A surge in corona virus cases is the reason for that. We follow a growing virus taskforce in israel look at the facts to efforts to contain code 19 and one of the countrys major hotspots. Im all meanies of welcome to the program we start in the United States where President Donald Trump says he plans to ban the chinese own video app ticktock u. S. Officials are currently looking into the possibility that china can access user Data Collected by the app but an outright ban would come as a blow to tick talks millions of fans. Ticktock with its viral dance routines and political activism videos is a favorite among teenagers worldwide. Over 2000000000. 00 downloads in 17000000000. 00 in revenue last year the app is extremely successful and influential but its exploding popularity has also raised red flags in the u. S. Officials are investigating whether ticktock is a threat to National Security there are concerns that the Data Collected by the app owned by the chinese firm by dance could be accessed by beijing the Company Denies any connection with the Chinese Government but donald trump is threatening to ban b. F. In the u. S. Well look you know we may be betting we may be doing some other things. But a lot of things so well see what happens but we are looking at a lot of alternatives with respect to their. Reports on friday indicated that one of the alternatives being considered is an order for byte dance to give up ownership of tik tok potential buyers are reportedly already in talks to take over the apps u. S. Operations including tech giant microsoft and National Security review have to talk is expected to be presented to trump in the coming days its results may further sour already deteriorating ties between the u. S. And china with tensions already running high on trade and the coronavirus pandemic Cyber Security concerns are now further straining relations between the 2 powers now lets bring in our business correspondent. York so what power does trump actually have to put pressure on a Chinese Company like that. Well i mean u. S. President donald trump probably could not directly alter to talk or the other company to sell the u. S. Operations for example but as we heard he could say ok were going to ban talk and then they could decide to sell for example the u. S. Operations to microsoft and then maybe u. S. President donald trump would. Take this author back so thats probably how the whole deal could work and what is behind the american governments mistrust of this app to talk. Well i mean they have charges for quite some time that talk is actually collecting privacy data from its users so we have those accusations those charges by the way not just in the United States but also in the u. K. Or in germany at tick tock of itself and always was saying that well for example is the u. S. Operations all the servers are all also u. S. Based but still there were some suspicions that even if the service are in the u. S. That does not necessarily mean that dater has not been transferred to abusing. And looking at the Business Aspect of things here weve heard reports that Microsoft Might be trying to buy the u. S. Shares of tik tok would this be a good deal from microsoft. Well i mean to talk is incredibly successful was in a very short time span that just recently served 2000000000 downloads off the tick top at world wide as far as we know there are estimates that tick tock the end tire operation might be worth about 50000000000. 00 so all new to us i proper a sions would go for less and that is money that microsoft clearly fort about on the other side then microsoft also might be right in between those 2 struggling superpowers the United States and china so we will wait and see if microsoft is really following that path d. W. Business correspondent younes quoted in new york thank you 3 people have been charged in connection with the hacking of prominent twitter accounts 2 weeks ago prosecutors say a 17 year old from florida in the u. S. Was the master mastermind behind the hack that duped people into breaking bitcoin donations it affected some of the platforms most high profile accounts including former u. S. President barack obama democratic president ial candidate joe biden microsoft founder bill gates as well as some Companies Accounts like apple and twitter said the hackers target some of its employees who had access to its internal systems. Hong kongs legislative elections scheduled for september have been postponed for a year chief executive carrie lamb says the delay is necessary due to a surge in coronavirus cases but opposition lawmakers arent convinced they can use the government of using the pandemic as a pretext to thwart the prodemocracy movement there germany has responded by suspending its extradition treaty with the territory. Hong kongs election 4 years ago it should happen again in september but instead the poll has been pushed back by a full year not how saving at the well off but it was a very very difficult decision to postpone the Legislative Council election which takes place every 4 years but its necessary to fight off the coronavirus to protect Peoples Health and up hold Public Safety we also have to ensure the election process is fair and open. Thing. Ironically to curb the prodemocracy protests on const chief executive has activated a rarely used nearly century old emergency power dating from the British Colonial times. That allows for short term only delays to elections. The decision to postpone the trainee train t. Electrical election has nothing to do with politics has nothing to do with the likely outcome of this round of elections im dismayed by the delay the opposition is warning of a constitutional crisis. He said that he said to me that one of the. People who are not just this one to see some of this well because it was the so many more city against that basic law against the promises made by the Chinese Government some simply dont believe this is. Around half the 70 members of hong kongs Legislative Council are appointed by the beijing backed government after a year of often violent protests and the imposition of a heavily criticized security law the opposition had been optimistic. For the 1st time there were hopes of a democratic majority beijing will not let that happen and seize the rising number of coronavirus cases as an opportunity to delay the vote. Now to some of the other stories making news around the world hurricane is a years is churning through the caribbean bringing strong winds and flooding to puerto rico and some islands in the bahamas a hurricane warning has been issued for parts of florida where the storm is expected to hit on saturday. British filmmaker alan parker has died at the age of 76. 00 after a long illness started his career in advertising and later shot to fame as the director of films like midnight express Mississippi Burning end of eden parker was awarded a knighthood and the bafta fellowship. Lets take a look now at the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic. Mexico has overtaken britain to have the worlds 3rd highest death toll behind brazil in the u. S. Mexican officials have recorded almost 47000 fatalities british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson says he is putting the brakes on easing lockdown measures and will instead be imposing new restrictions thats after a new spike in corona virus infections in the u. K. And germany has added 3 northern spanish regions to its list of high risk destinations anyone arriving from those spanish regions will have to produce a negative virus test or go into quarantine for 2 weeks. With the pandemic closing economies down fall out was expected in europe now its becoming clear just how devastating the pandemic has been g. D. P. Numbers show that many economy is that experienced years of growth are now deep in the red this is by some measures the worst recession ever to hit the eurozone. Cash registers are humming again across europe iconic landmarks eerily quiet and spring are alive with people once more no one knows for sure how the pandemic will develop over the next few months but what is becoming clear is that the economic damage done in europe between april and june was of historic proportions that was the period when strict lockdowns brought large parts of the continent economy to a virtual standstill the data for that period is now becoming available on the news its as bad as anything the e. U. Has ever seen it means the european economy has entered its deepest recession and postwar history spains economy contracted by a massive 18. 5 percent that compares with a near 14 percent drop in france and a 12. 4 percent fall in italy german g. D. P. Found by 10 percent. With covert 9000 cases rising again there are some fears of a 2nd lockdown. Even without the pandemics Economic Impact is likely to be felt for many months to come here in barcelona beaches normally forward tourists are far quieter than normal a local rise in infections is keeping travellers away. Israel has suffered a surge and coronavirus cases in recent weeks and the city of been a bra is a hot spot its one of the most densely populated and poorest cities in israel and home to a large ultraorthodox population i mean as a pilot he has set up a task force to contain contain the pandemic and did a ton youre kramer went to see how its doing. Most of morgan stern is on his way to the main synagogue in the center of the neighbor back home to a largely ultraorthodox or how to eat community this synagogue is closed because of the pandemic people have to pray out site. You know. Without marking stern who works as a noir manages in this free time a corona taskforce. This is stigma and the general public against the us for orthodox and against been a. Family people seem to have a demon all sick and that they are infecting people that its evil but its not true and i dont think theres any other community that keeps the rules as strictly as we do. Over 2400 residents are currently infected with call that 19 and their new cases every day in a brac is one of the most densely populated cities in israel and. Yes. The australia boardmans for 20 family members share 75. 00 square metres and one bathroom one shower one person get sick everyone will get sick. On a simple almost didnt know. We dont have internet no smartphones they can get Information Online but this information on billboards. A lot of what ought the minister palate he has now set up a socalled war room to handle the crisis this is modern stern and his team supported by the israeli army work every day of the week except about was some ultra orthodox communities forbid the use of modern technologies modern stands team rely on them every neighborhood is monitored to help isolate people who have tested positive for the virus and we check those people who are newly infected and send them out of the city if they agreed to it of course because we believe that the more cases we move out the less karuna will spread in this city. A family of 8 needs to be placed in quarantine in jerusalem theyre taken by ambulance to one of the hotels that have been turned into Quarantine Centers run by the israeli military. Morgan stern is back on the road the virus keeps him busy all the time. Its hard its very difficult and very demanding but it dont give up someone is watching over us. Been a block is taking up the task to keep the virus from spreading further just like the rest of the country which is in the midst of a 2nd wave of the pandemic. Youre watching d. W. News will have more headlines of the top of the hour thanks for watching. Like. Oh. My gorgeous love. For the russian