along for the journey we find out why the new i have one location that has many rights groups concerned. i'm like a local welcome to the. graeme britain and the e.u. have given themselves until sunday to decide if their bracks it negotiations are worth continuing our dinner on wednesday seen as a last ditch attempt sale to bring the 2 sides any closer to a trade deal the british find minister travel to the gospels after an earlier phone call between him and the e.u. chief failed to break the deadlock disagreements over the fishing rights business competition rules and policing or keeping the parties from hashing out a trade deal with the bracks a transition period expiring on december 31st 2 years of

how serious is this or is this a negotiating tactic to get merkel phone?n on the >> you make a key point. the message was prepare for no deal, we're going australian style which means no deal. which heteresting line says i am ready to go to paris if that's what it takes. berlin if to go to that is what it takes. the prime minister has been rying to get european leaders on the table to stage an intervention. he doesn't want to deal with the commission. he wants to speak directly to the european leaders. is 's where potentially he headed. it's interesting, no reaction far, european leaders so they're very much reliant on the rest of the team. the summit is still ongoing. nobody has gone to bed. hours.een going on for 18 it's stuck on climate. the european leaders haven't brexit.lked about at this point, they're still very much looking at the to aloes story, too early jump on this because they didn't have enough to work with. >> of course, we have the fund, that landmark agreement finally getting pushed over the red line. of this mean in terms of the budget,

state leaders are now hoping to set out a coordinated plan in a meeting with chancellor angela merkel. you given moment off and also stimulus the gathering looks likely to take place on sunday. we're very interested in getting together as quickly as possible in order to rapidly gain clarity about the path our country will follow you to open door at one point they're cute. in light of recent developments religious services over the holidays are also being scrutinized. then i would if there is a possibility of a religious gathering endangering lives i'll be the 1st to call things off. the so-called most wonderful time of the here now marked by deep concerns a new lockdown in germany isn't a matter of if but rather when. simon young joins me now simon a new high of nearly 30000 cases 598 people died one day all that despite the restrictions already imposed why are the figures still rising. well guess what there are a number of different explanations that are being offered for the rising infection numbers one of the things is to look at where the disease has been spreading earlier in the

state leaders are now hoping to set out a coordinated plan in a meeting with chancellor angela merkel. if you get a moment of fun also if you miss the gathering looks likely to take place on sunday . we were very interested in getting together as quickly as possible in order to rapidly gain clarity about the path our country will follow you to open door at one point they're cute. in light of recent developments religious services over the holidays are also being scrutinized. even i wouldn't if there is a possibility of a religious gathering endangering lives i'll be the 1st to call things off. the so-called most wonderful time of the gear now marked by deep concerns a new lockdown in germany isn't a matter of if but rather when. w. reporter under shelter north joins me now anya how worrying are these numbers well we saw there a lot of the head of the river constitute speaking in that report and he even yesterday described the figures as worrying now yesterday we were at 23000 today we heard it a huge leap of 7000 infections 230000 infections over the past 24 hours and nearly 600 dead

german chancellor angela merkel is known for being calm under pressure a crisis manager while today merkel showed another side we rarely get to see when she made an impassioned plea for tougher restrictions to bring down the country's high coronavirus numbers germany's death toll for mark over 1000 has had a record deal. the high 590 with more than 20000 new infections addressing the german parliament earlier today merkel revealed the depth of her concern for the nation. bungle americal has spoken in parliament on countless occasions but this time was different she framed the decisions now facing germany as a matter of life and death in one of the most impassioned speeches of her life there are 14 days to go until christmas 14 days we have to give our all to ensure that we don't end up back in exponential growth if we have too much contact with others before christmas and then it turns out to be divinely last christmas with our grandparents then this will be a terrible failure to. miracles message it's time to act shops are still open and even some traditional christmas stands are serving

but chancellor angela merkel has told german m.p.'s that the european union is willing to accept a no deal out if no agreement can be secured. that's good enough if they're still remains the chance of it i don't think we will know by tomorrow whether we have succeeded or not that i can promise but we are working on it we are however prepared for a scenario in which we cannot accept the conditions if there are bridges conditions which we cannot accept then we will take the path of you know dia one thing is absolutely clear the integrity of the e.u.'s single market must be preserved and. let's bring in our reporter daniel went on this daniel how significant is what chancellor merkel saying that well it's not quite explosive it's more the drip drip drip of water torture on the u.k. government the pressure is building on them now to do something to change their stance but the thing is what i'm talking about is the so-called level playing field principles so what's stopping the u.k. just pouring its money into particular industry or compan

the infection indeed tougher restrictions same almost inevitable now something chancellor angela merkel and state leaders will discuss in emergency talks on sunday. here the record infections are not just a number german hospitals like this one in mannheim are struggling to treat the rising number of patients with covered 19 yet out on the streets you might not know that the country is in crisis the so-called lockdown light restrictions mean shops and schools are still open the german said of baton veteran back is not waiting for the federal government to take action you fire up. from december 12th on we are imposing a general lockdown for all of baton verbeck and. from saturday residents there may only leave their homes with a valid reason such as going to work or school this situation is dangerous all lawmakers seem to agree on that several other german states are urging action at the national level. we can see it getting away from us slipping from our hands we have to make a decision that's clear more resolute and more understandable and try to escape this is a matter of life and dea

angela merkel has been fighting for this full sometimes. —— for some time.have responsibility for imposing restrictions to get a tighter hold on this pandemic. germany, of course, came very successfully through the first wave but it's really struggling with the second. infections, deaths are reaching record numbers and they are still rising. angela merkel has been really trying to bang heads together and finally those regional leaders seem to be going into panic mode themselves. they have agreed to these new measures. in fact, some of these have agreed to imposing harsh restrictions including night—time curfews in some parts of the country. in effect, germany is all but cancelling christmas. celebrations will be restricted to very small family gatherings. there is now a ban on alcohol consumption outside. that is the mulled wine gone too. and, new year's eve, is being cancelled. parties will be banned and there is a ban sale of fireworks with which german traditionally celebrate at the turn of the year. and numbers again are very much restricted. it is the l

looking for a healthy , now coming up, merkel and macron have pledged to soften their demands. what it means for brexit. ♪ t. ♪ annmarie: just over an hour away from the european market open. these are the events you should be looking out for this week. the u.k.'s nhs is set to roll vaccine.fizer-biontech the ecb will meet thursday with the central bank forecast to add another 500 billion euros to its euro emergency asset program. eu leaders will meet in brussels on friday. they will likely talk about the budget, the ratification of climate goals, and brexit. negotiations resumed in brussels yesterday. fishing said to be near resolution. another key sticking point is remaining. the times has reported emmanuel macron and angela merkel have agreed to weaken their demands over the comic quote, level -- , quote, level playing field. the weekso admit, have much changed in terms of brexit. what do you make of angela merkel softening her stance on the most important part of the deal? matt: that is the key part. there have been two sticking points since long before i went on paternity

she says you don't really use life from growing a raising the alarm german chancellor angela merkel says people need to make sacrifices to slow a 2nd wave of covert 19 in a rare emotional appeal miracle warns the country is it a bleak tipping point she's urging the public to accept limits that will save lives in the florida bars and also ahead coming clean after calls for more transparent recording turkey feels it's for one of our situation is much worse than previously thought. thank you so much for your company everyone german shells the anglo american all is known for being calm under pressure a crisis manager or today merkel showed another side of her we rarely get to see when she made an impassioned plea for tougher restrictions to bring down the country's high coronavirus numbers on germany's death toll rather from covert 1000 has now hit a record daily high 590 that's more than 20000 new infections addressing the german parliament earlier merkel revealed the depth of her concern for the nation. bungle americal has spoken in parliament on countless occasions but this time was diffe

chancellor angela merkel is also in support of stricter measures on sunday germany's federal and state leaders will meet once more to discuss the crisis meanwhile germany's schools are preparing for more restrictions or possible expansion of the vacation period yet education ministers are asking for as few cuts to schooling as possible . if you in our opinion vacations should not be extended but rather we should introduce remote learning or even a lifting of compulsory attendance or a combination of both. just under 2 weeks to christmas eve and germans may only have a few days left for christmas shopping before stricter measures are put in place it looks like this holiday season will be even quieter than usual. heatedly reporter joel dolerite is here and now with me in the studio to talk a bit more about this so cial we were just saying that the german federal government and the state leaders are going to meet tomorrow to discuss the situation with the krona virus what are their plans do we know what they're going to decide well it seems like it's a question of when and rather than if

and on the eve of a year the same time they've also german chancellor angela merkel calls for patience and insurance in tackling the pandemic a crisis she describes as a once in a century challenge. i'm rebecca richards welcome to the program it's a year that's been defined by coronavirus fictions and lock downs and people around the world a more than ready to show 2020 the door straight was one of the 1st countries to say hello to 2021 sitting welcome the new year with a fireworks display at the harbor bridge access to the area was limited because of the pandemic parties people to stay home and watch the show on television in japan and south korea i'm next in line to ring in the new year. meanwhile here in europe the united kingdom will leave the e.u. customs union and single market at midnight central european time finally bringing an end to its membership of the european union the u.k. will then trade goods with the 27 member bloc under a new treaty a grade last week with brussels britain's the punch that brings the curtain down almost 5 decades of a u. membership. goods from britai

germany's angela merkel announces tighter coronavirus restrictions to run through christmas until january0th. and anthonyjoshua knocks out kubrat pulev to defend his heavyweight world titles, setting up a potential super fight with tyson fury. good afternoon. borisjohnson and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen have agreed to continue talks to try to break the deadlock over a post—brexit trade deal. after speaking on the phone this morning, they issued a joint statement saying they had agreed to go the extra mile to try to find a solution. the prime minister said the two sides remained far apart on key areas but they wouldn't be walking away while there was still hope of a deal. today had been given as a deadline to decide whether negotiations should continue. our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. it was supposed to be the call that would make the call. was there enough chance of a deal to keep talking? the answer? despite the exhaustion after almost one year of negotiations, and despite the fact that deadlines have been missed over and over, we both think

from merkel and mccrone and we have all seen merkel and mccrone and we have all seen the clip of himy he just needs to be in brussels. —— angela merkel and emmanuel macron. it seems so. because the leaders have pointed back to the eu commission and ursula fund or lien as the person overseeing the talks from the eu side. —— ursula von der leyen. we need to see who the premise or is talking to. he is letting it know that he would do everything he can and go to every length and making self available to go and see the people who are the power brokers in the eu, merkeland two people who are the power brokers in the eu, merkel and two to try to get a deal through. i think there is no deal, then people can say that he can't do everything —— that he didn't do anything. —— merkel macron. this is embarrassing a bid for numberio when macron. this is embarrassing a bid for number 10 when your son by those leaders. but if you are a person tear then you are being... —— there already believing what they believe about the eu. so in that way it is a bad book. and notjust snub the ft picks up on other

german chancellor angela merkel has made an impassioned plea for tougher restrictions as coronavirus cases failed to drop germany's toll from cove at 19 has hit a record daily high of 519 state leaders i can see during his trip to lockdowns through the holiday season this is d w news from budding follow us on twitter and instagram d w news all visit our website w dot com. for months we reported on germany as a role model for how the. keep the pandemic under control tonight germany is in crisis the corona virus is spreading almost out of control 6 weeks of a partial lockdown and still covert 19 deaths are at an all time high today german chancellor angela merkel put it bluntly is up to us either we protect the ones we love or we don't either we ensure that our grandparents lived to see another christmas or this christmas may be their last golf in berlin this is the day. isn't and we had a decisive perhaps the decisive phase of fighting the pandemic and living side the number of people requiring intensive medical treatment and the number of people dying from the time reese is growing.

and german chancellor angela merkel warned it could be a long one. if you had a notion in the muck we had already made clear in november that unless there were significant changes for the better it was highly likely that the measures in place until december 28th would be extended and that's what we've now agreed to do. with the record daily death toll reported on wednesday the partial lockdown has done little to turn the tide here in germany. if i do something the question is whether we leave the country in this state of half sleep or if we decided some point to introduce significantly tougher measures we'll see how efficient the measures currently in place are. for now the restrictions will remain in place until january 10th for the bend this year billons famous christmas market this is not the season to be jolly as visitors will only be allowed to buy their more wine and system sausages to go. we need to ask ourselves what to do we don't know what will happen it's not really a christmas market just a few stands this far i was there last year before

and public nearly as welcome to the program we start here in germany where the chancellor angela merkel has set the table for a bleak holiday season earlier today she announced a raft of tough measures saying they were necessary to bring that on the spiraling numbers of new covert 900 cases most known the. november the measures that we put in place on the 2nd of november have not been enough and when instead of back for a while we were able to stop the exponential growth and we had to pretend to do that and even talk but now we're seeing a new rise in infections and exponential growth once again. that's been good to. and what that means is that many people are dying you've been following the statistics i'm sure. you have this in the finally also know that we are close to exceeding the response capacity of our public health systems under aim was always to prevent this and this is why we must act and we must act fast on the results of the decisions that we made today. most of you had to give us the wooden chancellor angela merkel speaking there earlier now let's break down for you what's

angela merkel is standing down as chancellor o after 15 years.be casting their ballots in september and will have no memory of any other german leader. the center-right still have a strong chance of retaining power, albeit in a coalition. there is nine months to go and a lot can happen. that is going to be one to watch. we have also got elections in russia in september, parliamentary elections. there will be a referendum essentially on the popularity and authority of vladimir putin, who has been in power himself or 20 years now. that is going to be clearly one to follow as well. in hong kong in september, we are going to have the delayed legislative elections, the vote that was going to take place in september of this year and got delayed because of the pandemic. i mentioned the mars mission. i see now on the slide the date february 18. what is the story with that? that seems kind of soon. >> yes, it is really interesting actually. there are two probes currently en route to mars which i want to land on the planet. one is a nasa probe. the other o