. ♪ i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. prosecutors in france are treating the fatal stabbing of a man near paris as a terror attack. police were called to one of the french capital's western suburbs after responding to reports about suspicious activity near a school. the attacker was heard shouting and arabic phrase meaning "god is great" which is often heard during terror attacks. the french president has traveled to the scene. our r parents cororrespondentntd us more about the menen who had been attacked. >>>> the victim was a history teacher who showed three mohammed cartoonss pubublished recently in class. it is likely this incensed some of the people. we do not know if the assailant was a pupil or just a friend. the authorities specializing in terrorism were immediately put onon the case, a and they are nw investigating to see if he acted alone, if thiss was prepared, if thisis was spur of the moment. the area is a suburb of paris, about 20 miles out of paris. it has been for decades a working-clclass suburb and has g

i am phil gayle. welcome to the program. berlin has been declared a coronavirus hotspot as a number of new cases passed a critical threshold. the german capital already announced the introduction of tougher restrictions. the country's disease control agency is also warning that the spread of coronavirus nationwide could become uncontrollable. if people failed to keep to hygiene and distancing wills. angela merkel says she does not want a repeat of what happened in spring when europe's largest economy went into lockdown. >> more than 4000 new infections in the past day. that is germany's highest rate since april when the company was still in it. 80 million people -- if 80 million people cooperate, the chance of spreading will drop it. in recent days, authorities had tightened restrictions about high-risk areas such as the capital of berlin. from saturday, onward, the curfew will be imposed on bars and restaurants. restrictions alone won't suffice. >> the corporation of the population, especially in the coming weeks and months

i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. a strong earthquake has struck in the aegean sea causing extensive damage in greece and turkey. turkish authorities say at least 12 people are dead with more than a hundred injured. the epicenter just north of the greek island of szabo's. rescue efforts are ongoing. >> this woman was almost buried alive. rescue workers are racing to free her from the rubble of a collapsed building, one of many that came crashing down in this turkish resort city on friday. >> i thought that the ground had shattered. you cannot think in that moment. all you can do is try to get out. everything was collapsing around us. luckily, our buildings stayed intact, but we were really panicked and managed to get out at the last minute. the earth shook for at least 25 seconds according to some witnesses. after the quake struck deep in the ground deep in the aegean sea. it was followed by 67 aftershocks with tremors felt as far away as athens and bulgaria. i was in my shop talking with someone. it felt like we were

. ♪ phil: i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. we begin in berlin, where belarus' opposition leader has been in talks with german political leaders, including the chancellor, angela merkel. she wants elections following the forced poll. she wants germany to play a leading role in ending the unrest. reporter: this meeting at the german chancellory in berlin is crucial. the opposition leader has high hopes, as she said ahead of the talks. >> germany is one of the most powerful countries in the world. now, we need help and mediation of our negotiations with authorities. think that germany can be extremely helpful in this situation. 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 persist

. ♪ ♪ phil: i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. donald trump's personal physician says the u.s. president has been free of covid symptoms at least 24 hours. mr. trump is back at work in the oval office after being hospitalized with the virus last week. since his return to the white house monday, he's been making his presence felt on social media, with tweets criticizing his democratic rivals and floating false figures about the pandemic. the vice presidential candidates are preparing to debate tonight. on joe biden's campaign, the historic town of gettysburg. reporter: the site of one of the bloodiest battles in the u.s. civil war. mr. biden: thank you for being here. reporter: used as the backdrop for joe biden's call for unity. mr. biden: thank you. today once again we are a house divided. but that, my friends, can no longer be. we are facing too many crises. we have too much work to do. we have two bright a future -- too bright a futuree to have a ship wrecked on t the shoals of anger, hate, and division. reporterer: but his presidential opponent appeaears to delight in divis

. ♪ i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. president trump is an quarantine in the white house in the west wing, suffering from what they say are mild symptoms of covid-19. taking off the campaign trail, just a month before the u.s. presidential election, the president and first lady tested positive shortly after one of his senior aides was found to have been infected. joe biden has tested negative despite sharing a platform with mr. trump during this week's heated presidential debate. reporter: for president trump, it's been a next her narrow reelection campaign during an unpredictable year. and that was before the president shocked the world by revealing he and his wife, melania, the most powerful couple honor is, had been infected by the coronavirus. he tweeted, "and i come other first lady and i tested positive for covid-19. we will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. we will get through this together." >> president does have mild symptoms. as we look to try to make sure that not only his health and safe

i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. donald trump's doctors have confirmed a message from the president saying he believed the military hospital in maryland where he is being treated for covid-19 this evening. tweeting from the walter reed medical center, president trump said he would leave at 6:30 p.m. local time. in his message, he claimed he is feeling better than he has for 20 years and urged people not to be afraid of the coronavirus. he was helicopter into the hospital three days ago after testing positive and showing symptoms of covid-19. straight to washington where we join dw correspondent. the initial announcement was made by the president via a tweet. let's hear from his physicia. >> it has been 72 hours since his lastst fever. oxygen levels, including such saturations andnd his breathing were normal. though he may not be entirely out of the woods yet, the team and i agree that all our evaluations and his clinical status support the president's safe return home, where he will be surrounded by world-class micha

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gayle this is the day. yes and if you are now in the days and weeks that will decide. this pandemic in which. we see that we obviously have very special infection dynamics in germany's largest cities. ventilators for. my top priority is possible not to have to bring economic public life back down to the level that was necessary in the spring. we have to appeal to our population we don't want to have a situation like the resume france or a situation like there is in spain. we don't want to 2nd locked down. germany marks a year since an anti semitic attack that left 2 people dead. ladies and gentlemen it is not enough to condemn an attack might be one of the targets and then to return to business as usual. welcome to the day. major cities in germany have agreed a package of measures to stop the spread of corona virus germany fears a growing 2nd wave of the virus after infection rates in cities like frankfurt reached a key threshold triggering tighter restrictions. from her office in berlin angela merkel's vid

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gayle and this is the day. now in the days and weeks that will decide how germany will fare in this pandemic in winter. we see that we obviously have very special infection dynamics in germany's largest cities. patients on ventilators for. my top priority is possible not to have to bring economic and public life back down to the level that was necessary in the spring. we have to appeal to our population we don't want to have a situation like the resume proust's for a situation like there is in spain. we don't want to 2nd lockdown. germany marks a year since an anti semitic attack that left 2 people dead. ladies and gentlemen it is not enough to condemn an attack like the one in hundreds of targets and then to return to business as usual. welcome to the day chancellor angela merkel the mass of 11 major cities in germany have agreed a package of new measures to stop the spread of coronavirus germany fear is a growing 2nd wave of the virus after infection rates in cities like berlin and frankfurt reached a key thr