Convicts him of felony sex crime and rain, but the jury acquits him of the most serious charges. And chinas annual National Peoples congress postponed for the first time in decades because of the coronavirus. And italian authorities are imposing tgh meaeasures as s sen deathshs and a dramatic rise in infections make it europes front line in the battle against the disease. Im brent goff, our viewers in the United States and viewers around the world, welcome. Police in germany are gauge a possible attack tonight, a car was driven into a crowd of revelers celebrating carnival earlier today. It happened outside a super market in the western state. Around 30 people were injured, some of them seriously. The driver was arrested at the scene and now faces attempted homicide charges. Police believe that he acted intentionally, but a motive for the incident is unclear. It happened here outside a super market in this town. This car said by police to have been involved. A carnival parade was moving through the streets on monday afternoon when the car slammed into a crowd of people who had come to watch the procession. Around 2 30 p. M. , a young man in a car drove into a group of people at the carnival parade. Several dozens people were injured, currently the number is around 30. Among them, around eight to 10 are seriously injured. Among those seriously injured are children, unfortunately. Thehe driverer, a 29yearol german citizen was immediately arrested, police are operating on the assumption that this was a deliberate attack. We can only make a statement according to witnesses who saw it took place. It can be assumed that it was intentional. We cant say anything more about his motives. Aututhorities shut down the area in the small town in the german state of hesse to investigate the scene and to allow emergency crews to attend to injured persons. The police announced on twitter that all carnival parades taking place in hesse today were stopped as a precautionary measure. Now authorities are trying to figure out why this crash happened. For the lettest, im joined by our correspondent rebecca in volkmarsenen. What mee can you telell us abou what happened today . Wellll, what police have seto far iss that there are a at lea 30 people injured, seven of whom have sustained serious wounds and that several children are also among those who were injured. Now,w, what happened in the mide of the carnival parade that was happening in town today. The car struck people from behind, they had come to the scene behind me here. There is a grocery store. It was one of the bends in the route for the parade. The locals havee j just saidd t the parade was just about to wrap up. Ththere were q quite a few p pe packed into the section watching the parade, so there were quite a few people who were hit today when that driver drove into the crowd. And rebecca, we know that the police are saying that the driver could face attempted homicide charges. Have you heard from anyone about the motivation here, why the driver did this . We havent heaeard i havet heardd anything just yet about the motive, i know thatt police are going off of what eyewitness statements previously said where they said it appeared that the driver had deliberately accelerated into the crowd upon coming around the bend here for the carnival parade. What i have heard from locals here, there have been a couple of people who have wandered up to the scene still dressed in their costumes, but obviously what was a joyous afternoon has turned into a really dark, dark day for the people of this town. People told me that, even though they werent there, that theyre shocked that this happened, its not something anyone would have expected on a day thats supposed to be about celebrating with your loved ones with family and with friends. And it comes just after last weeks deadly shootings in the western german town hanau, the same state where you are the state of hesse. Has security been increased as a result of the terror attack that we saw last week . Secururity h had absolutely raraised. Security was already raised for carnival celebrations, all Public Events actually since the 2016 truck attack in berlin, police have been especially careful to put up blockades, to put up road blocks so an attack like that cououldnt happen aga. What people have said, eyewitnesses on the scene, the personon went around the blockas set upup here, plalastic barrie. Our correspondent with the latest there from the town of volkmarsen, thank you. In other breaking news story tonight, former hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of two counts of Sexual Misconduct. Weinstein was convicted of committing a criminal sexual act and he was convicted of third degree rain. He was acquitted of the most serious charges which carry automatic life sentences. After the verdict, weinstein was handcuffed and he was sent directly to jail. Hell stay there until his sentencing which is scheduled for next month. The producer has denied any wrongdoing always saying that any sexual encounters that happened had been consensual. Prosecutors today praised the women who came forward and testified against the hollywood mogul during the trial. Eight women who have changed the course of history in the fight against sexual violence. These are eight women who pulled our Justice System in the 21st century by clarifying that rain is rain and Sexual Assault is Sexual Assault and no matter what. For more now, im joined by my colleague in washington. He has been following this trial for us from the very beginning. Good evening to you, pablo. So lets talk about the charges here. Harvey weinstein, he was facing five charges, he has been found guilty on two of them. Talk us through what this verdict means. Well, obviously its a big, big shock for many and others its not so much, it was sort of expected. Were looking at two of the five as you mentioned. One is for a count of third degree rape and he is guilty of a criminall sexual act. The rape conviction is related to an attack that he carried out on a former actress, jessica mann and the other charge which is for Sexual Assault was on a former Production Assistant who was invited to weinsteins apartment believing it to be a business meeting and then she was attacked. Now, it took five days for the jury of seven men and five women to come to this conviction for him on two of the five charges, now, he is facing up to 25 years in prison, brent, from what i have been seeing and reading here in the United States, he may actually only get perhaps an eightyear sentence. We have to wait until next month, march 11, to be exact for that spending hearing. We know, pablo, this has been a colossal trial, a watershed event in the Metoo Movement. There has been lots of reaction coming on social media to this as well. Lelets take you through that. Many of weinststns accusers they arere reactining to the vet praising the women who took the stand d during the trial, actre ashley judd tweeting for the women who testified in this case and walked through traumatic hell, you did a Public Service to girls and women everywhere. Thank you. And investigative journalist roman farrow writing todays outcome is the results of multiple women to come forward to journalists and to prosecutors at great personal cost and risk. Please keep those women in your thoughts today. Now, this verdict, pablo, it has really been its the most anticipated since the Metoo Movement began, right . Yeah, lets not forget that there were actually about, more than 80 women actually accused Harvey Weinstein of Sexual Misconduct and many of those who accused weinstein were very well known faces from hollywood. Essentially what was hoped by this activists, by a lot of the activists would be his trial and his conviction will perhaps, we have heard this word quite a lot, when i was in new york actually in the beginning of all of this process, that, you know, it would inspire other women to come forward, not just in the entertainment industry, but in other industries. So there was a lot of expectation that perhaps he would get a conviction that would perhaps didnt go as far as many had hoped, it is being called yet again by some historic moment conviction for weinstein and like i said, brent, lets wait and see until next month, in march when he is actually handed down his sentence. What do these veterans mean for Harvey Weinstein right now . Well, he was remanded in custody. He is going to be in jail now. He is in jail until that sentencing hearing which will take place next month. Also, we cant forget that there is actually another case and investigation open across on the other side of the United States in california, investigators there have a couple of pretty serious charges t that they wan to bring against Harvey Weinstein, among them Sexual Assault and rape and thats dating back to 2013. Its definitely not over for him with regards to his problems with the legal system here in the u. S. On the story for us tonight in washington, pablo, thank you. Here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. U. S. President donald trump had started a twoday visit to india, his First Official trip to the country. Trump attended a massive rally at a newly built cricket stadium today alongside the indian Prime Minister. The leaders are aiming to strengthen ties between the worlds two largest democracies. Israel says its aircraft have hit palestinian militant sites in the gaza strip and near the syrian capital damascus. The strikes were in response to a rocket attack by Islamic Jihad militants from gaza into southern israel, the latest incident comes a week before israel heads to the election polls. Frances former Prime Minister has gone on trial for fraud. He is aaccused of using public funds to pay his wife and children for work that they allegedly never performed. The hearing was adjourned until wednesday as lawyers are on strike to protest macrons pension reforms. He has denied any wrongdoing. The coronavirus outbreak has forced chinas National Peoples conference to postpone its meeting for the first time in decades. With the deaths has risen to 2,800, but the World Health Organization sayays that cases there appeared to have peaked and are plateauing. South korea has raised its Infectious Disease alert to its highest level today following 160 new cases. And irans confirmed death toll now stands at 12, the highest number of fatalities outside china. Our next report comes from europes worst hit country, italy, wre seven people have died from the virus. Police checkpoints, queues outside pharmacies and empty super market shelves, these images from northern italy are all too familiar as europe gains a new front line in the battle against the coronavirus. Life has come to a standstill for 50,000 residents in 11 italian towns have have been placed on lockdown as authorities try to contain new virus cases. The famed venice carnivall w wa cut short andnd some milan fashn week runway shows closed their dooshz, but the World Health Organization stopped short of labeling the illness a pandemic on monday saying the virus can still be contained. For the moment we are not witnessing the uncontained spread of this virus and we are not witnessing that. This virus has pandemic potential, not yet. We stress that for the moment w. H. O. Has not advised changing, imposing restrictions on either travel or trade. Italians could continue to face restrictions on their movements, however, with the Prime Minister warning residents could be in for weeks of lockdown. And for more tonight, im joined by dr. John campbell, an independent Health Analyst that has been following this outbreak since the very beginning. Doctor, its good to have you on the program. Why did the World Health Organization not declare the coronavirus a pandemic and does it even better . Is it the World Health Oganization along with the rest of us have learned about this as it goes on. Its a Novel Coronavirus that hasnt been recognized in humans before. To begin with, things like how virulent the disease it caused, how it was transmitted, all of those things werent clear. Its taken time for research to be done anand forked w world he organization to assimimilate al of this infoformation. The World Health Organization has a balance to make between causing undue panic and distress, maintaining economic wellbeing and they have to pick their balance. I would say theyre a little bit on the cautious side this time overcall. Technically they dont have a pandemic classification, an international emergency, i would think. Maybe this is a matter of semantics, what would change if the w. H. O. Did declalare this t be a pandemic . . I think if the w. W. H. O. Cly said its a a pandemic, thats language that everyone can understand. Some of the descriptive language that they use, people dont get is the message. You say pandemic, that has an impact and affects people. It affects governments around the world. It would trigger individual areas and governments to make preparation foror this virus because this virus is going to be very difficult to stopp because of i its transmission characteristics. What we need d to do is sloww i down. We need to contain it and t tt will givee us more time to prepare. It also means well get less people that are very sick a allt the same time and more spread out and more medical facilities available to treat people that need it. Dr. Campbell, you say were still learning about this virus and because of that and because we see the virus spreading, shouldnt all countries then be handling and treating the situation as if it were a pandemic, shouldnt she b be prepararg for outbreaks withihi their borderers . Well, countries vary a lot on the capacityy they have to do this. So many poor countries dont have thenfrastructcture set up, they dont have the trained personnel, t they dont h he th facilities in order to fully prepare for a pandemic, t this part of the problem. The impression im getting now with the situation in south korea which are advanced westernized countries, theyre having trouble with this disease now, i think the penny is starting to drop with other countries around the world and they are realizing this is a serious threat to their citizens and that this is going to come under a pandemic. I think governments are starting to prepare now. Its a little later than we would have liked to have seen it. Dr. John campbell joining us tonight with valuable insight with the latest on the coronavirus outbreak, doctor, thank you. Thank you. So far only 16 cases of the new coronavirus have been reported here in germany with no fatalities. As italy adopts drastic measures to stem the spread of the virus, how well prepared is germany . Our reporter Mario Mueller went to find out. Usually during this time of the year, the bererlin pharmaci sells a lot of cold medication like cough syrup andose spray. This winter is different. The demand for masks and products have risen in the past few months. Most customers buy the masks and send them to china. Then there are a lot of customers who heard or read in the news t that its essential stockpile masks for later. There has been such a run on masks and disinfection proroduc that theyy cant get any more fromom his supplier. They are only delivering to hospitals and doctors offices. Also many medications and Natural Remedies that were previously imported from asia to germany are now hardd to find. There is a long lisist of pharmaceutical products that are now low in supply. It looks like this list is becoming longer because of the difficulty of getting products from asia. This is a big problem. If the virus becomes an uncontrolled epidemic, then many hospitals might run out of medicine. Right now 80 of the beds in the intensive care unit are in use, but so far german hospitals say they havave no calls for grave concern. We feel t that we are well prepared. Every winter we were fully prepared if there is a flu epidemic anyway. We have the capacacity and specialilized pepersonnel to co with this. This pharmacist says a cool head is what is called for at the moment. I think its too early to say now is the time to panic. In fact, its just the opposite. Were totally relaxed and hope this will pass over us. Up until now, germany has been spared from a major outbreak of the coronavirus, but the countrys preparations have yet to be put to the test. Here are some of the other stories making headlines around the globe. Here in germany, chancellor Angela Merkels c. D. U. Party will choose a new leader in april. Now, the outgoing chief resigned this month over a scandal involving the party apparently cooperating with the far right. Disast disasterous results have resulted in the crisis within the part. Supporters of Julian Assange have gathered where a hearing has begun whether the wikileaks founder should be extradited to the u. S. To face spying charges. Supporters say he was a journalist exposing government misdeeds. Assange spent seven years holed up in londons Ecuadoran Embassy to stop extradition to sweden. The 70th Berlin InternationalFilm Festival is in full swing, one film showing out of competition this year is hillari a u u. S. Documentary about the former first lady. The film looks at Hillary Clintons life spanning from her upbringing in chicago all the way to the her behindthescenes footage of her president ial footage in 2016. On the red carpet, the former democratic nominee was asked about this years president ial campaign, she warned that russian influence is once again an issue. The Intelligence Community reported that the russians are back in our Cyber Systems and trying to influence the outcome of the primary and also still trying to support trump. There is no debate. Anybody who tries to deny it is living in a dream world. Its a sad dream world because we are letting our defenses down. D. W. s Helena Humphrey attended a screening of hillari today. They sent this report on how the former first lady comes across on camera this time. So anyone going into this documentary series with an opinion about Hillary Clinton is not going to have it changed by this series. If you love Hillary Clinton, youre going to find a lot to love about her in this film. Shell come off to you as very inspirational and incredibly intelligent political leader. If you dont like Hillary Clinton, there is a lot to support that view in this as well, signs of underhanded political dealings or a touch of arrogance about some of her opponents. What i really found fascinating about this documentary, its really an indepth and behindthescenes look at someone who is undoubtedly one of the most facinating figure of our team. We had more competition films, one was a french movie delete history. This is about thrhr friends living in the sububurbs of fran. They get c caught up in all sor of difficulties and problems to hilarious effect due to social media. These are friends who meet as part of the Yellow Vest Movement in france. Its a political film, its a police of social commentary but also a great comedy, an absolute contrast to a letter film. Little sister, a german drama. A brother and sister working in the theater stri in germany, but the story is he is dying of cancncer, she is g giving up he career in order to support him. Much darker story, very, very moving but definitely not something for a light night out at the movies. That was scott and helena. Los angeles is hosting a public memorial for the late basketball great kobe bryant. His daughter and seven others, they were killed in a Helicopter Crash in january. Bryant was one of the most successful nba players of all time. He spent his entire career at the Los Angeles Lakers before retiring in 2016. He died alongside his 13yearold daughter while they were traveling to a youth basketball tournament in a helicopter. Todays official event at the lakers home venue is the latest in a number of tributes. Its expected to draw thousands of people, performing long before the scheduled start. Maintaining the strong start in 2020 with a home win over his struggling opponent. They had a history of defeating them when they visit and match 23 wasnt any different, 21. Opening the scoring in the 25th minute for the homicide, his fourth goal this season. The assist came and wearing the captain arm band for the first time. After the break, doubling the lead for the first goal for the club with the 20 victory, they are set to return to european competition. All right, here is a reminder of that top story that were following for you, german p pole say at least 30 people have been injured after a car plowed into a crowd celebrating carnival. The apparently attackk happepen in the t town of volkmarsenen ie state of hesse. Some of the injuries are serious. The dpriever was arrested at the scene and facing a charge of attempted homicide. And hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on two sex crime charges, a court in new york acquitted him of the most serious charges. Weinstein faces up to 25 years in prison when he is going to be sentenced, thats expected in march. Youre watching d. W. News. After a short break, ill be back to take you through the day. Stick around, well be right back. Images one to live in paris world newews and analysis from france twenty four im margot in these opening well hes headlines. Convicted rapist hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty in the sex crimes trial in new york sentencing of up to twenty five years will take place on march the eleventh. His lawyers ought to appeal charges of privacy Sexual Assaults were dismissed. From the past or a possible spread of coronavirurus coated nineteen its really not has the largest number of cases in europe. With over two hundred and fifty seven people that have died so far meanwhihie in china cases are reportedly started to decrease in who bay ov