Ever to hit the u. S. Is pushing inland after making landfall along the louisiana coast are again laura came a show with winds of over 240 Kilometers Per Hour causing extensive damage in low lying areas at least 6 deaths have been blamed on the storm. Police in the capital minsk have arrested dozens of antigovernment protesters and detained around 20 journalists this as russian president Vladimir Putin says ruses Alexander Lukashenko has asked moscow to set up a Russian Reserve police force to deploy to bellews if the situation quote got out of control. This is news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at news of visit our website w dot com. How to stop corona virus creep today germany extended a nationwide ban on major Public Events until next year this could mean a christmas was no Christmas Markets and for people caught in public not wearing a face mask there will now be fine the number of new infections is surging blame it on carelessness complacency in summer vacations to high risk areas and this is the beginning germany has managed the virus better than most is it now becoming a victim of its own success. This is the day. Overall we can say that so far weve managed pandemic well time in. Recent weeks were seeing the number of cases rise. The rising number of cases is largely due to people returning from holidays. I mean increasing carelessness in your responsibility and conscience. The problem is the numbers are too high. Also coming up he committed mass murder in new zealand the whites of which the country has never seen today he was sentenced an unprecedented punishment that will also go down in history this is being a crime and new zealand the likes of which has never could before and now weve seen a sentence the likes of which weve never seen before as well but yes it gave me relate. To know that that person will never see the light of day. But to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with germanys new bitter sweet approach to managing the coronavirus pandemic germany has earned preserve around the world for keeping the number of infections and relatively low but the past is no guarantee for the future the number of new infections is surging now at levels not seen since april today german chancellor Angela Merkel announced a new tougher rules designed to bring those numbers down partly by hitting where it hurts most the pocketbook there will now be fines for people caught not wearing face masks in shops on buses and in trains and hopes have been dashed for a return this year to full stadiums for concerts and soccer game. Aims a ban on major Public Events extended now until 2021 medical appealed to people not to travel to places considered high risk and for those who do there will be a mandatory quarantine for at least 5 days if germany wants to avoid a 2nd major lockdown dees tighter restrictions they may be a last chance. It took 5 and a half hours of virtual talk to reach an agreement the rules for travel to high risk countries will be tightened stricter quarantine and no more Wage Compensation for the time of crying teen. We heard all those returning from travel to comply with the quarantine obligations and those also meet their responsibility towards fellow citizens new years travel to designated risk areas is to be avoided whenever possible. Also given the musical beat the situation is that germany has navigated the pend that make fairly well but the number of new daily cases has been rising since early july worrying with the prospect of the upcoming flu season. For the fact that we are facing a winter that cannot be calculated at least from a current point of view when we do not know what effects the flu and other illnesses will have the numbers are too early too high so our goal must be to bring down the numbers and to avoid a 2nd lock down by. The political leaders agreed on a minimum fine for those who dont wear face masks people returning from low risk countries wont be offered free testing anymore but the testing capacities will be expanded. Come to every infection that is detected early is again every infection that is not recognized as a problem and every infected person who gets a negative test result is downright a danger. But governments are also extending a ban on major events such as concerts or sports at least until the end of the year the premiers and the chancellor couldnt reach an agreement on a limit of people attending private festivities. If it were tonight lets cross over to our chief Political Editor mchale the good news shes been following the meeting for its good evening to you mchale the we knew going into this meeting today that the number of new infections is getting worse was the message after the meeting that there is still time to stop this from becoming bad yes and most of all the message was that now is the time to not ignore the corona threat but to actually take action and quite clearly here we see a shift where the government no longer wants to rely solely on the responsibility of individuals which it has done fairly successfully in the past it now wants some checks in place to check on those people traveling back from high risk zones to actually take tests and to stay in quarantine until they have the all clear that already took required to do that right now but clearly the government wants to clamp down and stop what is actually corona creek as one can see have just cycled back here into the Office People out in the park much closer than the 1. 5 meters required distance weve been seeing that thats quite some time now here in the german capital because for the 1st time fines will be slapped on people cold not wearing face masks in stores and on public transport is this because pleas for cooperation are now falling on deaf ears. Well its mostly because the fines whether theyre off items or not really vary across the country in some states that what no fines or toward someone way above the now minimum 50 euro so if you were travelling on a train across several states depending on where you were at that particular moment in time that could vary and so this is a symbol across germany that you have to cover mouth and nose that that is a National Requirement with the exception of saxony on health which refuses to follow suit and that highlights that were back into a different phase here again where there is an active attempt to coordinate from. Germany has been successful in managing this pandemic because most of the public has agreed with the governments policies but not everyone agrees a huge anti coronavirus restrictions plan for this coming weekend here in berlin their protest has now been banned will that ban is that going to work we know well im not so sure i mean the hash tag trending today was basically stolen so basically telling people to show up colleague of mine was at those very protests a couple of weeks ago where we saw people not wearing face masks and also getting quite aggressive towards done this and this was the big health and safety concern here and its being hotly debated and many whether that plays into the hands of conspiracy theorists who suspect the state behind what they see as a corona legend or whether that in fact is this real Public Health threat and that it needs to be avoided for the safety of everybody involved so a very hot debate here into this. Wrist restrictions said to me do we know whats feeding it is it just is it. In the public. It could be a bit of that but probably and i say most likely that we havent seen the kind of scenes that we saw and its in the in the on that the threat hasnt hit home with many people ironically because germany has been fairly successful im voiding this becoming a full blown pandemic across the country and i want to go back to what you said about people traveling to high risk areas there used to be a. Requirement for those returning that was replaced by mandatory growth of iras tested airports for example nevada is being scrapped and replaced with this foreign gene requirement again do we know why the back and forth while you was still required to stay at home until you have the all clear and the difference now is that people need to think hard about potentially being checked out upon there will now be pros checking whether people actually stay at home so theres not a massive change in the requirement but what the government is trying to do is get people to think hard and to pay for their own tests if they travel into defined high risk areas against the advice of the government and all with all the kill the germany is still not closed to reimpose anything like you walk down again what is your impression how worried is chancellor merkel that germany is becoming a victim of its own success here. Well in fact i would actually contest the state premier for varia who spoke of the threat of a 2nd lockdown in germany has not seen the kind of lockdown weve seen in france weve seen in parts of spain and weve seen in britain and there was all always more freedom of movement here so its also a clear indicator that we are dealing in perceptions as much as fact and the fight that the German Government is fighting right now that corona continues to be perceived as the threat that it is our chief Political Editor because it has been on the story for us tonight here in berlin because of thank you still ahead on the day hurricane laura becomes the strongest hurricane to come ashore in the state of louisiana in more than 150 years high winds and the storm surge that were forecast to be unsurvivable is that what happened or did the region dodged the bullet this time will last thats coming up next. And the man who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in new zealands history is going to prison for the rest of his life last year britains parents went on a shooting spree in 2 mosques in Christ Church he killed 51 people today accord sentenced terence a wife in prison without the possibility of parole that is the harshest prison sentence a court has ever ordered in new zealand. Justice for the victims thursdays ruling making the immeasurable grief their relatives carry a tiny bit lighter survivors of the 2019 mosque shootings gathered outside the court with family and supporters at the los is really big for my game we are trying just to move on not moving toward this this thing will make us move on. We can go all the way in our language if im going thank god for everything im going to get. In the hay in the email of one of the 2 mosques targeted that day called the country solidarity a model for the world weary of present love compassion muslim and non muslim. People in the face and in the face that is os new zealanders and we are very proud that we muslims in new zealand i will continue to serve this country and no punishment again is going to bring our loved ones back. 90 survivors and family members testified during the 4 day sentencing hearing in march brenton terrine a 29 year old white supremacist from australia pleaded guilty to 51. 00 counts of murder 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of terrorism Terence Court appointed lawyer told the judge that the defendant did not oppose the maximum sentence the judge called terran a terrorist who deserved a life sentence without parole you can imagine the best. Use loaded and the faces of the. United wounded incredible many others. Who are victims included young and the all mean woman and shoulder. The sentence is the countrys harshest since the Death Penalty was abolished in 1961 new zealand Prime Minister told reporters the punishment fits the crime this is being a crime in new zealand the likes of which has never occurred before and now weve seen a sentence the likes of which weve never seen before as well but yes it gave me relate. To know that that person will never see the light of day. The case closed new zealanders now look to heal deep wounds caused by the attack afflicting both the victims Cancer Society thats all right im mary. Was. More earlier we spoke with journalist Peter Mckenzie in wellington about reaction to this unprecedented prison sentence about the days of the sentencing proceeds significant crowds gathered outside of the courthouse and upon hearing the sentence being passed down today those crowds broke out and kids songs and celebration many of the victims had called for as in terms of this nature some went further and called for the reinstatement of the Death Penalty so it was a huge predication to those that tunes and survive as politicians and public figures around the country are also broken and the new Prime Minister to sit around turns it would be a relief to know that the issues are started with a new see the lesson here is huge when its all those. Rescue efforts are underway in the u. S. State of louisiana after it was battered by the most powerful storm to come ashore there in more than a century at least one person was killed in hurricane the storm hit louisiana in neighboring texas with sustained wind gusts as strong as severe tornadoes 240 kilometers per. Hour again lara made landfall as a category 4 storm ravaging through the Southern States of the u. S. d now thousands of homes in texas and louisiana are submerged in water. And many others are severely damaged. Hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate but some refused to leave planning instead to endure the storm and elevated homes. There are fears that people may be trapped under the wreckage. Rescuers have to wait for winds to die down before searching for survivors. President trump says hes planning to visit the affected gulf coast though not immediately. Going to texas is going to lose maybe arkansas it looks like because i just spoke to the governor its going to be in pretty good shape but. Now it turned out we got a little bit lucky it was very big it was but it passed quickly and so everythings on schedule will probably be going on saturday or sunday. I just would encourage. People to. Keep people. Are you sign an Emergency Declaration as a Tropical Storm moves north keep them in your prayers but also keep in mind organizations like red cross that are also on the ground that are providing assistance and support to all of the efforts. Forecasters have warned of a continued risk to life as the storm moves inland deeper into louisiana which has considerably weakened. A chemical fire in the lake charles area of louisiana has broken out emergency crews are tackling it and the governor has warned residents in the area to shelter. The federal Emergency Management agency says resources are in place to help restore services to affected area. As in the weeks and months ahead. And for more on hurricane lore im joined tonight by Frank Billingsley hes the chief meteorologist at key p. R. C. T. V. In Houston Texas frank its good to see you again hurricane laura was predicted to hit somewhere between houston and new orleans and bring with it unsurvivable storm surges is that what happened how bad was it yeah. You know it was in houston really just a bullet it was just about 160 kilometers off the coast of houston and i was in so it missed despite that much which is basically berlin does dressed and so not not a very very close good call i think we got lucky and unfortunately for those folks in cameron louisiana that storm surge came it was more of a it was more of a wind issue than a water issue and so yes that unsurvivable storm surge was forecast and that was going to be 15 to 20 feet in reality it was 5. 00 to 10. 00 and yet is the max ive been able to find 5 has been more common and i think the were going to find out that in the end of the day is that the longer a huge storm is over water the more water it can push toward the coast so when you get like an eye or a rita or a katrina or a sandy those storms were over water as hurricanes for 4 days before they actually made landfall and broady and 20 foot storm surges you had this storm that was over as a hurricane over water for 2 days because it moved pretty quickly and because of that i think it was half the storm surge was more along 10 foot but the the idea that the winds which is what dr storm surge those were there under 2013150 mile an hour winds so the winds were in place for the storm surge but i dont think it was over water long enough to create a 20 foot storm surge which is good believe me it will take wind over water any day which is a lot quicker and a lot easier to read to recover from but some of those wind gusts got to 130 miles an hour at lake charles louisiana which is 40 miles from the coast 40 miles inland 120 mile an hour wind gusts sustained for an hour this is quite a wind storm meaning it was sure for you when i spoke 3 years ago when Hurricane Harvey devastated so much of the coastal area there in texas where you are this year the situation seems to be extreme very early but what 3 hurricanes have already hit the u. S. And russia still in august. And that is a record that hasnt happened since 1916 to have 3 hurricanes on the United States coast to actually hit by this date so that in itself is a record as you know you know with marco and laura were already well into the food at work but what 1314 storms were are our peak of our season is september to get september 10th is the most. Common day that you will have something some kind of tropical system in the Atlantic Basin so we consider september 10th the peak of the season and then it starts to go down toward november 30th june wanted of over 38. 00 so were not even out it were not even to september yet much less the peak of the season and there are 2 systems as you and i speak there are 2 says in the atlantic that every 30 and 20 percent chance of development over the next 5 days so just as we are pushing this one away we have 2 more that we have to watch ive got about one minute left frank i want to ask you weve talked about the difficulties of predicting storm paths before what about the difficulty in communicating that information to the the public maybe you could talk me a little bit about the dangers of people misinterpreting the forecast and you know for example when we get predictions of storm pounds were shown a cone now that cone gets bigger the right there are a few good people would think that if theyre not in that cone then theres no threat thats not true is it. Thats not true at all its a cone for forecast and its only going to be in that cone that stream is only going to stay in that cone 2 thirds of the time a 3rd of the time its wrong so i mean only 66 percent of the time will that cone even to be accurate and that is only for the track thats only for the path thats not for the impacts so were trying to say heres where it will go but you can feel the impacts hundreds of miles away you know we could trina went into the new orleans area they had a tornado outbreak south of atlanta that was deadly so you can have all kinds of impacts of tornadoes and wind especially hundreds of miles from the center of the storm and dont forget training effects of the rain you can get that train of rain that just comes one after another its coming right on into the United States so yes youre right it doesnt mean in fact it means track Frank Billingsley joining us tonight from keep your sea in Houston Texas for it we appreciate your time tonight were glad you guys dodged the bullet this time thank you. With the coronavirus a walk down the hit in earnest back in march mexican conductor alondra the power came up with a plan to bring musicians together even from a distance she formed the impossible orchestra an ambitious project to gather from a far some of the worlds best musicians to make music her goal is to raise funds for women and children in mexico affected by the by. I was that home. I might something couldnt conduct so what could i do. I was imagining what would be an artist trying to have an artist to have the worlds best seller lists. Called my friends 1st i called all the people that i had their phone numbers and had i had worked with. Its a corner project obviously it would have never happened if it wasnt for the situation. Its impossible orchestra because in the normal situation if i had to call them up they wouldve said that sounds great but i have this concert and that concert and we can plan it for 2024 have someone would have not been possible without a doubt but suddenly everyone was free. Were all wrong. I dont want it to seem homemade. It had to look professional as if we could go to a concert hall or an opera stage 2. The impossible august aims to raise awareness and raise funds to help from the sions in mexico to help women and children in many aspects. It had to be a mexican piece for this project chorus app piece that people would recognize in my country and the people around the world could be fascinated immediately by it it all as much as the author set up so well as i. Heard from some of my last player to the market as well because its an amazing piece of music that moves people. So much and i have probably and thats probably the best have conducted the most in my career so its been my friends since i started my career. The day is almost done the conversation it continues online youll find us on twitter either the news you can follow me of brant goff t. V. And remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day well see the body. To the point of strong opinions clear positions international perspectives. Its official the republican and democratic parties in the u. S. Have nominated donald trump and joe biden as their candidates in this falls election now the campaign for the presidency begins in earnest will it be a journey fight joins us on to come to the point as a Convention Say next a common t w. How the coronavirus is changing the world. China. Europe. The situation is serious take it seriously. Africa. Ok. The usa the virus sort of gets a little warm word for accuracy goes away the pandemic spreads. In 45 minutes on d. W. 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