finance minister olaf scholz is going to be the next chancellor.ll street, the s&p 500 and nasdaq managed slight gains by the closing bell. new data showed the u.s. economy grew 2.1% in the third quarter, ever so slightly higher than estimates. the number of new unemployment claims in the u.s. dipped sharply last week, 199,000 applications recorded across the country. . that is the lowest level in 52 years. claims have been dropping steadily since late september as employers added more jobs. they are still 4 million fewer jobs in the u.s. compared with february of 2020. many people have dropped out of the workforce for fear of infection, or because they don't have childcare, another sign that although the labor market is recovering from the worst of the pandemic, it has also exposed a lot of weaknesses in the american economy. simon, these weekly figures normally come out on thursday. we are getting them a day early because the united states will be celebrating thanksgiving tomorrow. simon: congratulations to everyone who's celebrating thanksgiving

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will we replace a swearing in ceremony at the beginning of december, but just who is olaf shoals and what effect will his newly formed center left coalition have on the nation's economy and foreign policy? while for a full scope of the situation, arches, peter, all the brings of the latest from berlin. as being stroke, it would seem between the social democrats, the green party, and the free democrats that would see all up schoultz, replace anglo merkel as the next chancellor of germany or lap sholtes, the as social democratic candidate for the job in the last election in the government, that angler merkel headed before this vote, he was the finance minister also the vice chancellor in not group there and the talks have gone on for quite a while. it been, it was 8 weeks since the ballot here in germany. and they've been in these negotiations since around october time. it will be $73.00 days if it is announced later on as we're expecting that this deal has been struck. that's a lot better though, than the last time around germany had to form a coalition back in 2017 to 171 days for an

olaf scholz is preparing to succeed angela merkel as leader. has reached a coalition deal with the greens and the pro business free democrats. in italy the government is debating off measures -- debating tough measures to increase coronavirus measures. bloomberg has learned only those with roof of an ocular asian could go -- with proof of inoculation could go to venues. the turkish lira is taking a breather from its worst losing streak in 20 years. president erdogan is meeting with the crown of abu dhabi today. those nations are expected to sign deals for their wealth funds and stock exchanges. that helps the lira rises much of the 11% against the dollar after an 11 day slide that sought down 30%. that is the year on your number. that is your first word news. let's turn our attention to what elf -- to what else we have to deal with before the thanksgiving holiday. the fed minutes will be released in does cower -- in two hours time. we turned to michael mckee. you are not quite done yet. we have to get through the minutes. what will you be looki

today, olaf scholz said he would support a vaccination mandate for everyone in germany to take effects early as february. what has been the reaction of that? that is a major policy change. >> it is indeed. the debate has been going on for weeks but it goes to show under how much pressure olaf scholz is to actually do something. he said -- you said the vaccination rate here in germany is low. they want to ramp up pressure. take another tool and that would make germany follow the example of the neighboring state of austria. in the past, germany has already required health workers and soldiers to get the jab, but expanding this mandatory vaccination really does mark sort of a change in policy. brent: especially as one chancellor is leaving and a new chancellor is coming to power. our political correspondent with the latest here in berlin. thank you. nato foreign ministers met today to disguise a response to russia's military buildup on its border with ukraine. about a month ago, the u.s. reported russian troops were gathering in large numbers in several cities near the russian border wit

targeted —— three parties agree to form a coalition government in germany, led by social democrat olafolz, and pledge to make climate change its top priority. apple warns activists its iphones are being targeted by state—sponsored hackers days after filing a lawsuit against an israeli spyware firm. and remembering amy winehouse: ten years after her death, the singer's notebooks and stage outfits go on display. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. first, 27 people, including a child, have drowned while trying to reach the uk. the dinghy carrying the migrants sank. it's the deadliest incident since the channel between england and france became a major route for migrants. the french coastguard said a fisherman had alerted the authorities after seeing the capsized vessel and bodies in the water near the port of calais. two people have been rescued. lucy williamson reports from calais. this is a tragedy that began with hope. where are you going now? the uk. the water nothing to be afraid of yet. several boats set off from this coast at first light this morning. thi

jazeera life from durham, also coming up. germany's political parties agree a deal, which we'll see olaf sholtes succeed angler. michael as chancellor ethiopia as prime minister says he is heading to the frontline of the tiguan conflict as rebels advance on the capital. and it is the truth out there. the u. s. military is forming a new group to investigate new f o sightings. now the world health organization is wanting that hundreds of thousands more people will die. as a new wave of the korean of our sweeps across europe, germany is set to mark a 100000 deaths as it hits a new record of more than 66800 cases. the netherlands is also introducing new restrictions. social distance thing is set to become compulsory again there and over in france, 30000 people have tested positive over the past 24 hours. the 1st time since august, the dean baba reports in paris. the festive displays grabbing the eye, but so a french covered 19 rates a month before christmas. it's beginning to look a lot like late august the last time the number of weekly new cases went past 200 per 800000 people are told rea

tell us about this man, olaf scholz. what's he like?erted, and who has been working in the shadow of angela merkel because he was together with her in the grand coalition. yes, but he was a junior partner. he was the deputy prime minister and finance minister, and somewhat publicly inconspicuous. but he has a huge amount of public self—confidence, which shows when, as president of the city state of hamburg, which he once was in his career, he had to face certain scandals that fell off, rolled off his back like water off a duck�*s feathers. and he he managed to overcome them pretty easily. and interestingly, he was considered by his own party, the spd, which is a social—minded sort of left—of—centre party, not to be the leader of the party three years ago when they voted against scholz to becoming the leader of the spd, amazingly, hooray, hooray, a year later, the same party which rejected him as leader appointed him to be candidate for the successor to mrs merkel. so that shows you what sort of a comeback sort of man he is, and he will

a new coalition government in germany, led by social democrat olaf scholz, pledges to make climate change priority. and, after being closed to tourists for two years, new zealand finally announces its plans to welcome back foreigners next year. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7amin singapore and midnight in paris — where a short while ago, the french interior ministry confirmed that 27 migrants have drowned while trying to cross from france. earlier, president macron said it was feared the death toll could be as high as 31. it is by far the biggest loss of life in a single incident on that route. air and sea rescue operations have been under way for several hours. our correspondent lucy williamson is in calais. as you say, the rescue and recovery operation has been going on here into the night. but there are very few details so far about who the victims are or why their boat sank. and there are questions already being raised in the local media here about whether it was simply bad weather, high waves, orwhether about whether it was simply bad weather

as we mention, of course, olaf sholtes is about to become the new german chancellor. that's after his party and 2 others agree to form a new government nickname the traffic light coalition because of the parties colors . now it took 2 months for the social democrats, the greens and the free democrats to agree on their terms after that of the federal election. the cd you party, which leads the out going government has waited wasted no time, i should say. and criticizing the new coalition different loc, the, the agreement that was presented today is relatively blind. and in many parts it's vague. the and the parties fall short of the things they propagated during the election campaign wouldn't. despite the differences between the 2 main parties, olaf shelters stands on foreign policy is seen as very close to that of angular merkel. and judging by the new coalition agreement, relations with russia are unlikely to see any major change. russia is an important international player. we understand the importance of substantial and stable relationships, and we continue to stri

well, olaf sholtes will be the new chancellor in terms of who's going to be in what job and how the, the cabinet is made up. there has been a leaks coming out. it seems likely we can expect christian, linda of the free democrats to be the new finance minister. that's a job he has coveted for a long time. also coming out of these meetings, there's been very few leaks, but the leaks that have come out of suggested that anal in a bad bulk of the greens would be the new foreign minister. and that would be a big, big policy gain for the green, sad to achieve that type of ministry in the new government. the green party, though of been the ones to come out the soonest. in fact, to say what they think of the announcement that there has been an agreement on this 3 way deal. they seem very happy with it. indeed, in fact, a green party source is saying that there was a new dynamic on climate policy that's being agreed during these coalition told that climate protection would be built into every facet of german government policy from agriculture to transport, the construction and beyond. it also

she is set to be replaced by former finance minister olaf scholz.many's chancellor—in—waiting, after the social democrat party struck a three—way coalition deal with the greens and the free democrats. they have pledged to transform europe's biggest economy — with a decade of investment in renewable energy. but they have many big challenges ahead as damien mcguinness reports from berlin. the end of an era in germany. after 16 years of conservative—led government under angela merkel, germany's new leaders are younger and more radical, and they want to modernise the country. it's an unusual alliance — a left—wing social democrat chancellor, olaf scholz, in government with the greens and the business—friendly liberals. in germany, it's called a "traffic light coalition" after the colours of each party. mr scholz drew parallels between the incoming coalition and germany's first—ever real traffic lights on potsdamer platz in berlin in 192a. translation: my aspiration i as chancellor is to make sure that this traffic light coalition can play a similarly gr

olaf shots will be germany's new chancellor, replacing angela merkel.will lead a coalition focused on fighting climate change. the amazing story of the afghan girls football team as they settle into life in portugal after escaping taliban rule. welcome to "world news america" on pbs and around the globe. we begin in georgia where a jury has found three white men guilty in the killing of ahmaud arbery. he was a black man shot jogging in february of 2020. a leaked video of his shooting became a rallying point in the black lives matter protest. the defendants claimed they were acting in self-defense while the prosecution said the men were dangerous vigilantes. lamech will has the latest from georgia. >> there have been times when this moment seemed a very distant prospect. >> we the jury find the defendant travis mcmichael guilty. >> they shout of relief came from the father of all ahmaud arbery who was shot dead in february of last year. two others were also found guilty of murder. they had all seen 25-year-old ahmaud running through the neighborhood and

tell us about this man olaf scholz, what's he like?uty prime minister and finance minister — and somewhat— minister and finance minister — and somewhat publicly inconspicuous, but he has _ somewhat publicly inconspicuous, but he has a _ somewhat publicly inconspicuous, but he has a huge amount of public self—confidence which shows, as the minister of— self—confidence which shows, as the minister of hamburg, which he once was in _ minister of hamburg, which he once was in his— minister of hamburg, which he once was in his career, he had to face scandals — was in his career, he had to face scandals that rolled off his back like water off a duck's feathers, and he — like water off a duck's feathers, and he managed to overcome them pretty— and he managed to overcome them pretty easily. interestingly, he was considered by his own party, the spa. _ considered by his own party, the spd. a _ considered by his own party, the spd, a social minded left of centre party, _ spd, a social minded left of centre party. not — spd, a social minded left o

>> olaf scholz, incoming government in waiting is very clear the pandemic is the first thing they areng to have to deal with. in this worsening situation around germany with the health care system really under pressure and patients fighting for their lives, being transferred to hospitals around germany where there are free beds available. a really serious situation. they will have to get on top of it quickly when they come into power, which might not be for another two weeks. olaf scholz saying he is going to set up a special crisis committee to deal with covid bringing together experts in the different government departments within the chancellery. under his direct supervision. it will have top priority. chancellor merkel saying she is ready to support that now during the transition to start setting that up. all this amid the discussions in germany about the possibility of compulsory vaccinations. the new government will definitely want to look at that in the case of old people's homes and care homes and tickle settings. they are not so sure. they will look at the tighter restriction

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. -- olaf schultz, said to be the next chancellor.or the free market and ftp come of and then the red is for olaf schultz's spd, the social democrats. >> mikey message is, we have the traffic light. and on our negotiations, social democrats and free democrats agreed to the social contract and therefore a new governing coalition. we will put the contract to a vote in our parties. we will campaign strongly that all three parties will sign off on this grievant within the next 10 days. ros: while the parties agreed on a list of policies, among them are major climate goals including ending the use of coal by 2030 and germany getting 80% of renewables by the same date. there will be a minimum rage -- minimum wage of 12 euros and a plan to legalize cannabis, something younger voters support . all these voters will have to be voted for by parliament, but the three parties working together will have a solid majority come so that should happen. here is more from damien mcginnis in berlin. damien: this government is described as a modernizing yo

well, in germany, chancellor, in waiting, olaf shoals has called from man to magistrate covert shots with daily case number's hitting the record of 74000 to the death toll passing, 800000 the governments describing the situation as an emergency. well, let's learn more now. crossing life to berlin. ne peter, all of a good morning. you, peter. what's the reaction so far from the german leadership to all of this? was deep concern at the moment and it's particularly when you look at those figures over the last 24 hours. the number of covert cases that have been reported to the robert cock institute, passing 75000 for the 1st time. also, germany reaching a sod milestone as 100000 all over 100000. people have now died from covey. 19 in the country. we are in a period of governmental transition here in germany at the moment, says angular merkel. step down and follow up. schoultz looks likely to be the man that will be replacing her. now both governments have set the alarm bells ringing really when it comes to this latest wave of coven. 19 the problem is obvious. we are heading for an emerge

so as we mentioned, olaf sholtes is about to become the german chancellor. that's after his party and 2 others agreed to form a new government nicknamed with a traffic light coalition. after the party colors. it took 2 months for the social democrats, the greens on the free democrats to agree on their terms after the federal election, the cd you party, which leads the outgoing government as wasted no time. and criticizing the coalition different loc, the, the agreement that was presented today is relatively blunt. and in many parts it's vague and the parties fall short of the things they propagated during the election campaign. wouldn't. the dressed agreement document is quite a water 177 pages. it goes over $51776.00 words that is slightly more than f scott fitzgerald novel, the great gatsby. and there is some twists and turns when it comes to how this new government would approach russia. the draft document says that they would be looking for constructive dialogue with moscow. russia is an important international player. we understand the importance of sub

regions, including catalonia, limiting movement for the unvaccinated germany, chancellor in waiting olaf sholtes at school. so mandatory copay shots with daily case number's hitting the record of 74000 and the death toll passing out 100000. the governments describe the situation as an emergency. as peter oliver now reports from berlin was deep concern at the moment, and it's particularly when you look at those figures over the last 24 hours. the number of covert cases that have been reported to the robert cock institute, passing 75000 for the 1st time. also germany reaching a milestone as 100000 all over 100000. people have now died from cove at 19 in the country. we are in a period of governmental transition here in germany at the moment, says angle americans steps down and all are schoultz looks likely to be the man that will be replacing her. now both governments have set the alarm bells ringing really when it comes to this latest wave of coven 19 the problem is obvious. we are heading for an emergency. the likes of which we have never seen before in this country. is that also because

a new coalition government in germany — led by social democrat olaf scholz — pledges to make climatenge its top priority. and new zealand finally announces its plans to welcome back foreigners next year. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. french officials now say 27 people have drowned in the channel off calais in the worst incident since the waters between france and the uk became a major route for migrants. two people were rescued and are being treated in hospital — another person is missing. the french authorities say four suspected people—smugglers have been arrested in connexion with wednesday's deaths. our correspondent lucy williamson is in calais. well, as you say, the rescue and recovery operation has been going on here into the night. but there are very few details so far about who the victims are or why their boat sank. and there are questions already being raised in the local media here about whether it was simply bad weather, high waves, or whether it might�*ve been hit by something like a container ship. no confi

a disturbing tendency, alyssa, 10 past the hour here in moscow, germany is chancellor and waiting. olaf. sholtes has called for mandatory cove at vaccines, echoing the outgoing governments warning that the country is now dealing with an emergency. that's as a daily case number's had a record of 74000 with the overall death toll passing a 100000. the most current, the problem is obvious, is we are heading for an emergency. the likes of which we have never seen before in this country is that also the cost is upon the me. the way out of this pandemic is that in institutions where especially vulnerable groups are, can't fall. vaccination is made mandatory. these are legal. but our german states and our re imposing strict cove at measures in berlin. under hamburg, people can only use public transport if they have a vaccine or q r code or a negative p c. r test. a bavaria among others has re introduced a lockdown with all christmas markets close this year. and the leader of area has joined calls for compulsory vaccinations nationwide. while according to the polls or most of the germans are in

breaking news and ard see a coalition deal is struck in germany, paving the way for finance minister, olaf shoals to become the next chancellor, replacing angler. merkel. also ahead today, we're experiencing a stronger economic recovery in the world despite bowl presidential claims america's economic recovery faces headwinds as oral prices sore nodding to public anger, over spiraling inflation, their inflation is, is rising. me might not be seeing as much progress as fast as we would like, based on the promises that he made. and pushing puberty blockers on children, a health care, a whistleblower in the u. k. claims a state funded clinic case. treating girls who don't like pink ribbons or dolls to be gender confused. we have spoken to a former transgender person who sees the practice as opposed to actually child abuse. what tavistock is doing really should be shut down on or should be against the law. and that allowed to happen to young children, especially ah, wherever you're counting the program from today. welcome to moscow on to then use our on our t, i'm unanimity. we start with some

the german finance minister, olaf shoals look said to become the countries. next, chancellor, it is after his party finalized a 3 way coalition deal. following months self negotiations. he'll be replace a anglo merkle who has been at the helm for 16 years with more on all about the ramifications as well or europe correspondent peter over deal has been struck. it would seem between the social democrats, the green party, and the free democrats that would see all af sholtes, replace anglo merkel as the next chancellor of germany or left shoulder the air social democratic candidate for the job in the last election in the government. that angler merkel headed before this our vote, he was the finance minister also the vice chancellor in that group there. and the talks have gone on for quite a while. have been it was 8 weeks since the ballot here in germany. and they've been in these negotiations since around october time. it will be $73.00 days if it is announced later on as we're expecting that this deal has been struck. that's a lot better though, than the last t

the with hey, coalition deal is struck in germany, paving the way for a finance minister, olaf shoals to become the next chancellor, replacing angler. merkel. also ahead in the program. we're experiencing a stronger economic recovery in the world. the spy to bowl presidential claims america's economic recovery faces headwinds us oil prices sore, notting to public anger. over spiraling consumer calls. inflation is, is rising. we might not be seeing as much progress as fast as we would like, based on the promises that he made. as a, with of lower in the u. k. claims, as state funding clinic is glossing girls who don't like pink ribbons or adults as gender. confused. a former transgender person shirts. his views on the method selfie pelvis doctrine to actually child abuse. what tavistock is doing really should be shut down on, or it should be against the law. and that allowed to happen to young children, especially and helping to fight against coven, russia approves the use of vaccines for children, aged $12.17 ah . across the world are on the clock. this is the news, our an art. see gre

in just a few days, the german of finance minister, olaf sholtes will become chancellor, replacing and glen michael. that's off to his party and 2 others agree to team up in what speed nickname the traffic light coalition, referring to the parties, colors. now it took 2 months for the social democrats, the greens on the free democrats to agree on terms office september's election. the cd you party, which leads the outgoing government. i had this to say about the countries incoming leadership, different loc, the, the agreement that was presented today is relatively blind and in many parts it's vague. the and the parties fall short of the things they've congregated during the election campaign wouldn't. despite the differences between the 2 main parties, olaf sholtes as stance on foreign policy is seen. it's very close to that of anglo merkel. and judging by the new coalition agreement, when it comes to relations with moscow, well, people are saying it's unlikely to see any drastic change. russia is an important international plan. we understand the importance of substantial and stable r

the german finance minister olaf shows look sent to become the countries next counsellor. now 3 way coalition deal has been reached after a full 2 months of negotiations. schultz will be replacing anglo merkel who's been up to held for 16 years, telling me more earlier about today's developments. peter oliver, the dressed agreement document is quite a whopper. 177 pages. it goes over $51776.00 words that is slightly more than f scott fitzgerald novel, the great gatsby. and there is some twists and turns when it comes to how this new government would approach russia. the draft document says that they would be looking for constructive dialogue with moscow. russia is an important international player. we understand the importance of substantial and stable relationships, and we continue to strive for them. we're ready thought constructive dialogue. we will take into account different threat perceptions and focus on a common and coherent e u policy towards russia. we've heard some speeches from leadership of the 3 parties as they address their press conference in berlin, and mo

is report, record numbers of infections. germany's political parties agree a deal, which we'll see olaf shall succeed. i'm going to merkel as chancellor left off with falcon di dart in launches a test mission that could one day save the planet as race brown to crash into an asteroid to find out how to prevent one hitting ah, we begin in ethiopia, where the conflicts which in the government and to graham rebels is escalating. prime minister abbey made has now left the capital and is headed to the frontline to lead his troops in battle. the t p a left rebels are pushing south from to grey into the neighboring regions of am. hara and are far and down a major road running to the capitol, addis ababa to grey and rebels said earlier this month had taken control of these sounds. come, boucher sits on a supply line linking the landlocked country to the port city of g booty. last week the rebels claimed to have captured the town of she. why? robert? about 200 kilometers from addis ababa. jonas, i'm, we'll get at you bring us the latest from ethiopia, capital well, a to new, the spokesperson of t

the german finance minister olaf should look sent to become the country's next chancellor. it's after his party finalized a 3 way coalition deal. following months of negotiations. he will be replacing anglo merkel who's been at the helm for 16 years. well, let's frost. now to our europe correspondent, peter oliver, in berlin. for more on all the peter a big day, a deal pretty much struck and i much speculation about the make up of the incoming cabinet to i would suggest were yes, 8 weeks on from the german election. the leaders of 3 parties, the social democrats, the greens and the free democrats, have agreed to form a new government before it all gets rubber stamped and becomes official. they have to put it by their respective party memberships and get the approval there. however, it's pretty much a done deal if they're telling us, then we expect it should go by their party membership. what it means is that all f sholtes, the finance minister and vice chancellor under the previous government will become the next german leader taking over from angle america. what type of le

in germany, a 3 party coalition has struck a deal that is said to make finance minister, olaf shops the country's legs, chancellor and he's already said he's going to make defeating corona virus. his top priority, including by getting tough on vaccination, is that also the cost is upon the me, the way out of this pandemic. it is that in institutions where especially vulnerable groups are cared for vaccination is made mandatory vehicles. but the 3 way coalition deal was reached after a full 2 months of negotiations. over the next 10 days, the parties involved will need to approve what's been agreed, artie's peter oliver explains how the government will be composed according to the deal. the dressed agreement document is quite a water 177 pages. it goes over $51776.00 words that is slightly more than f scott fitzgerald novel, the great gatsby. and there is some twists and turns when it comes to how this new government would approach russia. the draft document says that they would be looking for constructive dialogue with moscow. russia is an important international player. we understand t

olaf scholz was primarily concerned with getting this government together. to do something. he said they will set up a crisis management team but the question is how fast will they get that and what kind of measures they will be able to bring. we know the liberals are standing somewhat on the break -- brake, they are criticizing long reaching lockdown measures and have also seen too much interference into people's life so they are a bit reluctant to introduce mandatory vaccinations print >> we will see -- vaccinations. >> we will see how things develop their. what is the wider program from this new government. climate was going to be center stage. germany has its own challenge when it comes to the energy transition. >> definitely they really underestimate germany is a high energy export industry. and really the targets have been out, germany wants to become climate neutral. but what is missing and what everyone is looking for is what will this government do and it has somewhat short expectations. without a strong commitment to actions. they do not say how th

what can olaf scholz and his friends in the greens and fdp do about this? the one that's going to have to clean up this mess. angela merkel was told she was very lenient with prevention measures because she didn't want to spoil the election. nobody wanted to kill off the good vibe in the summer. that is the ramifications and repercussions of it. one thing that is different from olaf scholz and angela merkel, he said he will have to take measures that we've not seen yet in germany. whether he's alluding to a mandate for vaccination remains be seen, but he signaling he will be tough on these measures. jonathan: maria, looking very impressed with matt miller. two hours into a show if you have to apologize to a whole country, something's not done right. you understand that, right? matt: it's going to be difficult to enforce this across the entire nation because people are very private in certain pockets of austria. jonathan: i thought you said they don't see each other. matt: you could go a long time without seeing your neighbors if you live in a mountainous re

in power. germany is nick, chancellor, olaf schoultz pulled for compulsory cove vaccination with us daily and affection skyrocket to double the spring peak. and politicians clash with the eco activists in canada and after a leading campaign, a war for oil pipelines could be blown up if the government doesn't take action on climate change with .

olaf scholz, who will replace angela merkel as chancellor, has pledged to make climate change his top priority. one of the crucial aspects of national life is the future of the scottish highlands. vast areas of the countryside are being bought by wealthy individuals keen to return the land to its natural state. they want to introduce the process of �*rewilding' and to stop what they consider ecological degradation, deforestation and the loss of biodiversity. our special correspondent allan little has been investigating. there is a juniper bush appearing, and right down here, we have a rowan that's got its orange autumnal colours on it there. across hundreds of thousands of acres, some of scotland's landowners are changing the way they use land. this is glenfeshie, where most of the deer have been culled. do that, and tree and other plant life comes back naturally. habitats and ecosystems lost to grazing for centuries are reseeding — insects, birds and mammals should follow. none of this is planted. this is all natural regeneration. that's why we have a 200—year vision to get this whol

brent: here in germany, the outgoing chancellor, angela merkel, and her successor, olaf scholz, bringing forward a meeting to the sixth teen -- 16 incoming states this thursday. with infection rates skyrocketing in the east and south of the country, the german armed forces are flying patients across the country to ease the strain on health care teams and to find beds and hospitals with more ability to cope. germany has confirmed three cases now of the new omicron variant and to further complicate matters are battling their fourth wave of infections. let's get to our correspondent who is covering that angle for us tonight. the emergency meeting has been brought forward more than a week. does that show the urgency and what can we expect to hear come out of it? >> it definitely shows that governing officials in germany have understood the severity of the situation. whether or not we can actually expect any results coming out of it with swift action and to follow that phone call tomorrow is another question and it depends on a variety of factors. first of all, whether there will be a clear a

and she shared ah ah, a coalition deal is struck in germany, paving the way for a finance minister, olaf shoals to big come. then next chancellor, replacing on glove merkel. also ahead in the bulletin. we're experiencing the strongest economic recovery in the world despite bowl presidential claims. america's economic recovery faces headwinds as oil prices sore notting to a public anger. over spiraling inflation. inflation is, is rising and we might not be seeing as much progress as fast as we would like. based on the promises that he made us pushing puberty blockers on children to health care. a whistleblower in the u. k. claims estate funded clinic as treating girls who don't like pink ribbons or adults.

olaf scholz will take over as chancellor. those are the headlines. we are back in half an hour. right now, it is inside story. ♪ >> fuel prices and inflation are rocketing in the u.s. the president has ordered williams of bearers of oil to be released from the strategic reserves. is that going to make a difference or is it to bst his falling approval ratings? where several other countries joining in? this is inside story. ♪ hello and welcome to the program. it is a remove president joe biden hopes will ease u.s. petrol prices and reduce inflation that has hit a 31 year high. he is tapping into the strategic petroleum reserve. 50 million barrels of world are being released and that is roughly what the u.s. uses in two and a half days. several other countries have agreed to use their emergency reserves. his critics say it is a temporary fix. some argue it is eight political move to help his political writings. he has asked the organization of oil-producing countries known as opec plus to increase its output. doug kai brought together other nations to contribute to the solution. in

coven 19 infections, its highest number since the pandemic began. germany's likely new chance that olaf sholtes called a meeting to discuss how to react yap rights been blamed on germany's relatively low vaccination rates. but 2 thirds of the population has received the jad far i groups and others have mocked pardons independence day with march through central war. so some of the protesters cold for strong, the buddhist in reference to the hundreds of migrants trying to legally enter the country that happened blocked by polish troops. the demonstration had been banned by the cities maya, but was overturned by the national government. similar events happen more by violence in recent years. and brazil inflation the pandemic, and a lack of investment in social programs means the number of people going hungry is growing. president variable scenario is trying to amend the constitution to allow him to spend more to address the problem. but critics say he's using poverty as an excuse to increase his own campaign budget ahead of next year's election. monica yanna care reports from ria dish near

than 50000 new cases in the past 24 hours. current finance minister and the next like a chancellor, olaf shoulds called a meeting to discuss new cubs to help hospitals that are overwhelmed. several of the was tit states will ready brought in new restrictions on unvaccinated people. the outbreak is being blamed on germany's relatively low vaccination. right. meanwhile, the dutch prime minister has held an emergency meeting and might bring back lockdown measures as the country deals with a spike. in corona, virus infections, also more than 16300 people have tested positive in 24 hours. this is a record since the pandemic began public health experts recommending measures including shutting down fish as in cinemas. it could be west eobs fuss pasha lockdown since the summer. and announcement is expected on friday after canadian indigenous fleet as a hoping remembrance day will mark an overdue turning point in their relationship with the government. he prime minister just intruders face multiple controversies over indigenous issues with the discovery of historic unmarked graves of children. sh

propagated during the election campaign would. despite the differences between the 2 main parties, olaf shaw says stance on foreign policy is seen as close to that of. busy anglo merkel and judging by the new coalition agreement relations with moscow are unlikely to see drastic change. russia is an important international plan. we understand the importance of substantial and stable relationships, and we continue to strive for them. we're ready for constructive dialogue. we will take into account different threat perceptions and focus on a common and coherent a new policy towards russia. last cross live now to frank christian hanson, who's a member of the berlin parliament for the alternative for germany party to like to have you on today. so we have a governing coalition, it appears, but your party wasn't in the reckoning at all to have a share of power despite having won almost as many votes as the f d. p. did you expect to be sidelined completely? yes, unfortunately. yes. i think we have the solutions for the future of germany, the other stones, and that's why they want to keep us out

so although angle immacule is still chancellor, although olaf shots is still finance minister because coalition discussions are going on behind the scenes, there isn't really, as it were a firm hand on the tele. now mr. shots has been accused by some in the media and by some other politicians of not really having stepped up as it were, into the role which she really wants to take. as chancellor. he's been addressing those concerns and talking about corona and the measures that need to be put in place in parliament. this is what he had to say to members of parliament a few hours ago that the us of not want on the viruses still with us and threatening our health. therefore, it's very, very important that we take all measures to be sure that we can protect the health of the citizens of our country. although the situation is different because many people have been vaccinated i, it's still not good. especially because the to few people so far have taken the opportunity to have the vaccine said on the next 1st the government planning to do to tackle this school question would be which gover