following terry martin good to have you with us germany is extending its coronavirus lockdown for several more weeks as it grapples with a 3rd wave of the pandemic the move comes after talks between chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders they were at loggerheads over whether to ease restrictions on domestic travel over the easter holiday season ultimately agreeing on a strict 5 day national shutdown over the period. by the time they had finally wrapped up night the time to morning energy had given way to exhaustion and what began as a one month partial lockdown news not nearly ha year long chancellor angela merkel summed up the c.b.s. news of the situation facing gemini. we basically have a new pandemic the mutation from great a person has taken over which means we have a new virus. of course of the same kind but with very different properties it is clearly more lethal more contagious and contagious for longer. linger and. that's why restrictions on public life will be extended until april 18th and gatherings over easter effectively cancelled. down the easter lockdown will bring ev

is lincoln's wish list more like wishful thinking as pulling our correspondent terry scholz terry has covered nato for years the been the flow of the transatlantic tide good evening to you terese of how would you describe u.s. nato relations tonight are we talking about a high tide or is it more like a low tide. well definitely a rising tide brant but there really wasn't anywhere to go but up after the 4 years of president trump as you mentioned very difficult years for nato in which trump criticize the alliance criticized allies by name germany in particular you know people told me constantly that they felt like they had to be watching twitter to find out what the u.s. policies would be and that was was really nerve wracking for an alliance that needs to show a united front to deter all enemies i was actually joking with secretary general stolzenberg today that it sounded like secretary blinken had stolen some of his lines and he left in a way that you could tell he's very relieved to have this kind of narrative coming out of the biggest ally yeah that's definitely a relief for him w

hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us europe's biggest economy is poised to further tighten its walk down restrictions german chancellor going to meeting with reasonal leaders later today to discuss the path forward that's amid growing evidence that germany in a in germany the 3rd wave of the coronavirus is beginning the country has registered almost 8000 new daily cases in the also a steep rise in cases was brought under control by a 2nd lockdown but since some restrictions were eased at the start of march there has been another spike scientists fear cases. could jump to a new high the exponential rise in cases comes amid growing protests against current restrictions thousands of people rallied in germany and elsewhere in europe over the weekend police say some 20000 people demonstrated in the german city of caso making it one of the largest rallies of its kind so far in germany this year scuffles broke out between some of the protesters and police resorted to using batons pepper spray and water cannon to disperse the crowds. police tweeted that there had been repeated atta

is lincoln's wish list more like wishful thinking as pulling our correspondent terry scholtz terry has covered nato for years the been the flow of the transatlantic tide good evening to you terry's of how would you describe u.s. nato relations tonight are we talking about a high tide or is it more like a low tide. well definitely a rising tide brant but there really wasn't anywhere to go but up after the 4 years of president trump as you mentioned very difficult years for nato in which trump criticize the alliance criticized allies by name germany in particular you know people told me constantly that they felt like they had to be watching twitter to find out what the u.s. policies would be and that was was really nerve wracking for an alliance that needs to show a united front to deter all enemies i was actually joking with secretary general stolzenberg today that it sounded like secretary blinken had stolen some of his lines and he left in a way that you could tell he's very relieved to have this kind of narrative coming out of the biggest yeah that's definitely a relief for him what

hi terry thanks for calling yeah i mean the rules are simple no crowds. of course masks and only clapping so loud so no voice shouting. yeah it's a strange i must say i have i have seen the kick up of the treasury just morning on your life channel it was only a transmitter there not even on the big channels. on t.v. or anything else and i must say the atmosphere was kind of intimate. obviously there was no no clapping no no crowds but therefore i was able to hear like music every single word that the barrows were in exchanging and they were excited of course those that excitement also like jumped on to me and yeah the committee. has also had the idea that on one same spots like for example i'm standing in the castle in front of the castle in show talk where the torch will pass in except you 2 months that on these like famous they won't allow like what most popular players to carry the torch in order to avoid crowds ok well so a subdued kickoff there people in japan accepted that the games are really going to go ahead are already protests expected. i would

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terry, i want to turn to foreign policy.e you were our senior national correspondent, you were a foreign correspondent. i want to talk about the war of words between the u.s. and russia. it was sparked by comments president biden made about vladimir putin to our george stephanopoulos. >> you said you know he doesn't have a soul. >> i did say that to him, yes, and his response was, we understand one another. >> so you now vladimir putin. you think he's a killer? >> mm-hmm. i do. >> and putin shot right back and challenged him to a live debate. i guess that's the new duel. that was quite an exchange though. >> he also wished him a good health with a smirk on his face. putin understood -- he's playing a weak hand with russia. he has done nothing to advance the russian economy beyond punching holes in the ground and taking stuff out. if you are in russia, your future is not that great. he has essentially broken all the rules of world leadership, and he kills people, and others follow his lead. what biden is trying to do is resto

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hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us europe's biggest economy is poised to reenter lockdown german chancellor angela merkel is meeting with regional leaders today to discuss the path forward that's amid growing evidence in germany that a 3rd wave of the credit is beginning the country has registered $7700.00 new daily cases of the virus looking back to april last year and the country's 1st wave seems relatively small at its peak there were almost $45.00 infections per $1000.00 people over a 7 day period the numbers fell back over the summer but they began to rise again in the fall leading to a much bigger. second way well by late december there were 4 times the number recorded in april or stronger law measures brought those numbers down again but since the start of march there has been another sharp rise scientists fear cases could rise to a new high and know that the reopening of the economy looks far away again many business owners are fearing the worst. political correspondent thomas sparrow is following all of this for us thomas a worrying rise in infections here in germ

oh i'm terry martin good to have you with us north korea has lots to ballistic missiles according to south korea and japan it's believed the 2 short range missiles flew 450 kilometers before landing in the sea and almost say the country has a history of testing new u.s. administrations with missile launches and other provocations to force the americans back to the negotiating table. well for more we're joined now by josh smith a reuters correspondent based in seoul good to see you just tell us what are we to make of these missile launches are they a message to the new u.s. administration or something else when north korea conducts these kinds of tests for multiple reasons not least because it provides them a good practical experience for improving their weapons and also giving training to their troops but it's impossible not to see this and context of the new administration and the review that the biden ministration is conducting right now it also comes as you mentioned after north korea had rebuffed by ministrations attempts to reach out to them so in many ways this underscores what

blow i'm terry martin good to have you with us the search is on for survivors after a series of powerful explosions in equitorial guinea at least 15 people were killed hundreds more have been injured the blasts tore apart a military base in the country's most populous city bata residential areas near the base were also obliterated trapping people under the rubble the country's foreign minister has called for international assistance in dealing with the disaster. panic confusion and flight and the city of the largest getting residents are in shock over the disaster that struck in their midst c. we don't know we don't know what caused this. ever let me don't know what happened really no there was a fire. according to the government dynamite exploded in the city's military barracks setting off a series of blasts that left few buildings and damaged. little. or no regard to. the situation in the city of bata is that there were a couple of blasts during this afternoon. and they have cost the loss of several human lives. as well as substantial material damage 1. 100. and flattened neighborhoods

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is lincoln's wish list more like wishful thinking as pulling our correspondent terry scholz terry has covered nato for years the been the flow of the transatlantic tide give me to you terry's of how would you describe u.s. nato relations tonight are we talking about a high tide or is it more like a low tide. well definitely a rising tide brant but there really wasn't anywhere to go but up after the 4 years of president trump as you mentioned very difficult years for nato in which trump criticize the alliance criticized allies by name germany in particular you know people told me constantly that they felt like they had to be watching twitter to find out what the u.s. policies would be and that was was really nerve wracking for an alliance that needs to show a united front to deter all enemies i was actually joking with secretary general stolzenberg today that it sounded like secretary blinken had stolen some of his lines and he left in a way that you could tell he's very relieved to have this kind of narrative coming out of the biggest ally yeah that's definitely a relief for him what

hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us germany is extending its coronavirus down until april 18th as it grapples with a 3rd wave of the pandemic the move comes after talks between chancellor and regional leaders into the early hours of the morning the longer heads over whether to ease restrictions on domestic travel over the easter holiday season ultimately agreeing on a 5 day strict national shutdown over the period. crisis in germany has taken a dangerous turn. we basically have a new turn to make the mutation from great person has taken over which means we have a new virus. of course of the same kind but with very different properties it is clearly more lethal more contagious and contagious for longer. our correspondent thomas sparrow is covering the story for us told us germany is tightening restrictions in the face of what chancellor merkel is calling a new pandemic what are we looking at here. terry that's a remarkable statement by the german chancellor after hours of discussion with regional leaders after a very controversial meeting in the german chancellor rhee behin

hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us activists in myanmar's biggest city yang gone are back on the streets today after protesters in one district were trapped by police over night. strangers have set up barricades in the areas where witnesses say around 50 people were arrested last night others have been able to leave thousands of protesters across the country have taken to the streets in recent weeks to demonstrate against military rule the ballance crackdown in the country has led to more than 50 deaths. for more let's bring in journalist aimin in yangon tell us activists say some of those who were being pursued by police were able to to get away safely in yangon go what about the other. so about 50 people were arrested in the downtown the township where activists were trapped we also know that in another part of yangon in downtown yangon about 30 people were arrested from their households so what we're seeing right now with security forces is that they seem to be targeting rank and file members of the l.t. party the national league for democracy which is the party that wo

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terry, it's a good one coming our way. i know you got to work but maybe you can find some time outside, in between, right? >> i -- i want to find some time outside and i want to thank you and i like your new name. mr. sunshine. thank you very much. >> thanks, mr. sunshine. thanks, terry. >>> well, much more to come in the next 40 minutes including big questions tonight on whether the move the 49ers made today that suggests they may be looking for a new qb. >>> plus, covid, asian hate, gun control. the biden administration is facing tough issues in its first 100 days. i go one on one with the president's press secretary about his plans to solve these problems. >>> but first, they are calling it a miracle birth. the 57-year-old mother welcomes a new bundle of joy after experiencing heartbreak, just five years ago. we're back, in three minutes. >>> historic housing change heading to berkeley that lots of homeowners may not like. city council voted unanimously, late last night, to end single-family zoning. that means duplexes

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. we finally have an answer to the question everyone's waiting for, when can i get my shot. the governor said today, start on april 1st. and the 15then 16 and older will be eligible. also, starting immediately, vaccinators can give shots to anyone accompanying a family member to get a shot. the family members do not have to immediate the age rierm. this comes as president biden raises his goal to 200,000. he's met his first goal of 100 million was met last week. >> april 15th. governor newsom announced that in california, 16 and older will be eligible for the covid-19 vaccination. tom jesson is at one of the sites where they're preparing for crowds. >> governor newsom made two announcements today. the first makes anyone 50 and older eligible on april 1st. the second opens vaccinations to everyone else two weeks later. >> so just a few weeks, there will be no rules, no limitations as it relates to the ability to get a vaccine. >> reporter: he expects the state to receive 2.5 million this

in lafayette, terry mcsweeney, "nbc bay area news." >> terry, thank you. they're still going at it in this 11:00 hour. >>> other headlines tonight, not what the families wanted but closure today. a judge sentenced derekalminta for his role in the ghost ship fire. he was given 12 years but will serve out the rest in house arrest. he pleaded in january for 30 counts of manslaughter for the 2016 fire inside the oakland warehouse. through his attorney he said that he's story, that the fire was his fault. family members say they saw him dosing off in court while they read their victim statements virtually. >> and it seems as if he is falling aceline. my question is, is he on drugs? is he even aware of what we are saying? he doesn't seem to be. it looks as if he is nodding off. are we really that boring to him? >> he will serve a year and a half on house arrest. after that he will have to complete three years of probation. >>> oakland mayor libby schaaf corrected on twitter saying in part, may it bring some sense of healing to the family and friends who lost lov

terry told me quote. it's a great educational opportunity to be able to talk with people about why i'm wearing what i am. sorry, i have this habit. i had put my hair up because it bothers me. i prefer to talk about the lower thor people because i really think they get short shrift here. everyone likes a beautiful gowns, and i really like the working clothes. they're extremely comfortable and even in hot weather, they're nice and people are very curious about them. it opens up in opportunity to talk to people about the costumes and about my place in history here. how many people actually wore these as opposed to the silks and satins and the beautiful gowns? i just think it's very important to let people know that many of our people are the poorest just like today not everyone has a lot of money and quote. terry's educational mission is admirable for she has a personal interest and emphasizing in expanding the mainstream story. once a male visitor asked her don't you feel ridiculous wearing those clothes? r

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. security cameras capture new chilling video from daly city taken moments before another violent attack in the same area we first showed you last night. >> reporter: the woman attacked and robbed in this new-surveillance video cannot be seen. but, she can be heard. desperately, screaming for help, as surveillance video shows two men, quickly, run away, after allegedly stealing her purse. witnesses say this robbery happened on thursday, just moments before another. that was caught on camera, and has led to outrage in the community. witnesses say, that video shows what appears to be a man, wearing similar clothing as seen in the first robbery, robbing this 69-year-old woman. >> i was shocked. >> reporter: the man, whose security camera captured that violent attack, says this is uncharacteristic of his peaceful neighborhood. >> there was another robbery, just up the street. and they -- they had pushed her in -- into her house. followed her from safe way, it seems. and they had robbed her,

i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm a nicea rafta. a massive show of solidarity in san francisco. hundreds of people gathered in chinatown standing with the asian-american community as violent attacks continue. >> nbc bay area sharon katsuda live in chinatown. they weren't just talking about the attacks in chinatown, they were talking about the huge one in georgia. >> reporter: that's absolutely right, terry and they said it was not only a time to express grief. it is also a time for healing. they painted on the sidewalk messages of respect and solidarity in chinatown's square and numerous speakers heard stories of sadness and worry over the elderly and the need to make the community feel safe again after even more attacks in the city. families came out to support each other. >> my condolences to the family of the shootings in atlanta, and then i see in the news every day, every week in the bay area. >> i was kind of scared to come out because i didn't know what was going to happen, but i decided to come out. >> we're coming together as asian-americans, as women, as communities of

terri was the younger one. gail the older. >> we were very close and made each other laugh all the time. >> but carol lubahn wasn't laughing at the end of march '81. for one thing, she wanted to be somebody -- her own somebody. >> i know that carol wanted to complete school and further her career, and that's when she went back to study architecture. >> sure her husband was a nice kid, and she loved him once with all the intensity of first love, the handsome high school football player who'd hang around on her front porch. dear mike stepped up and married her after the baby was born. >> he was a good father. he just really seemed to enjoy his kids. >> enjoyed carol's family, too, especially her dad, milt. milt brought young mike into the family house painting business. >> he just took to him immediately. he was always a very likeable person. >> friendly, loyal, but not exactly ambitious. he didn't seem to mind at all settling down to a modest existence, them and the two kids all cramped up in a two-bedroom, one-

joining us on the phone is terry haines, pangaea policy founder.hat is going to be taken up in the senate, and what is going to be talked about in terms of tax increases down the road? terry: good morning, alix. they are going to take at least a couple of weeks to deal with this. what markets under appreciate is that the stimulus bill barely passed the house, and right now there is no majority for it in the senate, things at least two senator manchin of west virginia, who the white house is already irritated by. i think what ends up happening is we eventually get a stimulus, but it is closer to $1 trillion, and not the full 1.9 trillion dollars, not least because you have at least 1/3 of this bill is really not related to go it really federal -- related to covid really federal. i think that is going to strict out. you saw the minimum wage is now going to get stripped out. you will see a lot of that stuff go away. but this is going to take a little while. manchin is not backing off. democrats want to pass something into weeks thanks to unemployment,

i'm terry mcsweeney. tonight, it was stop the hate. and one of the many speakers was just 13 years old and she is ashleyne who organized a rally. >> and why is this happening? i started to look into this and i found out that many of to cases are not reported as hate crimes, and this wasn't okay. >> a string of local and state leaders denounced the spike of hate crimes across area. one of them was yvonne lo who represents much of the south bay. >> he had been victimized just last week in mountain view. just this week in san jose. enough is enough. how much more will we tolerate? >> local sports teams are joining the effort to stop these attacks. the president of the 49ers and the president of the san jose sharks have each pledged $10,000 to groups fighting racist attacks. >> community leaders in chinatown in oakland said that a proposed law could lead to more crimes. christie smith in oakland to explain it to us. christy? >> well, terry, this event was led by the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce, and bottom line for people out here

>> you know what, terry, i've been covering sports since 1994. i don't know how long that is but that's a long time. this is the first time i've heard of this happening to a professional team. lineup changes, kind of the norm in sports, but what about accommodations? why they changed their current road trip in san jose. stick around, sports is next. to lower my a1c. because i can still make my own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to release it. once-weekly trulicity is for type 2 diabetes. most people taking it reached an a1c under 7%. trulicity may also help you lose up to 10 pounds r not. trulicity isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. it's not approved for use in children. don't take trulicity if you're allergic to it, you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have an allergic reaction, a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, changes in vision, or diabetic retinopathy. serious side effects may include pancr

world story is where we look at the world's 1st court case over state sponsored torture in syria i'm terry marshall thanks for watching. every day counts for us and for our planet. global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make cities streamer how can we protect animals and their habitats what to do with all our waste. we can make a difference by choosing reforestation over a g 4 station recycling over disposable smart new solutions overstrained said in our war against the earth is truly unique and we know that their uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive gloom ideas be a modern mental soon to global 3000 on g.w. and on the. edge of. this week on world stories. new hope for migrants in the u.s. . women are fighting in militias in congo. let's we begin in germany where the world's 1st criminal trial on torture in syria has taken place the 1st verdicts have been announced for the bereaved families of the victims it is just the beginning. there always fresh flowers next to add a must if is put trait. he disappeared in syria 8 years ago the few remaining ph

that's absolutely right terry mean if you look at the vaccination situation in the west particularly in europe it's really not a pretty picture and 2 ways 1st of all governments are getting a cheese particularly in europe of being far too slow vaccinating their political ations getting vaccines rolled out far too slowly and but at the same time if you look at the actual numbers european governments are massively prioritizing their own people and so the united states compared to say the developing world now there is this international initiative called kovacs which has a lot of very high profile sign ups germany is a very prominent supporters pulled quite a bit of money into that but kovacs is just announced its latest its 1st rather initial allocation of vaccines to developing countries around the world they're talking about an allocation of 237000000 vaccines well think about what the european union has orders it says it's ordered 2600000000 for the european union alone so 237000000 for the developing world 2600000000 for the european union rep so you're right there is a wide open d

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hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us it's been a weekend of violence and killing in myanmar as protests continue against the military coup shots were fired at protesters in yemen gong or dozens of people were killed by security forces more deaths were reported in other parts of the country brings the death toll to more than $100.00 since the n.t. coup demonstrations began. state media are reporting that more. law has been declared in some areas despite threats protesters say they'll continue their resistance. a group of protesters charged the well armed military jointer on the streets of young gone armed with just sticks and knives the result tragic sunday saw one of the bloodiest days of protest in me and since the military coup began reports suggest dozens of protesters died state run media said a police officer was also killed in the clashes and announced that the military was declaring martial law into young dawn townships are now in a state administrative council gives the younger one regional command it mistreated and judicial martial law power over the 2 towns ships a

i'm terry marchin here in berlin we've got more news for you coming up at the top of the next hour thanks for watching. they've been robbed of their soul that's what a people experiences when their heritage is taken from them. countless cultural riches were brutally stolen from africa and carted off to europe by colonialists. each artifact has blood on it from the wounds that have yet to heal. what should be done with the stone north from africa. this is being hotly debated on both continents. stolen seoul starts april 13th on t.w. . story so that people of the world over t.w. on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch follow us. this week on the world stories. searching for a missing activist in syria. a courageous musician in tempe but we begin in france where between the 960 s. and 1980 s. about 2000 children from the island to the communion with forcibly resettled instead of being educated they were exploited even at the age of 75 in need of an oil hole still bears the deep scars left by his youth the government to chemo. way from his family at the age of 9 as part of a resettlem

so i'm terry martin good to have you with us the european union's medicines regulator has urged governments not to stop using the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine while the pandemic is still going on it says the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risk of any possible side effects a number of events or states have suspended use of the shot earlier this week due to reports of a rare form of cerebral blood clots in germany the move has taken as shaken confidence in an already sluggish vaccination campaign. every adult in germany has been promised a vaccine shot before the end of september without astra zeneca that will be hard to achieve the immunization program is about to be expanded including 3 general practitioners like doctor saw me in berlin he was getting ready to give the jab to hundreds of his patients every week now he's been put on hold as. we were prepared to start vaccinating we wanted to get going early we'd spoken to the medical bodies set everything up here in the practice and alerted many of the patients. and then came this big surprise. the government says if it is asking p

hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us to regional elections victories for the greens and the social democrats but everyone is talking about the losers not the winners chance christian democrats suffered significant poll losses in 2 southwestern states on sunday the ballots kickoff a year of voting in germany culminating in national elections in september chancellor merkel is not running again now her party's worried that sunday's results are a bad omen of things to come we'll speak to our chief political editor in a moment but 1st a look at how sunday's voting unfolded. top officials in the c.d.u. didn't tiny to their disappointment. to put it bluntly this is not a good election evening for the c.d.u. we would have wished for different and better results in the baton vote in burke and ryan and a lot and in state election. coverage in contrast the greens were celebrating their victory in baton burton. this is just a super start to this major election year and we will hopefully be able to capitalize on this momentum from baton gothenburg and rhinelander platen it's going forwar

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hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us tanzania's president john lee has died of heart failure at the age of 61 he had not appeared in public for several weeks leading to speculation that he may have contracted in 19 and been flown abroad for treatment by head repeatedly played down the risk of the coronavirus and warned against taking. taking office in 2015 he wasted no time in cleaning up the government firing thousands of officials and cutting waste. but he also clamps down on free speech and the opposition when the coronavirus crisis started he flatly denied its risks calling on tanzanians to rely on prayer. let us not allow that to destroy us through the coronavirus and make us forget to worship god this is the right time for us to defeat the devil i strongly believe god is with us in this fight against our enemy coronavirus and i'm sure we will win this war. the virus rampaged across the country but the government stopped reporting infections and deaths and in late february stopped appearing in public which led to speculation about his health. nearly 3 weeks later his vic

i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm anoushah rasta. after a series of crimes and attacks against members of the asian community some leaders in oakland's chinatown are raising a new concern today. >> they say proposed criminal justice reform could actually lead to more crimes. nbc bay area's christie smith is live in oakland with more on that. christie. >> reporter: well, terry, several people spoke out about the crimes today here in oakland, crimes that people have seen, many of them recorded on surveillance cameras. this event was led by the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce. several people who spoke said that they were concerned about the possible unintended consequences of sb-82. it's a new bill proposed by east bay state senator nancy skinner. in her statement if her office she said that the purpose of sb 82, which is supported by the state's penal code revision committee, is to clarify state law so that non-violent cases of theft are not charged as violent felonies. now, that has people extremely concerned, saying that they b

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hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us the british royal family has responded to the damaging interview given by prince harry and his wife meghan markle in a statement the queen said she takes their allegations of racism seriously millions have watched the interview which has to bided public opinion in the u.k. and around the world. buckingham palace broke it silence on the tell all interview a statement issued on behalf of the queen reads the whole family is sad into learn the full extent of her challenging the last few years have been for her in macon the issues raised particularly that of race are concerning while some recollections may very fair taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately the accusations that make and marco experienced racism after she joined the royal family have set off a heated debate in britain. it's a disgrace to be quite honest and no one should be treated differently because of the color of theirs to offering. such a right it's a very odd and of an untruth the how true how perfect and i want to say the part of our. power probl

you're watching news from berlin i'm terry marchin thanks for being with us. more than half the world will be living with limited water resources we haven't had to think about our war i think that era is over it's a financial problem like any other financial. the world has changed to most important commodity soon to be free for ever more or necessity for commodity starts march 22nd on d w.

good evening to you terry the e.u. has a 10 year plan to achieve equality for people with disabilities in all member countries where are the biggest gaps in rights between people with and without disabilities. well brant this is the 2nd 10 year plan so clearly the 1st one didn't achieve everything and it's probably good that everyone acknowledges that because when you look across the block despite the fact that laws exist saying there shouldn't be any barriers to transportation education health care they're very much are when it comes down to it in daily life for example you can't guarantee that a ramp is going to appear outside every doorway or that there are elevators in every metro station or or that there's a school nearby your home if you have a child that needs help with learning disabilities so it's one thing for laws to be on the books it's another one for them to be implemented throughout the member state i mean down to every little village and there's a lot of work to do on that but brant perhaps even slower

on saturday was our own correspondent nick connelly who's been covering the protests against author terry and later alexander lukashenko it was the 2nd time this week police have taken him into custody a crackdown comes as the opposition tries to bring more people out onto the streets hoping to kickstart mass demonstrations like those saying after claimed victory in a disputed presidential election in august. and it was released yesterday after 5 hours in detention and earlier i asked him about the challenges of reporting from belarus well the most important thing is that the russians are very wary of speaking of showing their faces or going on camera for reasons we've seen in recent months people being put in prison being fined losing their jobs for speaking out people were still very much more open about expressing their opinions the numbers of people going out some certain. so big that it was difficult for the regime to you know keep tabs on everyone but now big to be in the months since those protests we've seen them coming after people who went out to want to demonstrations so that's

hello i'm terry marchant good to have you with us a massive container ship has been dissed logged from the banks of the suez canal after a vast effort to free it the owner of the ever given says the 400 metre long vessel has been straightened out but it is not yet fully. float it became wedged in the canal a week ago amid high winds excavators have been digging out the side of the canal while as many as 10 tug boats have been pulling the ship back into position the incident has blocked traffic along the canal which is one of the world's busiest shipping routes. or for the very latest we've got kris kobach here with us from d.w. business good morning from want to show why has it taken nearly a week to get this vessel how for a disloyal looking at 3 factors here 1st the ship is extremely heavy 2nd one is apparently the force with which the ever given has run aground was was quite strong and the 3rd one it is a narrow canal so you don't have really much room to maneuver that said overnight we know that several drivers have told a vacuum vacuum of 27000 cubic meters of mud and sand as you