A vaccine and developing very quickly and theyve already started working on it developing very rapidly a vaccine for the virus to combat the virus and were having very good initial. Feedback but the these companies will be coming to the white house and on monday. Tremendous amounts of supplies are already on hand we have 43000000. 00 masks which is far more than anyone would have assumed we could have had so quickly. And a lot more coming. Today the White House Corona Virus Task force led by Vice President mike pence they met for 2 and a half hours i spent a lot of. That time with them and we have been listening to the u. S. President donald trump there speaking at the white house just talking now about the lunar virus epidemic saying additional corner virus cases in the u. S. Are likely also mentioned the 1st coronavirus victim in the United States who died in washington. State and he mentioned that it was a medically high risk patient in her late fiftys that was the 1st u. S. Death. Of the corona virus but the president was also speaking about that Historic Deal between the taliban and the u. S. A little earlier lets go live to Gabriel Elizondo was also in washington for us and following that News Conference as president is still speaking he has of course touched on that deal with the taliban a little earlier in the News Conference what did he say. You know i just want to put this in a little bit of quick context here this was a press conference that the president called unexpectedly a little over an hour ago many of his senior staff did not even know that he was going to be announcing this press conference he said that it would be about coronavirus as youve just talked about there but we knew nothing else but he started when he came to the podium unexpectedly for several minutes about the afghanistan deal and i want to just summarize my notes here a little bit of the key points that he spoke about number one i will say as you could see there he was speaking in a very somber somber way he was not boisterous as he sometimes is and other things that he talks about the key points that he brought up he thanked quite frankly a lot of people he said he wanted to. Congratulate everyone on what he called was a successful negotiation he said he thanked the United Nations he thanked the nato he specifically said he congratulates president ghani as well as everyone that was involved in the peace negotiations trump said that he plans to personally meet with taliban leaders and in his words in the very near future he did not give any more details about that trump did confirm what we believed all along that that he in the near future will be lowering the amount of u. S. Troops in afghanistan to about 8 to 8500 he gave 2 different numbers when he spoke so but we think its between 88008500 in that range right now the u. S. Has about 12000 troops in afghanistan and then he he went on to say that while he hopes that this moves forward successfully and he expects that it will he said that if in his words bad things happen we will go back to afghanistan if we need to those words from. Donald trump so this was really the president kind of the sense i got from him is that and he put it in his own words that this was a very historic and important 1st step but also gave himself and gave the United States quite frankly an out if you will to go back to afghanistan or pull back from this should it be necessary and that might be a nod to some of the conservatives in congress particularly republican conservatives who are a little skeptical of this deal little skeptical of the taliban who they claim of renewed done previous. Agreements or promises over the past years but bottom line here no matter however you want to cut this this was certainly a very historic moment as a president really for the 1st time since this deal was announced in doha speaking to publicly about it after this nearly the americas longest war nearly 20 years absolutely gabriel is on the with the latest step from washington thank everyone for the moment thank you. Lets bring you more now on that deal that has just been signed it is the result of 18 months of talks but theres still a long way to go before peace returns to afghanistan the 1st stage of the agreement means there should be a 135. 00 day period of whats called a meaningful reduction in violence that 1st stage also includes the exchange of about 6000. 00 prisoners the deal is being described as a precursor to a Peace Agreement between the warring sides within afghanistan its hoped it will lead to talks between the taliban and the government in kabul as well as the withdrawal of foreign troops for. Ok turkeys president says russias should stay out if of its fight with syria recha type added to have attended the 1st funerals of the 34 turkish soldiers killed in airstrikes province on thursday earlier air than told members of the governing party that he has spoken with Russias Vladimir Putin he asked him to leave Turkish Forces alone to fight syrian targets. We killed more than 2000 syrian soldiers and destroyed more than 300. 00 Armored Vehicles we will prove to the Syrian Regime and those backing them that we are capable of this only yesterday we destroyed 7 chemical depor we did not want to says collation it was the Syrian Regime the forced us into it and thats why the Syrian Regime must pay the price. Is in how tie on turkeys border with syria i guess growing tensions as weve seen for a while now between turkey and russia any indication of whether this could escalate and whats the latest. Well escalation definitely what weve seen now on the ground is these ask elation these intense fighting happening as we speak in the southern part of the province to province with the Syrian Rebels backed by turkey launching a major offensive taken over many villages in the mountain of. Activists there are telling us that a syrian army convoy was hit a while ago but wait many people think it was a drone attack by the turkish army so the escalation is there there is a chance also to give diplomacy more leeway so the theres been a phone conversation between the turkish president and the iranian president Hassan Rouhani and they spoke about the need to defuse tension and to restore the spirit of the 2018 agreement between iran russia and also turkey theres been also a phone conversation between the russian president Vladimir Putin and the iranian president Hassan Rouhani about a potential meeting with with the 3 leaders but here in turkey barbara there is a general sentiment among the political establishment of the government that they have they have been betrayed by iran and by russia in the live provinces and that the agreement there was established in 2018 has been with peeta lead breached when it comes to the demilitarized Demilitarized Zone the ceasefire to be implemented and allowing the civilians back into the areas of this explains why the turkish government is repeatedly now saying that its of its military operation is going to continue until the Syrian Government is behind the Demilitarized Zone. Hash barrel with the latest there from the turkish Syrian Border hashim thank you. Now greeces Prime Minister has held an emergency meeting to discuss the wave of migrants coming from turkey this comes after present president trichet type at the one announced that ankara would no longer stop migrants from and to europe greek Border Guards and Police Used Tear Gas and stun grenades to keep the refugees out asons says it has blocked thousands of Illegal Migrants at its border crossings its also strengthening its controls off the east aging in the islands well this was the scene earlier on the greek island of lesbos just 15 kilometers off the Turkish Coast its already housing tens of thousands of refugees and migrants and tasha going to name is in istanbul and she explains will could have been the motive behind the evans the situation. People have been allowed to cross technically over the border from turkey but now theyre sandwiched in between a kind of no mans land between turkey and greece and what were seeing is scenes of refugees facing a massive cloud of tear gas being fired by greek police and there are also reports that refugees are throwing stones at the greek police the people are telling us who are going are telling us that theyre going because they are trading the stability and security theyve had here in turkey for the hope of better prospects in europe the opportunity to build a future one many people told us they simply do not believe that they have here the bigger question though is what does this all mean is the temporary way as or one has done in the past to attempt to get the attention of nato and europe a kind of saber rattling he wants nato to assist him militarily as he continues this offensive in to help retake the last remnant of rebel held territory in syria. So to come here on aljazeera the big names in malaysian politics are overlooked as the king appoints a new Prime Minister. The growing confidence of a former separatist leader tens of thousands rallied behind catalyst we still. Had a very significant solar system working its way across much of the northwest of europe u. K. Of course were saying that runs all the storm weve got snow but also some very strong Gale Force Winds and heavy amounts of rain which will just continue to exacerbate the flooding meanwhile across Central Europe weve got some cold air in place so we have been seeing some snow this is in frankfurt in germany but easy to say but i promise you that rain has turned over to snow and then this is very close to frankfurt this is you can see the fell but mountain trees of come down under the weight of this snow so many of the roads have actually been closed now its not about day sunday across much of germany some trad maybe some rain showers but a system developing here across the alps ill come on to that because really its monday we begin to see the full force of that sunday is a better day across the u. K. The rains continuing through friday and saturday by sunday still some rain in the fall constant snow to the old and the winds will stay strong but a little bit of a break but by then or all of that moisture heading across into france down across into spain as well and then by monday very widespread heavy at times molson into the mountains and things redeveloping in the central med some strong winds some heavy amounts of rain and again some mountain snow this is very wet heavy snow so again theres a very high risk of avalanches elsewhere in europe but about start to the week. Join the listening post as we turn the cameras on the media india has more than 424 Hour Television news channel. Blockers and focus on how they report on the stories that matter the most the states misleads the public to still be here reflects the. Climate change their editorial show is that they dont believe they have anything to apologize for listening post on aljazeera. A reminder now of the top stories here on aljazeera the u. S. And the Afghan Taliban have signed the preliminary deal that could eventually end the americas longest running war its the result of 18 months of talks but theres still a long way to go before peace returns to afghanistan the deal was signed at a ceremony in capitals capital though. Turkeys president says russia should stay out of its way in the fight with syria Richard Barrett the one attended the 1st funerals of the 34 turkish soldiers killed in airstrikes on province on thursday. Ok no more more now on our top story the u. S. Taliban agreement that has brought cautious relief in afghanistan many people are pleased that a deal has been reached but there is concern that foreign troops withdrawing might allow the taliban to regain power or the bill hamid has been looking at how people in afghanistan feel about the deal. Its a momentous time for afghanistan many still in this believe that what had been unthinkable is happening the u. S. And the taliban agreeing with each other mohammed as eases a beat this has been the most peaceful week kabal has seen in years we can go out of our homes without i mean. Fear of anything from the minute when we hear theyre actually means its between their american and taliban but its really really affecting the truth that well be have lots of effects on Afghan People because the security of afghanistan is in the hands of the americans but outside of kabul example Siraj Shakur Mohammad wonders about his future he has mixed feelings the taliban ruled here before so he knows them well they are some. Tough theyre all following its bad if the taliban come back i wont be able to run my business they forbid music i will have to leave the country for the past 40 years foreigners didnt let us live in peace thats why the countrys in the situation its maybe better if they leave but there will be no peace with the taliban it will be worse im scared the war has been devastating for bibi girl her husband a soldier the National Army was killed in a Suicide Attack in her whole province of love them and then another 4 members of her family died in another attack being a widow with 7 children is stuff they help out by polishing shoes on the streets or begging in the market and all of that weve never had any help from anyone its a miserable life my sons collect charge so we can burn it in the stove the foreigners must stay i havent seen anything good from the government and the taliban destroyed our lives its because of them that we became beggars its humiliating only the foreigners can help us. The taliban controls nearly half of the country mainly rural areas where most of the war against american troops unfolded. People have been told that they will fully withdraw soon and theres a sense of victory. People are happy we also want peace and security taliban are committed to their promise the fighters obey whatever orders they get this is a big success for us back in the cities it up my year is worried she was born as a refugee in iran now shes a University Student part of a new generation full of aspiration Everybody Knows that tal advanced your ideals like Culture Limited and close minded they are and if they come to the government like officer the they cannot implement them and its often sure that they can implement and the people there will be hard as the women call them on and never good with. The people working in the Government Office elves do not have peace between themselves and i dont think were going to have is that someone else like. If only goes well do us will pull out its troops the taliban and afghan leaders might find a compromise but many afghans remain cautious about the future theyve seen many full stones before but at the. Couple. Now as weve reported earlier the u. S. Has recorded its 1st death in the corona Virus Outbreak has the number of cases around the world compete continues to climb italy now has at least 1128 recorded cases 240 of which are new in iran state media is also reporting a jump in infections 295 in just 24 hours at least 42 people have been killed in the Islamic Republic thats the highest death toll outside of china south korea has reported at least 800. 00 new cases of the virus taking the countrys total number of infections to more than 3000. 00 its the highest daily increase and so 1st confirmed a patient back in. Well weeks of street quarantine measures are taking their toll on tens of millions of people in china many are struggling with anxiety and fears for the future catarina you spoke with one person who one which went into lockdown more than a month ago. These days 100 and deans life is simple he water the plants makes the bed and watches news about the Virus Outbreak which has turned his life upside down we spoke to him via video call from beijing. The virus spread so quickly i was so. I thought i could die if i was infected. Its a far cry from his life before the locked out running a popular noodle store where we filmed him working in 2016 today hes healthy but the mental strain of being forced to stay indoors when hes on him its stressful imagine you wont be allowed to leave this room for more than 2 months and can only what weve been this apartment how would you feel its very difficult. Almost 80000 chinese have been infected by the virus but its affected the Mental Health of millions of others says shanghai based psychologist bodhran who people are reacting here a lot of anxiety and lots of uncertainty so there is a fear well i contract those wires and i do that in my health well my dad well how it does impact my family. Way how counseling telephone hotlines have been set up around the country for those struggling to court many have called in reporting anxiety i did some fearing not just the virus but its impact on their future players uncertain about where will we go back to normal when you know i go back to my job situation when i see my friends. Those are the lockdown of fighting feelings of isolation by posting on social media experts say connecting to others and maintaining a routine can help prevent any long term negative impact though he struggles with feeling trapped and harm. Says hes following Mental Health advice and doing his best to stay strong katrina new aljazeera aging. Malaysias king has chosen a new Prime Minister is saying well you didnt yes seen her as the most support in parliament the royal statement sidelines former leader mohammed whose Ruling Coalition collapsed last week but my theory insists he should remain in power alexey obrien reports. A changing of the guard in malaysia that critics are calling the death of democracy. Appointment by the king capping a tumultuous week in the countrys politics. I thank the king i would like to thank all of you for your moral support and i only ask that all malaysians accept the decision announced by the palace today. The kings move sidelines former leader mohammed whose Ruling Coalition collapsed last week i had to resigned as premier after his besides who party which is led by signaled it could work with the United Malays National organization or. That party governed malaysia for more than 60 years until it was forced from power by my her tears coalition and 2018 all know is the party of disgraced former leader browns uk who is on trial for corruption accused of looting millions of dollars from the state fund one the m d b well you dean was kicked out of all no in 2015 but it rallied behind him this week he was sacked for raising the issues of corruption when m b b but now in the sort of wrangling thats happened in the last week or so in malaysia hes joined forces with the same person in the same party that he was sacked from and issues he stood up for grip or now he seems to be making alliances with many believe the latest crisis was also part of a tussle for power between mohamad and his longtime rival and while abraham analysts say their coalition was torn apart by. In fighting over who should succeed mahathir who at 94 was the worlds oldest premier d earlier on saturday and last it hit back my tears returned to power but now neither man is leader and there are calls for protests a lot of people in malaysia are very upset the. Not my pm is. Is one of the tweeting at the highest level of Malaysian Embassy in time you know me you didnt ask and his coalition also garner fair amount of support moya dean is expected to be sworn in on sunday but marty is fighting back saying he has more support in the election or brian aljazeera. Is he has rejected a Draft Agreement introduced by the us concerning a major dam on the nile river this about says the grandy theo p n renascence is essential to its development but egypt is worried about its effect on irrigation and Drinking Water ethiopia boycotted talks in washington and says it is disappointed by u. S. Efforts to resolve the dispute egypt has already signed washingtons agreement which covers the fire filling and operation of the death. Thousands of people have rallied in central moscow against planned changes to the constitution the rally also marks the 5 Year Anniversary of the murder of prominent kremlin critic a boris themselves demonstrators say president putins proposed changes to the constitution are a way for him to hold on to power when his term ends in 4 years the changes also aim to give the president more power over judges. Former castle leader carolus prisoner montez held a major rally in Southern France near the spanish border its the 1st time to push them on does ventured so close the spaying since fleeing prosecution over a failed independence bid in 2017 he had not previously raced traveling to france either because of its close legal ties with spain that changed to imprisonment was given immunity as a member of the European Parliament approximately 80000 people being young which is a town that separatists consider the capital of northern catalonia. As a people who want to be free and have been on this road for years we know it and above all they know it that we will no longer stop and i will not stop us therefore we should not wait for better times because we already have them here and they are among you. A museum in chile has been set on fire after fighting between protesters and police it followed a day of otherwise Peaceful Demonstrations in santiago after a critical report from Amnesty International on human rights or latin american editor of the sea and human has before. This is the 2nd time that this museum which is emblematic in santiago has been set on fire by arsonists nobody knows exactly who did it firemen are telling us to get out of here because there could be a gas leak but this is what has turned out to be the end of what had been a very peaceful afternoon of protests here any as i would just just about 200 meters away from here. Earlier in the afternoon people were seeing and dancing it was a very very jovial scene here about now that it is start were seeing barricades and many believe this is just a prelude to the type of disturbances and violence that will also be accompanying peaceful protests the social change in care starting next march of this coming marjorie just just around the corner protests to say theyre going to be coming out onto the streets in bigger numbers than ever because they say that the government has not responded to the peoples demands for real social change. Voters in 14 u. S. States and one terror truly head to the polls on tuesday to the side who in the Democratic Party should challenge President Donald Trump in the event the outcome of the socalled super tuesday could determine the likely democratic president ial candidate voting is also begun in the South Carolina primary which is a key indicator for former Vice President joe biden bicycle hain has more. 4 months to look like this was former Vice President joe bidens race to lose and so far he has been losing now the unexpected front runner the self declared socialist senator Bernie Sanders getting the most votes in iowa New Hampshire and nevada we have now won the battle for. Following him another unexpected leader former small town mayor people to judge with biden trailing 3rd this is a race that will decide the direction of the Democratic Party there are the moderates biden booted judged. Senator Amy Klobuchar and billionaires tom styer and former mayor Mike Bloomberg and the outlier congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard versus the progressives sanders and senator Elizabeth Warren the biggest divide healthcare its the 2nd most important issue for democratic voters the moderates want more people to be able to join the Government HealthInsurance Program the progressives want everyone in rolled in a Government Program with private insurance eliminated thats something the majority of democrats say they want to cord into polls but that isnt true for independents or republicans and that could complicate what the vast majority of democrats say is their top priority electability without a doubt thats my number one i want to. And that is the biggest argument against senator sanders that he cant beat trump. I think were going to win the democratic nomination. And. Were going to defeat donald trump. But if hes the nominee johnson kylee at the Pew Research Center says his Health Care Plan could be an issue both the public option approach and the medicare for all approach are distinctly different than the republican policies about health care and democrats across the board are likely to favor both of those republicans across the board are much less likely to favor either medicare for all or a public option democrats are deciding with this vote if promising big changes is the best chance they have to change lives in the white house political hay aljazeera washington. And now reminder of our top stories on aljazeera the u. S. And Afghan Taliban have signed a preliminary deal that could eventually end americas longest funding war its the. Result of 18 months of talks but theres still a long way to go before peace returns to afghanistan the deal was signed at a ceremony and kept at a skeptical doha where many of the talks leading up to the agreement took place where u. S. President trump spoke about the deal just a few minutes ago and thanked everyone involved in that the scotians be meeting personally with taliban leaders in the not too distant future. And well be very much hoping that they will be doing what they say theyre going to be doing they will be killing terrorists they will be killing some very bad people that will keep that fight going weve. Had tremendous success in afghanistan and the killing of terrorists but its time after d all these years to go and to bring our people back home. Well the u. S. Taliban agreement has brought cautious relief in afghanistan itself many people are pleased that a deal has been reached but there is concern that foreign troops troops withdrawing might allow the taliban to regain power. Turkeys president says russia should stay out of its fight with syria type better than attended the 1st funerals of the 34 turkish soldiers killed in air strikes on libya province on thursday. The u. S. Says recorded its 1st tests from the corona virus as the number of cases outside of china continues to grow in iran the state media is reporting a jump in infections 295 in just 24 hours south korea has reported at least 800. 00 new cases of the virus bringing the countrys total number of infections to more than 3000. 00 and france has now banned gatherings of more than 5000. 00 in an effort to curb the spread of the virus those are the top stories that stay with us the listening post this coming up next examining the consequences of the Julian Assange trial on journalism ill have more news for you in half an hour thanks for watching. Show us in our headlines you know what this if you like that are responsible shocked by how i was on the. U. S. Told call the chili massages put a lot of Christian Praise to the tree to stop an enemy of the state to office hello im richard gives birth and youre at the listening post among the media stories that were covering this week maximum Security State the case against Julian Assange and by implication modern day journalists in new delhi rioters attack reporters 1st and ask questions later questions like are you hindu or muslim journalism from behind bars in prisons across the United States inmates are reporting on a hidden world and saudi arabia finds another form of expression it cannot tolerate the