Eddie van halen dies after a long battle with cancer. Considered one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time he cofounded the band belle event allen which rocked the charts in the seventys and eightys. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today belaruss exiled Opposition Leader said lama taken over sky has called on germany to take a leading role in ending the unrest in her country her appeal came during a meeting here in berlin which has her on the machal the beller us opposition hopes that pressure from europe can force new elections following a disputed vote that saw Alexander Lukashenko return to power. This meeting at the german chancellor and berlin is crucial for. She has High Expectations of angle americal as she told the w. Ahead of the talks. Is. Extremely important because we need. Help in mediation negotiations with authorities and we think that. Its really helpful in this situation. America has deep sympathy for the protest movement as a former citizen of east germany shes lived through a peaceful revolution which gives her a special understanding of. The my new mood to follow and see when i see the courage of these women who take to the streets to call for freedom and end to corruption i can only say that im amazed i find it truly impressive. To thank. Women have persisted turning out despite the ongoing violence of the regime to the north is continuing her own fight from exile did we see her comrade Maria Kolesnikov 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. Were rigged. Germany and the e. U. Agree theyve imposed sanctions on look at those inner circle but not against the dictator himself to how no scale has called for the sanctions to be extended to look at you and others many german lawmakers agree including in the green party. We need to make it clear that we stand in solidarity with protesters we must offer individual humanitarian aid to people who are under threat and to those who seek help from us because they are tortured or beaten by the regime. On monday to nova scotia thanks to bella rusin community in berlin she likens her country to east germany in 1909 saying hers is a nation that wants to tear down its walls where at long last people want to make their own decisions about their lives. Lets get you briefed on other stories in the news today white house Senior AdviserStephen Miller has tested positive for the coronavirus hes the latest in u. S. President trumps inner circle to contract the virus this comes as the president again downplayed the onus on twitter is recovering from covert at the white house after spending 3 nights in hospital. Facebook has banned all accounts from his platforms that support the q. And a Conspiracy Movement social Media Company says the move is part of efforts to clamp down on this information ahead of the u. S. Election too and on most stories alleging President Trump is waging a secret war against an International Pedophile ring. A Global Chemical weapons Monitoring Group has confirmed the presence of another chalk type of nerve agent in biomedical samples taken from the russian Opposition Leader alexina in his 1st video interview since the attack the kremlin critic says that he believes he is targeted by russian authorities who see him as a threat head of next years parliamentary elections. Well here in germany the number of new corona virus infections. Did tuesday was over 2800 surge and cases here in berlin has prompted the city to announce a new curfew for bars and cafes as well as stricter rules for gathering in groups or until went out onto the streets to find out how people are reacting to that. Welcome to germanys new coronavirus flashpoint berlin after months of staving off the worst of the pandemic the german capital has become the frontline in the countrys fight against the coronavirus half of all of germanys high risk areas are located here in this city including the district of. Gatherings with little sign of social distancing are a common sight here most of the new infections are among young people under the age of 30 theyre more likely to shrug off the infection but the disease is spread is also picking up pace among the old forcing berlin City Government to take action there introducing new restrictions from saturday compelling bars and stores to close at 11 and limiting alcohol sales as well as the size of private gatherings not everyone supports the changes. Yes you can just say much its a hard question i think its actually quit the bars are open so long but you have to maintain social distancing and i think as long as people do that it shouldnt be a problem to sit in the bar until late at night. I think the same i think everyone can keep themselves in check regardless of how much alcohol they drink at least i can keep a grip on myself so i dont understand why others cant do that. And. Many support the new measures. Of a man up big vision you need to balance your own sensibilities against a virus that puts others lives at risk you can feed the mention in that case i think the measures are justified the. Fact is. Warning system is flashing red and thats forced the government to take action and while most people weve spoken to say they support the restrictions that still hasnt stopped the spread of the coronavirus here in the german capital. Well as the u. S. Gets ready to vote in just under 4 weeks many in india are paying very close attention over the past decade thousands of indians of the u. S. Many of them. Apply their skills in the countrys flourishing sector but their coronavirus pandemic and the trumpet ministrations clamp down on visas many concerned. Went out onto the streets of delhi to find out more. Its an election on the other side of the world but opinions on it abound on the streets of delhi. And it is the one from. The 4th part that they beat and people with bush oh. So from my perspective i think on tumblr to be a better president i feel that joe biden would definitely be put in the and he would be better but they will with this event come to. The persian gulf for us. That relationship with india should be much much better but for some here the result of that election so far we could be life changing neelys jock nick a Software Engineer to google lived in the us for 6 years when india started canceling flights amid the could only crisis in march he rushed home to his family now despite abounded riza he no longer feels confident about returning to Silicon Valley tanks to confusing restrictions on immigrants from the current administration. Nieces decision to return will hinge on whether trump is rejected. Very but it. A 2nd person doesnt see dont because. Whos to say what other laws will come in i can just go back and have. My life they can have a from me again. His sister simran wants to study design in the u. S. But the up votes putting their plans on hold until they see the outcome of the election. Something and want to just to continue Trump Presidency under the shah governments export of these immense value for his one sector interim stuff starts on china the liberal media did it is for sure there will be imposed on china chinas goods and chinas exports and the movement of top of those who feel up to god they have to be said in doing these. Big plays between india and us and those potential treaties he believes could be boosted by trumps damage i believe that indias Prime Minister in a dream to more. Fun now indian will cause he will put plans on hold. Until the signal comes from the next american president. The legendary rock a taurus and songwriter Eddie Van Helen has died after a long battle with cancer together with his brother alex in 1902 it formed the band that later became that helen 10 years after their family emigrated from the netherlands to pasadena california then helen became one of the worlds top selling bands with songs like jump. Eddie van halen was born in amsterdam in 1955 and he moved with his family to los angeles in the early 1960 s. He started life as a musician at the piano but later switched his ambitions to the guitar the rest is history eddie and his older brother alex formed van halen in the 1970 s. They had a distinctive style with and it is the infamous guitar solos and frans van de vliet evolved his flamboyant take on the wrong god shonda they appealed to people from all age groups. And younger fans dont even know we have 11 other records i saw with her if we get a taste of each one like decide which one they want to buy. So its not for the money because we want to. Buy em all the whole iraq and released their 1st album in 1978 which shows into the top 20 on the american charts making it one of the most successful debuts the decade. Nearing that year was a technique and in the place and rock school of fame alongside the likes of jimi hendrix and thompson in 2000 every just in the popular us Music Magazine voted him the greatest guitar player of all time. Lets talk about his life accomplishments now with simon bone here with me in a studio good morning to you something everybody even held as life begins doesnt it right it bursts his life as a musician its one of those Success Stories yes as we just heard he was born in amsterdam and moved to the United States with his family when he was 7 and 162. The story goes they had 50. 00 with him but they took a piano on board the ship in a boat the arrived on on a ship. Thats the story yes and they were very musical family the father was a professional musician that. Played the clarinet and. The 2 boys learn to play piano at an early age but later on he learned to play drums and his brother alex learned to play guitar one day they saw that the other was better at their own instrument and they switched and thats how the legend was born and they were in pasadena california one of the hubs of the Music Industry in the United States its where they arrived thats right yes where a decade after arrival there in a band that eventually 1st it was called genesis that was called mammoth and they tried other names like rat salad but the singer David Lee Roth suggested they call it van halen because he thought it sounded classy event hell didnt let his struggle with cancer predominant have. Predominate how he saw his life and how he wanted others to perceive them thats right for such a public person he was very private about it in fact it was only last year that we discovered that hed been coming to germany for Cancer Treatment for the past 5 years. There were various reports as to what it was throat cancer lung cancer his exwife said in her message today. But yes its caught up with him today hed already survived one around 20 years ago. So he was tough but relatively young as well 65 if you ask around the world you know you have to wonder who has not danced to the salt jump well thats a start some shows the 1st attila to van halen and of course Eddie Van Halen he was a guitar god leading the to the biggest band in america and all of sudden he started playing on a synthesizer and his band mates were afraid that that would change the image of the band make it more mainstream and it worked it was a number one hit and they made a video too if they were not big fans of m. T. V. And they filmed the video themselves at a cost of around 600. 00 will he be most remembered for jumper or will it be another song i could be the guitar solo from from beat it by Michael Jackson which he played for a newfie and the legend has it that when he came around when quincy jones Michael Jackson came around the his amplifier caught on fire ok thats a great way to go out of this interview simon thanks very much for joining us this morning. This is the interview news live from berlin for the entire team thanks so much for being here stay with us for more business was christofer coming out. Every 2 seconds the person is forced to flee their home. The consequences have been disastrous our documentary series displaced depicts dramatic humanitarian crises from around the world to. Fuck a thing we dont have time to think i didnt go to university to kill people i think the impact that. People feel for their lives and their future so they seek refuge abroad but what will become