his richard walker richard what do you make of this call from shit for a bridge lockdown presumably a tougher law down in germany. ok. this is aman lush it who of course you know he is the head of state of north rhine-westphalia but most importantly he leads i'm going to metals conservative c.d.u. party and he's the man who hopes that he will be able to replace the elections coming up this september he has written reacting basically to 2 things the pandemic and the politics and what maybe let's take a pandemic 1st of all what we're experiencing here is a 3rd wave of covert 19 which is coming at a ferocious pace driven by the british variant that emerged in the u.k. towards the end of last year and caused many many deaths there that we're seeing the number of infections rising here and while there's been a little bit of a blip down over the easter holidays while the health authorities are not registering things so quickly the overall trajectory is very serious and i think the number that scaring a lot of people at the moment is that the number of people who are in intensive care and ho

towards a locked on the information locked on a few more feet up is chief international editor richard walker welcome richard what do you make of aman last let's call. this is definitely increasing fill the likelihood of a tough a lot down coming at this you say it's just early he's not the only voice calling for this but he is a very important voice so he is the leader of that important states in north rhine-westphalia and the the main thing is he's also the leader of uncle a medical's own party the conservative c.d.u. but really what he seems to be reacting here is the reality of the situation in germany in the way of the coded 19 crisis that is being driven by the british variant that emerged in the u.k. at the end of last year because many deaths there and is growing very rapidly around europe. and the number of infections is really rising very rapidly slight blip downwards around easter holidays the health authorities are close not registering of it but the trajectory is very serious and one key number was just announced today of the number of 4000 people in intensive care with coded 100

towards a locked on one for a strong lock on a scale more data base chief international editor richard walker welcome richard what do you make of aman last let's call. this is definitely increasing fill the likelihood of a tough a lot down coming in as you say it's just early he's not the only point clearly for this is a very important voice so he is the leader of that important states in north rhine-westphalia and the the main thing is he's also the leader of uncle a medical's own party conservative c.d.u. but really what he seems to be reacting here is the reality of the situation in germany in the way of the coded 19 crisis that is being driven by the british variant that emerged in the u.k. at the end of last year caused many deaths and is growing very rapidly around europe and the number of infections is really rising very rapidly slight blip downwards around easter holidays the health authorities are close not registering everything but the trajectory is very serious and one key number was just announced today of the number of 4000 people in intensive care with coded 1000 significant nu

for more on the sign of german talks i'm joined now by d w chief international editor richard walker richard these consultations they take place every 2 years but they are far from routine what are the critical points on today's agenda. you know what terry these a really wide ranging dialogues that have been going on don't just today but also the last few days between the various ministries of the 2 governments is really you know discussions going on in almost every area of policy but you know every single time in these dialogues business is a key priority you just heard from the business minister there you know china is a massive market for german exporters so that is always a priority but one thing to see that's the particularly high on the agenda is climate change where the world is looking to those climate talks the u.n. climate talks coming up in scotland later this year and the europeans and the americans really want the chinese to set more ambitious targets to cut emissions particularly in the relatively short term so we'll be watching closely if anyone went on that the relatio

richard walker there now let's take a look at some stories making headlines around the world militants equipped with explosives have blasted their way into a jail in nigeria's ses some 800 prisoners managed to escape in the mayhem and one of the country's the largest ever jailbreaks and no one has claimed responsibility so police are blaming a separatist group. jordan's a prince hum's that has pledged his loyalty to the king and an apparent resolution to an unprecedented public feud within the royal family. the half brother of jordan's king abdullah has been under house arrest for allegedly plotting to destabilize the country became reportedly mediated the solution. and a volcano in iceland has opened a new fissure and massive a fracture in another it's several 100 meters long and has been a belching wafa emergency services ordered an immediate vacuum of the area the volcano has been erupting since late march having laid dormant for nearly 800 years before that. when the trial of the former police officer accused of murdering george floyd the minneapolis police chief has testified that

s chief international editor richard walker reporting there aren't let's take the story now to washington d.c. my 1st guest tonight is tory tell 6 she's research director for the project on europe and the transatlantic relationship at harvard university's kennedy school of government tory it's good to have you on the program again when joe biden was campaigning he said one of the most important things for him as president would be to restore america's leadership role in the world has he done there. so this is something that will take time but i think president by his meet a number of early that's in restoring america's leadership around the world and let's just look at some of the actions of the administration has already taken he has rejoined the pair's climate of course he has rejoined the united states and the world hunger disease and he has made strengthening alliances and partnerships a central feature of u.s. foreign policy and this is ministration is also taking a number of stances to strengthen america's moral leadership in the world speaking out strongly against beijing that acti

earlier we spoke to chief international editor richard walker and we asked him what changed between now and 3 weeks ago when chancellor merkel announced a strict easter lockdown and then reverse the decision and apologized the reality here in germany is not just about the pandemic it's about the politics and what we have what we've been witnessing over the sloss couple of weeks is really a power struggle happening on 2 separate levels in the very heart of the policy on the one hand you have a kind of power struggle between the federal government led by angela merkel and the individual states which all have their own leaders like common lash it in north rhine-westphalia angela merkel has generally been pushing for a tougher national line to deal with this 3rd wave the individual states who have different views but what unites many of them is that they want to defend their own turf it's up to us to decide what goes on here last it is at the head is at the center of that struggle and has even been openly bickering with his party colleague angela merkel so that's the one power struggle the

s chief international editor richard walker reporting there aren't let's take the story now to washington d.c. my 1st guest tonight is tori tell 6 she's research director for the project on europe and the transatlantic relationship at harvard university's kennedy school of government tory it's good to have you on the program again when joe biden was campaigning he said one of the most important things for him as president would be to restore america's leadership role in the world has he done there. so this is something that will take time but i think president by his media numbered early that's in restoring america's leadership around the world and let's just look at some of the actions of the administration has already taken he has rejoined the pair's claim to courts he has rejoined united states and the world health organization he has made strengthening alliances and partnerships a central feature of u.s. foreign policy and this is ministration is also taking a number of stances to strengthen america's moral leadership in the world speaking out strongly against beijing that actions aga

s chief international editor richard walker gives joe biden a foreign policy report card. during the trump years the u.s. embassy here in berlin was like a fortress of america 1st led by a loyalist who lived and breathed that mantra now it's all changed and joe biden has a very different message for the world let's break it down. america is back 1st of all a slogan biden has been saying over and over america is back the transatlantic alliance is back sure enough the 1st visit by a biden official to berlin was something of a love in defense secretary lloyd austin tore up donald trump's plan to cut american troops in german bases and even announced an increase but while america is back is resonating here in europe in afghanistan it's the opposite biden has ordered u.s. troops to pull out this september many afghans now fear a taliban takeover biden always says that he is with the people of afghanistan they have a low to the american and nato forces in the country for 20 years and by withdrawing unconditionally from of congress and the people there are being abandoned that af

richard walker chief international editor thank you. we'll take a look now at some of the latest developments in this pandemic starting an ngo which is reported a record increase in corona virus infections and new daily cases of past 100000 for the 1st time as recorded infection rate is now higher than anywhere else in the world thailand's most popular tourist resort of poor cats has begun its mass vaccination program 2 months ahead of the rest of the country it's hoped that most of the island will be vaccinated before overseas travelers arrive in july and bangladesh has begun a week long lockdown closing non essential retail and public transport services. i saw indonesia where all forest is there and the nice team all say dozens of people killed in flash floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone serota i mean wins interventional rain pounded a cluster of eastern indonesian islands as well as neighboring east timor emergency teams are struggling to reach some of the affected areas. a human chain to escape the raging waters rai

and move towards a lockdown on lockdown let's get more from database chief international editor richard walkerelcome richard what do you make of aman last night's call. he definitely increasing the likelihood of a lockdown coming at this you say it's just he's not the only voice clearly he is a very important voice so he is the leader of the important state of north rhine-westphalia and the main thing is he's also the leader calls only. do you really were. what he seems to be reacting here is the reality of the situation in germany is in the way of the coded 19 crisis that is being driven by the british variant that emerged in the u.k. at the end of last year cause many deaths and is growing very rapidly around europe and the number of infections is reason rising very rapidly slight blip downwards around the easter holiday as the health authorities are close not registering everything but the trajectory is very serious and one key number was just announced today of the number of 4000 people in intensive care with coded 1000 significant number of those people will die and that number is also in

s chief international editor richard walker has this report. during the trump years the u.s. embassy here in berlin was like a fortress of america 1st led by a loyalist who lived and breathed that mantra now it's all change and joe biden has a very different message for the world let's break it down. america is back 1st of all a slogan biden has been saying over and over america is back the transatlantic alliance is back sure enough the 1st visit by a biden official to berlin was something of a love in defense secretary lloyd austin tore up donald trump's plan to cut american troops in german bases and even announced an increase but while america is back is resonating here in europe in afghanistan it's the opposite biden has ordered u.s. troops to pull out this september many afghans now fear a taliban takeover biden always says that he is with the people of afghanistan they have been low to the american and nato forces control for 20 years and by withdrawing unconditionally from of kindness and the people there are being abandoned that afghan move could backfire for biden bu

to richard walker there now let's take a look at some more stories making headlines around the world the united nations says at least 40 people have been killed in sudan's western darfur region during clashes between 2 tribes the fighting poses a challenge to sudan's tragic transitional government that's seeking to end decades of on rest and tribal violence in darfur earlier this year displaced over $120000.00 people. jordan's a prince hamza has pledged his loyalty to the king and an apparent resolution to an unprecedented public feud within the royal family homes or who is the half brother of jordan's king abdullah had been under house arrest for allegedly plotting to destabilize the country the king's uncle reported the mediated solution. in mozambique's military says it has regained full control over the coastal town of palma jihadists from a group linked to al qaeda attacked it late last month on the is located near natural gas projects worth some 60000000000 dollars in aid groups say tens of thousands had fled the fighting. and in the trial of derek chauffeur and the former poli

well we asked you don't use chief international editor richard walker for his take on law should call for a harder walk down. the reality here in germany is not just about the prime demick it's about the politics and what we have what we've been witnessing over the least last couple of weeks is really a power struggle happening on 2 separate levels in the very heart of german policy on the one hand you have a kind of power struggle between the federal government led by angela merkel and the individual states which all have their own leaders like common lash it in north rhine-westphalia angela merkel has generally been pushing for tougher national line to deal with this 3rd wave the individual states who have different views but what unites many of them is that they want to defend their own turf it's up to us to decide what goes on here last it is at the head is at the center of that power struggle and has even been openly bickering with his party clearly angela merkel so that's the one power struggle the other one is about who leads uncle americans parent party into the national elect

i really respected you know his chief international editor richard walker and we asked him what has changed between now and 3 weeks ago when chancellor merkel announced a strict easter lockdown before reversing the decision and apologizing the reality here in germany is not just about the prime demick it's about the politics and of what we have what we've been witnessing over 30 sloss couple of weeks is really a power struggle happening on 2 separate levels in the very heart of policy on the one hand you have a kind of power struggle between the federal government led by angela merkel and the individual states which all have their own leaders like common lash it in north rhine-westphalia angela merkel has generally been pushing for tougher national line to deal with this 3rd wave the individual states who have different views but what unites many of them is that they want to defend their own turf it's up to us to decide what goes on here. it is at the head is at the center of that struggle and has even been openly bickering with his party colleague angela merkel so that's the one power stru

richard walker chief international editor thank you. counter through some of our some more of the latest developments in this pandemic venu cases in india have passed 100000 in a single day for the 1st time in the country now has the world's highest recorded infection rate britain's confirmed it will take further steps out of lockdown next week as its vaccination program continues apace nonessential shops will be allowed to reopen and outdoor dining will be allowed the jerusalem post is reporting that pfizer has halted shipments of its vaccine to israel after the country reportedly failed to pay for the last batch. overs government is clamping down on independent reporting on the country's vaccination campaign and the situation in hospitals hungry has one of the highest per capita death rates from coffee at 19 in the e.u. although it also has the highest vaccination rate the w correspondent for the 1st shot heard from one doctor on a reality of the odds with the picture being put forward by the government soldiers money for people check

anna: that was the iceland foods managing director, richard walker, speaking to us.ing up, stocks to watch. including air france klm as the french government strengthens its grip on the airline, taking a larger stake. this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: welcome back to the european market open. seven minutes into the start of european equity trading, things mixed on the futures position. individual stocks in focus. dani burger has a breakdown. dani: air france klm, capital increase of over one billion euros, and french government will have a bigger control of the airline, 29% stake. guy johnson spoke with the ceo yesterday. >> what banks have been telling us and financial analysts have been telling us has been positive, more than expected. still strong in the medium and long term. a clear that are industry is here to stay. dani: the ceo talking about the benefits of this capital increase. with more supply often comes a fall in prices. the other to watch as a truck company reporting a pre-release of earnings, and they have increased their full return on sales at a high-end of

but richard buckle and others using walkers wheelchairs and scooters in the area report frequent encounters with careless drivers as even though this walk it you. they are still go by and you got to for them. >> safe to go by. you've got to watch for >> that some of the ramp and i parenting. and that's they probably have whole family and you don't even let animals that live in. >> in san jose. rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> shot in the back with an arrow. that's what happened to a beauty, a bus driver who was out on a walk while on a break in san jose kron four's maureen kelly talked to the santa clara county sheriff's office, which is investigating this as a possible hate crime. >> at this point. it's unclear if it was shot by a traditional bow or crossbow. but this is a picture of the arrow that impaled of the t a bus driver in the back. i know exactly how far it went in. but if it were to go couple inches to the left or right. i get definitely think it would've been a different situation. we're very that night before he was. in stable condition and he was released back out to his family. t

but richard buckle and others using walkers wheelchairs and scooters in the area report frequent encountersreless drivers as even though this as a walk at you. they are still go by and you got to walk the walk for them. >> safe to go by. you've got to watch for >> that some of the ramp and i i don't care. that's they probably have whole family and his only let animals that live in. >> both drivers, both hit and run drivers remain at large. the woman who died here last night was the 16th person to die in city streets this year. and the 3rd pedestrian death live in san jose. rob fladeboe kron 4 news. thank you so much, rob. not a a bus driver that was out walking during a break. >> that was then shot in the back with this arrow. this happened in san jose now santa clara county deputies are looking into the possibility that this was a hate crime. kron four's maureen kelly has the story. at this point. it's unclear if it was shot by a traditional bow or crossbow. >> but this is a picture of the arrow that impaled of the t a bus driver in the back. the santa clara sheriff's office says it happen

but richard buckle and others using walkers wheelchairs and scooters in the area report frequent encountersith careless drivers as even though this walk it you. they are still go by and you got to for them. >> safe to go by. you've got to watch for >> that some of the ramp and i parenting. and that's they probably have whole family and his only let animals that live in. >> in san jose. rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> city leaders in berkeley say they are now the first city in the nation to require their police department to document the use of militarized equipment, things like the city leaders say the use of weapons like specialized guns, projectile launchers and the times 30 inches or longer are now regulated by this new police equipment and community safety ordinance just approved by berkeley city council. there will be an annual report that will include an inventory of current police equipment. the official policy for its use and the circumstance. >> frankly, a lot of this grows out of concerns for black lives matter. and this sense that sometimes weaponry is appears more in lower income a

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walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today. nonessential shops, gyms and hairdressers can reopen as planned next week in england but foreign holiday plans remain in doubt. police searching for missing student richardal happy birthday. good morning, another cold and frosty starts to the day with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. for many, driving some sunshine but still some wintry showers around and still some wintry showers around and still some wintry showers around and still some cold wind. all of the details in ten minutes. it's tuesday the 6th of april. our top story. the prime minister has confirmed the next phase of lifting the lockdown in england will go ahead as planned from monday of next week with pubs, restaurants, gyms and hair salons among the businesses allowed to re—open. but the news came with a warning from government scientists that some social distancing measures will need to remain in place for much longer if a third wave is to be avoided. with more details, here's our political correspondent iain watson. lockdown has been a long, hard slog for many of us. but now if you live in england, you may well be working out what to do next week. from april 12, you can get in shape

joined by deed of is richard walker richard what do you make of this call from shit for a bridge lockdown presumably a tougher law down in germany. of course you know he is the head of state will thrive westphalia but most importantly he leads i'm going to man who's conservative c.d.u. policy and he's the man who said.

feed into and move towards a locked room locked on more data base chief international editor richard walker welcome richard what do you make of armin lash let's call. it. definitely increasing the likelihood of a tough lock down coming in as you say it's just he's not the only choice clearly for this is a very important voice so he is the leader of the important states in north rhine-westphalia and the main thing is he's also the leader until a medical's own party so do you really what he seems to be reacting here is the reality of the situation germany is in. the code 19 crisis does being driven by the british variant that emerged in the u.k. at the end.

towards a lockdown reached on lockdown let's get more from database chief international editor richard walker welcome richard what do you make of armin lash let's call. it definitely increasing the likelihood of a lockdown coming at this you say it's just he's not the only voice calling for this is a very important voice so he is the leader of the important state of north rhine-westphalia and the main thing is he's also the leader. only. c.d.u. but really what he said. seems to be reacting here is the reality of the situation in germany. but wave of the code 19 crisis is being driven by the british variant that the most in the u.k. at the end of last year cause many deaths and is growing very rapidly around europe . and the number of infections is reason rising very rapidly slight blip downwards around because to holiday is the health authorities are close and not registering everything but the trajectory is very serious and one key.