Plus germany marking one week under a partial colditz lockdown how has it helped to bring down cases and are people even sticking to the rules. And going to see the football there was no shortage of bones with live acoustic and flag in one of the best games of the season so far. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program German chancellor Angela Merkel has hailed her countrys toys with the u. S. As a quote mutual treasure that should be continued for generations shoe was giving her 1st on camera remarks on the u. S. Elections since Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump heres some of what the chancellor had to say by end the friendship of art. 2 countries is one that has to the test of time over many decades many people here and there live with this german American Friendship it is a treasure that we must preserve that we must cherish and we must pass on to new generation those of europeans and americans of germans and americans we are allies in nato we share common values from the dignity of the individual from the rule of law and democracy and we have common interests as well i mean we the United States of america germany as part of the European Union must stand together to tackle to make jet challenges facing us in this day and age we must stand side by side to cope with the contest that is the pandemic we must fight against global warming. We must fight against terrorism stuff and stand side by side for both. Global economy and for free trade with this is the foundation of our cost parity on both sides of the atlantic. And lets get more now were joined here in the studio by do you wus chief Political CorrespondentMelinda Graham melinda so interesting to compare what we have just heard the german chancellor say to what she said 4 years ago how do you gauge the reaction 4 years ago on this very day interestingly enough it was the 9th of november which is a very symbolic day for germany and she emphasized that in this particular statement pointing out that this was the day of the. The rice Program Night that essentially helped usher in the park pointing out that this is also the day when the berlin wall fell