merkel was constantly interrupted. and the parliament speaker saw himself forced to call for order the biggest opposition party in the bundestag the far right if he was quick to slam the measures you have into these ones we consider the paralysis of the cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate now one of the big questions is whether citizens will actually comply with these new measures the government has enjoyed high levels of support but criticism is on the rise and there's also an evidence coronavirus $48.00. i'd like to welcome now professor peter crimson or from the university hospital and from the university hospital rather interview where he's working on developing a professor comes in a very warm welcome great to have you here with us what progress are you making with developing the vaccine. got to know well we have progress in gravity as we speak just like snake tool worsens. in the last 2 hours and we in the h

please wary of a possible stay in your place of residence angela merkel calls on people in germany to do their bit to stop the spread of infection as corona virus cases surged to their highest level since the pandemic began. in france students and colleagues pay tribute to the teachers slain in a suspected terrorist attack in a terrorist suburb as the education minister vows the country will never bow to extremism in defending its core principles. and in the bonus league alive seeks strengthen their grip on the top spot. in former outclassed by the league leaders with this early contender for goal of the season. i'm nick spicer welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has warned of difficult months ahead for the country with almost 8000 new corona virus infections recorded in the past 24 hours the highest figure since the start of the pandemic the chancellor is calling on germans to work together to stem the spread of the virus and tough measures have already been introduced in some parts of the country. marson social distancing tighter coronavirus restrictions have been

chancellor angela merkel is considering stricter measures. we will find out why germany may seem be facing. u.s. republicans are poised to confirm judge amy coney barrett to the u.s. supreme court with just eight days to go before the presidential election. the move could cement a conservative majority that could last a generation. the game changing discovery that is wedding appetites for more space exploration. scientists confirming there is a lot more water on the moon than they thought. plus, middle eastern countries pulling french products from the store shelves. leaders asking muslims to boycott french goods after french president macron called islam, a religion in crisis. ♪ to our viewers on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. we begin with germany's worsening covid-19 crisis. german chancellor angela merkel has called an emergency meeting this week with leaders of the 16 original states in germany in the hope of slowing runaway coronavirus infections. tough new restrictions are likely to focus on clo

a few kilometers away german chancellor angela merkel expressed concern about the sharp rise in u. corona virus infections in her weekly podcast she made it clear that citizens played a key role in containing the spread of the virus. that's good. the order of the day is to reduce contacts and meet with this few people as possible if we all make an effort we can meet the huge challenge this virus parses. the view was. it was an unusual address after just over a minute the chancellor's message shifted to repeat the one from a week earlier she said every word of it was still relevant. it is the fact that i asked you to refrain from all traveling unless it is absolutely essential please refrain from all celebrations unless it is absolutely essential please stay at home whenever possible. the business friendly free democrats contend there are too many restrictions and merkel is practically demanding a 2nd lockdown they want to focus on protecting risk groups such as the elderly and the sick that's pretty much we can do that with rapid tests we can do that within 95 masks by making them

what is merkel looking at? maria: again, this is just an idea that angela merkel is floating, but we know she carries power on the german region. germany is a very decentralized country, however, angela merkel is putting up this idea that for the next four weeks, starting november 4, all hospitality's, bars, restaurants should be shot in germany. angela merkel has been -- all bars,alities, restaurants, should be shut in germany. we are already seeing those numbers in late october, and she has decided to go for that position again, but it will have to be agreed with the region. nonetheless, it is the biggest economy in europe. this is going to hurt, and, again, it will probably really change sentiment in europe, because we see restrictions that are becoming more structural and also longer in time. this is not a situation of one or two days but a few weeks or potentially longer. jonathan: maria, great work, as always. much more to come out of europe with maria tadeo. five minutes into the session, that is the sec

reporter: merkel has deep sympathy for the belarus and protest movement. as a former citizen of east or minute, she has lived through a peaceful revolution, which gives her a special understanding of belarus. >> when i see the courage of these women who take to the streets to call for freedom and and corruption, i can only say i am amazed. i find it truly impressive. [applause] reporter: women have persisted, turning out despite the ongoing violence of the regime. the opposition leader is continuing her own fight from exile. her comrade was put in prison for her own convictions. the protesters want alexander lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years, to step down. they claim the recent elections that saw him beat the opposition leader were rigged. germany and the eu agree, they have imposed sanctions on alexander lukashenko's inner circle, but not the dictator himself. the opposition leader has called for the sanctions to be extended to the bishop of and others. many others -- to alexander lukashenko and many others. manythers agree, including the gre

merkel said that was important to her not to do that. there is a minority at this point, i would say, who are pushing back. there is definitely a majority in germany that do support the measures and what needs to be done to get things back under control here. jonathan: chad, great to catch up, chad thomas there in berlin. if you are just tuning in, chancellor merkel addressing parliament right now. we are in a dramatic situation, counsel authorities limit their capacity. this following the latest situation coming from germany in the last 24 hours. near their limits, not what you want to hear when we are in the back end of october, going deeper into winter. the price action speaks for itself off the back of this news, alan higgins, the cio of coutts and co., joins us. how you process what is unfolding in europe in the last week? jon, nice torning, see you over here in england. it is really tough news, isn't it? asis not as bad, thankfully, march, april, in many centers, despite the strains in some hospital systems that we are seeing, but

merkel was constantly interrupted. and the parliament speaker saw himself forced to call for order the biggest a position party in the bundestag the far right if he was quick to slam the measures in europe we consider the paralysis of the cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as an out by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate. now one of the big questions is the financial impact of these restrictions the german government has promised economic support for businesses that are particularly hard hit. the companies concerned that i would be entitled to a lump sum over the front. of. their costs and this is an important step to make it possible for most for all of any majority of the companies concerned to so wife. and there's also the issue with the citizens will actually comply with these new measures. so i know it's probably on the one hand it's sad i almost have tears in my eyes but on the other hand i think the measure is correct i can only support it you know here i d

german chancellor angela merkel says new pandemic measures are necessary and appropriate addressing the bone the stuff the chancellor wants tracing the source of all new infections is currently impossible but the opposition says the new rules are excessive. as welcome to the program and we start with some breaking news french media are reporting that at least 3 people killed in a knife attack in the french city of nice the attack took place at the not a church in the center of the city the attacker also injured several other people before being detained by police the motive for the attack was not imminent immediately clear but francis antiterrorism prosecutor has launched an investigation. dollars bringing our france correspondent lisa lewis lisa what else do we know so far. well there are conflicting reports actually at the moment if there have been 3 people killed or only 2 and one severely injured we understand the attacker was then as shot by police and treated by emergency doctors and the mayor of nice has said to the press that while he was being treated by emergency doctors he wa

angela merkel is taking this fairly seriously. she is going to address the german parliament tomorrow to try to explain her thinking behind these measures and why, according to her, they are necessary. brent: hans brunt with the latest tonight in berlin. hans, thank you. it is not only germany and france, amani will macron has announced a second lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus -- emmanuel m acron has announced a second lockdown too curb the spread of the coronavirus. france is currently reporting about 50,000 new cases a day with about 500 deaths recorded just on tuesday. all right. our correspondent lisa louis is monitoring events for us. she was watching macron's address tonight in paris. what else did the french president have to say? lisa: well, as you said, this lockdown is stricter than in germany, but is less sict . earlier this yr, president macron said we thought we could prevent it, but they have been overwhelmed wi the number of cases. the latest figure of and cases that have been detected a 70,000, a the

you have 16 state premiers meeting with merkel today, now going into the night as well. so they all have their ideas and things that they want to see implemented, and things that they don't. so far during the pandemic, the state premiers have largely had their own control over what happens in their state in accordance to what the rates of new cases are at the time. just to give you an idea of some of the frustration going on behind those doors tonight, seems these state premiers might be getting more than they bargained for. angela merkel herself reportedly was warning the state premiers that what has been agreed upon today so far simply is not enough, that it is not tough enough. with these new measures that have been agreed upon today, the state premiers and merkel could find themselves back in the closed room in another two weeks. brent: trying to hammer out a new deal. what sort of restrictions are we expecting the chancellor to be able to announce tonight? kate: things we have heard leaked so far will be further restrictions on private celebrations, at home and in p

news live from berlin germany calls the emergency brakes to slow the pandemic chancellor merkel says bars cinemas gyms all will be closing and urges people to reduce their personal contacts and travel restrictions come as daily carona infection rates climax will address the german parliament on this in just a few hours. and even stricter measures in france president mccraw also owns the country they're back into lockdown people need written permission just leave their homes also on the show. 7 months after the shooting of a black woman in her home by police in kentucky will meet people pushing for a change in policing there. i'm brian thomas good to have you with us today germany closes down at least partially the german chancellor angela merkel has announced a limited national lockdown for most of november the goal is to stop an alarming rise in new corona virus infections they've now hit a new one day record of about 16000 beginning monday restaurants health clubs gyms bars theaters will all be shutting down schools shops and places of worship though will remain open. the deserted

here's the chancellor, angela merkel. translation: today has been a difficult day for us to make these political decisions. i want to stress that because we know what we are asking of the public. but we have to find a way to make sure we avoid a national health emergency. whilst also ensuring that economic life continues as much as possible. none too surprisingly the financial markets are on the slide. wall street ended sharply lower earlier, with the dow giving back more than 900 points. germany's dax slumped by a.1% to its lowest point since may. the dax has now shrunk by 12% in just over a fortnight. france's cac a0 index lost 3% ahead of president macron‘s speaking to the nation. and in london, the ftse 100 hit a six month low as fear grow in the uk that further lockdown measures are on their way. 0ur correspondentjenny hill joins us from berlin. 0bviously, here in the uk trying to resist a nationwide lockdown. i know the chancellor over their head had a concern that the regional response has been a bit patties. yes

merkel was constantly interrupted. him and the parliament speaker saw him self forced to call florida the biggest a position party in the bundestag the far right if he was quick to slam the measures given we consider the paralysis of the cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and it appropriate. now one of the big questions is the financial impact of these restrictions the german government has promised economic support for businesses that are particularly hard hit the companies concerned i would be entitled to a lump sum refund. of. their costs and this is an important step to make it possible for most for the overwhelming majority of the companies concerned to survive. and there's also the issue with the citizens will actually comply with these new measures. i know it's probably on the one hand it's sad i almost have tears in my eyes but on the other hand i think the measure is correct i can only support it here i don't think it's g

merkel was constantly interrupted. and the parliament speaker saw himself forced to call for order the biggest opposition party in the bundestag the far right if he was quick to slam the measures given to the thieves when we consider the paralysis of the cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate now one of the big questions is whether citizens will actually comply with these new measures the government has enjoyed high levels of support but criticism is on the rise and there's also an evident coronavirus. of fatigue on the last the chancellor emphasized that tighter restrictions were needed to prevent hospitals being overwhelmed so what's the situation right now we're joined by professor we youngsters who is president of the german association for critical care and emergency medicine president thanks for joining us the number of covert patients being treated in a german intensive care unit has doubled in the past 10 day

merkel was constantly interrupted. him and the parliament speaker saw him self forced to call for order the biggest a position party in the bundestag the far right and the was quick to slam the measures given we consider the paralysis of a cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate. now one of the big questions is the financial impact of these restrictions the german government has promised economic support for businesses that are particularly hard hit. the companies concerned would be entitled to a lump sum refund. of. course. this is an important step to make it possible for most for the overwhelming majority of the companies concerned to survive. and there's also the issue with their citizens will actually comply with these new measures. i know. on the one hand they sent i almost have tears in my eyes but on the other hand i think the measures are correct i can only support it would you yeah i don't think it's going t

mrs merkel has a plan. it is not quite a lockdown, but she would like to shut down bars, restaurants, museums, theatres, fitness centres. crucially, not schools and probably not most shops. but mrs merkel does not most shops. but mrs merkel does not have the power to implement measures like that, that lies in the hands of the leaders of germany's 16 states and she is holding regional talks with those 16 prime ministers and it is likely to be stormy because they don't agree and many would like to implement measures which goes way beyond what mrs merkel suggests and others balk at the idea of a shutdown. this is the country that initially handled the outbreak successfully and other countries looked on with some envy, but we are now seeing debates here similarto but we are now seeing debates here similar to those in the uk. should there be a circuit breaker, should longer term restrictions apply only to the vulnerable ? longer term restrictions apply only to the vulnerable? we will have to wait and see what mr

well the message from angola merkel as she introduces what's being called block down light is sacrifice your social lives in order to keep schools kindergartens and essential businesses alive and keep the economy ticking over its preparations to try and stop a spike in coronavirus cases here in germany we'll be looking to see if the lockdown light works we spoke with a political analyst in france about the upcoming lockdown. i think we are angry surprised by this information to go too far because some gun national is do you prepare rishon to go to you know our friendship and i mean because the only we know to slow down. the degrades numeric internet. to reason in the united states room to sell and to continue sitting during 2 tries is that do not go down and the smaller business so the small nation of business will die due to their look down and down is a measure. up should rooty a boost to the national interest europe as a whole once again finds itself as a major coronavirus hotspot with infection surging across the continent but this time people aren't being very compliant when it com

it and the effect of of this partial lockdown and whether it has the effect that chancellor angela merkel is hoping for right the desired effect because there's been a lot of pushback today from the opposition in the parliament was she able to win them over or effectively make her case for these new rules. she certainly made her case winning them over especially winning over the far right a.f.d. she said they did not but as we've seen throughout the pandemic she's following very much the the scientific advice at the moment which is that of course very clear explanation that the corona virus spreads more quickly the more contact the people have with each other and so this is how she's really justifying this new partial lockdown that's going to take in next week and the hope is that mrs the state premiers sorry and i'm going merkel will be able to meet again in october and we'll be able to reassess the situation and see how far germany's come of course it's it's necessary to have such a long period of even 2 weeks to really see any effects of what they're having on the numbers because of th

control in this new presuming that the new restrictions are expected on wednesday after chancellor merkel meets with germany's 16 regional leaders. in the united states the confirmation of amy coney barrett to the u.s. supreme court has cemented the conservative majority in america's top court is the 3rd supreme court justice appointed by president truong she is promising to deliver justice with no bias seas or allegiances that's a hard sell for democrats who say barrett's nomination was motivated purely by politics and by hopes of a conservative future. after a month in the spotlight she finally got to say these words. judge amy carney barry is heading to the u.s. supreme court. it's a privilege to be asked to serve my country and this office and i stand here tonight truly honored and humbled. president donald trump is on hand to celebrate one of his signature achievements locking in a conservative majority on the supreme court for many years to come. this is a momentous day for america for the united states constitution and for the fair and impartial rule of law. barrett took an oath at

slow the pandemic a partial lockdown for almost the entire month of november german chancellor angela merkel says the restrictions will begin next monday bars restaurants hotels will close and domestic travel allowed only in emergencies also coming up tonight claim and counterclaim is fighting flares again over nucor no comparable eyes are by john accuses our media of killing at least $21.00 people in shelling we'll go live to our correspondent on the ground. i'm bring coffee it's good to have you with us the lockdown is coming to germany partially today german chancellor angela merkel announced a limited national lockdown for most of the month of november the goal is to contain an album control rise in corona virus infections bars restaurants or tells in movie theaters will close beginning next monday the government is making available up to 10000000000 euros in financial support for businesses hit by this shutdown. the deserted streets of the spring are about to become all too familiar again in germany for 4 weeks from november 2nd the entire country will be under a partial lockdown faced

well the message from angola merkel as she introduces what's being called block down light is sacrifice your social lives in order to keep schools kindergartens and essential businesses alive and keep the economy ticking over its preparations to try and stop a spike in coronavirus cases here in germany we'll be looking to see if the lockdown light works. through what's happening in germany as we mentioned in france let's discuss with our guest eric very political analyst what's happening there he's live from paris eric good to see you how surprised are you that such a drastic. measures have been again brought in oh we are not surprised because everybody i think in france was prepared the information because this information was indeed atmosphere since yesterday and for the bieber who are not very well informed since this morning we everybody knows in france that there will be does you look down the nation and look down in france and manage very surprised but i think we are angry dan surprised by this information because it's a it's a matter like in italy i think a lot of people in italy

news live from berlin germany faces fresh restrictions to contain the coronavirus chancellor merkel is expected to push for a limited lockdown and crisis talks with regional leaders today daily cases of covert 98 in germany are now expected to hit $20000.00 by the end of the. also on the show. every victim of thing and they must put a stop to. it chaos a father appeals for peace after violence erupts for a 2nd night in philadelphia following the killing of a black man by police. voting in presidential and parliamentary elections that opposition parties say are already deeply compromised by manipulation unfiled says. with a global film industry reeling from the effects of the pandemic delayed and diminished come film festival still rolls out the red carpet. to the program asked coronavirus cases are spiking across germany chancellor angela merkel will hold a video conference today with 16 regional leaders the aim is to agree on a new round of restrictions here's the situation 900 cases have risen quite shy. with a recent record high of nearly $15000.00 new daily cases that's a sharp ris

angle of merkel is viewed as perhaps the best face for mediation the other real option was a manual my call on the french president but he has been quite publicly outspoken in his criticism of alexander lukashenko and in his support of the opposition angular merkel's government has said they don't recognize the result of august selection however the chancellor of self has really kept a powder dry while giving her support to the opposition figures. that's 4th take it don't see it i will meet with their positions. when we see brief women taking to the streets calling for corruption free life i cannot but it my that. well president my corn in france on chancellor merkel here in germany were 2 of the biggest in loudest voices saying that last being no one outside interference in bella ruse trying to sort out what happened following that election in august however well both of now given their support for the opposition figures both will have met with. by the end of tuesday and the e.u. along with germany and france of course of puts a large amount of pressure on the current the russian gove

well phil i think it's pretty clear where the sympathies lie in the chancellor ie angela merkel spokesman was saying today that she sees. as a key figure in the belarus opposition movement that she's looking forward to their meeting very much on tuesday and this has got huge admiration for the peaceful demonstrators in belarus and the german government is at the same time repeating its calls on the local shanker regime to end violence to release political prisoners and to hold very transparent elections or i think you can see the direction in which the thinking is going to will get a good reception having said that it will have to wait and see what she asked for and whether berlin can become more directly involved in mediation it's worth pointing out back in august and other medical agreed with the emir putin that neither germany or russia would get more directly involved in internal affairs in belarus some would say putin has gone back on that already with his demonstrations of backing for. but it's also worth saying to herself has said again today in that d.w. interview that in the end

virus infections explodes here in germany there is talk of a return to restrictions chancellor angela merkel is considering new stricter measures to slow the spread of the virus will find out what your body may soon be facing also coming up tonight u.s. republicans are poised to confirm judge amy kone barrett to the u.s. supreme court with just 8 days to go before the presidential election the move could cement a conservative majority that could last a generation and the game changing discovery that is wetting appetites for more space exploration scientists confirming there's a lot more water on the moon than they thought. plus middle eastern countries pulling french products from the store shelves leaders ask the muslims to boycott french goods after french president micro-loan called islam post a religion in crisis. i'm burnt off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin tonight with germany's worsening 19 crisis german chancellor angela merkel has called an emergency meeting this week with leaders of the 16 regional states in germany

german chancellor angela merkel's meeting with the better ocean x. presidential candidates at large taken off later today should be welcomed as a key opposition figure in belarus the german government spokesperson said taken off guard but is self exile if. since the contested election with sparked this nationwide protests the e.u. and u.s. have joined the belarusian opposition in denouncing the result is rigged to an oscar arrived in berlin on monday where she took part in a solidarity rally organized by the better russian diaspora there during the event she also reportedly said she'd like to meet with the russian president vladimir putin r t correspondent peter oliver has more on the upcoming talks today. taken off sky is in town and she's here in berlin for these meetings on tuesday with german chancellor angela merkel and foreign minister heiko ma she's brought with a list of names that she wants to see added to the current sanctions to the names currently sanctioned by the european union this 40 names on that list already notable the act absent f

merkel was constantly interrupted. and the parliament speaker saw himself forced to call for order the biggest opposition party in the board to stop the far right a.f.p. was quick to slam the measures given to us in the phone from we consider the paralysis of the cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate now one of the big questions is whether citizens will actually comply with these new measures the government has enjoyed high levels of support but criticism is on the rise and there's also an evident coronavirus. of fatigue on lost the chancellor emphasized that tighter restrictions were needed to prevent hospitals being overwhelmed so what's the situation right now we're joined by a professor we youngsters who is president of the german association for critical can emerge as a medicine for asean and thanks for joining us at the number of covert patients being treated in a german intensive care unit has doubled in the

a mix by sir welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has warned of difficult months ahead for the country with almost 8000 new corona virus infections recorded in the past 24 hours the highest figure since the start of the pandemic the chancellor is calling on germans to work together to stem the spread of the virus and tough measures have already been introduced in some parts of the country . marsland social distancing tighter coronavirus restrictions have been in force in the southwestern german city of stuttgart since wednesday there are bans on drinking alcohol after 11 pm and mass are obligatory in public squares in the city center many of those rules will now be extended to the rest of the bag on monday the state premier is going to raise the coronavirus threat alert to the highest level. by going to tighten restrictions there where this doesn't cause too much pain in the hope that we can spare kindergartens schools and workplaces from further measures as far as possible i also being considered once again curbing the number of people allowed into stores and making re

religion in crisis as he was defending france's secular values also coming up german chancellor angela merkel reportedly planning to announce strict new rules to slow the surge of the coronavirus daily cases in germany are now expected to hit 20000 by week's end. i'm brink off it's good to have you with us it's the coronavirus crisis is getting worse and the reactions to it are increasing french president emanuel make wrong is facing a growing backlash in the muslim world over controversial comments that he made about islam mccrone stops angered by defending cartoons of the prophet muhammad after the brutal murder of a french teacher since then a growing number of muslim countries have criticized macron and have joined a drive to boycott french goods. the target of their anger is clear. here in pakistan protesters in karachi and islamabad accuse the french president. of attacking islam. for asking the behavior of the french government is actually an insult to billions of muslims across the world it's open terrorism and an attack against the muslim world may slump and i'm like oh. we should bo

is in town she's here in berlin for these meetings on tuesday with german chancellor angela merkel and foreign minister heiko ma she's brought with a list of names that she wants to see added to the current sanctions to the names currently sanctioned by the european union this 40 names on that list already notable the act absent from that list though was alexander lukashenko the president of belarus that raised a few eyebrows when it was announced last week that she's also going to be looking for germany to play a role as a mediator in trying to sort out the impasse following the disputed election that took place in august our plans for changes in barrow's consists of 3 points which we have already voiced pressure on the authorities which you lead to negotiations and d'anjou negotiations with new fair elections human rights are being grossly in viciously violated in belarus and balor russians are now crying out for help so we hope that germany's role in resolving this issue is the mediator will be one of the most important angela merkel is viewed as perhaps the best face for mediation

the message from angola merkel as she introduces what's being called block down light is sacrifice your social lives in order to keep schools kindergartens and essential businesses alive and keep the economy ticking over its preparations to try and stop a spike in coronavirus cases here in germany we'll be looking to see if the lock down light works. and peter over going through developments in germany before that we heard about france indeed europe as a whole and once again finds itself as a major krone virus hotspot with infections surging across the continent but this time people aren't being so compliant when it comes to the measures designed to slow the spread. of. several cities and it's only small protests over a new restrictions such as the implementation of overnight curfews a similar picture in spain with people making a stand against the state of emergency as they should. in russia where infections are also spiking the country is applied to the world health organization for an emergency like since for its covert job although advanced stage 3 trials of sputnik v are still unde

germany tightens restrictions in big cities ouster a surge in corona virus infections chancellor angela merkel warns tough action is needed to stop the pendent makes spiralling out of control and is it rough play or revenge we look at what's behind a series of orca attacks on sailboats off the coast of spain. welcome to the program. at noon local time the air raid sirens fell silent and nagorno-karabakh armenia and azerbaijan have agreed a ceasefire in the disputed territory after talks brokered by russia hundreds of people have been killed in heavy fighting between the former soviet states it was the biggest escalation in the long running conflict since the 1990 s. . a new group. of the rent child. forced to take refuge in a school. who is just one of several azerbaijani families who fled here from nearby villages there are scaping heavy fighting near the border of not going to karabakh that's torn that lives apart. in the mess we have cash in the gulf as we have children we were forced to come here but we go back and forth even if they destroy our house we will go back. to you know a guy tha

welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has warned of difficult months ahead for the country with almost 8000 new corona virus infections recorded in the past 24 hours the highest figure since the start of the pandemic the chancellor is calling on germans to work together to stem the spread of the virus and tough measures have already been introduced in some parts of the country. marson social distancing tighter coronavirus restrictions have been in force in the southwestern german city of stuttgart since wednesday there are bans on drinking alcohol after 11 pm and master obligatory in public squares in the city center many of those rules will now be extended to the rest of bard in the bag on monday the state premier is going to raise the corona virus threat alert to the highest level. we're going to tighten restrictions there where this doesn't cause too much pain in the hope that we can spare kindergartens schools and workplaces from further measures as far as possible i also being considered once again curbing the number of people allowed into stores and making restaurant

to the global coronavirus pandemic now and german chancellor angela merkel has defended the latest round of coronavirus with strict sions as the country prepares to go back into lockdown albeit a limited one addressing the bundestag merkel said it was currently impossible to trace the origin of all the new infections hampering efforts to contain the virus but she faced frequent interruptions during a speech and the opposition of call the measures excessive and inappropriate empty restaurants and bars no museums no theatres these images are actually from the 1st wave of the pandemic but in november germans will have to get used to them again coronavirus cases rise chancellor merkel announced new restrictions the main difference this time is that schools and shops will remain open many businesses will receive economic support on thursday burkle defended the new policy in a key speech before the german parliament has a plan to me a good definition and make throws the spotlight on a word which is part of our most essential captain eri freedom is the meaning of this what is now very concrete

well despite the german foreign minister's tough words chancellor merkel has said that she will wait and see what the chemical weapons watchdog concludes before deciding how to proceed meanwhile russian prosecutors have sent a 3rd request to berlin seeking the evidence they needed to formally open a case previous requests were ignored we consider it an attempt to politicize the matter everything that is going on indicates that it is not to both seeking the truth our prosecutors have sent a said request to germany but there has only been one of response and that was from the media that the request had been received not only was transported to berlin after falling ill on a domestic flight in siberia and was recently discharged from the hospital political analyst to gilbert doctorow says that the west is deliberately piling the pressure on russia. this is a talking point. that i think we have to look at must a statement from the state are not growing in the context of what i see is it. going on today but a military from informational whether it was one thing we can all extend to bring i

numbers are growing exponentially the figures were released just hours after german chancellor angela merkel met with the leaders of the country's 16 federal states to agree new measures to contain the pandemic. one seen as a role model for europe germany now feels the pandemic is getting out of hand that a county has fed redate the web so far with cases rapidly rising i'm going to america has issued a stern warning. as michel martin does if you ask what worries me it is the exponential rise and we'll stop it otherwise it will not end well. we can see that all over the place and i don't need to look at germany here i only need to look in the neighboring countries that's a point of regional leaders have agreed to shut hospitality venue some 11 pm in areas today become virus hotspots a regulation already adopted by some cities like bellina and frankfurt contact restrictions will also be enforced in hotspots social gatherings will be limited to 10 people from a maximum of 2 households in a bid to curb the number of infections at the political level one bone of contention remains leaders can't a

angela merkel is very open about that. the two sides talk to johnson because he's got his own party, a lot of very die—hard brexiteers there. he's got fa raj very die—hard brexiteers there. he's got faraj doing the shouting from the sidelines and he has to sway that audience as well. that's what we're seeing today. it's a lot, a little bit hammy theatrics. it is mainly more words than substance. but talks are going on. we will find out next week how this all plays out. it has been quite a day with a lot of theatrics. wait and see, we will wait for the next week to see how that all plays out. coronavirus and the various restrictions that are taking place in the united kingdom across the different regions of england especially the i is looking at, it's headline is suggesting that the uk is closer to new lockdowns. we've seen this new covid alert system that is being introduced across england. and it's meant to simplify things and yet we are seeing different areas lancashire, liverpool, in the same tier but different lock

tightens restrictions in the big cities after a surge in cologne a virus infections chancellor angela merkel warns tough action is needed to stop the pandemic from spiraling out of control. and north korea stages a lavish parade featuring its military hardware to mark the 75th anniversary of the ruling party. on the cultural issue welcome to the program armenia and azerbaijan have agreed a ceasefire in the disputed territory of nagorno-karabakh after talks brokered by russia the region lies in azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic armenian forces hundreds of people have been killed in 2 weeks of heavy fighting between the former soviet states it's the biggest escalation in the decades old conflict since the 1990 s. the ceasefire comes into force in an hour's time following the negotiations and moscow. this is a version of the republic of us a by john and the republic of armenia are starting substantial negotiations with the aim of achieving a peaceful settlement as soon as possible with the mediation of the o.e.c.d. men's group co-chairs and based on the basic principles of the

merkel was constantly interrupted. and the parliament speaker saw him self forced to call for order the biggest a position party in the bundestag the far right if he was quick to slam the measures that we consider the paralysis of the cultural industry the hospitality industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate. now one of the big questions is the financial impact of these restrictions the german government has promised economic support for businesses that are particularly hard hit. the companies concerned we would be entitled to a lump sum refund. of. course. this is an important step to make it possible for most for the overwhelming majority of the companies concerned to survive. and there's also the issue with the citizens will actually comply with these new measures. i know it's cold waves on the one hand it's sad i almost have tears in my eyes but on the other hand i think the measures are correct i can only support it with you know here i don't thin

peace wherever possible stay at home in your place of residence angola merkel calls on people in germany to do their bit to stop the spread of infection as coronavirus cases surged their highest level since the pandemic again. in france students and call it tribute to a teacher slain in a suspected terrorist attack in a paris suburb as the education minister valis the country will never bow to extremism when defending its core principles. and in this league of leipzig strengthen their grip on the top spot. outclassed by the league leaders with this early contender for this. welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has warned of difficult months ahead for the country with almost 8000 new corona virus infections recorded in the past 24 hours the highest figure since the start of the pandemic the chancellor is calling on germans to work together to stem the spread of the virus and tough measures have already been introduced in some parts of the country. marson social distancing tighter coronavirus restrictions have been in force in the southwestern german city of stuttgart sin

it is what angela merkel wanted dhe has been concerned about the situation for weeks. germany's h regional prime minister's. toss wither them this aon, she was very clear, urging them to impment this kind of plan. >> that was any. we are expecting france might be let'sook at the latestoment. numbers. france recorded more than 36,000 new cases, closee to 3000 peo have been admitted to hospital. another 244 deaths. more than 3000 people are in intention -- intensiveare. rightn now, emmanuel mac speaking live on nationalvi teon. he is expected to announce a new two week lockdown. he said france needs new measures to tackle covid. we will bring you more little later in the program. there are only six days of election season left in the u.s. in the presidential candidates are in full flight. president trump is in arizona, a key state in this election. polls showt is leading toward joe biden. mr. trumpl head to goodyear but his event is happeng right now. he had this say. president trump: head to, we are up and we tend toook at the ones that are more accurate. there is treme